PARLIAMENT.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 23, 23 July 1864, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

In the House Of Lords, on the 30th, Earl Bussell ' said the Conference had agreed that no contributions" should be levied in Jutland during, the armistice. y.-.yVi -*>V: i, yu. -y . 'I ■*.-■:. '-v.: P- ... .- y. >*■■>- All articles takenforthe use of the troops should be paid for,' , in/the/Hpuse of Commons on the 26th, Mr. Mitts called , attention to the war in New Zealand, and moved; for the correspondence between the. Govern and. the Colonial relative to the policy of confiscation adopted by the New Zealand Legislature. Mr. Cardwell assented to the motion. He explained the views ;.of the Government for the restoration||f peace in the Colonies, and said that this new Act of confiscation had not been reserved for the sanction of the Crown, but was in actual operation at this momeut. To have disallowed it, would have created fresh difficulties, and led to renewalbi" anarchy, while he deemed it impolitic- to disallow the act under the circumstances. Instructions have been sent *(but; ? Ho the Governor to limit and restrain "its } operations, which, he trusted, would result in restoring the peace and permanent settlement of this Colony. Lord Bobert Cecil, Sir John Pakington, and other members, exj>ressed their satisfaction at the policy sketched out by the Colonial Secretary. On the 2nd May, Lord Paget announced that the Channel fleet, ordered to the Downs, was re^&y for immediate service. The announcement was received with much cheering. On the 6th, Lord Paget stated that the Aurora had been sent to the North Sea, to watch the movements of the Austrian squadron, supposed to be about to enter the Baltic. On the 9th, Earl reported that a telegram had been just received from Heliogoland, reporting a naval engagement that afternoon, between the Austrian and Prussian fleets and the -Danish, when the latter were victorious. The announcement was received with loud and prolonged cheering. On the llth a Borough Franchise Bill, to reduce voting qualifications to six pounds, was rejected on the second reading. Mr. Gladstone made a powerful speech supporting the Bill, which has since caused much discussion.