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126 imolai& they would have achieved their independence. If one of their chiefs were now appointed as their head, and assistance were given in advice and by the presence of a small force, they would be able to maintain their p►sition, and form • friendly power between our territories and Burnish." - The conversation then dmpped. PERTH PEERAGE BILL. The Loup CHANCEIJAM, in moving on Tuesday the second reading of this bill, explained that its object WAS to reverse the attainder passed upon the Drum mondw, Earls of Perth, on account of their family having been engaged in the rebellions of 1715 and 1745 " The earldom dated from the second year of James I. James, the fourth earl, who was tthat Chancellor of Scot. land, had aeveral %OM, one of whom o lames, adl u to the tortures of the exiled family of the Stuarts, was ete gaged in the rebellious of 1 71 :. ima nrt, and was by act of Parliament attended. He hutl two Solis, both of whom were also engaged in the rebel!' . and who died without issue male. The party who butt for the attainder would then have suceeeded was John, the next brother of James the Chancellor, and fourth earl. He adhered also to the exiled family ; and, tl gla there was no act of attainder against hint, a decree of tieleiture was I►liNtO3,l in Scotland, the effect of which was similar to au act of attainder in England. Ile went to France and was created Duke of Melron, and his issue had enjoyed that title for two or three generations. The last duke had several Andre's, all of whom were dead except t leorge , the present claimant, who was the youngest aon. A coininittec of privileges had found that the descent (Wile claimant Willie 101•01.141, but it was necessary by the present bill to reverse the attainder. The ehtimaut hail served in the British army, and was anxious to !outmost the title of his tinnily. The object of the bill was, not to restore to him the estate's of his ancestors. which had long ago lapsed and been forfeited, but to put aside the attainder in England, and the forfeiture in Scot land, to enable hint to Oahu the honours and dignity of the earldom of Perth." Lords Lv KIM BST, it Willi IiAM, and CAMPBELL exproated their approval of the bill. The Earl of AttElttlECN supported the bill. The present elaimant bad maned her Majesty for Many years with credit to himself and advantage to the public service. The bill was read a second time. THE RESItINATIONS AND urrnAcTATioss. The published correspondence between Mr. Mon t4ell and the Earl of Aberdeen was on Monday made the subject. of interpellations Mr. Moony, who wished, first, to be furnished with a correct version of the letters : - - - - " Stningely enough, that correspondence is ditferently given, and the different.o is nil a matter of some importe slice, in the Theca mud in the Mitriting Chronic/v. M,.. 'Monsen writes to I MINI Aberdeen thus It appears that, in the course of a distaismi )))) uptin the ecclesiastical revenues of Ireland, Levi Russell. who is the organ of the Government iii the House of Commons, spoke of the Roman Catholic. Chun+ in a manner which could nut tail to ht. lliikSi Ilth•liiiiVe to the members of that commit. Ilion. His lordship described, not individual intaiiiwrs of thy, Itoinan l'atintlic Church, lad that Chinch itself. " under the direction .if its head," as hostile to free insti tution,. mid disloyal to civil gave 'tits, and, therefor., the qualifielditin which his lordship added to his ruuld wit illy to any one who, like myself, are in deep and themiig unity of sentiment and spirit with that Church anti its lwail."fo which Lord Aberdeen replies— ' I have to inform pat that, while the vote on that tweasitiii (and by " the vete I SIIIIJNISC the 1101111. tilt. vat' the noble lord tlw member t'or the city of Low , _ tutu aid not give—(hsagider)— time Ibe not %41.1. believe he did at all) had the Kaill'l• of t h e time ad, the reasons for that vote given by I Ain' .I.llin Russell, and the senti ments o f which you elimplititt. are not shared by me nor by any of nay colleagues "rids is what the Tinier gives—' nor by any of my colleagues . : the .11•irni mg 1 . hritsaiele gives h— um. by many of my colleagues.' Now. I wish to ask the tailile lord Cotten Russell). tint, which is the tsirrect 'spy of Loral Aberlbsai's letter. that in Tinter, or that in the JI tinting e runiele ! That is to say, whether it. is by the whittle or only by a majority of the riuvem sat that the opinions of the noble ll•rif an. nputliated? Anti, if the latter, who are those members of the tiovernment ?'' Secondly, he wished to know whether the house was to understand that it was only the votes given by the noble lord which had the sanction of the iovern rnent, while the opinions expressed and reasons offered by the " Leader" of the House of Commons might be repudiated on any t r all occasions by the rest of his colleagues? Lord .1. Russo... Li.: With respcet hi the first question I have to state that I have been informed by hied .kberdeen that there is an important misprint in the letter of his which is given in the TimeA, and that misprint consists in stating that eertain opinions are not shared • by are Orally ' instead of 'by me or ho lkilliiy: The transcript in the 3forning Chronicle is therefore cornet. So fill' With rigor.) to the first question the honourable gentleman has asked. As to what members of the cabinet th e y are w h o .hare opinions. and which inember.s of the Cabinet do not, I am totally unable to answer the honourable gentleman's question. I have only to say farther. and this shall lw the answer to the last question itsketh, that bon) Nlelhounie used always to say---and I think that it was a very sensible