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    was beat sixmo by the feet that "he bad jojae * In the > report of the Common Xianr Commission reoommending this change . There was now before the other House of Parliament , and he trusted that there would soon be before the Home of Commona a bill making great amendments in civil procedure and afibrding considerable relief to witnesses * n 4 nis * partieular . It was hiaiatenlion , "with-the > pearnoi » sion of the House , to introdBee that bill , and hei should endeavour also to extend it to criminal -as well at to civil procedure . There was , however , this -essential difference between the bill which was at present

    ha <* h » volved the country in an extraordinary , anojnaloua , and dangerous position . To make out thia he said that Bovrning-street and the Bank were not in peifeet harmony— 'in fact , great financial difficulties arose out of their relations . Why was this ? The-xjonntry is . proaperous ; tawes havebaen . repealed , yet atili there is a surplus revenue , $ fee feet is , Mr . Oladstone had mtaoanaged the unfunded debt He hadlast yearlowered the . interest on -Exchequer

    , , BiliB ^ wftenjintewat waa rising , and he had paid away his balances to th « proprietors of South SeaiStock . 'Whyhysimpty doing nothing , accepting neither of tJte alternatives o * the scheme , but heing paid off at par , the Titzwittiam Museum at Cambridge had gained IQgPQQA by the scheme t It was not . correct to say 4 iafeif tjwre . had been lar « e . o « lauces at the Bank tha Jtoas © of Commons would have shrunk from meeting the mat expenditure .

    ^ Amongthe-causea of real pride-, the eondtrct « f Parliament , and especially of tfce House of Commons , was this year memorable , and wottia everDe-so . Never-w ^ s there 60 much unanimity among the people of this country , and be had never known-so great an absence of party feeling in both Houses-with regaiti- to the provision neeessary for carrying on the war . The House of Commons had voted , without hesitation or division , a sum of 4 , 815 j 90 ( W . in addition to tfee otdiuaaTr estimates for the army , the navy , and the ordnance . He might ; say , in passing , that it appeared from the diplomatic correspondence wliien has been entered into that the Emperor « ff . Bossia ^ liad relied for security tjpon this 3 C 0 UB try having' * ^ bourffeoiaVat ^ amejit * which would not support--the expanses of " the war- TPheBEbttse *» f Commons ifa » ,: however , a noble refutation of the . nutinnatfen , to and

    ftr the ^ arfiamentQeferred by ^ he Emperor despotic governor of ^ twaia Tfrasa'Parliain « nt which owed its ttnjgra and Tesponsibflity-to > the middle 41 ass of "the coantry , who were not the people to shrink froia making sacrifices whea the honour , dignity , and interests of their-country were cpncernea . \ fjitBtrs . y But having « o money , Government ran into debt . Lord Monteagle went largely into the question of large and am all hni ^ mwn , nrgii ^ g thft * the Bank Act ; recognised large talancga ; and that deficiency bills ! enoated a pres ^ ure-unon the tcade and capital of the , country . He al * o took Mr . { aladstoaer to task for : iihesnioMin'Wbickiheiproposea . toiraise thenaw loan .

    Atno-period > W 4 is the debate ; spirited or ^ attractive ; and now it grew duller . The Duke -of A&uowu whose forte certainly ~ Js not finance , made some remai * 8 ;* Mefly inr ^ ply to the poUticaitanu ^ of Eord Malmegbury , and leift Lord Monteagle without an answejg . Earl Gwsy made that a grave charge againat the Government of dasreapect to the 'Sous ©; and proceeded , * t wearisome length . to , gbre a different turn to views moiet wiccineUy put by Lord Monteagle . Earl Qbj £ tyii 4 «« brought the debate to a close by , some shajpp retorts , hut no finance ; and the bill p »» Bjed through ipommittee . There was nothing to oppoae .

