The Express. — London, England, 1852-06-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUVRIIDAT, JUNE 3. Their lordships met at A o'clock. Earl FITZHARDINGE presented a petition from Tewkesbury, for the repeal of the law forbidding marriage with a deceased viife's sister; Lord BEAU mom. a pod . lam yawl the Enfranchisement of Copjhold; Bill; the Bishop of CASIIEL, a petition from 1t0.., Hertfordshire, in favour of the public iaspeation of nunneries; and the Marquis of SALISBURY, from Banff, against the Scotch Bares Bill The Kul of DERRY laid upon the table three morns relating to the census. Oa Me motion of Lord REDFSDALI, the Representative Veen for Scotland Aet Amendment Bill wu read a second time. Their lordships adjourned at 20 minutes past Ave. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAT, JUNE 3. The house met yesterday after the Whitsuntide recess. The SFIARIR took the chair at a quarter before four o'clock, at which hour the Chancellor of the Exchequer and most of the government members were in attendance. Mr. reargue O'Connor was also amongst them present when the chair was taken much of that eccentricity of conduct for which, during the present session, the boo, member was re markable previous to his departure for America he dr played in the course of the toning. First, he proceeded rouad the home to every leading member, and insisted on shaking hands with each. Then Lord John Russell having taken the front seat usually occupied by thu leader of the opposition, but which this session Mr. O'Connor has ap propriated, the bats. member asserted his right of prior occupation, and fairly ousted the noble lord from his posi• , non ; and again, when the Speaker left the Muir, es the ' house going into committee of eupply, the ML immediately wired the vacant seat, and eamemalsg= in its comfortable recess, remised happy 111 the temporary esioyment of the highest place in the house. PRIVATE BUSINESS. THE LORDS' AMENDMENTS TO Till FOLLOWING BILLS was CONSIDIHED AND AOI4IIID TO.—AGAOTIO Markets and custeina ; ul e igoe, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Rail way; Lancaster Waterworks, Cemetery, and ; New- Market Railway; South Ease: Estuary and Reclamation; Bills. BILLS READ A THIRD Tots •ND easeen.—Oreat Western Railway (No. 2) ; Linden and North Western Yd Buckinghamshire Railways; Moomouthehire Railway end Canal; Shrewsbury sail Birmingham Railway; Shrewsbury and Chester Railway; Swansea Local Board of Health; Wycombe Railway; Bills. theca AS •VENDED OV BEFORT TONsIDEHED AND AGIIIIIII , ahead. Lancashire. and Cheshire Juno ties Railway (abandonment of part of line, &e.); Chester and Holyhead Railway; Exeter Roads; Midland Great Western Railway ed • Ireland ; Shrewsbury and Birming ham, and Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Companies Amalgamation ; Tees Conservancy York and North Mid hied Railway; Bills. The Balmoral Estate Bill was read a second time. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. MA•NOOTH ENDOWNIINT ACT.—By Mr. BANKES, erns Wareham and other planes, for repeal of. Nunresitzs.--By Mr. LACY, from Walworth; Mr. SPOONER, from the female inhabitants of Neenah, ta the county of Monaghan, for the periodical inspection of. Itititi• flttt.—By Mr. STAFFORD, from a place in Northanironshlre, against. Ousts PENNY POSTAUZ.—By Mr. lIUTT, from Gates heed. in favour of. PARLIAMENT SILT rAPERII.—By Captain FITZROY, from Lowe., for free delivery of to Mechanics'' and Literary InfIiSUISORS. CHARTIST Orr:cu.—By Mr. R. PALMED, from the holders of certain Chancery offices, which, by the new Chancery Bill, will he abolished, praying for comperat ion. DUTIES= ADIORGIT IIAND•LO011 WRATRWS tts SI ot halltr.—By Mr. LOCKHART, from the hand-loom weavers of Strathaven, in Lanarkshire, complaining of reduced wages, and praying for relief. GOVERNMENT PAPERS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER laid on the table a convention entered into between her Majesty and the French Republic. Mr STAFFORD moved that there be laid on the :able wows of the proceedings at the emirtcsaitial on the °Meets of the Birkenhead—sereed to; sad the papers were subse quently produced by t',te lion. member on the part of the dmiralty. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, previous to the orders of the dry bring read, appealed to the house to permit him to make a few ob.crvations in reference to the eundoet and present state of public business. It would be recollected that when the house last met, previous to the hollow, he had agreed, on the part of the government, that the adjourned debate, on the cooties, of his hon. friend the member for North Warwickshire, on the Maynooth ques- tion, should be proceeded with to-morrow (Friday), at 12 o'clock, but since then reprewntatioas had been mode to him by some hon. gentlemen connected with Ireland com plaining that that arrangement was not fair to them. Had those representations been made at the moment when he proposed the arrangement he should at once have acceded, sad agreed to some miler time which should have bees more generally convenient, feeling that it was always his duty, when say considerable body of gentlemen were parti cularly concerned in any item of the business before the house, to consult their convenience as far as possible. (Hear.) ' And although the representations he refereed to were not made at the most appropriate moment, his considered the plea put forward by the hon. gentlemen who made them was nevertheless so reasonable, that he at once complied with the request made, and promised that when the house met again he would state on what later day the adjourned debate might be taken, intimating that Tuesday nest, at 12 o'clock, should be the time, which was the arrangement he now proposed. (Hear, hear) He might be allowed to add that, although the government was most anxious to follow, in fixing the discussion, what they thought was the feeling of the house, be saw no prospect, considering the importance of freilitating the progress of the necessary business of the session yet teardslag to be gone through, of making any later arreneemest for the Maynooth debate. (Hear, hem.) Re morel tomenew (this day) to con tinue the amoebas' et apply at Li 'Ara, and in the evening, with the mweeet Mee lase, top into committee es the New Zeshiod Clemesestst - He had thought at last that they might base rims that eommittee at the morning sitting, but idfag that several hon. gentlemen who took an intateetia that gesides erne engaged on com mittees upstairs la the des dame be felt bound to pay m igration to their represestartme, In order that the house might have the edeastseps d theirpresence in discussing the details of the MIL (ism) Would the house far ther allow him, while IS this alines of the rover of pale beraves, to impart spa them the on sessiderai the ammo* and the gravity of the rel i t: yet remerias usilegssiek _sad the necessity of faeilitatias lb PAWN mMA ea pea ? It would be wen by am hos.* te the emir piper that generally speaking that balsa" sae set of that ehmeeter which a ministry could kaki to bass control over, aril whisk they might wittiest linger to the public interred , with the view of Nat a future perhaps happier's, plies— Mosieted of inuilesee of an urgent nature raids, MI soden of imperrsis and urgency, as the eon- EMOIMIIS of laws sheet to aspire ? which could not be de =Meat desist to the public interest. He was not hap that this Midair might be facilitated so as to ' hers dr steers te • weedy dem in fader that they might is early pried snits at that ulterior emit for which they were di maims. (Hear. beer.) But while Moisten hit It their to do all is their power to pos. moo that oblost—+d se submit for the esseideration of the leer diaries the remainder of the menden none but 1111110 mos of mend and paramount smarty, they did hope dist ether les. members would be astweeed with the tame INF lag. (Seer. hear.) He was meat waniese not to isterhee r say way witk_the privilege' of imispesdent eameless Ice riser; Isestsi essetiess of impartemse ia which they Mt an retreat r rrtag sewegmedties :tal i He warmed that privilege . - and bad Nrbile is are evaded himslf himself of it ; but be might be timid the house that on Friday last, when sevenriest pesystsil to take supply, the entire evening was Im the Ow maim of suee% he would not say of no bob which eertaialy were not of that ogee* peeseremal ses t ro w :l n tsio justify their bias bight before them by ea mesas in the premed parliament. (Ifewir. hear.) Is seise way he head spilt, for to-night, thee" were a variety of ame n es the paper to be in to the motion for going inee siept e;A leferring to s t = sot one of whish,moler tanee-s, toe