The Express. — London, England, 1851-08-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1851. PERIAL PARLIAMENT. earl that the government were most anxious for the suttees of the set to which they had themselves been parties. He did not attribute perfection to the board, but he did believe that no persons could be found, either in this country or elsewhere, who would have been more xesdonsly devoted to the high cause with which they were identified, or who would have laboured moss in the esereist of the functions entrusted to them (Cheers.) After a few words from the Earl of Raneowur,and from Earl Gaze in explanation, the matter dropped. INSPECTION OF COLLIERIES. • Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved fur a return of the names of the inspectors appointed under the act of last session for the inspection of collieries, together with the districts end salaries assigned to them, and the instructions issued for their guidance. Ile took the opportunity of asking whe ther government would lay on the table of the house anything they bad received from the inspectors in the shape et ',ports. The Earl of CARLISLE said he could take no objection whatever to the motion of his noble friend. On the con trary, be thought kis noble friend had done good service by calling public attention to the matter. The inspectors were appointed after the close of last session, and consequently their tenure of office had not lasted a year, which was the period assigned to them for making their first report. But her Majesty's government, feeling that it was desirable to give as much information no possible, had directed all the inspectors to prepare a general report of their proceedings from the date of their appointment to the 24th of June. Two of these reports had been received, and two others were expected in the course of a few days, and he saw no objection to laying these reports before the two houses of parliament. lie was happy to observe that already considerable good had been accomplished by the appointment of these inspectors. Their suggestions had been received by the proprietors of mines with great good will, and for the most part had been promptly complied with, and though accidents had occurred, yet there was good reason to hope that good had been dour already, and that more good would be dune when further information had been given by the inspectors. The motion was agreed to. Earl NELSON presented a petition from Whitby for be prevervation of the Crystal Palace. ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY VALUATION BILL. On the motion of the Loup CHANCELLOR, this bill was and a third time. The LORD CII ANCELLOR presented a petition from as Incorporated Law Society, praying that the salaries of Chancery judges may he paid out of the consolidated fund instead of out of the suitors' fund. POST-OFFICE CONTINUANCE ACT CONTINUA TION BILL This hill was read • third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned at S o clock. HARWICII ELECTION. Sir DE L. EVANS gave notice that he would move, next session, in ease the committee on tho Ilarwich election were Ilacyred, that it be an instruction to the committee to eztead their inquiries into all the elections for the borough which took place in the present session of parliament, with the view of ascertaining whether the privilege of electing members to parliaTßA NS ment sho PORTATION.uId be continued to the electors. Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that he would, early next ses sion, make a motion for the abolition of transportation to New Zealand and Australia. TITLES OF ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS. Mr. M'CULLAGH gave notice that he would to-mor row (this day), move for a copy of the Dublin Gazette, of the 25th instant, in which the titles of the Roman catholic bishops of Ossory, Cork, and Armagh were recognised in connection with a notice relating to the Charitable Bequests Act. Comperation would be awarded according to the length! of service. Mr. BROTHERTON said the Irish constabulary was' paid out of the consolidated fund, while that of England was paid by the counties. It was, therefore, no question of justice to Ireland. After some conversation, Sir D. NORREYS considered that the clause inflicted a cruel hardship on the paymasters, and he moved an omis sion, in order to leave the question of compensation an open one to the Treasury. After some further conversation the committee divided. For the amendment Against it 3O-33 The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 2 and 3 were also agreed to. Clauses i &ado were struck out. _ 1K.,2, the temporary law of July 30, 1850, regarding the theatres. That law was passed upon the under standin,, that the government would bring forward a complete and final measure within a year. 'rho ministers, not having their bill ready, on account, as they allege, of the importance and difficulty of tho subject, obtained the report of u committee, simply recommending the provisional continuance of the ex isting regulations. As those would have expired yes. terday, urgency was demanded. M. Joly, in a long speech, opposed the motion, on the ground that the present law was much more stringently repressive than any definitive law to be sanctioned by the council of state could possibly be. If the censuro were to exist at all, he contended that it should at least he confided to dignified and competent hands, and that dramatic authors should be protected against the arbitrary mutilations of caprice, malice, and ignorance. Certainly it must be ad mitted that the delicate office of censor is often ex ercised with little discretion. M. Joly mentioned a recent instance where, in a light farce, the hill of fare in a pic-nic party contained, among other dishes, the well-known salad called " Barbe de Cape dn."; The censor wrote in the margin, " Chango the salad." But M. Jolt', as a Montagnard, is of course an advocate for the absolute, uncontrolled li berty of the stage. Experience has, however, shown in P.ni", more conclusively perhaps than elsewhere, that without some sort of check the stage degenerates into a licentious ness degrading to the dramatic art, and re ' totting to public morals. The maxim that the public is its own best censor was completely falsified during the dramatic saturnalia which followed the re volution of !SRI. Doubtless there may be certain ex- CCSSCS which an audience will not tolerate. But the judgment of a motley assemblage must always be too uncertain, or at all events too tardy. to super sede the necessity of a judicious and impartial revi sion of stage plays. The Assembly, after a speech from M. Frems, the reporter, agreed to the proposal by a large majority. The bill reversing the vote of the Assembly, by which a clause was introduced into the Sugar Bill, subjecting beet-root rum to an equal duty with colo nial, has been carried by 312 votes against. 