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AIIGTJST 2, 1856. 24th Lord Goderich carried an address toiherillajesty on the subject of admissions to the civil service by 108 to 87. 25th. In the Lords, Earl St. Germans lost his Marriage Law Amendment Bill on the second reading by 43 to 24. The Police (Counties and Boroughs) Bill was proceeded with in committee. lath. Mr. Whiteside brought on a motion condemnatory of the conduct of the Government in relation to the fall of Kars. The debate was adjourned. 29th. The Kars debate was resumed, and again adjourned. MAY. Ist. The Kars debate was resumed and the motion de feated by a majority of 303 to 176. 2nd. The bands in the parks on Sundays attracted some attention in the Commons, and the Police Bill was pro ceeded with in committee. sth. The address to herMajeaty on the treaty of peace was moved in the Lords by the Earl of Ellesmere, seconded by Lord Glenelg; and in the Commons it was moved by Mr. Evelyn Denison, and seconded by Mr. H. Herbert. In the latter the debate was adjourned. 6th. The debate on the address was resumed, and the motion was ultimately agreed to withont a division. Bth. Both houses met early and proceeded to Bucking ham Palace to present the address to her Majesty. Subse quently, Lord Paninure in the Lords, and Lord Palmers ton in the Commons, moved the thanks of Parliament to the army, navy, and marines employed in the late war, and to the embodied militia. The motions were unanimously agreed to. A message from her Majesty informed both houses that she had been graciously pleased to confer upon General Williams the dignity of a baronet and recommend ing the bestowal upon him of a pension of 1,0001. a year. The Marquis of Clanricarde brought before the house the proposed pension of 5,0001. per annum to the Marquis of Dalhousie, late Governor-General of India. 9th. Her Majesty's message with respect to General Williams was considered in both houses, and addresses agreed to. In the House of Commons Lord Palmerston announced that her Majesty had granted an amnesty to all political offenders. Adjourned for the Whitsuntide recess. 19th. Parliament reassembled after tho holidays. The Chancellor of the Exchequer made his financial statement. 20th. The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill was, at the instance of the Lord Chancellor, read a second time and sent to a select committee. Mr. H. Berkeley's attempt to bring in a bill for the ballot was defeated by 151 to 111. 21st. Mr. Packe withdrew his Church-rates Bill. 22nd. Lord Colchester sieved- a series of resolutions condemnatory of the declaration respecting international maritime law, signed by the Plenipotentiaries at Paris. A long and important debate ensued, which resulted in the resolutions being negatived by 158 to 102.. 28th. The Joint-stock Companies Bill went through committee, and the Partnership Amendment (No. 2) Bill was read a second time in the Commons. 27th. The Earl of Elgin brought under consideration the subject of military establishments in the North American colonies. • 29th. In consequence of the peace rejoicings Parliament did not meet. - - • 30th. The Cambridge University Bill got into committee in the Commons, and several clauses were agreed to. JUNE. 4th. Mr. G. Moore carried the second reading of his Irish Tenant-Right Bill by 88 to 50. sth. Mr. S. Herbert called attention to the education and instruction of officers in the army. 6th. The Appellate Jurisdiction Bill passed the Lords. oth. Mr. Milner Gibson's Oath of Abjuration Bill passed the Commons, an amendment, moved by Sir F. Thesiger, being lost by 159 to 110. The Cambridge University Bill went through committee. 10th. Mr. Ewart brought on his annual motion for a committee to inquire into the operation of the system of punishment of death. Lost by 158 to 64. 12th. Sir G. Grey proposed the educational estimates in Committee of Supply. 13th. Sir C. Wood proposed the navy estimates in Com mittee of Supply. 16th. In the Lords the Joint-stock Companies Bill was, after some objections raised by Lord Overstone, read a second time by 18 to 6. In the Commons the question of our relations with the United States was raised by Lord J. Russell. 17th. Mr. Walpole moved an address to the Crown on the subject of education in Ireland, and carried it, against the Government, by 113 to 103. 20th. Lord Palmerston withdrew the Agricultural Statis tics Bill. 23rd. Lord Lyndhurst moved the second reading of the Oath of Abjuration Bill in the Lords; but wag defeated by a majority of 110 to 78. In the Commons Mr. Fortescue succeeded in carrying a motion relative to Irish education, which was intended to alter the decision at which the house arrived on the 17th. Mr. Walpole, however, did not oppose it. 25th. An attempt of Mr. H. Herbert to defeat the second reading of Mr. Spooner's Maynooth Bill proved unsuccessful, his motion for "this day six months " being lost by 174 to 168. 