govern ment would not feel it a l se a My te give tteir beet atter Eon to, but which, nevertheless, were not of that premiss urgency which, an he had aois ised, the house bad by general =meaty's-excised se the 'sly ground on whirl, is ORS present session they shield he called upon to case der any Trestles. He would ewes' that it would tend web so facilitate public business, sad briag about that etteder cossurearatioo to • hkb be had brim alluded, and with they all desired, if hon. gestienies wield resolve to being' forward by way of amesdnasst to, or interference with. the committee of su ply 'sly such topics as were really if ma arrest mad eberaster. (Hear, hear.) Ile hoped 111111 /ms _ " SS" Mm hi making thew observations, sad believe Noe whew he rid that in Mikisg them is 0.... cooly seteeeed by a inks town the views of hon. pass. ISM thesnaine, by eanyiely thinagb as speedily ae passible then mama which Win Nay of an urgent awl ha penes* thawaster, and yid& it was admitted ea Web nein it es assessary to pan previous to the abeetedea. Meet. bar.) The eseer of the day for the ennaitore of supply having Deem nail. Sir J. fintAZAll (win IRIS most indistinctly heard) was 'anew te lobe the peacoat opportunity of addressing a few ebsernabse is reforms* to the course of public buil osna, bat in whisk is some respeets, the right loon. gentle menim wire b ah sat Irma bad anticipated him. The rightbait . = bad rhea Air some forbearance at the hewn of nendarre la iaterposing motion, on iti=e nowilles of sup* ; while, on the other hand, oi 110 hewn aniblered they wore entitled is ems winiameatien at the barn of the government, in nee peal* the own forward by them, and all, he wil ~..• lama is hams that tbe Winn.. .4 the present maim sheets he beinobt le a eine in the shorten! poschie time sionsimeat with the poi . of such Malmo, as woe absent* oeseasary. (Bear.) As it . pieneed to him, Shere:uee, it waa alaietion of primary importance to decide what were the measures which it was .nilivensable to ems- Neer daring the present maim, which could not sew, he apprehended, he of long enntiensatv Tli,rt rc) Now, NI him call attention to the fact that on the paper of that day then wen ao fewer than 21 orders ut the day, in eddi- fits to whisk thou were wept going into committee et onglgiri wen of such a nature that no the present Mg.% from their • • . , tlse yam time, he was beau* J as the motion days wee government Missile, and the • pendent members of bringing •• bottom ha which they took an interest were Minn, metier interposed as emeodneen en going rain sin* emu. (Hear, hear.) He would call attenelm Weems of the lending measures they were called 1E by se tli=- .lernment iu the vrder paper of the In Sir Jam ,a then entered ei length .of 41111 , eon- the ogler paper, and showed that in limileasestz2 bringing in and keeping biker the bow omontree were not of urgent nemesity (the Law Heim Bills swap nally),and the disevoisaof wbielyas they wile net be panel in the resift swoloo, would boo bat a wale at thaw= right hos. aentiama bed Waled to no sea. ims. Wl—the New issilend Goverment Bill. The right has. baronet the Senetary of State tee the Colonies had given him a private intimation that an arrangement which be (Sir J. Graham) thought had been fined to pairs, OM May nooth discussion till to-morrow was not to be end that. instead of the Maynooth debate, thong, Bill would be taken in the morning sitting ; earl}, ►using bad means of communicating with the right has. pottootaa, he had expressed an objection to a measure of look gran importance being taken at a morning sitting, when away hon. members who took a deep interest in the subject being engaged in committees upataire, could not be present. Many of those committees were engaged on inquiries of ur gent and psrameunt consequence—u the committee on the East India Company's charter, the committee which was carrying on an inquiry closely connected with the good • government of Ireland, via., the committee on crime and outrage in that country; and with such coin. mittees sitting, to take a bill like the New Zealand Govern ment Bill at a morning sitting without notice, would be to render it impossible for the house to giro to the measure that attention which it deserved. (Hear, hear.) There was another bill, relating to our Australian colonies and in volving important principles in regard to the appropriation of the hereditary and casual revenues, which had been read titan without explanation. The house would ace that the , question of these revenues, while they might have been regarded as of secondary importance some time ago, bad in coneequence of recent circumstances which had oc curred in South Australia become of primary importance. Relative to the church in the colonies, there were two bills before the house—the Colonial Bishoprics Dill, and that relating to the subdivision of the Bishop of Quebec's die ceee—a question which excited greet interest in Canada. There eat another bill relating to New Zealand—making Ere bills of seat importance with respect to the colonies. (Hear, hear.) He would neat look at the renewal bills, which were really urgent, as it was impossible to avoid coming to some decision on them. First, there was the re newal of the Poor Law Board, both in England and Ire land, for which there were separate bills. Then there was a bill to which the late government attached the greatest importance. the bill for the prevention of crime and out rage in Ireland expired at the end of the present session, and no steps had Men taken to renew it. There was a no. tine on the paper for the introduction of a bill by the Attor ney-General for Ireland ; but it was not for a renewal of that set, but a bill for the consolidation and amendment of 21 acts relating to Ireland. The Incumbered Estates Aet also expired this session; and, if it were thought expedient to renew it, it must be done this session. Then, there had been produced by the Bolted of Admiralty an claire altera tion us t :e system of navy pay, which called for the die cusston of the house. In other departments important mea sures had been originated, which required to be discussed. A bill had been introduced for amending the Metropolitan Buildings Act by the noble lord at the head of the Woods and Forests. That set contained 257 clause*, and the bill introduced to amend A contained 79 clauses. (Hear, hear.) [ Then there was • bill relating to intramural interment., the who , e scheme of which, he thought, had been discussed Med settled last session ; but a bill had been introduced by As liibie lord (J. Manners) which entirely subverted the Sonar measure. (Bear, hear.) Then there was • bill for ' the bitter supply of the metropolis with water, which had ban before a select committee, but which, if uistumed in that how, he was satisfied would occupy a great length of time. There were other bills having reference to local improvements—the act constituting the Commissioners of I Sewers, also expired ; sod the bill to renew it was sot yet brought forward. (Hear, hear.) How did they stand with respect to supply ? There were 200 votes in supply t to be taken, and the hon. member for Youghal Mr. Asetey) had given notice to oppose 40 of them. st Hear, hear," and laughter.) it wu the 3rd of June— was said to be desiruble that they should bring their labours to an early close—and be had nut yet gone through the list of the various subjects which pressed on their con sideration. Surely the time had arrived when it was not unreasonable to ask of the government what they intended to do. (Cheers.) They had bad time to consider the state of affairs; he wished to know what were the measures they Would still press on the consideration of the house, and in what order they would take those measures ? (Hear, hear.) Ile felt strongly upon this subject. Ile had the greatest apprelieusion that, if trier did not take care, they should bring the repress 'native system itself into disrepute. ((fear, hear.) It would appear as though they could not transact business, and that, even when the business was before them and the debate was closed, they could not come to a deci siun upon the question. (Choers.) Ile alluded especially to that question about the Maynooth inquiry, which had been twice before them, and which the govern ment was about to bring forward again. The hon. gentleman (Mr. Soner) who brought forward that motion had a dmitted that, for every practical purpose, the motion Rat useless. (Cheers.) He admitted that any inquiry , in the p resent session, was impossible. (Hear. hear.) The inquiry must be fruitless ; and the die cussiou of the subject he believed to be fraught with the greatest evil to the peace, prosperity, and