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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-12 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

Mr. Baines took the oaths and his seat upon his re.electioe
for Leeds.
Tun CRIMEAN ARMY.—Mr. LAYARD gave notice that on
this day fortnight he should call the attention of the house t°
the report of Sir J. M`Neill and Colonel Tulloch upon the
state of the army in the Crimea during the last winter.
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS.—Mr. H. Bnitraca"
said, seeing that the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act expire°
this session, and that a strong and general opinion prevails as
to its inefficiency, is it the intention of her majesty's govern'
ment to bring in a bill to renew that act, or to submit Its
operation to the inquiry of a select committee 9—Lord PAL'
MERSTON said, the question was still under the consideration
of the government. They had not yet made up their mina!
whether it was best to bring in a bill to continue or amenof
if necessary, the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, or to pro'
pose to refer the subject to the consideration of a select corn'
mittee. When they had made up their minds he would infer°
the house what course they would adopt.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.—Mr. COLLIER moved for leave(
to introduce a bill to transfer the testamentary jurisdiction of
the Ecclesiastical Courts to the superior courts of comin°,ll
law and to the County Courts.—The SoLiciTort-GENBIL
said the government had determined to bring in a meast
this session, not to pull down one branch of the ecclesiastics'
jurisdiction alone, but for its entire and utter abolition.'
After some discussion leave was given to bring in the bill.
NAVAL ADMINISTRATION.—Captain' SCOBELL moved for
a select committee to inquire into the administration, patron;
age, promotions, and retirements, and the efficiency of tb
service in all the grades.—Sir C. WOOD resisted the motion,
on the ground that, unless good and substantial reasons wed
assigned for such an inquiry, it would be highly inexpediel
since it would interfere with the different departments 50_,
with public business ; and he contended that no such reasew
• had been produced.—ln the course of the discussion which
ensued, Sir C. NAPIER took occasion, in a somewhat degoltod
to
speech, to advert to the condition of the British fleet sent a
the Baltic in 1854, which, he said, was not equal to conte°,„
with that of the enemy, though he never saw more zeal
any fleet.
Ultimately the motion was negatived by a. majority of 173 to 9,5'
TUE BALTIC CAMPAIGN OF 1854.—Sir C. NAPIER Po'
pored his motion for the production of papers referring • to tite
campaign in the Baltic in the year 1854, until Thursday neSti
Mr. ATIIBRTON obtained leave to bring in a bill to amen
the law relating to the conveyance of lands for charitable uses'
Mr. PELLA= had leave to introduce a bill to amend tbe
provisions of the Marriage Acts relating to Dissenters.
The House of Commons' Offices Bill was read a second tini°
The Metropolitan Police Bill passed through committee.
The House adjourned at a quarter past twelve o'clock.

FRIDAY.
Lord RAYNirAm took his seat for Tamworth, and Mr. 5'
WARREN for Midhurst.
In reply to Mr. Horsfall, Mr. LOWE stated that the Loe/
Dues on Shipping &c., Bill would not be ready before Wus'
nesday.
The second reading of the Police Bill was postponed frep
Monday till Wednesday.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.—In reply to a question Sir C.,h
WOOD said that the Queen had signified her intention
confer a medal on the officers and men engaged in the Arel
expeditions, and measures were being taken to carry ths
intention into effect.
DIFFERENCES WITH THE UNITED STATES.—Mr. ConnBs'
in seeking for explanations from the government for the 012
production of the correspondence respecting our relations
with America, observed that there were, it was well knonr
two subjects of dispute—one with reference to the Cen,t,"
American (the Bulwer and Clayton) convention of I.tlev'
the correspondence respecting which, though declared b.
Lord Palmerston not to be complete, had been laid upon tbf
table of the Senate of the United States; and from these doe_,s'
ments, which had been published in London, it would app'
he said, that Lord Clarendon himself had considered it cony
plete. The other subject regarded enlistment in the Unite!,
States ; and in that transaction, which he characterised s'
absurd and foolish, it was admitted that we were in the wrong'
and with respect to that matter he thought it would be betty,
that the house should have the correspondence before it, et;
if it were not complete. He hoped, therefore, that the pen,
would be no longer withheld, in order that the house and
country might understand what we were quarrellil
about.—Lord PALMERSTON said that with reference to tlit,
first question, regarding the interpretation of the trea
of 1850, an offer had been made by the British governreelia
to refer it to arbitration, which had not been accepted, as,,nt
upon looking over the correspondence he was ready to lay tisl.-
portion of the papers before the house. With respect to 61,°0
other question, concessions had been made by her Majesti„
Government than which, he should have thought, as betweev
gentleman and gentleman, nothing could be more satisfactori;
and when made to the American minister here, he had eft
pressed himself satisfied, and felt assured that his governnies„
would be equally content. The question, however, bad heel
re-opened, the correspondence had been going on, and .1
before the meeting of parliament a voluminous despatch
been received from the American government, to which tilF(;"a
had been no time to reply. He hoped that no long perky,
would elapse before an answer would be sent to this despatTe
and then the government would be most anxious to lay
whole matter before parliament. Nothing, he added, vi°,
be wanting on the part of her Majesty's Government, witpia
due regard to the honour and character of the nation, to al°
a collision which would be a reproach to both countries. 4r;ei
a few words from Sir DE LACY EVANS, the motion was 4'l'
to.

The Metropolitan Police Bill was read a third time 0114

passed.
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LAW OF PARTNEESTUF.—The motion for the second re 5•
ing of the Partnership Amendment Bill led to a brief disc
sion, in which several members took part. Ultimately the vio
was read a second time, as well as the Joint-Stock ConlP3ll
Bill.
The Burial of the Dead (Ireland) Bill was also read a see
°
time.
The Youthful Offenders (Ireland) Bill was read a sec°l3

time.
The House of Commons' Offices Bill passed through C 0

mittee.

Sir W. CLAY obtained leave to bring in a bill for the aVvr
tion of church-rates.
Mr. HEADLAM obtained leave to bring in a bill to enl.,
the laws relating to the Medical profession. He detailei'.
material provisions of the bill, which, he said, did 11°,' co
terfere with the right to obtain medical advice and assis7„
from any 'person whatever; but it sought to insure, ,1'
equality of education throughout Great Britain and Irelir
second, reciprocity of practice; and, third, a general regis
tion of legally-qualified medical practitioners. He then 01
plained the machinery by which the different provisions i'l°„ir
be carried out, a prominent feature in the plan being be "01
pointment of a medical council.—Lord PALMERSTON rrderoli,
his readiness to give every assistance to the progress of the
The House adjourned at half-past nine o'cock.

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