The Press.
London, England, 1857-07-18 00:00:00

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CABINET COUNCILS were held upon Saturday and
Wednesday last at the Premier's official residence in
Downing street. All Ow Ministers upon each occa-
sion attended, and held a lengthened council.
HER MAJESTY held a Court of Privy Council at
Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

A MEETING of the members of the House of
Commons favourable to the admission of Jews into
Parliament was held at the King's Arms, Palace-
yard, on Thursday, Mr. Horsman presiding, and the
question to be discussed was whether Mr. Dillwyn's
motion for proceeding by resolution only, or Lord
John Russell's legislative measure for the alteration
of the oath, should be adopted. Mr. Horsman said
that the late division in the :Lords had been much
talked about, as the names of all the members of the
Cabinet did not appear on the Ministerial list. "It
could not be disguised that there was not an entire
union among the members of the Cabinet—a disad-
vantage which could not but be deplored." Sir J.
Graham came to the meeting " to speak the truth,"
as under existing circumstances it appeared to him.
He thought it "no longer possible to wait with
prudence another session "
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1 thirk something must be done before Parliament
rises. The question is narrowed to this—shall we try the
House of Lords once again ; or shall we, setting aside
legislation, by the exercise of our own inherent power, pro-
ceed by way of resolution?

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Upon the whole, he thought Lord John Russell's
plan, for giving further extension to the Act 1 and 2
Victoria, an excellent one, and he should prefer
another legislative effort before proceeding to the
last extremity. Mr. Roebuck addressed the meeting,
supporting Mr. Dillwyn's motion, but ultimately the
following resolutions were passed :
That Mr. Dillwyn be requested to postpone the motion
of which he has given notice in relation to Baron
Rothschild until the bill which Lord John Russell is to
ask leave to introduce on Friday next shall have been dis-
posed of.
That the fact that in the late division in the House of
Lords all the members of the Cabinet did not support the
Oaths Bill, is calculated to cause deep pain and disappoint-
ment to the Liberal party.
That the time has arrived when the long•vexed question
of the moval of Jewish disabilities should be finally settled,
and, considering the repeated manifestations of opinion
in the House of Commons and in the country in fsvour
of this act of policy and justice, all the energies of the
Liberal party should now be united towards its accom-
plishment.
The meeting stands adjourned until Tuesday next,
with the view of then proceeding to Lord Palmerston
to represent to him the opinions of those present.

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A DEPUTATION OF THE ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY held
an interview with Lord Palmerston on Wednesday,
and presented a memorial to the noble lord upon the
subject of the proposed African immigration scheme.
His lordship, in reply, entered at some length upon
the various points that had been touched upon in the •
memorial, assuring the deputation that her Majesty's
Government was quite alive to the serious danger of
an immigration from Africa degenerating into a new
kind of slave trade, and that no scheme would be
sanctioned which was likely to lead to such an evil.
flit. JOHN BRIGHT, in a letter to a Manchester
friend, Mr. Tildes, writes:—" I am, as you suppose,
very much better iu health than when I left England
in November last ; and I am sanguine that a longer
period of leisure, and of absence from what is
laborious or exciting, will enable me at no distant
period to return to work. If I were well enough to
do it, I should like to have some opportunity of
meeting my friends in 31ancliester; at present,
however, it would be very imprudent in me to at-
tempt it."

THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER COMMITTEE continues
its labours. 'Earls Granville and Harrowby have
this week been examined. Lord Granville admitted •
that he was 9,000/. in arrear- of rent to the duchy,
but that during the last eigl- Jeers he had expended
150,0001. upon the prop no held. When his
business was transacteJ the Duchy-office he was
. never present. The •••,'ence of .ord Belper, the
former Chancellor. • o was -amined, precisely
corroborated the) cP3 statement. Lord Har-
rowby said, that as ,:ould not get the accounts,
and in consequence could not present them to Par-
liament until they were audited, ho gave Mr. Berto-
lacci notice that his appointment must terminate:—
By the CHAIRMAN : It is not true that I availed myself
of the first opportunity to dismiss Mr. Bertolacci, at the
instigation of General Fox. I did not do so at the sug-
gestion of General Fox. 1 did not know Mr. Hawker was
a connection of General Fax, and the gentleman in the
office who recommended him was not aware of it. He
(General Fox) never spoke to me confidentially about
Mr. Bertolacci, but he might have said, well, how do you
get on with that fellow Bertolacci. (" Hear, hear," from
General Fox.)
By Mr. CONINGIIAM : The dismissal of Mr. Bartolacci
was from the accumulated difficulties that had arisen be-
tween him and the other officials.

A RETURN moved for by Sir Da Lacy Evans, M.P.,
shows that during the laie war there were enlisted in
the British service 441 German. 136 Swiss, and 160
Italian officers ; 539 German, 165 Swiss, and 195
Italian non-commissioned officers ; and 8,702 Ger-
man, 2,905 Swiss, and 3,226 Italian rank and file.
The expenses incurred were—for the German corps,
687,8001.; for the Swiss, 235,4831.; and for the Italian
Legion, 195,6551.
THE ELECTION AUDITORS IN THE EASTERN COUN-
TIES are making great progress in the publication of
the expenses of the various candidates at the late
general election. At Norwich the expenses
Viscount Bury, 31. P., and Mr. H. W. Schneider.
M.P., are returned at 1,1851. Os. 7d., and those of
S. 13ignold, the unsuccessful Conservative candidate,
1,1431. 3s. Od.; there was a sharp contest. In
Suffolk the expenses of Mr. H. S. Waddington, M._
are returned at 671. 65.; those of Mr. P. Bennet,
M.P., at 57/. 17s. 6d. ; and those of Mr. F. '-
Wilson, the unsuccessful Liberal candidate
881. 4s. 7d. In East Suffolk the expenses of
Henniker, 31. P., are returned at 551. 18s. 3d.,
those of Sir Fitzroy Kelly, M.P., at 871. 14s.
there' was no contest. At Cambrige University
expenses of the Right Hon. S. H. Walpole, M.P.
returned at 871. Os. 9d. ; those of Mr. L. T. Wir

M.P., at 80/. Os. 91; there was no contest.
Grantham the expenses of Mr. W. E. IVelby,
are returned at 2401. Ils. 6d.; those of the He

J. Tollemache, M.P., at 071. 15s. 9d. ; and those
Lor I M. W. Graham. the unsuccessful candidate, .
9.851. 13s. 2d. At Cambridge (borough) the expenses
of Mr. K. Macaulay, IMP., and Mr. A. Steuart, M.P.,
are returni I at 8101. 2s. Bd., and those of Colonel
Adair and i.r. J. Hibbert, the unsuccessful Li
candidates at 451/. 17s. 10d ; there was a
contest.

OXFORD .:LECTION.•-•—The mayor, having receiv,
the writ, t appointed Monday, July 20, for the day
of nomina n. Both candidates are well supported.
District c,..nmittees have been formed, and
vassing is pursued by both parties with a vigour
which shows that the victory will not be gained
without a severe contest.

THE VERDICT IN MISS SMITH'S TRIAL, we
from undoubted authority, was so popular in
gow, that when the news was known the whot
greater part of the shipping in the Clyde be:
their colours in token of their approval. The verdict
was snivel at by the jury in the foil
manner. After deliberating, there were five
vertliet of " Guilty," and ten for one of
proven." On the question of an absolute acquit
iversity of sentiment whatever.

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