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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WmisDAT, JULY 24.
The SPRAILIS leek the elude se 12 e'eleek.

lIRRCANTILB MARINE (Ne. 2) BILL.
Mr. WAWN save settee that es tie belies,' spot the
report be should ram that the bill be ruessiaitud, and
that it should au be mouldered la ocennittee until the
mid slum should hare bees (as amended) 4$ hours in
• et ken. 'limbers

POOR RELIEF BILL.
ilk MI ti etterrwas. Mid 'a third tithe and
posed.
MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR.
Cassel SALWIT said it was net without green Whet
tame that he roes is pompons the mensal for • West one.
=kite to rieseaire late the ease sad claims of the Military
Maighte of Wutenov till the atatemeicia of partisans'. He
W wafted Ivat sad eahiehely, week diet west. and sight
Am sight. la the tareess hope aad espeeltailwa that be
ebeeta have as oppertssaity of introducing thiessabjece te the
how ; bet hie tate ati-as bad been (taunted by them swats
end adverse drcamitances over which ea ittAgoihiihett
thethber of that house had so centred. It mast
be obvious is every honourable therefor that WON
he i. nets for a select ethimithre at this late
period et the seatioa the esetheittos would so moan
be aomisatad than parliameat weald be prorogued. Coder
them rinumatusees be thought that be should best serial
the lateness ef the Military Heights by pomposiag the no
Um till the meat runts. TN tonna. wet ono deeply
.feed's the tattiest• of every mac, of every rash, sad every
pads in the British arsay--tlmply street* the tautest, of
the taupe. ors of this country, east ef vital importance to
those stritorioue, gallant, sod sped soldiers, who had spout
their youth, wasted that Unlash, and shod their beet blood
in the service of their country. He pledged himself to bring
forward the whole of this ease at the earliest posoibla period
of the seat lelliioll, and could only reiterate his regret that
the adverse eircusastacces, to which he tad before retuned,
should have metaled his. from earrylag his imitations into
P▪ OOR RELIEF (CITIES AND TOWNS) BILL.
Mr. ADAIR, is moving the woad feedbag of UN Peer
Relief Cities sad Towns) Bill, explained in object, namely,
to a: Time iarqualities of rating is sides sad towers, excluo-
last agricultural districts.
The motion was wooded by Mr. Rum.
Mr. T. EGERTON recommended, ea the pound of the

Mimes of the medost, the withdrmira of 11111 I. which Is-
volved a principle that should not be dirommed spry so nar-
row a hues : it op seed the whole subtlest of miss-ratlag.
Mr. BAINES Likewise entreated Mr. Adair sot further to
Fees the eubPsitt, which was boned up wick that at union-
retiy and the gasetloa of &Missies*. The enactisitata of
t►e bill west beyond the preamble, and farther than Mr.
Adair himself seemed to ha aware of. The whole subject
was under memideration.
After some remarks from Alderman Selmer, Mr. V.
Smith, Sir G. Grey, sad Mr. Sack, Mr. Adult °oriented to
withdrew the bill.

COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDERS BILL.
Sir W. CLAY 'moved the snood readmit of the Com-
pound Hoeseholden Bill, and explained that it was intended
to secure the envies franchise to persons, otherwise falai-
hog the conditions of the Its'orm Act, who occupied hotline
the owners of which had compounded for the rates, many
of whom wen now vinosity disnanchleed. The bill merely
dispensed with tits necessity of resew/tag claims to be rated.
Mr. NEWDEOATE opposed the bill, which bad been
unanimously rejected last session, and pointed out the
manner in which it would, in his opinion, open the door to
enormous frauds. He moved to deter the second reading
for three moths.

Sir G. GREY bad no difficulty in voting for the second
reading of ilia bill, which was not identical- with that of last
sissies. Its principle was not new; it was within the sprit
of the Reforms Act, merely tJ prevent a perpetually recurring
inequity for renewirg clams -a proposition which was ex-
!timely remissible.
Sir E. R. BUXTON approved of the principle of the bill,
and would vote in favour of its second rending.
Mr. SPOONER thought as the litenesa of the session In.
terposed a barrier to the passing of the bill it was oily a
waste of dins to continue the discussion of its objectionable
principle.
Mr. THRLAWNY supported the bill, and said that if
the government dii not go on and extend the is Trigs they
sight depend urns it they would not be allowed snob
loaner to rule the coustry.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY objected to a continuous claim
provided the tinder were ones sine.
Sir G. PRCHELL approved of the principle of the bill,
and expressid • hope that its second reading would be
carried.

