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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. MAY 26.
Certain returns connected with the alleged increase Of
perjury were ordered, on the motion of Lord BROUGHASI.
The Aggravated Assaults Bill was read a second time,
on the motion of Lord GRANVILLE.
The Common Lodging-houses Bill passed through com-
mittee, on the motion of Lord SHAFTESBURY, and was
reported.
The Evidence and Procedure Bill was read a second
time, and the Law of Evidence and Procedure Bill was
reported.
INDIA.—Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition frail
the inhabitants of Bengal, having reference to the law 01
inheritance in India.—After some discussion, the petition
was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Their lordships then adjourned.
FRIDAY, MAY 27.
AFFAIRS IN TURKEY.—In reply to Questions from the
Earl of MALMESBURY, the Earl of CLARENDON said that,
with reference to existing negotiations at Constantinople,
the Ambassadors of England and France were acting 0
concert ; but as further explanation would only tend to
embarrass the public service, lie would only add his ev
pectation that the peace of Europe would not be disturbed. ,
—After some observations from Lord BEAUMONT
Lord BROUGHAM, the subject dropped.
LEGACY DUTY ON REAL PROPERTY.—The Earl of
MALmEsnurty moved for a select committee to inquire
into the probable effect of extending to the case of sue:
cessors to real property, and property under settlereem,
the stamp duties now payable in respect of legacies. The
question, he thought, was one of great difficulty, and 01°'
be believed, very little understood, if he might judge from
the debates elsewhere. The measure proposed in the
House of Commons he thought unjust, and in many re;
spects very inexpedient.—The Earl of ABERDEEN opposed
the motion, as being obstructive, and one which the!,
lordships ought not to agree to. The Government bee'
i• 0
no wavering in their opinion of the wisdom and justice
a tax on successions.—The Earl of DERBY said the Hotter
of Lords were not merely in the position of register
the measures of the House of Commons. They had the
right of judging of measures for themselves according,t(Y
their merits ; and judging by this standard, the succesele'
tax had no ground whatever to stand upon.—After solve
further discussion, their lordships divided, and the motion
was negatived by 139 to 126.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, MAY 26.
CORK ELECTION.—Sir JOHN BULLER reported frota
the select committee " That Francis Stack Murphy. DV
and William Tract Fagan, Esq., are duly elected citizeas
to serve in this present parliament for the county of the
city of Cork. That the evidence adduced before the coal;
mittee shows that during the election for the county (),1,
the city of Cork riotous and tumultuous proceedings too°
place in the said city, and that serious outrages and assaults
were committed on the persons and property of several
electors and others. That intimidation was exercised upon
and threats used towards several voters for the purpose of
influencing their votes. That in consequence of a riotous
disturbance at one of the polling-booths in the Lee ward
the deputy-sheriff adjourned the poll till the next day'
when it was again opened and the polling proceeded vvittee
That it appears that at the last election for the county c°
the city of Cork meat, drink, and entertainment were er°:
vided to some extent for the refreshment of voters. That
no sufficient evidence has been brought before the coal'
mittee to connect the sitting members or their agent,s,
with the providing such meat, drink, and entertainment.
The evidence was ordered to be printed.
SAVINGS BANKS.—The CHANCELLOR of the DECO'
QUER gave notice of his intention to move, on Tuesdalr
for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to
savings banks. and also to amend the laws relating to the
purchase of Government annuities through the interven.
tion of savings banks.
CORPORATION PROPERTY.—The CHANCELLOR Of the
EXCHEQUER stated, in reply to Mr. HEADLAM, that le
was the intention of the Government to make a propolis"
for applying the legacy duty on successions to the pro.
perty of corporations.
FOREIGN CHEESE.—Mr. TOLLEMACHE gave notice
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when in committee on the Customs' Acts, he should
take the sense of the House on the proposition of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to reduce the duty on foreign
cheese.
CHURCH RATES.—Dr. R. PHILLIMORE moved for
leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend the law rert.
specting church rates. His proposal was that au
parishioners who conscientiously dissent from the V 6.
tablished Church shall be exempted from church rates'
on their stating in writing to the churchwarden the fact
of such dissent ; but they shall with such exemption 1°17.,
all right to compel burial or other ecclesiastical rites pecu-
liar to churchmen, or to vote at vestry meetings, or upon
Questions of Church property. He would provide, alsos
for a mode by which such persons may be restored to th!
Church should they so desire it. On withdrawing their
written declaration of dissent, and requesting to be re-
stored to the Church, the request may be complied with,'
provided the ecclesiastical authorities give their sanction.
—Sir W. CLAY moved, as an amendment, that the house,
,
in committee, do consider whether church rates should'
not be abolished, and provision made, from thecP ;fin'
to which they are applicable, from pew reci
church,
the increased value which may be derived tom
lands and property.—ln the course of the
that the
cussion, Lord J. RUSSELL said he would rather
the
law should remain as it then was than adopt either of
; an
proposed remedies in the shape they were proposed
he warned the house not to sanction the doctrines la"
volved in the proposition of Sir W Clay.—Upon a dial'
sion, both questions were negatived, the amendment bl
subsequent dis-
-209 to 187, and the original motion by 222 to 174.
PLYMOUTIL—Sir J. Y. BULLER moved the issue of 6
new writ for the borough of Plymouth, which, after u,
short discussion, was agreed to.
The house finally adjourned at two o'clock.
FRIDAY, MAY 27.
Mr. CHARLES TURNER presented petitions from the bedf,
of Welsh Calvinists at Liverpool, from the members of
St. Andrew's Scotch Church, Rodney-street, Liv, rpoo',!.
and from the members of the Oldham-street Scowl
Church, Liverpool, against the opening of the Cast°
Palace or its grounds on the Lord's Day.
