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

BANKRUPTS.

James Hume Greenfield, ship owner, High-street, Hamp-
stead, to surrender, July 16, at half-past twelve, and Aug.
20, at ball-past one, ut the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Owcn Tucker, builder, Lea Bridge.road, Essex,
July 16 and Aug 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Edward Carr, draper, Birmingham, July 17 and Aug. 7,
at the Birmingham District Court.
at half-
William Brownlo w, grocer, New Basford, July `,lO and
Aug. 10, at half-past ten, at the Shir.hall, Nottingham.
Joseph Wood, whitesmith, Bradford, July 27.
past eleven, and Aug. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District
Court.
John Menetrey, manufacturer, Liverpool, July /6, and
Aug. 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
wheelwright,DsPilermictouCtrohu, July 23 and
Court,
A ug. Philipl 2 Ctn
one,ro , a
Henry Wilson, grocer, Pontefract, July 22 and Aug.
u a
tthe
Eze ter
27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
William Mudie, paint and colour manufacturer, Mai.

gow.
James
CriCloll
Anderson,miller,i Dundee.,
GoreN Hilltown, Dundee.
Samuel Laughton, tailor and ctothiet, Kirkwall.
mahogany and timber merchants,
Glasgow.
en and Morton,

THE SHREWSBURY j EST ATICS. —The Rev. William
Fraser, 8.C.L., has been inducted to the living of
Alton, Staffordshire, on the presentetinn of Lord
Shrewahnry and Talhol-, the living of Alton -befog one
of those advowsons which by the Act, of 1719 were " to
attend and wait upon the said ear!doin of blame) urs."

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

THE JEW BILL.

