, 1869-03-15

conalste Of gas, water, railway bills, de-,
which have the precedence, and are usually
passed on the recommendation Of commit
tees. The sheet that follows II descrip.
tiou Of the !" 5 sslonal Printed Papcrs"-re-
poE:s, dispatches, &C., delivered the pre-
Eious day, and ready for any member who
wishes for them. At the foot Of this liz. IL
au announcement Of tbs committees fixed
for the dsy Of Issue, with the number ot The
room In which they will meet, We then
ct me to the Notices" given In the last Sit
ting, OF question:, resolutions and bills. The
succeeding psges are taken mp by the details
Of the public business TO be transacted In
the day, with the order which Eill be pre-
served. When there has been division, the
names Of the mem beta voting for and againat,
printed Ia parallel columns, ciose the batch
Of the documents On Saturdays state
mehs Is added OF all the "Notlces Of mo-
TONS and orcers Of tbs day which now stand
On the order book.''
=. COMING TOPICS AND COMING MEN.
The variety In the subjects now waiting
their turu, Is not pcculiaf to the present
session or TO the English Legislature, ret It
demonstrates how closely the Lower House
affects the biggest and the miuutest interests
Of the people. will take BONE illustrations
from the tketch Of the notices "ior which no
days have been fixed" Up to the 17th OF
n arch these will not find place, but they
at al events safe from being oyertaken bs
tho Atlantic cable
Colonel sSkes, see, Intends to "casl the
attcntion Of The House to the existing re1a-
tions Of Great Britain and Ireland with the
Bsiu1h colonies, aud TO move resolution"
ibis IL u big matter. good Colonel, and l
doubt IL you can grasp IT.. Colonel SYkes is
I retired officer Of the East India CompAnY'a
service, and WAS Chairman Of that company
In Il. palmtekt Gays. He Is 4 gallant and veter-
a. liberal of:ae hard Scotch type, grizzly and
He Wal warm defender Of The Teplng. dur
Ing the rebellion In China, and vas furious
With the government of the day for tayorlng
the constituted authorities In lhat country.
1t was hla craze. From one weeks cud to
.nosher he WAS talkiag about the virtues Of
the Chinese rebels. l remember him, ,.ene
night, bringing cupy Of the TAPPING Bible,
- he called 1t. and Lying 1t On the liable OF
the House, challenging members to come and
lcok =: it, aud see It 1t did not justly
all that he said Of the superior civilization
who referred to the volume wore confused
sort OF 1ook, and put It down, half
sheepikh}y, while the Colonel glanced proud
ly II them a. thouxh expecting instant adhe-
sion Il was in Chinese, and no. even good
which would puzzle even III. BurlinTame. e.
Colonel 81 kea may bring little light hiuself
to this question of the Colonies, bat be mar
succeed IL clicitinK 1t from others ue.ett-
cal notions are certainly abroad. England
cares lcss for her colonies now, than they
care for ler.
Tie commercial relations with France are
unsatisfactory TO certain section OF pro:ec-
tlonhts, aud a AT. Staycley Hill, Who repre-
senta the b!ik-manufactu1inc town oE Co1eo.
try, intends In the supposed Interests Of his
constituents TO propose alselect committee TO
Inquire into aud report upon the commercial
ufactu1e In England. So the French mer-
cbAuts in one or two branches OF trade de-
clare England has an advantage over them !;
but the people Of the two countries only
want the treaty expanded and free trade In
Its entirety cstablI-hed. The trraty with
1ort Of the masses, aud any tightening Of It
would cause the liyel4est discontent. The Brit
ish mcrchl Mt hankcts after more commercial
dolngs with France, and the representative
Of GlafgoT purposes addressing the Houhe
| on the exclusion Of British vessels from the
in France Is not ripe enough set for any
| ch, nge. One Of the members Tor Suu1er.
