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London, England, 1858-07-06 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF LORDS.(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CLiNOELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

Lord ST. LEONARDS said, seeing the noble lord
the Postmaster-general in his place, he begged to ask
him a question relative to directions given to postmasters
with respect to the delivery of letters. It appedred that
a person had endeavoured to obtain a situation by means
of a false character, in order to do which he had applied
at the post-office; at Aylesford for a letter directed to a
person residing in the neighbourhood, which had been
given him without proper inquiry being made whether
he was authorised to receive it or not.

Lord COLCHESTER explained that the post•oflice
mentioned by the noble and learned lord was of itself a
small village, although letters for a large district were
received there, consequently persons applying for their
letters at the window received them. But had it been a
large town such a proceeding would not be sanctioned,
the directions given to the post-masters being that no
persons but letter-carriers should receive letters for
delivery.

RAILWAY LEGISLATION.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition signed by
600 holders of shares in railways, representing
3,000,0001., who complained that although a suns of
stoney amounting to 300,000,0001. had been invested in
railway undertakings in Great Britain, the Government
had never laid down a national system of constructing
railways, and the consequence had been that the deci-
sions of the railway committees had been conflicting and
uncertain, and consequently a large and useless expendi-
ture of money, and an encouragement of acts of aggres-
sion on the part of one railway towards another. The
petition prayed their lordships to make some general
declaration of principle, by the application of which
uniformity of decision would hereafter be obtained.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following
bills were read a second time :—The Chester and Holy-
head Railway ; Cleveland Railway 7 • Oxford, Worcester,
and Wolverhampton Railway ; and St. Leonardo, Shore-
ditch, Parish Bills.

The following bills were read a third time and
passed :—Staine's • Charities Estates ; Ulverstone and
Lancaster Railway; Corris, MacLynlletth, and River
Dovey Tramroad ; Blackburn Railway ; Formertine
and Buchan Railway; North British Railway (Conso-
lidation, &c.) ; and East Kent Railway (Western
Hatension.) •

FOREIGN LOANS.
The Earl of HARRINGTON presented a petition,
prayingthat members of Parliament who had negotiated
foreign loans should not vote till they had been re-elected.
THE JEW BILL.

The Earl of HARRINGTON gave notice, that on the
third reading of the bill he should move the insertion of
a clause which would prohibit Jews voting on questions
affecting the Christian religion.
THE BERKELEY BARONY.
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The petition from the Right Hon. Sir M. F. F.
Berkeley, K.C.8., for leave to lodge his present printed
case was then considered, and the standing order, re-
quiring that all printed cases in claims for peerages
should be lodged six weeks after the petition shall have
been presented, was, after a short discussion, suspended,
in order that the case might be lodged.
THE MEDALS FOR THE INDIAN ARMY.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said he wished to ask a
question of the noble earl at the head of the Goverment
in reference to the honours to be conferred on the gal-
lant army now serving in India. He would not have
ventured to interfere in a matter so entirely in the dis-
cretion of the Crown, but it had already been announced
in the other house that a medal was to be conferred, and
his question only referred to the lapse of time. It had
been stated that it was intended to confer a medal for
the campaign in India, with clasps for Delhi and Luck-
now. It was understood the design had been approved
of, and be wished to know when it was likely the medal!
and clasps would be ready for distribution—many et
those entitled to them were losing their lives every day.
He also wished to know whether a clasp would be given
for the relief of Luck now.
The Earl of DERBY admitted that the value of the
decoration was increased by its being promptly con-
ferred. Instructions had been forwarded to Sir Colin
Campbell to send home a nominal list of those entitled
to the decoration, and he believed that by the time the
list was received the medals and clasps would be ready
for distribution. The medal would be for the campaign, j
and there would be clasps for the siege of Delhi, and for
the defence and the two reliefs of Luchnow.
Lord CAMPBELL said that it would perhaps be: atis
factory to the Government to have an opportunity of ex-
plaining why nothing had been done as yet to carry out
what he believed to be the expression of the national
will, by conferring some signal mark of the royal favour
on the distinguished commander of the Indian army.
The Earl of DERBY said the noble lord seemed to be
unaware that it had been announced that a peerage had
been conferred on Sir Colin Campbell, and the reason
why it had not been cotified in the Gazette was that it
was necessary to communicate with Sir Colin Campbell
for the purpose of ascertaining by what title he wished
to be balled. It was the more necessary to do this as
there was *me Lord Campbell already in the house.
(Laughter.)
Lcrd CAMPBELL said that the commander of the
forces in India might be called Lord Campbell of Luck-
now or Bengal.
Lord MELVILLE made some observations which
were inaudible in the gallery, the purport of which, how-
ever may be gathered from the reply of
The Earl of DERBY, who said that whilst be con-
curred in what bad been said of the services of Sir John
Inglis, and the gallantry displayed by him in the ever
memorable siege of Lucknow, he would suggest that
nothing could be more prjadicial than the discussion of
the comparative merits of generals, or the comparative
amount of honour which the Crown thought proper to
confer on them, and he hoped that neither that nor the
other House of Parliament would encourage any such
di:cuseious. (Hear.)
SALE OF POISONS, &c., BILL.

