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producer in Cuba or the Brazils ? Or, is the daily
wage of a free negro about three shillings currency?
A►Kd does the cost of a slave per diem (including
interest on the pri►ne cost, food, clothing, and medi-
cal attendance) exceed sixpence? Also, supposing
the planting of the canes G► be equally well done in
both cases, does it not frequently happen, when the
weeding has to be done, that the fre► blacks refuse
to work even at three shillings per diem, and the
value of the produce is thereby often reduced to one-
fourth, while the slave produce is matured entire
in its highest perfection? A distinct answer on
these points might have some weight in showing up
the monstrous absurdity of our sugar policy, African
squadron, Szo.-1 remain, your obedient servru►t,
SCHUTATOR.

IMPERIAL TITLES.
TO THE EOITOIt oF " THE MESH."
Sir,—T am old enough to recollect the publication
of the Antbigu, a very clever French journal, edited
by Pelletier in England. VP:mere/4r was always
called by Pelletier L'Empareur,* and much wit was
shown in proving that Bonaparte was olaily establish-
ing his claim to the latter title, but had done nothing
worthy of the other, or likely to consolidate his
throne. The same remark is not applicable to the
Emperor Nicholas. His holy Majesty is, it would
appear, ambitious to pmve that he is the orthodox
Empereur de Russie and the Empareur of Turkey.
A COUNTRY SUBSCRLIIER.
Richmond, July N.

THE NEW CANON OF BRISTOL.
As Mrs. Malaprop would say—" Who is which?
• • • • •
"I, like others, thought to have beard the dean, and,
when it was whispered into my ear that it was the new
canon who ascended the pulpit, 1 was in doubt us to who
he really was. One newapaper paragraph said that it was
Mr. Moseley, the thunders of the Timor, who got the
place ; others that it was Professor Moseley, the inspector
of school'', and the brother-in-law of Dr. Newman ; hut, as
I never saw either, I could not say which it really was,
though I think I have heard the two men named are bro-
thers and brothers-inlaw, having mewled two sisters:
was, therefore, left to conjecture. The head, large and digni-
fied enough to do for a hist lop, was cettaiuly more professorial
than editorial ' • though I confess I wished to fancy, if pos-
sible, that it belonged to the fulminator of Printing-house-
square, as there is something novel in the idea of a man
turning from a slashing article on Saturday morning to
compose himself for a sermon on Sunday, Not that, ac-
cording to Carlyle there is any incongruity in the two
million; ; for he holds that the printer and the author preach
as well as the itoctor of Divinity. Everywhere (he says)
in the civilised world there is a pulpit environed with all
manner of complex dignified appurtenances and further-
auctit,and therefore a Matt with the tongue may, to the
best advantage, euldreits his fellow-men.' Of Bourdalone it
used to be said, he thunders in Notre Dame to-day :' and
why Moseley, the editor, could not wield in the service of
044 and in the little carved rostrum of Bristol Cathedral,
those powers which he employs for the help of a Coalition
Ministry, on a square sheet of paper, I trauma. set".
"'l9e Tines Moseley is (am well as the professor) in
orders. When first picked up by Walter he was curate of the
parish in which the latter resided, close to Iteading, 0141
Walter, who was printer as well as part proprietor of the
7'ittees, though himself no writer, had a keen notion of the
style of man to do a taking leader in a rimming paper ; so
he soon saw enough of Moseley when he heard Mtn math
a few months, and had hint to dinner on some dozen Sun
days, to come to the conclusion that he was just the kind
of fellow with winau to recruit the editorial staff in the
little dingy square behind Doctors' Commons. Walter was
a true type of his order : he was every inch a newspaper
man, and fancied that all talent not employed on a daily
paper was thrown away ; HO he bluntly told Moseley one
evening, while they were sitting at their wine, that he was
lost in preaching to peasants—i hat he (Walter) could do
better for him ; and that, if he would transfer his serviees
from at country pulpit to the metropolitan press, a thousand
a year awaited him. In these days, when interest alone
obtains for a man chureh preferment, it was a tempting
offer for a poor curate--u tempting offer which few 'Riot.
etwates could resist. And then think of the vision of power
which it opened to the man ! llere he was preaching tier•
mons which his own heart told him could not be products'
by the bench of bishops, with none lint a squire or two and
a handful of Berkshire labourers to hear them, while this
!mutton printer, who kept carriages and fought tsintested
cleetbals tont Of the profits of his colleens, said to him.
• Throw away your old black-leather sermon ease—tithe off
that gown, and go up to I Amnion and sit down at a desk in
my back room near St.. Paul's, and soon net a parish, but
a kingdom, ay, all Europe and America too, will hear you
awl feel you every morning, and Cabinet :Ministers—wile.
if you now wrote to them flu a paltry living, would not e1m-
,14....etel to answer your letter—will fear you and lawn to
your
" It was thus old Walter addressed the country curate.
and as he pointed out the prospect of so much power,' All
this,' he said, • will I give you, if you leave this parish and
take to the press.' And Moseley fell down and wormitim.,l
the image of pride and antis wity that old Nelinehishiezar
Walter. the newspaper printer, had set up. Whether, when
the last hour which awaits parsons and printers alike ar-
rives, Mr. Moseley would sooner he had chosen the humble
but awful post of a faithful country curate. than accepted the
tempting opportunity of making Cabinet Ministers quail
ender his trenchant pen. le another question upon which I
dare not presume to speenlate.“—The'Bristoi Time, t