opinion et hie—that it was quite sufficient for the members of a Government to agree on the course they should pur sue, and that it was not at all neeessary that they should agree in all the reasons for that course. THE PRESS. PIMLICO IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion for the second reuliug of this bill, Mr. Wil.t.itms complained of the smuts expended on royal palaces, and estowially of the large amount of which had been already expended on what were called Pimlico ituprovc• meats, but which was, in fact, clearing away of Mimics for ad ditimis to Buckingham l'alace. lie objected to proceeding with the bill till all estimate was pmduced. sir W. Moi.Eswintrit explained that the expense of the provements in question would be borne by the hunt revenues of the Crown, and ill one of the future hinges of the bill eta esti• uncle and plan would be laid before the The bill was read a second time. - - ARMY ENLISTMENT. Mr. Rum inquired if the War-miles contemplated extending to the army ketch lok•iieficial provisions for the encouragement of enlistment, and the formation offal efilk•ietit reserve fork . .., by u %yawns of rewarda, and u riming kwale of pensions, as had by a recent order been isnifemsl kan the navy? Mr. S. 11rAttivirr said that there was, at the present moment, no ramie for offering any additional inkluct•tuelit to enlistment in the army, because the army was never reerllited with greater 1 . 11. fility nor with a better class of men tl at this period. (Mvor, hear.) With regard to the formation of an efficient reserve terra . , the question of dealing with those meets who had entered for the tell years' Menke, Fa the expiration of their term, was generally under the ekiiikkifleration of the Goveniment. lint it should be olekervi•d that the two serviees stalk 51 011 IL perfectly diNtillet AKA WIZ. The nature of their ditties was alifti•retit, the anemia of I'llllllW' it ion for their labour was fdways different; anal he should extreniely sorry if it were Aways to be vonsiderell as a matter et . ..nurse that every regulation adopted in the one was i til he MXIOIIIII4I 10 Uae other service. The ellly result of that would be to limit the advantages now enjoyed by both art . - vices. EXCLUSION OF STRANGERS. The select ell iiiiii Wee appointed to eotisider if ',granger' call Ike allowed to n.llllllll in the house flowing divisions lima' pre- Molded their repOrt. TheV find that in certain parts oldie house, for example the seats ' below Una' law anal in the front gallery, strangers, if allowed to reniain, might ereige some confusion and render pOSSilde Ull 111444101 a wharh t h ey discover to have hap pened olive (in 1771), viz., that of a 11011.1110111ber hieing vomited by the lettere in a division. In other retteetS they lOW uu 116. jl.l . titlik to the prk•senee of strangers, subject always to the sulker- Vil4loll Of the upiu,hlted messengers, and the will of the Speaker or ellairllll4ll of e 'e, who are us retain their present plerier Of ordering the galleries 10 be perelllpterily clewed sit ally mks went. In oiler, however. to give member* •to eon's. flown to divisions, for which the interval occupied in viewing the house of strangers is tsow /411pp011ell to Nnitiee, the ell re propose that. a two-minute gaud-glass shall be turned by the clerk at the table upon& fliviai 111 l being called, and that the door shall not be abut until the saint hue run out. THE CRYSTAL PALACE at Sydenham was On Mon day, visited by her Majesty and Prince Albert. Under the guidance of Sir Joseph Paxton and Mr. Owen Jones, the royal party inspected every part of the building, and expressed themselves highly satis fied with the progress made in the works and park. A Sell: von Tlll PR(,PoSED PARK AT FINSBURY was nn Tuesday explored by Sir Wm. Molesworth, her Majesty's Chief Commissioner of Works, and Lord It. Orosvenor, who examined the ground and pieces of water in the neighbourhood of Highbury pointed out for the formation of the park by Mr. Llo)d, the projector. A NEw STEAMER, the Solent, built for the loyal West. India Mail Company, was launched on Wed nesday at Cowes. She is the largest vessel ever built on the shores of the Solent, being only three feet shorter than the Great Britain. Two other steamers of about equal size are nearly ready at Northdeet, and on the Tyne; and in a few months the company will have added six new powerful vessels to their exist ing fleet. The new ships are intended to reinforce the inter colonial service in the West Indies, and the company will then have a large reserve of ships. Two will always be kept ready for sea at St. Thomas's or .1 maim. THE WORKMEN'S STRIKES, which have terminated in the north, still continue in the west and midland counties. In I►evonshire the wages movement occa sions much agitation. At Exeter, trediton, Tiver ton, and other places, the men have met and passed resolutions expressing their determination not to return to their work until their demands are com plied with. At Teignt 11111 l th and Torquay the plasters and joine►s have applied for an increase of wages. Lancashire presents many signs of dissatisfaction. on Monday night the operatives at Glossop carried out their resolution and left work. The weavers at Bolton have given notice for a ten per cent advance. One of the employers offered an immediate compromise of five per cent., but it was not accepted. The splinters at Bolton have obtained their advance. The masters at Stock p►ort engaged on India goods are refusing to advance wages in the present state of that trade, and a turn out appears to be imminent. About '_:►l) constables in the Manchester police force have sent in their resignations with a view to leaving their situations a month