The Express. — London, England, 1851-05-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1851. • =nutmeat. If Ins hon. fne , IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• I re f orm . an 4 "tP " g . cause of reform he should at ) SOUSE OF COMMONS.-Weftetredate, MAY 14 was.") He could not but , formers in the house who has Tait PUBLIC BUSINESS. question were in earnest they PETITIONS PRESENTED, down in sufficient cambers t SZLIGIOt But.-By Mr. MONSELL, has (Hear, hear.) Birmiogham, Dudley, Gram Dieu, Belton, Croegh, and Mr. BERNAL thought it • : Mr. HurcifiNs, from Merthyr Tydvil and hon. member for Finsbury Donlais : Sir J. JOHNS PONE, from Roman catholic. of absence. (Hear.) It was &a beam/Is Mr. ROCHE, from Fenno; ; Mr. DEVI, was lailibisedth. IP& would be tee NECK, from Wexford ; Lord 11. VANE, from Roman from a nuttily avowal of his iintiniinti. Whalley of the counties of Durham and Cumberland; Mr. After a few words from Mr. AGLIONBT and Sir J. PA; TANCRED, from Banburyr. WESIIIKALI. from elatnroff. the subjeq dropped Boormhorough ; Mr. HE NRY,. - It from Manchester: Mr. STREET OROANef AND ADVERTISMi - VANIS. RICARDO, from Stoke; Sir 0. STRICKLAND. from Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know whether or not the Prednn ; Mr. W. I'ATTEN, from Roman catholic. of Lance- Seeretary of State for the Home Department was disposed shin ; Lord D. STUART. from Somers-town; Mr. E. K. toldopt stringent and immediate immures for preventing TENISON, from place, in Leitrim; Mr. CORBALLY, from th• nuisances which arose Prom stmt organs and advertis places in Meath ; Mr. W I'ATTEN, from a place in Lance- ing vane 1 As regarded the latter, he considered the permis shire, against the Religious lingoes Bill. By Mr. NEW- rum at them unfair to the public journals, which paid a DEOATE, from places in Warwickshire, in favour of duty of Is. 61. on the smallest advertisement. There was a Inspection of religious houses. fraud upon the revenue. FATAL AOOLLISION.-11, Mr. BAIRD, from places in Sir G. GREY said he had previously oheerved that it was Scotland ; Sir J. MATHESON (3), from Roes-Aire; Mr. undoubtedly the duty of the police to exercise the =wail ALCOCK, from Trowhurst ; Mr. DUNCAN, from Forfar- vested in them by law for the prevention of dangerous ' shire ; Mr. FORBES. from places in Scotland; Mr. NEW. 'tractions in the public streets. (Hear, hear.) Ina case to DEfIATE, from places in Warwickshire, against papal which the hon. and gallant member had specially ref= a dangerous accident having occurred, an order was Sg r= 3 ASTICAL TITLLS Btte.-By Mr. DEVEREUX, by the taolice commissioner, to the effect that no organ signed by 2,500 of the catholic inhabitants of Wexford, and dawn by • horse should be allowed to play again in ang from Ballymena and Kalinick ; Mr. CORBALLY, from public street or road; and that order the owners of the place. in Meath; Mr. TENISON, from places in Leitrim, organ in question had promised to obey. As regarded ea. against the bill. yenning vans, these were many things to be found in the DUTY ON SUGAR. streets quite as dangerous, and it was difficult to make any Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY gave notice that on the definitions which would apply to them. He was certainly 3rd of June be would bring leeward a motion fur an alters- nut disposed to bring in a bill on the subject ; and so far as km of the duties on foreign su,gar. the question of revenue was concerned, he must refer the CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. hon. gentleman to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (A Mr. FREWEN gave notice that ho would on an early laugh.) day bring forward a motion for the extension of tbejurtadie- Col. SIBTHORP begged to say, if the right hon. gentle ti ,n of the Central Criminal Court. man did not bring in a bill he himself would. (A laugh.) PROSELYTISM IN KERRY. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS. Mr. REYNOLDS gave notice that he would put a tines. Kr. STANFORD asked the Secretary of State for the ti in to-morrow (this day) to the Secretary for Ireland on Home Department whether the scale of charges made by the subject of the attempts at proselytism in the Dingle the Electric Telegraph Company for the tran.mission of is- Workhouse, in which officials connected with the poorhouse formation in criminal cases, where their aid is necessary be were concerned. secure the ends of public justice, had occupied his attest* SAVINGS BANKS. tion ; and whether there were any intention on the part of Sir. 11. A. HERBERT gave notice that he would, on the government to ask for parliamentary powers to secant • tallied opportunity, move an adlress to the crown, praline " inazimuni• rate of charge in such cases as was secured In that the depositors in th e ditr e mnt wi ng , ba n es, i n w hi c h the public for railway travelling ? frauds had been emanaitted, might be treated in the mme Sir G. GREY said he believed the question arose out of way a , the depositors in the Cutfee-street Savings Bank in excessive charges for the Dover telegraph. That tel Dude. (Hear, hear.) did not belong to the Electric Telegraph Company, and IRISH MILLING INTEREST. was informed by the secretary of the rompany that the Lord NAAS gave notice that ho would, on an early day, charge greatly exceeded the rate which the company hod tall the attention of the house to the state of the milling adopted. By law the Board of Trade had power to woreln Int wed in Ireland. that information should be conveyed on matters of paths I'AILLIAMENTARY REFORM. importance in such a manner as wax required by the public Dire HUMS patomed his motinn on the subject of par- interest; and (as was understood) there was a similar power limentary reform, till the Aral of June. with respect to charges. KENSINGTON GARDENS. Mr. RICARDO said the Under Secretary for the Homo , Mr. HUME gave notice that he would bring forward his Office hail not stated whether or not the plans submitted to I motion on the subject of Kemingtua liardeue on the first the postmaster and referred to by the hon. member for 'Reply night. MaccleaSeld, would be produced. TIIE "NO HOUSE." Mr. C. LEWIS did not think there would be any objec- Mr CHRISTOPHER said that hr should have taken no lion to produce them. unticeof the " noisome" of yeeterday, if it had been an ordi. CHARITABLE INSTITUTION NOTICES BILL. ▪ ) oceasion. (Ilia, bear.) But there were two questions Mr. SPOONER moved the second reading of this bill, of great importance to be die-limed, one relating to paella- the object of which was, he said, to legalise notices sent anentary reeirm, and the other relating to Kensington- through the Post Office in the case of charitable institutions. garden.. Now, considering the great importance of the The bill was read • woad time. Brat of thew questions, that the public mind had lx.en agi. LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. Ilatad upon it by ns my memhers of the house, and consider- Mr. SPOONER said that in the absence of the hon. lag ale., that her Majesty's government had been left in a member for Cirencester, he hail to move the second reading smumity em a motion having reference to the state of this bill, the object of which he would shortly state to of the rispreeentatiou, it was an extraordinary thing the house. He need scarcely tell the house that very often that there were unly twenty-mu members in the persons were in possession of land whose occupation WAS louse at 4 o'clock on Tuesday, and