* viiirnroir iv n mom eoilied by Pelletier. It is drricrd troll
CinPartri „W LOY tad vf, to tat; furttitilo and illegal 14.444;54ivih."

SATURDAY,

Vrocubings in arliannt.

THE IU MANIFESTOES.
The proper interpretation of the circular notes and
manifesbass recently issued by the Emperor Nicholas,
or his Ministers, was made the ',abject of interpella
Lion in the House of Lords on Tuesday by
Lord LYNDHURST, who referred especially to a pas-
sage in the last note issued by Count Nesselrode :
" I understand, acconling to my interpretation of that
passage, that the ('Dort of Russia has pledged itself that,
until the Ottoman Porte has satisfied the Court of Russia
with respect to the demands made against it, and until
we have withdrawn our fleet from the Turkish waters, they
will not abandon the possession of the Danubian
understand that. a noble lord in another place
(Lord John Wessell) has stated that he does not put that
interpretation oh that document ; but I hive read it with
stone attention, and I cannot think it possible that any
tither interpretation can be lint upon that tio491110.1(. I t here •
font wish to know from lay noble friend whether he con-
curs with me in the interpretation and meaning of the
passage to which 1 have referred ?"
The. Earl of Ct.sumsinotti expressed his belief that
some considerable variation was made in the copies
of the document alluded to issued for " home con-
sumption," and in the translation of it which was sent
abroad :
" I believe it is more particularly SO with respect to the
word perfidious,' as applied to the violation of the Sul-
tan's won(. I. believe there is a Russian original in the
Foreitpeottice, and, if it can be of any satisfaction to my
noble and learned friend to peruse that document, I shall
nut object to lay it on the table of your lordships' house.
I 110 not entirety take the same view as my noble and
learned friend appears to do of what is stated in that note.
I certainly can have no hesitation in stating that we do
not consider that the presence of the British and Frenelt
fleets in the Bay of Besika is at all similar, or can in any
way be compared, to the occupation of the Ihmulibut
eipalitles_( loud cheers)—aml certainly no condition with
respect to the departure of the one or the evacuation of
the other will be made. (Renewed eheers.)"
The Earl FITZWILLIAM apprehended that the ex.
pression used in the note VMS much stronger than
either of the previous speakers seemed to consider
it :
" The expression is not ' from the Turkish waters,' but
from within sight of the Turkish capital,' which 1 appre-
hend has a very difti.rent meaning front the expn.ssi tttt ,
"Turkish waters: The Turkish waters' might mean
what we call the JEgeau Sea; 'front within sight of the
Turkish capital' might mean the Sena Manners. The
English and French Governments are also churged with
having sent their fleets into the Sultan's dominions."
Apologising for introducing a subject which had only
been hitherto mentioned in the public prints on the
ground of the extreme interest attaching to every-
thing connected with the Oriental dispute, the noble
lord went on to inquire whether the Government
knew or could tell anything relating to the alleged
passage of Austrian troops into the Turkish province
of Bosnia?
The Earl of CLARENDON :
" I think both my noble friends have used expressions
sufficiently strong—( a laugh )--hat, as Is oth of them quoted
from a statement that is manifestly incorrect, there can is
little importance how strong were the assertions they
made in that respect. (//. w.) The English and French
bloods an. neither within the 'Turkish waters nor within
sight of Cilitstantinophi ; and therefore, though it may Is. so
asserted in the Russian note, there arc certainly no reasons
to take precautions on that subject. With respect to the
question my noble Myna (Earl Fitzwilliam) has asked, I
believe that. this report has arisen—its many others have
arisen—from the electric telegraph, which now transacts,
not very correctly, a ;neat !Heine of the diplomatic busi-
ness of Enrols.. I have ao reason to believe that the Aus-
bite, troops have crossed the Turkish frontiers ; but, on
the contntry, my latest dates from the English 11l i l aster ut
Vienna are the 7th ; and in them no mention is made of
the circumstance. I have also communicated with the
Austrian minister at this Court, who entirely disbelieves
the report, and who thinks it must have arisen from the
eirctonstance Of some Austrian troops having been sent to
their tiortress at Peterwerdein, which is about eighty miles
from the territory of Turkey."
The subject then dropped.
The subject was again adverted to in the House of
Commons on Thursday night, when
Mr. DtsnnEta, with some preliminary remarks
upon the constructions, probable and possible, which
the Nesselrode manifesto could bear, and to Lord
Clarendon's declaration touching the opinion and
intention of the Government thereon, proceeded to
address the following query to Lord John Russell :
" Assuming, as I do, that now negotiations are only
I;irmally not virtually pursued—and that they alv arrived
at what is called a dead-lock—and believing that suivantage
to the public service will arise from a discussion of the
imestion in both Houses of Parliament, I wish to know if
the noble lord has any objection to fix a day on which the
hon. member for Aylesbury can bring on the discussion in
this house?"

