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    Imperial Parliament. ¦' —- ? Monday, Aug...

    Tuesday , August 4 ? A . The House of Lojrds sat only for a short time , and adjourned after forwarding several bills a stage - ¦;¦ In the House of Commons , at the early sitting , after a short conversation , the Probates and Letters of Administration Bill was re-committed pro Jofma , when several new clauses were added , certain amendments made , and the bill was ordered to be reprinted . , BURIAL ACTS AMENDMENT BILL . This bill , as amended , was then considered , and , in the course of the discussion , Mr . Gladstone , on the part of Sir William Heathcote , proposed the addition of a clause giving a burial board the right of appeal to the Archbishop of the province , when the Bishop shall refuse to consecrate a burial ground ; and providing that , in case the Bishop shall refuse to obey the order of the . a » _ - m . mama ^ a 4 1 % n sw ** j"h ^ 4 v ^ ^ m ^ I * r * A i * rtn nt ^ n ^\ Yt '

    ^ * * — — AtCQDlSIlOp IO COllocUlJtLC liiiu giuuuu , fcxic . ca . i . i * uu * a * iis £ « may issue a license for the interment of bodies therein . The right hon . gentleman availed himself of the opportunity to disclaim the use of language attributed to him during the last discussion , to the effect that the Bishop of St . David ' s had not obeyed the law , and should be compelled to obey it . He merely said that , if Mr . Masfacts it ±

    sey had stated the correctly , ana any sisnop refused to obey the law , he should be compelled to obey it . Mr . Massey reiterated his former assertion , that the Bishop ^ f St . David ' s had violated the law , and continued to violate it . ( Hear , hear . " ) He gave his concurrence to the clause , which , after some discussion , was adopted ;—On the motion of Mr . Puller , a clause was added , declaring that no wall ot fence shall be required between the consecrated and unconsecrated portions o the burial ground , but providing that , where there shall be no wall or fence , boundary marks shall be erected . — Some other amendments were adopted , and the bill was ordered for the third reading . The Burial Grounds ( Scotland ) Act ( 1855 ) Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed . THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851 . THE MARBLE ARCH . Mr . Laurie asked whether it was not intended to ereet an edifice m Hyde-park in commemoration of the Great Exhibition . —Sir Benjamin Hall replied that it intendedto erect eaince at tne

    was not , any sucn puonc expense ; but subscriptions had been set on foot for the purpose by Mr . Alderman Challis , who had asked him for a ] sit e * to which he had replied that he could say nothing till he saw the plan . Sir Benjamin Hall also observed , in reply to the same interrogator , that he did not think Baron Marochetti or the public would agree to placing the statue of Richard Coeur de Lion on the top of the Marble Arch . THIS OATHS COMMITTEE . The adjourned debate on the nomination of the Select Committee on the Oaths taken by Members was resumed , and iiltimately the list proposed by Lord John Russell was assented to , the names of Sir Frederick Thesigek n «*/ 3 C « i . T 7 TTn-yT > r » -v- TTtrT . T / v "hmnnr nmitf . f » rl nt ffiATT nwn

    desire . Power was given to the committee to send for persons , papers , and records ; nine to be a quorum . DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL , On the order for going into committee on this bill , Mr . Warren moved to defer the committee for three months , on the ground that divorce is un-Scriptural , and that the bill was being hurried through the House at a late period of the session , when the energies of members were exhausted . —Mr . . Baines hoped there would be no further delay , the principle of the bill having been distinctly ratilied by the House . —The bill was opposed by Mr . Stjeuart , Mr . Hope , and Mr . Collins , and waa supported by Mr . Gilpin and Mr . Butt . —Mr . Wing-VIEld thought it should be distinctly declared whether a clergyman would or would not be compelled to remarry divorced persons . —Mr , Gladstone admitted tnatin looi oiuuenuu witu 01 oiuco

