The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING.

Thq, LORD CIiANCELLOR took his seat on tin Woolsack
at five o'clock.

BAILWAYS EXTENSION OF TIME BILL.
This bill was Committed and passed.
CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.

This bill was committedall.i paced.
DECLAUAIION BILL.
This was eonmotted aunt pass .d.
RENT :N SCOTLAND IN EATING.
The Earl of A lit LIE moved for a retarn rolatiug to
doluetbus front rout in Scotland in ruing for poor a-;soss-
inont. Ito expressed i wish .th it in moving for these
retardA, that the matter of rateable valuo might be
tho:onglilydisinissed.

The-Ea-a
of DEVON sail that there was no objection
to these returns being prthluee'l.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Earl RUSSELL moved to call attention to the Com-
mittee on the Neutrality Laws, end tr, move for copies of
further correspondence in reference to the .Alab.una and
other claims. He said that he wished to put a question as
to the position of this Governtnent and that of the United
States. He believed that there were a great many members
in the House of Parliament who were not prepared to do jus-
tice to the law of neutrality in regard to the United States.
From expressions which had been used at the time-of the
American war, it showed that a great deal of temper was
exhibited in the matter in both houses. He found now,
however, that partiality for the South had disappeared,
and he saw the Minister of the Crown carrying out in
good faith the laws of centrality. It had been from persons
in this country who supported the Alabama that this ill-
feeling had arisen, and not from the United States. Just
before he left the Foreign-office he had a correspon-
dence with Mr. Adams, and he would now speak to his
talent, honour, and good faith, and at all times rendered
smooth the road which would be otherwise difficult
to the United States. But he would take a few cases
whore armed vessels might have issued .from the British
port. Theit.was the remarkable one of the Alabama,
which had given rise to these claims. Unfortunately,
however, the opinion as to the legality of the Alabama
sailing did not come till the 29th July,and then she had sailed
Orders were sent to Kingstown to prevent her sailing, sod
then it was asserted there were no arms on board her. The
noble lord instanced the negotiation between Spain and
America, when the former asserted that a number of
cruisers had issued from that country injurious to the
commerce of Spain. Compensation, however, was made
for this.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms EVENING.
The &TAXER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NE W MEMBER.

Mr. CARTER took the oath and his seat for Coventry.

RAILWAW AMALGAMATIONS.

Mr. CAVE took the opportunity of replying to the
charges made against him by the hon. baronet the member
for Flint Boroughs, of giving utterance in the house to cer-
tain opinions with respect to railway amalgatnation,which
be was not justified in doing either as a private member
or as a member of the Government. The expressions the hon
baronet made publicly in the committee sitting on railway
amalgamations in the South of England, and altogether
the hon. member was willing to withdraw all observations
that had given him pain, the intimation that ho adhered
to the statement in substance as a matter of great regret
to him.

Sir J. HANDIER said it was true that ho had made the
observations, and lie was still of the same opinion. He
made the observations merely to save the great expense
which was entailed upon the parties before the
committee of which ho was chairman. The expense
of the parties before the committee was about
three guineas a member, and he certainly felt aggrieved
when such observations were made by a member holding
such an important office in the Board of Trade as that held
by the right hon. gentleman. He did not think it was at
all politic for the right hon. gentleman to say he objected to
railway amalgamation, a gigantic scheme fur which was still
going on for such a purpose iu the south of England. He
was quite willies- to withdraw all his observations which
the right hon. gentleman thought of a personal matter,
but be must still say he thought ho was justified in speak-
ing as ho had done.
THE IRISH. CHURCH—THE GOVERNMENT
AMENDMENT.

Lord STANLEY gave notice that on Monday, on the
motion of the right hon. gentleman opposite, with respect
to Irish Church Temporalities, he should move us an
amendment, That, while the house admitted that
considerable modifications might be made in those
temporalities of the Irish Church after due inquiry, that
the house is of opinion all questions respecting the dis-
establishment of that Church ought to be reserved for
the new Parliament. (Loud cheers from the Government
side of the house.)
Mr. GLADSTONE said, iu order that there might be
no misapprehension in the matter, ho had to ask the noble
lord whether the amendment would be brett.,ht forward
after the house went into comm!ttee, o.• on the motion
that the house resolve itself into committee.

Lord STANLEY, in reply, tho motion that
tho house resolve itself into committee. (Loud cheers.)
SIR MORTON PETO AND TILE REPRESENTA-
TION OF BRIS COL.

Mr. NEVILLE-WIEN VILLE asked the lion. member
for Cambridge whether he intenied to bring before the
notice of the house a petition presented by him, from
nearly 7,000 inhabitants of the city and county of Bristol,
praying the hoes', to declare one of the seats va•.aut, and
for the issue of a 113* writ ?

Mr. POWELL said he did not intend to propose that
the petition should be referred to a committee, because he
found that any member 01 that house who had boon proved
to bo a bankrupt occupied his seat and voted was amen-
able to a statute provided for by the realm and the
established usage of Parliament.
BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY.
Mr. lIORSMAN asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Government alone,
or in concert with the Government of the United States,
had made or intended to make any endeavour to bring
about a settlement of the war between Brazil and its allies
and the State of Paraguay ?
Lord STANLEY said he regretted the continuance of
the war that still continued between Brazil and its
allies on the one side, and Paraguay on the
other; because it could not but be productive of
the most disastrous results to those taking part
in, or those affected by it He doubted whether any good
losult iu an offer of mediation, especially so when it bad not
been asked for by either side. But if desired by either side,
and tivre was a prospect of success, the Government
of this country would be quite ready to do all in its power
to bring the hostilities to a close. They would be quite
prepared to do so singly or in company with any power
that might offer itself for such a purpose.
COMPULSORY PILOTAGE. _

On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. CANDLISH moved that an humble address be pre-
sented to her Majesty representing that in the opinion of
the house measures ought to be taken for the early aboli-
tion of comulsory pilotage, with due regard to existing
interests, and for requiring pilotage authorities to examine
and license all competent persons applying to them fur the
purpose of qualifying to act as pilots.
Mr. CAVE thought the subject was a very difficult one,
in addition to which it was the opinion of many that some
power to regulate the system at present in practice should
apply to pilotage. It was a mistake to suppose that the
Trinity House was altogether opposed to the voluntary
system of pilotage, and with respect to the laws with re-
gard to pilots, and the amounts to be levied ought to be
very securely guarded, in order to prevent extortionate
charges being made. The law, as it stood, was full of
anomalies.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

L'ADON GAZETTE-TILLS EVENING.

sr. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 24.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. John
Edward Kenya, Reaor of St. James's, Westminster, and
Honorary Chaplain to her Majt•sty, to be one of the Chap-
lains in Ordinary to her Majesty.