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      Th * Mbrcantilb Law Ambndmbnt Bill , and the ^ iaqyrniJKXAW ( Soow ^ M ^) ^ mptinMnirr B *« s ^ eBi tli ^»« tfk committee ^ . TJieobjeefc , < jff the nieasutes is to ¦ J ^ t ^ vTt" the laws of Scotland to those of England * 4 pd piep vend , wherever the , one . is < found to . be inferior to the other . ' , , , . . ' : r , , : ,., ,,, ! . . * .... ^ *}« ' . . ' ^ A ^ BS AND jiAnKJ !^ JS ^ IRELAND ... ., :, ,. ; ., ; . ; In answer tcr , tfte . . $ wk of ^ l ^ npabtt , EarJ ^ Grant vxulb said it wpulii be recollected that a bill which , had been brought into the other House twp yea ?? , , ago , founded on the report of the cixmipisaibners appojinted in laSS to inquire into th < s state 6 $ fairs and markets inlreland , had bean abandoned . ' He had no xtoubt that the state of the law ton this matter is very unsatisfactory , and he believed some better arrangement might be arrived at . At the same time * he was quite unable to give any pledge that a bill ; would be introduced by the Government this session for , that purpose , i . ..

      IX > BCHKSTBB AITDSOUTHAWCPTON KAIL-WAT . The Earl of MiAli * tesBt / Rif called'the attention of Government to the non-fulfilment oh the part of the Dorchester and Southampton ! Hallway ! of a convention by which thev undertook to lay down a double-line of * ailB when their receipts should exceed 65 , 000 * . It was the general belief that , within the last three years , the receipts had exceeded thafr amount ; -but tbe'doubTe line liad not been laid down- —Lord Stanley or Aldbklbt said he had that day-addressed a- 'letter to the Soufh-Westem Company , desiring them to send in returns of their gross receiptafonthe years 1853 , 1854 , 1855 ; and until he received .. their , answer , he should abstain from expressing any opinion as to whether it . mighjt be-neeessary to adopt ulterior measures . -. . . .. - The House then adjourned to Friday ; Thursday being Ascension Day .

      SUPPRESSION OF " LEAVING- SHOPS . " In the Horas of Commons , Mr . Brady asked the Secretary of the Treasury if the Government intended giving instructions for the prosecution of a person , named ' Perkins and others , owners of " leaving shops , " who appeared before Sir William Carden at Guildhall , a few days ago , for receiving goods and lending money thereon without having a pawnbroker ' s license ; and if ( in the event of the law being found imperfect , so as not to reach such cases as alluded

      to in his former question ) he intended introducing any measure this session having for its object the suppression of places so incentive to crime ? —Mr . Wilson , in reply to the first question , said that the solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue had , up to the present time , received no information of the circumstances to which he alluded ; and , in answer to the second question , he was of opinion , after consulting the officers of the Inland Revenue , that the law is in a defective state , and in a few days he proposed to introduce a bill to amend it .

      THE BANDS IN THE PARKS . Replying to questions from the Marquis of Blandford and Colonel North , Sir Benjamin Hall , made several statements with , respect to the arrangements to be carried out in Kensington Gardens on Sundays in connexion with the performances of the band j A new and larger platform would , be . erected by the following Sunday ( to-morrow ) ; ' , » . tpijg ^ ar ^ jry ,, l n&flM £ u vO * ] &nt , would , if necessary , be pu ^ ' up / or refreshments ; fand , to prevent overcrowding > n Kensington Gardens , there would be a similar entertainment in the Regent's , Park and Victoria Park . The performers he proposed to p Ry- '¦'''¦' . . ' .. -. ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ pyicrriONs ra oalwat .