The Duke of MARLBOROUGH gave notice that
when this bill was in committee he should move the in-
sertion of a clause prohibiting persona of the Jo Nish
persuasion from giving advice to the Crown with respect
to Ecclesiastics' appointments.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition complaining
of the absurdity of the present rail way system, and
praying for amendment. Tee noble lord also presented
petitions from Manchester, Edinburgh, and other
plscee, praying for an amendment of the law with respect
to the rights of married women.
The B shop of OXFORD presented petitions from
Fenny Stratford, and other places, against the abolition
of church rates.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL.
The Earl of HARDWICKE brought up the report of
amendments on this bill, and explained to their lordships
the nature of the several additions that had been made
to the measure, relating to the sale, purchase, transfer
&e. of ecclesiastical estates, in committee. The noble
earl concluded by moving that the report be received.
Lord RAYENSWORTEI moved the insertion of the
following amendment :—" That no appointment or ex-
change of ecclesiastical patronage under the provi,iou
contained in the Act of the 6th and 7th years of King
Wm. IV., chapter 77, section Ist, shall be carried into
eff-ct without the cousent in writing of the bishop of the
diocese within which such ecclesiastical patronage so
proposed to be appointed or exchanged shall be situate."
The noble lord stated at some length his objections to
various parts of the bill, but he c implained more espe-
cially of the obstruction, be might almost say the spolia-
tion, of 24 livings, involving revenue to the amount
of 16,000/. from the diocese of Durham, to improve
the almost unendo wed sees of Ripon and Manchester.
Such a proceeding, he contended, was contrary to consti-
tutional as well as ecclesiastical rights.
The Earl of CHICHESTER said that the ecclesiasti-
cal commission acted not only in conformity with the
provisions of the act of the 6 and 7 Wm. IV., but with a
view to what they believed to be for the benefit of the
several dioceses, and the spiritual welfare of the people.
The Bishop of DURHAM said that as he was per-
sonally concerned in this matter, he disl not wish to say
anything, but he might be permitted to remark, that it
was extremely inconsenient to have a large portion of
the livings of one diocese transferred to another. if it
were possible to avoid that inconvenience it would be
extremely desirable, bat as being personally concerned,
he should prefer leaving it to some one of their lordships
to devise means for
.that purpose than to suggest any
himself. (Hear.)
The Earl of DERBY observed that the law under
which the ecclesiastical commissioners acted passed iu
1136, and that act gave them power to recommend
schemes for the distribution of patronage amongst the
different dioceses, so as to make it as nearly as possible
equal to the magnitude and importance of the dioceses.
He believed that all the bishops who were concerned in
the changes which had been effected were appointed since
that date, so that there was no ground for the possibility
of complaint on the part of any individual bishop. He was
not arguing in favour of any plan. He only said that the
ecclesiastical commissioners acted under what had been
the law of the land for 22 years, and that it became neces-
sary under that act to assign some amount of patronage
to Ike new sees. His noble friend compared the import-
ance of Durham with the dioceses of Ripon and Man-
cheater. He agreed in the principle laid down by the
right rev. prelate, that it was as far as possible desirable
that the patronage of each see should consist of benefices
within the see, and that they should not takeaway the
patronage of one bishop to give it to another. But the
case of these three sees of Durham, Ripon, and Man-
chester. was rather peculiar. He had a list placed in his
hands that morning, which showed at all events that, if
patronage was to be distributed with regard to the
magnitude and importance of the dioceses, no great
equality prevailed even after the distribution was made to
the sees of Ripon and Manchester. The population in the
bishopric of Durham was 701,000, in that of Ripon it
was 1,033,000, in that of Manchester 1,430,000, or very
nearly double the population of Durham. The beneficed
in the see of Durham amounted to 242 ; in Ripon, to
273 ; in Manchester, to 315. But with regard to patron-
age, the position of the dioceses was very different, for
in Durham there were 70 livings worth 33,0001., where-
as in Ripon there were only 47 livings worth 10,0001.,
and in Manchester only 36 livings worth 9,0001. It the
Ecclesiastical Cemmissioners were to carry out the prin-
ciple of the act of 1836, they must subtract from the pa-
tronage of the one diocese to make up for the inadequate
patronage assiegned to Manchester. If his noble friend
intended to introduce any provision of the kind indicated
in his proposition, he should move for a repeal of the
provision of the act 6 and 7 Wm. IV., under which the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners acted. The proposition of
his noble friend went so far as to say that the bishop
should not be deprived of his patronage at all, for it
would require the consent of the bishop. This would
render valueless to a great extent the power of the cow-
misaioners. Who were the Ecclesiastical Commissioners!
Tney were the body of the bishops themselves. And it
was by the consent of the body of bishops themselves
that the arrangement was made. If they referred a por-
tion of their business to a committee of three laymen,
that only indicated the confidence they placed in the
juilgruentand discretion of these three laymen. He could
not consent to the proposal of his noble friend, the effect
of which would be to defeat the power of the commis-
sioners. The commissioners had only the power of fram-
ing schemes. They must receive thesanction of an order
in council. He believed that, practically, it would make
no difference ; but if his noble friend was satisfied with a
proposition of this kind, tbatnoalteration should be made
with regard to the distribution of the patronage of the
bishop without a month's; notice being given to the bishop,
he should assent. That would give the bishop an oppor-
tunity of laying soy remonstrance on his t art before the
ecclesiastical commissioners, and also of bringing his case
before the privy council and Asking them not to agree to
the scheme of the commissioners. If his noble friend put
this proposition in that shape he should be willing to
introduce it into the bill, but he could not conseie: to
give the bishop an absolute veto on the decision of the
commissioners.

Earl GREY said there was great inconvenience in
transferring the patronage of one diocese to another, the
bishop of which was living at a distance, and without
that knowledge of the wants of the population which the
bishop residing in the diocese must possess. It there-
f,re his noble friend pressed his amendment he should
support hint..
After a feR words from the Earl of Powis and the
Duke of MABLBOICOUGH,

Their lordships divided—
For the amendment
Against it 3S
Majority against it —26
The LOUD CHANCELLOR proposed alter clause 38
to 'hart new claiHes, gthe olject of which wa3 to give
power to the tru4teels to raise money fur the purpose cf
enfra' chiming or buying reversion?.
The ClAUdell Wen, all,ed to.

