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    officio members . —Mr . SLANEr supported the motion . — Leave wa 3 then given . UTV OF MORTMAIN . Mr . Athkbton moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to the conveyance of lands for charitable uses . A similar bill had twice before passed the House , but had been rejected by the Lords . He sought to abolish certain technical and vexatious restrictions as to ' grants imposed by the 9 th George II . cap . 26 . —Leave was given -without any discussion .

    NETLEY HOSPITAL . Sir D . Noeeeys moved for certain returns respecting Netley Hospital , prefacing the motion by observations suggested by the debate of the preceding evening , when the estimate for that hospital was before the Committee of Supply . —Sir John Ramsden said , there was no intention on the part of the Government to oppose the granting of the returns , and he hoped that , when laid upon the table , they would be the means of removing the misapprehension which prevailed upon the subject . — Mr . Stafford protested against more of the public

    money being expended upon an ill-constructed building , which , according to medical authorities , would prove a hotbed of fever and erysipelas . —Mr . Sidney Herbert defended his original assertions with respect to the faulty plan and construction of the building . —Lord Palmerstok promised that the greatest care should be taken with respect to the building . —After some further brief remarks , the papers were ordered . The Joint Stock Companies Bill was read a third time , and passed . The House adjourned about one o ' clock .

    Wednesday , June 10 th . THIRD READING . In the House of Commons the North Eastern and Hartlepool Dock and Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill was read a third time , and passed . FINSBURY PARK BILL . On the motion of Mr . Forster , the order for the second reading of this bill was read and discharged ; the bill was withdrawn ; and leave was given to bring in a bill to enable the Metropolitan Board of " Works to form a park for the northern suburbs of the metropolis , to be called " Finsbiiry Park . " Lord Robert Grosvexor , Mr . Thomas Duncombe , and Mr . Cox , were authorized to prepare and bring in the same ; and the examiner of petititions for private bills had leave to sit and proceed forthwith in reference thereto .

    THE BEER BILL . Mr . Eer Seymer moved to defer the second reading of this bill for six months . He argued that the measure would still further restrict an already restricted trade ; that there is an indisposition on the part of magistrates to grant licenses ; that licenses are refused in many instances to applicants of good , character ; and that morality is no gainer by the present system . —The motion was seconded by Mr . William Brown . —Mr . Newdeqate and Mr . Griffith supported the second reading , which Sir George Grey opposed , but at the same time px'omised that he would give his best attention during the recess to a measure for placing

    publichouses and beer-shopa under more efloctual control . — Mr . Kendall insisted on the necessity that exists for legislation on the subject . —Mr . Packk conceived that London and the rural districts should be dealt with in separate bills . —Mr . Hardy , in defending the bill , pointed out the demoralising influences of beer-shops , to which he attributed a large amount of juvenile crime . — Mr . Villiers ( who had been chairman of the committee on the subject which sat in 1853 ) condemned the bill , which was opposed to the conclusions of the committee . —General Thompson spoke to the same effect , and Mr . Barrow supported the second reading . —On a division the amendment was carried by 213 to 180 ; so that the bill was lost .

    PROPERTY QUALIFICATION BILL . Mr . Locke Kino moved the second reading of this bill . —Sir George Grey , observing that it was tho general understanding that all measures which affected the representation of tho people should be postponed until a future session , moved to defer the aeoond reading for six . months . —Mr . Collier urged the reasonableness Of this motion , to which Mr . Cobbett and Mr . Duncombk loudly demurred . —Mr . Gheer also argued in favour of the bill being proceeded with ; but Lord Palmerston hoped the House would agree to tho motion made by Sir George Grey . —Mr . Locke Kino could not assent to the course proposed . On a division , however , the bill was thrown out by 204 to 145 . ELECTION JJXPKNBES SILL . —REGISTRATION OF VOTERS BILL .

    On the order for the second reading of tho Election Expenses Bill , Lord Robkrt Grosvenor , said , for tho reason just assigned by tho Government , in which ho acquiesced , he did not intend to go on with tho bill this session . He moved to discharge tho order . —This motion , after a few words from Mr . Duoane ( who ondoavoured , but ineffectually , to state his objections to tho measure ) , was agreed to . Mr . Dunoombe , for the same reason , withdrew his Bill for tho Registration of Voters , which ho saw no prospect of carrying in tho present session , though ho greatly desired to do so .

    The House shortly afterwards adjourned , at half-past five o ' clock . Thursday , June 11 th . In the House of Lords , the Smoke Nuisance ( Scotland ) Amendment Bill was read a second time , on the motion of Lord Kinnaird ; and after some remarks from Lord Campbell , Lord Ravensavorth , and Lord Rkdksdalk , the Cinque Ports Act Amendment BiLL was passed through committee .

