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London, England, 1858-03-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.)
The SPEAKER toe& the chair at 12 o'clock.
PORTUMNA BRIDGE (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. HAMILTON nominated the select committer:—
Mr. Hamilton, Sir Thomas Burke, Mr. Gregory,' The
O'Donoghoe, Mr. Waldron, Mr. Bagwell, and five
members to be added by the committee of selection, five
to be the quorum.

PETITIONS.
Numerous petitions were presented against the ad-
mission of Jews to Parlament ; against the repeal of
church rates ; against legalising marriage with a de-
ceased wife's sister ; and in favour of Parliamentary
reform.

DURATION OF PARLIAMENT.
Mr. COX gave notice that, on Tuesday, 30th March,
he should move the repeal of the Septennial Act to limit
the duration of Parliament to three years.

OATHS BILL.
On the motion fir the house g ring into committee on
this bill,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he proposed, in conse-
quence of an application that had been made to him,
that it would be inconvenient to discuss the provisisus
of the bill in the absence of her Majesty's Minister, to
accede to that application. It appeared to him it was
not, however, desirable to postpone the further consi-
deration of the bill in committee, because the objection to
the bill could be entertained on bringing up the report, and
any alteration the house might think proper to make in the
bill might then be cl)ne. He, however, proposed to go into
committee pro forma, when he should move the omission
of the latter part of the 7th clause relative to Raman
Catholics re-enacting and confirming the oath of the 10th
Geo. IV., chap. 7. The other objection to the bill
raised by the hon. and learned member for Sheffield
(Mr. Roebuck) was, that the oath embodied in the bill
admitted of such an interpretation as to make it declare
that the Pope of Rome exercised spiritual authority
over the minds of Roman Catholics in this country.
He (Lord John Russell thought the words did not
admit of that interpretatro, but to get rid of that otjec.
tion he would propose to be taken into consideration at
the future stages of the bill the introduction of words in
thsprsarnble that would obviate it, and which would be in
accordance with the intentions declared in the first year
of the reign of Elizabeth.
NEWDEGATE expressed his concurrence in
the course proposed by the noble lord.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the noble lord, the mein-
her for Londem
Loa any hypQ., e„Lafi the UM in lii
FL VetlllL or proposed form mentioned by the noble lord
would meet with a b'stter reception in another place than
its predecessors had, because if the noble lord had no
prospect of conciliating the opponents of the bid, they
were humiliating themselves in proceeding in this man-
ner, when they had the power in their own hands of
seating Baron Rothschild by resolution. He also asked
the noble lord if this bill was unsuccessful, if he intended
to adi era to the announcement he had made of bringing
forward a resolution for the purpose of seating Baron
Rothschild. _ _ _

Mr. WALPOLE said by the forms of the house the
noble lord having spoken on the motion for going into
committee he could not answer the question's put to
him. It would be better for the house not to discuss it
but let the Speaker leave the chair, when the noble lord
could answer the quei,tion.
Mr. DUNCO MBE said he would move the adj eurn-
meet of the house to enable the noble lord to do so.
The SPEAKER said the honourable member was out
of order in having already aidressed the house, He
could not m Ike the motion. (Rear, hear.)
A discussion then ensued, in which Mr. Scott, Mr.
B. Carter, Mr. Henley, Sir G. Grey, and Mr. Dillwyn
took part, in the course of which a question arose as to
the form of receiving petitions, and in order to give the
noble lord an opportunity of answering the question put
to him, Mr. Dillwyn moved the adjournment of the
dem' e.
Lord J. RUSSELL said with regard to the first
question that from what happened in the course of the
debate the other night, it appeared to be doubtful who
had the majority in that bowie. (Laughter.) No one
could say where the majirity lay, and that being so
he thought it would be very presumptions fur him
to say which side the majori*v of the other House of
Parliament was to be found. With regard to the second
question, the noble lord said he considered the course
he now proposed was the best for Fettling this question,
rather than by raising it on the privileges of the hof'ee,
which he thought it inconvenient then to discuss. It
was unadvisable he should repeat his former declare-
question, and he could only repeat that he
course now proposed the most conciliatory
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modo for settling the question, leaving it open,
should the bill be rejscted, for him to pursue
that course which he might think would be most
consistent with the rights of her Majesty's Jewish
subjects and the privileges of the house.
Mr. DUNCOMBE expressed hie dissatisfaction at
the answer of the noble lord. He reviewed the opinions
expressed on former occesione by the noble lord in re-
ference to this question, contending that the noble lord's
present course of proceeding was a retrograde move-
ment. He was tired of voting for such bills believing
no good cline out of it, and he urged that house to seat
Baron Rothschild by resolution, a course he should
whichmr. hneijhGadGgEivseonNuto3tciel
ad-pt if the hcn. member for Swansea (gr. Dillwyn)
did not persevere in the resolution to that effect of
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deprecated their einsiderieg what would be the probable
course adopted in another house. He hoped the re-
peated majorities is this house on this question would
ultimately have the same effect on the House of Lords
as such majorities hitherto had had in that house on
other measures. If they failed in obtaining their object
it would then be time for this house to consider what
course they should then pursue for admitting Jews into
Parliasient.
After some remarks from Mr. LOCK%
The motion for the adjournment of the debate was
withdrawn, and the hence went into committee.Y
forma on the bill
, and the amendment suggestedth
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noble lord relative to the Roman Catholic oath t?
was
agreed to, and the bill passed through committee.
Monday next was named for bringing IV the report.
Mr. NEWDEGATE gave notice that he should then
move the omission of the sth and 6th clauses of the bill.

WAYS AND MEANS.
Mr. FITZROY brought np the report on ways aid
means, which was agreed to
The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the home adjourned at 25 minutes to 2 o'clock.

Her Majesty the Queen
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Helena, Louisa, and Beatrice, left Osborne at 2 o'elock
yesterday afternoon, attended by Lady Churchill, the
lion. Eimily Catheart,Alajor-General the Finn. C. Grey,
Lord Colville, Captain the Hoe. D. de Boa, the Master
of the Household, and Mr. Gibbs.
TFIE LATE SIR HENRY LAWRENCE.--Her Majesty has
been graciously pleased to declare her intention sf con-
ferring a baronetcy on the son of the late Sir Henry
Lawrence. It is also the intention of
proposeto to the
Court of Proprietors the grant of an annuity of 1,0001.
a-year.
The projected Indian loan will probably be raised
without much further delay, the bill for the purpose
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