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tlarltament• won. gentleman who sat near him, for the accuracy of it,
but retracted all personal observations, expressing his re-
Zret that any expres-;nns of his should have nain to

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MoarDAY. , ay exp Ana._ ....awn nave given
the noble and learned lord.
The royal assent was given by the commission to no Mr. H. GOULBURN hoped that members of the House
less than ninety-three bills, among which were—the As- of Commons would be cautious in attacking members of
sessed Taxes. Composition Bill, Sir Henry Pottinger's the House of Lords, acting either in their legislative or
Annuity Bill, Seal-office Abolition Bill, Museums of Art their judicial capacity. Contrary conduct would only
Bill, Public Museums Bill, Canal Companies Carriers lower the character and dignity of parliament in the esti-
Bill, Dog Stealing Bill, Banking (Ireland) Bill, North mation of the public.
British Railway Bill, Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill, Mr. B. EscoTT said, that he was in his place when the
York and North Midland Railway (Harrogate Branch) hon. gentleman (Mr. French) addressed the house, and he
Bill, the Bridgewater Navigation and Railway Bill, the did not hear one single word of what he said.
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill, the Edinburgh The subject then dropped.
and Glasgow Railway Bill, the Chester and Birkenhead The adjourned debate on the New Zealand question was
Railway Bill, the Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale resumed, and after several members had spoken
Railway Bill, the Great North of England and Rich- Sir R. PEEL, after a warm eulogium on Mr. Stephens,
mond Railway Bill, the Blackburn and Preston Rail- I of the Colonial-officer—and Captain Robertson, acting
way Bill, the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill, the Hud- commander at the Bay of Islands,—declared, positively,
dersfield and Manchester Railway Bill, the North Wales that he would not supersede his noble friend (Lord Stan-
Railway Bill, the Taw Vale Railway and Dock Bill, the ley) in conducting the affairs of the colonial department,
Manchester and Birmingham Railway (Ashton Branch) believing, as he did, that his noble friend was influenced
Bill, the Ashton, Staleybridge, and Liverpool Junction by a sincere desire to promote the welfare of the New
Railway Bill, the Manchester South Junction and Al- Zealand Company, so far as he could do so consistently
trincham Railway Bill, the Trent Valley Railway Bill, the with his own sense of public duty, and with public en-
North \Vales Mineral Railway Bill, the North Union gagements entered into with the sanction of the Crown,
and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway Bill, the St. He- and, as there was a perfect harmony of opinion between
len's Canal and Railway Bill, the Great North of Eng- himself and his noble friend upon the subject. The go-
land Railway Bill, the Liverpool and Manchester Rail- vernment, he said, were willing and determined to afford
way Bill, the Preston and Wyre Railway Bill, the Man- to the New Zealand Company all the assistance in their
chester Improvement Bill, the Agricultural and Commer- power, giving to their agreement the most liberal inter-
cial Bank of Ireland Bill, the Manchester Improvement pretation possible. But they were determined not to as-
Bill, the Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Ireland sure to the company the possession of a given amount of
Bill, the Manchester Court of Record Bill, the Winwick land in certain localities without a previous inquiry into
Rectory Bill, and the Kidwelly Inclosure Bill. the validity of the title, and a due consideration of the
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from a claims of the natives. (Hear, hear.) It was unfortunate
number of officers of the peninsular army, praying that that we had abandoned our right of sovereignty acquired
some decoration might be appropriated to that army in by discovery, and had been content to obtain it by cession
consideration of its services in Spain. from the natives. But, having done so, we were bound
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that a petition of this to maintain our obligations. He considered that this
nature should have been presented to her Majesty, and cession gave the Crown an absolute right over lands to
not to parliament. He thought the peninsular army had which the natives could not lay claim. But this was
no reason to complain of having been neglected. There wholly different from that course which the New Zealand
had been medals struck in commemoration of its services, Company called on them to take,—to maintain, at the
the thanks of parliament had been given to it no less than paint of the sword, if necessary, a claim to lands which
sixteen times, and various brevets had conferred upon it the natives asserted to be their own. Our future policy
more substantial benefits. should be protection of and conciliation with the natives.
After some observations from the Marquis of LONDON- We must beware of imitating in New Zealand the conduct
DERRY, and the Duke of RICHMOND in reply, the peti- of the French in Algeria. Between Lord Stanley and
lion was ordered to lie on the table. himself there was a perfect identity of opinion; they were
Lord STANLEY moved the second reading of the Irish both desirous of promoting the future welfare of the
Colleges Bill, resorting to most of the arguments already colony ; and he could not sanction the idea that there was
adduced in the House of Commons in support of the mea- the remotest difference between himself and the noble
sure, although he freely admitted that the bill involved lord, who, with so much industry and with unexampled
the principle of the endowment of the Catholic religion. ability discharged the duties of his office, and also with
After the Earl of Shrewsbury had condemned the bill, the sincerest dsire to promote the interests of every co-
and Lord Brougham had eulogised it. the Earl of CAR- lonv committed to his care. (Cheers.)
NARVON moved that it be read a second time that day Lord J. RUSSELL, after adding his testimony to the
three months, but this amendment was ultimately with- great merits of Mr. Stephen, reviewed the general ques-
drawn, and the second reading was agreed to without tion in dispute between the New Zealand Company and
division. the government. There was nothing to induce them to
believe that there would he a change in that policy which
had produced such disastrous results, and threatened
more. (Hear.) Lord Stanley seemed to think that no-
thing done in New Zealand could be right, unless it were
in direct opposition to the views of the company, with
which he considered that he bad a standing controversy.
What had the government done since 1841, in order to
promote the prosperity of this young and important colony?
They were ready to pronounce a glowing arid beautiful
paneeyric on the advantages of representative govei nment,
and the importance of New Zealand ; but the letter of
Lord Stanley was equivalent to a declaration that the
colony would not be fitted for such a government for a
century to come. In other colonies the right of the
Crown to unoccupied waste lands was undisputed ; but in
New Z-aland the Colonial Secretary was endeavouring to
establish a principle hither o unrecognised by any civilised
nation—no title to land was to be valid unless the rival
and contradictory claims of the savages were by them-
selves acknowledged to be satisfied. Such a state of
things would destroy all confidence in the minds of the
emigrants, who would direct their capital and labour to
Australia ; and a thriving settlement would thus he ex-
posed to great risk, if not ruined. He did not doubt that
a time would come when they would see their error, and
retrieve their conduct ; but, meantime, they were pur-
suing a course, in order to gratify the pride and obstinacy
of Lord Stanley—endangering the prosperity, if not the
security, of the colony.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY

In reply to Mr. Hawes, Sir R. PEEL, stated that the
government had taken into consideration the report of
the committee on the petition and allegations of the
South-Eastern Railway Company; and that, as a result,
it had been his painful duty to advise her majesty to ac-
cept the tendered re ignations of Captain Roldero and Mr.
Bonham ; that the master general of the ordnance had
absolutely dismissed Mr. Hignett, the late solicitor to the
board ; and that the home secretary had written a letter
to Mr. Wray, the receiver-general of the metropolitan
police, cautioning him that he should in future confine
himself to matters connected with his official duties.
Captain BOLDERO went into some particulars respect-
ing these transactions, asserting his ptrsonal integrity,
and complaining of the unnecessary severity of a portion
of the c mamittee's report:

Some conversational debate followed, and the subject

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dropped.
Mr. C. BULLER brought forward his motion, that " The
House regared with regret and apprehension the state of
affairs in New Zealand, and that those feelings were
greatly aggravated by the want of sufficient evidence of a
change in the policy which had led to such disastrous re-
sults."

After a long discussion, the debate was adjourned.
On the motion fur the third reading of the Jewish
Disabilities Bill, Sir R. INotts moved, as an amendment,
that it be read a third time that day three months.—On a
'"visio• 'here were—Fe- - th-rd

en _a _ toe - reading, 43 ; against it,
11 ; majority, 32.--The bill was read a third time and
passed.

