The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-18 00:00:00

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Loral BROUGHAM reminded their lordships that a fort-
night or three weeks yyoo be adled attestor to the course
takes oil a nerd axndoe in the Cunard line, which had
received a large subsidy hum the goverumeet for the coo-
reysaos of mails. He stated at that time that to him great
astosiebraent be found that a patiewomeo whom it could
aver he diaeorseed was • person of colour, but who wee
mid to be a diereadast of as Atria's Mack. though a free
embalm of the United %Wet bed beam refused the accom
asociatioa of a Brat-clam ia oat of the Cussed ships.
sad had bees told that ebe mut go tato the wood rash a
soother part of the remsl. He could hardly suppose such
• case peal& is ea Eagbak ship, but the isformatioa had
sire bees cosibened. sad • letter hem air 8. Camel apes
the ealsiert bed beta published. Hs wished to know from
nobk Maid whither it was the lateethm of the ream.
maat to take say maps is the matter.
Earl GRAN ILLS wee sat surprised that the noble lord
hal put th. peados, but, attic same time, it was not pea
iLle for the A•orsrameert to interfere.
Lml RitonallAX mid, some time ago in a similar caw
as trteet was tea spirt the captain. and dames
would lure lase rsearered spinet him tf the action had sot
born compromised. He thought, in the relatioa that
Si, It Casual stood to the goverment, that some iater-
hirence should take piece to prevent such thiap occurring
is future.

GOLEMORT BARRACKS (PORTSMOUTH) STIL.
Kid DE GREY and RIPON, in moving the mooed
ninths( of this bill, .std its objet was to close a right of
way through the barracks, which was found very incon-
venient.

The bell leas mod • eepecond time.
ANNUITY TAX (EDINBURGH, MONTROSE, &c.)

BILL.

4* the ardor for the asereed reeding of this bill,
The tart at MIST mid he believed this was so honest
attempt to esetlis=lkia of oxisiderable difficulty. He
pee the bill It was of great import-
%boa the MiIISOZI4I dlealstrielud during the present see-
sass. sad therefore he hoped no objectless would be nused
to delay its pomp through their lordships' house.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was glad to see that this
bill was likely to be supported by all sides of the house. He
bed had the ,00m• of represestiag the city of Edinburgh
is parliament for essay years, sod it would have been ex.
reedingly delightful to do so if it had ant been for the ex.
intetwe of the sionsity tax. (A laugh.) It was the bun of
his life. (Hear, hear.)
The hill was then read a wood time.

BURIAL GROUNDS tlitilaND) ACT (1866)
AMENDMENT BILL
lipss the motion d Lord Mom Acts this Inll was read
a ser.aad time

THE METROPOLITAN BUILDTO ACT (1856)

AXL DW4T BILL.

This bill weed thitcoimilit;l7
LEITH HARMUR AND DOCKS BILL
This bill kissised through committee.
BLEAT RING AND DYEING WORKS BILL.
At the rtsluest of Lord OTISSTONI, the committee on
thi. bill sem postrymed.
FRIENDLY SOVIETIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The Earl of MARV wesatad • petition from the Maw
.he•trr district of Independent Odd Fellows, in favour of
al:, WS.

The bell was read a woad tame.
IITLE4 TI) LAND (SCOTLAND) ACT (ISM)
AMESDIKILNT BILL

The LORD CH-A-RCR:11011, in inciving the second read.
ing of this MU. referred toe statement, which he be
his hood, by the Lord Advocate, giving the prior history
of the measure and the mares for its withdrawal from the
other home of parliament. With regard to the bill itself,
the noble and learned lord said that in the year 1868 a
measure was pained for amplifying the form and diminish.
ing the espenum of completing titles in Scotland, hat it wee
found to be impoarible to include in that the clam of titles
by lanai* tenant The object of the present bill was to
',stood the enactments of the former act to titles by iur
Moore and a very manufactory arrangement had alejo=
mai. with regard to the load registrars.
Th- bill was reed a woad time

LAW OF MARRIAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL
The Loin) ANCRLIASt brought in • bill to amend
the marnege law .4 Scotland. and to amnia:dist* it with that
of TT.il owl. This. he said, wadi the brother bill of that
which had just been read a second time. Their k'n
were aware that the Scotch courts had all alonghatit
power of iliseilving marriages for adultery, a power which
had certainly been much abused. This anomaly also earned,
that winist the marriage wee loyally dissolved in Scotland,
and the parties might marry actin, when their children
would he leritimate, the moment they creased the border
they were liable to he prosecuted for bigamy. and their
children were bastard. It happened that mammy.%
which had formerly leen isdiamoluble in England, might
now i.e dissolved for adultery. soli the object of the pre.
writ bill was, rink to prevent collusive divorces in Scot.
land, and. secondly, to enact that the divorce of the Scotch
courts aboold he .4 force all over the kingdom.
Lord Bllol't :HAM briefly supported the bill, but was of
opinion that the bills intrialuced by himself in I$J, and
1645 would have carried out the object better.
Lord REDESDALE 11-114 it About] be remembered that
there wee a very wide difference in the le upon which
• divoirce could be obtained in England and Scotland. If
they extended the force of the Scotch decree to England
without greatly altering the Scotch law they would be
:if wiry; wider *cope to the ab-ase which already pre.

