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0 THE TIMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1865. PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOCSB 07 LORDS, Tumur, Fn. 1L 1 Their ierdabira at 5 Vcloek. TBS OFTICE OF READING CLERK.

The Lou Ciiixcnxom jnwM a Mutton from Mr. Iww4 Edawada, Reading CJerk and Clerk of Private Commltteee, itwtu, on the iimm of. lengthened BsrvJ, thatrMmlghtbeperoittid toisiguhi that a retiring ellewaeee Blent be granted to Mm. Oothenaoticnof thwtwbMandWanlord, th reeigna Boo. of Mr.

Edmund aocepted. AUGMENTATION OF BENEFICES ACT. The LORD CHAS'CELLOR. My lord, In laying upon the tahl return of th al of Ilrings Mil of th augnitn UUoa of benefice ander Um Augmentation Acts, which I sad Um honour to in trod no la jw lordship' House, I hop 70a win pardon me a I oseupy your attention! for a. few raoraeoti whO I briefly tot Um nature of this return.

rUne thU AtigeientB. tioo Act MiM into operation Um total number of ndrowioo eold la G3, and Um total amount of Um rrehe mouy 113,1291. CMlhotifttliriiige, 60 were sebedalLand three hare been sold under the 2Sd and Sith eectlona of Um Act. Th total torn of anoocy produced by thea'aleaha very grmlly exceeded my expectation, and Um proceed bar been applied by under Um Act, for Um augmentation of benefice. Tbe aunt produced by tbe three lirlngs sold under Um 23J and S4th eection fa lHaSOL, this amount bring a rortion of th The amount produoed by Um sale of Um CO tiring! which wore scheduled era derotsd to augmenting those liringi solely but Um produce of the sale of Um liriags usder Um 23d and Hik section ii applied to Um augmentation of mull liringi generally in 0m gift of Um Lord ChanceBot.

The eotm I hare taken with regard to Um 10,530. has" been thiti I bar caused a echeme to published on Um plan cfaugnfratiag a number of (mall benefices with 300L each, vorided that ea aqaira IcntdonaUaaihaQbaiiroridadfroaoUMriOBroat; and I am happy to say that I hare been ahl to augment eight with XOf etrulrlot benefaction baring bom prorided.from ether evarees. I hare inritod similar donations on similar terras with respect to other small benefice, bat op to Um present I hare not) coooeeded in securing the augmentation of more than Um eight to which I hare jut referred, and Um augmentation whiehredueed the mm of 10,530. by 2.400L Of the reraaiaing ram, 50Of. baa been appropriated for parsonage houses, aa equivalent bring ptxrrided to tha case also.

There ia a further ram of 5.000J, promised conditionally under pending scheme, leering a fcalaace of Thia the application which baa been mad of the prbduoe of tale under the 23d and 24th etc. tiona; and I truit it will prore Tery beneficial, first of all. in the augmentation of aerrral mull liringi by the rami eon' tributed under the Act and Um equiralent amount from other ourcea, and afterward in the itHI' further Increaieof the inoexnea of thoae benefieea by atSl further augmentation, becauae thoae eight liringi hare been offered to Um Eccleaiaatical Commiaaiooen for further augmentation. The remit of Ute whol meaenre haa beea Um applica tion to the augmentation of amall bring of a nun of 113.1291. My we hare reeeired during Um hut year The condition of.

the money market haa tather atopped the aal of liringi during the paat year, but there ia eonatajit inquiry after them, andlhar no doubt that the working of tha Act wul eontinue to exhibit lauifaetory renuti. (Hear, bear.) The EARL of DERBY inquired whether the noble and Jaanwd lord could inform the llouae What the arerage number of year' purchaae had been ia the eaaa of. the liringi wnicn naa oeea eota nnaer imjui. The LORD CHANCELLOR aaid Ute Tetura would ei hibtt that. ItwooldUadiffialttttingtoaaiwerUMnoble earr qneation oa the moment but he might mention one or two cue which he aaw set out in the return.

The tint wa that of an adrowaon prod on eg a frona amount of a year, and the outgoing of which were Kl. The are of the incumbent was certain! hixh it was SO 'rear. The mice obtained waa S.O0OL In another eaae the eroa amount of income wa about SG4i. and the outgoing! lea ring rather" leaa man zn. um age or ue ineumDent wa 70, ana UM pejen aae money z.uuuu IRISH OUTRAGES.

The Earl of LETTRIat presented a petition froma barooy in Irelasd complaining of the inefficiency of the police. The doom can reierreo to um murder or peraona in UM employ of Ur. Adair, and commented upon the ciroam itanee that Um perpetrator of thoae crime had neriarbeen diaeorered by tlio police. He (Earl Leitrim) had himaelf reeei red a notice from the anb inipector of the police warning him that there wa intention on the part of tome of hi tenant! to take hi life, but upon inquiry of tho police authorities ther declined to acquaint him with the aouroc of their information. The noUe lord also complained that Um police had illegally and nolentlr broken into bouse in order to disarm people, and denied that they had in their capacity ai excise offioers a right to.

search a house without a warrant. The search was at their own riak, and waa Jos uaeaoniy oy ue aueorennoi an illicit sun or something of the kind. In liar. li3, he had reeeired a letter from a achoolmutrraa, complaining that ibe had beettmalinied br thesub inapectnrof police. He lent for the polios who poaitirely ref aaed to lay anythiag on the subject.

He arterwardsreceireUa three teningletter.and he firmly behered it had been written by the rub inspector, iie wrote to Lord Carlisle on the subject. Lord Carlisle sent that letter to the sub inrpector. and ordered him to prosecute for libel. On the trial the whole of the correanondenos Waa published for the first time. lie was.aaked if be bettered his life wa ia danger.

Ue swore it waa, and within a rcry thort space he was shot at. In another inatanee, where two men in a cart had been shot at. the police refuwd to follow the assassins becauae thsir officer, who lired eight mile otT, wa not present. He (Earl Leitrim) had not only been shot at, but in the Gorernment orcan he had been maliirned. He thought it waa absolutely neoessarr; if the police in Ireland were to be kept up as an armed body, thatther'ahoutl be placed under better control.

If they were allowed to pas the country with arm in their hands, there should be iome officer or magiatrate present to see how they need them. The treient state of thinn was Jciiltoil in tmr. ban re Ireland, and he really hoped that the Gorernment would take some step! to prcrent the recurrence of these horrible outrages. Earl GRANVILLE reminded their lordship that they had not yet arrired at the order of the day. The noble earl had jtut read a petition rather, he had read it about an hour and a half ago (a lanjh) which he had put into hii handa the prerious erening.

when he informed him that he could not anawer a sencs of statement of that kind without baring time to communicate with the authorities in Ireland. Hut, eren if he had had time to communicate with those authorities, it would hare been auita irmxMsihle fur him attempt to meet in detail the long array of charge! and eouaiy by Vr. ILuinr, from the mUirtar and thurth wardeo of St. 31 argaret, Irar Heath, Backs, oomplaia im varvua unuianuaw mm nwiwww waa mt uvea laired acad lata Um Psriiaaneatanr graata ia aid of lehoola in union wtt the Natioaal Booiety 1 by Mr. ADDuoxr.

from Lichfield Board af Ooardiaaa. for a County Fiaaneial Board 1 by Ur. R. W. Dorr, from the nahermea aa4 other of Um rOlags of fortaaaia, Fiadoehtr, 8aadaad Poctaoekia, aad the aea towa of CuIleaT an the eosst of BaaSahira, eoasplaiaiag of Um great loa of life ia follow, lug their rocatioa, and Praying for Um erectioa of a boat harbour of refuge aad lighuoua ea that aoaatj by Mr.