concord of this country. (Cheers.) Notwithstanding the present state of affairs, this discussion was still, with the consent of govern. ment, to go on. (Hear, hear.) By . taking it at a morning sitting, they would come to no demon ; and the difficulty would be aggravated by the resolutions adopted the other day, on the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; for it was resolved that when • debate should not be con cluded by a division, by four o'clock at the latest,—the mo ment the clock pointed to four the debate should clout, and the subject should he put at the bottom of the list of orders for the day ; the effect of which would only be to cause adjournments of various subjects from time to time. lie did not deprecate the house coming to a division on this motion; what he deprecated was, these endless discus sions without • division. (Hear, hear.) The question would never he terminated in the present ses sion by • morning sitting. It would occupy morning after morning ; and, if the discussion went on in that way, discord would be increased, the public interest would suffer, and no possible good could arise. (Cheers.) If the government were of o pinion that it was for the public good that the question should he dis cussed and decided in :he present state of the public busi ness, it was essential that they should make some arrange ment for disposing of it. With the utmost respect and re gard for the reputation of that representative assembly, he did feel that the course they were now pursuing could, not but be injurious, and that the reputation of that assembly, which had been the great landmark of representative go vernments, and the great symbol of representative assem blies throughout the world, would be brought iota disrepute ' by their conduct. (Hear, hear.) He would ask the right bon. leader of the house to state, on the part of the govern ment, what were the measures they still meant to press on the attention of the house, and in what order they intended to take them. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SPOONER wished to put the right hon. baronet right on one point. lie had represented him (Mr. Spooner) as admitting the - there eou'ol be no practical remit from the carrying of big motion. 84 J. GRAHAM—I. did not say that. I said that the inquiry, if agreed to be nadertiken this maims, must be fruitless. Mr. SPOONER admitted that they could not enter into the inquiry. (Loud cheers from the opposition.) But there was something elm beyond an inquiry ; he wanted to know the determi.,ation of the house, whether the subject of Maynooth was worthy an inquiry, and be wished te have a division on that point. The country called for it, and he fur one would throw no obstacle in the way of a division ' at the end of the debate on Tuesday, for he would give up his right of reply. (A laugh.) Mr. STANFORD said he had givennotioe, on going into committee of supply, to call the attention of the house to the demoralising and ruinous effects of the numerous low gambling-houses in all parts of the metropolis, called betting-shops; but if other has, members who had motions on the paper would consent to withdraw them he would do the same, in the hope of having emote favourable oppor tunity of bringing his motion forward. Lord J. RUSSELL said he hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would, in the interval between that time and Monday, consider the statement made by the right hon. baronet. It deserved the most serious attention of the go vernment. (Hear, hear.) lie certainly could not wonder that the government should expect the bills which they brought before the house to pus us so short a time ; but his experience showed that, about that time of the year, there was such a hustling of measures of different kinds, that it breaste very difficult to carry through a number of mea sures. (Hear, hear.) But this year, above all others, it was essential that the time of the house should not be taken up with measures which lad really no practical use. (Cheers.) The hon. member (Mr. Spooner) said he wished to have • decision of the house on the question whether or not there should he an inquiry into the system of education pursued at Maynooth. But that was not the question which he had asked the house to decide. (Cheers.) If the hon. member would propose such a motion, the house Imight decide span it ; but what be was about to propree was, that on the Bth of June (next Tuesday), the house should resolve to inquire by a select committee into the sys. ' tens of Maynooth. (Hese, hear.) Everybody must see that that was a pestle diff motion. (Hear, hear.) One l lon. gentleman might say—" It is useless appointing a w het committee at this time of the year, though, had the mo tioa for inquiry been mode three months earlier, I might have Imported it." Another might say, as he (Lord J. Hassell) was disposed to do—egn ring eith the suggestion ' of the right bon. member for the Uaivenity of Cambridge (Mr. Cloulburn)—that it would be much better for the in quiry to be conducted by those means which the crown bail at its disposal, Tether than by a seleet committee of that ',num. I Hear, hear.) Others might vote against the in ralty, totally irrespective of that general abetted question, whether or we it was desirable to inquire into the education lot Maynooth. So that when the hon. gentleman tepee s, oo a 'hit as tiu• question he did not represent It corn etly. (IL sr, hear.) U-oi, theu issue he (Lord John) should wit li.•,i.•peeil to deride on 'fuetelny n' st ; on the centre, y, he should think it his duty to explain his reasons for thinking that that was not the qualities, sad that, if there was to be enp/t4. The mmee assess' - many more topics for diseussion, thus did naval and military estimates, and it was therefore Is brmspeeted that their consideration weld give rise *malls discussion. But if the right hon. gassMeasan Maid la premed with them, he would find it advisable le amoeba days without any interruption, on widish the seinattse of supply should sit, so that the house might be easbiall, after disposing of the intervening mo dems, to ge isle eiemmittee and conaider the various votes eabmitnA to it. T CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER &aid it was ails islgtiea, neat Monday, to have stated the views of the I= lll n donerany with rtwpeet to the conduct of the the house; and after the observation that had ba g made, aad seeing the state of the public business, he Man i *sit, of course, until Monday before making that dOessist. He would merely say now, that, considering the Wiwi before thous, be did not think it absolutely impos sible kit them to assasaglish all that was necewry. The MIAS Mid bad siessielved what be had said about the issiatiese of siely. He had no wish for • moment to de =tha inry Bosse discussion on the items to be brought be ammittes. It would be moat more oionable and Improper to expect that there should not be that full discus sion. All he did deprecate was that hon. gentlemen should, under present circumstances, take advantage of the com mittee of supply, and bring forward questions which, how ever important, were not urgent, and had no practical re ference to supply itself. Ile had followed the policy recom mended by the noble lord as to appointing the committee. The moment the Militia Bill was carried, he commenced with committees of supply, and he intended to Furore the same course. He hoped they should be in committee of supply every day on which the rules of the house enabled them to be to; and no Monday next he should take the op portunity of making a general statement as to the business before the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HOUSMAN asked w hether the Colonial Bishopric Bills would be proceeded with after the Committee of Supply, or whether, as the government intended to legis late on the subject next session, and as these bills were strongly opposed, they would not now proceed with them ? Mr. SCULLY asked if certain bills, given notice of by the Attorney-Oenerol for Ireland, would be introduced at an unseasonable hour of the night ? (Laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did not anticipate that they should go into any business that night, except supply. Certainly, he should not bring for ward any order of the day at a late hour. Ile wished to avail himself of so much time as possible for the Committee of Supply ; any further statement he would defer till Monday. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL repeated the question put by Mr. Scully. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not the intention of the government t proceed with any husinem after 12 o'clock that would lead to any discussion whatever. _ _ _ 111 SWEET to Mr. OSBORNE, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the papers connected with the case of Mr. Slather would be laid on the table next day. Sir J. PAKINOTON stated, in answer to Sir E. N. Buxton, that the New Zealand Bill woull he proceeded with on Friday evening. The house then went into Committee of Supply (Mr. BERNAL in the chair) on the MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. On the first vote of 113,4701., for the maintenance and repair of royal pilaces and buildings, Some discussion took place, but eventually the vote was Nailed to. On the vote of 60,5161. to defray the expense of main taining the royal parks, Lord DUNCAN observed that the present vote was in excess to the amount of 24,000 i. over the vote of last year. Mr. 0. A. HAMILTON said that one GUM of the in crease of the vote this year was that the items for Itieb mond, Bushy, and Hampton Court-perks, wera not in the estimates for 1951, but were included in the present esti mates. This accounted for 7,8571. Then there was 4,3301. for widening the roads in Hyde Park, supplying the Serpentine with fresh water, and draining the Regent's Park ; and there were other items which were transierted from vote Nu. 1 to vote No. 2, which served to swell the present vote. All there sums amounted to 24,3321., and they ch:edy constituted the increase in the present vote. After some conversation the vote was agreed to. The following votes were severally agreed to :-121,2491. for works and expenses of the new Houses of Parliament ; 8,3201. for Repository of Public Records; 10,0001. for the department of the Comptroller of the Stationery Of ; and 89,3961. fur Holyhead Harbour, roads, he. On the vote of 170,000!. for the construction of harbours of refuge, Mr. W. WILLIAMS wished for information with regard to the estimate and expenditure for the works at the Channel Islands. Mr. HAMILTON said that a very detailed statement cm the subject had been laid on the table. Mr. W. WILLIAMS would be glad to know the am:mat of the original estimates. and the gross sum already spent. Mr. STAFFORD said the original estimate for Alderney amounted to 610,0001., for Jersey to 700,0001. ; there had been spent on account of the former 195,0001., and of the latter 192,0000. His quoted from the retain which had been laid on the table. The vote was agreed to, as was the vote of 1,3511. for Poet. patriek Harbour, On the vote of 33,88.51. to defray the expenses a Wein tainiag several public buildings in the department of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, Mr. V. SMITH complained that it was 12,0001. more than that of last year. Mr. HAMILTON said that 130,0001. aide out of the building of a custom-house at Belfast. Ihr. W. WILLIAMS complained of charges for the Royal I Aesieney and the Queen's Colleges. Xr. HAMILTON said that if the hon. gentleman visited the Royal Irish Academy he would not again make that complaint; it was one of the most useful public, establish meats In the country. As to the Queen s Colleges, the truth was, that in the act of parliament under which they were established, no provision was made for their maiate nanee, and therefore it was that they were included in Ms estimate. After a short convolution the vote was agreed to. 11,0281. was voted for Kingstown Harbour, 95,8001. to pay the salaries and expenses of the hos houses of parliament, allowances to retired WIWI of the two houses, dc., 54,4001. for the salaries of the officers of the Thiseary, 011 28,5501. for the salaries of the hme deputnnmik of 67,73.51. for the salaried of the department fee bodge The next vote of 33,8151. for the colonial ffijoannenne was then agreed to, as were the votes of 85,111‘ lie the sdartes and expense of the Privy Council and the SAM 110Maaeted with it ; of 2,6801. for the department sC the Lord Privy Seel ; 8,3281. for the expenses of the cam of the Comp troller-General of the Exchequer; - and 23,150(. for the salutes of the office of Paymaster-General. Oa the vote of 2'2,8201. for the salaries and expenses of the Commissioners of Works and Public Buildings, _ Lord DUNCAN complained of the increase which had taken place in this department in consequence of its sepa ration from the Woods and Forests. Mr. HAMILTON said that under the former arrange ment, when the twe offices were united, the expenditure of salaries was 23,013!. At the present moment the salaries in the Board of Works were 10,08.51., and in the altos of Woods and Forests 12,5261., so that there had been no in crease. The In expenses unler the old system emanated to 9,3001., so that the increase was not se very ;treat. The vote was then agreed to, as were 20,8451. for the salaries and expenses of the office of Woods and Forests, and 2,7811. for the salaries of the State Paper-office. On the vote of 3,273!. for the expenses of the ecclesiastical commission, Ml WILLIAMS objected, to which, The committee divided— For the vote 5B Against it 45-13 The next vote was 221,3811. for the expenses of the admi nistration of the poor law. 38,4391. for the Mint, and 11,6881. public records, agreed to without discussion. 15,1901. salaries inspectors of factories and mines. Mr. HINDLEY asked whether any steps had recently been taken, or were about to be taken, to prevent infrac tions of the law in factories, as rega rded the duration of working hours. Mr. WALPOLE admitted that lie had heard of infrac tions of the law in some districts. A special inspector had been sent down to investigate and report. The next vote of 1,7001. for certain of lces in Scotland, was agreed to. On the next vote, 6,464!. for the household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Some discussion took place as to the encouragement of rating in Ireland by the giving ot Queen's plates, and as to the duties of the gentlemen et large"—eventually The vote was agreed to. 22,3631. for the office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland was agreed to. As were also 6,0611. for the Paymaster of Civil Servi-es Ireland, and 32,0131. 4s. 9d. for the Board of Public Works Ireland. 0., the vote of 32,0001. for forei4n and other secret service money, Colonel SIBTHORP objected, as he said he always had dour, to this, and complained that no account of this money was given. The um was always the same. ' Mr. M'OREGOR said this sum was smeller than that applied to secret service by any state of Europe, or even by America. There was 110 part of it which could not be fully accounted for; and it was, in fact, applied to the oh taining of useful informal-a which the government re quired, and which must he paid. Sir G. I'ECIIELL thought it was a vote which was al • ways looked at with suspicion by the people of this country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if the details with regard to what was called secret service money EATS to be given, it would be better to have no vote of such s ram at All. Ile agreed with the hon. OlfMllff for Glas gow that there wee no state in Europe that did not re lend, not only double, but quadruple end quintuple the sum now proposed in secret service money. Tee vote was not for one, but all the departments of the fleormaty of State, away voucled tber r... r .tio, of State w ___ _- He could tot agree that WM necemary item of ea pessiture *mild be looked at with suspicion. After some further conversation the vote was agreed to ; as wens the Mowing I 216,0021. for the Stationery-office and pvinting. 21,00 W. for the ofnee of the Solicitor to the Treasury. 17 70W. for sherirs fees, Am cum for the Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors' Court. 121,1631. for criminal law expenses in Scotland. 57,7101. for criminal preeecutions in Ireland. 30,5001. for the Metropolitan (Dublin) Police. 240,0001. to defray charges formerly paid oat of county rates. 