After so observation from Lord 0112.11111011 D the hill wan
reed a first time. •

THE MASSACRES IN SYRIA.
hurl WODEHOCSE, in answer to • question which had
been earlier in therreening, said he WY sorry to he=
to inform the biome that the accounts which had
the government in no way fell short ~f the details in the
newiiiiper* expecting the massacre of the l'bristian papa
Isamu of the Lebanon. It appeared that 500 Christians had
lean nissau.reil in Damascus, and their houses burnt ; that
the I retch ...emu! had bees killed soil the American carat
wsionded A telegram front Paris, but which wain not rill
tmeil this the house of the English oinsul had not
lees k.ur,it The papers asked fur by the noble lord were
in preistritom. not ,r old he produced us run as riellible.
TL;-r lordship* adjourned at UHT id eta o'clock,

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TumpAr, JULY 17.

(Continued treat yesterday's Erpress.)
EDUCATION BILL

fir J. PAK rscrox said that the effect of this hal had
leen greatly ninunderstinal The hill would not prevent
the employment of • boy bemire he could not reed or
write, but ooly enact that tai uch a cam the employer
should be compelled to see that he !earned. He muss es•
the interest sad planter, w:th which be hail brimmed
to the speech of hi. hoe. friend the member for Mauch's.
ter. whore valnahle tenoning we..., more weight tbsn
twenty speeches toweled on more theory. He did not epee
with the oppeacnte of thus bill, who would litre the eihme•
iio4l of the people to mere chance anal charity. As • friend
to reit...adieu, however. he would rather wait fur the report
of the Itoyal tnenioiesion, which be hoped would hot he
leen delayed.
Mr. BRUCE would vote for the bill, though with HOMO
doubt sod hwtetios, bemuse the :malt of the /whey
legribition was for WM. NMI 40 diminish the trimbet of
eloWee employed, and be believed the tame world he the
elect of the education dative is the Mises Inspectiou Hill.
He was interested in the ironwork* about Merthyr Tydwil.
le which 2.400 childres were employed. As chairman of
the .illa,BllT NONSinee, be bed observed that sioce there bed
bees x!....6 established ia that district it was comparatively
fns from crime ; there WWI 1104 ~no•tya eh so pinch drunker
seas as before, soil when itnkin occurred the urn were
aI4O to listsu G. ariurnent and •hoit d•—eerimir wv. miieh
num oyiel MiIIEMMIBEEMin
WHITINIDE support.. toe um.
Ne "at.mdl importance of popular education be related
Nat awls seutlenian at VC.V.I, told him that in
tiwit•ertaini. it • imretit neglected to .lucate his child, the
heal sent him notice to do so, sod if he then
mimed they texii the child to be educated by the state. In
Ivy, the AWi republic could unt exist with en ignorant
people.
After a few word from Mr. If INTLOII, and also from
Mr. liaises, he m
latter of whom oineed the bill, on the
ground th.it .tprihinine religmn..,ight to he left to the
voluntary neipl..
The house divided, when the numbers were—
For the se mod median .
Against It .
122
Majority aphid the bi 11........
—n
SAVINORMAMM INVIMISTMENTFI BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUIIt
this emulate' cm this hill till Friday, as ced4.461,4
YYIRITA BILL
The oast for the third reading of this Nit was aisti4ses—
the Whim of the CH ANCELLOS 1 the Excess. CH, the bin wag emeommitted, in order to sinke It those
WkialiSl WM& related to the amount of the oluties the
*gm hoe. gentleman explaining that, by the resolution'
aped to is committee on Moodsy night, he. ,lip,„v would
have to be substituted for them, !Bud he shield bring in a
bill for the purpose.
NEW MEMBER.

Iv WHITa took lb Nisi es number 1.,r Itrlghtno.
Be eras introduced by Mr. Ossinegharn sod Mr. tiny.
MALI OF GAME aen.

4 o'c ock. Pined to. sad the home resumed, and ties adjourned at
l
TM house reamed et six o'clock.
PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION GROUNDS.
. .

