The Express. — London, England, 1853-08-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6. 11381: IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY, Avousr 5. The LOAD CMANORLLOIL took his seat at ti , • cluck PETITIONS PRESENTED. ACCINATIUN.— by the Duke of ARGYLL, from Glu• Row, praying that vaccination might he made cam' iikory. Cussuisoittort of Wuniotax BILL—By L ird NAI RD, trout Manchester and other places, in favour of gbis bill. COMIIINAIION OF WORKMEN BILL. Lo►d KI N NAIRD moved the second reading of this Fill, in favour of a ii,eh numerous petitions had been presented heat the vinskinit elassur The LORD CHANCELLOR suggoited the withdrawal OW bill. Lord KINNAIRD aosseated. sot sow. wad which was new was not bad. But as far as Os bin mat it was an improvement on the present system. He wee set ping to say ono word against the 'entente of mutilation passed by the government and the House el Commons on the Court of Directors, nor was he going say a word to delay the mention of bat sentence. (Hest, . hear.) But he thought it might be executed in a manner more merciful and more advantageosa Is the country ; k eener. whilst securing the excision of half of that body, no Y. curity was taken that the right limb should be cut übr - (laughter)—and nothing was more probable than that at the end of the operation they would find a mere trunk, with legs, arms, head, and heart cutoff, and the very w a nt part only Of the body preserved. His proposition was that the revenue and judicial depart ments of each presidency should be represented. This would Rive right directors. He then proposed that the Madras and Bombay army should be represented by one dirietor each, and the Bengal army by two, which would give four - Then F " " - NB withelnie to directors for t h e army. . hewould have — too geutle 09V ERNIIENT OF INDIA BILL. I men belonging to the political parties, who should be well Earl GRANVILLE, in rising to move the seeond road- acquainted with the habits and customs of the native courts. Ile thought it would be desirable also to have two log of this bill, and that he laboured under difficulties of I gentlemen unconuected with the government to represent assembly if ,,, d a z i r n i i tt g ion amos , see pr ing its tl ises tat he t z wa penoas addnes as ing n we a u ,the agricultural and commercial classes of Bombay and Calcutta. This would give &lateen directors, which would informed on the subject be wag about to introduce se my that could he retied in the United Kingdom. They bad he large enough for all useful purpose. By adopting this plan, and naming the persons who were to be the new amongst them hone lords who hod been Presidents of the directors in the bill itself, they would secure good appoint- Board of COD.TOI. Governors-General, end others who had meats in the first instance, and jobbery would be alines! eo lith-I high military eppointmeras in India , with glory to tirely, it not wholly, prevented. (Hear, hear.) His wish Iheraselves aril advantage to thin country. Besides , Me subject had already been meet elaborate) dis- was to give the Governor-General of India • coancil, in Meieet. If they looked to the record of die whom he could confide, of able, respectable, and respon. p eeJiaga De y would find that one out of eel h sible advisers. (Hear.) Instead of doing that they had to roc formed the Court of Directors that it would be worse fee discussions het been on the affairs of India; and one noble lord, who tail been Presieent of the Board of Con- than before, and the President of the Board of Control tea and alio Governor-General of India, had addressed the would be compelled to go elsewhere fur advice, which was house al less than sixteen limn on the subject. (Laughter.) • thing which he did not much tare fur. Another Another noble lord no the cress benches, who although not , point on which he felt great anxiety was, that the govern adJionsiag the house quite so often had shown great in- meat of loin should be conducted in the name of the durtry and in wareh, had on two different occasions made crown. (Hear, h oa r) Ile felt an intuitive cow/je erer- clew, ,one of which directly contradicted the other. tion that t he y could do nothin g which would more , (Dowineed 1 mohiert Ile would therefore proceed to state tend to strengthen the government of India, give She prineip.O provisions of this hill, with the consciousness confidence to the cativo princes, and improve the that they hid already been fully discussed by their lord- tone both of the civil and militar y services, than ships, not only as to the predominating principle but the to have the government conducted in the name of the. details, clause by clause, and should therefore be as cos. crown. There would then be no divided allegiance. This vies as pos.:Ale in his o bservations. Ss much indeed had would be more especially grateful to the Indian army, and Ithe bill been discussed in anticipation, that five weeks be. no body of men deserved better of the state—(hear)—fur it Ms lie (Lord Granville) bad been addressed as the noble 'meld Rive them the character and dignity of a royal army. Med who hel charge of the bill, although at that time he The officers should have the rank and position here that bad ant been rigoested by his noble friend at the head of they had in India. This would be most grateful to the the government to undertake that duty. p m . army on whew fidelity and devotion they must depend for Munn to describing the provieioria of the bill, he the preservation of India. lie regretted that the govern =lobe peshaps, be permitted to say one or two meet did not avail themselves of the opportunity which the wellies the suoket of delay. lie bad meutioned is • bill presented of obtaining for themselves an immortal name illemer debate, thet no motive of parliamentary or personal by laying the ioundatious of permanent empire in India. Movraimee ba d inilmaceil the government in pressing the Bat they were satisfied with doing little things in a little bill forward, but merely a seine of public duty, and now be . (Ilear, bear.) They made it by would add that wtiaterer re oms the government might bit reform. Ile could not imagine how the noble marquis herr bad for ea early introduction of the bill, tol d w i t h I (Lenedowne) could endure such bit by bit legislation. greater force on its present position ; when, it having ! Ohm') Tiiey look ede on little things r e.'tithe than on great Men pawed by large majorities is the Commons, Wings, or else theyid not understaud and ppreciate the my notion of farther delay must be put entirely oat comparative magnitude and value of the ob j ect before of the question. His lordehip Vies proceeded to die- them. (Hear, bear.) The result was, that they had a en or the provisions of the measure, concluding ai system which, though an improvement on the existing one, fellows . S o f a , 'f rom th i s moue," baying been hastily was such as not to satisfy the expectations of any one, was concocted and draws up, he doubted whether any bill had calculated to give great dissatisfacticn in India, and would ever been pre red with greater care; the goreininent not work for the general welfare of the people of that having been fully sensible of the deep responsibility of caner,. (Hear, hear ) Ile was perhaps the only member dealing with the welfare and happiness of 140 millions of of tee house who had witnessed in parliament three bill. their fellow..ubjeeta at the other end of the globe. (Hear, for the better administration of India, and it was )par) At the same time, there were circumstances which led humanly impossible that he could live to see another. Alm to hope thst our rule in India would he more beneficial He did not think that the government would be anxious to than it bad hitherto been. The means of communicating with bring in another India bill in a hurry, unless they were India had of late years been greatly advanced and amide- compelled to do so by the pressure of some great rated. Whatever might be the case externally, so for as and overwhelming calamity. If there was only a gradual human fereright