of the Commons on official salaries, and various other
topics. His speech produced no remark.

On Saturday the 10th, the Marlborough House Bill,
and the Duke of Cambridge's Annuity Bill were
respectively Committed.

On Monday the 12th, the Duke of Cambridge's
Annuity Bill, and the Mercantile Marine Bill were
read a third time and passed. On the third reading of
the Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Bill, the Earl of
LUCAN proposed a clause for including the illegal
removal of growing crops among the offences to which
this bill is applicable; but the clause was opposed by
the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, and negatived upon a
division.

The matter of the Forged Signatures to the Petition
against the Liverpool Waterworks Bill, was again
brought forward on Tuesday the 13th, by Lord
MONTEAGLE, who moved resolutions declaring that Mr. C.
Cream and Mr. M. A. Gage, the presenters of the petition,
had been guilty of a gross breach of privilege. These
resolutions having been carried unanimously, Mr. Cream
and Mr. Gage were called in and asked if they had
anything to say in explanation or extenuation. They both
protested their innocence, and Mr. Gage said that the
charge was the result of a deep laid conspiracy in
Liverpool to defeat the petition. They were ordered to
be imprisoned for a fortniglit in Newgate—The Earl of
RODEN put a question to ministers respecting certain
alleged Persecutions of Protestant Members in Ireland.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE ascribed the disputes alluded
to by Lord Roden, to persons who, no doubt actuated by
zeal, had endeavoured to give the religion they professed
what was called in Scotland an "aggressive" character,
and had carried religious debates into places where the
majority of the inhabitants were of a different persuasion.
The Irish Government uniformly discountenanced
everything in the shape of annoyance or persecution for
religious opinions; and instructions had been issued to
the magistracy, directing them to cause the arrest of all
persons offending against the law in this respect. If the
noble Earl should think proper to move for extracts
from the reports of the Police with the view of showing
what had occurred in the particular cases referred to,
and copies of the instructions issued by the Government
thereupon, he would not oppose the motion. The
Lord Lieutenant would continue to give his attention to
the subject; but any attempt on the part of the Government
to put an end to the irritation which prevailed
would be abortive unless the reverend persons by
whose proceedings that irritation was caused exercised
forbearance and caution as regarded their language. Lord
RODEN made the motion suggested, and it was agreed to.

On Wednesday the 14th, Lord CAMPBELL took
occasion to express his satisfaction with the report of the
commissioners on the Postal Regulations, and his belief
that the recommendations now made would go far to
remove the evils which had been so much felt. He
begged leave, as one of the judges of the land, to state
that the late regulations had a tendency, with respect to
the administration of criminal justice, to obstruct works
of necessity and mercy. While the late assizes were
going forward it was often of the greatest importance
that communication should be made to the judges
respecting cases that were coming on for trial, and also with
respect to cases that had been tried; but, in consequence
of the recent regulations, all communications of that sort
for twenty-four hours were entirely cut off. He and his
colleague, Mr. Justice Williams, thinking that a dispensation
might be granted by authority in the case of her
Majesty's judges, made an application to that effect; but
the Postmaster refused to make any exception, stating
that he had received positive orders that no letters
should be delivered to any one. He (Lord Campbell)
honoured him for his strict obedience to the commands
he had received. But it might have happened that in
consequence of this refusal persons whose cases were
coming on for trial were deprived of evidence that was
material to show their innocence; and that persons who
had been convicted were cut off from receiving that
mercy to which they were entitled.

The Prorogation of Parliament by the Queen in
person took place on Thursday the l5th, with the usual
formalities. The ceremonial was exceedingly splendid,
and attended by a numerous assemblage of peers, foreign
ambassadors, peeresses, and other persons of distinction.
The Speaker of the House of Commons, with a large
body of members, appeared at the bar and made the
customary address, giving an account of the proceedings of
the house and tendering the last bill of supply; and the
Queen then read the following speech:—
     "MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
"I have the satisfaction of being able to release you
from the duties of a laborious session. The assiduity and
care with which you have applied yourselves to the
business which required your attention merit my cordial
approbation. The act for the better government of my
Australian colonies will, I trust, improve the condition
of those rising communities. It will always be gratifying
to me to be able to extend the advantages of
representative institutions, which form the glory and
happiness of my people, to colonies inhabited by men
who are capable of exercising, with benefit to themselves,
the privileges of freedom. It has afforded me great
satisfaction to give my assent to the act which you have
passed for the improvement of the merchant naval
service of this country. It is, I trust, calculated to promote
the welfare of every class connected with this essential
branch of the national interest. The act for the gradual
discontinuance of interments within the limits of the
metropolis is in conformity with those enlightened views
which have for their object the improvement of the
public health. I shall watch with interest the progress of
measures relating to this important subject. I have
given my cordial assent to the act for the extension of
the elective franchise in Ireland. I look to the most
beneficial consequences from a measure which has been
framed with a view to give to my people in Ireland a
fair participation in the benefits of our representative
system. I have observed with the greatest interest and
satisfaction the measures which have been adopted with
a view to the improvement of the administration of
justice in various departments, and I confidently anticipate
they will be productive of much public convenience and
advantage.
     "GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
"The improvement of the revenue, and the large
reductions which have been made in various branches of
expenditure, have tended to give to our financial
condition stability and security. I am happy to find that
you have been enabled to relieve my subjects from some
of the burdens of taxation, without impairing the
sufficiency of our resources to meet the charges imposed
upon them.
     "MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
"I am encouraged to hope that the treaty between
Germany and Denmark, which has been concluded at
Berlin under my mediation, may lead, at no distant
period, to the restoration of peace in the north of
Europe. No endeavour shall be wanting on my part to
secure the attainment of this great blessing. I continue
to maintain the most friendly relations with foreign
powers, and I trust that nothing may occur to
disturb the general peace. I have every reason to
be thankful for the loyalty and attachment of my people;
and while I am studious to preserve and to improve our
institutions, I rely upon the goodness of Almighty God
to favour my efforts, and to guide the destinies of this
nation."

Parliament was then prorogued in the usual form to
the 25th of October.

On Friday, the 26th of July, in the HOUSE OF COMMONS,
at the morning sitting, Baron Rothschild came
forward to Take the Oaths as a member for the City of
London as mentioned in last month's Narrative. At
the evening sitting, in reply to a question from Mr.
Scholefield respecting certain proceedings which had
taken place with regard to Unstamped Periodical
Publications; Mr. C. Lewis said that though it was easy to
state what in the eye of the law was a newspaper, yet
there was sometimes considerable difficulty in drawing
the line, especially in the case of publications which lay
on the confines. There were several publications of this
description; among the rest one called the Household