Sir W. CLAY replied.
Mr. NEWDEGATE explained. His objection to the bill
was 'mainly grounded on the fact that he Deland it would
open a d.or to gum frauds.
She house divided—

For the eir.iv. BO

Astpiast it
The tell was aceorclusgly react a woad time.

SUNDAY TRADING PRRVEN PION BILL.
Kr. PEARSON nosed the oesond readies of the Sandy
Trial:nig Prevention B. 11—• measure Minded spin a report
of a committee e the other tkate, which had passed the
bill. Ho supported it upon civil groands, as a means of
O•CUT kl2ki a a. y of net to small tradeepeople, wht were pre-
vented from adoption a voluntary rule, and in order to
rescue kr the working clangs the seventh day from that
fierce competition to which those ewes wars exposed. This
was the priecip's of the bill, all the details of which he did
act defend.

Mr. B WALL moved to defer the second reading for
three months. He denied that the bill was borne oat by the
evidence takes ►y the Lords' oommitt•e, some portions of
which he analysed ; but he did not rely upon any part of
that evidence for or easiest the MU, timid that of Mr. Com-
minium Maya., which went to prove that it would be is.
operative. He objected to it as • religious bill, became it
'outsized no religion in it ; as a social bill, because it in-
terfered wit► everything, and settled no:bmg, and because
la its inception it was unfair, leaving out of its (cope the
powerful clan of victualler..
Col. THOMPSON imported t►e bill, believing that it
would really be a heavy blow to the Sabbatarimse.
14. ALCOCK. likewise supported the b:U, but upon the
rood that, without icj toy to the world,* claws, it would
put down Sunday marks:., which were Sunday fairs, and
and a relief to ,radesmen.

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Mr. ANSTEY opposed the ball, which, he coateaded,
masted ea invidious distiattion between rich and poor. Bills
of Mi. kind did so: remedy the evils against which they were
aimed; they were rather cakulsted to emend sad per-
petuate them.
Lord 1). STUART, without adopting all the details of the
bill, timeight there were sufficient remain why it should be
read a mooed time. He advocated it upon *rounds en-
tinily separate from religion, solely upon civil and social
emwderetions, its object being top unnecessary trading.
Mr. G. THOMPSON likiraree supported the principle of
tbe bill. The trails of Sunday trading were innumerable ;
seem legalities is the Tower Hamlets were nal/same on
Sunda
Mr. UAWBS bore hie testimony to the feet that a largo
proportion of the metropolitan parishes desired SOON reason-
able restraint upon Sunday trading. This prianiple was all
the hoe,' wee called upon to affirm.
Ms. W. J. FOX acknowledged the bleseiag of Sundae
rest ; bet this wee ant to be accomplished by • Lambeth
shopkeepen' bill, directed against oranges and apples, which
had no principle la it, religious or social. This was part of
a great movement against opinions, and he had no respect
ter the tenderness of emacienoe which showed ldell is
kmpocag oar own opinions upon our a ighboun. The wo-
hibition of Sunday trading should sot be 'ravened by a
pistils', hest& te the poor.
Sir J. GRAHAM smoldered that • deemnt olonnsaes of
the Christie. Sabbath was not, as Mr. Par had characterised
it, petty or unworthy, though be agreed with hit. that It wet
sot desirable to enforce • gloomy, emetic oboe:maws of it,
and that all rational outman. of the people ought to be
tolerated. The difficulty of the sabjest wr, however, great,
and though, when he had been secretary of state, reprenesta-
time were made to him of the evils and abuses of Sunday
trading, he found the subject so difficult that he had »-
trauma from introducing any meanie upon it. Bat the
question was, whether he should reject a wenn pared by
the Lords. He thought on the whole that it was the 11116/111i
approzimatiou to a reasonable mearare, and be Moald go
late °mattes, apoa the bill with the purpose of eadeavoaring
to armed its defects and supply its delkienedea.
After • few words from Mr. Aostortar, who opposed the
bill,

Mr. C. PEARSON stated that he eleteld reserve any re-
marks he had to 'sake is reply till the bill west lobo
cow mitts*.

For the second reading lOl
Anima it
COPYHOLDS ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL.
The home then went into 00111012200 as this bill, and
after • brief and uninterestbeg diesamirea the conamlttoe
divided
For the motion
Aainst it 36-26
The hoguse then roamed.
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a wooed time.
BOROUGH GAOLS BILL.
This bill W2O read a third time and
Tlue Coroners' Fan Abilities sad City Pay Bill were
lash read a second time, the tamer with aa iatimatioa that
it would sot be promeded with this smion.
The Cruelty to Aaimals (Sandaled) Bill want through
oommittos.
The dropped orders ware theetimosseded
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS BILL.
Sir 0. OBEY moved the stoadderation of the Lordn'
'madonna to this hill.

Coload BIBTHOBY moved that the aitendmeati be esa-
aidend that day Wee soothe.
Sir G. GREY hopal the boa. teatime's wcald sot thea
divide the sew. If the hem gentleman allowed the
macadam!" to be considered, they would be print d, and
his dos friend could make his motion oa the thisd reading
of that'll].

Tee i;;40. was then agreed to, sad the amendateats or-
dered to be prieted.
TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL.
Tbis bill wee rend a third time sad owed.
SMALL TENEMENTS RATING BILL.
The adjourned debate, hes July 12, ow ensoad main of
a oases wee then prnteerlod will.
The ATTORNEY OENERAL re stated the object of
the dame, which waa to prevent the disfranchisement by
thl. hill of occupiers who were now satit!ed to vote at lanai-
ciplelettlows.

batiimitTties that the clause be reed o Naiad time,
Kr. STANFOItD said that the Glean jays the troubles

le penes. who paid neitleir twat Rea rates, MG* vat a
&patio's boat dm principle of the Bofors NIL
Captain PIICHSLL immortal the slams. •
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that by t 1 ifs elm. Na
owner was to pay the tete. aad the otoupleo
which was taatasweat to the Istradastioalor

lot system. • ..-
Sir CC OBEY saLl that the bill, Jo (flint fettudnes6
would *sum a soesidersble elimination Stem lumber
persons entitled to rote at municipal amtionsvihd the prom
mat clause wee drum up with the consent of the cossittee
to prevent that fifth.
Mr. HINLIT welt that the real queries was, whether
they were to give the power of voting to parties who did
net Aunt to_ girt theateelves to the trouble of elaisitg it.
AO nueim h vissithr inik a parpon dim they-alma
depart fraMatillhart prlaighlettlitieliiag payment of the
rate ae • aft Male Abner of the utter.
After a few wards Iron Itr. LAU, Mr. P. Boaora, gad
Mr. Borrow',
Bit J. GRAHAM said, with respect to du parliauestery
franchise, there was no dielmity is allowing minions to
impound for the rate, becalms rhy had the vales of the
treeseat, which mut be of the vela, of 101., 111 • MM.
Bet with regard t i the municipal tunable', there woo no
wash tart with regtrd to the value 01 the Mamma. ILe at
present advieed, thinks., he was disposed to vote against
the dean. .

BilPfEll said that there were difacultles email sides
of the Tumble, but ha etweideved that the clause of his how.
sad Wareed friend ers. the Mon tree front objection.
The house shwa divided.
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Maimll
The elms was data road a mond tim.

On the modes that the deem be read a •kird time, Mr.
P. dcaora moved that the Maass be read at length, which
being done, the hogse 'Amused, six Oda* having jut
arrived.

ght erpresm

OUTGOING NAILS

The roans fee 171;;Itimieries and the United
States will be made up to-sterrow evening.
The mile be Lisboa. Swain, and Wanks: will be sad*
low on the nierniag of July 27.
The Wert labs Kane, befalling Bersanda, Hammel,
Name, linnberee„ New Orients, and Ileziair, and eaeleding
t►ee. for Madeira, St. Juan-de-Nieeragna, New Granada,
OWN. sad Pert.will be sande epee the swain of Aegset 2.
TM loath fee Naderia, t►e Bramae, and Bum. Ayres, will
M wide op es t►e evening of August 4.
TM sails yid Mareeillro, to the Iledlterveneas,
C, ?les, India, Hasp-Hoag, be., will be made up on the
evening of Angina 7.
The mile fee Gibraltar, Yalta, ChM*, the lonian Islands.
Sept, Giles, lad* sad Chios. Via SentMaptoa, will
be wade up en the issesing of August 20.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 25.

