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poned until the evening, no leading members of the Go-
vernment being present.
Lord C. PAGET deferred the vote until the evening

sitting.
After some further discussion the vote was postponed.

DRAINAGE LAND BILL.

This bill passed through committee, and was ordered for
third reading to-morrow. _ _

The sitting was suspended at four o'clock.

At six o'clock the house resumed.

VACATION OF SEATS.

Mr. GREGSON gave notice that early next session he
would bring under the notice of the house the subject of
the vacation of se ,ts by members on taking office, with a
view to the amendment of law relating thereto.
MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT.

Mr. M. ➢IILNES gave notice that early next session he
would bring in a bill to legalise marriages within certain
degrees of affinity.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Sir C. WOOD announced that the house would sit to.
morrow (this day).
RAILS (HIGHWAYS AND STREETS) BILL.

Mr. AYRTON said that it appeared impossible to pro-
ceed with hi 3 bill during the present session, and he should
therefore withdraw it.—The order was discharged.

JUSTICES' JUSTICE. •
Mr. H. LEWIS asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether his attention had been called to
the case of Thomas Carter, who was on Monday, the 15th
day of July, brought before Thomas Thorpe Fowke and Le
Marchant Thomas, Esqre., at the Ryde Police court,
charged with being a vagrant and sleeping in the open air
at Oakfield, and who was committed by those magistrates to
Winchester Gaol for three weeks, and ordered to be kept to
hard labour for that period ; and if so whether he has given
or intends to give orders for his immediate release.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said a letter had been written from his
department calling for a report, but it had not yet been re-
ceived.

GALWAY CONTRACT.
Mr. GREGORY postponed a motion of which he had
given notice, as to renewing postal communication between
Galway and America.
THE SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. BUXTON rose to call attention to the subject of
the slave trade, and to the necessity of appointing a consul
at 'Mozambique. lle was anxious that the house and the
Government should not overlook the increase of the Cuban
slave trade, and the importance of supplementing the
exertions of the naval force on the African coast by other
measures, especially by the reappointment of a consul at
Mozambique. Last year, he said, we captured twenty
slave ships, and yet the traffic in slaves was flourish-
ing. More than a twelvemonth ago Lord John Rus.
sell (now Lord Russell) advocated the introduction of Chi-
nese and coolies into Cuba. Although that kind of immi-
gration was originally abused, the Chinese, owing to their
perseverance and determination of character, had secured
for themselves good treatment, and were now earning good
wages. If more free labour were introduced, it would aid
in the good work of abolishing, not only the slave trade, but
slavery itself. Every endeavour should be made to drive at
the slave trade from Wydah. We ought to exert ourselves
to introduce and assist Portugal to do all that in her lay to
aid in suppressing the slave trade. The most effectual way
to assist Portugal in suppressing the slave trade on the east
coast, would be by appointing consuls on the coast. There
were some objections, such as that the coast was unhealthy,
and that it was a detestable place to live in. It was also
said that Dr. Livingstone was appointed a consul ; but his
post was far distant, and indeed he was so engaged in ex-
ploring the interior, that his services as a consul could not
be very valuable. He believed that the Government of
Portugal sincerely wished to put down the slave trade, as
its continuance was opposed to Portuguese interests, and

they would be glad to suppress the slave trade to the ad•
vantage of legitimate trade.

Mr. CAVE expressed his regret 'that they had not the
advantage of the presence of the noble lord the Secretary for
the Foreign Department. Yet he thought the time was
most appropriate, coming so shortly after the letter of the
Emperor of the French on this question. He approved of
the late treaty, but it appeared to him that we were giving
a great deal to France, and receiving very little. He hoped
that,",while we had conceded so much to France, we had ob-
tained from that country some modification as to the law of
search. Some speakers were very hard upon Spain, but
Spain hardly received a single slave that did not come under
the flag of one of the great maritime Powers. The flag of
America was much disgraced in this way, and that of
France was not wholly unstained.
Mr. H. BERKELEY urged the necessity of appointing
a consul at Mozambique.
Sir J. PAKINGT ON contended that there was no dimi-