      Mr . M'Mahon called attention to the subject-matter of a petition ( ram certain inhabitants of the parishes of Kilbegnet and BaJlynakiUr in the . county of Galtray , presented last year , and moved for the appointment' of a select committee to | investigate * t » allegations- ¦ Tho case related to the " clearance" by . an Irish landlord of the tenantry , oo an estate which he had purchased in the Encumbered Estates Court . The law : of settlement in England obtained in the reign of Charles II ., had effectually prevented such things in this country ; and he thought Government should consider what means could be taken for preventing the gradual depopulation of rural districts in' Ireland . —The motion was seconded by Mr- BBUuaw .-r-Lord Palmerstoi * admitted that the is not

      labouring population of Ireland , taken altogether , greater than , the want * of the country require ; but it is injudiciously distributed . The landlord *! , therefore , have a right of clearing their estates when there is a superfluity of labour ; still , he thought that they often act inconsistently with the public interest , and , as ho conceived , even with their own . But he trusted that Mr . M'Mahon would see the necessity of not further interrupting a debate on a great public question , with which very little progress was made on the previous night . Mr . Whiteside ' s motion involved a vote of censure on the Government ; and , considering its importance , he moved as an amendment that the House do pass to the orders of the day . ' - —Sir . Disraeli concurred in this course , and the amendment was agreed to .

      WHS , AD * Ol 7 Birei > DRBATK OH THE FALL OF KABS . Th * Oebate w *» returned by Mr . John Phillimorb , trtfco haAtttVen ' nottoe bf an amendment , which , however , In dM ttrt more . He argued that Sebastopol was the 4 Mln object « o -which the operations ^ th « Allies trere ,

      and shotlifl- lfraye ^ peei ^ airgcigL , Mr . fyFAlteaidaJiad wuQwuugd-Loiil GlaiBUtloU - for illlsapfiyoVIgg- ^ BSTFSuTe " chosen by ^ Oma < Pa < ha ) for TeHevi « tt Kdssjjlbut General WUliam ^ had himself enteVtktned . tfie same ' opinion , anp so even had . the Russian . General , Mburavieff .. Themisr coffduc ^ o ^ LoW Straftbrd ? Sonttnueft ub W ^ sb feta as May l « gffeo ;' and # iis ' ulteriy ^ naefenSibtt :- ' TWimJmedifti * c 4 u » ef bfiehe fall of " Karshfe conceived ' t 6 be th ' p pusillafctotfty . 'of Selito Pacha ; and he ' considered * { h ' afc Load Stratford * and General Minefield We * e censurable for endeavouring-; to ^ oreen jhim . ; i Qua ) ambassador at Cons 4 aB * tyiop } e , had neglected his most obvious duties j but Lord < Ci «» reiidon had , done the . utmost . he oouldj for GeneraJ'Williams , and i the , fortress . —rMr . Kebi SiaracBR to the

      moved ^ aa ^ an amendment motion , to insert ^ . after the wjo j iai " Kara" in the resolution , an expression pf the opinion ^ f the House "thai it iai not expedient to offer any judgment . a 3 to the causes a , nd the consequences of the' capitulation' of ' the fortress'till the House has had an opporiuMty Of ! considering the terms of the Treaty of Peace and ' the Protocols of the Conference recently held at Paris . ?! ; ¦ . - , :. . ' ¦ : ¦ . - ,.-. ¦> . > - • •• -.. *¦ - ¦ : , , Thja-jQfifAjipgLLOR of thb Exohequbb admitted that the Engjfsh ftpysru . i » en ) fc ; attached more , importance to the opera ^ iona , in Asia Minor than , the ; French ; Govern - ment did , j , / ijut the heart and , centre of . the Russian power , even in that region , was ' acknowledged by both to be in Sevastopol . It would , ther ^ pre ^ J ^ y * | beeii hJghlyHmtibfitic to withdraw ^ teoyRs frpm Seb ' as ^ poilJpr It

      a meje ^ sexiojttdiityT 5 tiJett . . might be said ,, however , tHat the ? afi of , Kar 3 had rendered our position at the Conferences less favourable . . But the . P ^ otpcpla wpjuld show that a plan of . pacification agreed upon py France , England , and Austria , before the capture of Kara , is absolutely less , favourable to ourselves than , what has now been obtained . It was not true , that we had made any concession for the restoration of Kara .. As to , the charge of Lord John Manners , that the Turkish Government had been kept far too long a time out of a portion of the Loan , he ( the Chancellor of the Exchequer ) had to state that the delay which took place was entirely owing to the Turkish officials themselves . With regard to Mr . Seymer ' s amendment , the Government could not accept it . There was no reason why the House should not be asked to pronounce its judgment now .