BLACKBURN ELECTION.—The SPEAKER informed the
house that he had received a letter from the agents en-
gaged to prosecute a petition against the return of 311.;
M. J. Feilden for the borough of Blackburn, stating that
it was not their intentian to proceed with the petition.
LONDON, LIVERPOOL, AND NORTH AMERICAN Sots;
COMPANY.—On the motion of Sir H. Maddock, an fuld.
dress was agreed to for copies of all petitions to, an
orders of Her Majesty in Council_,. of all memorials pre-
sented to the President of the Board of Trade ; of,°'i
correspondence addressed to the President and to the uSe-
cretary of the Board of Trade ; and of statements sul;
mitted with such correspondence, or the abstracts of sue
statements ; and of all correspondence addressed by the
Board of Trade to various persons in relation to an aPi
cation made on behalf of the promoters and provisional
committee of the London, Liverpool, and North American-
Screw Steam-ship Comp,ny, between the month of Sept.'
1852, and the month of Aprli, 1853, for the grant of e
royal charter of incorporation to the said company.
CUSTOMS REFORM.—In answer to Mr. W. Brown'
Mr. WILSON stated that the bill for the consolidation °
the whole of the Customs Acts, and of the acts of manage:
ment, which he had promised to lay before the house 0;
early as possible, was now in preparation, and he hoped
to produce it within the next fortnight.
THE TURKISH QUESTION.—Mr. DISRAELI preface
certain questions which he wished to put to the Govern'
went respecting the state of our relations with the Otto'
man Porte by a brief narrative of the circumstances eon'
nected with the extraordinary embassy of Prince lkfena:
chikoff from the Court of St. Petersburg to the Port%
and, in conclusion, inquired, first, whether the Englise
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and French ambassadors at Constantinople were at tu
present moment acting in concert; and, secondly, whether
Her Majesty's Government' could communicate to the
house the tendency of the instructions they were fulfillinf•
Lord J. RUSSELL, correcting some of Mr. Disraeli;
details, said the English Government had been infortoe
by that of Russia that the Emperor had thought it nee°,
t
sary to send a special ambassador to Constantinople to
obtain a confirmation of certain concessions heretofores.
made by the Porte to the Greek Church with reference to
the holy places at Jerusalem, and some security that those
concessions sho ild not be withdrawn ; the nature of t 0
securities not being stated. On the arrival of the Russia
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ambassador at Constantinople, circumstances occurred
which created apprehension in the mind of the Grand'
Vizier, who applied to Colonel Rose, acting in the absen°:
of Lord Stratford, our ambassador at the Porte, to proen'a
the presence of an English fleet in the Dardanelles, am
Colonel Rose sent a steamer with a despatch to Atli:ol7
Dundas at Malta, who forwarded the despatch to Enelan'
meet. In theertmining to
meanwhile,
Colonel R
wait the orders of her Majesty's w
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by the Grand Vizier that there was no necessity for Z, 0.
English fleet to leave Malta. The negotiations ble
needed ; Lord Stratford lent his assistance to e"--
Prince Menschikoff to obtain from the Turlii4h Goverr
ment declarations and acts which were considered EnlP„ci
cient, and it was hoped that the matter was settled, °"4.0
that the mission of Prince Menschikoff would terraine,:e
favourably. But it appeared that further proposals 'ye"(
made by the Prince, which, although in the estimation wen
the Russian Government, were no more than necessary
secure the fulfilment of the declarations made by
we Porte, in the opinion of the Turkish Government, as "-ef
as in the opinion of her Majesty's ambassador and that of
the ambassador of the Emperor of the French, weeratse
such a nature as to endanger the independence 0' oot
Porte. His answers to the questions were, that the roto
perfect confidence and accordance subsisted between, 'r
Majesty's ambassador at Constantinople and the attlbess oe
dor of the Emperor of the French, who took the sa,ote
view of the Russian proposals ; that in the present sa
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of the negotiations it would not consist with the g°°bialt
the public service to produce the instructions upon o..tee
Lord Stratford acted ; but that the policy which dicta
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them was that of maintaining inviolate the faith of
ties and the independence of Turkey. ittee
IscomE-Tax.—The house went again into cornitar,
upon the Income-Tax Bill.—On the 26th clause, ;00
BUTT moved to exempt precarious incomes under the
a-year, and clerical incomes.—The CHANCELLOR °duCe
EXCHEQUER objected that the alteration would intro and
the principle of investigating the sources of incorop was
embarrass the measure with difficulties which 'two.
intended to avoid.—The proposed amendment was, bee
tived upon a division.—Before the 26th clause hap 'Port
zone through, the CHAIRMAN was ordered to r
progress.
Reg ssis tratirs
REGISTRATION OF ASSURANCES.—The ea. -
of Assurances Bill was, after a short conversation, r with
second time, and referred to a select committee,
power to call for evidence. a Tote
SUPPLY.—In a Committee of Ways and Means, cons
of £4,000,000 was granted to her Majesty out of th
solidated Fund. sees'
The Copy holds Bill, the Convicted Prisonersit!tiopcl)
and Confinement Bill, the Burgh Harbours (7'-'.;;'ees
Bill, and the County Rates and Expenditure Ball, s
rally passed through committee.

Sir James Stirling will shortly odpi'
THE NAVY.—It is currently reported that Rear-. —Ol
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the fifty-gun frigate President, now in dock at Chatnroa
and relieve Rear-admiral Moresby, C. 8., 154°15° Ce
of service will expire-in August. hoist his flag an D.