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Insolvency as regarded the county district courts . On Friday , returns were ordered relative to explanations in India . ——In the House of Commons , Monday was occupied with the discussion on the Indian Government Bill : on Tuesday , on the motion of Mr . Baillie , certain papers relative to the annexation of Oude , were ordered to be laid on the table ; on Wednesday , bills for facilitating the obtaining of sites for churches in Ireland , relative to ecclesiastical residences in
Ireland , and for the abolition of Church-rates , were read a second time ; on Thursday , the debate on the India Bill was resumed , and the second reading carried by 318 to 173 , and on the following night an amendment of Mr . Milner Oibson on the Conspiracies to Murder Bill , to the effect that the House detested assassins , but regretted that Ministers should seek to legislate until tjiey had answered the alleged insult from the French Minister , was carried by a majority of 234 to 215 / thus putting the ministry in a minority of 19 . ——It is
gratifying to observe that 150 Z . 18 s . has been received from Charleston , South Carolina , in aid of the Indian Relief Fund .- ——From India the accounts continue most satisfactory . Sir Colin Campbell had defeated the rebels at Futtyghur , and was only waiting for a siege-train to move with Jung Bahadoor on Rohileund . Other successes have attended the British arms , but Nana Sahib is stated to be still at the head of a large body of rebels in the neighbourhood of Nagotu , and they will shortly have to measure their strength with English forces .- -From China
we learn that not only has Canton been successfully attacked , but Commissioner Yeh and the Tartar general have fallen into the hands of the " outside barbarians . " Yeh , who was disguised as a coolie , was sent on board the Inflexible . —— From France we learn that the legislative body has closed its labours by voting the new Public Security Bill . The numbers were—for the measure , 227 ; against it , 24 . During the debate , the Opposition , headed by M . 01 livier , argued that certain articles might give the executive dangerous powers . The new regulations
regarding passports will materially interfere with the prosperity of Calais and Boulogne . No person will be allowed to land without a passport—a measure which will do much to stop the South-Eastern , South Coast , and South-Western Railway Companies' excursions , as Jones or Robinson , who takes his annual trip for eight or ten shillings , will not be disposed to add six shillings for a passport . N ' importe , the English watering-places will be benefited by the change . The Sardinian Government has presented to the Chambers aprojet de hi relative to conspiracies
against the lives of foreign sovereigns . It is stated that we shall soon hear that Piedmont has broken off diplomatic relations with Naples . The seizure of the Cagliari , declared to be an illegal act according to the international laws of Europe , is defended by the Neapolitan Government , with insults . The relations between Russia and Turkey do not improve . Russia will not send consuls to Turkey , and it is strongly suspected that the freedom of the Black Sea will be opposed by the Government of St . Petersburg in a variety of ways . ——Nearer home , the East-India Company has held a special meeting , at which two resolutions were
carried—one giving a vote of thanks to the Right Hon . Lord Canning , the Governor-General of India ; to the Right Hon . Lord Harris , the Governor of Madras ; the Right Hon . Lord Elphinstone , the Governor of Bombay ; Mr . Plalliday , Deputy-Governor of Bengal ; Sir John Lawrence , the Chief Commissioner of the Punjaub ; and Mr . Frere , Commissioner of Scinde ; and the second , the thanks of the Court to Sir Colin Campbell , Commander-in-Chief in India ; Major-Gen . Sir James Outram , Major-Gen . Sir John Inglis , and Major-Gen . Sir Archdale Wilson . On a third motion for a vote of thanks to the army , navy , and marines , an amendment was carried to include the name of Sir William Peel , of the naval
brigade . The trial of the British Bank directors still draws its slow length along , and the opinion gains ground that the majority , if not all , will be acquitted . ¦ The railway meetings are still being held , and the dividends have been declared without opposition , excepting in the case of the London and Northwestern , where an attempt was made , but ineffectually , to get another quarter per cent .