    , -, wuen um uuues an ¦ whioh taxed his abilities to the utmost extent , ho had assented to a measure which involved the principle of the dissolution of marriage for adultery ; but , having sinco been ablo to make further inquiries on the subject , ho had altered his opinions , and he had no doubt the Attorney-General would do so if he had more leisure to study thb question . Jt was quite clear that the principle of divorce was not sanctioned at the Reformation . —Mr . Powell pointed out that the Attornoy-Gonoral had omitted to indicate the mode of procedure in the new court , nnd the parties competent to givo evidence . —The amendment of Mr . War run wus then put and negativod without a division , and the . House wont into committee on I bo bill , whou tlio name of the

    proposed now court was altered from ' the Court of Marriago and Divorce' to ' the Court of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes j * and tlio proviuo in the sixth olauso , tliat no su ! t for jactitation of marriago shall be ontortniaod , was expunged . Considurnblo discussion ensued on tlio question ( raised by thu sixth clause ) whether the bill would bring cases of adultory committed in ludiu and other British possessions abroad within tho jurisdiction of tho now court . It was contended thnt , in cases whore tho guilty parties romaiued abroad , iiu in Iiulin , tho court would have no jurisdiction , and that tho plaintiff would linvo to apply , ns at prosont , to tho House of IjQrda . Ultlmatoly , tho Attounicy-Gknkrak promised to introduce a olauso giving tho court power to cite parties who wore abroad if they could bo found , nnd to proceed In their absence if they could not bo found , —Mr , Drummond objected to tho constitution of

    the court on the ground that , if . it were tt > 'be-presided 1 over by the Lord Chancellor , and to be composed of the heads of : the common law courts , ifr must be- an expensiver tribunal , -wholly beyond the means ; of any but the wealthy classes . — -Mr . Malins said , if the proposed courts were constituted as suggested , it would be impossible to get through the business , as the attendance of the heads of the common law courts could not be obtained without great injury to the suitors in those courts . —The Attorney-Generai , promised to reconsider the subject , so as , if possible , to make all the common law judges members of the court . Upon the eighth clause being reached , the chairman was ordered to report progress . The House having resumed , the Clerks of Petty Sessions ( Ireland ) Bill was withdrawn . LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES BILL . Mr . Whiteside , in moving the second reading of this biH , * dwelt upon the injustice which he said had been lone to Sir T . 1 ST . Wilson with reference to Hampsteadieath , and which this bill was intended to remedy . — The motion was seconded by Mr . Malins . —Mr . Cox noved the adjournment of the debate , and , after some Iioonooinn -I-Tita T * - » r \ tir * r » woo anrrao / il' + r »

    Some routine business , having been disposed of , the House adjourned at twenty minutes past one o'clock . Wednesday , August 5 tA . In the House of Commons , the Sale of Obscene Books , & c , Prevention Bill was read a second time with the understanding that , on the committal of the Billpro forma , it should receive certain amendments . THE ARTILLERY FORCE FOR INDIA . On the motion for going into committee of supply . Colonel North ( on the part of General Codrington ) asked the Under-Secretary for War the reason of sending only 140 men to the East Indies as the complement of a troop of Horse Artillery when the war complement of such a troop is 253 men . —Sir John Ramsden said the Artillery force -was put under orders fbr the East Indies in compliance . with a requisition- made to the Government by the East India Company . That requisition specified the number of the forces to be sent ; and the nninliof ctG oor » Ti frnnn <» v \(\ /» r » rr » noirir ¦ nroa en arponrra ii < io Xrf lllMwll iJU + mi

    44 IAAU K * V * A ^ SA VU ^ tt VI ** J \ J ¦ - * **** V * V J If WJ * U A C « UC ^\/ 14 C * l 3 to bring the total of the artillery force sent to India , up to what was . required by the East India Company . That was the reason the number referred to had been fixed upon . THE ORDER OF BUSINESS . Mr . Spooner and Mr . Williams having objected to going into Committee of Supply before the bills of private members were brought forward—a course altogether unusual on Wednesdays--Sir George Grey consented that those measures should have precedence . GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION PETITION . It was ordered that Charles Woolfen , having expressed his contrition for his conduct towards the Great