VT. O. LaxeTOX, from the Decanal Chapter of Crewkaraa, eoaaty of Sooxraet, agaiaet Um io alll Con ekae Caaaa by'Sir J. EltbIKSTOXS, front Mr. Jamea Qhalmeri, iaraotor of the Chalmcn target," eomplainlag of th treatment which hi rritem of naral armour has reeeired from Um Board of Admiralty, and praying for aa inouirr br a select aommittM.

an tna manJa thai tba Admiralty object to arbitration or any referee and" that aa inreator ii now debarred from bringing a claim against the Crown before Um oourta of law by Mr. KMOOT, from Um Aaaociatioa for Um Protection of tba Fisheries of the Rirer Serera by Mr. P. 8cJtorc from a public meeting at Stroud, praying for a reriaion of taxatioo (ooaomy, and aauutuuou of niract lor iouraci tax ana ny jar. SciloLxriiLD, from Binuiuf haa atag oarriage propneton.

mj MWMgii auicagw ttauea KOTICES OF MOTION. THE NAWABSHIP OF TUB CARNATIC. Sir F. KELLY rare notiea that oa Tueadar, March 14. he ahould more the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into Um claim of Prince Aseeni Jah to tha Nawah letter which the noble earl had protected that erenlne.

If matter! of that kind were to be inquired into stall, it should be done by a Select Committer, and not by the whole Iloum and when the noble earl chose to bring forward a motion to that effect it be his duty to rire him such an anawer as the circumataneee might reqnre. He was, hiwerer, quite sure that it could not add to the dignitr of their lordships' House or conduce to good order and good EOTemment in Ireland that; indiridual attack! ihould made night after night on msciitritei and police eonatabicj, tending to bring them into diarepute without there beinsr any proper opportunity afforded for their vindication. If the noble lord liked to brinr forwsnl a motion on the sub ject, well and pod he repeated, he must mrteat airongiy aunnjeese Tioieni personal attrxKa hcing so unfairly made on person! whp, 'rightly or wrongly, were the constituted authorities for certain frrIanL The Earl of DO.VOCGHMOUE said that in consequence of what ha fallen from the noble earl he would future oxav'on more for the appointment of a Select Commit teo on the subject of the petition. The Earl of LEITRIM then moved for tho production of a aerici of which had taken place between Mr. Henry Mervyn D'Arcy Irrin, a justice of the peace in Iithni, and the Irish Oorernmeut, the Inspector General of Iriah Police, and a portion of ft reUting to the police and to Jlr.

Irvia Vinff eioneratolfrom further aerrice ia the corcmiaiion; of the peace iq, Irelanij was ordered to he preseuted to the Home. Their lordships then adjourned at five minute to 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF. COMMONS, TctsDJir, VziS. Ii.

The SrX.iKER took the chair at 4 NEr WRIT. Oa the motion of Mr. Brand, a new writ wai ordereil to iifor lAucatr, in Use room of Mr. Samncl Grrgion, ueceaaed. PETITIONS.

J' PeUtiona in farbur of the repeal or re luetiu of the duty on fire iniiirancs were presented, by Mr. BciGiif, from Merchants, bickers, 1c, Ittrmiagaami br Sir J. from the bankers, mercbanu. of West linnater Mr, l'EU, from the Improvement Comn.ia loueraof Bury, Lancaahire by Mr. MlLLEtt, from the 1 "wa.

council uf fVVC'i 'rom the town councU of Walsall br Colony ILSOS Patter from the mayor and corpora t.on of Burnley Sj and br Mr. the miyor, aldermen, and burgcaaea of the city of Lincoln! NEW ZEALAND. Mr. A. MILLS gar nouoe that on Friday, March 17, he ahould call attention to the state of affair! in New Zealand.

and more aa address to the Crown upon the lubject of Um war now gang oa in wax colony. THE BOARD OF WORKS. Mr. AUGUSTUS SMITH tare notice that 00 that day month he ahould move th appoiataMnt of a committee to inquire into Um Office of the Board of Work aad tba Wood aadForeata. THE RIVER SHANNON.

Colonel FRENCH stated that aa be wa informed that Um lubject of the "drainage and navigation of tho Rirer Shannon waa "under the consideration of the Gorernment be ahould not proceed with the motion upon that subject of wntcn ne naa given notice. RAILWAYS. ROEBUCK asked th Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it waa the intention of the Gorernment to inati tat any aad what inquiry Into our railway system, with a new to future legislation, should such legislation appear practicable and adraotageous. The boo. and learned gentle man aaid that be wa by tha rule of the House prevented from' making any observations, but aa the right hon.

gentle man understood the object of his question he hoped that he would give a definite reply to It, The CHANCELLOR of Um EXCHEQUER. I am jqnite aware of the object, of the hon. aad learned gentleman in asking thia question, and I will endearonr to givs him reply which shall be perfectly definite, aod ahalTaroid, if pos tibleany misaprrshension. It is the intention of Her Majesty "a Gorernment to advise the Crown to appoint a commission to Inquire into the economical questions oocn acted with our railway system that is to say. Into Use cost of ooureyance upon railways, and into the charges which are made by rail way companies to tn puWic It ia not their Intention to take any itep which could under any circumstances at all oompromise or commit Parliament with reference to any legislation upon a matter of this" vast The whole object of the measure that they propose to take ia to bring all the facta and information bearing upon the subject intoa state in which it may be thoroughly arailabl for member of Parliament, and likewise for tha public at large.

Erery oeje is quite la war 'that conveyance ha now become dm of the vital instruments by mean of which the whole, traffic and intercourse of thia country are carried on, and, ia point of fact, that it if the principal oa among too instrument. Farther, I think they are aware that the benefits derived by Um ooun try from th railway eystem hare been hi their own sphere immeasurable, and, of eourse, they are likewise aware that there ar various difficulties which are found to exist in Um application of the laws bearing upon Um object. For instance, that which known a the provision for equal treatment under equal circumstances ia a matter which neces sarily, and. without the slightest blame to any onty it full of difficulty in it application. It 1 known to mem.

ben of this House, aad it is well known to members of Her Majesty's Government, that a great" feeling and a great anxiety exist among the productive classes of the commu nity, net so mueh that any blame ia attributable to tha manager! of railway companies, who duty of course it to obtain the best dirjdend they can for their lhareholders, but rather in the shape of a desire to be Informed whether It is possible, by any mean that might be raggested, to effect a a till further extension of those benefit which hare ap to this time prored to be of such vital importance to the community. Therefore, I beg that it may be understood that it is not tho intention of Her Majesty! Gorernment to advise the appointment of any commission that shall enter upon any qneation of policy. We are of opinion that if we were to do so we should if not prejudging the opinion, of Parliament, in some degree by extraneous instruments trespassing upon ground which belong! to Parliament. It is (imply into the economical fact of ease and the benefit that we should derire that any auch commission ahould be authorized to inquire. Wei of course, haro taken into our consideration the question whether it would be desirable that' this inquiry ahould be conducted by a Royal Commission by a committee of this House.

If we were, going to inquire into any matter of policy, It would, undoubtedly, be. far more osefql to institute that inquiry by means of a com mittee of this HoujsK. than by mean of a commis sion. But we do Sbk entertain any. such intention.

