The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-26 00:00:00

ROUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTBRDAY.

Mr. litrixarnn asked the Secretary of State for the Home
..Department whether her Majesty's Government have advised
the Queen to sanction the sitting of Convocation in the provinecs
Canterbury and-York for any other than the ordinary pur-
Pose of adjournment ?
Sirs. C. LEWIS sa'd that the Queen had sanctioned the Sitting
of Convocation for the pUrpose, of considering the canon
whereby parents were prohibited from standing sponsors for
their children.
Mr. HENRY B. SHERIDAN asked the Secretary of State for
India whether instructions have been sent to the Indian
Government to take steps to reduce the amount promised by
the home Government for compensation for losses by the Indian
tenthly /
Mr. J. G. BARING replied in the negative.
Viscount PawacasroN moved that a select, committee be ap-
pointed to search the journals of both Nooses of Parliament,
zn order to find and report on the 'practice of each House with
regard to the several descriptions of bilis imposing or repealing
taxes. He should not himself enter into any discussion, and
he trusted that the House would seethe propriety of likewise
so abstaining till the committee had made its report. The
House would then be equally competent to debate the matter,
with the additional advantage of being in possess'on of. the •
facts.
bit J. PAEINGTON admitted the propriety of the course now
recommended, which could not compromise the future course
01. the House, especially after the announcement made Pre-
'dowdy by the nob/e lord, that it was not intended to place the
tWoliouses in collision.
Mr. E. JastEs could not admit the propriety of thus abstain-
ing from discussion, nor that the House was in possession of
the official information as to the proceedings of the lords.
All the precedents of the House were in favonr of immediate
action, and he called upon the Ministry to declare definitely
what they intended to do. The Commons had taken immediate
proceedings when the Lords threw out the Vitt for the Indem-
nification of the Witness against Sir R. Walpole. The House

was in full possession of the facts and the course proposed
,70uld only lead to temporising and delay. It was due to the
honour of the House and the dignity of the Government that
the future steps intended to be taken should be made known.
Mr. D. SEYMOUR demanded that a larger infusion of the
independent elements of the House should be _placed on
the committee.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said the lorde had not rejected the Repeal
Bill, they had only postponed it for six months. Let the
House meet again in November, and then see whether, under
be* circumstances, the House of Lords would not pass the
bill. He moved, as an amendment, a resolution, to the erect
that the House learned with regret that the further progress
'of the bill passed by that House for the repeal of . the excise
'duty on paper had been postponed by the House of Lords for.
lax. mouths. The House was of opinion, so soon as the state
'of Public business permitted, Parliament should not adjourn
beyond November nest, when another opportunity would be
'given to thelords to consider whether the said bill could not
be then advantageously agreed to. There were other reasons,
• Arising out of the state of affairs abroad, why the House of
Lords should- not trifle with a great constitutional question.
The proceeding of the lords was an insult to that House, and
le that light the people of England were beginning to view it.
Mr. WnattrT, in seconding the motion, said that the
'question was one between the House and the Government.
lie, for one, had voted for the 10d. income-tax, in direct con-
tdoration of the repeal of the paper duty.
Mr. -Braman said that if party considerations,were not in the
1%7, even members opposite would feel that the house was in
IPainful position, as growing opinions were being manifested
Zn the country on the subject. The ,admizu-streion of the
Enances of the country by the Chanceller of..the Exchequer,
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Ullder the control of the House of Commons, was a fixed idea

