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'IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) Their lordships assembled at five o'clock. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition from a dissenting congregation for the abolition of church rates. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Glasgow in favour of the assimilation of the Scotch and English lalnkruptcy law. TREATMENT OF CONVICTS. Lord ST. LEONARDS called attention to a letter in the Times, written by the chaplain of York Castle, stating, in reference to the case of the Edinburgh prisoner men tioned in this house by the noble and learned lord on a former evening, that he knew that the police were not only in the habit of dogging liberated convicts, and preventing themgetting employment, but actually employed their com panions in guilt to decoy them into the commission of offences, In orderthatthey (the police) might have a job at the assizes. The noble lord made some severe comments on such con duct on the part of the police, and expressed a hope that some inquiry into the circumstances would be instituted by the Government. He moved for certain returns in re gard to convicts. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had no objection to the returns being made. If the facts stated by the chaplain of the castle were true, tho conduct of the police -was strongly to be deprecated. He promised the noble and learned lord that the matter should be investigated. The returns were then agreed to. THE WHITEHAVEN JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. This bill was read a second time. NUISANCES REMOVAL AND DISEASES PRE VENTION ACT FURTHER AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a second time on tho motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBITRY. BENEFICES AUGMENTATION BILL. On the motion of the Bishop of LONDON, this bill passed through committee. CHIMNEY-SWEEPERS BILL. The report of the amendments to this bill was brought up and agreed to. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, this bill was read a third time and passed. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. - The Stockton and Darlington Railway Bill was ordered to be considered. The Newport Improvement Bill an d the Ryde Improve =ant Bill were read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. F. SCULLY from a place in Tipperary against any inspection of nunneries - by Mr. STANLEY, from certain tradesme n o f th e c ty of' Cheater, complaining of great neglect of duty and incivility on the part 'of the assessors and surveyors for the income tax, and called the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the same, for the purpose of making inquiry into the case ; by Mr. HnnE, from places in Forfarshire, in favour of the Lord Advocate's Education:Bill ;. by Mr. CRAUFURD, several petitions from places in Scotland iu favour of the same bill ; by Mond BL Ant, from- places in Ayrshire against the same bill,,and several places in favour of the same bill ; by Colonel FREESTUN, from the Protestant Dissenters of Weymouth and illelcombe Regis, praying for the admission of all elapses, irrespective of. religious ilifferences, to a full participation in the advantages which the national univer- SitieS .attord ; by Mr. G. IL Moo a E.. a large. number of petitions against Mr. Chambers' Nunneries Bill. BILLS OF EXCHANGE 11/r. DIGB' SEYMOUR gave notice that on Tuesday next be would move for leave to bring in a bill to transfer juris , !iction over bills of exchange, fraudulently ob tained; from the civil to the C 7 iminal courts. SLAVE TRADE. Sir G. B. PECHELL asked Lord J. Rumen if any in formation has been received that the Government of Spain tins issued certain decrees relative to the abolition of the slave trade in the island of Cubs, and to its resolution to enforce the observation of the treaties with this country ; and, if whether the reduction of the numbarof the cruisers on the coast of Cuba (as appears by a recent return from the. Admiralty) has taken place with reference to those decrees? "Lord J: 'RUSSELL - said it was quite true that such in= formation had been received, and 'it was of a very satis factory nature. With. regard to the second question, the reduction which had'taken place was only of a temporary Character. Mr. FIUME asked if there would be any objection to lay the decrees on the table ? Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say there would not. TICKETS OF LEAVE. Mr. F. SCULLY called the attention of the Under Se cretary of State for the Home Department to the case of George Brown, at Bow-street Polite-office, on Thursday last • and asked, if convicts liberated with licenses unde r the last; 16 and 17 Vic.. c. 99, are usually ordered to be dis charged in the, place where they committed the crimes for which they were convicted : if he is aware that the police are in the habit of informing the employers of such libe rated prisoners of their previous character ; whether they Lave any authority for doing so ; and if he would lay upon the table of the house copies of the instructions relating to the discharge of convicts with leave of license, and the rules and regulations of the police force in regard to such prisoners after their liberation ? Mr. FITZROY said the option was given to the prisoners to choose the place where they wished to go, under certain limitations, or to be discharged on the spot, being first fur nished with a complete set of clothes and money to convey them to their destination. With regard to the second question, he could state from information that the charge made against the policewasunfounded. No special instruc tions whatever had been given to the police in respect to their conduct in relation to liberated convicts. HORSE GUARDS. Mr. MACKINNON asked the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, whether the practice of exercising the Horse Guards within the precincts of Hyde-park (contrary to usual custom) is to be continued ? Sir W. MOLESWORTH replied that her Majesty's household troops were allowed by his Royal Highness, the ranger, to exercise in the park. (Hear, hear.) Their usual place of exercising was that part of the park on which the Great Exhibition stood ; but this year they were prevented from exercising on that spot for fear of tearing up the newly-sown grass, and they were consequently allowed to exercise now at the north end of the park. He had no power to withdraw that order. (Hear, hear.) • NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS. Lord LOVAINE asked whether the steamers taken up for the conveyance of her Majesty's troops to the East, were not engaged exclusively for the accommodation of those troops; and whether the circumstances are known to the Board of Admiralty, under which the person who reported to the Times newspaper the condition of the troops landed at Gallipoli, appears to have obtained a passage on board such steamer from England to Malta, and from Malta to Gallipoli. Mr: OSBORNE sad the Board of Admiralty had no offi cial cognisance of the reporter to the Times, or any other paper; but, oat of personal courtesy to the noble lord, he had made inquiries into the subject, and he found that the steamers conveying the troops did not convey this gentle man from England to Malta. Whether the troop steamer conveyed him from Malta to Gallipoli he could not say, but he had no doubt the position and education of the gentleman would make him an excellent companion for the officers in command of the troops. (Hear.) COAL FOR THE NAVY ON THE EUXINE COAST. Mr. EWART rose to inquire of the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any measures have been adopted for ascertaining that coal, for the purposes of the steam navy, can be procured at Ezakli, on the southern caast of tree Euxine, between Constantinople and Tredsond. Sir J. GRAHAM could assure his hon. friend that his earliest attention had been directed to the subject, for the house must be aware that for the purposes of conducting naval warfare coal had become hardly less essential than gunpowdtr . ' and the price of coal in th e S ea of Marmora lad-of late become enormous. Most fortunately for the independence of Turkey, a molt valuable mine of coal had been discovered at Ezakli, and immediate attention would be given to working it, and neither British skill nor capital would be wan ti ngfor that purpose. He had great expectation that there would be obtained an abundant supply of coal equal to the wants of Turkey and the combined fleets (Cheers.) SAVINGS BANKS. Mr. OLIVEIRA rose to ask the Chancellor of the Ex chequer if he intends to introduce any measure upon the iMbject of savings banks during the present session ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, though he had a bill on the subject of savings banks prepared, he was fearful he should not be able to bring it in during the present ses s i on w ith an y pros p ec t o f passing it, which was the only useful result bringing in such a bill could have. (Hear, hear.) CHURCH LEASEHOLDS. Lord A. VANE asked Lord John Russell whether the noble Lord, having announced an intention on the part of her Majesty's Government to introduce in the course of the present session a bill for continuing the act of 1851 for the ,enfrancbisement of church leaseholds. will be prepared to introduce such a measure before the resumption of the ad journed debate on the Episcopal and Capitnlar Estates Bill, which stands fixed for the 17th instant, and whether such measure will simply provide for the further continuance of the act of 1851, or will contain amendments thereon ? Lord J. RUSSELL was afraid the bill to which he had alluded could not be introduced befors the 17th, but he could state generally that the object of the bill would be to coutiaue the provisions of former acts. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS. Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he w ill i n t ro d uce a bill for moon "'ging vninntamilY-established Industrial Reformatories for Criminal Children. Lori PALMERSTON hoped he should be able this see "lion to introduce such a bill, but when, he could not ex . sotly say. On the motion oildr N .H Ei fYR R I ; r Upper Home. a new writ waered for Lichfield, in the room of Lord called to the EDUCATION (SCOTLAND 44) In reply to Mr. C. BRUCE, The LORD ADVOCATE stated that the se, An A ing of this bill would be taken on the 12th re "*" . CONVEYANCE OF HORSES TO THE EAST. " Sir J. WALSH observed that on Fridatast-tiaQ—e'iirst Lord of the Admiralty stated that 2,200 horses in sent to Turkey. Did the r i ght hon. bar o had been 2,200 horses had arrived in Turke y , o r that t i t i an that merely been sent ou t ? 