The Express. — London, England, 1861-02-15 00:00:00

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The election of • knight of • shire to earn in Aubusson, M the room of the Right Hoe. Balmy Herbert, now Lind Herbert of Lea, took placezestarday as Salishay, mid the liberal candidate hiving previously retired from lie mete* advantage wee taken of that circumstance to make • !lad a[ demonstration es the part of the comervatime. The early trains brought ambers of agricultnriata from • diennoe, many of whom penman to Clarendon-park, to meet Lieutenant-Colonel Batatust. sad neon bin to the hustings. The procession coesieted of about a knedred hormone, and between 500 sad 600 perms assembled in the Salisbury market-place, where the election took place.) The Hill!! Samar, (C. l'eurindocke, Esq.) presided, and Meng _asked if any elector had a candidate to propose, fIitXACIRALL HIM* BRACH, Bert., stood forward and Lientemint-Colooel Bathurst. In the course of rd ens he mid, that division of the county had for some time enema' two liberal members. It was only at the lest *lntim that the comerratives secured soy share whatever in the talkie, and yet he believed that the politics of Son Wiltshire were eminently conservative. He be lieved that this fact wee entirely owing to the personal character, the well deserved popularity, and the great public exertion of their late representative. (Cheers.) Ile be haved that there was no Wiltshire man to whom Lord Herbert had nut rendered himself popular, and that many Anton had repeatedly given him their votes entirely out of personal weisideratiou, and without any regard to his polilleal principles. Mr. A. D. Ht. eI.ET ascended the nomination. No ether eaedidate being proposed, the High Sheriff declared Lieut.-Col. Bethune duly elected. (Cheers.) Lieutenant-Colowil Barer, mr, after thanking his friends for their support, paid a high tribute of reopen to the public ammeter and private worth of Lard Herbert. He then avowed himself asastaunch conenvatim and expensed his belief that a conservative government was best calcu lated to further the interests of the country. He was not disposed to support the unconditional abolition of church rates, but would give his best combination to any wartime imseght forward in • friendly spirit. He sever hed advo cated, and Wet would advocate, coercion on the censeience of my man. (Cheers.) Although this country might now be mad to be at peace with the whole world, he yet hoped that both the army and the navy would be maintained in such • nano( efficiency as to command the respect ef all maims, the clod now gathering on the political borne. engin otherwise burst upon us like a thunder clap. He highly approved of the volunteer movement. and said he eins were the efficiency of some of the Wiltshire corps Wt of any regiment of the line. He expressed his of the 'French treaty, and said what we wanted Se at a cheaper rate were the necessaries sad set the hassles of life. (Mama ) Ile concluded by thinking the emealtuesey far the confidence they hail reposed in hia pr • vein el Osaka to the high Sheriff terminstel the esesdinga ROYAL COLLIOL OF SCROBONS OF ENOL•ND. Thee bimetal °ratios to memory of the immortal John Bunter, the foumkr of mientille woe de livered yesterday, is the theatre of the i, by Mr. Coalman, before the uremia/at and members of the medial protonic*. A very eloquent oration Ina air d o li me d b y be. Gull, before the member. of the flosterisa Seelety, on the 124 Mat. Why the authorities of the mike, shook' Mill West the 14th as the date of Hunter's birth, after the imeriptiee they teed to be rut nu the ensamentel isms fousprip Owen ie Weetutioeter Abbey. wa s th.l3 th, mend same surprise umongst the member,of Ike _ whit& nay Nernst fur the mall maim MiemilegM amtke yeelerday. CRYSTAL PALOS. Swum; Dar. Tiicam4T,TEL 14. —Adrainelms su payment, 545; ditto by seem* tickets, 542 ; Saki 'kites% 1,121. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1861. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• HOUSE OF LORDS.—Taus.soAy, FIB. 14. The Lo RD CHANCELLOR took hie seat at 5 o'clock. Though the Lords had been summoned on the occasion of a vote of thanks being moved to the forces engaged in the bite opera tions in China, the attendance was comparatively thin at the sitting of the house. Several petitions were presented, chiefly against the aboli tion of church rates. THE CASE OF MR. TCRNBULL. The Marini.' of NOR.MANHY postponed the question of which he had given notice in reference to the Cale of Mx. Titration. sußDlvismx OF BENEFICES. Lord LTITELTON laid oa the table a bill for the sub division of benefices, and presented several petitions in its favour. The bill was read a first time. HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY. The LORD CHANCELLOR intnaluced a bill for the re gulation of this court. The noble and learned lord gave a short outline of its provisions, and promised a more full ex' planation on the second reading. Thu bill was rand a first time. VOTE OF THANKS TO THE FoRCIM IN CHINA. Lord HERBERT of LEA moved the thanks at the hones to the forms mpged in the Chines expedition. He would sat enter into the muses of the war, or any topic which might mate discussion. He described the principal 'male of the war, pointing out the admirable conduct of the troops in their venous engagementa,and the spirit and caw. age by which they bad achieved so meat a success in so short • time. He adverted is terms of indignation to the treachery of the Chimes towards the primmer! whom they hod so =fairly taken, metending that it fully justified the destruction of the Imperial Palace. He concluded by pro poerg "That the thanks of this home be given to Lieutenant. General Sir Hope Grant, G.C.8., Vice-Admiral Sir James Hops, K.C.8., Major•Generd Sir John Michell, K.C.13., Xmara:lemetil Sir Robert