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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS--(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from
the bishops, clergy, and laity of Toronto and Quebec,
against any interference with, the Clergy Reserves in
Canada.

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.
The'Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that on
Monday next he should aak the noble. lord at the head
of the Government whether there Would be any objection
to lay on the table the correspondence which had taken
place in reference to the establishment of the French
Empire.

THE NEW CRIMINAL CODE.
Lord St. LEONARDS expressed a hope, as we under-
stood, that before the government abolished transportation
they would consider the important question of secondary
punishments.
Lord CAMPBELL agreed that the subject of se-
condary punishments should be fully considered and
settled, but he hoped it would not be settled by abolishing
transportation, which fromhis experience,he could say,was
the best punishment that had ever been devised, as well
for the protection of the public as the reformation of cri-
minals. He was against their being forced on unwilling
colonists, but he thought the Goveinment ought to se-
lect new settlements where they might be sent without
injury to any one.

(Laughter.) Well, then, I shall ask the noble lord at the
head of the Government whether he agrees with the
recommendation thrown out by the nobte, lord the Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs' about two years•ago, and whe-
ther it is the intention of the Government to carry.iuto
effect the noble lord's suggestion to abolisb,the office of
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, which, as far as my obser-
vation goes, is (so we understood the noble lord) a use-
less and expensive institution.
Their lordship's then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY.)
The SPBAK took the chair at a few minutes to four
o'clock. .

NEW MEMBER.

Mr. MONCREIFF, the Lord Advocate for Scotland,
took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Leith
Burghs.

PRIVATE BILLS.

A great number of private bills were brought up by
Mr. BROTHERTON, and read a first time.

PETITIONS.

Mr. BROTET_ER,TON presented a petition from the
letter-carriers of Manchester, complaining of the in-
adequacy of their salaries.
Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition from a me-
chanics' institution, praying for grants of Parliamentary
papers.

Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from
London, praying the house to take steps to procure the
withdrawal of French troops from Rome.
Mr. BRIGHT presented two petitions from certain.
Mahommedans of-Bombay, complaining of the adininis-
tratioofiEe law in that Presidency, so far as it related
to the succession of real property.
Mr. B. OSBORNE presented a petition from a large
body of tea merchants, praying for the repeal of the
duty on tea.

Colonel BLAIR presented a petition from the hand-
Loom weavers of Paisley, praying for the abolition of
the truck system.

Mr. ADbERLEY presented a petition from the Cape
of Good Hope on the subject of the constitution of that
colony.
Mr. TUFFNELL presented a petition from the
Maintree and Booking Mechanics' Institution in favour
of the gratuitous supply of. Parliamentary papers to those
institutions.