The other Parliamentary matters need little notice here. Mr. MILNER
GIBSON endeavoured to obstruct the Canada Corn-resolu- tions by a motion which scarcely differed from Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S amendment last week ; and the Commons set it aside by a large majority. Lr ARERBEEN has introduced to the House of Lords the pro- mised bill to settle doubts as to the induction of ministers to benefices in the Church of Scotland.
The Lords have made a report on the evidence which they have collected, with great diligence, respecting the Libel-laws ; and they suggest some improvements, of such obvious propriety in their general scope, that every one would expect them to be adopted, or others as good in their place, if it were not the monomania of many legislators to be conservative of abuses universally condemned but not likely to lead to popular resistance. Even in this report there would seem to be an instance of this clinging to ancient error : the Committee recommend no alteration in the law respecting public prosecutions—not because that part of the law is unobjectionable, but because the present practice is lenient: that is, the law is use- less at present because moderate Governments are ashamed to use it ; but it is left for the use of tyrannical Governments, should such again occur. But this by the by : if effect be given to the report, in the spirit of Lord CAMPBELL'S speech, it promises to be the best piece of legislation performed this session by either House.
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