suggested, that to make Lord Stanley's amendment
more clear, words should be added expressing the
expediency of continuing the present government for
two years.—Lord JOCELYN opposed the amendment,
and agreed with the principle of the bill; reserving
details.—Mr. MANGLES at once defended the Court of
Directors and opposed the amendment. The debate
was then adjourned.

                          PROGRESS OF BUSINESS.

House of Lords.—May 26th.—Aggravated Assaults Bill read
a second time.—County Polls (Scotland) Bill commuted.—
Common Lodging Houses Bill reported.—Hindoo Petition
respecting law of inheritance.

27th.—Turkish Question, statement by Lord Clarendon.—
Succession Tax, Lord Malmesbury's motion for a Committee
negatived.

30th.—Conversion of Stock, Lord Chancellor's statement.—
Cuban Slave Trade, petition from Jamaica presented by Lord
Carlisle.—Maldon Election, Commission agreed to.

31st.—Alteration of Oaths Bill read a second time.—
Aggravated Assault Bill reported.

June 2.—Conversion of Stock, further statement by Lord
Chancellor.—Alteration of Oaths Bill thrown out on motion
for going into committee.—Common Lodging House Bill,
Aggravated Assaults Bill, and Evidence Amendment Bill
passed.

7th.—Earldom of Perth Bill read a second time.

9th.—Hackney Carriages Bill read a second time.—Income
Tax Bill read a first time.

10th.—Hackney Carriages Bill committed.—Earldom of
Perth Bill read a third time.

13th.—Discussions on the Turkish Question.—Lord
Ellenborough's speech on India.

14th.—Royal Assent to County Election Polls (Scotland)
Bill and Aggravated Assaults Bill.

17th.—The Marquis of Westmeath's motion for a Committee
on Conduct of Mr. Keogh discussed and withdrawn.

20th.—Income Tax Bill read a second time.—Encumbered
Estates Bill (Ireland) read a second time.

23rd.—Charitable Trusts Bill, and Income Tax Bill passed
through committee.—Leave granted to the Bishop of Oxford
to bring in a bill to Facilitate the Exchange of Ecclesiastical
Livings.

House of Commons.—May 23.—Report of Dockyard
Committee.—Income Tax Bill, Col. Dunne's motion on Irish
Taxation negatived—ln Committee, Mr. Frewen's and Mr.
Walpole's amendments negatived.—Succession Duty Bill read
a first time.

26th.—Church Rates, Mr. Phillimore's motion negatived,
and Mr. Clay's amendment negatived.—New Writ for
Plymouth.

27th.—Turkish Question, statement by Lord J. Russell.—
Income Tax Bill considered in committee.—Regulations of
Assurances Bill read a second time, and referred to a select
committee.—County Rates Bill committed.

30th.—Income Tax Bill in committee.—Hackney Carriages
Bill read a third time.

31st.—Irish Church Revenues, Mr. Moore's motion for
inquiry negatived.

June 1st.—New Trials Bill thrown out.—Judges Exclusion
Bill thrown out in motion for third reading.

2nd.—Income Tax Bill in committee.—Customs Acts in
conmmittee.—Hackney Carriages Bill passed.

3rd.—Income Tax Bill in committee.—Customs Acts
reported.—Government of India, Sir C. Wood's statement of
proposed measure.

6th.—Income Tax Bill passed.—Government of India,
adjourned debate.

7th.—No House.

8th.—Courts of Common Law (Ireland) in committee.

9th.—Government of India Bill read a first time.—Customs'
Duties, resolutions agreed to.—Excise Duty on Spirits Bill in
committee.—New Writ for Clare.

10th.—Customs and Acts, resolutions agreed to and Bill
ordered.—Succession Duty Bill read a second time.—Excise
Duties on Spirits Bill, and Customs' Duties on Spirits Bill
committed.

13th.—Succession Duty Bill, Sir John Pakington's motion
negatived.—Savings' Banks Bill read a second time.—Excise
Duties on Spirits Bill, amendments considered.

14th.—New Writ for Harwich.—Mr. Berkeley's motion for
leave to bring in a Bill for the Ballot, negatived.

