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were responsible for any deficit in the Indian trea sury ; but if they now interfered with an item of such consequence iu the revenues of that country a fair claim might be substantiated against them. Mr. liffut•Ent considered that it, was evading the question to treat the clause under a financial aspect when it was simply designed to overthrow an inju rious monopoly. The subject of the salt tax itself might come before them hereafter. As to the liabi lity of the home exchequer for Indian deficiencies, he thought it. merely a question of time, as England must sooner or later pay for the misfortunes of India. They ware now settling the administrative system of that. country for a period probably of twenty years, and there could be no better time to alter any law which worked badly. In reference to the particular tax before them, he asked the house to weigh well the consequences of keeping the whole population of India in • chronic state of ill-health. On a division the numbers were : For the clause Against Majority against the Government —lO The clause was then added to the bill. Some discussion followed on other propositions for amendments. Among them was one moved by Sir C. Wool), who suggested clauses fixing the qualifi cation and salaries of directors—the qualification at 1,0001. stock, and the salaries at 1,0001. each, and 1,5001. to the chairman. Ultimately the discussion of these questions was postponed to the third reading, and the India Bill passed the " consideration" stage. THE COMMUTATION OF STOCKS. In committee on the South Sea Annuities (Dis sentients) Bill, at. Thursday's morning sitting, the CuAticEmon of the EXCHEQUER moved three resolu- tions " The first was to provide out of the Consolidated Fund for paying off such holders of South Sea Annuities, Bank Annuities of 1720, and Three per Cent. Annuities of 1741, as should not have signified their willingness to commute under the act of the present session. " The second to enable the South Sea Company to com mute certain shares standing in the names of the Chan cery and Bankruptcy ottleials and others, and to convert them into other stock under the said act. " And the third resolution was to enable the South Sea Company to commute any part of the annuity or interest payable m respect of melt further amount of their capital as might be authorised by Parliament to be invested as a guarantee fund for the administration of private trusts, should Parliament authorise them to undertake stich ad- ministration." Mr. DISRAELI, remarking upon the utter failure of the commutation scheme originally proposed, ob jected to pass resolutions which, though apparently limited, entrusted the Government with important powers. He commented upon the practical results which might be anticipated to follow their adoption, both upon the public revenue and private specula tion, and questioned the necessity of launching a new scheme at so late a period of the session. These obj:Ttions not referring to the first resolu tion, which merely set forth a recognised necessity, the committee agreed to it ; but, when the second was proposed in its turn, a debate ensued, in which the propositions were severely handled, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer taken to task by Mr. M. A. WILKINSON, Mr. J. It. SMITH, and Sir F. KELLY. On the approach of the hou r (four of prescribed for the temporary adjournment of the house, Mr. GLADSTONE regretted that time did not permit his making any reply in defence of his scheme, and the debate was therefore postponed. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. The Stamp Duties Bill being committed on Mon day night., upon the 3rd clause, relating to newspaper stamps, Mr. NEWPEOATP denounced the propose:l change as one sided and unfair. They were about to make a present of 34,0001. per annum to some six newspapers among the whole number of journals in the United Kingdom. It was a clause designed to support monopoly, and he should take the sense of the committee upon it. A division ensued, when there appeared : For the clause Against .. Majority The clause was agreed to. CRIME AND OUTRAUE (IRELAND) BILL. The second reading of this bill was moved on Monday by Sir J. YOll4O, and opposed by Mr. Scrum and Mr. llowyEß, the latter of whom insisted upon dividing the house "He objected to the ',wing of a general meas ure on account of the disturbed state of a few baronies, and be. liered that the Itihand system was now confined to a very few persons. He attributed the diminution in the num e - hers to the efforts of the clergy to suppress one of th most earnest of whom was Archhisbip Cullen, and he knew that the course which the clergy generally had taken had had a moat salutary effect. So far as the county of Down was concerned, he believed that Ribandism was almost entirely extinct. It had been stated that w eny-one i powstiee were now proclaimed ; but many of thes procla- THE PRESS. mations were, he believed, of old standing, and did not a t all apply to the present state of filings." Mr. LucAs also oppu.ed the second reading, the motion for which was, however, on a division affirmed by 141 votes against 13, and the bill was coniequeutly read a second time. THE NEW CAB LAW. Into the Hackney Carriages Bill, while before committee on Thursday, Mr. Lows, in the absence of Captain Fitzroy, proposed the introduction of a clause providing that sixpence extra should be paid for every passenger above two, instead of sixpence for the entire number. At the same time he wished it to be understood that the alteration had been re solved upon previously, and had not any reference to certain proceedings out of doors. In the course of a discussion upon the subject, which seemed to excite great interest, the Govern ment were urged by several lion. members not to give way to the cabmen ' and recommended by Mr . SpooNsii, on the other hand, to make some modifi cations to which he thought the cabmen entitled. On a division the clause was agreed to by Ss to 9. Other clauses were also added by the Government, providing that a shilling per mile should be charged .r any