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23 magistrates from amongst their own
ad thus clearly acted with party spirit,

Ipon the present government, making
a merely because they had attempted to
offensive the proceedings of their pre-
Mar cases a few conservatives had been
the existing magistracy, or give offence

In all si

) temper an

Bich was calcu-
_
in upon the administration of justice.
they given a majority of conserva-
mrsued by the late

that a

pointed one conser-
In Guildford, which

supporters
of conservatives, they appointed four to
one only of whom was a conservative, the other
radicals. In Wigan every magistrate was a Whig
sdical. In Rochester one-half of the magistracy was
native and the other half Whig; but, in order to have
ority, Lord J. Russell appointed six of his own party.
Lord Chancellor then referred to a number of other
, and expressed his astonishment that the noble marquis,

f NORMANBY said th
fact that tt

SUCK a

ook the advic

Vas RC-

the town

SAM thought the opinion of the town-coun-
afer guide than private information, and he hoped
and learned friend would say if the system of ap-

nearly all the towns named by the noble and
I as to the parties who were placed in the corn-

Lord COT

tinued

observations from the Earl of WINCRILSEA
JGHAM, the petition was ordered to lie on the

lordships adjourned

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

the Mutiny Bill, Captain Bernal
)bject of which was to put an end to
n the militia altogether, and to put an
army during time of peace, unless for
ated on a line of march, or for theft. He
ipinions formerly expressed by Capt. Boldero
n this occasion have his support. _

;ed that upon. this subject his

HOWARD COD'

ided for retaining a power which
cly abused, and generally very mercifully

ks was glad to find that such an obnoxious
:nt was falling gradually into disuetude, but
house would leave its total abolition to be
)ral elevation of character now taking place

ACAIJLAY

mitted that the extent to which cor-
is frightful

iad been carried in the army

R ItENNOX thought it would not be safe to

rent altogether

said, that Whatever military men might
a strong opinion that corporal punish-
dished without the slightest injury to

TINIAN was sorry that the question was again
In a large army there must be some bad charac-
long as there were such, he feared the punish-

,ned, though if it' were possible to do so

1 wish to see it abol

er discussion the house divided, and the
Bernal was defeated by a majority of 167

ad a third time and passed

If into a committee on the

,ca into (

vent to

JI
seM on the clause imposing a duty of 2s. a
our crossing the American border into

mi to tt

nded that it was of great ituport-
at the law should remain as it now
ritinue to be admitted from Ame-
The right hon. gentleman moved
• . _

object

I the clause was of

,reai importance

Forting country, and American flour might
o our importing colonies, by merely passing

ted Mr

ye well understood

his own principle, or he would have made it clearer.
Lord STANLEY said the object of Mr. Gladstone was very
°1:!!;908. Flour could bersent from America through Canada
Fiveavfoundland, at a lower rate of duty than if sent direct

Ica, thus

,Hormg the revenue of the latter colony.
divided, and the amendment of Mr. Labouchere

ited
by a naalority of 63 to 54.
veral clauses were, after some discussion, agreed to,

tiler otSers''oef''.
djoarned, the day were then disposed of, and th

.1.1.1.

THE LEVANT

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Mail, with papers from Malta to the sth inst,

tford Canning had presented very strong notes to
on the alleged misconduct of the Syrian authorities.
klavrocordato had not yet bad his audience of the
je is looked upon as a sort of uninvited guest, and
expect a very cordial reception, but it is agreed
orte will not throw any impedimenta to the fulfil-

made by Sir Stratford Canning are to be
Settled by Selim Bey, when he arrives in
nts received from this quarterage conflict-

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accumg

ive every satisfaction, but the ex

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report of Bo+

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