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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, May 17.

Their Lordships met to-day shortly after Four o'clock,
in order to give the Royal Assent to several Bills that
Chad passed both Houses of Parliament, viz,:—
The Exchequer•bills (9,200,0001.)

The Brick Duties.
The Commons Inclosure.
The School District Contributions.

The Indemnity.
, The Titles of Religious Congregations (Scotland).
heDistressed Unions Advances and Repayment of Ad-
vances
The. Bristol Water Works (Amendment).
the Suffolk and General County Amicable Insurance
Office.
The Birkenhead Improvement.
The West Bromwich Rates.
The Brighton Improvement, Purchase of Royal Pavi-
lion and Grounds, and Amendment of Existing Acts.
The South Wales Railway (No. 1).
The Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway.
The Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance So-
, . ciety.
The Architects, Civil EngincerF, Builders, and General
Fire and Life Insurance, Annuity, and Reversionary
Interest Company (incorporation of the company
under a different name).
The Ramsey, Upwood, and Great Raveley Turf Fens
and Lockspit Lots and Lockspit Lands Drainage
and Improvement.
The Wakefield Borough Market (New Site) Approaches.
The Buckinghamshire Railway.
The Glasgow and Shotts Turnpike-roads Improvement.
Hartley's Divorce.
The Lords Commissioners were Lord Campbell, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, and Earl Granville.
Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure.
The House resumed at Five o'clock.
The Parish Constables Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Several petitions were presented against Sunday la-
bour in the Post.office.
RECALL OF THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR.
Lord BROUGHAM rose to call the attention of the
House to the proceedings which had yesterday taken
place' in the French Assembly, on the subject of the
recall of M. Drouyn de rlluys, the French Ambassador
from this country. His Noble Friend opposite, the most
candid and straightforward Minister of State that he
had ever known, had yesterday, in utter ignorance
• as he believed, of the real facts of the case,
assured the Ilvie that the recall of the French
Ambassador, or rather the return of that
gentleman from London to Paris, was not a matter of
that grave importance which he (Lord Brougham)
had imagined. The Noble Marquis had not
perhaps said, but had given it to be understood that the
return of M. Drouyn de l'Huys to Paris, had been for
the purpose of enabling that gentleman to give impartial
explanations is the French Assembly. Now,
it turned out, that there was not the shadow
a a foundation fur taking such a view of
the case. He had not been recalled to make any
explanations. He bad made no explanations. It had '
Leo distinctly stated hyi General Lahitte, the Minister
for. Foreign Affairs, that M. Drouyn de l'Huys had
been recalled in order to express the grave dissatisfac-
tion with which the French Government regarded the
conthe t of England in the affairs of Greece, and this
account was echoed by the vociferous cheers of the
represent itives of the French people elected by univer
sal suffrage. It was amid that there was no offence in-
, teided to her Majesty by the absence of M. Drouyn de
l'Huys from Lod Paimerston's banquet. Be it so.
Bat how happened it that if M. Drouyn de l'Huys was
obliged to go to Paris on that day that M. Mariscolche.
the French Chargo d'Affaires, was also absent ? It
could not be said ot him, as had been said t f the Russian
Ambassador, that his family were suffering from indis-
position. With regard to tne Russian Ambassador, it
was very true teat two months since his family had
been suffering from iudispofttion, but that did not
apply to tire family of M. Mariscolche, nor
to the family of the Bavarian Minister.
The French, the Russian, and the Bavarian Ministers
were absent from that banquet. All the party of order
in the French Assembly had cheered the announcement
of General Lahitte, hut the Mountain, the party of dis-
ord6r, had remained silent, and he had had complaints
made to him in Penis by members of the party of order
of the countenance which was given in this country to
the exiles, who made use of the asylum which was
afforded tnem here to stir up disaffection between the
French people and the French Government. That they
from hence issued orders to their partisans he knew from
the communications which he had had with the French
Geverntnant. From London were issued orders from
Caussidiere, and other less scrupulous members
ot his party, for the guidance of the Rouge party in
France, who took their emblem from the colour of
blood. He knew that it was impossible to expel these
persons. He knew that it would be an infringement of
our laws to attempt it, and therefore he would not ex-
press any regret that no means were adopted to expel
them, but he was continually receiving remonstrances
from the party of order in Paris against the coun-
tenance that was afforded to these men in this country.
It was said that they wero not so ill-received as they
ought to be, but he knew right well that
they were not received at all, and that they received no
countenance from the authorities, for they were con-
stantly engaged in endeavouring to stir up be-
tween the two countries by their vile and worthless
publications. Ho knew it would be said that all this
would blow over; perhaps it might, but the repeated oc-
currence of such misunderstandings could not blow over
without leaving behind them feelings of irritation which
must eventually lead to a breach of that peace, the
maintenance of which to France and England, and to the
whole of Europe, was of that importance which "passed
all understanding." General Lahitte had stated that
he had directed the letter which ho had addressed to
M. Drouyn de l'Huys to Lord Palmerston. Now
either M. Drouyn de l'Huys had neglected to read that
letter to Lord Palmerston, in which case of course be
could never expect to be employed again by the French
Government; or, having read it, his Noble Friend
Lord Palmerston had neglected to commu-
nicate it to his Noble Friend opposite,
or his Noble Friend opposite did not attach to that letter
the importance which he (Lord Brougham) attached to
it. He would add that his opinion with regard to the
rights of the question he should not form until he had
read the documents. Ile would not at present give any
judgment between England and France, between Lord
Palmerston and Mr. Wyse on the one part, or General
Lahitte on the other. If, after having considered the
matter, he should consider the French Government was
in the wrong, ho should be among the first and most
zealous supporters .of the British Government, or if he
thought we were in the wrong, he should support the
French Government.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would not enter into
any general discussion of the question, but would merely
put his Noble and Learned Friend right as to certain
facts. In the first place, the French Ambassador,
as he had stated last night, had presented no
letters of recall, such as wen) ordinarily pre-
sented when an Ambassador was recalled from a
Court. In the next place the reason why M. Maris-
c-Olche did not attend Lord Palmerston's
banquet was simply that he was not invited,
because it was not usual to invite secretaries of
embassies to such banquets. The Russian Am-
bl.ssador had written to ex,:use himself from attending
on the ground of indisposition existing in his family.
The papers would shortly be laid before the House,
,when, he would be prepared to enter into the whole
' question.
After mutual explanations from Lord Brougham and
the Marquis of Lansdowne, and a few words from the
`Marquis
of Londonderry, tha subject dropped.
LEASEHOLD TENURE OF LANDS (IRELAND)