    For the flrst-tinae this session , we believe , there was wbatifc called *" nofffouse" on Tuesday ; that is , when the ^ Speaker totfk the chair at four o ' clock , there were fewer than fiprtj members present , and the Houeei did . not nit : accordingly . On Wednesday , three bilU brought in by independent members ) were disposed of , and rejected for this session . Tlkeirrst that endured execution was Mr . Bowyer' « © litninal Conversations Bill , which seems to have failed from lack of completeness . This bill abolished damages to be paid to the husband in actions for criminal conversation , and substituted in lieu a fine , to he paid to the Crown , by way of

    punishment for the offence ; and gave the woman a right to be heard . It stood for the second reading , and M * . Bqwybr moved that it be read a second time . Mr . Collier met the motion by moving that it be read that da ^~ six months . He described the bill ad one to encourage criminal conversation . It did nab distinctly make the offence criminal ; it mixed up proceedings known as civil with proceedings known as criminal ; it fined the defendant in case of conviction ; but gave the party injured no right of action . If they were to legislate criminally ,

    then both man and woman should be punished . Mr . CuA-uy n-iu > was surprised that a professed law reformer should object to the bill on the ground that it w , as new . Mr . ^ VHiXKEiDn corrected this remark . As a law reformer Mr . Collier had objected to the bill because it did not amend , but would confuse the law . Mr . Digdx Seymour supported Mr . Bowyer ; but the bill was opposed hy Mr . Phinn and the Attorney-General , entirely on the grounds indicated by Mr . Collier . Press ing the motion to a division , Mr . Bowyer was defeated by 121 to 49 ; and the bill was lost .

    The second bill was that introduced by Mr . Apslby PiauTT , the Declarations in lieu of Oaths Bill . This measure simply empowered judges , satisfied that a person has a conscientious objection to takingan oath , to permit them to make a declaration . The ATTOKNisy-GENiaRAL . admitted that persons who entertained conscientious scruples to the takingof oaths should bo relieved from the necessity of tukingthem ; 8 ti . ll ho could not altogether agree tothe bill as it was at present framed . That ho did fully udiiiit tho jropOBition that such persons ought to be relieved from the necessity oi" talcing an oatk

    before the other House and . that of his hen . friend ; his . hon . friend proposed to enable a person to make a declaration instead of an oath , i ^ Ktn h ia i&are state ment that he had conscientious ^ crupisA- to , o » tfetaking . fie thought that , that * might leadi to- very great abuse , andhe moist say thftfc his «> xperieueje hail satisfied him that there were majny pereon » -who * had a sense of the religious sanction ^* an-oatlrwho-were not sufficiently alive a , nd sensible to themoMil obligations of a declaration . What the Attprney-iQeneiTttl proposed w ^ p , not , as had been before BU £ gsiited ,:: tD make it incumbent upon persons to register their

    ^ ndttMmimposed the ^ Crown . The report stated £ 22 ? ^ " ^ ° ^^ Utterly while if ttift < to&& toaothe officer that he was driven to comnilt the ^ fence hy having been sent bade to th *« sen& , of hii SSSSSttSZ fe * *^*^*^ torwnerev « r he went he was a > marked vown , ana « f *^ followed him to every-place whare he an * plied *» employ , * nd informed the partiet v « tf hit former conviction ; consequently , he was utterly unable to procure any means of livelihood . It waa utterjiy impossible , tnider such circumstanoes , for ^ t manto amend his coarse t > f , Ufe . Ifrwould be better to put a man out of existence at once than to continue sueha system . Would the i&oTexnmeaat xeconsider the matter ?

