The Express. — London, England, 1855-05-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. MOUSE OF COMMONL—THOISDAY. MAY 17. TM firming took tbe ehakr at few o'clock. THE DIVORCE BILLS. Oa the motion of Mr. Cowrm, the followlarmeaben were appointed • select temnraittee on them hille:—Mr. Cowper. Mr. Walpole, Mr. Sampan. Sir J. Pekingese, Sir J. Y. Bailer, Mr. Headless, Mr. Boehm-Carter, Mr. R. Phi Mame, and Mr. Freelifield. THE COMMITTEE ON STOPO THE ARMYIBEFORE SEBAL. Mr. Rossucx brought up • re port from the Committee oath May before Sebastopol. NOTICES OF MOTION. Ms. WISE gave mum et ime inten r reef s tes mom fo a @Mom awnings to inquire into Mato el Mser establishments of this tummy. OFFICERS 01 , THE EAST INDIAN ARMY. Mr. OTWAY wished mirk the pandas of the Board of Con tr ol whether ()SIMS her Mejeety's services me now eligible to all appointments ea the staffs India, when duly qualiaed. Mr. V. SMITH replied that the Quota's Milan wen sllgible for staff appoiatineate a nd for the sur veying of public work.. THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIP. In reply to • gliwioe from Mr. Mortar?. Mr. HOU VERA& said it was his intention to move ea Friday (this day) week fort ve to introduce three bills niacin to the law of partnip, sod If tbere wen sot time for hint to mike a summit. he should eat to be allowed simply to :ay them on the table, in order that they might be panted for oonsider silos during the ewes. OFFICERS' WIDOWS. Captain KNOX would be glad to be informed whether any provision had boss mad*, and if so to what mutat, for the widows of clean who bad fallen or died is the service of the mown during the present war Mr. PEEL said mat, under the regulations sow in form, the widows of officers who had fallen in the war were en titled, for themselves and their children, to roma , ' °mums signals allowces and passions. It we. proposed to Mead the snowm an en to the widows of offioers who had died frees _ _ 111300.11/0. Caplets KNOX wished to know whether, in any tingle sue, the pveromeat had gives aaything to these allure' widows? Mr. PEEL—Yes. THE AUSTRIAN PROPOSITIONS FOR PEACE: - Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to ask the First Loidlf the Treasery if any pr o p oeitioas for concledieg the weiG the East bad easmated from the Austria's pursuant, oe bad bees transmitted through the Preach govennuat, nape the last Protocol of April 28, 1865; sad whether the dessmeets candelas such propedtions, if any, could be placed on the table of the house ? Lord PALMER3TON—Sir, I auswenel the same quer tile, I Utak, not very hug ago—(tioardsear)—and the maws, I then gave I now repeat: that there have bees sommunicatioes, Utast! essumnisaticao, prim be tween the governments of Frame, Basked, an Austria, let that Slily have had an &wad sommenieeties epos the sat)eet to which the hen. member adverted, each se could be properly laid before parliament. LOST SOLDIERS' KITS. Is reply to a qualm from KU STiLTIVID, Mr. PEEL said it was inteeded to cosepeasete soldiers for the loss of their kits, whether they wen Lot on the field of bottle, in Lampert vessels, or in hospital. He was informed that IMPIOUS applicatioes bad been abeedy maned at the War .offies , and that in usey the claim had been paid either in kind or ia money. THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. Mr. STAFFORD wished to ask the nest Lord of the Admiralty how soon the distribetioa of prise mosey might be expected ? Sir C. WOOD said a distrilatioe took pleas to Jimmy Let, and a farther &Mihail= would take plus on the 23rd of this mead". SIR B. LYONS AND THE BLACK BBA FLEET. Kr. OTWAY wished to know whether any sountesiei tits bag hoes sessived kem Sir II Ives with regard to the &Mee ef SeheettO Me 0. WOOD oil dwitthis bed leis remised from Sir B. Lyme sletleg wives erimeesem by mead Iced, bat he wee seep to my that they MIMIIieS4 nothing of great Ma • t ace T . Mr. O WAY asked whether the right hos. mamma valid publish the despatches? Sir C. WOOD said it was not areal to prams dispatches Woo they metaised something impeenuat. (Hear, hear.) TDB 1111DALS FOR THE BURMESE WAR. In reply to a question from an lion. Mamma, wham same was sot amertaised, Mr. V. SMITH said some of the medals for the NMI, :Min the Bonner* wee had been already seat out, en until be forwarded as soon se they were ready. SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the order of the day for the @mad rending of this bill, Mr. STIRLING intimated that it was his iateetion to postpone his modes for the wooed reading till the follow. bill day. PUBLIC PROSECUTORS BILL. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE asked the noble lord at the heed of the government whether he would give him a go. vintage night for the discussion of this immure. Lord PALMERSTON said that there was no doubt but that this subject was one of the very despot importance, in "dein as it did not only the intermits of the community at large in reference to the administration oldie law, but also great questions of public morality. At the same time the establish a public prosecute , mean upon which Irtri toes ta well known that there misted greet diversity of imbibe. (Hear, hew) Vadoebblity the maniple of Scotland and Irelandmiglt le tested is Wow of the pro position ; but, na the mber 11E4 this. were mob Spot which it might he emend that that which essemded Scotland sod Lsi.ad might set he adapted to the brier area sad mate Wenn, of Deem& At the Mme time. le that the hews emelt set be =4 either to dog the shoested by hie isersed • at awe* epee le Os esetai melba of the bill. Osier them dresinetsseuto bless the isteatien of the AtteesepOeseral to kam pop, le the house the appointment of a select mesmittee to Isgsbe not oily into the bill, but also into the esbjest generally, and it wee this proposition which h. (Leal Felneleeta), in the absents of his learned friend, thou made to the bow. He thought that the subject wu one inn verth the attention of perliament. On *he one hand, thews who were too poor to pay for, or too ignorant to know how tesseare, the assistance necessary to prosecute a wring doer, weal& under the provisions of a bill like the roust, lave the old of the public prosecutor. Oa the other hand, it wet greed that in many matters of detail objection were WWI, sash a plan. Of course, great respoasibility would rest *pea, end great discretion would be reqeired, of a man is the position of a public prosecutor, acting, as he would he breed to do, *roses • met number of le& spate. The matter beteg thus (me deserving miens essaiderwdes. bat regains, es a pealimisary greet inhume. Zitemenbmiteed to his hes. sad teamed Maid (Mr. ) that. whether the bill be reed a seemed time se se% farther peomediags should be esepesded, seeped a molest simmittee 'misted to Lewis* tree the whole rabies*. The Atteeser thawatorheat he lapel fit we is his place is a . tag er mammal Ilea wink le the bars the maws of . Shaw ain*emi whoa be peepesed ee Owe area the easa mitts& A teethe for refitting the bill to a oiled committee was this agreed to. -- - - - - PARISH CONSTASLIS SILL. Mr. DBRDEII nosed the assood resift of Ws biL The idgeot of the bill was, mord* to the boo. amber% math most, to nada the primal systems of satin pass awe afd oast by • regular Mienet segrahatilla• mat ide s =de were