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Vivian had acted, in regard to this !mitten upen
anonymous information. He did not recollect saying
so, and, if he did, he said what he was not warranted
in saying. The information upon which General
Vivian acted was derived from a source upon which
he was justified in placing reliance. He gave copious
details respecting the charges against General Beat,
son—viz., that on supercession he attempted to excite
a mutiny in the irregular cavalry, and tried to get a
round robin signed by efficers and men that they
would serve under no other commander—and vindi-
cated the course of proceeding by General Vivian
and by the War Department in relation to them.
_ _

Mr. I. BUTT considered General Beatson to be tas
ill-used man, and his position a cruel one. These
charges, based upon informaticn not even now dis-
closed to him, had been allowed to brag over him
for five months without a trial, or a declaration that
the charges were unfoanded.
Colonel FRENCH put it to Lord Palmerstrat *idler
it was not due to the character of General ikon to
declare that the charges were false.
Lord PALMIIasToN observed that after Mr. Peel's
explanation this house could not adopt the resolution.
He recommended General teatson and his friends to
wait until the Wavolfice could satisfy itself whether
there be sufficient ground to found any proceeding
against the general, dr that the investigation which
had taken place cleared him from imputation.
Mr. Roarincx replied by comparing the actital
charge made with the statements of Colonels O'Reilly
and Shelley, two officers present with General
Beason at the time of his supercesslon, and neither
of whom mentioned one word to just 4 the charge.
Colonel O'Reilly said that during the discussion
in General Beatson's room upon what was to be done
with the men now they were placed under
the command of 'General Vivian, "perceiving tbit
General Beata= (who was suffering from a recent
fall from Ado horse) did not appear to notice what
was going di, nor say anything to termitts,te tie
discussion, Major Shelley and myself lelt the reom,"
And Lieutenant-Colonel Shelley stated .

The house dividovd, when the motion Was Neetbd
by 71 to 28.
BISHOPS' RETIREO 111"",
Lord PALMERSTOI
of the Bishops of LondOU
Bill, said he had intended
a general measure, fur
the case of judges, t
retire, or who

upon pensions
communication
Durham intim
to infirmity ;
thought the proper
to their particular
relating to those e
that they should
measure, he c
and those who
suggesting Mr
bishops to resign, and
to have an opportunity-
znents. There had "

'kind; the offers
the bishops. TY. allegation Joy was.._
of terms. Simony implied some dieret transaction
between the person resigning andite"patron of the
preferrn•mt; but nothing cduld•Y/WiLitinre fair and
open than this transaction. Othek'ttiethods''Of 'llO-
- had been suggested. Swot warn te.ifticibitin.
that another bishop might perf ,thW'itln es of
the diocess; but that arrangetnent Wft 'bile/ which
he thought Parliament wont(' not bet aispoSed to
adopt. Other* recommended that coadjtito, 'biebopi
'should be appeinted; but that propbsitiO6
sidered exceedingly objectionable. ;oil tol
Mr. HENLEY, observing that the bill had see yet
been delivered to members, moved than tbe debate.
be adjourned.
Mr. 6LibstowEiliktiicted this motsii;dl44
Lord PALMERSTON consented td its' pdiiDjis
until Wednesday. • ;
The Leases and Sales of Settled- liatito1)111111Piteal
read a third time and passe& 41,4 •
The second reading of the Proitektoti
tical Courts Bill, moved ,lhy, I*. ,4101filLnivaa'
negatived. ,111,J Jail a La-et havr lira

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„L..; •' • ~• • I/ qiiT
HOUSE OE COMMONSd—Warersantyl, kmli
The motion for the second reading of the Grand
Juries Jr.o. (Ireland) Bin was withdrawn by Sr D.
NOAREYS, the mover.

