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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY.

In consequence of this being the anniversary of her
Majesty's Accession to the throne, their lordships did not
assemble.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAXtit took the chair at 12 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con-
sidered and agreed to, and the bills were ordered for third
reading :—Furness, Bull and Hornsea, Keighley and
Worth Valley, Midland (Rowsley and Buxton Extension)
Railway Bills.
The South Yorkshire Railway (Sheffield and Thorne)
Bill was read a third time and passed.
POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) (No. 2) BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill, resuming at
clause 11.

Sir E. GROGAN said that this was a very important
bill, as it proposed to make a sweeping alteration by pro-
viding for a really non-destitute class. It was to effect
this object by a charge on the rateable property of Ireland
which he considered objectionable, and he concluded by
moving an amendment to the effect that property used
exclusively for religious or gratuitous educational purposes
should be exempted from-the operation of this bill.

After a few words from Mr. VANCE,
Sir Ct. GREY said he had no objection. to the amend-
ment of the hon. member.
The amendment was aimed to.
On the clause, as amended, being put,
Mr. P. IURQUItART moved its omission.

Lord NAAS considered that property of every descrip-
tion should be assessed to the relief of the poor, and said
that_in. two MIME In 'Dublin property to the Talus et-
£67,000 a year was not rated for the poor. - One of the
largest establishments in Dublin, Trinity College, was
assessed, and very properly, for the relief of the poor, and
he saw no reason for the proposed exemption.
Sir R. PEEL said he had no objection to the omission
of the clause.

After a few words from Sir E. GROGAN, and Mr
BLAKE,

Sir G. GREY said that the clause in its present form
would only partially effect the object of the hon. member
who moved the amendment, exempting a certain class of
property from assessment to the relief of the poor in Ire-
land.

The committee divided and the numbers were—
For the amendment
Against .
Majority
The clause was accordingly lost.
Clauses 12, 13, and 14 were agreed to.
On clause 15, which gave persons the right to hold pro-
cesses for Poor Law purposes for 10 years,
Mr. SCULLY moved the substitution of five for ten years.
After some discussion the committee divided—
For the amendment

Against
Majority
Lord NAAS suggested that the clause should be amended
by enabling a person to hold 20 instead of 10 proxies.

Sir R. PEEL said this was a very important subject.
In Dublin one person holds as many as 2,000, and another
1,000 proxies, and he thought they should adhere to the
limitation imposed by the clause,
After some irregular discussion, in the course of which
Mr. BLAKE moved an amendment, limiting the number of
proxies to five, which he subsequently withdrew, the com-
mittee divided on the question that the word " ten" stand
part of the clause—

Ayes 9O
Noes
Majority —2B
Mr. BLAKE moved the following amendment, to be
added to the end of the clause :—" And that all persons
exercising the privilege of voting by proxy shall, each time
previous to availing themselves of it, make a solemn decla-
ration that they still hold unchanged the franchise on which
it was founded."

The amendment was negatived without a.division, and
the clause was agreed to. •
Several successive resolutions were agreed to, in some
cases with slight verbal alterations.
The sitting was suspended at 4 o'clock.

At six o'doek the house resumed.

