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    T H EX. E A D E B. [No. 322, Saturday , ...

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    The ChANOBLLOB op the Exchequkr, in refe...

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    THE LOAN. An interview between the Chanc...

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    T H Ex. E A D E B. [No. 322, Saturday , ...

    T H EX . E A D E B . [ No . 322 , Saturday , ^ " ^ ' - — T— - ~

    The Chanobllob Op The Exchequkr, In Refe...

    The ChANOBLLOB op the Exchequkr , in reference to the remark * of Mr . Malins , explained ^ » "P **^ i & srstttt % tt ~ % ^ ¦ a'iSSSSf ^ S » - •* -- « - »~ resumed . FrBE INSURANCE BILL . ..... Af ter a long and spirited discussion , several divisions , £ ^ ltfe ^*;~ , ^ - 'Tsrssiizsz & ztt * - •«—to one o ' clock , the House adjourned .

    Tuesday , May 20 th . In the House of Lords , the Earl of Kenmare ( Irish peer ) * °° k ^ oaths and his seat as a baron of tne Uruted Kingdom .

    MARITIME LAW . The Earl of Ellenborough laid on the table a series of resolutions relating to the Convention appended to the Treaty of Peace , which the maritime law of the country is modified . That Convention was now part of the maritime law of England . It contained some expressions that were very vague , and he thought it important these resolutions should be brought before the House previous to Lord Colchester drawing attention to the subject . ' DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSKS BILL .

    The Lord Chancellor , in moving the second reading of this bill , stated that its object was to enable a divorce to be obtained without the parties going through the formalities now required , and which are often of a revolting character , as it is necessary to have an action of trim . con . in a civil court , and afterwards a sentence of separation pronounced by an ecclesiastical court . It Was proposed to establish a tribunal , called the Court of divorce , having power to deal with the [ facts of the case , and pronounce a sentence of dissolution of marriage at once . The Court would consist of the Lord Chancellor , the Chief Justice of the Queen ' s Bench , or a Judge of the courts of "Westminster , appointed by him as his deputy , and the Judge of the Court of

    Probate and Administration . This tribunal would take vivd vocc evidence of the facts in proof of the allegation of adultery ; it might summon a jury in the case , or direct an issue to be tried by a jury , in the same manner as the Court of Chancery ; there would be a right of appeal from its decisions to the House of Lords . The Court would only take evidence on an allegation of adultery on the petition of the husband , except In a case of incestuous adultery on the part of the husband , when the suit might be promoted by the wife . —Lord Lynohurst thought the measure insufficient , and grossly unfair towards women , who were not to be allowed to appear and give evidence in cases affecting their character , and who could not proceed against the husband

    except in a special case . The laws affecting women are Already sufficiently unjust : this bill , so far from improving them , would make them even worse . He moved , therefore , that the bill be referred to a select committee—a motion which was seconded by Lord Brougham , who concurred with the preceding speaker in . his denunciation of the injustice sought to be perpetuated . —Lord Redesdale supported the motion for reference to a select committee , because the happiness of marriage depends on the feeling that the bond is indissoluble . —The Earl of Aberdeen eulogized the Scotch law of marriage , some of the arguments against which b j C declared to be absurd . —The Lord Chancellor said be would not resist the general wish of the House ; and toe bill was therefore referred to a select committee .

    THE REPORTED SECRET TREATY . . . In the House of Commons , the Marquis of Granby asked 'Whether it was true , aa reported , that there existed a secret treaty between France , Austria , and England ?—Lord Palmerston : " If there were a secret treaty—( laughter )—the noble lord could hardly expect me to make it no secret . ( Laughter . ) The noble lord ' s question reminds mo of one put by the late member for Mont rose , who asked for a return of the expenditure of the secret service money . ( Laughter . ) I can only say that the only treaty concluded is that which has been Uid on the table of the House . " THE BALLOT .

    Mr . Henry Berkeley renewed his entreaty to the House to permit him to pass a measure to extricate the electors of Great Britain and Ireland from the state of Humiliation and degradation into which , he thought , they are plunged by the instrumentality of open voting . Mr . Berkeley repeated the arguments generally employed by him in favour of secret voting , and , in the course of his address , made some sarcastic remarks on pir- Warren ' s speech when elected for Midhurst , on which occasion he assured the electors that they wore as free as the wind to oppose him if thoy liked ; but nono dared ^> do bo In face of the nominee interest ; and Mr . Warren then told the electors that ho was a proud man in finding himaelf the choice of persona whoso convictions rojfaained unbarterod . —Sir Db Lacy Evans seconded * T $ ,. P . *! /?* which Mr . jpBAoooKjBB opposed : and , after a tdt ' -Wmi in Wpiy from M £ Bbrkbluy ( the call for an

