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the Jew question , by allowing each house of parliament to determine for itself the form of oath to be taken by members , thus there will be the curious anomaly that a Jew may sit iri the House of Commons but hot in the Lords , should one ever be ennobled . On Tuesday there was a discussion relative to the speech of Mr , Disraeli at Slough , which the Earl of Derby warmly defended . On
Thursday the Parbchial Registrars' Bill and a bill for regulating the proceedings of the Court of Chancery were read a second time , the Sale of Poisons Bill , and the Stamp Duty on Passports Bill being advanced a like stage oh Friday . In the House of Commons , on Monday , the Chancellor of the Exchequer said , that the release of the two English subjects by the Neapolitan government had been perfectly unconditional ; that the question of compensation was still pending ; and the Sardinian subjects among the crew of the steamer were still kept in prison by the Neapolitan authorities . After some further discussion on
the speech at Slough the House Went into a committee of supply . On Tuesday , Captain Yivian called the attention of the House to the necessity of more clearly defining the responsibilities and duties of the various military departments ^ aha moved the following resolution :: " That , although the recent consolidation of the different departments of ordnance , commissariat , and secretary at war lias to a certain extent improved the general administration of military aflairs , a dryidedr responsibility still exists ; and that , in order to promote greater efficiency , the
departments of the Horse Guards and War Office should be placed under the control of one responsible minister ; " the resolution was carried bj a majority of 106 to 104 . Mr . Boebuck called the attention of the House to the subject of the Suez Canal , and moved " That in the opinion of this House the power and influence of this country ought not to be used in order to induce the Sultan to withhold his assent to the project of making a canal across the isthmus of Suez ; " the motion was , after some discussion , negatived by a majority of
290 to 62 , On Wednesday , Mr . Wilks , the proprietor of the CarUste Examiner , having apologized , was released from custody . The Property Qualification -Bill was committed . On Thursday the India Bill was further postponed ; the House decided by 140 to seventy-seven to proceed with the Joint Stock Banking ( limited liability ) Company ' s Bill ; and the Property Qualification Bill was read a third time . On Friday , Lord John Bussell inquired what was the present state of our relations with China . The Chancellor of the Exchequer said , up to the present time they
had no positive information that Lord Elgin was even aware of the change of government , although of course many communications had been sent out to the noble lord by the government . Under these circumstances the government had thought it right to extend to Lord Elgin the same discretion which the noble lord had received from the late government . A communication had been received by Lord Elgin directing him to go to Canton to meet the Emperor ' s plenipotentiary , but he went north , and no doubt he took a wise course , although the government
had not received any official information on the subject . He could not , therefore , inform the noble lord what was the answer of the Chinese government , further than recommending Lord Elgin to return to Canton . The government had given an intimation to Lord Elgin that these misunderstandings ought to be put an end to as soon as was compatible with the commercial and political interests of the country and those of our allies . By intelligence from India , it appears that on the 8 th of May , Sir Colin Campbell , with 16 , 000 men and forty guns , was close on
Bareilly , which there is little doubt is now in his hands . It is reckoned there are yet 150 , 000 men in arms against the English . A degree of feverish agitation is said to prevail throughout France , having its origin in the desire of the army for active employment . It is also said that at a cabinet dinner at the Tuileries on Tuesday , at which the Emperor presided , it was decided to withdraw the hospital circular ; the charity trustees having disproved the statement in it that their
property at present only produced from one to two-and-a-half per cent ., may , it is supposed , have had some effect in causing the withdrawal of the circular . Discussions relative to the affairs of Montenegro have taken place between the representatives of the Porte and England ,, at the residence of Count Buol , in Paris . The Espana announces that the negotiations between the two branches of the family of Braganza have been broken off , as Dom
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the Jew question , by allowing each house of parliament to determine for itself the form of oath to be taken by members , thus there will be the curious anomaly that a Jew may sit iri the House of Commons but hot in the Lords , should one ever be ennobled . On Tuesday there was a discussion relative to the speech of Mr , Disraeli at Slough , which the Earl of Derby warmly defended . On
Thursday the Parbchial Registrars' Bill and a bill for regulating the proceedings of the Court of Chancery were read a second time , the Sale of Poisons Bill , and the Stamp Duty on Passports Bill being advanced a like stage oh Friday . In the House of Commons , on Monday , the Chancellor of the Exchequer said , that the release of the two English subjects by the Neapolitan government had been perfectly unconditional ; that the question of compensation was still pending ; and the Sardinian subjects among the crew of the steamer were still kept in prison by the Neapolitan authorities . After some further discussion on
the speech at Slough the House Went into a committee of supply . On Tuesday , Captain Yivian called the attention of the House to the necessity of more clearly defining the responsibilities and duties of the various military departments ^ aha moved the following resolution :: " That , although the recent consolidation of the different departments of ordnance , commissariat , and secretary at war lias to a certain extent improved the general administration of military aflairs , a dryidedr responsibility still exists ; and that , in order to promote greater efficiency , the
departments of the Horse Guards and War Office should be placed under the control of one responsible minister ; " the resolution was carried bj a majority of 106 to 104 . Mr . Boebuck called the attention of the House to the subject of the Suez Canal , and moved " That in the opinion of this House the power and influence of this country ought not to be used in order to induce the Sultan to withhold his assent to the project of making a canal across the isthmus of Suez ; " the motion was , after some discussion , negatived by a majority of
290 to 62 , On Wednesday , Mr . Wilks , the proprietor of the CarUste Examiner , having apologized , was released from custody . The Property Qualification -Bill was committed . On Thursday the India Bill was further postponed ; the House decided by 140 to seventy-seven to proceed with the Joint Stock Banking ( limited liability ) Company ' s Bill ; and the Property Qualification Bill was read a third time . On Friday , Lord John Bussell inquired what was the present state of our relations with China . The Chancellor of the Exchequer said , up to the present time they
had no positive information that Lord Elgin was even aware of the change of government , although of course many communications had been sent out to the noble lord by the government . Under these circumstances the government had thought it right to extend to Lord Elgin the same discretion which the noble lord had received from the late government . A communication had been received by Lord Elgin directing him to go to Canton to meet the Emperor ' s plenipotentiary , but he went north , and no doubt he took a wise course , although the government
had not received any official information on the subject . He could not , therefore , inform the noble lord what was the answer of the Chinese government , further than recommending Lord Elgin to return to Canton . The government had given an intimation to Lord Elgin that these misunderstandings ought to be put an end to as soon as was compatible with the commercial and political interests of the country and those of our allies . By intelligence from India , it appears that on the 8 th of May , Sir Colin Campbell , with 16 , 000 men and forty guns , was close on
Bareilly , which there is little doubt is now in his hands . It is reckoned there are yet 150 , 000 men in arms against the English . A degree of feverish agitation is said to prevail throughout France , having its origin in the desire of the army for active employment . It is also said that at a cabinet dinner at the Tuileries on Tuesday , at which the Emperor presided , it was decided to withdraw the hospital circular ; the charity trustees having disproved the statement in it that their
property at present only produced from one to two-and-a-half per cent ., may , it is supposed , have had some effect in causing the withdrawal of the circular . Discussions relative to the affairs of Montenegro have taken place between the representatives of the Porte and England ,, at the residence of Count Buol , in Paris . The Espana announces that the negotiations between the two branches of the family of Braganza have been broken off , as Dom