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London, England, 1855-02-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAME NT,

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

The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition in
favour of a prohibition of the sale of spirits on the Lord's
Day. _ . _

The Duke of ARGYLL presented several petitions
praying that a Jaw might be passed prohibiting the dis-
tillation from grain.
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.
The Earl of WESTMEATH said that a belief existed
that a change was anticipated in the administration of
the Government in Ireland. The noble earl said he also
had heard that a noble earl who he did not see in his
place had been appointed to the Vice-Royalty of Ireland.
The name of Howard was a sufficient guarantee that that
appointment would create general satisfaction, although
his private opinion was that Ireland would greatly be-
nefit by the abolition of the office altogether. There was
also another appointment, namely, that of Mr. Horsman,
who had, it was said, accepted the office of Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland. Although he (the Marquis of West-
meath) was a nationalist, he must say that he was by no
means sorry that it was not an Irishman that was ap-
pointed to that office. He was sorry to find that no steps
had been as yet taken to correct the evils of the Board
of Admiralty, which evils had been clearly stated by the
late Sir G. Cockburn in a paper which had recently ap-
peared in the Times newspaper. He trusted that the
noble lord at the head of tier. Majesty's Government
would take advantage of the return of Admiral Dundas,
by obtaining his advice and services in that department.
Admiral Dundas had executed an important and delicate
task, as Commander-in-Chief in the Black Sea, in a most
creditable manner, and he had come home, having re-
ceived the approbation of the entire service.
Earl GRANVILLE said there was no inten-
tion on the part of her Majesty's Government to abolish
the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. He differed
altogether from the sentiment of the noble earl. He bad
himself heard the sentiment of " Thank God we have
still a Lord-Lieutenant in Ireland " loudly cheered.
With regard to the other appointments, all the informa-
tion he could give him was that Mr. Horsman had ac-
cepted the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland, and
that Sir C. Wood had accepted the office, of First Lord
of the Admiralty, at which he expressed great satisfac-
tion. The noble lord then complained of the adminis-
tration of affairs at the Admiralty.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL AND SPEEDY
TRIAL OF OFFENDERS BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the se-
cond reading of these two bills, enter &-f
length into the details -r
were
to simplify the law, and to ;Caren the Yexpense
and inconvenience hitherto suffered by the country
in the trial of petty I.reenies. He proposed that the
f
magistrates at quarter sessions should have the power ertbe
summarily dispos.ingl,;l(l)f
;,pettyiipieftts.
be
nd
to send iritlintiL'cases to trial. the provisionseessar
of
the second bill were to carry out the dttaila of the first.
Lord BROUGHAM, in supporting the secand read-
ing of these bills, took occasion to relate different cases
of petty larceny, in the prosecution of which the coun-
try bad been put to large expense. In one case a person
had stolen an al Cele of the value of one penny, and he
had been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with
hard labonr. Another case, in which the article stolen
was valued at one halfpenny, the party was sentenced
to four weeks' imprisonment with hard labour ; and an-
other, where the article was valued only at a farthing,
the sentence was four weeks' imprisonment with hard
labour.

Alter a few words from Lord ST. LEONARDS, the lA'
Was read a second time, and their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING

The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time and or-
dered to be committed :—Abingdon Railway ; Barrow
Harbour; Birkenhead and Liverpool Docks (Alteration
of Liverpool. Dock Rates, &c.) ; Birkenhead and Liverpool
Docks (Trust Property of Birkenhead Dock Trustees, &c.);
Bridport and Broad Windsor Roads, Bridport Roads,
Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway, East of Fife Rail-
way, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Electric Tele-
graph Company, Exeter and Exmouth Railway, Fergus
Estuary•Reclatnation, Gateshead Quays and Improve-
ments, Gloucester Water and Local Board of Health,
Gun-Barrel Proof Houses (Birmingham and London),
Hamilton Improvement, Hartlepool Gas and Watei,
Heden and Hull, Acc., Road, Ipstones Mineral Branch
Railway, Jedburgh Railway, Keighley and Kendal
Road, Leslie Railway, Limerick and Foynes Railway, Lu-
ton, Dunstable, and Welwyn Rail way, Lyme Regisßoads,
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway(Capital),
Medical Invalid and General Life Assurance Society ;
Metropolitan Railway; National Loan Fund Life Assur-
ance Society ; Nortb Staffordshire Railway ; Newton in
Mackerfield Improvement ; Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Railway (Broad Gauge) ; Portsmouth
Railway ; Rhymney Railway ' • Salisbury and Yeovil
Railway ; Scinde Railway ; Stokes Bay and Isle of
Wight Railway, Pier, and Telegraph ; Stroud and Chal-
font Road : Waveney Valley Railway ; Weymouth
Water ; Worcester and Hereford Railway.
On the motion for the second reading of the Caledo-
nian Railway Bill,
Mr. HADFIELD moved that the bill be read a
second time that day six months, because it would only
enable the company to raise money for no other pur-
pose than carrying on a ruinous contest with a rival
railway, to the great detriment of the shareholders.
The second reading was postponed until this day
week.