16,1961. for the general superintendence of prisons. On the vote for 261,522.1. for government prisons and con vict establishasenb at home, Mr. ANSTEY obeerved that there was this year an in creased charge over last year, as there was last year over the year preceding. Ile believed that many persons committed crimes for the purpose of being transported, and that trans portation had loot much of its terrors since the discovery of gold in Auitr dia. Owing to the reduction of the mili tary there, there was not now force enough to keep order, and the governor was in hourly dread of an invasion of con victs from Van Diemen's Land. During the last year, the emigration of free and honest labourers, owing to the absurd regulations of the commissioners, had decreased to such an eateot that the last batch of convicts was cheerfuLy re indeed in Van Diemen's Land, and they had all been taken up. Under existing circumstances, transportation could not be abolished ; but it ought to be done away with gra dually. Feeling that the subject was one of deep interest to the colony, if there was any chance of successfully resist ing it, he would divide against the vote ; but he would now confine his objection to the sum of 6,8071., in another vote, for religious instruction in Van Diemen's Land. Mr. SLANBY hoped the government would seriously look at the immense increase of criminals in this country, and the consequent increase of transportation. In 1805 the number committed to prison or held to bail, had been 4,600; in 1815, 7,800; in 1821, 16,500 ; in 1831, 19,600 ; in 1841, 27,740; in 1848, 30,300; bring a rate of increase three times greater than the increase of population. This was a fearful sign. It was useless to increase prisons, unless something were done to give information to the people. The vote was then agreed to ; as were the following : 159,9531., expenses of prisoners in county gaols and of prosecutions. 101,0411. for the transportation of convicts. 253,5871., for convict establishments in the colonies. 160,0001. for public education in Great Britain. The neat vote was 62,3431. for the British Museum esta blishment. Mr. ANSTEY complained that the vote was taken out of its proper place. Its did not think it fair to the hon. member for Dumfries, who had a motion on the paper on in or (Hear, bated r. he ebo the subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was the custom to take the vote for the Museum before the other votes in No. 4, and the hon. gentleman (Mr. Ewart), who was an experienced member of the house, and who, in deed, was seldom absent from his seat, must have been aware of that circumstance. All that the government wanted was, that the business should be proceeded with. Mr. ANSTEY said that if the vote was persisted in, he would move that the chairman report progress. The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, the vote having been postponed. On the vote of 164,6771. for public education in Ireland, Mr. W. J. FOX asked the government for au explana tion of their intentions with respect to the system of na tional education in Ireland regarding which some doubt existed. Mr. WALPOLE maid he understood the hon. gentleman to ask whether any material change was likely to take place in the system of national education in Ireland. The urns question had been put several times in both houses of par lament since the present government came into office. The view which the government took of this question was this:—The system of natlonal education in Ireland was in tended to be a combined system of education, and her Ma jesty's present government wished to promote that view sad object. But in carrying out the system injustice was done ; for certain members of the established church of Ireland objected, from conscientious motives, to the mode in which the grant wee applied, and they could notohtain aid fur the schools with which they were immediately connected. But, in addition to tkie objection that every minister of the established church Who differed from the system as carried out was excluded from obtaining soy portion of the grant, there was this further objection, that he was excluded from any chance of promotion. In this way, 1,700 out of 2,200 clergyman were deprived of all chance of preferment, al though some of them were in other respects adherents of the late government. These were the two objections urged against the present system, and her Majesty's government thought that to the extent of encouraging the members of the establish church, as well as other religious bodies, to promote the education of the people of Ireland, a variation ought to take place in the practice heretofore pursued. (Hear, hear.) Such an alteration would be only consonant to every principle of justice and equality. It should be borne in mind that the system pursued in the schools of the established church was not a separates ystem, but a com bined system, and that it did not exclude other sects who differed from themselves. But the ministers of the esta blished church did not wish, and he (Mr. Walpole) did not think they ought, to be excluded from a fair share of the grant, and still less from the patronage of the govern ment, because from conscientious motive, they could not sancti7n thepreeent system. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM said that when this question was brought before parliament on a former occasion by the pre sent Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Hamilton), he de fended the grant and the national system of education es one which had been brought in by the noble earl the pre sent bead of the government. (Hear, hear.) The noble earl, while his colleague, had himself defended and sup ported an extension of this system, which the right hon. gentleman now declared to be an unjust system. (Hear.) Mr. WALPOLE said he did not apply the word unjust to the combined system of education, but to the exclusion of certain members of the established church from any par ticipation in the grant, as well as to their exclusion from preferment, because of their conscientious objection to the system as carried on. (Hear, hear) Sir J. GRAHAM said he certainly understood the right hon. gentleman to apply the word unjust to the mixed sys tem of education. But he contended now, as he and as Lord Derby contended with him formerly, that if they de parted from the mixed system of education they would do much mischief ; and if in trying to rectify what was called the injustice of the system of mixed education, they resorted to the system of separate grants in proportion to the popu lation belonging to each religious denomination in Ireland, he woe much mistaken if the established church of Ireland would gain materially by that separation. (Hear, hear.) They would not have beard of the intention to propose an alteration in the present systi m were it not for the question ' of the hon. member for Oldham; aid till he heard that a change was actually proposed to be made in a policy which was to be traced to what he believed to be the fixed opinions of Lord Derby—the author of the measure—he would not press further argument on the attention of the committee. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the use of patronage, the ! objection of the right hon. gentleman, however applicable 1 to the late government, did not apply to the government of Sir R. Peel, because the government recommended for pro • motion three bishops, these bishops being, as he thought I unfortunately, opposed to the system of national education. They were elevated to the episcopal bench by the advice of R i Sir . Peel, and they afterwards used their influence— , their epi , copal influence—to the utmost possible extent, in opposition to the system of national education. (Hear, l hear) Viscount EBRINOTON said that when the use of patronage was spoken of, it wee forgotten that an enormous amount of preferment was pla.oed in the hands of the bishops in Ireland, which they sedulously employed in encouraging every resistance to the system of combined education. (Hear, hear.) This pa tronsge was not without its influences, if he could suppose that the members of the established church in Ireland could be influenced by such unworthy motives. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE would entreat the government not to allow objections ea secondary nature to sway them on a matter of so mesh impertense se the present. (Hear.) The system of mixed einestien had been carried by means of • mutual forbeareasemidasystem of compromise on both sides. Much of the anise= if the system of mixed education was to be attributed W the firmness, the piety, and the active ' charity of the bib Dr. Murray, who offered an example of every christian virtu. (Hear, hear.) He cautioned the government how they touched a brick of this edifice, lest the whole might to down. (Hear.) He heard with alarm the statement of the right hon. gentleman, but be hoped he won d not tamper with a system on which mach of the prosperity of Ireland depended. (Hear.) Mr. WALPOLE said that he felt called on to say a few words after what had fallen from the right honourable gentleman who had preceded him. Ile did not think one word has escaped him from which it could be inferred that the combined system of educa tion was intended to be superseded. (Hear, hear.) On the contrary, he said, in answer to the noble lord, the member for London, who asked him a question on the subject some weeks ago, that there was no intention to interfere with the combined system of national education in Inland; but