to app.y to sash pariahs' as bad not as yoft the rural polio,. Yoe the ilsom of wgsaisslWis piping to Moth poles parish asaishM sailor tho Natoli of wads- Miaow, sae to be molars& kr sash pally imisaal ari da& Haim pose Omagh the dooms" by nom of odd* this prissipia was to ha washed oak is mmilsorstslad that the bad boos Wasik eamilesd sod of by a sabot imaiittoo of Os boos, sad to cob urn that IS fa so way balm& IS this kw a the At pissist all sousilii samisive psis path% sap~wtheiti usist dim Psi Osseildth Ard, awd the Wit of dais bill waddle misty to sake sash power "MI. swami the bM sa the Fogad or the heavy load is disc M wail lapse. The boa. sonsbar was so domised to pate the ratoosice oho rend polios to the retie of Ili osualsy. as mood es ma assadowat that the hid lis seed a snood elm that day sin swaths. Ms I. TROLLOPS mond the but r thpesithe sad issomowary, sad stated that la osessistmes of the improved elsatisa of tho people wino hod so ilscrosoid, that the pis won half soapy. la his assaty the gaol was ors stestlmil to assmastato 7tl pilissms : it bad sow only 30 Wales Tiader sash siscoashisibs should be meedisgly 'swabs to Wail the 'spasms of the rural piles as *e cascatiss, ass la the aiddlad Aria proposed by by hos. Riad. Mr. COW FRS would rapport the snood railing, dim tic d m , bill • 'nee ithrmenthesi oa the minis; spas. Mr. W. JUL'S thought sly the barbs Ist a flood of arias Wass is as fiseetry by the matabiaboisst of the ticket-of lease eyelash shidd of half Meow* Masi system, aad give tha sosatiss nimbi arktiams is tbo moos. Re thaahail his lima. Rimed Ist bufsw the bill, wire war • stop lapht dissolim hal that th e retheasibility of for a site of which had bees mated theissisis rostod with govorsawat. Lord PALM:LISTON obserthd that the bsa goilsossa who had ism spina MI Ilswebs tee met mbaed splint _that I VW sa oft pe on M ismaat that ssipsionlin had sommd, sad that Is sammisiporms seism bad lasismoad i mad somaing, that the gorsraummat bad sot moors/ sag paid mama as this goadss of surd polies Is IMP lost phi% the mow ism of torapflaima woe all the musk of sag amain of the press lbws The b 4 goosiasimil may so- Istsimeg ll ia Mot swim to • as . sod sisillg 'W i as by ankh= of the snobs ahead7: 4 sat of 4116.11.1 ""how ANNIE% mil to the mime sr amisillsamil egle sinks. that the main f tisampletir tial 11 1 . 10 1 1 . 0. alla.a " P lat 6 / 1 " 14.1.100 • arise, othi it bosom • guisima what be doss with those erlatisals TOE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NAY 18, 1855. provement. Lord J. RUSSELL considered that his noble hind, after the experiments of last year, wax gaits jollied in declining to introduce a gigabit 1111•1111111 in the prong Ni.l don. When he (Lord J. Russell) introduced the Clamets• Wary Bill, he hoped that it would be adopted gesatally, arid that the good working of the measure would haws boon so apparent, that all the counties would have availed Meer oho of it. Ho was quits ooavineed that it weskit be greatly to their advantage to do eo, and that in twist .1' espouse the Whom would he greatly in their favour. It appeared however that they were now rather going bath, ward in the matter than forward. If a county polies wen established, the wilds body would b• under one head and available Ar the ants essay, bat if the went back to the old parish wettable VINO. Moth woad be a division of authority. eel the easeatio add be geserally remised for the owns et their seepollo pewee. He warthemed he weld sot, wi th out essolisegine 'Meath, looking apes the bill es a reauggede _seep. enema to the soma gendig. Mr. HEN giblel walla the Moe at theme anodes which had sopa a sad piles was batter 'boa these whir& had an. The peat Malty in &shag with this question wee. that boa wham? ran k hie you pinged, you could sot depa edge with the egastable, whose mans wen rang to deal with publiodenee gas, ea than local gabbles whisk ales is ell pasha (Hoer.) lie wee so mewhat earosheil M the Nei wt* whisk the ado lord reemciled it with hit amt et day to bag so caper. tut a question as the penes et the musty to take its than... He thought It boa spa the whole to leave it t• the anaties toesy whether tay rash' establish a cousin. balary or sot. Ho did she Piave that crime was as the Issas*, as seas ban. deallethea bed stated. Mg. G. CATERDISII gagpseled tbe bill. Mt. Mewß spite et the pat atheatage that bad re. With vasty et Lthenge teem the Magda of a away pito, sine wash, lie *add, wise led dunned iso-holf. (Hear hem) Kr. R. PA supported the WE, but eudended that es the pragangs el grime was a satiesel Oat, the aquae et peveatink _Ens= sod Psahltiag it should be pill sae( the saneno (Hear, Imo Mr. DEEDES oohed. The bill was thim sea a sand time, sad ordered to be eemmitted as Triedsp, Kay 22. PLACES OF RILIGIOUS WORSHIP REGISTRA TION BILL. fir. A. PELLATT meal the goon reads, ef We bill, which, he said, wag away ea ethesieest et es set at peo oat is napes. He trona the home anti edisw the bill to go into saisaittee prefirait to-morrow. Agieed DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES BILL. Oa the 11104i011 that the hese de le into committee on this li,. HENLEY mid. that although this was mall a Dr enters' Marriages Bill, it eery usaterielly affected the sorri er, st Chad' el I , _lpeopte. tad dot it and geossr • op dialeglise le II vey pea West Wyse. a croO wsso :s r ay 4=l do Mush et Ear San es =Zit_ i strieges wee r tans ash it without geig thane the Ma* moats& hem. People begged°, the Cana of isiang who did sot take oat Douses, - bawl, bed their benapahlithed hate give three weeks' ants glad be (Mr. Isthey) d i she ss any rearm why dgesetsee is the NM dots of Eh elan sot be es*stsd to a radar anon. He saw as Naga why they simaid be able to go to a registrar sad ebuils • egnifloat• wittiest any further temits, sad wilding is sat gag any Array bats geode. oath= p the eigegymes and insist apes belay anis' withest e eg thrash* , erdiary esassigal ebeervesea. The =ea eight knew that there were impalas's se the oar nep—oloseeles width -sacred it moat sad trapoper that the marriage ghee* he wed, aad yet _ to this bill he mond Ma so Rags. He tho a uldre to knew whaler it was the isteation of the goverateat to let the bill Re throulta• Mr. COWPER said there wets many °toting le the preakse of the bill, one of whieh woe that it limited the sopa et publielty. The bill repealed the publish, sew given, by Tagalog marriage* to be aeammeed lo the ot sturdiest —is way Gana, he admitted, a r o ra d ispiesust pme,thtag—bet it did set penile a security that gearriages about to take plats ekse ll made knows to pease who bed a right to haw. hear.) The bill provided that setae wag to be gtvegiVres esperisteadent registrar, who, it wee y et ustuse would make pabue,bst io Ws then we at e obviously asillsisse vraa ameba the kw* dame of sito d• ish ass e isted thee whoa two partied' lima ha separstiv nodes ahead Daly be give ha am whit. a. a t= me why the mous of poblislty @Mad be halved in that member, is would remove o very enclose security. Its Lessees a *Miss of seven days was sou required. The bilrproposed to reduce the time is 24 home, which he thought obieetisoeble. dr. CHBETHAM said then was no limitation geevided by the lest cisme, es all it did was to require that seam should hagiven to the stipunteadent