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beyond the simple re-election ,, and passed a resolution , urging upon Government more strenuous and summary measures to accomplish the object of Lord pAiiMEBSTON ' s bill . Not very many hours afterwards , this significant event was followed , by a declaration on the part of Lord John Hotsell , that he should postpone Jus own bill next week , anticipating that , possibly itt the interval , -Ifoe Baron would be admitted into the House by some newly-contrived process . An A . ct of ^ Parliament has been discovered , which "Stftliorizes any * tjibunal
to arrange the oaths administered to every person ¦ who is to be sworn before it ; and under that Act the House of Commons is to be invited to take upon itself to arrange how the Baron Lionel djs Rothschild shall take the oaths at the table . Lord John , therefore , joins those wlio are proceeding in the course first definitively suggested by Mr . Dixwyn . The Independent party , which was so strongly represented at the Palace-yard meetings , has concentrated its strength xipon a course not less direct than Mr . Dilwstn ' s , but authorized by existing
legislation-Some other purely Parliamentary matters have also been discussed . Mr . Osbokne has given his support to the JSlection Petitions Bill in a manner that has drawn very great attention . During the present session a large number of petitions against returns have been presented , to a certain extent acted upon , and then withdrawn . The number , we Relieve , exceeds a . score . The presentment of a petition has become a means of screwing candidates , either to pay money in the form of *
expenses / including even the expenses of opponents , or to make bargains , for the retention of one seat and the preservation of another . Mr . Osborue stated three bargains which had been attempted with his colleague in the representation of Dover ; and he called upon the House to pass a bill intended to prevent the withdrawal of petitions except by leave of the House . Mr . Osborne is a member of the Government ; the Government , as represented by Sir George Grey , did not go with h ^ TP on t his occasion , bat rather obstructed the passage of the bill through the committee .
Two other decisions have , however , been supported by the Premier—the writs for Mayo and Galway have been suspended , while ¦ an inquiry is to issue into the abuses of Galway , and the turbulent priests who exercised ' spiritual intimidation ' in Mayo are to be ' prosecuted . Hex-e is a grand ¦ example of Parliamentary independence , —in places , however , which will not occasion any serious inconvenience to Government men .
Tho report of the Yarmouth Committee has deprived the House of Commons of a useful man , who belonged more to tho Independent than to the Ministerial party—Mr . Tobrens M'CullajGH- ' The system had tainted his election with illicit practices , and he is deprived of liis seat because of the intolerable abuses which have crept io . to the trade of tho election agents . Sir Db Laoy Evans hns done good sorvice to tho state b y pressing his resolution on competitive examination as the means of entering the military service . He had , indeed , postponed bis motion . several'timee , ftnd had materially altered its terms ,
m order to compel acquiescence by presenting the fewest number , ot debatable points . Ministers met him oumiingly—offering to concede much , and Advancing a sketch of tho improved plan that they intend . Candidates for first commissions arc to undergo ft keen examination by independent oxaminers , bat the examination is not to oe competitive It will bo so for the entrance into tho staff . Woolwich and Sandhurst will bo fused in one collego , and rendered moro pcrfoot ; and tho
student will be allowed to ontor tho Lino or the Soiontido Corps without purchase Aro commissions still to bo sold to rich noodles , under tho belief that the purohawors will gradually bo shamed into competition with the non-purchasing offioera p ov ia the system of puvohasoto bo gradually superseded f Whatever may bo designed at prosent , Sir Db Lao * Evans further out down his resolution into a virtual approbation of tho plan , and it passed without division .
Already there lias been , to a certain extent , a ' massacre of the innocents . ' The bill for remodelling the Board of Health , as « , committee of the Prfvy Council , lias ' been cut down to a simple con-, tinuance bill—the whole question of the Board being deferred till next year . Lord Naa-s has carried Ins bill for the discontinuance of abatements in the civil service ; a very simple and imperfect way « f remedvinsr the grievance under which the ami
ser-Vantslabour . Now , cither the measure will terminate in that imperfect reform , or the subject will ibe deferred titt next year- Tiie obstructives coatinue to struggle -against the Divorce Bill , the last debate being left , with the exception of one speech from the Attobkey-General , -entirely with those who continue to repeat the same incessant circle of hostile arguments . We are , indeed , not lilcely to get much more good out of the House of Commons during the present session .
