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London, England, 1855-08-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PA RLIAMEN T.

HOUSE OF COMMoN 6—(S ATIT RD A. V

The SPEASER took the chair shortly after one o'clock.
A POLISH LEGION.

Lord EBRINGTONPresented a petition from a large
number of Poles, expressing a wish for the enrolment of
a Polish Legion for the service of her Majesty, and
calling upon the Government to use their good offices
with the Emperor of the French to assist in restoring
the nationality of Poland.
ARMY CLOTHING.

On the motion of Colonel DUNNE, a return w N,s or-
dered of the prices allowed by the Ordnance Depagtrnent
for the clothing of the soldiers of her Majesty's service;
distingishing those allowed for the different services of
artillery, engineers, infantry (Guards and line), cavalry,
colonial corps, and foreign troops of whatever descrip-
tion ; distinguishing also the prices allowed for the dif-
ferent grades of rank in each service : and, list of the
prices formerly allowed to colonels of regiments for
clothing these corps, and of those allowed for the dif-
ferent troops supplied by the Board of Ordnance.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION SENT TO THE

CRIMEA.
Lord HOTHAM wished to know whether the Go-
vernment had any objection to lay upon the table the
evidence taken by Sir J. M'Neill and Colonel Tulloch,
the commissioners sent out by the Government to in-
quire into the sanitary condition of the army in the
Crimea, with their report thereon.
Lord PALMERSTON said the Government had no
objection to lay upon the table the report. There might
be some passages of a confidential nature which it would
be desirable to omit ; but the Government would have
no objection to lay upon the table the substance of the
report and the whole of the evidence. (Hear.)
The house then agreed to the Lords' Amendments of
the Public Health (No. 2) Bill ; Dwellings for Labour-
ing Classes (Ireland) Bill ; Union of Contiguous Bene-
fices Bill ; and the Burials Bill.
LIMITED LIABILITY BILL.
The house then considered the Lords' amendments
to this bill.
Mr. MALINS regretted the introduction into the bill
of the clause by the Lords, conferring limited liability
only upon companies consisting of not less than twenty-
five shareholders.

Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Williams, and Mr. A. Pellatt
expressed their reget at the introduction of this clause,
as it tended to defeat the objects of the bill.
A clause, appointing a public auditor by the Board of
Trade to examine into the solvency of the company,
caused some discussion, being considered objectionable
by Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. J. G. Phillimore, and Mr. B.
Moore.

Lord PALMERSTON said that although the amend-
ments were objectionable, he did not think they would
at all mar the effect of the bill, but if it were found so in
practice, they could be altered next session, and, there-
fore, he hoped the house would pass the bill.
Mr. M4LINS regretted the Government:did not in
the House of Lords resist these two amendments, which
they might have done successfully. This clause would
mar the operation of the bill, because it would be highly
objectionable for an auditor to have to examine the ac-
counts of companies associated under this bill. There
stability could not be enhanced by the functions of such
an officer.
Mr. WlLLlAMS.objected to the clause.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the principle of
limited liability had now been recognised by this bikl.
No one could doubt but that the additions engrafted on
the bill by the other house would be found in practice
both mischievous and prejudicial. It would be impossi-
ble to go on long without reconsidering this bill, and
then he hoped they would be able to legislate more suc-
cessfully on the principle conceded by the bill.
The other amendments were then put, on which some
discussion took places—Mr. WILLIAMS suggesting it
would be better for the house to reject the bill, as it
never could be acted on.

On the amended clause being read, making the direc-
tors of companies liable in cases of insolvency or fraud,
Mr. B. MOORE said that if any man, after reading
such a clause, consented to be a director, he deserved to
lose his money.
The clause was ultimately agreed to.
A discussion took place on the other amendments, in
the course of which

Mr. MALINS said the House of Lords bad considered
this bill in too narrow a spirit. They appeared to have
considered there were but two classes, one knaves, who
would form companies, and the other idiots, to be
cheated by these companies. He much doubted the
policy of accepting this bill, but probably, as the Attor-
ney-General had said, it would be better to pass it as
affirming a principle.

Lord PALMERSTON said great changes could only
be carried step by step. If they rejected this bill they
would have next session to go over the ground again,
whereas if they passed the bill, they would have the
vantage ground of the bill being the law of the land,
and modifications might then be easily made.
The amendments were ultimately agreed to.
The home then adjourned at 4 o'clock till one o'clock
on Tuesday next.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

KIDDERMINS rEB, ELECTION.

This election is fixed for Tuesday next, and Mr.
Lowe is to be opposed to Mr. Boycott, solicitor of the
town, and a gentleman of some local interest. Mr. Lowe,
in his address just issued to the electors, writes ad fol-
lows :

"The real question which must be decided in this elec-
tion is whether you are disposed to give your support to
a vigorous war, carried on until we can obtain an ho-
nourable and a lasting peace ; or whether you will sup-
port some faltering and half-hearted compromise, which
may, indeed. relieve us from the immediate pressure of
the war, but at the cost of our honour and our security,
and with the prospect of another contest, more arduous
to carry on, and more difficult to terminate. The Go-
vernment of Lord Palmerston is dissatisfied with the
latter of these views ; so, I believe, are the great majo-
rity of the nation. I owe it to your kindness to me,
when I was yet a stranger to you, that I have been able
to give my bumble support to those principles in Parlia-
ment, and I trust to owe to your approval the l.onour
of hereafter supporting them."
Mr. BOYCOTT, in his address, writes :—" With respect
to the war- in which England is vow engaged, I'shall,
if elected, deem it my duty to impress on her Majesty's
Ministers the necessity- of adopting a more vigorous and
energetic course than heretofore, as the best means of
obtaining an honourable and a lasting peace."
The publicanaand beer-house keepers of Kidderminster,
a consideraole body, oppose the re-election of Mr. Lowe,
on account of his conduct with regard, to the Beer Bill,
and public meetings of the electors have been held, at
which both candidates appeared in person and addressed
hem.

Mr. BOYCOTT, in his speech, said that, if elected, he
should do all he could to obtain a cheap loaf for the
working man. He was not fur the ballot, but would
reduce the franchise to 51., and would vote for the abo-
lition of church rates.
Mr. Lows spoke at some length on the subject of the
war. He said the question at issue in this election was
—had the Government the confidence of the electors of
Kidderminster, or was there any other Government that
could be found that would be more deserving I He went
on to show that Russia bad designs of universal dominion,
and would obtain it if England and France did not stop
Muscovite aggression. Unless the power of Russia were
reduced, the rest of Europe would never be safe. He
likened the Ministry which was in existence when the
war commenced to a crowd passing through a city, which
lost a portion of its number at every street corner—every
stage of the negotiations bad detached one or more from
the Government—some had gone off upon one point :,nd
some upon another. A great many members of the
Government had been lost ; but bp believed it now con-
tained none but those who were daterroined to carry on
the war with vigour and perseverance. Until Russia
was reduced to such a state that she could not domineer
over the rest of the world, the war must be carried on.
Mr. Boycott, it is understood, goes to the poll.