Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

CURIOUS SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS•

The rules of their lordships respecting proxies led to $
curious scene on the division on the Jew Bill. The rols
is, that whey proxies are being taken no peer is to leafs
his seat, but as the proxies are called seriatim by the ole4
at the table from the book in which they are entered, the
peer to whom the proxy is given rises uncovered, and sao
content or non-3ontent. Usually, instead of rising, the
peer simply takes off his hat. On Friday night, one ot
the peers gave his proxy vote while apparently standing
below the bar. The vote was instantly objected to, on the
ground that the peer in question was nut technically in ale
house. Hereupon a discussion arose, which had 1118
drollest possible effect upon the spectators, inasmuch asi
the peers were supposed to be glued to their seats, al
motion being contrary to the rules of the house. They al/
spoke sitting, some with thier hats on, half a dozen at.s
time, and each to make himself heard had to raise 10
voice to a pitch most unusual in that solemn assembir
Lord Campbell commenced questioning the delinquent
peer, " 'Where were you—were you in the house ?" all'
this sitting and across the fluor, and we know not WI
many peers speaking at the same time. On this the voice
of the Duke of Baccleugh is heard thundering acres the
house, protesting against one peer being called in question
by another peer. Some one quoted the House of Cont.
mons. Lord Westmeath thunders out, protesting against
being governed by the precedents of the House of 00111-
mons. Their lordships must stand on their own bottolo.
Lord Granville quietly remarked that they should et
least be governed by common sense. Lord Clanricarde'
to settle the question, tries to get at a book ; but as 10
like the rest, is supposed to be glued to his seat, he ha"
to make a furious rush to the table and back again for the
purpose. Lord Campbell again commences questioning"
Lord Redesdale expounding the law—Lord Salisbury n-f,
plaining where the peer was, ,and the peer hitusel
laughing and explaining nothing—all in the same auto-
cratic fashion, as if they were afraid that even their lip
s.
should be seen to move. This droll spectacle ended by
the vote being admitted.

PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY FOR THE Waif-

The great event of the last week in connection with the
proceedings in Parliament has been the renewed failure of
the attempt to remove the last rag of religious disabilitrei
which press upon the Jews. The fact of the majority
the Commons being so much larger than on any previntli,
occasion would, it was hoped, have had some influence In
inducing the House of Lords to reconsider the resultAt
which they had arrived. Such, however, was not the
case, and the bill was lost by a majority of 34, being al:
less than on the last occasion when the bill was rejected.
The majority of peers present who were opposed to lb°,
bill was 109 to 91, and of proxies 64 to 48, being a,t°°
of 139 for, and 174 against the measure. The speaker".
in the debate in 'the bill—called the Parliamentary Oat°
B,ll—were Earl Granville, who moved the second reading'
the Earl of Derby, who moved the amendment that it lir
read a second time that day three months. Lord Lyn!:
hurst, the Duke of Somerset, the Duke of Norfolk, V.
Camoys, Lord de Vesci, Lord Dufferin, the BishoP
London, the Earl of Albemarle, the Earl of Shaftesborss
Lord Brougham, and the Duke of Argyle spoke in favour
of the bill ; and the Earl of Winchelsea, Viscount Mill-
gannon, Earl St. Vincent, the Archbishop of Canterball'
the Bishop of Oxford, the Earl of Galloway against it.
In the House of Commons the bill introduced kr ilief
Government for the establishment of a. new Court
Probate was passed through committee, two amendments
having been introduced, against the wish of tho Govern'
went, by a majority in one case of 31,, and in another 1
2. An attempt made by Mr. Roebuck to induce the
house to consent to the abolition of the office of 1,01. a
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Lieutenant of Irelaryl, was defeated by. Ay majority of 26 f.
to 115. The other business of the two, houses was not
a nature to call for special notice.