279. M. Vitet presented to-day his report on the loan for improving the city of Paris. The committee decided all the questions raised in favour of the bill by a majority of eleven against four. It settled that du, improvements proposed were of urgent utility; that there was no other way of executing them but by a loan, and that this loan would be best guaranteed by the continuation of the extra tax on drinks up to 1870; and, finally, that the building . proprietors should be exonerated front taxation during 20 years. M. l)ufaure read yesterday his report on the Lyons and Avignon Railway. The committee recommended to treat with the Company Talabot on the terms of the raider des charges drawn up by the Minister of Public Works, with two modifications, which consist in increasing the caution-money to three millions of francs, and executing the works in four years in stead of five and-a-half. Clause 6 was agreed to. Mr. CONOLLY moved the fbllowing thessi:• it And whereas by an act passed in the eleventh and twelfth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled, An act to amend the acts relating to the constabulary force in Ireland, and to amend the provisions for the payment of special constables,' it is among , t other things provided that the total number of officers and men shall net for each county, city, or town, exceed the number specified in the schedule (A) thereto annexed, for each county, city, or town therein I named k and whereas it is expedient to alter mid schedule with reference to the population of such counties, cities, or towns ; be it therefore enacted, that the Lord Lieutenant Or Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland may alter from time to time the number in said schedule specified for each county, city, or town : provided always that such alteration shall not be made more than once in every period of ten years ; and provided also that the number so specified shall • not in any case exceed one to every ( the po pulation as given in the census next preceding such ' alteration." Sir W. SOMERVILLE objected to this clause. Mr. CONOLLY supported it. After a few words from Mr. Scully, Sir 1). Norreys, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr: Ferguson, The clause was withdrawn. If The house resumed, and the bill having passed through committee was reported to the house. CON VICTS. _ . CROWN ESTATE IN ORKNEY. On the motion of Mr. ANDIRSON, returns were ordered relating to the management of this estate. VISITATIONS IN THE DIOCESE OF ST. DAVID'S. Sir B. HALL said that in a former debate he had stated . that there had been a neglect of visitations on the part of the archdeacons of the diocese of St. David's, and that they had been prevented from making those visitations by the bishop. The hon. member for Carmarthen (Mr. Morris) l stated 611 that occasion that the visitations had been made, and that he had seen the advertisements for them in the local papers. He believed that the hon. gentleman had since made inquiry, and found that he was in error. Mr. MORRIS said that he certainly found he was in error in what he had stated. He spoke from recollection, but the adsertisements which he had seen related to visita tions on the part of the chancellor of the bishop. Being a layman, and unconnected with ecclesiastical matters, he hoped the house would perceive that he might have easily fallen into the mistake. (Hear, hear.) I'ATENT LAW AMENDMENT. In answer to Mr. CARCw, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the bill was printed, and he hoped it would come on to morrow evening. EPISCOPAL, AND CAPITULAR ESTATES MA NAGEMENT BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Col. SIIITHORP moved that the bill be postponed till that day three months. Ile was in favour of the principle of the measure, but it was of too important a character to be proceeded with at that late period of the session when grouse shooting and other amusements were at hand. (Laughter.) Sir B. HALL called for some explanation respecting this bill, and thought that the house should have time to con sider the manner in which the interests of lessees were pro- Col. DUNNE moved fur a. copy of the resolutions adopted by a meeting of magi-trates of the county of West meath, forwarded to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on the subject of the remission of sentence of certain convicts under sentence of transportation. Also, copy of a letter from the lord lieutenant of the county of V. estmeath to the Secretary for Ireland ; and further, copies of all letters front the magistrates and others to the Irish government on the same subject.—Agreed to. PUBLIC LIBRARIES, Mr. EWAIIT nominated the following select committee on public libraries, for the purpose of ordering to be printed additional returns respecting foreign public libraries received through the Yoreign-ottiee :—Mr. Ewart, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. George Alexander Hamilton, Lord Sey mour, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Cornmeal' Lewis, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Bunting-, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ores:nail, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Charteris, Mr. Ilcywood, Mr. Mackinnon, and Viscount Melgund.—Agreed to. COUNTY RATES. Mr. FRESIEFIELD moved fur leave to bring in a bill for consolidating and amending the laws ratting to the assessment and collection of county rates.—Agreed to. The bill was brought in and read u first time. The house then adjourned at half-putt twelve o'clock. posed to be dealt with. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said a bill which had been introduced in the other house by Lord Carlisle bad been referred to a select committee of the House of Lords, who had come to the conclusion that it was not desirable to proceed with that bill, and had recom mended this measure, which was permissive only, providing for the possibility of getting rid of the objectionable system of renewals of finable leases subject to the cheek of the Ecclesiastical Estate Commissioners. Mr. AGLIONBY said, assuming the measure to be a fair one for all parties, it should not be pressed with such indecent haste. The lessees should have time to consider bow their interests had been consulted. Mr. SPOONEIt agreed that the rights of lessees ought to be fairly dealt with ; but this was not a compulsory bill ; it was the fist step towards getting rid, with the consent of all parties, of a system of management which gave to neither party the full advantage of his interest in the property. Mr. MULLINGS entirely concurred in the principle of the bill, but not in its details. No notice was taken of what were called dormant rights, but what he called tenant rights, which would be at the mercy of the church com missioners. He recommended the postponement of the bill until next session. Mr. CARDWELL said, if this bill were intended to in crease episcopal or capitular revenues, and tied up the hands of parliament from reforming the management of church property, he could understand the objections offered to it ; but the bill expressly provided that all increase of church property should be carried to the common fund, and be applicable to the benefit of the working clergy. The bill emancipated the parties from the restraints which parlia ment had imposed in former times, and enabled the church to deal with the lessees, and the lessees with the church, if PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. TILE WATER COMMlTTEE.—Yesterday Mr. Simp son, engineer of the Chelsea and Lambeth Waterworks, gave evidence on the case for the COllll/311k3. Sr. PANCRAS PAIIOCIIIAL CONSOLIDATION Bri.c.—The Lords have thrown out this bill, the object of which was to consolidate the nineteen Paving, Lighting, and Cleansing Boards of the parish of St. Pancras into one. Citantsc-cross Burma , : CostrAxv.—Yesterday the committee of the Lords, the Dolce of Grafton in the chair, passed the preamble of this company's bill fur carrying out their financial arrangements. Es [ATE BILLS.—Mr. Bernal's committee has passed the following Estate Bills: Shelley's Estate, Lord llatenian's Estate, l)uke of Bedford's Estate, Barton's Estate, and Brown's Estate, Bills. MORAYSKIUR RAILWAY.—The railway commissioners have just issued a report authorising this company to aban don the inland portion of their line to Itothes and Craigellaelde, and to reduce their capital, the said capital to consist of 29,7001., in 2,970 shares, reduced from 21)1. to 101. each, with power to borrow 9,9001. HOUSE 01? LORI/S.