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    PARLIAMENT.

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    June 16 , I 860 . ] The Leader and Saturday Analyst , 577

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    from giving- her assistance , owing to her continued indisposition . The opening- madrigal , " Lady , see on every Side , " was beautifully rendered , as was also Horsley ' s glee for five voices * " Now the Storms begin to Lower . " Miss Banks was heard to great advantage in Sir Henry Bishop ' s glee , " When wearied Wretches sink to Sleep , " " T ' other day , as I sat in the Sycamore Shade , '' Goss's glee for four voices , and " When winds breathe soft along the deep , " Webbe ' s glee for five voices , were well sung and highly appreciated . Shakespeare ' s "Ye Spotted Snakes , " and " I Know a Maiden , " were also given with considerable effect . The admirable instrumentation of Signor Piatti added greatly to the attractions of the concert , which was throughout highly agreeable and

    satisfactory . Madame Paez gave , on Tuesday , a musical entertainment at the same elegant Pianoforte Concert Rooms , recently fitted up by Messrs . Collard . The weather was unpropitious , but , notwithstanding the rainy condition of the atmosphere , the attendance was large , including "many of the fashionable public , Madame Paez , who has a charming 1 voice , executed with great brilliancy a cavatina from "Ernani , " and Donizetti ' s" Cavatina de Torquato Tasso . " She also displayed musical talent of a high order in the duo " Mira la bianca Luna , " with M . Depret , an accomplished tenor , who sang Darcier ' s chansoriette comique , " Le Beau Nicolas , " in a style which excited a good deal of merriment among the fairer portion of the

    audience . Henri Ketten , a youth . of not more than eleven or twelve years of age , charmed the company by his pianoforte performance of one of Mendelssohn ' s solos , and a fantasie impromptu , by Chopin . He exercised complete mastery over the instrument , and , indeed , played with so much grace and vigour as to astonish his admirers . Herr Joseph Hermanns gave with considerable ease and finish an aria from " The Merry Wives of Windsor , " M . Rene Douay also afforded the company a treat by his performances on the violoncello . The concert passed off very agreeably , affording , as ifc must have done , the utmost gratification and enjoyment to all wlio were engaged in it .

    The daylight exhibition of flowers in the New Floeal Hall commenced on Wednesday , and it fully " realized the hopes which had been entertained of its success and popularity . The unrivalled flower-show of the Crystal Palace was here seen on a small scale , and-with _ : i degree-of elegance and taste not at all Unworthy of its famous type at Syderiham . The elegant structure , so admirably adapted as it is for the rich and rare display of flowers of alUiues and of every clime , will speedily become one _ of the ^ ost attractive resorts in the metropolis . Among the choice and delicate specimens

    of floral beauty in tlic hall . inust . be mentioned the Rhododendrons , Azaleas , and Cinncllias , 7 ivhich are now in full flower . On Jlie occasion of Her Majesty's ' visit on Tuesday , the Hair was very tastefully decorated , and " it is gratifying to find that none of the flowers , as regards their freshness or perfume ; , were damaged by the gas-light and heat of the evening . The new Hall of glass stands well near the ever-famous Covent Garden Market , where for the future the visitor may behold the finest flowers , as well as the choicest fruits , which Nature , the 'kindest . mother still , " can produce .

    Femalr School of Akt and Desigx . —On Thursday , the prizes , consisting of books and two medals , were distributed at the ¦ i tfusemn-Rt-Ivens ^ ig'loHT—Miv-R <* l « va \^ , 4 i ^ he-unavoidable-absence of Lord Grimville , presided , and opened the proceedings with a brief account of the object of the institution , and reported the unpleasant fact that the Government had withdrawn the five hundred a year , which it hail allowed for house room for the institution . Mr . Redgrave then proceeded to call up the youn ^ ladies , thirty-five of whom received prizes of books , and two—Miss Anne Bartlett and Miss Isabella-Pigot . t—received each the large . medal . The Rev .

    Anthony Thorold , chairman of the committee of management , enlarged on art and j ( s moral duties and religious aspects ; nnd Mr . Westniaeott made a very agreeable , and light speech , full of a thorough appreciation of art and its ' objects . The theatre was crowded with ladies , and the whole affair passed off with . much , eclat und not without a due tribute to Miss Ganu ' s zealous nud efficient services to the institution . A soirc ' u on an extensive scale is to be given on Thursday next , the 21 st , iust ., at the Museum , in aid of a fund to find si home for the institution ; when the Koh-i-noor and other magnificent diamonds , besides the usual attractions , su'o to be exhibited . .

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    IN the Houso of Lords on Thursday night , Lord Teynuam moved resolutions to the following effect :- — " That the Houso desiring the settlement of Parliamentary Reform , is willing carefully to consider the petitions which have been presented in favour of manhood suffrage and vote by ballot , as the broadest basis for the elective franchise ; also that tho House , hoping to bo able to discern those who ought und ought not to have a vote , is , therefore , prepared to recommend such alterations in the criminal , vagrant nnd poor laws as shall appear - necessaryto cut off tho legisJLinv of' voturanll . inxto the

    the English Bill until the Irish and Scotch Bills were considered part passu , or the representation of the whole United Kingdom could be dealt with simultaneously . The motion was seconded by Colonel Dickson . Sir G . Gkey said , the moving an adjournment of the ; debate was a dilatory and obstructive course , riierely in order to interpose a further obstacle to the progress of the Billr \ and he hoped the House would not encourage the attempt . Lord J . Manutees repelled the charge that the Opposition had been actuated by a desire to obstruct the Bill , by procrastination and delay . Sir T . CoIiEbeooee spoke against the adjournment of the debate . Mr . Long field desired , he said , a Reform . Bill that should deal with

