Parliament-continued.

nisters in regard to Savoy and Nice,
[21]; speeches of Mr. Whiteside, Mr.
Horsman, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Dis-
raeli, [22].
Finance.-Great expectations respect-
ing the approaching Budget; finan-
cial statement postponed owing to
Mr. Gladstone's illness, [26]; the
commercial treaty with France laid
before Parliament; the financial state-
ment; Mr. Gladstone's elaborate and
comprehensive speech, [26]; exten-
sive changes of taxation, the wine
duties, paper duty, Customs duties,
Income-tax, &c., [25]; Mr. Du Cane's
notice of motion postponed for Mr.
Disraeli's motion to postpone the con-
sideration of the Budget until the
French treaty shall have been consi-
dered. [31]; Mr. Disraeli's speech,[31];
Mr. Gladstone's reply, [32]; debate;
the Opposition insist that the House
shall consider the engagements of
the treaty before they consider the
resolutions that are to carry out the
engagements; the Ministerialists,
that to submit each article of the
treaty to the control of Parliament
was unconstitutional; on division
amendment negatived, [35]; im-
portant discussion in the House of
Lords on the treaty, [35'; Mr. Du
Cane's motion against reducing the
ordinary revenue and increasing the
Income tax, [37]; three nights' de-
bate; speeches of Sir S. Northcote,
[88]; Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Baines, Mr.
Byng, [391; Sir F. Baring, Mr.
Bright, (40); Mr. Whiteside, Mr.
Cardwell, Mr. Newdegate, (41; Mr.
Osborne, Mr. T. Baring, (421; Mr.
M. Gibson, Mr. Walpole, 143]; the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.
Disraeli, [44; on division, majority
of 116 for Ministers, (45); Ministers
raise the distinct question of approval
of the treaty by moving an address,
[45]; speech of Mr. Byng, (45,;
Sir H. Cairns, on behalf of the Con-
servatives, accepts the treaty, but
objects that it is one sided, imper-
feet, and halting. [47]; Mr. Horsman
moves amendment respecting Article
2. (coals), [4%: important state-
ment of Mr Vivian; speech of Mr.
Disraeli. [49]; answer of Chancellor
of Exchequer. [50]; amendment
negatived; original motion carried
by majority of 226, (51); similar
address moved in the House of

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Lords by Lord Taunton, [51]; Earl
Grey's strictures on the treaty: op-
poses the motion, [51]; speeches of
Lord Wodehouse, Earl of Malmes
bury, [52]; Lord Overstone opposes
the motion; speeches of the Duke
of Argyll, [58]; Earl of Derby,
[54]; of the Lord Chancellor and
Lord Chelmsford, [55]; address
carried by majority of 30, [56]; dis-
cussion on the various portions of
the Budget ; the wine duties,
Mr. Gladstone's exposition, [59];
after debate, resolution agreed to;
refreshment-houses Mr. Gladstone's
interesting explanation of his propo-
sition, as a complement of the intro-
duction of French wines, [61]; after
several debates the propositions are
carried, [66]; the Customs' tariff, -
alterations not generally opposed by
the Conservatives; questions regard
ing corks and silks, (66); the Income-
tax-motion for a 10d. tax, [67);
several amendments are proposed and
negatived, and motion carried. [67];
unpopularity of the proposal for the
repeal of the paper duty; considered
as a question of an additional Id to
the Income tax; Sir W. Miles' amerd-
ment; interesting debates. [697;
speeches of Mr. B. Stanhope," Mr.
Black, Mr. Maguire, Lord R Cecil,
Mr. M. Gibson, (70); invective of
Mr. Horsman, answer of Mr. Glad-
stone, 171; SirJ Pakington; amend-
ment negatived, [72; renewed attack
on third reading, amendment of Sir S.
Northeote. 72); Mr M. Gibson's
answer, 73; speech of Mr Glad
stone, [74; Mr Disraeli, 75); divi
sion: Åyes, 219, Noes, 21o; majority
for Ministers, 9 751; Earl of Derby
gives notice of his intention to op-
pose the repeal of the paper duty;
Earl Granville moves the second read-
ing and denies that the proposed re-
mission is inexpedient, and that the
Lords have power to deal with the
question, (76); Lord Lyndhurst ar-
gnes the constitutional question in fa-
vour of the Lords (77), Lord Mont
eagle, examining the question of ex
pedietiev, moves the repetion of th
bill, 7, Duke of Argyll vindicate
the financial policy of the Govern -
mint, 179, powerful speech of the
Earl of Derby, so on division,
majority of s against the bill.
Opinion of the country on this pro-

