The Week.

gether , but unless the Government would give him a pledge to ¦ use its influence to introduce into the oath the words which had been proposed in the House of Commons he must reluctantly move the rejection of the measure . Finally he moved that it should be read a second time that day three months . Earl Russell replied . A lengthy discussion followed , after

which the bill was rejected by 84 votes to 63 . The other business was disposed of , and the House adjourned at twenty-five minutes to eleven o'clock . On Tuesday , Earl Granville announced that , after taking into consideration the state of private business , the Government had come to the conclusion that it was desirable for the public

interest that the dissolution of Parliament should not be delayed beyond Thursday next , the 6 th of July , on which clay her Majesty would be advised to dissolve Parliament accordingly . Lord Redesdale regretted this decision on account of the private business that would still remain unfinished , but hoped no serious inconvenience would arise therefrom . —Numerous bills

were then advanced a stage , and their lordships adjourned at a quarter-past nine o'clock . On AVodncsday the house sat for a short time and put a number of private bills forward a stage 'Their lordships rose at twenty-five minutes past one o'clock . In tbe HOUSE OE COMMONS on Thursday , June 22 nd , Mr . Eaton took his seat for Coventry in the room of the late Sir Joseph

Paxton . —Sir G . Grey moved the second reading of the Clerical Subscription Bill , which had jjassed the House of Lords , and the object of which was to give effect to tho recommendations of the Royal Commission appointed in 1861 , to consider and revise the various forms of subscription and declaration required to be made by the clergy of the Established Church . The Bill , after some further discussion , was read a second time . — The Appropriation Bill was read a second time , and , after the

Other orders of the day had been disposed of , the House adjourned . On Friday , Mr . Brassey took the oaths and his seat for Devonport , in the room of Sir A . Buller , resigned . —Sir C . AA ood , in reply to Sir C . Vansittnrt , said that ho hoped on Thursday next to make his financial statement upon the state of India . —Upon the motion for the adjournment of the House until Monday , Mr . Laird called attention to the reports which

had been made to tho Board of Trade by Mr . Grey and Mr . Galloway on the Chain Cable Act of 1864 , which were laid on the table of this House in 1861-. Tho Act had the effect of creating a monopoly in the hands of those masters whose works were near those of Government . . Air . T . M . Gibson begged the House to defer discussion nntil the Act had been longer in

operation . —After some answers given to Mr . P . Ilennessy , to the effect that Government did not intend to afford pecuniary aid to Irish landlords , the House adjourned until Monday . On Monday , Sir Arthur Buller took the oaths and his seat for Liskeard . —On the motion for the third reading of the Appropriation Bill , Sir Hugh Cairns introduced tbe subject of tho

training and discipline of the Irish constabulary . A discussion followed , widening in its objects with every speaker , until at last the Speaker had to interfere , and declare the rules of debate were being broken . Eventually the Appropriation Bill was read a third time and passed . —The House went into committee on the Clerical Subscription Bill , after Mr . lladfield had

stated some objections to the measure . In committee , after some discussion , the various clauses were agreed to , and the House resumed . There was nothing- of any interest in the subsequent discussions . — The Colonial Governors ( Retiring Pensions ) Bill was read a third time and passed . —Tho Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill passed through committee . —Several other Bills were advanced a stage , and the House adjourned . On Tuesday , at a morning sitting , Colonel Patten drew

attention to the manner in which the private business of the House was conducted , and observed that tbe experience in the present session justified the continuciuee of the Court of Referees for another year . AVith this object , therefore , he moved the repeal of certain standing orders and the substitution of others . The motion led to a long discussion , and it was ultimately

withdrawn , and the standing orders allowed [ to remain unaltered , thus continuing the Court of Referees upon their present footing , and without change . —The Poor-law Continuance Bill was read a third time and passed . —At the evening , sitting Mr . Longfield moved the adjournment , for tbe purpose of bringing under the notice of the House the report of tho Select

Committee on the Leeds Bankruptcy Court . The lion , and learned member minutely analysed the report , accompanying his narrative with severe comments upon the conduct of tho " keeper of tho Queen's conscience , " who , he declared , was proved by the evidence not only not to have punished , but to have connived at a fraud . Twice he had been convicted for having connived at

crime , and the wonder was that he should still remain Lord Chancellor ; that he had not , at tho indignant call of his country , " assumed a virtue if he had it not , " sent in his resignation , and thus have offered some atonement for his conduct . In conclusion , Mr . Longfield inquired whether the pension bestowed upon Mr . AVilde had been recalled , Mr . AA elch dismissed from his

office , Mr . Miller also dismissed from his office , and the Lord Chancellor himself kindly asked to retire upon a pension in the same manner as he had suggested to others who had not been guilty of greater misconduct . The Attorney-General reprobated the manner in which the question had been brought before the House . In order to bo enabled to judge and condemn , hon . members ought to be in possession of the evidence upon which the report was founded , and that would be in

their hands on Thursday or Friday next . AA ith regard to the course proposed to bo taken by the Government , the evidence collected by tho committee would be laid before the law officers of the Crown , and if they concurred in its efficiency , a criminal prosecution would be instituted . Meanwhile , Mr . AA'elch would be suspended ; but , as to Mr . Miller , he did not consider that

he was implicated in any way whatever iu a charge of corruption . After several other honourable members had addressed the House , the motion for the adjournment was negatived without a division . —In reply to Mr . C . Forster , Lord Pahnerston said that , so far as the state of public business was concerned , there was nothing to prevent Parliament being dissolved on

Thursday , the 6 th July , on which day , therefore , the dissolution would take place . The house adjourned at a quarter past eight o ' clock . On AVednesday , a House was not made until thirtyfive minutes past twelve . Several bills were passed a stage , and the House adjourned at five minutes to one o ' clock . GENEEAL HOME NEWS . —The mortality of the country is on

the increase . Last week the deaths , in the eleven principal towns amounted to 2 , 674 , making an average of 25 in the 1 , 000 . London was within one of the average . The highest was Manchester , which reached 33 , while the adjoining town of Salford was only 29 . Liverpool was 30 , and Glasgow 26 . The lowest figure was 19 , which was shared by Dublin and

Birmingham . Of the whole number of deaths , 1 , 359 took place in London . This is an excess above the ten years' average to the unusual extent of 182 . The principal cause of death is diarrhoea , which rose to more than double the number of tho previous week . The whole number of births was 4 , 000 , of which 1 , 949 belong to London , which is slightly above the ten

years' average . In the Court of Common Pleas the extraordinary libel case , Hawes v . Barber , has been brought to a close . Tho jury , after two hours' consultation , failed to come