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as on Saturday. We hare not had time to examine our tile,. Did
we do so, we could produce abundance of proof to fortify our posi-
ton. This, however, we conceive to be quite unnecessary, as the
extracts which we published yesterday, clearly establishes the fact
of the existence of the evils compained of.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17. 1857

THE DAY'S NEWS

In the House. of Lords last night, several pe.ti-
tiono WOl'o prcoor,t,,cl againat tho Miniatern' Mouey
(Ireland) Bill. Several Peers took the oaths and
their seats. A short discussion occurred, on Lord
Monteagle charging the government with breach
of faith in not introducing a bill for the amalgama-
tion of the two courts in India; but no result was
arrived at. The Earl of Carnarvon, in moving the
second reading of the Reformatory Institutions
Bill, stated that its object was to extend the
age of admission to reformatories from sixteen
to twenty. Lords Brougham and Derby approved
of the bill, but Earl Granville suggested its post-
ponement till Sir George Grey's measure on the
subjc't was before the house, which was ultimately
agreed to. .The Marquis of Westmeath moved the
second reading of the bill for the prevention of
indecent bathing at watering places on the coast
of Kent, but the motion was negatived without a
division,

The House of Commons had an early sitting
yesterday, at which the Bankruptcy and Insol-
vency (Ireland) Bill was under discussion. After
an ineffectual attempt of several members to have
the bill referred to a separate commission. clauses
frotn 1 to 158 were disposed of, and the house
adjourned until evening. It is said that if the
bill passes, one of the Commissionerships, which
they say will immediately become vacant by the
retirement of the pres ,nt occupant of the office,
will be bestowed upon Mr. Isaac Butt.
At the evening sitting of the House,
a message was received to the effect that the Lords
had passed the Princess Royal's Annuity Bili
without amendment. The Marquis of Blandford
stated that on the motion for the third reading of
the Jew Bill, he would move that it be read that
day six months. In answer to a question by Mr.
Addc'rly, Mr. Labouchere stated that he did not
put faith in any report that the Cape authorities in-
tended to keep back part of the £40,000, which they
had voted towards the maintenance of the German
Legion, on the ground that the number promised
had not been sent out. Mr. Fagan moved for a
Select Committee to inquire into the working of
the present Workhouse system in Ireland, and to
the laws relating to medical charities, and the
relief of the sick poor, but Mr. Herbert opposed,
and ultimately the motion was withdrawn.

It is said that Mr. Roebuck's motion on the
subject •)f the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, will be
met by an assurance that a measure for the aboli-
tion of the Viceregal Court will be introduced by
the Government next session ; and we hear that
every preparation is being made so that the Castle
of Dublin shall cease to be what it is on the Ist
January, 1859 Some hints have been thrown out
that Mr. Roebuck has an understanding with the
Government on the question, but he very indig-
nantly repudiates any such notion. In the
meantime we may mention that the more
influential and respectable portion of the Irish
press are much in favour of the abolition
movement. The Dublin Daily Express thus
writes :—As to the £20,000 a year which the Lord
Lieutenant is supposed to spend in Dublin, it may
be questioned whether the half of that sum is
spent here. Viceroys generally come over with
their outfits complete, purchased in London, and
the likelihood is that they continue to import a
good deal of their luxuries from the same quarter.
It is well known that the office was often given
to poor peers to enable them to get out of their
difficulties. The present Lord Lieutenant is a
wealthy nobleman, and does not need to save
any part of his income. He is a nobleman of
refined and cultivated tastes, a lover of literature
and the fine arts, who sustains his office with
grace and dignity. But be does not seem fond of
keeping much state, and those who are acquainted
with the management of large establishments, do
not estimate his Excellency's expenditure in
Dublin at more that 10,0001. a year. But, granting
that the whole 20,0001. were spent in this city, what
would that be for each of its 260,000 inhabitants ?
Just ls. 6d. Surely that sum is not worth a
revolution! It need not frighten the city from
its propriety, nor greatly move even the Corpora-

tion, should the ls. 6d. a head per annum be taken
away from the citizens. But, though we are
willing to part with the Irish Court, we are by no
means willing to part with the money allowed for
its support. To that and more the city is fairly
entitled. At present the Corporation has not the
means of cleansing and repairing the roads and
streets, not to speak of making new lines, which
are much wanted. Let the cost of the Irish
Court, then, whatever it may be—twenty,
thirty, or forty thousand pounds— be a charge
on the Consolidated Fund, for the improvement
and embelishment of the city of Dublin. Let this
be done, and in three years we should soon see, in
the renovated appearance of its now decayed and
half-ruined districts, ample reasons to be thankful
for the abolition of the Lord Lieutenancy. Let the
corporation insist on this, and let the Irish
members join in the demand, and they will be the
means of opening a new era for the Irish capital.
Political gossip respecting the election petitions,
now before Parliament, is rather of a curious
nature The report goes, that advantage has been
taken of the period of the session, and the impos-
sibility of getting through all the petitions between
this and the first week in August, to threaten a
sitting in November for the purpose of trying elec-
tion cases, or the alternative of sitting right into, if
not through, September. Both of these courses
are very objectionable to the great body of members,
and an opportunity is thus afforded of putting on a
Government screw, for the minister, being quite satis-
fied with the existing " personnel" of the house
of Commons, is not desirous of any changes, in the
first place, and is besides eminently desirous that
as little corruption as possible should be made ap-
parent as connected with the great Palmerston
general election. Accordingly, the whole organisa-
tion of the office for political management is at
work, arid seats, and petitions, and votes are being
weighed, and bought, and sold, like so many
pounds of cherries. Some of the whispers with
regard to these proceedings indicate a most unu-
sually unscrupulous dealing with these matters,
and it is not improbable that a few of the facts may
be brought to light.

