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BALLOT FOR THE MILITIA

The SECRETARY-AT-WAR obtained leave to bring in 8
bill to suspend ballot for the militia.

CRIME AND OUTRAGE IN IRELAND ACT

Mr. NAPIER, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to
continue the act of 1847 for the better prevention of crime
and outrage in certain parts of Ireland, gave an outline
of the nature and provisions of that act, with a description
of the circumstances of Ireland when it was introduced ;
and then drew an appalling picture of the agrarian outra-
ges—which had doubled in number since 1847—the threat-
ening notices, the murders for which no conviction could be
obtained, juries being, he said, intimidated from perform-
ing their duties. In this state of things, when the ordi-
nary law was insufficient for the protection of life and
property, the house, he thought, would incur a fearful re-
sponsibility if it refused to continue this act for a limited
period—Mr. LAWLESS should oppose the introduction of
such a bill, unaccompanied by any measure for ameliorat-
ing the condition of Ireland.—Mr. F. Scully, Mr. S.
Crawford, Mr. Anstey, and Mr. Keogh opposed the
motion on similar grounds.—The CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER denied that this was a measure of coercion;
it was a measure of police, which was expiring, and the
condition of Ireland required its continuance. With
respect to remedial measures, such measures, he said,
had been already prepared by the government; but he
asked whether any member, looking at the position of
the ministry and the temper of the house generally in the
transaction of public business, could really say that it had
been in their power to introduce them. The government
could not incur the responsibility of letting this act ex-
pire, which would release great criminals ; but the bill
was to continue only until next December, so that the
subject must be re-considered in the ensuing parliament.—
Upon a division, the motion for leave to bring in the bill
was carried by 140 against 19.—The morning sitting did
not terminate until nearly five o'clock.

ANOTHER CASE AGAINST AUSTRIA

At the evening sitting, Mr. ANSTEY rose to move a
resolution to the effect—That the case of the Rev. Alessrs.
Wingate, Smith, and Edward, expelled from the Austrian
dominions, called for prompt and earnest measures on the
part of her Majesty's government, and was entering into
long details of their case when the house was counted out,
at a quarter to eight o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16.
THE FACTORY ACT.
In reply to a question from Sir J. TYRRELL,Mr.WAI.-
POLE stated that it had been ascertained that the Factory
Act was systematically violated by certain persons who
had prevented the factory inspectors from making an
examination.

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Ireland, and therefore it was not the intention 'of the
government to give a special warning, by publishing the
proclamation in the Dublin Gazette, unless 7a similar
occurrence should take place. The law, he added, had
not, as Mr. Keogh assumed, lain dormant ; but it had
come to the knowledge of the government that Roman
Catholics in this country were going to renew those pro-
cessions along the highways, which had been 'done away
for 300 years, by marching from village to village, with
banners and emblems of their faith in honour of the
Virgin Mary; and one procession had taken place, which
moved for four miles along the high road, consisting of
150 persons, with banners, emblems, crucifixes, and
images. He had no hesitation in saying that such a pro-
cession must give much annoyance to others of her Ma-
jesty's subjects; and the government thought it right to
prevent such a violation of the law, in which instance
danger actually existed of a breach of the peace. If the
law in this respect were not observed, its violation must
necessarily draw down punishment on those who, after
this warning, wilfully infringed it.

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BISHOPRIC OF CHRIST CHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) BILL.
Mr. ADDERLEY explained the nature of this bill, which
was to divide the see of New Zealand, which had become
too large. It had been objected against by Mr. Anstey
as establishing the Queen's supremacy in the colonies;
but the government felt it their duty to resist any altera-
tion which would take away from it that character.—
After a short debate, the second reading was carried by
111 against 34.

THE VESTRIES BILL.
On the motion of Sir DE LACY EVANS, the Vestries
Bill was proposed fora second reading.—The ATrouNEt-
GENERAL moved that it be read that day three months ;
and on a division the bill was lost by a majority of 86
against 26 in favour of the amendment.