M

The order fo: resuming tlie debate upon the second
reading of ;he Poor Law (nitand) Bill was discharged
and the bill was withdrawn.
BISHOPS' RETIREUENT BILL.
The adjourned debate'oti the Etelitilnd reading of this
bill was then resumed.' "r"' I' ''"'
Sir W. HEVTLICOTZ) in the absence of Mr, Henley,
moved as an selenffnaiesiti iickilnivieicand reading, be
deferred for thtee n HoilAserved that 'the
measure was partial Initiniplete, that it tlitew
difficulties in the way of ftitiire' legislation *litchi' the
matter, and that its principle was objectionable. if
driven to a choice, it would be safer, in his opinion,
to appoint suffragan i.pops under qnt,l, Of
Henry VIII. r •
Lord R.

a gaaaast
and that it
place sees disposal of
-st Minister of this, crown. _ measure in-
troduced 4 Sir R. Peel'ii Goveraw,eo in 184,01,90
the infirmity of the Bishqp of Bath q 4
was originally frturtekToo4,l44viCogyigrestAssorWe
of tbese two cases,` I „ , •
Mr. Nii,w,„t Agpport a/ -101 e bill, replied
seriatim, ficsrp,r phisctions
.urged agaissist the
measup*, 4 regi4 to the lateness oCikstintro-
wag, be remarked, 44148ther the
special

L. dioaesa qt
riot be M 1 without au officiant•lbeiabgiteoe
Mr.-/LiVuroottaa opposed ihe Ibir. l it
objecdoW 1110,1ahibb, be said, was that thelliabard of
London 04.1tit,Durham had no husialetlio &MO

To the best of my reatembettaag shortly after your
arrival at the Dardanelles 1 rohnd myself, with the other,
commanding officers, at the quarters of flerien; Be •
when some conversation ensued, in tba ,
clone of I
letter was produced, through which it appeve4 trAit •
force was attached to the Turkish Contingent; itithlstiiii6 y
upon hearing which, both Lioutenint•Cdtotel 6 iiod,
Ittal
myself proceeded to report and place ourselves MI hr
command. Beyond, flits, I' tehilybannot maim anSi ati
statement. '111" J n• • I. • el..—) i

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ERSTON, in moving the second reading
is of London and Durham Retirement
had intended to submit to Parliament
.asure, founded upon an analogy with
Ages, to enable bishops whO wished to
) were disabled by infirmity,* to resign
is; but in the meantime he igceived, a
on from the Bishops of London and
imating their desire to retire owing
and thereupon the Government had
proper course was to frame a bill limitei
!,ular cases, and there were circumstances
ose cases which rendered it necessary
iould be specially provided for. The
fri observed, bad been anirnadverte
.upon,
ho criticised it talked of a nefiis Pp,
hat the Government had Ores "the
sign, and held out inducements in order
op unity of making fresh appoint-
ire been, he said, nothing of the
Pere OM been spontaneous ot the part of
Thb allegation of simony Was an abuse