Was frequently appesed, and met with frequent rebuts
in his political contests, nothing ever passed between
him and those whom he opposed that left any traces of
resentment. (Cheers.) It was once said of a person
who held a high position in this house, that any bitter acri-
mony which might have been created by his party conflicts
never went beyond the doors of the house ; but he might
say of Mr. Hume that, with him, any feeling excited by
his party conflicts never went even to the door of the
house. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord concluded by ex-
pressing his conviction that both sides of the house
would be disposed to do justice to the memory of their
late colleague. (Cheers.)
Sir J. WALMSLEY said he could venture to add
one remark to the well-merited sentiments to which the
noble lord had given expression. The late Mr.
Hume was a man of whom it might be said that he never
made an enemy or lost a friend ; and he hoped the house
would not let that opportunity pass without some me-
morial of him.
Mr. BROTHERTON also tendered his testimony to
the worth of the late lamented hon. gentleman.

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NEW WRITS.
Mr. HAYTER moved that the Clerk of the Crown
be instructed to issue a new writ for the election of a
Commoner to serve iu the present Parliament, in the
room of Lord John Russell, who had accepted the office
of one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said that, in consequence of
the motion which had just been made, he wished to put
a question to the noble lord at the head of the Govern-
ment. He found it stated that Lord John Russell had
accepted the office of one of her Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State ; and he wished to ask whether the
office the noble lord bad accepted was the Secre-
taryship of State for the Colonial Department ?
If the noble lord had accepted that office,
he (Sir J. Pakington) wished further to ask whether
Lord J. Russell was about to proceed on his mission to
Vienna, and if so, when he might be expected to return
to this country ? He (Sir J. Pakirgton) wished further
to ask whether there was any under Secretary of State for
the Colonial department, and on whom the duties of that
department would devolve in the event of Lord John
Russell proceeding on his mission ? (Hear.) He (Sir
J. Pakington) might venture to say from the limited
experience he had had in that office, in his opinion,
nothing could be more seriously inconvenient to the
transaction of public business than the protracted ab-
sence of the Minister connected with it, and at present
there were several questions of great interest before the
Colonial-office. (Hear.)
Lord PALMERSTON replied that his noble friend
had accepted the office of her Majesty's Principal Sec-
retary of State for the Colonial Department. The noble
lord would proceed, nevertheless, on his mission to
Vienna, and in the meanwhile his (Lord Palmerston's)
hon. friend, who lately held the office the noble
lord had accepted would undertake to be answer.
able that no public inconvenience should arise
from the temporary absence of the noble lord. There
was, however, as the right hon. baronet well knew, a
permanent Under Colonial Secretary. It was impos-
sible for him (Lord Palmerston) to state what would be
the precise period at which his noble friend would return
to this country, but he hal no reason to suppose, which-
ever way the negotiations in which he would be engaged
could turn out, that his absence would be a protracted
one. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HAYTER then moved a new writ for the elec-
tion of a commoner to serve in Parliament for the bo-
rough of Halifax, in the room of Sir C. Wood, who had
accepted the office of First Lord of the Admiralty.
(Derisive laughter.)
Mr. HAYTER also moved for new writs for the
borough of Radnor, in the room of Sir G. Cornewall
Lewis, who had accepted office as Chancellor of the Ex•
chequer—(hear, hear)—and for Forfarahire in the
room of Viscount Duncan, who had accepted
office as one of the Lords of the Treasury. (Hear.)

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