Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07
FOREIGN.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

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LONDON, AUGUST Is, 1850.
The session of Parliament will be closed to-day by
her Majesty in person, having continued nearly
seven months, and really done less business of i'm
portance than almost any Parliament upon record
The only noticeable circumstance, so far, in this
the last week of its duration, is the committal Of
two of the presenters of petition to the Lords
from Liverpool, to Newgate, for fortnight, for .
breach of privilege in presenting the same, knowing
that many OF the signatures to the same--not less
than l,50O-were fictitious. Sir BENJAMIN HALL
one of the members for Marylebone, gives the fol
lowing curious analysis Of the dongs of the present
session of Parliament
"The House sat ,04l hours in l49 sittngs and has sa
IS weeks exclusive Of hoyday The stnss have
l0 hours for each of four days during IS weeks The
House has met four O'clock and during latter portion
the session has continued its sitting until two sometimes I'M
ill three o'clock in the mornng-aI this exclusive Of the
time devoted to committees" lJ
Wecannot fobear extracting the following short sentence
from Sir B. Halls Speech in which be records the achieve
mens Of the House. during four almost consecutive nights
"On Monday and Tuesday, the 29th and 3Oth Of july.
and Thursday and Friday, the lst and I'd Of August the
House, in four days, sat foyse hours This Is nearly
twelve hours day. and the committee up stairs were
work during the earlier portion Of the days
ion 1t has been decided that for the factory operatives 05
hours labor per diem Is very satisfactory amount Of indus
surely if the House Of Commons advances pavi p0ss.
with the manufacturing districts, if the Of time
be devoted 10 the making Of laws the weaving Of cali
Goes, we have no legitimate ground Of complaint"
The result Of this toll is that up the LIST Instant the
House had passed So public bills against 80 bills last session.
the last session having set 932 hours against during
the present bill required loa hours last session.
cupied nearly 10 hours the present This is however,
hardly fair cacuatoa for the last three weeks Of the present
session have given the finish many additional bills and you
know by the practice Of Congress- that much legs
lation is done during the last hours Of q session
Lord JoHs RussELLs reply to Sir B. HAMS speech, in
which the latter had endeavorsd to throw blame upon
Minister'S for the tedious which business is usually
dispatched, was mastery defensive, he said
The apparent hardness Of the House in the dispatch OF
public business is partly attributable to an impeachment of
which the public have right to complain much more
conscientious anxiety among members the present day
than few years back take share in the business Of
the House. To this the Times adds "Membsrs are better
informed, anxious for information before dealing with
great public interests cautious and will add more
der and dependant upon the judgment and favor
the constituencies Of idle speechmakng during the present
session there has been but little The monster debate upon
the foreign policy Of the Government exception and
certainly this which the prominent mem
bers OF the House and the chief leaders Of party we'll
entitled to be heard, and spoke with unusual effect Sir
BENJAMIN HALL himself admitted that with this excep
on there had only been adjourned debate during the
sessions, and that Government nights house had nva
ably been made, and counted What them is the
remedy, satisfied with the present method in
which public business conducted We find nothing except
vague suggestion from Mr.. BRIGHr, recommending the
adoption Of something like the plan in use in the United
States and France by which considerable Of detail
referred to portions Of the House. But the benefits be
obtained from such arrangement already enjoy great
measure through the appointment and reports Of the select
committee"
The only Of importance which has been passed this
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Ireland and though it does 60 nearly far enough it is
calculated think operate very voraby for that country
The Government Withdrew seventeen Of the bills which
introduced and Of them very important ones such as
the Mercantile Marine bill, the Merchant Shipping BILL the
Railway credit BILL that for the removal of Jewish disabilities
and the for the better Of the woods and
forests
report has been presented from the Cornie tho Post
Office, recommending the adoption Of single receipt and de-
livery Of letters and newspapers Sundays The report is
little short Of recommendation return the former mode
Of business. There is no doubt Of its adoption.
public expresses much dissatisfaction the grant which
has been made the young Duke Of CAMBaIDsE and the
request from her Majesty for Marlborough House be fitted
up, and for be granted stables for the Prince
Of Wales The regular income Of The Prince is, at present.
900 per annumsurey quite enough for child not yet
nine years DID, palace and stables certainly not
ary for him at present. and yet the public are to be taxed to
provide them thus long beforehand.
The will Of Sir ROBERT PEEL has been proved, and pro-
bate granted for personal assets under f5O0,O00.
The intercourse between Paris and London present
very great upwards of Parisians in London
the 5th instant.
Another piece Of legal patronage-he seventh within six
monthshas fallen into the hands Of Government by the
death Of the Vice Chancellor Of England Sir LAuscELor
SHADwELL The Recorder Of London, the Hon. CHARLEs
EVAN Law, also dead. MI. Law the second Of
the late Lord ELLENBoRouGH, and nephew Of the late
THOMAS Law, Esq, of Washington. The situation Of Re-
corder Of London is worth about per annum and
in the gift Of the Corporation The official duties very
light.
The great Industrial Exhibition of 1851 is now
exciting much attention, both at home and abroad.
Canada is all alive to the business, and will send
specimens Of her mineral ores, &c. and of her raw
materials for manufactures. India is busy, and will
send richer and finer specimens of her productions
than have hitherto been seen in Europe. The
GILLIAN and PERUVIAN Governments have each ap.
pointed Commissioners. The SULTAN will cause
specimens of Turkish manufactures to be sent to
London. The commission which he has appoint
ed consists of FIVE superior functionaries of the
Ministry Of Commerce, and three Musselmen and
four Christian merchants. IsMAEL PAsHA is pre-
sdent of the commission. We hear of China
manufacturer at Worcester who is preparing
breakfast service which will be priced at 1 200
4 gnineas. Glasgow, Paisley, Leeds BIRMINGHAM