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majority,l he assumes to himself the liberty of using lan-
guage to other members of this house which I will venture
to say is entirely without precedent—yes, without prece-
dent, so far as my recollection of twenty•five years in Par-
liament can go—in the conduct of former leaders of this
house. It is the first time that I have beard the leader of
this house rise in his place, atter ten hours' discussion
upon a single subject, and find fault with those who have
been endeavouring to repair the grievous and manifold
errors of his bill, as if they had been interposing obstruc-
tions ; and it is the first time that I have heard the leader
of this house on consenting that the chairman should
report progress take care to inform those from whom he
differed, and on whom he is laying a physical burden as
great as their powers will hear, that he consents to it, for-
sooth, out of deference to the Attorney General, but in no
degree out of consideration to the members of this

Lord PALMERSTON disclaimed any intended dis-
courtesy, observing that he meant to say " the argu-
ments " or " the wishes of his opponents."
The motion was then agreed to.
The Judgments Bill was read a second time.
The order for the committal of the Parochial
Schoolmasters (Scotland) Bill was discharged, and
leave was given to bring in another bill.
The Lords' amendments of the Fraudulent Trus-
tees Bill were considered.
The Charitable Trusts Act Continuants Bill was
read a second time.

MUTINY (EAST INDIA) BILL.
Mr. V. Stunt obtained leave to bring in a bill for
punishing mutiny and desertion of officers atd sol.
deers in the service of the East India Company, and
for regulating in such service the payment of regi.
mental debts and the distribution of the effe*s of
officers and soldiers dying in the service.
The Smoke Nuisance (Scotland) Abatement Sill
was read a third time and passed.
The Crowded Dwellings Prevention Bill was eon.
mitted pro forma.
The Probates and Letters of Administration.
(Ireland) Bill passed through committee, with a few
amendments.

Other bills were forwarded a stage.
The house adjourned at ten minutes to two
o'clock.

NOTICES OF MOTION.

THURSDAY.
Mr. CRAWFORD—that, early in the ensuing session, he would
draw the attention of the house to the subject of railways in
India, the nature and conditions of the existing contracts be-
tween the East India Company and the several railway compa-
nies, and the mode in which those contracts are at present being
carried out.
Mr. W. EWART—that next session be should move for leave
to introduce a bill to enable juries in England and Ireland to
return verdicts of " Not Proven."
Sir F. KELLY—that, in the next session, Le should move for
leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to the election
of members to serve in Parliament; also for leave to bring in a
bill to extend to certain classes of her Mixiesty's aubjeous the
right of voting iu the election of members to serve in Psi lisment
Also for leave to bring in a bill for the registration and security
of titles, and for the facilitating the conveyance of land.

rfortign 10 Colonial jnittligenst.

FRANCE AND TURKEY.
THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.

Lord Paimerston's explanation in the House of
Commons has been received by the French papers as
satisfactory evidence of the influence of the Imperial
visit to Osborne. The Patrie observes :

The great authority of the Emperor's words has easily
triumphed over every misuncierstending. If we are rightly
informed, a decisive observation of the Emperor's was
made during the discussion, namely, that the Paris Con.
ference was not dissolved, and that its jurisdiction ex.
tended to all possible questions that might grow out of
the great interests which the conference was called upon
to regulate.

The Constitutionnel, in a semi-official article, stating
that the difficulties existing at Constantinople would
appear to be on the point of receiving " a solution
agreeable to the demands made by the tour powers,"
proceeds to remark :
We have no doubt that England will advise the Porte to
defer to the representatives of the four powers, and to
consider the Moldavian elections as null. We do not
know what will be the conduct of Austria in this new
position. We are not yet aware of the effect produced at
Constantinople by the news of so important an incident.
Whatever may he the determination of Austria, it is to be
hoped that the Porte will no longer oppose fresh elections
in Moldavia. In that event, matters would be accom-
plished in the following manner :—Fresh electoral lists
would he drawn up according to the interpretation of lie.
charost, which lays down the nature and limits of electoral
rights; a month would be granted for claims before the
publication of the lists. A private despatch which we
have received from Constantinople informs us that the
Ministers of France, Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia, who
were to have left on Tuesday, had riot glutted the capital.
This circumstance strengthens our hopes, and permits us
to anticipate that the happy result of the conferences at
Osborne is already known at Constantinople, and has
already worked its fruits.
The Presse publishes two diplomatic documents.
The first is a communication from Redschid Paoli&
to the English and Austrian Ambassadors, offering