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London, England, 1859-07-12 00:00:00

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. MILNER GIBSON took the oaths and his seat for
Ashton; Mr. VILLIERS, for Wolverhampton; and Mr.
Sergeant DEASEY, for the county of Cork, on their re-eke-
tions, rendered necessary by their respective acceptance of
office under Government.

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY (No. 2 BILL).
On the motion for the consideration of the Lords'
amendments to this bill,

Lord DUNCAN said that the present bill was very
much like that which had been recently discussed, and he
rose for the purpose of asking some explanation
either from the Chairman of Committees or the
President of the Board of Trade with reference
to the 15th clause of this bill which was one of the most
extraordinary description. By that clause power was
. given to the Treasury and the company from time to time
to modify, rescind, or entirely alter any agreement or ar-
rangements at present in force or which might be made in
future. It was also proposed to confer other powers that
would virtually do away with all authority of the House of
Commons, in reference to subjects like the present. He
wanted information, therefore, as to the exact powers that
were to be taken by the commissioners under the provisions
of this bill ; and he suggested that in cases where the
public money was voted, the proceedings should be by
public and not by private bill.
Mr. LAING said that the object of this bill was to en-
able the Government to carry out the arrangements agreed
to by their predecessors previous to this (the present Go..
vernment) assuming office. ,By this bill they were to
guarantee 8 per cent. on a capital of £600,000, but this
arrangement was to come into operation only on
the condition if the succees of the undertaking
The whole amount of the guarantee was £48,000 a year.
He did not think it necessary to go into the details of the
agreement which was entered into by the late Government;
he would merely observe that the bill was open to the same
objection as the Telegraph Bill before the house last
night, as it was merely conditional. A bargain had been',
entered into on the good faith of the Government, and he
trusted that such being the case, and considering the de-
cision of the clause last night, he hoped this bill would not
receive any further opposition. The guarantee would last
only so long as the cable was in working order, and any
surplus beyond the 8 per cent. must be returned to the
Government on account of the guarantee.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that this bill certainly differed
materially from the bill discussed last night, for it proposed
merely a conditional guarantee for a period of not more
than five years. He objected, however, strongly to the
loose manner in which these guarantees had been,entered
into. (Hear.) He considered these guarantees should be
entrusted to some money Minister, who would furnish the
house with the necessary explanation in reference to the
same. He did not mean to say with regard to the bill
before hon, members the preceding evening that the ordi-
nary forms of the house had not been complied with ; on
the contrary, he believed these forms had been
strictly adhered to in the progress of the bill,
and that no error whatever had been committed
in that respect. The money clauses in the bill of last night
had entirely been printed in italics, but still, as there were
not more than 12 or 15 of these private bills printed, unless
the greatest vigilance were exercised it was most probable
they would escape attention. He hoped that for the future
new rules and regulations would be agreed to, by which
contracts like those under discussion should be submitted
to the more careful consideration of the house. (Hear.)
Lord J. MANNERS said that these agreements were
most carefully considered by the late Government in their
corporate capacity, and were calculated to conduce to the
public interest. He wished, therefore, to protest against
the statement made with reference to this agreement.
Ultimately the Lords' amendments were agreed to, and
ordered for third reading.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords* amendments to the Border Union (North
British) Railways were considered and agreed to ; and the
Ringwood, Christchurch, and Bournemouth Railway Bill
was read the third time and passed.
The following bills were considered and ordered for third
reading : Blackburn and Preston Road and Bridge ;
Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds Railway ; Colne Valley
and Halstead Railway ; Metropolitan Railway (Deviations,
&c.) ' • Tendring Hundred Railway; and Wells and Faken-
ham Railway.
GREVES' DISABILITIES BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill, intro-
duced by the Rev. Mr. Greves, a clergyman of the Church
of Scotland, to enable him to accept a benefice in the Church
of England,

Sir A. AGNEW opposed the bill.
Mr. GEORGE said it appeared that Mr. Greves had
incurred the censure cf his bishop, and strongly objected to
the bill, which he moved should be read a second time•that
day three months.

Mr. S. ESTCOURT considered that they should not
make an exception in the case of Mr. Greves, as that gen-
tleman had incurred a heavy expense in bringing the mat-
ter before the house.

➢ir. BRIGHT said that he would object to any propo
sition for referring this matter to a select committee of the
House of Commons. He thought the best course to pur-
sue would be to pass this bill, and if there was any feeling
in reference to such they might alter the law.
After some observations by Mr. Nowdegate, Lord J.
Manners, Mr. Roebuck, and Sir G. Grey,
Lord PALMERSTON said he had a great objection to
private bills like the present, and he would vote against the
second reading.
The house divided, and the numbers were—

For the amendment . 232
Against it B4

Majority
The bill was accordingly lost.
CONSULAR SERVICE.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD moved fora copy of a reort
p
made to the late Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs b
Sir Stafford Northoote, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Sir Emersony Tenuent, Mr. Ferrer, and Mr. Seymour Fitz Gerald, with
the aendices annexed thereto, with reference to a plan
by Mr. Murray with regard to consular tees, and
proposedthe payment of the consular service.

TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN FRANCE AND

AUSTRIA..

Mr. DISRAELI said, that considering the state of
public feeling in the country, he hoped the Government
would inform tha house whether the interview between
then Emporor of. the French and the Emperor of Austria
anounced yesterday had taken place, and also what were
the chances of paw* being established.
Lord a, RUSSELL
ceive said that information had been re-
d by the French Ambassador, to the effect that a
treatyofrace between the two Emperors had been signed
,
esterday,lle had also received a telegraph frcn
Lor(1 Cawley, which confirmed that information. (Cheers.)
The statements in circulation as to the Emperor of
_m
the
French requiring tho cession of Savoy, to indemnify
EmperorlmnfYhf
for expenses of the war, were unfounded, a
of the F'r'ench did not propose any extension of
h
o, f his territory.
(Loud cheers.) Under these circumstance. hetrtustietdotrYhe

noble lord the member for Huntingdon would not press his
motion on the present subject.

Lord ELCHO said he would comply with the request of
the noble lord, but he reserved to himself the right of mak-
ing any explanations he might deem advisable.
[LEFT SITTING.]

LONDON GAZETTE-( THIS EVENINO)

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, JULY 12.
Orders for the Court's going into mourning on Thurs-
day next, the 14th inst., for his late Majesty the King of
Sweden and Norway, viz. :
The ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white
gloves, necklaces, and earrings, black or white shoes, fans,
and tippets.
The gentlemen to wear black full-trimmed, fringed or
plain linen, black swords and buckles.-
The Court to change the mourning on Thursday, the
28th inst., viz. :
The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons,
fans and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white
and silver stuffs, with black ribbons.
The gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain
white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waist-
coats, full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles.
And on Thursday, the 4th of August next, the Court to
go out of mourning.

BUCKINGHAM-PALACE, JAN. 30, 1856.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon Richard Bolton M'Causland, Esq., Re-
corder of Singapore.
WHITEHALL, JULY 9, 1859.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal appointing the Right Hon.
Charles Pelham Villiers to be Poor Law Commissioner for
England.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 9.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mt. L. Bole as
Consul-General in the Mauritius for his Majesty the King
of the Belgians.
The Queen•has also been pleased to approve, of Mr. F. A.
Ebbeke as Consul in Jamaica for his Majesty the King of
Prussia.

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Fran-
cisco de Acunct as Vice-Consul at Liverpool, for her Ma-
jesty, the Queen of Spain.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 11.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Edward
Dodd as Consul at Newcastle-on-Tyne, for his Royal High-
ness the Grand Duke of Oldenburgh.
CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 8.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.
County of Gloucester—Western Division—Lieut.-Col.
Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote C.B. one of her Ma-
jesty's Grooms in Waiting. , ,

JULY 11.
Borough of Wolverhampton—The Right Hon. Charles
Pelham Villiers, President of the Poor Law Board.
JULY 12.

Borough of Ashton-under-Lyne--The Right Hon. Thos.
Milner Gibson, President of the Committee of Privy Coun-
cil for Trade and Plantations.
ADMIRALTY—Juur 7.

Corps of Royal Marines—Captain Robert Murray Curry.
t ) be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Augustus Flemyng, to re-
tred full-pay; First Lieutenant and Adjutant Henry
L'ndsay Searle to be Captain, vice Curry, promoted ;
S cond Lieutenant Martin Hogge to be First Lieutenant,
vice Searle, promqted. _ _

JULY 11.
First Lieutenant Ussher Lee Morris to be Adjutant.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
4th Company of the Lancashire Volunteer Rifles—Robert
Munn, Esq., the younger, to be Captain.
Royal North Lincoln Militia--Francis Johnston Murray,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Arthur Frederick Holdsworth,
promoted.
_ _

- Herefordshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign Frederick
Aldrich Lo be Lieutenant, vice John Harwood Griffiths,
promoted ; Ensign Edward Napleton Cheese to be Lieute-
tenant, vice Edward Williams, promoted; Ensign Henry
Wood Willett to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Baskerville
Mynors, resigned. _ _

3d Regiment of Surrey Militia—William Frederick
Rogers, Gent., to be Ensign.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—George Manley Buckle,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Phillips, promoted.
Royal Ayrshire Rifles—Robert Pattison, Gent., to be
Lieutenant, vice Langton, resigned.

County of Warwick—Sir Theophilus William Biddulph,
Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant.
The following appointment has been substituted for that
which appeared in the Gazette on the Bth July instant :-
3d Itegirnent of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
William Gardner Bird, Gent., to be Ensign.
Artillery Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia—William
Rowe Lewis, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Bethune,
resigned; David James Hall, Esq., M.D., 'to be Surgeon,
vice Smythe, resigned.
Merionethshire Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant Charles
Henry L. Lee to be Captain, vice Walker, resigned ; En-
sign Edwaid Gilliat Jones to be Lieutenant, vice Ellis,
resigned.
County and City of Bristol--Philip William Skynner
Miles, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Frederic Boughton
Newton Dickenson, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.