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    -was surprised , after the distinct avowal of the Earl of Perby to the contrary , tt « t Earl < 5 rauvilLe ehfluld w-$ inu » 4 e that a coalition , or combination did still exi ^ t .- — JSaxl < Jraitvih , lb said he had guarded himself against giving ofFence , and had only spoken in justification of Jne Goyermnent , The bill was then read ; * second time , and , after eorce routine business , tie House adjourned . TELEORAraiC OOMMtTJ « C A . TIOST BETWEEN INDIA AKD

    EXJTFT . In the House of Commons , in answer to Sir D . STob&ets , the Chancellor of tub Exchequer said a company had been forme ! for the establishment of an electric telegraph communication-with India by way of Silusia and the Persian Gulf . The Government and the East India Company had agreed to aa arrangement which , involved various conditions , 6 ubject to which they would be prepared , when the work should be completed , to guarantee a certain rate of interest to the shareholders . customs' duties .

    In answer to Mr . William Ewart , the Chancellor op the Exchequer said he believed that -when the duties on raisins -were reduced it was understood that a corr esponding reduction wojuld take place in the duties on currants , but a falling off of the supply had prevented the arrangement from being carried out . lie thought the subject was worthy of consideration . CONSOLIDATED T-UKD ( APPROPRIATION ) BILL . On the motion for the second reading of this bill , Sir

    Henry Willoughby asked whether there was any difference between this and the usual appropriation bills . ' — The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he believed that , as only votes on account had been taken , there was no necessity for an appropriation bill , but it was thought advisable to bring in the bill , and the precedent of 1841 ¦ would be strictly followed . Though the Civil Service Estimates had been voted in classes , they would be appropriated singly . ^—The bill was then read a second time .

    Several other "bills were read a second time ¦ without debate , and the Mutiny and Marine Mutiny Bills passed through committee with but little discussion .

    CRIMEAN INQUIRY . The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved for a . copy of the explanation of Sir Charles Trevelyan , respecting a passage in the report of the Chelsea Board , lie observed in the debate , on a recent occasion , that a portion of the report of that Board attributed the sufferings of the army to the deficiency of land transportthe deficiency of land transport to the want of forageand the want of forage to neglect on the part of the Commissariat department . Last August , inconsequence

    of this passage in the report , the Government called upon Sir Charles Trevelyan for explanations which he Lad prepared , but which bad not been presented , as the Government did not think any advantage could he obtained from a reopening of the discussion . Now , however , in consequence of the allusion to the subject in the recent debate , be thought it his duty to present the document , and to ask members to suspend their judgment till they bad read the paper .- —After some remarks from Colonel North , Mr . Mon'xaoue Chambers , and General Coduikgton , the motion was agreed to .

    THE NAWAB OBSURAT . Sir Ekskine Perhy moved for a copy of correspondence between 3 Iir Jafir Ali Khan and the Court of Directors , and between the same and the President of the Board of Control , respecting the property of the late Nawab of Surat , and asked & £ t . Vernon Smith what were the intentions of Government relating thereto . Mr . Vernon Smith said the comuritteo of Privy-Council had decided that there was no appeal to that tribunal . The act referred to had been in force for ten j'ears , and no property would be secure if they hastily repealed that net . If there was any doubt as to its validity , the course would bo for Mir Jafir himself to bring the question beforo a court of justice . Under the circumstances of the case , ho did not think it hie duty further to interfere in the matter .

    After a brief discussion , tho motion was agreed to , and tlie House adjourned . Tuesday , March 17 th . CRIMINAL IIKISACJIISB OF TRUST . In tho House op Lords , tho Loud Chancellor , in reply to Lord St . Leonard ' s , stated that it was his intention to bring in a Hill next session on tho subject of Criminal Broachos of Trust .

    a . Lord IlAnmviCKE pressed fur tho production of the despatches recently received by Government from Sir Michael Seymour ; to which request liarl Gkanvili , k acceded . A lively discussion thcu ensued , in which the Earl of Ellknijouough , Kail Orky , and the Earl of Derby , renewed their criticisms on tho conduct of Sir John JJowring and Admiral Seymour , whom . thoy accused of great indiscretions , and of undertaking the expedition ayainst Canton with an iiisiiuicio . iit force ; more especially blaming tho former for not keeping the latter better instructed as regards the state of affairs , — Earl GitKY and Lord rANMinus defended thu person * impugned ; ami Lord Colchjostku observed that . " tho Admiral hud acted under tlie pressure of Sir John Bowring .