rieury V ILL.
Lord IL CECIL 860414 . the ariteedment. The
precedent he considpred ?p 'Se ,dangerous in a con-
stitutional yobit of visiff
.14. gave the Minister a
direct power over' bisticiPt wishing to retire.
Mr. M. MILNES supported the bill, arguing that
the cases to which it , •pplied were exceptional, and
any supposition, that .
world be a precedent for
ii
other bills was an . , AiSimpiption.
Mr. ZlAriiiii consider the measure nothing bitt it
propose). for a conditionol resignation; the principle
of. which was contrary to the lew of the Church in
the case of benefice!, the reslytistian of *hick must
be simple, pure,', amil absolute i end; Woking at the
rs of the correspondence; he asked it it cotild lie that the resignation of the bishops was pure,
enn_ile, and uncond)tinnel. tit
Mr. CLRDWELL supported the second :
He observed that the bill sought to accomp is
two objects—first, to place an effective siiperiti-
tendence over two important dioceses; *hicli it wee
acknowledged they did not no* possesi ; and;
secondly, to eckinoniisb the ecclesiastics fur p, by
rendering productive for the purposes 91" it porch
more thin 4(1,000/. a year. It was objeC to the
bill; first, that the object should be obtained, not by
45/161
piecemeal legislation, hi 4 br; Ili. entivil measure,ibut
a general
,measure finw4' , wth these, two
dioceses Separately ; secondly; at the hill. 'had
ufkiu
beep, ttotroduce4 at .a }ate, period .h.f „tile i - ; 'On;
tot4ll4.wNs •Pc`rel#9l.llil# r*Pkilt ;It Sth4t
, „ were ; 5inipei54_,,,t,t,,.14,41 ilie.o epee,: if
44,Fit;!;44 YlittV" PrtgiuOZAP_li:4‘,,r
, R.,
...04,vit en ! )?. ,- i
clzr.A.,.,
7
move; l.lly. t Rb, be ago* , *Vl** , 10-,..T—
-thia o ..00oh squid be obiria M the cofnfOto,i:, ;
,Afr...., ~itiiigx,p,pposed the bi ; „i
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Mr. : rasipported the bil , ~,
t4islic
nAlrot
Sir X,I , , 'aid it was impdssible f.o riaii444*
the ease ' , m, the correspondence; slid It. itiie
qtr, . I t ,prelates, from using ilie. term
,!!, 41,, *, hp* felt that tberemisiklegal ob-
-144,131,„ n it4,!:lo* 41qPgP027t:etiitintt* ifsfLao
offqc9W.,Ps'ikt!PPAZi-si Mono,' 9 ~tik 'Mu .a
high syytffin ALAI?). Church canine with high
cio spiritnil ~f spy}; spld he could not. bring his mind
to 9ny , a9nsiuftioq, op*, ,tußt the transaction
was of e, must: choppier. It was said that to
coniAimits einiony the transaction must be corrupt;
but it had been held that any resignation or exchange
of church preferment for money was corrupt. lid
objected,to the bill further, because if it*ere plectltt
upon the narrow grofind of nriviiege to these two
bishops, it would otimi{itn}e „a homier to a general
measure founded upon other principles, and that it
would place their sees in reversion at the disposal of
the First Minister of the Crown. The measure in•

„ ... „.„
duction, the. question mei, be remarked, Whether the
inconvenience of discussing a special measure at
the end of the session watt greater than leaving two
,most important dioceses entirely without a superiu-
nding head. The particular okjections offerecl.h7
,
~ rir S. Graham to the speciality OA ,thwurneasuze were
applinfible to a Rua*. mosts4re, 'O, inniess it was
oboOtwo 19,MarOselt g 'TV, 0111,0#1 opinion, bettfr,
Rti the) 94,0, A spasifip,, too ~sbe ,iriaure should; )ae
LA''!perstkupfwe.,4:..tkir,..,,4l,,m,,,.,... 4,„„,,,,,,
.ouriSt ffp! pcovuttens o Ana , tn. 1, mat it was a, sigiv-
_Fecal contract, the broad distinntAiin, between mainen
t.tiS te, id, ntqlues„ prighibittins, ba4,;iiiton .avarl94/0,
Allipt ow !imputed Mr. ;sapier'Ak,,,exp9sitiontt ,of, 1.1?°
pqeYIiT,zLKAI
this XI rel!Pff tnti
o/tol(AinftlimPo,..4o4l
443msikein ;pat WM, usot o,4map*avki contract *lie,
il
rks.... a*. 040 1; ti:Ottefi Paclei At eirpom acal,,a ,
AcifßPo4ol, (4)l3ll3Yitikigtai 0 4040,0941 d m e
sitqp,,im. . ]Believing
~ e eaa. 0, ,11.*Fgqut,,tkeh 0
,;inespAti vuld be. 0 liPfißiakt taW94101!".11108
TIN% ttih a as A494411,e!1t eflikairolloo, %MHO
PPar.ifilPlP-Pau WI 'WFRI4'I reacting/ ca,i Loiii A i
Bit Ji Suati.tzwatippotled thel bili4 Id theilmod
that the interest of the damp, of Loodbraismitl

