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      P 0 IilCY > 0 F THE GOWEBSMESE . Ob : the order of the day-for rthe reportrof the Cos * - ™ itteex >* Snpply , Mr . Bbrnal Osbobne complained ^ o £ fiE ^ &XSuy course pursued by the present Ge-^ Stin abstaining from . an inteUigible declaration oTTbei * principles and policy . " There had been an , obsc ur ^ statement in . another place on their befaalt , and that statement had been made more obscure by observations of other members of the Government in the country . ( Hear , tear . ) He admitted that an administration had been formed equal in personal character and ability to anv administration that he had ever seen ( hear , hear ) ; " but the question was not . their ability or their respectability ; the question was , what were their principles , what was their policy ? Lord Derby spoke at very great length on the subject , but he said very little to the purpose . His speech related rather to the exigencies of his own position , than to any line of action which he intended to pursue . Much had been said about the composition of the Ministry . But what were their antecedents , and did they not stand in . a minority in that House ? The Government called upon them for three things—time , forbearance , and money . Before granting any one of these , he thought they ought to ask what was the right of the Government to make these demands . " Alluding to the defeat of the late Government , Mr . Osborne confessed he was sorry that Lord Palmerston had not sent an answer to Count " Walewski ' s despatch ; but he thought the _ omission to do so was but a venal error , which did not justify the withdrawal of the confidence of the House . More Bad bee » said of the despatch than it deserved . " Lord Ellenbo-rough had reprobated anything like an attempt to extemporize a constitution for India ; but they were now to have a bill altering the Government of India from the Ministry of which he was a member . ( Hear , hear . ) The right lion , member for Enniskillen had denounced the late Government for attempting a reform in the administration of Indian affairs ; but he now held office uudera Government which had undertaken that task . ( Hear , hear . } The Earl of Derby , referring to- the question , and seeking to justify the course which he was about to pursue with regard to India , said he had a great respect for the opinion of the majority of that House . When was that respect shown ? QHear , hear : ) When a- majority of that House passed the Jew Bill , did the noble Earl respect their decision ? He ( Mr . Osborne ) thought it was a species of the of

      hypocrisy for the noble Earl to say that , majority that House had altered his opinion as to the time far . bringing , forward the measure . What course did the Government intend to pursue with regard to . the Bank Act ? The right hon . gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer was ready , some time ago to legislate on that question . Had the Government settled that question among themselves ? ( Hear , hear . ) What were they to do about church-rates and about education ? What was the course they intended to pursue -with regard fb the Jew Bill ? The Lord Chancellor of "England was the most resolute opponent of that bill . Now , as to the government of Ireland ; thej' had heard no allusions in another place , or on the hustings , as to what policy -ivould bo pursued towards that country . They could only judge of that policy by the appointments which had been wade , and ho believed these were not looked upon with favour by the Irish people . The late Lord Chancellor of Ireland declared that he would not appoint any man to the magistracy who was an Orangeman . What did the Government intend to do in that respect ? Again , as to education . Tho present Lord Chancellor of Ireland is opposed to tho national system of education , and advocates tho rival system . What was to be the conduct of tho Government with regard to Maynooth ? Would they maintain the endowment of that college ? Lord Derby had nuido n promise to bring in u licform Hill . Tho noble- Lord had no desire for Reform , but , if pressed , ho would bring in a bill . Ho ( Mr . Oabome ) wanted to know what sort oi" bill that waa to be . " Ho hoped he should Buceood in oliciting some satisfactory answers . Tho Cii . vkcki . uoit of this ExcuKQUJift observed that they had just heard ft voice which had been silent for a . long time . The weapon of the hon . gentleman had become-n little ' rusty ; but , with practice , it would resume that biiy ; htneas which dazaled them of yore . ( Laughter . ) The Government had been tauntod with not producing a programme of its measures ; but no now Government over did so . They had alao boon acicused of a want of unanimity in their opinions on certain quostions ; but tho lute Government had differed regarding church-rates , tho Jew Hill , and tho ballot . The policy of the present Administration , is Gonuorvon tive ; but Miiustoru desire to improve as w-ell as to pre .-Bervo tho institutions of tho country . Ho < loniod that thoro had boon any inconsistency about tho India Bill . Bofovo Eaater , Parliament and the country would . bo able to judge . Thoir Irish policy would bo tho sanio as that * OTatofof ' < raWpToit ~ by ~^ —Tiro-nyutom- 'ofnational education thoro would bo held inviolate ; but , if that system could bo combined with a Just relief of Church , Bohools , which now receive no assistance from tho State , tho question would woll desorvo tlio oonsidmi ^ tiou of Parliament . With respect to Haloi-m , they would endeavour to frmno a measuro on that aubjoot " which should bo satisfactory to uobor-inludml poruoiLs . It would be fouuded on principles of goueral Ju&tiuc , and would not bo constructed with any party purpose .

