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London, England, 1858-04-23 00:00:00

UNIVERSITIES IN SCOTLAND.

The LORD ADVOCATE moved for leave to intro
duce a bill to make provision for the better government

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He said, as we unde.istooileASie-the'exi-tirig eyeteat had t
depreciated the vane c. '4"go, tcb universities and
seate of learning. I. tb, year IBM cemtnissionlvas
appointed to inquire jetteethereeeiyeeeety system iie)Seet-
laud, and the repert of that coureeiesion conteitied
much valuable matter. It wail upon that report, that
much of his proposed bill we- founded. The bill could
not interfere with giving instruction to occasional ortu-
dents. Tue bill would establiThea university board,
which would have the entire control of the kind U the
universities. He proposed that heard sliciel4 he
composed of the rectors and a board-of assessors who
would be nominated by the professors. The professors
at present had great cause of complaint. In many cases
the entities/I:tent Wei very inidequate. That eridowmeet
was fixed a long time ago and had never changed, while
the value of money had undergone a great change.
Among other ttiem he proposed '-ev shtem of moderate
317+, v. ho were too :
far advanced in ,e,
:the chairs which
they occupied. In some or sue unit -sities other chairs I
were also required, and for these • some provision would
be needed. The b 11 which he wished to introduce would
propose an executive commission to carry oat the details
which it embodied. Tha proposal would not be com-
plete if it did not provide for the union ef the two uni-
versities of Aberdeen, and this he also prop, seal to effect.
He concluded by moving for leave to introduce the bill.
1 (Hear.) _
Colonel SYKES said he -had not heard a tithe of
what. the noble lord hail said, and could not, therefore,
be said to give his unqualified support,to the bill, but he
should not oppose its introduction.
Mr. MONCRIEFF cordially approved of the prin-
ciples of the bill, which were simply to appoint an exe-
cutive commission to carry out the recommendations
of
a commission made so long since as the year 1830. He
congratulated the right honourable the Lord Advocate
on its having fallen to his lot to effect abeoeficial reform
lin the constitution and management of the universities
of Aberdeen. (Hear, hear.)
Lord ELCHO said that the reason why the speech of
the noble lord had not been heard by the hon. member
lfor Aberdeen had arisen solely from the inattention
liaid to it by the hon. members in that part of the
house near where the hon. member sat. He was
heartily glad to find that the subject of the reform of the
universities ha i been taken in baud by the Lord Advo-
cate.
i Mr. MIMING BRUCE cordially supported the motion
'for the introductero of the bill, and be especially approved
!of that portion of rt whioh proposed the union of the two
universities.
Mr. BUCHANAN suggested that the universities of
Scotland should.. be placed upon the same footing as
Ahead of England and Ireland in regard to their repre-
sentation by members in the House of Commons.
Leave was then given to introduce the bill, which was
brought in and read a first time in the course of the
evening.
REGISTRATION OF PARTNERSHIPS.
Lord GODERICH moved for leave to bring in a bill
to provide for the geoerel registration of partnerships.
The propriety of adopting a general system of registra-
tion of partuerships had been approved of by the Cham-
ber of Commerce at Manchester, by the late Social
Congress a-. Birmingham, and ty numerous other bodies
in the United Kingdom. The bill simply propo ed to
require that ail persons who entered into partnership for
business purposes in a less number than was required
under the Joint-stock Arrangement Act, should be
called upon to register with accuracy who and what they
were. (Hear, hear.) He was by no means sanguine
enough to expect that the passing of this bill would be
sufficient to prevent the recurrence of such gross criminal
frauds as had recently been exposed, but he thought it
would act as a considerable check upon the numerous
frauds which were constantly taking place by means of
persons trading under fictitious names. The noble lord
having explained the provisions of the bill, and stated
that the superintendent-registrars throughout, the cons-
try would ferric, the machinery for carrying out its pro-
visions' moved for leave to introduce the bill.
Mr. TURNER seconded the motion f, r the introduc-
tion of the bill, and stated that the commercial, Oas..es
ef Manchester felt a great in' erect in the measure, and
were mo-t anxious that it should be passed into law as
spsedity as possible.
Mr. HENLEY stated that the Government would
offer no objection to the introduction of the bill. The
principle of the bill contained something that was novel
in its character and he reserved to himself on the part
of the Government, the right of adopting such course in
its future stages as he might consider proper.
The motion was then agreed to, and the bill was in-
troduced.
PUBLIC HEALTH' ACT.
Mr.ADDERLEYmoved for leave to bring in a bill to
amend the Public Health Act. The object of the bill
was to allow the General Board of Health now existing
to expire during the present year, to decentralise the
whole system, and to allow towns and boroughs to
adopt and carry out the provisions of a general act, by
local boards without reference and supervision by a cen-
tral board in London. He did not propose to repeal
the existing law, but to incorporate it with the provisions
of the present bill. (Cheer,:.)
Leave was given to introduce the bill.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT AMENDMENT
BILL.
Lord RAYNIIAM moved the second reading of this
bill for the amendment of the existing acts for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals.
Mr. WALPOLE said there could be so doubt as to
the benevolent motives of the noble lord in introducing
the present bill, but he (1111 r. Walpole) firmly believed
that the existing act provided for all cases of cruelty
which might arise in which the Legislature could pro-
perly irate: fere, while some of the other provisions of the
bid were, and he did not wish to use any harsh words,
perfectly ridiculous in their character. It would be a
waste of time to take any course but that whico he
should propose—namely, that if the bill was not with-
drawn, to move that it be read a second time this day
six months.