to Parliament the terms upon which they would
resign their dioceses.
Mr. GLADSTONE contended that with reference to a
temporary arrangement no new law was needed ; he
bad heard no good reason why the statute of Henry
VIII. should not be taken advantage of by the ap-
pointment of suffragan bishops, whereby all incon-
venience and all this scandal would be avoided. As
to the nature of the arrangement, Parliament was
called upon to sanction a conditional contract for the
resignation of a spiritual office, if certain pensions
were given ; and be believed that this was a simoni-
.&cal contract by the law of the Church. He would
not, be said, support a measure which sanctioned an
arrangement of this kind conditional upon the re-
ceipt of money, and which dealt with the resignation
.of bishops without any restraint.
Sir G. GREY thoughttbe argument of Mr. Walpole,
on the question of simony, unanswerable ; but in this
case there had been, in fact, no binding contract at
•all. %s to the obsolete statute of Henry VIII., its
provisions were inapplicable to the present exigency.
at expressly provided that no part of the episcopal
ovvenues should be paid to the suffragan bishops, who
vaare empowered to hold two benefices.
Mr. HENLEY thought there would be less incon-
venience in leaving the question as it was than in
legislating upon a faulty principle. As to the ques
Lion of simony, he believed that no one would say
that if a, rector or vicar had made an arrangement
in similar terms to that now under consideration it
would not be held by a court of law to be simony.
He asked whether, in case the house refused to grant
retiring pensions, the bishops would he bound to carry
oat their offer of resigning. This would show whether
there was a bargain or not.
Lord PALMERSTON said the intention of the Go-
vernment was to stand by the proposition contained
in the bill as to the retiring pensions. What the
bishops would do supposing the house should diminish
the amount of the pensions it would rest with them
to determine; the Government had no power to
•compel them to retire.
The house then divided, when the second reading
was carried by a majority of 151 to 72.
CRIMEAN REPORT.

Mr. VultzEns, in reply to Mr. Kinnaird, said the
report would no doubt be ready in the course of a day
or two.

HOUSE OF LORDS-THURSDAY.
THE. MUTINY OF THE TIPPERARY MILITIA.

Lord FANMURE, in reply to the Marquis of
Clanricarde, said the one case of murder and the
several cases of serious assault could be deli-
vered over to the civil tribunal. Those offenders
who had been guilty of purely military offences would
be dealt with by military authority. The energy,
.zeal, and promptitude with which General Chat-
terton bad discharged his painful and responsible
.duty were beyond ail praise.
The Earl of ELLEraiononox observed, with respect
.to the Irish militia, that, while the desertions, or,
more properly speaking, the absences from muster
had been twenty. three and a half per cent. in the
English militia and twenty per cent, in the Scotch
militia, they had been less than five per cent, in the
Irish militia. In the same manner, while the en-
listments in the regular army were seven and a quarter
per cent, from the English militia and fourteen and
a half from the Scotch, they had been twenty. one
per cent. from the Irish militia ; so that the Irish
militia was incomparably the most valuable militia
force of the three.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY.
2i E W MEMBER.

Captain STURT took the oaths and his seat for the
borough of Dorchester.
BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DURHAM RETIREMENT BILL.
At the morning sitting, on the order for going into
committee upon this bill,
Mr. HADFIELD moved to defer the committee for
three months.

Mr. NEWDEGATE seconded the amendment, which,
after a prolonged discussion, was withdrawn, and the
house went into committee on the

On clause 3, granting the retiring allowances,
Mr. DUNCOMBE moved an amendment for the
omission of certain words which would have bad the
•effect of expunging the clause altogether.
On a division the clause was carried by 103 to 30.

Another division was afterwards taCen upon an
amendment moved by Mr. ROEBUCK, reducing the
Bishop of London's annuity from 6,0001. to 3,5001.,
which was rejected by 104 to 19.
The clause was still under discussion, when, at
four o'clock, the chairman was ordered to report pro-
gress, with leave to sit again in the evening.
In the evening,
Mr. ROEBUCK moved to reduce the Bishop of
Durham's salary from 4,5001. to 3,000/. per annum.
Upon a division the apiondfient was rejected by 52
to lg.

THE PRESS.