rareerd srth to the beard el 'sardine. He was sermims. wi the ehlef teems of England, and he n ce and Mot large umbers se *sir fellow damns dimming. who were hemmed with the sonfldsece of thdr leateensik _sad discharged their duties s te s jr ll Ahem die not know why thole 'smitten. bo = la it mom invidious position then steashere et Ohs of loolewl. The object of the bill was to preesse Momper es sad if people wanted to Mew gent meevhse eould easily obtain infatuatioe, eat by 61. essetit easily prevent the oemennos of such had bees apprehended. I. C. P ;/ 1 IMOVIN as said the more they examined the bill the re they wend find that it was draws T h ynomusg dom ande@ mereleges Is very great extent. bill took away the Min tea the only place where it at present existed, bee edeiN4o no ether which would secure equal publicity. The mod demo would enable two minors to mats aa oath or declaration that there was so impediment to their union, that they had resided fifteen days h ose partisan? place. and that the sement of those persons meant is required had hew eleinlood. It would open a very wide door to pm hay. Another dame took away the publicity which was preperltrequiredlfrom numbers of the Church of England, while another (the 14th) provided that after any sasniages by lame should be solemnised, it would not he n= to Iran any proof of the validity of the marriage the production of the liaense—that no evidence ewes in opposition. That was memory to all the laws end the coestitution of this country. Lord J. RUSSELL thoneht there was no sebiest is wishh more difilimities were bivalved than that of searritgo. anal he held that ao persons, whether churchmen cur diseesters, should be allowed to contract marriages without due pub. Hefty. The right hon. gentleman opposite had said that the bill now before the home would do away with the diadem tion nude before the Board of Guardians, and that arm other would be substituted. After the original bill her traduced left that house there was a cisme it =Mal SO provision for such difficulties; bat it me irerelk, tau* lie the regret, he believed, of those who wend have hams 10• hated by it. He (the &Ale lord) tanols Sot sere audacious security should be inalatio the larela MIL Dissenting for thew evallael gab., pdbras, Gad the Muse met bra Wade simpt : o re iodise ea th em which they goad not oreeks. pairs ia esasszion with cavil duties. la else way or neadaer, seamy ought to be 9110111,a. He there're ' agreed with the right hon. gentleman that valuable as the I bill woe, war provision for additional security was lamer. lively dereaded. Mr. HEYWOOD hoped the haus would allow the bill to go into reasittee pro forme, and thee toe amendments Gerd be istredeeed. Mr. T. CHAMBERS said this was not a question between timenters and churchmen. The only question was in refer mos to the validity and publicity of mirages. After some conversation the order was w ithdrawn and it was agreed that the bill should go late oommitteii, pro forma. PERSONAL ESTATES OF INTESTATES BILL. The house went ince committee on this bill. Mr. HENLEY wished to know whether the (Moen of the Grown approved of this bill, which would alter the whole law in relation to the property of intestates. Mr. COLLIER mid it appeared to him that the biU was Intended to secure three objects—Ant, to abolish certain runner customs ; emend, to plus the children who had lost their mothen on a footing with those who ad lost their lithe". Those two object. he thought behneficial. But there was a third object ta whieh he could not agree, namely, the distribution, making all the children equal to the heir. He thought that was bad. If the mover would withdraw that portion of the bill he would support it. I Mr. MALINS said he approved of the bill as it affected the customs of London and York. He would suggest that the bill at present should be walked to that abolition, and to making *pitons the law in reference to fathom and mothen. He would suggest that the present was sit the proper time to interfere with the distribution of property. Mr. L. KING agreed to withdraw that part of the bill which was objected to by the hon. and learned gentle man. (Hear, bear.) Mr. DUNLOP thought that the hos. gentleman had, on the whole, done wisely in taking that course, but he regret ted that the Ontario had been made. The Scotch law was much more accordant with justice than the English ; and he was sorry that it had not been adopted. Hs had him self passed a bill through the house which assimilated the Scotch law with that of Esgland, eseept upon this point ; bat that he could not prevail on himself to give up. Mr. M. CHAMBERS said that this was what was not often met with, an admirably drawn bill ; and he trusted that it would be taken as a model in framing future legal 11411•11111. If any person, whether learned or not, wished be know what was the law of distribution, he would only have to refer to this bill. The clauses of the bill,with such alteratiou u were news way to carry oat the arrangement speed to, were then pool. Oa the seam of Sir F. Taisinza a clause was added, Sling the let of November as the day on which the bill should come into operation. The bill wee than rewftd. GRAND JURIES. Mr. BOWYER moved for leave to bring in a bill to enable =lurks themselves to a d m inister oaths to witnesses, of their being sworn by the crier ia open court. This llnfil already prevailed in Ireland.—Agreed to. RAILWAYS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. I. BUTT also obtained leave to bring in a bill to ocu list's the Railway Act (Ireland), 1851, and to make farther provision la resputto the acquisition of lands for railways k Ireland. GRAND JURY ASSESSMENT (IRELANDV Mr. HORSHAM brought in a bill to facilitate the sp. plounent grand jury asesesatents in Ireland. NEW SOUTH WALES. Lord J. RUSSELL moved forlorn to bring in two bills— the one to enable her Majesty tautest to a bill, as amended, of the legislature of New South Wales, to confer a constitu ting on New Smith Wales sad to grant a civil list to her Majesty ; the other, to repeal the acts of parliament now in force respecting the disposal of the waste lands of the crown in her Majesty's Australian colonies, and to make other provision fa lies thereof. The proposed constitution was similar to that of Victoria, exempt that it was proposed that the legislative commit should coosist of members nominated by the crown. The second bill proposed to repeal the acts regarding waste hags as soon se one should be passed este blhhieg a civil list. Mr. LOWE said the souse adopted by the noble Iced would net effect the object he sought—that of giving con stitutions to the agonise. If these bills were carried, the votes of the house would be a perfect nullity. The autho rity of the legislative councils was derived from parliament; those sonatas had exceeded their authority by passing ea bet which was reutgaant to acts of podium pu % ; eo val of ns,- tty that act was void, and her WOW" sipprit, if given, wadi also be void. Bat the Wee logd proposed oalltee Me royal assail to a pot at thie set. Sack a 0 amid never give a anstlatdon to New South ital7l7 woad be a perfect nullity, tor want of the power te legislate. The bill was not the same as that seat Mme by the colusiel camel! ; therefore it would be a aniUty la she *a