The Express. — London, England, 1853-08-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1853. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—iIICRBDAY, AUGTST 4. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal anent .0 given by commission to upwards of 10) bill., including the Sian don Duty Bill ; the COnigeOn Lndging Reines Bill; Convicted Prisonen Removal and Conanewient Bill ; Savings Binh' Annuities Bill; Coinage Offences (Colonies) Bill; Colonial Bishops Ain Estension Patronage Eschange Bill; "'acing Officers Bill; Common Law Business (Ireland) Bill; Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill; Copylsold BM; Customs Decks Bill; Stamp Duties Bill; Stamp Duties (No. 2) Bill; and a large number of railway bills. _ _ chequer, to that effect, which, after a short coneemation, was agr eed to. Some verbal amendments WIN is ndy:eel in other clauses. Lord J. RUSSELL then "weed to add the pedeiso of which he bad given notice ea Tanday, to exclude Roman catholic charities from the operation of the bill. Sir F. TIMMER looked: with considerable alarm on this amendment, and considered the introduction of the words proposed into this bill pregnant with mighty copse- quences. The noble lord bad Yid similar aneeptione ' had been introduced from time to time into similar bills,' as for instance the bill for establishing the Charities Com mission, and that such an exception was in the bill of 183.5. In that the noble lord was no doubt correct, but he had far understated his own argument, for in every bill having reference to the commission of inquiry into charities there was this and other exemptions also. The 6 and 6of William IV., C' passed in the year 1833, exempted the Uni versities sad Collage. of Oxford and Cambridge, the public schools of Westminster and Eton, the cathedral churches, and any charitable fends belonging to Jews, Quakers, or Roman catholic', and in the bands exclusively of persons belonging to those penunions. The noble lord is reading this list of exceptions mid, he did not know that any claim for exemption bad been set up by the Jews or by the Quakers. Bat what did the noble lord mous by the ob serrations ? Was it that the Quaker and Jew had the 1 same right to the exemption, as the Roman catholic? if that was the noble lord's meaning, did he mean it to be inferred thatjustiee was only to be conceded to those who demanded ? This bill did not in any way change the law, but merely provided for the better adminis tration of existing trusts. As the law stood any one, or the Attorney-Dental es officio, might file an Information and impeach a Roman catholic trust, and if it was found to come within the law against superstitious uses, the Lord Chancellor would declare that trust void. But ne such proceedings had ever taken place; therefore the house would understand that there was not the slightest alteration proposed in the law which would in the least degree affect Roman catholic trusts. This bill was introuduced into the House of Lords under the sanction of the government, and it was suggested there that any sucu exception was necessary, and it came down to this house substantially as it was framed by the House of Lord., and he would ask it it was fair that in such a measure, at this period of the seances, and in the present state of the house there should be introduced such an important and formidable alteration, and whether the proper wens would not be to leave the bill as it was—be iOving as he did that it would not be injurious to the Ro man catholic' ; let them remain as was originally intended, included under its operation ; then if it was found that any real grievances or danger to their trusts let the noble lord come forward with a healing measure, and he (Sir F. Thesiger) would give it his cordial assist ance, and he believed that the g 1 feeling of the house would be in favour of preserving !Leman catholic trusts. Under these circumstances he should feel it his duty to resist the addition of the words proposed by the noble lord. (" Hear, hear, " and cheers.) Lord J. RUSSEL L admitted that in many reepects this was a question of confidenee on the one side and a question of suspicion on the other. But he would show that that suspicion on the put of the Roman catholic. was justifiabt., and ens which ought to be listened to by the house. The question was as it bad been stated to him—he would deny it—by a Roman catholic bar rister—that many Roman =tholes charities were void in point of law. The has. and learned gentleman said that be (Lard J. It Gesell) had not mentioned that on die second reading of the bill ; but he would show how the matter had proceeded, and what was the fact ? When he moved the second reading of the bill, be was eutitely igno rant of any each complaint, and not knowing of any such grievance, and it was only just before they proposed to go into committee, he was informed that suce apprehensions ex fated. The bon. and learned gentleman bad taken advan tage of some word, which he (Lord J. Russell) bad used with regard to Jews and Quakers being excepted from in. l juries under the bill of 1515. He had, however, mentioned, that no complaint had been made by Jews and Quakers ; but if there had been any such complaint, he would have re quired them, as be would now, in the first place to state that they felt themselves aggrieved, and in the next place that there were adequate reasons for their exemption audit they had failed in showing that he would have refused to grant them any exemption. But the hooouratle and learned gentleman said that it was quite sufficient for Roman catholic, to have faith that the Attorney- General would never think of bringing a suit to set aside Raman catholic charities on the ground of their coming wider the law against superstitious uses. At the same time the bon and learned gentleman said what security had they that any member of tho present government would bring in a measure to apply the law to Homan catholic charities. If there was no security that such • law would be introduced, he (Lord J. Russell) would say likewise that the Roman catholic* had no security that the Attorney- General, be would not say the bon. and learned gentle man himself, or the hon. member for Warwickshire if he was at the head of the law, would not thick it his bounden duty to institute a suit against charities, which is his view were promoting purpo. see the most mischievous and supentitints. (" Hear, hear,' and laughter.) It was his opinion that it was not safe for Roman catholic charities to be included in the operation of this act, and he (Lord J. Russell) should therefore contend for the retention of the proviso. Mr. NEWDEGATE opposed the proviso, sad protested against the house giving its ,suction to a power given to Cardinal Wiseman by the Court of Rome to deal with !tomes catholic chanties. Mr. HEADLAI( proposed as an amendment to the pro view words which would limit the duration of the exemp ' tics to two years. Mr. BOWYER assured the hon. member for Warwick shire that the brief sent to Cardinal Wiseman and the pre sent Roman catholic bishops made no alteration in Roman catholic charities. Sir F. THESIGER could not accept the amended pro- viso, because it laid down the principle of making a diffe rence between Roman catholic and other trusts. The proviso as amended was then put. The house divided— For the proviso Against it 76-11 Mr. PHI NN said it appeared that sumo intelligible prin ciple ought to be followed with respect to schools. lie should move an amendment baying this for its object. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Lords Commissioners were—the Duke of Argyll, the Margeis of Breads'base, and Lord Colchester. YIN LOIU) CUVICILLOS took his seat at 5 o'clock PETITION PRESENTED. SALM or SPIMTI.