    OEhe Loud CHANCBia « oa threw doolA upon the statejuent . butpromuedrto ^ bteiBdnftMnAaticn . ] y ^ EJ ScaiiATaadled the « attention « f ^ tjMiXJnder * Secretary « f ^ State fcgfthe Home 3 )^ p > airtiirtMt ? ^» the ease of tfcor ^ 'Brcwn * at B ^ gtreeti ^ d h ' ftc * tfg |( 5 ^ m . l ^ iirsd ^ yls ^ t , andaaied if convicts lJbet » tedTTlth \ Usually ok ^ n ^ iefftortieMj ^^ thej comraitted the cxwesfox wWc ^ j th ^ w ^ oon-* M ? . mmkmmm . MtN ^ - « wSfi&i ^ habit ofinformiug the employew ; < jf auoli Uberated pxiBoaeM of ctheir rpre ^ ious character ;; whetfier ithey bAre ^ any ^^ uitiiority ^ for ^ ins ^^^ n ^ ifi ^ m ^ M ^ UL lay upon the table of the House oppies ^ 0 ^ Om instractlons reliEttive t » Hhe ^ s <^^^ fMiEff ^ ts ^|«| leave of licence , and . the rules ^ ol | r ^ B ^ al | i ^ fflP ^ i policse-ferce in-iB « ard to * u « 3 i v ^ m& • ¦•

    jS « c , JSjizkoy rejp&Qd , ! tifyab , ^ Kh ^ n . con ^ i ^ . ^ enst Ubcf » ted , aa qption , w « r . giv ^ itp Ui « jn , to «» flMh « r ^ tb « p > M » where they JjuMl beeiv ^^^^ Qtbgrplace they ohtt ^ not ^ ta ^ natflfr ^ irttmca f ^^ ^ e ; placaor ; detentionithan ^ tbj « thej ^ b ^ mitted . Theexpen (» esofthepQ »«<» tt ^ er « tiedv-und licence ,, to either places " w ^ TO- ^ i ^^ anav . -F ' iiOirae ^ OTO rision was made for subsiat ^ ce dfflrfng *©^ 0 urn « y , Spti peramtwrn ^^ mffi ^^^ mm of their earnimMdui ™ ir Retime oTih ^^ aflr ^ itudP ,

    a «^ intlwaxMe , 3 roirahad raceiT ^^^ of his earnings , 5 ? . Os . 6 d ,, a « d # U * Afc fmtvtfm conveyance to Edinburgh , whither he wuheoT to be transferred . So far-flrotnrthe ^ olicer ^ haviiig hunted hin ^ as'lifld o «* n : s * ftted ia the ^ ttbUaj «« f « spaper 8 , . 9 ^ 2 e P ri yjn ^ hini of ihemeana of « arnin ^ jw h « ne «^ m ^ m ^ w ^ Qm ^) m : mm ^^^^^ how little Brown was eirtlSe ^ to &e ^ Vi ^ ath , y bf . the pu « H < vandHhe Tmrajrranh ^ T ^ ^ .

    tbe subject . Mr . Fttrroy read an exirobt : jjfom M , newspaper , which was a ^ foUoWAi-r u Titonaaalpractki ^^ of th ^ / pott ^ hw ^ yy * tern to giwinli ^ ffkt . toithriwiuhes and inteoitj « n » aof rt 6 o « ui 4 iori ti »< by ^ dskartygo >« diiig ^^ sgsfast-g |^ mot > to parUoa , iibewted * ftw iropMtoujtwafc , udr amdv Isswnof Jioeaw ; ' mimh- otrald posslblj 1 . prevwibqt * eir' ? d ^ towriagtor <> mtanalnguin-inonMti > eronky » a < nttvJiuy ^ a »^ U ^ «<^< Jf ¦ GeorreiBnnnj , ' w «^ nW ( tiat uhK ^ ww »« th » S ««!« Mvie ^ wl » f bjothe f ^ e : £ tasniih « vitin ^ % « i 4 iM ijnaa » I «^^ 4 n > 4 ttaj 44 " ««^^ s ^ a | Miii ^ aniii U » l ^ hiof iUrahcks ^ ion thfl ^ oiwwtjgn ^^ itiec whoM WK , j » rty ; h * di *» en * tolen . hciw . oH » ^ maliieotiAentilWlW UMKOnOiinM tWRnnrfl . aiirl rll i mmit nwilliiti * ft " rj-ii liir ill iViiinfft