      MzjtHobshax attributed this downfaL of the Palmeiv atom- cabinet to the fatal and inveterate habit of the-late Premier-of always looking to the Opposition benches for support , and turning the cold shoulder to his own party —of converting and neutralizing his foes rather than confirming his friends . He trusted that Lord Palmerston would ponder on his mistakes , before again coming into office . —Lord John Russell said he did not want a declaration of policy from the Government . It would be sufficient for the House to consider their measures as they were developed . He disapproved of the intention ; of appointing Orange magistrates in Ireland . " He heard with alarm that the right hon . gentleman ( Sir . Disraeli ) proposed , by his scheme of education in Ireland , to give advantages to one class that would tear up by the roots the institutions of the country . With regard to the Iieform Bill , the reproaches which the right , hon . gentleman had thrown upon Earl Grey and Lord Althorpe were totally untrue' and unfounded . Earl Grey , Lord Althorpe , and the present Earl of Derby , were parties to that bill ; and could he charge them with being privy to Whig jobbery ? They had been out of office for years , and were averse to holding office ; and-what , therefore , could they have to do with such transactions ? He confessed that he should look with very great suspicion on any bill the right hon . gentleman might bring forward after the opinion he had given expression to . He should consider that he ( Mr . * Disraeli ) would act in the same way that he charged others with acting , if he had the power . Tliey had very little to expect , in the way of Reform , from the present Government . He was quite sure Lord Derby would not hold out hopes he did not believe would be realized ; and from him they learned that they were not to expect any measure of reform . He should , therefore , look with suspicion on any bill the right hon . gentleman had anything to do with . "

      Mt . Drtoimond spoke briefly in support of the Government ; and Lord Paliierston said that , in the passage of arms which had just come off , neither party could be considered the victor . The late Government had been taunted with depending for support on the Opposition ; but he thought that support was equally creditable to the Ministers and to those who gave the support . He had been described as a Tory ; but he had supported the noble Lord the member for the City of London in all the measures he had brought forwardl He and his friends did not intend to oppose the present Government if the policy they pursued should be deserving of confidence . He was content to leave the conduct of the late Government in the hands of any impartial judge . The report of the Committee of Supply on the Army and Navy Estimates was then brought up and agreed to . SUPPLY . On the motion that the House go into Committee of Supply , Mr . Bagwell inquired relative to the practice which he understood prevails among certain army agents of taking money ( 550 J . ) to procure commissions in the army , which they do by granting an order to raise fifty recruits , when the commission follows as a matter of course . The practice is open , and is advertised in tho papers . —General Picuii stated , in . reply , that no agent had ever been authorized to act in the way stated , and by the Mutiny Act any unauthorized person is liable to a penalty .

      The House then went into Committee of Supply , Mr . Fitzkov in the chair . — -General Peel moved an extra vote of 500 , 000 J . for militia . oxpeiwes . —Sir G . C Lewis saw no necessity for tho vote , and suggested tho postponement of tho motion , in order to ascertain whether the Appropriation clauses would not effect a transfer of a saving in one department of the army to another , which waa tho real object oC tho vote . —Mr . Williams complained of these transfers , which were in reality a surreptitious mode of obtaining a vote without coining to the- Houso . —Sir G . C . Lewis denied this . —Sir Joh « Trblawny urged the postponement of the vote . —Lord John Russistjl , on the contrary , thought it bettor to get tho money by a direct voto than by the indirect operation of th © Appropriation Act . —The vote waa thon agreed to . — 84 i ) , 285 A , for salaries and expenses in the Customs department , woroaslwd for , but , after some-discussion , the motion was withdrawn , in order that money might bo voted on account . ' —1 , 000 , 000 / . wore then votod far post-oftico salaries ; 050 , 000 / . for salaries in the inland revenue department ; 2-12 , 700 / . for superannuation and compensation allowances j and 425 , 000 / . for suhiriea in tho Customs department . Tho House adjourned about nine o ' clock *

      Tuesday , March 1 Gt / i . THIS SLAV 14 T « AI » E . In tho llousit ov Lonuat Lord lliiouan&M presented a petition from tho Anti-Slavery Society , compluiulug of tho rosulta of tho froo immigration of negroes into the lBlaiMl"ofrGnadalonpiri « uloir-tho' -Banictioarrof * 'the "" Jb 1 reBelT Government . Tho Earl of Malmicsjuuhv said that , since ho had ocscupiud his present pout , no lul'uvinatkui had come to hltu from hor MnjoHty ' u Consuls with regard U > tho particular CiiMo to which liia noble , and luuruod friend had roferrcd . Betwoon thin now French plan of carxying l ' i'oo lu-yrooB and tho oUt slave trwdo , tUcro wuh a distinction without a ( lUlerenuu , and ho nuod not , lie hoped , awuro Ida noble t ' rlund that tho Government would uso nil

