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London, England, 1856-07-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL

PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS—(This Day.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at a quarter pa.t 12 o'clock.

The Earl :f DUNGANNON gave notice that early in
the next session be should call atten ion to theinade-
qoate remuneration of the commanders of the mail ships
between Holyhead and : Kingstown, and also that be
should move for certain r )turns in connection with the
'lministration of the poor laws in Ireland. .
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACT.
The Earl of HARDWIC KE begged to call the atten-
tion.. of their lordships to the contract that had lately
seen entered into by the Gn,fernment for the conveyance
of the mails to Australia. He disapproved of the terms
the contract, because ht. believed it would ultimately
be fo:ind impossible that Cie voyage could be made is
Vie -btu,: specified in the co ntracts, namely, 39 days fer
the out ax -d voyage and 31; days for the homeward. Ac-
e speed at whi ch the steamers of the company
it
cording to 3.1.
were stated travel—g 4 knots an hour--: it would be
impossible to accomplish the voyage within the time
specified.. It 'as true that a penalty of 1001.. per day
r the nott-performance ;of the terms of
was stipulated fu.
might very safely engage
as 'the profits to be derived from
the contract, but the coral )anY
to pay such a penalt.,,v,
the contract would bo enormous. The situation 'of the
colonies was thus not much improved. As the Post-
master-General was not in his place he could not expect
much information but
As the house was not to meet on
Monday, he thought
to make these observe-
it,l n: g dutyeons.
T)ERLEY said he was not
Lord STANLEY of AL,
.tnation on the point, but
in a position to give much info.
he understood that the penalties ,for the eon-performance
of the voyage within the specified time would be strictly
enforced, and that they mould be amply sufficient to
insure the performance of the contrao:t. and the Govern-
ment bad the power to terminate the contract if its
provisions were not fully carried out.
STOKE POGIS HOSPITAL BILL.

The Commons' amendments to the Stoke Pogie Sos•
pital Bill were considered and agreed to.
EVIDENCE IN FOREIGN SUITS BILL.

The Commons' amendments to this bill were alsomm-
sidered and agreed to.
THE BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DtritHAK

RETIREMENT BILL;

The Commons' amendments to this bill were also oon•

idered and agreed to.
The Commons' amendments to the Hay and Straw
Bill, the Metropolis Local Management Bill, the Tim,-
President of Committee of Council of Education Brill,
and the Reformatory and Industrial Schools Bill %me
also agreed to.
THE CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIA-
TION) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE NEW PEER.

Lord REDESDALE said he understood that her
Majesty bad graciously signified her intention ,of con-
ferring a peerage on the Hon. Edward Strutt, by the
title of Lord Kingston. Now, as there was already
a peer of that title, he thought some difficulty might
arise by two peers sitting in that house by a similar

title.
The Marquis of LA.NSDOWNE said the new title
was to be Lord Belper.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that even if it
were true that the new peer was to bear the same title
as another member of the house, there were various pre-
cedents for it.
LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES
BILL.

The reasons of the Commons' Amendments to this bill
were then considered.
Lord REDESDALE raised an objection to the clangs
re-inserted iu the bill which restrained Sir T. M. Wilson
from building on Hampstead•heath.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that this house
do not insist in disagreeing to the Commons' amendments
to this bill.
After some discussion their lordships divided, when
there appeared—
For the Lord Chancellor's proposition l-
O it 6

Majority 4
The Commons' amendments were then agreed to.
Their lordships then adjourned until one o'clock on
Tuesday next.

HOUSE OF OOMMONS.--(This Day.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.

Several unopposed returns were ordered.

LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES

BILL.

On consideration of the Lords' reasons for disagreeing
to an amendment introduced into this bill in this house,
preventing Sir T. M. Wilson from leasing Hampstead-
heath,
Lord R. GROSVENOR, in the absence of the hod.
member for Sheffield (Mr. Hadfield), moved that the
house do insist on the amendment made in the bill by
them on a former occasion being retained in the bill.
The amendment was then agreed to without a divi-
sion, and a committee was appointed to confer with the
Lords on the subject.