On the other hand, we hare to take into account that the investigation of the charge and costs of railway conveyance, especially aa regards the carriage of goods and minerals. is a subject so vast, and so intricate, requiring inch minute examination and such close application, that it would not be possible to expect of memhera of this House, charged as they are with other duties, inch devotion. I doubt very much whether the Session would permit sneh devotion to it, and would enable the inquiry to be conducted la a satisfactory conclusion. For these reasons we have determined upon giving the advice' that I hare mentioned, and Ihope that in a few daya, at all events, in a very ihortume, I.maybe. able to lay upon the table the.

terma of tho eotrirnission which it is our' intention to adviso Her Majesty to issue. In it gentlemen will, find defined with accuracy and precision tha purely economical nature of the inquiry. Mr. ROEDUCIC I ahould inggest that it would be well to extend the inquiry of the commission so that it might extend to the circumstances which lead to the construction of Mr. WALP0LE.

I undentand that my right hon. 'friend propose to lay tho term of tha commission upon the table. Might it not be advantageoui both to the Gorernment and the House, and also to the community, that he should more an address to the Crown for the appointment of a commission so aa to giro him an opportunity of either adding to or modifying the terma which be may lay upon the table OUR CONSUir AT ST. PETERSBURG. CLAY inquired, of the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether it was any longer to permit Her Majenty'a Consul Geacrid at St Petersburg to supplement Ms salary by a tax, known as a ency money, levied on Bri tish shipping, and reeeired by him as ajent for tha Russia Company.

Mr. LA YARD referred the boa. member for a complete answer to hia question to papers which "had that morning been laid upon' the table. These fees had been paid by merchanta at St. Petersburg, from time immemorial, and therefore ther could not be withdrawn from the present Consul without hif receiving compensation.

It was, however, the intention of bis noble friend at the head of the Foreign office that hia successor should not bo permitted to receive thia sum of money. TAXES ON BRITISH SHIPPING AT ST. PETERS, BUKO. Mr. CLAY asked tho President of tho Board of Trade land br' way of xprimat, or for.

aay reaaaa apacUHy appuoaoM aa taa country. Th CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it not tha intention of tha Govern meat, under Um sir eumataace to which had already sHoded, to is traduce a Bill during the present SaasJoa with Um tmw of acting oa Um Act 1844 nor did Um Govern ment thiak it would be right to isstitcU any inquiry with rwjrard to tha bug queatioa of policy ia respect to railway! at a tiro when ther wen shout to take tha rneaanrea amiaiiry to asoartain their aoonomical condition. Aa to tha expediency of purchasing the railways ia Ireland, a felt bound to say that his attention had been directed to Um subject by hia hon. friend himself (aiaagaj, oai aataeaaa tune be did not deem btmseir authorised to enter upon Um question, whieh waa evidently a breach of a very large question. For the Oorernmeut to eeterUia or enounce aa opinion upon it would be quite premature.

He. howwrwr. concurred with hi hon. friend In th opinion that th railway of Ireland, as waa geographi cally csear, lonnea a case by ueraaelrea. Tcty lay witnta a (phere comparatively limited, aad were consequently more within reach than Um general question of railway par chase.

He might, perhaps, before resuming his be allowed to answer one or two explanatory questions which had been put to him 00 a similar subject. lis did not think the proper object of Um Conunassion would be of an histori cal, character, further than that historical detail might grow out of it main purpooa, which waa to ascertain the economical tact or um ease. He hoped, oowevrr, it would be found quit practicable to bring to bear upon those fact, either la connexion with th statement of any existing difficulties or remedies, any matter in that point of, visw that might semi desirable. Ia answer to th question pat to aim ay am rigat Don. tnend tne member for the University of Cambridge, aa to whether the Government would propose in that Home an address forth appointment of a Commission, be could onlraav that ther had been ready aad desirous to make hon: members cogni sant at um earliest moment of their retention but Inasmuch aa it waa within the competency of the Crown to iaroe a Commission for the purpose, it appeared to Um Government to belong to thsir position that they should take upon theuMeivea the responsibility of that first act, and he rery macbr doubted whether an addreaa to the Crown, ai supjrested.

would be in accordance with' the ordinary usages 01 raxuameni. BRITISH CAFFRARIA. Mr. A. MILLS asked the Secretary for the Colonies whether it was th intention of.

Her Majesty's Gorernmeat to introduoa, during Um present Session, any measure for the annexation of British Caffi aria to the colony of th Cape of Ucod Hope. Mr. CARD WELL said he had already laid on the table papers showinr what waa the state of thinn whieh prevailed in the Cape colony, lis would without delay give notice of ni intention to brine in a Um on tne sublect or um noo. gentleman's question. Mr.

A. MILLS asked whether the ritht hon. eentleman wa aware that a petition against any sneh measure had been drawn np by tba inhabitants of Britlan UaSrana. Mr. CARD WELL.

Yes, I am. THE POOR LAW BOARD. Mr. AUGUSTUS SMITH asked the First Lord of the Tree sury whether it wa intended to fill up th office of the on Secretary of the Poor Law Board rendered capable of sitting or voting as a member of the Commons House of Parlia ment by um Vtn clause tha oor law Act, now understood to have been vacated by Um hon. member for Northampton; also neuter teat department of tne isxeeuttr uovernmeet required that it should be represented on the Treasury bench by two niguy aaiana omoers.

Lord FALMEKSTON aaid he could assure the hon. ten tieman and Um House that it wa with treat resret he had reeeired Um reaimation of hii hon. friend the member for Northampton, aad regretted It tne more inasmuch, as It arose from the state of hi health, which be thought wa inch aa to render him unable to discharge the Parliamentary duties of hi office. The office waa one, however, which It waa deemed by the Government desirable and proper to fill up, and it was, therefore, their' intention to do ao. He he lie red that the committee which sat last were of opinion that the omee oognt to ne continued.

SANITARY" STATE OF CALCUTTA. Mr. VANSITTART asked th Secretary of Stat for India whether anything bad been done to Improve the sanitary state of Calcutta if so, whether he had any objection to produoe paper! ra'ating to Uki am and, whether it had been determined to relieve tha European troop aerving la India br Um overland route! if ao, whether any and what srrangements had been made for their tT ansmiwon. Sir WOOD said, in reply to the first question, that a sanitary eoramiasion had been soma time ago appointed, and. that they had made a report on the lubject to the Government of India.

Ha. however, bad ret received no ac count of what had barn done in eooaoquenee'of that reportJ It was. he might add. the intention of Um Gorernment to. end oat Um troop to India orerland.

GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES ACT. Mr. W.FORSTEE asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether he would inform Um Hons, when the Gorernment intended to take tha necessary measures for carrying into operation Um Gorernment Annuities Act pasaed last session. Th CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER begged to thank his hon. friend for baring afforded him aa opportunity of atatincr how matters stood in reference to a anbieet of ao much importance to a number of aod of considerable public interest.

By the sixth aection of Um Act of last year tba tables for annuities and life assurances, or at all event the most important of them, were, when they had been frame. 1 aod approved by the Treasury, to be laid on the table of the House for 30 days before they could be acted npoo. All those that related to life aaniranoe hail in accordance with that proriaion been laid on the table of the House on Friday last. Rule for Um ceneral management of the business bail been likewise framed, and the Act might, after the expiration of 30 days 1 from last Friday, be considered as in practical operation. RAILWAYS.

In reply to Mr. G. Pacxe, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that while the State possessed certain powers br law with renrd to railways, their proprietary rights were, so far as he wa informed, a free from the inter ference of the Executive as any other proprietary rizht in the country, and ought to be dealt with 00 the same footing. "IRISH BENEFICES. Mr.