    BREACHES OF TRUST . Lord St . Leonards called attention to the state of the equity law as affecting trustees charged with breach of trust , and adduced many legal arguments enforcing the justice of so modifying the code as to afford relief to those trustees who may have acted bond fide and without benefit to themselves . He concluded by laying on the table a bill by which the proposed amendment would be effected . —Lord Brougham , Lord Campbell , and the Lord Chancellor having commented at some length upon the existing state of the law of trusts , the bill was read a first time .

    JUDICIAL BUSINESS . Lord Lifford asked whether any change would be made for expediting the business in Judges' Chambers and in the Taxing Offices . —The Lord Chancellor replied that delays were often ascribed to courts , when in reality the blame rested with professional men . In some offices , additional clerks had had been appointed , and provision would be made to meet any pressure of business that might arise in the courts . Their Lordships adjourned at ten minutes after seven o ' clock .

    THE INDIAN ARMY . In the House of Commons , in reply to Mr . Rich , Mr . "Vernon Smith eulogized the vigour and firmness displayed by the authorities in Bengal in checking the mutinous spirit eviuced by some native regiments . A continuance of the same energetic course would no doubt arrest the spread of the evil , and maintain obedience and discipline among the troops .

    THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER . Mr . Wise called the attention of the House to the accounts of the Duchy of Lancaster , presented to Parliament in pursuance of the Act 1 and 2 Vic , cap . 101 , and moved an address for a return of all manors and estates now belonging to the Crown in right of the Duchy of Lancaster ; of all sales , grants , rtnd enfranchisements which have taken place since 1838 ; of the purchases and exchanges of land which have been made since the same period , and the date and term of all e xisting leases of the lands , mines , and rents of tha said duchy . The revenues , he observed , are eaten up by appointments , many of which were sinecures . There are sixty officers receiving 8527 / . ; of which the Chancellor takes 2000 Z . a year , the Vice-Chancellor G 00 £ , the Receiver-General , 878 / . Among the remaining officers

    are two Attorneys-General , fifteen receivers , and twentytwo stewards . ( Laughter . ) The cost of felling and selling the timber is larger than the selling price ; nnd altogether there is a most extravagant expenditure of money . The average annual income of the duchy is 38 , 000 / . ; but of tliis the privy purse receives only 13 , 000 / . Gross mismanagement characterizes the attain of the duchy ; and he ( Mr . Wise ) saw no remedy but to charge the revenue on the consolidated fund , to make the management national , and to enfranchise the copyholders . One of tho officers of the Bigwood Estate was the ' axe-bearer , ' generally a distinguished peer . ( Laughter . ) If the woods were kept up for tho pleasure of the royal family he would not say a word aguinst it ; but tho fact is , that they are kept up for tho pleasure of the neighbouring gentry , who shoot over tho estates with the ' axebearor . He wished to know why the income of the duchy

    was so stationary ? Why the accounts , which were condemned by a former Chancellor of the Duchy , hud not been improved ? What was done with fines on renewals and sales ? Why no account had been rendered of tho royalty on conls since 1887 and 1838 ? Whether tho Chancellor or other officers of the duchy had given their consideration to the demand for compensation for the dostructiori of property in North Staffordshire , arising from a town having boon undermined , and a portion of it , including a mill , a rick , a pigsty , and a street , swallowed up?—Mr . Alderman Oopeland seconded tho motion .

    Mr . Baines , Chancellor of tho Duchy , admittod that the not revenue is loss than it might bo mudo , or would probably become hereafter . Tho estuto , however , is burdened witU outstanding leases , vested rights , and officials , who hold almost sinecure places for life ; but every opportunity is seized for improving tho property , and protecting tho interests of tho Crown . Ho consented to the production of tho returns . Mr , Rioardo and Mr . Bass having spoken briefly to tho same offoct as Mr . Wjao , the motion was agreed to .

    PETITION Off PROTESTANT MINISTERS OF BENGAL . Mr . Kinnaird moved tho following resolutions : — That , from representations made to this House there Is reason to believe that the present administration of tho lower provinces of Bengal does not soouro to tho population the advantages of good government , but th « t the mass of the people suffer grievous oppression from tho police , < md the want of proper administration of justice j that in the opinion of this House it is desirable that fcer Majesty ' s Government should take immediate ,

    steps with a view to the institution of special inn into the social condition of the people , and to ascwhat measures have been adopted in consequence t oppression under which a large proportion of the bitants of the lower provinces are now said to b 7 R ing , more especially with reference to the svste landed tenures , the state of the police , and the ad ™ tration of justice ; and also that such report £ upon the table of the House . In support of these g £ allegations , Mr . Kinnaird cited many individual cm Mr . Dunlop seconded the motion .

