The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-04 00:00:00

PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
Mr. CARDWELL wiehed to ask a question revealing a
bill which stood in the orders for that day—the Public
Health
Bill. Copies of the amended bill bad been received
that morning. It was a bill in which all ulous
communities took a great interest, and it was very desirable
that it should not go into committee till these parties
had bad an opportunity of Wing it in its corrected shape.
Perhaps the noble lord opposite (Lord Morpeth) could give
the house a general idea as to the time when the bill might
go Into committee.
Lord MORPETH said it was quite fair that the parties
referred to should have the opportunity of ma the
the
amended bill. He had no intention of moving the com-
mittee this week; and in the absence of the noble lord at the
head of the government he did not like to pledge himself ;
but he hoped the government might assign Monday next
for the committee.
EQUITY EXCHEQUER—IRELAND.
In answer to Mr. O.IIOUNS,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that in
the present state of the public business, it a as impossible tor
him to say when the bill for regulating the Court of Equity
Exchequer in Ireland would be iAntrod
M. uoed.
HORSH
In answer to the Earl of Mantis,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was his intention to move
for leave to bring in a bill to-morrow (this day), for the pur-
pose of instituting inquiries into the corrupt practices al-
leged to have taken place in this borough.
OATHS OF MEMBERS.
On the motion of Mr. GOULBURN, the following members
were nominated as the committee on the oaths ot members:
Goulburn, Sir R. Peel, Mr. Anon ey.General, Sir
F. Thesiger, Lord Set mew. Sir O Clerk, Mr. Bernal, Mr.
Henly, M.O'Connell Mr. Cardwell, Sir W. Heath-
cote the Jrudge Advocate, Sir R. H. Inglis, Mr. Thorny,
'eMr. Ord.
NAVIGATION LAWS.
Mr. LABOUCHERE, in reply to Mr. BAILLIE, stated
that he could hold out no hope that it would be in his power
to bring forward the subject of the navijation laws, or to lay
the bill on that subject on the table of the house, before