    the entire representation of . the United Kingdom . Mr . Ingham hoped the Government would insist upon the £ ( i borough franchise , and upon its being a rental ^ and not a rating franchise . Mr . Wallington hoped the Government would withdraw it . Mr . Alcock spoke strongly in favour of the Bill , which he was anxious to see passed . Mr . C . Beuce contended that , by proceeding with the English Bill alone , a gross injustice would be inflicted on the people of Scotland . Mr . Baxteb declined to vote for the adjournment of the debate , the object of which he considered to be to obstruct the progress of the Bill . Mr . George complained of the reiteration of the charge of obstruction , which he denied . Mr . Pease , from personal acquaintance with the working classes , observed that the remarks made in that House upon those classes , showed an absence

    of knowledge of their character . From the amount of intelligence they exhibited , he thought it was the duty of that House to confer upon them a share in the representation , and their admission to the franchise inspired him with no alarm whatever . Mr . Stielingargued that Scotland was insufficiently represented , and that , if the English Bill passed alone , it would be impossible to repair the injustice . The Loed Advocate defended the Bill , and especially the concession made to the working classes , ridiculing the idea that ib would open the floodgates of democracy , as a delusion . Mr . Whitestde could not understand their reason for dropping- two of the Bills aiid endeavouring to squeeze through the English Bill in the month of June . Mr . Beight defended the Bill . Sir H . Caiens appealed to the House to rescue itself from its embarrassing position , and to the Government at once to withdraw the Bill . Lord Paxmekston observed , that Sir H , Cairns had fallen into the error which he had imputed to Mr , Bright ;—his speech , belonged to the Committee . eudeavour to defeat b

    He observed ; if the otlierside should y delay a measure to the principle of which they had given their ' assent , they would pursue a course unworthy of a great political party . Mr . BrrsEAEl * observed , tlrat the-speech of Lord Paxmeeston had been characterized by ' sLtotal misconcepfion ^ of the business of the House . Lord J . Russell , observing that the question was whether this motion was a , real , & » bstantiirt ^ ohiectiojr ^© proceecfing with the Bill , or for the mere purpose of delay , briefjy vindicated the course adopted by the Government . Upon a division , the motion of Sir J . Fekguson for adjourning the debate was negatived by 2 ( 50 to 248 . Mr . Cocheane moved that the House do adjourn . This , . motion was negatived by 267 to 222 . The debate was then adjourned till Monday . Mr . Cabdwelt , moved that the order for the second reading of the Representation of the People ( Ireland ) Bill be discharged . The motion was opposed , but ultimately agreed to , and the Bill was withdrawn . The same course' was taken wiCirflleSMtcirBillraTrd ^

    having been disposed of , the House adjourned at five minutes past three o ' clock . In the House of Lords , on Friday night , Lord Stanhope moved for a copy or extract of the despatch from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to regulate the diplomatic relations with the Court of Rome since the cessation of Her Majesty ' s legation at Florence , which was agreed to . The House went into committee on the Refreshment aiid Wine Licenses Bill , which , after a brief discussion , was passed without an amendment . In t ) ie House ot Commons , on the subject of the Slave Trade , Lord J . Russell said it was too true that tho slave trade was carried on at Cuba , into which island from 30 , 000 to 4 O . 000 slaves were introduced annually ,

    proper pevflons , and . " . t hat in 1 hi » way . the Houpc hopes . grant spirit or tho prayer of the potitionp , not only without hann , but with great advantage to the common weal , " and tho motion was negatived . In the lloueo of Commons , the adjourned debute on Mr . MacKinnon ' s amendment of the order for going into Committeo on tho Representation of tho People Bill , to defer legiMhition upon the subject till the result of the census had been obtained , was tho first order of tho day upon tho paper . Upon its being- read , Sir J , Fekguson rose to move that the debate bo adjourned . Ho <> bservedi that his object was to endeavour to delay the discussion of

    in contempt and violation ; of the treaty between this country and Spain . Various causes impaired the means of putting down this trade , one of which was the state of the American law on the subject . Mr . Baillie , in moving for papers regarding the , disarming of the natives of India , called attention to the proceedings of the Inditm Government in relation to that measure , which , in his opinion , had been execulcd with unjustifiable severity . The motion was seconded by Col . Sykes . Sir C . Wood offered no objection to the productum ot the paper * . He defended the measure of . disarming the natives , which was , he said , not one of punishment , but of prevention . The motion was agreed to . Mr . H . B . ShkUIDAN obtained leave to bring in a Bill to enable cities , towns , and boroughs , of 30 , 000 iiilinhitunffl and unwinds , to appoint stipendiary niainstratos ¦ wnd

    Mr . Lygon a Bill to amend the law relating to tho hiring of ngricultural servants . Tho House- was counted out shortly before mno o'clock . —In the Houso of Lords , on Monday , severnl Bills on the table were forwarded a stiifre . On the third reading of tho IJefretihnu'ntand Wine Licenses , Bill boingnroppsed l > y Eai : LGnANyiLi . E , Lord Drnman paid it . was a inoHt mischievous measure , caJcu-Inted to damage tho morals of the people , and ho should , therefore , move that it bo read a third time that uuy fiix months . Tho Earl of Donougjimouk seconded tho motion . Aftor a short disunion , in which Lord IIrmicsualic -nnd Lord Guanville took part , Lord Dknman insititcd on a < liueiou , which , u « on couutN » gp the tellers on both sided K » jve for tho amendment 2 ? against , 30 ; "T" ?' if ^ v ^ m ' s S reading , Hk The Bill was then passed . Sir J . Bae > akj > s Act Repeal Bill was read a third time and passed , and their Lordships

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  • Leader (1850-1860), June 16, 1860, page 577, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2352/page/21/