Lord tlonN ErssEt.t.:—
" With respect to the tmestion asked by the right hon.
gentleman I have to state that he is mistaken in sap-
pging the nepaiations have eome to a dead-lock; on the
cvututry, WO, tht English and Fteuch liancrunients have

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co►►sideret wl►ethe► then! Uri' nut po isit ions which
might he weeded to both by the Mission mid Tinlish
tioventments which would laird the• means of obtaining
pm•itie termination of these unfo►t.unate disputes. Whether
or no these hopes will be justified we cannot know imine•
diately. It must take some time before we lear►t what is
the ►iew token by the Court of tit. Pete►sburg of the mash,
in which England, France, ..r Austria may have enter's'
upon these subjects. And while such is the state of the
net.totiattion I think it is nut desi►uble to hove it a mutter
of discussion in this house."

INDIA BIM.
The committal of this bill was commenced on
Monday, when a strenuous opposition to the new
element of Crown nomineeship was inaugurated by
Mr. VERNON SMITH, who moved an RUlClOhlielit to
the aril clause, substituting election by the Court of
Directors, subject to the sanction of her Majesty, for
the direct nomination of the Crown, in the choice of
the proposed section of the Leadenhalt-st►eet board.
Arguing that the very title of "nominees" stunk in
the nostrils of the people of Indio►, ho advanced that
and other reasons for effacing every trace of that
ingredient from the measure they were about
to pass : •

" lie believed that these nominees would very much
embarimss the lousiness of India. The consequences of
choosing the court in the way proposed could lie nothing
lint confusion and collision. There would he nothing lint
in the council of direction if the system of
a mixed eourt was adopted. Nothing could be more calm-
leteil to throw impediments in the way of the Itoitol of
t 'wand than the existence of Crown nominees in the Court
of I tirectors."

Sir C. WOOD argued that, as the " double system "
was to be maintained, the inference that the Court
of Directors should also have a duplicate organisa-
tion had become inevitable. Among the various
suggestions for effecting this purpose, and selecting
a certain proportion of its members through some
other process than that of election by the general
body of proprietors, he contended that none seemed
so feasible, or promised to work so well, as that of
nomination by the Crown :
" The object of the clause was to place in the Court of
DireetoN, in the readiest and easiest manner, t
soil-
eitation on their part, men who were likely to prove the
best servants for India. Ile should conceive it a most
shameful abuse of the power proposed to be given to the
Crown if any person was appointed merely because he
had bona his way from India into the House of
Conn 11111 l s. The salary had been fixed at a low amount
in order that the office should not be an object of moni-
tion, except to men of independent fortune and high cha-
r:l44er. lie did not think that persons elected by the
court could be independent. He did not think a majority
of threv-fourths of the court should have the power of in.
trodneing the other fourth, because such a power would,
to a great degree, destroy the independence of the court.
The portions nominated by the Crown would he indepen-
dent of the majority, and would in all respects be on the
55111 e footing us the other directors. Regard for the
interests of India—frequent intercourse with each other
—would, he hoped, prevent any of that difference of feel-
ing between the nominated directors and the rest of the
omit which his right lion. friend had anticipated. He
believed that, upon the whole, the course which the
Government had determined to take, with reference to
the appointment of six persons who were to be the
nominees of the Crown, was that which would be most
likely to secure the services of men of experience and
ability."
A very protracted debate followed upon the subject
of nomineeship. Mr. HERMES, who had himself
intended to move an amendment to a very similar
effect, believed that it would be utterly impossible to
secure the independence of men who owed their
selection for lucrative and important functions to the
minister of the day.
Mr. LowE saw no hope of accomplishing the
great desideratum—the appointment, namely, of
men of eminence and talent as India directors—by
any other means than that of giving the Crown a
direct power of choice, instead of the proposed nega-
ive power of vetoing the members whom the board
might choose. He enlarged also upon the mortifying
incidents attending the present system of canvas
sing among the proprietors, and declared that all
the best men were thus kept out of the field be-
cause they would not stoop to the degrading means
by which only success could be secured.
Mr. Et.iir, on the other hand, apprehended that
the Crown could not tempt the best-qualified persons
to become its nominees, having nothing more to
offer theta than a paltry salary of 500 i. per annum,
with no patronage. His prolonged experience in
India justified him in asserting that the Ministry
had utterly failed to conquer the difficulties of the
subject.
Lord STANT.EY could not agree to an amendment
which would practically make the Court of Directors,
in a considerable degree, self-elective. lie suggested,
however, some modifications in the clause, with the
view of removing the members nominated by the
Crown from the immediate influence of the Ministry
of the day. Their tenure of the functions of di-
rectors should be prolonged to a period of ten years ;
thus giving them a noire permanent interest in the
good administration of Indian affairs, and at the

