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London, England, 1858-05-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTBADIY.)

The LORD CIIANCBLLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at live o'clock.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from the
Jewish inhabitants of the metropolis, signed by 1,400
persons, including the Chief Rabbi, two aldermen of the
city, nine graduates of the universities, and a large
body of barristers, solicitors, merchants, dtc., in favour
of the removal of Jewish disabilities.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petition
signed by 1,300 of the inhabitants of Keigbley, in the
West Riding of Yorkshire, praying for the restora-
tion of the royal family of Oude to their rightful
inheritance. The noble earl said that after the course
which the Government had pursued towards Lord
Canning, he thought such petitions should be entrusted
not to private members of the house, but to the First
Lord of the Treasury, or some other noble lord on the
Ministerial bench.
ELECTION OF A SCOTCH PEER. _

)
Marquis the President of the Council, what time
had been fixed for the election of a new peer
to the place now vacant in the Scottish Representative
Peerage ?
The Marquis of SALISBURY said that unfortu-
nately a mistake had occurred in regard to the day
fixed for the election. The law required that it
should take place twenty-five days after the procla-
mation had been issued, but by some mistake
twenty-eight days had been fixed, the consequence
of which would be that the election would be
void. The mistake would be rectified as soon as possi
ble by the issue of another proclamation. 1
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the Bir-
mingham Canal Navigation, Sir Benjamin Hall's Es-
tate Brentford Gas, Beryhead Harbour, and Garngad
Road Bills were read a second time ; and Malvern
Improvement Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE OATHS BILL.

Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that he might find
it neces,iary to take into consideration the Lords' amend
ments to the Commons amendments on the Oaths
bill. He meant in that case to proceed with the ques-
tion on Monday week.

ADJOURNMENT FOR THE WHITSUNTIDE
RECESS.

The Earl of DERBY said that on Friday next he
should propose that the house should adjourn till
the Monday week following, when his noble and
learned friend could bring forward the subject of
which he had given notice. He understood that
the Commons proposed to adjourn from Friday next to
the Friday following.
On the motion of the Earl of • DONOUGHMORE,
the Porturana Bridge (Ireland) B►ll was read a second
time.

The Consolidated Funds (11,000,0001.) bill and the
Stamp Duty on Drafts Bill were also read a second time.
The house adjourned at half-past five o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. —(YESTERDAY. )
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed
—Edinburgh and Glasgow and Stirling and Dunfermline
Railway ; Salisbury and Yeovil Railway ; Staines, We-
kingham and Woking Railway.
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time—Caledonian Railway (Branch to P )rt
Carlisle Railway) ; Horsham Turnpike Trust ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Railway Com
paLies ; Portsmouth Railway ; Wexford Harbour Em-
bankment ; Northampton Gas.
Mr. J. B. SMITH presented a petition from Stock-
port deprecating the annexation of Oude, and praying
that it might be restored to the native owners.
PUBLIC INCOME.

Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved for an account of the
public income and expenditure of the United Kingdom,
in the years ending the 31st of March, 1857-58.--
Ordered.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Birming-
ham in favour of the Property Qualification Abolition
Bill ; also a petition from numerous freehold land
societies in same place, praying that the 403, county
franchise might be extended to Scotland.
THE OATHS BILL.

At half-past four o'olock the SPEAKER announced that
the hour appointed for the conference with the House
of Peers had arrived.
Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the members who
drew up the reasons of the Commons for disagreeing
with the amendments made in their lordships' house be
appointed to manage the conference.
The motion was agreed to, and the members lift the
house.

After an absence of 10 minutes the members returned,
and Lord JOHN RUSSELL announced that they had been
to the conference, and bad left the bill and the reasons
with their lordship% fur their consideration.
Lord NORREYS gave notice that on Thursday
next he should ask a question of the Secretary of the
Board of Control, with respect to his silence regarding
the proclamation of the Governor-General of India.
HARBOURS IN IRELAND.

