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MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN

EOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.)
Thu SPZAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. -
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the Mayor's Court of tl.e
City of London Bill and the Newry and Enniskillen
Riil way Bill were conEidered and agreed io.

DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill, resuming
the considerat;on of clause 25.
Lord JOHN MANNERS moved to insert the words,
" or of adultery preceded or followed by the commission
of a crime for which the husband is sentenced to penal
servitude."

Sir G. GREY complained that no notice had been
given of the amendment, which involved an entirely new
principle, which there had been no time to consider.
Under these circumstances he trusted that the committee
would not sanctioa the amendment.
Mr. HENLEY thought that what the noble lord in-
tended to convey was that desertion being now admitted
one of the adjuncts of adultery for which divorce might
be granted, assonce under the sentence of a Co irt, con-
juiced with the same circumstances of adultery, shr:uld
also be taken as a ground for divorce. The words
would, no doubt, require very careful and close conside.
ration. For example, :f a woman had c lodoned the
offence of adultery on the part of the husband, she ought
not to possess the right to set up the case afresh.
Mr. GLADSTONE concurred with the Home Secre-
tary that the noble lord shouid take time to consider the
matter, and that if he thought a discussion upon the
question advisable, it should take place upon the re-
port.
Lord LOVAINE thought that divorces should be
granted in cases of adultery followed by hopele s lunacy.
He recommended the noble lord to postpone his amen( .
ment for further consideration.

Mr. HOPE opposed the amendment, :n 1 cited V. a
law of S.veden in confirrra ion of the undesirability of
giving legAl effact to stch a prov's on as that r
can -
minded I y the noble lei d.
Mr. HEATHOOTE supported the clause.

Mr. MALINS thought: that there should ha no
divorce unless there was an actual abandonment wits
intention, in consequence of adulterous connection. He
could not support the amendment, even if it were post-
poned for future con ideration.
Mr. DE VERE considered that the bill was not only
not founded upon religious Fanctions, but that, on
the contrary it was entirely at variance with all religious
obligations. With regard to the amendment of the noble
lord, he should feel it his duty to oppose it.
Lord J. MANNERS said he had no time to OVA
notice of the clause by placing it on the paper. `I he
government were so determined to press the bill nip ht
and day, that members had not time to look an inch
beyond their noses. (Laughter.)
[LEFT SITTING.]

MR. WOODIN'S POLYGRAPHIC ENTER-

MENT.

Pethaps no better illustration could be given of
Mr. Woodiu's performance than that which is ex-
pressed in the words he puts into the mow h of one
of his own play critics, when, after he has contem-
plated awhile the nature of the actor's powers, be
exclaims, in a tone of mingled admiration and sur-
prise, " I wonder how it is actors manage to get
into their heads all that they have got t ) say ?" We
think that all who visit the Polygraphic-hall, in
King William-street, Strand, must experience some
such feeling as they listen to Mr. Woodin's ce tse-
less flow of words of wit and humour. It is indeed
a wonder how he got into his head all that he says,
and more wonderful still how he manages to lorep
it there ; the more so, when he has got the sieec'ics
of so many others to keep, and th. so of so varied,
and sometimes of so wildly opposite. a natu s.
But Mr. Woodin has not been content to !epos°
upon his former laurels. Ambition has led him
fo:th to search for new triumphs ; and, pa zsi»g
the boundaries of his more legitimate province. he
has made a predatory incursion into the severer
and more classic region of Tragedy, and has brought
therefrom spoils and trophies to add to his reper-
toire. He wou'd seem to have despoiled the most
illustrious tragedian of this or perhaps any age—
her to whom the queenly sceptre of tragedy is
awarded by universal consent—of her mantle, and
be wears it so becomingly that not even Ristori
herself would find it in her heart to censure the
appropriation. The imitation is truly extra-
' ordinary, and the effect does not seem to be
diminished by having witnessed the great original
perform in the character.
Mr. Woodin has surpassed himself in this bold
achievement, for bold and self-reliant must be the
man who could essay such a task as to wear the
robe and speak and act the speech of Madame Ris-
tori ; and, moreover, when that speech runs in a
foreign accent, and when the genius and character
of the entire scene must be new and strange to him.
It is not Mr. Woodin's intention, as he explains in
a few very appropriate introductory remarks, to con-
vey aught of disrespect to the unrivalled aeress to
whom reference is here made. While he strives to
imitate her, he is himself the first and readiest to do
homage t.) her genius. No one is more awara
than he of the unapproachable eminence on which
she stands, and it is this very consciousness that
excited his ambitious feelings, and made him
anxious to catch some flashes of her spirit, some
few sparks of the tragic fire that glows in her
bosom, and utter the language of her immortal
speeclLk And this last he does after a wonderful
manner, accompanying it wi h. the movemen's
and action of Madame Ris to ; and so close'y are
the accessories of the piece imitated that one might
suppose the Polygraphic stage had been secre-ly
conveyed to the Lyceum. The addiiion of this
"latest novelty" to Mr. Woodin's programme
will, we doubt not, greatly extend the fame of his
very popular and amusing entertainment.
Literariuma

