The Press.
London, England, 1858-07-17 00:00:00

Mr. COGAN made an unsuccessful attempt to be
beard, and the house having divided, Mr. Hutt's
motion was negatived by 223 to 24.
The house then went into a Committee of Supply,
when a vote of 11,0501. for the salaries and expenses
of the Mixed Commissions for the suppression of the
Slave Trade was agreed to.
The Government of New Caledonia Bill passed
through committee, after receiving sundry smend-
ments.
Other bills were forwarded a stage, and the other
orders and remaining business having been disposed
of, the house adjourned at two o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS—TUESDAY.
THE 100TH REGIMENT.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE asked if the report
was correct, that when the clothing supplied to the
100th Regiment on its return from Canada was un-
packed, it was found quite useless, being without
any buttons. Many cases of similar neglect had
occurred within the last few years, and no one had
ever been punished for it.
Viscount HARDINGE explained that some delay
had occurred in delivering the clothing at Sborncliffe
by the intervention of a Sunday and the neglect of
some parties, nowofficial, employed as carriers by
Messrs. Pickford and Co. The noble viscount said
nothing of the alleged deficiency of buttons, but
stated that the Government was now engaged in re-
organizing the clothing department of the army, and
he had no doubt the result would be a great improve.
ment in the system of supply.
CHURCH RATES.
Lord PORTMAN, in consequence of the announce-
ment made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
that the Government intends to introduce a bill
next session on the subject of Church rates, stated
that he should rot propose the measure he had
contemplated, but he was quite ready to communicate
the outline of his plan to the head of the Govern.
ment.
The Earl of DERBY hoped the announcement made
by the Government would not deter Lord Portman
from laying his bill on the table.
The Joint-stock Banking Companies Bill was read
a second time.
SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
the Earl of ABERDEEN proposed that the parties
having vested interests that would be affected by
the bill should be heard by counsel at the bar
against it.
The Earl of DERBY, after some discussion, sug-
gested that the house should meet an hour earlier on
Thursday for that purpose, but expressed his belief
that the bearing would be quite useless us far as the
parties themselves were concerned.
The Earl of ABERDEEN withdrew his proposal, and
the bill was read a second time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—TUESDAY.
OATHS BILL.
Lord J. RUSSELL explained the course be proposed
to pursue with relation to the Oaths Bill and to
another bill which was expected from the House of
Lords. He reviewed the proceedings of both houses
upon this question, and stated the embarrassments
and complications in which it bad become involved,
observing that the other house bed insisted upon
their amendments of the Oaths Bill, but had, on the
other hand, passed a bill which would be a practical
solution of a very great difficulty. It was his inten-
tion, therefore, to move the second reading of that
bill. With respect to the mode in which the house
should deal with the amendments of the other house
of the Oaths Bill, the reasons assigned by their lord-
ships for adhering to those amendments were, be
thought, reasons why no bill should be passed at all.
The course they had adopted was singularly incon-
sistent, and placed the House of Commons in some
difficulty. He could not understand the consistency
of the House of Lords in declaring that there was
a moral unfitness on the part of the Jews to take
part in British legislation, and, at the eame time,
sending down to that house a bill authorizing them
to take such part in it if a majority of the house
allowed them to do so, by omitting the words in the
oath, "On the true faith of a Christian." He should
propose, however, that that house should waive its
opposition, as it was no longer a question of principle,
and withdraw from the contest. He asked that the
second reading might be fixed for Friday.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER assented.
Lord J. MaliffEas thought that Lord J. Russell
Lad been incorrect in some of his statements, and be
demurred to his doctrine as to the extent of the
power possessed by the House of Commons.
Lord J. Russzu. justified both his statements and
his doctrine.

THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
The Report of the Committee of Supply having
been brought up, on the resolution granting 16,474!.
for the National Gallery,
Lord ELciro called attention to the report of the
commission on the site of the National Gallery, and