Mr, LINDSAY, who had given notice that he would call
attention to our relations with America, said it had been
his intention to move a resolution affirming the expediency
of recognising the Southern States of America, but having
been advised to postpone the question, he deferred it till
Friday, the 11th of July.
THE "BRITISH STAR" NEWSPAPER.
thC-81115,PCITUIT,T.R7...tuevAd for ennios nf_ rorrofanomionre nn
Foreign-office, of the British Star newspaper through the
British Post-office at Constantinople ; and of articles alleged
to have "excited revolt against the Government and laws
of Turkey." He characterised the case as one in which
the Government had violated a great principle enunciated
by them. They had, he said, as far as they could, sup-
pressed a British newspaper owned by a naturalised British
subject, M. Xenos, a Greek by birth, and his object was to
extract from the Government an explanation of an act
which he declared was a disgrace to the country. He gave
details of the case, interspersing them with comments, vehe-
ment in manner, strong in language, and stronger in the
meaning they appeared to convey. He expatiated at much
length upon the abuses of the Turkish Administration,
which, he asserted, was corrupt and rotten, a system of
peculation and robbery; and upon the violation by the
Porte of promises solemnly made to its Christian subjects,
the most valuable portion of the population.
Mr. LAYARD observed that the notice of motion was
for copies of papers relating to M. Xenos and his news-
paper ; but Mr. naguire had travelled into matters for
which he had not been prepared by the notice, and had
even indulged in personal attacks. With respect to the
British Star, its circulation had been prohibited by the
Turkish Government on account of the inflammatory
articles it contained, inciting the subjects of the Porte to
rebellion ; the British Government, i therefore, could not
culler M. Xenos to avail himself of the privilege given him
by the British Post-office to circulate such matter. Ad-
verting to the remarks made upon bim by Mr. Maguire
with reference to the Turkish loan, he said he would not
condescend to deny such a charge coming from such a

man.

Mr. SCULLY moved that the words used by Mr, Layard
—namely (as he understood), that "he could not be ex-
pected to answer such a charge, coming from such a man,"
might be taken down.
Mr. LAYARD said the charge was that he had endea-
voured to "rig the market for the Turkish loan ;" such a
charge against a gentleman, a member of Parliament and
of the Government, he could not condescend to answer,
coming from such a quarter.
After some conversation, in which Mr. DISRANLI and
Lord PALMERSTON suggested that the expressions were not
Parliamentary, the latter observing, at the same time, that
the remarks of Mr. Maguire were most offensive and un.-

becoming.
Mr. LAYARD said as the terms he had used were con•
sidered unparliamentary he withdrew them. He then re.
sumed his speech, replying to Mr. Maguire's strictures upon
the Turkish Administration, the liberality of which he con-
trasted with the intolerance of a certain Christian Govern-
ment.
Mr. BRIGHT said M.Xenos, of whom Mr. Layard spoke
with so much contempt, had lived 14 years in this country ;
he was a merchant of great respectability and a gentleman
of education. He had not established the paper for pur-
poses of profit. He was an enthusiast for everything Eng-
lish, and his object was to enlighten and elevate the people
of the Levant. His object was patriotic and useful, and he
thought the Government were not justified in what they
had done ; that their proceeding was harsh and unreason-
able, and that they had followed a bad example.
The discussion, which was continued by Mr. Whalley,
Mr. O'Brien, Mr. P. Taylor, and Mr. D. Seymour, termi-
nated in the withdrawal of the motion.
ASSIZES AT OMAGH.
Lord C. HAMILTON callad attention to a return and to
the constitution of the Grand Jury panel of the late assizes
at Omagh, and, stating in much detail the particulars of the
case, inquired whether any steps had been taken to prevent
the repetition of such conduct as occurred on that occasion.
Major KNOX added further particulars with reference
to the alleged improper and illegal constitution of the Grand
Jury panel.
Mr. M'MAHON argubd that if the facts stated by Lord
C. Hamilton were true, the charge against the Sheriff and
Sub-Sheriff of Tyrone ought to be formally investigated.
'lie made a counter-statement, from which he inferred that
there was no foundation for the charge, and that inquiry
was not really courted. He therefore moved for a
sraecom-
mittee to inquire into the facts.
Captain ARCIIDALL, in replying to Mr. M'Mahon, in
r withdraw,
contradicting an assertion of Mr. M'Mahon, employed an
expression too strong' and which he was required by the
Chair
After e to
some remarks A arks by Mr. M'Cann, Mr. Newdegate,
and Mr. Roebuck,
Sir R.
observed that if the accusation brought
against the Sheriff or S •
üb-Sheriff of tampering with the
jury panel was true, it would have been better to bring the
question before the house in the shape of a motion for an
inquiry. The Government had nothing whatever to do
with the constitution of the Grand or Petty Jury panel ; it
would be utterly unconstitutional for them to interfere with
the duties of the Sheriff. -11
—0 gave explanations of the
occurrence complained of,
tug that there was 10 reason