Bill, considerable discussion took place upon a new
clause which had been introduced for the special purpose
of preventing the inclosure of Hampstead-heath by
Sir T. M. Wilson, the proprietor of the soil. The clause
was resisted on the ground that it was undignified for
the legislature to aim its measures against a single
individual. After considerable debate, the opponents of
the clause persisting in their antagonism, the Solicitor-
General withdrew the bill altogether.

Mr. WILSON, in answer to a question from Mr.
Thornely, said that some of the existing arrangements
respecting the Conveyance of Newspapers by Post
having been found inconvenient, the Treasury, at the
request of the Postmaster-General, had consented to
allow unstamped journals to pass free to the colonies
and foreign countries with the addition of a single
postage label. No change, he added, was to he made
in the regulations respecting the inland conveyance of
newspapers.

Captain SCOBELL moved for a select committee to
inquire into the Government of the Navy. Some
discussion took place, but was stopped by the house being
counted out.

On Saturday, August 11, the Limited Liabilities
Bill was brought down from the Lords with amendments.
The amendments were agreed to and the bill
passed.

On Tuesday, August 14, while the house awaited
Black Rod to summon them to hear the Queen's Speech,
Sir DE LACY EVANS spoke at some length on the
conduct of the war, with a view of eliciting from Lord
Palmerston a declaration that the government are
determined to prosecute the war with vigour during the
recess. He said he was old enough to recollect that at
the close of the last war we had 80,000 British troops,
and 40,000 Portuguese troops commanded by British
officers, on the coast of Spain; besides which, we
assisted the Spanish government, maintained troops in
the Mediterranean, and made war in Canada. Comparing
these numbers with those in the Crimea, it will
be seen, he contended, that there is a great falling off
in energy in the conduct of the war. The government
must desire to reinforce the army in the Crimea; but
they have not taken means, by augmenting the bounty
and affording other facilities, to raise recruits. He
pointed out that there are 320,000 men in India, 40,000
of whom are British soldiers; seven seasoned battalions
at the Cape, two in Ceylon—in fact, ten battalions of
seasoned soldiers who might be made available for
service in the Crimea, by sending Native Indian Irregular
Cavalry to the Cape, and Sepoys to the Mauritius,
Ceylon, and Hongkong. It would be easy to increase
the Native forces in India, and have 20,000 British
soldiers ready for service in the Crimea in three months.
He further expressed his satisfaction at the state and
numbers of the Foreign Legion and the Turkish
Contingent; and suggested that a brigade of 5000 men
should be drawn from the Irish constabulary. With
regard to a Polish Legion—that is a matter of delicacy.
But all Poland is not Austrian; and if it is desired to
show deference to Austria, let there be a special
provision that no subjects of the Gallician provinces shall
be enrolled, but only Russian Poles. We ought to take
an opportunity of showing how small is the minority
which concurs in gloomy views, and statements like
those made by the noble lord who distinguished or rather
extinguished himself at Vienna.—Lord PALMERSTON
said that nobody was more entitled than Sir De Lacy
Evans to express his opinions on the conduct of the war;
and the suggestions just made should receive the
deepest consideration. When Sir De Lacy heard the
Queen's speech, he would find that the views entertained
by her Majesty were in accordance with those previously
expressed by the government. It is true that a larger
army was in the field at the close of the last war than
is now in the Crimea; but if the first year of the
Peninsular war be taken, it will be found that the
efforts we are now making are greater than those made
by the British government at the commencement of that
war. Lord Palmerston was interrupted by the arrival
of the message from the Lords, and he concluded by
repeating his assurance that Sir De Lacy's suggestions
should receive full consideration.

PROGRESS OF BUSINESS

House of Lords—Monday, July 30th.—Royal assent to a
number of bills. Nuisances Bill committed. Coal Mines
Inspection bill read a third time and passed. Militia Officers
Qualification Bill read a third time and passed.

31st.—Metropolis Management Bill reported. Office of
Speaker Bill read a second time.

Thursday, August 2nd.—Dissenters Marriages Bill reported.
Public Offices Extension Bill read a second time. Excise
Duties Bill read a second time. Turkish Loan Bill read a first
time. Sale of Beer Bill read a first time.

3rd.—Office of Speaker Bill read a third time and passed.
Metropolitan Buildings Bill read a second time. Custom
Laws Consolidation Bill read a second time. Passenger Act
Amendment Bill read a second time. Turkish Loan Bill read
a second time.