could enable any one to todge, peace nee sapping of the institutions of India—if there was only a secured to the great Indian peninsula. ele had alreadily gradual introduction of inferior government to that which mentioned the prospect which there was of connecting t heretofore existed, the evil would not conic onin so striking portions of that great empire together by means of rail- a manner as would lead to the interposition of parliament. ways ; he bad allied, glanced at the improvements which The oestruction would not be effected by any violence—not kad been begun i t the ennui of roods, and he might add in a manner that would excite at once the indignation and *at in a very short time several thousands of miles of tele- disgust of the world, bat by that kind of slow poison which Near, communication would be established is India. the natives of India were formerly in the habit of using, (Hear, hear.) The Eabibition of 1311 had elicited more which did not kill at once, but gradually destroyed the d to any I b°6l 7 information with regard to India than with (melee country, and the evidence given by Dr. Lloyd before of pain, that he could not live to see the entire reconstrue the House of Commons showed that various vegetables, tion of the government of India—that he could not live ink and fate of India, which woula be extremely use f u l i n to see it founded on a principle which would afford a certain maniffseturee, had recently become known for the first prospect of happiness to the pe o ple o f India, and of honour time, sea were likely to add greatly to the Indian trade. and grandeur to this country. (Cheers.) He had referred to the progress which education was The Marquis of SALISBURY said the noble earl akinn. flo believed that concurrently with education called upon them to adopt a bill of a most important tharae- Christianity was lipreading, though the government very ter. at a time when it was impossible for them to give it portly guarded itself against the mixing with education fair discussion and consideration, and when two committees et proselytism. (Hear, hear) He believed that the were actually sitting on the subject without coming to any spread of Chrii•iaoity would not only promote the decision. (Hear, hear.) When in 1813 the India bill was spiritual welfare of the inhabitants of India. but would introduced to the House of Lords in the month of July be found • most powerful engine of material ad- Earl Grey and those noble lords who acted with him de vancement. (Hear, hear.) While he thought it nounced the government in no measured terms for intro would be hurtful to our rule, hurtful to our power i n ducing the bill at so late a period. (Hear, hear.) The ledis, for the government to mix it-elf up with any attempt language which they used on that occasion would exactly at proselytism, or to change the rule hitherto observed of - apply to the present case, only with somewhat more fore* perfect impartiality and rieutriley ; while he did not think and truth, for-instead of the month of July, it was not till they would be justified in doing anything which might the month of August that the government introduced the tom! to lessen the tie that connected India with this coun• present bill. For this reason, he would adopt the course try, he trusted they would find that by this bills mere pursued by his noble friend near him (Lord Malmesbury ). beneficial rule would have been extended to that vast empire Lord MONTEAGLE complained of the course which which had by a singular dispensation of Providence, been their lordships were called upo n t o take with res p ect to this committed to their charge. bill, for he believed this was the first instance within his The Earl of MALMESBURY said he would not detain memory where parliament had been requested to appoint dui- lordships at any length, as it was not his intention select committees to inquire into • 'abject ; and yet, before to oppose the bill or even to make any remarks upon it. the committees could report the evidence or make their re- He was charged to say the same on the part of his noble commendations to either house, the subject was to be die friend (the Earl of Derby), whose absence, he regretted to Owed of in a legislative form. With regard to the bill say, was necessary on account of illness, but who, if he had itself there were many points which bad o been been there, would have found himself, l ike him, bound to slightly touched upon by those who preced e him , my that he could make no enervation on this measure, and it was necessary th at he should dwell somewhst whether of praise or of blame. When the question of the longer upon them. It was difficult, however, to deal tunnel of the charter was first raised in that house, his with this bill until they had decided which of two noble friend said he thought the best cour e the government characters it should bear. Ile bad heard it described sent I take was to propose the continuance of the charter in as the best bill that could possibly be devised Its present state for two or three years, and to postpone for for India. Those who entertained that opinion eulogised that session at least any project of reform. It hail not the past conduct of the East India Company in all its vari *axed her Majesty's government to follow that reeommen- ous functions, and protested that no better form of govern datioo, and if his noble friend had been present he would ment could be devised. On the other hand, ho had heard have refrained, as he (the Earl of Malmesbury) should do, the bill represented as merely a medium measure, which from making any remark en the bill before the house. It was intended ultimately to lead to entire change in the was not, as their lurdahipe might easily imagine, that they former system of goverament. Now which of thew two did not appreciate the importance of the subject, but they eharacters the bill most partook of he would nut undertake found fault with her Majesty's ministers for having brought to say, but this he was fully prepared to admit, that if they forward a subject of that momentous importance at a period wished to secure the future well-being of India there must of the year when it was impossible it should be discussed in be no abrupt alterations made in toe form of its govern the manner that it deserved to be—(hear, hear)—when it meat. If this bill, therefore, was to be viewed in the wee impossible for any party except the government party, light of a precursor to other schemes and other changes, he which had advantages not possessed by others, to collect a would not say that it was not a prudent course to take. slumber of peers in that house. lie would like to After a few other observations the noble lord intimated know whet etas honourable gentleman at the his intention of proposing some alterations in committee. ed Mof the of Control was doing before The Duke of ARGYLL would not go into any detail, but this bill was introduced in the other house. For he wished to draw attention to some popular fallacies live mouths he was in • state of incubation—(laughter)— on this question. The sense of parliament had been ump ired it was not till the 3rd of June that he hatched quivocally a:pressed that the government hail pursued the the India Bill. Between accepting office and intro- httest sod wisest course in not delaying for another year *wing the bill he had time to visit India, re- the great question of the government o India. As far as side there two months, and return to this country, the surface current of opinion went, there appeared to have (Laughter.) lie could see on excuse for all this delay, been • desire that legislation should have been delayed, and the link of which was that their lordships were placed in the interest of the government pointed out that as the • position which was calculated to lower them to the esti- easiest course for them to have pursued. But it was be =anon of the country. In the name of those who formed COON they believed that any postponement woold have the late government, in the name of his noble friend who been injurious, Hoot fatal, to the beat