15th.—Elections Bill considered in committee.—Combination
of Workmen Bill passed.

16th.—Mr. Keogh's Government Appointment discussions.
—Succession Duty Bill considered in committee.—Soap Duties
Bill read a first time.—Simony Law amendment bill read a
first time.

17th.—Succession Duty Bill considered in committee.—
Excise Duties on Spirits Bill read a third time.—New Writs
for Durham and Peterborough.

20th.—Succession Duty Bill considered in committee.—
Sheriff's Court Bill (Scotland) passed through committee.—
Soap Duties Bill passed through committee.

21st.—Episcopal and Capitular Property, leave given the
Marquis of Blandford to bring in a bill.—House counted out.

22nd.—Recovery of Personal Liberty Bill, motion for second
reading negatived.

23rd.—Government of India Bill, Lord Stanley's amendment
on question of second reading debated.

THE resignations by Messrs. Monsell, Keogh, and
Sadleir of the offices held by them under government
were withdrawn in consequence of a correspondence
between Mr. Monsell and the Earl of Aberdeen, which
was published by the former in the morning papers of
the 6th inst. In this correspondence the reasons are
given for the resignations, and also for their subsequent
withdrawal:—Mr. Monsell, in his letter to Lord
Aberdeen, dated the 2d inst., says he was not present
in the House of Commons on the previous night, but
had learned from the newspapers "that in the course
of a discussion upon the ecclesiastical revenues of Ireland,
Lord John Russell, who is the organ of the government
in the House of Commons, spoke of the Roman Catholic
Church in a manner which could not fail to be most
offensive to the members of that communion. His
lordship described, not individual members of the Roman
Catholic Church, but that church itself, 'under the
direction of its head,' as hostile to free institutions and
disloyal to civil governments, and, therefore, the
qualification which his lordship added to his censure could
not apply to any who, like myself, are in deep and
thorough unity of sentiment and spirit with that church
and its head." Mr. Monsell adds that no Minister
haying expressed dissent from Lord J. Russell's
opinions, they had gone forth as the opinions of the
government, and therefore he could not with honour
remain a member, as, though not complaining of the
vote, he could not pass by sentiments so hostile to the
civil equality of the communion to which he
belonged. Lord Aberdeen, in his reply, dated the
3d, expresses his concern at receiving the tender
of resignation, and says:—"I have to inform you
that while the vote on that occasion had the sanction
of the government, the reasons for that vote given by
Lord John Russell, and the sentiments of which you
complain are not shared by me nor by many of my
colleagues. I wish this to be distinctly understood, as
I might otherwise be justly charged with a departure
from those feelings which, both in and out of office, I
have held, and still hold, with regard to the Roman
Catholic body, and the open avowal of which had
appeared to several Roman Catholic gentlemen to justify
them in accepting office under the government. Words
spoken in the heat of debate are liable to be misapprehended,
and Lord John Russell desires me to say that
he did not impute want of loyalty to the Roman
Catholics, and that he expressly said that political and
social equality ought to be maintained." Lord Aberdeen
adds, that a similar communication had been made
to Messrs. Keogh and Sadleir, and he trusted that,
after this explanation, Mr. Monsell would not persevere
in an intention which would cause him (Lord Aberdeen)
sincere regret. To this Mr. Monsell's letter, dated June
4, replied that the above explanation showed that the
sentiments of which he complained were not those of
Lord Aberdeen's government. He (Mr. Monsell) could
not conceal from himself, "That even the frank and
generous consistency with which his lordship had acted
on the occasion may prove insufficient, in some quarters,
to allay the apprehension which has been excited.
With me, however, it is otherwise." Mr. Monsell
concludes by saying that, under these circumstances, he
can have no hesitation to withdraw his resignation.
Similar withdrawals of the resignations occurred in the
cases of Messrs. Sadleir and Keogh.

          NARRATIVE OF LAW AND CRIME.

An appalling Suicide has been committed at the Bull
and George Inn, Dartford, by Henry Lavender Culper,
manager for Messrs. Saunders & Otley, publisher, in
Conduit-street. He was single, and thirty-four years