6th.—Sale of Beer Bill read a second time. Metropolis
Local Management Bill read a third time and passed. Excise
Duties Bill read a third time and passed. Turkish Loan Bill
reported. Ordnance Board Bill read a third time.

7th.—Limited Liability Bill read a second time. Sale of
Beer Bill committed. Customs Tariff Acts Amendment and
Consolidation Bill read a third time and passed. Customs
Laws Consolidation Bill read a third time and passed. Turkish
Loan Bill read a third time and passed. Ordnance Board Bill
read a third time and passed. Lunatic Asylums (Ireland)
Advances Bill read a second time. Appropriation Bill read
first time.

9th.—Public-houses (Ireland) Bill read a second time.
Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Acts
Consolidation Bill read a third time and passed. Public Health Act
(1854) Continuance Bill read a second time. Diseases Prevention
Bill read a second time. Limited Liability Bill committed.
Appropriation Bill read a second time. Exchequer Bills
(£7,000,000) Bill read a second time.

10th.—Public Health (No. 2) Bill read a second time.
Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Advances Bill read a third time
and passed. Appropriation Bill committed. Public-houses
(Ireland) Bill committed. Public Health Act (1854) Continuance
Bill committed. Exchequer Bills (£7,000,000) Bill committed.
Limited Liability Bill reported,
11th.—Limited Liability Bill read a third time and passed.
13th.—Appropriation Bill read a third time and passed.
14th.—Royal Assent to seventy-six public and private bills,
including the Turkish Loan Bill, Religious Worship Bill, Sale
of Beer, &c. Bill, Metropolis Local Management Bill, Charitable
Trusts Bill, Limited Liability Bill, Despatch of Business
(Court of Chancery) Bill, Criminal Justice Bill, and Union of
Contiguous Benefices Bill. Prorogation of Parliament to the
23rd October.

House of Commons.—Monday, July 30th.—Sale of Beer Bill
read a second time. Limited Liability Bill reported.
Partnership Amendment Bill withdrawn. Metropolitan Buildings
Bill read a third time and passed.

31st.—Committee of Supply, Supplemental Estimates.
Turkish Loan Bill read a third time and passed. Fisheries
Bill reported. Sale of Beer Bill in committee.

Wednesday, August 1st.—Carlisle Canonries Bill in
committee. Union of Contiguous Benefices Bill reported.

2nd.—Committee of Supply, Supplemental Estimates. Ways
and Means, Chancellor of Exchequer's resolutions. Sale of
Beer Bill read a third time and passed. Limited Liability
Bill read a third time and passed. Crime and Outrage (Ireland)
Bill read a second time. Dwellings for Labouring
Classes Bill reported.

3rd.—Public Health Bill committed. Exchequer Bills Bill
read a first time. Appropriation Bill read a first time.
Fisheries Bill read a third time and passed.

4th.—Appropriation Bill read a second time. Exchequer
Bills (£7,000,000) Bill read a second time. Ordnance Board
Bill read a third time and passed. Public Health Act (1854)
Continuance and Amendment Bill read a third time and
passed. Dwellings for Labouring Classes Bill read a third
time and passed.

6th.—Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Advances Bill read a third
time and passed. Diseases Prevention Bill read a third time
and passed. Criminal Justice Bill read a third time. Charitable
Trusts Bill in committee. Crime and Outrage (Ireland)
Continuance Bill in committee.

7th.—Appropriation Bill passed. Militia Pay Bill read a
third time and passed. Charitable Trusts Bill committed.
Hospitals in the East; Mr. Stafford's motion. Indian
Accounts; Mr. Vernon Smith's statement.

8th.—Burials Bill read a third time and passed. Criminal
Justice Bill passed. Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Bill
committed. East India Company's Accounts; report received.
Accidents on Railways Bill withdrawn.

9th.—Charitable Trusts Bill read a third time and passed
Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Bill withdrawn. Despatch
of Business (Court of Chancery) Bill in committee. Metropolis
Local Management Bill; Lords' amendments agreed to.

10th.—Despatch of Business (Court of Chancery) Bill read
a third time and passed. Nuisances Removal Bill; Lords'
amendments agreed to. Ordnance Board Bill; Lords'
amendments agreed to. Sale of Beer Bill; Lords' amendments
agreed to.