    immediate division being general ) , the House divided , and the motion was negatived by 151 to 111 . JUDGES OF ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS . Mr . John Phillimore moved for leave to bring in a bill to take away from all Archbishops , Bishops , and ecclesiastical persons in England and Wales , all power of appointing Judges and Chancellors , and vesting such powers in the Lord Chancellor . The motion was seconded by Mr . Hadfield . After a rather desultory discussion , in which the Solicitor-General , Lord Palmerston , Mr . Gladstone , Mr . Malins , Lord John Russell , Mr . Watson , and Mr . Wigram took part , leave was given to bring in the bill .

    Mr . Cowper obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the Public Health Act ; and Mr . Pellatt to introduce a measure to improve the law of Imprisonment for Debt .

    Wednesday , May 21 st . SLIGO ELECTION COMMITTEE . Mr . George Butt brought up the report of this committee . The committee reported that the Right Hon . John Wynne was duly elected to serve in the present Parliament as a burgess for the borough of Sligo . They further reported that the petition of John Patrick Somers was frivolous and vexatious , and that it was their opinion that there were strong grounds for believing that E . Killoran and J . Ward , in giving evidence before the committee , had been guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury .

    ADVOJVSONS BILL . Mr . Child , in moving the second reading of this bill , stated that it was merely an enabling , not a compulsory , measure , its objects being to permit patrons to dispoq ^ of advowsons held in trust , for certain purposes , and to borrow money from the governors of Queen Anne ' s Bounty and other todies . The bill was read a second time .

    CHURCH RATES BILL . Mr . Packe mov « d the second reading of this measure , the object of which is to abolish church rates for all purposes excepting th « maintenance and repair of the fabric of the church , and the supply and renewal of its necessary fittings . The bill , he observed , went farther than that of Sir William Clay , since it absolved every man from compulsory piyment for the services of the church . —Sir William Clay observed that two of a trade can never agree , which he supposed accounted for his not approving of the measure then before the House . A

    principle directly oppos « d to that of Mr . Packe's bill ( which instead of abolishing , would prolong church-rates ) had been already recognized by that House ; and he should therefore move that the bill be read a second time that day six months . —Mr . Hadfield severely criticized the bill , which he said was hypocritical , and would impose the rate in many instances where it does not now exist . —Sir George Grey likewise opposed the bill for the same reasons ; and after a few words from Sir John Pakington , who recommended Mr . Packe not to proceed with his measure , the bill was withdrawn .

    The House then went into committee upon the Justices of the Peace Qualification Bill ; but , before all the clauses were agreed to , the Chairman , upon a division , was voted out of the chair . The report of the Committee of Ways and Means was brought up and agreed to . Lord Duncan , in the absence of the Lord-Advocate , obtained leave to bring in a bill to make provision for the appointment of additional officers under the Board of Supervision in Scotland . The House then adjourned .

    Thursday , May 22 nd . The Duke of Norfolk , in the House of Lords , took the oaths and his scat . LORD LTODHUBSt's MOTION . Lord Lyndhurst postponed , at the suggestion of the Earl of Clarendon ( who said that negotiations were pending which might render discussion prejudicial ) , his motion on the subject of Italy from Tuesday next till a future day . INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW . Lord Colchkstkr moved a series of resolutions condemning the article of the convention appended to the Treaty of Paris , by which a change has been effected in the maritime law of England without previous reference to the Legislature . Ho contended that , by surrendering the recognised right to search for and confiscate the goods of an enemy , although sheltered by a neutral flag , wo have seriously compromised our naval supremacy . —The Earl of Clarendon defended the recent modification of the international maritime law , observing that the previous stuto of things was opposed to the

    opinion of many eminent jurists , and to the public fueling of nearly all countries , while tho assertion of our right of search had involved us in many serious disputes . — Tho Earl of Carnarvon , tho Earl of Hardwickk , and tho Earl of Deuiiy ( tho last of whom charged tho Government with stretching the royal prerogative , and betraying tho confidence of tho country , to so great an extent that tho transaction will bo known in history as " tho Clarendon capitulation at Paris" ) , objected to tho change , which was defended by the Earl of IIarrowuy , tho Earl of Alhkmarle , ^ Earl Grey , Earl Granvillic , and tho Duke of Argyll . After a few worda in roply from

