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Upon a division, however, the disagreement with
the amendment of the Lords was affirmed by 73
to 60.

An amendment of the Lords in the thirty-fourth
clause, involving the same principle, was likewise dis-
agreed with. _ _

In the fifty-fifth clause, which provided that, except
for repelling invasion or other sudden and urgent
necessity, the revenues of India are not applicable
to defray the expenses of any military operation
beyond the frontiers, the Lords had insert 3d, before
" repelling," the words " preventing or."
Sir J. GRAHAM objected to the introduction of these
words, as too lax._

Upon a division, the amendment was agreed to by
95 to 28.

The other amendments, with a few immaterial
exceptions, were agreed to.
On the order for going into committee upon the
Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act Amendment
(1856) Bill, sent from the Lords, a discussion arose
upon a suggestion that the bill might have some
relation to the question concerning the inclosure of
Hampstead-heath ; but ultimately the bill passed
through the committee.
The International Patent Right Bill and the Ad-
ministration of Oaths by Committees Bill were read
a third time and passed.
The Lords' amendments of certain bills were con-
sidered.
MONUMENT TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

Mr. S. Woan.Ev called attention to the competi-
tion relative to the monument to the late Duke of
Wellington, and moved a resolution that, by the
terms of the competition under which the models
for the monument proposed to be erected in St.
Paul's Cathedral were lately exhibited in Westminster-
ball, the artists competing were not entitled to
expect that the works would be executed at the
expense of the nation unless on the ground of their
intrinsic merit: and whereas the judges have not
recommended for execution any of the works so
exhibited, and a new and wholly different site has
since been determined upon for this monument, it
is expedient that a limited number of distinguished
artists should be further employed by Government
to furnish models with special reference to the
new and altered circumstances, and remunerated for
their labour, and their models purchased for the
country. He supported the motion by a speech of
much length, entering very fully into the details of
the subject.
Mr. Bore thought that the First Commissioner of
Works had octed judiciously in the selection of the
model of a young artist, and recommended Mr.
Wortley not to press his motion.
Mr. Comeousia expressed a similar opinion.
Lord J. MANNERS replied to Mr. Wortley, and
asked whether the house would take the matter out
of responsible hands and throw it into inextricable
confusion again, leaving it undecided for a series of
years. He urged reasons against opening a second
limited competition, as proposed by Mr. Wortley.
He believed that at no distant period a monument
would be erected worthy of the object ; but the
adoption of the resolution would paralyze the bands
of the executive and disappoint artists.
Mr. COWPER said the reasons assigned by Lord
John for the course he had taken were not satisfac•
tory to his mind. When competition was invited,
preference should be given to the most successful.
The monument now to be erected was not that com-
peted for. If designs were called for adapted to the
new site, a far better would be obtained than the
one chosec.

Mr. STIRLING was not convinced by the arguments
of Mr. Wortley, and should vote against the motion.
Lord ELCHO condemned the course of action of
the Government in the choice of a design, and in
confiding its execution to three artists. They would,
he thought, act more wisely by selecting two or three
eminent artists, and asking them to propose designs.
Sir B. HALL, after explaining his own course of
proceeding for obtaining designs by competition,
observed that, without giving any opinion as to the
design selected, it would be difficult to adapt it to
its present proposed site. As, however, Lord J.
Manners had promised that the model, as altered,
should be exposed to public view before it was exc.
cuted, be thought the house should leave the reipon.
sibility with the Government.

Atter some remarks from Mr. M. MILNES and Mr.
M‘CARTHY,

Mr. WORTLEY made a short reply, and his motion,
upon a division, was negatived by 44 to 26.

Colonel FREESTUN moved an address to her Ma-
jesty, praying that she will take into consideration
the unfavourable position of the subalterns of the
army, with a view of affording them relief. He
dwelt upon the insufficiency of a subaltern's pay,
compared with his expenses, and upon the hardships
and privations he was'subject to.
The motion was seconded by Mr. P. O'BruEN.