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ceeding of the House of Lords; grow-
ing alarm as to the sufficiency of the
Budget, [82]; Lord Palmerston moves
a Committee to search for precedents;
Mr. Duncombe's amendment, and
debate, [83]; Report of Committee;
moderate resolutions moved by Lord
Palmerston thereon, [84]; the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer supports the
resolution, but vindicates his finan
cial scheme, [85]; Mr. Whiteside's
reply, [86]; Mr. Disraeli vindicates
the Lords, but adopts the resolution;
view of Lord J. Russell, [87]; Mr.
Horsman's telling speech, Mr. Bright's
answer, [88]; the resolutions agreed
to, [89]; Lord Fermoy moves a reso-
lution condemning the conduct of
the Lords, [89]; the resolution gene-
rally condemned, and negatived, [91];
the Chancellor of the Exchequer re-
tains the Excise duty on paper, but
modifies the Customs duty to accord
with the French treaty; danger of
the Government, [91]; Mr. Puller
moves an amendment; important
debate; speeches of Mr. Childers,
Mr. Crossley, [93]; Mr. Maguire, Sir
H. Cairns, the Attorney-General, [94];
Mr. Henley, Lord J. Russell, Mr. Dis-
raeli, [95]; the resolutions carried by
a majority of 33, [96].

Parliamentary Reform.-Lord J.
Russell moves for leave to bring in a
Bill to amend the Representation;
proposes a £10 county, and a £6
borough, franchise, and takes one
seat from 25 boroughs; their redis-
tribution, [98]; indifference in the
country on the subject of reform;
bills for Ireland and Scotland intro-
duced, [101]; languid and protracted
debates on the second reading; Mr.
Disraeli proposes to read the bill the
second time and discuss the pro-
posals in Committee, but suggests
that the bill be withdrawn, [101];
speeches of Mr. Rolt and Mr. Bright,
[102]; Mr. Stansfeld, Sir J. Paking-
ton, Sir G. Grey, [103]; Mr. Adderley,
Mr. Massey, [104]; Mr. Whiteside,
Mr. James, [105]; Sir G. Lewis,
[106]; Lord R. Cecil, Mr. Milnes,
[107]; Sir E. B. Lytton, [108]; Mr.
Denman, Sir J. Walsh, Lord J. Rus-
sell, [109]; Lord J. Manners, Mr.
Du Cane, Mr. Macaulay, [111]; Mr.
Gregory, Sir J. Ramsden, Mr. Wal-
pole, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, [118]; bill read the second

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time without a division, [114]; these
debates occupy from the 19th March
to 3rd May. In the Lords, Earl Grey
moves for inquiry into increase of
voters by reduction of franchise; his
speech, 115; Duke of Argyll con-
sents to Committee, [116]; speech of
Earl of Derby, [117]; motion agreed
to. Lateness of the period for dis-
cussing many questions in commit-
tee; Lord John Russell proposes to
go into committee on the English
bill, and to withdraw the Irish and
Scotch bills, [119]; discussion; the
bill is very faintly supported by
members on the ministerial side;
Mr. Mackinnon moves to postpone
the question until after the census
of 1861; Government defeat the
motion; but feeling it impossible to
carry the bill through committee in
face of the indifference of their sup-
porters, withdraw it; little emotion
felt by the country at this result,
[124]; Mr. Berkeley's annual motion
for the ballot, [126].

Military and Naval Affairs.-Mr.
S. Herbert moves the Army and Lord
C. Paget the Navy Estimates, both
unprecedentedly large,[129]; they are
agreed to; the Civil Service Esti-
mates; much criticized, [131]; ques-
tion of manning the navy discussed
on motion of Sir C. Napier, [133];
the same subject discussed in the
Lords, [134]; Lord Lyndhurst brings
forward the state of our naval defences,
[135]; answer of the Duke of Somer-
set, [137]; great impression made by
this debate. Further discussions in
the Commons on naval subjects
raised by Sir C. Napier and Mr.
Lindsay, [138]; question of promo-
tion in the army brought forward by
Sir De Lacy Evans, [140]; debate;
reply of Mr. S. Herbert, [142]; Lord
Panmure brings forward the subject
in the Lords; defends the purchase
system, [143]; flogging in the army
and navy; subject discussed on mo-
tion of Mr. Williams for returns;
Mr. S. Herbert's observations, [144];
subject of promotion and retirement
in the navy, [145]; fortification of
dockyards and arsenals; Lord Pal-
merston's resolutions, founded on
the report of the Defence Commis-
sion, [145]; his speech detailing the
plans adopted by the Government,
and asks for a vote of £9,000,000,

Parliament-continued.