Napier, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral Lewis Tobias Jones, C. 8., for the distinguished skill, and intrepidity, with which they conducted the com bined operations io the north of China, which terminated Is the capture of Pekin, whereby an honourable peace has been obtained on the terms proposed by her Majesty and her ally the Emperor of the k moth. That the thanks of this house be given to the other officers of the navy, anny, and the Royal Marines, including her Majesty's Indian Force; both European and native, for the energy and gallantry with which they executed the services they were called upon to perform I " That this house loth acknowledge sad highly approve the gellantry, discipline ' and uniform good conduct dis played by the petty officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the navy, army, Royal Marines, and her Majesty's I lodise teem, European and native ; and the cordial good feeling which animated the united force. And that the same be communicated to them by the commanders of the several skips and corps, who are respectively desired to thank there for their gallant and steadfast behaviour." The Bed el DERBY cordially seconded the motion. The sneers el so small • force in so brief a time demanded the utmost admiration. The manner in which the army had heesio r regected the highest credit on the War-office. He = that di ff erences should have occurred between Edit. Giant and General Montauban, on which point he I desired further information, and thought likewise that we had not Es yet sulkiest information on the merits of the several Aiwa. As to the sacking of the palace, he ad mitted that there might be reasons which would justify it, hut feared that it might produce a bad effect on the Chinese. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE warmly concurred in the vote of thanks, calling special attention to the services of the native Indian troops. Lord CLYDE then shortly addressed the house, but, as he spoke in a very low tone and with his beck to the re =net a single complete sentence could be heard by He was understood to concur in the vote, sod to ex press his satisfaction with the mode in which the operations were conducted. Ifeei OBEY Said, giving his entire concurrence to the vats, be should not have thought it necessary to say any thing were it not that be bad warned their lordships against the policy and the justice of the war. He still regarded the war that had just been closed as most unjust and im politic. He was still per waded that, notwithstanding the terms of the treaty, the ultimate result of the war must be injurious. But the army and navy were not responsible for the character of the war ; they bad nothing to do with the policy of the war, and he believed that they well deserved the commendation that was proposed to be bestowed upon them. They hail evinced courage and skill in the highest degree, and the vote that was proposed bad his cordial concurrence. He would only add that, while he thought it inexpedient., after what bad fallen haw the noble lord, to bring under consideration matters on which there could be • difference of opinion among them, still he did think that they ought at some time and in some mode, to have 11.1) opportunity of declarin o heir subject opinion as to the policy of the war. It was a of the deepest importance . It was a solitary example a war having been commenced and conducted to a conclusion without the grounds of that war, and the reasons why it was undertaken, having been brought formally wader the notice of parliament. He hoped that in some mod* her Majesty's government would call the attention of the house to the eubject ; but if they did not do so, it would be the duty of himself or some other person to do it. The Dake of SOMERSET expressed his approbation of the services of the navy, sad read a letter from Sir Hope Grant, in which that osesr spoke in the highest praise of the 'Mammy of those very gunboats which last year the hoes, had been informed were entirely rotten. He defended the distraction of the Sommer Palace, and expressed his conviction of the necessity of that act. He trusted that after this exhibition of our power the treaty would be effectually carried nut. The Marquis of BATH said, he only rose to rya few words in consequence of the government having sanctioned Lord Elgin having ordered the destruction of the imperial palace. The noble duke assumed that that act of pillage and destruction was done by the troops in • moment of excite ment, on receipt of the news of the treatment of the party to whom he had alluded. If that had been the case, he admitted that there might have been some justification for the act. But what was the case It was ordered in cool blood, long after, by Lord Elgin, and, if all accounts were correct, in spite of the remonstrance of the French, who wished to avoid such • barbarity. He did not wish at this moment, when they were voting thanks to the army and navy for their services, to animadvert on the conduct of thou who had been enaged in this affair, but as the rabies& had been alluded _tole could not let it par without offering his protest against an act of Vandalism, not only sanctioned by al English ambassador but justified by an English minister—an act which could only be compared to the burning of the library of Alexandria and the sack of Rome by the Coustable Bourbon. The Earl of Fl I F:NBOROUGH said they were under such deep obligations to Lord Elgin, that it was to him a subject of deep regret that there bad been any disapproval of any parte( his conduct. Lord Elgin had to impress the minds of Orientals, and it was necessary, in his opinion, to do what he ordered for the purpose of preserving the lives of her :re subjects. He thought that no public man ever i greater sacrifice than Lord Elgin when he proceeded to China a second time ; his conduct throughout had been marked by peat