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, APRIL 3.
The LORD CHANCELLOR hook his seat at 5 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
COMMlTTEE.—Henesee's Mien. I".
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
THIRD READlNO.—Borough Police Superannuation Fund MIL
NOTICE OF MOTION.—Ooo FILLLOWS SOCI Societies
TTIM—Lord Base-
user, to-morrow {MB day), to present a bin legalising the
el Odd renews.
AFFAIRS OF ITALY.
The Earl of ABERDEEN eras desirous of putting •
question to the noble marquis opposite, relative to insporuut
events which had recently taken place in the north of Italy,
and as he had given his noble frieud notice of his intention,
he would, with their lordships* permission, proceed to put
the question. (Hear, hear.) It would be in their lordships'
remembrance that some weeks ago the noble marquis laid on
the table of the house, although without any explanation,
or without any motion having been made on the subject, a
correspondence that had taken place with the Austrian sa-
vernment, as to the possibility of any interference in all
affairs of Italy. He did not apprehend the precise objeet of
this communication, hut the correspondence concluded with
the declaration. " Any aggreesion on the territories or
rights of the King or Sardinia would not be viewed
by the government of Great Britain with indifference.
mean a
This expression in diplomatic language might
great deal or very little, but, at all events, it would enable
the party making it to act afterwards according to what
might appear expedient and just. Whether a similar re-
presentation was made at the same time to the court of
Sardinia, nautst is mutant:Gs, ho did not know, but such un-
doubtedly ought to have been the case. It appeared to him
that such a decieration to the Austrian government was alto-
gether needless, as there was no apprehension of egression
on the part of Austria, whilst there was some reason to sup.
se that aggressive. would proceed from the other side.
This probability might be increased in every mind when it
was recollected what had been the ancient and constant
policy of the house of Savoy. It was a maxim of one of the
princes of that home that Lombardy ought to be considered
sr au artichoke, to he eat.n leaf by leaf. (" Hear," d a
laugh.) Perhaps King Charles Albert might have thought
his appetite would be able to devour the whole plant; but be
that as it might, it was to be observed that, amidst
the oonvulsious which they had witnessed around—convul-
sions of an unexampled, alarming, and portentous charac
ter—the King of Sardinia had been the first c
rawpowr o
bear. had
directly violated the public law of Europe. (Hr. ) I
He had commanded hie troops to enter the territory of a
neighbouring, friendly, and allied power, without the
slightest pretext of a grievance, without any. provocation,
without any complaint or reason whatever assigned, and in
direct violation of engagements by which be, as well
in as this
country, was bound. (Hear, hear.) He had nothing to
say s% to the endeavours of the people of Lombardy to shake
off the Austrian yoke ; if it was their wish, he ouly hoped
they would Had themselves as happy and prosperous here-
after as they had been under that yoke. But their lord.
ships were not to euppose that this endeavoub r was madead
against un usurping power, because Lombardy h
been under the dominion of the family of Aus-
tria for three centuries, and since the treaty of
Utrecht had been positively sesigned to the Emperor and his
tamely. He had no opinion to give; be had only toresu offe
or
the people of Lombardy hie good wies for the lt
any effort which they might make. It wan the violation of
treaties and public law alone that he wished to notice ; and
the question wt ich lie would put to the noble marquis was,
whether, considering what took place with the Austrian
government on this subject, her Majesty's government had ,1
at any time expr. seed to the Sardinian government that any
aggression of the description he had alluded to, and violation
et those engag, meats by which the King of Sardinia, as well
at this country, was bound, would not be viewed by Great
Britain with indifference ? (Hear, hear.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWN el felt the importance of
the question, and had no objection to answer it ; but at the
same time he hoped the noble earl would excuse bins from
following him into any general observations—(hear, hear)—
be they more or less wise or politic. (liege, hear.) Ihe
words of the notice which he had received were '• respecting
the course pursued by the British poverament in conse-
quence of any interference in Lombardy of the Pied-
montese troops." He was not prepared to state at
that moment any particular course which it was the in.
tention of the government to pursue. He could, however,
state—and he was glad to have an opp Reunify of stating to
the noble earl—that although it was quite impossible that
the British government could have received any application
from Austria on the subject—and as the noble earl knew
this country was not bound by any treaty to assist the
Austrian prover—yet, unbound as they were by any engage-
ment, her Mei sty's government did think it right and expe-
dient to desire their minister to express their hope and con-
fidence, that in the Majestytate of all the countrii in that
part of Europe, his the King of Sardinia might be
advised to °heave a perfect neutrality. (Hear, hear). That
was the advice given by her Majesty's minister again and
again, and it was not far him (the Marquis of Lansdowne)
to say how far that advice might have had any influence in
retarding any operations on the part et the King of
Sardinia. This advice having been given over and over
again, and he hoped for some time with succe.s,
there could be no doubt that in the state of the Milanese
territory, his Majeaty the King of Sardinia thought he was
justified in taking the course whi h he had subsequently
adopted. He could, however, confidently say, that the move-
ment of the King of Sardinia had been made not only without
the concurrence of the British government, but against their
advice—(hear, hear)—and the instructions were submitted
to the representative of Austria in this country before they
were transmitted, and he was satisfied with their terms.
Lard STANLEY thought, while it was advisable to say
as little as ponaihle on the subject, it was necessary to take
the earli,st opportunity of marking the first occasion in
which an example had been set which, if followed up, would
be moat dangerous to the peace of Europe. He fully recog-
nised the doctrine laid down by her Majesty's government,
of the right of ad nations to introduce any internal reform
and modification of their itistituttons—(hear, hear)—which
they might conceive for their own advantage, and that there
was nothing which could justify any other nation interfering
with their internal allies by an armed force; and if, in de-
ference to an opinio.i, not over courteously expressed, Austria
had abstained from interfering with the internal
affairs of Naples, Italy, and Sardinia, be thought she had
set an example which might have armored her against the
armed invasion of the King of Sardinia. It was a dangerous
doctrine to admit the right of any individual nation, from
sympathy the supposed grievances of another country,
to interfere in the internal affairs of that country—(hear,
Lear)—and Great Britain, with all her outlying possessions,
ought to he the first to protest against any such step. This
was the first instance of an interference of that character,
and if it was 110 t put down by Europe and the civilised
world, the best efforts of the British government to prevent
a general and eanguin ay war would be unavailing.
EMIGRANTS TO CANADA.
Lord STANLEY compleined of a bill which had been
brought into the Canadian legislature, imposing a tax
of 10s, without .distincton' of age, on all emigrants to
Canada, and containing other vexatious clauses, and raked
whether it was the intention of the government to ask her
Majesty to give it her royal assent ?
Earl GREY thought some of the provisions could not pose
'ably be carried out, particularly the sth and 6th, imposing
on masters of vessels, under a penalty of 51. in each sue, a
duty which they could not possibly perform. It was very
natural that the Canadians should feel strongly on the sub-
ject, as the net revenue which the colonists had incurred
last season from sick emigrants, forwarding others, and so on,
amounted t,44,0011.; in addition to which the unlit frightful
calamity had been entailed on the province, by sick emigraute
having introduced ftv, r and other diseases among the tithe.
bitanto. (Hear, hear.) It was a delicate thing to give any
advice to her Majesty with a view to annul an act of the
Canadian legislature. Ile should, however, address a de-
spatch to the governor general strongly recommending the
amendment of some of the most objectionable clauses, and
he hoped it would reach him he fore the bill had passed both I
houses of the legislature. It would not be well to interfere
with the acts of the colonists, especially on a question, the
merits of which they were peculiarly able is judge, and I
when it was no evidently the interest of the Canadians to
encourage emigration. (Hear.)
After a few inaudible words from Lord MONTEAOLB and
the Marquis of LANSDOW NE, the subject dropped.
RACING SWEEPS.
Lord LYTTELTON tanked, pursuant to notice, whether
the government intended to take any steps to prevent the
lotteries called " racing sweeps " being held in public-
houses ?
The Earl of EGLINTON understood that these lotteries
were conducted at licensed public.houses only, and on the
fairest principles. Ile therefore thought it would be unjust
to put down the practice in public-houses, when they could
not interfere with the hotting whisk took place in clubs.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied that the govern-
ment were not prepared et pr, sent to take any steps in the
matter.
Their lordships then, at a quarter before seven o'clock,

