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London, England, 1858-07-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.)
THE GOVERNMENT OF :INDIA. BILL.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE said he wished to call
their lordships' attention to one or two clauses in t'tis
bill. Clause 28 provided that in all cases in which for-
merly the secret committee of the Court of Direct( rs was
the organ of communication, the Secretary of Sate
might communicate without the intervention of his
Council. When the house was in committee on that
clause the noble earl (Derby) consented to the in-
troduction of a provision to the effect that a committee
might be formed by the Secretary of State, consisting of
the vice-president ar;d one or two members of the Coun-
cil, wi,:h whose knowledge the communication should be
made. No such provision hal, however, beeii intro-
duced, and the &attc stood as it did before. In clause
52, also, there was a verbal alteration required, in refe-
rence to the time within which any order sent out for
the commencement of hostilities in India should be com-
municated to Parliament.

The EArl of DERBY said that since this bill had
passed through committee he had been engaged in con-
sidering the alt,rations which he intended to propose on
the third reading. As to clawe 23, it would be pro-
vided that no such orders should be sent out without
being communicated to the vice-president and BOM‘3
other members of the Conned. As to clause 52, it would
be fiund, when looked at carefully, to be vite correct as
it stood.

ADM.INISTRATION OF OATHS BY COM-
MITTEES BILL.

On the motion for the third reading of this bill,

Lord ST&NLEY of A.LDERLkV tx,,lained that
this measure was calculated to save time and expanse in
the progress of private business through committees.
Witnes'as could henceforth ba sworn in committees of
the Houie of Commons, without the necessity of their
being sworn at their lordships' bar. Such an enactment
had been unanimously recommended by the committee.
The bill was read a third time.
COPYHOLD ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill pafrsed thrx,gh committee.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
ART UNIONS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.

Tau Duke of BUCCLEUCLI moved the second real-
log of this bill, the object of which he eaid was to exter_l
the provisions of the Art Unions Act to associations fur
the encouragetn,ot of manufactures. _ _ _

Lord MONTEAGLE expresQed his disapproval of the
bill, and suggested that it shcull be postponed until ac-
other session.

The Earl of DERBY thought several portions of the
bill were open to objection, and supported the sugges-
tion that should ba postponed.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCU assented,.
The motion for the second reading was then negatived.
TITLES' TO LAND (SCOTLAND) BILL.

Thii hill par s9cl throuzli c';mmittee.
SALE AND TRANSFEP OF LAND (IRELAND)
The report of tho amendments to this hi!l was brough
up awl received.
IVERSITIE ; (SCIO ['LAND) BILL.

ThiA bill waA read a third time and pay.'d.
COUNTY PROPERTY CONVEYANCE BILL,
This bill was rea i a second time.
STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE 3 BILL.

Thi3 bill was read a third time an i pa3aed

Inclwure of Lands Bill, the LeOtitnacy Declara-
tion BM, the Sheep, &c., Cont. gilus asea3es Prevention
Bill, the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill, the Pubic
Health Bill and Vaccination (Ireland) Bill, paned
through committee
CHELSEA BRIDGE Acr AMEND.NIENT BILL.

On the motion for the t•t-cond reading of this bid,
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said this bill provided
for the payment of the 80,0001. and interest, but it ap
pared doubtful wh,Aher it afforded security for the
17,0001. which had already accrued. in had no °lke-
tion to the opening of the bridge on the Sunday free of
toll, but WA3 glad that both the late acrd present Govern-
ments refused •o accede to the proposition for the aban-
donment of the wtole of this sum.

The Earl of DERBY thought t'ae bill provided for
the payment of the whole amount,

The bill was then read a second tinv..

The Returns to Secretary of Stata Bill and the DJ-
taehed Parts of Coon .ies E,II were re id a second tim ~
CAPTAIN GRANT'S COOKING APPARATUS,
FORTE'sCUE moved that there be laid before
the house a copy of the proce,dings of a committee a-:-
sembled at Woolwich on the 6..11 of March to report on
Captain Grant's cooking apparatus ; also copy of cor-
respondence between the Quartermaster General and
Captain Grant respecting the erection of a cooking appa•
ratus at Shorncliffe ; and asked the Under Secretary for
War whether, after the three years experience that had
been bad of Captain Grant's cooking apparatus, there
appeared any reason to doubt its superiority over every
other previously in use ; acd if not, whether any or what
steps were taking to extend its adoption generally
throughout the army ?
Viecount iIARDINGE said that there was no ob-
jection to the production of the correspondence. The
committee had reported that Captain Grant's was the
best cooking apparatus. With regard to the further trial
at Shornclitre, to which Captain Grant rook objection,
the-last committee reported that it was desirable that
Captain Grant should be requested to superintend the
construction of his apparatus for 500 men, in order to
ra,ily the accuracy of the estimate of its prime cost be-
fore it was generally adopted. It was in consequence of
that statement in the report that his right hon. and gal-
lant friend the Secretary of War directed it should be
subjected to that test. It would take a week or ten days
before the result was known, but if it proved satisfactory
he had reason to believe that his right hon. and gallant
friend would take steps for its general adoption in the
army. He must say there had been an improvement at
each successive step, and that the apparatus erected at
Woolwich and Aldershot was a great improvement on
the previous ones.
Their lordships adjourned at 25 minutes to 8.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YEsTERDAL)
NOTICES OF MOTION.
By Mr. WRIGHTSON, early next session, to bring in a
bill to amend the statate of gaeon Anne as to vacant
seats.

Dy Sir DEL. EVANS, early n:-xt szTiion, to call atter,.
Lion to the report of sale and purchase in the army, and
to move a resolution thereon.
THE OUDE CREDITOW4.
Mr. DILLWYN astea the Pre,,ident of the floard
of Control what had been done with regard to the erg•
ditors on the state of °ale since Mr. Otway called for a
return of their names and respective claims on the 9.h-
-of May, 1857 ; and whether a commlikien had been ap-
pointed in India to inve3tigate the merits of tboee
claims ?

Lord STANLEY stated that on the 17th of Jure
last year instructions had been given to the Govet no.r•
General to direct that all bona fide claims should be in-
vestigated and reported on, either hy the corntniasii9uer
at Oude, or by cc me officer specially appointed for the
purpoe. OD the the 22i of August a despatch Was re-
,.eived in an,w;r, stating that the instructions wauid
ba en' iced inr,) elFect ,0 Po Z 3 the t•ti.te of public affiirs
in Oude wotrldp,:ir.da, Wil3 theraote to be infruccl