The report of this bill, with amendments, wall receivec,
the Feerl of RUBY intimating that he would take into
consideration the amendments of Lord Talbot de
Ma!abide, with respect to the selection of examiners.
TENANT RIGHT.
The Marquis of CLANRICAR DE wished to ask whe-
ther her Majesty's Government had announced or formed
an intention to introduce into Parliament a bill to render
compulsory by law the custom which prevails in parts
of Ireland commonly called tenant right. He put this
question to the noble earl in consequence of a statement
which he bad seen in an Irish newspaper to the effect that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated in reply to a de-
putation which waited upon him on this snbject, that
it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to in-
troduce a bill in the next session of Parliament. He did
not want to put any construction on the words used by
a member of the Government, but after what had al-
ready taken place, and after the language used by the
noble earl the Secretary for Foreign affairs in 1853, be
was not afraid that any measure embodying the prin-
ciple of what was called tenant right, or the principle of
conveying one man's property to another, would be
introduced by ber Majesty's Government. Ho was not
opposed to any measure for remedying practical
grievances. The agricultural population of Ireland
was now in a more sound, prosperous, and contented
state than any of their lordships had ever known them
to be, and it was to be regretted if any language was-
held which would have the effect of disturbing men's
minds and encouraging hopes which were not likely to
be realised.
The Earl of DERBY said, in answer to the question of
the noble marquis, which was founded on the report of
an Irish newspaper of what took place at a deputation,
that the noble marquis would have done better if he re-
, ferred—not to a report of what had been said and done
at that deputation, and, of which he (the Earl of Derby)
knew nothing--but to what had been said and done in
the House of Commons, with regard to which there could
be no mistake. The bill which bad been introduced by
the hon. member for-Dungarvan for carrying out tenant-
right had been rejected by a large majority, and the
noble marquis must be aware on what principle It had
been rejected. The deputation stated that they would be
satisfied with a moderate measure. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer never pledged himself or the Government
"to introduce into Parliament a bill to render compul-
sory by law the custom which prevails in parts of Ire-
land, commonly; called tenant-right." All he did say and
all he pledged the,Gevernment to was this, that the Go-
vernment, during the recess, would,take into considera-
tion the existing state of the law ; and if they found it
practicable, would introduce some measure for the per •
pose of correcting the acknowledged anonea!ies and in-
conveniences which at present existed, and which the
noble Marquis himself acknowledged to exist. He be-
lieved that the feeling which existed in 1852 had much
diminished on both sides. This being the case, he was
not without hope that it was perfectly possible to intro-
troduce a measure which would have the effect of re-
mciviag the defects and blemisheein the present state of
the law in Ireland--a result which might be the more
easily attainedif the noble marquis gave the Govern-
ment the benefit of his advice and recommendations.
LEASES AND SALES OF. SETTLED ESTATES
ACT AMENDMENT BILL-
This bill was referred to a select committee.
INDEPENDENCE OF PARLIAMENT BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM said the abject of this bill was to
apply the act of 52 George 111, respecting bankrupt
members, to all members whether traders or son-
traders, It was the duty of that house to apply itself to
legigletiee measures which affected the other house mr,re
than themselves. Dale had been done in one remarkable
instance; the two most important provieione of the
Bribery at Elections Act had been introduced in that
house, not in the House of Commons. An objection was
made that the bill solely related to the other house, and
that their lordships ought not to interfere ; • but the an-
swer was that purity of election wee as dear t, their
lorilahipe as to the-other house. (Hear.) The measure
he now proposed was rendered more necessary in con-
sequence cf a bill having been read a second time in the
other house, supported by a large majority, which abro-
gated all privilege of Parliament as regarded arrest from
debt. The effect of that would be that any member, of
either house, a..-,,ainst whom a judgment had been eb-
teined most easy matter now-a-days), might be ar-
rested on his way to the house. He considered that the
nrovis;ons of his bill would be preferable to the one re-
ferred to; but would not press • the second reading at
this period of the cession.
The order was postponed.
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES ACTS AMEND-
TheENT
Earl of DONOUGLIMORE moved, the -second
reading of this bill. • • e _
The was read a second time.