mile beyond a radius of four miles from Charing-cross. The bill passed through committee. CRIMINAL AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN. The select committee appointed some time since to inquire into "the present treatment of criminal and destitute children," and to suggest improvements therein, so as to supply industrial training, and as far as possible combine reformation with due correc tion of juvenile crime, have just presented an elabo rate report. Among the series of highly valuable suggestions and conclusions which they offer to the Legislature, those of chief importance are as fol- lOW : "The committee believe that a great amount ofjuvenile death tution, ignorance, vagrancy, anti crime has long existed in this country, for which no adequate remedy has yet been provided. That the existence of similar evils in France, Genitally. Switzer land, Belgium, and the United States has been met by vigorous etfortm in those countries, and 144 I policy requires that this country should promptly adopt measures for the sa me cme m purp ight ose. That large proportion of the present aggregate of a lw prevented, and thousands of miserable 11111111101 beings, who have before them under our present system nothing but a hope less. career of wickedness and vice, might le converted into vir tuous, h , st, and industrious citizens, if slue care were taken to resene destitute, neglected, and criminal children from the dan gers and temptation* incident to their position.—That a great proportion of the criminal children of this country, especially those convicted of first otfettees, appear rather to require syn• tematic education, care, and industrial occupation than mere pu niellailellt.—That the common gaols and houses of remedial de not generally provide :whets's , means for the educational or correc tive treatment of children, who ought to be treated in a tawnier dif ferent from the ordinary punishments of adult criminals.—T hat various private reformatory establishments for young criminals have proved suceesotful, but are not sure of permanent support, and are deficient in legal control over the inntatew—That pond reformautry esatablishinente ought to be instituted for the dew' , tiou and correction of criminal children.—That such establish attains ought to he founded and 'supported entirely at the public cost, and to be under the care and intqwetion of the Government. —That reformatory as-hoots should be established for the educa tion and correction of children convicted of minor offeneee,— That such schools should be f led and supported partially by local rates awl partially by contributions front the state, and that power *Mudd be given for raining the necessary amount of local rates.—That power should be given to the tioveniment to con tract with the managers of reformatory schools, founded and sup ported by vol try contributions, for the care and maintenance of criminal children within 'molt institutions.—That the delin quency of children, in consequence of which they may become subjects of penal or reformatory discipline, ought not to relieve parents from their liability to maintain them.—That in any legis lation upon this subject it is essential that power should be given, under such restrictions as may he necessary to prevent hardship or injustice, to recover from parents the whole or a portion of the cost of the maintenance of their children while de tained in reformatory institutions. —That it is also essential that power should be given to detain children placed in such institu tions ao intr,; as may he necessary for their reformation ; pro. vided always that no child be so detained after the age of sixteen. —That, irrespectively of the high moral considerations which are involved. and whatever may be the cost of such pools na nd eata blishments, they would be productive of great pec paving, by the effect which they would have in diminishing the source's from which our erimival population is now constantly recruited, and thereby reilneing the great cost of the administra tion of the criminal law.—That the education given in work houses, although improved of late, has not been sufficiently meted to industrial training.—That it is essential for the future welfare of children in workhouses; that such ammgements should be made as will prevent the possibility of their intennixing with the adult classes, to the moral detriment of the chilti o ren.—That greater facilities should be given to the guardiant f different unions to combine for the purpose of establishing district schools, anti that the Goveniment should be empowered to assist the ;anions willing to estahlitth them.—That the ragged schools, es peciallv the ragged industrial feeding schools, have produced be neficial effects on the children of the most destitute classes of society in large towns.—Thud voluntary contributions have been (mind inadequate to supply the number of such schools at pre sent required in the metropolis, and other cities and towns; and therefore they should not he excluded from the aid of the na tional grant, under the distribution of the Committee of Council for Folneaf ; great care being necessary in framing the 's applicable to this description of schools, so as not to fette- pri vale exertions, or to exclude men eminently qualified to till the laborious and difileult position of teachers by the requirement of too high an educational certificate.