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Summary Ot Mews Foe May.
PARLIAMENT . The first session of the new Parliament commenced on the 30 fch of April , with the election of Mr . Evelyn Denison as Speaker , but no other business , save the swearing in of the members , was transacted until the 7 th of May , on which evening Lord Palrnerston promised a new Reform Bill for next Session . On the 8 th of May , in the House of Lords , Lord Cardigan called attention to the scandals 7
heaped upon his character as an officer , by the " Staff Officer . ' Lord Campbell brought under the notice of the House the question of privileged reporting * , as regards the law of libel . In the House of Commons a select committee was appointed to inquire into the Hudson Bay Company ' s proceedings , and the First Lord of the Admiralty attempted about as easy a task as to prove black to be white , in endeavouring * to vindicate the character of the Transit steam transport .
On the 11 th , in the House of Lords , Lord Campbell called attention to the careless sale of poisons , and to the traffic in indecent books and prints . In the House of Commons , the Chancellor of the Exchequer explained the Savings Bank Bill . The new Transportation Bill was read a second time . On the 12 th , Lord Carnarvon , in the House of Lords , demanded some explanation with respect to the alleged cruel treatment of the Chinese prisoners at Hongkong . In the House of Commons the Central American question was discussed , and a new Beer Bill introduced .
On the 14 th , the principal subject which occupied the House of Lords was the use of torture in India . In the Commons , Sir Erskine Perry brought in a bill to secure to married women their own property . On the 15 th , in the House of Lords , Lord Malmesbury asked for information with regard to the works in St . James ' s Park . In the House of Commons , Lord Palrnerston introduced a new Jew Bill ; and the Transportation Bill was passed through committee .
On the 18 th , the Lord Chancellor read from the Woolsack the Queen s message in reference to the marriage of the Princess Royal . On the same evening , he introduced his new measure with respect to probates and letters of administration . In the House or Commons , General Codrington defended General Ashburnam from the charge of cowardice . On the 19 th , the Divorce Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords . In the House of Commons , the Bill for the Abolition of Ministers' Money in
Ireland passed the second reading . On the 21 st , there was nothing of importance to engage the attention of the Peers . On the same evening , in the Commons , Mr . Spooler ' s motion for the disendowment of Maynooth was defeated . The Attorney-General introduced his Fraudulent Trusts Rill , and his Joint Stock Companies Bill . On the 22 nd , in the Commons , it was resolved , in answer to the Queen ' s message , that the dowry of the Princess Royal should be fixed at £ 10 , 000 , with a pension
of £ 3 , 000 per annum . On the 25 th , the House of Lords went into committee on the Divorce Bill ; and in the Commons , the grant to the Princess Royal was confirmed , and the army estimates considered . FOREIGN . Under the head of foreign intelligence , the most startling event which we have this month to record is the discovery of a plot for the dethronement of the Queen
of Spain , and the restoration of the Oar list dynasty , one of the principal conspirators being the king consort . The Fmperor of the French is still receiving the sycophantic homage of kings , grand ( hikes , and princes . 'The King of Naples is going on at his old game of persecution . The Pope , however , in pursuit of a wiser policy , is acting on the maxim of Adrian , that a sovereign should imitate the sun , and is visiting each portion of his dominions . The . Kmperor of Austria , on the same principle , has visited his Hungarian dominions . There is some talk , in consequence of the visit of Prince . Napoleon to Berlin , that he is going to bo married to a Saxon princess , and that he has induced the King of Prussia to settle
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Summary Ot Mews Foe May.
PARLIAMENT . The first session of the new Parliament commenced on the 30 fch of April , with the election of Mr . Evelyn Denison as Speaker , but no other business , save the swearing in of the members , was transacted until the 7 th of May , on which evening Lord Palrnerston promised a new Reform Bill for next Session . On the 8 th of May , in the House of Lords , Lord Cardigan called attention to the scandals 7
heaped upon his character as an officer , by the " Staff Officer . ' Lord Campbell brought under the notice of the House the question of privileged reporting * , as regards the law of libel . In the House of Commons a select committee was appointed to inquire into the Hudson Bay Company ' s proceedings , and the First Lord of the Admiralty attempted about as easy a task as to prove black to be white , in endeavouring * to vindicate the character of the Transit steam transport .
On the 11 th , in the House of Lords , Lord Campbell called attention to the careless sale of poisons , and to the traffic in indecent books and prints . In the House of Commons , the Chancellor of the Exchequer explained the Savings Bank Bill . The new Transportation Bill was read a second time . On the 12 th , Lord Carnarvon , in the House of Lords , demanded some explanation with respect to the alleged cruel treatment of the Chinese prisoners at Hongkong . In the House of Commons the Central American question was discussed , and a new Beer Bill introduced .
On the 14 th , the principal subject which occupied the House of Lords was the use of torture in India . In the Commons , Sir Erskine Perry brought in a bill to secure to married women their own property . On the 15 th , in the House of Lords , Lord Malmesbury asked for information with regard to the works in St . James ' s Park . In the House of Commons , Lord Palrnerston introduced a new Jew Bill ; and the Transportation Bill was passed through committee .
On the 18 th , the Lord Chancellor read from the Woolsack the Queen s message in reference to the marriage of the Princess Royal . On the same evening , he introduced his new measure with respect to probates and letters of administration . In the House or Commons , General Codrington defended General Ashburnam from the charge of cowardice . On the 19 th , the Divorce Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords . In the House of Commons , the Bill for the Abolition of Ministers' Money in
Ireland passed the second reading . On the 21 st , there was nothing of importance to engage the attention of the Peers . On the same evening , in the Commons , Mr . Spooler ' s motion for the disendowment of Maynooth was defeated . The Attorney-General introduced his Fraudulent Trusts Rill , and his Joint Stock Companies Bill . On the 22 nd , in the Commons , it was resolved , in answer to the Queen ' s message , that the dowry of the Princess Royal should be fixed at £ 10 , 000 , with a pension
of £ 3 , 000 per annum . On the 25 th , the House of Lords went into committee on the Divorce Bill ; and in the Commons , the grant to the Princess Royal was confirmed , and the army estimates considered . FOREIGN . Under the head of foreign intelligence , the most startling event which we have this month to record is the discovery of a plot for the dethronement of the Queen
of Spain , and the restoration of the Oar list dynasty , one of the principal conspirators being the king consort . The Fmperor of the French is still receiving the sycophantic homage of kings , grand ( hikes , and princes . 'The King of Naples is going on at his old game of persecution . The Pope , however , in pursuit of a wiser policy , is acting on the maxim of Adrian , that a sovereign should imitate the sun , and is visiting each portion of his dominions . The . Kmperor of Austria , on the same principle , has visited his Hungarian dominions . There is some talk , in consequence of the visit of Prince . Napoleon to Berlin , that he is going to bo married to a Saxon princess , and that he has induced the King of Prussia to settle