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Her Majesty (With The Exception Of Her U...
Insolvency as regarded the county district courts . On Friday , returns were ordered relative to explanations in India . ——In the House of Commons , Monday was occupied with the discussion on the Indian Government Bill : on Tuesday , on the motion of Mr . Baillie , certain papers relative to the annexation of Oude , were ordered to be laid on the table ; on Wednesday , bills for facilitating the obtaining of sites for churches in Ireland , relative to ecclesiastical residences in
Ireland , and for the abolition of Church-rates , were read a second time ; on Thursday , the debate on the India Bill was resumed , and the second reading carried by 318 to 173 , and on the following night an amendment of Mr . Milner Oibson on the Conspiracies to Murder Bill , to the effect that the House detested assassins , but regretted that Ministers should seek to legislate until tjiey had answered the alleged insult from the French Minister , was carried by a majority of 234 to 215 / thus putting the ministry in a minority of 19 . ——It is
gratifying to observe that 150 Z . 18 s . has been received from Charleston , South Carolina , in aid of the Indian Relief Fund .- ——From India the accounts continue most satisfactory . Sir Colin Campbell had defeated the rebels at Futtyghur , and was only waiting for a siege-train to move with Jung Bahadoor on Rohileund . Other successes have attended the British arms , but Nana Sahib is stated to be still at the head of a large body of rebels in the neighbourhood of Nagotu , and they will shortly have to measure their strength with English forces .- -From China
we learn that not only has Canton been successfully attacked , but Commissioner Yeh and the Tartar general have fallen into the hands of the " outside barbarians . " Yeh , who was disguised as a coolie , was sent on board the Inflexible . —— From France we learn that the legislative body has closed its labours by voting the new Public Security Bill . The numbers were—for the measure , 227 ; against it , 24 . During the debate , the Opposition , headed by M . 01 livier , argued that certain articles might give the executive dangerous powers . The new regulations
regarding passports will materially interfere with the prosperity of Calais and Boulogne . No person will be allowed to land without a passport—a measure which will do much to stop the South-Eastern , South Coast , and South-Western Railway Companies' excursions , as Jones or Robinson , who takes his annual trip for eight or ten shillings , will not be disposed to add six shillings for a passport . N ' importe , the English watering-places will be benefited by the change . The Sardinian Government has presented to the Chambers aprojet de hi relative to conspiracies
against the lives of foreign sovereigns . It is stated that we shall soon hear that Piedmont has broken off diplomatic relations with Naples . The seizure of the Cagliari , declared to be an illegal act according to the international laws of Europe , is defended by the Neapolitan Government , with insults . The relations between Russia and Turkey do not improve . Russia will not send consuls to Turkey , and it is strongly suspected that the freedom of the Black Sea will be opposed by the Government of St . Petersburg in a variety of ways . ——Nearer home , the East-India Company has held a special meeting , at which two resolutions were
carried—one giving a vote of thanks to the Right Hon . Lord Canning , the Governor-General of India ; to the Right Hon . Lord Harris , the Governor of Madras ; the Right Hon . Lord Elphinstone , the Governor of Bombay ; Mr . Plalliday , Deputy-Governor of Bengal ; Sir John Lawrence , the Chief Commissioner of the Punjaub ; and Mr . Frere , Commissioner of Scinde ; and the second , the thanks of the Court to Sir Colin Campbell , Commander-in-Chief in India ; Major-Gen . Sir James Outram , Major-Gen . Sir John Inglis , and Major-Gen . Sir Archdale Wilson . On a third motion for a vote of thanks to the army , navy , and marines , an amendment was carried to include the name of Sir William Peel , of the naval
brigade . The trial of the British Bank directors still draws its slow length along , and the opinion gains ground that the majority , if not all , will be acquitted . ¦ The railway meetings are still being held , and the dividends have been declared without opposition , excepting in the case of the London and Northwestern , where an attempt was made , but ineffectually , to get another quarter per cent .