SCULLY, in moving, pursuant to notice, to call the attention of the House to the recent exercise of public pa tronage with respect to certain benefices in Ireland, mid that the facta whieh he was about to atate furnished a very fair illustration of the position of the Established Church in Ireland, on which, however, he wished to make no attack. Ckmpriest, the first of the parishes referred to in his motion, contained, in the year 1834, over 3,500 iuhabi tanta. of whom 35 were Protestants. In 1861 the total nnmber had been reduced to less than 2,000, of whom 14 only were nrotestanta. The proportion or male amour those wa five, consisting probably of the clergyman and hia family, the clerk and his family, and a stray policeman.

Attached to the glebe tbere were 23 acre of land, and the revenue wa differently valued at 5001 and 7501. a year, being probably worth about COOL The benefice wa in the gift of the Crown but at the time that it fell vacant the late Lord Lieutenant wis in hi last illness, and during the interregnum the Chief Secretary, of course, was master of the situation. A gentleman was nominated to the'liring whoso nsme he had been unable to find in the Irish CUrrn Lilt, matter at which he was not the only person who felt surpria for Um Cork ComtitiUion, an orthodox Protestant paper, plainly expressed it. opinion that the appoint ment ougnt to nave oeen given to some narawomng irishman, and not to an immigrant, from a foreign country. In the English Clergy LUt he found the name of a Rev.

P. Hartley, which appeared to be tho same in all respects a that of the gentleman appointed to the benefice in Cork and, assuming that he was right in' his surmise a to identity, thia gentleman came from a place called Taioworth. (laughter.) The Rev. P. Hartley" was the name riven, 10 that Whether it was Patrick," "Peter," or Paul did not appear but this gentleman, it seemed, had been appointed in 1854 to a curacy at Tamworth, worth about 721." a year.

The population. of Tamworth wai 10.2S7, and the total revenues of the clergy in that borough were returned as COSl, Anybody, therefore, who went through the process of mental arithmetic so highly 'recommended by the noble lord at the head of the Government would probably find that in hi former post the then Mr. Hartley was paid at the rate of Is. 3d, per head, whereas in with its congregation of 14, he reeeired ah arerage of 40i. for every souL Some gentlemen in Ireland, and particularly ex Chancellor Napier, were calling for an union of the two Churches in England and Ireland, but here was union with a venreance 1 He made no charge against any member of the Government.

The facts which he had given to the House be had taken from public documents, and whether the Rev. Mr. Hartley was an opponent or a supporter of the right hon. baronet the. Chief Secretary "for ha.

really did nit know. The right hon. baronet, of couiae, had his own reasons, and no doubt would live these to the House in an honest, atrahrhtforward manner. (' Hear, hear," and a laujh.) He came anotucr case in tne same diocesa. rahv.

aad that mm cm had bM eHwiatod to thia living. A paramph had been goiiigUMroiivl cUmows papsrs, stating thai Htba Rev. Joha Westropn Brady, late curat of Agnadoe, KUlarsev, Lad been appointed br the Crown to th rectory of Suae, ia tha diocea of Meath, and that Um Rrr. Brahaaon Disney had bsea appointed by th Lord Iieutsaaat to th rectory of Farrahy, diocea of Cloyna, of which parish was fcrmsrly carat." Ha ba lMredtb fact to be that Mr. Brady waa appointed to Far rvhy, boVt Crown living of greater rala ha nag fallen ia ha waa sent to a pUee Bearer Dublin, aod Mr.

Disney was seat to Farrahy. Toe third pariah was aot quit ao good, ar so bad, a eaae, whichever it might be called. Carrigrohaa was not a Crown living, but waa la the gift of th buhop. Tha froteetaata were In 1834 29 la Bomber nine male and 90 amala Um Catholic were 2.9U9 aad the total population wa 3.038. Two yean ago tba himaelf waaappoiatedtoUMH, and bow had presented his own soe to thia living of 697L a rear.

Her were three livings oae of which was given to th curate of Tamworth, a second tothaaoB ia law of the Lord ChanoeHor. and the third to tba son of tha bishop aad this waa the way ia which the paoiM patronage ins xeraaea, as migut am argueu that if Umm tiring were aot naeeurea, ithey were trusts for the public He did not aay. that ther were not filled try good men, but. it certainly looked very extraordiBary that the clergymea presented to them were so caoatly connected with UM patron. (Hear, Dear.) Th last parish to which had referred had now a rery substantial congregation ot 48 rrotestaats, ana toe clergyman received about TOOf a rear for lookinr after them.

(Hear, hear.) He trusted that the Secretary for Ireland would either admit the fact hoaestlr and candidly, or live them a plain aad candid denial, which could be substantiated by the return now moved for. Ha had that morning received a letter from Dublin, aot written with any reference to this motioo. but relating to Um manner in which Um Government patron are wa exercised ia Dublin. The writer wa a well to do tenuemaa. who had the ad van tag ia thia world of being a Protestant, aad he wrote as followi Be first to declare against the Lord Lieutenancy and the Uaau.

lie did not aay he agreed with ue writer, but he added: The whole concern ha dwindled until it is something like a competition between rogue. Consangninity is the path to public posts of emolument aad honour. Aad then his friend referred to certain recent appointments, addina All this may be equally bad in England, but there the corruption is distributed over a wider surface. jHere the aooial servility of the professions legal, medical, and clerical act and reacts 00 each other, while all onr tncc ten in law, or physic, or divinity coalesce together against superior minds. The hon.

gentleman then read extract from English newspaper! strongly condemning the anomaloui position of the Established Church in Ireland, and proceeded to say The Protestants in that House had often helped the Catholic membera where the Pope wits concerned by firing advice ana maaang representations or miarepreseotauooa. nu, be (Mr. Scully) now returned the compliment. (Laughter.) tie did aot intend to bring any charge against um clergy men anrjointed. or to raise anv Question as to their fitness.

The Bishop of Cork, no doubt, anew his own son best, and the pious pertshiooer of Tamworth knew (its clergyman best (a lauch) but what he wanted was a candid and plain explanation. Th hon. gentleman concluded by moving for a return of various particular connected with the recent ap pointment to ue pans Des or uionpnest, rarrany, ana Carrigrohane, in the county of Cork. Sir R. PEEL said, The hon.

gentleman haa been longer than I expected in making his statement. It was hot at all necessary for him to urge upon me the propriety of making a straightforward answer, for I will ask the House whether I hare not always endeavoured as far as I can 1 to answer him with distinctness. Bat while I wa listening to my ban, friend if be win allow me to call him 10 (a laugh) I could not help remembering that I had. observed a remark able silence on the part of the hon. gentleman during the long vacation, and I now see to what wis to Petitions complaining that the measures ailopted by tho Secretary of State for In.lU to.reme.ly auperccaaion afford no redreu whatever; and praying for redress, were pre 71 1 I i.

'3 'S Major Holmes, of the Lth Regiment Madras Nativ. Infantry, and from Weuant John Beresf ml ahan, of tb' 3d Madras Europtsa Renment by MrJlIxYaavr Jr. the Indian ArmV by Colonel Svkes, from oung, of the Royal Armr, and Captain and Brevet Lieu ten ant Colonel Cooper, the Madras ArmV.bvShJ II AV. from Ciptain Patrick Salter. 4th Regiment Ma Ira, Native InfanUr, and from Major Charles Hight.

18th Reri. ment Madras Native Infantry. Petitions were prevented by Mr. Lock, from St. Saviour' District Board of Works, prayiag for appointment of a select committee to make farther inquiries a to the raise 01 metropolitan aewag befor sanctioning any project for the disposal or utilisation thereof by Mr.

