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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY.
In reply to a question from Mr. O'Gonmam MAHON,
Lord PALMERSTON said it was true that Col. Bristowe
had been expelled from Spain without any reason being
assigned for such a proceeding. Inquiries had been in-
stituted by the Government into the case, but as yet he
had acquired no intelligence upon the subject.
A proposition for the issue of a new writ for Horsham
was defeated by a large majority, the numbers being 231
against 117.

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On the motion for the house resolving i!self into a
committee of supply,
Mr. BANKES moved, as an amendment, " That this
house learns with deep regret, from a correspondence
between the British Government and the Government of
Spain, now upon the table of this house, that a proposed
interference with the internal concerns of the Spanish
Government, as conducted under the authority and with
the approval of her Majesty's 'Ministers. has placed the
British Government and our representative at the Court
of Madrid in a position humiliating in its character, and
which is calculated to affect the friendly relations hereto-
fore existing between the Courts of Great Britain and of
Spain."
This led to a long debate, in the course of which
Lord J. RUSSELL, who at first seemed to imply cen-
sure on Sir H. Bulwer, afterwards declared that the Bri-
tish Government took upon itself the whole responsibility
of his acts.
Mr. DisnAmt.i thought that tlinisteis had not shown
half spirit enough in the matter, .and ought to have sent
Count Mirasol, the special ambassador from Spain, out
of this country at once.
Sir IL. PEEL disapproved of the interference and the
tone adopted by Lord Palmerston, but could not consent
to place it upon record that this country now stood in a
htimiliatin,, position.
Mr. Bankes's motion was ultimately withdrawn.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuEspAy.

Lord ASH LEY brought under the consideration of the
louse the state of a portion of the-juvenile population of
the metropolis, and moved. " That it_ is expedient that
means be annually provided for the voluntary emigration,
-to some one of her Majesty's colonies, of a certain num-
ber of young persons of both sexes, who have been edu-
cated in the schools ordinarily called ' ragged schools,' in
and about. the metropolis."
Sir H. VERNEY seconded the motion.

Sir G. GREY complimented Lord Ashley on the inde-
fatigable zeal he had displayed in the object he had in
view, and said the greatest credit was due to those parties
who had devoted so much attention to endeavour to res-
cue these children from the dreadful position in which
they were placed. He admitted the great benefit already
conferred on the public by those ragged schools, and had
no doubt the system might be followed up with great
advantage. To the principle of the proposition of his
noble friend he had no objection, and should not oppose
any reasonable expense for removing to the colonies cases
selected on the ground of good conduct, and prior to their
being actually convicted of crime. He hoped, however,
that his noble friend would withdraw his motion, and not
seek to pledge parliament to the expenditure of an annual
sum of money without having before them any detailed
plan of operations, resting satisfied with the assurance
that the Government were of opinion that some such plan
would not only be beneficial to the parties, but to those
colonies also to which they might be transmitted.
After some discussion, Lord ASHLEY said lie should,
after what had fallen from Sir G. Grey, withdraw his
motion.

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carriage and low freights, and being an advantage he re-
commended the house to take it now when it could be
obtained, from Prussia on the one side and from the
United States on the other, without any sacrifice on our
part.
Sir C. Bt RRELL protested ageinst the dangerous mea-
sure which Ministers were proposing to the house to
adopt.
On the motion of Mr. D'lsaArt,t, the debate was then
adjourned, upon the understanding that it should be either
concluded to-morrow (Friday), or be adjourned till Mon-
day.