that of these liable at once to cease either on the death of another or on ' there were wily six whom he could call radical re- their own death . In such cases the law of implements former.. (Hear, bear.) Ile did not know whether the hon. came into operation. which prevented the party coining member fur Muffins... was enjoying • rile in Kensington- into posse from obtaining any of the growing crops on garde... at the time -(laughter) -but he was nut preecut to the land. Ile knew a case in which an incumbent having ateml b, hi. owe motion at four o'clock on Tuesday. (Hear, died, it turned out that his successor had nut the slightest bear J There were but two member" of her Melody's right to receive the benefit of the crops which were growing ea, rnment present um the occasion. The bon. member for on the land ; and the consequence would be, that this gen- 10,,,ibu r y c m a r e c en t neenn i on qu ot e d th e word, o f Mr . tleman having come into possession in De-mealier, would Caiining, who maid that it was the duty of the subordinate derive mutely any benefit from the land until next year. en etas r. of the government to make a house, to keep a The relatives of the late incumbent hail no right to charge leave, and to cheer the ministers.; hut since the time of fur any improvements which had bleu made during his Ms. Panning the duty of those gentlemen, at lead as to the occupation. One result of such • date of things was that meanie of a house, W'rllll.ll to he very much attend. (Hear, there was no feeling of common interest between lendlord ken.) Ile believed there were many supporten of the and tenant; end he propowil, therefore, to remedy the coil sonsentaint in the lobbies, end about the house, at four by means of this bill. To the principle of the bill he ' I co'cloek. but the only persons present were the two excreta. thought there could be no objection. rksaf te s T reasur y. li e was not surprised that her ma. After a brief dean...don, the bill was read a second time, jeety's government did not make • house, but where were and ordered to be committed on the 11th of June. Ws. number, fur Manchesto r hear)- where was the RELIGIOUS HOUSES BILL. member for the West hiding"-(hear, hear)-when. was her On the order of the day for the second reeding of this bill, Blajeste'. Attorneyaienera, who promised Isis constituents The Earl of ARUNDEL presented 26 petitions, some of at Southampton that he would vote for an extension of therm from lakes connected with religious houses, exprese vetoes that seemed latho short of the propmition of the hon. ing what was felt universally by the catholic body in Eng vaeisher fa Moats... ?-(hear, hear)--and where were the land on the subject of this bill. Amongst the houses from rest of those l all gi Minn. n Who detested the government which the petition. proceeded were thou. at Chatham, St. On a 'notion for .trending the franchise? (Hear, hear.) Amph, and Bath. It was right that the people out of dines whom these gen- Similar petitions were presented by Mr. E. B. ROCHE, Count w, re in the habit of addressing on this subject from Fernany, and ether places in Cork; Mr. CARD. should know the rause id their absence ou 1.41 important • ta ELL, (min Lancashire; Lord H. VANE, from Cavan, quest . (Hear, hear.) Durham, and othe r places; Sir J. GRAHAM, from Louth, Mr. Ill:`! It said he was 11014,1,1 y glad that the hon. Galway, and Monaghan ; Mr. S. HERBERT, from Dublin; member had introduced the =Wort, because it afforded and by Mr. I'. HOWARD (12), from different parts of hint en opportunity of esplirning hi. absence on Tuaelay England. evening. Ile admitted that reformers generally who were Mr. LACY said he would endeavour to state gene• ad engaged in the banana of the hawse ghoul.' have taken rally the object of the bill in a very few words. lie would tare that there was • house. Ile Inlaid leave them to make first remark that he had been informed that it was not their own explanation, but fur himself he hod to date Roman catholic house. which would be affected by this that, king a niemher o f committee on the army, navy, bill, as them wen• some protestant houses of the same de and (inbuilt, cainedia, which had now be. n sitt ing for 'entitled The word " vows," inserted in this bill, would, three years, h.. was engaged up to the hoer when it woe he believed. include both. llis intention certainly was, =manna that the Speaker was at prayers in an Untiortant that all houses in which ladies resided who were under discussion upon the report of that committee. Ile then mon stir or religious vows, should be registered-that ensile as h haste ie. he proibly could to be present in magistrates should be appointed at quarter sessions to the house at four o'clock ; but owing to the distance of the visit them without notice-and that if any persons were animater room from the honw, he was not able to enter found in them who wished to come out, the magistrates the Inoue in tins,', and it was just as he was entering that a should hare the power of releasing them. That was the aneniber mot hen and told him that there was "mo house." sum and substance of the bill. Ho had been told that by Ile might observe that there we re other members, proposing this bill he was making houses legal which suet the hoas member for the West Riding was one of were now illegal. That was not the fact, fur by the 37th w h o were engaged, li k e himself, upon the cons_ George IV. the existence of such houses was rendered mitt, up stairs. (l leer, hear.) Ile could only lawful. Now he found, from the " Catholic Directory" of say that if there were any reformers who wished this year, that there were 53 of these houses in England 4. e‘a.le this quotation. he did not belong to and Wale, lye found also, from other source., that the mu m . (n ea r, h ear ) '!'his nu , stu nt was w ith him a most number of these houses was vastly on the increase, Import int one. His intentions with regard to it had often there having been an addition of nineteen within the last been maligned. lie was charged with wishing to subvert four years. Now if there were only ten ladies in each of the constitution ; but he wished to show that timely TV. the. , h”lt.. there was an aggregate of 500 Persona ; and Mom, and a restoration to the p eo pl e of their inh e rent could it be supposed for a moment that there were 600 per-1 richt., was the only way of arresting discontent. Ile sons pursuing say course of life who would all continue to I wished ale. to show what ntorms the people wished to the end of their lives perfectly satisfied with that course, I love, th.• more especially as her Majesty's government per and nut desire to leave it ? (Hear, hear.) He would put miwel to bring in • re-form bill next session. Ile hail also a it to the common sense of the house whether it could Nisi- I m aim. on the subject of Kensington-gardens, and he' err. bly be imagined that of such a number as 500-and the reel tainhy did expert that the members who premier' him sup- number we. more likely to he a thousand--all would eels port on that motiou would have been present en Tuesday. finite perfectly contented with their position to the end (Hear, hear.) life ? Ile might meution the case of one or two Sir 0. 011EY sail that the. hon. member for Montrose persons who had been confined in convents, and with when ha I very satidatonly aceounted for hie absence on Tues. their friend. could hold no kind of intercourse. lie beel day -(hear, hear)-:end he was oum nu person who knew received a letter relating to a case of that kind from • goa• the how gentleman would fur a moment doubt the sincerity tient= whose name he could not mention ; and he mast of hi. ielsiseacy in the rause of reform. (Hear, hear.) With here observe that, fur some reason or other, he found parties ✓eshot to there being only 21 members proaent Tuesday very to have their names used. The letter in be believed the fact to be this-that as her Majesty's go- question related to a daughter of the widow of an opulent vernruent had announced their intentiou of bringing i n a tradesman. The story was this. This widow lady had a I hill on this subject in the next swim of parliament the daughter about 16 years of age. She did not, it appeared,, member. of the house generally felt indisposed to enter take so much care of her daughter as most mothers upon a discussion which could lead to no practical result, did ; and the cousequence was, that a Roman catholic the more especially alter haying been obliged to sit up to a gentleman, who was, he believed, the executor, hod eery late ho u r on the preceding night. (hear, hear.) • good deal to do with the management of the Mr J. W I LLIAMaI mid that the hon. member for family. At the age of 16 this girl was taken by the hl aitraw had given a poor ezplanation, and he (Mr. Wit. man to a convent. This happened four years ago, and barns) fiat awfully disappointed at his conduct. (Laughter.) that time to the present the mother had never been able to There was great excitement out of doors on this question, ascertain where her child was. The daughter had wades and at the conduct of the hon. member for Montrose, but to the mother letters without any date or adiress, and la he was nut surprised at it, when he boasted at a meeting in these she said, " You are no longer my mother t I Uwe a Marylebone or his new alliance with the conservative mother in heaven." That was all the mid= blow sheet Party. her own child; and though she had nab fhb mat Mr. HUME said that when the hon. gentleman alluded strenuous endeavours, she had been unable to dissior to what took place out of that house, he should take care to where she W !lie informant being a star M his ✓epneeiot the facts accurately. The observation to which (Mr. Lacy), had referred him to one of the ningenelled hon member referred was made to obviate the Mil/. persons in the realm. He had written to the lallina td chief which arose from parties who acrimoniously attacked had received an answer, but as the answer was thedred each other at the meeting alluded to, the hon. gentleman "private" he would sot be justified in quoting it, heias one of the parties who urged on that acrimony. be would be happy to show It (as was understood) to too (Laughter. What he said was, that he did as much as any Home Secretary. The writer said that he did not think he than in England in opposition, but that he conducted that could furnish any facts in support of the MIL He haw Oppaation so as not to make enemies of theme who were op- many iadances of detention, but be email oat maim Musa posed to rim ; and that he had as many friends amongst from personal knowledge. He (Mr. Lest had ano th er the tones and conservatives as amongst reformers. document from the Dutch Baron Hass Vila 'Tootle. (4 (Hear, hose.) laugh.) Hon. gentlemen might laugh, but his MP- Mr. TRELAWNY said that be was engaged in the respondent was one of the heroes of Waterloo. The lea emagaittee on church rates on Tuesday. lye did not think member proceeded to read the document, hum which it the market of reformers, in reference to this motion, and appeared that the daughter of the Netherlands vaithear the motion of the boa. member for Surrey, was at all the court of Turin had been clandestinely tam swap sod Voidable to them. immured in • convent, and that since that time the flan Kr. W. WILLIAMS thought that some other had never been able to gain access to her. Be bad op dos alma be made with seeped to the making r Ort i l a s; paled to the King of Sardinia fur redress, but was told that beam. (Hear, hear.) He thought the house should be dl- the government had no control over the conumee. 'tided into panels of 40 member., and that each panel The end of the affair was that the minister retuned should, in its turn, attend, so as to insure a boon at 4 to Holland without his daughter. He (Mr. Lacy) believed o'clock. On Tuesday evening there were two members in' that even in Sardinia itself some legislation was h the lobby who endeavoured to prevent member frost cum- I necessary for the control of nunneries. The subje i cra ate the house. (Hear, hear.) been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies, but was r. BANKES rose to confirm what had been said by . pined by the finance minister on the grounds that it MG. member for Montrose. He (Mr. Beak's) wee a ' embarrass their relations with the court of Rome. swathe? of the meth committee with the hon. amber ' hos. member proceeded to comment on a pamphlet wash be Montrose, bat so great was the distance of the commit- ; he had received from Dr. Ullatherne, entitled " A piss bunion from the bootee, that be was unable to get to the for the rights of niiooas women with reference to the bin bones by 4 o'clock, though most nukes to do M. It' of Mr. Lacy." Looking at the title of the pamphlet, be wale one of the inconvenient= of the vast and overgrows had at first hoped that it was in support of his bill • but • balldiag that it took four et Illye mingles to get from timer elimination proved it to be quite the other way. chamber le another. (Hookbear.) I The author entered into the details of quite the other way. eha'nbey be another. (lhee.hss,.% The author entered into the detail, of religio hou ses yr ItHYNOLDS said cat the assusoka expend a dated that there were twenty-six convents in En gland fast whisk lees worth= Wig Yawl - um Iy, thst all which schools were attached, and twentyaevento whisk *birdmen= of were sus f oam& ! they were atit. The pamphlet also mentioned the instift• M. ( 1 . 1 10 0 • 7 1 mg= W is rsibuses NMI* liens of Olsten of Charity, and against them he (Mr. Lae, zZet Muse as • poem of vtheria. Ist thaw woo •Se did sot wish to gay one word. Dr. Ullathorne We mf Om whoa psalms of religious Mere wan that there was no control exercised over the ladies by the sobssast Mar, tar. Iha am nay relthisssa ato superior except such as was necessary to . proteet them them La s t Sot wawa to So lova abetter as Tasw the intrusion of Waimea persons Id la a. ber. of Me. (Her, hear.) fathers were te be Melilla in that tango * rye " ( l e s r 61 3 bawd wri mush Itho tharaed wie rlitiell rats Is th • Tlw next doeutheat to width be world the ateast ar er tad earldom at the Irmo the males of the the how was the setheasat of the amp, of Haar se edam woo hth is shift ter larif. elm.) , ens from the Isalwary the Mb Mt. Mt. H. czawiroata ma it to doubt the i 1860. The Batt bat beat bask bat sib he me:ly of be hes. Mewl be meats be Moselethe ea the the,, wen slethastestes la the ass task ed ram& Tot It woe a mmip alumni am tha Ida be bribes it rase the amiss st the Mai amid Iwo glwa Iblaseng• to the par m The damn was that the hidg had been dhaisoll, hot sla tea of Mmlimmo mumramallMom losthlowth- I bad, sad that MAIO_ NM ese weremias to spa er Imp ease a r k e li vess tho meths a wheel, it fiedias ala era shawl taro, pet that m " .. " 4 " t ri .= 8 : 2242,461 bi1k the his. mow , eat ad ebb as alma tsp. Ma stab her thUaLo bur ter , at esathamsat rearthas to ass plat bows of a beast slithasr, it woo othoopotils the church of England. It was was dismissed as not . having the fa i a r l a zLhought, dir4 not kir . • if ahr Moro IBilr' oM the ached ? 'But the tail *ere ra inehherent ;on' lads appea shunt w Thep' 'said. l appeared .very' exttnordisary• If disdasud, and that was that the one shilling for . travelling these facts before them Dr. ggl am oreis inserted that - the - conventual mesa was the freest underlies* —that they had universal sulhage:and vote by tudltif—ann that ev'en the chaplain or physician Patild not enter except tinder strict reguisdons. lie would now call the attention of the house to a very extraordinary statement he had received from au Intimate friend of his, a schoolmaster and Methodist preacher living in the neigh bourhood of Bath. The writer stated that about 12 years since, when returning from Bath to Wimborne, his fel low-passenger on the coach was a young female from Ireland about to enter the convent at Staite Hill. He should mention that this convent was of the order of La Trappe, the most stringent of the religious orders. The writer used every endeavour to dissuade her from her intention, but she was deaf to his reasoning, and psesseded to the convent. At the end of about three midst, however, he was surprised, whilst at family wor by a visit from the young lady, who told him that sho bed Just escaped from Staite Hill, adding that she could Mar the rigours of the system no longer. Her residence there took place during the cold season, and she was ob liged to rise at two o'clock every morning to go to her de- Ivotions, and her food was nothing but bread and beer twice s-day. After the visit to his correspondent she was sent on to Bristol, and the report was that she had been overtaken and sent hack to Staite Hill. (Cries of "Name.") Hi+ informant was Mr. Peter Hall, of Wimborne. Having said so much of the management of convents in England, he would now call attention to the steps which had been taken with respect to them in foreign countries, among others in Mexico. It appeared from the ?totes, that in 1535 a statute passed the chamber repealing all the laws which enforced the fulfilment of monastic vow+. In conse quence of that statute, to many persons of both sexes, the constraint of monastic life had become irksome. The result was a strag;le between the government and the monasteries, but at last the latter pre veiled, and all those who had left the convents were forted to return. Such was the feeling with regard to con- I vents in purely Roman catholic countries, the governments of which, if sufficiently powerful, would willingly put the I convents under control. His object was to secure some right of visitation, some protection for young females in this country. Case+ might occur in which young persons sutfering under hardship might be deterred front making any complaint, ns in the case of Jane Willbred, and he thought that the arm of the law should be held out to such persons. The law was most particular in protecting mar ried women in the signing:of deeds, and he did not see why it should not be equally so in the cane of young women enter ing convents. The hon. member concluded by moving for knee to bring in the bill. Mr. Hl; ME, who said he rose to stop any answer by a Roman catholic member, observed that every one must have listened with the greatest pain to the details given by Mr. Lacy, which were not applicable to his bill, and cx pressed a hope that an end would be put to the discussion by some declaration on the part of the government. Sir 0. GREY said that it his hon. friend hail moved a postponement for six months, he should have supported the amendment. He had no objection to state the grounds upon which he had decided that this was not a measure which ought to receive the support of government. He thought, in the first place, that the hon. 'umber had failed to show that there was any forcible detention in religious ' houses while the bill was directed to the one object of ap pointing visitation by magistrates for the purpose of seeing whether any of the inmates were forcibly detained. At the same time, he was not prepared to deity that the question was a very important one, and must add his belief, without any offence to Roman catholics, that there was a dangerous &mounter control exercised in religious houses. (Hear.) He did not, of course, mean physical control, but moral control ; I a control which the bill did not reach. The hon. member had shown the unapproachable nature of that control by his allusion to Mexico. It appeared that in that country the government had legislated against the convents, but that spiritual censure proved too strong for legal enact ment. (Hear, hear.) Ile (Sir U. Grey) was not prepared to say that alter cases which had come recently before the public—(hear, hear)—it might not he necessary to take some steps with regard to these religious houses, such as would prevent superiors of convents being tempted by the motives of human nature to obtain influence over young persons in the possession or expectation of large properties. (Hear, hear.) Ile alluded particularly to such cases as were disclosed in a petition presented by the hon. member fur Oxford University, the case of two young ladies who entered a nunnery, not unwillingly, and died there, being possessed of large property. The petitioner sought to administer to their effects, but were' told by the superior that by the canon law all the property of the deceased was vested in the con vent. (Hear, hear.) The case was at present before the. Court of Chancery, and if the decision should be in favour of the force of canon law, some alteration might be neces sary. (Hear, hear.) The question was under inquiry by the committee on the law of mortmain, and it would be better to wait for the result, than to support a hill which could not effect the object intended. Under these circum stances he felt bound to oppose the bill. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE would divide in favour of the bill, knowing that a strong feeling existed in the country that an alteration of the law regarding these establishments was absolutely necessary. Mr. PLUMI"fItE would likewise vote for the second reading. Ile thought the government would not be ex onerated in the sight of the country from a charge of not attending to its intercede if they did not pledge themselves, were this bill rejected, to take up the subject. Mr. RORER!' PALMER thought that Mr. Lacy had nut shown any case of forcible detention, and that the details of his bill were most objectionable. He should like to know where Mr. I.acy would get six country gentlemen to perform the duty he proposed. If the Court of Chancery had not the power to interfere effectually in this matter, the government should bring in a bill to confer such power. Mr. GRATTAN considered that Mr. Lacy had not made out the shadow of a case. The residents in a convent could leave it whenever they pleased. Lord ASHLEY wished the bill to be withdrawn. Though he was fully of opinion that a very strung case might be made out, he did not think that Mr. Lacy hail established such a case, and, if he hail, the details and machinery of his bill were objectionable. The government ought to be aware of the very deep feeling of the country that some legislative measure upon this subject was required, which would be better left in their hand*. The Earl uf ARUNDEL and SURREY should have been prepared to go at great length into