The Bishop of OXFORD then provosM clauses for
the purp,se of endowing the chancellor-hips of the

E rl of DERBY thought the sutifct required
more tin aeration ; f )1. it WAS eAlelltatOd ?hat the sum
required would be 5,0001. a year. It would be better to
let the question by raised in the 11.)use of Commune.
After a short con versatmn, the right rev. prelate post-
poned the matter till the third reading.
The report was then re ceived.
PORTENDIC AND A LEREDA CONVENTION

BILL.
This bill waR read a second time.
eIIURCLIES, &c. (IRELAND) BILL.

nig bill via.% rend a pee nd time.
PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PLAYGROUNDS

BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' AMENDMENT

BILL.
Thi+ bill passed through committee.
MARRIAGES (MOSCOW, TAHITI, AND
NINGPO) BILL.
This bill paused through committee.
COUNTY COURTS DISTRICT BILL.

On the report of amendments,
Lord BROUGHAM observed that the amounts sued
for in the county courts during the past year had been
no lees than 700,0001., a large proportion of which had
been recovered. Of ~uitm for sums between 201. and 501.,
which might be tried either in the county courts or in
the superior courts, no fewer than 10,000 cases had been
disposed of in the former, and only 2,000 in the latter
mode. Under these circlimstar ces he thought the
salaries of the judges ought to be eqnal,sed at the highest
rate now received, namely, 1,5001. a year.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that it would not
he pr:esible to equalise the salaries of the judges while
the labour they had to do was so unequal. Some of
those learned gentlemen were absolutely overw.:rked ;
hot from a paper which had been furnished him by
Lord Wensleydale be found there were some who did
not sit on snore than 45 days in the year. The object of
the present bill was to render the dirtribut!on of the
business more even ; and he recommended the noble
lord to wait and see whether the work when so equalised
would in each case be so considerable as to render it
desirable to raise the salaries of some of the judges.
The report was then received.
CHINESE PASSENGER ACT (1.555) AMENDMENT
BILL.

On the third reading,
Lord BROUGHANI. doubted whether the bill went
quite far enough, but there could be no question that it
would effect a great improvement. From information he
had received, partly from private sources and partly
from public documents, he wan enabled to say that the
persons on board the R,gina Cesli were not free negroes,
but were slaves who hat been released for the purpose of
being embarked as free emigrants. They came, in point
of feet, from a well-known place called Monnab, the
chief of which was one of the most determined slave
sellers who ravaged the neighbouring Country.
The Earl of DERBY regretted that the noble lord
should not have made the statement he had just done,
while bin noble friend the Foreign secretary v,7as in the
house, because his noble friend entertained quite a diffe-
rent opinion as to the persons on board the vessel in
question. He (Lord Derby) was not saying anything
in favour of the French emigration system ; but be
understood that his noble friend had last evening shown
the noble lord a paper from which it appeared that the
persons on board the Regina Cceli bad been collected
front Monrovia, in Liberia, and not from the district to
which the noble lord had referred.
Lord BROUGHAM—The paper treated the Regina
Coali as a slaver.

The bill wag Una read a third time and passed.

HAINAULT FOREST
LL
(ALLOTMENT OF COMMONS)
81. -
This bill was read a third time and pa.,,sed.
DURHAM COUNTY P
BILLALATINE JURISDICTION
This bill was read a third time and passed.
RAILWAYS ACT (IREL AND) CONTINUANCE
BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
Their lordships rose tt five minutes before eight.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL.

On the motion for going into committee on this bill,

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the house to postpone
the further consideration of the bill. It slipped through
a second reading is consequence of the mistake of the
hon, member for Edinburgh (Mr. Black) in nut moving
at the proper time a specific motion for its rejec:ion.
He moved the committal of the bill this day six months.
The bill was disliked generally throughout the country,
tLough it was euppont:ti by the Colleges of Surgeons and
Physicians.
Mr. COWPEI said the petitions that had been
presented in its favour showed that a large number of
the medical profession approved of it.
Mr. HEADLAM. would support the motion for going
into committee, but he thought it would be impossible to
pass the bill this session, unless a spirit of conciliation
was displayed.
Mr. HADFIELD thought there was not much chance
of the bill passing this session.
Mr. WALPOLE considered the house should go into
committee on the bill. If the objections to the bill
could not then be got over, he would be prepared t.o
suggest the best course to be pursued.
After some remarks from Lord ELCHO and Mr. Bld.tic,
the house divided. The numbers were:—