The remaining clauses were agreed to.
Upon the question that the bill be reported, with-
out amendments, to the house,
Mr. GLADSTONE said that to any amendment
which proposed to strike out the words " duly and
canonically " he should, when it came to be consi-
dered, offer every opposition in his power. At the
same time, deferring as he did to the sense of the
house, which had been unequivocally pronounced, he
had no wish whatevar to obstruct the bill.
The house then resumed.
The Metropolis Local Management Act (No. 2),
with the Lords' amendment expunging clause 1, was
agreed to.
AFFAIRS OF SPAIN.
Mr. Muaaouos inquired of the First Lord of the
Treasury whether the Government were prepared to
adopt any and what means for the prevention of the
armed interference of France in the internal affairs
of Spain?
Lord PALMERSTON :

1 apprehend that there is at present nothing in regard
to the affairs of Spain which could lead to any interference
on the part of the French Government with those affairs.
The Emperor of the French is a man of great justice, and
would, T think in any lase, feel that foreign interference
with the affairs of the Spanish nation, except under cir-
cumstances which we cannot foresee, would be unjust. He
is also a man of great sagacity, and the lessons of the past
teach that those sovereigns of France who have been led
to interfere in the affairs of Spain have always, sooner or
biter, found that interference more or less disastrous to
themselves. There can be no reason for apprehending that
there is on the part of the French Government any inten-
tion to interfere in Spain.

THE MISSION TO EELGIITM.

Mr. W. WILL lAMS observed that he bad seen it
stated in the London Gazette that the Earl of \Vest•
morland had been sent by her Majesty on a mission
of congratulation to the King of the Belgians. He
begged to inquire at whose expense that mission had
been undertaken?
Lord PALMERSTON : I am afraid that my hon.
friend will have to contribute his share. (Laughter.)
EXPULSION OF MR. SADLEIR.
Mr. ROEBUCK, pursuant to notice, moved "that Mr.
James Sadleir, having absconded from public jus-
tice, be expelled." He did not say that the member
for Tipperary was guilty of the charge of fraud, but,
knowing that a charge derogatory to his honour had
been brought against him, he had fled from justice,
thereby confessing his guilt. This was sufficiently
established by the bill of indictment found by a
grand jury on the 18th of July, by the judgment of
the Master of the Rolls in Ireland on the 19th of

June, and by the non-attendance of Mr. Sadleir in
his place, as required by the order of the house,
which proved that he was aware be was charged with
fraud, and that he had avoided the charge, for,
although sought for, ho could not be found. He
cited the case of George Robinson in 1732, and like-
wise that of Benjamin Walsh, in support of his
motion.

Mr. NAPIER seconded the motion, and fortified it
by further precedents, which had occurred in 1558,
1620, and 1710.
Mr. S. WORTLEY was of opinion that the motion
was premature. Mr. Roebuck, he observed, had
produced documents which should be put in such a
shape that every member might have an opportunity
of reading them. There was no one precedent iden-
tical with this case. Mr, Sadleir had left the coun-
try before a warrant was out against him, and it was
possible that he might come back. He moved, by
way of amendment, that the papers be printed.
Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD detailed the proceedings
against Sadleir, and argued that, although the
motion for expulsion was a proper one upon the
evidence before the house, it was premature, con-
si.lering that there had been yet no judgment of
outlawry. This, he remarked, was a judicial pro-
ceeding, and it behoved the house to act with great
care. There was no precedent exactly in point, at
least since the Revolution ; there had been no case
of expulsion without conviction or previous inquiry.
In Robinson's case there had been a select com-
mittee, and the expulsion was not for the fraud, but
for contempt.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL urged the house not to
act. with precipitancy, and by adopting the motion of
Mr. Roebuck establish a precedent, without having
before it something to which Sadleir had been a
party, and in which he had had an opportunity of
vindicating himself. A conviction, or outlawry, would
be a ground of disqualification.
Lord l'arairatsrom recommended Mr. Wortley to
withdraw his amendment, so that the house might
come at once to a decision upon the original motion.
Assuming that there was a full conviction in the
mind of every member of the guilt of Mr. Sadleir,
the house, he thought, should not proceed to his
expulsion without. some formal ground,—either his
conviction, or his confession, !or a report of some
committee.
The amendment was withdrawn and the previous
question put by the Speaker.

