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London, England, 1853-06-01 00:00:00

the third reading. The site could not, however, be
changed without a new bill, which could not be brought
in until next session.

The bill was then read a second time and ordered to
be committed.

BLACKBURN ELECTION.
The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he had
received a notice from the agent in the case of the Black-
burn election petition stating that it was not his inten-
tion to proceed with the saiSpetition.

MEDICAL REFORM.
Lord D. STUART presented a petition from the
members of the medical profession of Paddington in
favour of medical reform.
INSPECTION OF NUNNERIES.
Mr. LUCAS presented a petition against the bill for
the recovery of personal liberty.

ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE DUTY.
Lord R. GROSVENOR gave notice that, when the
Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed his resolution for
reducing the attorneys' annual certificate duty, be should
move, by way of amendment, the entire abolition of the
duty. The noble lord also gave notice that be should
postpone the second reading of the bill on the same
subject, which stood for to-morrow, until the 22d of June.
LOAN FUND SOCIETIES IN IRELAND.
Mr. POLLARD-URQUHART wished to ask the
Secretary of the Treasury whether, in conformity with
the 6th and 7th of William IV., cap. 55, and 6th and
7th of Victoria, cap. 91, the accounts of the different
loan fund societies in Ireland have been regularly trans-
mitted to the Loan Fund Board in Dublin, and whether
there is any objection to the production of the accounts
of those societies which have been unable to meet their
engagements.
Mr. WILSON said the loan fund to which the ques-
tion referred had no connection whatever with the Go-
vernment, but the accounts were annually laid before
Parliament through the medium of the Inland Revenue
of Ireland, and since a report was made last year he
had no reason to suppose that none would be made this
year. (Hear, hear.)
AFFAIRS OF INDIA..
Mr. BLACKETT had given notice of a question on
the subject of Indian accounts, but before he put
the question, he might, perhaps, be allowed to
say a few words by way of explanation. By the act of
charter the Indian accounts wore required to be laid
before Parliament within the first fourteen sitting
days after the Ist of May ; but hitherto it had been
found utterly impossible to comply with the act, although,
according to the history of Mr. Kay, the accounts for
this year, made up to the end of December, had already
been seen. The question he wished to ask was, how
soon the Indian accounts for 1852 would be ready for
distribution ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was fully expected that the accounts would be ready for
delivery on Friday morning.

CUSTOMS RESOLUTIONS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
would be greatly to the convenience of the trade, and to
persons out of doors, if the report on the Customs reso-
lutions, which were passed last night, was allowed to be
taken before the public business this evening. In that
case, the Treasury would be enabled to instruct the
Customs at once, and the Customs would be enabled to
send their directions to the different parts of the king-
dom by this evening's post. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. DISRAELI said he would not object to that
course, but he was desirous that the Government should
inform the house what would be the probable course of
business generally.
Mr. BRIGHT inquired of the President of the Board
of Trade whether he had received any information as to
the imposition of a duty on the importation of opium
into China, and also as to licensing tho growth of opium
in that country ; also whether, if he had any papers on
the subject, he was prepared to lay them before the
house, seeing that it was a matter intimately connected
with the finances of India ?

Sir C. WOOD was not aware of any information of
any sort or kind having been received by Government
relative to the matter. If, however, he received any,
he should be quite ready to lay it on the table.
Mr. D. SEYMOUR wished to know whether the
noble lord (Lord J. Russell) still persevered in his in-
tention to bring in a permanent bill for the government
of India before the house had had time to consider the
evidence taken with respect to the home government ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said he would first answer the
question of the hon. member for Buckinghamshire as to
the course of public business for the next few days.
The Government should propose on Thursday, before
any other business, to recommit the bill on the income
tax, and he trusted there would be no objection to
its passing through the next stage on Friday, so that
it might be read a third time on Monday. On Friday
the President of the Board of Trade, according to the
notice given, would propose the measure for the govern.
ment and regulation of India. It was unnecessary for
him (Lord J. Russell) to reply to the hon. member who
asked the second question (Mr. D. Seymour), because his
right hon, friend would, on Friday next, of course enter
into arguments with respect to that being the proper
time to propose the bill.
DISMISSAL OF JUDGES IN THE SUDD,A.R.
In reply to Mr. OTWAY,
Sir CHARLES WOOD said he would lay the papers
connected with the dismissal of the judges before the
house at the proper time. The reason why it was not
thought advisable to produce them at present was that
the reply of one of the judges was expected in two or
three days.
Mr. PHILLIMORE inquired whether the President
of the Board of Control had received any communication
respecting a recent court martial at Madras, on an officer
who had been guilty of cruelties to some Sepoys.
Sir C. WOOD said he had made inquiries, but he
could find no report on the subject.
DISFRANCHISEMENT OF WORKMEN IN
DOCKYARDS.

In reply to Sir J. SHELLEY,
Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not his intention to
proceed with the bill for disfranchising dockyard work-
men on Thursday next. There was a great deal of pub-
lic business before the house which would prevent it
coming on for a considerable time.