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

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.)
The SPEAKEIt took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PORTUMNA. BRIDGE (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. HA.MILTON nominated the select committee:—
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. COI gave notice that, on Tuesday, 30th Marsh,
he should move the repeal of the Septennial Act to limit
the duration of Parliament to three years.

ILL.
On the motion forOATHS the houseß going into committee on
this

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he proposed, in cones-
quence of an application that had been made to him,
that it would be inconvenient to discuss the provisions
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 en bringing up the report, and
any alteration the house might think propqr to make in the
bill might then be done. He, however, proposed to go into
committee pro forma,
when he should move the omission
i,f the latter part of the 7th clause relative to Roman
Catholics re-enacting and confirming the oath of the 10th
Geo. IV., chap. 7. The other objection to the bill
raised by the hoe. 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 interpretation, but to get rid of that objet.
tion he would propose to be taken into consideration at
the future stages of the bill the introduction of words in
the preamble that would obviate it, and which would be is
accordance with the intentions declared in the first year
of the reiga, of Eliz..beth.
Mr. NEWDEGA.TE; expressed his concurrence in
the course proposed by the noble lord.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the noble lord, the matc-
her for London, if he had any hopes that the bill in its
present or proposed form mentioned by the noble lord
would meet with a better reception in another place than
its predecessors had, because if the noble lord had no
prospect of conciliating the opponents of the bill, they
were humiliating themselves in proceeding in this man-
ner, when they had the power in their own hands of
beating Baron Rothschild by resolution. He also asked
the noble lord if this bill was unsuccessful, if he intended
to adore to the announcennenthe 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 questions 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 question.
Mr. DUNCOMBE said he would move the adjourn-
ment of the house to enable the noble lord to do so.
The SPE A.KER said the honourable member was out
of order in having already addressed the house. He
could not make the motion. (Hear, 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 auewering the question put
to him, Mr. Dillwyn moved the adjournment of the
debate.
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 house. (Laughter.) No one
lay, and that being so
could
resumptious for him
to say which side the majority
'eu ltdh osuagyh wheret
of the other House of
Parliament was to be found. With regard to the second
t wotuhledmbajeority very p
question, the noble lord said he considered the course
he now proposed was the best for settling this question,
rather than by raising it on the privileges of the house,
which he thought it inconvenient then to discuss. It
was unadvisable he should repeat his former declara-
tion on this question, and he could only repeat that he
thought the course now proposed the most conciliatory
mode for settling the question, leaving it open,
should the bill be rejected, 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 his dissatisfaction at
the answer of the noble lord. He reviewed the opinions
expressed on .former occasions 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 came out of it, and he urged that house to seat
Baron Rothschild by resolution, a course he should
adopt if the hon. member for Swansea (Mr. Dillwyn)
did not perievere in the resolution to that effect of
which he had given notice.

IiUGGIION expressed his regret and surprise
at- the impediments thrown in the way of proceeding
with the bill by the hon. member for Finsbury, and he
deprecated their cmsidering what would be the probable
course adopted in another house. He hoped the re-
peated majorities 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 is obtaining their object
it would then be time for this house to consider what
Course they should then pursue for admitting Jews into
Parliament.

After some remarks from Mr. LOCK;
The motion for the adjournment of the debate was
withdrawn, and the helm went into committee pro
f""" °II the bill, and the ansendment suggested by the
noble lord relative to the Roman Catholic oath was
agreed to, and the bill passed through committee.
Monday next was named for bringing up the report.
Mr. NE WDEGA.TE gave notice 'Alit he should then
move the omission of the sth and 6th clauses of the bill.
WAYS AND MEANS.
Mr. FITZROY brought up the report on ways and
means, which was agreed to.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
an 'l the bonne adjourned at 25 minutes to 2 o'clock.

Her Majesty
the Queen and his Royal Highness the
Prince Ci.n.ort, accotopanied by the Prince of Wales,
Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Princesses Alice,
Helena, Louisa, and Beatrice, left Osborne at 2 o'elock
yesterlay afternoon, attended by Lady Churchill. the
lion. Emily Catheart, Major-General the lion. C. Grey,
Lord Colville,
Captain the Hon. D. de Roe, the Master
of the Household, and Mr. Gibbi.
THE LATE SIR HENRY LAWRENCO.—Her Majesty has
been graciously pleased to declare her intention of con-
ferring a baronetcy
L twreuce. It is ale) the intention of the Court of
Directors of the East India Company to propose to the
Court of Proprietors the grant of an annuity of 1,0001.
a-year. on the son of the late Sir Henry
The projected Indian loan will probably be raised
without much further delay, the bill for the purpose
having passed its third reading in the House of Com-
mons.

_Toe next Australian mail (the Simla,
due at Suez
about the 25th inst.) is expected, from the orders from
this side known to have been seat out, to bring a larger
amount of gold than has hitherto usually been received
by these steamer!.