The Unions (Ireland) Bill and the Drainage of Estates
Bill were read a third time.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY.
The Art Unions Bill, the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland)
Bill, and the Waste Lands Australia Bill passed through
committee.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY

Lord BROUGH AM at considerable length commented
upon the small misunderstanding that had occurred be-

The Geological Survey Bill and the Loans Societies Bill
were read a third time and passed.

tween himself and Mr. French, in consequence of the re-
port of a sptech by the latter gentleman which had ap-
peared in the Times. His Lordship expressed himself

Lord BaouGHAsa adverted at considerable length to the
charges reported to have been brought against him by Mr.
F. French in the Commons, which he denounced as foul,
libellous, and slanderous in the highest degree, and a
great breach of the privi eges of the house. He entered
into an explanation of -the course which be had pursued
on the committee of inquiry. It appeared that the Stand-
ing Orders Committee of the Commons had reported
against the Dublin and Galway R►ilway Bi:1, but Mr. F.
French, doubtless animated by patriotic feelings, induced
the house to rescind the resolut►on of the committee, and
permit the railway bill to be proceeded with. But it after-
wards appeared that Mr. French was one of the directors
of the contemplated company, the board trafficking in
shares, realising considerable sums, and, doubtless, grati-
fying their patriotic feelings at the same time. But on
the pe•it►on of a Mr. Pym, an inquiry had been instituted
in a committee of their Lordships' House, from which it
appeared that out of 970 applications for shares in the
Dublin and Galway, only 111 had been accompanied by
references as to character and solvency, and inquiry hav-
ing been made into 29 of these 111 references, nt, less than
14 were found to be false or fraudulent, on which, on the
principle, doubtless, that if they went further they would

perfectly

, without

bringing

reporter and

printer of the .perch to the bar of the house.
Lord BROUGHAM moved an address to her Majesty,
desiring that ,he would give directions for having the new
Houses of Parliament finished by the beginning of next
session.

Lord Wu RSCLIFFE opposed the motion, as did also
the Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord SonEr.v.
Lords CAMPBELL and WICKLOW supported the motion,
which on a division was lost by a majority of 24.
It was discovered when the motion for reading the Luna-
tics bill a second time Lad been assented to, that some cleri-
cal error had crept into it in its passage through the Com-
mons, which rendered it necessary to expunge one of its
clauses, and to commence again by reading the bill as a
new one, which was accordingly done on the motio❑ of
Lord Whaincbffe.

The Commons Enclosure Bill was read a second
time.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--Multsimy

The house, which met at twelve o'clock, and sat conti-
nuously, transacted a consiller.hle

fare worse, further search was abandoned. He gave one
or two instances of the character of individuals to whom
shares were allotted. One, who was held to be " respect-
able" because she lived at "Lower Tooting, Surrey,"
turned out to be an old female pauper, who could neither
read nor write. The exculpatory evidence whi, h he was
charged with' suppressing was that of Mr. Joseph Parkes,
the well-known attorney, who, however, was only gene-
rally acquainted with the practices pursued by railway
companies, while the witness whom he had suggested, the
Secretary of the London and York, proved that the prac-
tice pursued by the Dublin and Galway was perfectly the
reverse of that adopted on this line. He contra3ted the
severe and Pharistucal course adopted towards Messrs.
Boldero and Bonham with that general laxity which tole-
rated such practices as those he had exposed. (Hear,
bear.) Reverting to the attack of Mr. Fitz3tephen
French, he was bound to beli ye it a gross fabrication, for
other morning papers reported the honourable member
as having been inaudible, and his respect and veneration
for the House of Commons him from entertaining.

nd reading o

the
Stock-in-Trade Bill, and the carrying through committee
of the Slave Trade Brazil Bill. The latter measure raised
a discussion, Mr. MILNER GIBSON protesting against
the policy of the government, on the double ground of
its aggravating the evils of the slave trade, and injuring
our commerce and trade. Sir R. PEEL defended the
government from the imputations thrown on them; and
atter some debate, shared in by Lord PALMERSTON, the
house went into committee on the bill, which was subse.
quently reported.

