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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1857.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

There is little news of moment this morning.
The elections for Southampton and Greenwich
took place yesterday, the candidates returned being
Mr. Wcguelin for the former, and General Cod-
rington for the latter. The contest in Southampton
was very keen, the majority being only 34 out of
nearly 3.000 votes. That of Greenwich is hardly
entitled to the term contest, as it will be seen, by
the returns published in another column, that the
Government candidate, General Codrington,
defeated his antagonist, as was to be expected from
the character of the latter, by a large majority—
that majority being equal to the number of votes
polled by the gallant Colonel Sleigh, I•Ve are in
possession of the returns of voting at Newport,
Isle of Wight, up to noon, yesterday, from
which we learn that Mr. Kennan was in the
ascendant. Sir R. Bethell took his seat
in the House last night, on his re-election for
.&yleabury, and Mr. Langworthy also took his seat
for Saffoed. There are to be five elections in
Ireland, nearly all of which will take place this
week. The vacant seats are Downpatrick, Bandon,
Limerick County, Clonmel, and Tipperary. In each
constituency there will be a contest, with the
exception of the County Limerick. Mr. Monsell
will have a walk over. As a zealous convert, a man
of property, a Minister of the Crown, and an active
dispenser of patronage, he has rendered himself
very popular with the Roman Catholic clergy and
people. The polling in Downpatrick is fixed for
to day, the candidates being Mr. Ker and Mr•
Johnstone. The former will, in all likelihood, be
returned. For Clonme►l the candidates are Mr.
• Bagwell and Mr. Patrick Murray, the former a Pro-
testant, the latter a Roman Catholic ; yet Mr.
Bagwell is supported by the parish priest. Ban-
don is to be contested by Captain Bernard and a
Mr. Shaw. For Tipperary there is yet no candi-
date in the field. Previous to the writ being
issued for that city, the Attorney-general will
move for the expulsion of Mr. James Sadleir from
. the House. He seems to have shrunk as long as
possible from this painful proceeding towards an
Old and intimate friend. But there was no getting
over the duty, and Tipperary will soon be free to
choose another member.
Both Houses of Parliament resumed business
last evening. It will be seen that the Lord Chan•
introduced three bills on the subject of the
Ecclesiastical ,Courts, and the Testamentary
Courts, and on the law relating to Marriage and
Divorce. They are similar to those introduced
last session, and after some conversation they were
read a first time. The Lords appointed a com-
mittee to consider so much of the second report of
the Statute Law Commissioners as related to the
superfluous wording of the Acts of Parliament. In
the Commons the most important proceedings
were those in connection with the debate on the
address on Tuesday week. Mr. Disraeli complained,
in very severe terms, that Lord Palmerston had
denied that a secret treaty existed between France
and Austria tespecting. Italy. He reiterated the
statement of his belief that such a treaty did exist,
and was so confident of the correctness of that state-
ment, that he even named the day on which the
said treaty was alleged to be signed, namely, the
. 22nd December. 1854. Lord Palmerston, in answer,
again denied in the most positive manner that
such a treaty was in existence—if there was, he
had not the slightest knowledge or idea of it. So
the matter rests. Several notices of motions
occurred. Mr. Hardy obtained leave to bring in a
bill, having for its object the regulation of beer-
houses and coffee shops. Mr. Hardy wishes to
have houses of this description open after nine
. o'clock, under .the same regulations as public
houses, and to inflict fines on drinkers in public
housei at illegal hours—so that if this bill passes,
both the giver and receiver of beer and coffee,
• after legal hours, will be mulcted in a penalty. be
it more or less. Lord Palmerston, last night,
acknowledged the correctness of the report of Col.
Tulloch and Sir John M'Neill, on the army in the
Crimea, but stated that those gentlemen had done
Ailing to warrant their promotionjn the army.
Tne distressed condition of the needlewumen of