Mr. HASSARD asked the Secretary of State for
War, if any report had, within the last year, been re-
ceived at the War-office or Horse-Guards, relative to the
great facilities afforded by the harbour of Waterford fur
landing and embarking troops to and from the south of
Ireland; and, if so, whether he had any objection to ley
the same on the table of the house !
General PEEL said the most favourable reports had
been received, and as those reports were asked for, there
would be no objection to their production.
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S PE,OCLA.-
MATION.

Sir D. NORREYS asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer whether the Governor-General of India had
seat home a copy of the proclamation addressed to the
chiefs and inhabitants of Oude, which was actually
issued after the taking of Lucknow, and whether
it differed in any respect from the propo3ed proclama-
tion, a copy of which had been laid before the house ;
And whether the Governor-General of India had given to
the Government if England, or to the India Board, any
other explanation of such proclamation, or the reasons
which have led to or justify its issue than such as are
contained in the letter addressed by Mr. Edmonstone to
the Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Oude, dated
3.1 March, and which has been laid bef ,re the house.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—In

answer to the first question of the hon. baronet, I beg to
inform him that we have not received any " copy of the
proclamation addressed to the chiefs and inhabitants ,f
Oude, which was actually issued after the taking of
Lucknow," and therefore I cannot say whether it differs
in any respect from the proclamation which has been
laid before the house. With respect to the second and
more important question, whether the Governor-General
of India has given to the Government " any other ex-
planation of such proclamation, or the reasons which
have led to or justify its ia.:ue, than such as are contained
in the letter of Mr. Edmonstone,'' I beg to inform the
hon, baronet that we received on Saturday three pri-
vate letters from Lord Canning, which have been al-
ready referred to in the debates. There are references
in these letters to the proclamation, but previous
letters, in which the Governor-General may have
given the explanations which he had promised, and in
which probably there were other statements that seem to
be referred to in those letters, and which are conse-
quently involved in obscurity, have never reached us.
(Ministerial cheers.)
Sir D. NORREYS asked whether the Government
had received positive information from the Governor-
General that any such proclamation had been issued I
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—We
have not received from the Governor-General any posi-
tive information that such a proclamation had been
issued ; but we have positive information that it has
been issued. (Hear, hear.)
Lord PALMERSTON—I wish to make an observa

tion with reference to the c,ncluding part of the right

hon. gentleman'e answer to the first question, which
seems to contain an insinuation, which some mem-
bers of the house accepted in the sense it was pro-
bably intended to convey. The right honourable gen.
tleman said that three letters had been received from
Lard Canning on Saturday, containing references to
previous letters that had not reached the Board of Can•
trel, but which he supposed contained explanations of
the proclamation. I have only to say that my right
hon, friend who was lately President of the Board of
Control has received no 'planation from Lord Canning,
in any private letter, with reference to the proclama-
tion in Oude. (Hear, hear.) Consequently, if these
letteri have not reached the present Government,
neither have they reached my right hon. friend, who
was formerly at the bead of the Indian Government.
(Hear.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I beg
to say that I did not intend, and that I did not make
any insinuation of the kind to which the noble lord Las
referred. (Cheers.) There are gentlemen who •ae v
ready to believe that insinuations are made with regard
• i
to their conduct
repeat un(quivocally that I made
no insinuation. (Cheers.) If I had a charge to make, I
should make it not in thbee way of insinuation, but in
language that could notumazdstaken. (Cheers.) The
noble lord has entirely
misunderstood what I raid. I
said there were expressions in 'the ettters received from
owbhat had bet n
Lord Canning which seemed to refer
stated in other letters ; that there weroe
them which contained references to mattereeortvatna4,
had no account; that they were, therefore, necessarily
weinvolved in obscurity; asd that under these ciroumatanceearllY
I was unable to give the explanation which the Ilon
baronet asked. (Hear, hear.)
Sir I. SHELLEY asked whether the Government
had obtained information of any proclamation having
been issued?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER-4
a ated before that we are in possession of comrouoica-