The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-18 00:00:00

NOTICE.

The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening, con-
taining the Latest Betting, &c., and Races at Windsor
and Newton were published in time for delivery in town
at 7.15 p.m.

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

LIVERPOOL, June 18.

The Royal Mail steamer Ethiope, with the mails
from the West Coast of Africa, Teueriffe, and Ma-
delis arrived here to-day. lier dates are Benin,
May 6th ; Brass River, Bth ; Nun, 10th ; Carue-
roons,. 14th ; Fernando Po, 15th ; Cape Palmas,
25th; Sierra Leone, 30th; Teneriffe, June 7th;
and Maderia, 9th.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS--Tiers EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

THE DESTITUTE POOR.

On the motion of the Earl of DETON an inquiry was to
be instituted as to the number of the paupers relieved for
ten years ending in 1867.

THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH (IRELAND BILL.)
This bill was brought up from the House of Commons,
and, on the motion of the Earl of CLARENDON, was read a
first time. He fixed the second reading for this day week.
Earl GREY then gave notice that on that occasion he
should move that it be read that day three months.
CHICHESTER AND MIDHURST RAILWAY BIL L
This bill was read a second time.
RELIGIOUS SITES BILL.
This bill was committed. On recommitment a few
remarks were made by Lord Romilly, Lord Cranworth,
and the Lord Chancellor, and it then passed.
JURORS AFFIRMATION (SCOTCH) BILL.
This bill was mid a second time.
POOR RELIEF BILL.
The Earl of DEVON moved that report of amendments
with regard to this bill be received.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that he had a
question to ask about the admission of any strange mini-
ster who might be in the neighbourhood, and he wished
that the noble earl would •malle it a great feature in the
bill.
The Earl of DEVON said that the words at the " re-
quest of an inmate" was too vague and uncertain to be in-
cluded, and therefore he must decline to accede to
the request of the noble marquis. Many of the
inmates were merely children, and there was a difficulty
in ascertaining their opinion on religious subjects.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF CONESIONS—THIs EVENING.
The SPEAKEn took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW WRIT.
A new writ was ordered to issue for the election of a
burgess from Stamford in the roum of Viscount Ingestre,
now Earl of Shrewsbury.
PUBLIC PETITION.
Mr. FORSTER called the attention of the house to the
breach of privilege which had been committed by a cer-
tain individual, who had, in order to make certain petitions
presentable to the house, had detached one of the signa-
tures from the bottom of the petition, and affixed it on the
sheet upon which the prayer of the petition was written,
being a breach of the forms of Parliament?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
the time had come when some improvement ought to be
come to, because the fact of one signature being written
on the sheet containinc, the prayer did not offer the
slightest guarantee of the genuineness of the other signa-
tures fixed to the petition. He did not see much use in
keeping up such a very peculiar arrangement as that now
in force.

The subject then dropped.
IRISH RAILWAYS.
Mr. GREGORY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whethgr her Majesty's Government intended to legislate
for Irish railways during the present session ; and if not,
whether, before the close of it, they would make a state-
ment as to the plan they meant to adopt in dealing with
those interests in the future Parliament.
Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was
not the intention of the Government to introduce a bill
with the object mentioned during the present session of
Parliament.