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      Monday , February 18 th . THE WDNSLEYDALE PEERAGE . FoKTHEK discussions on the legal bearings of this case took place in the House of Lords , and Mr . Smith , clerk of tie House , and Mr . Sharpe , were examined with respect to precedents . In the course of the discussion , the Lord Chancellor read a letter from . Lord Wensleydale , declining t o appear b y counsel before the committee . Further proceedings were adjourned to Friday at five o ' clock .

      PIRACT IN TIIE CHINESE SEAS . In answer to the Earl of Albemarle , -who presented a petition from the native and European merchants of the British settlements of Singapore , pi-ay ing for protection for their- trade from piracy , Earl Granville was understood to say that orders had been sent to India to put smaller vessels x > n the station , but no rep ly had yet been received . Some time ago , app lication was made by the Admiralty for some assistance from the East India Company ' s navy , but it was difficul t t o g ive it at that time , in consequence of the transport of cavalry regiments from . E gyp t ; but alread y one steamer had bean despatched for the purpos e , and he was in hopes that b y t his time more efficient measures had been taken to suppress p iracy In those seas .

      was not commumcated to Lord Hardinge , inasmuch as it concerned a branch of military administration entirel y under the War Department—namely , the commissariat : the second report Lord Paumure had given directions should be published and distributed , which had been done . —Colonel North a , sked whether the published report contained everything which was sup-plied by the Commissioners , and , if it did not , whether the Government intended to publish -what was withheld ?—Mr . Peel remarked th _ at there was no intention to present the report in anj other shape than that in which it had appeared . BANK CHARTHR ACT AND PRIVATE BANKS .

      After some observations by Mr . Black ( the new member for Edinburgh ) m favour of repealW a similar Scotch tax , the annuity tax , leave was riven to bring in the bill . COMPENSATION TO TENANTS ( IRELAND ) . Mr . George Henry Moore obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for compensation to tenants for the improvement of lands hi Ireland . REFORMATORY SCHOOLS ( SCOTLAND ) . Mr . Dunlop obtained leave to bring in a bill to make further provision for rendering reformatory and industrial schools in Scotland more available for the benefit of vagrant children .

      Wednesday , February 2 Ot 7 i . MEDICAL PROFESSION BZLL . On the order for the second reading of this Toill in the House of Cojimons , Lord Robert Gro 3 Vjs : nor , while declining to oppose its further progress , objected to certain provisions the effect of which would be to exclude homoeopathic physicians , and to g ive a monopoly to the regular rnedicai pra c titioners , thou gh Dr . Forbes had said that the present state of medical science in this country requires comp lete revi s ion , and other eminent doctors had had doubts as to tke efficacy of medicines . B y this bill , however , every medical

      rnau must belong to some college , whi c h could strike his name off the register , and , being thus struck off ; he could not recover costs of medical attendance , nor could he hold an office in any hosp ital or infirmary . Securities should be given for the impartial exercise of the large powers accorded to the medical "body . —Sir George Grey agreed that precaution should be taken to prevent arbitrary exclusion , and thought the bill needed consideration in committee . —• 'After a few remarks from Mr . Henley , Mr . Napier , and Mr . Heablam , the bill w a s read a second time . The Drainage Acts Amendment Bill went through committee .

      Thzirsday , February 2 > lst . BOA . ED OF INQUIRY INTO CRIMEAN AFFAIRS . In the House of Lords , Lord Panmurb made a statement tvith respect to the charges broug ht agai n s t certain officers in the Crimean Report . He said :, — " I think it right to inform yourLordshi ps tJhat her Majesty , by the advice of her ministers , h a s appoin t ed a Board of general officers to inquire into certain matters which were adverted to in the Report of the Conxmissioners sent to the Crimea , for the ' purpose ' making inquiries . This Board is to receive explanations on the subject of the complaints made respecting officers who have been , adverted to in the report of the commission , and to inquire into all the circumstances connected therewith . "

      A discussion ensued , whic h was initia t ed \> y L ord Haudwicke say ing that lie thought the step should have been taken long ago by the Couimander-in-Chief ; in rep ly to which , Lord Panmure made some statements similar to those given by ! BIr . Peel in the House of Commons on Tuesday night , i n ans w er t o Lord W- Graham . He stated that the Board now to be constituted would examine witnesses , and liear the defeuce of the officers who are impugned . —Earl Gkey thought tlie Government was committing itself to a very unusual course , and that the app o in t m ent of tho Board was an implied censure on the Crimean

      Commissioners . Tho original mistake was in not allowing Lords ^ Lucan and Cardiagu , Sir R ichard Airey , &c , i-. n opp : > r ; un . 1 y of defending tLe . ru : elves . — Lord Bkououam expressed similar -views , aud held that tho Court of Inquiry ordered after the Convention of O . intra ( which Eurl Granviilo quoted aa a precedent ) was no precedent , us in that case there had been no previous inquiry . —In tho Houso of Commons a similar uttitement was nrnds by L < rd 1 ' a . l . mekstcn , who added that the officers forming tho Board would not include nny who had served in tha Crimea , and that tho proceedings would not bo open to fchc public .