—By Lord MILFORD, from limos, against the sal, of ardent spirits. EAST INDIA COMPANY. Lord WINFORD presented • petition from the East ladle Company in general court assembled against the bill which hail Just pas.ed the House of Commons, complaining that the bill propose , ' to deprive the company of their right to elect their one directors. The petitioners prayed that the houso would preserve the efficiency and independ ence of the Court of Directors, and expunge those clauses which bad inference to the Long. awe of the crown. In presenting this petition be must say that he fully concurred in its prayer. The directors did not &sire to retain ezelusive power to them selves, but to share it with any persons parliament might appoint. As, however, the duties of the Court of Directors were now so °norms, the . proposal to reduce the number of directors could hardly trejustified. The petition did not seaanate from the Court of Directors, but from the Court of Proprietors, Roving that their confidence in the directors remained unsaaken, and that they approved of the mode in which the affairs of lndia had hitherto been conducted. ______ Earl GRANVILLE was sure that the house would al ways receive with respect a petition emanating from any considerable body of her Majesty's subjects. But he trusted that the house would not, on the subsequent discussion of the subject, yield to the request of the petitioners. PARISH VESTRIES (No. 2) BILL:—MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.— BURGH HARBOURS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The above bills were read 'third time and passed. BILECON COLLEGIATE CHURCH BILL. This bill went through committee. SUMMARY JURISDICTION (IRELAND) BILL.— PETTY SESSIONS k IRELAND) BILL. Them bills were read a third time and passed. ENTRY OF SEAMEN BILL. -- • • Oa the gunmen that the house go into committee on this The Earl of HARDWICKE said, he approved of the general principle of the bill, and hoped it would make the envies more popular ; hut he thought they would not in duce seamen to enter fir 10 years, unless they gave them WIN large and immediate advantages. The bill then went into committee. Clauses 1 to 7 inclusive were agreed to without discussion. On clause 8, The Earl of ELLENIIOROUGH complained that, fa consequence of an absolute limit having been fixed to the number of men, great ineenvenience was often experienced in manning her Majesty's ships. lie also remarked that the i.w eniriev were nut of so good a description as they seed to be, and that the manning of the navy pareally was inferior now to what it vru during the war with Frame. Earl OItAN VILLE said one great object contemplated Is the bill was the prevention of the constant shifting of mews by entering men for a longer period than heretoftre. Notwithstanding the noble earl's last remark, he believed there had a been a period when the navy stood so high aa it did at present. Clause 8, and the remaining clauses of the bill were then agreed to. PUBLIC (SCOTLAND AND IRELAND) BILL. This bill was reported, with amendments. TURNPIKE ACTS, As., CONTINUANCE BILL. Passed through the same stage. HIGHWAY RATES BILL. This bill was read a third tiros. SHERIFF COURTS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill also was read a third time. NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Earl of CLANCARTY, in pursuance of notice, in quired of her liteje.ty's g cot " at what time the report of the Commissioners of National Education in Ire lead for IM2 would be laid before parliament ; also at what time the following returns might be expected to be laid spas the table of teat house, vin., returns respecting ed.- intim I. Ireland moved for en the 7th March and 18th April respectively, and return' moved for thi3rd k Jane last respect tag crime iu England, Scotland, and Irelaad respectively." The eob!ti lord thought the government were highly repro- IMssible for the manner in which they treated the ques tion. (Seas.) The Earl of ABERDEEN said that he did not think it moormary to enter on the present occasion 1110 or discussion of the eyetem of national education in Ireland. H• presumed it wwi bo aarogesseary for him to repeat that her ]ls sistre gaisement could have no possible object In delaying or audios any returns of the description asked for. But as there was a delay in obtaining the returns which be (the Host of Aberdeen) thought required explanation, he wrote he Alois that eaplana'inn. Tht answer of the secretary to the Nadonall Board of Education was, that the clerks were an hew so plealblq, and were working extra hours in order to prime sod at them ready. It would be impossible to Yams am mode beim the end of the session, but every neatly ereald be Web te have them prepared with as little, Mint as goolkle. There was one portion of the ni ters, wbidt lima the wawa: of the forthcoming 19th report, white be l imit romind that morning, and which he would bestir" keliessed to the noble earl, though he could set lay it Of Hien 'On the table of the house. He hoped, la the courier of the present month, to be able to lay the whole of the 19th report on the table. The Esti of CLANCARTY es reseed his dis,atisfaetioa with the reply of the noble earl. It was now five months alai* be asked for the retsina, and he was told that there would be no delay is fernishiog them. His impression was that the returns were deliberately delayed for the appose of evading discussion and investigation. The kid of ABERDEEN said that when the noble earl Stated that there was a design to evade investigation, be wee labouring under a species of hallucination which it was difficult to comprehend. All he could do was to treas on the orders of the hens* to the proper officer, and to ask he esplanstioe when he thought there had bees tee great • delay In furnishing them. He bad done that, sod having resolved the reply of t eretisproarineatow. h tention ost sk ti ltlag ht aim _it was dieereotet to noble earl. Reel GRANVILLE said it was sot use, sites a sell* Issi ber silted for volundomas r•quiteturns, to complain of dalm IMO furnish soon as Its whited. The O Ndot I:M lint OM M ed ORK sai d that the maw of want of tine so the part of the elleiele mold hardly apply to the team *Mb bad Isis wilted be Ile loooshe ego by the wide aid. II had bees vepootialsi that be, la 'deo =lqil essld tataT a WI woks eissetto7 , woe is Ay:: of nth. The Shosibt time had ben grew str ls OM N.... ir hash* wood at sem Vele*. The Yeoman Usher of the Black • Rod here appeared at the table and summoned the hoist to the Rouse of Lords, to Ism the 'oral assent gives by commission to various bills, for a list of which an Lords report. The flitzazaa having recanted, Mr. PHINN was happy to interim the hones that daring the temporary teem which had taken place, the Solicitor General had consented to amend the clause in accordance with his views. Sir R. H. INGLIS then proposed to add to the list of anempdone, the royal hospitals la the City of Loudon, lihieldtal, the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy, OM elegy Orphan Co . . 6., igesed ame. to, and Corporation reading if the bill flied T r MUSSED TAXES BILL. Some unitninali dames were added to this bill. PILOTAGE BILL. Lord J. KUSBELL mentioned that this bill would be taken thourrew at 12 o'clock. METROPOLITAN SEWERS ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was postponed until Meaday neat. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TITURSDAY, Auo. 4. The house adjourned at 4 o'clock. The Brialtan took the chair at 12 o'clock. The hoses resumed at six o'clock. PUBLIC BUSINESS. TRU'K ACT AMENDMENT BILL. BEDFORD CHARITY ESTATE BILL. Lord PALMERSTON moved that the order for the The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, is swung the snood second reading of this bill should be discharged. The Elsa seberehewara: a . neyselary ens, brat the masters were . entitled to readiag of this bill, esplsined that its object was to far before • committee ; m he therefore proposed to Pm* and amend, the edmiMetreebne of the charity . The bea m in a bill early neat session, and give bothm aste rs dimity, as it was now administered, was made an intim aid men an opportunity of stating their respective views. aeon he polislai itstrigu in the borough, while many of He w...uld move that the bill be read a second time that day the eail'fiai truism so far forgot their duty to the publie, three months. as he diololhooll Portions of the charity eolooloe thole ow* 111 r. C. FORSTER eapreesed his disappointment at the Immediate fOlati•OL bill being withdraws, and maid he hoped it would be brought Sr J. WALMSLEY (in the abases of the two hen- f orwar d ear l y neat yea r . oust& members for the borough) had bees requested by The motion was d agree to. esearal oPthe inhabitants to represent to the house their linagnones to the present hill, which they stated to be ad- OFFICE OF SPEAKER. verse Nebo wishes of nineteen out of every twenty of the Sir