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HOUSE OF LORDS-FIUDAY.

permanent and amicable relations between this country
and America will be promoted by the continuance of that
judicious forbearance which the house lout hitherto shown
with regard to discussions on this question, and also on
those of greater itnportance, viz., wish regard to
the commencement of the bite war and the negotia-
tions for peace. The house acted with honour to itself
and with great forbearance towards the Government,
in abstaining from throwing any difficulties in the way
of the Government discussing these questions. (Hear,
hear.) The negotiations now pending are of a very grave
character, but 1 hope, and not without reason, that they
may terminate without interruption to the peaceful rela-
tions now existing between the two countries. (Hear,
hear.) One Government has no real cause of colli-
sion with the other Government, and it is to be hoped that
the good sense of the Governments on both sides of the
water will prevail, and prevent an unnecessary collision.
(Hear.) A discussion now iu this house must be produc-
tive of most injurious results, and it was to the interests of
the country it should not take place. (Hear.) Yesterday,
in answer ,to a question, whether Mr. Crmmpton had re•
tired from Washington, I stated the Government had
received indirect information that such was the case.
(Hear.) I find from Lord Clarendon that the information
so received came by a Cunard packet, which sailed from
Halifax on the 22nd ult. Yesterday evening another
packet from America reached this country. She stultd
from New York on the 24th ult., and has not brought any
confirmation of the report brought by the former packet.
(Hear.) I am not in possession of any official Win-
illation on the subject. (Hear.)
SLIGO ELECTION.
On the motion that the house on rising should
adjourn to Monday,
Mr. T. DuNcomeu adverted to the report of the
Sligo Election Committee, and inquired whether it
was intended to prosecute two witnesses examined
before the committee for perjury, in conformity with
their report.
Mr. G. Burr (chairman of the Sligo Committee)
said that he had not been directed to move for any
prosecution of the parties in question.
Mr. J. FITZGERALD remarked that be had looked
over the evidence, and thought that technical
diffi-
culties would defeat any indictment for perjury in the
case; and he could not, therefore, recommend a
prosecution.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Lord ST. LEONARDS, alluding to some recent in-
stances in which the sentence of death passed upon
female convicts had been commuted, inquired
whether the public were to understand that capital
punishment was henceforth to be abrogated alto.
gether with respect to women.
Earl GRANVILLE stated that the sentences recorded
on the culprits in question had been mitigated solely
on account of some extenuating circumstances which
had transpired in relation to their crimes. The
cases were entirely determined upon special con-
siderations, no intention being entertained by the
Government of altering the terror or application of
the law to convicts of the female sex.

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Lord CAMPBELL having expressed his satisfaction
with this announcement, the subject dropped.

APDILLIATE JURISDICTION.
The motion for the third reading of this bill was
opposed by Lord CLANekrirx and Lord DENMAN, who,
after commenting upon the anomalous position in
which, as he declared, the measure would leave both
the prerogative of the Sovereign and the judicial
business of tttat house, moved, as an amendment,
that the bill be read a third time that day six
months.

The Earl of DERBY explained in detail the course
adopted by the select committee on whose report the
bill was fcundel, adverting to the objects they had
wished to secure, and the causes which had led to
their adoption of the plan incorporated in the
measure before their lordships as the best means for
providing a more effectual performance of their
appelate jurisdiction. In the course of his speech,
the noble lord referred to an announcement which
the Lord President had been empowered to make on
behalf of the Crown, intimating • her Majesty's full
preliminary assent to the bill, notwithstanding its
assumed infringement of the royal prerogative.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, Earl GRANVILLE,
and the Earl of Wicimow having spoken,
Their lordships divided—
For the third reading 44
For the amendment . 4-40

The bill way then read a third time, and passed
after some further discussion.

The house adjourned at a quarter to nine o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY.
MANNING THE NAVY.

Sir G. TYLER inquired whether any measure was
under consideration by the Government with the

object of securing a more effectual and speedy
equipment of the navy in future times of emergency.
Sir C. Woon stated that several plans had been
submitted to the Government, and the subject was
undergoing careful consideration, but no measure
was as yet ready for presentation.

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OUR RELATIONS WITH AMERICA.

Sir E. L. 13uLwEn said he would take this
opportunity of asking a question of the noble lord
(Palmerston) on the subject of which he had given
notice. He would fain believe that our Minister had
not been dismissed, but it was well known that the
Government of the United States had recognised
General Walker, and it was also known that a frigate
had been sent to the scene of operations, but he
hoped that it was merely for observation. He
thought that a war with America would be the
greatest calamity that could befal this country, ex-
cept the loss of national honour. The question he
wisi,ed to a-k was—seeing that a Parliamentary dis-
cussion had been delayed to receive an answer from
the American Government to the proposal for arbi-
tration, and seeing that he had forborne for four or
five weeks to bring forward the question, he begged
to ask what steps had been taken by the Govern.
ment in the interim to obtain the reply ?
Mr. ROEBUCK rose to step in, as it were, between
the hon. baronet and the noble lord at the head of
the Government before he answered the question.
The hon. and learned gentleman was about to ad-
dress the house on the American question, when
Mr. DISRAELI rose to order, remarking that there
was no motion before the house, and the hon. and
learned member had no right to address the house.
Mr. ROEBUCK said that he understood the motion
of adjournment was before the house. (No, no.)
Lord PALMERRTON said—

I am unable to give a definite answer to the particular
question with which the honorable baronet concluded his
observations ; viz., what particular steps had been taken
within the last three weeks to obtain an answer from the
American Government relative to submitting to arbitration
the settlement of the Central American question. ( Hear,
hear.) I can only say that the American Government has
been fully made aware of that offer, and it rests with them
to determine whether they will accept or not. (Hear,
hear.) I don't know if Lord Clarendon thought it right
to specially press on that question, because there was an•
other of greater moment pending at that time. With
regard to the general remarks of the lion. baronet, I am
bound to say that in the present state of things between
the two Governments—if an intimation of the opinion of
this Government on the propriety of discussing this sub.
4eat is desired—l have no hesitation in saying that the
interest of thin country, awl the -prospect of maintaining