    Yarmouth Election Committee , should be discharged from Newgate . The Burial Acts Amendment and Illicit Distillation ( Ireland ) Bills were read a third time , and . passed . The third reading of the Election Petitions Bill was ordered for that day three months , on tho motion of Sir George Gbey—a course agreed to without a divi-r sion . The bill is thus shelved fox the present . LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATE BILL . The adjourned debate on the second reading of this bill ( which proposed to repeal certain clauses of the bill of last year , preventing Sir Thomas Wilson from enclosing Hainpstoad-heuth , through means of an application to the Court of Chancery ) was resumed by Lord Robert Grosvenor , who opposed the measure , and 1 t ^ swm / 1 ^ " i \ n 4 ~ t 4 * a |\ ai 1 si lx /^ w /^ n f \ c \ / in /\/ vv ^ 4 * 1 4 ¦ * -k- * r \ 4-1 ^ ft ^ - *\ «* ui

    i ** urvu wfc 4 t * u fu nuvuju Kf * J jiwuu «* acbVjUAA Liiitu uuit 4 l > \ xt * y three months . He contended that Sir Thomas Wilson would not be injured by tho rejection of the measure , as he could apply for a private Act of Parliament to enable him to enclose Hainpsteadheatli . —f Mr . Spoonosb supportod the second reading 1 , and was followed on the same aide by Mr . Napjcmu , Sir Denham NoRBKYfl ( who thought the power of Parliament ought not to bo brought to bear to deprivo an individual of his rights beoaueo his property was coveted by tho people , of London ) , Mr . Malinh , Mr . Whitesxohi ( who denied that Sir Thomas Wilson wanted to build on the Loath , his desiro bo ing only to do so in Finchloy-wood ) , and Sir Jamus Guajlajm , who thought grout injustice had beoa done to Sir Thomas . —Tho , bill waa opposed ; by Mr . iJUTT ivirWilliams

    , an : uienluy , . , mr . j ^ aruow , ana Mr . Hadfuold . —On a division , there appoared ^ -JFor tho second reading , 77 ; agaiuat it , fid : majority , 1 % . IDUNBAIl HARBOUR ; LOAN BILL . On the motion for the second reading of this bill , Sir Jamich Graham awked for explanations from the Secretary of tho Treuuury aa to tho special circumstances which induced tho Government ! to introduce tho measure . Ho had no doubt that tliore wore special olrcuin-Mtunoea which , when undorstood by tho Houno , might justify tho courso taken by tho Government , —Mr . J . A . Smith objected to tho bill , and naked why it wiu * introduced usa publio nnd not as a private bill ? , why it was introduced so Into in the session ? and why it was prol > o » od to guarantee 20 , 000 / , when the commissioners reported that GOOO / . wiih Bufllaient ?—Mr . Wii . son fully oonourred in some remnrka of Sir Jumea Graham an to

    ! the inexpediency of interference w * tn tna fancttonff of j theExchequer loan Cbmniisslotters . TWs billj how-I ever , would have no such eflRct . ; its objeet was merely to remove a technical difficulty in the assessment of a security which was considered ample , and tne examination of the security-would , stall rest with ; the < u > nunissioners . The security- was , in rates , and tolla The trustees of the Dunbar Harbour had powar only to ; ruiaa 5000 Z . ; but , it being desirable that the contemplated * - work should ba . carried out , this bill was introduced for the purpose of giving to them power to borrow ; a sum o £ ~ 2 d , 000 / . —After some further brief discussion ,, the bill waa read a second , time . SUPPLY . The House then went into Committee of Supply , when several votes were agree A to . Some discussion arose on a proposal that 400 ,, 0002 . should be voted for the nro >» motion of . civilization amongst the natives of South Africa ; when Mr . Labouchkke said that nothingcould . be more satisfactory than the condition , of the Cape at . the present moment . A large portion of the military force in that colony was available fbr service in India . He attributed this favourable state of things to tfie conduct of the Governor , and read a desDatch . from that