R. H. INGLIS said this subject bad already been istepayers, several times before the house, and had been received with Sir F. THESIOER remarked that what he theneht encouragement. The report of the committee had been bodied to the vicious system whieb sew prevailed was Mimed to unanimously, and there had been no &n -th, law which allowed 18 of the trances to he sins on the quenioa. For his part be thought the usaally elected by the soot sad lot voters of the committee did not go far enough in proposing a remedy for borough. This low bad enabled seedy sun to get the editing evils, which all deplored. It was &tensity late the Trust, and the coasequense was that while that some one should he empowered to fill the chair of the many relatives of these trustees had become rec ipi en t s house when the Speaker was unavoidably absent. Consider. ed the c h ar i ty , m i n d t h e t rus t ee . hi mse lf was actually as ing bow thankfully they ought to regard the long cantina- Inmate of the shapeliest which the shark, supported. It since of the Speaker's presence among them, they must be was h ar dl y tasty that y ea h wee mo ld administer the careful not to tax his strength and ies too far. In the chanty w i t h str i ct j espart j a jj ty, an d h eap t hi s =emir " course of last month the house had sat 22 days, and 223 had been i ntrm i sns d at t h e earnes t @stmty of some of ti ts boors, giving in average of more than ten hours to each day. mom myse mbi s an d inensithd inhabitants of t h e I mm o. The Speaker had taken the chair on must of those days at The house then divid e w hey there appeared,— 12 o'clock, and on several days had sat in the hone more Fee F the seemed Their it B-62 day , 10 hours; Tuesday, 15 1 hoots; Thursday, 14 hours; s: t a assordingly teed a second time, and ordered and Friday, 131 hour,. 'l be attention of toe Speaker to be committed, to his duties was suck as very few other human beiags— The order of the day for the second reading of the Upper certainly very few members of that house—would be able ladle Railway Fill was discharged. to give. Ile would now move that the house should concur NEW WRIT. with the committee in the following resolutions :—" That On the motion of Mr. HATTES. • new writ was ordered wb the Ileum shall be informed of the unavoidable for the southern Division of sini y ordshiso in the mu of absence of Mr. Speaker, the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means do take the chair for that day only " Major-Geural Amon, who since his elution had aocepted „ the Chiltern Hundreds. And in the event of Mr. Speaker's absence continuineOr CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. more than one day, do, if the home shad think fit, and Lord On the motion that this hill be countered u amended, J.USSELL had grest pleura in seconding the shall so order it, take the chair in like manner on any sub tor during such absence." oent da y The SOLICITOR-GENERAL obtained leave to add • se clause to the bill, relative to the rights and jurisdiction is 1 certain hu of jtjes the Palatine Court o f the county of i motion of h is bon friend, and be trusted it would meet Luicaster. with the concurrence of the house. TheSOLICITOLGENERAL also proposed to add a clause Mr. BRIGHT thought the committee was doing all that enabling trustees to purchase lands as sites for building was necessary to remedy the Inconvenience ; for he bed been re from persons who we under disability. This clause wool !in the house about ten year, and bad not known more than oorrimpend with a Singh!' clause in the Land Clauses Con- 1 one occasion when the Speaker had not been able to take addition Act. the chair. It might be a great hardship with him on some Agreed to, as was also • clause robstituted for clause 20, 1 omeMage ; if so, that was an argument for the change is which several amendments had seen introduced in Co.. about to be made. But as the chairman of the committees mittee. This clause gives trustees power to apply moneys `of ways and means would have a new character and dignity for works and improvements, and In payment of debts in- from the passing of this resolution, his own appointment courted tor such purposes mitt to be made in a manner different from what had Lord J. RUSSELL, anticipating that the business of the hitherto prevailed. Ile said this the more freely, being e e est ajedem would diminish after the hest two or three the last person who would object to the appointment of years, seating the commission, after 31st March Ur. B.uiverie. He had no objection to the resolution of 1867, rilim:ri to onnwitsioner ; and that with regard to the the committee. ether tormaniskeste, he should receiyn his salary of 1,2001. g Mr. DISRAELI said he thought the resolution cape. year only to that dam; and be moved an amendment is the dime, and the best that could be come to. Almost every 441 2 Wallas at the instance of the Chancellor of the En- oembiaatitin of eircumstaacts that could occur respecting the subject of this reeolutioa had been well considered by the committee before they arrived at their determination. Provision was made for the osauvencwof circumstances which they all hoped might not be in their experience. He did not tliluk Mr. Bright% objection a valid one. Mr. HIIME believed there entettooMcer anderthe mows who attended so regularly to his duties as the speaker, and upon that "tonna he had been of °pinto% that it was not expedient to appoint any deputy ; be admitted, however, that It bad been shown in the committee that the state of public business required the alteration proposed to meet any eisidgeacy that might arise. This remedy for the inconvenience entailed upon the Speaker by the great num ber of hours ho was calleil upon to sit, was not, however, in the appointment of a deputy—for he seldom knew a depth; being appointed without some licence being takes—but in the arrangements of business, and he hoped in another ses sions measures would be takenfo that they might have more time fur the conduct of their business, and that they might not be compelled to turn night into day, and to hurry through important measures at the end of the session at midnight sittings, when it was quite impossible that they could have that consideration which the house owed it to its own character to give to them. He assured the house that if he could place a dozen members to stand by bins he would stop the practice of carrying on the business of the country after midnight. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON concurred in the resolution, but observed that, considering the number of years the Speaker had filled the chair, and the number of hours he sat in the house each session, they could draw no other con clusion than that the Speskership of the House of Com mons was a very healthy Once. (" Hear," and a laugh.) The question was then put and agreed•to. Sir It. INGLIS remarked that it we, the opinion of the committee and of a large number of the members of the house, that the house should retain in its own hands the power of selecting the member who should fill the other of Chairman of Ways and Means, and consequently of Deputy Chairman. THE AFFAIRS OF JAMAICA. The order of the day forgoing into committee of supply having been read, Lord J. RUSSELL rose and said—l stated the other day that I would, on the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair for going into committee of supply this evening, state the intention of her Majesty's government in regard to the co lony of Jamaica. Now, I am not going into any history of the progress of the dissensions that have arisen between the Assembly and Council of Jamaica, which led to the suspen sion of their legislative functions—all that I wish to refer to is the fact that the Assembly has passed a bill limiting the money grants necessary for carrying on the public ser vice to the remainder of the year only, and this appears to the Council so objectionable that they refused their concur. rum* to it. The Governor, in consequence, was obliged to suspend the meetings of the Council and of the Assembly, and the consequence is that the whole state of legislation in the island of Jamaica remains in abeyance. Now, in respect to the legislation of the West India colonies you must _bear in mind that, during the last 20 years, two great changes heves taken place—changes en forced by the authority of the