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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAT, JULY 14. The Loan Cumetai.tua took his seat at 6 o'clock. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. SCOTCH BANILIII;PTCT Law.—By the Duke of AROYLL, from the Clianabsr of Commerce of Leith, in favour of an alteration of the Scotch Bankruptcy Law. AHUZSTMENT ter W• 01.4 TO/ Dints—By Lord CAMP BELL, from the Merchants' Company of Edinburgh; sad Lord K INNAI RD, from a public meeting in Edinbargh ; against the noadition of the arrestmeut of wages for debt in Beotland.—By Lord BROUGHAM, from the workmen of Mews. Graham and Misers. PiPlarlane, of Glaagow, in favour of the abtiuiw of arrisstment of wages for debt. The noble and learned lord again stated that it was not his in tention to press this bill on during the present acision; but he get it referred to a commission on the subject of the assi milation of the mercantile law of the United Kingdom. 15015.—8 y Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, from a place not beard, against the tea on salt in India. COMIIMATION UV WORIIMIN . 4 BILL.—By Lord KIN MAI RD. from seri ral places, and the Bari of SHAFTES BURY, from Bath and Manchester, in favour of this bill. Pt: nun Hocass.—By the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, from Bottom and Leeds, in favour of closing public-houses eta Sundays. 0101FIlliANCI Of Tin Lotto's DAT.—By the Earl of SHAFTESBU RY, from chemists, bakers, and butchers of it. Mary, Southwark, praying for a better observance of do Lord's Day. boric-rime or Nuotrittas.—By the Earl of SHAF TESBURY, from four churches in Aberdeen, praying for the inspection of nunneries. DIGEST OF THE CRIMINAL LAW. Lord ST. LEON ARDS said it would be in the recollec tion of their lordships that a commission had been sitting for the purpose of preparing a digest of the criminal law. The subject had he. a referred to a select committee early in the feMIOn, bettor. which it had been most fully discussed, and the result had Nitta tho preparation of a bill which he had then before him. The committee proposal that tbe bill should be printed and circulated amonpl judges, who should be invited to give an opinion up= %et It now stood, and next session their lordships w be totter able to proceed with it. (Hear, hear.) , The LORI) ItANCELLOR entirely approved of the 1 smarm about to I,v adopted by his noble and learned friend, who had spoken most truly when he said that as much ac ts scion had been devoted to this measure as had ever been tin 'en to any sulject. Nothing presented so much difficulty L he definition of those great case* in which, if their defi cit, is failed just at the moment when a man was charged w i t h murder, or soy heinous offence, they might be in ',Nei, in an it:extricable difficulty. The learned gentlemen w h o d prepared the hill hal made material alterations hm i wet *overneuts in it, and he had felt it his duty to ask s oma to proceed with the further preparation of other men- I within the last week they had seat him a bill, OEM, aa, re k .to a nice form, oa the subject of larceny and m ain= a ,. t • store. (Hear, hear.) He intended to lay it u m. •in order to get it piloted and circulated for the wwiaiaa eft he judges. c it k 'FBELL concurred in the course proposed to b.,1 7 rt 0 , IOHAM looked now to the completion of this root work 1 'or the tint time he had a confident (wrote his that wo mid have a good, sound, well-digested erode caiminal law. lie hoped the learned judges would give oak Gumlike ta the subject as early so possible. (Hear.) SOUTH HAS FERN RAILWAY (CANTERBURY AND 1 YHITSTABLE, ) BILL. The Earl of YEA (CLAM moved the third reading of this bill, which he stato I was to enable the company to do that Molly which they k ut been in the habit of doing a long time, to the a/haml •of the public —to rtes steam boats et ketw . oo Dam sad • leis and Folkston* and Bon/ogee. Lord MONTEAU . said there bad been ten petitions presented again* the bill, two of which represented 32 cleans-best *mama. one interested in 100,000 tons of skipping, sad having a a spital four millions. Am on g s t eilie petitioners were the B ritish and Foreirs Steam Naviga tion Company, the Liverpoi. I and Havre Company, the Levant Company, the Clyde Com ay, and others. Their opposition mated on the ground that lb • bill would give a inoaepoly to the Consolidated Railway a ad Steamboat Company, end Nall sios them a gnat 'lnnis', over their rivals in trade—companies not enjoying limi ted liability. The qwes- Ilan wee not • • new one; it haa ,°°°• entertained. and 4.- el against, by the Railway "nninnfrf in 1847, in tbe ease of the Eastern Countis .. oref- In 1848 the Board of Trade and the Railwa L ma" 8.1 00,, report em this subject in wi th le, a. • railwsys; and it was opposed to this exteasion of limited I lability to steamboat empasios. Under the late governors.% t an application was made by a employ, call. d the British an d North of Europe Steamboat Company, for limited liabilit I but it was re tailed by the Board of Trade. Even in the =SO of the, great mlertakiag, the Liverpool and North American Com posiy, a similar refusal had been made. A 11 the mediae was against the giving of limited liability; 1'1.91 it would be tie height of injustice, to give it to one pa' 'titillate com pany sad refs,. it M others. As a cm mission was now sitting to wrider the question of ,vartnenhip generally , Malebo( that of limited lial laity, no sack grant as that indebted in this bill ought to b. made until the conindeekie bad reported. He win still mon op poeed to granting die privilege to a railway. mearey, con sidering the spud of mesiopoly by which those empaaiss wore Mutated ; sad he the case before the Mem it wevild be moat un,tiM t bemuse the comma, we. admilly in pee swim of the ken bow of Fulkstme. They bed got the railway and l b s harbour, and now they wanted possession et the eteSWlHeee. In he ease of the Brighton Railway, doer lismids* bed struck out the clams empowering the • gay *Wm* owners of steam-boats. The late Duke af~blsSYfgten bed taken great interest in this question on pita' grounds only ; and in 1848 he had opposed the es- Maslen of the powers now asked to the railway company. It was a maxim in courts of justice that persons coming to ask be privileges ought to do so with clean bends; and yet diem parties admitted that they had for years been illegally apply ag die funds of the railway to the keeping up of deamboata, in direct contravention of the principles laid dewy by the Board of Trade. There were two coin- ✓ nominally, but they consisted of nearly m il a@ individuals. At _present an invidual shareholder In the railway company had a remedy against the three eon for the misapplication of the funds; and were their lordships prepared to take away that right ? There was no pretence for saying that this power was necessary for the esinvenience of the public; the channel service was already well performed. Ile did not seek to throw out the bill, bat would move as an amsadment the omission of the dames referred to. Their lordship divided, ler the !ki ss reading 34 Ageism it TARING OFFICER COMMON LAW BUSINESS (IRELAND) BILL. This bal was woad through ootrusittor. • BATTERSEA PARK BILL. This bill was nod a wooed Sass asd ordered to be caw shut& -.