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•t, occurred wit'.

expressing his confident hope, from the negotiations which
had been carried on, but which had not yet been brought
to a final issue, that a treaty would be concluded on a
basis satisfactory to this country, and to British inter-
course with the different states bordering on the River
Plate.

from members of
and, temporarily

Lnrcl BROUGHAM presented petitions
the United Church of England and Ire
setti,Ni in Scotlacd. involving questions of doct
between two bodies and their ministers, both of whom
professed the episcopalian religion, but who in Scotland
were seetaripos, and who differed with respect to the use
of th
Th
tic

rginn—ents in reference to these petitions were par-
i in by Lord Brougham, the Bishop of Salisbury,

k, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
the Duke of Argyle, the Bishop of
Exeter, the Bishop of Cashel, the Earl of Minto, the
Duke of Buccleech, the Bishop of Oxford, the Earl .of
Harrowbv, Earl Powis, and the Earl of Galloway.

Bishop of Glou(

Lord BM:YUrxeu, who had originated the discussion
finally put it to their lordships, whether they had not had
quite enough of the matter. (Laughter.) The real
grievance was, that an English clergyman having resided
some time in Scotland, could not, on his return to Eng-
land, get a license to preach, being thus worse off than
the Romanist priest, whese ordination was recognised in
the Church of England. The English clergyman, under
such circumstances, it appeared, being looked upon by
certain right rev. prelates as merely a schismatic from
the Church of Scotland.

TUESDAY

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—
The house agreed to adjourn over Wednesday—being
the Derby day—by a majority of 138 to 119.
The remainder of the evening was occupied in discuss-
ing Mr. TENNYSOt4 D'EvrccoußT's motion for shorten-
ing the duration of parliaments, when, as occurred last
session on the question of the ballot, the Radicals, taking
advantage of the sleepiness of the Government whippers,
suddenly divided and carried their motion by a majority

of 46 to 41, followed, of course, by loud cheering on thefr

parts at t

unexpected victory

as. almost immediately counted out on a

motion of Mr. SLANEY'S, for inquiry into the condition
of the working classes—an admirable illustration of the
real feeling of the victorious party for the practical condi-
tion of the lower orders.

HOUSE OF LORDS-THURSDAY

Amendments in committee on the Navigation Bill, pro-
ps,.;od by the Earl of Ellenborough and the Earl of Wal-
degrave—the former to delay the period of the bill coming
into force until January, 1851, and the latter to reject the
mitting foreign ships the privilege cf a British
e lost by minorities of 13 and 12 respectively.

registe

1.4.)rd STANLEY announced that he should give the bill
no further opposition.

HOUSE OF COM
Mr. COBDEN postponed his
international arbitration, to Tties
Mr. H. BERKELEY, after presenting several petitions
upon the subject, moved for leave to bring in a bill to
enable the votes of parliamentary electors to be taken by
gal 1-It.

-THULISDAY

Lotion with reference to

6y, 12L h June

—for the
51.