acts of the imperial legisla ture, and which changes were repugnant generally to the feelings of the West India proptietors. One of these changes was the total abolition of slavery without making the Colo nists, in their opinion, that compensation which they consi dered adequate ; and the other change was the imposing upon them the principle of competition by admitting fo reigre sugar to compete with colonial sugar in the British market. These two great changes led to much objection end complaint on the part of the colonists, and I must say to much lo at the time they took place. But while there is a very obvious difference in the state of these colo nies, there has been no difference whatever in regard to the imperial legislation in respect to them. (Hear, hear.) If slavery was abolished in Jamaica, slavery was also abolished in British Guiana end Trinidad; and if foreign sugar has been admitted into the British markets in compe tition with that of Jamaica, so it has been admitted in com petition with the sugar of British Guiana and Trinidad. (Hear, hear.) But there are isome circumstances connected with the constitution which have been at all times a source of difficulty, and is these later years have occasioned great embarrassment, and have Heidi" ended in the stopping of the legislature, to which I have already called attention. We all know that in this country, according to the practice of this house, that no vote of money is ever made except upon the proposal of some minister of the crown, and thus in effect the crown takes the initiative in ad grants of money. Likewise these grants of money are made to the crown and the officers appointed by the crown have the collection, the expenditure, and the management of the grants, subject to • the control of parliament. But in Jamaica these wholesome regulations have been departed fromZand not only has the Assembly the general power of raising the supplies and the proposing of them, but they have for a long period of time taken into their own hands the management of the money and the regulation and disbursement of the expenditure. This practice has led to great abuses, to lavish expenditure at particular times to the voting of grants of money far in excess of the means of the colony, and at other times to a desire to economise not consistent with the maintenance of the efficiency of the public service, or with justice to the government officials. (Hear, hear.) This leads one to the consideration of another error—one I think which has been committed by the colony—that is, that when there have been lawepassed by the Jamaies legislature providing for the per. manence of certain government officers, these officers have been paid by votes passed from year to year. The consequence of this has been that persons who nave accepted high judicial and other offices on the faith of those permanent acts of the legislature of Jamaica, have found that their just expectations have been disappointed by the votes of money falling very far short of the remuneration they had been led to expect, and they have but received the salaries which, by those permanent acts under which they were appointed, they were promised. What the government propose is, that there should be a permanent act, making the necessary grant for the officers of the govern , meat, which should be in the shape of a permanent salary, that is fur the judicial officers, and those whose offices are of a permanent character. t would then be in the Assembly of Jamaica as it is in the House of Commons, no grant of money could be made except upon the proposal of some person represeoling the crown. It is intended that the crown shall have some facilities which may be provided in various ways—that there shall be some person speaking the sense of the crown and representing the crown. This is done in Canada now, by what is called representative go vernment, by confiding the offices of the crown to persons havinJ the confidence of the majority of the assembly. It may not be possible, or wise, to adopt a similar provision in Jamaica, at the same time we think there should be some person representing - thb crown, who should make pro posals of grants of mosey to the assembly, and that an officer of the crown should be the person responsible for the expenditure, it having been found that it is a source of great abuse for the members of the House of Assembly themselves to have the expenditure of the money. These three points being secured—that there should be a permanent for the payment of those officers who.. offices are permanent, and for whom a perma nent eatery is appointed ; that the initiation of all money grants should be in the representative of the crown, and that certain members of the House of Assembly, and cer tain persons entitled to appear before it, should be the tur eens responsible for the disposal and expenditure of the money granted. On the other hand we propose to endue voter to place the finances of Jamaica on a more sound footing than they are now. (Hear) There is for instance a public debt of Jamaica, besides the debt due from the colony to this country, amounting to no less than 600,0001., upon which interest at thereto of shout six per cent. upon the average is paid. We propose that the imperial parlia ment on the proposition of the government should give a guarantee for the payment of the in terest es it becomes due upon that debt, and at the same time a sinking fund should be pro vided for gradually paying off the capital. This will enable the Assembly of Jamaica very greatly to redone the interest upon their debt from 6 probably to 31 per ant. That is as to the 600,000/. ; but there is another sum which it is proposed to guarantee. In the House of Assembly, as I have said, much difficulty has arisen of late years on the subject of the salaries of certain official persona. It is contended by the House of Assembly on the one hand, that they are entitled, as the tax bills cease every year, in proposing to carry those bills when they expire, to reduce the salaries as they think fit; and it is contended by the council, on the other hand, that it would be a breach of faith, when persons have been induced to accept office upon the faith of certain salaries being con tinued to them, to propose to make this large reduction. It appears to us that that quarrel might be settled by this proposition, that in regard to those offices which it was pro posed lately to reduce, to the holders of them compensa tion should be granted amounting to a few years' salary, by the payment of which they might be induced to give up the prospect held out to them on their appointment, and the offices might be at unce filled by persons who the Assembly might have reuoa to believe would perform the duties efficiently at the reduced salary. But to do this it would be necessary for the Assembly to raise, under guarantee, a further sum for that purpose, which should not be less than 60,0001. It is proposed, then, that a loan of 630,0001. should be guaranteed by this country. There is another measure which is proposed on this subject, having reference to these person+, and which is absolutely necessary to give to the proposal a fair chance of success. The house is aware that Sir C. Grey, at the time when the right hon. gentleman opposite (Sir J. Pakingtonj was Colo nial Secretary, had discharged the office of Governor of Jamaica the fail time during which those duties are usually performed by any colonial governor, that he discharged those duties with signal ability, and up to the present year has prevented those evils and errors which caist in the constitution of Jamaica from being productive of the la mentable consequences which have since resulted. (Hear, hear.) My noble friend the Duke of Newcastle, has re- I commended to her Majesty that Sir H. Barkly should be appointed to this important office. We do not pro- , pose that any permanent settlement should be made with regard' to the salary; but there beiog already a per manent provision of 1,6001. attached to the office of governor, we propose that there should be a further sum of 3,5001. ; making up the sum of 5,0001. a year. I propose that the grants shall be for three years. If these propositions are accepted, the government propose to give such a guarantee as will tend to extricate Jamaica from her present emberressed posi tion. There eau be no doubt that