BILL.
On the application of the Earl of WICKLOW, the fur-
ther progress of this Bill was postponed until after the
Whitsuntide holidays.
. Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from a place
kik the diocese of Limerick, praying that a portion of the
temporalities of the Irish Protestant Church may be de-
Voted to the relief of the poorer Roman Catholic clergy
in populous places in Ireland.
EXTRAMURAL INTERMENTS.
.; The Marquis of -LANSDOWNE presented a petition
-numerously signed by the citizens of London in favour
of extramural interments.
Their Lordships then adjourned until Monday week.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 17.
The SPEAKE PRIVATE BUSINESS the Chair at Four.o'clock.

t The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
considered and agreed to!—
" Kew and Petersham Vicarage.
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway.
THIRD READINGS.
Th• following Bills were read a third time and paned:
Dublin and Drogheda Railway.
London (City) Improvements.
Reading Cattle Market.
The following Bills, as amended. were considered and
agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be read a third
time
_Birkenhead Dock Trustees.
Swansea Dock Company.
South Wales Railway (Capital).
SECOND READING.
The River Lee Trust Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed.
ROYAL ASSENT.
Mr. Pullman, the Deputy-Usher of the Black Rod,
appeared at the table, and summoned the House to at-
tend
ginatbtyhectinr of the Lords' to hear the Royal assent
Lords'
several public and private Bills,
(for which see d report).
The Speaker, attended by iiae Sergeant,at-Arms and
a few Honourable Members, immediately quitted the
House to obey the summons. On his return be an-
.. nounced the names of the Bills which had been as-
. sented to.

The LORD MAYOR of DUBLIN presented a peti-
tion, signed by 900 of the citizens of Dublin, praying for
the abolition of capital punishments as being opposed to
the spirit of Christianity; also petitions from spirit-
dealers in placos in Tipperary and Queen's County
praying for a drawbackg the duty on spirits in bond.
Lord RENDLESHAM presented a petition from
Suffolk complaining of agricultural distress.
Colonel LINDSAY presented a petition from Wigan
against the Factory Act.
Sir M. CHOLMELEY presented :a petition from
a place in Lincolnshire praying the House to pass a
Bill for the better suppression of female prostitution;
also a petition from Louth in favour of the Marriage
Bill.
Mr. WYLD presented a petition from a body of Irish
colliers praying that the House would establish a Go-
vernment inspection of mines.
Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a petition praying
for the abolition of church•rates.
Lord NAAS presented a petition from the manufac-
turers of spirits in the county of Mayo praying for
an alteration in the laws regarding bonded spirits in
Ireland.

The O'GORMAN MAHON presented a petition
from the town of Ennis to a similar effect.

Mr. MONSELL presented a petition from the Union
of Brough complaining of deficiency of church accommo-
dation for the Roman Catholics of that district.

Mr. B. OSBORNE presented a petiti,)n from Dr. Reid
stating that his plans for the ventilation of the New
House had been misrepresented, and a great national
work injured in consequence, and praying that he might
be allowed to state the facts of the case.

Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from the
tailors of London praying for an inquiry into the griev-
ances of their trade. _ _

Mr. HUME presented a petition from a person in
London against the Government Savings Bank Bill,
and praying that some competent authority might be
appointed to consider the subject of savings banks.
Mr. GROGAN presented a petition from Dublin
against the abolition of the office of Lord-Lieutenant.