-------__ BRIDGE BILL. This bill wu mid a wend time and ordered to be ectia ailiked. - CHURCH BUILDINGS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL On the motion of the Earl of HARROWBY, the motion kr rewiring the report of the amendments to this bill was lisslargod. The noble lord stated that he was anxious to psotpone the measure until neat session, in order to g ioe en. to collect information on the subject on which this bill Sweated. METROPOLIT AME AN BUILDING ACT FURTHER - AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was pared through committee. JUVENILE MENDICANCY (No. 2) BILL. 'De report of the areadreets to this bill was considered wed agreed to. CONVICTED PRISONERS' REMOVAL AND CON. FINEMENT BILL. This bill was read a third WM sad passed. CHANCERY SUITORS' FURTHER RELIEF BILL. This bill was mad a third time sad passed. MANNINO IHE NAVY. The lid of coLciairnia said the boa. breast tblible Len of the Aindealty had gives right arise of two bills cos this sallest ; cad es it WOG impormat that ra i s s r m aki t pe should be la plessakie of the tallest Worm tog mem It, Ise wheel to ask whether bar Meesty's so larises% Wig *en Is arg rim the table el ibis hoses Wanes' et dr Mimeo rhea by Ms ermine of aissnorted by tbe Dora of Adnirelty. 6th le inquire tato the renal system et amain Ole .as eerie Se • eyries ler the sesaiihnsat of • Men sal le limo Iniming ma earelfeest or plop %llk* boys edassisa is the snore ell Oressiin Ned of ANORDONN said the miaow to which es war seri veheesa lasers is the light of • private Ina a gsblio crasseireNes. bat asvertheler he would .., has, land the Feat Lord ef the Atari. the Inn sad if le sew ea earetion te the of the asiassee, it nerd be forthesmiag. Oa F wan*, bowmen be thought it eadrissaie that deer mats of • private sal swaratial armee nand be leid apes the table. sad le hoped the anis lad amid set pros her EiZustios of this ev uarter Se a o'clock. ident*. Vail them wijossaed at • q HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TIMADAT, JOLT 14. The Senses took the dugs shortly after twelve o'clock. NZW Mr. Sestets took thentilsi sad his seat for Sligo. The Bea. welsher woe ittloodmaad by Hr. Hoyt* and M.r. Keogh, the Seliciter•Oesseel for [island. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Imperial Continental Oaa (No. 2) Bill, and the Life AssnUS*. of lloodesed BM, were reed .e %kali tiros old paseed. Os the win of flit fee the locoed read*g of no Mosnester aod RAW Mssatine BLS, Mr. W. PATTIN geld Ow subject of amp biil had bean rodorred ta • Woe amolleas. tras the toduaittoo had sot isad. ite ma& Unlosiddliag. bonover, that bit sable Mead the nernineho the sky of Leaden iatended to Introduse during this puu min a general ammo oa OS sanest of stiesseakbe nes& be should be ezercisisg gin lost itionetios Or the prounoters of teal bill by with in**. it fee the gram* whoa With the perntiatioa, go i ggegure, of the house, the re, vent mote that the bill be read alaiNed due that day three swaths. Mr. HADFIELD nos.* it right to state before the salsa woe pat that the goverment Namur' would receive Oa seat &remised enmities The sodas was tbas scrosd to. CLITHREOE ELECTION. The members chosen to serve ou the Clithaos &redo& Committee were called to the table and swots. PUBLIC BUSINESS. UNIVERSITIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Sir R. 11. INGLIS believing that the bill was a violation of the Act of Security—that it destroyed the guarantees which were gives for the sasiuteaance and security of the Scotch church and regarding the question as one not of local import, bat as lone affecting the highest and dearest interests of the peel* of Scotland, and the nation in general, he begged lean to move that it be read a second time that day six months. Lird ELCHO hoped that the house would pass the second reading of the bill, and that it might speedily become the law. The repeal of test and corporation acts was one of those measures which his 'noble friend the member for London might look beck to with pride and satisfaction ; and he hoped that he would be enabled with no lies satisfaction to look bock to a measure which removed those disqualifications under which the dissenters of Scotland laboured. (Hear, hear.) The preamble of the Act of Security, which passed in 1707, declared, In conformity with the spirit of that time, that testa were necessary for the advancement of learning, the peace of the church, and good government; sad, for the same reasons, he hoped the house would 'section those alterations which the spirit of the present age declared to be necessary. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FORBES said that the Scotch members with whom he acted resolved not to oppose the second reading of the bill, not because they felt it to be conceived in a spirit of (headline', to the church of Scotland, bat because they were afraid, if they did not so far accept this measure as a com promise, that the measure would be forced upon them in its more objectionable teem by means of a ministerial ma jority. (Hear, hear.) They reserved to this:melees, how ever, the liberty of proposu.g alterations in the bill in com mittee. For himself, he felt obliged to the hon. baronet for the interest he took in the welfare of the church of Scot lead. (Hem, hear.) Lord DRU MLAN RIG said he did not think they could be accused of heats in the introduction of a measure of this kind, which had beet before parliament for 'secret years past. This was a purely Scotch measure, and a majority of Scotch members had always voted in favour of it. (Hear, hear.) The Act of Security was introduced to prevent the introduction of episcopalians into the universities. That measure had failed to secure soy such object ; and he should therefore support the *timed reading, in conformity with the wishes of the people of Scotland, and in the late rest of tke Scotch church. (Hear, hear.) Sir A. CAMPBELL felt that the bill, eves as modified, would be an iafringemeot of the rights of the church to some extent, but still he would not oppose the second reading, feeling that it was a compromise. The noble lord opposite had truly stated that the universities could no longer be considered as an appendage of the church ; but at the same time, in another pert of the report, they stated that it would aot be desirable to have the universities dis connected from the church. (Hear.) Oo various occasions, previous to the passing of the Act of Security ia 1690, the general assembly of the church of Scotland appointed com missioners to inquire into the manner in which the profes son had discharged their duties. It was not true, there fore as had been contended, that the church had no juris diction over professors. After hearing what declaration it was proposed to introduce, he was willing to accept the bill as a orrinpronhee. Mr. I" EWDEGATE said the bill having been altered out of the house, they were I. the position of being called upon to consider • measure which was not before them ; and as an English member, he could not assent to such a proceeding. (Hear, hear.) His main ground of objection to the bill was, that the object contemplated was the aboli tion of all religious tests. The proposed declaration was copied from the oath taken at the table by Roman catholic members. What security, then, could it afford for the teaching of children in the protestant faith? It was, in fact, a declaration based on a fallacy—the fallacy of sup posing that • Roman catholic or an infidel would do nothing to undermine the protestant religion. It would be far better to abolish all tests than to substitute such a declara tion for the oath now enforced. (Ministerial cheers.) In Germany