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    legislation for the last thirty years . —Mr . Williams and Mr . Deummond objected to throwing the expenses of the polling on the counties and boroughs . —On the House dividing , the motion was carried by 151 to 58 . COURT OF CHANCERY ( iRELAUD ) . Mr . Whitesidb moved for leave to introduce a bill to make provision for the appointment of Registrars to the Masters of the Court of Chancery in Ireland ; also for the safe custody of title-deeds and documents lodged in the said court ; and to amend the practice . He entered into various details to show the necessity that exists for the bill . —Mr . J . D . Fitzgerald ( Attorney-General for Ireland ) , though regarding the measure as unnecessary , did not object to the bill being laid upon the table . —Leave was then given .

    THE MEDICAL PROFESSION . Mr . Hbadlam obtained leave to introduce a bill to alter and amend the laws regulating the medical profession , the object and provisions of which he briefly explained . The measure , in its main features , is the same as that which had been before the last Parliament . The House adjourned about five o ' clock .

    Thursday , May \ A . th . THE OFIUM TRADE . In the House of Lords , the Earl of Shaftesbury asked the Lord Chancellor what progress had been made by the law officers of the Crown in the inquiry into the legality of the opium trade in India?—The Lord Chancellor replied that a case had been drawn up by the legal advisers of the Board of Control , which was about to be submitted to the law officers of the Crown . ALLEGED INJUSTICE OF AN ANGLO-INDIAN MAGISTRATE . The Marquis of Clanricarde moved for a return of the appointments held by Mr . Thomas in the civil service of the East India Company , in the month of September ,

    1854 , and of the appointments he may have since held , tip to the date of the latest accounts , distinguishing judicial from other appointments ; also copies of any correspondence that may have taken place between the Governor , or other superior authorities , at Madras , and Mr . Thomas , relative to the case of Bhawanny Lallah v Thomas , and the judgment delivered thereupon in the Supreme Court of Madras by Chief Justice Sir Christopher Rawlinson . His Lordship then proceeded to state the facts of the case , according to which , Bhawanny Lallah , a wealthy merchant and tradesman , was taken into custody , kept fourteen days before his examination came on , and then charged with being instrumental in collecting a mob on the 30 th of September ,

    1854 , during some religious ceremony . He denied the charge ; but was bullied by the magistrate , and told to hold his tongue . Next day , the depositions were read over to him , and he was called upon to sign a paper , purporting to be a statement of what he had said ; but he refused , because it was not a true account , and he offered to produce a witness to prove that he was not at the riot at all . The magistrate insisted that he should sign the paper ; and , on again refusing , he was sent to gaol , with orders that he should be locked up all night without food . He was broug ht before the magistrate the next day , and , as he still refused to sign the document , the magistrate said , " Very well ; you shall have solitary confinement for twenty hours more , with threat of starva

    nothing to eat . " The man , under that - tion , at length consented to sign the paper , and was then told he was to deposit 10 / ., or give security . He offered to pay the money ; but the magistrate said , " I know you are a wealthy man ; I will not take the money ; I will remand you . " For seventeen days and eighteen nights , that man was kept in gaol without trial or any legal charge being made against him , and without being convicted of any offence at all . At length , ho waa admitted to bail for 10 / . The case was afterwards brought before Sir Christopher Uawlinson , when a verdict for 1000 rupees was obtained by Bhawanny Lallah ; but , a point having been raised , the injured party had not up to this time got any redress

    whatever . Earl Granville said the case was not yet npo ior discussion , and ho therefore begged Lord Clanricardo to withdraw his motion . —This was agreed to , after a few remarks by Lord Campbkll , to the effect that throughout the great area of the Indian Empire justice ia unsatisfactorily administered . The Queen ' s Courts in Madras , Calcutta , and Bengal , are exceptions , however . The House adjourned about six o ' clock .

    NOTICES OF MOTION . In the Hoube ov Commons , Mr . Rokbuck gave notice that on that day fortnight ho should draw the attention of the House to the state of our relations with Brazil , and move for a aelect committee to take into consideration those relations . Sir Charles Napiku gave notice that on that day fortnight ho should move for a committee to inquire into the Board of Admiralty , with a view " to render it more efficient . Mr . Maokinnon gave notice that on that day fortnight lto should move for a select committee to consider the expediency of adopting a more equitable division of the land tax , and of allowing a further reduction of tho

    same . EMIOKATION OV OIIINESIQ COOLIKS . Mr . Dunlop put a sorios of questions to tho Colonial

    Secretary , in reference to the overcrowding of the John Calvin , and the consequent disasters of the voyage from Hong-Kong to Havannah . —Mr . Labouchere said the questions related to a subject which had lately very anxiously and painfully occupied the attention of her Majesty ' s Government—namely , the emigration of Chinese coolies to Cuba . The John Calvin' left Hong-Kong with a cargo of Chinese coolies , and , though the number was much greater than she was permitted , after

    inspection , to carry , it was much less than she was authorized to carry in reference to her size . There was , therefore , some " doubt whether the letter of the act , though there was no doubt that the spirit , had been violated . He should consult the law officers of the Crown whether a prosecution under the circumstances would probably lead to a successful termination , and , if so , he should take measures to enforce the act . On the other hand , if there was a defect in the law , it would be his duty to see it rectified .

