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      Tuesday \ , August 4 tJu the House of Lojrds sat only for a short time , and punied after forwarding several bills a stage- _ h the House op Commons , at the early sitting , after tort conversation , the Probates and Letters of kONiSTBATioN Bill was re-committed pro forma , sn several new clauses were added , certain amendits made , and the bill was ordered to be reprinted . BtTBIAL ACTS AMENDMENT BILL . ^ 'his hill , as amended , was then considered , and , in course of the discussion , Mr . Gladstone , on the of Sir "William Heathcote , proposed the addition [ clause giving a burial board the light of appeal to Archbishop of the province , when the Bishop shall se to consecrate a burial ground ; and providing that , ase the Bishop shall refuse to obey the order of the tibishop to consecrate the ground , the Archbishop interment of bodies therein

      issue a license for the , right hon . gentleman availed himself of the opporty to disclaim the use of language attributed to him ng the last discussion , to the effect that the Bishop > t . David ' s had not obeyed the law , and should be pelled to obey it . He merely said that , if Mr . Mashad stated the facts correctly , and if any Bishop red to obev the law , he should be compelled to obey -Mr . Massey reiterated his former assertion , that the top ^ f St . David ' s had violated the law , and coned to violate it . ( Hear , hear . } He gave his conence to the clause , which , after some discussion , was , ted . ;—On the motion of Mr . Fuller , a clause was id , declaring that no wall ot fence shall be required l een the consecrated and unconsecrated portions of burial ground , but providing that , where there shall o wall or fence , boundary marks shall be erected . — e other amendments were adopted , and the bill was

      red for the third reading . ie Burial Grounds ( Scotland ) Act ( 1855 ) indment Bill was read a third time and passed . GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851 . THE MARBLE ARCH . r . Laurie asked whether it was not intended to ; an edifice m Hyde-park in commemoration of the t Exhibition . —Sir Benjamin Hall replied that it not intended to erect any such edifice at the public nse ; but subscriptions had been set on foot for the ose by Mr . Alderman Challis , who had asked him for 5 j to which he had replied that he could say nothing ie saw the plan . Sir Benjamin Hall also observed ^ r to the same interrogator , that he did not think n Marochetti or the public would agree to placing statue of Richard Coeur de Lion on the top of the ale Arch .

      TJETE OATHS COMMITTEE . ie adjourned debate on the nomination of the Select mittee on the Oaths taken by Members was resumed , ultimately the list proposed by Lord John Russell assented to , the names of Sir Frederick Thesigek Sir FrrzRor Kelly being omitted at their own e . Power was given to the committee to send for » ns , papers , and records ; nine to be a quorum . DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL , i the order for going into committee on this bill , Warren moved to defer the committee for three ; hs , on the ground that divorce is un-Scriptural , and the bill was being hurried through the House at a period of the session , when the energies of members exhausted . —Mr , Baines hoped there would be no er delay , the principle of tho bill having been dis-The bill sed b

      Ly ratilied by the House . — was oppo y 3 TJEUART , Mr . Hope , and Mr . Collins , and waa orted by Mr . Gilpin and Mr . Butt . —Mr . Winod thought it should be distinctly declared whether rgyman would or would not be compelled to rey divorced persons . —Mr . Gladstone admitted in 1851 , when burdened with the duties of an office li taxed his abilities to the utmost extant , ho had ited to a measure which involved the principle of dissolution of marriage for adultery ; but , having been ablo to make further inquiries on the subject , id altered his opinions , and he had no doubt tho ney-Genornl -would do so if he had more leisure to r tho question . It was quite clear that tho prinof divorce was not sanctioned at the Reforma-—Mr . Powell pointed out that tho Attornoyral had omitted to indicate the mode of procedure

      e new court , and tho partios competent to give ovi-; . —Tho amendment of Mr . "Waiiuicn was then put nogativod without u division , and tho House wont committee on tho bill , whon tho name of tho pro-1 now court-was altered from ' tlio Court of Murand Divorce' ' the Court of Divorce and Matrial Causes f and tho proviuo in the sixth clauso , no suit for jactitation of marriage shall be ontord , was expunged . Considurnblo discufloion ensued to question ( raised by tho sixth oluuao ) whether the

      would bring cases of adultery committed in lucliu > ther British possessions abroad within tho jurisdiot > f tho now court . It was contended that , in cases o the guilty parties romaineil abroad , iiu in Iudin , tourt would have no jurisdiction , and that tho tiff would luwo to apply , na at prosunt , to tho oof IjQrrta . Ultimately , tho Attobnky-Gjcnkwak iaod to Introduce a clause giving the court power o parties who woro abroad if they could bo found , to proceed In their absence if they could not bo 1 . —Mr , Drummond objected to tho oonatltution of

      the court on the ground that , if it wore to ber presided over by the Lord ChanceHoE , and to be compose * of the heads of the common law courts , ifr must be- an expensiver tribunal , -wfcolly beyond the mean ? of any but tne wealthy classes . —Mr . Malins said , if the proposed courts were constituted as suggested , it would be impossible to get through the business , as the attendance of the heads of the common law courts could not be obtained without great injury to the suitors in those courts . —The Attorney-Generai , promised to reconsider the subject , so as , if possible , to make all the common law judges members of the court . Upon the eighth clause being reached , the chairman was ordered to report progress . The House having resumed , the Clerics of Petty Sessions ( Ireland ) Bill was withdrawn .

      LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES BILL . Mr . Whiteside , in moving the second reading of this biH , * dwelt upon the injustice which he said had been done to Sir T . M . Wilson with reference to Hampsleadheath , and which this bill was intended to remedy . — The motion was seconded by Mr . Malins . —Mr . Cox moved the adjournment of the debate , and , after some discussion , this motion was agreed to . Some routine business , having been disposed of , the House adjourned at twenty minutes past one o ' clock . Wednesday , August 5 i / i . In the House of Commons , the Sale of Obscene Books , &c , Prevention Bill was read a second time with the understanding that , on the committal of the Bill pro forma , it should receive certain amendments .

      THE ARTILLERY FORCE FOR INDIA . On the motion for going into committee of supply , Colonel North ( on the part of General Codrington ) asked the Under-Secretary for War the reason of sending only 140 men to the East Indies as the complement of a troop of Horse Artillery when the war complement of such a troop is 253 men . —Sir John Eamsden said the Artillery force was put under orders fbr the East Indies in compliance . with a requisition- made to the Government by the East India Company . That requisition specified the number of the forces to be sent ; and the number of each troop and company was so arranged as to bring the total of the artillery force sent to India up to what was . required by the East India Company . That was the reason the number referred to had been fixed upon . THE ORDER OF BUSINESS .

      Mr . Spooner and Mr . Williams having objected to going into Committee of Supply before the bills of private members were brought forwaTd ^ a course altogether unusual on Wednesdays- ^ -Sir George Grey consented that those measures should have precedence . GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION PETITION . It was ordered that Charles Woolfen , having expressed his contrition for his conduct towards the Great Yarmouth Election Committee , should be discharged from Newgate . The Burial Acts Amendment and Illicit Distillation ( Ireland ) Bills were read a third time , and . passed . The third reading of the Election Petitions Bill was ordered for that day three months , on tho motion of Sir George Obey—a course agreed to without a divi-r sion . The bill is thus shelved for the present .

      LEASES AND SALES QV SETTLED ESTATE BILL . The adjourned debate on the second reading of this bill ( which proposed to repeal certain clauses of the bill of last year , preventing Sir Thomas Wilson from enclosing Hainpstoad-heath , through means of an application to the Court of Chancery ) was resumed by Lord Robert Guosvenok , who opposed the measure , and moved that it should bo read a second time that day three months . He contended that Sir Thomas Wilson would not be injured by tho rejection of the measure , aa lie could apply for a private Act of Parliament to enable him to enclose Hainpsteadr

      heath . —r Mr . Spoonosb supportod the second reading ; and was followed on the same aide by Mr . Napjcmu , Sir Dcnham NoRBKYfl (\ vho thought the power of Parliament ought not to bo brought to bear to deprive an individual of his rights beoaueo his property was coveted , by tho people of London ) , Mr . Mamnh , Mr . Whitbsxdh ) ( who denied that Sir Thomas Wilson wanted to build on tho hoath , his desiro boing only to do so in Fiuchloy-wood ) , mid Sir Jamiss GitAJUAai , who thought grout injustice had bean done to Sir Thomas . —Tho . bill was oppouadi by Mr . Uutt , Mr . HicNLUY , Mr . Williams , Mr . J 3 aruow , and Mr . Hadfikld . —On a division , there appeared ^ -JFor tho second reading , 77 ; ugaiuat it , 59 : majority , 18 .

      IDUNBAIl HARBOUR LOAN LULL . On the motion for tho aecond reading of this bill , Sir Jambs Graham naked for explanations from the Secretary of tho Treuuury ao to tho special circumstances which induced the Government ; to introduce tho moasuro . Ho had no doubt that tlioro woro special clrcuin-Htiuioea which , when understood by tho Houao , might justify tho course taken by tho Government . —Mr . J . A . Smith objected to tlio bill , unU asked why it wtw introduced nsa publio ( ind not a » a private bill ? why it was introduced ao Into in tho session ? and why it wnn proposed to guarantee 20 , 000 / . whon tho commissioners reported that GOOO / . wan sufllaiant ?—Mr . Wn . soN fully concurred in some remarks of Sir James Graham an to

      the inexpediency of interference witn the functions of the . Exchequer Loan Commissioners . This bfllj ho-rcever , would have no sucfi effect . ; its objeet was merely to remove a technical difficulty in the assessmejit of a security which was considered ample , and the examination of the security would , still rest with the commissioners . The security waa ; in rates , and , tollsi The trustees of the Dunbar Harbour had pbwar only to ; ruiaa 5000 Z . ; but , it being desirable that the contemplated -work should bu carried out , this bill was introduced for the purpose of giving to them power to borrow ; a sum of 20 , 000 / . —After some further brief discussion * , the . bill was read a second time .