the attempt V, separate religion from education had led to the most disastrous results. Did the house wish to hear of similar results in Scotlaad ? Sir 0. OGRYmid, having on previous occasions supported bills of • similar chum/Mee, he rejoiced that this measure appeared to hays obleiked Os general assent of members for Scotland. i f ; - - ier7iiiiLßY Is the doctrine that on a ones : bon involving the e of the Act of Union English 1 members were net sollied to express an opinion. This was • step towsree Mlle er purely secular education, and it at pm Is ill present scone all security for reagies would be bet. Mr. LORRHA RT odd this bill would most injurieualy affect the present ednirellie system of education in Scot land, and if the ernOndMinial ease to a division he mw: vote in farms of it. ( 1 1 or, beer.) Under this bill the pr o essore 0 Scotch mum reifies, Instead of being under the me tro' of the thumb, w• old be under that of a body totally Independent of it. The house then divided, toles there sppearrl— For the woad molar . lO6 Against it Tit. bouts adjourned at 20 es buttes to 4 till 8 efelock. Tbr house resumed at dr o'clo eh _ . CONSOLIDATED • NNUITIES. f.,01, The CHANCELLOR M the E ECHEQUEE anM that he nada tomostrow moor fee leave to bring in a bill der the remission of the Consolidated Annunko. EDUCATION 81.[.L. Lord J. MANSERS mid that the noble lord, although he signified his intention of sot proceed tog with the Educa tion Bill this session, declared that be would still ask the how to swot to*, prineiph of the bill by moving the second reading. (Bear, kw.) Re beLnerd that annum ever member of the iioBlol WM)* WOO with him that it would be most inconvenient to ask the hot me to enter upon what might be a tseableseme sea annoying dissuasion of the principle of a bill whisk it was not intended te peso fiats a law in the present endow (Hom) Lord J. RUSSELL said that his objesot in 'reposing the second reeding of the bill was le sweeten %boaster* of the objections that might be armed against it so that he might M able to introduce the benortsersion albs a fall consi der►tion of those objeetiona. (Hoax, hear.). Es shovll still reserve to Miam' the right of combiartairebether hor should proceed with the wood reading, but Abe brwegbdo it forward it would be °sly for **rupees belied amer tionsel. REGISTRATION OP ASSURANCM Hr. HUME wished to know whether the gowernaimb intended to proceed with this bill, with regard to which members were every day nativism a great maw Wen. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the bill had beers referral to a select committee, and without some commuleatian with that committike it was not for lint to my what wok sid be dose with respect to the hill. Sir G. GREY mid it would greatly faeilitats the reale business U hon. member. who lad bills for Wedseektim, would give up the siting ow that day to the goversmaat. (Rear, hear.) The Faetory Bill had been Oiled for a tits day in Jaly—(lansittee)--aad he wished to know from*, noble lord opposite whether it was intended to premed with that bill. Lord J. MANNERS mid that the right lea. gentleman bad better put the sgaestios to the bon. member foe Old. hem (Kr. Cobbett), who was more intimately oonanned with the bill thinks) was. THE EASTERN QtJESTION. Mr. DISRAELI—I wish to refer re the question. which I put is the adds load opposite on. Monday last,.erith INN ireular despatak of Count Ilemelrods. I tbell maimed time it was staled in that despatch that daespigallea of the Turkish forte by the Esiglish and iffigebfsmta mend dared by Rossi& ea a need °coope d= simillystm to the twatpaties of the principalities by the immfamairsty. I sasatkeierlidet it was stead in that de epateithat when that cemplete satisfaction bribes& granted by the Sublime Porte to which IL gal wen pub is it ~ and wham, moreover. the pusses pat ape Teaks.* the two maritime pawns bad awed, that the impose el Imola mead than order the withdrawalcf his fewest odPia his ewe territory. The addle lord, while be very klub felt it to be his duty to question the propriety of the lost adoption which was made—samely, that the pessues the sembined fleets was a naval eseupadea of the dead aloes of the Soltaa—said, with virgard to the asesed„ that his impression was that I was not aatheelsed la the interpretation I pat on the laaguage of the &spat*. It has dale Una mentioned by a colleague of the sable lewd la smother plass that that elesuation of the Retie lord was made kadverteatly, an inadvertence that might well be pardeaed as the documeat referred to had only jut arrived. Bat it is sot in Tetanus to this matter that I now rise to address a question to the noble lord. The Secretary of State in soother place has publicly declared that it is the detenniutioa of her Majesty's government mot in any way to submit to the condition expressed in so peremptory a manner by the court of St. reterburg in the cir cular despatch, and that they could not for a moment in their management: of affairs admit as a primary condi. tion of the withdrawal of the Russian troops the with drawal of tee combined fleets from the Turkish waters. The question I wish to put arm is this—that Male* ea do that the &egotistical, are sow only formally purrasik sad that they have strived at a dead lock, sad, thuggis h helleviag in that case that great advantage to the, palls novice would arise from a disunion of this impwass si► bat is both house of parliament, I wish to kao'er whelbeit On mile lord will Ss a day on which the motion of the Ma ummlsse for Aylesbury may be brought under the considers lea of this house ? (Rear, hear) Dad J. RUSSELL—Sir, in answer to the question put to me by the right hon. gentleman, T. wish to refer to the answer I gave to him on a former de y with respect to a d r solar despatch of the Russian girderomeot which had re cently been received. I read that despatch at that time only in the newspapers and in a cursory manner. I cer tainly bad not made myself completely master of its con tang. I therefore answered the right hon. gentleman with raped to my impression of the interpretation to be put upon that part of the document which said that the Rus sian troops would be removed from the principalities when the pressure which had been put by the presence of the combined fleet on the Turkish Porta had been taken off; and I said that I could not believe that It was intended by the Russian government to male that a condition of the evacuation of the Turkish territory by the Russian troops. (Hear, hear.) I said that in the first place, because at first sight it did not appear to be so Lid down in tke circular ; but I said so in the second pleat, because I thought it GO unlikely that the Russian government could think themselves justified in demanding that the English and French fleet should leave the Turkish waters 1 1 before the Russian troops evacuated the principalities-- (hear, hear)—because in the one case the English and French fleets were in the waters of an allied power—(hear, bear)—were there, not for the purpose of putting a pressure on that power—(bear, hear)—net for the purpose of in juring that power in any way—(hear, hear)—but to be ready with assistance in case Turkey felt itself obliged to call for the assistance of her allies in case of an invasion of her territory. (Hear, hear.) But in the other case there was as actual invasion of the Turkish territory by Russian troops. (Hear, hear.) There was, there fore, no similarity or comparison between the tsvo eases, and