    functionary in confirmation of the favourable statement respecting the condition of the colony . He promised , when he got a detailed account of the vote , to lay it before the House . The money was expended in giving employment to the Kaffirs , making roads , building ; hospitals , and other useful purposes . —Mr . Heneey took exception to the vote ; but , after some discussion , tt was affirmed by 135 to 6 . A vote of 2000 / . for the formation of a gallery of portraits of the most eminent persons in British , history was opposed by Mr . COnengham and Mr . Spooneb , the latter of whom continued to speak till a quarter to six : o ' clock , when the Chairman left the chair , and the-House resumed . —Some routine business being- then got through , an adjournment took place at ten minutes to six . Thursday ^ , August 6 th . THE EOYAL FAMILY O 5 P OUDB . In the House of Lords , Lord Campbell presented a ' f » e » fri + ? irvn Awm flto OiiAcn nnr ] Prinpnn f \ F Oii / lc PVnmRO .

    ing regret and surprise at the intelligence lately received from India respecting the mutiny of the sepoys and the imprisonment of the ex-King of Oude under suspicion of being concerned in the revolt : In his name , they denied all complicity in the affair , and conveyed assurances of unalterable fidelity to the British Government . Some conversation arose upon the presentation of this petition ; and , Lord Bbdesdalx : having remarked that the document was informal , inasmuch as the petitioners had omitted to state , according to usual practice , that they ' humbly prayed , ' it -was withdrawn by Lord Campbell .

    GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY ( CAPITAL ) ' BILL . The House considered the reasons , of the Commons Cor disagreeing -with one of the amendments made by their . Lordships in this bill . By the amendment in q * oa * ion , the Peers ; decided that the preference shareholders' hnlflyoaxly dividend should bear , ia common with the halPyeaxly dividend of the general body of shareholders , the losses sustained by the company by the frauds of Kodpath . This the Commons struck out ; and it was now resolved by the Lords not to insist on tho amendment they had made . THE MILITIA BILL . On the motion for the second rending- of this bMi , several noble Lords spoke with approval of the oaHing out of the Militia , and suggosted the giving facilities fbr enlisting Militiamen into the Linei Among 1 others , the Duke of Cambridge cortliallv suoDorted the men-¦

    u . * * sure , —The bill was then read a second time . Lord St . Leonards withdrew hie Transfer of Rica-l Esx ! atk 3 Simplification Bill . Several bills wero forwarded a stage , and tho Houseadjourned at eight o ' clock . N ISW ZEALAND LOAN GUAKANTISIS BILL . Iii the Housis ow Commons , at tho early sitting ,, the adjourned debate on tho second reading of the New Zealand Loan Guarantee Bill was resumed by fik Jambs Gkau am , who urged that tho security on which the guarantee rented ought to bo narrowly examined ; that tho Federal Government might have an interest in repudiating tho debt ; and that tho relations between tUo colony and . tho mother country might bo thereby perilled .

    Ho preferred grants to colonies to advances upon securities , and hia objection was very strong to thoao collateral charges upon tho Consolidated Fund .--The Chancellor of the ExciiKQUiut admitted that no class of questions created ho much ombarraasmont aa the giving awifltance to our colonies by guarantee or loan , and iihat there was a groat objection to throwing thia guiimutOQ of 500 , 000 / . upon tlio Conaoliduted Fund ( but , conaldoring thnt tho lluancial difflcultlo « of Now ZonUtud had boon partly produced by Imporlal legislation aud control , and that there wnu a fair and reasonable expectation tluvt tho interest and winking fund of tho loan would bo paid By tho colony , which would have tho power to ropay it , ho thought that , although tlioro wuu no legal olnlni , tlio llouao would lay a foundation for tho futuro proaperltry of a young- colony by till oxerolso ofilboraltty and fronoroaity . —Mr . Aovsnutr , Mr . Foimcaoun , Lord"

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 8, 1857, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08081857/page/3/