Mr.-EI.AKEY pre notice of his into Uo to trove ne:t
Sillfkle for a tuainiittee to consider the but means of
obtaining public perks and recreation grounds near large
town,
CHURCH RATE STATISTICS.
Mr. PACHE asked the Secretary of Skate for the Home
Department when the return as to rates to keep
churches in repair, and voluntary contributions for that
object, onleml on the 25th of January last, would be laid
upon the table of the house.
Si. G. C. LEWIS said he was afraid there was little
chance of getting these returns very soon. It was 1111C01-
sary to scud a circular to every peril in England, and he
was informed that 'whets these voluminorm returns were
°Mantel it would be neoeseary to employ two or three
clerks for several melba to clarify them, and put them in
the shape required. The home had lately paired a bll by
which they would be ambled to obtain an annual return
with regard to this and other local rates, and he trusted
that when that act was carried into operation they would
get more accurate retains than they would get under any
single order made by the house.
THE LIURG AN RIOT&

Mr. COGAN aawiltisEhTer Seca4la;yfor Ireland what
steps the noversowat lad taken in oonaequeooe of the
Ltroentahle riots and alreetiog of several persona near Lurpa
on the 12th day of Jely, earl whether he had rrceived any
information as to the death of any swore persons having
taken place in cossequimee of those riots.
Mr. CARDWELL old happily the government had re-
ceived so isformatioe ed the deaths of any more persons.
With respect to tether diterbasces, all he had received
was a tribgraphie amodlit, stating that there was a disposi-
tion to came further disturbs/ices. A large additional force
d ematabahay bed be sent to Lurpn, and was still
them, and ovary aims was being taken to preserve the
poem
THE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Mr. on theppper to ask
the lint Lord of the Treasury how be proposed to carryout
the financial arrangement submitted y er Majesty's go-
vernment to the house, and on the faith of which a grant
of tamperer* in the pound on property and incomes we. made,
said, as the noble lord was not present, perhaps some other
member of the t would answer the question.
Sir G. C. said the only answer he could give
was, that the act for the imposition of an income tax of ten-
pence iu the pound, having maned both branches of the legis-
lative and received the smut of the crown, had become the
law of the land, and it was the duty of the Conunissioneve
of Inland Revenue to carry it into effect in the same man-
ner AI they carried into effect previous acts for the same
PureiILALLET said he did not esk any q cation about
the income arix, het the liaseciel arrangement
:of which the
income tax formed a put.
SITHM.4IItIgfi TELE9RAPH CABLES... _ _

Lord A. CHURCHILL asked the President of the Board
of Trade when the report of the commission appointed to
inquire into the merits at eebmariue telegraph cables would
be laid upon the table at the house.
Mr. M. GIBSON said experiments had been made, and
were practically concluded. He bad every reason to believe
that the report would be laid on the table When the close
of the session.
I*.kPER DUTIES REPEAL BILL.

Lord PEltitoY, who hid a notice of motion which stood
second on the paper, to the seed that the rejection by the
House of Lords for the repeal of the paper duties was an
encroachment on the rights and privileges of the House of
Commons, and that it was therefore incumbent sport the
house to adopt a practical meeenre for the vindication of its
rights and privileges, said he wished to pea a question to
the Speaker on a point of order, whether his motion was a
matter of pririlege and entitled to precedence.
'Du SPEAKER said a question of privilege took pre-
cedence on matters which had recently arisen. It could not
be said that the subject-matter of the motion of the noble
lord had recently arises, because several days ago the First
Lord of the Treasury proposed a resolution to the house on
the same subject, and which the house adopted While the
house reserved to itself on every occasion the power at
once to proceed with any matter which it might
think neousary, still it did not permit the claim of a mem-
ber to preosduce unless the prescribed requirements were
Nista and it appeared to him that on the present occa-
sion those requirements were not fulfilled, and he did not
think that the noble lord wu entitled to precedence.

THE ATTENDANCE OF MLNLSTERS IN THE
• HOUSE
Sir J. P.kILINGTON mid he wished to pot • question
to the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, bet as the hon.
gentleman was not present be wished to ask the Beerebery
for the Home Department, to whom he assumed the house
must look, as the *Nucor member of the government pre-
sent, whether it was or was not understood in the house
that the ministers of the crown and the heads of depart
meats were expected to be in parliament at the usual =
for commencing businese, in order to answer any question
which might be put to them. It was desirable they should
know whether or riot that was the understanding, and if it
were he asked the right lon. gentleman whether he would
minks
be with his colleagues that the practice
mught be observed.
On G. C. LEWIS—The right bon. gentleman is quite cor-
rect as to what is the general understanding in the house
regarding the attendance of ministers, but I believe the
Under Secretary for the Colonies is in his place. (Laughter.)
THE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Yr. WiltsllAT pee notice that tii-morrOwhe Andel
repeat less question u to the financial arrangements, towhieh
he considered he had not received an answer.