assent to a: ill which is resift tot set Woo by the leplati towel i ll He she df mama So thh bdieviag it to be gontrary to the wishes at the post et the respectable iababi tu.te et the eslomer It yorpenated a most iniquitous ales total divides ad jis miamag, $ division which was merely a pagraphigal ask weave seesaw to the population. The d Combstisatio the ask NNW tasty in the colony, kw nimbi d the sepiolite, sad a majority of the ammo oily mot sight inialsto MS el thirty sin to the oranoll, mas third of whom were umbels* by the down. This body did oft st all mamma tbe emitottis at large, for while Gail 84 poems had patelinimi in Meow et this sew etimation, uproots et LOW hod politleold whist it. The pest moss et awakes to this essotitutios was that it gave a ogroinmlye spew &ember, whisk was only a device of a dips te pet that thomber Isle their !math sad ezelsim the people hes all *are in it. The fact was, the waste lasi bed got Into very few beads, and them tenets, stemperatieg together, were now seeking to estaliiii a msoggely of legislationus they already had one of the last Ass objection to this bill was the 111011110111 civil list wide It load for the °Segos el the mows The votes et ifs Troy pothook who= the bill had loam used se eat tisk owe high He dhotis yortisolarly se the delswial floaretargad mosa, Ute A s meL He Moot that the House of the Mesas et elk and religious liberty all over the world, would oat bed aosb a seams as *it spat the ookairs. coloniesbear) Ebbw they mist gni man bad' to the to be wassia4 or soot pet a mann themetims. Pedalo the kW moms wail Is trainable. He wadi suggest that all the bills dwell be maned to a select sem muse, with Sir W. Itoisoweeth at It. head, who was thoroughly acquainted with mink' matters ; and the result might be a sealable and units= law, appli cable to all the eigeolts He did ad West to any farm of goverment shish was roppomed et hp the tdoilet t bat he mast* 0 _Wade* to that Mose being math the tool et ms Aprehiosi blase in the ode ales. (Near, bear) As sere as pm this bill patted the book of =its would be wakes,* Mks= Ilk amity, sal the Way, for perphael silt/aka wed* anew. The subik biLly_bavilli filtfpttattlYpakte the Weald- dam, was pummmos am with asames He thuds% that be would inat allow t the ame Ma le be gained hoped, to a goosmillos Lord J. RUSSELL Mid he seed set swept the manse whir the boa. and lemood gentlemen made kr his, that be same entirely now to the WPM. laZhe bad the hamar to propose, so* . 41sems at OM end ray fropsotly the glamor* sal petrehisee et an eel for the ge venoms et the Molaalits wholes. (saew. bear.) And IS was Moan hi Moans kallot pal poevisisas el lid est. est beemodotewlog theme . be bed mesa whet the minims dose is posomaos of them, that be aer mind the bore to etssemt at less to the introketien eta bill width *soli Pee hem NA ?aft le me et the etwellestions mid& hal hems weld by *ma missies. Mem, bed) What pedismant did fa IWO was this. They pawed a bill emoting owtala eematitoskom ter New ▪ Wales wad foe a whiny which was then separate hem it, end giving them power to make laws for the teethes st the solutes which should not be mihMeitt to the Imes et Napiind. The 32nd dune en uteff Witt these esionies shoal have purer to alter their constitutions, and to Rabe tbseneeesit--kasteed of • single legislative onacil s aul msmisadve sad partly elective—of • legislative co • bum of amiably or representatives, and so to frame their cepa& constitution u they should think fit. What the boa. gentleman now propceed was this--that the eskq of New Smith Wales having had, besides this leglithhe sthaties, en intimation from the Secretary of State that the emus weald twelve with satisfaction a bill by which the legislative council and sn assembly should be created, sal that the legislative woad should be nominative, the hon. gentleman proposed to say to the colony—" New that you have cm all this—now that yea have weeded to our C i v i i s t: t t l ion, mid have proposed a esa- Wiled= for yourselves, we will throw aside entirely that coestitation • we will emitter it u if it had suer been pared st sad we will appoint a select orieunitess of the Huse of Commas to frame an entirely new ger athletics kw New Beath Wales." He submitted thee Oh would not be jest to the coloaists. hew.) Bethke, these sets, if passed, would give important poem with es. gard to waste lands is New South Wales and albeit entheise, which the colonial aisemblies very much dished In ism (Hear, hear.) If • select committee were 'painted to search fora twastitudea for the colony, it would have to inform itself eesthg th e represeetation, the number of inhabi tants be loth and the moaner in which the repre sentation shout be distributed ; sad if towards the end of July they Amid atleogth onto to a report as to the nature of this sew ormathatierii, it was evident that all legislation on the sheet wield be postponed for another year ; and this would be smatter of deep disappointment to the Australian esiewies. And it would not be just, as between the different colonies. In Van Diemen's Land they passed an act which was not in conformity with their powers; they exceeded their powers; bat an intima tion was made to them by Sir George Grey that they should accept and confirm the alterations made by that house. They had acted accordingly ; the set had been before the two Houses of Parliament; and her Majesty by order in wapiti had assented to it. With respect to South Au teal* the legislative council having declared that they wished to re consider the recommendations they had made, and having doubts with regard to the constitution of their legislative comicil, their act bad been sect back to them for their rereeesideration ; and provided they conformed to the swot parliament, provided they fell into no such anon as New South Wales and other colonise had fallen into, their constitution likewise would be speed to, and they would then have the disposal of the waste lands of the crown. Victoria would also have its constitution when the bill passed, an would ales have the disposal of its waste lands. But because New South Wales had acted in conformity with the general purport of the act of parliament and the directions of the Secretary of State, it was proposed that that colony should be deprived for a year (it could hardly be for lees) of the whole benefit of its constitution. The hon. gentleman had made an ob jection in point of form, which he himself admitted might be easily r emedied. This bill hal been maturely considered in the Colonial-offies ; it had been submitted to a learned gentleman who generally drew the bills of government,who hod had great experience is these matters and who, with an alteration he saggested (which had been adopted) de clared that this act would be valid for its purpose. It was aryued by Mr. Lows that if the Queen were to assent to this bill it would be an assent to • measure that was invalid; but, as he said himself, • few words would correct that de fa ; or an additional clause might provide that the act so assented to by her Majesty should be valid, sad should go. vera the *deny of New Smith Wales. Nobody could deny that the act would then be as perfect an act of parliament as the set of parliament for the Aus tralian colonies, which was now in force there. The honourable