3 7 had Sir J. GRAHAM replied that what ho stated was that 2,200 horses had been embarked for Turkey ; but he had the satisfaction of now stating . that he had received a letter from Lord Raglan, at Malta, intimating that a portion of this convoy had arrived there without the loss of a single horse, and had been taken in tow by steamers for convey " ance to Conetantinople. No doubt by this time they had. reached that place, and the others we re on their way. Ar rangements had been made for sending out a still larger number of horses, including, 500 which were on the point of being forwarded in, the Himalaya. (Hoar, hear,) THE NEW BUDGET. Mr. bISRA.ELI asked if the Chancellor of the Ex obeiper would make his financial statement on Monday. Lord J. RUSSELL replied in the a ffi rmative ; and took 'theoPPertnnity of giving notice, that to-morrow ho should move amodification of the standing orders to enable com •'--J;littees of ways and means and supply to be taken on any ni , Y when orders take precedence of notices of motion. 001. BLELIR,gave notice that to-morrow he should e' , ll Attention to Pee • of in .this house; meanerl/ whaehScoteh bills were disposed STAMP DUTIES. _; reply.to Slr R, wALL.Qucauty, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he should lay the bill statottguties on the table on Frida y it "but he-clia.U"-ProTo 3 o to take a vote o ' n it then. RAILWAY LEGISLATION. Lord J. RUSSELL said if the house had no objection he should propose to go on with the railway bill this even ing, before they proceeded to consider the other orders. After a few words from the Marquis of CHANDOS, Mr. CARDWELL said he was perfectly willing to pass the bill through committee pro forma now, and then to reprint the bill. The other orders having been postponed for the purpose, Mr. CARDWELL moved that the Speaker do leave the chair for koin g into committee on the bid. Mr. RICARDO moved that the debate be adjourned, as this was an entirely new bill, and there ought to be time for considering it. Mr. HUDSON did not object to go into committee now. Mr. T. DUNCONIBE had come down to the house under the impression that they were to take the Oxford 'Univer sity Bill the first thing, but now it appeared this railway bill was to be smuggled through. He was afraid the Go vernment had succumbed to the railway interest, and the public interest was about to be sacrificed. The fact was the house was packed with salaried railway chairmen and directors, and so long as they voted upon these questions the public would have no confidence in its legislation. Mr. HUME also protested against taking this bill out of its order. Sir B. HALL complained that this bill favoured the railway interest at the expense of the public. Mr. CARDWELL opposed the motion for adjournment, and remarked that the reason this order did not stand first on the paper was because the Government had no control over the arrangement of the orders on Thursdays. Sir G. GREY hoped that Government would obtain that control for the future. Mr. BRIGHT objected to going on with the bill, as no notice had been given that it would be brought forward to-night. Sir J. PAKINGTON, on the other hand, had come down in the belief that the railway . bill would be taken first. After some further discussion, the house divided, when there appeared— For the adjournment of the debate Against it On the motion that the Speaker leave the chair, Mr. EVELYN DENISON said he did not object to the principle of the bill, but complained that the legislation with respect to railways had been contradictory and highly injurious to that interest. The questions of amalgama tion, running clauses, gauges. and many other important matters, - he observed, require immediate settlement. The companies had come before the committee with the greatest candour and fairness, and although Government had taken a certain degree of control over the companies, it had not given them in return any improved legislation. Mr. HUME complained that the present bill sacrificed the interest of private individuals to large public bodies. He desired that an authorised body—the Board of Trade, for instance—amenable to the house and the country, should have complete power over the operations of railways. Mr. F. EGERTON preferred the original to the amended bill, inasmuch as by the former the Board of 'Trade could act upon the complaints of the public, but by the latter only upon those of the.law conrts or the railway companies themselves; He announced his intention of Moving an amendment to rectify this and other defect's in the measure as it stood at present. Mr. MANGLES, after an elaborate review of the policy hitherto deliberately pursued by the house in legislating for railways, trusted that the companies would not be handed over to the tender mercies 'of the Board of Trade, but that _their reasonable representation would he listeped. to. Ho maintained that the public had no reason to com plain of the principle of competition originally laid down, from which they hail derived g reat beneits. On the con trary, the legislature alone, an d not the railway companies, wee respoirsible for the waste and expenditure ineurred under the operation of that principle. Mr. WILKINSON considered the bill could not fail to promote the interests of the public as well as those of the railway companie.. - - Mr. - HENLEY - denounced the bill as a pitfall for the public--full of general phrases, all very well in them selves, but of 'no practical good to the country. After a few 'words f!om Mr. E. SCULLY,' Mr. JAMES M`GREGOR said the hon. member for Lambeth had stated that railway proprietors in , England hail received less protection for their property than in any Other country in Europe. The hon. member might have gone farther, find said that railway proprietors in England had suffered grievous losses— that it was a most depressed interest ; and in his judgment, that depression was caused by the action of Parliament. In 1844 an act was passed providing that whenever a railway paid a 10 per cent. dividend, the Government should have power to purchase it. That gave the impression that railways were safe in vestments. The principle of competition followed, also sanctioned by the Legislature, and the ruin that that had caused could only be appreciated by those who knew what was going on. The estimates made for the construction of railways were often insufficient, so that lines which were estimated to cost 14 millions were frequently found to cost from three to four millions sterling ; and besides that there was a constant outlay of capital going on, all for the public advantage. The railway interest, therefore, appeared be- , fore the house in farina pzuperis, and the question ought to be, what could be done to remedy their present dis tress? But his right hon. friend proposed to legislate for the railway interest as if it were one continuous whole, instead of containing, as. it did, great elements of composition and of difficulty. The right hon. gentle man took away from them the advantages of competition, . - and he gave them nothing in return. He thought the ex penditure of 300 millions sterling in great public under takings, which had contributed the utmost possible benefit to the public interest, ought not to remain in its present state of perilous uncertainty. The value of railway pro perty at present depended upon accident, for if money shonal fall to 2 or 3 per cent. the railway property of the country would in all probability be doubled, and the exist ing interests would be ruined. Last year the committee which sat upon this question had recommended working arrangements between the different companies, which he had no doubt would have led to amalgamation, and by giving railways one united interest would have paved the way for this legislation on general principles. That system was adopted in the former bill, but it did not appear in the present. He hoped, however, the right honourable gentleman would give his attention to the devising of some plan for putting an end to the conflicts that were now going on, for till that was done this bill would he a one sided measure, doing everything for thepublic, but nothing for the rail aay interest. 49 261-221 Mr. BENTINCK asked the right honourable gentleman whether the present bill was to be all the legislation for the present year, or whether he meant to bring in a measure to prevent accidents in railway traffic. Mr. CARDWELL said such a bill would be introduced almost immediately Mr. ATHERTON was of opinion that the bill violated no constitutional principle and wrought no injury to pro perty, while it conferred great benefits upon the public. His objections to the former measure were obviated by transferring to the judges the powers which it proposed to entrust to the Board of Trade. Mr. WHITESIDE thought that the proposals of the Board of Trade entitled them to the gratitude of the house. In fact, he did not see how the judges were to pro ceed ; and as the bill had been praised for giving cheap and summary remedies, he was iuduced to ask what those re medies might be. Mr. CARDWELL said after the debate they had just heard, they would all admit that whoever attempted to settle the claims of the public against the railway com panies, and at the same time to respect the just interests of those who had invested a large capital in works of great public utility, and who were certainly deriving no great amount of remuneration—whoever attempted to do that, after the complicated and not very consistent legislation of the last 20 years, would undertake a very difficult task. The question was, had the Government addressed themselves to the undertaking with an anxious desire to resolve the diffi culty; and in reply he would appeal to the report and evidence which were laid upon the table last year. The hon. mem ber for Melton (Mr. E. Denison) was surprised that some matters had not found their place in the present bill. His (Mr. Cardwell's) answer was that the present bill only pro posed to deal with a part of the case. Others parts of it had already been dealt with by standing orders and by changes iu their mode of proceeding in that house. The right hon. gentleman (Mr. Henley) complained that he did not deal with amalgamation. lie had been willing to under take the labour an responsibility of dealing with that sub ject, and clauses were put in the hill as it originally stood for the purpose. But it was found that the object could not be accomplished by statute. Suppose they had settled by statute the terms upon which amalgamations should be made iu future, the very first private bill which dissented from it would iepeal the act, and leave things as they were. Still, the question had been dealt with by resolution namely, by the resolution in which they had fully disposed of the question as far as it was possible for a general com mittee upon general evidence to dispose of it. Then, again, it was said that the bill did not touch running powers. The reason why he did not meddle with that subject, too, was becausr the first private bill that varied those powers would repeal any statute they might pass on the subject. But they had by resolution endeavoured to express the de termination of the house; and further than that they could not go. Then it was said that he had provided no improved legislation for the future. His