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      IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . Monday , February 8 th . -3 ME ' OIONCTEUIl' AND THEffiGLISH GOVBESHBHT . In the House of Lords , in answer to . a question . from Lord Lyndhuost , Earl Granviiipe stated / that - ^ despatch had been received from Count Walew . ski , conveying an expression of the deep regret of : the Ereneh Emperor that any apparently . official recognition should have been given in the Moniteur to language likely to be at all offensive to the English people . REPLY TO THE ADDRESS TO THIS QUEEN . The Lord Chancellor brought up the reply of her Majesty , thanking the House for their address on the occasion of the marriage of the Princess lioyal . —A similar reply was brought up in the Lower House .

      INIHA . —THE VOTE OF THANKS . Lord Panjiukk rose to propose a vote of thanks to the anny , navy , and civil service in India , ami passed a high eulogy on the brilliant services performed by the Governor-General and all t ! ie other functionaries , more ¦ especially * alluding to Lord Harris , Lord Elphinstonc , Sir John Lawrence , Mr . Frere , Sir Colin Campbell , Sir James ¦ Outram , Sir Arehdale Wilson , General I ngli " , and Captain Peel , and adverting to the tribute of respect paid by all men to the lost heroes , Havelock and other ? , who had left behind them bright examples of the character of Christian soldiers . —The Karl of Derby regretted to be obliged to introduce an element of dissension , but felt compelled to object to the introduction of the names of Lord Canning and Lord Harris into the vote of thanks . On the naval and military officers , however , he pronounced a glowing eulogy . —The Duke of Argyll vindicated the conduct of Lord Canning , and traced the aspersions -which had been thrown 0 : 1 it to the indignation excited in the minds of Anglo-Indian journalists by "the restrictions which lie had placed on the press . — The Duke of Cambridge spoke a few words in cordial support of the vote . —Viscount Falkland eulogized the way in which -Mr . Bartle Frere had administered the Government of Scindi- ; and the motion then passed nem . con . RELIGIOUS BILLS . On the motion for the second reading of ths TJ . kligious ¦ Worship Act Amendment Bill , the E ' arl of Shai-tes-BTJRY briefly entered into explanations respecting that measure , and the reasons which induced him to move that it should be withdrawn . Another bill on the . same subject had been introduced , and his own bill had not met with the approval of the clergy , though it was liked by the laity . He should reserve to himself th .- right of opposing the new bill . . On the motion of the Archbishop of Caxtkhruuy , the Chuucit oi- ' England Special Services Hill was read a second time , after a discussion in whk-h the MUhops of London , Exktkk , St . David ' s supported the measure , and the Kurl of Dehiiy and Viscount Dcngannon pointed out -what they considered defects . Their Lordships adjourned at hull-past nine . THE CHAPEL . OF THE KIUTISU K . UI 1 ASSY IN PA HIS . In the IIousis of Commons , Mr . AVv . sk a-. ki . < l the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether tho : MO ! J / . advanced from tho fund for civil contingencies , on account of the purchase vt' a chapel in l ' aris , had been repaid ; what course her Majesty ' s Government had taken with reference to the decision of the House of . Commons declining to coulh'in tho contract made by the British Ambassador ; and whether it was true that certain British residents at l ' ari . s had ottered to purchase the chapel , and that her Mnjestv ' s Government hud declined to

      resign tho purvha . se condemned by the vote of u largo majority of that House last session . —Tim Chancellor OV this ExoiiKQiiiau suid that no offer made to 1 he Ambassador at Pjirw could exonerate tho I 5 riti . ih ( . iuvviuniiint from the liabilities they had incurred ; but nn oiler had been made on tho subject to the French Government , and which they only hud the power U > gr . uit . The matter was iiudar tho consideration of tins French Government , mill , though there were dilHoullied in tho way , ho had no doubt they would hereafter be arranged in a satisfactory man nor .

      TRANSMISSION , OK TROOl'd . Captain Vivian asked tho Uudor-Secrutury for Wai whether it wan intended to despatch cavalry reinforcumonts from tliia country to India , mid , if so , whother they would bo dent by tho Isthmus of Suez or round by the Capo , and whether they would tnko their horses with thorn . —Sir John Uammoea- said it was not intended at present to scsnd out more regiment i lo India , neither was it intended lo tiuiid out horatw , as ho believed tho supply of horses now on their way from Egypt , India , and the Persian CJnil" , would bo found amply suflloiont .