26th. In the Lords the Matrimonial Causes and Divorce Bill, after some debate, went through committee. Sir G. Grey withdrew the London Corporation Bill ; and Mr. Spooner withdrew his Maynooth 27th. Lord Lyons (late Sir E. Lyons) took his seat in the House of Peers. In the Commons Lord Elcho carried a motion for a commission to determine the site of the National Gallery, against the Government, by 153 to 145. Mr. Bouverie withdrew the Scotch and Irish Pauper Removals Bill. The Juvenile Offenders (Ireland) Bill, the Education (Scotland) Bill, and Sir W. Clay's Church rates Abolition Bill were likewise withdrawn. THE PRESS. 3Utb. The Earl of Derby withdrew his Oath of Abjura tion Amendment Bill. Mr. G. H. Moore brought on the " American Question," and, after a lengthened discussion, the debate was adjourned. JULY. Ist. The debate upon Mr. Moore's motion resumed, and the motion rejected by 274 to 80. 4th. The Partnership Amendment Bill went through committee in the Commons. 7th. The Appellate Jurisdiction Bill was read a second time in the Commons, Mr. Bowyees amendment being lost by 191 to 142. Mr. Wilson brought in the Appropria tion Bill. Bth. The Public Health Bill was thrown out on the motion for going into committee by 73 to 61. 9th. The orders for proceeding with the Civil Service Bill, and the Tenant Right ( Ireland) Bill, were respec• tively discharged. 10th. The bill for granting retiring pensions to the Bishops of London and Durham was introduced, and read a first time, in the Lords. The orders for proceeding with the Vaccination Bill, and the Wills and Administration Bill, were discharged in the Commons. The Appellate Jurisdiction Bill was defeated, on the motion of Mr. R. Currie, by 155 to 133. I lth. Sir W. F. Williams, the Hero of Kars, took his seat for Caine. The Sadleir frauds and the County Courts Bill were the principal subjects which occupied the atten tion of the house. 14th. The affairs of Italy were discussed in both houses at the instance respectively of Lord Lyndhurst and Lord J. Russell. A clause having been introduced into Mr. Lowe's Partnership Amendment (No. 2) Bill by a majority of 108 to 102, the right hon. gentleman withdrew the bill. 15th. The Bishops of London and Durham Retirement Bill wns read a second time in the Lords by 47 to 35. At the instance of Sir C. Woad, the Coastguard Service Bill was read a second time. Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald vindicated himself in relation to the escape of James Sadleir from justice. 19th. The Ministerial fish dinner at Greenwich. 21st. Our relations with the Brazils, and the dismantling of the fortresses of Ismail and Rent were referred to by the Earl of Malinesbury. In the other house Mr. V. Smith brought on the Indian Budget. 22nd. Motions with reference to an amended translation of the Bible, the length of members' speeches, Spanish claims, and General Beatson, successively occupied the at tention of the Commons. 23rd. The Bishops' Retirement Bill was fully debated in the Commons, and the second reading was carried by 151 to 72. 24th. Mr. Roebuck moved the expulsion from the house of James Sadleir ; but, after a debate, the " previous question " was agreed to, the general impression appearing to be that, following precedent, the time for action had scarcely arrived. The Bishops' Bill went through com mittee. 25th. Mr. Disraeli passed the session in review, remark ing upon the number of measures which, although they had been introduced, had not been brought to a successful issue. Lord Palmerston vindicated the exertions of the Government. 26th. Mr. Gladstone moved for papers with relation to the Episcopal Church of Scotland, which were not refused by the. Government. 29th. Parliament prorogued by Royal Commission. Flap dortrsponbtutt. BRUSSELS, July 20. THE appointment of Count Benkendorff as Russian Minister to Stutgard, and that of M. de Brunow to the Court of Prussia, have a certain significance. Both these statesmen aro of long-tried ability, and possess diplomatic intimacies that render them vastly superior to the less apt intellects with which they have to deal. Few persons have a more perfect knowledge of England and the state of parties than M. de Brunow; and the domestic alliance about to he effected between Prussia and England makes it necessary for Russia to have a Minister at Berlin thoroughly conversant with the bearing of those in terests that will be immediately brought into play. M. de Benkendorff has hitherto been the military resident of Russia at the Court of Prussia. In what manner he performed his supposed military duties is well known to the German princes. If they be satisfied with his peculiar antecedents, they will be further pleased at his nearer approach, and at his official allocation in the heart of Germany. In this sentiment of approbation it is not likely that the Emperor of Austria will coincide. The two Hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia having resigned their dignities, the Kaimakans ap pointed by the Porte have been duly installed, and the international commission for settling the affairs of the principalities will immediately commence its labours. The first question treated will be the amalgamation of the