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London, England, 1856-04-15 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.)
The Lord CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at fire o'clock.
On the motion of the Earl of CARNARVON a re-
turn was ordered of the various sums contributed to the
Patriotic Fund.
On the motion of the Bishop of OXFORD a copy of
the letter addressed by the Archbishop of Canterbury to
the Lord Chancellor was Ordered to be laid on the table.
The same right rev. prelate gave notice of his intention
to ask a question of the Lord President of the Council
as to whether it was his intention to proceed with the
Education Bill, after what had occurred in another place.
' THE POSTMASTER OF HUNTINGDON.
-The Earl of SANDWICH inquired of the Postmas-
ter-General the reasons which had induced him to with-
draw from the prosecution of the postmaster of Hunting-
don at the late assizes ?
The Duke of ARGYLL said, that in all cases involv-
ing prosecutions for felony, it was customary for the
Government to consult the law authorities of the Crown.
In the present instance that course had been adopted,
And the result was, that the law officers did not advise a
Prosecution. The party, however, was dismissed, as it
was considered that he had been guilty of a grave offence
in epenine a letter containing an order in favour of Mr.
Du Barry, the proprietor of the article called
A rabica Reva!enta, for a supply of that arti-
cle, with a view of obtaining a commission
in the transaction, ho being one of the local agents, by
sending it directly from himself. The ordinary rule had
been adopted in this Case, and no difference was made as
the noble earl had stated'between the Huntingdon post-
master and the Staffordshire official. The fact was in the
one case a prosecution was advised, in the other it was
thought advisable not to inqitute a prosecution.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
The Earl of DERBY complained of what he con-
sidered a discourtesy to the noble earl opposite (Har-
rowby) in laying on the table last evening, just before
the rising of the house, a bill for the amendment of the
act relating to the University of Oxford. He certainly
should have expected that ha would have been informed
of the proceeding.), considering his connection with the
unverisity.
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The Earl of HARAOWBY assured the noble lord
that not the slightest discourtesy was intended. The
niehsure was not of any great importance, it being
merely to remedy some technical defects, and he did not
think it was necessary to mention the subject to the
noble earl: -
The London Docks Bill and the Knottingly Gas Bill
were severally read a third time aid passed.
Their lordships then allourned.

HOUSE OF CONIPIONS—(This Evening.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
A number of petitions were presented praying for a
withdrawal of the grant to Maynooth.
THE LATE SIR CHARLES lIOTHAM.
Lord HOTHANI moved an address to her Majesty,
praying for copies or extracts of a despatch from Sir
Charles Hotham, inclosing the speech which he delivered
at the opening of the Legislative Council of Victoria on
the 23d of November, 1855, together with the answer
to it. And also for a copy of a despatch from the
:Acting-Governor of Victoria, announcing the death of
Sir C. Hotham ; and of despatches from the Secretary
of State on tha same subject.--Agreed to.
FACTORIES.
Mr. BROTHERTON. moved fora number of returns
relating to the number of cotton, woollen, worsted,
fax and silk factories subject to the Factory Acts in
each county, and distinguishing each of the five descrip•
tions of factories.—Agreed to.
WESTMINSTER IMPROVEMENTS COMMIS-
SION.
Sir J. SHELLEY presented a petition from the boad-
holders under the Westminster Improvement Commis-
sion, praying for an inquiry into the affairs of the com-
mission.

Leave of absence was given to Mr. Cobden for three
weeks.
Mr. L. KING gave notice that on this day fortnight
he should move for leave to introduce a bill to remove
certain obsolete acts from the statute book.
LOAN SOCIETIES.
Mr. POLL ARD-LrRQUHART asked the Chief Se-
cretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of her
Majesty's Government to introduce a new bill to regu-
late the Loan Fund Societies in Ireland, in conformity
with the recommendation of the committee of last year ?
Mr. HORSMAN said the Government had no bill
in preparation.

ADMINISTRATION BILL.
Mr. HADFIELD asked the Solicitor General whether
the second reading of the Wills and Administration Bill
would be moved on Friday next ?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, if the order was
arrived at befere ten o'clock on Friday night, he should
proceed with it in the regular order; if not, he should
postpone proceeding with it until a future day.
- - THE MILITIA.
Lord NAAS asked the Under Secretary for War,
whether any rule would be laid down for the disembody-
ing of the several regiments of militia in the order in
which they were embodied.
Mr. F. PEEL said it was not intended to disembody
the militia regiments in the order in which they were
raised." Those regiments which would be disembodied
first were those now in billet or in barracks.
EDUCATION.
Mr. HADFIELD asked the Lord Advocate, whether
he intended to move the second readinc, of his two Edu-
cation Bills on Friday next, though deli►ered only on
Monday last.
The LORD-ADVOCATE said if the state of business
permitted he should proceed with these bills on Friday
next.