SitIIIIDAt,

Mr. ROEBUCK could not help thinking, after the
statement of the Attorney-General for Ireland, that
politics had been mixed up with this matter :
It was very unfortunate that they could not touch any
thing connected with Ireland without politics in some way
entering into it. He had brought forward the motion for
the purpose of vindicating the honour and dignity of the
house ; but he found that the majority of the house were
against him. They talked of the danger of precedent, but
no one had pointed out the danger. Where was it? When
a man had been charged with a dishonourable crime, fraud,
and conspiracy, and found guilty by the Master of the
Rolls—when he bad been indicted at the assizes of the
county he represented—when a warrant had been issued
against him and he could not be found, ought he not to be
expelled? Whv, then, should they affect a squeamishness
of this sort? They were now standing before the world
dishonoured by an association which he had endeavoured
to break off, but which they intended to sanction. He had
merely done his best to free the house from a pecoult
member.
The previous question was then put and carried.
Mr. ROEBUCK : I wish to put a question to the noble
lord at the head of the Government. If an application is
made for the Chiltern Hundreds for Mr. James Sadleir, will
the Government pledge themselves not to grant it?
Lord PALMERSTON : Undoubtedly.

Jordon 6orrzsponbtut.

BRUSSELS, July 24.
NEVER was a public festival more free from alloy
than the one offered to the Sovereign of Belgium by
the nation, on Monday last, July 21. The sincerity
of the ovation was indisputable ; every rank pro-
claimed a verdict of approval, site- the experience of
twenty-five years ; and this spontaneity of an exu-
berant loyalty grateful to witness, and rare of oc-
currence, acquired additional value amidst the pass-
ing and published tyrannies of Spain and Italy.
Without Guards—without any additional precaution
beyond those usual on ordinary festivities—King
Leopold appeared amongst his devoted subjects.
In this in stance the characteristic adjective is not
exaggerated... Truth exacts the word, and it is a
special pleasui.e to record it.. After twenty-five years
of constitution*:
government, the Belgian nation
has properly and gratefully
commemorated, at ono
and the same time, khe success of its governmental
form, and the worth cli the Sovereign of its election.
**
vileges of self•government,
Although with the pr,
tern, a monarch has not
under a representative aye
political action which an
that immediate control met
torily to exercise, het
autocrat is enabled peremp
er of benefiting the
there are no limits to his pot. arrogance of an
people. He may curb the •
mpede the rash
ambitious Minister—he may
speculations of an improvident antler—and in
and scarcity,
eases of public distress, dearth,
benevolence
he may by the vigilance of enslave
avert those evils which, according to fh, nature of
'n
artificial existence, are sure to bear r
upon the poor. And it is amongst the loth. -,arded
heavilyorders
especially that the King of the Belgians is tot been
with earnest affection. The opportunity hie are
more than once afforded of testing his affeetiOa
anxiety for their welfare when suffering under et
cumstances of peculiar hardship, and each time be,
has acquired an additional claim to their esteem send
gratitude. If the duties of a monarch are oneross,
the satisfaction is intense when their just perform-
ance receives the weed of public approbation. And
this requital of good deeds was pre-eminently be-
stowed on the present Monarch of Belgium
upon the festival of popular homage on Monday,
when, with one consent, the people joined in the
words of the Psalmist before the throne of Al-
mighty Grace, " 0 grant the King a long life, and
make him glad with the joy of thy countenance."
A few particulars of the life of King Leopold may
not be inopportune at the present moment. George
Christian Frederick, King of the Belgians, Duke of
Saxony, Prince of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, son of
Francis Duke of Saxe Cobourg Saalfeld and the
Duchess Augusta Caroline Sophia of Reuss Ebers-
dorff, was born at Cobourg on the 16th of December,
1790. The education of his earlier years was super-
intended with much care, and at fifteen his acquire-
ments and judgment were unusual for a person of
that age. To great ability in gaining knowledge he
joined a discernment that made him able to deduce
from his varied information a practical virtue. This
is the end and aim of all education, but it is not
every mind that is endowed with the elasticity neces-
sary for an analytical process and the aptitude of
combination and comparison of things and events
which lead to that practical point when passive
reflection resolves itself into an active result. After
the peace of Tilsit in 1808, during the absence of
his brother, the reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg, at
St. Petersburg, the regency of the duchy was .con-

Il