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COUNTY COURTS DISTRICTS BILL

On the motinn that the bill be read a third time,
The LORD CHANCELLOR, is moving the omission
of the sth clause, said he was in error in stating on a
former evening that in oue case a judge only sat forty-
five limes in the course of one year. It turned out,
however, that this gentlethan had sat 115 days, but this
was not very oppressive labour for a judge.
The till was then read a third time.
The Railways Act (Ireland) Bill passed through com-
mittee.

The Portendic and Albreda Dill also passed through
committee.

TUE TINTATRIZRUrIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the tnofinn that this hill be read a fiat time,
Lord CAMPBELL expressed his apprJval of the bil,
and took that opportunity of saying how gratified he was
at the circumstance his right hoe. friend the Lord
Advocate having been raisNl to the dignity of the bench
of Scotland, as Lord Justics Clerk.
Their lordships then adjourned at twenty-five minutes
past six o'clock.

ROUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPRAYER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
The Lords' Amendments to the Llaudaff and Canton
District Markets Bill were agreed to.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
—Darley's Estate anal Viscount ii:•ith's E,tate.
LOCAL GOVERNAIENT BILL.
The house went into committee (by adjournment from
June 22,3) on this bi 1, commencing with clause 30.
Mr. ADDERLEY proposed the following amend-
ment on clause 30 :—" Provided always, that all sanc-
tons fur be mortgage of rates given by the General
Boar; of Health before the passing of Ms ac, shall con-
tinue in full force and effect until all monies', the nar-
rowing of which is thereby sanctioned, have been bor-
rowed."—Agreed to,

Mr. M‘M:AFION proposed the f,llowing addition to
the clause :—" Where part of any township or place,
at the tithe of the applica•ion of this act to any district,
shad he liable to eontiioute and psy to the high say
rates lmiable or akessible within such district, although
It shall nut be included. in the limits of such district,
such part of the said township or place shall, for all pm-
poses connected with the repairs of the highways, and
the payment of highway ray, but for no other pur-
poses', be considered to he and be treated as if fortning,
part of such district ,and compri,,ed within the limits
thereof : Provided always, that no such district rate
shall be leviable within such part."—Agreed to
Mr.ADDERLEY also proposed the following addition
to the clause :—The act of the thirteenth Victoria,
chapter thirty-five "for requiring annual returns of the
expenditure on highways in England and Wales to be
transmitted to the Secretary of State, and afterwards
laid before Parliament," shall apply to the clerk to every
such local board as aforesaid in like manner as to the
clerk to any such trustee or commissioner as in such
act mentioned.—Agreed to.
Clauses 31 to 41 inclusive were agreed to, with amend.
meats,

Mr. PALK proposed the omission of clause 42.
After some discussion, Mr. ADDEULEY consented to
its postponement, in order to meet the objections raised
to it.

Claus€s 43, 44, and 45 were agreed to, with amend-
ments.

Clauses up to 64 were agreed to, with amendments.
On clause 65, relative to the appointment of offimrs
ut:der the bill,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved au amendment for the
appointment of a medical officer.
Tlie committee then divided. The Lumbers were—..
For the amendment 3O
Again:l it
Majority llB
The amendment was consequently negatived, and the
clause agreed to with amendments.
The remaining clauses were agreed to, and some new
ones added to the bi:l.
The house resumed.

Tne alpr orders were disposed cf, and the house sus-
pended its sittings at 4 o'clock.
The house resumed at 6 o'clock.
THE CAGLIARI.
Mr. HORSMAN gave notice that to-morrow he
would ask the Under-Secretary for the Foreign Depart.
ment whether any further communications had taken
place between the Cr,veruhtent of Sardinia and that of
Naple, to which the Government of brr Majesty had
been a patty.

COMPENSATION TO PROCTORS.
In answer 1,. Mr. HADFIELD,
Mr. MO WI3RA.Y raid the labours of the commiesit,l
would not terminate for many mouths to c,,me, but his
bon. friend the Secretary of the Treasury would, when
the proper time arrived, give the hon. gentleman every
information.