interests of our Indian we. absent, he declared that they entirely washed their empire, that they determined on legislatiag in tha present heads of this bill, and left the responsibility of purling it year. He would admit that it was now late in the session, M the sneakers of her Majesty's government. They con- hut the measure had been frequently dimmed in .Nerd that in bringing forward the question as they had their lordships' hose*, and they were praetieally w hom, the government lied done justice neither to the sub- quainted with it. He believed, whilst on this point, jam nor to their lordships' house, and they were therefore that the late government had contemplated immediate unwilling to share the responsibi lity which the government legislation. It had been said by the noble loot who had now sought to cast upon parliament. (Hear, hear.) just sat down that hie right hon. friend the President of the The Earl of ABERDEEN—The noble earl has con- Board of Control had eulogised the Coart of Discolors *tuned of the manner is which this bill has bees brought whilst bristling forward • measure to alter the constitution before yonrlordships, and has taken a COOTS. which, 1 con- of that body. The greatest exaggerations had been made fees, to me is ioexplieable. lie complains of the manner with reference to that board, and whilst it was net the la which this house is treated by the course that we are duty of his right hon. friend to show that the government taking. Does he think it consistent or respectful to the of India was without fault, it was right that he ebenld house to get up and say that he will not state whether he show that ouch maggeratious had been committed. Thlllor approves or disapproves of the bill ? (Hear, hear.) Is vernmeat did not altogether defend the conduct of the ilit that a course which • man in the position of the noble earl India Commay. They admitted that them were poll des might t expected to take before your lordships ? (lima, theta is its administration, and they therefore Mar.) Ply lords, it may be a very convenient coarser. some amendments. It was competent, however, ro i rVes edi (Cheers) When the noble earl declines to give an opinion to ethaw that the,, had been maggeratims, an d it woe OS such • subject he mast permit me to say that soot neemeary to sweep the whole system away. Thom ha that is a course which is not quite roomette' to no doubt been great defects in the judicial illepeeM ll *.! 'Mr lordship , sad I must add that it is but it lad been said, when nothing elm mad be sot a mune which I remember to have ever befog. bees boas foe a MIA they made him a judge. That waited in this house. (Hear, hear.) Now, my lords, a e was an exaggeration, as was proved by the evidence of io the period of the motion at which this bill semen bete r e Mr. Halliday and others. The noble earl opposite had doe you, 1 must coulees that, long as I have been • mesar o ao eribed this se • bit by bit reform. lie, however. of this house—and I hams been a member of it there If teas comidered it • merit in the scheme that it was not • fon any aobn lord present—this is a complaint which 1 ba t e paper constitution for India. That empire had been pine 810‘s f ceased to hear—(hear, hear; ; —and though it 'am, I bit by bit--it eonsiete lof various tribes and provinces-41M admit, often been mode with great truth and pieties yet on habits and customs of the people differed throughout the this occasion I reject the noble earl's accusation. Is 7 noble Indian peninsula—it was an empire of bits. The govern. Mood (Ent Granville) has explained so clearly th . merits meat of India bad grown with the growth of that empire— of the bill, that it it quite unnecessary for me to In over the it had been gradually developed, and it would have been Men ground ; but lam anxious to hear tho view aof other the height of madness to have swept the whole instant noble lords, especially thou) of my noble frith d opposite away, and sot up a new constitution. (Hear, hear.) His (the Earl of Elleatenough) who has paid so mu ch attention keit, what was meant by a " bit by bit reform." These to the subject, and to whom your lord kips always listen who applied that designation to the present measure mend with the greatest attention and satisfaction. (Hear. hear.) that they should have got rid of the doable governments To I trust that he at least will have no reluctance to give us establish a single government there must be • change of go. lie opinion on all the principal points re inflected with the vernment or men. Now, the government of India was me tall, and that he will not follow an example which will, I ensarily wholly separate from the home government, widish t h in k, be "more honoured in the brawls than in the ob- was, perly speaking, • government of review. Wit` , OK VW..." (Cheers) to that home government, the elements were The Eel of ELLENBOR01:011 said he should not be great degree fixed. No one had ventured to propose that a 1 minuted from taking part is the discussion of this very minister should preside over India without the assistance of! important measure by complakats as to the general conduct • council; and that being so, the whole question of a change of business in the House of Commons. (Cheep from in the government fell to the ground. So long as they had Ministers.) Ile confessed that under ordinary circum- a minister not Reline singly, but under the advice of a stances tie should have thought it not respectful to the council, they must have a certain amount of divided re house, or conducive to the public advantage, that • bill of speusibility. If they had a single minister responsigle for this very great importance sh otli be proposed for the all that was done in India, there would then be a change m ea n ,: readier on the Oith of August; but ne was boned to 1 of government; but no one bad made such a proposition. say:that the eintimatastett under which this bill was nought They could not, therefore, get rid of that of which they before the hone were of a somewhat peculiar character. now complained, and they were advocating that which He had frequently addressed himself to the subject of India. there was no hope of their obtaining. If it la point ul fact, they had this anion taken a leaf, not out was not a change in substance, which the oppo of the new, but ouiut the old book of the House el Com- , newts of a double government *ought, it was • moss, by discussing the question on the presentation of ' change in name ; and the noble earl (Ellenborough) opposite petitions. In the circumstances under which the bill came I wished to have a change in name. The time might be before them, he did not think his noble friend (Olelows- ' coming when it might be desirable for h her Mmerely• ' bury) was justified in throwing off all reaponsinlity— government to as sume the government of India i n its owa (hear, hear)—for he had many opportunities in which he same. He mold not conceive what the noble bedew In might have expressed any opinione which be entertained the bill, which could " sap the foundatoin, nada to him to of our rod is alle on the subject. (Hear, hear.) This bill, in fact, Came empire." O n the contrary, it appeared before them with more varied information in possession of that was useful in the present system, while it did not fail Muth for Mips than be believed they ever possessed in re- to improve where improvement was necessary.. west to .ny other treat bill of a similar nature. (Hew.) Lord ASHBURTON could not agree with those who He was not going to oppose the second reading, although it looked upon this measure as only a stop towards • single MSS sot mak seamier , as he hiriatif shluld have iiitrodueed. government fur India. Ile considered that the double H. thought the system it established waa partly bad and system of government was absolutely necessary to the pre. partly good. The greater part of that which was bad was servation of the liberties of the natthet of India ihe would go risen farther, and say that to analish the double system o f governmen t woald be to sink that imat empire to the condition of a mere