FATAL ACCIDENT TO LIEUT. D. SHAFT°,
ROYAL HORSE GUARDS.

A melancholy and fatal accident occurred to
Lieut. D. Shafto, of .the Royal Horse Guards,
whose regiment is now quavered at the Spital
Barracks, Windsor, and who was accidentally
drowned whilst bathing in the River Thames about
nine o'clock on Wednesday morning.
An inque,t was held at the King's Arms in the
afternoon, before Mr. Marlin, the coroner for the
borough.
Captain Wyndham Billingtor, of the Royal Horse
Guards, der osed—l have known the deceased about
five peals. He held the rank of lieutenant in the
same regiment with myself. I have bathed several
times with him at the Eton College masters' weir,
below Windsor-bridge. The stream here is rapid
and more or less dangerous. Deceased could swim
but was not a good swimmer. I went out with
him at half-past eight this morning with the in-
tention of bathing. He plunged into the
water first and I followed. We had. not been in
the water more than a minute when I saw deceased,
who had swam out about 10 or 15 yards, throw
up his arms and turn himself upon his back and
float, but immediately I saw his head go down. I
swam to him, and succeeded in catching hold of
ono of his hands, and called for help. Suddenly he
wrenched himself away from me and sank imme-
diately. He did not struggle at all. Quelch, the
waterman, came with his punt to the spot, and
tried to rescue the deceased. I then sent for the
drags, which were procured immediately, and after-
wards for medical assistance. Aft: r about th ree-
quarters of an hour's search the body was got out
of the water quite dead.
Samuel Quelcb, an Eton waterman, gave corro-
• borative evidence.
The witness, in answer to several questions put
to him by Mr. Wright, one of the jury, admitted
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at
that although he could swim, he was incapable of
futuredivi diving, ,
two
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pended to the verdict returned of "Accidental
death."

FEARFUL TUUNDERSTORM.—NOTTINGHAIf, Thursday.
—This afternoon a fearful thunderstorm occurred in this
town. It commenced at two o'clock, and continued for
ab
ran sweptout2ihour. down. The in lightning was exceedingly vivid, and
the torrents,
deluging kitchens, cel-
lars, &c. There was a good deal of damage done, and
the crops in the neighbourhood have received consider-
able injury.

TRADE OF CANADA WITH THE UNITED STATES.—TiIe
quantity of grain of all kinds (and hops) imported into
Canada from the United Slates last year was 3,601,211
barrels, and the value 884,3751. ; the number of animals
imported was 16,700, value 118,4741. The value of
other articles imported into Canada from the Union in
1856 amounted to 2,020,7051. They included meats,
seeds, fish, fruits, hides and felts, furs, provisions of all
kinds, timber, rice, and flax. The exports from Canada
to the United' States last year are valued at 44188851.
again5t2,082,936/. in 1854. Grain figures for 1,889,8101.,
flour for 1,043,7551., timber for 724.399 g
~ and wool for
78,215/. q
It uantities o a fish
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scales, while it is markedroornytmhenoshhoiunldtehre lriikveertheef had
proportion of the 1,250,000/.
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banded to the London agents of the Danish Govern-
ment. It is understood that the payments on this
account will not be remitted to Denmark, but will be
retained to discharge a portion of the Danish loans con-
tracted in this country, So far, therefore, from causing
inconvenience the transaction is likely to impart ease,
since the sums as they are received will most probably
be temporarily employed in the discount market.

[MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

--
HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CILINCELLOLI took his seat on the woollack
at 5 o'clock.
Lord DUNGANNON* gave notice that le-morrow he
should ask the Lord Privy Seal whether, in consequence
of the funds fKliing into the hands of the Ecclesiastical
Commission, by the death of Bishop Ellomfield, it is in
the contemplation of the Government to offer any remu-
neration to Dr. Ilinds, who has lot: ly I•signed the see
of Norwich.
Kord REDESDALE presented a petition from the
Dean and Chapter of Ely praying to be heard at the
bar of the house against the Ecclesiastical Commission
Bill.

