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g5,;1856. would have been much better to appoint a joint secretary. Sir G. GREY defended the measure. The Govern ment, be said, were pressed to place the administra tion of the educational funds under the superinten dence of one Minister, and to have the department of education represented in that house ; this measure was therefore intended to meet what was understood to be the general wish of the house. The house divided, and the third reading was oli mied by 77 against 35. The bill then, with some amendments, passed. OUR AMERICAN RELATIONS. In the evening, Mr. M. GU3SON inquired whether her Majesty's advisers contemplated the early appointment of a Minister from England to the United States. Lord PALMERSTON replied that they had come to no decision upon the subject. REVISION 01 THE SCRIPTURES. Mr. HEYWOOD moved an address to the Crown for the appointment of a Royal Commission, consisting of learned men well skilled in the original languages of the Holy Scriptures, and conversant with modern Biblical scholarship, to consider of such amend ments of the authorised version of the Bible as have been already proposed, and to receive suggestions from all persons who may be willing to offer them, and to report the amendments they may recommend. Sir G. GREY opposed the motion, wbioh Mr. Hey wood ultimately withdrew. SHORT SPEECHES. Mr. WILKINSON moved a resolution : That, except upon the introduction of a measure to the house, no member do speak for more than half an hour at one time upon the same question, nor upon any occasion for more than one hour. He pressed the house to consider the amount of time wasted in tedious speeches, and stated that there were 273 members who never spoke at all, and 209 who never exceeded half an hour ; so that the monopoly of speaking was confined to a very few members. Lord PALMERSTON said, in the abstract, the object which Mr. Wilkinson had in view, that of shorteninq the debates in the house and increasing the amo.. in t of real business done, must meet the assent of avers member ; but he did not think the particular 4st i ts d proposed, which would abridge the liberty of s and might be attended with iciest practi zal incon venience, was one he could recommend t' ea house to adopt. If there were anything that • annecessarily prolonged debates, it was not the leng',ch of speeches, but the number of speakers. He thought it an abuse or evasion of the orders of the house to raise debates on Fridays upon the r notion for adjourn ment. Mr. M. MILNES, Mr. W. -- MOOS, and Mr. Fox thought the evil might be ir .itigated if the leaders on both sides of the house changed their habit of speaking at the end oft' le debate. The house then di' tided, when the motion was negatived by 57 to 3V 5 . !r^.• !I. •, L'ANISH CLAIMS. Sir J. FrrxuEr .ALD rose to submit the claims of certain of her Majesty's subjects on the Spanish Government f or an honourable settlement of the Spanish Co, nmittee Certificate of Coupon not Funded ; s ad he moved a resolution affirming the justice of those claims. Lord PALMERSTON concurred with Sir J. Fitzgerald in o PP • ,lion that the course pursued by the Spanish Corte is and Government in regard to these claims wad . . one quite at variance with the principles of .stice and good faith. In point of principle there could be no question in the mind of any honourable man; the only question was one of expediency,—as' to what course the British Government could take l that would be most likely to obtain justice. The' loan having been advanced at the discretion mule* the responsibility of private persons, the British' Government being no party, its offices were limited to friendly representations, which were accordingly , made, but without success. Under these circum stances he thought Sir John would exercise a sound discretion in not pressing his motion to a division. He thought Spain would best consult her national honour by making good her engagements with those who had assisted her in the hour of need. The motion was withdrawn. tied tiltriß GENERAL BRATSON. Mr. ROEI3L'CIL moved a resolution I.omi: .