      TIIK WAR DEPARTMENT AND Till ] HOUSE GUARDS . The Earl of Deuij y moved for the produoLion of any papers limiting or denuij ) , ' - ? tho rospootivo duties and powers of the Secrctairy of iSfcuto for War and tho Cominander-iu-Chief of tlio Army . Tho position and duties of tlioso functionaries wore very difficult to b understood ; but it would sooui that , in tuuo of wur , tho authurifcy of tho ftuorokiry for tho War Department yn \ jt suolx , tin almost to make him a . djotator over hia colleagues . Tho rolntii > iiHlii |> of hia dutiow to thoao " of tho C ' omincuulor-in-Gliiof was < tr * vngue and contradictory ns bofbro tho rooont . changes— -a

      state of things which is very lilc « ly to roaulb in collision bofcwoou tho two clopartirwnta , aud u consequent puralyHls of tho public tsorvico . Ho wished to know whother tho lato alterations had loffc to the Cotnmamlor-iii-Chiof a full control over tho discipline putronn&u , and promotion of tho nnny't whether thi bestowal of honours and diutino Lions , the appoint monts to foroigu gaiTino > ua , < uid the movement o trouus ,, rest , H with tho Cuuiaxnndei , ' -in-Chief or wltl tho Secretary for War ? whether honours awarded ii the ftold , on tfiu recommendation , of the commando oft tho spot , aud sanotionod by tha Comrmuulorin

      In answer to Mr . Henry Baillie , th& Chancexlor of the Exchequer stated that , in the event of there being-no objection on the part of the Batik of England , he should be prepared to bring in a bill for continuing the arrangement ( which would expire thus year u _ nless renewed ) by which the Bank agreed to pay to those private banks which consented to withdraw their paper circulation one per cent , per aniiixm upon the average issue of those banks in the three previous years , and to contin ue the same on th < e existing conditions .

      MASTERS AND OPERATIVES . Mr . Mackinnon renewed his annual motion for a Select Committee to consider the iaconveniene * felt from the want of equitable tribunals -whereby differences between masters and operatives miglit- be amica b l y adjusted ; and also to ascertain whetlner the Cpnseils de 3 Prud'hommes in France had ausivered the purpose for which they were established . He ha , d , during the preceding week , met the representatives of 40 , 000 workmen—all Very loyally disposedwho were dissatisfied with the present state of the la-w , which does not provide any fair and cheap

      tribunal to appeal to in case of dispute . The e 3 tablishni-ent of such a tribunal might lead to the saving of nruch money , and to the removal of difficulties between employers and employed . —Sir George Guet said he had no objection to such an inquiry , provided it was undertaken with a full knowledge of the mature of the foreign Conseils des Prud'homirtes . He agreed with Mr , Maekinnon in thinking that tribunals such as he had suggested ought to be established ; "but he protested against its being supposed that they ought to regulate wages . —Mr . Mackinnon repudiated any such intention ; and the motion was agreed to .

      TECE STATUTE LAW . Mr . Locke King moved a resolution that tbere be prepared , under the direction of the Clerk of the ¦ Parliaments , an edition of the statutes at large for the use of the Ho u se , omitting-all such statute ? au < d parts of statutes as are expired or have been expressly repealed ; and that , in the plaee of the statutes or parts of statutes repealed , there be inserted the titles of the statutes r e pealed , the numbers and abstracts of the clauses repealed , with a reference to > the statutes by which they are repealed . The arguments in favour of his motion advanced by Mr . King- were similar to those of Mr . Napier aud Sir Pitzroy Kelly during las t week in connexion with their motions for legal reform ;

      —The motion was seconded by Mr . Ewart . —The ArTORNEY-GENEHAr . i observed that tlicre were many objections to accomplishing the work of legal reform in so mechanical and petty a manner , and th e refore hoped the resolution would not be pressed . —A . similar view was taken by Sir FrTznoy Kelly ; and some observations , partly favourable to , and . partly opposing , the motion having been offered by Mr . Stuart Wortr , i 5 Y , Mr . Watson , and Mr . George Butt , Mr . TLobekt Phillimore moved , by way of amendment , tho omission of the words " under the direction of tho Clerk of the Parliaments , " and " fur the usse of this House , " ¦ which was negatived , and , on a clivision , the main question was thrown out by 16-1 to 63 .