—Town/MAT, JULY 31. Tim Loan Cis/inciteL took his mot at 5 o'clock. PETITIONon S PRESENTED. learaL Minims:ex.—By the Earl of ENNISKILLEN, from severe" laces in Ireland, pa pee spremion . WHAUNCL L., from CRYSTAL I'ALACZ.—By a place not heard, in favour of the retention of the Crystal Palace. ECCLESIASTICAL RESIDENCES (IRELAND) BILL. The report on this hill was brought up and received. LEASEHOLD TENURE OF LAND (IRELAND) I ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the third reading this bill, which, after a short cnvenution, was served toss HERCANTILE MARINE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. MEItCIIAN't SEAMEN'S FUND BILL. On the motion of Earl Gteassit Let, these bills seven* went through committee. STOCK IN TRADE BILL. This bill was, upon the motion of Earl GRANVILLE, NM a third time an , l Rom I, after some observations fence the Sari of Mat. , 41 , 11 1 ILI, ' • • complaining of the parochial Wor then% being by this bill thrown entirely on reel property, and a promise on the pan of Earl Gaze that a measure embracing the whole eubject of parochial suieainent was now ready, and would lie brought forward at the earliest opportunity.CHAßlTAßLE TRUSTS BILL. On the motion of the Loan CHANCELLOIM, this bill was read a third time and wooed, after some complaints from the Earl of MALICE:aiI:KT as to the late period of the section at which the measure had been introduced. COIJIIT OF CHANCEItY AND JUDICIAL COM MMIEE BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the second reading of thes bill, said that it had been rendered neces sary, partly in emeequenes of the increased business in the Court of Chancery, by reason of certain act, of parliament which hail recently provided remedies in that court with reference to a vast number of kinds of property, and also owing to the illness of some of the judges of that court last year, which had OCCasionell la considerable arrear in the ap peal business of that court. The bill provided for the dis posal of the appeal hithinco, either with or without the I athistence of the Chancellor, and it especially made ar rangements' fur the appeal Moiness of that house, en that it should receive more attentem from the person holding the great soul. Having stated the provisions of the bill, the noble en d l earne d l en t ..rd that a c o mmission was now sitting, who were engaged iii the examination of the whole subject of thane, ry refierm ; but it was necessary that an curly remedy should be provided Me diminishing the appeals, and this bill was confined almost entirely to that object. Two noble lords not now pneent (Lord Brougham and Lord Lynd hurst), perfectly upprnved of this bill ; and the whole of the legal prole-dine whew opinions had been leaked, had concerted in tkineitee that there was no reason to object to it. From some 'mice:bee which hail recently been made, it might be supposed that no attempt hail ever been made to improve the admiuistretion of justice in the Court of Chan cery. To show that this had not been over-Inked by the judges of that court, the noble and learned lord cited at some length the various orders which Lorde Eldon, Lynd. hunt, 'though:tin, analCuttenheru had In:Oh:nit° the practice of the court. When lie (the Lord Chancellor) came into office last year, eel UM matters iemaineel to be carried into effect tin lee the former acts, and he immediately determined that the administration of justice in. hi. court and the other courts of equity should be improved to the utmost possible extent. Ile hail cinoultiel with several of the judges, of wheaeknow ledge and abilities he hail the highest opinion. A commis sion hail been farmed; they had been employed in their inquiries during the kW pear ; end recently, on the emote nienelatien of the 'loud of Commune, two lay mem bers (Sir Jain,. Graham and Mr. Henley) had been added to that mutate...ion. The cuitemieeiunere hail been diligently occopia d, and had accomplished much, though much remained to be done ; but the com plaints of much inquiry and of nothing being done were utterly unfounded. On the hand, for the last 20 rare, the atheithien of every judge had been most dili gently apple d to the improvement of the mlininistretion of juetitis in the ('nacre of Chance re. 'else inquiries of the for mer eomi ni.dese were dinette' to, the practice of the court; thew of the preset es • 'on were directed also to it. jurisdiction, to tic how it could practically be altered and improvell. 'fbe present hill would he productive of consi derable ailsinategi , as applying to taunts which required lapin diate moved that the bill be read a second time. The Earl of A lIIIRDEEN said the extent of Lord Lynd burst's approbation was, that it w.o • *try small deli in the right dine . Ile took that opportunity of calling atten tion to this unedistectery state of the arrangements respect ing the hearing of Scotch appeals, which presented the SAO fatly of the principles of the Scottish law being adminis ter...l by judge who had not made that e)atem of jurisdic tion their erly diely. Lord C RAN WORTH and the Lord CHANCELLOR, having both admitted the theoretical anomaly, but con tended that the practice worked well, The bill was reol a second time, and ordered to be come MEDICAL CHARITIES (IItELAND) BILL. The 'Marlon. of letel 'LICARI*: in moving the second reading of the. hill, dedribed its principal objects to be the institution of a ventral board, and the ilivisiun of the coun try into hospital district. - by which he anticipated a great diminution of expense, and at the same time a correspond ing increase in the efficieney of the medical charities. 'the bill was read a serene" time without THE METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS ACT. lend MONTEAG LE having put a question to his noble friend (the Earl of Shatle.bury) reepecting the delays who la had oreurred in 'butting this act iutu operetion. The Earl of slIAlelliellt• ICY said that no one could feel snore drip Crane at thus delay which had taken place, or was more sense &to the es its which called for remedy. lloargl of health had been deeply ce mewed in emit. r 'ewe. awl therefore he thought it his duty. as it was unalouliteally his right, to state the stein which they bed taken. On the very day on which the ineweire hail remised the royal asatut, a meeting of the boanl was held to adopt preccedings under the ace. The Act provided that beton• they could enter into any arrangement with an existing cemetery company, or commence any siegotietione fur the purchase of land, notice must be given by advertisements audited in the public journals six weeks pre vioue, at the least. The bean' drew up the metier awl gave orders for its insertion, hut in order to avoid any charge 44f undue precipitation, they extended the time to two month.. Certein members of the board thee went over to Perth, in order that they might see the working of the whole system ; and, immediately on their return, they rimaiunicateil with the various companies, the renieteriee of which it had been determined that they should purchase and use, until they could obtain properness for new ones. The conneanies however, declined to furnish the bowel with valuations, an d they were obliged to make me of their own raluetione, whereby much time was lose, In the meantime they pruceeeled to divide and suledivide the town into dietricts, soil to make all the necessary ar raugeturnts fur carrying the act into operation. 