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EXTRACT FROM THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON

"The Catholic faith delivered by the Holy 318 Fathers (viz,
at Nice), and by the Holy 150 Fathers (viz. at Constantinople),
also by the other most Holy and glorious fathers (viz. at
Ephesus), we guard, and according to that we believe. The
most Rev. Bishops exclaimed, No person makes any other
exposition of faith. We neither attempt nor dare to do so.
For the Fathers have taught, and writings preserved, those
things which have been set forth by them: and other than
these we cannot speak.' "
"Those principles which have been set forth are sufficient;
it is not lawful to make any other exposition."

EXTRACT FROM TINE THIRD SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF
TRENT, FEB. 4, 1546.

" This holy oecumenical
.and genei.al Synod of Trent, &c., &c,

"Therefore, that this its pious solicitude mny have its
beginning and continuance by the grace of God, it determines
and decrees that before all things the Confession of Faith is to
be premised, following in this the examples of the Fathers,
who in their Sacred Counciki were accustomed to oppose this
shield against all heresies, in the beginning of their actions, by
which alone they bath sometimes drew Infidels to the faith,
vanquished Heretics, and confirmed the Faithful."
"Wherefore it ie Council) commands that this Creed,
which the Holy Roman Church uset: as that summary in which
.all who profess the Faith of Christ weessarity agree, and that
firm and only foundation against whirls the gates of Hell shall
never prevail, shall he read in those worels in which it is read
in all the Churches, which is as follows::
'lilies lolls:nu the Nieuwe creedi7nothing.else."

sarpi, L 3,94o—Pillay. I. VI. c. 8 9.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY, FRB. 15.
Lord Lyttelton laid on the table a bill to extend further
the practice of vaccination in this country.

CLERGY RESERVES IN CANADA.
The Bishop of EXETER moved for papers connected
with the clergy reserves in Canada, and proceeded in a
speech of considerable length to describe the origin of those
reserves, and their position at the present time, when a
measure for resuming them was contemplated, adding that
the present Ministry were the last persons from whom
such an act of confiscation was to have been expected. One
of the documents he moved for, and a copy of an official
letter from the Lord Bishop of Quebec to the Duke of
Newcastle, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of
State, on the matter of the clergy reserves, in Canada. In
that letter his right rev. friend declared that no measure
could have sacrilege more plainly stamped upon it than
one which provided for the absolute confiscation to godless
uses of property solemnly dedicated to God, in order to
satisfy the claims of the American loyalists. He asked
their lordships were they prepared to sanction that sacri-
lege ? There had been times when the House of Lords
would have spurned the very notion, and he begged to re-
mind the Government that the act would be in direct con-
travention of the coronation oath. —The Duke of NEW-
CASTLE declined to enter at large into the question on the
present occasion, more especially as it would be his duty
to bring the matter before the House on a future occasion.
The true defence of the measure was, that it was founded
on the right of internal self-government which had been
conceded to the Canadian Legislature. After some obser-
vations from Lord DESART, the production of the papers,
with certain exceptions, proposed was agreed to. The
House shortly afterwards adjourned.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17.
Several petitions were presented.
TRANSPORTATION.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE, in reply to Lord Mont-
eagle, stated that Western Australia would in future be
the only colony in that part of the world to which con-
victs would be transported. Even to that colony he did
not think it probable they would be sent for any long
period ; but with, respect to Van Diemen's Land and
other parts of Australia, transportation would imme-
diately cease.

THE LORD-LIEUTENANCY OF IRELAND.
The Earl of CARDIGAN called attention to the absurdity
of continuing the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland,
now that England and Ireland were so closely connected
by improved means of communication, end asked whether
the Government intended to carry into effect the inten-
tion announced by Lord John Russell when First Lord of
the Treasury, or of doing away with the office of Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland.—The Earl of ABERDEEN declined
to enter into a discussion on the expediency of abolishing
the office, and said that the present Government had no
intention of taking such a step.

LAW OF EVIDENCE

Lord BROUGHAM brought in a bill to extend Lord
Denman's Act for amending the Law of Evidence to
Scotland.—Their Lordships then adjourned.

FRIDAY, FEB. 18

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH gave notice that he would
ask a question on Friday next as to the intention of the
government in regard to the future government of India.
The Transfer of Aids Bill was read a second time.
On the motion of Viscount CANNING, the Valuation
Act Amendment (Ireland) Bill was read a second time,
committed, reported, read a third time, and passed ; the
standing orders having been suspended in order to enable
their lordships to expedite its progress, it being intended
that it should come into operation on the 21st inst.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY, FEB. 15.
On the motion of Mr. CARDWELL, it was ordered that
no railway or canal bill containing any powers of amalga-
mation, lease, working arrangement, or other combination
of interest between different companies, be read a second
time before the 14th of March next, unless the parties in-
terested in promoting such bill shall elect to proceed with
the same on the terms of striking out in committee any
such powers as aforesaid.