Maynooth-Mr. Spooner's annual
motion on the Maynooth grant;
rejected after short debate, [194];
Religious Services in Theatres-Lord
Dungannon's motion condemnatory
of this practice; interesting speech
of Earl of Shaftesbury, [194]; views
of the Bishops of Llandaff and Lon-
don; motion withdrawn, [196]; Re-
vision of the Prayer-Book-Lord
Ebury moves for appointment of
Committee, [196]; motion generally
opposed; the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, the Bishops of London and
Oxford, and Earl Stanhope, 197; mo-
tion negatived, [198]; Union of City
Benefices-the Bishop of London in-
troduces a bill to provide for the
spiritual destitution of the metro-
polis by a union of city benefices
and transfer of surplus funds; Bill
passed, [198]; Census for 1861-the
bill proposes returns as to religious
profession; clause considered a griev-
ance by Dissenters, is opposed, and
withdrawn, [199]; National Educa-
tion (Ireland)-motion of Mr. Butt
for an address; Mr. Whiteside,
[200]; answer of Mr. Cardwell;
motion negatived, [201]; Tenure
and Improvement of Land (Ireland)
-bill introduced by Mr. Cardwell
and passed, [202]; The postponed
measures of the Session-the London
Corporation Reform Bill and Bank-
ruptcy and Insolvency Bill, [202];
Massacre of the Christians in Syria
-subject brought before the Lords
by Lord Stratford de Redcliffe; his
important speech, [203]; answer of
Lord Wodehouse, [204]; this long
and laborious session terminated on
the 28th August by Commission;
speech of the Lords Commissioners,
[205]; review of the operations of
the session, [207].

PATENTS, 565.
POETRY, 582.
PROMOTIONS, 522.
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS :——

Treaties.-Treaty of commerce with
France-the correspondence, 210;
the treaty, 223; additional article,
229; second additional article, 230;
treaty with Nicaragua, 231; treaty
of annexation of Savoy and Nice to
France, 240; convention for the
Pacification of Syria, 242.

State Papers.-Extracts from cor-

Public Documents-continued.

respondence relating to the cession of
Savoy and Nice, 243; Extracts from
correspondence relating to the affairs
of Italy, 273.

Table of statutes, 23 and 24 Vict.,
301; finance accounts for the year
1860, 318; prices of stock, 336;
average prices of corn, hay, straw,
clover, and butcher's meat, 337.

Summary of deaths, births, and
marriages, in England and Wales,
and in the metropolis, in 1860; the
same in the years 1851-60, 338;
meteorological table for 1860, 338
total number of bankrupts, 338
university honours, Oxford, 339;
Cambridge, 342.

QUEEN, THE.-The Session of Parlia-
ment opened by the Queen in person;
Her Majesty's Speech, 3; Her Ma-
jesty receives the officers of volun-
teer rifle corps at a special levée, 27 ;
reviews the rifle volunteers in Hyde-
park, 87, and at Edinburgh, 134;
opens the prize meeting of the Na-
tional Rifle Association at Wimbledon,
115; the Princess Royal (Princess
Frederick William of Prussia) de-
livered of a daughter, 126; autumnal
residence of the Court in Scotland,
134; visits the family of the Prince
Consort at Cobourg, journey through
Belgium, Prussia, &c., 159.
RACING MEETINGS.- Epsom, 73; Ascot,

81; Goodwood, 125; Doncaster, 157.
Railway Accidents :-In January, 14;
at the Tottenham station of the
Eastern Counties Railway, six persons
killed, many wounded, 21; at the
Hatfield station of the Great North-
ern, two persons killed, 61; singular
accident at the terminus of the Great
Northern, 77; near Granton, 118;
fatal accident on the Shrewsbury and
Hereford line, 148; dreadful acci-
dent to an excursion train at Helm-
shore, 152; fatal explosion of a loco-
motive at King's Cross, 170; dread-
ful accident at Atherstone, ten lives
lost, 172.

Return of the number of persons
killed by accident in the year 1860,

209.