I could not think that a person of the experience and sagacity of Count Nesselrode would affix his signature to a document declaring that this condition would be made by the Russian government. (Heat, hear.) This is the ex cuse I have to give to the right hon. gentleman, at the same time admitting that the words bear on the face of them the interpretation which he put on them. With regard to the question which the right bon. gentleman has put to me, I have to state that he is mistaken in supposing that the negotiations have came to a dead lock. On the contrary, both the English and French governments have considered that there are propositions which may be acceded to both by the Russian and the Turkish governments, which way be the means of obtaining a pacific termination of these =fortunate disputes. (Hear, hear.) Whether or not these hopes may be justified we cannot know immediately. It must take some time before we can learn from St. Peters burg what is the view taken there of any mode of settle ment which England, France, and Austria may hays arrived at on this subject ; and while the matter is in a state of ne gotiation, Ido not think it would be advisable that there should be any discussion with respect to it in this house. (Hear, hear.) THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1853. SUCCESSION DUTY BILL. On the motion for considering the amendments on this bill, Mr. BARROW moved In clause 1 the insertion of the worda, " except money secured on heritable property in Scotland," after Ireland. He saw no reason why money secured by heritable bonds in Scotland should not be placed in the same condition as money secured on land In Eng land and Ireland. (Hear.) Mr.BASS said that there could be no reason for exempt. ing the money secured on land in Scotland which was not equally valid in respect to England and Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the only reason for the exception made in favour of Scotland was, that by the law of Scotland heritable bonds were re garded as real property, and were liable to be charged for the purpose of rating to the poor. Bat he must admit that this liability to rating only affected heritable bonds, in common with other descriptions of property. (Cheers.) He admitted that them was a great deal to be said in favour of the view of the hon. gentleman, and he would therefore i accept the amendment he proposed. The amendment was then agreed to. Mr. FRESHFIELD proposed the following addition at the end of clause 2 :—" And for the purpose of governing and defining the several provisions in this act contained, it is hereby declared and provided that the object and kites. tion of the legislature is to assess the tax hereby impend upon property to which any person shall succeed witlMint pecuniary eonsideration under any settlement or other dis position, or by operation of law, in such and the like man ner as if the same propert7 or interest had been acquired by will or by way of distribution in case of intestacy." His object in proposing the amendment was to render the interpretation of the act more clear. The amendment was negatived. Ow clause 7, Mr. MULLINOS proposed to insert the words "in such property " after the word benefit. Ile hoped the right hon. gentkutan would agree to the amendment, become the word* were so obviously required, and so much in aesord once with the principle which the right honourable gentles:ma bad laid down himself, that he could not but think they were omitted through mistake or inadvertence. He wanted be kiwi' if it was the meaning of the clause, that withowt there being is favour of a grantor any inte stine is the property, but merely some mere matter of per. mai security—be was to be taxed on the eaceemeion, be ma sa if so it would be contrary to what he understood to be the spirit of the act. The amendment was negatived. Several verbal amend ments on the paper, la the name of the Chanoellse of the Exchequer, ware imt mdearrird. Mr. HEADrwd en amendment in clams 20 to omit the words "or of any lease falling within the opera tion of the 24th section of this set." The object of the clause was to exempt lames °rigida', add in a rate rent on their falling in, but it was nelieefiefig Ilahe case that the exemption should not apply to east Mims, which it would if the words were retained. The biiA3l6/1101. of the EXCMICKTIR was dis posed to acquiesce in the amendment es the ground last the word, which had boon introduced on the miggestienof the hon. and learned gestkumn oppooke weld exempt how the tee any increase of value on the falling in of 'ewe generally. The amendment was put sad agreed to, and Mr. MULLINOB moved se amendment is anise 21, with the view of making the seals of donee established under the Legacy Act (the 36th of George 1111.) applicable to life and other terminable interest* under this set. The ameadmest was ultimately ..pt s& without a divides. — Mr. W. WILLIAMS meal anteedinent in clause 21, lime El, to leave out the war& "rs sight egad ludayserly imitelmiab,, the int of such Intasbnests to be paid and ialhe Ilk ,t. eat the womb aad the sew following isetehmenta at IlEf-yearly intervals of six meths mob to be eempalled heat the day es whit the Ent imetimene shall ,beeemis deem provided that if the sweesor abseil die bean Wendt instohnenb shall have. bosuns due, then any legitimise* set du at his disease shall owe to be payable, exempt la lig ere of a swam who shall have bees com petent ter digs. of e madmilag Wang to ouch wpm,, is which also the issialessate unpaid male death shell be a 'Winning sharp es such latemet. is enonsration of hie ether property, and shall be pegabletly the owner for the Yens being of sash interest." Afar sem eenvereaties. Mr. WILLIAMS withdrew his emeadment, and in =B".epha urpd that the preheat ditty wee parable ea mad that he said sow the authority of the most Ma 1E= . 033 moved to add to dame IS, the fol •—" Provided also, that in estimating the for . charge of duty er tee weemesatou = swam ix timber or wood shell be Melnied whisk may hew 41i of by the erawasset is whew for helm mei hilhheh empire ea the wpm" comprised in the eneeseiee, se he the protrudes thereof,. and that a levines sad deimiles ion be leek to the amount paid pw the INNOMINW he all Unbar or weed purebred for amok repaire." T ba r a ts I HANCELLOH of the EXCHEWIE. although be did not think it nemesary, acceded to the proviso. Mr. HENLEY maid the right hon. mamas had held eat a hope that in this slaw he would insert sow ageism= would he state whether he Mantled to do so? Mr. B. DENISON acid that the peoviso of the hon. • member for Cirencester seemed to him to propose Is ex 'map wood cut for retain, which was already included in • the exemption for necessary outgoing.. and thus to allow for the maw repairs tithe. Mr. IEULLINOS explained that a referred to cases wham timber was bought for replies, the price of which mead the wan received for weed cut and said for the wpm et meths the expense of these mean. Ater a few words from Yr. Bari, The 'open in the 26th clause. This was to do away with any question u to whether mineral property unopened was a mine. Agreed to. Mr. KENDALL moved an amendment on the clause re lating to mines, the effect of which was that nothing should be deemed a mine that had not been in work twelve months prior to the succession. The amendment was negatived without a division. Mr. MULLINOS moved an amendment on page 15, line 5, after the word "property," to insert " within three ca lendar months after the happening of the succession." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the clause was better as it stood, which fixed the first payment °nth' rendering of the account. If the limit of 3 months were inserted, it might happen that the property would not be realised in that time. The amendment was negatived. Several verbal amendments were proposed by the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, and agreed to. Mr. MULLINOS moved to insert the words, " except muniments of title." The c mimlttee divided— For the smendmeat Against it 132-32 The clause was then agreed to. The report was brought up, and the third reading fixed for Monday next. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL. On the house going into tounasittee on this bill, Mr. BRIGHT said he had understood that the right bon. crtleman did not mean to proceed with the bill at that late . [lt was a quarter post 11.] Bir C. WOOD bad no wish to proceed with any clauses *kb were likely to be opposed. Clauses 5 to 8 inclusive were then agreed to. On clause 9, enacting that six of the directors not ap painted by the crown should be persons who had served 10 yean in India, )dr. BRIGMT said be hoped the right boo. gentleman would consent to alter the clause so that merchants and others who had resided in India, but not under either the crown or the company, should be eligible. The hon. mem ber for Moulton (Sir J. Hoggl,whowas such a distinguished member of the court of directors, was in India only a mem ber of the legal profession. There were many merchants who possessed quite as much information with regard to India as any official persons. By altering the clause so an to allow either the nominees of the crown or the elective body to be composed of persons who had not been in the service of the company or of the crown, he thought the right hon. or would not injure his bill, but gentleman pious it. (Hear, hear.) Sir C. WOOD thought that with regard to the directors appointed by the crown, the case was different to that of those elected by the proprietors, and he could not give a decided answer on that point then. With regard to the other directors, he was quite ready to adopt the suggestion of the hon. member for Manchester; and as it involved only a slight alteration in the clause it could be done at once. As respected the directors appointed by the crown, the object was to avoid all temptation for naming persons from a political bias The clause as amended was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the house resumed. BELFAST MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ASSISTANT JUDGE (MIDDLESEX SESSIONS) BILL. Upon the motion that the Speaker leave the chair, Sir J. SHELLEY said that it this bill were to be penw vered with at that time it was his intention to move that the house go into committee upon it on that day three months. He did not think that any case had been made out for an increase of salary to the assistant-judge. He said this out of no personal lean in regard to the gentleman who now held that phis. When an increase of salary was proposed the gememsona were bound to make out a strong ease for it, and to don act only that there wee an increase of work, but ahead* the office could not be properly Ailed at a lower sat* er meat. The present assistant judge held a pram ger timely similar to that of a chairman of quarter sessiens, sad I* that the sum of 1,2001. a year was surely sufficient. Mr. WALPOLE begged to state that this matter had been ander his consideration when he had the honour of being one of her Majesty's ministers. He had then thought, and he continued of that opiates, that an Increase sof salary should be given. : Sir G. GREY would also say a few words in explanation, 'es the bill for lessening the cost of prosecutions in serial; IM MO was brought in while he was in oft*. That bill 'threw a large portion of the criminal business upon the bllddlesex Serie.s which bad formerly been ossisilsi the Central Criminal Court. Sir I. SHELLEY, after the explanations given en both sides of the boom, did net feel justified in persevering with lie motion. The motion mouton withdrawn, and the home went Mao committee. Clams I was agreed to. On glans 2, Slr J. V. SHELLEY moved that the clams le sink:kola of oho bill. He certainly did think the pay of this gentle- MS teas amply sufficient. while no reason whatever had buss Assn why he should have a retiring allowance. The ISlllmittite then divided, when there appeared— tor the claws llll Against it 63-25 The clause was accordingly agreed to, and the bones Te -1 aumed, when the chairman reported the bill without annadment. IMCIIMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) ACT CON TINUANCE BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Mr. WHITESIDE appealed to the government not to being it on at that late hour. Sir J. YOUNG said he allowed the Sale if Lend (Ire land) Bill, of which the be.. and learned gentlemen was the promoter, to be brought on at the same hour the other night. He made no oppesitio' ato it, although the govern ' Rent opposed ; but he:eertainly,had understood that the promoters did not intend to proceed further than the second reading, which nadentanding be now found to be a mistake. The hon. and learned gentleman,therefore,onglt not to oppose their proceeding with the emend reading of this bill even at that late hour, and if he would permit that stage to be taken at ones, he would give ample opportunity for dismissing its priseiples and details on going into com mittee, which he preposed to flu foe 12 o'clock on Tuesday next. Mr. WHITESIDE denied that be had ever promised not to ponied with the Sale of Lead Rill further than the sewed reading ; and with some degree of warmth the hon. and learned gentleman declared that ha was quits ready to discuss the bill side by side with this one. Lord PALItERSTON said there was no necessity for get '. nag into an angry discussion on this matter ; but as the boa. and learned gentleman had pledged hisself to discuss these two bills together, he would put it to him how that could be dam when his own bill was not on she paper than (Hear, hear.) The boa. and learned gentaman, howevas, had made a fair offer, and he thought there would be a fair fight if the second reading of the preaeat hill was takes. and the two sliced on the paper again See Tuesday next.( Ka. WHITESIDE contended that the bill bed been mail quits a different bill in the How of Lords. Colonel DUNNE described the niertstre as unfair and is. I jest. He should persevere in his opposition to it, and would move the adjonnament of the house or of the debate.. (Oh, oh.) It was not fair to Ireland to press this bill at se late an hour. He observed that the time when Irish mas hies were at the assizes were always chosen for bringing in droxions bills. Mr. F. SCULLY ezpresed a hope that the amendment weuld not be pressed. Mr. WALPOLE suggested that the second reading should be -Agreed to. Mr. Whiteside's object would be gained by taking the discussion when they went into com mittee. Mr. W HITESIDE acceded to the suggestion, and the bill was then read a second time. The committee was fixed for Tuesday, at 12 o'clock. COURTS OF COMMON LAW (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. WHITESIDE moved the 3rd reading of this bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to it, because several sew clauses were to be introduced. Mr. WHITESIDE charged the Attorney-General with striving to obstruct legal reform. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL warmly repelled the im putation, and said that the hon. and learned gentleman always threw personalities and asperity into any diecusstor, in which he took pert. All be was anxious for was, a At the house should have an opportunity of considering . th e Glans's. Colonel DUNNE complained of the unfair way '.O which Irish members and Irish measures were treat, . 1 i n t h at house. The present government bad been 10 ore unjust to them than any of their predecessors. Mr. NAPIER said the new clauses had a n been the 'abject of prolonged discussion in eommPttee. 'The debate was ultimately adjoutue , :t viii this day. a of the ILICHEQITHR said he had asseasi it Me pelvis* ameswint hastily, and, on °or: siereatiem diseltimee Maim pieta with regard to whisk he mast gear/ tint smut. TM pettekon o g wo o hon. ..k. denten ineleded timber used is o %liffinp.• and rep ,;l l W. That might apply to an entirely new tom, which 'mold he an im t, and aught not tills exempt. It was I we a dlMaaßfootingtorebuildingend replacing, which I Might le indedad in repairs. He west therefore object to Mword "hangings ." He did not *Mk the words, "or M, resessies . i thenei " were repined,SS than to which itrllSSE lli rriThrpgo th Vbr:/ a tt e r ar aLi atPiDg.' ti iialsoks doll la ono sto the maennt paid hy the :erm ine far all timber and wad mimed for suck bnildingS or repairs," woad lead to reglemity I and he thought they Amid be limited in their lIIIINIkIe to " nee/mazy out goings," or he dropped altegigher. Attar a few w ord s from /11r. CIIJUIC/T and Mr. MU.. LINOS, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL Said there was no nose sky for the ant part of thereon°, for timber given in ex change was not included in the clause. If timber was bought for repairs, it was included in " accessary out goings," and the only effect of the proviso would be to throw doubt on it. words "necessary outgoings." He would move as an amendment, the following, " provided that no duties be levied on the net amount of money re ceived for the sale of timber or wood in any one year, unless such net amount shall exceed 101." Sir W. JOLLIFFE wished to call the attention of the I right hon. gentleman opposite (the Chancellor of the E. 1 chequer) to the fact that he had all along spoken of this ~, a tax upon rateable property. Now he (Sir W. Jo',litfe) would suggest the question whether timber fairl'i come within that denomination. Lord 1. MANNERS wished to ask a quest' tms of the Chancellor of the Exchequer . In the case of aline tract of woodland, when timber was felled after i*„ p asse d to the successor, would the original value of the lead in taken into consideration ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXClitiQuEg_w o k n ow nothing of original values; we look to the annual income only. Slr J. PAKINGTON did not think ibis Answered the THAMES EMBANKMILiNT BILL w..scion of the noble lord (Lord J. Manner.). ee on this bill, On the motion for going into commit: Mr. CAYLEY, in reference to an amendment which was Mr. A. Peurrr and Mr. Locos e: pressed • wish Wbe moved by the Solicitor-General when the proL•ut one for further information as to the expense of the improve - Wes digest( of, asked that the limit under whit* duo meet, and the means of carrying it out. It WU limns sisseld use be payable upon the net proceeds of ties bet bent on the house to fix tome limit to the expenillture they garbe Seed at 201. instead of 101. were asked to agree to in respect to these works. MALINS thought that it would be better to leave The hon. member sat down, and no member of the go- Maher out of the question entirely. Timber if productive vernment rising, he rose again, and said if no ezplapation would, as a matter of course, form • part of the annual wed given , heshould move an amendment that the Spathe!' value of the land; if unproductive it need not be taken leave the chair that day three months. (Laughter.) into account. If the forms of the house had permitted, he Sir W. MOLESWORTH would postpone the bill till would have moved that the entire clause be lett out at that Monday next, in order to give the information the hon. I mmanent ; as it was, however, he would make that motion lie a subsequent stage. member desired. The embankment was agreed to in a former session, and this bill was only to give additional Mx. VANSITTART though that the question put by the t i me . sash. lord (Lord J. Manners) had not been sufficiently The further proceeding on the bill was then postponed gesswered. In order to give the Chancellor of the Each. till Monday. Nee an opportunity to reply more fully ho moved the ad- PUBLIC LIBRARIES (IRELAND) BILL. t of the house. This bill was recommitted, and some amendments intro- The SPEAKER intimated to the hon. member that such (weed. •Nures, by permitting a member to address the house CUSTOMS DUTIES ON SPIRITS BILL. several times wpm the NMI question tended seriously to Nader the debate ferefealiu. This bill passed through committee. The How. Mamma then withdrew his motion. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. After a few words tem Mr. V. SMITH, On the order of the day that this bill as amended be The house divided. The sembees were— considered, For the amenfinessit"..l 72 Mr. HALSEY moved the following clause :—" That it Against The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then moved that the the first day of September, 1853, to nominate or appoint following provision be inserted at the end of the 23rd any person as superintending inspector, otherwise than at clause : " That no duty shall be payable on the net money a fixed yearly 'salary i provided always, that any such per received from the sale of timber, trees, or wood in any one son, so appointed, shall be removable at soy time by the year, unless such net monies shall exceed the sum of 101." said board, upon three calendar mouths' notice, and that Agreed to. it shall not be lawful for any person so appointed, to receive The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved any money, emolument, fee, or reward, directly or iti. that ths word " ---- "be inserted before the word" mine" directly, from any party, except from the said board, for or in restiict of anyviork - o . r plaiis of works executed er to be executed under the authority of the said board." Sir W. MOLESWOILTH said the object of the bill was simply to confirm provisional orders of the Board of Health, that the Health of Towns Act apply to thaw towns. He objected to this clause, because it did not come within the title and intention of the bill. Nevertheless he agreed in the general principle of the clause. The inspectors were not salaried officers of the board, but were employed, as it were, by the job, and they were therefore at liberty to get employment elsewhere. It appeared to him that they should be salaried officers, and not be at liberty to take em ployment climber.. The matter had been under conside ration, and when the general subject of the Board of Health was brought forward next year, it was the intention of go. vernment to make a change similar to that proposed by the hon. gentleman. Sir G. PECHELL supported the clause. These inspec tors went to towns, and a tenth of the inhabitants having declared themselves in favours f introducing the Health of Towns Act, the inspectors made work for themselves. He thought the Board of Health ought to be reconstituted. Mr. LOCKE said the proceedings of the Board of Health were antagonistic to the