! lard, another place much interested in this
con, ,roversy, intetda TO do moro than the
Glasgow member to keep It alive, for be will
seek to get select committee appolnted
"1o nqurc what countries have not yel
abolished dl5erent,al carrying dues In then
/ foreign, coastlux and colonial trades, With q
view TO secure, II possible, the samc privi
Il eges ter Esg.lth shipping m the vartou,
| trares OF those COMMITTEES a. those granted b
Eneland to foreign shipping through the re
peal o, the navigation laws" E1Perienc.
has thevu that, for England, these Law.
were, save 70 limited class, sheer loAs-
Out of Office even Tries secoue tetorn
e1s. A notion has got abroad OF late that 1
deal of tie public money Is Wasted In main
,am1ue EQnacrous At distant foreign stations
1t is sg1eeable to the traveller to SCI
bis countsy's tag wherever he stops; bat III
terribly dear; and this Is An ecouomicsl age
nj. Eor7y, who In the TorJ Government vi
at the head Of The Admirably and did moth
irg to amend The traditional system, nov
wants u select committee to inquire iu.t
tie policy Of naintainlrg effective squadron
on foreign stAtions." Al the modern Tor
Is deRencrxted creature. His ancestor wouit
have hsd tquad.ons oh every h11bo
in TIC world If the country would only han
paid for them, Perhaps ZONE Of these coz
serra,iye gentlemen will be found voting 70
the projected motion Of the Radical, III
White, Viz: To remove thu army iron u
control OF the Duke Of Cambridge, and paae
Ill tho military departments under the cot
troll Of one responsible Minister; ~. Will
Is as i1Equ- llhed for dealing with this retoH
- be would hsve been for taking Charleston
!
politicians who spoil excellent measures
, thcir advocacy. a stupider man still, Il
renowned Mr.. Nha1ieS, u'o.ms the count
that be shall Insist on the uacoudltloo
repeal OF the Income Tx en tr1t
profits and Personal property Of u end
and that any deficiency be raised By IN
.. ! creased tar on land and dxed property. u
! | Wnaliey is a little man. who walks with
, swarcer not TO be seen of the stage. F
cucIs his hat on enc side, and struts scro
the pavement Ike IN actor who Is cArtc
. turing. His orAtion Axtinst HomAn CAtht
, seriously beginning TO believe he is Jes1
.. . in disguise. He is not that he Is simply
; co1co1nb who Is less fanatical than vain.
III. Vernon Harcoutt. the H. Of t
. | Timta tlts With folded Sims In The House
= listener, nut be !. t9se % bs a fsq ae
i Voice, an1 cool, self possessed manner
!. Which The House approves. He Is TO sta
: The present system OF registering voters
!. the ballot there Is Absolutely dispute.
;. Lestham, \ broiher-in-laE Of Mr.. Brig
proposes inquiry 90 the tn1Ess: o1t sis nfs
d tavos. 4 judge OF The land has repor:
. that Sit Henry Aud his friend 2E Rob
,. Ped, were properly elected, but I
- Of them ccrtAtnly.. wouid have b
= excluded hid the ballot been IN oPeras1.
n This ex-dIplomaf,st has scheme IN nfs m
er In entering Parliament. There Is some Il
:. billion to realize, or some spite TO eeatds.
= which mere politics havc nothing to do.
-, Radtcali.m m he now proela.ms III! d.sapp
~ ~ like = mist before the sun, If nis object
q. qultes IL. He Is trusted IN dsplo "aey
q, teither party, snd I can hardly imagine
d concurrence Of ercnts which "ou!o 1ns
e, upon him sssln the responsibility o. rel
20 20 stnttu9 Eng.i=h interests and the Eng
ut name.
II The practice OF hanging murdercrs ic
Lea yatc vii ctd II the abolition OF capital F
ez- nent one day. but Nj. Chzlles Gip1n
W q. d that day has nt set arrived. He !. RI
tie. 1oc's " eelH14 lAe pplusn - - =.
ho Sont!Aht afopplnRs wear a"nt LIZ
the | nit Ghpan Is Ruske1. ana keepS up slt
shn style OF dress which MI. Bright docs
y. He is q tau scmhre locking man, who |
otA ed strangely out OF place when 5rar or
80 ago he kat with the government Of the d,
tat VoE - ~ a. ne seeAsu ~