The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, May 23.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat OLL the Wool-
sack at the usual hour.
MAYNOOTH.

The Earl of FITZ'' ARDINGE presented a great
nurnbar of petitions against the grant to Maynooth,
from .the Wesleyan Congregations of Gloucestershire
and Somersetihire. He could not conscientiously give
his Aipporb to this grant, if lie thought that it was only
caloulated to excite anxiety and displeasure in England,
without being calculated to give satisfaction to Catholic
Ireland.

THE CFIURCH ACTS' AMENDMENT BILL.
This Bill was read a second time before the public
were admit'ed to the gallery. _ _ .

The LORI) CHANCELLOR said, that to his
astonishment an important Church Bill had seen for-
warded a stage before he entered the House. He had
alwajs understood that the hour for commencement
of public business was five o'clock. He had come
into the House at that time; and learned that
this Bill had passed its second reading, al-
though he had been in personal communication
with a Right Reverend Prelate's secretary. This
Bill interfeved with the rights of the Crown, and
he was, therefore, surprised that it should have been
read at so early a period of the evening. It was an in-
terference with the rights of the House.
Lord BBOUGHANI said that the House would find
means for defending its rights. _ _ _

Lord CAMPBELL said that as the hour for public
business was five o'clock, any attempt to carry a Bid
before that time was a contravention of the standing

orders.

Lord BROUGHAM—Oh ! If it be only a contraven-
tion of the standing orders the House could recover the

point.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—The House is not in
that extreme state.
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW COMMISSION.
Lord BROUGHAM said that he understood that a
report had been made by the Law Commissioners on the
10th of January, in which it was recommended that Li-
verpool should be added to the Northern Circuit.

The LORD CHANCELLOR—The Commissioners
Lave as yet made no report.
Lord BROUGHAM said he had certainly heard that
such was the case.

The LORD CHANCELLQR had heard so many
absurd things in the course of his life that he was not
surprised.

MAYNOOTH.

The Duke of CLEVELAND presented several peti-
tions against the grant to Maynooth.
The Emil of RODEN presented sixty-six petitions
from Protestant congregations in Ireland against the
grant to Maynooth, several from the Isle of Wight,
and three from Jersey, to the same effect. The
Noble Lord gave notice that when the Bill for the
endowment of Maynooth College came to be read a
second time, he would move for the arpointment of a
Select Committee to inquire into the doctrines taught in
that school, and that the Bill be referred to the Com-
mittee.

The Duke of WELLINGTON moved the first read-
ing of the Maynooth Bill, and that it be printed. He
memnt to give notice of t!.e second reading of tbat Bill
on Mouthy, the 2d of June.
CONDEMNED SERMONS.

The Marquk, of NOR.IANBY inquired of Lord
Wharnchtfe whether any inquiry had been made as to
the propriety or admitting the public to hear the sermons
preached at Nevvgate be.tore the condemned criminals ?
Lord WHARNGLIFFE said that the matter had
been inquired into, but the report had not yet been
received.