SOAP DUTY

Mr. CHARLES TURNER presented a petition from
Liverpool, praying for the repeal of the duties on soap.

INCOME TAR.
In reply to a question, Lord JOHN RUSSELL declined
to state what were the intentions of the Government with
relation to that tax until the Chancellor of the Exchequer
made his financial statement.

TRANSFER OF LAND.
Mr. DRUMMOND moved for leave to bring in abill to faci-
litate the sale and purchase of land. He insisted upon the
necessity of some change in the cumbrous and expensive
system of conveyances, by means of a registration of titles
of all real property. The objection to a registration of
deeds did not apply to a registration of tides, and if such
a registry were appointed, it could be improved as exi-
gency required.—Mr. lIEADLAM seconded the motion,
and leave was given to bring in the bill.

CANADA CLERGY RESERVES

Mr. F. PEEL, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to
enable the legislature of Canada to make provisions con-
cerning the Clergy Reserves, gave a short history of those
reserves, which dated from the year 1791, when the pro-
vince was divided into two parts. An appeal was made to
the Imperial legislature, which passed the act of 1840.
Great changes had taken place since that period ; the
population had more than doubled ; but the object of this
bill was not to alter or interfere with the present condi-
tion of things ; it merely vested in the Canadian legisla-
ture the power, if it saw lit, of altering the existing
arrangement, the mutter being, not of imperial, but
wholly and exclusively of colonial concern.—Sir J. PA-
KINGTON had heard the announcement of the intentions
of the government on this subject with deep regret, con-
sidering that this was a measure to commit a grave breach
of national faith, and to deprive our Protestant fellow-
subjects in Canada of endowments solemnly guaranteed
to them by the act of 1840, introduced by Lord J. Rus-
sell himself, which, uniting the two Canadas, expressly
settled the question of the clergy reserves.—Lord J. This-
SELL denied that the act of 1840 was to be regarded as an
irrevocable settlement. The question was, whether or
not parliament should adopt with regard to this subject
the rule that in all matters of local concern the local le-
gislature should be allowed to decide.

After some further discussion leave was given to bring
the bill. GRAND JURY CESS.

Sir J. YOUNG obtained leave to bring in a bill to renew
the provisions relating to the collection of grand jury cess
in Ireland, contained in the expired act of 14 and 15
Victoria, cap. 65.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16.

Mr. MORRIS took the oaths and his seat for Carmarthen

COUNTY ELECTIONS

On the order for the third reading of the County Elec-
tions Polls Biil, Colonel SIBTHORP denounced the bill as
a democratical and dangerous measure of disfranchisement,
and moved to defer the third reading for six months.—
Lord R. GROSVENOR declined to postpone a measure
which had bee❑ sanctioned by so large a majority of the
House.--Upon a division, the motion for the third read-
ing was carried by 131 to 30.—A clause, providing that
the poll shall not be taken at any licensed public-house or
beer-house, gave rise to some discussion, but ultimately
the bill passed, PARISH CONSTABLES
Mr. DEEDES moved the second reading of the Parish
Constables Bill, and stated that its object was to con-
solidate and amend the existing acts, the provisions of
the Rural Police Act having been partially adopted ; and
he proposed that those counties which should hereafter
adopt the latter act should be exempted from the opera-
tions of this bill. The bill was read a second time, and
referred to a select committee,
The House went into committee upon the Land Im-
provement (Ireland) Bill, the clauses of which were
agreed to.—The Designs Act Extension Bill was read a
second time.—The Transfer of Aids Bill was read a third
time, and passed.—The Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill
was read a second time.

ELECTIONS

Mr. BUTT obtained leave to bring in a bill to limit the
time between the proclamation and an election in coun-
ties, and between the receipt of the writ and the election
in boroughs; to limit the holding of elections for the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and otherwise to
regulate the proceedings of elections.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE obtained leave to-brine in a bill to
amend the act for the more effectual prevention of cruelty
to animals by extending the power of appeal.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17.
A new writ was ordered for West Worcestershire, in the
room of General Lygon, called to the Upper House.
Mr. W. BROWN presented a petition from the guardians
of a union in Lancashire, referring to a recent decision
with respect to the settlement of bastard children, and
praying for an alteration of the law.

HOP DUTY

Mr. FRaWEN moved a resolution that the Excise duty
on hops is impolitic and unjust, and ought to be repealed.
He mentioned instances of the injurious effects of the tax,
from which, he contended, the hop-planters ought to be
relieved.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped
the House would not be disposed at present to enter upon
a full discussion of this important question. If Mr.
Frewen proposed to repeal the tax, he (Mr. Gladstone)
objected, that the House ought not to repeal a tax until
it had ascertained what was to be the expenditure of the
year. If he desired only to condemn the tax, nothing
had a worse tendency than for the House to indulge in the
ventilation of abstract opinions upon particular taxes with-
out being prepared to give the country the benefit of its
condemnation. On either ground, he was convinced that
the House would refuse to entertain the motion. After
some discussion the motion was negatived by 177 to 93.