POSTSCRIPT.
IN the House of Lords, last night, Lord LYVEDEN presented a petition from inhabitants and tax-payers of Calcutta and Bengal Proper, complaining of over-taxation and misgovernment. Earl DE GREY entered into explanations on the subject, and stated that it was the intention of the Government to introduce in the present session a bill for remodelling the Indian CounciL The Earl of ELLEMBOROUGH expressed a hope that the Council would be abolished altogether. The Marquis of CLANRICA.B.DE, the Duke'of Ancrur., and Earl GREY took part in the discussion of the subject concerning the necessity of prompt legislation in reference to it. In the House of Commons, in consequence of the illness of the Speaker, Mr.-Massey, the Chairman of Committees, took the chair. On the motion that the House at its rising adjourn till Monday, General PEEL inquired what steps the Government had taken to ascer- tain whether the report of the murder of Captain Brabazon by the Chinese was true.
Lord ROBERT CECII, also called attention to the outrage sustained by Captain Macdonald from the Prussian authorities at Bonn; and Mr. NEWDEGATE referred to a statement made in the It:dependance Beige, to the effect that in the event of the abdication of the Pope, temporary powers would be conferred on Cardinal Wiseman, and asked whether the Government had any official knowledge of the subject. Lord PALMERSTON said he feared the intelligence of the death of Captain Brabazon was but too true, and that every step had been taken by the Government to ascertain his fate. With respect to the outrage of which Captain Macdonald had been the subject, he con- sidered that the language employed by Lord Robert Cecil was not too strong in condemnation of the brutal treatment he had received from the Prussian officials. He hoped, however, that the universal exe- cration which their conduct had drawn down upon them would carry with it its own punishment. In answer to Mr. Newdegate's question, he said he had seen the statement referred to copied into a London morning paper, but the Government had received no information OR the subject, nor did they .believe it possible that any arrangement could be made for succession to the Papacy during the lifetime of the Pontiff.
Several other questions of minor importance having been asked and answered, the adjournment of the House till Monday was agreed to.
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