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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, M. 19.
The Preston Water-works Bill was read a third time
and passed.

Mr. CHARLES TURNER presented a petition from the
Liverpool East India and China Association, praying that
in legislating for the future government of India the house
will take into consideration the statements in the petition,
and adopt such measures therein as they may see fit.
The Excise Duties on Spirits Bill, and the Customs
Duties on Spirits Bill, were read a second time.
INDIA.—Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that, on the 3rd
of June, Sir C. Wood would state the views of the Govern-
ment with reference to the future administration of India.
Mr. RICH called attention to the deficiency of information
concerning the operation of the East India Act of 1833,
more especially as regards the natives of India, and urged
reasons why he thought it expedient that the subject
should be more fully examined and more maturely con-
sidered before Parliament proceeded to legislate, it being
almost in the dark as to the working of the machinery of
the Indian Government, and even as to the organization
of the army.

MAyNooTH.—The house then went into Committee of
Supply upon the civil service estimates, when various
votes were agreed to, after undergoing discussion. Upon
the vote of X 4.5,600 for the repair and maintenance of
public buildings in Ireland. Mr. SPOONER moved to re.
duce the amount by £1,235 for the repairs of St. Patrick's
College, Maynooth. This amendment, after some debate,
was carried by 76 to 56, being a majority of 20 against
Ministers.

HACKNEY CARRIAGES.—The house went into com-
mittee pro forma on the Hackney Carriages (Metropolis)
Bill.

CLITHEROE.—On the motion of Sir G. GOODMAN a
new writ was ordered for the borough of Clitheroe.

FRIDAY, MAY 20.

ANNEXATION OF PEGU.—In reply to questions, Sir
CHARLES WOOD said, that the province of " Pegu" had
been annexed to our Indian empire, by the Governor-
General, in accordance with instructions from the home
government ; that it was believed the new province would
pay its own expenses ; arid that no instructions had been
sent out to annex more territory.
DOCKYARD VOTERS.—In reply to a question, Lord JOHN
RUSSELL said he intended to postpone his bill for the
disfranchisement of the dockyard electors until Thursday
se'nnight.

REBELLION IN CHINA.—In answer to Lord Jocelyn,
Lord Jolts RUSSELL explained, in reference to the civil
war going on in China, that the government had given
instructions that a sufficient force should attend the scene
of action to protect British subjects, but that there was
no intention to join in the hostilities.

THE INCONIE-TAX.—On the motion for the second
reading of the Income-tax Bill, Mr. DISRAELI announced
that, although from considerations of public convenience
it was not the intention of his friends to resist the motion,
they reserved to themselves the right of objecting to the
bill in its future stages. The bill was then read a second
time.

MAYNOOTH.—In answer to Mr. Maguire, Lord JOHN
RUSSELL said that, the house having refused the vote for
the repair of the College of Maynooth, it was not the in-
tention of the Government to propose any further esti-
mate. He • gave notice that on Monday he should move
the adjournment of the house until the following Thurs-
day (the intervening days being the Queen's birthday and
the Derby day.) (Cheers.)
THE SUPPLIES.—The house went into committee of
supply, when the additional civil service votes were taken.
—On the vote of £7,450 to defray the expenses of the
Falkland Islands, Sir J. SHELLEY objected to an item of
£lOO in the votes for the salary of the chaplain of the
Falkland Islands. He moved the reduction of the vote
by the above amount.—After some discussion the vote
was agreed to by 83 to 35.

THE REGIUM DONUM.—On the motion that a sum of
£38,491 be granted in aid of Nonconforming Ministers in
the North of Ireland (the Regium Donuni ) being put
from the chair, Sir J. SHELLY moved as an amendment
that the grant be disallowed.—Mr. BRIGHT supported
the amendment, contending that this Regium Donuni
was granted solely for the purpose of bribing the Presby-
terians of the North of Ireland from joining the Roman-
ists in their efforts to reduce the privileges enjoyed by the
Church in Ireland.—Sir W. CLAY said he must vote
against the grant, believing that the rejection of the vote
for the repair of Maynooth College ruled the case. After
such a vote he could not, in future, support any vote for
any ecclesiastical purpose whatever.—Sir J. YOUNG con-
tended that the vote of the previous evening should be
taken rather as a warning than as a precedent.—Mr. COB-
DEN said the result of the vote on the nunnery question
and of that with respect to the repair of Maynooth, con-
vinced him that the time was fast approaching when all
favouritism in respect to ecclesiastical grants and endow.
ments must terminate.—Lord J. RussELL believed Mr.
Spooner had not contemplated the effect likely to be pro-
duced by his motion of the preceding evening. The
opinions expressed by Sir W. Clay and Mr. Cobden
might, perhaps, open his eyes to the consequences of his
success. He would say that if the house was desirous
of supporting Church establishments they ought to act
with justice towards all religious parties.—After some
discussion, the vote was carried by 183 to 48.
COLONIAL GOYERNORS.—On the vote of £184,000 for
the consular establishment abroad,—Captain SCOBELL
denounced the double salary paid to the Governor of
Hong-Kong, as Governor and Chief Superintendent of
Trade, as excessive. The latter office was unnecessary,
and he moved that the salary of £3,000 he reduced by
£1,500. On a division the amendment was negatived by
72 to 48.

The Hackney Carriages Bill passed through committee,
and the house adjourned at half past two o'clock.

ECCLESIASTICAL.

DIOCESE OF CHESTER.

PREFERMENT.—The Rev. John Sheffield to the stipen-
diary curacy of Hartford, in the county of Chester, on the
nomination of the Rev. J. Royds, incumbent of the same
church.

VACANCY.—The perpetual curacy of Ashton Hayes, in
the parish of Tam in, in the county of Chester, by resigna-
tion of the Rev. Gerard Smith. Patron, Wm. Atkinson,
Esq.

ORDINATION.—The Bishop of Chester intends holding
an ordination at Chester on Sunday, the 25th September
next. Candidates for ordination on that day are required
to send all necessary papers to Charles T. W. Parry, Esq.,
his lordship's secretary, on or before the 15th August, at
the latest.

ORDINATION in the Cathedral Church of Chester on
Sunday last, the 22d day of May, 1853 :—Deacons : John
R. Armistead, 8.A., Christ Church, Oxford, licensed to
Sandbach ; Henry H. Burrow, 8.A., St. Mary Magdalen.
hall, Oxford, Levens ; John Herdman Carlisle, 8.A.,
Wadham, Oxford, Trinity, Southport; Richard Greenall,
8.A., King's-hall and College of Brasenose, Oxford,
Grappenhall; Thomas Barge Jenkinson, 8.A., Pembroke,
Oxford, Mottram, in Longdendale ; Frederick Teeling
Cusins, M.A., Sidney Sussex, Cambridge, St. James's,
Latchford ; Wakefield Guft Meade, 8.A., Clare-hall,
Cambridge, Tarporley ; Robert Temple, 8.A., Trinity,
Cambridge, St. Mary's, Chester ; John Edgeworth Close,
8.A., Trinity, Dublin, St. Bridget's, with St. Martin's,
Chester ; George Frederick Winstanley Wallis, 8.A.,
Trinity, Dublin, St. John's, Liverpool ; Richard Dandy,
Saint Bee's, Parish of Liverpool ; Henry Horatio
Pace, Saint Bee's, Drigg ; George London, Saint
Aidan's, Birkenhead, St. Clement's, Liverpool ; Charles
Hutchison Newbold, St. Aidan's, Birkenhead, St.
Helen's ; William Anderson O'Connor, St. Aidan's,
Parish of Liverpool ; Henry George Vernon, St. Aidan's,
Holy Trinity, Birkenhead ; Joseph Kidger Tucker, Lite-
rate, Witton ; Lawrence William Riley, 8.A., Gonville
and Caius, Cambridge, by letters dimissory from the Lord
Bishop of Worcester.—Priests : Edward Downes Jackson,
8.A., King's-hall and College of Brasenose, Oxford
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