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became afterwards necessary to have an additional number
of troops according to the protocol laid on the table, it would
be then for the powers to say which of those powers should
furnish that additional number of troops, and of course her
Majesty's Government would have to give their opinion on
that question, and if necessary take a part in the operation.
I trust, however, that no such necessity will arise. I am
inclined to believe that, from the vigorous measures taken
by Fuo Pacha, though there are murders still going on in
the country, and though the unfortunate Christians ai
afraid to return to their homes, the state of things will soon
be very much better, and that the forces of Turkey and
France will restore tranquillity to the country. If that is
the case, instead of an additional number of troops being
required, the Government of France will be enabled to re-
call the troops they have sent. We hope that operation
may be a speedy one, and that we shall soon hear that these
horrible massacres have ceased, and that order has been re-
stored, which is a matter of the first importance. (Hear.)
PAPER DUTIES.
Lord FERMOY announced that at the suggestion of his
hon. friend the member for Birmingham (Mr. Bright) he
had resolved not to proceed with his motion on this subject
at present.

THE LONDON CORPORATION AND THE CORN
TRADE.
Mr. BLAKE called the attention of the President of the
Boord of Trade to the serious inconvenience and loss fre-
quently sustained by importers of corn into the port of
London and others interested in the trade, on account of
the inadequate provision made by the corporation of the city
of London for the measuring of grain, although deriving a
large income from the monopoly of this privilege; and asked
whether he would take steps for remedying the grievance
complained of.

THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Mr. CONINGHAM said he had heard with considerable
regret the statement of the First Lord of the Treasury with
reference to the Royal Academy and the reorganisation of
the National Gallery. The President of the Royal Academy
ought not to be re-appointed ; he had purchased from a M.
Beaucousin, in Paris, a collection which contained a great
many pictures which were thoroughly worthless, and which
ware bought up by that gentleman in the auction rooms of
Paris for £5,000, and sold to the President of the Royal
Academy for something between £9,000 and £lO,OOO. The
collection contained many pictures which were, unworthy of
the collection of any private gentleman who set any store
upon his judgment as an amateur. It was not merely a
. question as to whether £15,000 was to be expended on the
National Gallery, but it was for the house to consider whe-
ther they would countenance the establishment of a vast
department, under the cordrol of the Privy Council, for the
purpose of exercising a, despotic and authoritative influence
on all questions connected with science and art. He hoped
Parliament would interpose and prevent any further expen-
diture on the National Gallery by postponing the conside-
ration of the whole question until next session.
FOREST OF HAINAULT.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the Secretary to the Trea-
sury on what principle the Woods and Forests, having
taken 1,873 acres of the King's Woods of the late Forest of
Hainault, in full satisfaction of all her Majesty's rights over
the said King's Woods, now claim a further portion of the
residue of the King's Woods that the Crown gave up for the
benefit of the commoners; and also on what grounds they
included in the bill, which they promised the commoners of
Chigwell and:Lanabourn to bring in for the division of the
part of the King's Woods so given up by the Crown, the
manorial wastes of Chigwell and Lambourn, and this with-
out the consent of the commoners of Chigwell and Lam-
bourn.
Mr. LAING said the forests were not public parks, but
portions of the private estates of the Crown, and therefore
no principle could be applied to them except that which
was applied to all other private property. With regard to
the second qttestion, the Crown possessed two rights—the
right of soil and the right of common. Some time ago the
right of soil was compromised for a certain acreage of land,
but the right of common still remained.
IRISH BUSINESS.
Mr. SCULLY called attention to the conduct of Irish
business, and asked the Secretary for Ireland whether the
Rev. Mr. Fox had bean reinstated as chaplain of the South
Dublin Union, and if it was intended to infuse a due pro-
portion of Irish and of Catholic elements into the constitu-
tion of the Irish Poor-law Board. With regard to the
conduct of Irish business, he contended that it was most
unsatisfactory. Very important questions of vital interest
to Ireland were awaiting legislation, and notwithstanding
the urgency of the different matters, and the remonstrances
of Irish members, no efforte,as made to press them forward
for the consideration of the house. He would suggest to
the noble lord at the head of the Government that he should
endeavour to make some progress with the Irish measures.
PIERS AND HARBOURS BILL.
Mr. PAULL called the attention of the President of the
Board of Trade to the report of the evidence taken before
the select committee on the Piers and Harbours Bill (1860),
and asked if he would consent to introduce the bill pre -
pared by the Government to carry out partly or in whole
the recommendations of the royal commissioners on har-
bours of refuge, in order to afford opportunityfor full conside-
ration of the measure prior to the next session of Parlia-
ment. The hon. geniis.... raid it would be a great advan-
tage to have the bill of the Government printed, so that it
might be fully considered during the recess.
