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HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THIIRSDAY.

Sir R. PEEL moved the order of the day for the third
reading of the Bank Charter Bill, on which
Mr..Wonguousx rose, and pursuant to notice, moved
the insertion of the following clause :—" And be it fur-
ther enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that no tender
in the payment of money made in the silver coin of this
realm, of any sum exceeding the sum of £25 at any one
time, shall be reputed in law or allowed to be a legal ten-
der,within Great Britain or Ireland, for more than ac-
cording to its value by weight, after the rate of five shil-
lings and twopence for each ounce of silver; and no per.
son to whom such tender shall be made shall be any ways
bound thereby, or obliged to receive the same in payment,
in any other manner than as aforesaid, any law, statute,
or usage to the contrary notwithstanding."
Sir R. PEEL opposed the clause.
A discussion ensued, in which Mr. Muntz, Sir W.
James, and Mr. P. M. Stewart took part.
Mr. WODEROUSE withdrew his clause.
Mr. TURNER then moved the following amendment to
clause 9 :—" And with a view to prevent loss to the work-
ing classes, that from and after the passing of this act,
the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, at
their bank or branch banks of issue, shall take, as of the
value of 20s. all sovereigns, and as of the value of 10s. all
half sovereigns, tendered to them, which equally balance
in the scales, notwithstanding the same may not turn the
balance; and that any loss arising to the said Governor
and Company of the Bank of England from the taking of
such sovereigns or half sovereigns, shall be deducted
from the profit arising to the public from any increase of
the issues of the Governor and Company at the Bank of
England, before such profit be paid over to the public.
After some observations from Sir R. Peel, Mr. Hume,
and Mr. C. Wood, this amendment was withdrawn.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
On the order of the day for going into committee on
the Poor-law Amendment Bill, a protracted discussion
ensued, in the course of which amendments were moved
by Mr. B. Cochrane, Mr. Borthwick, and others ; and
after two divisions the bill was committed pro forma', and
the House shortly afterwards adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAY.

In reply to aquestion from the Earl of MINTo,

The Earl of HADDINGTON said that a sufficient force
had been sent to the Mediterranean to protect British in-
terests in Morocco. Indeed a naval force had been sent
which he believed was greater than necessary; and the
government was equally prepared to send a force to the
coast of Africa or the Pacific, if circumstances should
render such a proceeding necessary.
On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, the Bank
of England Charter Bill was read a first time, and was
ordered to be read a second time on Tuesday next.
Lord CAMPBELL moved the third reading of the Law
of Libel bill.

The LORD CHANCELLOR opposed the bill on the ground
that full consideration led him to the conclusion that it
would be no improvement of the existing practice, and
would lead to great inconvenience. The noble and learned
lord concluded by moving that the bill should be read a
third time that day three months.
Lord BROUGHAM, in a very able speech, supported the
third reading of the bill.
Lord DENMAN thought the bill had not been sufficiently
considered, and defended the principle of the existing law
as applied to seditious publications.
Lord CAMPBELL replied ; after which the house divided,
and the amendment of the Lord Chancellor was carried by
a majority of 33 to 3.
The bill is therefore lost.
On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Trish
Marriages bill went through committee, and was reported.
Some other bills were forwarded a stage, and their lord-
ships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY.

The Poor Law Amendment bill was proceeded with in
committee.

Colonel Stnnionr proposed, as an amendment to the
first clause, that the poor law commission should be abol-
ished. The hon. and gallant gentleman, however, with-
drew his motion after a short discussion, on the ground of
informality, at the same time declaring that he would never
again place confidence in the present government.
The whole of the evening was occupied with the discus-
sion of its clauses.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

INDIA AND CHINA.

By the Overland Mail letters and papers from all parts
of our Indian Empire have been received.
The latest dates are from Bombay to the 20th, and from
Calcutta to the 11th of May, from Macao to the 10th, and
Hong Kong to the Bth of April. The mail from England
of the 6th of April had reached Bombay on the 12th of
May.

The principal intelligence brought by the Indian mail of
the 20th of May relates to the state of the Punjaub, which
appears now to be more distracted than ever. A bloody
fight is stated to have taken place on the 7th of May, be-
tween Heera Singh, the present Prime Minister, and the
party of the sons of Runjeet Singh, who are opposed to
him, led on by Ittur Singh, a chief of considerable influ-
ence. Juin. Singh was considered by some of the parti-
sans of Heera as being supported by the British, and they
therefore have threatened to invade the territories of the
latter, to revenge themselves on those who had counte-
nanced the proceedings of Ittur Singh.
The threatened movement of the notorious Ackbar
Khan on Peshawur bad not taken place. The position of
his father, Dhost Mabomed, was by no means satisfactory ;
it was thought he would resign his sovereignty into the
hand of Ackbar.
The news from Scinde extends to the 16th of May. Sir
Charles Napier was busy in making preparations for the
meeting of the Belochee chiefs, which was to take place on
the 24th of May, when it is said that upwards of 17,000 of
them would attend, each having an unarmed attendant.
In Upper Scinde, were General Simpson (who was to be
succeeded by General Hunter) commanded, nothing re-
markable had occurred. Preparations were going on for
the purpose of putting down the freebooters under Beeja
Khan. •
Great expectation was entertained respecting the meet-
ing of two large corps of troops, which are to be collected
towards the months of August and September on the
Sutleje; the one to the west to be commanded by General
Sir Charles Napier, and the other, near Ferozepore, by
Sir Hugh Gough. The attempts lately made to corrupt
the fidelity of the British sepoys, and the large sums sent
to Ferozepore and its vicinity (1:170.000) have excited a
strong wish for punishing the unprincipled chiefs of La-
hore. The large force of 80,000 men was therefore order-
ed, and it was thought that Lord Ellenborough anil Sir C.
Napier would undertake the conquest of the Punjaub, the
former as a diplomatist and a politician, and the latter as
a general.
In Gwalior there were intrigues fomented by the Queen
Dowager against the British and the Regent established
there ; but a caution and a threat had been given her on
the pert of the Supreme Government. Tranquillity pre-
vailed in the capital. The ancient capital of Candeish,
called Burhanpore, had been ceded to the British. The
occupation of it by the British is satisfactory to its inha-
bitants, as it was going to ruin under the Mabratta yoke.
One of the freebooting chiefs of Boghilkund has had his
castle '
levelled to the earth, and is himself a prisoner, in
consequence of his
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