_ -
Sir G. C. LEWIS aid he did not know that he could give
any other answer to the question than he had already given.
The has, gentleman beard the financial statement of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer last night, when his right
honourable friend gave • full exposition of the views
of the government with regard to supplemental
ways and means foe the service of the present
year. He hal nothing whatever to add to that state-
ment, and he apprehended that if the bon. gentleman re-
peated his question to the First Lord of the Treasury or
to the Chancellor of the Exchequer be could only receive
the same answer.
HOSTILITIES IN NEW ZEALAND.
Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Under Secretary of State for
the Colonies whether any accounts had been received of the
people of the provinces of New Zealand, not immediately
threatened by Maori hostilities, volunteering for the amis.
lance of their fellow-colonists at Taranaki ; whether any
intimation had been received hum the colonial rvernment
of its intention to propose to the colonial parliament any
vote for the purpose of oostributina to the ex pen. of the
civil war ; or, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's
t that the whole expense should be defrayed
=tre °imperial tresmer7
Mr. CHILDERS void before the hon. gentleman
answered the question, he wished to ask whether the
volunteers in the Australian colonies had to a large extent
volunteered themselves for service.

Mr. C. FORTESCUE said with regard to the last ques-
tion put they had had a number of °Ml's made by inhale-
,' tante of the Australian colonies, particularly at Melbourne,
offers from volunteers reedy to proceed if necesaary
to New Zealand, to assist their fellow-country-
mem there; but he was not aware whether
tines olfers had been accepted, or that any
body of volunteers had actually gone to New Zealand. lie
knew, however, that the inhabitants of Auckland had been
active in organising volunteers. With regard to the first
part of Mr. Adderley'm questioo, he had not beard of any
proposition by the government fur • vote to the colonial
parliaineut, which, indeed, had not yet met; but he had no
reason to believe that it was the intention of the New Zea-
land government to call on the imperial government to pay
the expense of the colonies with regard to volunteers and
militia. With regard to the last part of the question, it
would be premature to state what was the intention of her
Majesty's goverunieut as to what part of the expense
should be defrayed by the imperial government.
GEELONG AND MELBOURNE RAILWAY.
Lord A. CHURCHILL asked the Under Secretary of
State for the Colonies, whether say commemicatioa bad
been received tree the government of Victoria in ragman
to the negotiations with the Geelong and Melbourne Rail-
way Company for the mahout and transfer of that under-
taking the colonial govatameat eines the pablicatiou of
a parliamentary paper on the subject, ordered to be printed
on 11th Auguak DM No. 183, of Messiqn 2, 18130.
Mr. C. FORTESCiE said they had received no inform's-
tine of the least coneequeacs since the publication of the
parliamentary paper to which the hen. gentleman referred.
THE NEW ZEALAND BILL

The house divided :
For the adjournment es
Agednet it 177-111
_ _

Sir J. PAKINGTON asked when certain paws whick
bed been ptecnieed in reference to the subject of this hill
would be presented. The bill had now passed a third nadiug
is the House of Lords.

Mr. C. FORTESCUE rid he had been pressing forward
the printing of these papers as much as puenhie, and they
should be produced as soon as priesihle.
THE VOTE FOR FORTIFICATIONS.

Mr. HI sPWOOD asked the First Lora r.f the Treasury
when be would make his promised a tatecient to the bows
on the subject of the national fortifications.
Lord PALMERSTON said he should probably make it
oo Friday, but he would give formal notice.
tfATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
Mr. I. BUTT moved that an humble address be presented
to bey Majesty reprimanding that this house has loused
with *vet that many of her Majesty's subjects in Ireland
are prevented by conscientious objections from availing
tramways,* of the benefit ef the funds voted by this rause
for the promotion of rational education in Ireland ; and
paying her Majesty to direct inquiries to be made whether
such claws might sot be made in the rules under
which that grant is distributed as wopid enable aD
cranes in Ireland to enjoy the advantanse which that
u intended to secure to the huh people.
were imposing open Ireland a system which the rasa-
7isapproved, and a system which accordini to the twits
an experience cost best mlculated to crush and depress
' the *nevem of the nation.
Mr. WHITHUDE said that, fin ling this motions on the
Cr, he had kit it his duty to give his cordiel support to
le"t 'wham
.CmIARDWELL said that thirty yews ago the Howe
of Comatose withdrew its support from the system of eia-
edam them pareral is in consequence of its tidal
tailor*, emi darter the thirty years that had aims elraind
a sew system Mid hews adopted which had conferred in-
cal-nlable berafiss rams the country. The universal testi-
mony of mission raps
in that the moat signal
I.n.htr had Iron conferred ou !Man by the system which
lend ben onforral durum the last thirty pen. In point of

