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would assent to the proposition of his hon. friend (Mr.
Scott.)
Mr. V. SCULLY complained of the offensive manner in
which the hon. member for North Warwick hire (Mr.
Newdegate) was in the habit of referring to the r ligion of
Roman Catholics.

Mr. NEWDEGATE denied having intended to say any-
thing at all offensive to the religion professed by the hon.
and learned member for Cork.

Mr. PERCY supported the amendment.
Mr. DUNLOP, though as anxious as any man could be
for the. establishment of a religions and moral education,
looked upon those tests as absolutely worthless for the pur-
pose for which they were intended.
Colonel BLAIR said he wished the insertion of the
words proposed simply for the purpose of having a Chris-
tian test recognised.
The committee then divided, when the numbers were—

For the amendment 37
Against it Bl
Majority against the amendment —44
Mr. F. SCOTT said he would leave to Scotland to judge
of the naked, open infidelity which was encouraged by their
representatives who supported the abolition of a Christian
test for their professors.
Lord W. GRAHAM asked the Chancellor of the Exche•
quer whether he was prepared to abolish the Christian
tests in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
when that question was fairly brought before the house, he
would be prepared to state the course he would recommend
iu respect to the tests in the Universities of Oxford and
Cambridge.
Clauses 2 and 3 were then agreed to.
The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the house
resumed.
POOR RELIEF ACT CONTINUANCE BILL.
This bill passod through committee.
TRANSPORTATION BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN FACTORIES
BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
'rho Drainage of Lands (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill
also passed through committee.
The Encumbered Estates (Ireland) Act Continuance
Bill was read a third time and passed.
TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE (IRELAND)

BILL
This bill passed through committee.
BOROUGH OF CANTERBURY.
Mr. K. SEYMER moved the issue of a new writ for the
election of a representative for this borough.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he did not think it would be
right under existing circumstances to order the issue of the
writ. The commission which had been appointed to in-
quire into the mode in which the late election for Canter-
bury had been conducted had received a large amount of
evidence upon the subject ; but they had not yet made
their report, and the house had had no opportunity of
considering the evidence which had been laid before the
commissioners. He should, therefore, move as an amend-
ment to the proposition of the hon. member opposite, that
no writ should be issued for the borough of Canterbury
until the next session of Parliament.

Sir W. JOFLIFFE objected to the postponement of the
issue of the writ for so long a period.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that he could not consent to
withdraw his amendment. Ho should, however, offer no
opposition to the postponement of the debate upon the
question under their consideration for a few days.
The debate was accordingly postponed.
The house then adjourned at half-past two o'clock.

Mr. FOLEY has paired with Lord Lewisham from Ist of
August for the remainder of the session.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JuLY 29.

(From th.e Votes and Proceedings of the House of
Comitums.)

SOUTH SEA ANNUITIES DISSENTIENTS BILL.
Motion made, and question proposed, " That the South
Sea Company shall be permitted to commute, within a
time to be limited, all or any part of the annuity or in-
tere on their trading- or capital stock, payable in respect
of sit tr.;t; in such stock standing in the names of the Ac-
countant-General of the Courts of Chancery of England
and Ireland, respectively, and of the Accountant in
Bankauptcy in Et:gland, and in the names of trustees
and others disabled from voting in the General Court of
Proprietors of the said company, into or for any one or
more of the stocks and securities authorised to be created
anti issued by the act of the present session, chapter 23.
anti the 'X. ss. per Cantmn Annuities, and New 3/. per
Centutn Annuities, created under the acts of the seventh
year of her 3Ljesty, chapters 4 and 5, commonly called
and known as 3/. ss) per Centum Annuities (1844), su-•h
commutation into or for the Radii stocks and securities
authorised to be created an l is-tued by the said ac: of
the present session, to be upon the terms and subject to
the conditions upon and subject to which the like com-
mutation was authorised under the said act, and such
commutation into or for the said 3/. ss. per Centum An-
nuities (1844), to be upon such terms and subject to such
conditions as the Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury may see fit to offer, provided that the assent of the
said company to any such commuation shall be signified
to the said Commissioners of the Treasury within such
time as may be limited by such Commissioners for
that purpose." The Committee divided :—Ayes, 111;
Noes, 67.