Shattock, the attorney, who is charged with forgery,
was again brought up at the police-court yesterday,
before Mr. Mansfield. Proof was given that he
had uttered a forged bill of Exchange for
£3O 10,s. 6.1. on Messrs. Little and Murray, buil-
ders, of West Derby. Mr. Aspinall appeared for
the prosecution, and My. Bluck defended. After a
partial hearing Mr. Mansfield determined to send
Mr. Shattack for trial, and depositions were accor-
dingly made out. There is another charge against
the prisoner, the further hearing of which was
adjourned for a week.
Mr Charles Quaile, " Chairman of the Cabinet
Makers Society" of Liverpool, was, yesterday,
charged, at the Police-court, with intimidation,
conspiracy, and creating annoyance. Messrs.
Holden and Co., of Church-street, as soon as the
journeymen cabinet makers of this town went
out on strike, engaged some men from the
South of England. On their arrival here
they were met by Quaile, who succeeded
in inducing the men to refuse to work for the.
Messrs. Holden. These gentlemen had the chests,
&c., of the men whom they had brought to Liver-
pool, and on which they had a lien. Quaile came
to demand the boxes, offering to pay what the
Messrs. Holden had advanced. This was refused
and Mr. Quaile creating a disturbance, he was given
into custody. He was fined ss. for being drunk
and disorderly.
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Select
Vestry was held yesterday. A. resolution was
adopted to the effect that a petition from the
Vestry, signed by the Chairman, should be pre-
sented to parliament, against the principles of the
bill brought in by Mr. Hutt, Lord Stanley, and
Mr. W. Ewart, for exempting societies instituted
for the purpose of science, literature, and the arts
from parochial rates, and giving the barrister
appointed to certify the rules for friendly societies
power to certify such societies for exemption,
without appeal. A long discussion took place on
the motion of Mr. Shaw, that Mr. Thomas Gibson,
jun., and Mr. James Gibson, be elected Vestrymen.
The motion was ultimately agreed to.
The foundation stone of a new Presbyterian
Church was laid at Rock Ferry yesterday.
We have intelligence from France this morning,
to the effect that the elections continnn to r.a'n
the Paris Press. Amongst the most remarkable
speeches may be mentioned the one of the candi-
date for the Confelons and Ruffee, who says that
he will devote himself without hesitation to the
principles of the revolution of 1787, which ought
to crown the social edifice, and that he will strug-
gle to the utmost to defend the liberties of his
country. It is said the Prefect of Saone and Loire
offered the opposition candidates the official candi-
dateship if he would abstain from offering himself
in an independent manner ; this statement he
forbade a journal of his department to pub-
lish, which he characterizes as malicious and
calumnious. The independent candidate for
Rouen, who had declined to oppose himself to
the government candidate, has come forward, and
there is every probability of his being elected.
Two men have been apprehended at Marseilles,
who had spread the report that Paris and Lyons
had been placed in a state of seige by the Emperor.
This report might have created great mischief,
from the excitement of the people.
Advices frem Constantinople state that energetic
measures have been taken by the military autho-
rities to restore public security in the streets, and
a band of robbers have been captured at Samos.

Vienna accounts of the 13th state that Marshal
Radetsky passed sleepless nights, but is better
Daily bulletins of his health are being telegraphed
to Petersburg.
The New Gazette, of Prussia, pretends that the
treaty of Neufchatel sanctions revolutionary injus-
tice, and is an acknowledgment that pre-existing is
fictitious without international assent.

Copenhagen accounts of the 15th state that the
Privy Council have refused to assent to the Gar-
man claims.

THE new House of Commons has evidently
come to the determination of exercising a
vigilant control over the public finances, and of
keeping the purse strings of the nation's money
pretty well guarded. On Friday night, there
was a grand display of financial statistics, when
Mr. WILSON, Secretary to the Treasury, made
his promised explanation respecting the Civil
Service of the kingdom, and its past and future
cost. The main purport of Mr. WILSON'S task
was to clear up the mysterious increase of about
two and a quarter millions sterling, during the
last four or five years. Considering the difficulty
of that task, and the great amount of up-hill
work which he had to perform, it is but justice
to the lion. gentleman to say that he discharged
his duty with considerable ability, although he
by no means satisfied the House that the
increased expenditure was in every respect
expedient and unobjectionable, as the tone and
tenor of the debate which ensued afterwards
fully demonstrates. Nothing could well be
more turbulent and disorderly than the discus-
sion which arose on the proposition to vote a
sum of 136,1461. for Royal palaces and public
buildings. Although giving every explanation,
and after every effort had failed, Ministers were
obliged to give way, and withdrew the vote
pro tem , as was also an additional sum of
75.7811. for parks and pleasure grounds. It is
impossible for any mortal Minister to bear more
than a certain amount of badgering, and
certainly the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the