11 y the 23rdid' November the board had fully prepared a scheme to he submitted to the treeeury, and they proceeded to in stitute inquire.. auto the daunts of the various companies, parishes. churchwardens, and Where, to whom the right of compensation was due. Every day's reflection of the plan submitted to this government had convinced him not only of its neCeasity hut of it. practicability. In that plan the beard demandael pertnimion to 'purchase the whole of the cemeteries ; and they did nut receive a reply until the 22nd of January. Upon that • correepundenee arose, and on the 20th of March they received permission to proceed immediately with their proposition, coupled with • TOCOlTlniellolatiOn that although they hail power to purchase the whole of the companies, they should sepa rate them. I•eun ties notice was instantly given to the companies; but they elem• to adopt the longer process of arbitration, which agein had led to great loos of time. In fart, after three months' lapse, the meanie had not yet been given. 'The board heal also proceeded to make surveys and valuations for the ground fur a new cemetery near Isling ton. On the eeth of April they requested leave to make that purchase. and they obtained it on the :Nth of May. On ffic of May they applied to the Treasury for leave to contrect a loan from the 6 uerdien Insurance Office, but they del not obtain permission till the 18th of June; and then they receivi al a final answer from the Guardian (Mice, stating that they declined to lend money to • body whose existence was limited to five yearn. The board communketed that reply to the Treasury imme diately, and they necked an seknowledgmeut of it on the 24th of June. On the 9th of that nionth they had de manded permission to negotiate a loan with the Royal Exchange, and they had received no answer till the 224th. On the end of July, finding that it was necessary that they should have Money, th 4 y wrote to the Treasury, urging en them the expealieney of affording the board some assistance. To that application they received• decided refusal. Om the 3rd of July they sent the. Treasury the copy of the letter in which the Hoye! Exchange doubted the goodness of the security. and an the 10th of July they received from that society its boil answer, which they likewise instantly com municate to the Treasury. These delays. then, were not theirs (the Board of Health's). Not a moment. he would undertake to say, had been wasted by them. The value and practicability of their scheme had not been tested, Ma ple became they had beet, stopped by the preliminary difficulties of raising the money. Nor had these difficulties been unforeseen by the board for iu the report which I they made when they propounded their plan to the govern ment and the country they stated that they must have • commission or a body with a permanent existence—(hear, bear)—and that they musthave the complete control. That plan had been altered by the government; and it was on those alterations that the insurance companies had founded their objection to granting them a loan. Yet now they were told that it was to their mismanagement. their negleet, and the crudeness of their schemes, that the failure was owing. Ile never was inure astonished in his life than to have heard it stated in another place that the scheme was • bad sue. He would simply declare that at no one time since he first took • part in the conduct of this matter had he heard either directly or indirectly, in public or in mnthe, in writing or by word of mouth, from the govern meat, that the scheme was • bad one. If it wow, why bad it been mentioned in such terms in her Majesty's speech He did not core in the least what was said of himself, but when he found his colleagues, Mr. Chadwick and Dr. Southwood Smith, than whom he had never known more zealous oe more in telligent gentlemen. treated in the way they had been by those who ought to have defended them, he felt called upon to make this statement. Their lordships ought to have the whole proceedings placed before teem, and when he had laid them upon the table they would see whether the Board Of Health ought to be thus reviled. (Cheers.) The Earl of CARLISLE thought there must be some misapprehension, for he could with truth mute the noble HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TtieitSDAT, JULY 31. The Srhanna took the chair at 12 o'clock. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. METROrOLITAN WATltit 111L1..—The Sheriffs of the City of London appeared at the bar, and presented a peti tion from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Coun cil of the City of London, against the Metropolitan Water Bill passing into law. COAL DUTIES (LONDON AND WESTMINSTER, &c.) BILL. On the motion that thisbill be read a third time, Sir B. HALL expreased a hope that her Majesty's government would bring in a bill early in the next W1E4014 to reform the corporation of the City of London. At presto; they levied an annual tax of 1'25,0001., on coats im into London. They were a most irresponsible go an,4l,,,,,thi ni er,t :n fo r e a l gh „h u o x i i i ; cd . ,t n he b i :r ob f l o e, c i ty at th o si f head of the govm'rnment—ahthm'ugh member for the C i ty of lon- Lon don—would bring ill a bill early next session to reform that body. (Hear, hcar.) The bill was then read a third time and passed. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Mr. B. OSBORNE wished to put a question to the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ile understood the right hon. gentleman to state the other evening that, in the event of the house coming to the deter mination to maintain the Crystal Palace, it should be pre pared to vote money from the public purse. Some misap prehension existed out of doors on the subject, and there fore he wished to have some explanation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would repeat what he conceived to be the state of the case. By an engagement between the commissioners and con tractors it was understood that, in the event of the coiumit. Moneys not giving the contractors notice before the Ist of December to take clown the building, they were bound to porehme it fur 70,0001. Whether the commissioners were at liberty, under the terms of the memorandum read the other evening, to apply any portion of their surplus to any such purpose as providing a winter garden for the people of the metropolis he conceived to he doubtful. The first question was whether or not they hail the power; and next, whether they had the inclination to make a pre sent to tke public of the Crystal Palace ; and, if not, the public could only heroine possessors of the building on the payment of a sum of money, which might he some 70,000/. la order to put the building in a condition to endure, a con siderable outlay wont,' be required ; and an annual outlay would also be necessary to keep it in repair. (Hear, hear.) Then there would be an outlay for the construction of a winter garden, together with the cost of maintaining it ; and all these items would fall on the public. (Hear.) Mr. W AKLEY observed that it had been stated the other night that no application whatever would be made to the consolidated fund for a shilling. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER remarked that what was said was that the contractors were willing to extend the term, before which notice might be given from the lot of December to the Ist of May ; hut no proposal had been mode in reference to maintaining the building. ........ inTri - CiPOLITAiI SEWERS'BiLL. This. bill Wall read a third time and passed, after a protest from Sir B. HALL and Mr. WA LET. METROPOLITAN INTERMENT BILL. The house having gone into committee on this bill, on Clause 1, Mr. B. OSBORNE wished to know from the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guarantee he had that the Board of Health would not seek more money next year? He thought thy were paying entirely at too dear a rate for health. In his opinion, the Board of Health should be abolished altogether. He had no doubt that, in the next year, they would apply for half a million of money. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEIt said the question was net what the hoard might apply for, but what they would get. (Laughter.) lie admitted the present system was imperfect and objectionable; but for the pre sent, in the absence of a better system, it should not be dis pensed with. Clauses I, 2, and 3 having, after a brief discussion, been agree I to, On the question that the bill be reported, Sir D. HALL protested against the measure, and said he would take a division on that stage of the bill. The committee then divided : )'ur reporting the bill Against majority . for the rep 01 1.... —3d ASSIONB'(IRELAND) BILL. The home having gone into committee on this bill, Mr. SCULLY objected to the bill being further pro ceeded with, as it contained provisions to which the majority of the Irish members were apposed, one of which was the power given to a single justice to commit for twelve months. Ile begged to move that the chairman do lesvc the chair. Sir It. FERGUSON also hoped that the bill would not he proceeded with, as, if fully discussed, it could not be passed in the present session. Mr. M'CULLAOII was moat decidedly opposed to the 11th and 10th clauses of the bill. Ile appealed to any hon. gentleman if he would submit to have his liberty interfered with fur twelve months, or a heavy fine inflicted upon him, by the decision of a single magistrate. Such a course would not be submitted to in England ; then why seek to enact such a measure for the people of Ireland ? Sir W. SOM EItVILLE said there was a right of appeal in all such cases. After some discussion, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the question was whether they should prxesd with the bill or not. By deciding that question much time would be saved for other business. (Hear, hear.) After a conversation, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be would agree to leave out Section 2 of Clause 10, which con ferred a power on a single magistrate to commit for twelve months, and leaving the law to that respect as it stood at present. Mr. SCULLY then withdrew his motion. Clause 10 was then agreed to, and The CHAIRMAN reported progress. ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS' REGULATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. LAW OF EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time, and passed. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. The TE:7;;;Kl;l4;;;;liTtocoinniiii;;;;thi; Sir C. BURRELL opposed the introduction of the town of Worthing. Mr. BASS thought the town of Worthing should be in cluded, as if not the place would become deserted. Lord M. HILL said that though in the habit of repairing there yearly with his family, he was obliged to leave the town ft,A year in consequence of its insalubnty owing to the absence of sanitary regulations. After a conversation the several clauses were agreed to. CROWN ESTATE PAVING BILL. _ . This bill passed through committee. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH (No. 4) BILL. This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted to-morrow (this day) at 12 o'clock. The sitting of the house was then, at a quarter after 3, suspended to a quarter after 5 o'clock. The SrsActa resumed the chair at a quarter•past 5. PETITIONS PRESENTED. Cal:101 lit 11118013; 167eiii.DWELL, from ! Liverpool, in favour of the Church Buildings Act Amend meet Bill. CRYSTAL PAL CE.—By Sir B. HALL, from 15,000 in habitants of Mareebone ; Mr. G. F. YOUNG, from Sear borough ; Mr. GitENIELL, from Preston ; Mr. LANG ' STON, from Oxford ; Mr. AGLIONBY, from Cocker nunith ; Sir WILLIAM GIBSON CRAIG, from Swansea; is favour of the preservation of the Crystal Palace. Now HOUSE Itf. Commoss.—By Mr. GREENE, from Dr. Reid, complaining that his professional character was affected by what hod taken place in the new House of COMMOOP. and setting forth that his apparatus was not cora- OOP, awl that in the present unfinished state of th e h ouse be was not to be blamed for the draughts which were felt. they pleased. Mr. ANSTEY opposed the bill, which, under certain circumstances, he contended, would be compulsory. Mr. NEWDEGATE and Mr. FItEWES; urged the pospone ment of the bill. Mr. CARTER suggested eases in which the enactments of the bill might work unfairly, to the benefit of ecclesiasti cal corporations and to the prejudice of lessees. Sir T. E. COLEBROOKE objected that the bill did not define the principle of commutation. Tho SOLICITOR-GENERAL observed that the objee tions went to the clauses of the bill, not to its principle which was this—the lessees had now no power of enfran chisement from any body except the ecclesiastical commis sinners in respect to property vested in them. By this bill they might be enfranchised; but there was nothing in it to prevent the renewal of leases, if this were desired ; all the bill did was to enable the parties, lesser and lessees, if they saw fit, to put the management of the property upon a new footing. Mr. HENLEY and Mr. BARROW wished the bill tolo postponed until next session, to afford time for considering its provisions. Lord PALMERSTON suggested that those who ob jected to the details of the bill should allow it to be read a second time, in order that it might be committed, and go to the euuntry with any amendments adopted in the committee. After a few words from Mr. 11. Denison, Mr. Forster, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Agliouby, and Lord Palmerston, The house divided — Fur the second reading Against it Sir B. HALL complained that hills affecting the tempo ralities of the church were generally, as in the present ease, introduced at nn advanced period of the session. In a former session bills of this description were brought in in July and August. The report of the commissioners recommended that the office of a dean should be abolished when it was held by a bishop, but the bishop who held the office of a dean was installed in the latter office in the month of August, a day or twe before the bill affecting hint passed, ir. order to act aside the legislation of parliament. Time ought, therefore, to be afforded to consider such measures. He hoped the house woulo carefully consider the hill, upon the distinct under standing that it should not be read a third time until next session. 7Col. SIIITIIORP characterised the present as a most un justifiable attempt on the part of the government to force on a measure of great importance without evidence. Mr. AGLIONBY said the question now before the house was, whether the hill should be committed to-morrow.' He would endeavour so to improve the clauses as to render them satisfactory to the lessees, and, if he failed in that matter, then he would call upon the government to with draw the bill for the present session. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was willing to make improvements in the measure, but observed that its principle would give greater compensation to the lessees than they had ever yet received. Mr. J. A. SMITH approved of its principle, but took exception to some of its details. Mr. SPOONER also approved of its principle, but ob jected to the details. It was then agreed that the bill should be committed to morrow. NEW ZEALAND SETTLEMENTS BILL. This bill, as amended, was considered and agreed to. LUNATICS (INDIA) BILL. This bill, as amended, was also considered and agreed to. CANADA AND NSW BRUNSWICK BOUNDARY BILL. This bill was read a third time. CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION BILL. This bill was read a second tiros. NUISANCES REMOVAL AND DISEASES PRE VENTION BILL. This bill was read a second time. PETTY SESSIONS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill haying passed through committee and several amendments agreed to, the house resumed, and afterwards resolved itself into committee on THE SUMMARY JURISDICTION (IRELAND) BILL. The various clauses of the bill, after having been slightly amended, were agreed to. The house resumed. COLLECTION OF FINES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill as amended was considered, and ordered to be read a third time on the following (this) day. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day for going into committee on this bill, Mr. CONOLLY presented a petiticn from the grand jury of Donegal, in favour of the bill. The house then went into committee on the bill. Mr. F. FRENCH said a more unjust measure than this was never proposed. The object was to abolish the office of paymaster of the constabulary in Ireland. So long as the ' salary was paid by Ireland there was no thought of aboli tion, but when the expense was thrown on the consolidated fund the government contemplated reduction. There were persons in Ireland wbo held the office of paymaster of the police force, all of whom had broken up their establishments to accept it. Ile wished to see the bill fall to the ground, and trusted that in the next session justice would be done to the gentlemen who were to be dismissed. A great many cases of individul hardship might, in the mean time, be brought before the Treasury. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the officers in question were, in fact, never paid by the Irish counties, but always paid out of the consolidated fund, therefore, the observation of his hon. friend on that subject was without foundation. (Hear, hear.) The government ; had dealt with these officers as they dealt with public offi cers in England and Scotland ; when they found that they could get their duties performed at a cheaper rate thee felt themselves at liberty to discontinue their services. Ire agreed that there ought to be some consideration for offi cers when they were dismissed, but that had been done in the present case which was done in all similar cases. Two or three years ago he offered to put these officers on the superannuation fund. They were unwilling to s u b m it to the reduction—(hear, hear)--declined to be put on the superannuation fund, and, but for a clause in the bill, they would have no compensation at all. He did not know the particular cases, but the same principle would be applied to these officers as to others whose offices were abolished. Zhe erpreoo. TO CORRESPONDENTS. t Second Edition " The Espreve," containing the lame eeenleg'e " Gazette," to piablhitted every Tueeniy mai Friday night, m time foe poet. Vier neemente Intended for "The Expense," London Evening paper, maid he at the lace, It), Bouverie-stract, by Two o'clock un the day of publication. 111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE Twte DAT—Morning, Th. Vor. Afterhon, Th. SArn. SamoraoTr—hlollllo2. Sh. 21n. Aftcrsoon, Sh. ISt& LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. TUE first requisite to the cure of an evil is to un derstand it. This is especially the ease in the mat ter of chancery reform, about which so many people talk with singularly little knowledge. It was, there fore, with great satisfaction we saw Lord JOHN Hrs. sELL's concession to the motion made by Mr. STUART that two wm-!egal members should be added to the commission now sitting to consider the practice and procedure of the Court of Chancery. It is by no means unlikely that the two clearheaded and un prejudiced laymen appointed may make sug gestions, without reference to the means of carrying them out, which may usefully stimulate the inventive faculties of the legal members. At all events they will themselves get some insight into the complex causes which often render proceedings in Chancery difficult, complicated, and tedious. . . . That the proceedings in the Masters' offices are those which most require amendment seems to be admitted on all hands, and we anticipate that consi derable improvement, if nut a sufficient remedy, will result from measures to be founded upon the investi gations of the commission as now constituted. It is also certain that more effectual means of taking ac counts than those at present in use iu the Masters' offices may be adopted; and this latter point has been much insisted upon by Mr. Etticr.. That right hon. gentleman appeared to be particularly sore on the subject, and we think we have a recollection of some complicated mercantile accounts, in which he was interested, forming the subject of litigation in Chancery, sufficient to account for his feeling on the subject. But persons who have not had any practical experience of long-standing and disputed accounts, whether resulting in litigation or not, probably do not form any adequate conception of 1 the difficulties involved in their investigation. It is all very well to seek the aid of accountants to arrange accounts which have been badly kept, and to educe something like orderout of a mnssof confusion; butsuch are by no means the main difficulties of the accounts which most frequently come under the cognisance of the Court of Chancery. There we often find not merely confusion, but questions of fraud, imdue pressure, and items or allowances improper in point of law or conscience, forming important ingredients in the ac counts to be taken between the parties. Take, for instance, questions between the owners of West India estates and their agents and con signees in this country, which have formed the objects of so many and such tedious Chancery suits. Some few years ago certain persons interested in West Indian property instituted proceedings against the consignees, who as usual were ''also mortgagees of the estate, to have their accounts investigated, and it appeared that an original advance of five thousand pounds having been made upon security of the property, which was of great extent and originally very p;oductive, and all its produce having come into the hands of the lenders as consignees, the debt, in the lapse of about ten or twelve years, became swollen without any further loan, merely by commissions, agency charges, and the like, to upwards of twenty-five thousand pounds. What became of that particular case we do not know • but it is quite obvious that the persons in terested in cutting down such monstrous claims would question and contest an immense number of the items of which it consisted; and that the persons who had made the charges would defend those items to the last extremity. Charges of fraud and over reaching made by the complainant would arise and be rebutted on an infinite number of items, each to be made the subject of proof and disproof, and thus each item would form a distinct issue to be contested in the Master's office. Again, an executor's account was disputed by a near relative who had for some years lived with the executor, shared a joint establishment, and re ceived from time to time considerable sums of money in that frank, and perhaps unguarded way, in which money payments are often made between members of a fainEy resident in the same house. Afterwards, the executor being called upon by the same relative for a strict and hostile account of his executorship, every item of expenditure in respect of the joint establishment, and each payment made in the confidence of family life were ig nored, and the executor was required and i e T t u l i F i t a m n w . d a a s i Y : o l a h n d l e ) e c° th ll ; pdayt accomplishede t n h t i e Master's office. And hundreds of