• Mr. M. GIBSON said the hon. gentleman had correctly
stated that there was a bill in existence in reference to har-
bours of refuge. But that bill was drawn previously to the
appointment of the select committee which sat on the bill
prepared by the hon. member.
An HON. MEMBER here moved that the house should be
counted, and he stated that it was quite impossible to go on
with the business of that house with so few members in i ;
about 32 were then present, but on the house being counted
after the usual time, 40 members were found to be present.
Mr. M. GIBSON proceeded to say that the bill of the
Government was also drawn previously to the resolution
moved by the hon. member for Sunderland, and agreed to
by the house, and as the report of the select committee drew
attention to questions generally in reference to merchant
shipping, it would, under all the circumstances, be very un-
desii able to introduce the bill which had been prepared by
the Government in the earlypart of thesession, because the
Government thought it would be necessary that these vari-
ous inquiries should be well weighed by them, and that the
measure to be introduced should be framed in reference to
the resolution of the hon. member for Sunderland. He
must therefore decline the invitation which the hon. mem-
ber had given him to lay the bill upon the table, but he
hoped to bring the matter forward early in the next session.
After fully considering all the inquiries which had taken
place as to the question which had been put to him by the
hon. member for 'Waterford (Mr. Blake) in reference to
the number of corn meters in the City of London, he
had to reply that the Executive Government had no juris-
diction over the corporation of the City of London in re-
ference to these matters. He (Mr. M. Gibson) had, however,
as President of the Board of Trade, called the attention
of the corporation to the great inconvenience which pre-
vailed in regard to the merchant shipping and the discharge
of certain cargoes, and he had caused a letter to be written
to the Lord Mayor on the subject, and had suggested to
him the propriety that, if it were within his jurisdiction,
he should take such measures as might be necessary to re-
medy the grievances complained of. It appeared to him
(Mr. Gibson) that if the corporation possessed the right of
metage, that right must carry with it the obligation of
having an adequate number of meters for the purpose of
the merchant shipping. He had received that day a letter
from the Lord Mayor, and he stated that he had irstme•
diately given his best consideration to the subject, and had
caused an additional number of meters to be appointed, so
that not a moment should be lost in discharging the car-
goes of the various ships which had been kept waiting.
With regard to the question as to how the rights of the cor-
poration of the City of London could best be dealt with, he
would not offer any opinion on this occasion.
THE " TIPPERARY EXAMINER."
Mr. HENNESS Y called attention to a letter alleged to
have been written by the Emperor of the French to the
editor of the Tipperary Examiner, and asked the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs whether he had taken any
steps to ascertain its authenticity ? When he read the letter
of the Emperor of the French, he certainly doubted its
authenticity. Had the Emperor chosen to address such a
letter to a journal in this country, it would have been a dif-
ferent matter; but as it was, it was a doubtful question
whether the extraordinary mental energy of which they
had heard so much was not over-rated.
Mr. CARD VS ELL said the Government had desired to
proceed with certain measures referred to in an early part
of the evening, but they had not been able to do so. The
guardians of the South Dublin Union had most readily ac-
cepted the recommendation that Mr. Fox should be re-in.
stated. With regard to the letter of the Emperor of the
French, the noble lord (Russell) instructed him to say that
he was not in the habit of seeing the Tipperary Examiner.
Mr. WHITESIDE said his objection to thsi local govern-
ment of Ireland was that it was opposed to 19-20ths of the
inhabitants. (Hear.) If be had all the standing, know-
ledge, professional ability, and experien-ce, nothing would
recommend him to the " powers that be," if in addition he
did not profess the Protestant religion. (No.)
Mr. DEASY entirely denied the truth of this allegation,
and challenged Mr. Whiteside to prove it. He fearlessly
said that they had not been guided by religious considera-
tions in their appointments. The two judges recently ap-
pointed, Hughes and Fitzgerald, were most qualified by
their attainments for the office. (Hear, hear.) No one had
occupied a higherposition in private life than Mr. 0' Haghan ,
the Solicitor-General. (Hear, hear.) Religion was not con-
sidered either a qualification or.a disqualification for office.
(Hear, hear.) The Government had had regard to compe-
tence alone, and he was ready to meet the hon. ,gentleman
on that question. (Hear.)
The motion of adjournment was then agreed to.
PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) ACT (1856)
AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion that this bill be read a second time,
Mr. BLAKE moved that the bill be read a second time
that day three months. He contended that there was no ne-
cessity for such a bill in the present state of Ireland. The
right hon. gentleman the Secretary for Ireland and the
noble lord at the head of the Government admitted the
peaceful condition of Ireland, and the judges of assize dur-
ing their late circuit bore testimony to the peaceful state of
the country, and to the absence of crime. It appeared to