    Mr . Vernon Smith said that sufficient inquiriM already been made ; that ample information was air before the House ; and that the allegations had exaggerated . The Government is acting vigorous ] the required direction , and a commission of inn -would only delay improvement . —Sir' Ekskine Pe and Lord John Russell , while agreeing that serious evils exist , thought there had been suffi , inquiry . —Mr . Mangles , on behalf of the East I Company , gave a pledge that no economy should si in the way of establishing the best administratic justice and system of police that could be found nn cable throughout India . He thought , however , that judicial functionaries and the police had been ere maligned . —Lord Bury believed that the civil offi of tho too few

    Company are for the proper perform of the administrative duties assigned to them — Mills briefly supported the motion . —Mr . Ayrton marking upon the inconvenient form in which subject had been presented to the House , moved ' previous question' as an amendment to Mr . Kinnai resolution . —Mr . Kinnaird expressed himself satis with the discussion , and consented to withdraw motion . —Mr . Hadfield , however , denounced the a cities of Indian misgovernment , and objected to allo question so important to pass without the definite i ; of a vote . —After some discussion on the point whet the motion should be withdrawn or not , a division t place , when there appeared—For the motion , 18 ; for amendment , 119 : majority against the motion , 101 , The House adjourned at half-past twelve o ' clock

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    DEATH OF DOUGLAS JERROLD . All Liberal politicians , all readers of current literati whether of the newspaper press or of its more perman forms , all playgoers , and indeed all who love genius wl it is employed in the service of humanity and in the i dication of generous and lofty principles ,, will share sorrow with which we record the premature death one of the wittiest , and yet one of the kindest , of m Douglas Jerrold , the author of countless dramas wh have revived the brilliant repartee of Congreve ( Sheridan , and combined with the epigrammatic poini those authors a warmth of heart ami tenderness of feel

    to which tlu'y were strangers — the caustic but ga wit , who for sixteen years illuminated the pages of 1 'u with jests that Hushed over depths ol" thought , and \ has contributed to many otlierjieriodieulsanequaiaHio of intellectual wealth—Douglas Jerrold , the draniat satirist , novelist , journalist , and consistent Libcrul p ticiiui , has ptia ' s'cd away from the sphere of hi .-i labo and his successes . Vuv the last few years , his lira had been somewhat impaired ; but he worked on fi week to week . About ten days before his death , hm seized with an attack of rheumatic gout ; and on Sum it became evident tliat it must terminate fu tally . that day , lie touk leave of several of his friends ; a on the following morning , about half-past twelve , lie « pjred rather suddenly , surrounded by his relatives . retained liis faculties to tho last .

    Douglas Jerrold was bora in Sbeerness , and firsts the light in tho year 1808 ; ho that we have lost him the early ago oflifty-four . His childhood was passcil tho sumo pluce , where his father was the manager of theatre ; ami to this training we may attribute lib si sequent connexion with tho stayo . He was sent to when a boy , but soon gave up that way of lift 1 , wh indeed was unfitted for his delicate health . Ho tl went to London , and became a compositor at a jirinlii omco where , at that time , Lainan Blanchnrd was o ployed as reader . Between thoso two wits and 1 «« writers , now both removed from ua , a close and onilur ; friendship sprang up . Jerrold ' s first eft'ort us nn null was in tho form of a criticism on Der Fmhchutz , w > ho dropped anonymously into the editor ' s box of

    newspaper on which he was employed att a comi'o " —thua repeating an incident in thu early curoer Franklin . It was immediately accepted , and tho « was givon out into his own ham \ & to » et up . ' J' » troducod him to literature , and , before ho had conw ngo , ho had produood Hluoh-vi / cU tiusiiH at tho oiiri Thoatro . This was followed by other melodrama . * , » ' « achiovod groat success , and ultimately by flve-nct coii dies , which , though not good in construction , wero | i foot incrustations of wit . llo also wroto in ao \ c periodicals , including tho high Tory Bhiekwood ; aw one timo was co-manager of tho Strum ! Ihonw speculation which succeeded so woll that tho lossoos Drury-lttiio , whore of course they failed . Shortly » thu establishment of Punch . Jorrold joined it , «•>«

    tributod some of its groiitoijt triumphs ,,, suoh na J « Lett era to his Son , tho Story of «¦ Author , miu Cawlle ' a Cut-tain Lcaturen . In Itt 4 tf , ho sot up U > ° ' " nated Maoaxino , in which , bosidos somo adinlraWo m

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    556 ___ J ! . K ?^ J * A V ]® 3 i „ ... P * Q- . 377 , Saturday

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  • Leader (1850-1860), June 13, 1857, page 556, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2197/page/4/