Mr•AYRTON said that instead cf preventing cruelty
to animals, this was a bill to encourage cruelty to man.
He would recommend that they should go to France,
where there was a society to prevent cruelty to men by
animals—(a laugh)—and where an ox, having been seen
without horns, a reward was given to the person who in-
troduced it. This was a mania, and though he had
no obj-ction to people indulging their manias, he had a
great objection to their coming to legislate on them,
especially when be found that his unfortunate consti•
tuents wonli suffer by it. They would be hindered in
any occupation in which they would have to deal with
animals, and, for aught be knew, they might be punished
for cruelty to those minor animals which infested some
London houses.

Sir JAMES EAST thought that the Lill, though open
to many objections, was generally a good measure.
The motion for the second reading was then negatived
without a division.
CHANCERY AMENDMENT BILL.
Oa the order of the day for the second reading of this
bil:,
Sir R. BETaELL thought that some amendment
might be introduced, with a view c f defining more clearly
the power of assessing damages which it conferred on
the Court of Chancery. Xle would be happy to co•
operate with the Attorney-General in passing the bill.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL had no doubt that the
language of the bill might be open to some amendment,
and he would be happy to have the assistance of his
hon. and learned Friend. He proposed to take the second
reading pro forma, and consider it in amendment in
committee.
The bill was accordingly read a second time.
CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL.
Mr. AYRTON, in the absence of Sir J. Trelawny,
moved the postponement of the committee on this bill
till to-morrow (this day).
PRESCRIPTION (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Mr. BLAND, the order for the
second reading of this bill was discharged.
WAYS AND MEANS.

The report of the committee on ways and means with
reference to Exchequer-bills was agreed to.
EXCHEQUER BILLS (£20,911,500) BILL.
This bill was read a second time, and the other orders
of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned
at twenty minutes after twelve o'clock.

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Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.

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After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH
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48—lowest this morning and during the night,
65—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.28.
WIND, Sonth-Easterly ; rather fresh, with fine weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

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' gees who have found a sanctuary in Great Britain
against the persecution to which they had or might
be subjected. The ground of defence for Dr.
BERNARD, which his friends and the public should
insist on, was simply that he was not
aware of the purpose fur which the
grenades were intended. Had it been otherwise
he would have been justly liable to the extreme
penalty of the law. And it was due to his cha-
racter to give him the opportunity of proving that
such was not the case. The political refugees or
their friends and supporters among public jour-
nalists have never put forward such a doctrine,
which would in fact be playing the game of their
oppressors, by showing the inadequacy of the
English law to punish with adequate severity atro-
cious crimes, clearly established to the satisfaction
of an independent and high-minded jury.
The first charge against Dr. BERNARD merely for
misdemeanour was artfully intended to prove the
necessity of " a Conspiracy to Murder Bili," such
as was introduced by the late Cabinet,
and which very properly led to its
expulsion from office. The accusation
against Mr. Thomas ALLSOP was one, not of misde-
meanour but of felony. It was on that ground
that so large a reward was offered for his appre-
hension. He was, to all intents and purposes, in
the same position with Dr. BERNARD ; the indict-
ment should, therefore, have been of a similar class,
and preferring the minor charge against the politi-
cal refugee was simply an artful dodge, to show
that fresh legislation was required—legislation
which would have pressed very severely against
the comfort and security of the thousands of
►ionest and honourable men who have sought
.helter and protection within the British do-
minions.

Every sincere opponent of the Conspiracy to
Murder Bill should therefore feel deeply grateful to
the Attorney-General and to the Government
;enerally for having avoided the snare laid for
:,hem, and prevented the necessity of that ill-
omened and inauspicious measure, or something
of a similar character.