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sane time, by declaring them non-eligible for re
nomination, they would be left with less personal
interest in the future favours of the thwernment.
The house objected so strongly to the nominee
system that he supported the a►uendment as being
this less evil, but wished to have this existing o►gani
sation left untouched until Is 4.
Sir .1. W. Ilotiu ridiculed the prtultst.y which had
been sl nOn the subject of •• eatoassing." Meu►
hers of Parliament were not ashamed to eanvass for
their seats. Why, then, should me►ula'rs of the
Court of Directors? If, however, the principle of
selection were admitted, he found less to object
against in the plan propose►l by the mover of the
amendment, since the Court of I►irectors were more
likely to know and ehtw►sr the best men, than the
C►own or this President of the Board of Control. lie
chietly wished, however, to see the edict' of director
male important and valnable, for wl►ieh the only
means were to inerease this salary attaelted, or in
other ways confer dignity and influence upon the
office, so as to make it an objeet of I m►rable amble

Lion.
Mr. C. 111111411 altogether disapproved of the change
from open election to close nomination. It. was a
point of extreme importance t► maintain or even in
crease the efficiency of the Court of Directors ; hut
the nominee system, whoever were the nominators,
would seriously weaken that court, impairing its
vigour a`► a council to aid or cheek the I'mesi
dent of tl►e Board of Contr►l, with the certain
prospect of causing it. gradually to merge into the
House of Commons, a body which would never of
fectually perform the duties of intermediary council
between Italia and the home tiovernment.
Mr. P 1111.1.1 MORE approved of the t itovernment
clause.
Mr. MAu.►onlnANKH disliked both that and the
amendment.
Mr. liAmso reiterated the objections to the sys-
tem of eanvass forced upon those who had served
long and with distinction in India. lie strongly
opposed the plan which proposed that nominee di
rectors should hold their places at the will of the
minister.

Sir JAMES ORAIIAM said that Government had
sought no increase of power, and that the bill gave
it no power to remove direetor+, except under the
same circumatances under which the Court of Pro.
prietors could do so; and, if the Crown were to
nominate, it was neeessary that it should have a eo
ordinate power of removal with that of the court.
This measure was experimental; MI, if successful,
would pmbably last for a considerable time ; but, if
unsuccessful, the next material change would be to
a single government under the Crown. In twenty
years, and perhaps sooner, the government of India
must come exclusively into the hands of the Crown,
and the wisest policy was to render that change as
little convulsive as foresight could make it; and
upon this principle the Government measure was
based. He thought, the system of self-election was
more to be dreaded than appointment by a respou
Bible President of the Board of Control.
Mr. Mama denonneed the amendment became it
gave to twelve members, themselves badly elected,
the power of electing the other six. Where in that
ease could they look for responsibility ? The bill
was a mass of incongruities and absurdities, but the
amendment made matters worse.
Mr. NEWIDEOATE, disliking the principle of nomi-
neeship, regretted that the Crown should become an
accomplice in that system.
Mr. MANGLES vindicated the respectability, talent,
and integrity of the present Court of I )irectors.
Mr. lIIT.DYAEP, of the two proposed nominators,
believed that. the Court of Directors would be more
amenable to public opinion than the Government,
and therefore supported the amendment.
On a division there appeared :
For the amendment I I
Against it
Majority _B2