THE BENGAL ENGINEERS.
Lord ELLENBOIIiOUGH said it would be recol-
lected that a short time ago a statement wai made by a
noble lord (Lard Melville), not now in his place,
respecting the discipline of the Bengal army. It
appeand that some stores were found hid
under a tarpaulin, and such a circumstance De-
cesarily led to some very severe animadver•
sions on the character of the Bengal Engineers.

He had a communication from Col. Mansell informing
bin that the matter had been inquired into by the late
General Whish, and he begged that the house
would susoend its judgment on the circumstance
until the result of the inquiry was made public.
The officers in the Bengal Engineers were taken into
the corps by competitive f aimivation, and this was the
first charge be had ever heard against the corps.
TAFF VALE RAILWAY.
Oa the moti )n of Lord RE DESDALE, the Taff Vale
RAilway Bill was read a third time and passed.
TEIE SWANSEA CENIETERY.
On the order of the day being read tor going into com-
mittee on this bill,
The Bishop of St. DAVIDS called the attention of
their lerdships to some charges that bad been made
against him by no less a person than the
Secretary of State in the other house. If
the matter merely related to himself he should not have
troubled their lordships with any observations, but the
matter was of deep interest to the clergy of the Church of
England, and such being the case, it was his duty to
enter into some Explanation. In the first 'place,
be solemnly protested, if guilty of any violation of
the law, it had been committed most unconsciously,
and nothing that had occurred warranted such a
charge against him. The charge against him was
that he had not availed himself of the discretionary

power vested in him before he did the act for which he
had been so harshly censured. The right rev. prelate, who
made a statement to their lordships the other evening
Lad by mistake very much overstated the income
of the Vicar of Swansea. The total income
of the vicar from all sources only amounted to 831. per
annum. A correspondence between himself and
ti e Burial Board, a copy of which he held in
his hand, had been printed and circulated, from which
it appeared that he had been applied to consecrate a new
burial ground, to which request he wrote to the
board expressing his willingness to consecrate
the ground provided. A conveyance was provided to
convey the vicar to and fro as he resided a considerable
distance from the spot, and was in possession of so small
an income that ho did not think such a re-
quest unreasonahl., but the members of the Burial
Board refused to accede to such a request, and the re-
-8114 was that he had refused to consecrate the cemetery.
Earl GRANVILLE thought that the bishop had
acted contrary to the spirit and letter of the law.
The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S denie l this.
The Bishop of OXFORD moved an amendment to
the clause which proposed the forming of pauper burial-
grounds. Such a distinction in death was invidious.
Earl GRANVILLE thought the paupers were of a
different opinion. They preferred being buried with their
friends and relatives.
Tunis lordships did rot laugh at this, but went on in
a conversational style, until not being able to agree they
divided—Contents, 22 ; non-contents, 13 ; majority, 4.
The Glance was, therefore, agreed t-r.
Earl FORTESCUE p )int.ed out the sufferings of the
London clergy from their dead being taken from them.
He wished to restrict the number of interments in
cemeteries to two in one grave, and four in aey one day,
but the noble earl took nothing by this objection. He
then ft:Lowed it up by objecting to the clause which gave
au appeal to the archbishop, to a burial board in cases
where a dispute arose between them and the bishop of
the diocese.
The Bishop of LONDON supported the cliu3e.
Lord DUNGANNON and the Bishop of OXFORD
opposed it.
Lord WENSLEYDALE suggested that the cemetery
might be shut up for years while the bishop and arch•
bishop settled their quarrels. He moved, therefore, an
amendment that if the Home Secretary declared the
cemetery in a fit state, any clergyman might officiate
peading the settlement of any question in abeyance.
The amendment was agreed t'.
On the clause regulating fee-, &c.,
The Bishop of LONDON moved that the fees be the
same for burial in unconsecrated as in consecrated

ground.
The Bishop of OXFORD supported the motion. He,
considered it a great scandal that there should be airy
huckstering ;aid cheapening to induce the relatives of the
dead to bury them a 4 Dissenters.
O. this their lordships divided--
For the clause as it stood
I'l,r the amendment •
Majority —2
- - - -

The remaining clauses were agreed to, after a fruitless
attempt of the Bishop of Oxford at delay.
The B iundaries of Borought Extension
to(Scotland)
passed through committee.
Ile Municipal Corporations was read a third time
an l pas3ed.
The Ma: rid Wxnah's Revel sionary Interest Bill was
passed through committee.
The New Z ,aland L,)au Compary's Bill, the New Zia-
land Company's Calms Bill, and the New Z3aland Go-
vernment Act Amendment Bill were pawed through
ematnittee.