the question if the case had nut so completely broken down. As he had now nothing to answer, and concurring in the wish of the house to bring ' discussion to a close, he would move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. Serjuint MURPHY seconded the amendment. Sir J. I'AKINOTON ohjected to the withdrawal of the bill (though its details were very objectionable), unleu a more satisfactory declaration, pledging themselves to deal with the subject, was made by the government. Sir 0. GREY repeated that some measure might be necessary, but declined to pledge the government to bring in a bill. Mr. KEOGH observed that this discussion was an ex ample of the evil consequences of legislating upon such subjects. Mr. SPOONER expected that when the right honourable baronet admitted that a dangerous moral control was exer cised in these houses he would have been prepared to de clare the government would take up the question, and state what their views were, and what measure they would sug gest. lie admitted that the bill was objectionable in details, but in his opiniou the house should affirm the principle. Ile called upon the government to say that they would take the whole subject of nunneries into cousideration, and ap point either a commission or a committee of investigation. The SOLICITOR-OENERAL remarked that the title of the bill continued a grave indictment against a large body of our fellow-subjects, without the slightest evidenea that they were guilty of such a crime--for a crime it was— as the forcible detention of females in religious houses. All objected to the details of the bill, the clauses of which were copied from the Lunatic Asylums Bill, ameasure introduced to remedy ascertained abuses. In any ease of forcible de tention, a writ of habeas cosin afforded a prompt and easy remedy. Mr. FRESHFIELD said the same offence and the same remade existed in the case of the forcible detention of lunatics, yet the legislature had interfered. There was sufllcient evidence in general belief and the very aspect of the buildings. Mr. Seijeant MURPHY said that nothing was more dis agreeable to his feelings than a; discussion savouring of theological controversy. Ile thought that he and o t hers had exhibited a most remarkable forbearance on the pew sent occasion. They had listened attentively to the speech of the hon. member for Bodmin, and, if it were said that they bad been moved to laughter, it was set because they dis regar d e d th e import ance of the subject, but it was because a question of this maga tude—which had for its object to insult sad degrade females of unblemished reputation, to introduce a visitorial inquisition so degrading to the feelings of English gentle men that Eaglisit gentlemen could not be found to put into execution—had been introduced in a manner se lame. (Hear, hear.) He asked had it ever been known, in the proceedings of that house, that as seesaws which had even the most minute reference to the well-being of any class of the people of this country was introduced without previous inquiry ? The honourable member kadappealed to that which could not be taken am evidence— hearsay. What 411 the regsrts in the morning papers of OM day of the la the Court of Queen's &ash state? , >ir three weeks the papers bed alma be a es C bdidegis about lapham, end end kiss bad. and the pines wee de selbed dad She wow Tao amoi. The story wee chal lenged lathe Owe of good% PseaL The females, thus =PMu lb* umb son ries. Simard to meet the ems. elist writhe meshing . mew the papers gave ? (Hear, bear.) Wh 7 , thsp add, "lt by Is is by what we be hewed erodible ereerse •vs de as* barge it new ; we passer and agree to Iraq tie whole of the meet." (" Hear, and cheers.) If a matter of this kind, within seven miles of Landes, wield the naped nig, antlysith hell pewees et MINIM& Se Oi and Ins proved is bobby ossadairas, raid aboubsble, would the lore believe the May hid by Dr. Ho bert Seymour or say of the other hearsay stories they am beard ? (Hsu, beer) Wki bed Pinks laserfrred with the Bow catholic. ? The laVeit IMO SW test with the system of relights they peaslieL lea worlds sting that to the next session of l over to a clergyman of the friend intend( Igo promote dig) stated in defence that she we at least have be • t. (•• as • 'nay vocaygp ; but giskf l i. at think that it of . ' very guil. th OK hat pledged th 4 to this J a *lv e __ A litell k er to of they would !rs to snake a arl Pn es c :4; * "'" t %M t lt e :Lt; u A ..... • ril e s, Ink very Articular a it would 40e rif the - ) os• 4tos • ammo r had no been .11ticked in his the young bdy were disti well known to every one that he 1 Wall not provided with dd b e the last person to shrink ' esienses ; and yet with all _ to adopt seclusion were in these any ease of violence towards them Pf them proved ? Did the hon. )(Mr. Spooner) believe that lto eathoiice shift repeating the state of things described sin the novelsof Mrs. Radcliffe, where a lady Irak taken to a tower u Appeaines, and where she was met at night by , some °Semen monk, whom probably the hon. member might wish on such occasions to represent? (Loud laughter.) Every one knew that days were appointed fur visiting convents and that the friends and relations of the inmates were afforded access. Dr. Ullathornr said "it was most important that those who legislated for religious houses should bear in mind that the relatives and'friends had con stant access to them, and that they could 'see the Inmates without the presence of witnesses." Mr. LACY—Read the next line. Mr. - ,icrieantMUliiffliriTaTit as follows :—" Cases may, of course, arise in a convent where the superioress may have to protect a lady from the intrusion of some in discreet person." (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He agreed with the doctor. He believed that the methodist gentleman who travelled on a coach with a lady at night might proceed from religious matters to talk on matters more ' delicate, and to take advantage of his position ; and there the presence of a third party might be advisable. In private families it was so, and in convents the superioress ought to be invested with WI equal amount of control. Roman catholic females were content with seclusion, but the apologists of this measure were ignorant of conventual ' life, which was not one of complete seclusion ; strangers had free excess to the nuns at proper hours ; coercion was un known. Roman catholic* were proud of their females, who engaged as nuns in the ministrations of education, ofekarity and mercy, savoured with the influence of religion. The effect of such wanton and unreflecting legislation would be to compel these persons, who would never submit to the proposed visitation, to leave the country, and thereby to abridge the facilities of education. Mr. 0. BERKELEY thought the house and the country would come to the conclusion that a more objectionable measure had never been offered. Colonel THOMPSON, though he regarded the details of the bill as objectionable, was not prepared to vote against the second reading. Mr. C. ANSTE T suggested to the hon. and gallant mem ber that all that was new in this bill consisted of details, and that, therefore, the bill must be judged in reference to its details. The principle involved had already received parliamentary recognition. In the case of all parties impro perly detained in convents, the law already provided a re medy. And no case had been made out for these details. Not even the boo. member for