Sir W. FABER suvested whether it would not
be more satisfactory if the opinion of the house we',
taken upon another occasion, and
Sir F. SMITH moved the adjournment of the
debate.

Some observations were made by Mr. Westbead
Sir W. Codrington, and General Peel, and the no:
tion was then withdrawn.
Mr. MACKINNON obtained leave to bring in s BLit
to Establish Equitable Councils of Conciliation.
The house, after some further husiness,adjournel
at twenty minutes to one o'clock until Thursday

HOUSE OF LORDS—IVEDNEsnay.
Various bills passed through committee.
The following bills were read a third time and
passed :—The Local Government Bill, the Railway
Cheap Trains Bill, the Cornwall Submarine Mines
Bill, and the Clerk of Petty Sessions !Ireland) Bill,
On the motion of Lord DERBY, it was rssolvecl that
the Commons' reasons for disagreeing with the Lords'
amendments in the Government of India Bill should
be printed and taken into consideration on Thursday.
Their lordships adjourned at six o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS—THURSDAY.
The amendments to the Universities (Seotiandl
Bill were withdrawn.

Various bills passed through committee.
The Government of New Caledonia Bill, now
Government of British Columbia Bill, was read&
third time and passed.

CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT CONTINUA:“
BILL.
This bill passed through committee. On the
motion that the report be received,
_ _

Lord EBURY moved the omission of the first clause,
which enacts that a candidate may provide vehicles
for the conveyance of electors to the poll, but shall
not give them money to pay for their conveyance.
The clause, in his opinion, aimed a deadly blow at
the purity of elections.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY entertained insuper-
able objections to the clause. If passed, the bill
ought to be called a measure for the " promotion,"
not the " prevention," of corrupt practiced.
The Earl of HARDWICKE and the Earl of Wtruow
supported the clause.
Lord CAMPBELL complained that so itnpoitants
measure had been brought before their lordships at
so late a period of the session. No evil could result
trout postponement, and he entreated their lordships
not to agree to the clause.
Earl GRANVILLE supported the motion. Lord
Lyndhurst thought the bill in its present shape so
objectionable that he had authorized him (Earl
Granville) to obtain a pair for him against the clause
if their lordships should divide upon IL
Their lordships then divided 7-
Contents 4B
Non•oontents 23
Majority for the clause —2O
The report was then received.

GOVERNMENT OS INDIA DILL.
On the order of the day for the consideration of
the Commons' reasons for disagreeing with the
amendments made by the Lords in this bill the
various amendments were discussed at some length.
Their lordships resolved not to insist on their
amendments on clauses 27, 2s, 29, 30, and 32 ; but
to insist on their amendment on 34 (relating to the
admission to the scientific branches).
The Art Union Indemnity Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Reformotary Schools (Ireland) Bill was real
a third time.
The Draughts on Bankers Act Amendment Bill
was read a third time and passed.
The New Writs Bill was read a third time and
passed.

Their lordships adjourned at a quarter past nine
o'clock.

HOUSE OF' COMMONS•-••THURSDAY.
The Lords' amendments of the Public Health Bill,
after an ineffectual attempt by Mr. T. DUNCOMBE to stop
the further progress of the measure, were considered.
The Lords amendments of the Lunatics (Scotland)
Act Amendment Bill, the Medical Practitioners
Bill, the .Toint-stock Banking Companies Bill,
the
County, &c., Property Conveyance Bill, the Levu.
macy Declaration Bill, and the Copyhold Acts
Amendment Bill were likewise considered.
The order for the second reading of the Trustee''
Mortgages, &c.,
Bill was discharged, and the bill
withdrawn.

Mr. COWPER, in moving an address for eoPY cr
extracts of corresp3ndence between the Committee
of the Privy Council on Education and the Managers
of Schools and her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools,
relating to the distribution, publication, and Prel'a","
two cf the annual reports of the inspectors, made
some remarks upon the discontinuanee of the circu-
lation of the printed tabulated reports..