DIFFICULTIES AT CONSTAN rINOPLE.
'Lord CLANRICARDE said that it seas perhaps
herdly necessary to put the question of which he had
given notice, as it had been asked in the other house, and
an tx‘semely satisfactory answer had been given. The
house had received an assurance that though difficulties
hal arisen at Constantinople, there was no danger that
they would g,nerate any change in the political relations
of Europe, or would affect the atianee, which was a mat-
ter of greater importance to this country than any of the
details of the settlement of the Principalities. He com-
e lained, however, that documents were not placed on
the table which were fully circulated out of doors. From
such documents a belief prevailed that the interference
of the Porte in the elections had been such as to render
the whole proceedings absurd as the supposed expression
of the feeling of the people. lie hoped nothing would
be done till there had been a fair and free election. The
noble I ird concluded by putting his question.
Lord CLARENDON said it was true there had been a
great dewy in coming to a defieite conclusion -in this
matter, but it must be remembered that one of the chief
cLuscs of that delay was the difficulty as to Bessarabia.
Ic v.as felt that the elections would not proceed till the
Austrian occupation had ceased, as it would not be
thought that the *lector could be free is the presence of
Austrian bayonets. But tee account of the season, neither
could the troops be removed nor could the commissioners
proceed to their posts, and so they did not commence
Operations till May. Then the firman which had been
settled at Constmtinople was understood in a different
sense in Moldavia and Wallachia, so that it had to be
referred back to Constantinople to decide on the correct
interpretation. When the protocols came to be laid on
the table, they would find that the conduct of Sir Henry
Bulwer had been of the most impartial character. It
would not be fair to publish at present the protocols, in
which six powers were concerned, and which at present
were regarded as confidential. Toe real point of diffe-
rence had been the interpretation of the finnan as applied
to Moldavia. It had been decided that it should be inter-
pretated in the same manner as for Wallachia, except in
some details which necessarily differed from the circum-
stances of the country. The elections had been pro-
ceeded with and completed in the meanwhile. Some of
the powers protested against the Dican as not fairly re
presenting the people, but the Sultan did not think it
would be becoming to his dignity to act upon that sug-
gestion, unless be was requested to do so by the unani-
mous voice of all the powers. Thus arose misunder-
standings which were not much amended by telegraphic
despatches being misunderstood. It eo happened that
the interruption became known just the moment
when the Emperor of the FrencS arrived at Osborne,
which afforded an opportunity of revising the whole of
this very complicated matter, and led to a conclusion
that though there had been no regular scrutiny upon
'which the elections could be declared null and void had
they occurred in this country, yet there was a prima
im
t leeci et
i ocnaes! ...against the fairness and regularity of the
Portea.et was felt that it was for the interest of the
of the`up:.orzo doubt of the faithful representation
Sultan having should Exist. He trusted that the
deicated his dignity by the course he
had taken,
ho believed
to &rant the request of the
other Powers, and
u,
the Suggestions.
there would be no diffi
culty in carrying out S
;;lestiom.
mori
TON ED.
On the motion of Lori EAGLE of Brandon,
ihe standing order of the ad Jul respectin, the refer-
ence to the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper of the
Great Seal, of claims and tights of votin
of representative peers of Ireland, should the election
extended
the case of parties who claim the right of voting by
to
virtue of peerages, under which votes have been ggive.
and admitted at the election for such representative
peers of Ireland.
WILLS, &c., OF BRITBILLISTI SUBJECTS ABROAD
.
On the motion for the second reading of this b.ll,
Lord WENSLEYDALE contended that all the pur-
poses wouli be secured by proper instructions being
given to the consuls, which might be done by a note,
thus rendering the but unnecessary, If wills were made
in duplicate, one according to the law of the country,
and the other according to the law of England, all diffi-
culty would be removed.
Lord CLARENDON', with all respect for the sugges-
tions of the noble and learned lord, supported the bid
lie could assure his noble and learned friend that he
would give his beat attention to the matter, as well as his
noble friend on the woolsack ; and if they could devise
any means by which the diplomatic consular agents
abroad could give the information suggested, it shotil I
be done.
' Lord WENSLEYDALE said the necessary instruc-
tions to diplomatic and consular agents might be given
in the shape of a short note. On the second reading of
the bill he should move a resolution to that effect.
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES BILLS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition