The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-29 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

An international telegraphic Congress is now
sitting at Turin. France, Spain, Belgium, and
Switzerland have sent representatives there. Two
or three sittings have already been held. - The
Congress has asyet been chiefly occupied discussing
the transmission of telegraphic despatches in
ciphers. The result of their deliberations has not
yet been made public.
The Sardinian Minister of War has presented
a report for the re-organisation of the Military
College of Raconigi. A radical reform of all the
military academies of Sardinia is under considera-
tion.

SPAIN.

MADRID, WAY 23

The debate in the Senate continued yesterday in
much the same tone as before—.a tone, that is to
say, of personality and recrimination. The Presi-
dent, the Marquis of Viluma, made an attempt,
early in the sitting, to check the pugnacious pro-
lixity of the Senators, who, when they rise to ex-
plain, or to repel some allusion to themselves, are in
the habit of making long speeches upon all sorts of
subjects quite. remote from that upon which, ac-
cording to the regulations of the Chamber, they
are alone entitled to speak. Generals Concha and
O'Donnell, successively called to order for depart.,
ing from the. question, successively sat down, re-
nouncing their right to speak, and evidently much
irritated. If. this had gone on, it would, of course,
have beyn said that the President was favouring the
Goveratnent, 'and trying to save it from attacks.
Accordingly, when General Ros de Olano rose and
declared that, if compelled to confine himself to
replying to a personal allusion, it would be impos•
sible for him to say what he wished to say, and
requested the President and the Senate to consider
the circumstances of the case and the magnitude
of the question, it was decided that he should
be allowed to speak his fill, a very rash permission
to concede to so flowery and lachrymose
an orator. Fortunately, his feelings over-
powered him before his subject was exhausted,
and he sat down, after defining the Vicalvarist
fraction as "conservatives of the conquests made
by the revolution and sanctioned by the Crown."
After a very discursive oration from General
Concha, in which he energetically attacked the
Government, General O'Donnell rose, and made a
powerful speech, in which he handled Senor Pidal
very roughly, convicting him of gross inconsistency,
and leaving him not a leg to stand upon. Stung
to the quick, the Minister of State struggled hard,
but in vain, to extricate himself from his labyrinth
of. self-contradictions.

. .
LIVERPOOL DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTION.—The an ' nua
examination of the pupils of this institution was held
yesterday in the Royal Institution, Colquitt street. Not-
withstanding the attractions of the flower show, a large
number of ladies assembled to witness the proceedings ;
and
among the gentlemen present we noticed—Rev. Dr.
Hume,
Rev. T. B. Banner, Rev. T. J. Moore, ' Captain
Aspinwall,
Mr. J. G. Jacob, &c., &c. In the absence of
his father,
Mr. Harmood Banner, Who is President of the
Institution, the chair was filled by the Rev. T. B. Banner.
The children were examined by Mr. Buxton, principal of
the Institution, and their prompt and accurate answering.
in all the branches of a sound English educaticin, proved,
in a re
t
remarkable manner the zeal and attention bestowed
their
by him ontraining. ' The' Institution, which is
situated at the top •
the inspection ofOxford street, is open every day to
_public, and those who desire to
witness the laborious but . happily successful proves by
which the jutellict;
developed, will find their ofdeaf and dumb children are
visit. Among the children examined well spent in paying it 'a
aexa.mined yesterday there were
1 two, one a boy, the other
some-
what singular. The boy is
dumb,
butwhose cases were
deaf, but not dumb, and so quickbis
not deaf ; the girl is
her perception that
she can frequently tell from the mos.,
lips what he is saying. She gave
severalement of a speaker's
proofs of this,
and looked pleased and happy at the smiles which the
audience could alone make her sensible o i.y
their approval.
The little boy can speak all the letter
a letters of the alphabet,
with the exception of W, which, being a' syllable,
syllable, he
cannot
at all master. He is not long a pupil of the I •
nstitution,
but Mr. Buxton has succeeded in ' teaching him t
several simple words, and entertains hopes of
speakb
ultimately able to develope, in a greater degree, hiseg
power being
ultimately
speech. On the conclusion of the examination, a vote
of thanks was passed by acclamation to Mr, Buxton,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

[By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.]

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
The house met at five o'clock.
A. discussilon arose as to the Spurgeonism taking place
in Exeter Hall every Sunday, in the course of which,
The Bishop of London explained that he had granted
permission for these discourses, upon the application of a
number of deans and clergymen, and had acted in strict
accordance with the act of Parliament.
•The Sale of Poisons Bill was read a second time, it
being ;understood that the explanation and discussion
should take place upon the motion for going into committee.
The Shepherds Disabilities Removal Bill was read a
second time, after some discussion.
The Report of Amendments to the Probates and Letters
of Administration Bill was brought up.
The Earl of Malmesbury presented a petition from
Proctors, and urged their claim to compensation, provided
the bill passed into law.
The Lord Chancellor said, considerable business would
be retained to the Proctors, and he did not think they
had any claim for compensation.

6/Lord St. Leonards concurred with the Lord Chancellor's
views, and

The Earl of Donoughmore agreed with Lord M almes-
bury. _ _ _ _ -

Lord Wensleydale thought it open for consideration,
whether the exclusive powers of Proctors ought not to be
reserved to them.

After a few words from the Marquis of Westmeath,

The report was agreed to.
The Transportation and Penal Servitude Bill was read
a second time, on the understanding that thtt discussion
should be postponed to the next stage.

DIVORCE BILL.

The house then went into committee on the Divorce and
Matrimonial Causes Bill.

The Bishop of Oxford moved an amendment to the
effect that a clergyman should not be compelled to cele-
brate a marriage after there had been a divorce.
The Lord Chancellor opposed the motion, on the ground
that the opinion of a clergyman ought not to override the
law of the land.

Lord Campbell opposed, and the Earl of Carnarvon
supported, the amendment.
After some discussion, the committee divided
For the amendment .26
Against 7B

Majority 52
Lord Lyndhurst then proposed an amendment; the
object of which was, to put au end to actions for trim. con.
rt_'tThe Lord Chancellor opposed the amendment as un-
necessary. _ _

After some further discussion, it was arranged that
the amendment should be withdrawn for the present, and
renewed on bringing up the report.
The house then resumed, and adjourned at a quarter to
nine till Thursday next.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—THURSDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW WRITS.

On the motion of Mr. Hayter, a new writ was ordered
to issue for Kerry, in the room of Mr. H. Herbert, who has
accepted the office of Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant.
A. new writ was also ordered for Reading, in the room
of Mr. H. S. Keating who, since his election, has accepted
the office of Solicitor. General.
FISCAL AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.

Sir D. Norreys gave notice of a motion for that day
fortnight, respecting the management of fiscal affairs in
Ireland.

POPULAR EDUCATION.

Sir John Pakington gave notice that, on that day
fortnight, he should call attention to the condition of
popular education, and move a resolution to the effect,
that the present system of national education in England
was defective, unequal, and insufficient; and that it was,
therefore, advisable to raise rates in aid of existing
education funds, provision being made for securing the
rights of conscience to all religious denominations.