MR. F. O'CONNOR,

Mr. WALPOLE brought up the ieport of the select com-
mittee appointed to inquire into the facts alleged in a
petition of Miss O'Connor, relative to the condition of
her brother, Mr. F. O'Connor. The report stated that
Dr. Tweedie and Mr. Lawrence had certified Mr. O'Con-
nor's unsoundness of mind ; and, as Dr. Tooke had con-
sented to receive him into his asylum, and he and Miss
O'Connor had undertaken that he should not be removed
from the asylum without the consent of the house, the
committee recommended that Mr. O'Connor should be
discharged from the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, is
order to his being removed to Dr. Tooke's asylum. On
the motion of Mr. Walpole, Mr. O'Connor was, with
that view, ordered to be discharged from the custody of
the sergeant. without payment of his fees.

CORRUPT PRACTICES AT

,LECTIONS BILL

On the order for the committal of the Corrupt Practices
at Elections (No. 2) Bill, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL
opposed the further progress of the bill, moving that it be
committed that day three months.—Mr. ANSTEY defended
the bill, which, upon a division, was rejected by 65
against 16.
The house then adjourned.

THURSDAY, JUNE 17.
METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY BILI

Lord J. MANNERS moved the committal of this bill,
which had been introduced by the late government and
amended by the present.—Mr. MowATT moved that it be
recommitted that day three months, his objection to the
bill being that the chief source of supply under the bill.
was the impure water of the Thamcs.—A conversation
ensued, in which Lord Ebrington, Mr. T. Duncombe,
and others, took part; and ultimately the bill was com-
mitted.

INCOME-TAX ASSESSMENTS

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Lord J. MANNERS moved the second reading of the
Metropolitan Burials Bill, observing that the evils which
resulted from the present state of things were notorious,
and two years' experience of the act of 1850 had shewn that
nothing would be done under that law to mitigate them..
He explained the causes which had led to the failure
of that act, and gave a short summary of the provisions of
this bill, and of the alterations he proposed to make in
them in committee. Upon the subject of compensation,
it was not proposed to close any burial grounds except
those which were public nuisances and inimical to public
health, and compensation could not be claimed in such
cases.—Lord Ebrington opposed the bill, and Mr. T.
Duncombe and Lord Seymour approved of it, and it was
read a second time.

The Metropolitan Sewers Bill passed through cortimit-
tee ; and the Consolidated Fund Bill, the Militia Ballots
Suspension Bill, and Militia Pay Bill, were each read a
second time.

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL

On the third reading of the New Zealand Government
Bill, Sir W. MoLaswonTri said he should move that the
land clauses be omitted, since the house could not coma
to a determination as to the just claims of the New Zea-
land Company until there had been an inquiry into the
affairs and conduct of the company.—The bill was read a
third time.—On the question that it do pass, Sir W.
MOLESWORTH moved that the clauses he referred to be
omitted.—Sir J. PAKINGTON opposed the motion, urging
that it was impossible to reverse the deliberate decision of
the late government, whether the bargain was a good or
bad one.—Mr. GLADSTONE cord iallysupported the motion.
Sir W. Molesworth bad made allegations of the suppres-
sion of material facts against the New Zealand Company,
from which they had obtained undue advantages. This
was a matter into which the house was bound to examine.
Mr. AuLioNsy and Mr. J. A. SMITH, on behalf of the
New Zealand Company, professed a readiness to meet the
charges, which the last hon. member declared were
trumped up to serve an unworthy purpose.—Upon a divi-
sion, the amendment was negatived by 99 against 21 ; and
after a few observations by Mr. AGLIONBY, Mr. MANGLES,
and Sir W. MOLESWORTH, the bill passed.