      OICNUUAL ABinumNIIAM . " ^ ToTdTAr . MKUSTOx saurTt" was" Svoll ~ 'lcnown 'lira't Gonoral Auliburnhiiiu had boon wont to take tho command of thu forue dontined against Canton ; but that force having been diverted , at tho rofuiowl . of Lord Canning , to lndlii , and thoro being no Immedia | o prospect of any uullvo operations in C'hinii , ( . ienenil Arslilnirnliam proceeded to India , by direction of tho Conilnandor-lu-Clilof ; but , upon arriving at Calcutta , ho found that tliaro was no opportunity of obtaining active employment In India , ami , after waiting throo or

      four weeks , he had thought it best to return home « nd place himself at the disposal of the Goininander-in-Cliief- — . General Pjbbl , with the permission of the House , read an explanation to this effect . placed in his hands by General Ashburnham .

      vote of aaiA ^ rKS . Lord Palmbrsxo-n ( after an objection by Mr . Djsjjabli . that the terms of the notiee ^ iv « n did . not include the Governor-General—an abjection which the Speaker overruled ) moved the thanks of the House to Lord Canning , Governor-General of India ; to Lord Harris , Governor of Madras . ; to Lord Elphinstone , Governor of Bombay ; to Sir John M . L . Lawrence , Chief Commissioner of the Punjab ; and to Mr . H . 13 . Frere , General Commissioner of Scinde , for their energy and ability in employing the resources at their command to suppress the mutiny in India ; to Sir Colin Campbell , and

      Sir James Outram , Sir Archdale Wilson , Major-General Inylis , for the eminent skill , courage , and perseverance displayed by them , and to the other gallant officers of Her Majesty ' s Army , Navy , and Marines , and of the East India Company ; and that the House do highly approve and acknowledge the brilliant services of the non-commissioned officers and men of the Queen's and Company ' s European forces , and of the great body of those native corps who had remained faithful to their standards . The Premier added to the motion an acknowledgment of the courage , devotion , and exemplary conduct of persons not in the military profession .

      Mr . Disraeli made objections with respect to Lord Canning similar to those of Lord Derby in the House of Lords , and , upon the first vote , including Lord Canning , Lord Harris , Lord Elphinstone , Sir John Lawrence , and Mr . Frere , he moved the previous question . —Mr . LauouciiERii pointed out that the vote did not express any general approval of Lord Canning ' s policy , but merely referred to the manner in which the military operations had been carried out . —Sir Joux Pakington thought that the Governor-General had exhibited great vacillation and indecision . —Mr . Mangles took a precisely opposite view , and was followed on the same side by Colonel S vices and Mr . Walpole , the latter of whom requested Mr . Disraeli to withdraw his motion . —Admiral Walcott highly eulogized the army and navy in India . ; —Lord -John Russell opposed the amendment , and approved the course adopted by Lord Canning to check the growth of animosity between Europeans and natives . —Mr . Bextinck supported the amendment , which was

      opposed by Mr . Sidney Herbert . — Sir Charles Napier suggested that the name of Sir William Peel should be included in the second vote of thanks . He had distinguished himself in Syria and in the Crimea . — Mr . \ Y 1 LL 0 uGiiBY , Sir De Lacy Evans , Lord Habkt Vaxk , Mr . Di { UMMOsi > ,. lIr . Henley , and Mr . Townseni > , supported the vote as it stood ; while Mr . Kinnaird , Lord Claude Hamilton , and Mr . Vansittaut , expressed objections . —Mr . Disraeli then intimated that , if the statement made that the vote of thanks would not affect a . motion upon the general policy of Lord Cauuing Avere correct , he would leave the motion in the hanibs of the Ilouse . —Lord Palmeuston said he should have made such a statement if he had thought it had been necessary . Tho Ilouse would be open to discuss the general policy of the government of Lord Canning in every way . —After some observations from Sir l' \ Smith , in eulogy of the magnificent services of General Inglis , the amendment was withdrawn , and the several votes of thanks were agreed to neiu . con .

      THIS LAW OF CONSPIRACY AND MURDER . Lord Palmerston moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend tho law relating to conspiracy for tho commiseion of murder . Referring to the recent attempt at assassination in Paris , lie denied that the Government Imd any intention to remove aliens on mere suspicion ; but , finding that thero was strong reason for conceiving that n . conspiracy to commit murder had been concocted in this country , Ministers had taken tho state of tli-o law into consideration , llo did not think thnt the publication in the Moniteur oi the addresses from tho French colonele- ^ -howo ver impolitic or wrong that step might have leen—ought to deter us from altering tho law , if it woro defective . In truth , thero was nothing peculiar about tho publication of tho addresses . It was in accordance with a custom that was sifcty years old . There woro passages in those addresses at which tho English nation might justly take offence ; but tho French Go-Clarendon tho

      vernment Imd transmitted to Lord expression of the Emperor ' s rogrot at tho publication of tho documents in question , which had only accidentally found their way into tho ottlciul papar . Conspir acy to commit murder ia in England only a misdemeanour , but in Ireland it is a capital offence . He thought it would bo nn . improvement to inako tho law of tho United Kingdom in this respect uniform ; and ho therefore prropoaoil lo rondor tho ofl ' unoo in question a felony puuiali- * mn& ^ tfy ^ Tdr tnl ^^ yearn , nt the discretion of tho court , or imprisonment , with or without hard labour , for three years . Tho bill would have reference to Mritiah subjects and foreigners resident , liore , and whether tho object of tbe . consplraoy were JUnglitHli or foreign . Mr . A . W . Kinolaick moved , by way of amendment , a resolution to tho on ' cot that , while the House sympathized with tho French nation on tho atrocious offence in question , it doomed it inexpedient to legislate in