The house weet i t etearokthes on this bud, the
tt.vo,eiron .4 the inciassma mooed . resolution to ii,i•
pope the ~..true lirense duty of IN. is the sale of came oi
:troll/Lod and in Ireland as in BeellihtL The reeoluttou won

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1860. "

fast, the mineration which had sprang up shim that system
came into force was • totally different generation to that
which preoeded it (Hear.) The propeeal to estiddish &semi.
natimal education, and to give separate grants to those who
insisted upon education in their own religious opinions
daring school hours, the government would answer
u Behest Peel answered when he said that
he could not question the perfect right of those
who conscientiously dissented from a certain plan
of public education to withhold their countenance
to it and to establish another more in conformity
with their own principles, bat that to such plans her
Majesty's government could set give their ruction. Who
could tell the effect of the pnesst system upon the pesos
and prosperity of Woad, or beer much the great
meat they had witnemed is the lest 30 years was deed=
Sca= that the gerersamet thaugurated at that period?
hem demribaxlsth=l as a canoe, but as tn pen
aria Of that and were they sow
yard after the system gamed through its period of
difficulty, to ruined tin the assent of nooses? He warn
glad to bare as his eide, is swim this case, the Primate
of Ireland an the has lead of that country.
It was not Was that the mama einintered was not a sys-
tem of religiose insan ; as the contrary, some of the
bonbons et religion healeseiles used is maga the Tag-
lids when was. those ilea by the Irak Beard al Wow
tics, sad there sever nee Wise when Inn wee ler ine-
ligiou neon the growing yes& el be Men et the pee-
sent day. Ea (I& Card. _ well) bed bed Osgood fortune to
be Prillatt ,11114111 Si, at an examining at the normal
school at Beltall, cod be was auspend at the amount of
information annul by the iiiillthee. Passing from
the room where the Church al Magian children
were, he peended into the next nomasd boon
the Homes eine& and threg:lan sentare guided
by • Rana mithelle mein in singing learn and
together exhibiting a mast lastanoe of the neon
of the mixed spina The nap the hem wee sow
called upon to take wee one of a meet important elmensoler,
but he believed, es they had beat Irma end Amain ow
porters of the nations! spin id ethesttea le band Is Bs
time of diflienhy, so they mend ad be wenn, ia the time
of its comparative seesaw, ben would ermillase to preside
its progress. He oostended that this win bad proved suc-
cessful in point of numbers, oneendul in character sad in
its results, and that it had medered there* bleat
upon Ireland, morally, scatty sad Wally. He
believed that the pediment which established
the system would not sow desert it, especially
when the Primate had given 'it his concurrenee
and the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland had become its ad-
vocate, and when throughout boned there bad been an
irresistible feeling in its favour. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. LEFItOY thought the clergy of the church of
Ireland should have instance from the national funds,
that they might be able to earry on their present course
of instruction in their wheals, referring to the Holy Bible
in support of those truths which they thought it Deed.
eery to inculcate.
Mr. P. HENNESSY moved that the debate be now ad-
(Cries of " Oh," and cheers.) He hardly thought
fair that Irish members should occupy the whole of the
algid, aid as there was an important notice on the paper he
thought it desirable that the debate should be adjourned.
Mr. B. 013/101iNE mid, here was • member for an Irish
county who was eonetantly making complainte that Irish
business wee not amid on, and when it commenced in
good earnest he got up and moved the adjournment.
Now, he had a considerable interest in this question, per-
haps more eo than the hon. gentleman, and be thought the
debate, which had been well conducted, ought to be
allowed to proceed.
The O'DONOOMUE mid he hoped his hon. friend
would penmen is his motion.
Lord PALMERSTON mid he hoped the house would not
epee to the motion for adjourning the debate. The discus-
sion had bees well conducted and the hour was not late.
He would euggeet to those who supported the adjournment
that voting for it was one mode of getting rid of the
question