—That, in any legislation which may take place on the subjects referred to this committee, especial attention %tumid be paid to the industrial part of the education of criminal and destitute ehildren." The bill brought in by the Attorney-General for the prohibition of betting-houses is now printed The preamble declares that a kind of gaming has o f late sprung up, tending to the injury and demoralisation of p ining rep, persons, by the opening, of places called betting bower SATURDAY, or offices, awl the receiving of money in advance by the owners or occupiers of such, or by other persons on their behalf, ou their promise t, pay money au events of horse-races, awl the like contingencies. For the suppression uf auen places niue teen clauses have been framed, end their substance tu the twi tuu house or inner shad be kept or used for the pur- lace au pose of the owner betting with other perilous, and every p used shall be deemed to be a common gaming-house. The penalty oil any person keeping a betting-house is to be a nue by two justices of not exceeding lOW., ur iwprixouweut for not exceeding six calendar mouths, with or without hard labour. Ou persons receiving money on the condition of paying money un the event of any bet, a penalty not exceeding ;)01., ur ituprnion. meut not exceeding three mouths; on pertiont exhibiting placards, or advertising bettiug-houses, 301. penalty, or two months. Penalties may be recovered by distress, *llO half go to the informer. Magistrate* may order the search of suspected houses, und the e issi rs of police may authorise a super intendent to enter and search suspected houses. An appeal it provided to the quarter sestinas. The date when the new law *hall take effect is left blank, to be tilled up in committee.' THE CAR QUESTION. Sir It. Isoldit having alluded in the Howse of Commons on Wednesday to the great event of the day, the universal s t r i k e among the metropolitan cab-drivers, Mr. WALPOLE amid that the ground of complaint was, that the cabmen were not allowed to charge hack fares, and he wished to know if the tiovennueut were pr,pared to amend the bill in that respect. Mr. FITZROY believed the charge of ild. a mile to be just and antlielent; but had received a communication (ruin the cab- drivers. suiting that they had been greatly injured by the ahuli don of back fares. It was impossible to revert to the old 'system of back ares; bt, as under the existiug act cabdrivers' were liable to f ü be imposed upon, lie proposed to provide by means of a bill or a new clause that, when a cab was taken beyond a certain radius, the driver should be entitled to 60010 additional fare—the amount of which was to be settled by the house ; oleo that the driver should not be compelled to go beyond a distance of five In answer to Mr. B. Denison, Mr. FiTZROY added that he should be happy to communicate with the cab proprietors on the subject, Hite knew how to do so. CLITHEROE ELECTION. The committee on this election have reported:— "That T. J. W. Minna% Esq., being a candidate at the last election for the borough of Clitheroe, in 102, was guilty o treating at such election. " That the previous resolution is not founded on a disbelief of the evidenee of the sitting member, but heettlole, IVOR a review of the entire transactions, the connuntee felt bound to regard Mr. Aspinall us a consenting party to the illegal expenditure proved to be sanctioned by Mr. Baldwin, irrespective of the question of Mr. Aspinall's personal cognisance of the actual treating. " That Mr. Aspinall was not duly elected a burvss to s:o-ve in the present. Parlisunent." A recri iii ill awry case is now opened bet'ore the same committee against Mr. Fort. PROTECTION OF JUI)'iES. Sir DE Lsey Evxxs on Thursday having inquired which of the two sentences paused on tie emviet Samuel I: .s he was now undergisiug ; these sentences—namely, of ten years, and of fifteen yours—being protionneed in the Middlesex ASSlt•lttla Judge's Court on the 2:141 day of June, 1e52 Lord Pxt.ftEusxos said sue culprit was undergoiug the more extended sentence. After his conviction the prisoner task tint of his pocket a stone bottle of a suffi cient size to be a most for midable missile, RIO, uering SOHO! wods of revene, threw the bottle with all big mig tt ht, and with a v e ry dextrous g aim, at the heed of the judge, just missing his eye. lied it smirk the judge e might have been most serious. court, after due deliberation, then adjudged the longer period of trans portati tttt a the offence for which the prisoner had been indicted, and for which he might have been sentenced to transportation for life. lie thought the course pursued by the hungcort on that be occasion perfectly right—'Hear, hear); and if ere to appealed to as au adviser of the Crown to determine whether any part of the sentence should be remitted, be should feel it his duty not to remit a single dap--I Hear, heart—because it was nounfest that if courts of law, if judges of assize, were to per- form their duties ler fear of perfume] danger—if 'hey were to lie threatened with death, which might have been the consequence in this ease if the missile had been more skilfully directed — they might as well repeal all laws, dissolve the courts, let every man go armed and shoot down a ruffian of that &serifs ' ai he would amd dog. Unless judges were protected it would be ill vain to expe a et justice us be duly ttt i l Mitered. Wear, hear.) MAY SOOT H. In reply to a question Ly Mr. Spooner. Lord Jou% nrssm.t. said that no commission had a' yet been issued for inquiring into the state of Mayntuult, but that no long time would elapse before its issue. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord J. Bmism.t. on M lay last proposed that, after Monday next, orders of the duy should have precedence over motions dm Tuesdays. Mr. DISUAT.T.t. while agreeing with Lord John. hoped that in dependent members would nevertheless 4 he afforded an opportu nity of expressing their views upon any questions of possibly na tional importanec. Itussm,f. gave an assaranee that he not afford the desired facility ; and the motion was would fail agreed to. ;foreign nub Colonial (cntelligtiut. [Fro►u our own Corre,po► u ieut.) PARIS, July 2g. The Emperor and Empress assisted last night at a representation at the nymnase. Their intended ex cnrsion to I.es Eaux i l onnes, near the Pyrenies, is definitively abandoned, much to the disappointment of the Empress, to whom this favoured spot recall; many sourenin+ of her early youth. This day a grand review of the troops will take place at Satury, in honour of the Queen Maria Chris tina. The Emperor will command in person. On Saturday next theatrical representations by the elite of the Parisian actors and actresses will take place at St. Cloud, in presence of the Queen Christina, and on the invitation of their Imperial Majesties. M. Martinez de la Roses is on his road to Pe I