A second amendment was then moved to the
clause by Mr. IlAeINm, who prop►sed words entitling
that the nominated members should have quitted
active service in India more titan five years. Ilis
ject was to prevent the nominees from being men
who in Parliament had been useful or obnoxious to
a (ifiverimpbut.
Sir C. Woon explained that them might he cases
in which such a restriction would work undesirably.
Mr. Mutsu withdrew his amendment.
Mr.WilIT moved the omission of the words re.
(miring in a nominee the qualifications necessary for
other directors. It :night, he said, exclude valuable
servants, and was an unnecessary and pedantic ad-
herence to the existing form.
Sir C. WII(11, Unid it had been desired to av,:imilate
the directors as much as possible. These nominees
would be in every respect directors, and therefore it
WWI desirous that they should have an interest in the
company.
•

Lord 3toiN RrssEl.t. intimated hi. willingness to
have the woe& in queation %truck out, itilmitting the
free of Mr. Bright.); arguments.
Mr. DISKAIMI approved of this eonme, remarking
that nothing eouhl ht won than the establishing
tictitiona pr►he•rty qualitleations.
The words were removed, and the clause, as

amended, was agreed to.
The committee, before aabolirning, succeeded in
pleasing only live clauses of the hill.
The committal of the bill being resumed On
Thursday, several 'lenses were passed without oppo-
sition. On clause it, which enacts that the six
directors appointed by the Crown si hi be
who had served tell year,,a in India,
Mr. Bloom. proposed at► amendment which would
make mercantile and professional men eligible to the

directorship.
Mr. HENLEY concurred in the propriety of this
alteration, considering that 'melt persons wo►tld I►ave
the opportunity of atequiring lunch information
which servants oldie Crown and the Company eo►dd

not obtain.
Sir C. Wool) watt willing to adopt the suggestion as
regarded the direetors to be eleeted by the Company,
but he was not dispostsi at the moment to give iui
answer as to the case of the appointments by the
Crown. Ile would consider this part of the subject.
lord STANLEY rejoiced that the alteration had been
assented to.
Sir 11.11. 1 N►a.lx ti ght it desirable to be caution.
that. the English element shoultinot be Leo much ex -
eluded front the hearth.
Sir Iluniteur MAttlale reminded the committee
that the class it was proposed to introduce knew less
of the natives of India and their requirements than
did either the civil or military servants.
The proposed alteration having been made, the
clause W WS agreed to.
Progress was then reported.
TRANSPORTATION 1111. b.
This bill, which reduces to a very small number
the Avows of ollistees which are to be henceforth
visited by 4)l* transportation, Cattle tat fur
second reading in the Lords on Monday.
The 11.1)1116 A NVELIA tit moved that. it be read the
second time, atter eonfessing his extreme regret at
the necessity for restricting a biteeiem of punishment
of which, upon theory, he had a high admiretion.
Sentences of transportation were, indeed. exceedingly
useful. They could be so easily adapted in severity
to various shades of criminality, were so terrible to
the culprit, anti yet were so essentially mild and
often beneficial in their actual application, that they
occupied the very highest point in the scale of judi,
cial award, combining the maximum of apprehension
with the miniuttun of endurance. A system, however,
so convenient to England herself was now surrendered
in great measure, if not entirely, to the convenienee
or the pn;intlices of her colonial dependencies; and,
while regretting the necessity, he felt obliged to
yield to it, and consequently imposed the second
reading of the present measure.
Earl linev, lord Mealtime, and other peers, eon.
eurred both in the expression of regret et having to
dispense with tho transportation system, and in the
confession that the stop was necessary. The Duke
of N EWCANTI.E, however, threw out seine consoling
hints that "out of evil would come god." liaving to
find some substitute for transportation, he said, they
had been compelled to review the whole question of
cline, and punishment, to contrive improvements
iu
the system of prison diseiplitte, and, above all, to make
strenuous efforts to diminish the black aggregate of
crime by extending the means of education, anti en-
deaveuring to arrest, as far as possible, the n164414,1'
which, through the various intluenees of ignorance,
want, evil example, anti idleness, had hitherbs fur
nishod such a constant snecession of !verities to our
eriminal courts and gee's. lie stated, also, that
" thPro• was ample prom Won for any her of la Waives
at all likely to require ecealtat toll, between the present
perje4l tip the close of the ensuing year, when it would he
neeesaary to submit to Parliament estimates its to future
prison 114341111111011111 . With regard to the Huloeult otottl
the nature of midi 111410 eslatiullsteels eddy ilietesssell
e‘ll4.ll4litim. µlOlllll be110.14.4,41ry but I'an•liunient would
have an opportunity of primo 1111 l ine upon that question
after an intervening period, in which
would have been minima as to the practical eperation of
the present measure."
The bill passed the second reading.
I'I,AI i Pltf NOT It )NS.
The Earl of I I A Etta IC 1111 Monday, called the at
teillloll of the Peers to the crroneons system under
which the rank cif admiral was attained by officers in
the navy, mush to the immeshes and grievances that
followed its its train. Six years' seniee afloat in a
rated ship, and in time of peace, were required as
qualificatien for a nag promotion on the active list,
and this requirement the noble earl traced into its
eonmequi•nees, showing that influence or lnek ob-
tained an unfair advantage over talent and Kett.
eiency ; that seventy-two months' service in a smell
frigate gave one num a standing on the list of active
admirals, while seventy-Qno mouths, though spent in