judgment, firmness, and discretion, and it was to him, certainly tc. a great extent, that we owed the extrication of our army from • position utterly false on military principles with honour and with credit. The motion was then put and carried, and their lordships adjoursed at seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TureeDeT, FEB. 14. The ErreKis took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE RUMNESS. On the order of the day for the mond reading of the Caledonian. Edinburgh, and Glaagow, and Southall Central Railways Bill, The boom divided— For the second reeding No The bill was then read a 'mood time. NOTICES OF MOTION. TRANSPORTATION. Mr. CHILDERS pee solace that ou Tuesday week be would move for a select oomaittee al the subject of trans pxtatios. THE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. . . . Sir J. PAillitiONsaiditii would n;;Tgive notice that on an sari, day he prop:wed to move tar a select committee to consider the constilatias of the Board of Admiralty, and to impair in what manlier the meant system of the ad ministrotiog of the navy may be so modified r to reader it more effective for the public service. (Hear, hear.) SALMON FISHERIES IN SCOTLAND. Mr. A. STEUART asked the Lord Advocate, whether he intended, at an early period of the scrim, to introduce a bill on the subject of salmon fisheries in Scotland, in Sc. conlance with the recommendation of the committee of the Lords which reported last realm. The LORD ADVOCATE said he had a bill in course of preparatioch and be should ask leave to introduce it before a tor period glared. ARTERIAL DRAINAGE OF LANDS. Sir J. SHELLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Here Department, whether it was the intention of the go. ceremist to introduce any raeuures for further facilitator the &sitar of lands by the improvement of outtalk and 'sesta siesseb. Sir O. C. LEWIS said that he had had his attention di rected to this subject dear the late recess, and be believed it was erre in which • greet deal of interest was felt. A meager, was eery presared, and he hoped soon to be able be lay it spas the Wile at the hose, bat he could not name the day at prier& THE MYSORE PRINCES AND THEIR PENSIONS. Mr. BUXTON asked the beaseary of State for India whet aatoinit et peonies had estselly been paid freer to the Mysore rime is ma at the bet ism years. Sire. WOOD, in answer to the questionof his hon. friend, had to state that from the accounts to be found in the 31 appeared that in the year 1853-51, the sum ap propriated by the treaty of Mysore for the maintenance of the fanulies of Hvder Ali }Man and Tioo Sultan was 70,0001. In 1851:55 a like sum of 70,000, was paid; and from that time the payments were irregular in their amount. For instance, in the year 1855-56 the sum paid was 20,0061. ; in 18661, 29,1771. ; in 18678, 104,7181. ; in 1868-9, 66,7011. ; sad in 1859-60, 23,0221. was paid, thus giving an average for the five years of 47,5241. During the current year the estimate, so far as they had received it, was 64,0001. ; but to that sum they expected an increase of 12,0(39., and therefore the original payment would be 66,0001. In this sum were included the salaries of officials and superintendents and others, and all other charges. As he lad before stated the ultimate permanent income far the princes would be 17,1081. a year. (H _oar haul_ THE PAROCHIAL 31-72_0LXARTHRJ5 1N Mr. STIRLING MhM the I.oldAdveente it he Wormed to introduce in the t main any bill for tin relief of the parochW'eehoolmasters of Scotland. whom se/aries bad been diminished by the expiry of the late act. The LORD ADVOCATE said he had to state that he allauld have to submit a proposal upon this subject, but he weld not state specifically whether • bill would be intro dined this stesiou, or, if so, when it would be brought in. VAGRANCY IN BCOTLAND.—BOAR REFORM, AND PAYMENT OP PROCURATORS FISCAL. Sz J. FEROUSSON asked the Lord Advocate whether it was his intention to iatradosir bolls in the t session for the sup of vagrancy I. ' for road re foam, and far the abolition of the payment of procurators aseal by fees? LORD ADVOCATE was oadentirod to no that he had — a bill in preparation co rood reform in and which would substantially cony sot the raccounsocl;tioue of the commissioner,. He also looped to introduce a mea wore on the subject of vivant* , Sc.,tland, but he had no present intention of introducing a bill in reference to the rah-tfLrPEgOarTHE HOU= —IOIXIIMS ES. "otTigDFßOig The CferT at ti; tal;ilteeithel a long list of member who were over GO years of age, and who, by the rules of the house, were excused from serving ma committees. The motion that they be excused was agreed to. The SPEAKER then put the question that Sir G. C. Lewis, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, be excused from serving on committees, and it was agreed to. On the question that Sir C. Wool) be also excused from serving on committees, Mr. DISRAELI mid he did not of course rise to oppose the motion, but he could not avoid 'eying that the rule which sta ted that members over 60 years of age should be excused from serving on committees required some modifica tion. (Hear, bear.) It had the effect of depriving gentle men from giving their *tykes on committees, sod who were quite capable of taking part in the business of the house. Amongst the list read over by the clerk at the table were rnany gentlemen who by theirmaturejuigment were fully competent to render great assistance on committees. To his astonish ment he had heard read over the names of more than one hon. member who bad just entered the house. Those hon. mem bers were about commencing their public life, and this rule of the house stated that they were incompetent to fulfil all the duties that were thrown upon them. He made this protest against the present state of the law, but as it was the law of course