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
Sir G. C. LEWIS wi beo to kuake a snort rxrlaca•
Lou, as the question he was about to put would not be
understood. The commission appointed under the act:
for regulating the University of Oxford, and which was
now about to expire, nistrie an or iinance declarir g that
out of 18 fellowships Line should be open and nine close.
St. John's College put their veto on that ordinance,
and the consequence was that it would be of no effect
whatever. Ile wished then to ask the Secretary of State
for the Home Department, if it was his intention to
repose to the house any measure for confirming the
ordinance of the Oxford commissioners for regulating St.
John's College ?
Mr. WALPOLE was sure the right hon. gentleman
would agree with him when he said that it was inexpedi-
ent to bring in any measure to foroe the ordinance on the
college, contrary to the wishes of two-thirds of its mem-
bers. For his own part, he should prefer waiting until
be saw the result of the commission now sitting in Cam-
bridge, before legislating on the difference between the
commissioners at Oxford and St. John's College. The
commissioners are of opinion there should be nine close
and nine open fellowships,
. _ while the eAlego thought ten

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d :11f; open :preferable., and it certainly watt un.,
fel tU,:a.e t.L..y could net eome to some agreement. When
ho wevcr, 21e:1r:hours of the Cambridge Commission closed
they vv cold then have the whole matter b?fore them,
and see if inythirg could be clan% ProbLttly, it would
he better to refer tke' matter to the Privy Council, in
order to see what statutes might be necessary.
THE GUN FOUNDRY AT WOOLWICH.
S;r H. VIVIAN asked the Secretary of State for
War whether it was a fact that the new Gan Foundry
at Woolwich, for casting iron ordnance, har,.np to this
time, proved a failure, and from what cause Is and
_whe-
ther any servicealle guns have as yet been prodUced
there ; and if so, how many 7
Gen PEEL said the foundry was not a -failure,
tharli to the care and supervision cf Col. Wilesot.
It was 'quite true, that the number of guns promised to
be manufactured had not been done, but there were four
vary heavy guns, and twelve 68-pounders of 95 Cwt..
each; now ready, and would be tested on Monday nev.
At present they were able to turn out four or five hiaiy
guns a-week.
THE 92n REGIMENT IN BOMBAY.

Gen. CODRINOTON asked the Secretary of State for
War, whether it was true that on the arrival of the 92d
neviment in Bombay in May .44, it was quartered in
the Colaba Barracks, whieli had long been pronounced
unfit for European troops; whether the regiment:had
not had many cases of fever in those barracks ; and why
the usual Indian clo:bing was not given to that regiment
till six weeks after its arrival ?

Lord STANLEY replied that he caused inquiries to
be made both at the Board of Control and the East In-
dia House on the sul ject, but be regretted to say be' bad
not received any official information, or indeed informa-
tion of any kind, as to the 92J Regiment. He could not,
therefore, give the hon. and gallant officer any answer
as to the alleged cause of the fever, or why the clothing
was not provided. He would bear the question in mind,
and cause every inquiry to be made. New barracks
were built in Bombay, but they were not as .yet in
condition to receive troope.
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ARMY MEDICAL OFFICERS.
Colonel NORTH wished to put a question to his hon.
and gallant friend the Secretary for War, and he did so
in consequence of a statement made the other evening by
the right hon, gentleman the member for Wilts, that
several regiments had recently gone out to India twee-
cianpani, dby medical officers. As a member of the
committee that sat two years ago, he begged do ask his
hon. and gallant li•iend why the recommendations of the
!,elect committee on the medical department of the ai my,
which reportecton the 3d J 1;: y, 1856, relative to the pay
and posit►on dthe,nledical'ottioata-of tise aixiy, had not
beta a telded to?

General PEEL replied that when the report of the
committee of 1856 was presented, Lord Panmure sent it
to the Treasury in order to have a warrant prepared in
conformity with its recommendations, but the authorities
there refused to comply. Lord Paawure regretted it
very rnucb, but no apiAcation had since been wade. The
report, however, would again be submitted to the Trea-
,.ury, and he hoped with a bitter result.
THE VICEROY OF EGYPT.

In answer to Mr. WISE

Mr. S. FITZGERALD said that last year represen•
Whim; were made by the European Governments to the
Egyptian Government, that complaints were made by
the British inhabitants resident at Cairo, that the new
policy regulations issued by the Viceroy of Egypt. had
militated against the important privileges which they
previously enjoyed; and it was represented to the
Egyptian Government that tho,a up,
pre.isive and c•rtfrary iv t",tue.tot tad usage. The Britibis
CuLibi.lia...tied that thole regulations alight be modified,
and in some pages that they might be aurogated, repie-
seating at the saine time that they were considered op-
pressive. He had no objection to lay the papers on the
subject on the table of the house.
THE COUNCIL OF INDIA.

Mr. CRAWFORD asked the President of the Board
of C.)ntr,l whether it was intended that the Council of
India 61aouid act by one of its officers as theofficial agent
to the Aduninistrators-Genru•al in India.

Lord STANLEY, in reply, said that in such matters
it had been hiihertn the custom of the East India Com-
pany to administer the affairs of India, and henceforth
the Secretary of Stilts for India and the new council
would continue to administer those matters ; but if they
found inconvenience to arise, then the Government
would considerthe propriety of transferring those powers
else where.