Easter.
Mr. BRIGHT said it would be a great advantage to the
manufacturers of Lancashire if, in the present state of the
supply in e otton market, the government alwd cotton
atp present the
inc Havre to be brought over, even ine English
ships.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that it was impossible, in the
present statd of the law that cotton could be brought from
Havre in any ships. The government would not be justified
in setting aside those laws for the purpose of allowing cotton
to be introduced.
EMIGRATION.
In reply to Mr. bloesezz,
Mr. HAWES said that the Canadian legislature hail passed
an act raising the tax on all emigrants landing in Canada to
10s. per head. The act, he believed, contained other and
very severe and stringent provisions. It had not, however.
been received in this country as yet, and until it was it would
be impossible to say how far it would affect emigration. He
could hold out no hope of its being possible to diSILHOM that
act, which had been passed in consequence of what occurred
last year.
COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT NEATII.
In answer to Dr. Bowthrro,
Sir G. GREY said he hail received no official information
respecting the explosion which had taken place at Neath.
if, on receiving information, it would justify an inquiry, he
would institute one.
SURVEY OF TilE METROPOLIS.
In reply to the Earl of Lienfozw,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the government had expended 1,0001. upon this subject up
to the 31st of March but they were not prepared to sanc-
tion any furtive. expenditure.
The Earl of LINCOLN said he understood the survey
had been suspended and then renewed. lie was to consider
therefore that it was not to be paid for at the public expense.
In answer to Sir B. IIALL,
Lord MORPETH said that the commissioners of sewers
hail come to the .li:inclusion, unless the house and the govern.
ment should otherwise determine, that the requisite feet
should be drawn from the sewer rates of the metropolis.
It was estimated that the whole expenditure, including the
triangulation and the block plan would not exceed 26,0001.
But the whole cost for which the commissioners of sewers
had made themselves lieble related to the triangulation, and
that would not exceed 5,0001.
THE BISHOP OF EX E l'EftAM AND TILE REV. MR.
GORH.
Mr. CHILDERS wished to put a question to the At-
torney-General, relating to the conduct of the Bishop of
Exeter, in refusing to induct the Rev. Mr. Gorham. Mr.
Gorham was for 20 years in the church, but as soon as he was
appointed to a living the Bishop of Exeter sent for hint and
put him under au examination. as to his relieieus principle s,
for several days—one day for 11l hours. (Laughter.) The
bishop, at last, derided that Mr. Gorham'a views were not
in accordance with the church of England, and refused to
induct him. He wished to know whether the government
had taken any steps to prevent their patronage from being
set aside by the Bishop of Exeter ?
The ATTOHNEY.GENERAL said he would not make
any reference to the conduct of the Bishop of Exeter. It
would he sufficient for him to mention what had taken place
within hie own knowledge. No quare impeelit could be in.
stituted without the consent of the patron ; and the crown
being the patron in the present instance, the Lord Chancellor
spoke to him on the subject, and was desirous of giving Mr.
Gorham an opportunity of showing the correctness of his
doctrines. The subject was now under serious consideration
with a view of adopting the best course under the circum-
stances. (Hear.)
REVIEW OF TAXATION.
In answer to Mr. EWART,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the government were ready
to give the subject t consideration.heir careful
GALWAY GAOL.
Mr. SCROPE wished to draw the attention of the right
hon. gentleman the Secretary of the Hume Department to
the state of Galway gaol. It appeared that there were 775
prisoners in it, although it was only built to hold 156. Out
of that number 108 had died since their confinement began,
and 1.1 bad died within 24 hours after the opening of the
assizes. In a space of 16 feet square 300 persons had been