anything more than a suggestion could not be done. This was a subject which ought to engage the at tention of the house, and be hoped it would come before the committee which the house bad reesutly appointed. That committee ought to take the whole matter into their consideration. (Hear, hear.) The motion was agreed to. NEW WRIT. A writ was moved far by Mr. BRAND for Pembroke Burghs in the room of Sr J. Owen, deceased. THANKS TO THE FORCES IN CHINA. Lord PALMERSTON moved the thanks of the house to the army and navy engaged in the recent operations in China, whose brilliant service., he observed, bad been per. formed under circumstances of considerable difilculty, with the greatest possible skill, gallantry, and intrepidity. Not a mistake bad been made; there bad been no deficiency in providing troops and storm, and in transporting them to the scene of operations, while the most perfect harmony had prevailed between the British and French forces. The obstacles though great had been over some ; the period of the services had been comparatively short, but the suocesa had been complete, without a single cheek, in spite of the large number of Tartars and Chinese opposed to the allied troops. He gave a succinct narrative of the operations which had resulted in the ratification of the treaty, and, with respect to the destruction of the En peror of China's summer palace, Lord Elgin and Sir Hope Grant had thought, very properly, be said, that this act was a fit retribution for the outrages committed by the Chinese, and the barbarous cruelties perpetrated upon cap tives taken in violation of the law of nations, and, although the commander of the French forces did not acquies ui the act, her Majesty's government cordially approved their conduct. Mr. DISRAELI—Sir, I have the honour to rise to second the motion of the noble lord. The noble lord has given such • clear and animated narrative of the various operations in China, that it is unnecemary for me to dwell upon them, and, indeed, it would be presumptuous in me to do so. It is enough that we all feel that a pest military operation has been achieved with power and precision, with inilomi. table bravery, admirable perseverance. The army and navy of England have more than once expressed their convictions that one of their greatest rewards is to receive the thanks of parliament, and I can say for myself, and hope for the house also, that we consider it one of our greatest privileges to offer the expression of our thanks and admiration for their achievements. (Cheers.) Although in the events which have occurred in China it is impossible to refer to any of those great military exploits or to any of those immortal deeds which were accomplished on those great fields that posterity hereafter will look to with varied feelings of wonder and admiration, yet, nevertheless, looked at merely in a military sense and regarded merely with reference to military considerations, there is one view of the ease the importance of which cannot be overstated, and that is, that in • remote part of the world and in • strange climate we have found the health of our troops no admirably preserved. (Hear, hear.) I attribute this to our now perfect organisa tion, applying all those discoveries and resources of modern soignee to the mandamuses of the health and the equipment of our troops, which has been so long desired and sought for hear)—and if, u I believe, this is a circumstance not of an exceptional character. we have the satisfaction of feeling that, so far as this subject is concerned, we have already mitigated one of the miseries of war. The noble lord has touched upon the singularity of such great results having, in such a distant part of the world, been achieved by so small a body of men and at so small a sacrifice. Indeed I think this is • subject which well deserves the couaideration of the house. A handful of men, not, I believe, amounting to the number who followed Xenophon, has waged war in a great cuontry at almost the remotest part of the globe, and dictated a peace in an ancient capital of • nation which numbers more than one. third of the whole population of the world. (Cheers.) This is not the first occasion during the last quarter of a century that mankind have been impressed with the immense influ ence which Europe is exercising over the rest of the world. This is not the first occurrence of great exploits which have proved the predominant power of that part of the I globe in which it is our happiness to exist. But, sir, there are other considerations connected with this result which should not be, I think, absent from our ts. At this moment, under Providence, it is not t nt 6 e . 2 l ; this quarter of the globe, but we may say, it is Western Europe that commands the world. (Cheers.) If that power be so irresistible, if those means be so great, I think we ought all to feel that the mealreepossibility of their exercise is proportionately in creased is that respect. (Cheers.) L eder these circum stances, that appease to me to be a consideration which ought not to be lost to the councils of the Sovereign, and which may blend advantageously even with the triurophantgratitude of parliaments. For the distinguished zeal by which these operations have been conducted, I beg, sir, to second these resolutions. (Cheers.) Mr. V. Scully made some strong observation' on the burning of the Emperor's podium ; Mr. White repudiated the policy of the war ; and Sir J. Elphinstone expressed his opinion that • due satisfaction had not been exacted from the Chinese. LordJ kUSSELL defended the course taken by Lord Elgin with reference to the Emperor's palace, con tenditic that it was only • just retribution for acts of treachery and barbarity, as it fell not upon subordinates won any of the people of China, but on the representative of all authority in that empire. Information bad been received from China that the tariff in accordance with the treaty bad come into operation, and was received with satis faction by both Englieh end Chinese. The vote was then wood to. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. Ou bil the order of the day for the second reading of this U,. ROEBUCK said that upon the introduction of the MIWRIMI such universal admiration was accorded to the hoe. and learned Attorney-General that no one bad dared to miss • voice in opposition to what had been said. But it appeared to hie (Kr. Roebuck) that the boa sad harmed gestlenisa had entirely tailed in ibis mat. ter. They had been told that after many years of to l and labour they were about to have • bill which would settle the question. (Rear.) Let them see what the bill propnsed. The hoe. and learned Attareey-Oacceral comp lianed that wider the present sys tem there was a want of uniformity in the Court of Bank ruptcy, next that there was great expense, and thirdly, that then was • di ff erence between the laws of bankruptcy and insolveaey which was an opprobrium to the law. But the boa. and leered geed/man forgot that there was an_ ap peal beta th e desieloa of the Commissioners to the Lords Judaea Now whet did the boo. and learned Attorney- Oesesal de? He said that in order to obtain milarrnity of (Stamped, id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE. decision he proposed to introduce • chief judge. Was that chief judge to be • superior judge to the Lords Justioes ! That he could not be. Was he to be • man of superior attsinments? That he could not be. Therefore he (Mr. Roebuck) said this mea sure would be an introduction of expense, and would not lead to conformity of decisions. There was • muse of expense in the Court of Bankruptcy which the boa. and learned gentleman had not noticed, namely, the fees which now existed, and which did not go to any of the officers of the court, but were paid into a find of the court. The difference between the Courts of Bankruptcy sad Insolvency was not touched by this bill. Therefore he said all the Attorney-General did by this bill was to alter the law, and alteration wu not reform. Alteration of itself was • mischief. and unless some advantage was shown to re sult from it such mischief ought not to be attempted. Mr. MOFFATT highly lauded the we and considers tion which had been bestowed on the bill Mr. BOVILL admitted that there wee much good in the bill ; but many of its provisions were so mischievous, and its conditions so stringent, th►t is the course of a year the complaints against the law would be yet greater than 4 present. Kr. J. C. EIVART, as a commercial man, supported the bal. Mr. LYSLEY complained of the legal interferences which the bill would cause, and of the introduction of forensic principle. in matters of mere administration. Mr. HADFIELD warmly approved of the bill. The ATTORNEY-GENF.RAL had heard with at tention the remarks of the hon. and learned member for Guildford, and had felt surprised at his ability to make so long • speech on so small a awe. The bon. and learned gentleman seemed not to know that the number of ofitcial sasignees would be re ducal by the bill, and that the registrars would have in ports's& duties to perform in the administration of justice under it. The hoe. and learned member for Sheffield had talked of the bill being an attorney's bill. Did the hon. and learned gentleman forget that the bill had received the support of the mercantile interests of the kingdom, and from none a warmer support than that which it had re ceived from the constituents of the hon. and learned mem ber t In order to effect as satisfactory a remedy as possible be had adopted every precaution to eusure the property of the debtor being placed under the control and disposition el the creditors. Besides simplification of procedure as to the property of the debtor, the most effective control was given to the creditors over it, and it would now be almost impossible to misappropriate it, or to delay divid ing it among the creditors. He frankly admitted that there might be many points on which they might differ in opinion when they came to the discussion of the clauses. When they came to discuss them he should be happy to hear the opinion of his hon. and learned friend opposite and of any other member, but at present he trusted they would now permit the bill to be read • second time. The bill was read • second tin" and was ordered to be committed on Monday nest. be teken on the subject. Nevertheless, I shall be fully p time com to efend Beier- LePrhed when the roper d that has been made, and shall b es, e surprised if the the de ! liberate judgment of the house does not confirm it. The population of the parish of Chelsea, according to the last census—awl there has been a considerable increase since— was 56,538 ; and the population of the parish of Kensing ton, which has also much increased, and where a if= number of large sod excellent houses have erected, was 44,063. Therefore, the united parishes of Chelsea and Kensington Lad at the bat census a population exceeding 100,000, whi c h at this time is probably much larger. The fact can be ascer tained in the mouth of April next, inasmuch as the census will be takes in that month. Persons may say, "It is true that Chelsea and Kensington together forma popula tion larger than any other uurepresented town, but London mast be taken as a whole, and we must look at the total numbetof members in the metropolitan'tlistrieta,aud,looking at the number of members, we say it is sufficiently Tepee muted." Well, if that language be resorted to, I wish to cell attention to whet is the present population of London, because that is an element in this question. I have ob tained from the Registrar-General an estimate of the po pulation of London at the present time, which estimate IS made upon • fair principle, namely, by supposing that the