      compliance with the demands of the French Government . — Mr . Hadweld seconded the amendment . —Mr .. Bowrai ? in supporting the bill , said that a more -inoffensive and proper communication was novor made by one rally io ¦ another . —Mr . W . J . Fox opposed any alteration in the law , and Mr . Gilpist-and Lord Elcho expressed dissent from the proposed measure . —Sir John Waxsh idefended the hill . . Mr . J £ oi 3 buck considered the motion as involving two quesiions—whether the law required any alteration , and whether that was the time and the right mode of making it . The proposed alteration of the law would have

      neither prevented the crime in question nor facilitated its discovery . But , supposing the alteration to be required , was this the right time , after the Emperor of the French , had insulted the people of England , and by his satellites had threatened them ? How came the addresses into the Moniteur ? By the order of the Emperor . It was he , then , who through the Moniteur had insulted the people of England . This was not the time at which the House of Commons ought to consent to such an alteration of the law , supposing the alteration to be a good one ; for , if the . great people of England altered their law upon a threat , it would be a humiliation and degradation .

      On the motion of Mr . Warrej * , the debate was adjourned . BANK CHAETEK ACT COMMITTEE . This committee was appointed , after a long discussion . The members of it are the same as those appointed last session . The other business was then disposed of , and the Ilouse adjourned shortly after one o ' clock .

      Tuesday , February Qth . In the House of Lords , Lord St . Leonards laid on the table a bill for the further amendment of the law of property , which was read a first time ; and , after some routine business had been transacted , the House adjourned athalf-past iive o ' clock .

      THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT . Mr . Thomas Baring presented the petition from the East India Company against any change in . the constitution of the Indian Government during the continuance of the present unhappy disturbances , and -without a full previous inquiry into the operation of the present system . Mr . Baring also gave notice that , unless any more competent member took the task on himself , he should move , as an amendment on the Premier ' s motion for bringing in a bill for the better government of India , a resolution declaring the inexpediency of legislating at present with a view to any change .

      UAROX ROTHSCHILD . At the request of Lord Palmerston , 3 Ir . Dumcombe ( in order that the debate adjourned from the preceding night might be proceeded with ) postponed his motion with respect to the Jewish Disabilities question . THE LAW OF CONSPIRACY . THE ADJOUKNED DEBATE . The debate was resumed by Mr . Dumcombe , who made some statements with respect to tho landing at Boulogne of Louis Napoleon during the reign of Louis Philippe . It had been said that the present Emperor shot a man . That was not true . The pistol of one of his followers accidentally went off , and wounded another of the expedition , who , however , recovered . The only two persons killed were followers of Louis Napoleon , and , of these , one was thrown into U > o sea after being wounded . Mr . Duncoinbo regretted that a bill wns proposed to be brought in at the dictation of tho

      Emperor ; and lie condemned the iirc-oating language oi the French colonels . —Mr . VVauhen thought the proposed measure was uncalled for , would prove ineffectual , und would be derogatory to the national spirit mid a libel on tho law of England . — . Sir George Grey insisted on the inelh'eieney of the law as it stands , and thought that , after tho apology sont by the French Emperor for the publication in tho JMunitvur of tho addresses from tho army , wo might safely pass the bill without any impoachment of our national honour . —Mr . Bovill opposed tho motion , and asked why tho law as it now exists wat > not put in force for the prevention of the attempted assassination . ^—Air . Hoi'it also opposed the bill , which was supported by Mr . Colliku , who thought that the law required improvement . —Tho bill wan further defended by Mr . WniTUitiflAD , Mr . Uiomtinok , and Mr . Nai'iku , and opposed by Mr . Hunt , Mr . Diojtt , und Mr . Monokton Milniw .

      Lord John Kuhsicll looked qn tlui bill as no'ivnl amendment of the law . Tho crime In question ' a extremely difficult to provo , nud juries would hesitate to convict if the punishment were mado nioro severe . Tho propoaed change was contrary to . tho whole spirit of modern logiulutiou ; and it w « u not likely to defeat tho dosigus of political conspirators , because those men arc always ready to risk their lives for tho attainment of their objoots . Detection , and not punishment , was what wo should aim al ou ' eeting . I'iion , the bill had- "beon--iiH ) roduoed-at-tlio .-biddiiig-of-tlie » JL * Veuoh- >< jro vernmont , and it was evidently deHirod that a stop » hould bo put to certain meetings iu London ; but that could only bo wlleotod by sending tlio refugoau out of England . Short of doing thin , the oxintlng law wait amply aulhV oiont . The answer , l , o Count do i ' oraltfny should , have been , " Wo are not a , nation wlitoh aamuiona assassination . We will punish any man who ia known to proach such a doctrine , tihow \ m any elub in which conapiraoioa are ooiicootod , und wo will havo tho mom-

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 13, 1858, page 147, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2230/page/3/