    Lord CLA 3 J . EUCARIM 5 then asked some questions with respect to the arrangements made in connexion irith tlie troops sent put to China ; and , Lord Paioiuee having given the required information , the Earl of Elxjen-BO 2 O 0 GH made some suggestions from bis Indian experiences , and . deplored the co-operation of the French with the English in China . —Earl Geey regretted tie extension winch was evidently to he given to the . operations in China , but was reminded by EarT G&AaevnxE that the presence of a strong farce is a great help to tlie conclusion of a peace . The CoiorissioHERs of Supplt ( Scotland ) Act ( 1856 ) AiiE 3 fr > ME » r Bill was read a third time , and passed .

    CHINA EXPEDITION—CLIFFORD ' S BOAT LOWERING GEAR . In the House of Commons , in reply to Admiral Walcott , Admiral Berkeley said a great number of the ships proceeding to China had been furnished with Clifford ' s life-boats . Every trial of them had answered so perfectly that he hoped they would be adopted throughout the service .

    THE CRIMEAN COMMISSIONERS . Viscount Castlekosse appeared at the bar , bringing up her Majesty ' s reply to the address of the Commons praying for some special mark of favour towards Sir John M'Neill and Colonel Tulloeh . In this reply , it was announced that corrections had teen given by the Crown to carry out the intentions expressed in the resolution of the House .

    THE SOUND DUES . Replying to questions by Mr . B hamlet-Moore and Mr . Liddell , with respect to the newly concluded treaties with Denmark on the subject of the Souad Dues , the Chancellor opxhjg Exchequer said he tad not yet received copies of the treaties as signed , but , from the draft , he could state their general effect , without pledging himself to strict accuracy . By tha general treaty , the Sound would be opened on the 1 st of

    April , and the compensation to be paid by each Power vras fixed . By the separate convention between Gaeat Britain and Denmark , the amount fixed for this country , subject to the decision of Parliament , was to be paid within three months . The question of hypothecation was between the Danish Government and the " ' bondholders . —Sir Hehky Willoughby inquired the amount of the compensation . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer replied that it was 1 , 125 , 20 m . Several bills were then advanced a stage .

    REPUBLICANISM 1 ST SOUTHERN ITALY . Mr . Disraeli inquired whether it was correct , as had been reported , that the Government had offered to a forei gn Power , if any attempt to establish Republican institutions were made in the south of Italy , to interfere , by force of arms if necessary , to prevent them . It would bo recollected that the Premier had said on a former occasion that there was some further correspondence relating to the Neapolitan question which had not been published , but which only referred to a proposition which terminated in no result . It was in that part of tluj correspondence that , aa alleged , the offer was contained . He therefore asked for a frank , not for a technical , reply .

    which the contingency of -Republican institutions Ibeiag established in Italy was contemplated , and the coatee which the Government under thai contingency were prepared to pursue wae expressed ?" LordPALMERSToat : " That is a totallydiffiswaitquestion . ( ' Sear , fear , ' anda laugh . ) Tue right bon . gentletn&a asked , me whether any offer had teen made by the British Government to co-operate with any foreign Pow « r iu preventieg the establishment of Republican iastiiutloas in Italy . " Mr . Disraeli : " I asked whether any offer uad . been made to a foreign Power ; but I did not say a word about co- © pexatioo . "

    Lord Palmeeston : " Well , any offer to a fioteign Power to do svmetluHg , and . that , too , if neeeasary , by force of arms . I repeat , no communication has been made to any foreign Power that we -would prevent the establishment of Republican institutions in Italy . The Mutiny and Marine Mutiny Bills having been considered in . committee , tU& House adjourned early . Wednesday , March iSth . The House of Lorps sat for a . short time , when several bills were forwarded a stage , the following being read a third time , and ^ passed : —The Income Tax Bill , the Indemnity Bill , tlie Copyhold Enclosure Commissioners , &c . Bulx , tho Extea-Pajiqciiial Places Bill , aud the EcclesiasticalJurisdiction Bill .

    In the House of Commons , the Speaker ' s Ejctxrement Bull was read a third time , and passed . The Speaker expressed his acknowledgments to the House for this mark of their approbation of his services , and for the noole and generous manner in which those services had been rewarded . ¦ The following bills were read a third time , and passed : — -Exchequer-bills ( 21 , 049 , 700 ^ . ) Bill , the Consolidated Funi > ( Appkopioaxion ) Bili ^ , the Mutiny Bill , the Marine Mutin y Bill , the Lighting of Towns ( Ireland ) Bill . The Lords amendments to this bill were agreed to .

    ministers' money ( ireland ) bill . Mr . Fa&an moved the second reading of this bill , which was supported l > y Mr , Bagwell and Mr . Meaoiieu . —Mr . HoRBatAN , speaking on behalf of the Government , said that all endeavours to enforce the tax had proved futile , and that therefore the best course waa to adopt the suggestion of the committee of 1847 , tho spirit of -which was embodied in the bill , and abolish the impost altogether . —Mr . G . A . Hamilton moved to

    defer the second reading for three weeks . —This was seconded by Admiral Jones . — -The bill was further supported by Mr . Macguirio , Mr . Black , Mr . Beamish , Mr . Cowan , Mr . Heard , and Mr . Fagan—Lord Pal-M . ERSTON said the Ministers' mosey would be provided out of the resources of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners , by whom the amount was at present advanced . —After some further discussion , the amendment was negatived ; the Bill was road ( formally ) a seeond time , and was ordered to bo coinmittod that day three months .

    TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA . In reply to questions , Mr . Wilson stated that the only line of telegraphic communication between India and Europe with regard to wlricli tho Government had entered into any engagements waa that from Seleucia to the Persian Gulf , and the onl y assistance to be given to tho company would be in tho shape of payment for work done when the line was completed .

    Lord Palriebston said the statement he had made on the occasion alluded to was not precisely what was now represented . What he then stated was this : that the papers on the table contained everything that bore on the course of policy which tho British Govorament had adopted ; but that there had been some instructions given to our agents at Naples to direct them in the course our mission was to pursue under certain contingent circumstances which did not happen , aud that , thereforthe instructions

    THE DANUHIA . N PRINCIPALITIES . In answer to a question put by Mr . Otway , Lord Palmerston said , tho affairs of the Danubiaji Provinces were now iu a train of settlement ; the Austrian troops had begun to leave ; divans were about to assemble to make arrangements for tho future settlement of tlifi country ; and lie had no doubt that tho Wallachian refugees would bo allowed to return to their homes . The House adjourned , at half-past two o ' clock , until . Saturday . Thursday , March 19 / A ,

    e , fell to the ground . These were the only instructions from her Majesty ' s Government to their agents at STaples : they were totally unimportant , and led to no result . Ho understood that Mr . Disraeli wished to know whether the liritioh Governrnout had mndo ftuy suggestion to any foreign power , that , if an attempt waa made to establish Itepublican institutions in the south of Italy , our ( Jo-verninent would oppose , and even by force of arms , such a movement , if it were made . Was lie right ?

    PISRHIA . In reply to the Earl of Eguuton , tho Earl of Cla .-ituNDON snid that , by tlie treaty with Persia , Great Britain had resigned tlia right of protecting Persian subjects , excepting those employed in the consular mission , provided otlicjr nations w ould do the Bamc . Tho noble Enrl denied ( umidat much laughter ) that tho Government had tlio slightest intention whatever of waging war with Timbuctoo , aa derisively hinted ' by the Earl oi J £ glinton .

    Mr . L > iBRAELi : " Tlio question I nak iH tikis : whether , in tho course of tho coiuinunicatioiis which have taken place in reference to the affairs of the Two Sicilies , her Majesty ' s Government ofiVml to a foreign power that , if Ilcpublican institutions were establisliod in Southern Italy , they would interfere to prevent it , oven by force ofarma ?" Lord PALMEnsrON : " No such offer waa ever made . " Mr . IJknljcy subsequently reverted to the Riibject , that th

    NAPLES . Tho Karl of Hardwioick called attention to the break * ing oft" of tho arrangement by which French and KngliHh squadrons -were to have ]> roccodecl to the Bay ol NnploH , and asked what was tho cause of the audde » change of policy in reference to this mibject . —The Earl of Ci , aic ! Snik > n- explained thut , whon diplomatic rolations wore broken oil ' with tho Court of Is ' a plea , the ( Jovesmmenta of England « nil Franco agreed to aciid two oi three ships each to the I 5 ay of NiipleH ; but that , upoi hearing through confldfuliitl ho hitch Unit un hisurrcctioi of the ncopk would have hw . n curtain if the allied fkot had appeared in the Neapolitan wutcru , tho Kngltol squadron had heen countermanded . —Tin ; Kurl of Eu i . KNiionouGii thought we hud ruined expectations nn < incurred obligations toward * tho people of the Tw <

    sayiug ere was a want of clcarnesu in tlie Government statements , and asking for nioro Bpocillc information . To this Lord Palmuhslon replied that the instructions wure win ply as to tlie munner in which our agents were to . act in enso of certain overtures being made l > y Hlc Neapolitan Govornmont . Tho contingency , however , novcr arofic . The Knglish Government would never think of enforcing any form of Government on tho Italian people , or of preventing their cstabliHlung any thoy pleased .

    Mr . DiBitAicu : "Do I distinctly nndo . r « tand the noble lord to state—it in well to be can < li < l in those matters — that no communications took place betwenn the Government of wliioh ho ia chief and any foreign Po ¦^ Yx ^ r in

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  • Leader (1850-1860), March 21, 1857, page 267, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2185/page/3/