+•lt I.fincvl That, the Under• Secretary for War haring admitted that, upon anonymous information, a secret inquiry had been ordered into the oonduot of a general officer, this house feels itself bound to express its reprobation of such a pro ceeding. ~i~rii He referred to an answer given recently by Mr. F. Peel to a question put by Colonel Dunne respecting General Beatson—upon whose services and treatment Mr. Roebuck enlarged,—and appealed to the house as a body of English gentlemen to protect a gallant ioldier, asking whether the War-office was to be ado a Lion's Mouth to receive anonymous charges against British officers. ..!. Mr. F. PEEL said he thought he must have been Misreported iu beipg made to say that General Tun ,PIRESB. Vivian had acted, in regard to this !mitten upen anonymous information. He did not recollect saying so, and, if he did, he said what he was not warranted in saying. The information upon which General Vivian acted was derived from a source upon which he was justified in placing reliance. He gave copious details respecting the charges against General Beat, son—viz., that on supercession he attempted to excite a mutiny in the irregular cavalry, and tried to get a round robin signed by efficers and men that they would serve under no other commander—and vindi cated the course of proceeding by General Vivian and by the War Department in relation to them. _ _ Mr. I. BUTT considered General Beatson to be tas ill-used man, and his position a cruel one. These charges, based upon informaticn not even now dis closed to him, had been allowed to brag over him for five months without a trial, or a declaration that the charges were unfoanded. Colonel FRENCH put it to Lord Palmerstrat *idler it was not due to the character of General ikon to declare that the charges were false. Lord PALMIIasToN observed that after Mr. Peel's explanation this house could not adopt the resolution. He recommended General teatson and his friends to wait until the Wavolfice could satisfy itself whether there be sufficient ground to found any proceeding against the general, dr that the investigation which had taken place cleared him from imputation. Mr. Roarincx replied by comparing the actital charge made with the statements of Colonels O'Reilly and Shelley, two officers present with General Beason at the time of his supercesslon, and neither of whom mentioned one word to just 4 the charge. Colonel O'Reilly said that during the discussion in General Beatson's room upon what was to be done with the men now they were placed under the command of 'General Vivian, "perceiving tbit General Beata= (who was suffering from a recent fall from Ado horse) did not appear to notice what was going di, nor say anything to termitts,te tie discussion, Major Shelley and myself lelt the reom," And Lieutenant-Colonel Shelley stated . The house dividovd, when the motion Was Neetbd by 71 to 28. BISHOPS' RETIREO 111 "" , Lord PALMERSTOI of the Bishops of LondOU Bill, said he had intended a general measure, fur the case of judges, t retire, or who upon pensions communication Durham intim to infirmity ; thought the proper to their particular relating to those e that they should measure, he c and those who suggesting Mr bishops to resign, and to have an opportunity znents. There had " 'kind; the offers the bishops. TY. allegation Joy was.._ of terms. Simony implied some dieret transaction between the person resigning andite"patron of the preferrn•mt; but nothing cduld•Y/WiLitinre fair and open than this transaction. Othek'ttiethods''Of 'llO - had been suggested. Sw o t warn te.if t icibitin . that another bishop might perf ,thW'itln es of the