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London, England, 1855-06-07 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

TICKET-OF-LEAVE MEN.

Lord LYNDHURST rose to call the attention of the
noble lord to the case of a ticket-of-leave-man which ap-
peared pi the newspapers. It was therein stated that the
language used by the prisoner to the policeman was of the
most obscene and revolting description. In consequence of
inquiry, the magistrate stated that there was scarcely a
day on which a ticket-of-leave man was not brought
before him, charged with one gross offence or another,
that the metropolis was infested with them,
and that it was dangerous in consequence for a
per3on to pass through the streets at a late hour of the
night. This was but one instance of many that had
come under the notice of the police magistrates lately,
and he (Lord Lyndhurst) thought the evil was increasing
to such an extent that the attention of the Government
ought to be immediately given to the subject.
jThe LORD CHANCELLOR said the noble and
learned lord had not given notice of his intention to
bring the subject forward, inasmuch as he was wholly
ignorant of the nature of the particular case to which he
had referred. He would only say that his right hon.
friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department
bad had the subject for some time under his considera-
tion.

Lord CAMPBELL said that all that he bad said
with respect to this subject had been fulfilled to the
letter. He entirely concurred in all that had fallen from
the noble and learned lord opposite on this subject. Upon
the introduction of the measure which authorised the
abolition of transportation, and the granting of tickets
of leave, he augured the greatest evils as likely to re-
suit. He regretted to find that his. fears had been fully
realised.

Lord BROUGHAM presented two petitions from
places in North Wales, in favour of the jurisdiction of
county courts.
Lord BERNERS presented a petition against the en-
dowment of the Collego of Maynooth.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BILL.

The Lord CHANCELLLOR, in moving that the
house go into committee upon the re-commitment of
this bill, proceeded to state the nature of some Af the
amendmennts proposed. The main object of the measure
was to constitute a proper council to exercise legislative
functions in the University of Cambridge. Accord-
ing to the present constitution of the university, cer-
tain Royal statutes were granted, by which the
university was to be governed. It was, however, pro-
vided that the university might, from time to time,
make laws to regulate thefproceedings, provided that
they were not inconsistent with the Royal statutes.
There was a body called the Caput, which was
constituted of six members, and their functions
were to propose anything they thought worthy
of adoption to the University, and to submit them to
the foundation at large, who might assent or reject it as
they thought proper. The great objection to this mode
of proceeding was this, that according to the provisions
of the Royal statutes conEtitoting that body, env one
member of the Caput had an absolute veto, and, in fact,

the Vice-Chancellor might prevent anything coming from
that body which he himself might not approve. In
spite, however, of that erroneous and defective c.msti-
tri tion, the royal commissioners stated in their report
that there had been an endeavour on the part of the uni-
versity to reform itself. Ti;a', however, was not
a reason why Parliament should not constitute a better
council, 80 as to guard against any abuse that might.
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arise. The main object of this bill was to establish a

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body that shall adequately represent all the in-
terests of the University, and which would nut
be open to the objection to which the present
caput was exposed. He bad had an interview lately with
an important deputation from the University upon this
subject, and he was disposed to introduce such clauses into
the bill as would, in a great measure, meet their views,
and the representations contained in a petition presented
to That house by a learned body of the university. He
proposed to a!t r the system of election in the
university, so as to make it, as far as the
great body of masters of arts was concerned,
conformable to the mode rf election recognised
at OxfJrd. He proposed to leave the elections of
the four heads of houses and :four professors as they
stood before, namely, that they should be elected by
their own respective body.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENT VG.)
Mr. FITZROY took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the Dundee and Perth nn,l
Aberdeen Railway Bill, and the Swansea Vale Railway
Bill were considered.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
—Basing.toke, SLockbridge, and Lubcomb Corner R.,ad;
liridport and Broad Winsor Roads, Bridport Roads,
Gomersal and Dewsbury Road, Honiton Road. Light-
pill and Birdlip Road, North York-hire and Cleveland
Railway, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rail-
way (Improvements and Branches) ; Oxford, Worc3s-
ter, and Wolverhampton Railway (Narrow Gauge
Portsmouth Railway, Ithymney Railway, Stroud and
Chalford Roads, Stroud, Cainscross, and Minchinbamp-
ton Road.
The Leek Improvement Bill was considered and
ordered to be read a third time.
The Southampton Pavin Trust St. Pancras Bill was
read a second time.
FOURPENNY POSTAGE-STAMPS.
In reply to Mr. ED: 131 R,
Mr. WILSON said the fourpenny postage-stamps to
cover the French postage would be issued early in the
ensuing month.
TESTAMENTARY JURISDICTION BILL.
In reply to Mr. MALINS,
The SOLICITOR•GENERAL said the state of busi-
ness before the house was such, that unless this bill was
taken at a morning sitting, it might as well b© aban-
doned altogether. He thought, therefore, it would be
impossible to take it in a morning sitting, andhe thought
it best to say that it should be taken on next Friday
evening, with the understanding that if it could not be
taken then it should be taken on the following Tuesday
evening.
Mr. MALINS said he should rather the bill was
abandoned altogether than forced through the house
without discussion.
Mr. HORSFIELD hoped the house would not lightly
abandon so important a measure.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT (IRELAND).
On the motion of Colonel DUNNE returns were or-
dered of the names of all officers or clerks appointed
within the last six months to any office in the Encum-
bered Estates Court (Ireland), and of the salaries of
such officers or clerks, and of the respective duties of
their appointments ; and of the authority by virtue of
which such appointments were made.
CONDUCT OF THE WAR.

ADJOURNED DEBATE.
Oa the order of the day for the resumption of the
debate on this subject,
Mr. ROEBUCK, after craving the indulgence of the
house for his own inability, arising from physical illness,
to treat the question as he could wish, said that with re-
gard to the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Graham), his view
were always considered by bin_ XI.. Roebuck) worthy
of consideration, and he wished to know now why the
right hon. gentleman, who, when he was a member of
Lord Aberdeen's Government, declared the present war
a just and necessary war, now declared himself all
for peace. He wished to know what had brought
about that extraordinary change in the mind, of the
right honourable gentleman. (Hear, hear.) They all
recollected, when the war trumpet was' sounded, how
the right hon. gentlemant
lewinto thattrumpet. They
all recollected the dinner at the Reform Club, and the
dinner at the Mansion House. Whenthese things were we
went to war, and disaster followed upon war, and a mo-
tion was made by himself (Mr. Roebuck) which shattered
Lord Aberdeen's Government ; but between the passinc,
of that motion and the appointment of the Sebastopol
Committee the right hen. gentleman seceded from the Ad-
ministration. He wanted then to know what had occurred
to (thangethe opinions of the right hon. gentleman. (Hear,
d retired
hear.) The right hon. gentleman said if we a
from before Fka,,stop
,
ol we should have secured peace ;
but if we had dons so
was there a nation or a tribe in
Europe that would have doubted that
England and
France
bad
been
"119n"ed' (Hear.) We had spent