HOUSE OF LORDS -FRIDAY

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The Pauper Lunatics Bill was read a second time and
committed, on a division, the numbers being 27 to 11.
The report of the Commissioners on Criminal Law was
laid on the table.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

The Custom., B

,orbade
the supposition that, if the r. ported words had been heard,
they would have passed um:oticed so gross a breach of
privilege as the ribaldry said to have been uttered against
a peer of parliament, for the exercise of his duty on a
secret committee of their lordship's house. Warning
members of the House of Commons, that privi,
not protect them in printio. th.:- -

Ti!e reports on Documentary Evidence Bill and the
Assignment of Terms Bill were brought up and agreed to,
and the bills were ordered to be read a third time on
Monday.
The Bolton and Leigh, the Kenyon and Leigh Junction.

ege would

von, and

,iverpool and Mac

eees, and pers.-that the the law would punish themap
for o
publishing slan-
derous attacks, even though spoken in parliament, he left
the matter in the hands of the house.
At the.suggestion of the Duke of Wellington, the con-
sideration 01 the matter was postponed until Thursday.

unction Railway

companies Amalgamation Bill

was read a third tim

In reply to a question from Mr. HUME,
Sir J. GRAHAM stated several particulars in which the
government intend, next session, to alter the Charitable
Bequests Act.
Mr. P. M. STEWART, on reading the order of the day
for going into committee of supply, called the attention
of the house to the petitiou of the Moderator of the Gene-
ral Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, complain-

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY.
The Lord's amendments to the following I ailway bills
were agreed to :—The Aberdeen. the Rri,,,t

kDiss and Dereham.)
The report on the bill tor amalgamating the Liverpool
and Manchester, the Grand Junction, the North Union,
and the Bolton and Leigh Railway Companies, which was
brought up by. Sir H. Douglas, gave rise to some discus-
Manes, Mr. Wai burton. r_ m n

ing or toe refusal of sites to congregations of that church.
He stated that the Free Church of Scotland now included
in its members one-third of the inhabitants of that country.
It had 620 ministers and 800 congregations. £776,000
had been subscribed for the general purposes of that
ohnpnt, 1 A

sion:Mr

Aldan), Mr. A. Collett, and Mr. (;obrien74)posiiigiia;
tending to create a urionopoly which would he injurious to
the public ; whilst Mr. P. Stewart, Mr. tl. 1-tinde, and
Lord Sandon detended the proposed amalgamation as na-
tural, under the circumstances, and likely to be beneficial
to all parties. On a division, the report was carried by
67 to 23.

auu upwarns ut .300,000 had been expended in
building new churches. The complaint was, that the
members of the Free Church had been prevented from
put cha,ing sites for churches, by which they had suffered
great harnshlps, having been compelled to meet in the
open air or under canvas tents.

Sir J. Graham observed, that Mr. Stewart was not to
blame for calling attention to ►his very painful subject.
It was One iIgITII4c/a.•• I. _: I .

Mr. HUME moved an address to her Majesty, praying
her Majesty to direct inquiry into the alleged charges
against Pertatib S:,ean, late Rajah of Sattarah, and
against Ballajee Penil Natoo, who assisted Col. Evans at
the court of .ttattarah.

an cou

take
place; and the only remedy for the grievances ofnot which
Mr. Stewart complained was to be found in the formation
of a better state of public opinion in Scotland. HP trusted
that, after this discussion, free toleration would again
prevail in Scotland, and that every facility would be
granted by the proprietors of that country to the erection
of places of public worship for the congregations of the
Free Church.

The motion was negatived without a division.
Mr. EVART moved for the repeal of the duties on the
importation of butter and chee,e.

The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER opposed the
the motion as being inconsistent with the financial ar-
rangements for the year.—After some observations from
Mr. Gibson, Mr. Hume, and Mr. Cobden, Sir R. Peel
objected to bringing forward such a motion at so late a
period of the session, when all the financial arrangements
of the year had been completed.—After some discussion
the motion was negativea by a majority of 136 to 38.
In answer to Mr. FORSTER, who withdrew his motion
for a committee to consider the expediency of a future
alteration of the tariff,

Mr. SUIEL recommended the endowment of the Free
Church.

