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Summary Of News For Maech
On the 5 th , Liord Granville / in the House of Lords , and Lord Palnierston , in the House of Commons , declared that in consequence of the hostile vote of the latter House on the evening of the 3 rd , her Majesty intended to dissolve Parliament at an early date . On the 6 th . the House of Commons agreed to reduce the Tea and Sugar Buties
on the scale proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer . On the 9 th , the Earl of Shaftesbury brought the question of the Opium Trade with China under the consideration of the House of Lords . On the same evening , the Speaker announced his intention to retire at the close of the Session . The Income Tax Bill was read a second time , and the House went into committee of supply on the ITaval Estimates . On the IGth , the thanks of Parliament were voted to the Speaker for his long
and able services in the chair , and an address was agreed to , calling upon the Crown to confer upon that Bight Hon . Gentleman some distinguishing mark of its favour . The Bight Hon . Gentleman was highly complimented by fthe leading
members of each party in the House . Mr . Gladstone , on the same evening , insisted on the necessity of reducing the public expenditure . On the 11 th , the Ecclesiastical Corporation Bill was withdrawn , and the Imprisonment for Bebt Bill negatived without a division . On the 12 th , the Earl of Ellenborough , in the House of Lords , again called attention to the Chinese war , suggesting the best means of bringing it to an honourable termination . In the Commons , Government ran a great risk of a second defeat on Mr . Balk ' s motion with reference to the remuneration of the Crimean
Commissioners , > Sir J ohn McNeil and Col . Tulloch , but Lord Paluierston gave way , and slid wed that discretion is stil 1 the better part of valour . The Army Estimates were agreed to , and the Queen ' s answer to the address upon the retirement of the Speaker brought up . On the 13 th , Lord Campbell brought the suhject of the Law of Libel in connection with newspaper reporting before the consideration of Parliament , and the Marquis of Clanricarde called attention to the circumstances of the war with
Persia . In the House of Commons , it was resolved to grant the Speaker a retiring pension of £ i , 000 per annum . On the 14 th , the bill for the renewal of the Mutiny Act for six months was read
a second time . On the 16 th , in the House of Lords on the second reading of the Income Tax Bill , the Earl of Derby reviewed the circumstances under which the appeal was being made to the country . On the 17 th , both China and Persia again employed the attention of the House of Lords , while the abolition of the Sound Dues and the affairs of Naples were the staple of discussion in the Commons .
On the 18 th , the House of Lords met to advance certain bills a stage , and in the Commons the Ministers' Money ( Ireland ) Bill was read a second time . On the 19 th , the Earl of Clarendon in the House of Lords , explained the provisions of the Treaty of Peace with Persia , and also gave an account of how our
foreign relations stood in reference to Naples . On the 20 th , the Marquis of Westmeath brought the subject of the indiscriminate Sale of Poisons under the notice of the House of Lords , and the Earl of Ellenborough called attention to the peculiar circumstances of the dissolution . On the 21 st , Parliament was prorogued by Royal Commission , and in the course of the same evening dissolved by proclamation .
EOBE 1 GN . Under the head of foreign intelligence , the most important events we have to chronicle for the past month , have been the treaty of peace with Persia , the abolition of the Sound dues , the meeting of the Conference at Paris to settle the points in dispute between the King of Prussia , and the Swiss Confederacy ; the initiation into office of Mr . President Buchanan ; the , interruption of diplomatic
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Summary Of News For Maech
On the 5 th , Liord Granville / in the House of Lords , and Lord Palnierston , in the House of Commons , declared that in consequence of the hostile vote of the latter House on the evening of the 3 rd , her Majesty intended to dissolve Parliament at an early date . On the 6 th . the House of Commons agreed to reduce the Tea and Sugar Buties
on the scale proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer . On the 9 th , the Earl of Shaftesbury brought the question of the Opium Trade with China under the consideration of the House of Lords . On the same evening , the Speaker announced his intention to retire at the close of the Session . The Income Tax Bill was read a second time , and the House went into committee of supply on the ITaval Estimates . On the IGth , the thanks of Parliament were voted to the Speaker for his long
and able services in the chair , and an address was agreed to , calling upon the Crown to confer upon that Bight Hon . Gentleman some distinguishing mark of its favour . The Bight Hon . Gentleman was highly complimented by fthe leading
members of each party in the House . Mr . Gladstone , on the same evening , insisted on the necessity of reducing the public expenditure . On the 11 th , the Ecclesiastical Corporation Bill was withdrawn , and the Imprisonment for Bebt Bill negatived without a division . On the 12 th , the Earl of Ellenborough , in the House of Lords , again called attention to the Chinese war , suggesting the best means of bringing it to an honourable termination . In the Commons , Government ran a great risk of a second defeat on Mr . Balk ' s motion with reference to the remuneration of the Crimean
Commissioners , > Sir J ohn McNeil and Col . Tulloch , but Lord Paluierston gave way , and slid wed that discretion is stil 1 the better part of valour . The Army Estimates were agreed to , and the Queen ' s answer to the address upon the retirement of the Speaker brought up . On the 13 th , Lord Campbell brought the suhject of the Law of Libel in connection with newspaper reporting before the consideration of Parliament , and the Marquis of Clanricarde called attention to the circumstances of the war with
Persia . In the House of Commons , it was resolved to grant the Speaker a retiring pension of £ i , 000 per annum . On the 14 th , the bill for the renewal of the Mutiny Act for six months was read
a second time . On the 16 th , in the House of Lords on the second reading of the Income Tax Bill , the Earl of Derby reviewed the circumstances under which the appeal was being made to the country . On the 17 th , both China and Persia again employed the attention of the House of Lords , while the abolition of the Sound Dues and the affairs of Naples were the staple of discussion in the Commons .
On the 18 th , the House of Lords met to advance certain bills a stage , and in the Commons the Ministers' Money ( Ireland ) Bill was read a second time . On the 19 th , the Earl of Clarendon in the House of Lords , explained the provisions of the Treaty of Peace with Persia , and also gave an account of how our
foreign relations stood in reference to Naples . On the 20 th , the Marquis of Westmeath brought the subject of the indiscriminate Sale of Poisons under the notice of the House of Lords , and the Earl of Ellenborough called attention to the peculiar circumstances of the dissolution . On the 21 st , Parliament was prorogued by Royal Commission , and in the course of the same evening dissolved by proclamation .
EOBE 1 GN . Under the head of foreign intelligence , the most important events we have to chronicle for the past month , have been the treaty of peace with Persia , the abolition of the Sound dues , the meeting of the Conference at Paris to settle the points in dispute between the King of Prussia , and the Swiss Confederacy ; the initiation into office of Mr . President Buchanan ; the , interruption of diplomatic