Ban will, fruta the Clonmel Board of Goardas, praying that the expenses for chaplains, masters of scMwU, Ac, of the union, might ia future be durgad, a ia England, to tba wtnu the now to another case in the same diocesa. Accord ing to the ensue of 1S34 the population there had been 33, whether he could gir. snv information aa to the projrrca, of i ao.J the inquiry promised by him.into the taxes levied on British UwadiJ shipping by or in tne.name of the Russia Company. recognize any other. Tbere was ample church and glebe Mr.

MILKER GIBSON aaid that" the. reports which he Nearly, beloved Roger. but for the S5aaJ odd persecution, to tbe Eata interference on the part of the Government.pf thi country howeTPr rerr itrong in female, for there were lL would be either useful or PCth.e. British ahip. drd not they wfre well provided for.

(A langh.) The Roman pay heavier charge, tlao did tboseof other countne. and. Catholic of the parish were 1.008. and tne whole popula therefore, these due. could not be regarded a differential tion were' 1.053 in number.

The Church revenue wai about charge, upon British ihipping. 3Tsa. a year, and there were 40 iicrea of glebe Looking 1 11 j.uilaij urritxiu, 1 4 nJC ruu (u UMi year 1 ik Catholic! the suto provned nothing bnt gcnerallriupportea by the merchant! at St. Ietersburg. In parish of Farrahy there were beloneine I ann wnue tnat was tne case ne uiu not minx mat anr direct v.i:.i.

nnu f.i, m.t. ...1 airree that I hare how given him a itraightforward and perfectly satisfactory answer as to the exercise of tiU patron age. (Hear.) Mr. LEFROY thanked the hon. member for the interest he had shown in thia hot ennM not itn.l.nt.r..l Mr.

R. LONG rose to aak the President of the Poor Law Um Rer. J. Vestropp Brady, aon in lawof the Lord Chan what Inspired this interest, or why he should occupy an Board whether he proposed to reappoint the Select Com fllor 01 ireiinu. naa ueen appointea to thu living of hour ln eomroenving upon the administration of Church mittee on th Poor Laws, with the view of further inquiry 1 ,7 jnat ne rrtewoi to this I patronage in ireiauo.

ine ngnt non. genueman had given into the position and the grievances of medical officers of H' wr 'Erected to thu liviog a satisfactory explanation with regard to two of these ap iiitu i niwni; vinmiDiT iviuiinuH, Mm iw.wv.u wa uicru wa no particular desire to ihow favour or affection, to the gentlemen Bri be attributed. Daring th loo vacation ha ha been evidently studying mental arithmetic and Um earlier periods of the French revolution. But, at all events, I am quite ready to admit all the facta connected with Um parishes if. be says, they are taken from Um Census Returns.

The Census Returns are quite accurate. But it is not ia allnding to those three parishes of Cork' to enter into a review of the position of the Established Church in Ireland. lean only attribute the hoe. gentle man 1 eagerness to do ao to tha interest which he as a Roman Catholic take ia contradicting a statement which I saw ia the Irish newspaper! som week ago, to the effect that the hon. gentleman was not going to' stand, again for the county of Cork, but was1 about to transfer his aerrice to CaaheL and hoTwa naturally anxious to recommend himself to hi old constituency.

The hon. gentleman oomplaini that there are great inequaH tie ia th distribution of Church patronage in Ireland and no doubt there are. In some inataaoe the population may hare diminished, while th Church, nerertbeless, remain Um same while, on the other hand, a larse increase of population may hajf taken place without sufficient proriaion being; mado for it spiritual wants. Inequalities of that kind exist in England a wu a in Ireland, and in bout countries they are equally to be regretted. But the exercise of the patronage in respect of Crown living! is another question, and tha hon.

gentleman has mad that question a acrioua on to ma personally. From what be laid one would almost infer that Um Lord Chancellor and myself were lighting for the distribution of patronage, aad that when I had been accommodated then it was the turn of. the Lord Chancellor. Nothing can be further from the truth than mch a representation. It 1 perfectly true that, with the sanction of the Lord Lien tenantl I did appoint the gentleman named by the hon.

member; but I bog to say that during the whole period of my administration I hare never sought to distri bute rach patronage as was placed in my bands upon Grounds of personal favour or family interest, and I have never made an appointment without honestly believing it to be for the public good. (Cheers.) I repeat it is true that I recommended the appointment of Mr. Hartley bnt he had no sneh claim on men the hon. member ecmedtocontemplate, aad when on a recent remarkable occasion, having promised my support to a gentleman for the representation of Tarn worm, ana arterwaras maoe good tnat promise, as aa honest man would, to my own personal detriment, and the interruption of several friendships, Mr. Hartley refused to vote for the person in whom I wa interested.

Certainly, it wa owing to no personal favour that; I appointed or recommended the appointment of this gentleman. A living became vacant, and Lord Carlisle most kimily consulted me respecting the appointment, and, a he did on more thn one occasion, placed it at my disposal. The fact of the Lord lieutenant not being in Ireland at the time did not tend to place the patronage in my hands. The patronage of the Crown livings rests exclusively with the Lord but in this instance, a I have explained, he gav me.tho privilege of recommending a clergyman for the living. I naturally selected one with, whom I wa acquainted, and recommended a pmtleman who not only in his own parish, but tar beyond the limits of his own parish, waa conspicuous for his many virtue.

I venture to aay that yon could not find a man more humble, more conciliatory, or more tolerant than that gentleman, and I am quite sure he will do his dutv honestly and properly in his new sphere. It is true that the number of his Protestant pariibkmers may be very am all but that has nothing to do with the question at issue for until Parliament otherwise determines, when a Crown living becomes vacant, the ap Kintment to that tiring must be made in the regular course, his statement as to ue emolument of that living the. hon. gentleman has gone far beyond the proper figures. Instead of being COW.

or 750C the net income of the rectory of CleaSfrieeV 4151 There is a vast difference between that amount and 750L As regards the living of Farrahy, I am authorised to aay that Mr. Brady was appointed to that living from do recommendation of the Chancellor. Although he bears the same name, I am informed that he was no connexion of the Chancellor's until he married his daughter. It mhjht perhsp naturally he supposed that the Chancellor exercised some influence in procuring this appointment; but he did not. The Lord Lieutenant recommended Mr.

Brady to tho living of his own free will, and afterwards, as is frequently the ease, a transfer being made between one living and another at the request of both parties, Mr. Bradr was transferred to Slane and Mr. Bra nazon Disney to Farrahy. There remains the third living, 1 Carrigrohane, where the Bishop of Cork appointed his chaplain, who happened to be hii son. Now, the Bishop frtr i.tinmti.hed nrel.t.

wetl.Vnnfn in ami be naturally toot his son, who wis also a dutiniruixhcd minister, as hi chaplain. It waa nothing unusual also. when a uring inura lour mues oi uonc Decs me vacant. that the Bishop should appoint hii chaplain. Thus I hope I hare shown that Um hon: rvntlemsn has no rieht to call in ones tion the exercising? of ralmni in any one of these three instances.

The Bishop of Cork did what would hare been done in this country. The. Lord Lieutenant did not act at the request of the Lord Chancellor and the living of Clohnnest was given on my recommendation, which the Ird Lieutenant moat Kinaiy accepted ana eonnrmea. i hat 11 ail I have to oner upon tne ornerrauoni 01 tne Don. gentleman.

The Government will be quite ready to rive the retnms foe which he asks, except that part referring to the glebe or 7iebe nou.se. ine non. eenueman is not aware thaxaeenfci. ine to the 3d and 4th William IY cap. 37.

sec 18. we hare no power to ascertain what the value of glebe houses is. There fore. the Bon. genueman wui he good enough to amend his motion by the omission of the words referring to the glebe.