increase in the last ten years is in the same proportion as that of the preceding ten years, and according to that estimate the population of London at the present time is 2,869,000 perms. Perhaps the house might wish to know what is the comparative population of Scotland. Ac cording to the last census the of Scotland was 2.862,000,which is ratherlegathan tate population of London. Therefore I think the house will agree with me that, whether you look at the population of those two parishes standing alone, or whether you take them in connexion with this enormous metropolis, it is difficult to den y their claims to have ono representative in this house. With re gard to the other seat, what I propose to do is to give it to the town of Birkenhead. Birkenhead is a oommercial town. It is different in character from the three other commercial community to which I propose to amigo members. It is not a manufacturing tows, and therefore does not resemble is character the West Riding and South Lanrsahire, nor on the other hand is it a metropolitan borough resembling Kensington and Chelsea. It is a commercial place. It is • place which has increased largely in population during the last ten years. The population at the last census was 24,800, but it has consider ably increased since that time, rind it is now the most populous of the unrepresented towns. Well, now, it may be said perhaps by some persons who take a general view of this subject, that if you disfranchise two such boroughs as Sudbury and St. Altana, you ought to assign the vacant nate to other boroughs of • somewhat similar character, or at any rate to the four largest unrepresented boroughs. If that principle of representation be adopted the four boroughs selected would be as follows: Birkenhead, which bee 24,000 inhabitants; Staleybridge, which has 20,000 ; Burnley, which has 20,000 ; and Graves end, which has 16,000. I cannot but think that the selec tion which I have submitted to the house is, on the whole, preferable to that. (Hear, hear.) Such is the distribution of seats which, after full deliberation, the governmenthave decided to submit to the house, and which is confined in the bill that I now oak permission to lay on the table. I will eXuateat that I trust the housewill cousidertbisa (reused le proposal. Ido not lay claim to any extraordi nary affection for it, nor do I deny that some other pro- posal may be laid before the house which may be deserving of their attention ; but I say with confidence that it is • fair sal reasonable plan, deserving the consideration of the house ; and I trust that, having received that considera tion, it will in the course of the present session receive the approbation of a large majority of the house. Mr. BENTINCK maid he could not refrain from entering his protest Wind the scheme which the right hon. baronet had propounded. Having listened to the speech atten tively, he was quite at a loss to understand on what prin ciple the proposal was based. If it were based on figures. the right lion. baronet had totally lost sight of the justice of the ease. Dealing with the question as one of figures, be (Mr. Bentinek) would undertake to show that every seat that became disposable, up to 130 or 140 seats Co all, must in justice be given to the rural counties of England. (Laughter.) Hon. gentlemen might laugh, but he repeated what he bad said. He must remind the right hon. baronet who bad so ably managed the financial affairs of this country, that representation and taxation should go toge ther, and that when they were considering a question like this they ought to consider what class of the community paid the hest amount of taxation. On that ground and as a matter of abstract justice these seats and. a great many more which be hoped would become vacant ought to be given to the rural comities. As regarded the proposal to add to the number of metropolitan boroughs, he trusted that when the proper time arrived for discussing the qua'- , ties he should be able to show that that proposal ought not to be adopted. All be would do at present was to enter hie protest against any tampering with the rights of the rural districts of this country, which so many who discussed the question of the representation were continually ignoring. From what such persons said any one might imagine that this country consisted of nothing but large towns and railways, that there was no such thing as the country, and that those wbo constituted the larger portion of the population nand contributed moat to the revenue did not exist. They heard of nothing but the comparative claims of different boroughs. He should be extremely sorry if the boroughs and the great commercial emporiums of the country had not their full share in the representation ; but he felt bound to resist the attempts of the boroughs to establish a monopoly. He trusted that when this bill again came on for discussion be should be enabled to prove that it was not based either on figures or on justice. Mr. STIRLING wished to take that opportunity of urging the claims of the universities of Scotland to be re presented in that house. Scotland was the only country of the three kingdoms that did not send representatives there. England had four university members, Ireland had two, Scotland bad none. A few years since it might have been urged as an objection to such a claim that the universities of Scotland were mere seminaries, and that those who were educated in them had no connection with them in after-life. The Scotch Universities Act, passed three years ago, had removed that objection, and antler the operation of that act the universities bad now a very lens 'onatithency—the number being constantly increasing. The constituency at present was 3,340, while that of the Univer sity of Cambridge was 4,556 ; that of Oxford University was 3,6Zi ; and that of Dublin, 1,780. Surely such • body as that might