      their endeavours to . discourage the practice * . He .-raas afraid that a great deal of suffering took < place * , and . that , a great many lives were lost , in voyages of * the . kind-. referred to ; and the intelligence received ,, during the fewt days he had been in the Foreign-office , convinced him . more and more that a strict rule must be established- Lord Brougham begged also to call , attention to . the use that was made of the French flag by the Spanish slave traders , to enable them to carry on the traffic TRANSFER OP ESTATE SIMPLIFICATION BILL * On the motion for going into committee on this'bill j . Lord St . Leonards said he proposed to shorten and simplify abstracts of titles , and . that forty years-should be the term to which these abstracts should apply . The bill provfded that a person who sold a title knowing ' it to be false should be punishable with fine and imprison * - nxent . —Lord Cranwoeth believed that several of the provisions of the bill would prove very advantageous- ; but to other provisions he objected . —The Lord Chaste cellor said he should propose , at a future-period , to re - fer the bill to a committee up-stairs , —The-bill then went through committee profornia , and was ordered ' to be re * - committed on the ensuing Thursday fortnight . The second reading of tlie Law of Property Amendment Bill was , at the request of Lord Cra . itwouth , postponed by Lord St . Leonards to nest Monday . EAST INDIA LOAN BILL . This bill was read a second twne on the motion' of Lord Ellenbokough . Referring- to th © finances-of the East India Company , he said that towards the expenses ' of the ensuing year about one million will be-available , while it is calculated that those expenses will amount to 5 , 670 , 000 / . It was therefore necessary to borrow money for the use of the Indian Government ; but he had- ' no doubt that funds would be forthcoming- for the repayment of the loan ; He anticipated a speedy conclnsioa of the Indian revolt .

      THE LTEUTENANT-GOVERTTOR OF BENGAL . The Earl of Ellenborougti moved that the name of Frederick James Halliday , Esq ., Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal , should be inserted in the resolution of thanks passed to the civil and military officials-. in India , on the 8 th of February . By ' excluding Mr . Halliday from ) the vote of thanks , they would cast a slur on . hisi character to which it should not be subjected , because that ge n * tleman had clone theStatagoodservice . —Lord P-ANMBRK joined most cordially in the proposition ! .. —The motion was agreed to . —A similar motion was' carried in t the Lower House , on the-motion . o £ the ChanojslXiQii / ou the Exchequer . Their Lordships adjourned at . a quarter- paat seven o ' cloclc . CASHEL ELECTION .

      In the House of Commons , the Speaker announced that he had received a letter from Mr . J . J . Scully ,- in ~ forming hi in that it was not his intention to . prooead with the petitions presented last August , containing charges of bribery in the late election for CosheL—Mn Walpoljk intimated that there was . some legal . difficulty as to discharging the order- for referring the . petition : to the general committee of elections . He therefore . pro ~ posed that , instead of discharging the- order theny it should be left to the general committee of elections to . determine wlint course should be- pursued . —After some conversation , the debate was adjourned till . the following Tuesday . MIllZA ALI . AICBAR-i

      Sir De Laov Evans moved for a copy ofi all-conres * pondence between the Court of Directors and the Qo « vernment of Bombay , respecting the . dismissal of Mirra Ali Akbar ( in continuation of Parliam entry papcrr G 1 & , session 1858 . )—Ordered . OOatPXDRATION OP LONliON BU . LIn reply . to Mr ; BitAoar , Mr . WALBOLEisaid . it wasihis intention to move the * reappoiutnient of . thai selectioonv * njitteo which wna appointed by thei late Gove-mrment upon this bill . run oasui of Aim ., uoixau .

      In reply to Mr . Hohsman , tho Ciianckllor oir the ExomsQUK . ii stilted that tho surrender of Mr . Hodge , who was arrested 1 in Sardinia , had been demanded by the French Government ; but ,, inader : the treaty of , extradition between Sardinia and Grrent Britain ^ it' wits nob oouipotent to tho former to comply with that-demand without the consent of England , and a demand had boon m » do upon her Majesty ' s Government , that Mr . Hodge sliould bo surrendered to Franco . Hor M « - josty ' s Government hud called for the pupoca found upon Mr . ' Hodge , and , having examined thoin , and bolng , pf opinion that they wore not sufficient to warrant hisdom » - mittal by a magistrate in England , they had declined to iibsont to tli « deinuiul . — -Mr . Uokswlan naked whether there would bo any objection to the publication of the coorospondenco on " the subject . —Tho Ciianckli . OIC . OF xuK _ E , \ L-nBflu-fcu . ^» iaau ^^^ tohjynu . ihii-, and h »> ilitl not think it would be o . xpydiont to lay it upon tlio tuWu of tho llounc .

      HWVVhXi On tho roport of tho Committoo of Snpply , Sir G . 0 . Lwwih ttrttouil for an explanation of tho vote of 600 , Q 0 O& ' for tho embodied militia , which w » a nn addition , to . tha nnny OMtiumtod , anil what was done with tho large BRYiiiije whluli inwttfc necessarily accrue from tiio largo number of men transferred to the- JSaat Xndl * , Oompai * or .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 20, 1858, page 267, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2235/page/3/