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Tne Chancellor op the Exchequer , ia reference to .. th ^ i » a » Mka- © f-M ^ -M aH »^ - © xplamed tbat , in speaking i . oflhe income-tax , lie had merely spoken of it as a source > v « f > income available for the current year . The future ' must take care of itself . With regard to the Sardtnian loan , upwards of 2 , 000 , 000 * . had been expended by Pied-! •• moot in prosecuting the wan '_ ; y - ) The resolutions were then agreed to , and the House . resnmed . . ,. : , FIBE INSURANCEBILL . ¦ , After a long and spirited discussion , several divisions , and a promise on the part of the Law officers to mtro-¦ duce amendments to improve the machinery , the * ire insurance Bill passed through committee „ -The other business was disposed of , and , at a quarter < to .-. one o ' clock , the Houseadjonrned .
i M Tuesday , May 20 m . .. v " ' In the House of Lords , the Earl of Kenmabe ( Irish ^ er ) took the oaths and his seat as a baron of the United ' Kingdom . ' ¦ - ;• MARITIME LAV . '' ¦•' The Earl of Ellenbobough laid on the table a series of resolutions relating to the Convention appended to ' ^ in ' e Treaty of Peace , by which the maritime law of the ' cbimtry is modified . That Convention was now part of the nufliCfme law of England . It contained some ex-* jiitMMffiifin thnt were very Vague , and he thought it imr important these resolutions should be brought before the ! { House previous to Lord Colchester drawing attention ' "' to the' subject .
¦" ' ' BrVOBCB AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES Blli . ? tj : 1 The Lord Chancellor , in moving the second reading # f this bill , stated that its object was to enable a divorce ¦ HS 6 be obtained without the parlies going through the ^ formalities now required , and which are often of a revolting character , as it is necessary to have an action of critn . con . in . a civil court , and afterwards a sentence of separation pronounced by an ecclesiastieal court . It was proposed to establish a tribunal , called the Court of Divorce , having power to deal with the [ facts of the tiaie , and pronounce a sentence , of dissolution of marpage at once . The Court would consist of the Lord Chancellor , the Chief Justice of the Queen ' s Bench ,
; a . Judge of the courts of "Westminster , appointed fjy him as his deputy , and the Judge of the Court of ' Probate and Administration . This tribunal would take ¦ fcfWt voce evidence of the facts in proof of the alle' ^ eatidnrof adultery ; i t might summon a jury . in the -case , or direct an Issue" tb be tried by a jury , in the Same manner as the Court of Chancery ; there would be ' a Tight of appeal from its decisions to the House of u iLords . The Court would only take evidence on an allegation of adultery on the petition of the husband , except 'fn . ° a case of incestuous adultery on the part of the hus'band , when the suit mig ht be promoted by the wife . —Lord Lyndhubst thought the measure insufficient , and Grossly unfair towards women , ' who were not to be allowed cha
'Id ^ app ^ ar and give' evidence in cases affecting their - racter , and who couid not prpceed , ^ gainst the . husband e * a $ ept in a special case . The laws affecting women are already sufficiently unjust : this bill , so far from im' proving , them , would make ' them ' even , worse . He ; Iripved ,, . therefore , thai the tiill be . referred to a select c ' ommittee—a motion which was seconded by Lord Bbouobam . who concurred with th ^ preceding , speaker 'itf'his denunciation of the injustice sought to be perpetuated . — -Lord &edesdale supnorted the motion for reference \ % o a select committee , because the happiness of marriage depends on the feeling that , . the bond is jndisifomble . —The Earl of Aberdeen eulogized the Scotch law * of marriage , some-jof the arguments against which hVdeclared to be absurd . —The , Lord Ch ^ oellojj said Tie would not resist the general wish of ^ he House ; and tfhe bill was therefore referred to a pelect committee ..