municipal feeling of the country. Whether the clause was brought up or not, he trusted there would be an alteration in the Health of Towns Act. The clause was negatived without a division. Mr. BARROW moved to add the following proviso to section 2: " Provided, that it shall not be lawful for the Local Board of Health of the district of Hertford to con- struct or use, et suffer or permit to be constructed or used, any sewers or drains by means of which the sewage of the said district, or any part thereof, shall be carried into the River Lee at or above the point of the said river in the parish of Saint John, Hertford, where the balance engine of the governor and company of the New River brought from Chadwell and Amwell to London is erected, by means of which the said governor and company of the New River derive their supply Of water from the said River Lee for the supply of the metropolis." Mr. W. COWPER said the corporation of Hertford were engaged in negotiations which might have the effect of securing the object contemplated in this proviso. As the representa'ive of Hertford, he felt bound to oppose the amendment. The house then divided— For the proviso Against it 47-24 Sir G. B. PECHELL moved the following proviso to section 2:—" That it shall not be lawful for the General Board of Health to put in force any of the said provisional orders, unless upon the • 'ition of a majority of the lobo . !Petit.— _ blunts rated to the relief of the poor of any such places referred to in the said schedule." Mr. BASS regretted that such a bill should have been introduced at so late an hour, and that the government would have postponed the amendment of the board until next session. lie apprehended that the right hon. baronet had sufficient influence with the board virtually to carry oat the obieet. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he had before stated that he was opposed to the application of the powers of the Board of Health to any town where it was objected to by tbe 'majority of the inhabitants: but he must oppose the daps as not coming wiihin the scope of the bill. After a few observations from Mr. WHALLEY, the proviso was withdrawn, and the bill as amended considered. NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in moving the second reading of this bill, explained that the object of the bill was, while it upheld the recent decision of the Court of Exche quer, and exempted newspapers published at greater inter n* than 26 days, to make the law uniform as to all news papers, whatever their sire—one effect of that decision Ming to exempt the huger publications, while the smaller were liable. Mr, M. GIBSON suggested that the proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer es to the supplement stamp should be put into this bell u well as the law applicable to newspapers, as to what was a newspaper, so that all the laws relviag to the subjeet might be in one act of pulia bent. He thought, however, it would have been well had the present step been taken before the recent prosecutioe bad been entered upon. He wished to know whether viral:mit would pay the costs in the cases which had bees tried before the Court of Exchequer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it would be unusual for the cro 4a to undertake to pay cods. With regard to the other suggestions perhaps it might be better to incorporate this bill into the Stamp Dut;es Bill rather than include the proviaio as to newspaper supple ments in this. Mr. M. GIBSON said that it would be inconvenient, in somuch as the Stamp Duties Bill included the attorneys' certificate duty. The bill was then read a second time and ordered to be committed. DUBLIN PARLIMENTARY REGISTRATION (PAY MENT OF BARRISTERS) BILL. The report was brought up and agreed to. COINAGE OFFENCES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. NEW BILLS. On the motion of Mr. FITZROY leave was give. b Wag in the following bills :—Bill to continue an Act he authorising the application of Hizhway Rates to Turnpike stets ; Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders imiie maw an Act of the fifteenth year of her Majesty to &ski- We arrangements for the relief of Turnpike Trusts, and le make certain provisions respecting exemptions from Toils; Bill to continue certain Turnpike Acta in Great Britain, sad to make further provisions concerning Turnpike Roads he England; Bill to continue the Metropolitan Sewers Acts; NU to extend and continue an Act of the twelfth year or her present Majesty, to prevent the spreading of contagion or infectious aisorders among Sheep, Cattle, or other Animals. On the motion of Sir J. YOUNG—BiII for enabling Grand Juries in Ireland to borrow money from prima, sources on the security of presentment, and for transferring to Counties certain works eonstructed wholly or in pert with public money. I 'I he above bills were subsequently brought in and seed a I first time. BETTING-HOUSES BILL. The ATTORNEY-0224111J.L brought in his bill to abolish betting-houses, which was read a lint time. Tbe house adjourned at two o'clock. PAIIIB.—On Mr. Mullings's Amendment to clause 20 in Succession Duties Bill :—Mr. Knightly for, with Mr. Wrightson against; Colonel North tor, with Earl Jermyn against; Lord Burghley for, with Mr. Barnes against; Air. Danbury for, wish Mr. Hindley apinat. For the night : Mr. Brockman with Mr. Ennis Vivian; Kr• Pugh with Mr. C. Forum.; Mr. Manners with Sir K. Gooch, far Tkureday and Friday evenings. CARY COMMITTEES. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN THE LORDB.— Yesterday tits following bills were declared to have eomplied with the standing orders :—Boston and Midland Counties Railway, South Devon and Tavistock, Severn Valley, Liver pool, Crosby, and Southport, Harwich Docks and Pier, East Anglian (2), Spitallields and Shoreditek Improvement (extending time for construction of the new street from Spitalields to Shoreditch). The preambles of the British Electric Telegraph Com pany's bill and that of the Crieff Junction Railway were declared proved. LONDON AND NORTH WIMITEILE RAILWAY.—TbE pre amble of this company's Northampton bill was yesterday passed by a committee, consisting of the Marquis of Bath, Earl Graham, Earl Craven, and Earls Orford and Somers. PIMLICO luraovansurra.—ln Lord Redesdale's com mittee a bill for the completion of the Pimlico improvements sod in the neighbeurltood of Buckingham Palace was also passed. GENZZAL COMUITTIE ON CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. —Mr. "talon, M t. Walpole, and Mr. Patten have been ap pointed Inentb , " of this committee in lieu of Sir J. Trol lops, Sir F. Haring, and Mr. &therms, who had resigned. MOVT,MENTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS.—Yes terday %tie Cavalry and Infantry of the Household Brigade chapg ed quarters as follows ..-Ist regiment of Life Guards, Iron). Chobham Camp, to Hyde-park Barracks; Royal Horse I Guards (Blue),from Hyde-park Barracks to Chobham Comp ; Sl cenadier Guards, Ist battalion, from Chola= Camp to Wellington Barracks; 2nd hattalion, from Wellington Bar racks to Chobham Camp; 3rd battalion, from Windsor to Portman-street Barrack' ; Coldstream ()nerds, Ist bat-. talion, from Chobham Camp to St. George's Barracks, -re lieving the 2nd battalion, removed to Chobham Car t e l) ; Scots Fusilier Guards, Ist battalion, from Chobham C am p to Windsor.; 2nd battalion, from Portman-street Isarracks to Chnbkam Camp. .... . THE BAKILRB.