le aidW beet to defied him from that .inta hion.
(loesider.) But whether tory or radical, he ,ctsid an
Weer on the Howe of Commons in allowing ter nest
afC4°n of the Hesse of Lords to pee with eget
,hwir.) He remplained ot the C'hamerthe ei
then ben Weed tb hese to eicellseny toile
Meese tax when their oconlibeencies ex that
would take off at least five-pence. (tette ter.)
that at his instigation. Then the right hon. ;el:Yemen
ante down and used language which bordered on the
veep of revolution—language as strong as could be
veld at any chartist meeting. (Hear.) All his feelings
were roused by the eloquence of the right hon. gentlemen ;
but after all this the right bon. gentleman came down to
the house last night, quietly putting his tail between his
feet. (Laughter.) The noble lord the member for the City
of London, whom he sincerely respected, was silent. He
believed that if her Majeetfs government had been in
opposition they would have heard a very different tone. He
could not overrate the importance of the question. He felt
that something had gone out of them-- (laughter) —that
their most precious privilege bad been invaded. He should
prefer to see the French in Yorkshire. (Lett% and
cries of "Order, order.") He repeated it, he pre-
fer to see the French in Yorkshire, because he believed
they would soon be obliged to retire ; but in the ease of this
aggression of the House of Lords upon the House of Com-
mons he had no such hope. (Hear, hear.) He recollected
what an eminent writer on theeonstitution said, " What
day is fact to-morrow is precedent, and next day will be law."
The day would come when they would hear more of this
question. They were merging fast in the state of France
when the Tete and Cutieres affair took place. They bad
a narrow suffrage and general corruption. Every contrast
was a job. (Hear, hear.) The public knew these things,
and the day was not far off when the people weld manifest
what they felt. He believed he was acting in the spirit
of a true conservative when he recommended them to with-
draw their opposition. They would be made responsible
for every financial calamity that took place in the country.
(" Oh, oh," and "Hear hear.") The House of Commons
was responsible for the finances of the country, but if their
plans were upset and defeated, those who defeated them
ought to be, and would be, held responeible. He should
therefore recommend the House of Lords to come down in
sackcloth and ashes, and to relent of what they had done.
(" Hear, hear," and laughter.
Mr. CLAY, although he f t the humiliation which the
house had suffered in consequence of the premeditated
act of the Lords, deeply regretted the motion, which, in
his opinion, was in every way melees, and would damage
the position of that house. He differed from Lord Fermoy
in his estimate of the opinion of the peopilleamdithis ques-
tion, believing that the majority did not • support
that house, but agreed in the financial sagacity of e Home
of Lords.
The

JR of the EXCHEQUER said he
entirely concurred in the wisdom of the course
proposed by Lord Palmerston. The second part of the
motion amounted to so many words, and no more;
while it gave to the country an appearance of their being
in earnest, without any pledge or guarantee of their
sincerity. To pas a further resolution, after having re-
solved inrea7thing the subject required, would not advance
the public interests. It was sot desirable, in his
to multiply protests and wordy declarations. The &runs!:
tire was-Oence on the one hand or action on the other.

Mr. OSBORNE said, if he understood the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, be was willing, after calling the proceeding
of the House of Lords 4a gigantic innovation," when
paired for money to put it in his pocket and defer the
constitutional question. He did not agree with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, who had formerly urged
the house to " action," nor with Lord Permoy, whose
resolution he thought singularly ill-timed. It was • fourth
resolution, in addition to the three miserable resolutions,
and it only told them to put what gloss upon it they liked.
After a few remarks from Mr. CONINOHAM, modem-
natory of the attack upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Mr. DISRAELI observed that the attitude of the MIMI
party towards the government placed the house is a rather
embarrassing position ; but, whatever was the awes of
that position, the question was a very serious=
and much depended upon the manner in
it was encountered. He could not agree with the
proposed radiation, which, in the first part, was incon-
sistent with the second of the three resolutions which the
house had passed unanimously • few days ; with regard
to the other part, the house, he thought. had
vindicated its rights and privileges, an he shad=
himself if he concurred in it. lint what was the seem
naxonmeaded by the government The Imam and
dignity of the House of Commons and of the Witty re-
quwed that they should stood by the three resolutions, and
not weaken the position of the house. The souse taken
by the government was • moat unwise one ; if Lord Pal-
merston would withdraw the previous question, and meet
the motion by a direct negative, he would support him.
Sir G. UItEY denied that the right hon. gentleman was
justified in assuming that his noble friend was anxious again
to unsettle this question. His noble friend merely wished
to rest the case upon those resolutions which the house had
passed, and which he was satisfied were sufficient for the pur-
pose. If the house adopted the previous question, the purport
of that step would be merely to assert the determination of
the house not to re-open the controversy. (Hear.)
Lord FERMOY having replied,
Mr. BOUN'ERIE moved the adjournment of the debate,
but the nroposal was negatived without • divirion.
The haute then divided on the previous question—
=hely, " That the question be now put."
Ayes LIB
Noes 177-30
The question was therefore not put. The numbers were
received with loud cheers below the gangway.
SALMON FISHERIES (ENGLAND AND WALES).
FENWICK moved that an humble addles' be pre-
sented to her Majesty, praying that she would be greeiougy
pleased to bane a commieson of inquiry into the salmon
fisheries of England and Wales, with the view of increasing
the supply of • valuable article of food for the benefit of
the public.
Sir G. LEWIS assented to the motion, which was
agreed to.