    GUANO . In answer to Mr . Baxter , Sir Charles Wood said there was no intention of sending vessels to search the coast of Africa for guano . THE PEACE AMNESTY . Mr . Duncombe asked why William Cuffey had not participated in the general amnesty granted in the spring of last year by her Majesty to the political prisouers ? Sir George Grey said the name of William Cuffey had been included in the general amnesty ; but , perhaps , at the date of the lion , member ' s advices , the list had not arrived at Hobart Town .

    EDUCATION . In reply to Mr . Slaney , Sir John Pakinoton said he did not intend to move for leave to introduce any Education Bill this session , because he thought it would be quite useless for any independent member to attempt legislation on the subject at that period of the year . But it was his intention to call attention to the present state of popular education in England , and to move resolutions on the subject .

    MARRIED WOMEN AND THE LAW OF PROPERTY . Sir Erskine Perry sought leave to introduce a bill to amend the law of property as it affects married women and their separate earnings . He observed that the state of our law on the subject is an anomaly and a departure from the law of all other civilized nations . A wife by the common law of England has no property whatever ; and cases of great hardship arising out of this are of frequent occurrence . —The motion was seconded by Mr . Drummond , who , however , doubted whether the measure would be effectual without greater facilities for divorce a mensd et thoro .

    The Attorney-General said it was not the intention of the Government to oppose the introduction of the bill . But it must not be forgotten that the laws relating to married women are intimately bound up with our social institutions , and he doubted the advisability of making a woman stand in the strong-minded position of being independent in all her acts , and responsible for them . He would say , however , let personal property be placed on the same footing as real , with regard to the husband ; and he would make this enjoyment of the fife ' s

    property conditional on the discharge of his duty to maintain and protect his wife : if this duty were not discharged , the property should revert to the wife , (// ear . ) As to the earnings of the wife , courts of equity already recognise her separate property in them . There is a third class of property belonging to the wife , namely , that acquired by her after marriage by gift or bequest ; and this tho law ought to secure her without an expensive application to Chancery , giving the husband the rents only , and on the condition ho had named .

    Mr . Beresfoud Hope objected to tho bill ; Mr . Monckton Milnics thought more discussion was needed , as it is notorious that cases of great hardship to tho wife ocour ; and Mr . Malins assented to tine principle of tlio measure only so far as it relates to married people under legal or voluntary separation , not while they cohabit . — Leave was then given to bring in the bill .

    CONTRACTS FOR THE PUBLIC DBPAKTMKNTS . Colonel Boldeuo moved for a select committee to inquire into tho principle adopted for making contracts for tho public departments , and tho effect which tho present system has upon the expenditure of public money . —Tho motion was ngroed to .

    ministers' money . Mr . Faqan moved for loavo to bring in a bill to amend tho Act 17 th and 18 th Victoria , chap . 11 , with a view to tho abolition of Ministers' Money in Ireland . — In reply to Mr . Stafford , Lord Palmickston said that , as far aa regarded tho prinoiplo of this bill , tho Government is prepared to concur in it . —Mr . Dishakli observed that tho principle struck at tho root ofallChuroh property . If that wore approved by tho Government , tho measure should be brought forward , not by a prjviito member , but by Miniatois , who woro bound in fairnoHH to take euro that tho Houso should have , nn , early opportunity of expressing ita opinion upon tho subject . —After some further discussion , leave was given to introduce tho bill . Tho Houae adjourned at twenty minutoa to seven o ' clock .

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    460 THE LEADER , [ No . 373 , Saturday ,

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    THREE VISITS TO THE MANCHESTE R ART TREASURES EXHIBITION . ( From our Special Correspondent . ')

    II . CHAOS OR COSMOS . Our Contemporaries have so thoroughly exhausted all the statistics that can be given in connexion with the Art Treasures Exhibition that nothing is left for us to glean after them upon that ground . Doubtless our readers are by this time perfectly informed as to the length , breadth , and altitude of the building , its cubic contents , the superficies of glass in the roof , the gross ht of ironthe total of

    weig , sum planking , how many pipes there are in the organ , how many persons pass through the turnstiles per hour , and how many ladies are admitted through the entrance which has been constructed for the special benefit of crinoline : all these are valuable facts , and more , must be by this time stored away in the note-books of nine-tenths of our readers and we do not entertain the slightest doubt that they have given them a very clear idea of the Exhibition ~ as far as they go .