he said then, what he still thought, that when public grants of money were made for the purposes of education, it was but reasonable that every portion of the community should receive a share—(hear, hear)—and that the government was vitiate to consider whether those who were by conscientious mut ives, excluded from sharine in the rants at that moment, could not be included in future. li e also went on to say that he thought it unjust that members of the church of England should he refused patronage merely because they would not give in their nilhesion to the national system. (Hear, hear.) That was all he said, or, if it were not all be said, it was all he meant ; and he beloved not a word had fallen from him from which it could be inferred that the government intended to supersede the national system. Sir J. GRAHAM said the right hon. gentlemen hod told the house what was not intended by the government. Now, as the matter was one of great importance as regarded the I feelings of the people of Ireland, he wanted to know wherein was the injustice of the present distribution of the w le lad understood the right has. opinion there was, under dm and that that injustice ought the circumstances, he thought aim how he intended to include .'dished church in the purticipa e system we, maintained in answer to the right honourable he could not do better than which he made in reply to membcr for London. Ile said 'ration whether some portion of the assigned to those 1111.01ildr. of the esta others in Irsland (fur there were oth dra) alone motives, objected to the mode in which it was then distributed. He never intimated that the government had any plan by whies the object might be elected, bat he said the matter deserved consideration. (lieu, hear.) The word " injustice" he applied to another point ; and he would tell the right hon. baronet that, in his opinion, the remedy to be applied in that case was to mite patronage fairly, whether the parties concurred dissented from the national system of education. hear.) Ile believed patronage had been so distil ever since the present government came into power. . O. A. HAMILTON said perhaps it was right that mild say a few words on this subject. lie had oer been prepared to propose the vote, under the idea that it was understood to be the intention of the govern meat to try and ascertain whether or not the system, which was said to be a united one, was really united. Ile was un willing to enter into Ste discussion then, because he telt that it was not desirable to discuss a general question of that nature at such a moment ; but he was willing to pro pose the vote on the understanding which ho had just men tioned, and also on the understanding that the goes rament was to consider whether some mode might not he devised by which the conscientious objections of a considerable por tion of the members of the established church in Ireland would be removed. The house would recollect that he had never divided against the vote. On one occasion he stated that he considered the national system one of the institu tions of the country, and that, having regard to the number of schoola in existence, ha did not led justified in dividing against the vote. His object had alway., been the obtaining what he believed to be justice for a considerable portion of the people of Ireland, by having such a modification of the system introduced (and be believed it to be practi cable), as, without subverting the system, would remedy the injustice complained of. (Hear, hear.) Mr. KEOGH said the house would recollect that his hon. friend (Mr. Hamilton), and his right hon. colleague (Mr. Napier) had always been the most consistent and de termined opponents of this national system. On that occa sion hie hon. friend said he was in favour of a modification of the system. Now, that wee exactly the same expression se was applied is every other subject, social, commercial, or political, on which hon. gentlemen opposite had touched. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) He would mention a ye makable fact on • subject cognate to that under discussion. He happened that day to be reading over those interestitig productions the addresses of the Derbyite candidates for the Irish constituencies; and it was a re markable fact, and one to which he especially requested the attention of the hon. member for North War wickshire, that two-thirds of those gentlemen had dis tinctly pledged themselves, not only to support the national system of education as it then existed, not only to support the endowment of Islaynooth, but even to vote for the re peal of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill of last session. (Laughter.) He admitted that that was only a modifica tion. (Laughter.) What he wanted to know, however, was, what modification was required. (hear, hear.) Hon. gentlemen opposite dealt with admirable tact in negatives. (Hear, hear.) They could enumerate a long catalogue of things which they were not for; but hon. members on that side of the house wanted to know what they were for. (hear, hear.) His hon. friend the member for the University of Dublin (Mr. Hamilton) had hitherto always been consistent. What, then, did he mean by a modification ? (Ilesr, bear.) On the last occasion when his hon. friend brought the question before the house the most distinguished opponeat of his motion was the noble member for King's Lynn (Lord Stanley), who ably de fended the system originated by his sire. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Keogh) was ono of those who had admired the prin ciple laid down by the right hon. gentleman who then led that house, that political men should have a certain fixed line of conduct, and should adhere to that line ; and he must say, after listening to the observations of his hon. friend (Mr. Hamilton), that the sooner hon. gentlemen opposite declared what it was that they proposed to do in reference to this question the better would it be for the character of parliament. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WHITESIDE said he had frequently heard the hon. and learned gentleman (Mr. Keogh) address the house as to the importance of political men adhering to the prin ciples which they professed at the outset of their career; but he thought the worst argument ever used in a political assembly was the argumentum ad hominem, and he must ask the hon. and learned gentleman whether he was not himself once • member of the conservative party to which he was now opposed. (Hear, hear.) lie (Mr. Keogh) had now taken up the opposite Ride of the question, and he advocated it with as much talent and sin cerity as he did when he supported other views on this and other questions. The real question before the committee was, whether the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Walpole) had said anything which disentitled him or the government to the confidence of the Irish people. The right hon. gentle man had only declared that the protestant population, the epinonal aid presbyterian population, deserved the con sideration of the government, in reference to their views on this question. (Hear, hear.) They represented a great part of the wealth and the commerce, and he regretted now to add, • very large portion of the population of Ireland. The very fact stated by the right hon. baronet demonstrated the fairness and prudence of what the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Walpole) had said. The late Sir it. Peel had promoted three eminent men to the episcopacy of England in Ireland, and it was true that each of those three was of opinion that this question ought to be reconsidered. What they asked was that some mode might be discovered by which the 1,700 clergymen of the church of England in Ireland might have the opportunity of reading the scrip , tuns in their schools as they were read in similar schools in England. (Hear.) If the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Graham) had read the opinion of the Bishop of Ossory be would have ascertained that it was not asked to abandon but to reconsider the system. In his opinion the statement of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Walpole) did not disen title him to the confidence and respect of the Roman catholic population of Ireland. It was not proposed to take away one !sixpence of the grant which was applied for their benefit. Before he eat down he might add that there were in the church educational schools between 30,000 and 40,000 Zeman catholic children. (Hear, hear.) Mr. KEOGH—The hon. and learned gentleman had stated that he (Mr. Keogh) had entered parliament a sup• porter of the conservative party; that statement had been frequently made before, and he