—Though the best wheat in London at present is 3 per cent. cheaper than it is in Paris, and though the first flour is 3 per cent. cheaper, the best 41b. loaf in London is 23 per cent. dearer than in Paris. Cite ercliirtU. TO COItIiKSPON I iF.IS TS. A mityyn se The hisprest," conlalwits sift is. gir Gatette," ie publiibed lueslay and Ir.dse •Ight, u 2 tin o for post. t.truaemeste intended foe The !Ayes...," Lon.)n swot be at the °else, 10, BO b• by Two Welyck 9r •bj day of publisstion. 111011 WATER AT LONDON /MIDDY. TM. Day—Morning. SA. 21m. Afternoon, bh.slrr. T ..goasow—Yonabli. fib Ameraeo... I lb. • LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 13. THE news from India tells us the Burmese Court refuses to cede us an inch of Burmese territory. Anxious as the KINO must be for peace, he will not purchase it by giving up his lands. We can hardly wonder at his determination. With the mouths of the Irrawaddy in our hands, and with its finest province, Pegu, in our possession, the empire of Burnish would no longer be an Asiatic poker of any importance—the pride of the Golden Pact would be humiliated to an extent that meat deprive it of the respect of its subjects ; a maritime state would be driven back into the wilds, and woods, and highland fastnesses of a comparatively worthless and proti:les s in terior; a nation hitherto independent would hreome subordinate and subservient to our more pow‘rftd vicinage and policy ; and a people ambitious and proud would be deprived of the preship of their old importance, without having a prospect of what they deem future greatness left. To this degrada tion, submission, and still further danger, they are not, it seems, prepared to submit. In Circassia, this would be deemed patriotic heroism ; in Burmah, N%O arejold, it is barbarous obstinacy. The folly was, perhaps, in asking the Burmese to do anything of the sort. For that, it ap pears, Lord DALIIOUSIY. is not deemed answer- able—entirely and deeply responsible though he is for the Burmese war in its origin. For the predicament in which we now stand in Burmah the DERBY Cabinet has to answer. When we first got such possession as we have,—and it is but a keble hold,—of Pegu, Lord DALtiousiE proposed to go no further, but to keep it, without negotiation, treaty, leave, or license. Ile would simply have annexed it, regarded its acquisition as a sufficient punishment on the Burmese court, and tried the experiment of doing without any relations at al! with the Burmese I state. But the DEanv Cabinet, in their superior know ' ledge, would not listen to such a policy; they in sisted on having not only Pegu, but a Treaty of Cession; not content with the conquest, they re quired Lord DALHOUSIE still further to humi- Hiate and disgrace the King of AV A. Lord DALHOUSIE told them his Majesty would make no submission, grant no cession : a treaty, he warned them, was not worth having. " I hold," he said, " a treaty of any kind to be so valueless, that the conclusion of one would not induce me to keep one regiment less in Pegu than if there were no treaty." "By the annexation of l'egu," he added, " we hold in the easy grasp of our hand the kernel of the Burmese empire. Why should we encumber ourselves with an armful of worthless rind ?" But that great and ancient statesman, Mr. HERRIES, set at nought the views of Lord DALHOUSIE ; he over-ruled this policy of the Governor-General; he required that functionary either to procure him a treaty of cession, or to make "complete subjugation of the Burman power." Nothing less would satisfy Mr. HERRIES'S huge ambition. Lord atuiousix obe3 cd the DERBY and the IlEttmes instructions. But he warned the home authorities—and told them what to expect when he said, "I believe that the Court of Ave will silently acquiesce in a loss, though it will not openly assent to a cession." The latter part of his opinion has at least been verified—the Court of Ava has refused to yield one acre of territory. What, then, are we now to do ? As usual in hu man affairs, there seem to be three courses. First, an onward territorial movement with a view to the "complete subjugation of the Burman power." Second, the retention of what wo have got and its defence against all attacks. Third, retirement from Burmah entirely. The last is perhaps the best, as it would be the simplest solution of the difficulty ; but that, our fears of the ill effects it might produce in India, and our pride ( for the Burmese ale not the only proud peo ple on the face of this earth), will, of course, prevent us taking. The first course is by far the worst. Where it would end no man can say, for all our an ticipations of what the Burmese will do are doomed to disappointment. At beet it would cost men and treasure, human life and gold ; and if at last we did make "complete subjugation of the Burman power," we should, by overthrowing a State, inflict untold misery on a people, and gain a coun try it would bo almost hopeless to attempt to govern. The middle course remains—to hold Pegu in the confident expectation that, deprived of it, the Government of Ava will not have the means of waging a prolonged war against us. Supposing this course followed—then almost everything depends on this expectation of Burmese weakness being realised. With Pegu in our hands. bitter will be the feelings of Burmese hostility against us, ardent their desire to regain posseargon of aprovinco whence they derived great part of their commerce, much of their food, more still, perhaps, of their revenue. Their motives to reconquer Pegu being of the strongest, the practical question is—will the Burmese have the means of seriously disturb ing us? If they have, Pegu will ke a source of enormous expenditure and of no pin or strength to us ; and even if they have not, it can scarcely be held and governed for the 25 lace of rupees at which Lord DALHOUSIE estimates its revenue. In any case its possession will not enrich us, whilst to the Bur mese its loss " will make them poor indeed." When Mr. MABBIIMAN was lately examined before the Committee on our Indian Territories his exami nation turned on the prudence of retaining the seat of the supreme government at Calcutta. He ad mitted it was far eastward and uncentral ; but, said he, we are pushing our Empire in that direction now, and as we advance that objection will diminish. There are people hero in London who may still hold by Mother RED Cer's prophecy that liampstead-hill will be the middle of the metropolis ; but, whenever such expectations are fulfilled, it will at least be by peaceable and lawful means. But hopes like Mr. MARSIIMAN'S have a tendency to assist in their own fulfilment ; and if the tone of the intellectual circles in India (in which Mr. 111/kml:tax moves) be full of designs of conquests on the eastern side of Calcutta ; if the men who form its public opinion seriously contemplate the annexation of all Burnish, and then of Siam, we ought at once to ascertain how many or how few of our present rulers sympathise with and encourage these projects. lf, now that we have fairly reached the Affghan chain on the north west, we are deliberately going to push to Bankkek on the east, the sooner the secret is out the better. What we at home have a right to know is what our rulers are really about. As we desire to make Russia respect treaties and nationalities in the cast of Europe, so do we advo cate England putting restraint on her ambition is the east of India. For there is not one sort of mo- rality for Queen Vlcroeti, and another for the Czar liteuotes. Both arc under the same obligations of s V.