For going into committee
A gainst it . 8
Majority
The house then went into committee.
Clauses 1 and 2 were agreed to.
On clause 3,

Mr. T. DUNCONIBE suggested that this, and the
clauses up to 41, which established or provided for the
etpenses of the act, should be postponed till the com-
mittee had disposed of clause 41. It was right the house
and the country should know what would be the cost of
this " quackery," for such the bill was. If the forms of
the house precluded his postponing them in a lump, he
should move the postponement clause by clause. He
moved the postponement of olause S.
Mr. COWPER said the clauses were so framed thri.t no
demand would be made on the public exchequer for its
working. This was not a fair way to attack the bill,
and he hoped the hon. gentleman would not press his
motion and thereby impede the progress of the bill.
Mr. AY RTON asked his hon. friend not to press his
motion. He had ascertained from many members of the
medical profession that the profession genera'dy were
favourable to the measure. He believed the bill would
be advantageous to the people.
Mr. HATCHELL said the medical ptofesfion in Ire-
land were favourable to the passing of the moasure. He
hoped the bon, gentleman would withdraw his motion.
. .

Mr. %V. WILLIAMS said it was of the utmost im-
portance the committee should know the expense of
working the bill, and if it wan to be taken from the
public purse. He had heard an enormous gum men-
tioned se likely to be required over and above the fees to
be taken under it. Every bill (with the exception of
the Attorney-General for Ireland's last bill) for improv-
ing anything laid hold of the public taxes. He hoped
the hon. member for Fins.bury would press his motion.
If the medical profession wanted a bill of this kind, let
them pay for it, and not the public.
Mr. BLACK considered there would be abundance
of money to pay the expenses from the fees that would
be received under the bill.
Mr. HADFIELD complained that the bill excluded
the professors of hydropathy and homes vathy.
Mr. T. BUNCOMBE said he should press his motion
unless he had an answer to his question.
Mr. WALPO LE said he agreed with the hon. member
that the public money ought not to be charged with any
of the expenses of this measure. As he read the bid the
clauses would throw a charge on the exchequer, and he
thought they ought to give the colleges power to im-
pose fees sufficient to pay the expenses. The whole
frame-work of the bill proceeded on the assumption
that the fees would be sufficient to pay the expenses,
and clause 41 proposed to allow the Government
to advance sufficient money until the fees were enough
to pay the expenses. He thought it would have been
better if the 41st clause had not been inserted, and
when they came to that clause he should oppose it.
Mr. T. BUNCOMBE asked the hon. member (Mr.
Cowper) it he still persisted in his intention to retain
the 41st clause?

Mr. COWPER said he would omit the clause after
what had been said by the Horne Secrotary._ _
....

The amendment Was then withdrawn and the clause
was agreed to.
Clauses 4,5, 6,7, S, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 11 were
agreed to.
On clause 15,

Mr. HEAD LAM moved an amendment, that no prac-
titionerF,, but such as hail passed an examination at the
Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, and rec.ived a
licenca to practise, should be permitted to register them-
selves under the bill.

Mr. \VALPOLE opposed the amendment.
The committee divided. The numbers were—
For the amendment
Against it
Majority -117
The clause was then agreed to.
Clauses Itll to 25 were also agreed to.
On clause 26.
Mr. 11EADLAM moved an amendment to add a pro-
viso that no person should be erased Irom the register
for having adopted any particular theory.
The amendment was agreel to, and the clause as
amended was ordered to stand part of the Hi,
Clauses 27 to 40 were agreed to.
Clouse 41 was struck out of the bill.