The Times has unintentionally exposed the
cloven foot. It says in its leader this day, " the
failure of a prosecution for conspiracy would
have laid the foundation for an improve-
ment in the law. But the Attorney-General
has put it out of his power to try the
question !" This is the true grievance to the
Paimerstonians ; but will really liberal journals
suffer themselves to fall into a trap that ought to
he perceptible to any, save the most superficial
Juservers Had the facts warranted a convie-
,ion, the question would have been decided in
,he most satisfactory manner, which could not
have been the case on an indictment for conspi-
racy. But happily such was not the case. The
life of an innocent man was not sacrificed to a
political exigency. We say an innocent man, for
we thoroughly credit the assertion of Dr. BER-
NARD, that, however opposed to despotism in all
its phases, he never was nor ever would become
cm assassin.

A very important motion will be submitted to
lie House of Commons this evening by Mr.
KINGLAKE. It has reference to the question of
the Cagliari, and to the proceedings to be adopted
with respect thereto. It is truly a momentous
question, one that may lead to a European war,
in which Great Britain must inevitably take an
active, and we may add a leading part. Itis known
that the Government have already put forward a
claim tor compensation, on behalf of WATT and
PARK, our fellow subjects, who were so cruel y
and it legally treated by King Boma& and his sub-
ordinates. They have fully satisfied themselves
of the justice and propriety of that demand, and
having d one so, cannot, and, we believe, will no t
shrink from following it up to its legitimate re-
sults.

If the Neapolitan Cabinet were not justified in
their treatment of the two English Engineers,
they must have been wrong is capturing the
Cagliari, and are therefore responsible to Piedmon t
for its condemnation. We know the insolence of
tone, the contumelious indifference to just de-
mands, which delights the soul of BOMBA. He
has" already exhibited that insolence towards
France and England which led to the suspension
of diplomatic intercourse. How much more wil-
lingly would he indulge in it towards a neighbour
who exhibited the strong contrast of a Constitu-
tional and Liberal Government, whose subjricts
enjoyed the highest amount of liberty tolerated
on the Continent, and against which he might
enlist the sympathies of some of his despotic
neighbours! Any opportunity for injury and in-
sult was therefore eagerly seized on, and not the
less willingly because it was giving, at the same
time, a side blow to Eng,laud.
It is manifest frown what has already appeared,
that much could not have been expected from Lord
CLARENDON. He was manifestly disposed
to leave Piedmont in the lurch, and permit Victor
EMMANUEL to fight his own battle, or 'obtain the
assistance of an ally, who would only have been
too happy at obtaining so feasible an
excuse for interfering in the affairs of Italy.
We hope and believe better things of
Lord MA LMESRURY. It is only by very
energetic and decisive proceedings that the
peace and tranquillity of Europe can be main-
tained, and very dangerous complications averted.
In such points, the experience of the last two
months teaches us that confidence can be reposed
in the Government of Lord DERBY, and we shall
not withdraw it until some evidence be shown
that it is no longer worthy of support or fairplay.

Our political recollections of nearly a quarter of
a century ago are revived by the recent demise
in his eighty-second year of James, the first
BARON DUNFERMLINE, more popularly known as
Mr. SPEAKER ABERCROMBY. It was by his
election to the chair of the House of Commons on
the 19th of February, 1835, that the effects of the
last Reform Bill were first clearly demonstrated.
Its effects, that is to say, as to the bearing of the
proportions of the national representation—in
other words, as to the nature of the relative
preponderance discernible
,among the various
sections of the constituencies. Remembering
that, however dubiously, we are really and
truly at this moment upon the eve of
witnessing the introduction of a new and still more
comprehensive measure of parliamentary reform
and recollecting that the probabilities are note. i-
ously that sometime during the course of the very
next ses•s:oe, this I nig looked-for revision of the
p-pular branch of the legisl ti tire will be seriously
adventured upon by her MAJESTY'S Government
—it may be well t. recall more distinctly to mind
the facts brought vividly to light in reference to
the last Reform Bill on that 19 h of February,
1835, on the occasion of the division upon the
election tl the Speakership.
And first of all the character of the " situation"
should be borne in remembrance. The passing of the
Reform Bill, in 1832, had been followed, in 1834,
by the dismissal of the Reform Administration.
Sir ROBERT PEEL had been entrusted by WILLI,‘3I
IV. with the responsibility of constructing a now
C.ibinet—the Cabinet of four months' duration—
the Cabinet having Mr. Gourzuriar as Homo