colony. The governOent of India at the expiration of their present term of pow :r could point to the state of that country as being better than any other portion of our colonial empire, and, such being the result, he did not feel that the double system ought to be abolishes[. The Bishop of OXFORD would not have troubled their lordships upon this occasion, but having been the only one of his order who had sat upon the committee upon the sub , ject now before the house, he was anxious to say a few words upon the matter. lie believed that moral and reli gious considerations belted most deeply upon the political condition of India. When he looked at the extraordinary course of events through which India had come to our hands, be could not but believe that that country had been committed to this nation by the hand of Providence. The house, therefore, ought to be careful to discharge its duty faithfully. lie would, however, at once say that he did not differ mate rially from what had fallen from more than one noble lord, namely, that it was not the duty of this country to inter fere directly with the religion of the people of India. At the same time he could not concur in au expression which fell from a noble lord on the cross benches (Lord Mont eagle.) The noble lord said that this country ought to observe an absolute neutrality ; if he had said a non interference, he (the Bishop of °arid) would not have found fault with the expression, for he believed that the governmint of India could not interfere directly in the re ligion of that country with effect. But we ought not to be neutral in the matter ; on the contrary, it should be the endeavour of this country to show Christianity to every advantege to those who go out to India professing them selves Caristiens. Ile should have objected to this bill as not containing any provision for increasing the Christian ertrblirnment, had it not been that this soon-ure was the gut of a series which would be brought under the consideration of parliament in reference to the affairs of the East India Company. lie hod himself, with several ms mben of it e lower house, waited upon the Presidect of the Board of Control upon this subject. That right hon. gentleman stated that he felt himself bound by the statement which he had made to the House of Commons not to intro.luce any clauses for increasing the church es'ablishment. At the seine trine he informed them that, at a future time, a measure would be brought before parliament relative to the judicial establish. ments of India in which any alteration which might be thought judicious in the ecclesiastical establishments of that country might be incorporated. He (the Bishop of Oxford) should like to have an assurance from the noble lord at the head of the government that an increase of 'he ecclesiastical establishment in India was in contemplation. Another point in regard to this bill was not quite satisfactory. This was the examina tions at Haileybury. The principle of examinations ought to have been more widely extended. Haileybury was cal culated to contain about Si) students, and the average num ber of appointments to he filled up from these was 35. In addition to this, about five students were found every year, through illness and other causes, to withdraw from that in stitution. Thus about 35 out of 75 students would be with• drawn each year from that eollege.The eff•ct of this would be to convert Haileybury into one of those close colleges which had beta found to work so badly in our older universities. Another effect would be to prevent any young man getting Indian service, after he had passed seventeen years of age, except he went through the course at Ilaileybury, after ho had finished his etudes at the university. On these grounds he would earnestly entreat her Majesty's governmeut to re consider this portion of the bill. Ile would leave the question in the hands of her Majesty's government, trusting that they would fully consider it before the next doge was taken. Lied WHARFCLIFFE was decidedly of opinion that it would be injudicious in the last degree to ceafine competi tion to these who had passee through the East India Col lege, and he should propose an amendment based en that view. Ile could not agree with the noble earl (Ellenbo rough) on the subject of competition considered io itself. Those whose minds were trained for the purposes of compe tition were, as it seemed to him, most likely to demean themselves respectfully towards the natives of India, and prove efficient public servants. Earl ORAN VILLE replied. There were, be said, only one or two objections raisedin the course of the discussion which he would detain their lordships by noticing. With regard to the disapprobation expressed by the noble earl (Ellen borough) at the circumstance that three directors, and not six, were to be appointed by the government at once, he would simply observe that there appeared to him to be a manifest advantage to have only three vacancies to supply in the first instance, inasmuch as it would afford opportu nities for looking out fur the best men to supply vacancies as they arose. As to the constituency of the directors, after the presentation of the petition of the previous day he did not feel exactly bound to defend it, but he confessed that it was a constituency of greet wealth and intelligence, and, notwithstanding all the complaints which had been made with regard to it, he was not aware of any consti tuency having been suggested which would practically be more advantageous. As to the question of religion, he entirely agreed with the right rev. prelate (the Bishop of Oxford) that it was but right that those who were sent to a distant country like India should have adequate spiritual provision made for them • but he could give no pledge beyond that which had been already given by the President of the Board of Control. As to the probable dura tion of this measure, there had been two classes of objections; one, that it was not proposed to perpetuate a system which worked well ; another, that it was proposed to stereotype a system which worked ill. Both those objections could not be sound. He believed that by this measure they would actually strengthen the exist ing government; but, on the other hand, if, fur want of vitality, government was not able to go on, the bill would undoubtedly afford the means of introducing a more simple form of administration. _ . The bill was then read the second time. The Thames Embankment Bill was read a third time. The Belfast Municipal Boundaries Bill went through nnmittee. The Brecon Collegiate Church Bill was reported with mendraents. ----------- ENTRY OF SEAMEN BILL. This bill was read a third time. The Turnpike Acts, &c., Continuance Bill was read a third time. The Registrar of the Privy Council Bill was reads second time. CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) DILL. This bill was read &second time. Their lordships adjourned at half-past 11. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY, Auc. 5. The BraAxel' tookthe chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. CONSIDERATION 01 LOAM' AMENDMENTS.— Electric Telegraph Company; Worcester and Hereford Railway ; Bills. Titian READLYO6.—BiEgIei Free Grammar and Gene ral Education Schools and Charity,Estates ; Clitheroe School Estate ; Duke of Atholl's Estate ; Jesus Colitis Estate ; Piddoeke's Estate ; Ward Jackson's Estate ; Biqa. SOUTH SEA COMPANY'S ARKANOEMENT AND TRUSTS BILL. 0a the motion that this bill be read a third time, Mr. SPOONER opposed the third reading, and said it was in fact a public bill ; and it contained most extensive power.. It purported to be a private arrangement between the South Sea Company and their Directors, and it con mined a clause empowering the directors to agree with the Chancellor of the Exchequer av to the terms on which a sam of throe millions and a half was to be commuted, and dealing as it slid with a largo amount of public stock, tt was ►rought in on 3rd July, and all the starling orders were suspended, ao.that it might be passed rapidly through all its stages. The house knew nothing about it. Mr. MENINX concurred in the VI.IIOIII objections that ►ad been advanced against the !newswire by his hon. friends. He objected especially to the 4th dame, which gave the company unlimited power to hold lands, mid to the 3rd clause, relating to trustee', which held as assents to some in under the bill all cases in which an absolute dissent was not signified. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL admitted there was some form in the latter objection, and promised before the final pasting of the bill to introduce words to meet it. The bill was then read a third time and passed. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PILOTAGE BILL. The committee on this bill was then resumed, commencing with clause 10. . . . The remaining clauses wore agreed to, and the third reading was fixed for Monday. TILE CUSTOMS ACT CONSOLIDATION BILL. This bill passed through committee. Tho house adjourned from L to 6 o'clock. AN ATTEMPTED " COUNT." When the Speaker took the chair the nem her of members present was very small, but greatly to the surprise of every one, Mr. W. F. HUME moved that the hoes* be counted. An Hon. Maraca, on the Ministerial side, instantly started from his seat, and hurried wilily from the house. In a few seconds the alarm had evideatly been given in alt the precincts of the Palace of Westminster ; and before the sandglass showed that the two minutes' grace bad *spired, a long troop of hon. gentlemen, heeded by Mr. Bright, ap peared at the door, so that whet the Speaker at teat began to count, there were probably not loss than a Mondial members present. The defeat of this attempt te terminate the evening's sitting was greeted with loud cheers. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. ADDENLEY begged to ails the Under Secretary at State for the Colonies whether, by soy letters patent, or by iastruations of any kind, her Mspity has delegated to the Governor of New Zealand such power respecting the regu lation of the sale and disposal of waste lands as coald be taken to have legally authorised his late proclamation of the 9th day of March, 1853, whereby the scale of land prices gua ranteed by the 14 sod 15 Viet., c. 86, is set aside, and the powers given by the 15 and 16 Viet., c. 72, to the new legislature were maticipated by the governor alone, and an unlimited extent of torritery was set up to public auction at 6s. per acre ? Mr. PEEL said that no proclamation of Sir 0. Grey on the subject had yet reached tnt Colonial-office. It appeared that in the constitutional Act of last year a provision haa Ibsen introduced conferrin g on the new General Assembl• f o f Mew Zealand the power of regulating the sale of I and; but until the General Assembly should make, pro- Aisne for that purpose the crown, or the r,overnor as authorised by the crows, was to re%ulate the matter. The ge,veratnent in this country had se -1 cordingly seat out to Sir George Grey i.istructions to issue such ref,,istations as might be required. lie % Mr. Peel) presuffiek *iherefore, that the proclamation, Lad bean issued, nn 0 9Wir/ t uence of those instructions. with regard to the proposal w hi c h h a d b een made by OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE. M r .GIBSON wished to a s k th e Ch ance ll or o f t h e d i ., government to the colonies s ome ti me ago, re spectingpostal arrangements,— w h e th er any Exchequer repuniad th b.c ela ,,, tore selved ; and if so, whether the colonies ansestad to the Win the government had suggested to tun ? He begged, also, to ask whether upon further imm id erat i on the right hi.' l l• gentleman thought there were any obstacles to the appoine.'nent of a committee early next session to inquire into the general subject of colonial postage ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it would be premature to give any positive pledge at present, but he thought that ocean penny postage would be a very proper subject for a parliamentary inquiry, and he should be glad to see one entered into next session. (Hear. bear.) GOVERNMENT BUSINESS. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that on Monday, he should move that on Wednesdays the government orders of the day should have precedence until three o'clock. SOUTH SEA AND OTHER ANNUITIES (PROVI SION FOR PAYMENT, &c) BILL. On the motion fur the committal of this bill, Sir F. KELLY rue to submit to the house the reasons why be thought they should proceed with it no further. He had already stated that the New Two-and-la-1W( per Cents. were worth only 931., the Three-andovlllalf per Cents. only 911, and the Exchequer Bonds 901.; or in other words, the holders of these stocks had been losers by the conversion to which they had been submitted, to the extent of 7,9, and 10 per cent. upon their capital, to say nothing of the loss of interest. (Hear. hear.) Oa this ground lie appealed to the right bon. gentleman either to admit or contradict the statement that the unfor tunate h.,1c1 rs of these stocks were lasers to the amount of 300,0001. Ile stated this on the best authority, that of more than one eminent person on the Stock Exchange. Such a large loss having been incurred by the holders of these stocks, was it wise in the house to sanction the further con version now proposed. True, it might be said these losing parties had an option, and they ought not to have accepted the new stocks, but required to be paid off in money. But such en operation certainly ought not to be sanctioned again by the house. The whole s--hems bad been founded on a misapprehension ; and it was far better to let the evil stop where it was than to autlxirise further conversions. If the government had not a sufficient floating balance to pay off the old stocks in January, let them either contract a new debt, or create a new stock without guarantee. Under these circumstances he should move as an amendment that the bill 'build be referred to a select committee. Nu one rising, a division was called for, sad the Speaker gave the necessary orders. Sir F. KELLY again rose, and said he bad hoped that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would hate answered the question which ho had propo-ed ; but if he chose to allow the statement he (Sir F. Kelly) bad made to go before the public without any answer, he would not, seeing the amount of bu.iness before them, put the house to the trouble of dividing. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUIIR—My answer to the hon. and learned gentleman is this. lle has stated a particular opinion as to the value, at the prevent moment, of certain stocks. In the first place, that is enurely matter of (minim., and I do not 'Omit the correctness of his opi nion; and, secondly, if it were correct, I do not think it would have the slightest bearing upon the question whe ther the house ought or ought not to go into committee on this bill. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY contended that it was unjuit to the stockholders and the public that the government should have the power of dealing with stocks by driblets, as they thought proper, and deciding whether a public company, for instance, should receive 931. or Oil. for their 1001. The scheme of April last had been carried out as far as it was possible to carry it out; the holders had been great losers; why should they proceed to inflict further injury ? He feared these proposals of the Chancellor of the Exchequer struck at the very root of national credit, and were a de parture from the true principles of finance which was en tirely uncalled for. The motion was agreed to, and the house went into com mittee on the bill. Clauses 1 and 2 were agreed to, after some conversation, in which Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Hume, and Sir F. Kelly took part, and in the course of which The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reiterated explanations which he had more than once given, and took occasion to deprecate the course which the discussion bad taken, and the minuteness with which gentlemen, apparently without any object, endeavoured to make him enter on details, which it was not desirable