Mr. HINDLEY opposed it.
Mr. Hoare called the attention of the house to the loss
which the public had sustained in consequence of the pro-
clamation concerning light gold, and moved an address to
the Queen on the subject, which was negatived by a ma-
jority of 64 to 34.

Sir R. PEEL said, that when he bad brought forward
his reduced tariff, he did not state that there were not
other articles on which a reduction of duty ought also to
be made ; but considering the progress that the govern-
ment had made during the past three years in commercial
reform, he thou4bt the house might very well leave fur.
ther alterations in their hands for future consideration.
Mr. HuasE expressed a hope that Sir Robert Peel
would in the next session undertake the reform of the
Custom House, as the number of Commivsioners and of
subordinate officers ought to be reduced, now that their
duties were so much diminished by the withdrawal of so
many articles from the tariff.

IcultEIGN AND COLONIAL.

ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL

An extraordinary express, from Marseilles, arrived in
London on Tuesday morning, bringing letters and news-
papers in anticipation of the Overland Calcutta mail.
'1 he dates are :—Calcutta, June 3d ; Bombay, June 3d ;
Madras, June 10th.; Galle, June 14th ; Aden, June 30tb;
and Alexandria, July 10th.

•
The most important local event which had occurred at
Calcutta was the passing of the New Tariff Act, a draft
of which was sent home some months ago. It remains
in statu quo as regards its provisions, th expression of
public opinion upon it having led to no modification of
any of its clauses. It is hardly likely that an addition of
It to a duty of 3 per cent. will operate as a very great
check on importation, or that even the heavier increase
on certain articles and on goods imported by foreign ves-
sels wiil materially affect those branches of trade.
During the approaching rainy season an attempt is to
be made by the government steamers to extend the navi-
gation of the Ganges beyond Allihabad, its present limit
to Cawnpore, and if possible to kattegois'a, the latter
bein., at a distance of 200 miles beyond the present stop-

Sir R. PEEL wished that Mr. Hume would spend a
week at Liverpool, and judge for himself whether the
number of Custom-house officers employed there was
too great for the tumeasiog trade of that port.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
Mr. MACKINNON withdrew his Smoke Preveution Bill,
on the express understanding thtt a goverment commis-
sion should be issued, arid that if the report of that com-
mission be favourable, government will introduce a simi-
lar mea-ure next session on its own responsibility.
The Court Bill, the Stamp Duties Bill, the Militia Pay
Bill, the London and Croydon Railway Bill, and the ifhe forrien relations of British India remain in slatu
Manchester and Leeds Railway Bill, were read a third quo. The Sikhs no longer talk of invasion, and seem at
time and passed. pre-ent less than usually disposed to give provocation.
Mr. FRENCH entered into an explanation of the cir- The Chri-tian public of England will be glad to learn
cumstances which had led him to attack Lord Brougham that the British government of Ceylon no longer patro-
for his conduct in the Lords Committee of the London nines the Budh st idolatries of that island.
and Cialway Railway. Lie admitted the full accuracy of China news has been received to the Sth April. The
the report of his speech, as git en in the Times; and ap- most remarkable item thereof is an account of an assault
pealed to Sir R. Peel, Lord J. Russell, and other right I by a mob of Chinese on Mr. Montgomery Martin, Mr.

Jackson, (vice consul,) and the Rev. R. Hunter. The
commercial news is of little interest, trade being, as far
as British goods is concerned, very dull.
From Sincapore news has arrived of the total loss of
the barque Columbian, of Liverpool, Captain Wakem,
by striking on a sunken rock in the Gaspar Straits. The
crew and passengers reached Sincapore in safety in the
boats. The passengers sent a letter of thanks to the
captain for his good conduct en the occasion.
Toe Java bank had, by an order from the Dutch go-
vernment, suspended cash payments.