Mr. fIE—NNESSY said a document had been alluded
to which had been forwarded by the Irish bishops. That
document would be introduced in a few weete—ia laugh)—
would be introduced by his honourable friend the member
for Dungarvan, provided the estimates could be brought on
by that time. They were sated for a vote of 170,000/. for
a system of education which had not the confidence of either
the protestants or esthetics of Ireland. In all our colonies
the religions distinctions of the people were considered in
educational schemes ; but what wan good for Hindostan
would not be tolerated in Ireland, where presbyterians,
church of Es:gland men, and Roman catholic* were all sub.
misted to a system of mixed education.
Yr. I. SUIT replied, repeating his assertion that the
national system of education ins not approved of 134%
sect or party in Ireland. The Beerefary-for Ireland
that the Primate of Ireland bad withdrawn hie objections ;
but the fact was that his lordship bad been shamed into
submission by the imposeibility of getting education for the
protestant children on any other terms. Was it fair, be
would ask, to impose a system on Ireland which was not at-
tempted in England
The home divided :

VOLUNTEERS (=LAND).
Colonel FRENCH moved fur leave to bring in a bill to
extend to Ireland all power to make rules and regulations
for the enrolment and organisation of volunteer corps which
are now by law applicable to Great Britain. The pliant
member stated that there were • large number of
persona in Ireland (probably not leas than 8,000 or 9,000)
who ware anxious to take their share in the defence of their
country, if the government would permit their enrolment.
Visomaut YAi.MERi TON said that if the government
bad thought that on the whole the formation of rifle corps
in Ireland was desirable they would themselves have
brought is a bill ; but for various reasons which he had
had the honour to state the other evening, they
did not think it was expedient, and therefore they
could not agree to the motion. It was not from
any distrust of the Irish people that they took
this course ; neither was it because the government
doubted the perfect readiness of Irish volunteers to tight.
(A laugh.) The fear was rather that in the absence of an
external enemy they might indulge themselvsmin encounters
which watild not be exactly sham fights. (lauighter.)
Colonel DICKSON protested against them remark'.
Mr. O'BRIEN was not prepueel to !upped • measure
which would only have the effect of arming one portion of
the population against the other.
Colonel GREVILLE thought the question was one of
=penance ; and as it was lately to lead to much
on he wout mom that the house do adjourn.
Mr. HORSMAN supportal the motion, remarking that
the Speaker had been in the chair l4i hours, and the right
hon. gentleman would have to be in the chair spin at
twelve.

After a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE to the same
effect,
The haw dirided :
Ayes 6l
Noes 2B-33
The house therefore rose at 23 minutes to three.

ILatu Intelligtrict.
_ - -
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JrLY 17.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
BE WHOP AND tARI3ISIDGE—JUIXIMENT._

The bankrupts were East India merchant'', of Cornhill,
whose application fur a certificate was recently before the
court, when they were opposed on several grounds.
His Honour, in delivering judgment, said improvident
trading was patent on the balance-sheet. The bankrupts
commenced business in January, 1859, as East India mer-
chants, with little or no capital, and in the abort period of
nine months they ended with liabilities amounting to above
12,0001., and without prospect of any dividend fur their
creditors ; but paver charges had been urged in opposition
to the application of the bankrupts for their certtes—
first, • fraudulent preference in favour of Messrs. (ippon.
helm and Co. ; secondly, a fraudulent trailing iu pur-
chasiog goods on credit for the purpose of plods.
ing them. As to the first charge, he was of
opinion that what the law deems • fraudulent
preference bad tat been established. The payment in
question made to Oppenheim and Co. did not originate with
the bankrupts; on the contrary, they ware pressed for sad
insisted upon by Messrs. 9ppeubeim, or, rather, by Mr.
Charles Oppenheim, and in • most extraordinary manner.
Nevertheless the bankrupts were guilty of iite.,;.pen:
priety of conduct in yielding to the pressure of
and making the payments which they did to firm to
the prejudice of the general body of creditors, sad this im-
putation applied more particularly to the payments made
after they were keepin out of the way to avoid
arrest, and after a judgment obtained spirt them
by Messrs. Newbold amid Co.. of creditors.
With respect to the al
though tained of Messrs. Andrews and
Messrs. Lowthian, alou they were pledged almost nu-
' mediately, the orders for them were given in July, and
some application was nude to the Mercantile Bank with A
view of shipping them for the India market • but thatoh.
jest
,not being cat rind out, the goods were Pledged. and •
portion o! the advance upon them found its way to Mean.
Oppenhoim, whilst the straightforward and honest course
for the bankrupts would hove been to have taken steps either
to return Mews. Andreas' or Messrs. Low thisies goods, or
at all event., to hays deferred no longer the duty eif calling
theirereditors together. Than with referee°, to the geeds
ordered of Messrs. Ward and CO., of Leeds, the conduct of
the bankrupt was still mum blameable. Whatever doubt
there might be of the dealing with Meson. Ward
coining within the third heed of the offences enn-
merited in the 1158th mention, for snot of more
I direst evidence of Hui huairaplintsodulent Mollies at the