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, APRIL 3.
The SPELYER took the chair at 4 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
REPORTS CONSIDEBEIL—Kettering Small Tenements Rating ;
Leicester Cemetery ; BUM
BIREIL'OtELD DOCIA.—Sir P. IEGFATOK MOTed, that the evidence
taken before the committee+ of this house In 1444, 45, and 17, on the
Birkenhead Commissioner. Dock Bill and the Birkenhead Company's
Dock Bill, be referred to the committee on Group 10 of private bills.
—Agreed to.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
Dirsibilities ; Distilling from Sugar ; 888.
REPoßT.—Lessee of Mines (Ireland) BBL
TIDED READlNG.—Election Recognisance. BBL
NOTICE OP MOTION.—Wass LAND. rx
DORN; CM itoaday, to mors ice a select committee on thmanage.
meat of 'nate knits in Ireland, sad on thc receivership of the Court
of Chancery.
NEW MEMBER.
Capt. Sommelier, the newt -elected member for the
county of Monmouth in lien et Lad (1. Somemet, doctored,
took the oaths and his mat.

NON-ATTENDANCE ON A COMMITTEE.
Lord C. DOUGLAS reported that Mr. Chaplin had not
attended as a member of the select committee on group No.
4of railway bal.. It was ordered that the hon. member do
attend in his place to morrow (this day).
STATE OF THE INDUSTRIOUS CLASSES.
Mr. RINVLET, in answer to Mr. Rousseau, said that at
the reqaeet of ileveral bon. isembars he should postpone his
motion on this subject until After lamer. This motion had
?Merolla' to the improvement of the medal and industrial
condition of the working classes, and had nothing to do with
their political condition. lie might take that opportunity
of expressing his tense of the admirable mode in which the
working classes had conducted themselves daring their very
peat privations. (Haar.)