    Lord Colchester , their Lordships divided , when there appeared—For the resolutions ( present , 56 ; proxies , 46 ) ... 102 Against ( present , 88 ; proxies , 68 ) 155 Majority against 54 Their Lordships then adjourned . In the House of Commons very little business was transacted . COMMUNICATION AVITH INDIA . Mr . Vernon Smith ( replying to Lord Stanley ) said that the Indian Government took the greatest interest in the schemes proposed for facilitating communication with . India . There were at present two or three schemes under consideration , into the details of which it was not possible for the Indian Government at present to enter as those details were not yet fully before them . With regard to the telegraph , that stood in exactly the same position . There had been one proposal to carry the telegraph to Alexandria , and thence to India by the Red Sea ; but the answer of the Indian Government to that proposal was , that they would not give any opinion till the telegraph was completed as far as Alexandria . Another proposal was to carry the telegraph from Seleciua to join the Euphrates , and thence to India . Dr . O'Shaughnessy gave the preference to the latter plan . POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS . Mr . Wilson , in answer to Mr . Macartney , said that , with regard to the tenders for the conveyance of the mails to Australia , there was none which the Government thought satisfactory . He had recently had communications with gentlemen interested in the matter , and he had nearly settled with them a plan which 'would appear in a few days in the public papers . With regard to the Irish mails , the conditions of the Government were at present under the consideration of the united companies . One of those conditions was the conveyance of the mails in eleven hours to Dublin . CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS . Lord Palmerston , in answer to Sir Fitzroy Kelly , stated that it was intended to propose the continuance of the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act for a limited period . HAMPSTEAD HEATH . In answer to Lord Robert Grosvenor , Sir Bexjamin Hall said that no steps had been taken by the Government for the purpose of purchasing Hampsteadheath . Communications had been made with the Metropolitan Board of Works , which has power , acccording to its construction of the act , to purchase the heath if it be thought proper . FACTORIES BILL . The House went into committee on Colonel Wilson Patten ' s Factories Bill , after a division of 207 to 50 on an amendment by Mr . Cobbett , that the House go into committee that day aix . months . The clauses , which related chiefly to the fencing off of machinery , were agreed to with slight amendments . Sir Stafford North cote's Reformatory and Industrial Schools Bill also passed through committee . The Marquis of Blasdford ' s Formation ok Parishes Bill was next considered in committee . Tho formal business was then disposed of , and the House adjourned .

    The Loan. An Interview Between The Chanc...

    THE LOAN . An interview between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and those commercial gentlemen willing to make tenders for the new Loan of Five Millions , took place on Monday at tho Treasury . The Government was represented by Lord Pnlmerston , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , and Mr . Wilson , secretary to the Treasury , who were accompanied by Sir A . Spearman . After some conversation , Baron Rothschild handed to the Chancellor o < " "ic l ' - " chequer a paper containing his tender for the Loan . > Sir G . C . Lewis asked tho Governor of tho Bank whether he was prepared to put in a tender . Mr . Weguelin ( tlio Governor ) having given only a negative response to thu appeal , the Chancellor of the Exchequer opened the paper put in by Baron Rothschild , and read as follows : — " London , l'Jth May , 185 <» . " To tho Chancellor of the Exchequer . —Sir , —Wo beg to offer for tho proposed loan of 5 , 000 , 000 / . sterling , I " bo paid for at the periods mentioned in the public noti « " « of tho 8 th instant , at the rate of 108 / . 3 s . per ci'nt , Consolidated Annuities , with dividend from Jan "" ' ) ' lnst for every 100 / . in money , on which we aro ready to pay tho required deposit . " To this tho Chancellor of the Exchequer objected , as being not quite equal to tho reserve price . Huron Rothschild admitted that the proposed terms in <'<> n «» K

    were 9 d . loss than 92 $ . The Chancellor of the Exchequer having requested the Governor of the Hank of England to open tho sealed paper , Mr . Wegiit'lin did ho , and read : — " 107 / . 10 s . 7 ( 1 . Consols for every 100 / . »» money ; or equivalent to !>! i for every 100 / . <'«»*<>>*• Sir < i . C . Lewis observed that tho differcm- " W " '" three-eighths . Baron Kothsohild tJ . en requested p « 'rmission to withdraw ; and , having retired with tho other monetary gcntlomcn for about five minutes , bo utatixl on hia return that they had decided on accepting tho <»<• - vcriiinent propoaaln . Tho contract was then bigned , unit the interview tonninutoil .

• Citation
  • Leader (1850-1860), May 24, 1856, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24051856/page/4/