      SUPPLY . The House then went into Committee of Supply , when several votes , were agreed , to . Some'discussion . arose on a proposal that 4 Q 0 ,. 000 £ . should be voted for the j ^ ro * motion of civilization amongst the natives of South Africa ; when Mr . Labouchkke said that nothing , could , be more satisfactory than the condition , of the Cape at . the present moment . A large portion of the military force in that colony was available fbr service . in India .

      He attributed this favourable state of things to . tfie conduct of the Governor , and read a despatch from that functionary in confirmation of the favourable statement respecting the condition of the colony . He promised , when he got a detailed account of the vote , to lay it before the House . The money was expended in giving employment to the Kaffirs , making roads , building ; hospitals , and other useful purposes . —Mr . Heneey took exception to the vote ; but , after some discussion , tt was affirmed by 135 to 6 .

      A vote of 2000 / . for the formation of a gallery of portraits of the most eminent persons in British history was opposed by Mr . Conengham and Mr . Spooneh , the latter of whom continued to speak till a quarter to six o ' clock , when the Chairman left the chair , and the-House resumed . —Some routine business being- then got through , an adjournment took place at ten minutes to six . Thursday , August 6 th .

      THE BOYAL FAMILY O 5 P OUDB . In the House of Lords , Lord Campbell presented a petition from the Queen and Princes of Oude , expressing regret and surprise at the intelligence lately received from India respecting the mutiny of the sepoys and the imprisonment of the ex-King of Oude under suspicion of being concerned in the revolt : In his name , they denied all complicity in the affair , and conveyed assurances of unalterable fidelity to the British Government .

      Some conversation arose upon the presentation of this petition ; and , Lord Redesdale having remarked that the document was informal , inasmuch as the petitioners had omitted to state , according to usual practice , that they ' humbly prayed , ' it -was withdrawn by Lord Campbell . great northern railway ( capital ) ' bill . The House considered the reasons , of the Commons for disagreeing with one of the amendments made by- tflieir Lordships in this bill . By the amendment in qwostion , the Peers ; decided that the preference shareholders' hnlflyoaaily dividend should . bear , ia common with the halfyearly dividend of the general body of shareholders , the losses sustained by the company by the frauds of Redpath . This the Commons struck out ; and it was now resolved by the Lords not to insist on tho amendment they had made .

      THE MILITIA BILL . On the motion for the second rending of this bHi , several noblfl Lords spoke with approval of the calling out of the Militia , and suggost&d the giving feoiUtioa for enlisting Militiamen into the Linei Among 1 others , the Duke of Cambridge cordially supported the measure .- —The bill waa then read a second time . Lord St . Leonards withdrew his Transfer © FRuavL Ebxsatbs Simplification Bill . Several bille woro forwarded a stage , and tho Houseadjourned afc eight o ' clock . N EW ZEALAND LOAN GUARANTEE BILL .

      In the Housis osr Commons , at tho early sitting ,, tho adjourned debate on tho second reading of th « Now Zealand Loan Guarantee Bill was resumed by 8 i « JamBS Gkau am , who urged that tho security on which tho guarantoo rested ought to bo narrowly examined ; that tho Fcdoral Government might have an interest in repudiating tho debt ; and that tho relations botwo « n tUo colony and . tho mother country might bo thereby Korillod . Ho preferred grants to colonies to advances upon , eecurities , and his objection was very strong to thouo collateral charges upon tho Consolidated Fund .- " - Tho Chancellor of tjum Exchequer admitted that no c ! iuk » of

      questions created so much ombarraasmont aa tho giving ttsuifltanco to our colonies by guarantee or loan , a * ul iihat there was a groat objection to throwing thia guarantee of 500 , 000 / . upon tho Consolidated Fimd ( but , con « i ( . lcr ~ intf that tho uuancial di ( Jlcultio » of Now Zonl » u < l had boon partly produced by Iinporlal legislation awl control , and that there wns a fair and roanonaUo axpeotaUon that tho interest and winking fluid of t ' 10 loftn would bo paid By tho colony , which would Imvo tho power to repay it , ho thought that , although thero was no legal olnlni , tho House would lay a foundation for tho future prosperity of a young colony by (» u exqroiao of ltboralttv and irweroBlfty . —Mr . Aowiiw , Mr . Foiitimouio , Lor *

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 8, 1857, page 747, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2204/page/3/