should be the subject of discussion. On clause 3, in answer to a question from Mr. HENLEY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that with regard to the amount with which the principal pole Lion of the bill wag concerned it was about two millions, and with regard to that amount he was not proposing to undo the terms which had been previously offered to the parties concerned, for they were defined as parties who had been disabled from accepting the terms on the former occasion. Sir F. KELLY said this was substantially a new pro posal with regard to the two millions, and it would be more advantageous to them than their predecessors. In conclusim the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up a new clause to remove some legal difficulties which had arisen, at the suggestion of Lord Monteagle, with regard to the operation of the clauses affecting interest. This was read and agreed to, and the bill finally passed through committee, and was reported. THE DISTURBANCES IN CIIINA. Mr. lIORSFALL wished for an explicit answer from Sir J. Graham wish retard to the protection likely to be aff sided to British residents in China during the disturb specs cow in progress in that empire. The mail to China would go out next day (this day), and therefore he was sure the right honourable gentleman would appreciate the importance of forwarding satisfying information on this point. On the 13th of July a commu nication was made to Lord Clarendon, expressive of an sp. preheneion on the part of merchants comprising the East India and China Association in Liverpool, that sufficient protection was not provided for British residents in China under the present circumstances of that empire. Lord Clarendon made a reply to the effect that a copy of the letter to the association had been forwarded by him to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. The right , honourable gentleman would be aware that the last news from China warranted the aporebensions expressed to Lord Clarendon as to the insufficiency of the British naval forces in the Chinese seas ; and, in fact, it ap peared that British residents had been under the humilia tiag necessity of making application to the consuls of the United States and of France to include British subjects under their protection ; and, in this state of thines, it would be a great advantage if the right hon. baronet would state whether her Majesty's government had sent out any addi tional force, or whether they contemplated doing so, or whether they thought there was a necessity for doing so. Sir J. GRAHAM regretted that the hon. gentleman had net given any notice of this question; but he had no diffi culty in answering that the accounts last received from China were most satisfactory with reference to the com munications which had passed between British residents and Chinese authorities. These accounts showed that what ever the internal disturbances of China, yet with regard to foreigners that there was no reason to appre hend any obstruction whatever to commerce with Chinese ports. With reference to the British form in those waters, he hail pleasure in informing the bon. gentleman the., anticipating such a necessity as had arisen, for the presence of a larger force, he had sent orders for an additional eteamer to proceed from the Indian to the Chinese seas; and such an additional steamer had, by anticipation, been despatched. In addition, there had been retained on that station a second steamer of war; and the force altogether now in those seas would, in hie opinion, be adequate to all the necessities of the case. (Hear, Dorms. ' its bridges, and he did not agree with the hon. mem int hi , Mocha', that because this was a very populous ld metropolis % therefore the counties which were not so pope'. loss shou . LB nay for i SW ts ORTH bridgeconcurred with:very much that s. the right hon. gentleman. Ile cordially Sir mr had fallen hog that henceforth some plan should be agreed with hlm e metropolis should be made to con adopted whereby carryiug out its own public works. tribute the means f..l ‘‘ municipal machinery 04 this difficulty—that they had no But at present there wee der which the funds could be raised. it was because the bridge way Mr. DISRAELI' said th.la. a part of the plan fog makin3t the park that he objected to it. He said they ought stover to have made this BaVersea Park. lie objected to minding half a million of the public money, as is would b'er for maki.lB a park at Battersea for the advantage of the tahabnants of one locality only, and he wactee to stop the System. Mr. WILSON reminded the right hon. geatiensan that the rote he had been (Escurial, t was already passed. (Hear, hear.) The vote they were s e e on was not the park or the bridge, but the embankment • Mr. 111:31E said, when them works were first proposed, Mr. Cubitt and others offered so take the expense all upon themselves, but government did ax -t agree to their proposal. 280,000/. hail been expended, and they did not ga on with the works that sum would be lost. The committee then divided— Ayes Noes The next vote proposed was 20,0004 it. 27-67 restoring the pier Mr. MACARINEY suggested that tt and lighthouse in AT:talent Harbour. is vote should be postponed till next year, when the questiot of a harbour of refuge between Dublin and Belfast mitt. t be taken into consideration. The vote was withdrawn. The rote next proposed was 4,000/. for the ' purchase of the right of the pateutee, is order to give the ' Public the benefit of the invention in the perforation •of postage labels. Mr. V. SMITH thought this was an enurn. OW , Sum What pro It did Mr. Archer propose to gain from hi.' Ulna. tion that would be anything like 4,0001. ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Mr. Archer had looked for a very much larger sum, and had been induced only with great difficulty to accept 4,000!. At the same time that would nut justify them in granting that sum, except the invention was worth the money. Now he (Mr. Gladstone) was decidedly of opinion that it was. (Loud cheers,) Though the benefit to each individual might be but small, yet when they considered the saving of time by the whole community, it did not appear to be so trifling. (Hear, hear.) It had been said that this was a mere question between Mr. Archer's invention and a pair of lessors; but if they would calculate the time that would be required to clip up a million and a half of sheets, they would value labour very cheaply if they did not come to the conclusion that the money would be saved in a single year. (Hear, hear.) Besith s, the public would have the full ad vantage of the invention, and it might be applied to bankers' cheques, or similar purposes. (Hear, hear.) Col. SIBTHORP denounced the vote as another in stance of the trickery inseparable from Chancellors of the Exchequer and governments in general. Mr. PIGOTT did not object to the 4,0001. His only object had been to ascertain whether the public would have the whole bent fit of the invention? The vote was then egret d to. On the vote of a BUM not exceeding 5,0001. " as a com pensation to Sir William Snow Harris for his expenditure of time and money in perfecting a mode of applying electric conductors on board ships, whereby great saving of life and property had accrued, more particularly in her Majesty's navy." Mr.HUME applauded the vote. Previous to Sir William's invention he had known as many as 75 ships destroyed within a very short period by lightning. Five ships of war had also been, if not destroyed, at least very greatly endangered. lie hoped the government would lay upon the table the report of the Admiralty upon this invention, and give to it the greatest possible publicity. (Hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM would comply with the suggestion of eke hon. gentleman with the greatest possible pleasure. The house had just voted, acd very properly so, the sum of 4,000/. for an ingenious discovery for saving time in cutting postage stamps ; and now the government asked that the sum of .3,0001. should be given to a gentleman who had con tributed more to the