THE •

ease in favour of the bill was that a Jew had been returned WOODS AND FORESTS AND LAND REVINU—CB
for the City of London ; but that was in bas mind no NA- On the motion of Viscount DUNCLN a select ,nten,.•
cient ground for passing this measure. Of all constituencies was nominated on woods forests and land rem 7
none was perhaps more amenable to the influence of wealth Viscount Duncan, Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Puser r, ;-
than that of London, and it might easily be conceived that H. Inglis, Sir B. Hall, Mr. Langston, Viscount: 'J
to that influence the return which bad occasioned the intro- Mr. Trelawny, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Drummottd,the ge2
duction of the bill was in some degree oaring. He hoped of Lincoln, Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. teinnag,
the house would reject the measure, because he feared that end Mr. J. Lo;ke.
ELECTION OATHS.
its passing would give rise to a feeling in the country that in
these changes they were influenced rather by an indifference Mr. BERESFORD moved, " That it be referred to the
to religion than by &spirit of impartiality. (Hear.) committee on election oaths to inquire into the legality.,
Mr. GORING would not trouble the house to divide on oaths, otherwise than those authorised in such cases wttieh
his amendment, which was withdrawn, and the house went have been sworn to by protestant members of this houae
into committee on the bill.—Clauses 1 to 5 were agreed to. taking their oaths;" observing that the member for d:
On clause 6, (Mr. E. B. Roche), who was a protestant, had taken the
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY proposed to add words which oath prescribed for Roman catholic".
should prevent Jews being appoint( d to" any office in the gift Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL thought the notion heel,
or appointment of ter Majesty, her heirs or saccemors, to worded and almost inexplicab.e, and hoped that in the
which the appointment or recommendation to any office or absence of the hon. member Cork it would not he
preferment whatever in the united church of England and pressed.
Ireland, or in the church of Scotland, may belong." He did After a few words from Sir G. Garr, objecting tote
notobject to some offices in the Mate being filled by Jews, but vagueness of the motion, it was withdrawn.
it would be a most anomalous thing that a Jew should have The house adjourned at one o'clock.
any power over the established church. And, as the bill
'.stood, there was nothing to prevent Baron Rothschild
becoming prime minister, and thus having in his hands the
appointment of the bishops, and the whole control of the
chursh of England.
Sir J. WALSH seconded the amendment, and hoped his
hon. friend would take the sense of the committee against
it. Under the bill as it stood, a Jew would not be eligible
to hold the office of Lord Chancellor, and, onthe same prin-
ciple, he should be ineligible to the otitis of prime minister—
an office to which pertained a fee greater amount of cede-
eiestical patronage than that of the Lord Chancellor.
The ATTORNEY.GENERAL said that all the argu-
ments which were urged in support of this amendment bad
been urged against the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. It was
a mistake to suppose that. a Jew could not, as the law stood,
hold ecclesiastical patronage; he was fully competent to do
so, and there was no occasion whatever for introducing
further legislation on the subject. He hoped the amend-
m. nt would not he pressed.
Mr. BANKES argued that, if the great seal could not be
held by a Jew, on account of the patronage of ecclesiastical
benefices, the same exclusion ought to apply to the Chancel-
lor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the Board of
Control (who had large ecclesiastical patronaite in India),
and the Colonial Secretary, who were all on the same foot-
ing. It was no answer to him to quote the 10 George IV.
(the Roman Catholic Relief Act), because he did not concur
in that measure, and would not consent to its being made a
precedent for other innovations.
Mr. REYNOLDS asked why the Jcw was excluded from
the lord chancellorship of Ireland ? If this was done be-
cause the Roman catholic' were excluded from this office
he ,
would observe that the Lord Chancellor of Ireland had
not the patronage of a single living. An injustice having
been committed towards the Roman Catholics in this re-
sped, why should the injustice be indorsed on the back of '
the Jew ? (Laughter.) lie would support the omission of
the word " Ireland" from the clause, otherwise it would be
a justification of the exclusion of the Roman catholics for
ever from that office. On the bringing up of the report he
would move this amendment.
After a few words from Mr. ANSTEY,
?dr. GARDNER contended that the private patronage
of the church of England was a great disgrace to it.

ELECTION CONINIITTEES.—YESTERDAY.
BODMIN.—The case against Mr. Wyld being deem,
the committee commenced their inquiry into the charges
against Mr. Lacy, and exam:ned several witnesses relative Is
the issue of treating tickers.

Ithe erproo.

MAILS,

The mails for the Brazils, the hirer Elate, Monte Video, rim..
Moo, Bahia, Madeira, and Buenos Ayres, will ne made up sh
evening of the 4th ApriL
The mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, Cadiz, and Gambit
will be made up on the morning of the 7th Apnt.
Tim overland eluted moils, Ma Marseilles, to the Mtdilerruwaat
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, hlls, Hong-Kong, Sic., will he made up on tin
evening of the 7th Apnl.
The mails fur British North America, and the United States,
will be mae up an the evening of the 7th April.
The West bailie Mails, excluding Bermuda, Nassau, ManeeL
Madura.% New Orleans, Vera Cruz, Tampico, and Porto Rico, ea
including those for Madeira, Jamul, Grthagena, Santa Martha,
alums, Panama, West Coast of dos* America, and nt.
Nicaragua, will be made up on the eesolog of the 17th Aprii.
The overland mails lot Gibmltar, Malta, Oreeee, the lonian Islands,
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, liong-Kong, and China, Pia noutbazqs
ton, will be made up on the morning 01 the 20th April.
The mails fur New South Wales, Via 1:11121101'. Land, and Neff
Zealand will be made up at the evenhigittibe 30th April.
The mails for the West C,,aet of Africa and Madeira wiil be made
op on the evening of the 30th April.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
The number or STAMPS issued by the authorities date
Stamp-office, during 1b47, to the
DAILY NEWS was 3,447,009
This, we believe, is within eight per cent of the number
issued to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle, esed
Morning! Post, ALL TUT TOGETHER.
In • dition to the above, uaied to the DAILY NEWS,
Morning Paper, there were issued far the Evening Edition
THE EXPRESS 778,714
Which was more, we Relieve, than were issued either%
the Globe or .Slandard, Evening Papers.