, I /< . THE REPORTED SSCAET TREATY . a . ;( n . the Housa op Commons , ttae > Marquia of GbaiWY ^ ked . whether it w * & itxtas , at reported , that there exi&t&a secret treaty between France , Austria , and Engjland ?— " -Lord Palmjbbston : " If there were a secret timtfyr ^ Tilauffbter ) —the , noble lord could hardly expect WQIto make it no secret .: ( Xauffhter . } The noble lord's question reminds ma of one put by the late member for tJktontrose , who asked for a return of the expenditure of the , secret service monoy * {^ Laughter . " ) I can only say that the only , troaty concluded is that which haa been laid on the table of the Houso . "
TUB BALLOT . ' Mr . Henby Berkeley renewed"his entrdaty to the 1 Hotufe ~ to permit him to pass a measure tb extricate the elactora of Great Britain and Ireland from the state of humiliation and degradation into which , he thought , th « y are plunged by the instrumentality of open voting . Mr . Berkeley repeated the arguments generally omptyyed by him in favour of secret voting , and , in the titoiree of his address , made some BarcAstic remarks on M * . Warrtoi'aopeech ' when elected for Midhurst , on which OMHUAotthe assured the ' elec ' toriiihai they were as free as 'fth * wind to'Oppose him if they liked '; but nono dared tgde'Myitfftuje of the nominee interest ; and Mr . Warmn ' then told' thfa electors" that he was a proud man in Boding Aimitoir tbe'eholbe of persons whose oonvictlons ramamed' mnfeafrtered . —BSr Db Lacy" Evans seconded 4 tt > naodon ; whWh'Mf . P « aoook ! b oppoada \ and , ' after a •^ Mr'wbrds'lriireply- 'lrom Wet B » r * evby ( the call for an
« " T ^ ! rJ 5 . ' '¦ immediate division being general ) , the House divided , -and -the motion ~ waa negatived by 151 to 1 IT . tfUDOKS OF ECCLESIASTICAI . COUBTS . Mr . JoHtU PmiiiiiMOBE moved for leave to bring in a bill to take away from all Archbishops , Bishopa , and ecclesiastical persons in England and Wales , all power of appointing Judges and Chancellors , and vesting such powers in the Lord Chancellor / . The motion was seconded by Mr . Hadfield . After a rather desultory discussion , in which the SoiJorroB-GrENEBAL , Lord PAlmerston , Mr . Gladstonb , Mr . Malins , Lord John Russell , Mr . Watson , and Mr . Wigham took part , leave was given to bring in the bill .
Mr . Cowper obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the Public Health Act ; and Mr . Pellatt to introduce a measure to improve the law of Impbisonment fob Debt .
Wednesday , May 21 $ t . SLIGO ELECTION COMMITTEE . Mr . Geokge Butt brought up the report of this committee . The committee reported that the Bight Hon . John Wynne was duly elected to serve in the present Parliament as a burgess for the borough of Sligo . They further reported that the petition of John Patrick Somers was frivolous and vexatious , and that it was their opinion that there were strong grounds for believing that E . Killorau and J . Ward , in giving evidence before the committee , had been guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury .
APVOWSONS BILL . Mr . Child , in moving the second reading of this bill , stated that it was merely an enabling , not a compulsory , measure , its objects being to permit patrons to dispose of advowsona held in trust , for certain purposes , and to borrow money from the governors of Queen Anne ' s Bounty and other bodies . The bill was read a second time .
CHTJRCH BATES BILL . Mr . Packs moved the second reading of this measure , the object of which is to abolish church rates for all purposes excepting the maintenance and repair of the fabric of the church , and the supply and renewal of its necessary fittings . The bill , he observed , went farther than that of Sir William Clay , since it absolved every man from compulsory payment for the services of the church . —Sir WimAaj Clay observed that two of a trade can never agree , which b ^ supposed accounted for his not approving of the measure then before the House . A principle directly opposed to that of Mr . Packe ' s bill ( which instead of abolishing , would prolong church-rates ) had
been already recognized by that House ; and he should therefore move that the bill be read a second time that day six months . —Mr . Hadfield severely criticized the bi ll , which he said was hypocritical , and would impose the rate » in many instances . where it does not now exist . —Sir Geobqe Grey likewise opposed the bill for the same reasons ; and after a few words from Sir John P ^ kingt on . whP , recommended ; Mr .-Packe ! . not to proceed with his measure , the bill was withdrawn . The House then went into committee upon , the Justices of the Peace Qualification Bill ; but , before all the clauses were agreed to , the Chairman ; upon a division , was voted out of the chair . ¦
The report of the Committee of Ways and Means was brpugbt . up , andagreedtp « . ¦ ¦ ¦ .. » : , = n w . i .. . ¦¦ ¦ Lord Duwcan , in the absence of the Lord-Advocate , obtained ) leave to bring in a bill , to make provision for the appointment of additional officers under the Board- of Supervision ^ n ScpJdand ., ; The House then adjourned . - ¦ , ¦ ' > ' ¦ ¦
Thursday , May 22 nd . The Duke of Norfolk , in the House of Lords , took the oaiths and his seat . ' '
LORD LYNDHUXJST ' s JVJOT 1 ON . Lord LYjrpjHURST , postponed , at the suggestion of the Earl oX ' C ^ aren ^ on ( who said that negotiations were pending w . liicb . might render discussion prejudicial ) , his motion on the subject of Italy from Tuesday next till a future day . INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW . Lord Colchester moved a series of resolutions condemning the article of the convention appended to the Treaty of Paris , by which a change has been effected in the maritime law of England without previous reference to the Legislature . He contended that , by surrendering the recognised right to search for and confiscate the gooda of an enemy , although sheltered by a neutral flag , wo have seriously compromised our naval supremacy . —The Earl of Clarendon defended the rocent
modification of the international maritime law , observing that the previous state of things was opposed to the opinion of many eminent jurists , and to the public fooling of nearly all countries , while the assertion of our right of search had involved us in . many serious disputes . — The Earl of Carnarvon , the Earl of Hardwickk , and the Earl of Dukhy ( tho last of -whom charged tho Government with stretching tho royal prerogative , and betraying tho confidence of tho country , to so groat an extent that the transaction will be , known in history as " the . Clarendon capitulation at , Pari » " ) , objected to tho change , which was defended by the Earl of Harrqwux , the > Earl of AlhemAKLJc , Earl Gbhy , , E . arl Qpanvillw , and the Jfukq pf 'A ' ttflYLL . . . AftPf a fow , wordp r jya , ropjjv , from
Lord Colchester , their LordshiDs diyi . 4 ed , when there appeared—For the resolutions ( present , 56 ; proxies , 46 ) ... 102 Against ( present , 88 ; proxies , 68 ) 153 ; , Majority against' . , 54 Their Lordships then adjourned . In the House of Commons very little business iraa transacted . ' , ' COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA . Mr . "VERN oif Smith ( replying to Lord Stanley ) aaid that the Indian Government tookthe greatest interest in the schemes proposed for facilitating communication with
India . There were at present two or three schemes under consideration , into the details of which it was . not possible for the Indian Government at present to enter as those details were not yet . fully before them . With regard to the telegraph , that stood in exactly the same position . There had been one proposal to carry the telegraph to Alexandria , and thence to India , by the Red Sea ; but the answer of the Indian Government to that proposal was , that they would not give any opinion till the telegraph was completed as far as Alexandria . Another proposal was to carry the telegraph from Seleciua to join the Euphrates , and thence to India . Dr . O'Shaughnessy gave the preference to the latter plan .
POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS . Mr . Wilson , in answer to Mr . Macartney , said that , with regard to the tenders for the conveyance of the mails to Australia , there was none which the Government thought satisfactory . He had recently had communications with gentlemen interested in the matter , and he had nearly settled with them a plan whieh would appear in a few days in the public papers . With regard to the Irish mails , the conditions of the Government were at present under the consideration of the united companies . One of those conditions was the conveyance of the mails in eleven hours to Dublin .
CORRUPT PBACTICES AT ELECTION'S . Lord Palmebston , in answer to Sir Fitzroy Kelly , stated that it was intended to propose the continuance of the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act for a limited period . HAMPSTEAD HEATH . In answer to Lord Robert Grosvenor , Sir Benjamin Hall said that no steps ^ had been taken by the Government : for the-purpose of " purchasing Hanrpsteadheath . Communications had been made with the Metropolitan Board of Works , which has power , acccording to its construction of the act , to purchase the heath if it be thought proper . '
FACTORD 3 S BILL . The House went into committee on Colonel Wilson Patten ' s Factories Bill , after a division of 207 to 50 on an amendment by Mr . Cobbett , that the House go into committee that day six months . The clauses , which related chiefly to the fencing off of machinery , were agreed to with slight amendments . .. Sir Stafford Northcote ' s Reformatory and Industrial Schools Bill also * passed through committee . The Marquis of Blandford ' s Formation of Parishes Bill was next considered in committee . The formal business was then disposed of , and the House adjourned .
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¦ " ¦ ' THE LOAN . An interview between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and those commercial gentlemen willing to make tenders for the new Loan of Five Millions , took place on Monday at the Treasury ; The Government -wna represented by Lord Palmerston , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , and Mr . Wilson , secretary to tho Treasury , ' who were aceompanied by Sir A . Spearman . After dotne conversation , Baron Rothschild handed to tho Chancellor of the Kxchequer a paper containing his tender for tho Loan . Sir G .. C . Lewis asked the Governor of the Bank whether he was prepared to put in a tender . Mr . Weguelin ( the Governor ) having given only a negative response to the appeal , tho Chancellor of the Exchequer opened the paper put in by Baron Rothschild , and read aa foliowa : —
"London , 19 th May , 185 (> . " To the Chancellor of tho Exchequer . —Sir , —Wo beg to offer for the proposed loan of 5 , 000 , 000 / . sterling , to bo paid for at the periods mentioned in Ihe public notice of the 8 th instant , at the rate of 108 / . 3 s . per cent ., Consolidated Annuities , with dividend from Jnnuury la . it for every 100 / . in money , on which wo are ready to pay tho required deposit . " To this tho Chancellor of tho Exchequer objected , aH being not quito equal to tho reserve price . ^ IJnroii Rothschild admitted that the proposed tenon in CodhoIh , wore 9 d . leas than 92 * Tho Chancellor of the 10 x-
. chequer having requested tho Governor of tli « Hank 01 England to open the Healed paper , IWr . Woguolin did so , and ruud : — " 107 / . 10 » . 7 d . Consoln for cvory 100 / . m money ; or equivalent to 98 for every 100 / . Consols . Sir G . C . Lowia ohfiorved that tho difference wa . s about three-eighths . JJaron Kothnuhild then requested i >< : rmluttion to withdraw ; and , having retired with tho otn " monetary gentlemen for about five minutes , ho wtatcd on his return that they hnd ilecidori on aocoptintf tho <><> - veruraent proposals . Tho contract was then » ig"e < l » ftll ( l the interview terminated . ¦ ¦
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^ 484 THE LEADER . [ No . 322 , Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), May 24, 1856, page 484, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2142/page/4/
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