    A few figures may , however , be useful in order to give some notion of the extent of the collection . The catalogue divides the mass of articles exhibited into nine great families : —1 . Paintings by Ancient Masters ; 2 . Paintings by Modern Masters ; 3 . British Portrait Gallery ; 4 . Historical Miniatures , 5 . Museum of Ornamental Art ; 6 . Sculpture ; 7 . Water Colours- 8 . Engravings ; 9 . Photographs . Of these the catalogue specifies the separate items of Nos . 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , 7 , and 8 , and these contain a grand total of 4975 articles ; how many separate specimens are contained in the collections of Historical Miniatures and Photographs we cannot state precisely , but the ( so-called ) Museum of Ornamental Art consists of about 10 , 000 objects , which have been furnished by about 350 contributors . The general result is , that the collection brought together in the Art Treasures Exhibition contains altogether about sixteen thousand separate articles .

    To arrange such a mass of materials in a proper manner , so as to make it useful to an educational end , required , it must be admitted , a systematising power of no mean order . It was for this purpose that the Manchester Committee obtained the assistance of several gentlemen from London having some reputation for skill in such matters—Messrs . Scharf , Cunningham , Holmes , Egg . Waring , Redford , Dudley , Chaffers , Planche , DeJamotte , and Dr . Royle . These gentlemen divided tho

    work between them , according to their specific qualifications ; Mr . Scharle taking the Ancient Masters ; Mr . Cunningham the Gallery of British Portraits , the'Collection of Historical Miniatures , and the editing of the catalogue ; Mr . Egg the Modern Masters ; Messrs . Waring , Redford , Dudley , and Chaffers , the Museum of Ornamental Art ; Mr . Redford the Tapestry and ( in conjunction with Mr . Dudley ) the Sculpture ; Mr . Planche' the Armour ; Dr . Royle the Indian Collection : Mr . Holmes the Water Colours and Engravings ; ami

    Mr . Delamotte the Photographs . It is necessary state this division of labour , because it involves also a division of responsibility , and if the work in any of the departments bus been executed more or less well or ill . there should be a fair distribution also of the praise or blame . Thus it would be very unfair to bring Mr . Egg to account because the " arrangement of the Ancient Musters is anything but satisfactory , or to accuse Mr . Redford because the Collection of Historical Miniatures is rendered all but useless , or to make any but the ri , ; ht person responsible for the terrible want of editing which lias spoilt every page of tho catalogue . Every shoulder must be made to bear its own fault , as well as every brow ita proper laurels . of tho

    Wo have indicated thnt the arrangement Collection of Old Masters ia anything but satisfactory . In tho first place , as it ia ut present catalogued , it i < almost impossible to determine with certainty thi ' identity of any particular picture . Considering tlint tho pictures have boon previously very well known , ami , for tho most part , have been selected from celebrated collections , we do not understand what was tho dilliculty of ticketing them off properly . Yet some of tho picture " are without any numbers on tho wall .-j , and others aro without any description in tho catalogue ; upon others throo or even four numbers ( which have boon previously affixed ) confuse the inquirer . Thus wo find a » no oUI portrait ticketed 208 ( which stands in tho catalog " iib a ' Judgment of Paris '—a . Giorgionu ) , JJ 40 ( w iicu is described as a ' Venus '— -G . Guido Reni ) , imci l »« ' «> tKt ^ I ^ M \ . J |« WUU % + ij \ m v vftH * . * v vi — s - I ho oi

    which happens to bo the right number , 'l pinn dividing tho numeration of tho pictures into sopimut clasaoa is , in itaolf , very inconvenient ; for , »< tlioy " boon aimply ticketed from 1 onwards , us they woro it coived into tho building , nothing ; would lmvo boon eiw than to have divided thorn « ftonv « rd » into schools an HubdlviniunHi on index being added , consisting m ^ f tho names of tho mimlcra and tho numbers of tho p «« iu' - in order to show at a glanco how many specimens oi «¦ painter thoro nro in tho Exhibition . But , uoiilHHinff'W i nrrangoinont which has been adopted " nocossiuily u > , « rendered Htill more so by tho want of adherence in plan such « a it is . Thus , whoa we rofor to »< magniflcont Bull , ' tho cataloguo tolla us to look ><> in Vostibulo 1 ; but , aftor marching for ifthoro in \ n < it turns up unexpectedly in Vostibulo 0 ; thou ngnm ,

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  • Leader (1850-1860), May 16, 1857, page 460, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2193/page/4/