Warwickshire, whose name was on the back of the bill, had ventured to approve of the details. The hon. member had taken a course, therefore, which it was impossible to understand, if it was not, that the hon. member was possessed of a mania for legislating about women. (Laughter.) Mr. S. HERBERT agreed with the argument of the Solicitor-General that it would be a dangerous precedent to legislate on a subject like this without a came being made out. Nothing had been alleged by the promoters of the measure beyond the probability of a necessity. lie should therefore vote against the bill. While taking this course he wished it to be understood that he main tained that the state had the fullest right to inter fere in and to control the management of reli gious houses. His belief was, that monastic institu tions, with perpetual vows, were not only not necessary, but were hostile to the spirit of the country. At the time when these establishments were originated—whether for the purpose of escaping from persecution, or fur the spread ing of a knowledge of Christianity among a hostile popula tion—there were doubtless good reasons for their existence But those remota nu longer existed. At the time, even, of tho Reformation, when they were verygenerally suppressed, good reasons might have been urged in their favour, as that they were for the assistance of the poor, or fur the spread of education, or for the maintenance of learning. But all the functions which they then fulfilled were fulfilled otherwise and far more completely in this age. Therefore, on public grounds and as a matter of state policy, and without any reference whatever to the religious grounds, he would always hold that the state had a right to regulate these establishments, as being establishments the tendency of which was to withdraw citizens from the service of the state. Ile, of course, made exceptions and offered no objection whatever to the institutions of sisters of charity, who devoted themselves to purposes of usefulness within the community. After a few words from Lord BERNARD, The house divided— For the bill 9l Against The house adjourned at a quarter before G rARY COMMITTEES. iIARWICII ELECTION COMMITTEE--Yesterday the committee declared another vote, that of Mr. Cotton, of Doverseourt, void, making the fourth out of the six required to seat Mr. Crauford, erased from the register of voters. GENERAL. COMMISSIoN SIIIP LOAN INAtItANen COY PART.—Yesterday, after further settling the list of contri butories his Honour Sir Wm. Home, declared a call of 51. per :hare, to li quidate the outstanding liabilities of this company. EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY. Mr. Bramston, the chairman of this committee, reports the preamble proved, and that they have amended the bill by stiiking out all powers of interference with other companies, and restrict ing the promoters to the remaining objects, which consist in raising liol,ooo/. by sham, and 424,5331. by loan. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE (FIFTH SHARES.)—The committee on this bill report that the parties promoting it Bad requested permission to withdraw it. WARRINGTON AND ALTRINCIIAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. —The committee report the preamble proved, that the proposed capital is 180,0001., rind loan 60,0001., amount of shares subscribed 137,0001., and deposits paid 13,7001., amount subs, ribed by shareholders having a local interest 03,2301., and the length of line and branch 13 miles. The committee, after special inquiry, report the bona fides of the subscription contract. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS. RELIGIOUS HOUSES BILL. Oanita for wooed reading read; motion roads and question proposed, "That the bill he DOW read • 'co and uses. •• —Ameodmeet proposed, to 'etre out the word •• now,. and at the end of the question to aid the rondo •• upon this day six nr sitbs.”—Queation put, "That the word • now ' dead Fart of the question."—The house divided : Ares. 91 ; Nuaa, 123. _ . . ATE& Adderley, Charles B. Flisroy, Him. Henry Parke, C. W. Bailey, Joseph Satre, 'A i.ha a Pagton. Saida% Bord, James Form r, Matthew Perfect, Robert MI tick, E. IL Frehfirld, June. W. Passim John P. Mama, Charm B. Frewen, Char's, H. Kea, Colonel Yarrow, W. H. Fuller, Augustus E. Renton, John C. Satemn, Thomas 011 pin, Colonel ithAards. Richard Armonk Viscount Goddard, A. L. lianilare, George Sea, John lawn, Edward 8. Seymour, Henry D. Him, Stephen Groom, Edward Maoris, Colonel San iford Mirqula of 0.3.0. Howe Emollett, Alexander lioldfo, Henry U. lialiwy, 'reams P. !Warlord. John F. Booth, ear it. G. Hamilton, Cs A. . Stealer E. Su he, Lewis W. Hamilton, Lord C. Stuart, Henry Boar, air J. Y. Hays*, Mr Y.dinund Thompson, Colonel Military, W. M. Hililymd, Robert C. T. Iternache, lion. P.l Sorrell, Sir C. M. Hanby, John Tollemache, Jobe 1 Carew W. H. P. Inglis, Kir Robert N. Tyler, Sir Heorye chichi:ear, Lord J. June., Copts Tyrell. -ir J.. (Ala, Smith Lath. Georg e 1' C. Verner, Sir Will'am Chuloaley, Sir M. Lenard, TOMMY B. Tree. Richard 11. R. Colcile, Coal aIL Liodsay. Hon. Col. 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ONE of the most remarkable features in continental politics at present is the universal horror of England and dislike to this country entertained by the great conservative parties. Of old, however guilty of con stitutional government, of laws securing individual liberty and a free press, England was still looked up to as a country that could unite a respected mo narchy and an aristoerac3, enjoying a fair share of influence, with a vast deal of popular privileges and democratic spirit. This admiration of Englund has been quenched in the bosom of the champions of order in foreign countries; the peculiarity of this new school of turyism being to class constitutionalism and socialism in the same category of crime, and to seek for security and good government exclusively in the two divine rights, that of legitimist kings to fetter the will, that of priests to dominate the con-' science. _ Lord PALMERSTON said a few words, the other day, in parliament, as to the state of Rome and Italy being very unsatisfactory. His lordship could scarcely have said less. And yet the journal that is the avowed organ of M. GUIZOT assails Lord PALMERSTON, with a virulence and with language such as it might employ towards the most sanguinary sans culottes. Nut NlErrEnNiciz, in his most palmy days, could have stood out more fiercely for the im maculate government of the I'otE, than the scribes of the protestant M. GetzoT. All that has been done in Italy during the last two years; the King of NAPLES' system of government; that of the l'oer.; that of Tuscany, handed over to the censorship of the Roman priesthood; that of Lombardy, crushed by 80,000 soldiers—all is good in M. Guizofs eyes. The only black spot on the fair map of Italy is Piedmont, which compels the priesthood to be amenable to law, and which maintains its constitu tion. When such are the views and principles of foreign policy and influence avowed by one of the great sticklers for monarchy in France, and indeed not disavowed by any of the monarchists, rational men are driven to exclaim, may France, above all things, escape the infliction of monarchy. For monarchy in France no longer! means what it did in that country, or what it does with us, the great guarantee of peaceable and constitu tional government, the cope-stone of the rights of all classes. In France it means despotism—civil, mili