a line-of-battle ship, entitled another to nothing
but the name of admiral with some additional pay on
the retired list. Detailing other consequences, real
or possible, which he said were equally unjust to the
officers and injurious to the public service, the Earl
of Hardwicke urged the necessity of undertaking a
task which, if the late Government had remained in
office, he had contemplated doing himself, namely.
that of revising the circular of June Issl, whereby
the promotions and retirements of naval officers were
at present regulated.
In a conversation which followed, the Earl of
HADDINOTON remarked upon the difficulty of the
question, in which it was so much easier to detect
evils than to provide remedies; and Earl TALBOT ac-
knowledged the extreme dissatisfaction given by the
present system to the naval service generally. The
Earl of Aezuoiam, confessing his own incompetence
to offer a suggestion, or even to understand the
matter thoroughly, engaged that Sir James Graham
should bestow upon it his most deliberate considera-
tion, and the subject was allowed to drop.

THE MAIN TAX.
Mr. BALL, at the Tuesday evening sitting, moved the
resolution, which headed the motion paper for the
night, relative to the malt tax :
"That this house resolve itself into a committee for the pur.
pow of considering the duties on malt, with a view of making
such alteration in those duties that the fanner may he exempt
from the malt duty on such quantity of malt as he may requi►e
for hid own use, made from 'barley of his own growth."
The house was exceedingly thin at the time, inso-
much that a " count out " had been attempted just
before Mr. Ball rose. No remarks were therefore
sided by the hon. member, who sat down at once
amid general calls for a division.
Sir J. V. SHELLEY, accusing the ministers of a de-
sign to deprive independent members of their only
night, by contriving to make " no house," refused to
interpose, as he wished to give them a lesson. lie
seconded the motion without a speech.
Mr. GLADSTONE, entering just in time to forestal
the division, proceeded to answer arguments which
he had not heard, and which had not been offered.
His principal reliance was, however, upon a report of
Dr. Mayfair and other scientific philosophers, wherein,
he said, it was shown, partly by analysis, and partly
by direct experiment, that malt was a lase nutritious
food for cattle than the original barley. Insisting
upon the importance of this conclusion, as proving
that the boon offered to the farmer by the present
resolution would be of no use to him, he added
some remarks upon the loss, trouble, and risk of
evasion which it would entail upon the public ex-
chequer.
A division being taken immediately after the ter-
mination of Mr. Gladstone's speech, the Govern-
ment succeeded in negativing the motion by a narrow
majority of four votes, the numbers being—For, 09;
Against, 73.
MEDICAL RELIEF.
Mr. MILES, on Tuesday, called the attention of
the house to the system of poor-law medical relief in
England and Wales. He thought that there were
great abuses in the present system, which, if the
Government were not at present prepared to remedy,
they might take into consideration during the recess.
The medical officers were very ill-paid, and occa-
sionally incompetent, and it would, among other re-
forms, be important to appoint medical inspectors.
Statistics would clearly prove that numbers of the
poor were driven into the poor-law unions to gain
that medical attendance which is denied to them at
home, from their want of means. On this point he
recommended a system of relief to the secondary
poor who did not require parochial relief in any other
form.
Mr. BAINES expressed his belief that the poor did
not lack medical relief. Whatever might be the
faults of the present system, it was in this particular
vastly superior to the former one. During the last
few years there had been a large and gradual in-
crease in the costs of medical relief, and a propor-
tionate increase in the number of medical officers.
The appoinUuent of medical inspectors would only
involve unnecessary expenditure without producing
any adequate beneficial results. He must oppose
the motion, but would give to some of the sugges-
tions which had been made his most careful con
sideraiion.
Sir J. Trousers confirmed Mr. Baines's state-
ment as to the improvement of the system of
medical treatment of the pauper. He remarked
upon the advantage the secondary poor derived from
their medical chtbs, a system which Mr. Miles's plan
would discourage.
After some further discussion the subject was
dropped.

AIERCHANT SEAMEN'S BIM
The committal of this bill was re mined at a morn-
ing sitting on Tuesday, when the amendment
proposed by Captain Scots?ll to the •211th clause was
agam discussed. The clause permits the navigation
of British vessels by wholly foreign crews, and the
gallant member had moNed its total omission from
the bill.