analogous cases ah b or d h a is i n nl r c i t e l ued l l t r a e n t nn t i do v eitiOhamacabvcelecoex in the contesting of item by item in the might be mentioned. What could accountants do in ' such cases, where there are no admitted data on which they arc to proceed? It may be said that niort rigors and consignors who have for years submitted to be pillaged by correspondents into whose power they have delivered themselves, or executors who in the confidence of private life have incurred expenses or made payments without written agroF picots or receipts should lose their property for their folly, but that is not the law of this country, nor would the people of this nation consent to the esta blishment of any such principle as law. When men, therefore, conic to unravel and investigate in a court of justice, a tangled series of transactions which have gone on for years, does any sane person suppose that such a suit can be decided in the same way as one 'in which the question simply is whether A has got possession of B's close of land, or C has broken iris promise to marry D ? Again there is another class of suits in Chancery, involving the ascertainment of the rights or protec tion of the interests of numerous persons and classes of persons whose rights and interests arc rever sionary or contingent ; or who, perhaps, are not themselves as vet in existence. And this arises from the desire, the morbid desire as we think, of so many of the owners of property to limit and re strict atter their own death its enjoyment and devo lution to the utmost extent the law permits. We have often pointed out the numerous evils arising from the power the law gives to limit property to unborn children, yet it is this power and its constant exercise by the owners of every species of property which give rise to many of the long and complicated Chancery suits we frequently hear of. Yet, except in the case of entails of laud, where the economical evils of the system are so palpable, we much doubt whether the public mind is at all prepared I to alter the law by restricting the power of limiting property within more reasonable bounds. Nothing is more common than for testators to give money or other personal estate to trustees, to apply the income to their children for life, and after their own children's decease to their children—who are probably infants —for their lives, and afterwards to their children ; and very frequently they point out the way in which the property is to be disposed of in the event of their infant grand-children dying without issue. Here the cvcnts.on which the ultimate destination of the property is to be decided cannot be known for years, and no final disposal of the property can be made until the infant grand-child, made tenant for life, shall have a child of the age of twenty—a period extending on an average to forty-five or fifty years. This sort of case was refereed to in the recent debate by the MASTER of the ROLLS, when he said : Comment had been made upon a bill which was filed in 1815—the motion to pay money into court not 'sting made until 1851. This was easily explained ; the Court of Chan cery acted as trustee. In the case in question the sum of 80,0001. was left to a lady fur her life, to be divided at her death among some children. She lived until 1849; and on her death questions arose which had never arisen before; and thereupon there was a speedy application to the court, and a speedy decision. The bill was certainly filed in 1815; but all this time the court had been acting undisturbed as a trustee. The nature of the trusteeship was this, that from a devolution of interest, new questions were constantly being raised; and when the Court of Chancery was acting as a trustee, the public imagined that it was tngagcd over an enormous interval of time only upon one single case. Now, in such a ease as that, supposing the gift to have been to the lady for her life with remainder to her children, and it she had nt children then to other persons ; now during her life it could not be certainly known that she would have no children. and the interests of the persons in remainder might be very different during her life, and after her death without issue. It is thus the complexity of the interests in property which create much of the complication of suits in chancery, and while determined to do all we can to aid the enforcement of thorough and practicable amend ments of the procedure in the Court of Chan cery, we accede to Mr. IlErnett's caution not to be "led away by extravagant clamour or untounded complaints?' So the enormous amount of property administered by the five equity judges may be contrasted with the duties by the fifteen judges of the common law courts, certainly, with out any disadvantage to the courts of equity. But while we shall endeavour to avoid the extra vagant exoneration which has characterised so much that has been written and said about the Court of Chancery, and which, in fact, obstructs its eine tive amendment, we shall to the utmost aid the efforts of those who desire to adapt its machinery to the exigencies of mankind and the spirit of modern times. This will be best done by getting rid of all causes of delay not dependent on the circumstances of the matter in contest, but without limiting the various steps in proceedings to periods so short as to prevent either ]arty from presenting his ease in a complete form for the decision of the court. Experience, however, lends us to the belief that the time now given for some of the proceedings in a cause may be usefully abridged, and this with the increased judicial power the court is about to receive, by the institution of a court of appeal, will do much to expedite the termination by final decision of suits in chancery. There will yet remain three most important points on which amendment is required ; namely, first to diminish the number of references to the master, by making . it imperative upon the court to act at once on its own view of a matter wherever it can do so without risk of injustice; secondly, to simplify and expedite proceedings in the masters' offices; and, thirdly, to investigate, and if necessary remodel the whole method of taking evidence in Chancery suits. On all and each of these topics we shall be prepared to show that great ameliorations can be made, though no one is free from questions of some dif ficulty. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING, The club of the Rue des l'yramidcs and the Rue de Itivoli, have fixed on the following list fur the commission of permanence :—MM. de Bar, Barthe lemy, Sauvaire-Barthelemy, Berryer, Ilochcr, villiers, Changarnier, Didier, Druet-DCavaux, Dufougcraise Gouin, Grouchy, Hubert De Lisle, Qermertc, La Tourette, Montebello, Mont igny, Morte mart, Mouchy, l'oujoulat, D'Olivier, Pussy, Rut hieres, Vitet. The present Board of the Assembly is maintained. You will observe from this list of candidates that the opposition against the l'ismident's go vernment is at the present moment greatly abated. Last year only one name could be cited which had the least colour of friendliness to Louis Napoleon, that of Leon Faucher. Among the 2.5 at present put forward, there are eight who voted in favour of the government against the motion of censure which dissolved the cabinet of M. tlaroehe, and three who were neutral on that occasion. True it is that the remaining fourteen gave their adherence I to the vote of censure, but none of them are distin guished by any strong animosity against the Elysee, with the exception of Gen. Changurmer, whose ap pointment seems to have been considered as enough to give the stamp of opposition, without adding any more active adversaries of the President. The