tary, and religious. It means a consolidation into a regular and permanent system of that war against the people which was M. Gutior's maxim in office, and which maxim led him and his country into its present abyss. It must be confessed that the French monarchists are well met in fury, folly, and extravagance by the socialists, who take precisely the same view of the struggle in progress that M. Gurzur himself does. He considers it a state of war in which the upper or dominant class must keep its foot on the neck of the people. They would put the foot of the people on the neck of the hitherto dominant classes, and to consolidate their triumph they do not meditate less than a total change in every rule, every grade, and every motive power of society. If the most radical of the American democrats were masters of France, they would really find little change to make ; they would merely have to enjoy legally the power and influence which fortune had sent them. But the French socialist dreams of changes and revolutions that the wildest GsVireo never imagined. Ile en tertains certain views respecting property, capital, credit, and the rights of labour, which the middle and the propertied classes are prepared to resist with the bayonet, either in their own hands or in the hands of the soldiery, whom they support for the purpose. There are thus in France two extreme parties, which are for making war upon each other, and which have made preparations for that war. These are the monarchists and the socialists. And, in truth, if these two come to dominate the more rational and quiet parties which lie between them, a civil war of no ordinary fierceness must brew: out in France, and a civil war of no very certain re sult; for nothing can be more divided than the opinions of the soldiery. Therein still, however, a very large, and,we believe, increasing portion of the French who are opposed to social experiments or changes, and also are equally opposed to any restoration of the monarchy—whether of Louts XIV., Louts XV., or of the grand NAPOLEON. Such a monarchy as that which exists in England they would accept. But there is no passibility of any such existing in France. For any monarchy would be obliged to stand up and fight against the socialist republicans: and it mast either be beaten, or forget itself in the hour of triumph. To the republic alone are confined the chances of peace and the possibility of moderation. Constitutional government can exist in no other form. Hence one great idea gains ground daily in the convictions of the middle and moderate classes, which is, the necessity of accepting, supporting, and rallying to the republic orto arepublic. Anything else leads to a struggle, a violent arid a doubtful one; and the middle and the moderate class would be cer tain to be the first victims of either wild socialism or of ultra monarchy, whichever triumphed. The juete milieu of 1852 is in fact the republic. Such men as M. TIIIERS and M. DE BROGLIE rallying to such a ' principle tells how imperative it must be. M. Tunas indeed would set aside Louts NAPOLEON at once, as dangerous. M. DE BROGLIE would indulge him in four years more reign, as innocuous. But in truth the re-election or non-election of LOUIS NAPO LEON is not a matter of such vital importance. A monarch he can never be. And four years further tenure of presidential power, instead of adding to his stability, would leave him with still less root, and still less claim than he has already gained from the three years which he has so utterly and incompre hensibly, but, we believe also, so inevitably thrown away. Tae conservative leaders are getting ready for their last struggle with liberalism, in the same way that CiIDEoN prepared for the Attack on the Midi anite camp. They arc expelling from their ranks all who have any lingering misgivings or hankerings after compromise. They are reducing their numbers to make sure that there are none left among them but men who will stick at nothing. The work of elimination has begun, as a protectionist contempo rary.gave the whole world to know, yesterday morn ing, in the following words: At a very numerous meeting of the Conservative Club, on Monday, two gentlemen, one of them a distinguished member of the bar, were requested by an immense majority, taken by ballot, to retire from the club, on the purely poli tical grounds that in the estimation of the voters the gentle men referred to had ceased to be conservatives, as the term is understood by the club. We heartily wish that the rules of the Carlton would enable that club to follow this excel lent example. In common justice to many unfortunate gentle men who may still imagine that they are conserva tives, but who for lack of an authoritative standard of conservative doctrine may unawares have imbibed heretical tenets, the thirty-nine articles of conserva tism—the true faith of a conservative, " as the term is understood by the club"—ought to be pro- mulgated forthwith. The ardent prayer that the Carlton would follow the example of its neighbour in St. James's-street, with which the above announce ment clown, .proves that latitudinarian views have made extensive inroads in the bosom of the conser vative church. Many doubtless have erred in ignorance, for want of proper instruction in the principles of their party ; more care ought to be taken to teach them what theee principles are. Were we not afraid of being accused of undue curiosity about what is no business of ours, we might be tempted to enliven a wish to know with what forma and ceremonies the Banhedrim of the Conserva tive Club carry into effect their sentence of this greater or lesser excommunication. Are they bor rowed from the uppallin , • ritual used on such occa sions in the Romish church ? Or have hints been taken from the still more awful solemnities with which SPINOZA was ejected from the Jewish communion ? Or do the Club simply adopt the good old English practice of drumming the condemned out of the camp to the tune of "The - Rogue's March ?" A natural curiosity is also felt as to what the opinions may be which are inconsistent with tho character of a conservative, "as the term is under stood by the club." There are men who pass cur rent in the world as conservatives who oppose any legislation on the subject of papal aggrmsion, and there are others who seek to make the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill more stringent. Again, there arc conser vatives (as the term has hitherto been received) who, like Lord STANLEY and Mr. DtsnAm.i, are disposed to come to a compromise on the head of protection ; and there are others who, with the Duke of RICH MOND, s h out " no surrender." Which of these are the real Simon Purrs! Which are they of whom it is said to be desirable that the rules of the Carlton would enable that club to turn them out of doors? It will be an imposing body this same conservative party, when all but the truly orthodox have been excluded from its ranks. Select and exclusive in the last degree, the small immaculate remainder will pre sent a spectacle as august us the Roman senators awaiting in their cantle chairs the advent of the Gauls ; or the relics of the defeated patriots, of whom Moofte. sings in his "After the Battle," that they " stood faint and few, but fearless still," waiting till the first beam of morning " should rise and give them light to die:" or the Ihn.o of the same poet with his chosen band of tire-worshippers prepared in their last extremity to light their