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London, England, 1856-07-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
The Lords' Amendments to the following bills were
agreed to :—Dorset Central Railway. Improved Debtors'
Discharge Society; Perth, Almond Valley, and Methven
Railway ; and Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railway.
STANDING ORDERS—REVISION COMMITTEE.

Col. W. PATTEN, in moving that the reiTotT4f.---this
committee be agreed to, detailed the proposed alteration.
The first proposition of importance was that no amend-
ment except ofa merely verbal nature should be made at the
third reading of a bill, in reference to which he thought
it right to say that it was only carried by the casting
vote of the chairman. He, however, thought it of great
importance, and proposed that it should come into ope-
ration next session. They next recommended that the
same process should be gone through with regard to the
revenues of India, and with regard to the revenues of this
country. The other propositions were unimportant, and
amongst them he need only mention one, which was
that the committees should have leave to sit on Wed-
nesday without a special order. They did not recom-
mend that these alterations should come into operation
till next session.
Lord HOTITAM suggested that there should be a
limitation as to the period of the session at which bills
should be allowed to pass a second reading.
Mr. WILKINSON suggested the abolition of exist
ing privileges of private members to bring in miscella-
neous subjects under discussion on Friday on the mo 7
tion for adjournment till Monday.
The tnotion was ultimately agreed to.
Upon the motion that the recommendation relative to
the revenues of India be agreed to,
Sir E. PERRY objected to the proposed alteration,
as it was one that would abrogate the functions of Par-
liament.

[Mr. Pulman, deputy-usher of the Black Rod, ap-
peared at the table of the house and summoned the
Speaker and members of the house to hear the Royal
assent given by commission to certain bills.—See
Lords' report.]
Sir E. PERRY, in a lengthened address, pro-
ceeded to show the effect of this order, and that it
ought to be rejected by the house. He moved
to leave out the following proposed new order :—That
this house will not receive any petition or proceed upon
any motion for a charge upon the revenues of the East
India Company, without the recommendation of the
East India Company, sanctioned by the Commissioners
for the Affairs of India.

Mr. V. SMITH supported the order as necessary for
,he protection of the Indian revenues.

Col. PATTEN said he thought the object of the hon.
baronet would be met by altering the order in ac-
cordance with the feelings of the Commissioners, from
the " recommendation of the East India Company, &c.,"
to " without the recommendation of the Crown."

The motion of the hon. and learned baronet was then
withdrawn.

On the suggestion of Col. PATTEN a discussion took
place relative to the powers of the Nawab of Surat to sue
the East India Company under the treaty entered into
between them, in the course of which it was contended
that this order would shut the native powers of India
from any redress whatever—even from an application to
Parliament under any treaty they might enter into with
the East India Company.
The house was addressed by Mr. Mangles, Mr. Roe-
buck, Sir J. Hogg, Sir F. Kelly, and Mr. Card well.
The order as amended was agreed to without a divi-
sion.