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Treasury in Downing-street. Present—the Bishop of
Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke,
and the Rev. AP. anley (secretary).
The Charge d'Affaires for Saxony, Chevalier de Col-
quhoun, gave u dinner party on the 3d inst., at his resi-
dence in Stratford-place, to his Excellency Baron Beust,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, his Excellency Baron
Friesen, Minister of the Interior, his Excellency Count
Hohenthal, Envoy of the King of Saxony at Paris, the
United States Minister and Mrs. Lawrence, Colonel
Lawrence, Secretary of Legation, his Excellency Gene-
ral Jockmus, Baron Waitz von Eschen, Sir Charles,
Lady. and Miss Hardinge, Sir Andrew Stockenstrom,
Mr. Councillor tLaiius, Major Worm, the Saxon and
Hanseatic Commissioners, and other foreigners of dis-
tinction.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

;From tte Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons)

THURSDAY, JUNE 5.
METROPOLIS WATER BILL.

Order for Second Reading read; Motion made and Ques-
tion proposed,," That the Bill be now read a second time :"
Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That"
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " it is
the opinion of this House that no Bill for the Supply of
Water to the Metropolis shall be proceeded with, unless the
works required for an improved and complete Supply of
Water to the Metropolis shall be put up for competition as
to the terms on which they shall be executed and main-
tained, upon a contract fur a terra of years, on a general
rate," instead thereof: —Question proposed, " That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :"—Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn : Question again proposed,
" That the Bill be now read a second time :"—Amendment
proposed to leave out the word " now," and at end of the
Question to add the words " upon this day six months :"
Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of the
Question. The House divided :
MAJORITY—AYES, 95.
Adair, Hugh E. Fordyce, A. D. Paget, Lord C.
Aglionby, H. A. Freestun, Colonel Palmerston, Viscount
Armstrong, R. B. Geach, Charles Parker, John
Bailey, Joseph Glyn, G. C. Pilkington, James
Baines, M. T. " Grenfell, Charles W. Plumptre, J. P.
Baring, Sir F. . Grey, Sir George Ricardo, Osman
Baring, ThomaS Grey, R. W. Hominy, Sir John
Bass, M. T. Guest, Sir J. Russell, Lord J.
Bell, Jacob Hamner, Sir J. Russell, F. C. H.
Bellew, R. M. Harris, Richard Stoney, R. A.
Berkeley, Admiral Hastie, Archibald Smith, J. A.
Bernal, Ralph Hatchell,l John Smith, M. Tucker
Blackstone, W. Hawes, Benj. Somers, J. P.
Blakcmore, R. Heywood, James Somerville, Sir W.
Bouverle, E. P. Howard, Lord E. Spooner, Richard
Brotherton, J. Hughes, W. B. Stansfield, W. R.
Burke, Sir Thomas Jackson, William Stanton, W. S.
Clay, James Labouchere, Henry Strickland, Sir G.
Clay, Sir W. Langston, J. H. Sutton, J. H.
Cockburn, Sir A. Lewis, G. C. Tancred,.H. W.
Compton, 11. C. Lygon, Gen. Townley, It. G.
Cowper, W. F. Mahon, O'Gorman Townshend, Captain
Craig, Sir W. G. Marshall, William Vane, Lord-11.
Dawes, Edward Melguad, Viscount Wawn, J. T.
Denison, J. E. Milner, W. M. Wilson, James
Drummond, Henry Moncretif, James Wilson, Matthew
Duncuft, John Morgan, H. K. Wood, Sir Charles
Dundas, Admiral Morris, David Wood, Sir W. P.
Dundas, Sir David Mulgrave, Earl Wyvill,, Marmaduko
Elliot, John Mundy, William
Evans, William ?Coneys, Sir 1).
Farrer, James Ogle, S. C.
Fergus, John Ord, William

TELLERS.
Hayter, W. G.
Hill, Lord Marcus

MINORITY—NOES, 79.
Arkwright, George Farnham, E. B. Noel, G. J.
Baillie, H. J. Forster, M. O'Connell, John
Barron, Sir H. Fox, W. J. O'Flaherty, Anthony
Barrow, W. 11. Frewen, C. H. Power, Dr.
Bennet, Philip Galway, Viscount Prime, Richard
Berkeley, H. F. Gaskell, J. M. Repton, G. W. J.
Blandford, Marquis Gore, W. 0. Reynolds, John
Booker, T. W. Granger, T. C. Rufford, Francis
Bramston, T. W. Greenall, Gilbert Sandars, George
Broadley, Henry Greene, Johu Scholefleld, William
Bruce, C. L. C. Heald, James Sibthorp, Colonel
Buller, Sir Y. Ileneage, G. H. Stafford, Augustus
Cabbeli, B. B. Henley, J. W. Stanford, J. F.
Child, smith Hume, Joseph Stanley, E. H.
Cochrane, A. D. Ilumphery, Aid. Stuart, Lord D.
Cocks, Thomas S. Keating, Robert Sullivan, Michael
Colvile, C. R. King, P. J. Thompson, Colonel
Cubitt, Williams Knox, W. S. Thompson, Ald.
Denison, Edmund Locke, Joseph Trollope, Sir,;.l.
Disraeli, B. Lockhart, A. E. Tyler, Sir G.
Dod, J. W. Lockhart, W. Wakley, Thomas
Duke, Sir James Lowther, Colonel Walmsley, Sir J.
Duncan, George Lushington, CharleS Williams, W.
Dunne, Colonel Martin, John
Ebrington, Viscount Masterman, J. TELLERS.
Estcourt, J. B. B. Mitckell, T. A. Hall, Sir B.
Evans, Sir De Lacy Mowatt, Francis Moffatt, George
Evelyn, William J. Naas, Lord