I shall be quite willing to grant the return he has callea for and I am quite rare that rar hotf. friend will lirisg ia question, lastaad of bring of Um vain of 67SL, aa stated by Ua boa. friead (Mr. SeallV, waa only of the vain of 4XX.15a.per aanum. Ha rested hi deteea of tall ap.

prdatmeat upon the axerita of the man and upon the rigat of Um buhop to aomiaatea properly qualified person to a racaat Briar. hoped thai taa Boos would fesl that thaaaM taeiaher. even if be had acted with th intention of benefiting the Church, had only been throwing away time by introducing Um subject. Mr. HAD FIELD was glad to aay that out of a population, of 5,700,000 mor than 5,000,000 of the paopl of Ireland arers un provided far in everv asnse, so far a aa Estahlishsd Chureh we concerned.

Hs thought that the tiro had arrired wbea tha question a to th Irish Chureh Baust ba looked fairir ia Um face, aad sach a mark of eooqaast a tha present establishment removed from that nohl eoaatry. Mr. VANCE remarked that it not th principle of the Church that Um clergy should be paid according to Um aamber of their parishioners. (Hear, hear.) The Protestant clergy of Ireland were for the most part landed proprietors, and if Um Establishment were overthrown there would be a further increase ia the absenteeism of Protestant The point had been discuaeed a a great meeting held under the auspice of Um Lord Mayor of Dahlia, when a Urge number of the Catholic clergy ex pressed their opinioa that more harm tnao gooo. woua be effected, by th withdrawal of the Protestant clergy.

With regard to another point referred to by the hon. member, believed that ther waa a much greater disproportion between the revenues of Um clergy and the number of 'their parishioners in this country than in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Ia his opinion, Um agitation upon thia matter was kept ap more by Um Dissenters of England than Um Catholic population of Ireland, who had over and over acala tueir aanaiactioa wvw the present state of things. Mr. SCULLY, ia reply, said he had no intention whatever to give personal offence to either the LordChanoeDor of Ireland, to the Bishop of Cork, or to Um right hon.

baronet, aa he waa rare they had no reason to be ashamed of what ther hal done aad ha individual! was. perfectly satisfied with the explanation of tba batter, who had rot rid of troublesome opponent. (Laughter.) If the figures he had laid before the Hons were wrong. 1m could not be held responsible for the mistake, a he had taken them from public documents. He should be willing to take tha returns in the form offered bySa Chief Secretary.

The motion was then, with the modifications luggtsted, agreed to. PCBLICHOUSE CLOSING ACT (1864). Mr. COX, in rising tor move for leave to bring in a BQl to amend the Act of th 27th and 23th Victoria, cap. 64, commonly called "The Pnhlichouae Closing Act, said that that Act, which waa pass si last Session simply with the object of putting an end to the nuiaanoa arose from the keeping open of the night houses in the Haymarket, reminded him of Cowperi description of wit Wit undiaeriminating is apt to strike The guilty and not guilty both alike." Its operation had been not only to strike the guilty, but to inflict injury upon several classes of innocent persons.

Among these were the persona who attended Co vent garden market and Um Metropolitan cattle market, and who, upon their arrival from the country or from suburban district nataraijy needed refresh ment, and also the keepers of public houses and coffeehouses for all kinds of refreshment houses 'cam under th operation of the Act who i had for years been In the habit of supplying their wants, ana wno now, in consequence of this prohibition, found the ralue of their houses materially diminished. Another class who were prejudiced by the operation of the measure were the 300 or 400 ia the first instance ia traded to apply. As UuTIIZLr th. relation of adultery to th. attairMdiarrtanc.rnainly.

If Uiahtaaat of Um Dirore. Oart, he dl uZm'u thought it k. i is DJa iUi duty, before asking Um Hons to rale wtx I'fT, k. waa gentlemen who were occupied in setting np and preparing newspapers, whose labours did aot termlnato till 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning, and who had been accus tbe morning 1 Cork, and wboaalcel blra whether he bad influence in get The committee li.inM IA the errant. IK 1.n..

rr. Ti Ai to the Bishop of Cork, it wa unnecessary to allude to ue character of a prelate who was ao distinguished a a Christian minister, and who had never himaelf sought for natronace or Government favour. Whil his rtW still a minister ia Dublin, Mr. Gregg, la 1837, was ordained a minister in th diocea of Cork. In 1SK) he wa appointed Poor Law Unions.

Mr. VILLIEKS replied in the neritive. h.dlfore.itthe eridenee Uken in th. course of two pre tad nouinV to wiVVenU of Sht SrJLTnTltrtuair th kiot that in tiL. pt.h.

wjowed to rWrn not toUkefurtlMrevidc, raend to Ution. worth about 3.. year ia the RAILWAYS. Poat ofljea. His friend told him that' he eared littie Mr.

SCULLY asked th Chancellor of the Exehanner 1 about it. but that ha paid the rector 801. a whether it waa intended, on the part of the Government, nl that all b. wanted waa a pleasant neighbour. He by the trustee to an incumbency in Belfast, upon" a rive any notice, or to Introduce my Bill dnrinz the present told his frietMl that if he would send in a memorial ia salary of 350c.

a year. Thia appointment was due not ftesalon, with a riew Id th reriaion of the tolls, fairs, and srour of aay friend he would forward it, and then he had to favour, bnt simply to his own talent and effi to the purchase of any railways ia th United ao doubt it woold be treated with all the respect, or eon eieney a a nrinister aad in 1S62 be resigned the Klnilom or waa It inteaded to Institute any Parliamentary tempt, it deserved. JAIaugh.) He kept his eye upon the appoiBtmeal to become chaplain to the Bishop' What inquiry Intothe policy of revision and pnTcbase, upon grne living, and he found that the Lord Chancellor put hii ion. wai there ia the fact of a man being a biabep's son ral and national grounds, as contemplated br the Act of in law into it Thisihowed what th Chureh evUMIshment that shoM disqualify Mm from holdlBg a 11 ving Beforo 7 and 8 Victoria. eara SSiand had hia attention been ill.

ml Ir.Un.1 waa kept no for. (Hear. hear. I Ha k. tha nnriintment eomclained at sL 1...1 recUd to Uixpedincy of purchasing thi nil way i in Ire told that the Rev.

J. Brady wa not Um rector of Far. been nominated to valaahM hviagi ia the diocesa, whil the exception the Bill which proposed to lay on Um 't wa ierriee tomed to take (upper before going home to bed, bat who were under the operation of thia Act, compelled to go aome of them five or six milei aithout any refreshment. Inoonreoience had also been occaiiouod by Um compulsory cloainr of houses of entertainment upon the hurhway. five or six miles out of town and he had received a letter from the keeper of a coffeehouse at Lower Edmonton, complaining bitterly or tne loss which tne Act of last Session had occasioned him.

The Bill which he proposed in was intended to remedy the evils by ex tendinrthe operation of. Uie 5th clause of the Act of last By that clause the Metropolitan Commissioner of once aod the Secretary of state for um Home Department in the metropolitan district, and in the city of London the Commissioner of Police and the Lord Mayor were authorised to grant upon application occasional licences for any special occasion or occasions but. both In ue metropolitan aad in the city of London, this clause had been in terpreted not to extend to ue. case of ue frequenters of Coveut garden market, or of the printers. The Bill which he now Bought leave to introduce woold extend the operation of the clause, so as to gjre to the authorities already provided power to grant occasional licence, ucv sow nt, so as to meet au the aitacuiues to wnicn ne had aiiuueu.