      ^ S ^^ S ^^^ SSIiheTxc . i fita'ftttiftfcfc , ' ^ . Iiordshfp added ¦ . tU ^ C .. ^ aSg to » »** JP *»?«* governments are not the moat wadv & e M o / Spain , f , rom certain . well-known facts , pueht to Be IW ready , Jto discharge the just demands « f KiMh elujnants ; "but it had not exhibited that prompEe which It 6 u ^ to have shown . r *!* f ** v » ... . . .. - ¦ ; . . < K > VBBNMBNT aTATKMENTS . ¦<¦ : . . LonLPALMBBSTOir , in answer to questions fr 6 m va * ious , members ; said that he saw no necessity for ' pubfijhing a map of th » new Russian frontier . It Was Boclekfly describedMn the'treaty that , with the aid' of a map the line could be easily traced , —The islands formftg the Delta of the Dlnube clearly come within the Turkish territories . ^ Ther rejoicings for the peace would "t&t place on the Quetn's birthday . ' ..- ' - » . ¦ ¦ , .-i " 'V . : ¦¦ ¦ ¦ * ¦¦ ¦ ¦ •* . ¦ - - ¦ ' : ¦ '•• " - ¦ , " ¦>' . , ' , " . -i TJBB PROTOCOLS . " Lord John MANKrEBacalled Xi afetaufciay to . ^ rdns « aBjrfon ^ J ^ p , C ^^ ett o ^' i witlE ^ respect . to the forta on the pastern coast of the Black . Sea , which Russia had herself blown up , and as to . whether these shonld be rebuilt or not . It is stated in the Protocols that the consideration / o £ the point was adjourned ;; but his Lordship opuld not find , any further reference . to this important subject . — -Lord Palmebston said there was , a discussion upon that point , but it led to no definite result . ISujresis iidihing in the Treaty that specially applies , to- ' those forts ,-: —Lord John . Manners : "It is not . clear , from the reply of the noble lord , whether the discussion was resumed or not . "—Lord Palmebston : " Every discussion that took place in the Conferences of any formal character is recorded in the Protocols . "

      CONCLUSION OF THE KABS DEBATE . After a brief discussion , arising upon the motion of Lord Palmebston to postpone the other orders of the day till after the adjourned debate upon the fall of Kara , the debate was resumed by Sir Edward Bdlweb Lxtton , who contended that the Government had committed a grave fault in not placing a moderate sum at the disposal of General Williams , by which means a fortress which had been acknowledged to be tbe key of Asia Minor might have been saved . But the Government had left the General to the consequences of the corrupt system of which they were aware , and when au army was to be sent to his aid , objected to the proposed route , and perplexed the operations with conflicting

      Sir John Pakington was of opinion that the able and powerful speech of Mr . Whiteside remained as y-et unanswered . —Mr . Layabd said that , though the Conservatives had always refused to assist him in calling attention to the state of Asia Minor , they were now loud in denouncing the consequences of neglect . The origin of all the evil which had occurred lay with Lord Aberdeen ; and , although he thought the present Government blameable in several matters , he could not vote for so wide a censure as that conveyed in the motion . —Mr . Maguire and Mr . Warner attributed

      orders . There might be other causes for the surrender of Kara ; but the main fault lay with the Minister of War . He admitted that Lord Clarendon ' s despatches were worthy of the highest praise as literary productions ; bW'triey ' wijro powerless to save Kara . —Mr . Veunon Sf ^ J ^^ hire ' cbttp'lim ' enting . Sir Edward Lyttop on ItUe iritiaeratibn of Thie " speech ' which thus happily contrasted win ? the' violence and / vituperation of ^ r . WjUiteside , cemtended t ^ at jGoyei ? iiniei $ jt was , not censurable fur , tho dTsasWr which had haiipe ' ned , and which was in fact , one rff the 'aecideWof - ^^ H ? ? YA # m : i : *» - * was understood to say thati had Ministers confined their defence witu them