THE PRESS.

Admiral WALCOTT, MT. INGHAM, and some other
members, now advocated the amendment, variously
arguing iliat the effect of the clause would be to
endanger the naval supremacy of England, and to
injure and disgust the seamen now engaged in the
mercantile marine. _ _

Sir G. PECIIELL, Mr. BUNT.Or, and Mr. Dronit
SEvxoun supported the clause, which the hon. mem-
ber last named considered " the redeeming feature
of the bill."
Sir J. GRAHAM, as First Lord of the Admiralty,
recognised the duty of watching over the interests of
the naval service. lie contended, however, that the
clause in question would do good to the navy. Except
in the prospect of some such measure, setting free
the mercantile marine from its former shackles, he
could not have felt justified in proposing the late
increase of pay and other advantages to the seamen
of the Royal Navy :
" Nothing would have induced him to propose to Parlia-
ment the increase of pay in her Majesty's service, and of
those advantages which the house had liberally accorded, if
it had not been agreed that the repeal of the manning
Anises should be brought forward. For what was the
fart? If her Majesty's service wanted to obtain the ser-
vices of seamen, while the amount of labour was restricted,
one consequence must ensue--the Queen's service would
bid against the merchant service, and the price would be
extravagantly raised, when the supply was not increased in
the slightest degree. (Hear, hear.) He thought the pro-
position most judicious to couple the increase of advan-
tages in the Queen's service with the repeal of these
clauses, but he thought it would be in the highest degree
injudicious to increase the advantages of the Queen's ser-
vice, if these clauses were to remain. Certainly he was
satisfied that, if the house did not agree to repeal those
clauses, the sole effect of the increase of pay would be
thrown away, and there would be no increase whatever in
the supply of seamen to her Majesty's service, but there
would be a great enhancement of wages, highly injurious
to the merchant service. (Hear, hear.)"
Mr. W. WILLIAMS, although a well-tried Free-trader,
confessed his belief that the clause "went a little
too far."
Admiral BERKELEY stated his conviction that the
measure in question would not injure the service.
The navy would not, in future years, have to depend
upon the mercantile marine, but upon the boys
educated for the public service.
Mr. HUDSON also supported the clause.
Mr. HENLEY observed upon the general tendency
of recent acts passed in reference to the mercantile
marine, and contended that increasing discourage-
ment had been given to English sailors to serve in
English ships and to boys to enter for that service.
We were gradually cutting off the supplies of seamen
which we had heretofore drawn from the merchant

ships.
Mr. CARDWELL admitted that the question was one
of wages, and could not see how the proposal could
be opposed on principle by the adherents of free
trade. Protection could not he extended to the
seaman while free trade was adopted in the case
of the shipowner, and he thought the present time
an advantageous ono for the proposed alteration.
Some further discussion was closed by a division,
when the amendment was negatived by a majority
of 142 to 39. The 29th and some following clauses
were then passed before the house adjourned until
the evening.

St:ccIiSSIONS BILL.
This bill came on again on Thursday "to he con-
sidered as amended," when some further changes
were made, or suggested, in its details.
An amendment. by Mr. B.tnitow for excepting
money secured on heritable property in Scotland was
acceded to by the ClitAxeri.i.•ot of the ExeumotTEs.
Mr. MULLINOB moved au amendment to the 21st
clause, the effect of which was to substitute the rate
of the old legacy duties for that provided by the act.
The CHAWELLOR of the EXCHEQUER resisted the
amendment, and defended the calculations upon
which the tables in the present act had been based.
The amendment was negatived.
Mr. W. WH.1.1131s moved to omit the provision for
dividing the duty into eight instalments.
The CtuseEt.t.ott of the EXCHEQUER admitted that,
in strictness of principle, the arrangement might be
open to objection ; but he showed the hardships that
would arise from compelling a single and immediate
payment, and observed that it was intended that the
duty should be paid, not out of capital, but out of
income.
This amendment was also negatived.
Mr. 3 !masa s moved an amendment to the effect :

"That in estimating the duty no timber or wood should b. in-
cluded which might have been disposed of by his successor iu
exchange for timber used hi building or repairs on the property
comprised iu the suree=otion, or for the protect* thereof, and
that allowauee should be made for the amount paid by the suc-
cessor for ail timber purchased for such repairs."
Considerable discussion followed, in which the So-
LICITOR •GENEUAL expressed his willingness to intro-
duce a modified provision with a similar bearing, but
the amendment was pressed to a division and nega-
tived by 114 to 72.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL introduced his qualified
proviso.

