OMINOUS DIVISIONS.

Three divisions in the House of Commons, of ill omen to the continued pewer of the Palmerston Ministry, have occurred within the fortnight. 7'1,6 most noticeable features are bare presented in the order of time.

I. BILLETING IN SCOTLAND, April 7.

At the division which left Ministers in a minority of 116 to 139 on Mr. Cowan's resolution, which called upon the Government to take means to abolish the grievance involved in the Billeting system in Scotland, of the Members for that part of the United Kingdom, 35 voted with Mr. Cowan, 5 against him ; 13 wereabsent. Of the who voted against Mr. Cowan—Lord Drumhuirig, Lord Duncan, Mr. Bouverie, and Mr. Moncreiff, hold office ; Lord Haddo makes up the five. The absentees were—Mr. James Duff, Mr. G. S. Duff, Mr. George Trani, Mr. Johnetone, Mr. Smollett, Mr. Baird, Sir H. Davie, General Arbuth- nott, Colonel Ferguson, Mr. George Dundas, Mr. F. Dundee, Sir M. B. Stewart, Marquis of Stafford.

Among the Liberals who adhered to Ministers, the following are in- cluded—Mr. Brotherton Mr. William Brawn, Sir William Clay, Lord Etuington, Mr. Elliee, 'Mr. Glyn, Sir James Graham, Mr. Headlam, Sir Charles Napier, Mr. Pellatt, Sir E. Perry, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Williams Among those Liberals who voted against Ministers are the following— Mr. Biggs, Mr. Byng, Mr. M. Chambers, _Mr. Cobden, Mr. Crossley, Mr. Joseph Ewart, Mr. Gurney, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Heyworth, Mr. -Hutt, Mr. Miall, Sir Joseph Paxton Mr. John Phillimore, Sir John Shelley, Mr. J. B. Smith, Sir Toshudiralinsley, Mr. Watson.

Mr. Disraeli, Mr. George Hamilton, Sir William Jolliffe, Mr. HorafalL. Mr. Napier, and such other leading members of the Opposition as happened to be present, voted against Ministers.

H. Loan Josral Rtssrax's Enve,arioNAL RasoLurinas, April 11,

Ministers to a certain extent identified themselves with Lord John Rus- sell's resolutions in their curtailed and modified form. The division was taken on the first resolution, which affirmed the expediency of extending, revising, and consolidating the Minutes of the Committee of Privy Council on Education. Practically this resolution was rejected by 260 to 158; hos- tile majority, 102. Ministers and members of the Government voted in the minority, with the exception of Mr. Lowe and Mr. Osborne who voted in the majority. Sir James Graham and Mr. Gladstone played conspicuous parts in oppo- sing the projected scheme, and carried with them the votes of Mr. Cardwell and Mr. Sidney Herbert, their colleagues when last in office. Mr. Roundel' Palmer and Mr. Arthur Gordon voted on the same side. Lord Haddo went with Ministers ; and so did Mr. Miles, Admiral Walcott, and several other prominent Members on the " Opposition " side of the House. Generally speaking, however, the mass followed Mr. Disraeli.

Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Nisbet Hamilton, (better known as Mr. Christopher,) Lord John Manners, Mr. Bankes, Colonel Dunne, Mr. Stafford, Sir John Trollope, Mr. Henley, Sir Frederick Thesiger, and Sir William Zolliffe--members of the Derby Govemment—opposed the reso- lution. In its favour appeared, Sir John Pakington, Mr. Napier, and Lord Stanley—also members of the same Administration. On the same side voted Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Mr. Samuel Warren, and Mr. Adderley.

The following Liberals voted against the resolution—Mr. Montagu Chain- bers, Sir William Clay, Mr. Frank Crossley, Mr. Drummond, Sir James Duke, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Thomson Hankey, Mr. Alex- ander Hastie (Glasgow), Mr. Kershaw, Mr. Locke King, Mr. Laing, Mr. W. S. Lindsay, Mr. Edward NUR, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Munte, Sir Charles Napier S Joseph Paxton, Sir George Pechell, Mr. Apsley Pellatt, Mr. RobereiPhillimore, Sir John Shelley.

The following Liberals supported the resolution—Mr. Alcoa, Sir Francis Baring, Mr. W. E. Baxter, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Black, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Thomas Chambers, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Graufurd, Mr. George Duncan, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. E. Ellice (St. Andrews), Mr. Ewart, Mr. Joseph Ewart, Mr.. W. J. Fox, Lord Goderich, Lord Robert Grosvenor Mr. Hastie (Pais- ley), Mr. Headlam, Mr. Heywood, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Kiimaird, Mr. Layard, Mr. Monckton Milites, Sir Erskine Perry, Mr. John Phillimore, Mr. Os- man Ricardo, Mr. Seholefield, Captain &obeli, Mr. Francis Scully, Marquis of Stafford, Mr. Thonaely, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Williams.

MAYNOOTH ENDOWMENT, April 15.

Mr. Spooner's motion, "That the House resolve itself into a Committee to consider the Acts for the Endowment of the College of Maynooth, with a view to the withdrawal of any endowment out of the Consolidated Fund, due regard being had to vested rights and interests," was carried by 159 to 133 approving majority, 26. The motion was opposed by Ministers ; and at the division all the mem- bers of the Government followed their chief and voted in the minority.

Of the 14 members of the Derby Administration who voted on Lord John Russell's Educational resolution, seven only appeared at the division on the

Maynooth question,—Mr. Nisbet Hamilton, Sir Jolliffe, Mr. Na- pier Sir John Trollepe, and Mr. Stafford; and they vcted with Mr. Spooner. Mr:Disraeli, Mr. Walpole, Sir John Palungton, Mr. Henley, Lord Stanley, Mr. Bankes, and Sir Frederick Thesiger, did not appear. [Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Henley gave Mr. Spooner the aid of their votes last ye__ ,ar in his unsuccessful effort to induce the House to go into Committee.] Lord John Manners and Colonel Dunne voted against Mr. Spooner.

Sir James Graham voted with Ministers. Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Cardwell,. and Mr. Sidney Herbert, did not appear.

Among the Liberals who voted with Mr. Spooner are the following—Mr. W. E. Baxter, Mr. Montagu Chambers, hfr. Cowan, Mr. Craufurd, Mr. Frank Crowley, Sir James Duke, Mr. George Duncan, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. E- Ellice (St. Andrew's), Mr. Ewart, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Hastie (Glasgow), Mr. Hastie (Paisley), Mr. Hindley, Mr. Kershaw Mr. Locke King, Mr. Kia- naird, Mr. Laing, Mr. John M‘Gregor, Mr. filial, Mr. Pellatt, Mr. John Phillamore.

Among the Liberals who voted against Mr. Spooner are—Sir Francis Baring, Mr. Black, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Ewart, (Liverpool), Mr. Thomson Monkey, Mr. Heywood, Sir Joseph Parte ,n Sir Erskine Perry, Mr. Osman Iliewdo, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. "Vincent Scully, Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Thomely, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilkinson.

Note.—Those Members for Scotland who represent the opinions of the Free Church, did not join the English Voluntaries in resisting Lord John Russell's resolution, but on the contrary supported it. In the ease of Mr- Spooner's motion they entered into alliance with the Voluntaries.