was glad now to have an opportunity of explaining it. It ought to have been known to the honourable and learned gentleman, it certainly was known to the hon. and learned Secretary for the Treasury, and to many other members, that that state ment was totally and entirely unfounded. (Hear.) He had entered parliament at a peculiar period of political affairs, when to be a supporter of the late Sir Robert Peel was to plan oneself in a position of great unpopularity in Ireland—(hear); and he believed that he (Mr. Keogh) was the only man in that country—he claimed no merit for it— who is that year in which the present parliament was first chosen, had distinctly and broadly asserted in his published address that he was • supporter of the commercial and political policy of the late right hon. baronet. ( these hear.) Sir Robert Peel having at that time been driven from office by hon. gentlemen opposite, be (Mr. Keogh) declared that he was perfectly prepare d to continue his sup port to the policy advocated by him (Sir Robert Peel). He (Mr. Keogh) had supported that commercial policy ever since he entered the house, and had never given • vote or contravention of it. The hon. and learned gentleman (Mr. Whiteside) was, perhaps, unaware of the im portance of a person first proclaiming one set of opinions, and then dropping them for others. He would not retort upon the honourable and learned gentleman, for he thought it would be unworthy to do so. So far as the commercial policy of the late right hon. ba ronet was concerned, he (Mr. Keogh) was net a person to go into private quarters and hold himself out as a sustainer of that policy which he afterwards opposed, nor had he in early life professed himself an advocate of reform of the re preseatatioa of the people, holding out the belief that he preferred republican to monarchical institutions. He had not gone clown—(interruption)—amongst a por tent of the people of Ireland, whose early republican pre dilections were matter of history, and had not given himself out as a person who was prepared to carry out those prin. ciples to their fullest extent. At the time to which the hon. and learned gentleman had alluded he (Mr. Keogh) had taken his principles on a moderate level. Re found that the late Sir Robert Peel was prepared to do justice to his countrymen, that he was an advocate of religious liberty, and he (Mr. Keogh) then declared that the right hon. baronet was deserving of the support of the people of Ireland. He (Mr. Keogh) had sat in that house during five years, and he referred to its records to establish the assertion that he had not come into the house a protectionist and had since become a freetrader. If the hon. sad learned gentleman had reflected he could scarcely have touched upon such topics, especially if he had observed the hon. and learned gentleman (the Attorney-General) who sat on his left. (Loud laughter.) Mr WHITESIDE said that if the hon. and learned gentleman had referred to him as having ate former period preferred republican to monarchical principles, he must say that was a fictioa. During the twenty years he hail been at the bar, he had always been an energetic supporter of conservative principles—(.* hear, hen ")—and the hon. and learned gentleman, like many Irishmen, had drawn upon his imagination for his facts. (Cheers and a laugh.) Sir JOHN TYRELL deprecated the personal tone of this debate. The hon. and learned member fur Athlone had , no right to taunt her Majesty's government with inconsist ency, when he himself was open to the some charge. The hue. and e learned gentleman had begun his political career in the ranks of the conservative arid drawn his opinions in the moderate circle of the Carlton Club. (A laugh.) With regard to the queivion before the committee, the hon. and learned gentleman's superiors, the Synod of Thuile!, de sired • reconsideration of the system of uational education. Mr. ANSTEY said that the question before the commit tee was nut the inconsistency of members on either side of the house—it war., What does the government mean by modification ? In protection, modification meant maintea once, or, as the Duke of Richmond had declared, restora tion of protection, pure and simple. What was the mean ing of modification of the asthmal school system of educa tion ? Did it mean repeal or maintenance ? It was said that 1,700 -chools did not share in this grant, because they were not permitted to teach according to what the clergy men considered to he the doctrines of that established chunb. Well, when that alleged injustice was remedied, and these . THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY :.,.I6 G, JUNE 4, 1852.1,4 ... kr.. ".. *t - . ‘... min ; ‘•,,1,.. . i .....F. of It was a a p m pr to the per. Imes. (Be ar , hear.) .As hat any • . . , • , ea / 1*- • • s ,r - • 11 „2' * s t)sr ' ••'? ar i .• • • 0/Snicws performed ego. klsid, epatleman to My that tit his op Its ..4 ; ..» - -: . .1,4% titill pot I been ad 'at theo never was any * • 0 this gam, mixed systim, an jujus* ant w.b • think nal he irsa asked . f. ~ . ut in AK excepting leit year, # And ter: to be Remedied { and, valor thi , * W a g • to ' van of; hub h . ter- nlo small Ott 1522 as In the present yesh! Cod4der- it not unreasonable ty eels him • tat • t toe . . 1 0 . , ~,, '''' _ i. • , that till beet i des great rowans in the relations of !his Wintry with the members of the establish ;..ly'wge te ap- ot if pane Of the world, and the consequent Increase la the tion in the an while the Mil point • foe coneectltin days; and , midty amnion to the state, nets as the sum wge,sp- Mr. WALPOLE said, in aim wee. hand that the gentlemen were ous to bring fur- plied to, so far from the tentatre looking on the votelhhh gentleman, he thought ho c • on various subjects which . d occupied their suspicion, it ought to be a subject of coegratulation that a fcpeat the observation whit - and which - they thought of groat impurtante, - Mutt l atter{ SlMlrlirlegnired for this perm, by a the noble lord the memo. yet, by tab* the committee flame on the next supply day country hike jr.lihnd than by other wales in Europe, or by j it was worth consideration 1 in the same wetk, they would Federally find that the house Amend. Net addling one would be spent eacept by a grant might not be assigned to sessingesslisgened to go un with the business is pepitly„ Tuna* of a gtWy of State, sad every MUM that was I blinlied chum, sod others in In The miseellsamoiss estimates afforded many more topics for spent Wei von fty tbai rtecntarrof State to t h e Au dit- who,conscientious from mo tive ~. . .. . . 1,700 sectarian schools had their grants, to teach sectarian. warding to the church of England, what was to be dose with the residue of the grant ? Was it to be handed over to the Roman catholic priests to teach sectarianism in their schools, according to the Views of the church of Rome ? lie trusted that the mixed education would be upheld, and that the only charge introduced would lie suck as would make it less and less sectarian eery flay. The CHANCELLOR of the PACItEtIC Elt had h rod several members talk of the question Wren: the 1104.-, , o d describe it In very different language and in a very dilfereut manner. The question was simply a vote is favour of Via combined system o f e th i c itionan Ireland, and it tlem.m opposite were inclined to support thst system, 45110 understood they were, the best course would be for them to agree to the vote. The house had heard a great deal ahem the intection of the government on this subject, but what. ever those intentions might be, this he could swore hon. gentlemen opposite, that when her Majesty's govern. ment had to propose any change in a system so i o , porant as that of the national education of 'reload, it would not be in committee of supply. (Hear, hear.) He would urge on hon. insmbere to confine themselves to the duty before them. They were all anxious that the combined system should be supported ; f hose who were in favour of Inkin mining it permanently as it was, and those who were desi rous of seeing it muddied, and all that was now prop issd was to continue that system as it at present existed. (Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. W1LT.1.1,01, 'llw veto was then agreed to, and tlifu chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again to day at twelve o'clock. _ . The Common Law Procedure Bill and the Masters in Chancery Abolition bill were read a second time, almost without discussion. The Improvement of the luri.dictinn of Equity Bill was alma read a second time, and committed for the saw:. day. The Lieneral Board of lltalth Bill was read a third time and pape d. The Law of Wile Amendment Bil! wee read