diocess; but that arrangetnent Wft 'bile/ which he thought Parliament wont(' not bet aispoSed to adopt. Other* recommended that coadjtito, 'biebopi 'should be appeinted; but that propbsitiO6 sidered exceedingly objectionable. ;oil tol Mr. HENLEY, observing that the bill had see yet been delivered to members, moved than tbe debate. be adjourned. Mr. 6LibstowEiliktiicted this motsii;d l 44 Lord PALMERSTON consented td its ' pdiiDji s until Wednesday. • ; The Leases and Sales of Settled- liatito1)111111Piteal read a third time and passe& 41 , 4 • The second reading of the Proitektoti tical Courts Bill, moved ,lhy, I*. ,4101filLnivaa' negatived. , 111,J Jail a La-et havr lira I,t,i „ L. . ; •' • ~• • I/ qiiT HOUSE OE COMMONSd—Warersantyl , km li The motion for the second reading of the Grand Juries Jr.o. (Ireland) Bin was withdrawn by Sr D. NOAREYS, the mover. M The order fo: resuming tlie debate upon the second reading of ;he Poor Law (nitand) Bill was discharged and the bill was withdrawn. BISHOPS' RETIREUENT BILL. The adjourned debate'oti the Etelitilnd reading of this bill was then resumed.' "r"' I ' ''"' Sir W. HEVTLICOTZ ) in the absence of Mr, Henley, moved as an selenffnaiesit i iickilni v ieicand reading, be deferred for thtee n HoilAserved that 'the measure was partial Initiniplete, that it tlitew difficulties in the way of ftitiire' legislation *litchi' the matter, and that its principle was objectionable. if driven to a choice, it would be safer, in his opinion, to appoint suffragan i.pops under qnt,l, Of Henry VIII. r • Lord R. a gaaaast and that it place sees disposal of -st Minister of this, crown. _ measure in troduced 4 Sir R. Peel'ii Goveraw,eo in 184,0 1 ,90 the infirmity of the Bishqp of Bath q 4 was originally frturtekToo4,l44viCogyigrestAssorWe of tbese two cases, ` I „ , • Mr. Nii,w,„ t Agpport a/ - 1 01 e bill, replied seriatim, ficsrp,r phisctions . urged agaissist the measup*, 4 regi4 to the lateness oCikstintro wag, be remarked, 44148ther the special L. dioaesa qt riot be M 1 without au officiant•l b eiabgiteoe Mr.-/LiVuroottaa opposed ihe Ibir. l it objecdoW 1110 , 1ahibb, be said, was that thelliabard of London 04. 1 tit , Durham had no husialetlio &MO To the best of my reatembettaag shortly after your arrival at the Dardanelles 1 rohnd myself, with the other, commanding officers, at the quarters of flerien; Be • when some conversation ensued, in tba , clone of I letter was produced, through which it appeve4 trAit • force was attached to the Turkish Contingent; itithlstiiii6 y upon hearing which, both Lioutenint•Cdtotel 6 iiod, Itt a l myself proceeded to report and place ourselves MI hr command. Beyond , flits, I' tehilybannot maim anSi ati statement. '111" J n• • I. • el.. — ) i --- - -- - -------- ---- ERSTON, in moving the second reading is of London and Durham Retirement had intended to submit to Parliament .asure, founded upon an analogy with Ages, to enable bishops whO wished to ) were disabled by infirmity,* to resign is; but in the meantime he igceived, a on from the Bishops of London and imating their desire to retire owing and thereupon the Government had proper course was to frame a bill limitei !,ular cases, and there were circumstances ose cases which rendered it necessary iould be specially provided for. The fri observed, bad been anirnadverte . upon, ho criticised it talked of a nefiis Pp, hat the Government had Ores "the sign, and held out inducements in order op unity of making fresh appoint- ire been, he said, nothing of the Pere OM been spontaneous ot the part of Thb allegation of simony Was an abuse rieury V ILL. Lord IL CECIL 860414 . the ariteedment. The precedent he considpred ?p 'Se ,dangerous in a con- stitutional yobit of visiff . 