(" Question.")
Lord J. RUSSELL said he understood the object of the
amendment to be to take away, not the power of appoint-
ment, but of recommendation to an benefice. In the
Roman Catholic Relief Bill there wasy act such restriction ;
and, in fact, there was no office to which the power of re-
commending positively belonged. The highest recommen-
tion, that of the ministry, had frequently been exercised by
secretaries of state and the lords privy seal ; but there was
no one to whom it belonged of right. Therefore it appeared
to him that the amendment was unnecessary.
Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY said it was a fact, and a great
fact, that the prime minister did appoint all the bisnops,
whatever might be the right to do so.
The committee divided.—For the amendment 99
Against it
Sir R. 11. INGLIS proposed at the end of section ti, page
4, to add these words, " Or judge of any of Her Majesty's
courts of law, or member of Her Majesty's most honourable'
privy council." He objected to any measure which would
place in the privy council persons who could not give her
Majesty sound advice in her double capacity as head of the
state and head of the church. He also objected to giving the
Jew power to decide Christian causes between Christian

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Iverttaeloeate latea4•ll Sae ..Tbe Ewan: Loalna melee per=
be at theolliee, la, Neaverle•YON. by Twee afelece ea the day al py

01011 WATER AT LOR DON BRIDGE.
T.. D•T —Mosaic& e... past . •11e.aosa,= =Ls past
To wousow—Morasog. 4, taw. past tj aiss pus 3.

men.
SIBTHORP seconded the amendment. Under this
bill a Jew might become speaker of the house, and, in that
case, haw could he join in the usual prayer with which busi-
ness was eimmenved.
The committee divided.—For the amendment 109
Against it
The clause was then agreed to, ax were the remiining
clauses.
Mr. C. ANSTEY moved the following clause :
And whereas no alteration aright can or ought to be made in any
matter belonging to the doctrines or dtseipline of any religion. com-
munion save with the full and free conocut and concurrence of the
proper ecclesiastical authority, and according to the laws and usages
of ouch communion t be it therefore enacted, that from and after the
mooting of thia act, it shall not be lawful for poliament to make any
enactment for changing or altering any matter belonging to the doc-
trine or diociptine of the United Church of England and Ireland, or
to the duettine or discipline of the Church of Scotland, sane with the
full Lad free consent and concurrence of the and churches reopm-
lively, such consent and concurrence to be 'Melded in the cane of the
said united Church of England anal Ireland by vote of the convocation
or eunvocationo of the mid united church, and in the case of the mid
Church ot ?Scotland by vote of the General Assembly of the mid church
and not otherwise.
Mr. 111LDYARD asked if it were competent to move
hi: clause ?
The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative, and the amend-
ment consequently fell to the ground.
Ti.e preamble was then agreed to, and
The CHAIRMAN put the question, that " I report this
bill without amendme lILS to the house."
Mr. LAW said he should move, as an amendment, that
the chairman leave the chair on Friday. (Great laughter.)
Mr. LAW (angrily)—l mean that this hill be not now re-
ported. (Renewed laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN —The question is, that " I report this
bill without amendments to the house." Do you divide
Mr. LAW—Yes.
The CHAIRMAN—Strangers must withdraw.
Sir It. H. INGLIS hoped that the right hou. gentleman
would not divide.
Mr. LAW said, all he desired was to insure that this bill
should receive full consideration at a period when the termi-
nation of thy assizes and sessions enabled all the members of
the house to be present at the discuss.on. If he could have
the assurance that this meusure,.which he felt assured would
hereafter be execrated by the people—C oh!";—which he
felt would be the first step to the extinction of the Christian
character of this country—(" oh ; oh !")—if he could have
the assurance that the measure would have a fair considera-
tion hereafter he would now withdraw his amendment. (Loud
Mrs of " Divide," "Oh !" and laughter.) Those cries
were nut consistent with peaceful measures, and he would
not be put down by clamour. (Groans.)
Lord J. RUSSELL understood from the hon. member
for the University of Oxford that he wished the third read-
ing not to take place until Monday next. He had had some
oitficulty in agreeing to that arrangement, but, considering
that his hon. friend always united the most consciehtious
Rear,opposion to the most courteous bearing—loud cries of
(" a hear,")—he had cam.. to the resolution of agree-
ing to that proposal. With respect to the argument of the
right bon. gentleman opposite that the third reading ought
to be postponed in order that members might have an
opportunity of remai.hig in the country —Gimghter, —he
could wily say, that if the right hon. gentleman considered it
necessary fur the interests of the church to force the house to
a divisisn, he should only regret that the care of the in-
terests of the church had devolved upon such hands. (Loud
and reiterated cheers.)
Mr. F. MACKENZIE, as a consistent opponent of the
bill, thought it would not be aonsistent with usage to divide
the house on this occasion.
Mr. LAW, under such cir
amendment. (Hear, hear.)