a third time and passed. The Industrial and Provident Partnerships Bill was read a third time. Mr. CARTER proposed a clause limiting the liability of shareholders in companies to the amount of their respective subscriptions. Mr. HENLEY opposed the clause, the subject of which h►d been considered by the select committee, who he IN.. tieved were unanimously against it. Sir A. COCKBURN thought a clause which emlsali , the great and important question of limited liability (mild not to be introduced iu a bill like the present. After a few words from Mr. WC:lmoms and Mr. RLAIVEr, the clause was put and negatived, and the bill passed amid loud cheers. _ _ _ The Suitors in Chancery Bill was considered as amended, and ordered to be read a third time thi- day. BISHOPRIC OF CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEA LAND) !SILL. Mr. ADDEItLEY, in moving the adjourned debate on this bill, stated that he was prepared to make such fllttra hong, by striking out all words referring to the constitu tion of the diocese, as should meet the objection of the Iwo. and learned member for Youglial. Mr. ANSTEY stated the words he desired to be struck out, but Mr. ADDERLEY, objecting to do more than he had already stated. without further consideration, Mr. ANSTEY insisted on dividing on his amendment, proposed on a previous evening, that the bill be iuljourntd fur three months. _ 'rho house divided on a motion for adjourning the debate. - • For the motion. Against it -46 EC - . Mr. Ja.0(111 moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr. ADDEILLEY promixed to consider Mr. AirdEy's proposed amendments in the bill previous to the com mittee. Mr. ANSTEY objected to the second readin; on such conditions. After some remarks from Mr. WALPOLE and the Anon- NILY-GENEnAL, who disputed the position taken by the hon. and It anted member for Ynughal, that the Queen had no right to appoint bishops of the established church in the colony ; and an observation from Mr. CAMTEU, who ob. jetted to the payment of colonial bishops out of the reve nues of the country, the debate was further adjourned till to-day. The Trustees Act Eztension Bill passed through cop roittcc._ The Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill was read a se cond time. SAVINGS BANKS (IRELAND). Mr. 0. A. HAMILTON moved for leave to bring in a bill to continue an act of the 12th year of her present Ma jesty, for intending the Isms relating to savings banks in Ireland. The motion was agreed to and the bill ordered to be brought in. FLOGGING PitISONFILS IN GAOLS. Mr. CARTER moved an address for a return of all the prisoner, sentenced to be whipped, during the hut thrte years, in this kingdom, at the various courts of q u arter +es• .ion, dyer and terintuer, and gnat delivery„ and by sum. mart' jurisdiction, the date of the sentence, and the offence for which awarded, with the age of each prisoner so punished.—Agreed to. Tho house adjourned at 2 o'clock. FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT TILE STARCEALL PIT, KlNGSWGOD.—latelligence was received in Bristol of the occurrence of an accident, unhappily attended with fatal consequences, at the Starve&ll Colliery, one of the numerous coal works which abound in the Kingswood coal field, on the north-east side of Bristol. It was at first ru moured that the accident was one of more serious magni tude, baton inquiry on the spot our correspondent aster twined that the personal injury was confined to one man, whose life, unhappily, fell a sacrifice. The man in question was named Bryant. He was about 5k years of age, with a family, most of whom were grownup. lie was in the act of ascending the shaft in a bucket, to which from some cause or other the bonnet or iron shield, which is usually placed over the top to guard its inmates against accident from any falling substance, hail, from some cause or other, been omitted to be attached. Poor Bryant had got some way up towards the top of the shaft when a piece of stuff fell out from one of its sides, and in its descent fell upon the bucket. The force must have been very considerable, as, upon the bucket being pulled up, the unfortunate man was found to be quite dead. Information of the occur rence has been communicated to the coroner of the district, by whom an inquiry will, doubtless, be made into the cir cumstances. The deceased, who was a sober, industrious man, was much reap 'cud in the neighbourhood where he resided, andthe occurrence hasproduced quite a melancholy sensation. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—Yesterday the monthly general meeting of this wmiety was held at the society's house, in Hauover-square ; Edward J. nudge, Esq., in the chair. Colonel Carpenter, W. Beckett, M.l'., and ,Messrs. A. Arcedeckne, 11. Mout, W. IL Beaumont, A. F. J. Claudet, and W. P. Lewis were elected fellows ; and Charles Leslie, Esq., M.P., and Messrs. J. Cross, W. Ileathcote, T. Marshall, and Miss Guthrie, were proposed as candidates for the fellow . ship. The report of the council stated that the number of visitors to the gardens on Whit-Monday and 'lucidly amounted to nearly 20,000, greatly exceeding the corres ponding days in 1!111, or any previous year. The improve. ments in the gardens are rapidly approaching a state of completeness; and the births, donations, and purchases in the menagerie, have raised the extent of the collection to a higher numerical standard than has ever been attained before. The most important births noticed in the report are a giraffe and a lencoryx antelope. The latter is the first instance of this beautiful animal having been produced in Europe. ACCIDENT TO COLONEL WOOD.—OR Mohday. at the inspection of Household Cavalry, which took place at Wormwood-scrubs, in presence of Prince Albert and the Dukes of Wellington and Cambridge, the horse of Colonel Thomas Wood, son of the ex-member for Middlesex, reared and threw its rider, afterwards falling upon him. Colonel Wood was taken up insensible. When the accident became known to the distinguished personages on the field, the duke immediately terminated the inspection, acd ordered the regiments home. Prince Albert having more particle larly informed himself of the state of the sufferer, gave orders that his carriage might be placed at the disposal of the surgeon in attendance for the conveyance of the patient to his home, and himself returned to town on horseback. Upon being placed in the carriage, Colonel Wood recovered his consciousness, and complained of pains in his head. Be is staid suffering severely from the injury received, but it is hoped his life us not in danger, BALLOONING AT FRANKFORT.—Mr. Green, jun., made a balloon ascent from Frankfort on the :lath uit. After rising a considerable height, and remaining some time over the town, he saw a storm approaching, an d re• solved to descend in a field. When the cords which he threw out reached the earth a number of peasants Kited them, and pulled at them violently. They then seised the hoops and lower part of the balloon. This rendered it im possible for Mr. Green to open the valves, and the conse quence was that the balloon burst with a loud explosion. The peasants immediately tore the balloon to pieces. and divided the pieces amongst themselves. Five ot the ante were arrested, but Mr. Green demands au noleinuity of 7,000 florins (about 17,000 f.). NARROW ESCAPE.—On Friday minutes before ten, when the down London etre, on the Caledonian Railway was near Clarnkirk, on war to Glsegen, the engine driver observed a women walking 05 the line. He 'instantly sounded the whistle, hut the woman h;conting confused by the perilou+ position al which she found herself, attempted to crow the down• instead of taking refuge on the tip-rail. The to WAS upon her, however, betore she could get clear, who , .' hr was struck down by one of the buffers of the engine; and thrown down the embankment. The driver shut ed tho steam, and stopped the train with all possible speed , laid, about twenty and upon the guard and driver going buck in search of woman, they found her lying at the foot of the embita . ment, stunned, but not dangerously injured. The tru6 . was reversed to the spot, from whence the patient wasp moved to Glasgow, where medical aid was procured- North British FOREIGN SPIRITS' IN TRANSITII.—The Lords of dr Treasury have directed the Commissioner. of Customs •.0 authorise brandy, entered for immediate transhipawitto: foreign port, to be sampled under the following einditieno vit., that duty is to rte paid thereon when it e x ceeds shilling, and that the taking of samples be limited to casks or packages selected for examination by the other , ' °' the revenue. . ONE Me NG kr adviN in. day the c freehi —ha' st-wi