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Extraordinary Powers in Mental Arithmetic —At the examination of Mr . Currie ' s school , in Georgestreet , Edinburgh , on the > 9 th inst ., Mr . Currie called up a girl named Margaret Brown Clelland , and put the following questions , which were answered by her without ¦ the use of the slate in the remarkably short time specified after each question : —Queen Victoria ascended the throne on the 20 th of July , 1837 ; this is the 9 th " Julv , 1857 : how many seconds has she reigned ?—Answered in sixty-three seconds , 632 , 780 , 160 . The distance between Edinburgh and London by the road is iOOi miles ; how many inches is that?— -Answered in forty-one seconds , 25 , 375 , 680 . How many are 13 times in ht
13 time 3 13 times 13?—Answered twenty-eig seconds , 28 , 561 . "What is the square of-017 ?—Answered in eleven seconds , -00289 . What is the square . root of 20 , 736 ?— -Answered in nine seconds , 14 . 4 . Add 1-2 , l _ 4 j i _ 7 , 1-14 , 1-22 ?—Answered in twenty-three seconds , 1- The reservoir on the Castle-hill is 100 feet long , 100 feet broad , and 34 feet deep ; how many gallons of water will it contain?—Answered in forty-nine seconds , 2 , 125 , 000 . ( The pupil was previously informed by Mr . Currie that there were about 6 | - gallons to the cubic foot . ) "What is the difference between 89 times 89 and 99 times 99 ?—Answered in seventeen seconds , 1880 . How many are 101 times 101 times 101 ?—Answered in seven seconds , 10 , 20 L , —Scottish JVess .
Fires . —A very destructive nre broke out at the Lambeth workhouse , about eight o ' clock on the evening of Friday week . The flames were first discovered in the sick wardj all the inmates of which were immediately removed by the officers of the establishment to other parts of the building where there was less danger . Shortly afterwards the roof of the ward fell in . The cause of the disaster is unknown . —A fire occurred last Sunday morning on the premises of Messrs . Hearon , M'Culloch , and Co ., wholesale chemists and druggists , Bishopsgate-street Within . The conflagration was
occasioned by the sun ' s rays being concentrated on some globular bottles filled with castor oil -which were placed on the leads on the top of the house . The whole building was shortly after in flames . — "Various other firea broke out the same day in different parts of the metropolis , the most extensive of which was on the premises of an umbrella-maker living in Bethnal-green . —A fire , leading to loss of life , broke out on Monday morning in the house No . 14 , High Holborn . The dwelling was full of people , who were rescued with great difficulty , with the exception of an elderly man , who was burnt to death . An apprentice was also much injured by fire .
Royal Dispensary fob Diseases of the Eak , Dean-street , Soho-sqttarh . —An eloquent sermon was preached on Sunday in aid of the funds of this institution by the Rev . Dr . Croly . The text taken for the occasion was from the 7 th chapter of St . Luke , v . 22 , which forcibly illustrates tho benevolent disposition of our Lord in the healing and curing of disease Tho Rev . Doctor , in his Admirable discourse , showed that the charitable institutions which exist in this country for diaoase wore wanting both to the Jews and tho heathens , and that it was left to Christianity to found those hospitals and dispensaries which so beautifully inculcate to us all tho doctrine of charity , the great foundation-stone of her system . A liberal collection was made for the funds of this charity at tho conclusion of the sermon .