Sir G. GREY aaid, It ia not my intention to offer aay opposition to the introduction of Um Bill but Um observa tions which hare been made by the hoc. and learned gentle 1 man are such as, I think, render it incumbent 00 me to aay a few word in reply. It ia a mistake to auppose that Um measure sf las Session was brought forward merely to remedy those disorders which attracted so much atten tion in one particular part of the metropolis. The evils complained of a arising from the fact that publichooaes were kept open au night were by no mean confined to Um immediate neighbourhood of tha Haymarket.

They ex tended to other places. I. am afraid that in all the large towns throughout the country there will be found to be per sons licensed to keep publichouse who are anxious to make as much money a they can without being very particular as to the mode in which that ia done. By the best conducted licensed victuallers no opposition was offered to the passing of the measure, and its operation has, beyond all doubt, been most heneficiaL Nor have it advantage been confined to London. So much appreciated have been the benefit which it haa conferred on the metropolis that it previsions hare been acted upon in many large towns throughout England, and with a satisfactory result.

I do not aay that it does not contain some elanso which may bear reriaion. The hon. and learned gentleman complained that refreshment houses were included within it operation, hut if such houses were permitted to be kept open all night, those evils against which the Bill was directed would still arise, and I feel rar the House would not wish to exclude them from the scope of the measure. I am not, I may add, prepared to deny that some eases of hardship do exist, owing to the present state of Um law, bnt such instances must occur wherever certain restrictions are imposed in any particular direction in the public interest. The boo.

gentleman says that the Act of last Session operate harshly on thoae who, arriving at Covent garden Market between 2 and 3 o'clock In the morning, find the publichouse shut against them. It hduld. however, be in mind that these home are not closed until 1 o'clock, aod that, therefore, person! ooming to the market would in all probability be able' to procure refreshments on their way to it, while after their arrival they would find tha publichouse open again at 4 O'clock. With regard to the drovers whs are brought by trainto Um cattle market between 1 and 4 clock in too morning, the hon. genueman seems to fonret that there is nothioe to ore rent them.

being Jond jtde travellers, from procuring refreshment at the railway while I can hardly understand how anv of the Dublicbouscs in that auarter eouLl he derendent ou tne wa wuivu iw. swx iwtcu uutc 1 jours. xu. there is another instance about which I would wiah to say a word. I freely admit that those gentlemen whose duties in connexion with the press keep them np until an early hour of the morning may be exposed to inconrenienae.owing to their being unable to procure any ref moment wbea their work is done, and 1 wa disposed aa far ar possible to meet their ease.

But then the difficulty arose that if the TJcJice were empowered to select some particular house or houses were those gentlemen might obtain refresh ment, they would be intrusted with a monopoly in the selection which mieht excite great diiiatisfaction 10 the trade. There is, I may add, one great establishment, I do not see whr I should hesitate to name.it, Tht Tima Office, where. as I am informed, ample provision ia made, not in a public house, but in a private room attached to tbe office, for fur nishinz those of it staff who may require it with all the refreshment necessary. (Hear, hear.) It maynot be pos sible for a genueman connected with any other individual paper to secure a similar privilege, but if those employed, tar on some half dozen papers, were to unite together, I think they would have, no difficulty in finding the means of providing for their wants in this respect. It only remains for me to observe that if a particular publichouse were exempted from tne operation 01 tne measure, it ooai.i nanny be restricted to the use of 'one set of men, but must be open to all the world (hear)," and that I hope boa.

members will proceed with caution in making any change in principle in the existing law. (Hear, bear.) After a few words from Mr. lDnrLD, Mr. AYRTON said that if a power of selecting certain home to be exempt from the Act were (riven to the police, it might be made to operate most unfairly. He should like to see the example set by The Timet followed ia other establishments, and he hoped the proprietors of thoae establishments would see the expediency of aniting the convenience of those ia their employment.

Leave was then given, after a few words from Mr. Cox in reply, to introduce the Bill. LAW OF EVIDENCE. Sir F. KELLY, in rising to move for leave to introduce a Bill on this subject, aaid the history of the question waa somewhat 'remarkable.

For many yean, ha believed until ISoL, the law was in this strange condition, that, whereas, beyond all question, the parties to a rait were those among mankind who of all others were best, and ia some cases exclusively, acquainted with the real fact of the ease, and with the best means of bringing out Um whole truth, they were disqualified a witnesses. In 1851, however, aa Act was passed not without much opposition from high autho rities on th bench and from statesmen in either House of Parliament, and aot without grave doubts being 1 iaass at to the possible consequence of Um msasore rroderisz parties in civil auita, with soma exceptions, admiasihle a wit erases, and that Act wa originally allowed to hare operatad moat benefictally ia leading to taa discovery of truth and ia bringing oat Um real merit of every civil eaaa to which Um Curt 01 um existing stats of th law. SI, dooa hint th. honour to the qiitiV. which would proceed to read to tt HoW That edge said: la wasj Dear Sir Fitxroy.

Yoa aak me how Um of evidence works ia the Dirore Court: aar T.r works a great anomaly, aad a still greater isiotLrZ. anomaly, for the parties to Um! rait are neaaes ia some salts, even on tSe rfnestlon of adaltT ia other thfy are excluded, aot oaly on adultery, but oa all others auch as cruelty. eoaLT desertioo, fcc and thia for no reason bat thit taVf the rait differs a great injustice, for as the Uw Um sayiagv writing and act! of the accused are all riLi evidence against hinu and he ia obliged la tuX hear them without Um power of ooe word wy: rrJvtS ship to the iadividuaL ami a great imptdinfat tajtlT" eovery of truth. I will oaly add that" the evui 2 efficiently eared by a jaw. which should reader the srK admiasiU ia all.caaes, bnt cuoipellaUe oa tlMqaesnea2 adultery ia noo.

Aad I can are no evil tosrwf such a law.except th Inevitable ktgtbeaia of triaU ttarwV aa ha happened in th common law courts. 'a Yours very truly, "JAME3 WrrjT To that objection be seed aot refer, because a a iT. House would contend, that th inere esioiiU kartW niatration of justice, (Hesr.l "Ho would notUuisSt House by allodia in detail to the arrises miwku 1. from the prevent state of the lawj bnt wonld merely that by one of Um eleose of the Bill itw. Brorrti! render parties in a eaae of adultery, a well i IT rising in a Court of Divorce, corapetent 1 1.

if fCZ boaght fit to tender thenselres but in ao eas ws ft hZ osed to make it compulsory upon them to.eom ofnrfT thought posed to that character. This would meet the riwf vl learned jadge, and have the effect of earryiag est nv improvement suggested, nnus opon the nljeet the Divoree Court Uiers wa another clans of tw B31 to which ha might call attention. By so mw vvmuw uvi wi jixijwiii um.au I sues the preparation of "Acta of Parliament, and which ta" thought would eontinue till a Minister of Jaatie or socsT Board of competent jurisdictioa wa to watt, the progress of legislation, although in "a suit of adaherv and aM others any party had. the power to iaaist eato trial of the case before a jury, yet in asnit of "leriasuey involving position ia society and perhaps the title to estates of immense value, and in auita of nstionality.of scarcely It importance, it area left to the option ot Jh judge wkataar be would grant a trial bv jury or not. A clanseiath RB to which he hopeil th House would gir to ntaer party in any of these ease the to a trial jury.