COUNTY ELECTIONS POLLS BILL

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On the third reading of the County Elections Polls
Bill a division took plaee, when the motion was nega-
tived by 49 against 39, so that the bill is lost.
Other bills were advanced a stage, and the remaining
business having been disposed of, the house adjourned at
a quarter past 2 o'clock.

FRIDAY, JUNE 18

At the morning sitting, the Consolidated Fund Bill,
(with a clause of appropriation,) the Militia Ballots Sus—
pension Bill, and the Militia Pay Bill, passed through
committee.

The Improvement of the Jurisdiction of Equity Bill
was read a third time and passed, with the addition of
clauses with reference to non appearance to writs of sum-
mons or subpoena, and a clause relative to the payment of
Examiners.

The house then went into committee upon the Nisi
Prius Officers' Bill, and afterwards upon the Common.
Law Procedure Bill, all the clauses of which (230 in num-
ber) were gone through, and with a few amendments
agreed to.

-Mr. NAPIER stated that a bill was prepared, to be intro-
duced next session, of a similar character, for Ireland.
Some other bills were forwarded a stage, after which
the house adjourned until six o'clock.

THE VICARAGE OF FROME.
In the evening sitting, on the motion that the house. at
its rising, should adjourn until Monday next, Mr. HORS-
MAN took the opportunity of stating that he had taken
every possible pains to nominate the committee upon the
Frome vicarage, but the impediments thrown in his way
by the course adopted by Mr. Gladstone, compelled him,
at that late period of the session, to give up altogether the
appointment of a select committee to inquire into the
case. Mr. GLADSTONE insisted that the course he had
pursued was conformable to precedent, and, what was still
more important, was conformable to justice also. He wall
only anxious that the hon. gentleman, having charges to,
make against a right rev. prelate, should make those
charges in a definite shape. After some observations from
Sir W. P. Woon, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
deprecated any further discussion of a question which in
the present session would lead to no practical result, and
the matter was soon after allowed to drop. The motion
was then agreed to.
CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL.
Lord NAAS moved the second reading of this bill. Mr.
V. SCULLY moved as an amendment that the bill be read
a second time that day three months.—Mr. LAWLESS
seconded the amendment.—The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for
IRELAND argued for the necessity of renewing this bill
until the next parliament should have an opportunity of
determining whether it ought to be continued on the
statute book. It was notorious that a wide-spread con-
spiracy existed in Ireland, not only against landlords, but
against property of every description. He could assure
the house that the law should be impartially administered,
and that it should be applied as well to orange as to rib-
bon sot-ieties, to protect the peaceable and honest, and
deprive the evil disposed as far as possible of the means of
doing mischief. After some observations from other
members, the house divided, and the numbers were—For
the second reading, 118; against it, 13 ; majority, 105.
The bill was then read a!second time.

THE ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL

was read a second time.—On the motion that it
on Monday next, a discussion arose, and Mr. J.
STUART moved, as an amendment, that the bill be-com-
mitted that day six months.—Mr. BUTT seconded the
amendment, shewing in a clear and able speech, the de-
pression of landed property which had taken place under
the operation of tho Encumbered Estates Act, and the
probability that still further sacrifices of property must
follow its renewal.—The house then divided, and the
numbers were—for the amendment, 6 ; against it, 78 :
majority, 72.
The remaining business was then disposed of, and the
house adjourned.

STRANGE who has been living for several years on
mar
terms with a woman of the name of Conolly, has
been
poisonedt by eating a portion of some cakes, which
he
found a
in the street one morning as he was going to his
TtaulAN on TRAGEDY .A T WIGAN,--Johti Nicholls, a
collier
work. Mrs.Conolly and several of the children, who also
partook of the cakes, have narrowly escaped death. It is
supposed that the wife of Nicholls, from whom he has
been separated for upwards of ten years, placed the poi-
soned cakes in his way. She is in custody together with
a man with whom she has been consorting.

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)st their lives, has occurred at Ardrossr.
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