      the blame to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe . —Sir William Hkathcote advised the House to adopt the amendment , though , should Minister * force him ( to a , division , , he must ¦ reluctantly ,. ypife , for . _ , '« $ <» nifltion ^ —M ^ S / 3 ja ^ t Sheb defendedi ( ne ' Government . ,,, . ... ,.,.,: i ; , } ... r . ¦ '' V ^ hg ' / ijd ^ f ^ rn ^ e ^ t ' . iof the , deba * e was then aoovediby Sir ^ OTjfAj ^ p ^ Bu ^ WJEB Lttton , and , oppoaed ^ by , X . pr 4 PALMgp ^ TOJS' .., tt was urged , hqwever , by Mr . PisBAHLii tha ^; thei pro ' ~ fte , d amo , n 4 t « ent in ^ odaced ; ac new element into the dMCUs ^ iou ; andr on a-, division , the adjournment was Carrje&by , 243 to X 73 . —rrThursday was then named by Lord Palmerston for the resumption of . the / debate . ... ts > Wednesday , April 30 th . ¦ The HotJflE of Commons | ijot a ^ noon , and proceeded to go into committee on the ' , DWELLING ^ . FOB THK LABOURJNa CLABaES ( iBBLAND ) , " '' "'' '¦ ¦ . ' • • - ' . ' .. .. ., ' ¦ Bl ^ i" .. ,.,. . . t ¦ ; ;¦ ¦ Ou fclip raotion . f ^ r ^ oinfr into committoe , Colonel Greviljue and Mr . De Vkre objected to the- principle ; and the details of the nieasurq ; wd ^ I ^ j Brady commented ! on the hasty manner in which the bill was pressed . forward , without time being allowed for its fair aisirfussion . He moved that further progress sb 6 uld be stayed for sue months .- —Sir William Sommrvtlle , who had charge of the bill , defended it , and said that its design was to mako some improvement in the horrible huts in which Irish labourers at present reside , and which are euoh a disgrace to civilisation that foreign travellers in , Ireland have contrasted them unfavourably with the , wigwams of the Red Indians . —After some further discussion , the House went into committee . Some hours ' were then spent in discussing two clauses of the measure , on which several amendments wore proposed ; but they were rejected or withdrawn . A motion that the chairman should report progress was afterwards made , and carried to a division ; and , though negatived by a majority of 159 to 24 , the debate was suspended , It being nearly six o'clock . The House soon after rose . Thursday , May 1 st . The Hotrsm of Lords did not meet . —In the House of Commons , Mr . Liodell made an inquiry with respect to the ¦ •* CLAIMS ON TUB SPANISH OOVXRNMBMT . He wished to know whether the attention of Government had been called to the refusal of the Spanish Government to refund to the firm of Messrs . Clomentson

      to the fall of Kara , lie . would have voted ; but , having claimed ' credit for tho whole , conduct of the war , he must vote for the amendment . —Mr . LippKWwould also vote for the . amendment ..-, Captain Laiwan , from a mnitary point of view , defended the course taken by ' . Government—Omar Pacha ' s plan of taking troopa through an enemy ' s ' country being , ' in his . opinion , faulty ; bat he thought they should have sent money to Gejiwul Williams . —Colonel DuNifE , on tho othpr hand , belieyod that the obstructions offered to Omnr Pacha ' s views by Eriglish authorities were the cause of the fall of Kare . — Mr ? Cowan defended the Government .

      Sir'James'Graham , recollecting , from his own experience when a servant ot the Crown at the commencement of tho war , how difficult it waa to conduct a great war by a combined ' force under a divided authority , would " do as he would be , done by , " and vote against tho motion . Replying to Mr . Layard ' a attack on the Aberdeen Ministry , ho road extracts from various despatches , in order to show that great foresight hiwl bccii oxhibited with respect to Asia Minor . The conduct of Lord ' Stratford de Redcliffo with respect to Goiieml Williams he admitted to bo censurable ; but then we should consider his previous services . If a forco waa not owing

      sent to Asia Minor in the summer of 1805 , it wa » to tho absolute necessityof retaining every available man before Sebastopol , till that stronghold had fallen . Pecuniary assistance ought , however , to have boon sent to General Williams ; and , as regnrded Asiu Minor , too much had been conceded to the prejudice of our l-rtncii allies . It would have been well , also , if Omar Puclia liuil been allowed to take hit * veterans from Haluklavu , tl »« 'i place being supplied by tho Turkish Contingent . «»« t the GoVornmont had conducted the war to a peaco wine " had secured all tho original objects , and which was Honourable to tho country ; and it would bo ungenerous to strike a blow at tho administration which had done I "'" - He should therefore vote for tho amendment . Mr . Disraeli remarked that Sir Jamea Graham no "

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 3, 1856, page 412, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2139/page/4/