Jamaica is one of our most magnificent colonies in point of soil and articles of production, and I cannot but believe that if the unfortunate &minions which now prevail are healed, and the sources of dispute which have brought so much embar rassment on the colony be for the future removed, I be lieve we stall ace Jamaica improve as much as Trinidad and Guiana have of late years. Having stated the propositions which the government thought it absolutely necessary to lay before the house before the conclusion of the session, I is,. oal7 to M 7 that I holm tbo boas' will approve of thorn._ Sir J. PAILINGTON said he might point to the state of Jamaica as the fulfilment of a prediction made by him with regard to the inevitable ninth of the policy of 1846. Ile would not, however ' go further into that question, as that was not the fitting occasion to do so, and it was more agreeable to him to say that, in this great crisis in the affab• of Jamaica, the government of the day being compelled to deal with, and remedy the suiting state of things; it was, he said, most agreeable to him to be enabled to state that be thought the propositions of the government, which the noble lord had that evening indicated to the house, were such as on that side of the house be could take on himself to say there could he no pee „lnk exemption. While, heartier, he tEl!r J. Pskingtoo) con curred in the wisdom and ropriety of the course now taken by the government, he still thought they had much to answer for in not turning their attention to Jamaica at an earlier time and early in the present year have done what they now proposed to do. Mr. HUME did not wish to enter into any of the details of the question, but having on a former occasion found fault with the appointment of Mr. Darkly to the governor ship of British Guiana, he was bound aow to admit that be had left the colony in a most satisfactory state, and in posses sion of an excellent government. The time, however, was not far distant when ministers would have to bring before the house the whole question of colonial government, with the view to deciding the link which should be kept up between the crown and the colonies. lie would not say positively what that lick should be, but for his own part he thought that if the governor, as the repretentati re of the Sovereign, could be left without unnecessary control, and allowed to make arrangements for his government according to the cir cumstances of the colony, the colonists themsnlves would become more prosperous and contented. Mr. MACGREGOR, as the representative of a class of the community who were largely interested in Jamaica, was envious to express his full concurrence in the proposals of the government. ' After a few words from Mr. HORSPALL, who expressed himself satisfied with the proposals, but at the same time suggested that some alteration should be made in the mode of enlisting natives for the army, the subject dropped. OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to call the attention of the government to a subject of some importance to the Cluntry. It could not have escaped the mike of the government that a large number of petitions had been presented from dif ferent parts of the United Kingdom, and also from the colonies, from Canada, the West Indies, and other of our various colonial possessions, in favour of the establishment of a cheap and uniform system of colonial sad international postage. (Hear, hear.) He undertook, and in fact was under a promise, to bring this subject under the considera tion of parliament, and he gave notice for a committee on the subject, thinking that a committee was the best mode of proceeding for the purpose of inquiring into the present state of foreign and colonial postage, and to ascertain how far it was practicable to make a uniform charge of a penny for the transmiasion of a letter from any part of the United Kingdom to parts beyond the sea where there were British mail packets plying. He submitted the proposal of this committee to the government, hut the session was far advanced at the time, and consider ing that the government had themselves submitted a pro posal to the colonies for reducing materially the rate of colonial postage and rendering it more onifurm, he thought ha should be exercising a wise discretion in not pres►ing his motion during the present session. His object, there fore, in rising then was to explain why he did not bring forward the motion, and to explain that at an early period neat session he should renew the motion, when he hoped the government would see no objection to appoint a committee for inquiring into the whole ques tion of foreign and colonial postage. Mr. HADFIELD remarked that it was a subject of uni versal regret that this question had not been taken into consideration this session. The subject then dropped, and the home went into com mittee of supply. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. - On the question that 65,840/. be granted to defray the expenses of the British Museum, Mr. HUME complained that there was no minister pre sent to answer the objections he was about to raise in con nexion with this vote. The system of management car ried on at the British Museum was in his opinion wretched, and in proof of this assertion be adverted to the subject of the catalogue attached to the library of the British Mu seum. The library, he said, contained 1,200,000 volumes, and at the rate the preparation of the catalogue was now going on, it would take 40 years to complete, and would then consist of 1,300 volumes. Some two or three years ago, • commission was appointed to inquire into the management of the British Museum, and in their report there were certain recommendations which had been wholly disregarded by the trustees. lie therefore wished to receive some explanation of this; but all the extravagance and all the imbecility of the manage. meut might be got rid of by having one paid and respon sible manager of the establishment. Sir R. H. INGLIS (one of the trustees) said the recom mendations of the commission were considered the day after they were reported ; and, although there was every desire to carry them out, it was found inex pedient to do so to the fullest extent. He desired to draw the attention of the committee to the fact, that the large floating balance which appeared to be yet unspent by the trustees, was yet in the hands of the Treasury ; the trustees having no such sum in their possession. With re gard to the statement, that no further purchases ought to be made until the property in hand was arranged, since the report of the commissioners was made to which the hon. member for Montrose had adverted, accommodation had been provided (broil those thinas which were at the time of making that repert, undistributed. One department, in deed, was as yet imperfectly provided, and that was the department of printed books. No one could fail to admit that in that department a great deficiency prevailed. ' The deficiency extended also to the aooommodation neces sary to the vast amount of books collected at the Museum. It had been proposed by the trustees that a new quad rangle should be built, and he believed that this might be done by expending 50,0001. • year for four years. His hon., friend (Mr. Hume) had found fault with the catalogue of the museum ; but he believed that in no building of the kind in Europe would a catalogue so extensive and so va ried be found. An American gentleman who visited the library, and who gave his evidence before the commission, spoke in very high terms of the state of the catalogue. Sir \V. MOLESWORTH admitted that a great want of accommodation existed with regard to the printed books department of the British Museum. Three plans had been submitted to the government for remedying this. The first plan proposed to enlarge the building externally; the others to increase it internally. These plans were re ferred to the Board of Works, with a request that they would report to the Treasury upon them. Their report had been made, and it was at that moment under consideration at the Tremor/. He hoped that before the next meeting of parliament some further and definite steps would be taken in the matter. The report of the Board of ,Works would at a future period be laid before the house. After some further coaversation, The vote was agreed to. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH. Upon the vote of 11,9981. for the General Board of Health, Sir W. MOLESWORTH drew the attention of the com mittee to the feet, that the constitution of the Board of Health would terminate next year. (Loud cheers.) The vote was agreed to. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND). Upon the Tots 16,0871. for this court, Mr. HUME said that in order to make up for the amount expended upon the Encumbered Estates Court, a large re duction ought to be taking place in the Court of Chancery ; the defects in the jtvisdietien of which this court was to remedy. Mr. WILSON said that a large reduction had In fact taken place in the expenses of the Irish Court of Chancery. The vote was agreed to. LIGHTHOUSES ABROAD. Upon the vote of 10,9301. fur lighthouses abroad, Mr. HUMS complsined of the manner in which these lighthouses were looked after. They were under no one department of government, and hence were very imper fee,ly managed. Some lighthouses had been ten years in hand. The TOW was agreed te. MENAI STRAITS. Upon the vote of 2,6001. for improving the navigation of the hlenai Straits, Mr. WILSON, in reply to Mr. Huila, explained that this was the last instalment of the sum of 6,0001., estimated some tune back as the amount required for improving the navigation of the Menai Straits. The vote was agreed to. DRAINAGE (IRELAND). Upon the vote of 2,5731. for works in Ireland connected with drainsge, Mr F. FRENCH said that the system of drainage in Ireland fur which this sum was voted was condemned by every competent authority. The vote was agreed to. The next vote was 6,8201. for the repairs of the British ambassador's house at Paris. Mr. A. WISE wished Is have some explanation of this vote. In 1815 the British government expended 30,0001. in the parches of a house for the British ambassador at Paris, and it was proposed now to expend 5,8201., and next year 3,3901., in repairing it, and in converting the dining room into a chapel. With regard to the chapel, there were already five or six protestant chapels in Pail!, where Englishmen cnuld go and worship in their own way and improve themselves an the French language. (Laughter.) Sir W. bIOLESWORTH said in consequence of repre sentations made last year to the Foreign-office, of the dila pidated state of the house of the British ambassador, au architect, Mr. Albano, was sent over to examine it, and he found that it was in a most indecent state. He found that the verandah had fallen in, the vaults under the house were in a most ruinous' sate, the cese•pool was exhaling the most offensive odours, the house bad not been painted for several years, the rooms were full of vermin, rats were lying under the dining and breakfast tables, and there were maggots in every bed. (Laughter.) He believed he also stated that the house had been left in charge of a French architect, who had had considerable sums of money for repairs, and had done nothing. On the receipt of Mr. Albano report, it was resolved that a fur ther and more complete report should be made of the state of the ambssudor's house, and the result of that report was the estimate now before the house. With regard to fitting up the dining room as a chapel, he might state that pre• viously the ball-room hail been used as a chapel, but the late government considered, and he thought justly, that it was not proper that a room which was one day used as a ball-room should be used the next day as a chapel, and it was determined that the dining-room should be fitted up as a chapel. Mr. WISE said the house had for some years past antle r ally voted large sums for the repairs of this building, and it was disgraceful that public property should be in the state des!ribed :,.. _ . DISRAELI said it appeared to him the committee ooaaggpt w pause before they passed over this item. He re. Ml{acted vs:fleetly ;he committee under which this subject was brought before the Treasury in the late administra• Ides. A representation was made to them by no less a per 'sea than Lord Cowley of the state of the ambassadorial re sidence at Paris, and the noble lord who occupied the place the right hon. gentleman now filled thought it his duty to send Mr. Albano to Paris to examine the house. The re port of Mr. Albano never came, at least officially, before Lim . Of course they objected to the great expense that was considered necessary for the repairs of the ambassador's house, but at the same time it was not for them to say the repairs were not necessary. He asked the committee if they ever recollected a description of a public residence that mane up to the description which the right hon. gentleman gave them, in most graphic language, of the British ambassador's house in the most po . ished capital in Europe. There was no chamber that was not in a state of corruption; there was no piece of furniture that was not overrun with infamous vermin ; the cellars of the building were propped up at this moment. Sir W. MOLESWOILTU—They were. Mr. DISRAELI—Thin I understand a portion of this money has been expended. Sir W. MOLESWOKT 11-3,4201. Mr. DISRAELI raid, then he trusted the vermin was got rid of. Of course he was not bringing it as a charge against the right hon. gentleman, who was not responsible for the details, but he understood from the right hen. gentleman that this unprecedented state of a public build ing, which he was sure could not be equalled in soy capi tal in Europe, or the world, had been brought about by a false expenditure of money for a series of years. Thore had been an estimate made by a professional man—not so English professional man—and on that esti mate the house had voted a sum of money every year to make repairs. The right hon. gentleman said the amount bad not been expended, and the consequence had been the state of a public structure which he did not think had ever been paralleled in the experience of man. lie wanted to know who had been living in this house all this time. Was there a representative of her Majesty—was there an English ambassauur—living in this house, and did he permit a sum of money to be voted in the Rouse of Commons year after year, and suffer this public structure thus to fall into decay. He wanted to know what was the security against such (aches for the future. Ile thought the house should hesitate before granting votes of this kind. Last year a representation was made of the state of the ambassadorial residence at Constantinople, and after a statement in the house, they felt it their duty to withdraw the item from consideration. But it was not in Constanti nople that this scene of unparalleled outrage had taken place, but in a city which could be visited iu less than 24 hours. Ile wanted to know whether during all these years an adequate sum of money had bein voted for the mainte nance of this house, and whether her Majesty's ambassador had resided in it, and permitted votes to be taken which were not expended for public purposes ? Mr. IlUblE remarked that this estimate was not signed. They generally had the estimates authenticated by some one. _ _ Mr. WILSON said the Treuury was responsible for the vote. He must admit that the whole matter was involved in considerable mystery ; and Le quite ago ed with the right hon. gentleman that inquiry was absolutely neces sary. The house would be acting quite right in requiring the report of Mr. A bano to be laid upon the table ; and to that he (Mr. Wilson) had no objection. (Hear, bear.) At the some time no good end would be answered by post poning the vote, inasmuch as the money had already been expended—expended under circumstances which he was sure the house would concur in saying had justified the go vernment in ordering it to be done. The y open should be laid on the table, if possible, to-morrow. (Hear, hear.) The Tots was eventually agreed to, as was the follow ing: -70,0001. for the pensions of masters and seamen in the merchant service, and their widows and orphans. On the next vote, 2,1751., rewards for certain services in the slave trade, Sir O. PECHELL asked for some explanation. Col. SIBTHORP wished to know when there was to be an end of this. As long as we encouraged slave-grown sugar, the slave-trade would continue; and be thought that the ministers who had given their sanction to free-trade in sugar should be made to pay these expenses. (Laughter.) Mr. WILSON said the vote referred to circumstances