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London, England, 1864-07-22 00:00:00

fRPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening,
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Petersfield and Bishop's Waltham Railway—Brecon and
Me: thyr Tydfil Junction Railway (new lines) —Great WE
tern Railway—Dublin Improvement—North Staffordshire
Railway (new works and Silverdale, Madeley, and Dray.
ton) South Eastern Railway (No. 4.)
MIDDLE-CLASS EDUCATION.

Lord BROUGHA NI presented a great number of peti-
tions, pray ing that their lordships would give their atten-
tion to the important subject of the education of the
middle-class. _

Earl GRANVILLE informed the noble and learned lord
that the Government intended to appoint a Royal Com-
mission to inquire into the subject, but he doubted if in-
sw.ction by officers appointed by Government would be
effective.
REPORTED REVIVAL OF THE HOLY
ALLIANCE.
Lord STRATFORD DE R,EDCLIFFE called atten-
tion to the rumours concerning the supposed revival of the
so-called " Holy Alliance," and inquired whether her Ma-
jesty's Ministers had any information thereon which might
be communicated to Parliament without prejudice :to the
public service. He need not tell the lordships
that the subject of his notice was one of great
delicacy, but although the rumour was ionly bast2d upon
newspaper reports there was sufficient evidence exist-
ing to attach importance to the report. It was,now
half a century ago since a " Holy Alliance" existed,
The treaties of Vienna and Paris were agreed upon
for the purpose of composing the troubled affairs
of Europe, but scarcely had they been disturbed when
it was found that that the powers—Russia, Austria,
and Prussia, were coming to an arrangement based
entirely upon different terms, and likely to be followed
by a very different result, and although the action
and the treaty upon current affairs was not
observed for a very long period, its influences
were from time to time observed, Remembering
the circumstances attending the original alliance, their
lordships would naturally regard with interest any rumour
regarding its revival, especiallly as circumstances which
have followed the first intimation of its existence tends to
confirm the rumours. He presumed that some information
must have reached the noble earl the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs. There was trustworthy information of
an interview having taken place between Prince Gortscha-
koff and the English Ambassador respecting the matter.
It was to be expected that there would be some trace in
the British Ambassador's despatch of what passed on that
occasion. It was also known that the Under Secretary of
Foreign Affairs had some conversation with the Russian
Ambassador on the subject, and it would be of the greatest
interest to their lordships to be informed as to what really
took place on that occasion.
(LEFT SPEAKING•)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Day.
The Speaker did not take the chair until 25 minutes to
one on account of there not being 40 members present until
that hour.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following railway tills were read a third time and
passed :—Lancashire and Yorkshire (Blackburn, &c., lines)
—Caledonian (Glasgow Hat bour)—Diraco rube—Lancashie
Union—London, Brighton, and South Coast—Rhy'mney
(Extensions)—Rickmansworth, Au3ershatu, and Cheshana
—West Sussex Junction—Redruth and Fahuouth Junc-
tion—Kilkenny Junction —Much Wenlock and Severn
UND (OPRIAT
Junction and Wenlock Railway. The Stock Distlict Water
and the Sheila' Charities Bills were also
pasted,
APPR i
Arden's Estate Bill was read a
second tme.
ION)
CONSOLIDATED F
BILL.
This bill M
was read a
EDthird time and passed.
INDIAN ICAL SERVICE BILL.
On the order of the day for the consideration of this bill,
as amended,
Mr P. HENNESSY moved the addition of the following
olause, "Any person, being a natural born subject of her
Majesty, who may be desirous of being appointed an assis-
tant in the said toms, shall he admitted to be examined as

a candidate for such appointment." The bill as it at pre.
sent stood entirely put an end to the competitive system ;
and, although it had been said by the f>ecretary of State for
India that the system of open competition would,
to a certain extent, remain, he preferred to have it
expressly laid down in the bill. The hon. gentleman then
read an extract from the Lancet, which stated that the mew.
sure, if passed in its present form, would entirely destroy
the efficiency of the East Indian medical service.
Col. SYKES seconded the amendment. lie did not see
how the right hon. gentleman the Secretary for India could
object to the words of the proposed addition to the bill be-
cause they were part of the Queen's proclamation to the
people of India. The refusal of the clause was, in effect,
to refuse that to the people of India which had been pro-
misod them by her Nejesty's proclamation.
Sir C. WOOD said it was a mistake for any one to
suppose that he was opposed to the competitive
system, because he was the very person who introduced it.
The bill, therefore, was not to abolish the competition, but
it was to enable him to form a staff medical corp for India
from amongst those medical officers in her Majesty's army
who have entered it by competitive service. The Indian
Medical Service was at present very deficient, and he be-
lima that the Queen's army would be benefited by that
which he now proposed to do. He did not in the slightest
degree wish to interfere with the regulations at present
in existence in the Queen's army.
Col. NORTH was in favour of the amendment.

Mr BRADY said it was entirely Owing to the illiberal
treatment the medics' men received that there was any.diffi-
culty in the matter. The medical man's pay was "eh je,,,
than that of other officers of a similar position, and whilst
that state of things existed, it was impossible to suppose
that gentlemen would enter upon duties of great responsi-
bility without being adequately remunerated for the labour,
The position of the surgeon in the army, as far as rank was
concerned, was that of a captain whilst he only reached the
pay of a lieutenant.

Sir C. WOOD said that that state of things had been
altered by advices taken out by the last mail.
Sir J. TRELA WNY opposed the amendment.
A division then took place, when there appeared—
For the amendment
Against it
Majority against the amendment —2o
The amendment was negatived, and the bill ordered to
be read a third time on Monday.

FORTIFICATIONS (EXPENSES) BILL.
This bill was ordered for a third reading on Monday.
CRANBOURNE-STREET BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
PILOTAGE ORDER CONFIRMATION BILL.'
The bill was read a third time and passed.

BANK POST BILLS (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was road a third time and passed.
POOR REMOVAL BILL,
This bill was read a third time and passed.
STAMP DUTIES ACT (1864) Bill.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
EAST INDIA. REVENUE ACCOUNT.

Mr, MASSEY brought up the report, which was agretd

RAILWAY (IRELAND) ACT AMENDA.IENT BILL.

The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered. and
agreed to.

DRAINAGE, &c, (IRELAND) BILL,

The Lords' amendments to this bill were also considered
and agreed to.
DEFENCE ACT AMENDMENT BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
The sitting was then suspended.
The house resumed at six o'clock, and was
[LEFT SITTING.]

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