Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Mospxy,

The. Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.
The Lords amendments to the British and Irish Grand
Junction Railway Bill, and the New Brunswick and
Canada Railway and Land Company Bill, were considered
and agreed to.
Baring's Divorce Bill was read a third time, and passed.
Lord John Rlssell brought up the report of the select
committee appointed to inquire whether the act 6 and 6
William IV., chap. 52, could be made appli-
.cable to the oaths taken by members of parliament.

the report stated that the committee had considered the
'tatters referred to them, and that a resolution had been
'proposed by a member of the committee to the effect, that
in their opinion the House of Commons was included in
the meaning of the Act of Parliament, and that all bodies
now by law eatitled to administer or to receive oaths came
within its scope. This resolution bad been fully con-
sidered and had been passed in the negative. The noble
lord stated that it was not his intention at that late period
• of the Session to proceed with the Oaths Validity Bill, and
vnoved therefore, that the order for the second reading be
discharged. At thes me time he wished to say, that the sub-
ject was in that state that he tho azlit it necessary for par-
liament to take it into consideration at the earliest perioi in
session, an 1 he begged to give notice that he should renew
the question nest session at the first opportunity which
presented itself.
,In answer to Mr. Wise,
Mr. Wilson explained that the deduction male by
"ofFicials at the foreign-office from the salaries of diplomatic
and Consular servants, were for services as the agents of
such servants ; but the system was nevertheless open to
great objection, and the government were considering
what substitute could be proviled.
In reply to Mr. Horsfali,
The Lord Advocate stated that the Parochial School.
masters (Scotland) Bill was a Government measure.
Mr. Horsfall announced his intention of opposing it to
'the utmost of his power.
In reply to Mr. Corry,
Sir John Ramsdell said if should be necessary to
embody any part of the militia, the first consideration
would be to select regiments that were in the most efficient
state, and subject to that to call out equal proportions of
the 'English, Irish, and Scotch regiments.
Sir Charles Napier asked whether it was true that
Commodore Eeppel was to be recalled from China.
Sir Chas. Wood declined to answer the question.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
General Peel inquired whether the attention of the
military authorities had been directed to the case of cer-
tain lieutenant-colonels of the army, who had heen super-
seded under the provisions of a Royal Warrant of the
6th October, lB34—their lieutenant's commission bearing
date before the issue of that warrant ; and whether it was
intended to restore these officers to the relative position
of which they had been deprived by the retrospective
-action of the warrant'.
Sir Wm. Codrington added that 60 to 80 officers bad
been passed over under the unfair operation of the
warrant.
Mr. RoebuCk inquired as to the truth of the statement
of the 'Under Secretary for War, which was contradicted
lu the Times, that the troops proceeding to India had
received white coverings for their helmets and foraging
caps.

Sir John Etamsden, in reply to Gameral Peel's question
admitted that the warrant of 1854 had not answered the
expectations of the Government, and stated that the
eubject which involved minute calculations, was now
under consideration. With regard to the question of the
member for Sheffield, the troops sent to China had
-received cap covers and materials for making them;
and as to the troops for India the cavalry
artillery, and engineers took cover with them, but the
Infantry Would have the materials supplied to them at the
arrival at their destination.
Mr. B. flop. moved for a royal commission to investi-
gate the subject of the new government offices, on the
ground that the plans which hid received prizes were not
capable of being united.
The amendment was negatived upon a division by 138
40 8, and the House accordingly went into committe of
supply.
The Civil Service Estimates were proceeded with, and
the vote of £2,030 for the Historical Portrait Gallery in
London (the discussion upon which was interrupted on
'Wednesday last at a carter to six) was retained after
further discussion and a division by 85 to 31.
A. proposition to vote £10,500, for a chapel for the
Embassy at Paris met with mail opposition, and was
rejected upon a division by 133 votes to 47. Tho an-
nouncement of the result was received with cheers.
The following votes amongst others were agreed to :-
4:1,500 for the Boundary Survey in Ireland was voted.
A vote of £10,060 for the Industrial Museum in Edin
burgh was proposed.
Mr. Disraeli recommended, under present circum
stances, that this vote should be' withdr awn.
• The Chancellor of the Exchequer assented, and the vote
was accordingly withdrawn.
Sevesal other votes were agreed to, after which the
chairman reported progress.
The Ecclesiastical Commission Bill, and the Dulwich
College Bill, were read a third time and passed.:
The house adjourned at a quarter past two o'clock.