14. gave the Minister a direct power over' bisticiPt wishing to retire. Mr. M. MILNES supported the bill, arguing that the cases to which it , •pplied were exceptional, and any supposition, that . world be a precedent for ii other bills was an . , AiSimpiption. Mr. ZlAriiiii consider the measure nothing bitt it propose). for a conditionol resignation; the principle of. which was contrary to the lew of the Church in the case of benefice!, the reslytistian of *hick must be simple, pure,', amil absolute i end; Woking at the r s of the correspondence; he asked it it cotild lie that the resignation of the bishops was pure, enn_ile, and uncond)tinnel. t it Mr. CLRDWELL supported the second : He observed that the bill sought to accomp is two objects—first, to place an effective siiperiti- tendence over two important dioceses; *hicli it wee acknowledged they did not no* possesi ; and; secondly, to eckinoniisb the ecclesiastics fur p, by rendering productive for the purposes 91" it porch more thin 4(1,000/. a year. It was objeC to the bill ; first, that the object should be obtained, not by 45 / 161 piecemeal legislation, hi 4 br ; Ili . entivil measure,ibut a general ,measure f inw4' , wth these , two dioceses Separately ; secondly ; at the hill . 'had u fkiu beep, t totroduce4 at .a }ate, period .h . f „tile i - ; 'On; to t 4 l l 4 .wN s • P c `r el #9l. llil # r *Pkil t ;It Sth 4 t , „ were ; 5inipei54_,,,t,t,,.14,4 1 ilie . o epee, : if 44,Fit;!;44 YlittV" Prtg i uOZAP_li:4‘,,r , R., ...04,vit en ! )?. ,- i cl zr. A .,., 7 move; l.lly. t R b, be ago* , *Vl** , 10-,.. T — -thia o ..00oh squid be obiria M the cofnfOto,i:, ; ,Afr...., ~itiiigx,p,pposed the bi ; „ i ~,,, ~ , „ j ,, Mr. : r as i pported the bil , ~, t4 is lic nAl rot Sir X,I , , 'aid it was impdssible f.o riaii444* the ease ' , m, the correspondence; slid It. itiie qtr, . I t ,prelates, from using ilie. term ,!!, 41,, *, hp* felt that tberemis i klegal ob- -14 4 , 1 31,„ n it 4 ,!:l o * 4 1 qPgP0 2 7 t :e t iiti n tt* ifsfLao offqc9W.,Ps'ikt!PPAZi-si Mono,' 9 ~ t ik 'Mu .a high syytffin A L AI?). Church canine with high c i o spiritnil ~f s py}; spld he could not. bring his mind to 9ny , a9nsiuftioq, op*, ,tußt the transaction was of e, must: choppier. It was said that to coniAimits einiony the transaction must be corrupt; but it had been held that any resignation or exchange of church preferment for money was corrupt. lid objected,to the bill further, because if it*ere plectltt upon the narrow grofind of nriviiege to these two bishops, it would otimi{itn}e „a homier to a general measure founded upon other principles, and that it would place their sees in reversion at the disposal of the First Minister of the Crown. The measure in• „ ... „.„ duction, the. que stion mei, be remarked, Whether the inconvenience of discussing a special measure at the end of the session watt greater than leaving two ,most important dioceses entirely without a superiu- nding head. The particular okjections offerecl.h7 , ~ rir S. Graham to the speciality OA ,thw u rneasuze were applinfible to a Rua* . most s4 re, 'O, inniess it was oboOtwo 19,MarOselt g 'TV, 0111,0# 1 opinion, bettfr, Rti the ) 94,0, A spasifip,, too ~sbe ,iriaure should ; )ae LA''!perstkupfwe.,4:..tkir,..,,4l,,m,,,.,... 4,„„,,,,,, .ouriSt ffp ! pcovuttens o Ana , tn . 1, mat it was a, sigiv- _Fecal contract, the broad distinntAiin, between mainen t.tiS te, id, ntqlues„ pr i ghibittins, ba4,;iiiton .avarl94/0, Al l ipt ow !imputed Mr. ; sapier'Ak,,,exp9sitiontt ,of, 1. 1 ?° pqeYIiT,zLKAI this XI rel!Pff tnti o/tol(AinftlimPo,..4o 4l 443ms i ke i n ;pat WM, usot o,4map*avki contract *lie, il r ks.... a*. 0 40 1; ti:Ottefi Paclei At eirpom acal,,a , AcifßPo4o l , (4) l 3 l l 3 Yitikigtai 0 4040,0941 d m e s itqp,,im. . ]Believing ~ e eaa. 0, ,11.*Fgqut,,tkeh 0 ,; ines p Ati vuld be . 0 liPfißiakt t a W9 410 1!".1 1 1 08 TIN% ttih a as A 4 94411,e!1t eflikairolloo, %MHO PPar.ifilP l P-Pau WI 'WFR I 4' I reacting/ ca,i Loiii A i Bit Ji Suati.tzwatippotled thel bili 4 Id theilmod that the interest of the damp, of Loodbraismitl