    bflM wEdinJwi ^ waljcrofc' * SBOithjuaiiai h ^ ov «» l * hi < fta . T « thia tbufcTwtitxl . OIi » aiatwv » Mttp ^ UWs wonaa ^ vitb ^ wh cBnchetlimsd d ( urjng ik ^ ms ^ w ^ n ^ mka ^ ma bir : n « jyhfaoiUMiifltetS thwt . whenieutttne'ije ih « d 4 £ « r OJL . MMtasi ^ •« ti » y * nd « ttp « i , from - *• aBtiKHitaWjaml -th * he QtKtheuc itougbt for vnor dbUdned ssnaloymsnt , bat ^ wh tomlfcaunaatiawaiyid > y ^' ^ l ^ ff . ^ KTMQTOKBsked whether thB Homg . Qtttc « in carrying out thif newpHoc ^ plextfticloetrofrlflHyeJ ra . Te any ioatructions either 3 q tha n ^ n , * o dls » chargedjmi heing , « ont totheplace « qJtuvqLpreviou # hr l ^ ftt and , »« u » n (| Ly , whether they wrtniotad ttia galiaeJKugfau iaftwmataon to « oy pensoo ^ nrhooniehli be disposed to employ such liberated convict , na to his former habits of life ?

    Mr . Fitz ^ ov regrettea he fca * not xottOe himwjlf nave -intelligible in his fanner answer . No special , instructions whatever wore given tQ the poUc ^^^ h . respect to their conduct in relation , to those wen * Those persons were . precisely in the samje -posiWon ^ fts nhorated convicts who had completed theip ? eatence » Aa to the seoond question , ha had only'ftjpua to » gra >» psdt tihat it was optional with those jpqnsons to * « bft aent oither to the place fbomwhenoe Aey had been committed , or to any other place wot b © in | r a » g » ea . t » r distance from the place in which they htwt ba © n > 'de ~ tained .

    The Railway Bjlu—Mr . Cardwejl has supcnnibwl "to the railway interest , and altered his bill . He pronogeifc An Thursday , to go into committee pro fbrm ^ Hvoracr ttrjntroduce nmendmenta . Soveral raemborp , notably Mr . T , Dancombe , rated the Gorornment for altering the , "Ml ) . 'Afl » attonipt wan made to adjourn the debate , but ww negative ^ by 261 to 40 . Mr . Carowe ^ , with ft reference to the difflcuUies of doaling with a quostlon in which ao many oonflioting interests aro involved , explained the provisions of tlie bill as it now stands . The first clause accomplishes two ol \ jects—it definos what the duties are which the companion owe to the public , and next , it imposes upon tlie companies an obligation entirely now to the law , to adjust their trafflo not only with referenco to the public convenience , but with

    names before the cleric of the peace rox other offlttar as persons who ^ bjecte 4 tot » king oaths , $ e thought ; that that w * s asking toojmuoh , beeauaera amn might not be awaee , perhaps , of the necessity of auehra thing , or , through carelessness , lie might neglect to doit ; yet the time npight come when his evidence ; might be essential , not to himaelfi Irat toHSOtne Other person , and then he -would be excluded from giving evidence in a court of justice . What he proposed ,: by way of a ~ nuddi 0 course , whioh . he thought would operate a ? a preveutiFe to abuse , while it would ; afford aU . tl » e relief necessary , was , that if the judge ,