the means of preserving no less than 11,401 of our,
fellow-creatures from a watery grave. . -
On Thursday, at noon, Mr. William Dawbarn, chair-
man of the Early Closing Association, accompanied by
the vice-chairman, waited on Lord Brougham,, at the
office of Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., with the
intention of inducing his lordship to preside, or speak,
at a meeting of the association. Mr. Dawbarn (who
was introduced to his lordship by Mr. Brown, as a
decimal coinage ally,) proceeded to explain the objec♦
of the deputation. The vice-chairman, Mr. Davis,
stated to his lordship the great" progress the association'
had made, and. the great
.benefit it would derive from
his lordship's aid. After listening with great attention,
his lordship assured the deputation that he felt the
deepest interest in the early closing movement, but that'
having to leave town next day he would be unable to
comply, with their request. After having been very
kindlyreceived by his lordship, the deputation withdrew.
TURKISH SAlLORS.—Yesterday a lot of young Tur-
lish sailors, just come ashore from a frigate of that
empire, paraded the town and caused some attraction--
particularly on 'Chenge, as they marched' about the
flags for some time in the afternoon. They are very
young and raw-looking, and when compared to our
jolly Jacks formed a very marked contrast. Their
dress, too, was very unsailor-like ; and, without any
disrespect to the Great Porte, they cut a sorry figure
as sailors. They called at the establishment of Mr.
O'Doherty, of South John-street, and made some pur-
chases, and what was more, brought-a crowd of curious
spectators after them. They exhibited with apparent
satisfaction some handkerchiefs that they purchased at
this shop, and went on their way rejoicing that
" Allah " had found them colours which they so much.
desired.

OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATION.----Tile next local
examinations will be held under the auspices of Oxford,
and will begin on the 6th of next month in St. George's
Hall. It is to be hoped that Liverpool will again hold
an honourable place in the class list. The juniors are
arranged in three classes, on the aggregate principle.
To the first and the second of these younger boys
examined in Liverpool (provided they are in the first
class) J. G. Morris, Esq., will give prizes of £3 and £2
respectively. The seniors who obtain honours are
arranged in sections, thus :—A English, B languages,
C mathematics, D physics, E drawing and architecture,
F music. Two others of our fellow townsmen—
Alderman S. Holme and Percy M. Dove, Esq.—have
offered prizes of a each for the first Liverpool candi-
dates in physics and mathematics respectively, provided
they arc in the first classes.
THE ZooLoorcAL GARDENS.—The effect of the genial
showers and glorious sunshine which we have enjoyed
during the past week is ni)where more visible than in
the grounds of this favourite resort, which are now
under tasteful cultivation, and in admirable. order. To
the town-pent visitor this in itself is a delight. The
various erections throughout the grounds have been
beautifully re-painted and decorated ; and to all the old
attractions several novel features have been added. The
new orchestra, which approaches completion, will evi-
dently be a very tasteful structure ; and the platform is
large enough for the wildest waltz. We are glad to
see that the zoological department proper has received
its due share of attention, and the collection is very
varied ; the aviary beautifully stocked. In the pyro-
technic display each evening, Mr. John Atkins seems
ambitious each successive evening of excelling his
former efforts. The clever Lauri Fatally, we are glad
to perceive, have been re-engaged, and appear in a new
comic pantomime next week.
GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE
MORNING STAR, BRISTOL.—:-On Wednesday last, at
Bristol, an exceedingly flattering and well-deserved
testimonial waa presented to Captain Matthews, of the
Morning Star, a vessel i•exently arrived in Bristol from
Callao, and once renowned in that town from her con-
nection with the Australian line of Messrs, Miles and
limgton, and the urbanity of her then commander,
Captain Allen. It consisted of a massive and hand-
some gold medal, representing on the one side a ship-
wrecked mariner floating upon a spar and waving a.
down to his rescue, and on the other the following
inscription :—" The President of the United States to
Captain C, Matthews, for humanity to shipwrecked
American seamen, 1869," The value of the medal is
estimated at between SP and £6O, and the circum-
stances which led to so flattering a recognition of Capt.
Matthews's humane
.services took place so far back as
the month of October, 1858. In explanation of the
delay, it may be stated that although the medal was for-
warded by Mr. Dallas, the American Minister, to Lord
John Russell in June list, Captain Matthews was at
that time at sea, in command of the. Morning Star, but
as soon as it became known to the authorities that he
had arrived, the testimonial was at once forwarded to
the officials of the I,ocal Marine Board. Captain
Matthews was late commanders of the Admiral, of this
town, and the gold medal was presented for services
rendered to the master and others of the American
ship A. Z.