saving of life and property than per haps any other gentleman he could mention. (Hear, hear.) The success of Sir Williams's discovery bad been perfect ; and ho (Sir .1. Graham) never recommended a reward with a more clear conscience in his life. (Cheers.) Mr. HEYWOOD supported the grant, and trusted that the Board of Admiralty would take into consideration, with a view to rewarding, many other scientific discoveries. The vote was then agreed to. The next vote was 30,000/., " for the purpose of laying down an independent line of wires from London to the Continent, and thus to enable her Majesty's government to join a convention recently concluded between France, 13.1 glum, and Penedo for regulating the transmission of mes sages by electric telegraph." Colonel SIBTHORP had an immense suspicion of the foreigner; for be would admit, that if he had had the mis fortune to have been born ono himself be should be anxious for the overthrow or England. With a full presentiment that be should be laughed at, he was convinced that this proposal had been encouraged by their fine Crystal Palace, which had made us the fools of Europe. (Laughter.) Mr. COBDEN could understand why the continental powers, which had the telegraphs each in its own hands, should wish the British government to have an iudepen dent line of its own, but that was no reason why wo should adopt this odious continental system. The right hon. gentleman ought first to have seen whether some arrange. ments might not have been come to with the existing com• paoy by which the use of cypher, and the other advan tages specified by the right hon. gentleman, could have been obtained. The vote was agreed to. 2,500/. for the Royal Dublin Society, Mr. F. SCULLY re-introduced the question which he had raised in the early part of the sitting respecting the lecturers at the mechanics' institutions, and contended that, as at present arranged, the system was a monopoly. Sir J. YOUNG defended the Tote. The 500/. paid to lecturers was given to the Royal Dublin Society to provide lecturers in different places, it was not given to the different localities; and as the society had protersors of great emi nence, whose services were at their command every day in the year, those men were employed. The vote was agreed to. 50,0001. for civil contingencies. Mr. HUME took objection to some of the items corn -12 this sum, including 5001. paid for entertaining Gen. Col. SII3THORP seised the opportunity (it being just twelve o'clock) to protest against the practice of the house sitting till three or four o'clock, and being summoned at twelve the next day. This was neither more nor less than an attempt of the government to shuffle through measures with which the public were unacquainted. In this vote he Sound an item of 20W. for an outfit for Lord Cowley. Why, Moses and Son would have done it much cheaper, and as well. (Laughter.) Were they to go on in this way rigging out useless individuals? (Great laughter.) If Mr. Hume would divide against this vote he would support him. Mr. HUME said the vote comprised about thirty items, many of which required to be remarked upon. Mr. WILKINSON recommended the members to strike for shorter hours. (Laughter.) Sir R. FERGUSON said that if members did not wish Ito live always in London, they had better got on with the basin ss. I Mr. HUME moved that the chairman should report progress. Lord J. RUSSELL consented, on the understanding that the committee of supply should resume at 12 o'clock on Monday. SUPPLY.-IIEPORT dating the cepyhold snd Inca:Avec Cemmismen., and • o r .ompleting Preccedange wader the lathe Conanautat COLI Acta. Bill to authorise the Ine:osurc of certain Lunds %matt the Commissioners fot England and W AIM The house then adjourned at 1 o'clock. Mr. Freshfield has paired with Mr. Roundel' l'a:rner f, r the remainder of the 6CP11101). ght erprels,.l. TO (ORRE3I"):i DENTS. ~ e cond Raton " The Esprms" mateimne the wee emir ere " Lezetto,"4 oah:ibod gnu Tueedey end crlJrp *Or, ha time for Net . cart.erat 9. istendel for "The FarreN,^Lre ion rrM, N rtrer. era r be at WI Other, 10, tiouser:thetrect, by Two o'cierh oh the day ut publieatioe. HIGH WATZR A T LONDON' TSRIDOR. Tat DA It — Mot - T . 414 3h. hAs A ficrO•oit. 31. I :4+, TnollolLgUlt—llutivur. 312. Ji; Stu tn.. LONDO.V, SJTURDA AUG L - 4Y TG. WILL there be war? is now the general queaeion. We are told to look forward to the Iti:h of Au net for news from Russia likely to aff or d some clue tO..`se reply ; and of course the 10th is waitei fur will impatient solicitude. Certuinly the latest informa tion from the Principalities seems unfavour able to pence; unless indeed the Casa is to be allowed impunity in evil doing. The General there in command has not contewled Lisa s ,elf with a therough military occupation of the eotsatr,s - - To have "Moldavia and Wallachia bodily charge is not enough for him or for his master. Coe- , trary 'As t he statements and explanations made whet. the inv:Asion , of the Pr'scipalities was abesac to take place, the leader of the Muscovite force i" said to have changed the orcSnary government'. appro priated the public monies , and ordered eta , legal rulers, the Hospodare, to renounce their fealty to their Sovereign the SULTAN. Bring well in 24seses sion of his neighbour's lands and houses, tho CZAR seizes the cashbox, collects tl o rents, and tells the servants they must throw over :heir old lawful mas ter and obey him, the new invader. The meek is thrown off, and he unblushingly deals with the pro vinces in the true style of a conqueror. " The spoils to the victor " is now the Cossack cry in their new quarters. Contributions are said to be in course of levy in kind: and the harvest, which if Russia had remained honestly at home would now be in progress for shipment on the Danube, in tho vessels of England,Greece, and France, for honest sale in the markets of Europe, is being devoured by the idle military locusts of the Craft. Deprived of their independence by a despotic foe, the ill-fortune of the hardworking Moldavians and Wallaehiaus is com plete, for at this hour they are compelled to support the legions of their enslaver. The captives must pay for their chains—must feed their taskmasters— and those who dare remonstrate, as some young Boyards, it seems, have done, are sent to learn submission under the drill-sergeants of the Russian army. Three years of this discipline, with Russian food, might assuredly break down the most patriotic of Wallachs, had he even tho soul of a TELL. Should however his spirit sur vive such treatment, there is yet in perspective that (fernier ressort of the despot,—Siberia. All this aggravates tho mad for assisting Turkey to regain the country she has been robbed of—and it goes moreover to upset still more completely the assertions of the BRUNNOW organ that the rule of the Sutras would gladly be exchanged for that of the CZAR. But does this greater need foreshadow any broader chance of the requisite as sistance being reraered ? That is the question—yet unsolved. Hitherto the game of the Autocrat has been to gain time. All his movements have been speciously directed to throw Europe off the true scent until he had gained a sure footing in the coveted Principalities. In his effarts to gain the impunity needful for this purpose, he has been aided essen tially by Austria, and has as surely been left un checked by the other Powers. The negotiations being now entrusted to the diplomatists of Vienna, no man can tell how much more time the ingenious Ministers of that corrupt capital may contrive to con sume. Common-sense people might settle the affair in a few days. The answer clue on the 10th instant might by honest men of business be received, discussed, and decided upon, yea or nay, satisfactory or unsatisfac tory, at once on its receipt. fiat WESTMeRELANDS, and Btms, and NESSELRODES will, if it suits them, move at a very different pace. Rig marole despatches may be held to need rig marole replies ; a fire of oratecols, more or less empty and worthless, may be kept up for any desirable length of time, and the summer be so far consumed in