gentlemen further objected that though a legislative council was established in New South Wales, and recognised as the legal organ of that colony, the representation was very unequally, distributed. lie said that one large county, having tour-months of the population, had only eight members in the usembly. But could a select committee of that house go into that subject ? In this coon try the representation was confessedly unequal ; it was attempted to be annealed that our representation WY not based ea the principle of giving a certain number of persoes to every 60,000, or any other number of the population. And were we, after allowing the legislature of New South Wales to undertake this matter, and frame a constitution for themselves, to terra round upon them, and say, " Yes ' • bat your basis of representation is so uneqeal, that, until that defect is remedied, and until we have passed an set of pars liament by which your representation shall be made equal, we cannot admit as good and equal anything you easy pee,"? (Hear ' hear.) That would be to invalidate all the sets of New South Walee—not merely that bill, but ything to which the legislature gave its consent, andeverything to which the an and the laws of the whey related. (Hear, bear.) It was probable the hos. gentleman was himself too well informed, and had taken too warm a part in the debates of the colonial assembly. (Hear , hear.) He had been too considerable a leader in thos aseembliss ; and now he wished the house to establish that which he bad contended for in the legislature of New South Wales. He (Lord J. Russell) mut protest against follow ing him is that coarse, and against the house being made to carry into effect ever ything that he might conceive to be accessory for that purpose. But the great blot of all with him was that the assembly had decided in favour of a notniastive council. Why, this was not only agreed to by the its itself, but the house of assembly decided in its favour by nearly two to one. (Hear, hear.) Was this so abhorrent to the English constitution ? (Hear, hear.) The principle had been acted on nn many of on, colonies; in Canada and in New Zeeland, the legis lative councils were nominated by the crown. Both systems had their advantages, and ooth their inconveniences. Au elective council represented the large body of the inhabi tants; bat if there were two councils, both elected, and there should be a difference between them, it was exceed ingly difficult to bring . them into harmony. Many might thigh the elective pimple the best, but the preponderance was not so great as that they should prevent the colonists from choosing for themselves. (Hear, hear.) In the case of Victoria an elective council lied been given, bemuse the colonists themselves preferred it. Were this bill referred to • select committee he doubted whether their decision would give half so much satisfaction to the colonists as the consti tution which they themselves had preferred. It 980 said that a great many had petitioned against this measure ; but no safe inference could be drawn from this. The hon. end learned gentleman himself stated that there were considerable diffisalties in the way of saying what wane he would think it right to adopt. No doubt the legislature had exceeded its power; but even if they had net, the hon. sad learned gentleman would not deny that it wield have been in the power, and he said it would have been the duty of the gathers of the crown to recommend to the Qum In Council to peas it into a law. The difficulty raised by the hoe. ' , enflame on that ground was, therefore, • leshaisel the merely. The hon. and learned gentleman adimithed that, U the whim* was referred back, they could nth seeped • better &Hiss that they had already got from a lesibisenee ea seestiented. Thee Imelda* be • wise course, themises. The. he mid thee they With frame a new con siluglon for New Ikea Weiss in ethemitese of the whole brass. But the peopie et the sissy Victoria were anxious, as he wee emend by gentleman who came to him at Vines, te have their comfits ties se soon a pessible, sad especially the power of dealing with the waste lands. But the honour able and teamed gentleman would have them throw the urine eriaMitatkma into • hotchpotch, and ap point • select esminsithes es to what was the beet *sore deal esmedtaties kr Australia. He wild not say that was a eatiethelley meth Of preseediag. He thought it better to allow the stWes • of the colonies to legislate on the matter. ear.) Mr. D IPFY coneurred in the objections of the bon. and barged member for Kidderminster to the bill. After some remarks from Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr. J. BALL, Lave autism gives to Wing la tbo bills. TM bills este saboospradY load • Ant time sad (adored Mbe mg soma Veriat Valaslay, tbs 7th of Joss. TM boss adjoarasd at ilvo admits* put ton. Oiii tit CASSonzatt.—A Paris correspondent of the Zasifiessielance writes : " General Cumber, still suffers severely from ophthalmia, which has for along time efileted him; and it is doubtful whether he will be able to finish a tusk to which his courage, to say the least, was never infe rior. Should the postal be compelled, by this cause, to voters prematurely to Primes, he would be deeply regretted by the soldiers, with whom be is a great favourite, although It is known that General Palmier, upon whom the °com mand would doubtless devolve, is a most meritorious officer. It is, however, to be hoped that the present commander-in . chief may be so fortunate as not to be deprived of his share in the cowing victory" THE BLOCKADE OP ODZIN3A.--The hieliptnelanee of Brussels prints doses from Odessa of WI 6th, in which it is said that the four war steamers of the allies wide!' blockade that port are always distinguishable from the town but that keeping out of range of the g uns of the batted.: it is impossible for them to hinder the coasting navigation anted on by small craft which every day convey supplies and limitless to the opposite coast of the Crimea for the use of the Rued= army. This report seems very unlikely De revs tree. Tug PROPOSED CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BILL.— The Vis•Chaiscallor has given sties that a congregation will be held on Saturday next, 'thesi s = will be offered laths Senate, to petition parliament the 43rd clause el the Cambridge lliiversity Bill, w dispenses with the s igigaigs to take an oath, or desissades ere receiving a in arts, law, mediate, or suelejs the Univenity el l g e a. Tbeeimes of sash dew, it is argued, wilt be materially to task Iho assialna betimes the Uaiver. airy gad the church of Bugled, awl will spier laxity of religions psiaelples smog the staduals, U oft positive us belief. It is suggested that the opisallea of a like clause is the Oxford by Uakenity Let of lase suds *add be mere fully tested expanse Wee sidles ilseeshas see made I. the 'labially of Oembeidge e tame emedelly as the abate ia the Cambridge BM, es ameba i ematitee, pe epees le cloud to all degrees is all eseultirs, except that of Salim the mord= aoserded by the Oxford Act only to thilesessl dips. A day or tee ago a mug toast Dana Yeoman, aged IS, bossing se much enlist is aMS tags, sea la a mad allege naiad Ifewh e rc e lliallsesaash o Slag. wain Ids ferenrite resagetilso mask he dialed his is bet