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,be assessment upon the relation to other property, of appeal. He should object to the second reading ided that the views of Mr. were opposed to those the Exchequer had put had failed to answer the le bill. He defended the of justice to the clergy, _ brought within the princi- Assessment Act, but were as ' different from that applied to practically were without re assessment. ExcitEutrEn acknowledged boned under a grievance; lotive for under-assessing _ operation of which the were considerable sufferers ; remedies proposed in the grievance, to which, lie ad ) apply its mind. ted the expediency of re ;ommitte. read a second time, and, PH/LLIMORE, was ordered to imittee. ASSAULTS BILL. iesday, moved the second contended that the present class of offences was not offenders, or effect the 4—namely, the prevention that the term of imprison tortened, and that male offenders whipped,—a mode of lieved, would deter from sense of shame to that of ,hstanding the great and of this kind should be of the law, he considered Iroposed by Mr. Dyllwyn inexpe ' assumed, without demon law was inadequate for the , whereas he (Sir George) beneficial. Ho had assumed , of flogging, which it was cases, would send an offender which was at least problem- 'posed by Mr. Packe, Mr. in &obeli, Mr. Muni., Sir 'Wortley; it was supported Bentinck, and Lord Robert second reading was negatived lost. AJCATION. Iday, in reply to Mr. Napier been taken by the Govern- the recommendations for education contained in the ners appointed to inquire he could not say that any n. The matter was still .he Government. JEFICERS IN IRELAND. 'uesday, in reply to Captain ibject of jthe fees paid to ,ad been un•ler the con leers of the Crown. Some beliele I, illegal, but no been come to by the Go- kIRRLAND). Lay, in reply to Mr. Deasy, . able to fiz a day for moving _ had given notice on the sub- Ireland, but he would not bring 'I notice being given. COLLEGE. iy, in reply to Mr. Pellatt, reformation of Dulwich Ae report of the Charity .aid before the house, said . upon one of the scheme; of could shortly be laid before the As regarded Dulwich when a measure relative aid before the house. 'uesday, in reply to Mr. ps bad been taken to forward ulliugar to Longford by rail, at present carried; also, upon the table of the house night have passed on the Post-ottice authorities and the Railway Company, stated flaking use of the services of urge sum which the railway :here was no objection to lay upon the table. s firV" PRESS. couNTY COURTS AMENDMENT The Loan CHANCELLOR, on Tuesday, in moving the second rending of this bill, explained that it is proposed by this measure to pay the salaries of the county court judges and provide buildings out of the consolidated fund. The salaries of the judges are to he fixed at 1,200/. per annum, though those now receiving 1,5001. will have that amount secured to them. Actions may be brought without limitation of the amount sued for, but defendants are to harp the power of stopping the action and re moving it to a superior court ; it a party does not there recover 201. damages, be is not to he allowed costs. He proposed that the house should go into committee on the bill after the holidays. Lord CAMPIIIT:U. condemned the unlimited exten sion of the powers of the county courts; he hoped the Lord Chancellor would reconsider this clause, and abide by the recommendation of the commis sioners, which in this point he had departed from. The bill was read a second time. CIIANCERY REFORM. Lord Sr. LEONARDQ, on Tuesday, made a state ment correcting a misconception that prevailed as to the origin of the Chancery Reform Bills, by which the Masters in Chancery were abolished. The credit of preparing those hills had been given to the late Lnrd Truro ; but he affirmed that they were both drawn up by himself and passed during the Adminis tration of Lord Derby. MURDER OF MISS HINDS. Lord LYNDHURST, on Thursday, presented a peti tion from T. Dunne, eonvicted of the murder of Miss Hinds, complaining that the Attorney-General for Ireland had refused Lie fiat for a new trial, and alleging that the sentence is illegal, a juror having been changed without notice given] of the right to challenge him. Lord Campbell, Lord Brougham, the Lord Chan cellor, and Lord St. Leonards declared that the ob jection had no validity. The following arrangements have taken place during the week : MOND kY. Lord R. GROSVENOR gave notice that on an early day after the recess he would submit a motion respecting tolls on the metropolitan roads. Mr. BOUVERIE, in answer to Mr. rleywoutl, said that the Cambridge University Bill would be postponed till an early day after the recess. He hoped that he should soon be able to fix the day. Lord ALBEMARLE intimated that after Whitsuntide he should move for certain returns connected with covenanted and uncovenanted service of the East India Company. TUESDAY. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that, on the and of Jnne, he would ask leave to bring in a bill to repeal an act of the Ist James 1., entitled "an Act for the Better Repressing Drunkenness," now become inoperative and obsolete; and, in its place, to substitute s measure effect that purpose. _ THURSDAY. The Lord CHANCELLOR. moved the reference of the Mercantile Amendment Bill to a select committee. The Earl of ELGIN postponed his motion relative to the despatch of troops to Canada till after \Vhitsuntitle. The Earl of CoLcitEsTmt gave notice that (in the 22nd May he would call the attention of the Lords to the de claration signed at Paris respecting international maritinM law. The Marritvye Law Amendment Bill was read a second time. •_ The County Courts Arts Amendment Bill and the Joint-Stock Companies Winding-up Acts Amendment Bill passed through committee. THE CAW IN THE CRIXEA. • INTELLIGENCE from the camp is now confined within monotonous limits. Beyond packing np and pre paring to go away, eating farewell dinners, and making excursive trips to the north forts and to Simferopol, there is nothing left to do. Upwards of 35,000 transport animals, and 4,000 camels, r.re to be sold off at, it. is anticipated, a heavy pecuniary loss. Several divisions of the French army have already left, and nearly the entire Sardinian force. Of our own, preparations appear to be making for the simultaneous re-embarkation of the entire force. Five regiments,—the oth, 17th, 39th, Ogrd, and 03rd —have received orders for Canadttiander the com mand of Lieutenant-General Sir Wllllll‘m Eyre. • -,,ir •• mend this force. The civil medical establishments it Sw i pe, Auxd Reilkioi are broken up, and the services of the civil surgeons at Scutari dispensed with. Lord Panmure yesterday received a despatch from Sir W. Cothington, April 22nd, inclosing the weekly health returns. The army in the Crimea continuen uncommonly. healthy, a slight decrees, in deaths and sickness being apparent. The Land Transport the most sickly corps; and4e Swiss Legion at Stnyrna are not remark.ahl,y,444a,. MIMMTI4 ‘IIWIL a.; 441 The following description of the north forloP though brief, will be read with interest: — I went to the north aide and the Mackenzie plateau yesterday. Altogether I think I was disappointed ; there were certainly a vast number of batteries, but few of them were armed. In one of the shore batteries there were over sixteen guns lying without carriages, and with a trun nion knocked off, to render them useless. Star Fort, as its name implies, is in the shape of a star; it is an earth work, with stone reveillients, and a ditch about twelve frit deep and twenty broad, with guns to sweep it. I went all over Fort Constantine ; it is a splendid fort, but smaller than I imagined. They have aced the casco:trues both of it and of Fort Catherine as barracks during the winter. Fort Constantine is in the shape of a horseshoe, closed at the rear. Yon enter it by a gateway, very similar to those in the Tower of I ondon ; there are no guns in rear, but the wall is loopholed for musketry. After you get throng)i the gateway you enter a large paved yard, with a well in the middle ; on either side of you is an inclined plane made of earth, but which originally were steps, I fancy, leading to the top, which is armed with from thirty to forty heavy guns en barbette, but during the siege they have Wait earthen traversers, and also a slight earthen parapet. The fort did not appear to be in the least injured by our bom bardment in October, I&I4. Fort Catherine is quite as large a fort, if not larger, than Constantine, and very pic turesque. iVe did lint go on the top, as we were pressed for time, but we rode round it. Inside theta were some Russians dancing to a tambourine and fiddle. An English war steamer came into the harbour yesterday, and to-day she is loading with stores from the quay near the docks.— Ex. Private Letter, April 14. Those übiquitotliil3ashi-Bazonks who were thought at last to be fairly caged at St. Jean d'Acre, lately gave the commandant a practical experience of their roving commission. A letter from Damascus of the 12th of April, published in the dugsburg Gazette, writes . • I suppose that you have heard that the corps of Bashi- Bazooka, formed by England in Mesopotamia and in the neighbourhood of Damascus, which was in garrison at St. Jean d'Acre, ander the command of Colonel Bruce, lately deserted nearly in a body; of 1;!110 men only fortysiz remained with the colonel. The remainder withdrew to Kerve, three leagues from here, and addressed to lllahmoud Pacha a message in writing, in which they set forth that they would no longer remain in the service of England nnder the flag of the Cross. The Turkiih and English authorities, after having concerted with the British consul, Colonel Wood, despatched Colonel Walpole to the de serters, in order to bring them to order, either by menaces or promises, as they would speedily form themselves into bands of brigands. The colonel succeeded in effecting the return of MO, who ate to be embarked at Beyrout, under a promise of not being sent to India. THE CRIMEAN INQUIRY. THE unfortunate illness of Colonel Tulloch has in some measure