The Bill likewise proproed to make parties admissible aa witnesses in criminal cases. Ha was ih) aware that grave doubts were felt by many persons ikj. this branch but he hopeil the House, even if it tboald indispoaed hereafter to acrree to the proposition ia the form in which it waa embodied, woold at least aaectioa'tha change ia eases of misdemeanour, where it was at the ptjn of the party prosecuting either to ne in a civil actios or 1 indict upon a criminal charge. Ia inch" cav Vag experience in criminal courts showed that the complainant ofte preferred to proceed by way of a criminal pruaci.il Lie) in order to exclude tho testimony of witnesses, by elading parties in Um indictment whos eridrnea, given, would clear Uie accused from ibe charge auda. tzrf ciaed for evil purposes, and ia a manner fatal to justice, ho hoped the House would at least; lend its tanctica ta tbe proposal ia that moderate form; He did not, emnt, propose ia this case either to violate the 'old and 'appmwl maxim that nobody should be compelled to criminate hia.

self, bat merely to rive, to th defendant the power, if a thought fit to avail himaelf of it, of tenderinr hi evileaav tubject, of course, to all the consequences. There 'wen or two other clauses in the Bill which he aheuld act oitraa at presents One of these was to suable counsel ia eriraiaal prosecution! to innrnp the evidence on one aiiie aid ea tha other, ia the aame way that could now be don ia criminal ease th other waa to enable either the praa eutor or the accused ia criminal cases at th Oitrat Criminal Court or at the under the authority tad with th approval of a court of oommoa law or anv of tho judges, to try a case, though a criminal esse, by a aptaal jury. He would not anticipate objections that xtittt an made, but any improvement that might be sa rrested by tsyv boss, roomuwr us wwuu wiuj isisnaiB. i a ngnt Be. gentleman concluded by moving for leave to introduce a Bill for the further amendment of the law of evidence sad ef Um practice in certain courts of justice.

The SOLICITOR GEVERAL; aaid Mat aayrawabcB, for the ameodment of the coming before the Boost a tbeanthoritv of hia hon. and lesrnesl friend fair f. f9rl wa deserviag. of favourable coinrf deration, an therefaiv the Government would offer no' cponeitiou to the intndaa tion of the Bill but, inasmuch as there were rtry import ant question raised by tne It must be fully aisessaal on a future stare, and the House would see that it was aav renient to postpone the disenssjon to that Bairuta, ooncurred in the euloginm proaounceil bv bis hon. tod.

learned friend on tbe workinsof the "Art of 1S5L andeball' add his testimony to that of the hon. and learned gntlfmaB aa to the beneficial results that had followed from aQovinr the parties ia civil actions to be examined 00 oath. Than, that Act wai paased one or two exceptions were Dade ta th general rule, and his hon. and leaned friend now proposed a repeal those exceptions. No doubt, as far proceediajj ia; the Divoree Court were concerned, there wa an uomalyj whieh it mieht be desirable to correct.

but whrahiilioa.aaa) learned friend proposed to allo the accu.ed party, ta a eaaa of misdemeanour, to be that tra a pmpoaBoai on which he did not feel called upon'to give an opinioa at ..1 It Ll JSTKUI, wmcuuw iuuiijm (Uf uwiw vuaua iws accede until the matter had received Tery carefol oonsilaj tion. (Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. HisrtiLn and Mr. Scrtir in favour of having the measure discussed, leave waa area, for tha introduction of the Bill. law bills: Mr.

PA DLL obtained leave to briar in two BiHi en ta consolidate and amend th Acta regulating th pneradinra neiore justices 01 toe xeaco out, ox quarter, im England and the other to facilitate tbe discharge cf tssor rent debtors in certain esses. Mr. in moving for leave tobrinr In a BO fori the amendment of tho practice and procedure ia Onrtiec Criminal Jurisdiction, itated that the gr era! aflet ef tlW. measnra waa to enable counsel in criminal eases to adopt that same means of" testing the credibility of a witness ss thoaa Leav was nven. and the Bdl was lubseiuentlr in and read a first time.

Rivrvir wav rvrvsnr.EV itm ta Inntia Bin to amend Uie" Elections Petition Act.HiV certain particulars and the Bill waa afterwards a' and read a tint time. The House adjourned at.20 minafet past X0TICSS. HOUSE OF COMMON'S, Wedwtsd.it, Fn. U. oartaa or rax par.

Morlrace tVoeulmaa Bill. cco nodi. Land Dbeucnru tlRland Bill. ife eond fwaiTTriji Soppty, Committee, land IMbentore BOl Seeml ra.Ilnr. xoTlcn or x.rnojs air.

Brlsena. Addrss fnrnitiirn by Xia (isKfy Coo. Bs Kniiand nt iM B.Tmher of eases In which their i aas owaa aount. In order to sutwdtnte the tavh ip Jkcisaaoiasf as a tratt, or otherww. with othef psrnealara.

Mr. E. Craofurd. rBni allow aanuatjoua er deaOuittas mm mailelnatcadof oatha. ta aU aril and criminal nrocsnii a aa Ul.

8oolhv Ob meomi reavtlnr of Miwtcan IVkentwresja Ba be tnd a ascowl time, to mote that it te emmitsil asasoa On maxd rea.llnrn? tan.1 IVIrim 3 If the Bill ba rod a second time, to tw thai it ba ocntl select coainittee 1 UEAhTREXDIZG URLtLEiiSXESi TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. 1 trri'nU am! fatal" IBO oecurred in this neighbourhaoil on Saturday aftertroca lattj which wa the cause of death of luor tinwren. It appear that two young girt, jahoul seven and u. years old, were playing 00 the ice on a small pond at plaoj calle.1 Berubwood. The ice.

being rery thin, gave wij saa let them in. The aiater of one of them; who bres el.se yj a girl of 14, hearing.of it. ran thoughtleasly into tha nW thin king To rescue ner aister, out wa suot soon sank, a victim to a watery grave. heard Vie areauiru uuiu The lister of th tidinn. sdM influence of liaterij rriB other: a rirl of 16.

soorr ih. irirl under the mnr pathy. rushed beedltsaly after thJiB, and. the cold bfagisj. lamentable part of this tad catastrophe ihat the pocd very small one and in the neighbournooit of many it is also deep only in Um' middle, where creatures fell in.

and any person with orUhary preseeee mind could easily hare aared at least some ot ux. were but a distance of some three or fr yards from. ahore. and if any man of courace had been there tie rup probaUy hare reacued all. There were, howerer, none out women ana enmireu taerw man.

who seem to hare" had neitber will aor FT" exert himself. a Very htue effort wa mad, and, wnat ignorane of the people was so great taa. to move th bodieTinto their houses for fear of aWJ bythe corooer. They were, in fact, left oa the baius long time, till nearly frozen. I.

aJkaB i. rt, that if anv active mean! tried, at least soma of them niight have bsea vcWDs rha acene was most heartreadlng to iJl frantie cries of UMparenU and frimds gave a rsture as horror seldom ieeu eqiiaBed. Brtotlry; Th name of UM enuaren ir, a aged 16; Jaaa BracUey, herraged 9f rM" VTilca, aged 11 and Carolina VTilea, her Wendorer, Bnclfj. reb. lX HI5TOT.

r. Tb nteaof tbeitXS graving dock in the VUr i opfi two or three tides. ere cit ed JXeT tha iaTforthalwim af pcmpngjtt do water was found to be warmiag withjhca ofgrsy a which Um iBUMeoorsaoiaoaoptv vi .1 .1 uoa Actapp ied (hear. hear) 'oaa extent, moreoTcr, upoei which werecaurht, hundreds ata the warmest rapporters of Um measure had scarcely ven a tho fact waa known, and mM tured to anticipate. That Act contained orrtaia sxcwntioau, basksts, and awry rpeees of macain and among them on relating to ease of adoltsry.

To that mad arixUhas, area brooms aad swvw oeiBg.