On c:aue 45,

Mr. HADFIELD rnr,ved the insertion of the following
proviso :—" 1' hat within 12 months after the granting
of such charter to the College of Physicians of London,
any fellow, member, or licenciate of the Royal Col no,
of PhyNiciacts of Edinburgh, or of the Queen's College
of Pnysicians of Ireland, who may be in practice as a
physician in any part of the United Kingdom called
Eoglated, and who may be dePirous of becoming a fellow
or member of such College of Physicians of Eng
land, shall be at liberty to do so, and be entitled
to receive the diploma o[ the said college, and to be
admitted to all the rights and privileges thereunto ap-
pertaining, on the payment of a registration fee of
pounds to the said college, and shall be free from all
stamp duty, in case the exiting stamp duty shall have
been a'ready paid on the diploma held by such physician
from the Coll ge of Physicians to which tie th-lougs."
Tl:e proviso, subject to the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer's approva', was agreed to.
The remaining clauses after some verbal amendments
were agreed to.
. . . _

Mr.IIEADLAM moved the insertion of the f.•llow-
ing clause in lien of clue ld :—After the passing of this
act the medical registrars shad, under the authority if the
respective branch coun Lids, require proof from every person
who applies to be registered as a physician, and aho is
not qualified to ho registered as such undsr the pros i-
alums f d•ction 15 of this act, that be has completed 'he
age of 24 years, and that he has graduated in arts and
medicine-, or in medicine, @fter having passed the exami-
natiunk for a in arts in some university of the
United Kingdom, or in some foreign university approved
by the general council, or that his case come within
Buena spcial exception establi-hed by the general
council, and that he- has been examined by and has re•
ceived letters testimonial as a physician from one ut the
Royal College@ of Physicians of England, Scotland, or
Ireland, and has been eurulltd as a member of that col-
lege. •

Mr WALPOLE opposed the clause, and it was nega-
tived without a division.
Mr. B. HOPE moved the insertion of the following
clause : - "It shall, notwithstanding anything here cm-
tained, be lawful for her Majesty, by charter, to
grant to the It)yal College of Surgeons of England
pow-r to institute and hold examinations for the pur-
pose of testing the fitness of persons to practise as
dentists, who !nay be desirous of being so examined,
and to grant certificates of such titness."
The cause was agreed to.
The house then resumed, and the bill was ordered to
be reported to-morrow (Wednesday).
COPYHOLD ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
CHELSEA BRIDGE ACTS AMENDMENT SILL.
The committee on this bill was postponed till Thurs-
day next.
Lied .T. MANNERS said he intended to omit the
2d elau,e of the bull, and to alter the 3d so as to make
ho foot toll cease when the capital of 110,000/.,
ogether with the interest at 4 plc cent , should have
been paid.
CLERK OF PETTY SESSION'S BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, which
occupied the remainder of the sitting up to 4 o'clock.
The house resumed at 6 o'clock.
CIIIIRCEI RITES.
Mr. ALCOCK. gave notice that on Thursday next
he would ask le. tve to bring iu a bill on the subject of
the voluntary c,mtribution of church rates,
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.
Mr. LEFROY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
if the Government intended to bring in a bill this session
to amend the Cr,aritable fleync.ts Act?

Mr. S. FITZGERALD said many reprenentations
had been made to the Government on the subject, but
it was quite out cf the question to introduce a bill this
sea ion with the hope of carrying it
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Mr. GILPIN asked the Home Secretary if was his
intention to extend the provisions of the Corrupt Prac-
tices Prevention Act to municipal elections I
Mr. WALPOLE said he should not tiring in a bill on
the subject this year, but be Iva+ strongly of opinion
that the principle of the act ought to be extended to
municipal elections.
THE BOROUGH OF BELFAST.

Mr. MACARTNEY inquired of the Chief Secretary
for Ireland whether any period had been fixed to com-
mence the inquiry into the affairs of the borough of
Belfast, and woo were the commissioners appointed to
hold such inquiry ?
Mr. S. FITZGERALD said no time bad been fixed,
but he hoped the inquiry would commence as soon as the
circuits were completed. The commissioners were Mr.
Major and (as was understood) Mr. Lockinger, both
gentlemen of great eminence at the bar, and they would
hare the assistance of an actuary of etninencp.
WANT OF SURGEONS FOR. TEIE TROOPS IN

INDIA.
Ur, S. LiERBEIGT said he wished to aek a qaestiog