time the order for the goods was given, he felt bound to
treat the conduct of the aL .lanpU, with respect to the re-
tinue and to the mode of dealing with these goods as a
Messed transaction. In conchision, his Honour said—Re-
viewing then all the circumstances of this short and heed-
less souse of trading, I look in vain for any jurtification or
moo for the conduct of the bankrupt; towards Kamm
Newbold, Noun. Andrews, Nears. Lowthian, and Nears.
Ward, of Leeds. In the first three maul think it was
mobiles, and in the lad tainted with fraud. The judgment
of the court, therefore, ie that the certificates of the bank-
rupts be suspended for three years from the day of hearing
the application, and that when granted they be of the third
=l:d that the bankrupts be without protection for six
Mr. Lumley (Lumley and Lumley, Ludgate-hill), for Mr.
C. Oppenheim, addressed a few observations to the court,
after which the parties retired.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—BwroaD, JULY 17.

Ntet Paws Coort.itlosve th ) e Lord Chief Justice of the
Pleas.

HARTWELL V. VIASIT AND wise.
This was an adieu for dander, the declaration alleging
that Kn. V falsely, and maliciously spoke and pub-
lished of the the words following, that is to say,
"He kissed and embraced Anna Maria Brewer." The de-
fendant pleaded " justification" and nut guilty. The plain-
tiff was at the time in question in the employ of the Duke
of Bedford, patron of the parish church of Woburn. his du-
ties being to dean the church, attend to the gas in the
church, schools, yard, ho., at a salary of 124 10d,
per week. The girl whom the
_plaintiff was
charged with having " kneed and embraced" was servant
of the schoolmistress, and helped to teach in the infant
school. The plaintiff is 67 years of age, wee for eleven
years in the army, having fought at Waterloo ; before going
into the army was in the service of the then Duke of Bedford,
and upon quitting the army again entered his grace's ser-
vice, where to the day of his dismissal, in January Let, he
so
remained. It appeared that on the 3rd of January the
defendant called upon Mal Stevens, the mistress of the
infant school, and on opening the school yard door from the
Aron sew the plaintiff and the girl in the manage the
ta ami wan round the girl, and he appeared
ar
" kissing and embracing' her. She imme-
diately went to the incumbent, a Mr. Cumberlige, but
not finding him at home called again in the morning, and
told her tale. He immediately wrote a letter of complaint
to Mr. Bennett, the duke's steward, saying, " to use Mrs.
Veasey's own terms, she found Hartwell kissing and um-
Uniting Ann Brewer in the peas!ge leading to the schools."
The rev. gentleman also added, lam too well acquainted
with Hartwell's character to make this matter of mush w-
pm" to ams." (Upon being cress-examined by Mr. O'Mal-
ley this witness admitted that this insinuation referred to
lus having seen a girl run after the old man with • mop,
and having found him carrying letters from his cook to an
ostler in the town.)
Mr. Bennett, upon receipt of this letter, sent for Hart-
well and dismissed him from his situation.
The plaintiff, the girl Anna Maria Brewer, and the girl's
mother were called, and explained that all this awn
from the girl having pushed the old man in the pumas
with a broom, and whilst be was playfully straggliest to get
it away from her, Mrs. Vessey passed them in the pair.
That he kissed or in any way took any improper liberty
with the girl was solemnly denied. It was Amin that the
plaintiff had held his situation under four incumbents.
Mr. Beane, for the defendants, submitted that Mn.
Vessey had only drawn • fair inference from the very equi-
vocal position in which she found the plaintiff and the girl ;
that she was actuated by no malice, but reported the
plaintiff's conduct from • sense of duty • and being a
member of the school committee, she would have felled in
her duty as a guardian of the morals of children of a tender
age should the pernicious example set by the plaintiff go
unpunished.
Mn. Veasey and Mr. Bennett were called, and Mr. Beane
having slimmed up his evidence, Mr. O'Malley replied upon
the whole case. _ _

—The Lard Chief Justice, in summing up, told the jury in
finding a verdict for the defendant they must be satisfied
that at the time Mrs. V 06117 made the communication she
believed what she was saying was true, smistbat she was
aaiing imply in discharge of her duty as a member of the
sehool committee.
At five o'clock the jury retired to consider their verdict.
At nine they returned into court with a verdict for the
phiintiff—damages, 501.

WLSTERN
_CIRCIIIT.-WINCITZ.9TER„ JULY 17.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Jortice Ke;liting.)