checked the proceedings of the court, and certainly deprived it of much of its interest. On leaving the court on Monday Colonel Tulloch was seized with serious illness. On Tuesday, in reply to a question from the Jndge•Advoeate, Dr. Balfour stated that Colonel Tulloch certainly could not attend that day, and on Thursday handed in the following certificate from Sir James Clark, M.D., and Mr. Martin;:-- Eaton-sguare, May B. We certify that w•e were called to Colonel TuPoen yes terday afternoon, and have visited bim again this morn ing. We find hint labouring under aueh a degree of bodily and mental exhaustion, arising from long-continued mental exertion and anxiety, as to render him totally unfit to attend to any business. We are further of opinion that complete bodily and mental repose is necessary for the re covery of his health. JAMES CLARK, M.D. J. R. The examination of Admiral Dundas, who testified to the zeal and servict•a of the transport department, which he said had been unjustly belied, of Mr. Boyd, the chief storekeeper of the commissariat depart ment, of Captain Milne, and Colonel Wetherell, was proceeded with on Tuesday; but Sir Richard Airtly, on hearing of Colonel Tulloch's serious illness on Thursday, said it was impossible for him to continue his case without the presence of one or both of the commissioners. The oonrt, after consultation, de cided to write to Sir John to request his pre sence, and adjourned till Wednesday next. SoFtign anhlsAtal FRANCE. A decree iu the foifitettr, of the sth, states that as tie moment for redtming the army " appear% to have arrived, the soldiers of the class of 18,19- 32,000 men—will be placed on the reserved list. The l'retrie adds that atter the lit of Jan., 1857, they will he definitively discharged, and anticipates a similar measure for the rilp of 1.830. The pamphlet ei4igti.4.„tLa Traite de Paris, par un. Ancion piplomik,'!.** attracted considerable atteatioo is Wkia licher gives.. concise his tory of the mgatiatiQns, and, declares that the action of Austria, combined with the albums of Sweden and the exhaustion of RUSiNia, was mainly instru tpental in inducing,the 4 914 g0r Atemiyader to listen MAY 10, 1856. principles. If the W ith sound rent charge were unjust in rell the tithe-owner had the right not, however, he said, object t of the bill. Sir J. PAEINGTON contender llonverie upon this subject v Which the Chancellor of tin upon record, and that ho h arg uments in support of the 1 naeasure upon the ground of who were, he argued, not bro ple of the Parochial Assessn sassed upon a principle differ( other proprietors, and practi medy against unequal assessn The CHANCELLOR of the Ex( that the tithe-owner labour( that there was a double moth other property, under the of owners of rent-charge were ( but he insisted that the rem( bill did not meet the grie% witted, the house ought to ap Mr. GLADSTONE submitted ferring the bill to a select con The bill was ultimately re( on the motion of Mr. It. Purr be referred to a select commit AGGRAVATED ASSA Mr. DILLWYN, on Wednes reading of this bill. He coot mode of punishing this cies calculated to reform the of proper end of punishment — of crime. He proposed that meat should be shortened, i might be once privately punishment which, he believ the offence by adding the se fear. Sir G. GREY said, notwithst lust desire that offences of checked by the strong arm of the specific change proposed h diem. Mr. Dillwyn had asst smiting, that the present law attainment of its object, wit believed that it had been benet also that the punishment of proposed to inflict in all eases, home a reformed man, whict ntical. The bill was likewise oppo Biggs, Mr. Barrow, Captain S. 'S. Northcote, and Mr. S. Wol by Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Beni Cecil. Upon a division, the second by 135 to 97 ; so the bill is LEGAL EDUC) Sir G. GREY, on Monday, whether any steps had beet went to carry into effect thi the improvement of legal au( report of the commissioners into the inns of court, said he decided steps had been taken. under the consideration of the FEES TO COUNTY OFFICE Mr. FITZGERALD, on Tuesds Arch,lall, stated that the subji county officers in Irelaud had sideration of the law officers of those fees wen , , he bell final decision had as yet heel vernment. EDUCATION (IR Mr. WALPOLE, on Tuesday, said that he had not been able the address of which he had g ject of education in Ireland, L on that motion without full ni DULITLCH COI Sir G. GREY, On Tuesday, it as to when the bill for the r College, founded upon the Commission ers , would he laid that a reason . founded .hose comm,upon issioners would sh other House of Parliament. Ho!!ege,lie . could not say wt to unit subject would be laid 1 mr. witsoN MAILS IN Iltl on Tuesda) . Montgomery, if any steps hat. the night from Mullingt in stead of by coach, as at whether he would lay upon any c orrespondence that mi n g' Hest between the Post-off. Midland Great Western Its that the th e railwayobjectionwas the to makini comp any large e y demanded. There lag the correspondence upon