would withdraw hie

On the house resuming,
Lord J. RUSSELL wiahcd to say that although be had
not considered the course pursued by the right hon. gentle-
man very discreet or wise, he had not, in what he had said,
intended any personal reflection. (Rear, hear.)
The bill was then reported.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that on Friday next it was his
intention to move the second reading of the Landlord and
Tenant Bill, for the purpose of referring it to a select com-
mittee. In the event of that bill net being opposed, he
should on that day move the further proceeding with the
Health of Towns Bill, instead of taking it on Monday next.
Mr. CARDWELL had understood it to have been ar-
ranged in the ea• ly part of the evening, that the Health of
Towns Bill should not be takers until the large towns had
had an opportunity of eonsh-ering its provisions.
I,rd MOIII'ETH said his noble friend (Lord J. Russell)
had not been in the house when that arrangement was made,
but he entirely concurred in it, and the bill would accord-
ingly not be taken on Friday next—probably not until
Friday week. (Hear, hear.)
DISTILLING FROM SUGAR BILL.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
the house went into committee upon this bill.
Mr. P. MILES took some objection to the bill, but
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER deprecated
discussion on this stage, and recommended the opposition
should be reserved ler the third reading.
Mr. KERSHAW complained that members could not un-
derstand what was going on. (Laughter.) There was a
sort of conversation across the table, and suspicions were
begotten that all was not quite straightforward. (Renewed
laughter.)
The bill passed through committee and was ordered to be
reported. -The house resumed.
ELECTION RECOGNISANCES BILL.
Mr. S. WORTLEY moved the third reading of this bill.
Mr. ELLIOTT—I move as an amendment that it be read
a third time this day six months.
The house divided—Ayes llB
Non 74---44
On our return to the house,
Mr. WAWN was speaking. He said he opNeed the bill
upon this principle, that members petitioned against had
canvassed other members to vote upon this bill. (Laughter.)
It was a fact that could not be disputed, aad as en indepen-
dent member he must enter a strong protest against a bill
carried by such means.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
SOUTH SHIELDS PETITION.
Mr. WAWN moved that the petition of the inhabitants of
South Shields on the subject of customhouse facilities, die.
(presented 31st March) be printed with the votes ; but the
motion having been opposed by Mr. TuoRNELY on the ground
that the committee on public petitions had ordered it to be
printed, wea put and negatived.

LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 4.
IT was impossible for a country to d6play more
moderation and reserve than has been sheen by all
classes of the English people, in presence of the tre-
mendous revolution, which, like an earthquake, bee
rolled from one end of Europe to the other, shaking
and rending, if not overthrowing, thrones and em-
pires. Our middle classes have remained literally
mute with circumspection and wonder. The
labouring population has not been carried away
by such tidings or such example. A very
small body of agitators have here and there
gathered and perorated, and collected a crowd
of idlers; but, in England, and even in Ire.
land, too, there is a reluctance to kindle native
torches at foreign bonfiras. And, indeed, e hat is •
passing abroad has more a tendency to distract
resolve, than to attract imitation.
Nor have our upper classes broken through the
fitting barriers of reserve. The journals, ndeed,
which here are catering to their prejudices and fan-
ning their fears, have no doubt employed every argu-
ment and every figure of speech to vilipend revela-
tion and revolutionist. This, however, has not been
done in any violent or indecorous way
nor, whatever M. LAMENNAIS may say, could it be
expected that a republic should find admirers amongst
our tories ; or that a provisional government of
plebeians should not be quizzed at least for their awk-
ward and uneourteous attempts at carrying on or re•
placing the old machinery of monarchical government.
Such contempt or such attacks from English
writers the French republicans may very well put up
with, especially when convinced that their arrows of
ridicule can be pointed by nothing harder than
a jest, and that it is quite impossible
either to tip them with steel or give them impetus
with gunpowder. Our aristocracy are, in fact, bound
over by the heaviest recognisances to keep the peace;
and however our Foreign-office might rave of war, or
meditate remonstrances which smell of it, a very
brief communication between the two sides of Dowu-
ing-street,between the FOREIGN SEcarr.tev and the
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, would soon
convince the former that war is a contingeni y which
not even parliament, much less any party or ministry
of it, durst contemplate, unless under provocations
which are not in the rank of possibilities.
Anti-Gallicanism is, therefore, a harmless humour.
And, no doubt feeling it to be such, those very
'writers who used to infuse most rancour into the
sentiment, now think it necessary to soften it down.
The Quarterly Review, that organ on French affairs,
of the very oldest shade of toryism, has just published
its account and view of the recent French revolution.
It is as mistaken in facts, as inveterate in spirit, and
as wrong in its recommendations as ever, but the tone
is much more moderate, the rancour mitigated at least
in expression; and even the old Quarterly has felt
the progress of the age.
Still, with however mitigated a spirit, the QUdr-
terly Reriew gives currency to a great many fatal
errors. It upholds that M. GUIZOT and Louts
PittLIPPE were not imprudeutly illiberal in their
policy ; on the contrary, that they enjoyed the sup-
port and approbation of all good and true men ; and
that if they failed, they did so from want of resolve,
from lack of hardihood and obstinacy, and from not
having been sufficiently determined and severe in the
work and in the orders of repression.
All this is a great mistake, and is supportd by state-
ments of facts and circumstances, utterly incorrect
and calculated to mislead. The Quarterly Reriewer
begins to describe the state of things antecedent to
the revolution by enumerating the series of poli-
tical parties. First of these he places the cooseres-
tives, with M. GUIZOT at their head. But the comer-
vatives, or Right of the Chamber, were notoriously
divided into two sections, one of which disavowed
and
disliked M. Guizor, and had declared on many occa-
sions that he did not sufficiently consult the national
spirit and liberal wants of the French people. It was
with a knowledge of this, that the King dismissed M.
Guizor and sent for Count MOLE. Those who fling the
blame of vacillation on the King ought ;fully to state
the circumstances of the case. M. Gulzor's adminhe
tration did not in fact satisfy even the whole of the con-
servative party.
This is mistake the first. Mistake the second is
the account given of the national guard as indis-
posed to the government on account of that govern-
ment's stability. The fact is, the institution of the
national guard had been neglected and purposely
thrown into the shade by Louts PHILIPPE and his
ministers. Both knew that their government was un-
popular with the citizens, and instead of trusting them
and trying by concessions and liberal measures to
recover their confidence, LOOS PHILIPPE and
M. GUIZOT thought they might do very well without
such adhesion. That policy lost them.
We pass over the account of the causes which de-
popularised the government. The Quarterly Re-
viewer, true to his principle, scouts the idea of Preach
electoral reform; 180,000 electors in a population of
35 millions satisfy him. But it so happens, that not
merely the French opposition, but the French con-
servatives, even M. DUCHATEL himself, admitted the
necessity of reform. Why, then, forbid a banquet, in
which members of the chamber were to meet to fur-
ther this came? Government forbade the banquet, End
the banquet, in consequence, swelled into a street pro-
cession. They forbade this, brought the army einuot
it, but were afraid to order the army to act.
At theesiwghtto its
of the mbarriilitaeridaesnd the
KING
strifewsa
Paris flew
frightened, and dismissed M. GuizoT, replacing him
by Count MoLE, the chief of the other conservativ! ma-
tom M. GUIZOT complains that he was dismissed,
that he was nut allowed to act. But why did he not
act all Tuesday, Tuesday night, and Wednesday morn-