which occurred in 1848, 1819, and 1850, when Captain Dunlop, of the ship Alert, discovered that a number of slave-dealers had es 'Wished themselves on the coast, in cannexion with a number of native chiefs in the interior for the purpose of carrying on the trade in slaves. It was necessary to land the troops, and they succeeded in libe rating a large number of slaves. The committee divided on this vote, when there appeared : For the vote. Against it The next vote proposed was 30,0001. to defray the expenee of the commissions appointed to inquire into corrupt prat• tices at elections. The ansioaneement of it was rec.:teed with cheers. Mr. WALPOLE said he did not rise to oppose this vote, but merely to inquire whether any precautions had been taken against excessive charges. Col. riIBTRORP sold a more groat, wasteful, nod mis chievous expenditure than this he had never heard of. lie bad always set his face against commissions, and ninety nine out of a hund ed of them had been gross frauds on the public—robberies of the public rinney. He had yet to learn what were corrupt practices. (Laughter.) Whatever might have occurred in the City of London—(laughter)— he thfied the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) to prove any case agaiast him. These commissions were issued for party purposes, the object being to employ certain hangers-on of the government—brirlfros banisters. (Laughter) The Ave or six commissions already appointed had done nothing, and he supposed as many more were about to be created with the same result. Lie begged to move that the vete be postponed. - Viscount PALMERSTON said that with regard to the remuneration, it was a matter to be settled by the Trea. sury, and as yet nothing positive had been decided upon. With respect to the selection of the commissioners, that was left to the members who moved for the commis sions. They, of course, chose lawyers whose character and attainments fitted them to conduct such an inquiry. They were generally circuit-going lawyers, and of course they could not be expected to forego their circuits for the pur pose of conducting a temporary commission without ade quate remuneration. They were required to pursue their investigation. without intermission, and that had generally been done. The vote was agreed to. 3,7231. for compensation to 7)r. Reid, was agreed to after a few words from Col. SIRTITOKP and Mr. Hums. On the vote of 28,6001. for defraying the expenses of salaries and compensation under the provisions of the Patent Law Amendment Act, _ _ Mr. A. PELLATT asked for some explanation - ofthe items of the vote. The amount paid in fees to the lawyers during the first quarter after the passiog of the act wu 45L • and the sum received during the year had been reduced from 20,0001. to 12,0001. The expenses of the office and the senvening which really constituted the work, co►t only 4,0001. The compensation to be awarded under the act was 6,0001. Mr. WILSON said that the amount of fees had been flied by the Lord Chancellor sod the Master of the Rolls, but the increase of bosiness had been so great that at the end of the first quarter those fees had been reduced by one-half. He thought there could be no complaint on that score. The vote was agreed to. On an additional vote of 70,0001. for the works of the new Houses of Parßement, Colonel EIBTIIOItP would be glad to know when this source of expense would terminate. Mr. HUME believed the works would never be com pleted while Mr. Bury lived. He wished to know how much had been voted altogether for the new Houses of Parliament ? Sir W. MOLESWORTH said the total amount that had been alreaay expended was about 1,600,0001. He hoped to be able to lay on the table shortly an accurate estimate of the sum which would be required to complete the buildings. In future all the works would be performed upon a detailed estimate which would be presented. Mr. BOWYER wished to call attention to the ventila tion of the house. The fault he found with it was that out of nine windows eight did not open. If any one came into the house before the morning sittings began, they would find that it smelt like a vault, because the air was never permitted to blow through it. It was his notion that the windows of the house which were ornamented with a num ber of strange beasts should be made to open, and the air be allowed to blow into the house, so that there should not always be in it a residue of foul air which was never got rid of. The same was the case with the approaches to the house. They were honoured with a number of windows, ornamented in the medieval style, with the same strange beasts—(laughter)—but they served no perpose for which windows were intended. In the first place they gave no light, for that was intercepted by the strange beasts—(laughter)—and in the next, they admitted no air, for they could not open. (" Hear, hear." and laughter.) He thought it would be better to stop up all the windows, and have the house lighted all day as well as night. He suggested the expediency of so arranging things that the windows shauld be left open while the house was not sitting, as that was the only means of obtaining ventilation. Mr. SPOONER said the former house was one of the beet ventilated houses he ever was in, and it was a pity the same system had not been applied to the present chamber. lie wished, therefore, to know if the government had any objection to all in Mr. Gurney again. Mr. B. OSiIORNE said that he could state as a fact that the lights had been placed under the gallery without the consent of the lighting committee. Ile considered the whole system of lighting and ventilation to be me,t imper fect. If any hon. gentleman would go into the climber above she house, in which were the burners which cast the light through the roof, they would experience a sensation winch it was impossible to di scribe. So great indeed was the heat and dryness that ho had been informed that the roof of the house would after a few years become perfectly charred. As for the lights under the gallery, they were worthy of 'Vauxhall. Sir W. MOLESWORTII explained that the lights under the gallery were placed there at the request of the Speaker, who found that hon. menihers got up there, where he could not see them, and sometimes acted disorderly. The vote was then agreed to, the CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the house resumed. EDUCATION BILL. Upon the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL it was resolved that this bill be read a second time thy. day three months. POOH RELIEF ACT CONTINU A\ C E Bl's Upon the order of the day for the thi r d reading of this en bill, Mr. MILES moved the following clause :—" Whereat in England and Wales there are union s , t h e guardians of which by a majority of two-thirds have me mor i a li sed se t ef h pe e tai Poorsep a rat io n n ; of Law t he but Board, rdoio c u accordin g iLuewa ex i st , dow( nt A ct , for a to the thi rty•second from there W ag no workhouse accommodation in the parish Or parishes from which two-thirds of the guardians have ex. premed to the Poor Law Board their with to he sepa -1 rated, in the Poor Law Fonts sanctioning such separatioa. Be it therefore enacted, that the Pour Law Board may hereafter sanction such separation, • pert of the workhouse heretofore used in common being first allotted to the parish or paishes to be separated, or such other arrangements haw log first been made to ensure workhouse accommodation, as to the respective Board of Guardians and the Poor Law Board may seem expedient." Sir G. TYLER supported the clause. Mr. BAINES said that each of the cases to which the hots gentleman had alluded had two Milts, of which only one had been laid before the house. The clause that M r Miles had proposed would riot carry out his views. There could not be two boards till the separation had taken place, and therefore the two sections of the guardians could not agree as to the mutual use of the workhouse. The suggce. tion, however, should receive the best attention of the board. The clause was then negatived without • divi:ion, and the bill passed. INSURANCES ON LIVES BILL. This bill was read a third time and pas.ed. BETTING HOUSES BILL. This bill passed through committee. DEFACING THE COIN BILL. This bill was read a second time. PUBLIC WORKS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. . • . On