belief, however, was that the intercommunication of the members and especially of the chairmen of railway committees, would have the effect of greatly improving their legislation, and of pz ()set ving that unity and consistency which could not be maintained, so long as the legislation was committed to single committees, having no communication with each other. (Hear, hear.) These were the recommendations which the Government had made upon these subjects. He did not mean to claim any particular amount of ingenuity, or any other virtue. He would only say that they had endeavoured to deal with the matter according to the best of their ability ; and he would only state his opinion that it was impossible to embody in a statute the subjects which the hon. gentleman was supprised not to find in the bill. He (Mr. Cardwell) had met with the same encouragement which he believed had been dealt out to all his predecessors —that was to say, objections to his plan had come from all quarters of the heavens, and the most opposite effects had been attributed to his proposed legislation. Some hon. gentlemen said that it was a bill entirely for the public ; P and some, that it was a bill wholly for the companies.erhaps the shortest answer would be to state what the hill really was. The first clause in its present state (lid two things. First, it included, in language which he believed to be clear and accurate, a definition of the duties of railway companies to the public with respect to services performed upon their own lines. Mr. Henley had complained that the frequent qualification of the clause by the word " reasonable" rendered it a nullity. The reason why that word was so often repeated was this. The object of that portion of the bill was to apply the old law relating to common carriers upon the eommon roads to the altered state of things upon railways ; and the word " reasonable " was the legal definition of these duties. (Hear, hear.) The second part of the clause not merely placed a statutory obligation upon the several companies to . adj us t th e i r traffic with a due regard to the convenience of the publi c upon their separate railways ; but it also im posed upon th em an o b l i gation in making their regulations % c a l ? roc persons alaad might p mutuallyass fromto c o o n n e s ul line e to one a a n n o o t t h h e e r r , utmost possibl e facility. (Cheers.) Then came the ques tion, wh a t ought to bewiaithortdheer the nature of the tribunal to enforce these obligations? The re were two di s ti nc t opinions up on thi s point. There authori ties who thought that the matter werttstoomiLhigth responsible body of the executive geoZument, r w e h e ic rc i e s d ho to l t t s , operate as a kind of board of control, and whichshouldu regulate these matters on behalf of the companies. other hand there were others who thought.at On the questions of finance would arise it wo -1d be uncssmiZtuuy tional to hand over matters of private capital to the arbi trary determination of a government department. (Hear, hear.) They might say that this was an objection that ought not to prevail, but at all events it was ono that ought to be duly weighed and considered. That was we ighed and considered by the committee o f l as t year, as a • short extract from their report would sho w . The; soar I—" The control that is to be applied, when actu al a pplied, u, ust be arbitrary in its nature, and free from all technical flttors ; and aim) the exeroiso of it will al. • - THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 185 4, ways affect the pecuniary -interests of the company, your committee feel that its exercise must be carefully guarded. • • %. . . The constitution of the executive govern ment is unfavourable to the determination of such ques tions; and your committee recommend that the fact of wrong having been done by the company should fint be substantiated before a public tribunal, and that the aid of the executive department should be afforded to that tri bunal in forming its decisions." In the bill as originally proposed, and as it now stood there was no attempt to run counter to thii recommendation of the committee; but there was a proposal in exact conformity with the lan guage of that recommendation,—that when, by statutory enactment, it had been declared that the companies should afford facilities, and when by legal investigation it had been establish e d th a t th e y h a d f a iled to do so, then the exe cutive government should afford its assistance to the tri bunal in determining the matter. On behalf of the great railway companies, Mr. Beckett Denison and others had requested an interview with him at the Board of Trade ; they had expressed their readiness to co-operate with the Government in carrying into effect the great public object which it had in view of securing all reasonable facilities and intercommunication; but they preferred that the ap plication should be a very summary one to a court of law, which should have full power to refer it to any compe tent person ; and promised that they would assist in afford ing the most stringent remedies to enforce the right on the part of the public. He should have acted most unreason ably had he not considered the full effect of such a pro posal. He did so, and came to the conclusion that the public object in view would be as effectually attained by the bill in the mode in which they were willing to accept it as in any othor form of language. Reference had been made to voluntary arbitration. So far as that was con cerned, no enactment was required, because it carried with it no power. The Board of Trade was in the daily habit habit of conveying to the various companies such coin plaints as they received from the general public, and the board was always ready to promot e the carrying out of such voluntary arrangements. But the house knew that this voluntary arbitration did not effect its object when people's pecuniary interests were on the other side. A more stringent mode of arbitration was now required, with compulsory powers. The bill would give relief to any per son without exclusion or limitation, who was aggrieved ; and if the Attorney-General were instructed on behalf of the crown, he could apply, without costs, for any indivi dual, for the sake of remedying a great public grievance. No complicated form was necessary ; the simplest was suf ficient. If the facts were not disputed, there would be an immediate decision ; if they were disputed, the bill gave pcwer to refer the matter to such en gineer or after competent person as the court might (beide. Those were the two main provisions of the bill ; a distinct statutory enactment that every company should afford to the public all reasonable facilities, not only with regard to its own line, but all those other lines with which it intercommunicated, in order that the public might have the full benefit of the whole system of railway communi cation throughout all its network, from one end of the kingdom to the other ; and a provision of the simplest, most efficient, and least costly mode for enforcing and carrying out that remedy. L e t th e h ouse go intocoun inittee on the bill, and those hon. members who had talked with a disposition to sneer at the difficulties would not find that the case was one so easy to dispose of. (Hear. hear.) The committee in their report gave an enumera tion of the various means that hod been resorted to by the 'Muse fur dealing with railway questions—a proof of the difficulties with which the subject was environed. Bear 1-ng these facts in mind, the-house •would allow be was justified in saying that they must first define the duties before they appointed the tribunal. As to amalgamation they had thought it better that Par liament should assume some control over railways first, and then carry out amalgamation afterwards. This was the first attempt to carry out a reference to the constituted tribunals of alt disputed questions, at the smallest expense; anti thus to ensure a benefit both to the companies and the public at large. He doubted not the willingness of the companies to co-operate in this ob ject ; anti this harmony, so far from being an objection to the measure, ought to recommend it to the adoption of the house. Should the bill pass, it would not only increase the value of railway property, but what was of far more importance, would contribute largely to the convenience of the public. (Hoar, hear.) The SPEAKER then left the chair, and the bill passed through com u,i t tee pro forma. EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL. This bill was read a second time. CONVENTUAL AND MONASTIC INSTITUTIONS. Mr. T. CHAMBERS moved to postpone this debate till the 18th inst. Agreed to. time, consisting of the younger and more ardent spirits, who held peculiar opinions which he wished to check, by bringing to bear upon them the larger body of the univer city. The younger member; if they joined with them the professors, of whom the right hon. gentleman had given 4o graphic a description, would have an undoubted majority. Tho members of congregation might be divided into two on three categories. There were first the young men from 21 to 35 years of age. At the latter age they began to leave the university to fill livings or to marry. When these parties left the university, and spent eight or ten years in the. world, would they be less qualified to pass judgment of improvements in education than persons of 25 years of age who were just begitning to teach? (Hear.) Was the right hon. gentleman opposite, or the hon. and learned member for Kidderminster, who stood high in the univer sity, less competent to give an opinion on improvements in education because they were non-residents of the uni versity? (Hear.) In 99 cases out of 100 the decision would be left to the resident body ; it was only on some particular and strong case that the non-residents would be brought up. Such cases might arise, and then it would le unwise and unsafe to leave the decision to the resident bode :done. By this proposition of the Government they were creating a narrow oligarchy, instead of setting up a free representative system. (Hear.) Mr. H. DRUMMOND said that whether it was from a want of apprehension on his part, or from an improper sus picion of others, he could not help thinking but that in this matter both parties were fighting with gloves, and that there was something at bottom which they were unwilling wholly to acknowledge. He had a suspicion that each party was endeavouring through this bill, and especially through this clause, to strike at some party which they would notname. He thought the mere number could not be of such great importance. One right hon. gentleman said that if the body was composed of a greater number they would be divided into two factions. But was it not clear that whether composed of 10 or 1,000, there would still be two factions, who would be brought into continual collision ? It seemed to him that far more important than the question of teach ing was that of