ab sence of Lamoriciere is remarkable, and must be con sidered as a mark of disapprobation of the virulent personality which has characterised the attitude of hostility still maintained by that African general against Louis Napoleon. Fur the rest, the candi- I dates selected are remarkable for their gravity, mo deration, and respectability. Ten of them are legi- I timists, and only one name, that of Henri I)idier, belongs to the decided Left. The Ordrc publishes another list, differing some what from that approved by the two clubs, but which is also supported by a great number of votes. In this fresh group appear the names of Beugnot, Bixio, de Broglie, Cavaignae, Changarnier, Charras, Cro ton, Delessert, Dufaure, de Flavigny, Grevy, Jules de Lasteyrie, Labrousse, Mole, de Montigny, do Mornay, Poujoulat, de ltemusat, Sauvaire-Barthe lemy, St. Priest, Vesin, and Yitet. The latter list, you will observe, is far less favourable than that of '1 the clubs to the Elysee. In the Assembly s sitting to-day M. Lupin was re elected president by 342 votes against l 6 given in ,1 favour of M. Michel do Rourges, and 33 lost votes. The principal subject of yesterday's debate was ; the bill for prolonging till the 31st of December, The last state of the poll in the elections of the Nord is greatly in favour of M. Waisse. whose election 1.4 certain. Ile has obtained 35,000 votes, while his antagonist, M. Delurovere, has hardly polled 10,0(N). The ballots of shout Its' sections have still to be examined. but their result will not change the fortune of the day. M. Croton has presented a report in favour of the credit of 030,000 fr. opened to the Minister of Com merce for the expenses connected with the London Exhibition. The report of M. Denjov on the supply of a million of francs demanded for diocesan edifices, recommended the adoption of the bill, which was unanimously voted by the committee. M. Cirardin, in answer to the published statement concerning an interview between himself and Ledru Rollin, admits that an interview of five hours took place between them on the 2lth inst.; and expresses his surprise that a circumstance so conformable to his previous political relations with the exiled agita tor should be announced as a startling fact. The Court of Assizes of Doutty has sentenced the t plrend of the Ibis do Primerit to three months im prisonment and 500 fr. fine for a seditious article on the right of meeting in assembly. M. Cremieux defended the prosecuted editor. M. Charles Ilugo, editor of the P:rr, u was yesterday evening lodged in the Omeiergcrie to undergo the imprisonment to which he had been sentenced for an article against the punishment of death, which was construed to be an attack on tho respect due to the law. In the course of a long personal article against IC Thiers, Dr. VCron alludes thus to the design of bringing forward the Prince do Joinville a, a candi date for the presidency : The African generals and M. Thiers do not yet dream of a ilictatordiip, but the follow hig in the plan of campaign concerted amongs them. Their re win for voting, without explanations, against the re-eligibility of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is, that they have a new candidate for the presi dency of the republic. This candidate is the Prince de Joinville. If our information be correct, votes are recruited for the prince even at Claremont. It is well known that this new candidate would not obtain a decidve majority, hot he would diminish the numlier of votes which M. LOUiR Napoleon ilonnparte might obtain. They imagine that if they (WI be fortunate enough to divide the moderate party in the election of the President of the Republic, the present National Assembly., when called on to decide on the votes more or less unconstitutional, might proclaim the Prince de Joinville President of the Republic. If all these plans cannot be accomplidual, they will at least have weakened the re-elected President of the Republic; and they would hope thus to restrain the devotedness of certain parties and shackle the government of the republic. The funds recovered somewhat at the close from the depression of yesterday. The Fives closed at 95.55, with a rise of 25c. The Threes ruse lac. and closed at 57.20. have just heard that the list of the clubs for the Committee of Permanence has passed entirely without exception. ITALY. ROMAN STATES. The Giwlittle di Bonus, of the 2:Srd, contains tho following edict of Cardinal Antonelli, dated the 21st : From the budget of the year 111.51, and the report of the Pro-Minister of Finance, which has now been discussed, the lloliness of our Lord has learnt that there is a large deficit in the receipts of this year compared with the ex penses. While his holiuess is confident that circumstances will be favourable to the state, and enable it to balance the expenditure with the receipts; and while at the same time the holy father has directed that the present system et public administration shall be of cnciously reformed with the aid of the consult.. of the state for the financial depart ment, it has nevertheless been considered advisable to pro vide for urgency of the present year, However, rather than alter the present system of taxation while such reforms arc contemplated, it has been judged expedient to have recourse fur this time to an extraordinary tax on the dollies reale (duty to the crown), and to a proportionate tax on the commune , . Hence, having taken the opinion of the council of state, the holiness of our Lord has published the following in his sovereign name: Art. 1. the (lairs rests is increased by a two-monthly quota for the present year 18.51 ; and the said increase, is to he divided into tour equal instalments, corresponding with the two-monthly pay ments still to be effected iu the course of the present year, including that of the 30th of June last. Art. 2. But as the third and last portion of datira, which was paid beforehand by tax-payers in 1848, would have to be returned this year, it has been decided that the said amount shall be with- I held, but shall be compensated by a proportionate dimi nution in the amount of the first and last instalment; mentioned in the preceding paragraph. Art. 3. One mil lion of seudi (6,000,000 fr.) is laid upon the con.munm cf the I state. This sum shall be paid by them according to the Icompound ratio of their population and taxation in three instalments during the present year. Art. 4. The com munes are authorised to raise their quotas, ei:her from the sums at their disposal according to their budget, or by in creasing the present contributions, or else by I,vying new taxes according to the existing laws. Art. .1. The Pro-Mi nister of Finance is entrusted with the execution of these articles, the distribution of the taxes, and the publication of the regulations on the subject. NAPLES, JULY 24. The material for the trials of the accused of May 15 is now complete, and has been officially published 't he pamphlet opens with praises of the King, and the terrible extremities to which his Majesty was pushed by the factious opposition of a few; in fact, the disasters of May 13, 184$, are narrated without the cause, nor is the royal pardon mentioned which followed. I will supply this important omission of the government narrative from a work published at Turin, by M. Massari, ex-deputy of the Neapolitan parliament. That gentleman observes: " The mi- I matey offered the programme for the solemn ecre mony. In one of the articles it was said, the depu ties would take an oath to the King and the statists, and nothing more,—without, in fact, mentioning the , manifesto of April 3, which conferred on the elec tive !assembly the right to srolycre, or modify the consti