the motion for the committal of this bill, Mr. I. BUTT moved en instruction to the committee to divide it into two bills, so as to place by themspivi.s the clauses enabling grand juries to borrow moray f r „ ai private sources. Sir J. YOUNG said he proposed to confine the claims relating to the piers to those already charged on the counties. Mr. I. BUTT withdrew his objection. After a conversation, the house went into committee an the bill. Several clauses having been agreed to, tho home re. eumed. LINEN, &c., MANUFACTURES (IRELAND) BILL This bill was read a second time. SMOKE NUISANCE ABATEMENT (METROPOLIS) BILL. On the house going into committal on this bill, Lord PALkIERSTON said he wished to amend the bill by proposing that instead of the penalty being so much a day, that is, being cumulative, there should he a maxi mum penalty of 51, for the first offence, of 101. for the second offence, and so on, the penalty heiog doubled for every offence. He also proposed that the bill should not come into operation till the 24th of August, 18•i1. Mr. SPOONER still believed that the bill would never be carried out, and urged the government to withdraw it. Mr. BASS said the attempt to compel parties to consume their owa smoke was futile. Mr. °EACH and Mr. BLACKETT recommended the go vernment to postpone the bill till next session. Mr. FOX said it was impossible to suppress the smoke nuisance of steamers except by burning the very best Welsh coal, which at some parts of the year could not be had in the Thames. Lord PALMERSTON trusted the house would allow the bill to be re•printed. (Hear, hear.) With regard to die. tilleries, the report of Sir H. De la Beebe and Dr. Lyon Playfair distinctly showed that smoke might be consumed. All classes had of late years been compelled to make cacti- fires—(hear, hear)—and he hoped the manufacturing in terest would be prepared to do what was necessary to relieve the metropolis from a nuisance which might really be pre vented. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BASS said all his own efforts to prevent smoke bad completely Lilted. Mr. SI'OONER moved that the chairman do leave the chair. Mr. A. PELLATT thought it due to the noble lord that the bill which was really a new one, should be printed. Lord D. STUART said, as representing a large section of the metropolis, be was very anxious that the object should be effected, but he believed that, in fact, it was im practicable. Still he wan in favour of the printing of the bill. Lord C. HAMILTON hoped the noble lord (Palmer ston) would not be deterred from persisting in hie attempt to cure a serious public nuisance. Lord PALMERSTON said he was first told that he did not give time enough ; he was now told by the same persons that he had given too mush time, and asked to postpone the bill till next session. (Laughter .) Mr. SPOONER then withdrew his amendment, and the hill was reported with amendments, and ordered to be re printed. CUSTOMS, &c., ACTS BILL. This bill went through committee. The Copies of Specifications Repeal Bill passed through committee pr o forma. The Land Tax Commissimers' Names Bill was read a third tins.. SOUTH SEA AND OTHER ANNUITIES PROVI SION FOR PAYMENT, &c., BILL. This bill was read a second time. NEW BILLS. Mr. LOWE obtained leave to introduce the following bills : Bill providing places of confinement in England and Wales for female offenders under sentence or order of transportation. Bill to render valid certain marriages in the church of the Holy Trinity, in the township of Hulme and parish of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster. Bill to amend an set of the 7th year of her Majesty, for the better apprehension of certain offenders. Bill for further continuing certain temporary provisions concerning ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England. Bill to continue an act to amend the laws relating to loan societies. Bill to continue the exemption of inhabitants from lia bility to be rated as such in respect of at ick in trade, or other property, to the relief of the poor. The house adjourned at a quarter past 3. Mr. Hastie (Glasgow) has paired for the remainder of :he session with Lord A. Lennox. Vrte Court. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, left Buckingham-palace at twenty minutes to ten o'clock yesterday morn ing, for the Camp at Chobham. The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Gainaborough, the Hon. Mary Seymour, the Duke of Wellington, Colonel Bouverie, Captain the lion. Dudley de Roe, Lieut.-Colonel Biddulph, and Mr. Gibbs. The royal party proceeded in three of the Queen's Carriages to the Nine Elms Station of the South Western Railway, where the Crown Prince of Wartemberg, attended by Colonel de Berlichingen, and Lord Charles Fitzroy, met her Majesty, and accompanied the royal party, which proceeded in a special train to Staines. At Staines four of the royal carriages were in waiting to convey the royal party to the Camp. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, returned to Buckingham-palace soon after five o'clock. The Princess Royal and Princess Alice, attended by Miss Hildyard and Colonel Wylde, arrived at the Palace at a quarter before six o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Os borne. Her Majesty bad a dinner party last evening at Bucking ham Palace. The company included the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Wurtemberg, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Baron and Bareness Brun now, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Abtrcothe Madame de Sturmfeder, Lady in Waiting to the Crown Princess of Wurtemberg, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Baro ness Speth, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, thAEarl of Mulgrave, Lord Charles Fitzroy, the Comte de Zeppline, Chamberlain to the Crown Prince, and Colonel de Berlicbingen, Gentleman in Waiting to his royal highness. The Queen's private band attended in the Palace on Wednesday evening after dinner, and performed the Overture and selection (Gustave) Ands March The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess of Wurtem berg, attended by the Comte de Zeppline and Colonel de Berliebingen, visited the Duchess of Kentesterday after noon at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's. A deputation on the subject of the operation of the Smoke Bill on the Distilleries had an interview with Vir count Palmerston on Wednesday, at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Currie, Smith, Octavius Smith, Browning, and James Currie. Sir Henry Darkly and the Right Rev. Bishop Wilson had interviews vesterday with the Duke of Newcastle, at the Colonial-office. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governors of Australia, and to the Governor of Van Diemen's Land. TILE DOCK LABOURERS' &lam—Yesterday the placards issued by the dock company inviting labourers to apply for work at the old prices, 2a. 6d. per day of eight hears, had the effect of causing great numbers to come to London from all parts of the country, and it is anti cipated that by the end of the week the places 'of all tba awn on strike will be filled up. Among the applicants who have entered their names at the warehouse keeper's odice for "preferable work" were many pensioners front the army, navy, and police force. Those who were set to work at,:the old prices were hooted and hissed as they entered the dock by the malcontents. TILE ('ITT POLICE MOVEMENT.— Yesterday the deputations of the several divisions of City police waited on the commissioner to present their petitions for an in _ crease of pay. They were received with courtesy, and Mr. Harvey promised to represent their case in the proper quarter. SPIRIT RAPPING AND LUNACy.--The Hertford correspondent of the w York Courier says ;on the 11 , th inst. ' at a special session of the County Court. Judge Phelps presiding, Ira 11. Eddy, the well-known banker of Chicago, Illinois, was brought up on a writ of habeas corpus, to de cide as to Mr. Eddy's sanity, and the propriety of releasing him from the insane asylum in this city, where he has hem cm:fined for several days past on the charge of insanity, growing out of his belief in the "spirit rappings." After the examination of several witnesses, including Dr. butler, the superintendent of the asylum, the court decided al! 2dr. Eddy should be released.