the moral discipline of those who were sent to the university. And for this purpose the board, as pro posed by the Government, was far more likely to be effi cient than if the non-residents who could not devote their time to the subject formed part of it. (Hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE said all the members of convoca tion, having been educated at Oxford, were perfectly com petent to term a judgment on questions of discipline ; and, as most of them had sons to be educated, they were not likely to be in favour of a lax discipline. It was not merely that a veto was given by the clause—the resident body were to decide whether or not convocation should express an opinion on any subject. There was nothing in the pre vious history of the university to justify such a provision. its history showed that the resi• lents were liable to great party bias and strong sectarian feeling, and that the remedy for that was to be looked for in convocation. Lord R. CECIL said, as convocation existed at present and as it would exist if the amendment were cars led, the effect was to leave all matters of rainier detail and all ques tions of scholastic discipline to those who were best able to deal with them, namely, the residents, and there was no reason to fear thet clergymen would come from Corn wall or Northumberland,to take such matters out of their hands. (Hear.) He might appeal to experience in support of this view. Two months ago, when the important question of the reform, or, as soma called it, the destruction of the university, was mooted, only 209 members assembled; and at the late election for the university, out of 3,000 members. barely 2,000 could be induced to vote. It was not on ques tious of detail that he wished to see convocation have the power of interference; but surely on such a question as that of the introduction of the study of the physical sciences, noblemen and judges were as well qualified to pronounce an opinions as the resident members of the university. It wars a-mistake to suppose that the tutors were 'the most talented morn belonging to the university. There were many men of great talent among them, but the body did not include the highest talent of the university at large. lie should certainly support the amendment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, said it seem ed to him that the house was in danger of forgetting what was essential to a right apprehension of the point to be dis cussed: The hon. member for North Warwickshire (Mr. Newdegate) had spoken as if they were now discussing a proposal to put into the hands of the congregation the full powers projected and designed by the bill. That, however, was not the case. The principal part of the electoral power hed, by a vote of the committee, which he much regretted, been taken from the congresestion ; and the question now was, whether a small portion of that power should not be placed in the hands of the congregation. The speech of the noble lord (Lord R. Cecil) was also calculated to create mis apprehension. The whole tone of that speech, as well as its language, was adapted to produce an impression that a pro posal had been made by the government to deprive the con vocation of powers which it at present possessed. Convoca tion was to be deprived of no power whatever which it pos sessed. He might be told that it was to be subject to a veto —that the congregation was to determine whether any question should come before it or not. That was perfectly true. But was there anything new in that proposal ? The Hebdomadal Board had hitherto exercised precisely the same power, What was the difference between the exercise of this power by the Hebdomadal Board and its exercise by the congregation ? Which was the most favourable for the university, tai have an absolute veto placed in the hands of the irresponsible heads of private societies, who did not carry on the discipline of the university, or to have it vested in an assembly which included every working man in the university ? -:.(Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentleman the member for Oxfordshire (Mr. Henley) had complained of the animadversionsof the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) upon his, speech ; but he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) must say that he thought they were deserved. (Hear, hear.) He had never heard from any gentleman in that house a speech so disparaging to the university; and he must add so un worthy of one of her sons. (Cheers.) It was true the right hon. gehtl&, an spoke, not of the convocation, but of the resident body. For every working purpose, however, the resident body was the university. (Hear.) Who were to educate their children? Who were to exercise discipline over them 2, On whom were their children to be depen dent ? Was it on the bishops on the bench, or on the judges in the courts? No, the working university was the resi dent university. (Hear, hear.) It was the resident uni versity that was engaged in the work of tuition. And how did the right hon. gentleman describe it ? He said, that among that body every question was carried according to party, by religions hate and animosity • it was always in one dangerous e x t rem e or another. Hei said that for the last fifteen years it had been in the Tractarian extreme, and he supposed that for the next fifteen years it would be in the Rationalist extreme. Mr. HENLEY said he would not be misrepresented in that way. What he said was, that it had been in the Trac tarian extreme, and that the right hon. gentleman knew better than, he did. (Opposition cheers.) He also s aid that the hon member for Stroud ha I stated that it was now in the Rationalist extreme, but that he (Mr. Henley) did not lbelieVe it. That IV4B what he sail, and the right hon. gentleman might misrepresent him as much as he pleased: (Opposition cheers.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the right hon. gentleman had no right to say that he wilfully -misrepresented him. He apprehended that he had a right to appeal to the Speaker for protection against the angry taunts of the right hon. gentleman. (Laughter from the Opposition.) The right hon. gentleman had no right to tell any member of that house that he might misrepresent him if he pleased. It was the first time in his experience in that house that he had heard any member, especially a member of the right hon. gentleman's age and gravity, im pute to another member wilful misrepresentation. That 'was what the right hon. gentleman had chosen to impute to him. He trusted he did not require to defend himself against such an imputation. (Ministerial cheers.) He main tained that: he had not misrepresented and not misappre hended tharight hon. gentleman. His statement was that for the last fifteen years the resident university had al ways been in one extreme or other and that if this power were granted the same state of things would exist. That was the whole pith of his speech, and if that were not its meaning it had no meaning at all. Having had seven years' acquaintance with the members of the university, he ventured to say that the right honourable gentle man knew - -; within; of their character, or he would never have made such a statement respecting them. The spiris -of party which unfortunately prevailed to so great an extent in the Church. of England did not prevail with half so much virulence in the University of Oxford as it prevailed out of it. The reason of this it was not very difficult to divine. These gentlemen at Oxford had something else to think about than party di s putes. A more laborious and hard-working body could not be found in any pert of the country. Surely also something was to be ascribed to the humanising and alleviating influences of their literary and civilising pursuits. For these reasons he did not hesitate to say that the spirit of party, whether political or. seligious, was less strong at that moment in the 'Tniversity than out of it. They had just been told that the tutors of Oxford were not a very distinguished body, and that they did not fairly represent the members of thecongregation in point of ability. He admitted that the tutors were at the present moment not equal to what they would be ten years hence if the house pissed this bill. (Laughter from the Opposition, and cheers from the Mini sterial tide.) There were certain colleges in Oxford which were oiled close colleges, and when these were made open the tutors would represent the very elite of the university. As the roble lord had made these remarks, he felt bound to say t1:10 he received the, other day a statement—from whom it came he knew not—ewhich gave in detail a result which was rather curious. It gave in three classes the heaths of houses at Oxford, the tutors and the pro fessors. Of the heeds of houses there was a certain portion ofdistinguished men who were never examined in schools, having passed through the university course be fore the examination was instituted. It appeared, how ever, that sit of seventeen heads of houses who were ex amined, six took first-class honours ; out of pixteen pro fessors who were examined, twelve took first-class honours ; and out of twenty-one tutors who were examined, fourteen took first-class honours. Under these circumstances, he thought the noble hird ought not to have made any state ment disparaging to this body of men. The noble lord (It Cecil) seemed to think that the leaving of the choice of the members of convocation who were to till up the num ber of the Hebdomadal Council to a body necessarily resi dent would lead to party feelings and factious doings (hear)--ancl he almost intimated that Government had taken no step whatever for securing the University from those evils. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) begged to point out that the proposed measure left out two classes of persons, en the very ground of their liability to be in fluenced by local considerations The noble lord would find that the Government bill extended neither to the pa rochial clergy nor to the chaplains of colleges. (Hear.) He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) dissented strongly from those who said that the decision of Convocation would be better thin that of Congregation ; he could not but recollect that all the reforming movement in the univer sity had been on the part of the younger bleaches of the university. There were many, very mazy, able men and honest refonners in the ranks of the university ; bat they were atnongst the junior, not the senior branches. There had been a eery recent' instance of the resident and non resident feeli n gs in the university. There was no need to go back to 1834 to test the matter. Upon two occasions during the present year appeals had been made to convoca tion. In tht first place, an appeal was made in order to get up an address to the Crown on behalf of a new consti tution, projetted• by certain parties, for Oxford—a consti tution Whichhad folind no one in that house.hardy enough to bring it fetward. That address would most surely have been thrownover had the matter depended upon - the resi dents at Oxford. So ilso would the petition which had been presented to that house against the present bill--a petition by the way adopted by the majority of two only. (Hoar, hear.), He should much like to know whether, upon the oceisions which balled men to Oxford, it was the quiet and teseperate, those unbiassed by party feeling, who went there? Certainly not They would be found to be the men of the strongest political and religious party feel ings. He ventured to say that an appeal to the facts upon the two ocenaions only to which he had adverted, would fully testify the truth Of this statement. There was one more point which he thought conclusive on- this ques tion. The house in its wisdom had decided , npon adopting a reeresentation by classes ; it Bald said the heads of houses dull select the heads of houses, the profeesors the professors, who are to form part of the Hebdomadal tioard. Surely it was only just and fit to carry out the .ame principle In this instance, and leave these members of the board to be chosen by congregation. Common justice i.nd fair principle required that some portion of power ihould be given to that class who did the work of the uni veisity. Had an opposite course been pursued by the souse some show of reason might be made for this amend ment, but as things stood there seemed not one single ar mment to be found in its favour. He had mentioned be 'ore :and repeated now, that it was the resident body in Oxford who had been most favourable to the commission 4' 1850, who were now most favourable to the present ueasure. It had been thought by some that the tutors .vere a body standing alone—a sort of Macedonian pha lanx, bristling with spears. This was not the fact ; for Imougst those who wore best inclined to the Government a large number were persons actually engaged in the business of tuition. He trusted that the house would not ionsent to the amendment. Lord R. CECIL explained that he hail no intention to lisparage the tutors. All that ho had intended to say was that when the various ranks of society were looked to, it would be found that the proportion of successful univer ,ity men not tutors was greater than those who had occu pied that position. Mr. HORSMAN was sorry to find that what he had said on a - former occasion had conveyed to some the idea that he thought the university- iu a rationalistic state. He did not say or believe that such was the case. (Hear.) His 4atement was, that the manner in which things were at oresent going on was tending to Germanise the university. Such be still thought to be the case, and in proof of the soundness of that opinion, he reminded the committee that the classics in use at Oxford were those edited by Ger man professors, and the theology was the theology of that eoun try also. With regard to the particular amendment under consideration he did not, as the bill now stood, regard the question as of so great importance as some hon. members. Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER said that there seemed to be an impression that the Government had recommended !,hat convocation should consist of all the members of the university ; he did not clearly understand whether that was so or not. Lord J. RUSSELL had not recommended that convoca tion should consist of all the members of the university ; he had only said that when convocation itself came under consideration; it might be a matter for grave deliberation. Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER objected strongly to the statements which had been made as to faction and party spirit. That was not a place to complain of such things. Party spirit was one of the infirmities of human nature, and would always show itself where people thought strongly and seriously upon any subject. It was a fact to be re gretted, perhaps, but it was no less a fact that could not be turned aside and got rid of. Neither could he view with Approbation the onservations which had been levelled at !he tutorial body. He could conceive no higher occupation than that of educating the people of England, and those who were engaged in that great work were entitled to and had his greatest respect. , To the detractors of those gentle men he replied by reminding the house what they had done, and by pointing in support of that reminder to the judicial, the episcopal, and the Treasury beaches. (Hear.) Mr. HILDYARD objected strongly to the exclusion of non-resident members from a right of voting in the choice of members for the Hebdomadal Council. He wondered that some cf the liberal members on the opposite benches, the hon. member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) for instance, had not taken the matter up. The proposal of the Govern ment amounted to reducing the number of electors from about 3,000 to not more than 150. The' simplest method of dealing with the question was to adopt the amendment, and allow every member of the convocation the right of voting. Mr. R. PHILLIMORE, thought the house would not agree to anything so unfair as that the six heads of col leges should be chosen by the close body, and the six tutors by the convocation at large. The bill in no way limited the powers of convocation, but gave it for the first time the power of acting. Mr. VANSITTART, who spoke amid impatient calls for the division, was understood to support the amendment. Sir W. H . EATHCOTI4; would vote for the word .'• con- gregation " rather than " convocation," having given notice of an amendment which would come at a later period of the bill to'enlarge the boundary of the congregation Mr. MILES thought, the noble lord should state whether he would accept his hon. friend's (Sir W. Heatheote) amendment to the 18th clause for enlarging theboujidaries of the congregation. Lord J. RUSS E LL must decline giving any -pledge until he knew precisely what the amendment was, how it would apply, and.the arguments by. which it might be supported. The corn .t.ittee then divided— For the word "congregation," as in the clause 192 For the amendment 176-16 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER intimated that he proposed to adopt the amen. i ineut of his hon. friend and colleague (Sir W. Heathcote), that the 'Vice-Chan cellor or. his deputy should preside over the Hebdomadal Council. There was one person in the university they had forgotten, that was the Chancellor, and he would give notice of an amendment to the effect that the Chancellor, when residing in the university, should be a member of and preside over the council. The clause as amended was agreed to. On clause 7; The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he, proposed to add words at the end of the clause, which would enable the Vice-Chancellor to continue a member of the council for one year after leaving his office. The clause as amended was then agreed to. On clause 8, In answer •to Mr HENLEY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the clause was propc.ed to prevent the arising of any legal doubt on the construction of the statutes which prevented professors holding any other office. It was thought the word office might apply to a place at the Hebdomadal Council, and this clause was intended to avoid that diffi culty. The clause was agreed to. On clause 9, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY proposed the following pro viso :--' 4 Provided always that nothing contained in this act shall be construed to give any executive functions to the Hebdomadal Council or its committees, except such as may be required to provide for the preparation and pro posal of statutes for congregation." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there IVIIB no probability that any board fn Oxford would encroach on the duties of the executive. The functions of the Hebdomadal Board were transferred by the bill to the council, and as the board had never made any encroach ment on the executive, there was no reason to think that the council would do so. Clause 9 was then struck out. On clause 10, Sir W. HEATHCOTE moved 'an amendment to leave out certain words, anal insert " not reside for 18 weeks during term time, or attend 18 times at the meetings of the Hebdomadal Council in each." The object of the amend ment was, that distinguished persons woo were not per manently resident might, with the facilities for travelling now existing, be able to be members of the Hebdomalal Council. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the term of 21 weeks had been inserted in the bill, with the perfect knowledge that 14 weeks was the term of acade mical residence. He thought it would have been well if Government had prolonged the term of residence. They thought it reasonable and desirable that the members of the Hebdomadal Council should be resident. After some farther conversation, the amendment was withdrawn, and the clause was agreed to. Mr. PACKE moved that the Chairman report progress. Mr. DISRAELI asked when the bill would be brought on again. Lord J. RUSSELL said it would not be brought on either to-morrow oe Monday, and he could not now state when it would be brought on. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. BOUNDA ttY SURVEY (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM. Mr. OLIVEIRA moved that an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty, praying that she wil be graciously pleased to grant au inquiry into the capability of increasing the accommodation at the Royal Military Asylum at Chel sea, for the reception of the children of non-commissioned officers and soldiers on foreign service, as far as may be practicable, to theextent which that establishment afforded under various warrants of her Majesty's royal predecessors. Mr. S. HERBERT said there was no doubt that the Asylum at Chelsea had afforded, and does afford at this ii.otnent, considerable ad vantages to the army. It contained now 350 children, but at one time when a similar estab lishment existed at Southampton, the number reached as high as 1,222, including boys and girls. It was found, however, that so far as their after life was concerned, the • system f educating female children both at Chelsea and Greenwich entirely failed,' and the Government therefore put it down ; but as regarded boys the case was different. The asylum at Chelsea was divided into two parts, one portion being devoted to the boys and the other to the purposes of a normal school for training masters for the army. Now if the request of the honourable member were acceded to without limitation, some other place would have to be provided for the schoolmasters, but the change could only be made at an obvious disad vantace to the service,. because you could not keep up an efficient normal training school, unless you had attached to it a large school for the education of children where the master could obtain practical experience in the duties of his calling. He had found,' however, upon inquiry, that by making a certain amount - of alteration in