The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-01 00:00:00

SWITZERLANIS.

- - GENEVA; Arrif
tviti iliolistiktdmen of the federal forces occupy-
ing Geneva, will be, disbanded on the 10th May
next, but will, be replaced immediately. The
Federal Council has resolved -on the initrtctions
ret'ertl'ig to the conference to be sent to ?Vt.
Kern. -,- : L

THE FRENCH FUNDS.

PARIS, April 30,

The Bourse continuos firm and animated: .The
final quotation, of Bellies, 701. 90c., shows an
advance o ; since Saturday.

IMPERIAL P.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAt.

The Duke of MARLPOROTTOE gave notice that on the RdOtiOn
for the second reading of the Church-rates Abolition Bill, he
slionkl move that the bill be read second time'lhat day six
months.
The Earl of Ct.tiqemarx moved for the copy of any address
presented in 1859 to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from, the
Irish Roman Catholic.l3ishops,, in reference to the systein of
national edieliti6n in 'lreland. He reontended at great length
that the results df the systein did not justify the enormous
expenditure incurred in itt eitabilihment, And declared that it
was the duty of the legislature forthwith to take steps towards
adopting it to the actual requirements of the colintr.
The Earl of CORK defended the system, which had produced
the greatestlgOod, 'though it might not have etected fin' hat
was desired.
. The Bishop of CAMEL, in the name of the Irish clergy,
thanked the Government for maintaing the national system.

The Earl of CARLISLE declared it to be the intention of the

Government to adhere firmly to the system on which they had
uniformly acted. Their great object was to give a good secular
edneraicia, but Withiint the compliision of religious teaching.
The EArl df D4rcitiplindne admitted the deficiencieS in'the
, working of the systerd, which he thought was rather due t&'
the obstacles raised to its Vbtking than tcrthe system itself.
After a few words from the Bishop of Derry and Lord
Lifford, the motion was agreed to.
Lord WODEITOUSE, in reply to 'the Marquis of Cfahries.rde,
said that a congress had keen proposed on the subject of the
nentralisCd provinces of Savoy, bat it was not yet decided vrhett
or where it would take place. _ • • . • • • •

The Marriages (England and Ireland) Bill and the Divorce
Cmirt Bill were read a third tiine and passed.
idretshiPg adjourned at tWenty minutes past eight.

HOUSE OF. COMNfONS.--YEs;puity.
. _

The Speaker took the chair at fOtii o'crock.

Mr. JAMES gave notice that in,-comutittee oh thl. Reform. Bill
heshould move the abolition of the provisions compelling the
payment of rates previous to the exercise_ o f the%frsachi3e.

Mr. WARNER gave nttice that in committee on, the big he
ehetild mode that in boroughs returning three members the
qualigcition should be reilticid to E 4, and that no eleclOr
should be allowed ter vote for more than two members.

Mr. TitomrstN asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether coupons issued by railway companies for the payment
of their debenture interest Are rendered c able to -the•stamp
duty of one penny by the new Stamp. Act; or whether, :in the
opinion of the Law Of of the Crown, the wording of that
let carries out the aestirince even to tbill.ll6Ose; on the 25th
of March last—namely, that the resolution would not in the
slightest degree affect the quer:lon raised with regard to the
liability of coupons or dividend warrants to pay the penny tax,
and that when the bill was drawn the form of the clauso would
make this clear. • • • • .
Mr. LAING repßed that the Government had no intention
of imposing any new hatbility, and that, according to the
opinion of the Board, the Stamp Act would impose no such
liability.
Lord Proby brought up the Royal 2' eply to the address recom-
mending inquiry into the state of the dockyards, with an
assurance that a commission should be appointed accordingly.

. ,

In Mill to Mr. Hopwood,
Mr. LAING said that the dies for the new bronze coinage
would shOrtly be ready.
The adjourned debate On the Reform Bill was resumed by
Mr. Bsxrixos, who repeated that the Government returns
on which the bill was founded were incorrect; that he had no
confidence in the working clauses; and that the bill was intro-
duced solely on account of the pOlitical exigencies of Lord
John' Russell. He • taunted Lord John Russell with his
constant shiftings on the subject,' and- said that no two
of the many measures he had introduced were alike. The bill
had no feature of true reform ; it did not check corruption,
and it excluded thousands of intelligent persons.

Mr. WALTER regretted that the subject of reform had been
mooted, as he believed that the working classes had ne reasoint,
to complain a the present system. As it was, iwweYle'to
would not do to disappoint them, and their' object natemesible.
render the bill in committee as safe and perfecta"
out.
He protested against the misrepresentations Ai
r•
in that house.
of doors, as to the conduct of the moderatecalaPniities which had
Lord J. MANNERS adduced the many
prosperity claimed for it by
e ihndat
inaugurated the ere of Peabe, ;It
bad done all that was asserted,
occurred since 1832, to prOv
its admirers. Admitting that it
did they not let well alone ? He
heaven's name,
why, then, in
old subject of the returns, declaring that the
pt enyold reform bill had not
entered upon
th;ounded upon them, opened the door to bribery
present bill, as
and corruption ; and in this, as in other respects, contrasted
ost unfavourably with the bill of last year. He yet trusted
that the bill would ~ .
IN
would be withdrawn ; if not, it would require. all -
the ability, care, and statesmanship of the noble lord and the
house to put it into a shape fit to become the law of the 1 country.