The Tuboo-Persiaw Boundary Question . —Lettera from members of the commission have been received to oa lato a date as tho close of Juno , announcing not only the recommencement by tho now commissioners of tho labours at tho point where the former commissioners loft off on tho brooking out of tho late war , but likewise that tho utmost cordiality prevails ; indeed , it was confidently anticipated that everything will bo got through by 'the oloso of tho present year . Tho Times Jasey correspondent ,
however , apoalas of great difference of views . AuOTRALU . T-Tho Q'SUannsay Government at Melbourne being ousted by a vote of want of confidence , a now ministry lias boon formed , which is thus composed : —Mr . Hainos , Chief Secretary } Mr . M'Oullooh , Commissioner of Trade and Customs ; Mr . Ebdon , Treasurer ; Mr . Miohie , Attornoy-Ctonornl ; Mr . Moore , President of tho Board of Land and Works ; aad Mr . JFollowe , Soli-« ltor-G | enoral . LhMIi
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —?— ¦ Monday , July 27 th . In the BEoraE of Lords , the Royal' Assent -was given by Commission to several bills . ¦ . BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE . Lord Derby again called the attention of the House to the absolute necessity which existed for fixing some day af ter which no new bill , except it were one of pressing impor tance , should be read a second time . —Some little discussion ensued , when it was agreed that after August the 7 th no bill , except it be of the nature in . dicated , should toe read a second time . INDIA . The Marquis of Clanricarde moved for copies of the correspondence of the Court of Directors with the Board of Control , and with the Governor-General of India , relating -to the amount of European forces , either of the British or the Indian army , to be maintained in that country since the 1 st of April , 1856 , or relating to the employment of military officers upon political or other services . He commented upon the mismanagement that has characterized the Government of India by the East India Company , as exhibited among other things , by the recent insurrection . This disaster he attributed partly to the annexation of the kingdom of Oude , there being many Oudeans in our native army- The Government of India should be completely altered . India belongs to the English Crown , and the Government should be administered by a Minister of the Crown , responsible to Parliament . He trusted that Ministers would meet Parliament next session with a plan prepared for the purpose . —The Duke of Argyle said that the despatches relative to the native and European forces in India had been presented to the other House , and would be communicated to their Lordships ; and , so far , the object of hi 3 noble friend ' s motion would be attained . It -would be impolitic , however , to enter into the abstract questions raised by the noble Marquis . The Government would spare no exertions to put down the Sepoy revolf , and to preserve our Indian Empire , the abandonment of which would not only be a scandal to England , but a calamity to mankind . —The motion -was agreed to . The Registration of Lojjg Leases ( Scotland ) Bill , and the Ixclosuke Act Amendment Bill , -were read a third time , and passed . The House adjourned about half-past seven o ' clock . AFKrCAK SLAVE TRADE . In the House of Commons , Lord Castlekosse brought up the answer of her Majesty to an address of the House . The answer was to the following effect : — "I have received your dutiful address , praying that I will employ every means in my power in order to put down the African slave trade . You may roly upon , my earnest endeavours to give full effect to your wishes ou tfcis important subject . " ELECTION PETITION . The Speaker read a communication from the agents of the petitioners who complained of the return for Portsmouth , stating that it was not their intention to proceed with that petition . TJHK IONIAN IStAmOS . In reply to a question by Sir Djbj Lacy Evans , Mr . Labouohere said he had received no official information upon the subject alluded to , but he had learnt from private letters that intemperate language had been used , and great excitement exhibited , in the Assembly of the Ionian Islands . However , no formal resolution bad been come to that would justify the extreme measure of prorogation . He believed the origin of these scenes was on impression arising from the presentation of a petition to that House from Mr . Montgomery Martin , praying that the Ionian Islands might be made still more an English colony by having a representative in tho English Legislature . This lmd led to a fear that so mo such steps would really be taken . The Gkand Jurijss ( Metjcopolitan Poi-rot District ) Bill was withdrawn by Sir Fuismsiuoit Tjuusioer , its promoter , who said ho had sought in , vain for an opportunity for proceeding with it . JMEt . UISU ^ ELfa INDIAN MOTION . Mr . Disraeli , pursuant to notice , called the attention of tho House to tho state of affairs in India . Tho Intelligence of tho mutiny among tho native troops hntl come upon the public with great suddenness , but tlioy linrt beon assured by the Chancellor of tho Exchequer , on behalf of tho Cabinet , that tho revolt was a temporary impulse occasioned by a aupcrotitiouH feeling . It hod been known for aomo time past , owing to tho fiery criticisms of the Into Sir Charles Napier , and tho calmer rofledionu of Lord Melville , that tho etato of tho Bengal army had boon unsatisfactory j but tho public was not prepared for bo wide and general am outbreak . Tho cannon wiil ^ li | ' led to tho present etato of things wore , in bin opinion , three in number . Firstly , tho forciblo destruction of native authority in India by our Govornmont ; fltooiully , tho disturbance of tho Bottlomont of property ; thirdly ? tampering with tho religion of tho people . Ah to the flist point , thore aro , ovon at tho present flay , two »» indrcd Indian princes ruling ovoreixty millions of people ; and those princos hnvc entered into treaties with Ni > tfl « " « which provide that , unlosa tho native princes violate any conditions , England will secure to thorn and to tnoir heirs for over the thrones on which they reign . *« °
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 1, 1857, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_01081857/page/2/
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