hence, unless their wages are advanced. The salaries given are Us. and ltis. In Liverpool, on Monday, the cotton-porters, who haul made an un successful application for an advance of ttd. a day, struck work, and have expressed their determination to remain out until their demand is conceded. The movement met with the co-operation of the dock labourers, upwards of 5,000 strong, who also struck on Tuesday. Only one ship in the port was at work. The letter-carriers of Liverpool have petitioned the Postmaster -general for an advance of wages, on the ground that 20s. a week is inadequate to their re quirements, owing to the increased price of pro visions, &c. The application has met with a decided negative from Viscount Calming. SATURDAY, THE OXFORD INSTALLATION FINE weather has crowned most appropriately the highest festival which Oxford celebrates. In antici pation of the installation of Lord Derby all the hotel accommodation had been engaged for days and even weeks, and those who went to Oxford as early as Saturday found many parties already established there. SUN DAY. One of the first signs of the unusual fulness of the place was presented by the appearance of St. Mary's on Sunday morning, when the Rev. W. Thomson, of Queen's, the author of the able ' Outline of the Laws of Thought," and the Hampton lecturer of the year, delivered his last sermon. The attendance, it was remarked, had never been so great since Dr. Newman preached his famous sermon on " Development ;" and, though here and there a fair auditor might look a little perplexed at the assumption that she was " up" in Irenteus or Amelia, the majority evidently fol lowed with intelligent interest an argument delivered with clearness and force, and free front that maudlin undertone which has been so prevalent at St. Mary's heretofore. In the afternoon au able and effective ser mon was preached by the Bev. T. L Claughton, Pro fessor of Poetry, late Fellow or frinity. In the evening the Broad Walk had its customary attractions. As the author of the "Song of the Enctenia" has depicted, Oxford then makes its an imal appearance in its most gallant guise. Of this exhibition it has been said that this " Broad Walk " spectacle is one that every visitor to Oxford should make a point of seeing. There is a certain mixture of solemnity and hilarity in the aspect of the " Dons" and undergraduates as they move down the tine avenue, each escorting one or two of the lady visitors, who form such an essential portion of the Oxford po pulation at this time, which makes it totally distinct front any other assemblage. A dignified monasticism of a past time and the gay fashion of the present are brought into immediate contrast—one represented by the black dots in the picture, the other by all the colours of the rainbow. It is a remarkable feature of this procession that it never ceases to move, but pursues its steady course as it' a certain point were to be reached within a certain time. Most public promenades become interspersed with gossiping groups, into which the grand line from time to time resolves itself, but here there is no stoppage, and " Vanity Fair"—as the profane style the procession— is conducted with the gravity of a settled duty. Occasionally, indeed, one does catch snatches of atklitions to the ordinary topics of University small talk. Long-vacation prospects—salmon-fishing in Norway, or waltzing at Vienna—the peculiar attrac tions of " our neighbourhood" occasionally dwelt upon, to the peril of " dear Mr. A. or B.'s" fellowship— such topics one hears not unfrequently mixed up with the ordinary ventilation of University politics and ecclesiastical preferments. This year a common subject was the increase of his torical studies in the University, the consequence of a stimulus afforded to tastes already developed by the " Union " and College debating societies. This tendency has been the means of sending a large audience to Mr. Vaughan, the Professor of Modern History, who has just concluded his course, and was therefore a subject of conversation. We don't know whether to attribute it to the same grateful reception of apparent novelties, or to the steady appreciation of more solid qualities, if we state that we heard " THs PnEss" also among the subjects of conversation. MONDAy. In the earl• part of the day the Bishop of Oxford had attended the reopening of Dorchester Abbey Church, which is celebrated for its architectural in terest, and a report of his speech on this interesting occasion will be foma in the Oxford University Herald of Wednesday. He proceeded thence to meet Lord Derby On his way from London, and it was immediately upon this meeting that the opening of the Cullnun College took place, of which it may be said that here the business of ' Installation" really began. The London train, which brought the new Chancellor, set him down at the Abingdon station, that he might be present at the opening of a diocesan training school at Culham. To this spot, which is a short half hour's walk from the station in question, many persons migrated from Oxford at three o'clock, hoping to find omnibuses at Abingdon. However, there was nothing of the kind, and the party proceeded by a long dusty road until they reached the Training College, r hid' is a large and remarkably neat Gothic building. For a while the pilgrims amused themselves by inspecting the inte rior of the edifice ; but the distinguished inaugurators arrived later than was expected, and many persons, weary of a hot sun, began to look anxiously at the unoccupied platform, hoping the proceedings would soon begin. At last the Bishop of Oxford, and Lord Derby, with Lady Derby, Lord Stanley, and several other persons of distinction, made their appearance. The I