SATURDAY,

Mr. Mutuxos moved another amendment for
exempting muniments of title from the clause pro-
viding for the inspection of documents.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQI•ER resisted the
amendment, which, after considerable discussion, was
rejected by 132 to 100.
The bill, having passed the " consideration" stage,
was ordered to stand for the third reading on Mon-
day next.

SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES BILL.
The second reading of this measure was moved on
Thursday by Lord Er.ctio, and opposed by Sir R. H.
Imais, who declared it to be a violation of the terms
of union between England and Scotland. The exist-
ing law he considered much better suited to the cir-
cumstances of the country. He moved an amend-
ment that the bill be read a second time that day six
months.
This amendment was supported by Mr. Locratairr,
and resisted by Lord Et.ctio, who pronounced the
opposition to the bill unjust and unreasonable. The
present tests, instead of being a bulwark, were a
snare and a danger to the Church of Scotland—a
snare, because it would lead the Church to rely upon
the law for its support rather than upon the good
feeling and attachment of the people ; and a danger,
because their maintenance was calculated to unite
all the persuasions against it.
In the course of the discussion which followed Mr.
NEWDEOATE contended that it would be far better to
abolish all tests than to propose a declaration, under
which chairs in the Protestant Universities of Scot-
land could be held by Roman Catholics or Infidels.
The principle had already been adopted by the tier•
man schools and turned out a miserable failure.
Sir G. GREY remarked that these objections re-
flected upon the religious character of the people of
Scotland, who had expressed their approval of the

measure.
On a division the amendment was rejected by a
majority of 106 to 17, and the bill read a second
time.

SIMONY.

The ruljourried debate on-
the Simony Law Amend-
ment Bill was resumed on Wednesday, when Lord
OODERICH strongly advocated the principle of the

measure.
Mr. G. Burr, denouncing the bill as an infringe-
ment upon property, moved that it be read a second
time that day three months.
Sir G. GREY, announcing also the Ministerial in-
tention to oppose the bill, which he said effected but
an infinitesimal change in a law requiring much
more comprehensive alterations,
Lord GopEuler( declined to press a division, and
the second reading was negatived by consent.

COUNTY-RATES RILL.
This bill was withdrawn on Wednesday by Mr.
MILNER GinsoN upon an assurance from Lord PAL-
MERSTON that the Government intended to bring in
a measure upon the subject next session.
sOLDIERs' ACcOUTIREMENTS.

TAM W. 6iimixn asked the Secretary at War whether any
measures are in progress, or under consideration, fur altering the
dress or diminishing the weight of the accoutrements of the in-
fantry soldier?
Mr. 11Elitir.ItT replied, that experiments; were hieing made daily
by order of Lord Seaton, et Cholohein emit, to effect the improve-
ments to which the noble lord alluded.
SOAP 111" TIES.

Mr. Mimeos having asked whether it was still the intention of
Government to prohibit the Irish soup-manufacturers from ex-
porting soap from Ireland into England, while the English
manutiteturers were left at liberty to export their temp to Ireland?
Mr. WILSON replied, that some time ago he Mt it his duty to
explain to the house that in consequence of a determination on
the pert of the soap-manufacturers to export soap previous to the
sth ofJuly, for the purpose of receiving a drawback, and then
import, it afterwards free of duty, the Govennuent had deter-
mined to postpone for another year the reduction of the foreign
duty. He also said, if the warning he then gave should have au
effect, he would be prepared to alter the bill, and allow the duties
to take effect from the present time. lie was happy to state that
the warning had had the desired effect, and that the quantity ex-
ported for the purposes he bad mentioned was so trifling that he
would not be justified in continuing it as proposed. Orders had
therefOre been given to allow the exportation of soap front Ire-
land free, and that immediately.
CONTROVERTED ET.ECTIONS.

Mr. Paine', Mr. Walpole, and Mr. Patten have been appointed
members of the General Committee on Controverted Eleetimis,
in lien of Sin!. Trollope, tilt F. Baring, and Mr. butheron, wlio
had resigned.

ortign an/a Colonial nttiligngt.

[From our men Correspondent.]
PARIS, July 14.

The Moniteur has this morning broken the signi-
ficant silence it has hitherto observed touching the
second circular of M. de Nesselrode. It publishes
simultaneously this note addressed to the representa-
tives of Russia at foreign Courts on the affairs of tits)
East with the Ministerial note sent by the Russian
Government to its agents on the same subject. This
publication is accompanied by the following circular
from the Cabinet of the Emperor Napoleon III.:
" Paris, June 25, 1i5.59.
" Sir,--The Cabinet of St. Petersburg, in publishing the
circular despatch which thy Cuunt de ISttselrede, by vrdet