fin down dead while words if sweessiessat were es ids lips. W bed adergeas either the aide v oshilial ell the impriseameat to what 1 150 1;dled mob. toad. Bone troy am laMMF seats should la some near ear own ads esd gams la ontre/himet PP! el the wad. BM a eltgliethelsaurr we as me meek plam arm= timiS, period 87/ Mei seamy. diffai g n. ulleabi .mat ofignesit7 ' ll Tire seied by immaselaas we% that ear die 44• aidepe hepriemma ter a pal of le asmee. ea sear melds drowleamess beim dall par espial. if ble goei aembetpaided it, Ito weedimed le be abisebsd lob a free agmbeisa is the ealwee. sod SIM moo Were eaWded of madam thew to Nam lad! ea bosoms mad member el the menessitp. Das abase that a this soda met be he it lbe mew tease were aspiesol k an island like dealt lead. fee imam, where there was so fres pmelaties. nos the gemermist meld aot have seat deem te matitim es the expired°. el their sew wrime s kai r heap emaaties amid aaverally mama have osspgsgel thus we Mee ielegig them with alma. The govemaigall Ihea hod se alterative bet to resort to the ezpolimme (ad be braved, with some few caraptins, it had bees easeeleblezeple well.candasted 'envies, Oar their pada e l bed bees passed, the M11111110144..11 St iMIN who were treas. 11 i pled le the eagles bei boa Is the behit of regoivisg Mese.) With level as the ether amp, that govern ment al igned e a se s jewel imams ea ads subject, the boa. pademes hardly ape tbe seam in which she mamma he (Lea Polarises) peeped in a previous UMW Wee MIL allear.) In sear wades, the Warty Mmabalary bid ben adopted, sad the government ob. sena that in all those 'pasties shoe bid deareased, and thither' was not thd soma et wheelted sae which IM boa. galas* ma mated ia his awn gouty, std whbib he (WI Ibliesolen) moot mad maid eade from the wad of a minty rawairalary has. They Obe preatalat) saw that when there was a well emeliala meaty pike crime wee expelled, bat that these asmarrisesme waters thus driven oat Sowed to ammeass wan" no each precautions weer taken, Ve at ae r Ihemed peatifsress marshes of crime. They saw thie. sad lase* forward. yard assure »quids" even= to email& the Gyula bithorkerever it bed bees bed weal ea beselially. He dens& that that maim was.. aa boa. palsies opposite had seed. leaded spa the pdalpi imaadellati. Oa the esatrary, it la Ohs mmeepallat of Ihe ~alba bomb of the county seaside theiasdas, as it we la the mantles which had Ihe as which gave than authority to establish a weemi essembelary of their era accord. Bat how was that swath raise? It wee ma by a emablaadee of borough m well as meaty members se amiable, se to vender the pease of merylog it alma Milan He lees thee 160 hiders of towns came to protest *west it. Half the towns mem emitted, but the candy memben were equally sad it sea became obvious that the bill had no ma Maass of pang than the parish constables of Some:- Mei» bed—eammileg to the matement of his hon. friend (Mr. Itiles)—of appedisaid a thief. e' Hear, hear," gad • Sigh.) If bed beam said by an hon. gentlesia oppidle OM the mesa why the pansies set had as bola bleoglie Si. operation in may mama was the peat espouse it weablealielea. Bat let say maa odealete the emit of the salaams of a pod sad effective polie is the ea bead. sadist lead it what was lest by the mime someoposat ups the abeam of seek a 118a—lbe mime this was Is mael awl pada* and mash are that whisk remaisai wiralled— be would have little dilbulty ia ere aish side we doe alma la point of eamea " :lll@er, hear.) This wm, however, a matter fee the lesisioa of the magistrates at Qua' desehms. He amineeed with these who thee& Ike poseal measure imperial, and thal it of& lei a gaga wain from availing themselves el die amain set. Bat *sale had to ask himself whether he was Jollied la resist* a meant* whisk to a cartels AP ;mitigate 'elating evils, eel to allow them trto grew pear ha order that a better measure night be hereafter dop edt Ho Mai& ad, sal though be repeal the bill as sea lasperfeet, though he believed the =pea Oa apply was not the grope woe—fora 11 :2 , whisk was what was here proposed, never could be effeetual—pt, es it might and iiaal• pedal hapeovemea to the evils that seathese ted, be would s add oda, tbe basal*"eased la asp it. He Framed constable be air respective perishes ? Mr. DBEDBB—No ; they will be available for the wale Beaty. Lied PALMERSTON—That that would mate van mesh le the ma as a sweaty except that it wvaM be Yea eseamial. Aa bus. p e ruses bed suggested tat the of the ermstabdary for the whale meaty should he pod, is pet 84 am, ea of the Osalidated Fund ; bat boa. memilem ahead miselleet, if the government were the be paposeesee, they would repire also to be the esoseasader- Wald — Lbw. loom) ; sad, for his ant pert , be dmegla it tter the meal e/ the meaty pollee shoed sea with the argistralso of the eciaty, bat that they &ail be mapelled Itteetablish sash a force. (Hear.) fir J. PAKINOTON admitted that %wag oat %beadle , ad's government white had dote sway with teandeedi don, bat that it was the ea err Lord Derby's rivisetalas adopted in seasepeme of the saws apiessallaties of the governor. Whit regard to the WNW esadds4 hea.' friend (dr, Mein), the Debi lord eras, barever, bees equally miesemial in his answer, for he had 11~ kV his meanie IS the test of a division. The aide lord sell the liaallise thatp tad themselves at the I peal ram* be forward were so peat, that be Area des eameishatop them. It wee the duty of the =twhoa *aides wee amessuy. as it was in ee le shrink from difleulties, bat to submit ads readies for admitted evils as they thought alarreary, and to preen them upon the house. The mast those criminals who had been eenteneed la Inesportaties were teased loose upon society, —al for doe t so far the noble lord was napes ellinbe at the polies of the county became /MOM lipase thus it as before, and it was the duty Kai drommiamt to ego that the comities were not left in the aaprotootod state in which many of them now were. (Hear, hear.) He believed that not one of those counties Nish bad availed themselves : of the permissive as to aelditi:p polies had e premed soy desire to give it pe spat of the expense . With regard to the pre• aosS 111. bad no objection to the experiment being tried, adm abbe bad considered that it would effect some iss- tag 00* TO CORRESPONDENTS. LdTertiseinents Wands' The Wayne.," Landow Townie ppm [WAWA at dm Ofkw, 10. Hounrioaenst, by Two o'clock oa the day of poblieadm HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. us DAT —Morning. ZIL ISa .... Afternoon. M. sem. >-atoasow—llorning. Sb. blin.....Altarmas, 4h. 18m. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 18. LATEST FROM ABROAD. RESIGNATION OF GEN. CANROBERT. The Morning Post hu received the following by telegraph this day " PARIS. FRIDAY, 7 A.M. • " General Canrohert, under date of the 16th, re quests permission to resign his command-in-chief in favour of General Peliuier, an able and experienced officer. " General Canrobert declares that his broken health will no longer enable him to maintain the army as it is now—intact, warlike, and full of confidence; but he begs to be employed as simply a Chief of 1 Division. "The Minister at War has replied, accepting, in the name of the Emperor, the General's resignation, and regretting that the state of his health should have rendered it necessary to transfer his command to General Peliasier." " The Emperor congratulates you,' adds Marshal Valliant, upon the sentiment which makes you ask to remain with the army, where you shall have the command, not of a division, but of the corps of Gene ral Peßasler. Hand over the chief oommand to that General.'" THE MOVEMENT. EAST ANGLIA is the first of the English provinces to follow the example set by London in the agitation for Administrative Reform. That peninsula, extend ing between the German Ocean and the fen-lands, has long been distinguished by its devotion to liberal and enlightened sentiments. It was the country oil the GRESHAMS, the founders of our English financial system. It was the country of the &coos ; and those] who are familiar with the annals of the Common wealth know what effective service was rendered in the development of our constitution by more than one kinsman of the sage of Verulam. It was the country of the COKES—of the family to which we owe the greatest luminary of oar municipal law, and one of the sternest welters of the people's liberties. It is from this district Eng land received her WALPOLES and WYNDHAM& In later times, it has given England her greatest naval warrior, her most influential promoter of agricul tural improvement, her GURNEYS, and her Fars. It is no mere accident that has rendered the East Anglian peninsula so fertile in valuable citizens. Its contiguity to the Netherlands tended to make it one of the earliest seats of English manufactures. The oppressions of the Spaniard led to its becoming a city of refuge for the skilled and indus trious Hollanders and Brabanters. The prin ciples of the Reformation, and the virtues which spring from regulated industry, struck early and abiding root in East Anglia. The great men whom that province produced towered above , their fellows, because their characters were formed in a society in advance of that which was to be found in most other districts of England. Hemmed in as it was, before the era of railways, between the sea and the fen•lands, East Anglia long retained and still retains much of its pristine character. The men of Norfolk and Suffolk are not the unreasoning boors of the merely agricultural districts, and they are remarkably free from some of the less pleasing features of our manufacturing popula tions of the north. It is of good omen for the Administrative Reform movement that this truly English class of Englishmen have so promptly declared in its favour. The great Norfolk meeting of Tuesday, and the coming meeting at Yarmouth, are cheering symptoms. Attempts are being made in some quarters to deter Liberals from coining forward to promote Admini strative Reform, by representing the movement as one which may be turned to account by the Tory or Conservative leaders. It is true that some of these gentlemen have been trying to coquet with the Administrative Reformers. It is truly laugh able to mark the gingerly fashion in which they are seeking to grapple with the ques tion. They are ready enough to proclaim, in vague, general terms, the urgent need of Admi siatrative Reform ; nay, they even go the length of talking about the necessity of "putting the right men in the right places." Bat they are careful in the extreme not to commit themselves to any definite or practical plan for attaining the rekran they profess to desire. They join in the railing noon nations that are brought against the more prominent Administrative Reformers; they deprecate Associa tions as " revolutionary," and levelled against the legitimate influence of the aristocracy. They proton to desire the end,and yet labour indefatigably to throw discredit on the means. Their fear of substantial, effectual Administrative Reform is too great to admit of their entering sufficiently into the movement to do it any harm, or to turn it into an instrument far promoting individnsl and sinister ambitions. I Let us examine a little more closely the value of the allegation that the Tories are taking up the question of Administrative Reform. The movement for the attainment of this reform—like the movement which bad in view the repeal of the Corn laws—has bees began by men who do not aim at a poli tical career. The active politicians in this and ovary country are a comparatively small num ber. All men have more or less a leaning to one or the other side of politics—to the popular or the absolutist. Bat with most men these leanings are subordinate to the cares of their special pursuits in life. They are contested from time to time to throw their weight into the scale of that party of active politicians with whose professed principles they have most sympathy. With the great bulk of society politics are more a matter of sentiment than of defi nits opinion, and hence the facility with which we see men on emergencies passing from one side to the other. On rare occasions, how ever, great and pressing emergencies rouse this generally passive class to act for themselves, and to assert their principles irrespective of party leaders. At such moments, the Shibboleths of party warfare, and the prestige of party leaders, become utterly valueless. The people hold on their own resistless way regardless of any of those parties to which they in general leave the management of public affairs. At mach times the cause—the principle which the public have at heart—is sure ultimately to h e victorious. All the arts and cajolery of mere party men cannot arrest its triumphant pro. geese, or make it subservient to their own aggrandisement. The Administrative Reform mer e . ment is essentially • liberal one, and can only tend to strengthen and diffuse more widely libe. ral principles. Self-seekers may take part in it, end for a time remain undetected, but their influence via endure only so long as they really promote it; mh ea they turn to promote their own miserable ends th ey will be thrown aside and left behind. Let no true Liberal be deterred from taking part in the movement by insinuations that this or the other questionable e k e . racter has joined it from interested wh o. The singleness of purpose of the great name who lend it strength is a guarantee that th e puny dexterity of individuals cannot convert i t into an instrument of evil. Let us welcome every ally ; let us give him credit for sincerity and honesty of purpose till be shows himself unworthy of it; and then let us leave him to his solitary sham; and the rankling stings of detected and defeated hypocrisy.