provinces. As Prussia and Sardinia have a voice in the matter, the corrupt op position of Austria and the Porte will undergo a 729 severe scrutiny. At Jassy and Bucharest the resolu tions in favour of union have been unequivocal and unanimous. They are opposed by Austria on account of such junction being an insuperable barrier to a future extension of dominion ; and the Porte views with jealousy the governmental indepen dence of a country on whom the exercise of monarchical prerogative is, even at present, difficult and almost phantasmal. But the Porte forgets its obligation to the allies in having formally and forcibly obtained its almission into the European bond of nations. The Ottoman Cabinet will, also, remember that in the 21. th article of the Treaty of Paris, after a special recognition of the Turkish em pire in its actual integrity, the Sultan promised and bound himself to convoke forthwith a Divan in each of the two countries, which Divans, " seront appeles a exprimer les vacua des populations relativement a l'organisation definitive des principautes." Now, this clause bears a clear meaning, and if resisted in spirit and in deed,the whole treaty becomes a solemn farce, and in that case the most farcical engagement would be the maintenance, in statu quo, of the Otto man empire in Europe. Austria and Turkey, upon different and sinister grounds, both oppose a parti cular form of settlement, without which future revo lution in the principalities is certain. Mazzini is said to be in the lake district of Upper Italy, and in communication with the various gangs of outlaws. Any effort on his part to resuscitate Italian republicanism will be completely abortive, since the Italian reformers have advisedly and de terminedly adopted the policies of Piedmont, accord ing to the views expressed by M. de Cavour on the Bth of April, at the Congress of Paris. "Ora mai Mazzini non vale piu "—was the recent observation of a popular leader. The Archbishop of Milan has just banished " les Lorettes " from the town, and many have joined the banditti; but the strangest thing is their being accompanied by several priests in order to protect their spiritual interests. General Baumgarten has replaced General Crenneville in the command of the Austrian troops in the Duchy of Parma, without the effect of reconciling the dis cordant ements of Austrian and Italian Govern ments. It is still insisted that the authority of the military commissioners shall supersede that of the legitimate tribunals ; and to this indignity the Duchess Regent and her Ministers refuse to submit. For any purpose of good, Lord Normanby is utterly impotent. To every remonstrance on the part of the Duchess it is replied—that the Austrian troops are at hand ready to march on Parma and Piacenza whenever the order shall be given. Ten thousand Austrians occupy Piacenza, and a large army is on the frontier. At Cerra a several assassinations have lately taken place, and the Ausu ians despatched thither a military commissioner of the name of Ghol. An Italian spy, a native of Reggio, drew a list of suspected persons, and gave it to the Commis sioner Ghol, who thereupon had several of the principal inhabitants of Massa and Carrara thrown into prison. It is said that a secret arrangement has been made with Rome on the Concordat, and as the late debates in the English Parliament have assured the Papal party of the non-interference of the Western powers, the opposition to M. Baldasseroni has assumed a tone of increased vigour. The Tuscans, however, freely and firmly support M. Baldasseroni, in spite of the Jesuits, the Court party, and Lord Normanby. Count Bacciocchi and Mons. d'Azelio are both in Tuscany —one at Leghorn, and the other at Lucca. Whether a fortuitous concourse of events, according to the diction of Baruch. Spinoza, or other motives, have caused their visit, cannot be known. At tNapleq, a Padre was lately arrested by the " sbirri " he happened to be popular with the lower orders, and particularly with the female portion, on account of his liberal absolution of them from the venial transgression of "it voler bene." Thereupon, in the "Piazza del Mercato," the very scene of the revolt of Masaniello, they mustered in force and attempted to rescue their favorite and benevolent priest. So resolute was the attack, that the commissary campagna was obliged to send for a company of soldiers, who succeeded after some trouble in capturing fifteen of the rebel lions petticoats. They were subjected the day follow ing to the " colpi di bastone," with its accompanying indecencies. Assassinations, in revenge, are certain to follow, and the life of the commissary campagna is not worth a day's purchase. Looking at the state of things in Lombardy, the Milanese, Parma, Piacenza, Modena, Tuscany, the Roman Legations, and Naples, it may be reasonably demanded whether the Ministers of England were justified in statin; to the Parliament that the political affairs of Italy wore such an harmonious aspect as to justify the hope of the troops of France and Austria being speedily withdrawn. C. A. H. I