Mr. HODGKIN/10X said that the bill -ii•as a mildad temperate
one, and well suited to the circumstances of the country. The
speeches against it seemed to find no better ground than abuse
of Mr. Bright. .
• •• . °.•-• 5 ' Col. P: Itiaisini alleged the alisenee ef.pefitione A itri
deuce of the iadigerence.ofpecountry. The •bill was, defec-
tive on all essential points, some of which he instanced in a
sketch of what he would consider a Proper bill of reform.

. .
ftirsoilarsikastended Mr. Bright from,, the ehargee.:brelight
successive speakers, quoting a -variety of
itatiefics to show the fallacy of the apprehension that the con-
lattletelg'%&odizeed by the bill would be of an uniform or
single class.
af.r. Coentalra decal/Red:against the bill as aninjurS in s
constitution Which *ls the envy 'of the world, and that if
membcrs voted in accordance with -their consciences, the bill
would be thrown out on the second reading.
111r,Kaoesunr-dilated on the.benellts of the old Before
Bill, and asked if the Country was not in a• conditionto profit
egad& i,•yr the pidsentinessure.
Mr. Dr CA obaereied that the' debate on the bill was I
Proof, among othefg, that the cohesion of the Liberal
was as short-lived as ever. 7..-He was eta loss to know who Were
reidlstippOrters of the bili,*entl' said the 'complication Ind
contradictions into Which they hid got in the subject, proved
the-folly of the reform resolutions of last year. He could not
See in what respect
.aiy Acsirable.previsien in tb.6 preseat bill
could not have been introduced, in committee, 'lntel the tint of
the late "GoVertiment, which contained in. addition many excel;
lent featurei of its own: Whether the bil before them cony
be amended or not, it was in hir opinienr—tbZnOtt clangerfflii
and one-sided they had yet had pres'ented
:tually involved the identity of franchise" of the bill of Ise Part"
without its safeguards. If the bill reached the commit-Mat
would be ,the duty of the
_Conservatives ,16 • See: to''
it did not pass the entire power of . the .state
the hands, of any pairtic\tbaf class. -As the bill Ord'
it weuld, an undisputed =Verity to the wbildq
classes who never abstained from voting; ind•vtio pei;e.4ea
machinery of orgard.-ition unknown .to....attY.. other clesi of tlw
community.' • • •
fr
...
•Ci4V:nndertook the defence of the working-daises, •
ing various sets.of the commercial and other classes to theft,'
ati tench at• variance with sound .principles..as anything thli
--could be alleged against the working_ classes, if for rto other
remold he would Support the bill for its extensions of the coti.
stitnelicies; although he could not consider it as complete Qr
enftleient

air:A. Mitre said that ft *a's time that this Name of polifiei,
liePt4tp not out of doors bnt hi fhaf /finite dace I'lll, be give"
up. If they could extract, out of the very poor material-5
ISretented to them, a good measure in committee, he
,Wai
willing to eve his assistance ; but; if the result was'e;
sitlWfactoii, he sliOnld eV* his'most st-en.uotis opposition to
the third reading.
Xt. :Joni LOcliE declared diti-11tW Hoirse in the
lutiOn it adopted last year had ~Oedgect itself 'to that
reduction ofthe franchise which now exeltz;d so Mucla:alarra•
Almost all the speakers from both s'ides of tN.l.fouss /he!
supported without scruple that branch of the resolslWhich
had been already affirmed by the decision of the cotiitrr!
Lord Russell had directly declared on that occasiorrbl.
intent/onto propose aES franchise. The country had:too/Lea
forward to the fitlflirrent. of this oromise,. and would 'be col'
tented With nothing tees. He did notheli&ve that the'.OPP°'
sition were in their hearts afraid either of the £6 franchise or
theworking-classes. Let them allow the bill to go into car.—
mittee, when they might
.propose aay of the fancy franchise'
they thought proper. ' •
lite.MAcArtsy moved the aijouirment of the debate.
Lord PA,WIEVSTON hope dthelebste•might be proceeded vit
b
this evening.. : , , _ • 2.
Colonel DicscsON 'said that there ia—s.imPortant Irish business
on the paper, which ought-not to postponed. • • •
V. SCULLY said that the bill emeerned Ireland MM.? tl°
Yasgland; and opportunity ought tc be given to Irish member'

to g..re their opiaions. • •
Mr. P. O'Brums• said that a conektaion as to the bill ougbt r

_ .
be arrived-at as soon as possible.
The bill was then adjourned to N.s evening.
AfteK, spme- fot mal busiuess, tie house adj :-.,urned at V°
niimites past one.