      MINISTERS' M 0 N 13 V ( l Ilia AN u ) . Mr . Pagan moved a resolution tlmt tha Houso immediately resolvo into a committee , to consider the act 17 and 18 Victoria , c . 11 , with tho view of amending tho same , bo fur as rospocts the * tux thereby enacted to ho levied , in lion of " Miniatcns' Moaiey , " in ordor thnfc the tax may bo wholly abolished . If-, hud boon fluid that , the arrangement was ai " conuyvomise ;" but tho benefit was all on ono side , and it was an aggravation of tho evils suffered by the eight towns iu Iroland upon whioh tho tax was loviocl . The revonuos of tho Ecclesiastical Oornrni » Bion < irs wore nrnp ly sufficient to moofc tho demands of the tax . — Mr . HoitsMAN , on tho part of tho 'Govornuxont , said

      ho would not object to Mr . Fagau bring ing in n . bill for tho amendment of Sir John Young ' s not , wliidi ho bplio v od ha d , in somo respects , not worlcod r--u ' , lBfactorily . —Mr . N" a / pier taunted tho Government with having a fow days previously stilted that th « y ha < l u « luonsurc in proiiamtion , and with having no tod in n moan and unmanly fawhion—an imputation -which Lord Pai .-misiiston ropollod . —Lord John Wussism- ndvioocl Mr . lftigan to brins iu a bill ; to whloli Mr . Fagau oonaentod . —Lord Naaj * thought that tlio Oowernmont had not fairly stated what wore ifcs intouti'ons ; Admiral Jonks oppoaod tho motion ; aoid Mr . Mma ^ hwh , Mr . Mivcmnia , and Mr . Sullivan , aesarted tlio nooosait y f \ n' absoluto repeal of Sir Juhn Young ' n Act . —

      THE ATTACK ON THE REDAN . I n the House op Commons , Mr . Pjsel , in answer to Mr . IiAYard , exp lained the circumstances connected with the brevet rank , published in the Gazette of the 2 nd Nove inber , particularly as regarded the names of those officers who had distinguished themselves in the attack . on the Redan . General Simpson had beea requested by Lord Hardiuge to send distinct lists , but instead of doing this he had sent lists supplied b y commanding officers , leaving it to Lord Harding © to make the selection . That selection had been made , and brevet rank conferred . .

      COURT OF CHANCERT ( IRELAND ) BILL . On the second reading of this bill , Mr . S . Fitzgerald moved that it be read a second time that day six months . The proposal to transfer the business of the Encumbered Estates Court to the Court of Chancery was impracticable ; and , as many new offic e s were created- by the bill , its operation would be far frqm economical . —The motion was seconded by Mr . Pollard Urquhart ; supported b y ] VIr . McCankt , Mr . Whiteside ( who denounced tlie bill as the greatest job that had been laid on the table of the House for a quarter of a century ) , Colo n el Donne , IIr . Me Mahon , and Mr . Napier ; and opposed by the

      Solicitor-General for Ireland , by Mr . Deasy , Mr . ELllice , Mr . Serjeant O'Briew , Mr . Bland , Mr , French , and Sir EiisitrNE Perry ; while Mr , George , Mr . Malins , Mr . Cairns , Mr . George Butt , aud Mr . Kennedy , promised their sanction to the bill , provided that it , together with the other bills on the same subject , were referred to n select committee— -a course which Mr . Patrick O'Buien considered unnecessary , Relieving that a committee of tlxe whole House was quite capable of dealing with the details . —In resisting the a m endment , the SoLiciTOR-GENj-iiiAL for Ireland contended that , with an additional staff , the Court of

      Chancery is quite capable of doing the extra work confided to it , and denied tho charge that had been made of the Encumbered Estates Court being largely in urrenv as regards itd work . He had no objection to submit tho bill to the scrutiny of a select committee , but he could not consent to send to the same committee Mr . Whitesulo ' s five bills , as in many important respects they differ essentially from the bill under consideration . —This course was objected to hy Mr . Disraeli aa ungracious . —Finally , tho amendment having boon withdrawn , tlxo bill was road iv second time , and referred to a aeleot committee .

      TlfE EOaLTCarASTIOAti COMMISSION . Oh the motion of Sir GisonaE Grey , a committee was appointed to inquire into the prosoub constitution of tho iSoclofiinstioal Commission in England , into tho working of tho nets by which its existence lian boon prolonged , ami into tho expediency of consolidating with ib fclio Church Building Cominisbion .

      Tuesday , February 19 f / t . rum HUNICJiW HUdSIAW SlIUVJ AT SEVASTOPOL . In the Huusw oip Lords , in answer to somo questions aud observations by tho Earl of Havelwioko , Lord Panmurid said that nathiug gallantry and noionco oould o ( Toot would bo loft undone to iusuvo tho do-Btruofcion of what ia above tho wator in SobiwtDiiol or bonoath it . Aftor uorno routine busiaess had boon gono throuch tlio Houbo udjournod . '

      THK KICi'Olt'J' Ol ? TUW OIUMKAN QOMMISSI 0 NKK 8 . In tho Houbk ov Commons , Lord Wm , On ah am , hn . viwK "Hkod tl > o Undor Soorotary for War -whothor air John M'Noili ' H roporfc was oommunientod to tuo a-uthoi-itioH at the Horso Guards on ifcH nvrivnl in thw country , and , if not , wh a t wore tho roaao u a wldoh mducod tho Qovornmout to withhold ifc , Mr . Phhl replied that th « ro worotwo ronorts , t ho flr w b o f w hioh

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 23, 1856, page 171, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2129/page/3/