Mr. ADDERLEY, not opposing the motion, took the
opportunity of removing a considerable amount of
misapprehension which he said existed respecting
the circulars referred to by Mr. Cowper.
After a long suspension of business certain bills
were returned from the Lords, their arnendunents of
some of which were ordered to be considered on
Friday.
The house adjourned at a quarter to ten o'clock.

foreign 6orresponbente.

PARIS, Thursday.
THE Queen's visit—the Queen's visit—is what
everybody is talking of in Paris more than of any-
thing else. Even allowing for exaggeration in the
accounts that reach us, it will cause a greater move-
ment of the population of France than has taken
place on any one occasion for many a day, for it will
attract from Paris alone scores of thousands of
spectators; and from Rouen and Havre, Nantes and
Bordeaux, and all the many towns that are within
reach of Cherbourg, either by ship or rail or vehicle,
crowds on crowds will go. Never during the many
centuries it has existed has Cherbourg seen so large
a multitude within its walls, or swarming on the sea
before it, as next Thursday will witness ; and it is
hardly probable that it will ever see the like again.
True Normans that they are, the inhabitants of the
town are taking advantage of the occasion to sweep
as much gold, filthy dross though it be, into their
pockets as they can ; in fact, if only a tithe of what
is said of them be true, they are going far beyond
even the wide limits of rapacity which custom autho-
rizes in such events. But it is not with the splendour
of the visit—though if the weather be fine that will
be great—nor with the gaping multitude it will
assemble, nor with the greediness of lodging-letters
and vendors of viands, that political people trouble
themselves; what occupies them is the precise
political signification the visit will have, and that
depends entirely on the nature of the visit. Now on
this point uncertainty prevails, no authentic pro
gramme of what is to take place having been pub-
lished, and even the highest officials of the Court
appearing not to know. Last week it was believed
that the interview between the Queen and the
Emperor would be on board ship in the roadstead ;
two days back it was said that. the Queen, at the
earnest request of the Emperor, bad consented to
enter the port of Cherbourg, to put foot on
Lind, and then go back again ; now it is said
that the Queen will nt.t only land, but will
stop an hour three hours half a day a
whole day. It is evident that a meeting of the two
Sovereigns out at sea would not have the same stamp
of political and personal friendship as the actual
presence of the Queen in Cherbourg ; and it is
evident that a brief " dropping in " at Cherbourg
would not have the same importance as a longish
stay there. The French Emperor is naturally most
anxious to have the Queen in Cherbourg, and to
keep her Majesty there as long as he can ; because
it is his policy for the present to show that the
Anglo-French alliance is as solid as ever, and tlat
the personal feelings of the Queen towards him are,
in spite of recent events, as friendly as when her
Majesty was his guest at Paris, and he her Majetay's
at Windsor. But perhaps Russia, which since the
peace has been making ardent professions of friend-
ship to France, and has seen those professions
received with marked complaisance by France, would
feel displeasure at a new and ostentatious aisplay of
Anglo-French sympathy ; and perhaps Austria, which
of late has been cultivating the friendship of Eng
land, would feel herself a little revenged at seeing
England turn with revived cordiality towards her
ally in the Eastern war; perhaps, too, Prussia and
some other powers would like ngland not to be
too intimate with France in order to be more intimate
with them. The manner in which the English
Cabinet appreciates these circumstances—that is to
say, whether it thinks it more important to endeavour
to detach France from Russia than to humour the
exclusive jealousy of Austria and other powers—will
be manifested in the visit; and the manifestation
will influence the policy of Europe for months to
come. Hence the great interest which the precise
nature of the visit excites in political circles. What-
ever may be the conclusion come to by Lord Malmes-
bury and his colleagues on the matter, we may be
certain, from the mingled prudence and vigour cf
their foreign policy thus far, that it will he in accord.
anee with the true dignity and interests of the
nation.

It. was asserted the other day that Count de
Cav our, the Prime Minister of Sardinia, had paid a
visit to the Emperor at Plombieres on his Majesty's
invitation, and was his guest two nights and a day.
The statement was contradicted ; it is now positively
affirmed to be true, and confirmation of the truth