Parliamentary Proceedings.

THE English Reform Bill passed the House of Lords on Monday June 4, and received the Royal Assent by Commission on the following Thursday. The majority for the third reading was 84, the numbers being 106 and 22. The Scotch and Irish Reform Bills are proceeding quietly through parliament. A dissolution is generally expected in July, but some doubt whether the new arrangements required by the Reform Bills, can be completed so early. A Bill has been introduced into the House of Commons, providing that members who are not able to satisfy their creditors should not retain their seats: that persons avowedly insolvent: should not be elected to serve as members and that bankrupt members should not be allowed any privilege as members against the rights of their creditors. A Bill has also been introduced into the House of Lords, to prevent bribery at Elections. The Bills are however so coldly regarded by our modern reformers, that they will most probably be stifled. Both Houses have addressed the King, in consequence of his Majesty having been treasonably struck with a stone by a discarded Greenwich Pensioner at Ascot Races. His Majesty though knocked down, happily escaped without any serious injury.

A poor wretch of the name of Cook, at Leicester, has acquired a melancholy notoriety, by murdering a Mr. Paas, and attempting to conceal his crime by consuming the body. He has been arrested and confesses his crime.

Notices and Acknowledgments.

RECEIVED AMICUS HIBERNICUS.-A-A.—AMICUS.-A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.-M. G. H.-T. H. H.

The kind communication from Grosvenor Square, has been forwarded to the Secretary of the Society for the Relief of the Poor Pious Clergy, who we doubt not, will lose no time in pointing out the best means of carrying into effect our correspondent's benevolent intentions.

The enquiries of VERITAS are on several accounts attended with considerable difficulty; but under all circumstances we conceive

1. That the parishioners should be urged to serious, early, and regular attendance at Church.

2. That when any thing decidedly contrary to Scriptural truth is taught, the attention of the preacher should be called to it in any way possible; as by conversation, by letter, by putting into his hands such books as Scott's Force of TruthScott on Repentance, &c.

3. That Veritas make it a point daily and fervently to pray him who hath all hearts in his hands, to open the eyes and convert the souls of those who are in error, and especially to lead all who are called ministers to the knowledge and experience of his Gospel, that they may rightly divide the word of truth, and both save themselves and those who hear them.

On the whole question we would recommend to the attention of Veritas the sixth chapter of BICKERSTETH'S CHRISTIAN HEARER.

Our Readers are earnestly requested to exert themselves as much as possible to supply the poor Irish labourers who come over to haymaking, harvest, hop-picking, &c. with copies of the Holy Scriptures. In almost every little party there will be found one or more who can read English with fluency: they almost invariably receive Bibles or Testaments with gratitude; and as they go to no place of worship in this country on the Lord's day, they will frequently read very nearly through the New Testament while they are here. A few copies in the Irish language may also be circulated with advantage; as however not one in twenty of those who come over can read Irish, though many of them speak it, it will not be, adviseable to procure many Testaments in that Language. Many of them thankfully receive Prayer Books, Tracts, &c. but the grand point is to bring them acquainted with the Holy Scriptures; nor is it by any means desirable to put into the hands of these poor labourers controversial tracts on popery, &c. which will in general prejudice their minds, and deter them from examining the oracles of Truth.