the building, accommodation for about a hundred and twenty children more could be provided, but it was obvious that, as the war progressed, the call upon the asylum for the reception of children would be much greater than it is now, and even here some limitation would have to be put on the number. At present the inmates of the asylum consisted of three classes of children, viz. orphans who had lost both parents, children wh o h a d only one parent living, and, lastly, hildren whose parents were alive but serving abroad. The present number of inmates, as he had al ready stated, was 350, but if it was possible Government intended to ask for pertnission to increase it at discretion by 150, which would involve an additional expenditure of 3,0001. for the first year, but something less in subsequent years. He had directed inQuiries to be made as to how far the increase coulit be carried out, and he hoped, under these circumstances, the hon. gentleman would not think it necessary to press the address. After a few words from Colonel DUNNE and Colonel NORTH, the motion was withdrawn. COURT OF ADMIRALTY. Sir G. B. PECHELL moved for a return from the Re gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, together with copies of the return transmitted to the Lords Commis sioners of the 'Admiralty, from the several Vice Adaairalty Courts, of all cases which had been adjudged in the said courts respectively, under the Act 13 and 14 Vic., since the Ist of Jiane, 1850, with the dates of the seizure, ac cording to the schedule annexed to the said act. Agreed to. • INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES. Viscount GODERICH moved for a bill to amend the Act 15 and 16 Vio., c. 31, to legalise the formation of in dustrial and provident societies. The object of the bill was to enable friendly, societies to appoint.public officers to sue and be sued instead of the trustees. Agreed to. PAYMENT .OF * WAGES (HOSIERY) BILL, Sir H. HALFORD moved that this bill be referred to the select committee on the Payment of Wages Bill. Agreed to. POOR 'REMOVAL BILL. Mr. BAINES moved to nominate the select committee, viz'.: Mr. - Baines, Sir George Grey, Sir John Trollop°, Sir Benjamin Hall. Mr. Liddell, Mr. Dunlop, Mr.. Alexander Thistle, Colonel Blair, Colonel Mure, Mr. Cumming Bruca Sir John Yoang, Mr. George Alexander Hamilton, Sir Robes t Ferguson, Mr. John Ball, and Mr. Maguire. Colonel DUNNE moved the adjournment of the, debate, on the ground that owing to some misunderstanding the Irish members left the house under the impression that - Lord Naas and Mr.' IL Herbert were to "be added to the committee. Mr. DANES said he should Iwo bog happy to.hsve acceded to the gallant colonel's proposal to insert the names of Lord Naas and Mr. Herbert ; hut owing to the compo sition of the committee, he could not assent to their being added to it, unless he also proposed two more Scotch and Irish members. Sir J. TROLLOPE supported the original motion. After a few words in explanation, Colonel DUNNE withdrew his amendment, and the committee was appointed. PUBLIC STATUES. Sir W. MOLESNiblad moved for leave to introduce a bill to place public statues within the metropolitan police district under the control of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings. Leave was given. The house adjourned at 1 o'clock. THE AMERICAN DRAMATIC FUND. ( From the Sunday Courier. ) NEW YORK APRIL 16, 1854. The annual dinner took place in the ladies' ordinary of the Astor House, on Monday evening last, and was parti cipated in by about one hundred and fifty persons. The report of Mr. Wemyss was favourably received, and the donations made on the occasion exceeded by a trifle five hundred dollars. Speeches were made by the president, Mr. Stebbins, Blake, Parke, Goodwin, Fuller, Fields, Marsh, John Van Buren, Fleming, and others, and Gay ler, volunteered several songs, which were deservedly ap plauded. The music was furnished by Lyster, Rea, Cardon, Fordolf, Madame Pozzoni, Miss C. Hiffert, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Hayes. - Among the invited were two reverend gentlemen, Henry Ward Beecher and E. H. Chapin, both of whom declined, and from whom letters were received and read. As the former has distinguished himself by his bitter and perse cuting assaults upon the drama and its professors, we pre sume that the request for his attendance was a piece of satire, and if so, Beecher proved by his note that he was too old a bird to be caught in the trap set for him. The success of the play of" Uncle Tom's Cabin" may, however, have worked a radical change in the views of our clerical friend, and he may now be of the opinion that the stage is not quite so bad as he painted it. The following letter, read by Mr. F. C. Weinysa, at the dinner we have not seen in print : Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, 30th April. My dear Sir,—l have just read the report .of your last American Dramatic Fund Festival, and permit • me, as Master and Treasurer of the General Theatrical Fund in England, to congratulate you on the noble and generous spirit which procured. you the triumph of your inde pendence on that occasion ; and while that independence has not been the only one achieved by America, it is not the less honourable because it has secured the comfort, in old age, of the prudent and retired actor, and shown to those who neither comprehend his pursuit nor its purposes. that the stage, besides its high and legitimate aims, posiesses other kindly and liberal objects which must ever command the re spect of all enlightened and tolerant minds. The characteristic impulse that at once obtained you such a proud position amongst the institutions of both hemis pheres, is only what I could have expected, from experience, during my visit to the United States, where I met with libe rality and kindness at every turn. At our next festival I shall certainly allude to your last most extraordinary demonstration in the hope that I shall witness something like a corresponding feeling here.* While again conzratulating you, allow me to forward you a donation of Fifty Dollars, and'with best remembrances to all who may not have forgotten me in your country, believe Me, very truly yours, J. B. BUCHSTONE. • To F. C. Wemyss, Esq., Secretary to the American Fund Association. 17, Ely-place, Holborn, London, Sept. 20th, MY dear PoveY,l beg to return the rules and regulations of the American. Dramatic Fund Association with thanks, and at the same throe permit me to say that I am much pleased with them. I cuchise you a draft for 5/. for the purpose of the Fund, being a great admirer of the talent from that great country. Wishing them all the success they can wish themselves, believe me yours, &c., To John Povey, Esq. TllOlllB J. JERWOOD. * Alluding to the fact, as stated by Mr. Buckstone at the last anniversary dinner of the General The itrical Fund; that on one occasion thirteen gentlemen subscribed one hundred dollars each after the subscription list had closed, to obtain the independence of the American Fund, and to - enable it to grant annuities. - - • RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY AND CANAL TRAFFIC REGULA, TION BILL. Mr. Cardwell's bill, under this title, has been amended in committtee at the request of the railway directors. The clauses in the original bill for sanctioning working arrangements between railway and canal companies, and conferring various powers on the Board of Trade for the regulation of the traffic, the starting and arrival if railway trains at points of junction, and for the settlement of disputes be tween railway companies, have - been expunged thus reducing the bill from 15 to 5 clauses. These clauses provide that every railway company or canal com pany, and railway and canal company shall afford all reasonable facilities for the receiving and forwarding and delivering of the traffic upon and from the rail ways and canals belonging to or worked by such companies, and for the return of carriages, trucks, boats, and other vehicles, and shall not give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to or in favour of any particular person or company, or any par ticular description of traffic ; and every such company having railway or canal or railway and canal communi cation, forming part of a continuous line of railway or canal communication, or which has the terminus sta tion or wharf of the one near the terminus station or wharf of the other, shall, so far as reasonably and con veniently may be, afford all due and reasonable facilities for receiving and forwarding alt the traffic arriving by one of such railways or canals by the other, without any unreasonable delay, and without any undue preference or partiality, and so that no obstruction may be offered to the public desirous of using such railways or canals as a continuous line of communication, and se that all reasonable accommodation may at all times be afforded to the public. Parties complaining that reasonable facilities fur forwarding traffic are withheld may apply, in a summary way, by motion to one of the superior courts in Westminster or Dublin, or to the Court of Sessionin ScAland, as the case may be, and it shall be lawful for such court or judge to hear and de termine the matter, and to enforce certain penalties from companies or parties for disobeying the orders of the court. It is also provided that the judges of such courts, or any nine of them, of whom the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justices of the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas, and the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer shall be five, from time to time to make all such rules or regulations as may be necessary for proceedings under this act. The saving clause pro vides that nothing contained in the act shall take away or diminish any of the rights or privileges of any person or company under the existing law, except so far as they may be inconsistent with this act. MILITIA BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. HENLEY a sked f or some explanation a the pro visions of the bill. Mr. S. HERBERT said that under the clauses of the old Militia Act the militia could only be embodied in case of invasion or danger thereof. Whenever war existed there might be said to be danger of invasion, though not any imminent danger ; and on that account it was thought desirable to give the power of embodying the militia in case of war. Since the bill was brought in, he had received several applications from militia staffs asking to be em bodied, and expressing willingness to serve in any part of the country. The best spirit prevailed, and Government would take care So to carry out the act as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the parties concerned. Mr. RU . 