SHERIFFS FOR THE YEAR 1860, 346.
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea.-Re-
turn of wrecks, &c., in 1859, 1;
storms and shipwrecks in January, 3;
wreck of the steamer Northerner, 6;
of the Mondejo, Portuguese man-of-

Shipwrecks-continued.

war, 12; the Endymion, emigrant
ship, destroyed by fire, 18; gales on
the 15th, 19th and 27th Feb., 19, 23;
wreck of the Lima, emigrant ship,
100 lives lost, 19; loss of the Hun-
garian, mail steamer and all on
board, 20; collision and loss of the
Ondine, near fifty lives lost, 20;
wreck of the Nimrod, forty lives
lost, 24; shocking mortality on board
the Great Tasmania transport, 33;
a ship's crew poisoned, 37; dreadful
murders on board a sloop in New
York harbour, 39; wreck of the
Malabar in Point-de-Galle harbour,
74; great gale in May, numerous
wrecks, great loss of Yarmouth fisher-
men, 75; dreadful disaster on Lake
Michigan, sinking of the Lady Elgin,
with several hundred persons, 154;
burning of the Connaught, mail-
steamer, at sea, 162; singular de-
struction of a Peruvian frigate, 165;
storms and shipwrecks in October,
168; explosion on board the steam-
ship Tonning, 170; storms and
wrecks in November, 179.
SPAIN AND MOROCCO.- War declared
between Spain and Morocco; a
Spanish force under General (Don-
nell lands at Ceuta; the British Go-
vernment declare against Spain se-
quiring any permanent territory,
[245]; general success of the Span-
iards; decisive battle near Tetuan,
which is taken; treaty of peace,
[246].

Stupid attempt at civil war by the
Count de Montemolin and his bro-
ther; they are captured, and released
on engagements, which they dis
honourably repudiate when free;
General Ortega taken and executed,
(247)

STATE PAPERS. - Extracts of corre
spondence relating to the annexation
of Savoy and Nice, 243; extracts of
correspondence relating to Italy, 275.
See PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
STATUTES, Table of 23 & 24 Vict., 301.
Srock, Prices of. 336.

SYRIA. See TURKEY AND SYRIA
TREATIES-Treaty of commerce with

France; the correspondence, 210,
the treaty, 223; additional article,
229; second additional article, 250;
treaty with Nicaragua, 231; treaty
of annexation of Savoy to France,
240; convention for the pacification
of Syria, 242.

TRIALS AND LAW CASES-Ciril Cases
Curious will case at Derby, 37; Not-
tidge v. Prince-the Agapemone,
126. Criminal Cases: trial of David
Hughes, an attorney, for extensive
frauds, 5; operatie arrangements,
Gye v. Hughes, Ward v. Lumley, 18 ;
trial of W. O'Brien at York, for bur-
glary with violence, 29; the Luton
murder trial of Joseph Castle for
the murder of his wife, 31; trial of
Thomas Challinor for arson and rob-
bery at Liverpool, 42; of Serafin
Manzano for the murder of a woman,
at Ashcombe, 43; trial of Pullinger
for immense frauds on the Union
Bank, 53; great commercial frauds
-case of Evans, an attorney, of the
Blaikies, of Aberdeen, and of the
Demetrios, 56; case of the Rev. Mr.
Hatch-trial of Eugenia Plummer
for perjury, 65; of Ann Barker for
attempted child-murder as Nettlebed,
119; of Henry Cowley, for child-
murder, 120; of Michael Hynes for
the murder of Ann Skein at Gosport,
122; of John Fenton for the murder
of Charles Spenser at Walkering-
ham, 124; of George Cass for the
murder of Ann Sewell, at Embledon,
132, of Francis Price for the murder
of Ann Platt, at Birmingham, 183;
of Thomas Gallagher for the murder
of his wife at Liverpool, 13×; of
Emma Padfield for child-murder at
Hackney. 176; of Thomas Smith for
the murder of John Batty at Win-
laton, 1×4; of Milner Lockey for the
murder of Thomas Harrison at Ur-
peth, 185; of Thomas Richardson for
the murder of William McBrian at
Wyberton, 187; of James Johnson
for the murder of Serjeant Chipt and
Corporal Jones at Aidershott, 1×8;
of Samuel Twigg for the murder of
his wife at Wolverhampton, 192;
of John Kenworthy for burglary with
violence, at Leeds, 196

The Walworth tragedy-trial of
William Godfrey Youngman for the
murder of Mary Ann Streeter, his
mother, and two brothers, 532, the
Stepney murder, trial of George
Mulus for the murder of Mrs Mary
Emsley, 541.

TURKEY AND SYRIA - Massacre of
Christians by the Druses in the
towns of the Lebanon; disgraceful
endnet of the Turkish authorities,

51, scenes at Zalch and Deir el-
Kammar, (52,, outrages and mas