The Week.

Government , opposed the motion , while General Peel argued that no case bad been made out for tbe interference of Parliament . After some remarks from Mr . Headlara , Colonel Dickson , and Mr . AV . 0 . Stanley , the motion was negatived without a division . On Monday , Mr . Cardwell , in reply to a question from Mr . Warner , said he had no reason to believe that the policy adopted by the Governor of the Cape with reference to

t he Caffres had been repudiated by the Colonial Legislature . A good deal of time was occupied in discussing , in Committee , the Irish Constabulary Act Amendment Bill—a measure based upon the report of the Commissioners who inquired into the late riots at Belfast . The bill passed through Committee . On Tuesday the House held a morning sitting . The adjourned

debate on the bill abolishing the oaths whicli the Roman Catholics consider " obnoxious" was resumed by Mr . New-dogate , who moved as an amendment to Mr . Monsell ' s motion that the House go into Coinmittee on the bill that day six months . Mr . AVhalley seconded the amendment , while Mr . Gregory supported the motion . Sir John Pakington , who may

be regarded as the mouthpiece of the Opposition on this occasion—Mr . Disraeli being laid up with the gout—was willing to sacrifice so much of tlie existing oaths as required Eoman Catholics to deny mental reservation , and to abjure the doctrine that princes excommunicated by the Pope may justifiably be murdered . He could not , however , consent to relax the

declaration with reference to the Protestant settlement of the Crown , and tbe solemn pledge not to disturb- the Established Church . Mr . Horsman strongly supported the bill , but observed that in his opinion no declaration beyond the oath of allegiance was necessary . After some remarks from Sir Hugh Cairns , Lord Edward Howard , and Sir Percy Burrell , the House divided , when the motion for going into Commmittee

was carried by 193 to 126 . The House then went into Committee , but progress was at once reported . At the evening sitting , Mr . Cardwell stated that no letters patent would be conferred upon the new Bishop of Rupert ' s Landthe first colonial bishop appointed since the decision of the Privy Council in the Natal case . In reply to Lord Robert

Montagu , Sir George Grey said a commission had been appointed to consider the best means of remedying the pollution of rivers by mines and factories . Lord Palmerston , in reply to Mr . Lefevre , said that a claim for compensation on account of tho depredations of the Southern cruisers had been presented to the Government since the accession of President Johnson , but he

was unable lo state whether the instructions had been given by that gentleman or by bis predecessor , Mr . Lincoln . Mr . AV . E . Forster said be believed the impression that new claims had been made in a different spirit from that which marked the demands sent in by Mr . Lincoln , was entirely unfounded . Mr . Layard said that no " fresh" claims had been presented , which

means , we presume , that the demands lately made were merely a repetition of the previous calls for an indemnity . Mr . Moffatt moved a resolution , which was agreed to , affirming that the report of the Select Committee on the Bankruptcy Act of 1861 , deserves the " prompt and serious attention" of the Government . The House was counted out . Wednesday being "Derby

Day , " the House did not meet . GENEEAL HOME NEWS . —The average rate of mortality in the eleven largest towns of the kindgdom was exactly the same as last week—23 in the 1 , 000 . London mortality is below this average . Birmingham , which is lowest in the scale , onlyshows 18 in the 1 , 000 ; Liverpool , Manchester , and Glasgow , are alike in showing the highest rate , or 29 . The total number of deaths was 2 , 527 , of which London contributed 1 , 219 , being slightly above the ten years' average . The total births were

3 , 794 , of which 1 , 876 belong to London , or about 100 below the average . The Gazette contains the appointment of the Duke of Buckingham , Sir John Pakington , and some other gentlemen , to be additional commissioners for England in carrying out tbe Universal Exhibition to be held in . Paris in L 867 . The east of

London has now a working men ' s exhibition . It was opened on Monday by Sir John Shelley , with the ceremonies usual on such occasions . There were comparatively few persons present on the occasion , and itappearsfrom thatandother circumstances that the supply of this kind of exhibition has for the present rather outrun the demand . The contents of the present exhibition , however , it is but fair to say , are fully equal to any of its predecessors .

A public meeting was held iu the Agricultural Hall , on Friday , to present medals commemorative of the late International Reformatory Exhibition to the representatives of the various schools that had sent r . rticles for exhibition . There were 72 English schools and 60 foreign ones that had so contributed . The Earl of Shaftesbury presided , and distributed

the medals ; and , in the course of his speech , he reminded the meeting of the immense salvage that was made from the wreck of human existence by means of the reformatory institutions . A meeting of the Eoman Catholic body has been held at the Hanover-square Rooms , to determine on the means for erecting a cathedral as a memorial of the late Cardinal Wiseman . Dr .

Manning presided , and announced to the meeting that it hac 5 pleased the Pope to appoint him to fill the cardinal ' s place as Archbishop of Westminster—an announcement that was received with cheers . Some liberal subscriptions for the object were handed in at the close of the proceedings .

At a meeting of the Court of Common Council a resolution was passed to the effect that Mr . Commissioner Kerr had been guilty of a breach of the privileges of the Court in seeking an interview with the Lord Chancellor , to induce his lordship to insert a clause in a bill now before Parliament that would have the effect of increasing the commissioner ' s salary without having

previously consulted the Court and the Lord Mayor . —The resignation of tbe Rev . Dr . Mortimer , tbe head master of the City of London School , was received . He has held the office for 25 years , to the entire satisfaction of the Court , and it was remitted to a committee to consider in what way the Common Council could mark their sense of the value of his long services .

At the weekly meeting of tbe Metropolitan Board of AVorks the proposed gratuity of £ 10 , 000 to Mr . Bazalgette aud his assistant engineers was under discussion . Several petitions and remonstrances were presented against the grant ; a legal opinion was read casting donbt on its validity ; and , finally , after a long discussion a motion of Mr . H . L . Taylor , that the

grant was excessive and premature , was carried by a small majority . There is , therefore , an end to the proposition for tbepresent . At a meeting of Middlesex magistrates held at the Sessions House , Clerkenwell , a discussion ensued on the bill before Parliament amending the regulations of the County Reformatory School at Feltham . The Select Committee of the Commons

assented generally to the alterations proposed in the management of the school , but they struck out the clause which provided that the school should receive the same assistance from Government that other reformatory schools did , and they had inserted a clause that any boy who dissented from the Established Church should be entitled to have his own clergyman to attend him , and should not be compelled to attend the services

of the Church in the institution . There was a strong feeling manifested against these alterations , and it was resolved , by a large majority , rather than submit to them , that they would withdraw the bill altogether . A dinner was given at the St . James ' s Hall , on Saturday , to Mr . Gavan Duffy , who , after