resultiess inter-communications tbat no useful action can occur this year. During this waste of valuable time the agents of the CZAR may be aided by insurrections in the TuMeish dominions. The Moslems may chafe themselveseto outbreak against the continued occupation of a -,,sertion of their country by the Northern Giaours, and by hasty vengeance against stray Russians give the CZAR a pretext for turther aggression. Ile resources of the SULTAN may also, by the laps eof idle months, be melted. down. Whilst the i* evader feeds his troops upon. the spoils of the vlundered Principalities, tha SULTAN must pay his soldiers out of an cx- _ hear.) chequer weakened by the loss of that very SUPPLY—MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. The report on the votes agreed to on Thursday was The house then went into committee of supply. brought up and agree d to. tribute seined b• his foe. Meanwhile, how .) A vote of 4,0001. for the repair of damage occasioeul by ASSESSES) TAXES BILL. ever, this procrt Istination needful in one sense the recent fire at Windsor Castle, was agreed to. This bill was read a third time. On the motion that it Oa the vote of 20,0001. for the completion of the. south do pass, to the Antoci . , A may injure him in another. wing of Buckingham Palace, Mr. LOCKHART took objection to some of tae clauses, We showed, so* me days ago, that his trade is compa . Mr. B. HEYWOOD suggested that meastires should be and suggested some amendments. ratively small .. His resources are far from exhaust taken to obtain leave for the future for cabs and hackney After a conversation, which principally turned on the carriages to drive across the park, between gate and gate, dog tax, and in wh i ch the Chancellor of tho Exchequer, less. He he s long been a borrower upon the Bourses in front of Buckingham Palace. This would be a great Sir W. 3 olliffe, Mr. W. Miles, i ma Mr. Frewan took part, of the xi. :her States of Europe. Ile owes many coavenience to many of the inhabitants of Pimlico : and in some amendments were introduced and agreed to. the long vacation, when her Majesty wou'id Ire out of town, The bill th e n p assed. millions LI English and other creditors, who are but. there could be no objection. It was th , , rats in London MILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION, )SID MILITIA little likely to lend him more for the wasteful pus . - families for the Mies to take the carril age and for the gen- LAW AMENDMENT BILL. poses o'f war. Indeed, if war should bro:sk demen to resort to hackney cabs ; and the consequence was This bill was read a second time. that by being excluded from the rent ein question the gen- SHERIFFS (SCOTLAND) BILL. out, the monies he might try to borrow denten in the back cabs had to tats long drives round the This bill was read a third time and passed; Mr. Cams- week/ find. other and better, and more park. (" Hear, hear," and laug ‘ lete r.) TURD expressing his eansfactimn at the hill, and signifying secure countries for investment. Already I'llcrto... Sir W. MOLESWORTII ha:: r 4 power in the matter. his intention ot introducild a bill `or further retort of It was a question for the rang.t. Sheriffs' Courts next session. LAS has, it seems, tried to raise the wird from The conversation was not oomrinned, and the vote was FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. the Custodians of the metallic reserve that gives sta- Greed to Thu the vote of 32,5411. for the park at Battersea, This bill was read a second usu. bility to his paper nstes. Already he has hinted to Sir W. MOLESWOBTH. stated that the estimate was The writ was then postponed till next session. framed in expectation the s t the park would o ld compet CROWN SUITS BILL. his clergy that they are looked to for the sinews of in 18.e..5, and that all the • porkeand buildings wbe cove- This bill was read a surond time. war. Unwilling as Priest or Custodian may be to pletzd in '57; and if 0 juipleted in '5.5, then seven years DEFACLN G THE COIN BILL. surrender their trust monies tc, be spent star the completion tb A Woods and Forests would be en- This bill passed thee* agh committee. in gunpowder.. they,—as the subioJte of a des shied to obtain the re ruin by the tale of land and ground- LINEN, & c., IdAII , ..SFACTURES (IRELAND) BILL. :Gnu to the amount • d 32,6001. In that way, it was calm*. This hill pasted the °ugh committee. polio prince,--dare not long refuse if he seriously laud, the capital ex! pd, on the park would be got back; CU,STOMS, &c , ACTS. tells them to empty their stores. They mu.,t give and the outlay woo id be merely the lou of the interest. The report on this bill was brought up and received. Agreed to. way. But the coth-rs of St. Petersburg and Moscow, On the vote of 5 ,500/. for Chelsea-bridge, FEtdALE CONVICTS BILL. rich though in Russia they may seem to be, would Mr. HENLEY. protested against no tdFe, making this a free Mr. LOWE, i n movie the second reading of this bill, bridge. It woo rd be infamous to hare, as intended, atoll said the object of the bill was to enable the government to soon sink exhausted under the demands of a war across it. (lie or, hear.) I send female ps.itioners to the new prison in Brixton, where ainst the combined forces of Turkey, England, aL.I. Sir W. MOT,ESWORTII said this vote did not raise that I they would be kept entirely_separate from male convicts. eluestion. I , A a future year the house might be disposed to After afe w words from Mr. MILES, Fr an ce. The poor Principalities would quickly be turbid a toll to be taken on the bridge. But it was to be Lord PALMERSTON said the government had pur- squeezed dry. The harvest of this summer once &- considered that this wGuld be situated between two toll abased the. House of Correction at Brixton, which by the they could do little more to wards feeding bridges; and to make this bridge free, without indemnifi- addition of • number of new cells, it was hoped would be vourcd, cation te. them, might be an injustice. amply e•iffier.ent for the reception of female convicts . their invaders , If a fleet in the Black Sea cut elf The vote was agreed to. The bill ' was then read a second time. the Hussinn supplies by water, and every On the vote of 35,000 t. for the Chelsea Embankment and LOAN SOCIETIES BILL. Public Rfaidway, This 'All was read a second time. mouthful of food had to be taken by land carriage Mr. W. BROWN begged to renew his annual protest APPR -- - -.BIIENSION OF (11• TENDERS ACT AMEND. to the forces in Jassy and Bucharest, the military against these votes of public money for London embel. lIENT BILL. chest of the Great Bully of the North must soon be :ohm-into. Why was London, whirls was so rich, to be T l 4ll hill was read a second time. beautified at the expense of provincial tax payers? London gin to suffer from the drain. Austria—bankrupt Ni 'A.H.BIAGES HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, HULME, could a ff ord to embellish herself, and should do it without VALIDITY BILL. I tveice over—could do little to help her despotic friend,. coming on the cormity. (Loud tries of '. Hear, hear.") This bill was read a second time. Mr. HUMS deist that provincials gained greatly freer . t and should things go to extremities, we shall yet seq strictly Londr,n exertions, and in various ways, and tt at STOCK-IN-TRADE EXEMPTION BILL. This bill was read a second time. the semi-savage Nluscovit , .: driven by the combined ' ou,zht to be 'Aiken into consideration. (Hear, hear.) Col. SIB' f 110111' made incoherent observations, * A the ECCLESIASTICAL 3 URISDICTIGN BILL. force of poverty and ~ .rnis howling back towtirds effect the's Landon was a nasty, dirty, stinking place This bill was read a second time. those sterile regions c:', the North whence b.,.; sbeu!(l Mr. HEY WOOD sten protested against Lineal. , Are being . NEW BILLS. been trni ted to never have Ir. temerge. called UpOR to pay for the accommodation of ki.`..idlcscx and The fist:owing bills were brought in and to 4 a fist Surrey. time: Mr. DISRAELI observed that ever) other county sup- Bill to nominee appointment r.nder the Alt for consoli-