fairly claim a representative in that house. What was the problem which reasonable men eodearoured to solve in the discussion upon re cementation which took place during the last session! Was it not how intelligence without property might be en franchised and take its place beside that of property! What he suggested would tend to the solution of that problem ; it would enfranchise a great Dumber of young men of intel ligence who would value the right conferred upon them, and be believed makes good use of it, although they might not possess • property qualification. He hoped the government would grant a sufficient time to allow the sentiments of Scotland to be expressed upon this important matter. Mr. MAGUIRE was aniseed at the proposition which the right boa. gentleman had made, for he remembered that in the unhappy Reform Bill of last year a proposal was made, which he thought a fair one, of giving two of the four seats row proposed to be disfranchised to Ireland, and two to Scotland. He recognised the claim of Scotland, and should be prepared to support it. The division as to Ire land was to have been one additional member to Dublin and are to the county of Cork. No change bad taken place in the population of Dublin or Cork since last yeti to justify the government in withholding the proposal the made last year. He thought the metropolis well enough represented. Its members were the mist active, most persevering in the house, anti had a fair share of eloquence and wisdom. (A laugh.) The cup hail been held to the lips of Ireland, sod he wished for some explanation why the government had dashed it down. (Hear, hear.) Mr. AYRTON should have been content to have allowed this miserable abortion of • bill to have fallen still-born without saying a word but for an observation of the hon. member for Norfolk. After the discussion which bad taken place, he believed they would get from hon. gentle men opposite what had been denied to them by the 80-culled friends of reform. He was delighted to hear the hon. mem ber for Norfolk admit that taxation and representation went together. When be talked of the adult million, who lived in counties beyond the boroughs, where, he would ask, was the committee that bad ever proposed to give them the right of representation? He was Idea to hear the hon. member admit that if justice were done in the distribu tion of seats, at least one hundred seats would have to be given to counties at the expense of boroughs. At present the right of repremotatioe in the counties was vested in two or three thousande, while the number of adult melee might be counted by hun dreds of thousands. He would be the last person to deny the right of representation to counties. But whet conser vative had ever proposed to give counties that right? IL that principle were established, the hoe. momberfor Nor. folk would be able to overthrow any kind of political is. trigues. (Hear.) Had the conservative government brought in a bill on the principle referred to by the hon. member for Norfolk, they would have immortalised themselves—they would have received the support of • large majority of the house and of the nation, and would have come triumphantly out of the struggle. It was no doubt gratifying to the me tropolitan members to be told that they were so efficient, but he disliked to he improved out of his own estate. (A laugh.) Ile did not think they were so efficient as supposed. At all events, they had not that p o wer of numbers which unfortunately, whenever a question came before them, prevailed more than any amount of eloquence. He did not admit the doctrine of numbers alone as a basis of representation, and should regret to see • minister proposing • measure on that ground. If that doctrine were to_prendl, all the four members in question ought to go to Ireland. The proportion of mem bers between the two cations was settled on definite prin• ciples at the time of the Union by 500 for England to 110 for Ireland. The parishes to which it was proposed to give the members in question were the largest unenfranchised BANK OF ENGLAND PAYMENTS BILL This bill was read • second time. RED SEA AND INDIA TELEGRAPH BILL On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. WYLD thought that some inquiry ought to be made into the circumstances under which a contract was con cluded which had resulted in wasting 800,0U0/. of public money. Mr. OONINGHAM concurred in this opinion, and de. eland his intention of dividing on the question. After some further discussion, Mr. DISRAELI remarked that the whole proceeding was well known at the time both by the house and the city of London. Under the then existing state of affairs in India, the government would have been heavily blamed if they had neglected by any means that promised to establish tele graphic communication between England and Hindostan. If no company bad been prepared to undertake that duty, he should have recommended the government to try their bands at constructing a telegraph on their own respon sibility. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rid that without entering into the wide question opened by Mr. Disraeli, he hoped the house would pass the present mea sure, merely for the sake of keeping the public faith as pledged for the fulfilment of the guarantee granted or*. nally to the Red Sea Telegraph Company. The bill was then read a second time, after an emphatic "No" from Mr. Coningham, and was ordered to be referred to a select committee. TRUSTEF33 OF CHARITIES BILL. The order for the second reading of this ball stood next on the paper, but, in the absence of both Mr. Dillwyn and Mr. Selwyn, wu pissed over. CRIMINAL LAW. The SOLICITOKZiIiftAI — i - io;ed to introduce the following bills :—Bill to consolidate and amend the statute law of England and Ireland relating to offences against the person ; bill to consolidate and amend the statute law of England and Ireland relating to malicious injuries to pro. pert ; bill to consolidate and amend the statute law of England and Ireland relating to larceny and other similar offences ; bill to consolidate and amend the statute law of England and Ireland relating to indictable offences by forgery ; bill to consolidate and amend the statute law of the United Kingdom against offences relating to the coin ; bill to consolidate and amend the statute law of England and Ireland relating to accessories to and abetters of In dictable offences ; bill to repeal certain enactments which bare been consolidated in several acts of the present session relating to indictable offences and other matters. Leave was then given to bring in the bills. THE YOUR VACANT BEATS. Sir G. C. LEWIS, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to •sea t gsa the seats forfeited by the diafrancirieenieut of the boroughs of St. Albans and Sudbury, said—Although the measure which I am about to propose to the house is not a large sad comprehensive measure—(derisive cheers and laughter) —neverthelesmany billlwhich affects the construction of this assembly, which deals with four seats in this house, and dads with them on principles which this house will legislet• upon and adopt, is of considerable impel , terms, and I feel certain will receive the deliberate attention of the house. The bill which I ask to introduce founded upon the fact that by former acts of parliament two boroughs, namely, Sudbury and St. Albans, the oue in 1844 and the other in 1852, have been disfranchised. Measures have been proposed at various times for assigning these four seats, but the general reason why the house has abstained to the present time from filling up thee. vacant seats has been that it expected some measure would peas the house which, in the generality of its provisions, would deal with those four seats and fill up the vacancies thus created. In the last session of parliament, the house is well aware that her Majesty's government proposed • measure of peril*. military reform which embraced the disposal of those four seats. That measure, I need not remind the house, did not pass, and her Majesty's government have not thought it ex. pedient to ask the house to consider a general measure of parliamentary reform in this session. Under these circum stances it seemed to them advisable that those four seats should not remain vacant, that the integrity of the members of this house should be completed, and that a special measure should be proposed fur the consideration of -the house whereby these four vacancies should be filled up. Now, lam quite aware that any person who makes a proposition to the house for filling up four vacant seats undertakes a difficult task, inasmuch as it is necessary that he should make a definite proposal with regard to the mate, and it is quite certain that many alternatives will be presented when his bill is in committee. Already notices have been given with regard to two bills daling with a part of the subject, and it may be anticipated that when the measure that I shall propose shall re a ch the stage of committee there will be various views entertained in different pert, of the house by gentlemen who constitute the advocates of different parted the country, and who will preennt to the house alternative views with regard to the best mode of filling up these vacancies. I canuot hope that the measure which I have to propose will not be open to criticism on particular points, and that it may not be possible to present other proposals which may appear specious to the house, or to a certain portion of it ; but I would ask hon. gentlemen not to expect any. thing more than that the proposal I make should be a fair and reasonable proposal, and ou the whole better than any other proposal that may be submitted for consideration. Having made these few observations, I will now state the manner in which I propose that these seats should be filled up. The house will observe that four vacancies are created by the disfranchisement of two boroughs • but although that is a consideration which the house sh ould not alto gether lam sight of, still her Majesty's government are not of opinion that it in any way binds them to assign all these seats likewise to boroughs. They therefore propose to assign in the first place two seats to very large counties, namely, one seat to the West Riding of Yorkshire and one seat to mouth Lancashire. I will state the total pOpulation of these two counties, and also the remaining popu lation ex clusive of the represented town. The total po pula tion of the West Riding of Yorkshire, according to the census, is 1,315,8116, and exclusive of represented towns is 794,884. The total _population of South Lancashire is still larger , being 1,307,000, and exclusive of represented towns 500,01.1 e. These two are the largest counties in England. The next counties would be North Lancashire and Middlesex. There fore the proposal 1 have to make is with regard to two meets, that one should be given to the Wart Riding and the other to South Lancashire, without say division of those couaties, , which is • matter about which &difference of opinion arises. We propose to make no disturbance of existing boundaries, but simply to add one member to each of those divisions. There then remain two seats, which we propose to assign to boromhs. One seat we propose to give to the united parishes of Chelsea and Kensington. It is possible that many gentlemen may entertain an objection to adding to the number of metropolitan members— (" bear, hear," from the opposition)—and who may think th at the metropolis is sufficiently re presented —(bear, hear)—and who might prefer to amigo a member to some rural borough. Well, that is a matter which is ope this ti bin to t g h oon e eon in s t i o de c ra omo tion two of the e ho o u p r wout sildofsothdeontsewrirl