Secretary of the Treasury, and Sir BENJAMIN
HALL had more than enough of it on Friday
night. But the public need not regret that the
night was lost, as far as any practical result was
concerned. The debate threw much light on
the general management of the Civil Service
expenditure, and showed the tax-paying portion
of the population how their forced contributions
for State purposes are appropriated. It is truly
alarming to find that this particular branch of
the public service, in little more than ten years,
has swollen up from 2,200,0001. to more than
7,000,0001. Taken as a whole, the debate
clearly showed that it was caused by a financial
conspiracy on the part of the Cabinet. All sorts
of items were jumbled up under the attractive
heading of " Royal palaces and public
buildings." The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
profiting by his late experience when asking a
, dowry for the " Princess Royal," felt that there
was a strong disposition on the part of the
House not to refuse any amount which was
reputed for the use and benefit of "Royalty."
It was this that induced Mr. HENLEY to
declare that the larger portion of the items were
for public buildings, with which her Majesty
had nothing more to do than the Pope. And
Mr. ROEBUCK averred that the whole affair was
a delusion, and so universal was this feeling,
that the Chairman was obliged to report
progress without a single remark having been
passed.

These discussions were, as our readers are al-
ready aware, " for royal palaces, public buildings,
and parks." It is really too bad that the nation
should be taxed to drain St. James'-park, to keep
up Hyde-park, Regent-park, and Battersea-park,
all of which are laid out and maintained for the
benefit of the people of London. If the people
of Liverpool, or Manchester, or Birmingham, or
any other city, borough, or town in the United
Kingdom, wish for a public park, they must
procure it with their own funds. Albeit they
pay their proportion of the taxes which lay out
and keep in order these princely domains set
apart for aristocratic exhibitions and the amuse-
ments and recreations of the people of Cockney-
dom. According to Sir BENJAMIN HALL, the-
lake in connection with St. James'-park has been
in the course of draining, and with that operation
there has been a sensible drain on the public
purse. Not content with the allowances of the
House of Commons, Sir BENJAMIN HALL has
adopted the Yankee motto of " going ahead," and
borrowed no less than 11,0001, to carry on the
draining process, expecting, when he came
before Parliament, that he would have no
difficulty in draining the national coffers to that
amount in addition to any other sum he might
require. Now, this, we contend, is a most
reprehensible course—one quite antagonistic to
the spirit and constitution of the House of
Commons. It was certainly amusing to hear,
this said official exhort the house to keep a
wawnrut eye on alt outgoings that were
unsanctioned by Parliament. Well merited,
indeed, was the rebuke of Sir D. NORREYS, when
he asked the house to place the utmost con-
fidence in the right hon. baronet, but, at the
same time, to watch him narrowly.
It is impossible to read the several speeches
and counter-speeches which were delivered on
Friday night, without coming to the conclusion
that the assumed control of Parliament in regard
to monetary expenditure is, in the memorable
words of Lord DENMAN, " a mockery, a delusion,
and a snare." Sir H. WILLOUGHBY is of much
the same opinion, for he told the house that
"he regarded the control of the House of
Commons over the public expenditure as some-
thing very much in the nature of moonshine !"
And Mr. STAFFORD also felt occasion for
twitting the Liberal side of the House with
a dereliction of duty and falsification of
" hustings pledges " in voting the army and
navy estimates, without almost an inquiry
into their nature and extent. This called out
both Mr. ROEBUCK and Lord PALMERSTON, but
neither the one or the other could undo the
effect which the cutting jibes of the Honourable
Member for Northampton had produced against
the pompous parades of candidates for seats in
the House of Commons, and the totally opposite
practices of such gentlemen when called upon to
vote away the public money. We have no
doubt but the public have felt the truth of the
remarks of Sir H. WILLOUGHBY. If so, they
are not true to themselves if they sanction the
presence of members in the House of Commons
who make pledges to their constituents on
questions of economy and financial reform,
which they never intend to perform.

But to return to the speech of Mr. WILSON,
which provoked much of the debate alluded to.
He told some plain truths, which the country will
do well to ponder over. He exonerated Govern-
ment from the oharge of extravagance, and said
that these enlarged outlays were strictly in
accordance with the votes of Parliament, and
often against the wishes of Government. lie
also showed that if we are paying more for
Education, County Courts, public buildings,
prisons, and stationery, the House of Commons,
and not the Government, was to blame;. and
after entering into a variety of statistics
connected wiih the " Civil Service," he
contended —and somewhat successfully—that
Parliament was the real spendthrift, and not
the Government, as the latter was only the
acquiescent innocent instrument of carrying out
the extravagant purposes of the former. Now,
this was far from palatable. He was about to
offer a financial dose to the House; and instead of