3IIE - urged the importance of the militia and the army being under the same general authority. The time had come when the jealousy which created those different authorities ought to cease. The militia was not under the command of the Secretary at War, but of the lords lieu tenant. It had originated in jealousy of the Crown; but no such feeling now existed. A great amount of money was expended on the militia, which might be lessened if all were placed under one authority. He would abolish the militia, and increase the regular force by the same number of men. The enormous cost of the militia was highly discreditable to the country, at a time when the b=st application of the public funds ought to be made. He protested against the principle on which the militia was conducted, and should take objection to the bill at a future stage. The bill was then read a second time. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill, com mencing with the latter part of the 6th clause, which de termines the constitution of the council. Sir W. Heatheete, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir J. Pakington, also rose at the same moment, claiming to move : mendments ; and for some time the confusion was so great that the Chairman hardly knew how to pro cee‘ 1. At length, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER obtained a hearing, and said that he could not consent to accept the clause as it was left by the committee on their last sitting. It was now proposed that a professor of theology should be elected by the professors as a whole. To this he ob jected, as the professors generally were not a fit bogy to elect the professor of theology. He ought rather to be chosen by the university at large. It was absurd to set a professor of anatomy, of Sanscrit, of geology, of chemistry, and other things,. to elect a professor of theology. The words objected to were then put and negatived without a division. Sir J. PAKINGTON moved to substitute for the word " congregation" the word " convocation." He viewed the former body with great jealousy and dislike, and wished to see it got rid of from the bill. It was a body hitherto un known to the working of the university, and he believed that it would have a very prejudicial effect. He thought, that party feeling might be brought into play to a danger ous extent by this measure. There was great danger in his opinion that the tractarian party might exercise their influence under this clause, and the university should not be exposed to such a risk. (Hear, hear.) He was of opinion that the convocation should have the power of taking part in these elections, and would therefore move that' the word " convocation" should be substituted for " congregation." Lord J. RUSSELL said the object of the amendment was to exclude altogether from the bill the congregation as proposed by the government. The substance of the amend ment was that there should be no such body as that which the Government proposed. He thought the real question in this respect was whether or not it was desirable to have a body composed of all these residents in Oxford who wore conversant with the business of teaching, whether they taught as professors or tutors, or whether they were there for the purpose of study. This was a very material part of the bill, and one which the Govern ment would be disposed to press on the committee. The right hon. gentleman said that congregation would be carried away by party feelings of various kinds, especially on subjects of religion. He heard with considerable dis may statements to the same effect, but in still stronger language, from the right hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Henley), and the hon member for Stroud. The right hon. gentleman seemed to admit the truth of the statement made by the hon. member for Stroud on a former occasion. He (Lord J. Russell) could not pretend to deny that statement, but if it was true, then the case seemed to him to be hopeless altogether, because if these persons who were the principal persons engaged in teaching in the Uni versity of Oxford, were so deeply imbued with party feel ings —varying from day to day—at one time possessed of a tractarian, and at another time of a rationalistic spirit— he should look with apprehension to the future education of the youth of the country. If the case of that university was as represented, he thought it should be put under the management of another body altogether, or should be abol ished entirely. (Hear, hear.) If the University of Oxford which was an institution of ancient fame, and which, he thought, had hitherto maintained a consistent spirit in our history, though it was not a spirit which he much admired —which Lord Chatham accused of Jacobitism, and which in later times exhibited a strong conservative spirit—if it was true that such an institution might change from day to day—and that the statements of the right hon, gentle man and the hon. member for Stroud seemed to support that allegation—if it might bring up the youth of this country, its gentry, and its clergy inthe rationalistreligion of the German theologians, what could he feel but despair. But he came to the conclusion that these statements were not a fair representation. His own opinion was that those persons who made teaching a business -who studied it in all its aspects, and who, were acquainted with the practical effects of modes of teaching, were the fittest to be entrusted with authority. When questions of improvements in edu cation had to be considered, it seemed to him that it would be an inconvenience and a disadvantage to bring together from various parts of the country a body of 3,000 persons, about 2,800 of whom had not turned their minds to the subject of education for perhaps 10 cr 20 or 10 years. Per sons who had been brought up in the University of Oxford some 30 or 40 years ago, would have the opinions and principles which they imbibed there at that time ; and if they cal!ed up from Cornwall or Northumberland some five hundred clergymen who had not attended to the subject of education at all, and who might have imbibed prejudices f, ern some circular letter telling them that some dreadful innovation was to be made in order to bar by their votes the improvements in education which might be proposed by those whose lives wore devoted to the subject of education, it would in his opinion be a great misfof tune. (Hear.) He hoped, therefore, the committee would adhere to the plan of congregation. He would say admit all those who were resident in Oxford, and who were compe tent to give an opinion from their daily acquaintance with the subject, and do not allow their votes to be swamped by the votes of these who were constantly absent from the university. (Elesir.) At all events he hoped that the repre sentations made of the dreadful state into which Oxford had fallen and the great danger there was that it might be carried away by Some rationalist doctrines were unfounded. Mr. HENLEY said that the noble lord had given a colouring and something more to the statements he made the other night. Ho did not say that Oxford was likely to be led away by rationalist views. The hon. member for Stroud, indeed, said that something like that might hap pen. B u t if t h ey narrowe d th e ru li ng b o dy t o a sma ll sec tion of n o t more t h an 100 persons , they might find that number o f p ersons i n Oxfor d , as they might be found in any other pl ace, who might give an impetus to such prin. ciples. (H ear , h ear.) He did no t accosts the university at large of countenancing any such principles, but there had been suite sectione floating in the university from.tinao to -~ ~fti LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. A special meeting of this company was held on Tues day at Manchester, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords, to consider three bills now before Parliament. Mr. W. STEWART presided, and explained that the first bill was for the Middleton branch, of little more than a mile in length, which was merely a renewal of an old line, formerly estimated to cost 50,0001. ; but a re survey and some alterations in the plan had reduced the estimate to 25,0001. The second bill was for the dock branch at Liverpool, which would cost 280,0001., in cluding 135,0001., which would have to be repaid to the East Lancashire Company in September, 1855. unless they become half proprietors in the concern. The third bill was one to carry out an agreement with the East Lancashire Company respecting the hoe between Clifton and SAlford, and from Burscough to Southport. Resolutions approving the three bills were carried unanimously, and the meeting separated. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHPORT. A meeting of this company was held immediately after the Lancashire and Yorkshire meeting, at which the third of the above bills was approved. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAr 4. . _ STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market has been flat and heavy all day, closing with a tendency to decline. Our quota tions to-night are per cent. below the closing rates of yesterday :—Eastern Counties, 12i ; Lancashire and York shire, 591; London and North-Western, 964 ; Dutch Rhenish, 44. 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JAMES Itosgars, Wood Me chant." In canisters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instruc tions-1 lb., 2s 3d ; 2 In., 4s fill ; b lb., 11. ;12 lb., 22s ; super re fined, 5 It) , 225; 10 lh , 33a. Th e pi lb and 12 lbcarriage Regent street, on receipt of Post-otlice order. harry, Du harry , and Co., 77, London; Fortnum, 31a.soz), a t _std Co., purveyors 0 Majesty, Piccadilly; also at 63, Oxford-street; 60, Graoechnrc -stoxit ; 49, Antwpriato-stivat ; P- 11 REMO! ~., WlNlMailiiiMail foria.my.... SHIPPING INT ELLIGE NCB. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A communication has been received from the :Board of Trade, stating that the hydrographer has pointed out that a notice sent to Ll o yd' s , on th 25th April, respect ing some lights on the Guadalquivir, is, as it stands, unintt fnd adding th a t th e S pan i s h G overnment has bee , n as k e d or an explanation. PROPOSED LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ICAHASA . CHANNEL.—Arrangements are in progress for a ratting lighthouses on both s id es o f th e o ld B a h ama Channe 1, a view of enuabling vessels bound to the Havannah, from Europe, and all places to the Eastward, to avail there selves of that passage, and so materially shorten their voy We. CUSTOM-HOUSE. MAT 4. ENTEEED INWARDS.—The Poole, from Cherbr Nag; Activ, Bordeaux ; Enchantress, Na n t es ; O cean, Gibrs Mari Windsor, Sydney ; Red Rose, Burgos ; Marobionc se 0 ' Queensbury, Savannah • Glaphyra, St. Kitt's ; John ' S c ott, Berbice ; Aurora, L a 'Roche ; South Esk, Cuba ; Mai 7 13' Kimball. Philadelphi a ; M a l a b ar, C a ll ao ; Alert, Lisbon ; Leila, Cadiz; Crescent, Magadore ; Astrea, Sines ; Joe Green, Colombo ; Villa de Xabia, Denis ; Rehobotl t ,Vol° Sods Kummeren, Marseilles ; Nautilus. Conatanti noyle ; Endeavour,. Oran ; Jane Goodyear, Palermo ; Plet se!. Faro ; Bristol, Philadelphia ; Caroline, Rostock ; L l / 4 34 or . tore; New York • Providence, Caen •, Elsina Jantina, ville Mersey, datania ; Lady Keith Barham, Jamal ea! Camillus, Demerara ; Talbot, Mogador ; Caroline, Car 4 " Juno, Lisbon ; Fauvette, Lisbon ; Ocean Gem, Alex a n ' Mercurius, Trieste ; James Holmes, Barbados Christina, Leghorn ; D'Auvengne, Belize ; Annie a nd Arnoldina, Mvteline ; Flora. New York ; Seringapat al 0 . Bombtiy and Cape of Good Hope; Amor Palermo, Gen tsa ' Lord Anckland, Bombay; Saurns, Barbadoes ; Locknal Geelong. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.--The Camillus, for Demerara; Enchantress, Nantes ' • Glaphvra, St. Kitt 7i; Jenny Lind, Demerara ; Rowallan, Berbice; Potent* le , Launceston; James Frances, Melbourne and Geelor g; Cod ri ngton , Antigua. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The lgrannq ter Hamburgh ; Eclipse, Mau r iti us ; Princess Royal, Mielt ; Unity, Attwerp; Ocean Queen, Bombay. LIVERPOOL, MAY 4. An American ship, disrnasted and abandoned, hail:tiff from New York, laden with flour and corn, was boarAel in long. 30, by the Portland, from New Orleans, arriv 19 . G _ here, and fitters were found in her cabin addressed Captain Maenduck, the ship Argo. which cleared at MO Pr more, Mar c h 22, for Liverpool. May 3—Letters from N York of April 19, give the name of the Constitution, t bro ti - ew World, the Great Britain, and the Shackamazon, 11 1 / the vessels on shore below that port. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Vivid, 'from Cardiff to Constantinople, April 4, 0 1 lat. 39 N., long. 2 E. The Grispin, March 30, in lat. 20 N., long. 34 W. The Gate .held, March 3' , in lat. 34 N. long. 21 W. The Emilie, from Porto Rico to Falmouth, April 25, is lat. 45 N., long. 13 W. The Sh•mnnon, April 12, in lat. 30 N., long. 22 W. The Wilson, from Bristol to Quebec, April 14, in lat. N., long. 19 W. The Victoria, from Adelaide to London, March 21, lat 5 N., long. 23W. The Ara.bella Tarbet, April 4, in lat. 50 N., long. 21 'l ll ' The Martnion, for Newfoundland, April 23, in lat. 0 Jio long. 15 W. The Highlander, schooner, of Jersey, f rom B uenos Apt to London, March 11, in lat. 23 S., long. 25 W. The Mira Helena, from Chili to Swansea, 13th, in It 22 S. long. 26 W. The Barrow, sehooner, of Whitohaven, March 21, in IlsA 21 S., long. 23 W. The Conamodore, barque, from Auckland, New Zeala ad , to London, March 21, in lat. 9 S., long. 27 W. The Equity, from Manilla to London, Feb. 16, off tl O Cape of Good Hope. The Victorina, from Singapore to Liverpool, March 2 1. The Kate Kearney, from Whampoa to Loudon, Mai lob 4, in lat. 35 S., long. 2l E. The Runnymede, from Africa to Liverpool, April 3, in lat. 12 N., long. 35 W., w ith p ar t o f h er crew ill wilth fever. COUNTRY MARKETS. DERBY SMITHFIELD—Met 2. The market to-day was better supplied with fat 1381'80.- The attendance of buyers large, and the best quality of beef in great request. The supply of sheep tolerably fair, ; fully maintaining last week's prices. There were several lots of lambs, few of which were fat. The number of fat" and store calves was again large. The fallowing were the quotations :—Beef, 7(1 to 0,1 ; muttoa, 6Ad to 7d ; lamb, 10d to Od ; veal, 6d to 60 per lb. ; pigs, Os 6d to 9s 9d per score ; r o u g h f a t, 6 s 0(1 to Os IP per 141 b.; hides, 24(1 to 3d per lb ; calf-skins, 3id to 44 per lb. t. EDINBURGH GRAIN.--MAY 2. Wheat on the top is down, and the average is 3d down• Barley on the „top as before, and average is 3d down. Oats on the top 8d down, and the average as before. Beans on the top is up, and the average 5d down. • Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 965 qrs sold 758 qrs ....... 6(13 qrs sold 440 qrs Oats 906 qrs Ad 850 qrs ~ soil.. cil Beans .. 348 qrs sold 252 qr Top of Wheat ................ ............. 64 lb 86 Od Barley. ' 58 lb 45s Od Oats Beans 664 lb 553 Od Average of wheat X 3 17 3 10-12ths Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats Ditto of Beans .. ..... .......... BOSTON—MAY 2. At to-day's market the supply of all kinds of grain Was small. In the wheat trade great dulness prevailed, and previous prices barely supported for the finest samples• Oats, beans, and peas inquired for, and firmly maintained the advance of last week. In barley there was little or no alteration. Prices :--Wheat, red, 67s Od to 80s Od ; white, 80s Od to 82s Od extra. 81s Od. Barley, 31s Od to 39s Od. Oats. 24s to 31s. Beans, 46s Od to 53s Od. Peas, 44s Od to 47 6 per qr. NEWARK—MAY 2. At our Corn-exchange to-day we had a numerous attend ance of farmers, and a good supply of grain of all sorts, with a fair demand fur wheat at last week's prices. Sprig corn on the advance. Prices :---Wheat, white, 84s Oct to 88s Od ; red, 808 Od to 84s 04. Barley, malting, 36s 04 to 38s Ud ; grindin4 31s 0,1 to 36s 04. Oats, old, 34s 04 to 38s 04 ; new, 326 Od to 34s Oil.. Beans, 51s 01 to 57s Od. Peas, 50s Od to 52s 04. Malt, 668 Od to 70s 04., Tares, 66s Od to 700 Od' SEABORNE MAILS. (N .irmitles that the malls are sent from the General Post-O by tha night —and M by the morning—elespaten..) Day town inn.!.- a From wla, When COUNTRIES in General ['oat- Port du- in °thee, London lilsootcb, England. ------------ A. --------. merica( hy It ri t.pack)NiEvery Friday Liverpool .... Each Non . America (by United Sts.l packet) .......... N' May 2 Liverpool A r rived America (by U States! packet) .......... N April 25.. Southampton May 4 Australia (via South ' ampton) .......... M May 4- .... . t-outhampton May 29 Ditto (via Marseilles) N May S • Ditto (via Cape of t.bood Hope) ............N June 1.. Africa ( West Coast) ..N,23,1 of the month . Plymouth .. April 6 Alexandria.......... NS, 4, 24, &30of m Dover ~.. „ 29 A1exandria...........51 4th & 20th of mon !Southampton „ 29 Bahamas ........... NI 17th of the mont. 'S.sutti , tinptoh ;May 1 Belgium ............N iia11y............ Dover ......Daily Brazil ...........„ .. NI 9th of the month.. Southampton !May 16 Buenos Ayre5........m,9th of the month.. SouthamptonlMay 16 Cape of Good (lone ...Nl4th of the moot Plymouth 1 Cape of Good Hope .. N .14th of the month. Sotitham cloy Cape de Verde ......N :14th of the moot! ISouthampton,March 2 6 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ............ ..N!ltth of the mont , !April 26 Channel Islas .. —.... N iMon „Wed.,&Ftl3 Sonthamtttott iTu.ltt.Sas• Chi1i................m i 2d & 17th of mom, Southamptot.May 1 Chins (see India) ! Constantinople ......N17,8.17,24,&27 or m. Dover ...... .April 30 Constantinople ........14th & 20th of molt Southampton 1 „ 30 Cont. of Europe M & N i Twic e d a il y ...... Dover ..... I Twicotlai l i Egypt (see India) France ...... M & NiTwlce dai1y...... D over ...... i I Twicedaill Gibraltar .... • • —.31,4, 7, 17, 20, 27 ono, Southampton jMay 6 Greece (see India) Greytown ..........3.1!2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton May 1 Hamburgh ...... ....N, Tuesday & Friday London .....I Flavannah .. .. Holland ............M Dai1y...... Honduras ..........M 17th of the month Soilittammott May 16 India (viatiouthampt.)M.4th & 20th of man Plym uth .. ,May 4 India (via Marseilles)M Sib& 24th of month Dover .. ;April 29 lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, &27 of mon D0ver...... 1 „ 29 Ireland ........K & N,Tvrice daily ...... Holyhead .. Twicedaili Li5b0n..............m.7, 9, 17, & 27 of m.iSouthampton May 6 Madeira ...... ... ....Ml9th of the . month iSouthampton May 16 Madeira ............ N 123 d of month ....IPlymouth .. April t, Malta (see India) Malta .N 7,17,19,27, 30 of rn.!Dover ...... l April 29 ............ Mauritius (see India) i I 'tauritlus ..........N 14th of the month, April 26 M ex i co .... .. ...m 2nd of the month. ;Southampn une 1 Naples . . . . sthlsth2sthof mon 'Dover ~.....May 2 Yew Granada ......M :2d & 17th of month Southamptott May 1 !April 26 Southampton June I 'Dover May 2 Southampton May 1 !Varioug p,,rt Uncertain. ;Dover May 2 !Southampton May 6 Southampton May 1 Plymouth .. iDover May 2 Dover May 2 !Southampton May 1 !Southampton May 16 New Ze iland ........-. ' BY private ship Papal states 'sth I hthrsthotinen. Peninsula. ..........M !I th I 7 th2B thotinon. - " Peru >el RE. 77th of mo, Pert ;!Natal • • N;l4th or the month itelly ......N sthl sth2sth o i mon, ru.eanY • t Venezuela D 1 2d & 17th of month Van Diemen's Lams (serf Australia) .••• •• West Indies • f 2,14 i 7th n month * When any of these Mate: fall o i a iunday, the mails will be despatched on the following day with the exception of the India 1 " Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched the day preceding. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 24 inst., at Rossmore Park, county Monaghan , the Lady Rossmore. On the Ist inst., in Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, the wife of Major W. Hovland. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 30th ult., at Harcourt-street, Dublin, Lady Luz can. On the 30th ult., at Porchester.terrace, Hyde-park, the wife of It. A. Routh, Esq. MARRIED. On the Ist inst., at Preston Church, Sussex, by the ite c ' Walter Kelly, the vicar, assisted by the Rev. J. T.9 l ° r ' George Varnham Macdonald, Esq., l a t e C a pt a i n in H. , 19th Regiment, only son of the late Colonel Donald Mac" donald, of the 19th Regiment, to Eleanor Montague, widow of the late William Stanford, Esq., of Preston-plac e ' Sussex. On the 4th inst., at Brixton Church, George, youngest son of john Baker, Esq., of Findon, Sussex to Fannl Matilda, youngest daughter of Hugh Tilsley, Esq., o f the Vassal Road, Brixton. D/R.D. On the 30th ult., a t B et t ys T own, near Drog h e d a John Drog h e d a , Edward Francis, on ly son o f Si r G eorge De l a P oer Beres ford, Bart. On the 2d inst., at Bath, George Peacocks, Esq., o f Moulton Palk, Northamptonshire, in the 87th year of his ago. LONDON: Printed and Published by 'VICTIM° YOUN G ,' of No. 112, St ran d, P rui t :n , the .Sun ttio. , , u. 11 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Me. 5, lea .~ ~ L 9 3 3000 Der Cent. Princip Esq., Margate. • a RE A T. ' -. CHEItITEI EXPRESS EXCI 141 r. Ma 9 tind , ril' return ' on pack, 40s. and 30s RYSTAI C T K ETA • ,vPe o' iling Day, and - tainekl, a Library,, 33, Oki/ , .th a reduction - 4 E9Y.—RoTaI Li r rHE MA.I JUNE 4, 11 tuCELY v, 1,800 General Strew St her Majesty's Ma 4t h,june ation for rapid A rgo, which has a ny ship up to th tarrying the Mai; _, Vn Yage of about ! .41ht homeward, 41 1(1 from her sup a ssumed that she " Tillage from an d Passage mo Lo ndon-bridge. LONDON EDUCTI The F'ublie are " t ehruttry, 1854, bit4 een London Chester, W e lncling deliver n e , ght and unde To insure the hallst he delivere above, or at on , lin 'he and Cha •V all-with-two ,o9d-street, C itrae, 90, Fette a , ar, 269 a1t1,..—"3'; Golden CI " 4 4_4 t , Regent's , 0 1 le Company parcel nc `am. charge of tt URSU BROOKE u": a e te n 3 : 0 1 ° t f y o C i l i bl i y aaa l tng e i e , c r a e e t i :( 11 u tr, Ihl 1, are ' b altbers of tl No • .5, Old-stp .e 3, Will be p teder. wednesday, Chatti $e Maims. 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