—Daily News. Irbe Court. The Queen and Prince Albert went yesterdA l afternoon to Claremont, to ♦i+it the Countess de NEC/ Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied 4 the P6llOlll/ of Hobenlohe Langenburg, and were 'undo by the Countess of Gainaborough, Major-General Backli t sad Captain Du Plat. The royal party lett Buckingham Palace at ten mimes past three o'clock, for the private station of the Seen. Western Railway, at Nine Elms, travelled by a special trais to Esher, and returned at a quarter before six o'clock. The Duchess of Kent and the Hereditary Grand Darken of Mecklenburg Strelitz visited the Queen at Backno n Paha. The Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Prizes* Firodore of Hohenlohe visited the Zoological Gardenias to Regent's Park. Mr. Montgomery Martin had an audience of the Qum t o submit to her Majesty his topographical model of Braids India, illustrative of its mountain ranges, its river opus, and natural frontiers, and to present the ninth volume of is " History of the Colonies," descriptive of the rise sad 611 of Mahommedan power in India. The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Sinks visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. A. deputation of the Provincial Medical end Surgical dr sociation had an interview with Sir George Grey yeatento, at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of Sir Ctn. Hutinge, M.D., D.C.L , President of the Council; Dr, Webster, Dolwice ; Dr. Laokester, London; Mr. Mond'', F.R.C.S., Leeds; Mr. Southall, F.R.C.S., Mandato; Mr. Bottomley, F.R.C.S., Croydon ; Dr. Siion, Lomb:, Mr. Hastings ' secretary to the committee; Mr. Proper, F B.C. S., London, president of the Metropolitan Coatis Bauch of the Association; Dr. Cormsek, London, general secretary of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Associaioa; and Dr. Osier Ward, Kensington. The deputation am accompanied by Mr. Ricardo, M.P., Mr. S. H. H. roily, M.P., Mr. Brady, M.P., Mr. Headlam, M.P., the His. Locke King, M.P., Mr. Cranford, M.P., Colonel Radom, M.P., and Dr. Risdon Bennett. The following gentlemen interested in the Isisad Ceylon bad an interview with Lord John Ransil, at the Colonial-office, yesterday, on the subject of establishing railway in tb.t colony :—Mr. Samuel Gregson, M.P., Mr. Archibald Hutie, M.P., Sir A. Oliphant, Mr. Philip Ansuutber, Mr. J. G. Frith, Mr. H. G. Gordon, Mr. W. S. Money, Mr. R. B. Tytler, Mr. J. D. Muffins, and Mews. Robert Wilma and G. E. Cooper, Solicitor and Secretary of the Ceylon Railway Company. Meetings of the Oxford University Commiuion were held on Tuesday and Wednesday, at No. 18, Great Qnsen-etteet, Westminster. The commissioners present were the Earl of Ellesmere, the Earl of Harrow by, the Bishop of Bition,Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Dean of Wells, and Sir John W. A-dry, with the secretaries. The Mayor of Liverpool, the Town Clerk, and Mr. Uri, accompanied by Mr. Toliemache And Mr. Ewart, Esdm .1 interview with Lord Stanley of Alderley and the Bien Hon. E. P. &murk) yesterday, at the Board of Trade. PROPOSED WIDENING OF HUNGERFORD. BRIDGE, AND NEW LONDON RAILWAY. Yesterday, the Committee on Metropolitan Cos• municatione met in Room No. 18, House of Commons :k following members were present: W. Jackson, Esq. (is th chair), Viscount Ehrington, Sir James Duke, L. 8 worth, Esq., \V. Williams, Esq., and J. Pilkington,4 Mr. Giles, C.E , was examined, and produced pima the purpose of forming a tunnel railway from the 1 an au t g N .r o f r o t r h ai W br e id s g te e rn . 07Re:ilwithayichtoiteffweoctuida put en es It South-Western Railway. From this point it was to carry on arches a branch line of railway to Long which would completely unite all the railways on the mil side of the river with those of the north, afforligh public great facilities of passing from one to the din eel at the same time would relieve the streets of Lenisuls great deal of its crowded traffic. In Oxford-street the would be 32 feet below the surface, and the mud Ing would be 23 feet in height. There would be morph* keg difficulties. All minerals could be conveyed MS* stations by railway without interruption, instead of lag, ■ now, conveyed by water. It would give ram= sengers by reveral additional stations between B market and the North-Western Railway. Mr. Bayley, engineer to liongerferd Bridge, aid it er proposed to widen the bridge 50 feet, and by two Filial X the centre to strengthen the bridge. He proposed Is wg nest it with a north branch of tunnel railway from al London and North-Western Railway to St. Mania's-law and a south branch from the Belvidere-road to the Lou& and South-Western Railway. He wu prepvieg plans fa enlarging the present bridge, through Caltell-ItTL Northumberlanl-street, and Scotland-yard. They proposed to make a carriage-way 30 feet wide, and a foot way Ot: wide. The entire cost of the tunnel and bridge wss a'r mated at two millions. Mr. Few, the chairman of the Hungerford Bridge Cs. piny, said the present bridge coat 127,000 1 ., and the roan from it averaged about 6,0 001 . per year. The preessta* did not represent the original intention , as t he y wen ow pelled to suspend their operations for wa nt of folds lo plan proposed would afford the public great facilities. low relieve the crowded streets, and unite the Sontlauss Brighton, South-Western, and North-Western WNW la consequence of the uncertainty that prevailed, dill ct not proceed to altar the present bridge to mike itea commodious. It wee his opinion that there should Ow toll paying bridges in the metropolis, and if a mil II was paid for their purchase from the property nsiblit the Registrar-General's district, it would comets agog lum than each individual now paid es toll. Shortly before 4 o'clock the committee adjourned, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.—Wo are glad the Worcestershire Chronicle) to be able to ansoossliv requisition to the mayor is in course of signature is t city, requesting him to oo a meeting for the Pon t of enforcieg the demand for " admisistraine refil This is the great want of the age, as testified by In s i deplorable scenes in the Crimea. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASEACIATION. — V . day a deputation of the Hotel, Tavern, and I Victuallers' Association, had an interview IMO George Grey, at the Home - office , on the 04144._,d°1 Sunday Beer Bill. The foll o wing members pedly.l accompanied the deputation : Sir Samuel Biyea; George Goodman, Mr. Thomas Buncombe, Mr, fek Mr. Digby Seymour, Mr. Swift, and Mr. Scholefield. r, deputation consisted of the following members of *O i l , Mr. Burrell, the chairman of the association ; Mr• Simpson ; Mr . W. Luce ; Mr. Frank Chisnow • gr...r. bald Hinton • Mr. Benjamin Conquest; Br and Mr. E. H. Adams, secretary of the egotistic*. ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS.—The fothglai members of the college having undergone the no g ' aminatione cn the 7th and Sth instant, were adriiiisett„, fellowship at the last meeting of the council, Josiah Blomfleld, Grove-terrace, Packbans Alm Field, Manchester-square, and John Zscharish Devonshire-street, Portland-place. At the nos the council the followieg members were adwitSo fellowship by election, via.: Messrs. Willies Brooks, Cheltenham- Hugh Goold, Weston• se Thomas King, Chepstow ,• Henry Bateman' f. green ; Samuel Norway, Harrow-road; John AiMs' eliskleover, Derby ; Edmund Guest, Chelan; Saunders, George-street, Hanover-equate; H o ffmeister, Cowes ; John Frederick France, Illooso'; square • Cornelius Smith, Gracechurch-street; Cheltenham • Charles William Hoyland, M o rro equate; Henry Roberts, Ficenlerroad Gibson Jalland, Madras Medial Establishment:Ma' Phillips, Winchester-place, Pentonrille ; Ins Wright. Newcastle, Staffordshire; William Cot., man, Great Ormond-street, and Charles Holtiosi7.4 bury. At the same meeting Mr. William Clive 11.: 0 ' Raosley, Lincolnshire, was admitted an ed naidello 7P " of the oollege. 1“1 CRYSTAL PALACE.—SHILLIO t os Admissions on payment, 3,400 ditto by woo 624.—T0ta1, 3,924. ads , ' red( and lack exits but tak its the of t con pit 'nit can