    , ox other na | nister of && law before whom the person ' was to ^ givejQvidenee , ; should t » . saja ^ Sed an in ^ uiiy ^ that , ba ^ eaJly entertained , eonacientioufe « erttptes against fedringcanj oath , andidiAaiot aimultitie ao ^ h *¦> je ^ tionwMcli he ^ iditot ^ eel , then such iperg ^ n < hftttta fhe : allowed : to make a deeiaratioE instead of sa ^ oatb . 3 Ie Ishought that this would-be aufBcient to aatirfVall Dersonable expectations , arid'be ^ teoat ^ t ^^ at-jsltter this assuraucei ^ JSfe . PeHiatt ^ FQidEd not conaiflerit iie-j cessary topreas Jiia oaeasure . i Mru ? xiiL . A . T ? , however , diapiess theJsaoiion , andJ ihe second Eeadingt ^ ww negati «*< l hy I 3 fi to < 3 Z , '

    13 w itajr& Jneaaura sacrificed was tb « ^ GajrlM ^ £ 2 an « nnM ® ili i intro&ioeduby Me . JlmaaiMittimnMmiii &er for'&afcoity , ^ and ^ 'Stan ^ iag ^ r ^ jMCM mii « e »^ Us ^ fphe bill proposed ! to appropriate the ^ ineojni ^^ one of thefbur ^ anoiiPies of the ^ ^ hej ^^ to ^ ' ^ Carlisle as fihall nextifaH vacamt tathe : augnwatairitm of the eccleaiwti ^ l incumbenciea of that oi ^ y . Mr . j GroujyBD »» . opposed IJt . Twelve years ago Parlia ?; went bad d ££ roipiQ ^ {^ canonries-in each oftthodral . Iw » mbenjt *«» iwj ^ pv j paid in msnycplaewibosidsTCailbh ) , andiHO ^ cweaejitMHi i ahouldJbe ^ made in fawour > of the latter . 9 ? JhB > j £ mie ' divided and threw , out * the bill by 87 to 79 . \

    THE nXblTiAu Lord PAiawEiMT ^ N'obtamed lea ^ e to Dtdngantai ) to amend the law rebating to -the militja . Bytlie act 4 SI , Geo . XBC ., "the Crown had the power of ^« fll < - ing out Use .. militia only in caae > of invasion , or ihe imminent danger oif that taking-plaee . OxiU ) i «' occasion , considering how large abaction of tlifi . arjojy had been eent abroad ^ sved that * iconsidscwhte time must elapse beibre tcoops w . eise raised ftur regular service , it was of importanoe that the UnLted Kingr dom should avail itself of the troops for homeiaep vice , and as they could not , be was glad to mtuy assert thai ; the country , although at war wi <» h ^ Bu « sim

    -was in danger of aa invasion , still the present was the time when it was of importance the country should avail itself of the services of the militia . Tile object of thehill whitifcha had , tdie honourMpxQpoae ompowered the Crown to call out and ei » l >() dy the milititt , in wholia m m part , wlienevfir the Wintry was in a atate ^ of was . The lull -alao prc ¥ ifle 4 Hunk if the troops should \ be catted out for the shottsjwt period which the lav allowed for assembling ^ faMBiwe there should be occasion for tlieiraerviceafbr-the ^ U period of 5 fi days ,, that might be oiderect without fresh notices belpg accessary . It is not intended to enrol the * Ittiah militia—on account of the expense .

    The MiUtiaBill was read a aecoud time pn Thuxs day .

    TICtMTS-O » -O > K ^ VTB . Lord St . Leonard ' s called attention to the operation of the ticket-of-leave system . The case which had been reported was of a man who had been sentenced to seven years' transportation . He had been sent to Dartmoor prison , where he remained seventeen inontfis , and h&ving conducted himself well , he received from the Secretary of State for the Home Department , a ticket-of ' -leave . He then committed « . now felony , by stealing some small article , and thereupon his ticket-of-leave , which , was issued upon conditions , was forfeited , and upon proof of the now fWony , he was sent back to his former imprisonment . He was sixty years of ago , and according to hia stafcment he ¦ was ' sent from Dartmouth to Edinburgh , where he had been originally- convicted , in consequence of a

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  • Leader (1850-1860), May 6, 1854, page 411, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2037/page/3/