Tin proceedings of the Traetarian gatherings of
Tuesday are only another though a very notable
example of the sound reasoning from false premises
which has characterised the whole of the unhappy
controversy that had its origin, its authors (most of
whom are now in the Roman, and one in the Greek
church) tell us, in Lord STANLEY'S reform of the
established church in Ireland. Grant the principles
from which the speakers started, and we can't help
travelling with them to their conclusions; or, if we
are very enthusiastic, going a little further than the
half-way house at which they stop.
But their starting point is an iynis fistula, a fanci-
ful delusion, an airy dream. Their chief premise is that
the church now established by law, endowed by law,
and of course alterable by law, in England,
is, as contradistinguished from other religious
organisation, either here or elsewhere, of divine
ongin, has a direct and special divine authority, and
is to be treated with that reverence and submission
which are due to the objects of divine revelation.
Throughout the whole of Tuesday's proceeding., the
Church of England was spoken of and treated, both
as to doctrines and forms, as something scarcely se-
condary to Holy Scripture. This is the primary error
of men, whose zeal, earnestness, and piety are
otherwise not to be disparaged. But, having asserted
and proclaimed this mystical and authoritative cha-
racter for the Church of England, they, not at all
unnaturally, go further; and, carrying out their theory,
they fall into a second error, not so dangerous, per-
haps, in essence, but in practical operation
much more offensive. For they then claim
for themselves, who, notoriously, are a minority
in the church, to be the only true and
lawful exponents of the doctrines and rules of that
human institution on which they have bestowed such
awful attributes; thus attempting to create in the
hearts of this protestant country a papacy, to avoid
which the religions organisation now established by
law was called it to existence.

Grant them these premises, and there is no resist-
ing their reasoning, no denying the force of their pro-
test, no dissenting from the request they have made
to the archbishops of the two provinces. More than
all that ; we must, in assenting thereto, be prepared to
give to such a church—so clothed and so speaking—
the power of the sword, the right of internal
legislation, the authority of external discipline,
the means of universal education and compulsory
processes of enforcing communion. And this
is exactly what the gentlemen who assembled
on Tuesday really want, aim at, and are determined
to have. Theirs is no vain controversy about words—
no idle disputation about doctrinal subtleties—no
silly dispute sham forms. But a resolute, sturdy, de-
termined attempt to regain power. authority, and
dominion; to reconquer the mind of the English
people; and to extirpate that right of private judg-
ment, on the exercise of which our greatness is
founded. In this attempt, always steadily, sometimes
audaciously, butlatterly more cautiously and subtilely
pursued, the decision of the GOMM! case was the
greatest check they had received. For, if Mr.
Giiiutax, holding doctrines which the Privy Coun-
cil, whilst maintaining his legal rights as
presentee of Bampford Speke, would not assert were
those proponneted in the Liturgy of the church, might
still remain a clergyman of the church—what became
of the divine, mystical, and awful attribute of the
11 church in which he could remain a minister ?

It was to recover the ground lost by this stunning
judicial rebuff that Tuesday's gathering of our
Church of England papists was held. And, to do
them justice, they did not mince matters; they can-
didly accepted the defeats they had received ; looked
the consequences fairly in the face; and, like men in
earnest, set about not merely to regain their former
position, bet in regaining it, to advance much
further.
In the first place they threatened the Sovereign.
"On this question," said Mr. lIDDBARD, their chair-
man, " depended the interests of the crown and of the
constitution." Hitherto the law of the land and of
the church hu been that the sovereign is supreme
temporal head of the Church of England. But this
supremacy, it is now asserted by Dr. Pinar, is
limited and restricted not by the laws and customs of
this realm, but by the practices of the primitive and
the medieval church. Henceforward we are not to
look into our great legal text writers and the statutes
at large for restrictions on the royal prerogative in
affairs ecclesiastical; but into the reecripts of the By-
zantine emperor, and to practices of the earlier
Popes. The former are hereafter to have no
binding power on thesubject or the church, when op-
posed to the latter. Such is the theory gravely pro-
pounded and elaborately explained by Dr. PUSEY in
one of the dullest books that ever issued from heavy,
ponderous, and obscure Oxford. And this theory
runs through all the reasoning of Tuesday's
speaker..
Pint, then, they assert a mystical and supuna-
Oral chancier for the Church of England ; se-
condly, they claim to be the only true exponents of
the church they have thus awfully clothed; and,
thirdly, they demand that Queen Vic-roata, in her
connexion with that church, shall be governed and re-
gulated, not by the law of the realm, bat by the law
of Byzantium and Rome, as delivered to her MA-
' Win by Dr.PUBIT. They are getting on.
In the next place, they want " room and verge
enough" to apply these principles. They must have
convocation restored, and, says Mr. SEWELL, with •
keen sense that its restoration by itself would do little
for them, " adapted to present wants;" they must
have " synodical functions," whatever they
_ere. re-
stored to the church; they must have " freedom to
judge matters of doctrine and discipline." Now all
these, in the shape and form thus demanded, are in
the Church of England novelties. They may, se we
have before remarked, be indispensable to an infallible
end necueary to a voluntary church. Bat the
whole current of the policy which has connected
the church with the state in England is opposed to
any such powers. To 'resat them without separating
that connexion would be to make the thank la mole.
Maatkal affairs, supreme over the state; and so invert