own funeral pyre. These are associations of sombre augury, but really it is impossible in this wicked world of ours to enter tain more cheering anticipations of the fate of the stern patriots who, like the more zealous of the Ca meronians at Bothwell Brig, arc resolute to deny even the melancholy privilege of fighting and fulling along with them to all who are not perfectly sound in the faith. It must be a consoling reflection to these resolute men that there is one among them marked by the hand of nature for a leader in such extremities. SIB THORP looks the character exactly ; nor is the it man unworthy of such a high destiny. Were his strength of Will equalled by his range of intellect, what a man that would be! There is a solemn energy and pertinacity of purpose about the colonel that would be sublime were it not that the trivial topics and aims with which his mind is capable of dealing stand in such grotesque contrast with them. What with his high tory doc trines and his rigid notions of economy- ho looks like a cross between Insult llVME and a cavalier of the age of " the great rebellion," after the execution of the King. lie makes his attacks upon advertising vans and street organs with a ferocious intensity of purpose that reminds one of a hero whom in externals he much resembles—the daring Knight of La Mancha in the act of charging the windmills. What a subject for a picture will SIBTIIORP make with the faithful few left, when the excommunications have been completed, grouped around him! Their last struggle will have a tragic pathos about it, that must cast into the shade the conspirators against Caesar anticipating the time when their " lofty scene" would be acted o'er " in tongues unknown and nations yet unborn." A fervid orator at the Drury-lane protectionist meeting expressed a wish that his pa r ty m i g h t b e a ll owe d to hold a convocation in the Crystal-palace if Colonel Sin - moue would but promise not to break anything, it would be an admirable arena for exhibiting „ the last of the Conservatives" to an assembly of spectators numerous enough to be worthy of the august spectacle. FRANCE. PARIS. MONDAY EVENING. I announced to you yesterday that Emile do Girardin had demanded to intopellate the Mini s t e r of the Interior on a telegraphi c despatch sent to the Landes, regarding the elections. This morning the Press(' publishes the despatch at the head of its columns, in enormous type. It is as follows : - - The Minister of the Interior to the Prefect of the Landes. In presence of the manieuvres which the advanced oppo sition direct against the law of May 31, IMO, you are to declare, and to cause to be declared by the sub-prefects, that, iu the opinion of the government, the electors, friends of order, cannot, in consulting the interest of the country, give their votes to any candidate but ono who is very de cided to maintain the chador:4l law of the 31st May. N.B. The party of order supports unanimously General Durrieu, the onl)• candidate who has declared in arour of maintaining the law of May. This despatch is undeniably of immense import ance at a moment when the Onottitutionnel has turned against the law of May. If M. Faucher con tinues in the cabinet it seems impossible to attribute to the President an arriere-petoe, against the law of May; yet his private friends affirm that h e i s opposed to that law. It is impossible to carry a double-faced policy further. The following semi-ottitsial explanation appears in the Bulletin de Paris respecting the above despatch: Certain journals seek to bring into great importance a telegraphic despatch addressed by the Minister of the Inte rior to the Prefect of the Lamle., and which the l'resae of to-day publishes in large letters at the head of its columns. The following is the truth with regard to this dispatch : The Minister of the Interior, informed that demagogues agitated the department of the Landes, and endea voured their utmost to excite the jamulatioa against thu law of May 31, in relation to the election about to take place in that department, wrote to the prefect, as was his right and duty to do, that, since the demagogic had hoisted the flag of universal and unlimited suffrage (as it did in Paris, on the 13th June, two years ago), the party of order should rally round that of the law of the 31st May. As to the candidates, the minister declared that he intended to remain neutral between M. Duclere and Gen. Durrieu. The telegraphic despatch has nut been published by any of the agents of government. But, one of the sub-prefecta of the Landes having communicated it to several persons, one of those persons has copied, and had it printed, adding the posteript. There will be seen in all these facts nothing but what is very simple and very natural. But the spirit of party, in order to gain its ends, i s f oreei l to agitate the masses, and to transform into crimes the must loyal and most natural actions. Without needing, to accompany the Presse in the hard-hitting which it deals at the Minister of the Interior for this meddling with the freedom of election, ono cannot but regret that a statesman animated by the upright intentions of M. Faucher should place himself, through an excess of zeal, in positions impossible to approve or to defend. It mast be remembered that the law of May was passed at a 'moment of panic, when the triumph of the socialists in the Paris elections made people tremble for the foundations of society. The law since that time has gradually been losing ground, both in the Assembly and in the country, in proportion as the exaggerated terrors of the red republic, prevailing through universal suffrage, faded. In the meantime these terrors have been replaced by apprehensions of another kind, that the socialists may prevail, by the dissensions of the party of order, through force. But they offer to disarm if the law of May be repealed ; and their offer is beginning to be listened to very extensively throughout the country, as is in fact proved by the most extensively circulated newspaper in France, the Cunstitutionnel, pronouncing in favour of repeal. Hence, if there was ever a moment when a calm and deliberate attitude on this question was becoming to the government, and when the turning tido of public opinion imposed peculiar caution and delicacy on a minister, it is the present, in which M. Faucher seizes the first opening to make an exhibi tion of uncompromising zeal in favour of a law which is fast becoming doomed. A law must stand or fall by its merits; its fate is in the hands of the legislative power. Now, if there is a sensible article in the much abused constitution, it is that which says " the separation of the powers is the first con dition of a free government." Nothing, therefore, can be more unconstitutional than for the executive to dictate the choice to the electors, or to bolster up, by electoral manoeuvres, • measure whose fate lies m the hands of the legis lature. Electors of all shades will regard it as an in tolerable piece of meddling and presumption for the government to dictate to them, by the mouths of pre fects and imb-prefects, what is their duty in the exer cise of the right of franchise. Scarcely less objec tionable is a practice, which many letters from various departments prove to be general, of employing agents of the public force to collect signatures to petitions for the prolongation of the President's powers. The T e e o z ed look of such a proceeding is bed. A man with a hat and sabre has no business I