The Express. — London, England, 1848-05-23 00:00:00

true, in ,ny appointments of inspectors and superintendents of factories; but these, it should be remembered, had been rendered necessary by the interference which parliament, no doubt with the most benevolent intentions, had com menced bstwe to employer and employed. The increliso in the Privy Council expenses had been crested by the addition* steps which parliament had introdu ced and government bud taken with regard to the education et the people. 1-10Wevar, he had the satisfaction of informing the noble earl and the house that all these subjects were under the consideration of • committee of the other house of parliament, which was examining into every item with a most anx i ou s desire for econ omy and retrenchment. (Hoer. bear.) The Duke of RICHMOND said that one most western' source of expense was the number of returns moved for by members of the Rouse of Commons, with • view of obtaining popularity with their constitus ate end the p c og of eachublic Lis thought tt would be • good plan to have the laid on the return stated on the back, previous to its being table. Atter a few words from Lord IllaVtgOltl, The Earl of lIAEDWICKE raid that the expenditure on great public works, which took money from not the richsubj to ect giro of it to the poor in the wages of Isbou r , was the complaint. What the public complained of was the salaries of high officers of state, and the charge for commons which was ta king money out of the pockets of the poor to give it to the rich. and the ho The returns were ordered; use adjourned at a quarter past Seven o'clock. ------- Ow said T0...--.-----. ) ------- ( oub W semis mar ande l & pewee le epee any TOM r le es semi his met a nd prevent ths demeidial nub dom that eterall ,88.= Mime • saddeteraditi esimmitile• y rithe wait so may - eneePulhol fm•is Kcal mid W he weld moue ewe elme _ter eweddsreals% _lea apnea la lila in wWi mmadep,, IMO be serweile4. me. dee oe=weelswiettere !enemas/boded ihent te Ow *WV l i wean Mak Yak WO mid = 4 le 05110, aWm is wllleheteleg MY 1111111. he • Kleppil) MAW would g l ee mu Omr' pe sod pawn b u iTivesiey . eft mem me Willi en% e wesdlemswa beilemes and obtain Om enemestien of hie heaths,. iliiiieshir ke Ileved sad Lord Oausom te miens be him (Kelly); It was Unman= Ei.....1q wuniregrarldeg Oh the metes of mid , wadi lie l, 0: eembelle the ereseemalloil4;l2d Kailly Eriressanedp visa Onset hembe him th:=Weld IsKet • ii rb i ii i .= vie timVastst=mtty : ILI wilier • Wit doll Yeantatthe a tra isse i• "ha * sago iamions".r.eletagrAsmes; however lie as the , at so asolallmaa4 an• rather doulothi eel re ' mete. eatheedlimi aim that pert et the ocompast ter a teonayilll.l6olllll. WWII SIMS mai dolt& further sum of five brand sporie drabs gwa It EN dada burr. and that Osp , Cosmillisllgthedd mat the mine wermies et sem &Hoak in Bela arm dblwasessjit Os lima at Ommema, ma faelty esselode MA fesillett Ow Ina m eet. alma NNW is reader. Hots; Wain Oeggst Wird et Mira witheig his (Omelet) • Wig him is Ina tri=ithat haul alma vela • Meer *dm firseher it ; Us* altar mile latlyZweresa a irritant ast the time by Oajra l laidan Weir Ilea la=apalk, together the:mind flee hundred panne to I= 6 2llV er naaaa; but as alms letter of withdrawal tieing immisit to dm It Xmas that Kelly was not the authorised wit SO to day vlimasesa hurried back to Kelly intei= r e of the imedefferses whsei C lM refunded the money; that memb4 wals# tut the =Med of chutes Townley, and leold. AWNS 0.111 0 en• kw Wm *WES and illegal, and • rem tafrsetton der prlvegess of the home; and praying that a detest committee of Me here be appointed to inquire loathe matter. The hon. member observed that as th• petition involved the character of a member of that house. sad Asada grave charges against the examiner of recogeis•noes, whe was one of its officers, it was absolutely necessary that some inquiry should take place, es the right of electors had been violated by a comoromiee between the parties. If the allegations in the petition were true, the house ought to allow them to be sub stantiated: if false, he would give his best endeavours to bring to j u stice the vile calumniator of the character of gen tlemen filling such high stations. Mr. BL ACK BURN Id seconded the motion. Col. CONGLLY paid that, believing the statements in the petition to be true, he would support the motion. Sir. It. INGLIS said he had been requested by Kr. Townley, the member for Sligo, to state that he had amused him (Sir It. Inglis), on the honour of a gentleman, that be bad had neither hand nor p ar t in the matter compleissi of in the petition. He also desired him to say that h• Ali ust shrink from investigation. (Hear, hear.) But that declaration was honourable to him, he (Sir 11141 1 ; hoped the house would not consent to the motion until the committee already sitting on the subject had made its r. port. He objected altogether to the appointment of a second tribunal having concurrent jurisdiction with one already ap pointed. Mr. BANKES regretted his hon. friend did not conclude his remarks by moving that this petition be referred to the committee now sitting upon the Sligo election—a course with which he was sure the hon. mover would be content, if it could be adopted. Sir It. INGLIS aid he meant that the petition should be referred to the committee of privileges, and not to the election committee; but even objected to that until the election com mittee had reported. Mr. V. SMITH thoug ht the petition might be referred to the election committee, if such a comae was allowable. But' seeing that the petition did not state that any compromise I had teen effected, and that in fact the whole thing had of in the most extraordinary manner, namely, by the retorts et the money—(a laugh)—tie objected to a special committee to consider it. Sir O. GREY observed that after the allegations made in the petition, it was desirable, for the h.'nour of the party ac ceased and the dignity of the house, that those allegations should he investigated. But he agreed in the opinion that pending the election committee's proceedings it would be un wise to enter upon that inquiry. He would suggest there fore that the hon. and gallint member holdd withdraw the mo tion now, and bring it for ward again e the election committee made their report. After a few words from Mr. F. IltaNCti in defence of Mr. Kelly, the motion woo by leave withdrawn on the under stending suggested by the Secretary of State. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. The holm having gone into committee on this bill—on clause 57, L or d MORPETH said he pro sad to amend this clause po by describing a lodging-house as a common lodging-house, and requiring it to be registered by the local authorities. After a conversation the clause so amended was agreed to. On clause 5-1, which provides that no cellars or under. around rooms be let as dwellings except under certain con ditior s, being put, Lord DUNCAN observed that the clause provided that t ie local surveyor should have power to order a window of a certain size to be opened in those cellars used as dwelliegs. He wished to know whether a window so opened would be exempted front the window tax. Ile thought it but just there should be such en exemption provided. Sir It. H ANGLIS expressed his en tire concurrence in the suagestion of the noble lord. Lord MONPETH said he was not prepared at once to answer the question. Ile must first consu:t his right hon. friend the Chancellor of thy Exchequer on the subject, and mutt therefore ask his noble friend to postpone it fur the present. An Heim. ME ll5l . l i swig sted that some time ought to be allowed to the present occupants of these cellars to provide themselves with other dwellings after the bill came iuto operitiom Lord MORPETII said he would add a proviso at the end of te eaust to give 12 month.' tie from the passing of the act h before the provisions in relation to cellars came into operation. Mr. T. EGERTON remarkil that in Liverpool some years ago the cellars hal h,•en t.,ken possession of by the ',sorer classes against the will of the owners. Now, it would be hard to fix the owners with penalties for the occu pation of the cellars under such circumstances. Dr. BO WRING said that he VI informed that in Bolton it would be impossible in a single year to provide the im• mense mass of cellar occupants with new domiciles. He thought two years' time ought to be allowed for that purpose. Mr. SLANEY apposed any further extension of time beyond one year, an it would protract the evils of the occu peion of places min: for the reception of human beings. The Earl of LINCOLN thought that in many towns great hardships would be inflicted on the poorer classes if the pro visions of this clause were brought too speedily into opera. lion. Ile els was of opinion that some discretion in this respect ought to be vested in the local hoards. It would be well to follow in this hit! a provision contained in the Metropolitan Buildings Act, to the effect that six months antecedent to the bill being brought into operation it should be the duty of the local sum yor to give notice no; only to the owners but to the occu piers of cellar property of the day from which the act would take effect. Lord MORPETH was obliged for the suggestion, and, be fore the report, would look at the Metropolitan Buildings Act, end give the matter every consideration. Sir 0. STRICKLAND concurred in the opinion ex pressed that two years instead of one year ought to be given to provide new domiciles for the present cellar oc cupants. Mr. NEWDEGATE objected to the matter being left in the hands of any authori , y, as in such a cue the bill might be made the instrument o. wholesale clearances. The time ought to besvictly defined by the bill. Lord MOItPETII said that the discretion vested in the Liverpool authorities by their local act had worked without any inconvenience. After a desultory conversation, in which Mr. Henley, Lord Morpeth, Sir R. H. Inglis, Mr. Bouverie„ and Mr. Slaney took part, Lord DUNCAN again adverted to his former suggestion as to the exemption from the window tax of all windows ordered by the local surveyor to be opened in underground tenements. The noble lord remarked that in the report of the sanitary commissioners it was over and over again stated that the reason why underground dwellings were without proper windows was to be traced distinctly to the operation of the window tax. Under such circumstances, it would ant be nreuonable to make the exemption he claimed on sanitary ground“. Afters few words from Lord R. GROSVENOR, which did hereafter. The terms upon which the Peet and Russets parties are to be consolidated are yet uncertain; and this uncertainty will prevent all who have hopes from either party from voting with the independent reformers. But as soon as the fusion is consolidated--seeing that lees than one half of the office expectant& can be gratified—one half at least of the waiters upon providence will be left free to remember they have a conscience, and to act in conformity to its dictates. As soon as a mat liege for better for worse between the conservative liberals and the liberal con servatives takes the place of their present irregular liaison, a number of gallant knights will be released from the Amulet's bower in which they at present lie unmanned, and the reforming ranks in parliament will be materially strengthened as to number. It will not be advisable to shut the door in the facts of these returning prodigals, though it will be necessary to in sist on their passing through a probationary state, and giving proofs of the reality of their repentance. The vote of this night will not therefore be decisive as to the amount of parliamentary support the new reform movement is ultimately to receive. But it may be decisive as to whether this or that professing reformer shall or shall not be relegated to the shades of private life at the next election. In politics, as in religion, there is room for accepted repentance while life lasts ; but it is equally dangerous in both to sin premedi tatedly? in the hope that time to repent will be granted. The professing reformer who this night votes against the cause of the people declares himself opposed to them, and has no right to look for any other treatment than that of an opponent at their hands. Whoever votes against Mr. Humes motion to night votes against the people. The people are not really represented in the House of Commons as at present constituted, and such a measure of reform as Mr. Hume proposes et the least is wanted to make their voice properly heard in thei r owe home. We l i use the word people in its proper and catholic sense, as including the whole community in contradistinc tion to the privileged orders. Baron ROTHSCHILD and the honest industrious mechanic are equally con stituent members of the body of the people. The House of Commons ought to represent the opinions and sentiments of this mighty aggregate, and it represents only the sentiments and interests of a privileged class. The aristocracy of England em braces a wider circle than the peers and their families. Wherever there is wealth and cultivated intellect there is power ; and the peers of England, in order to maintain their ascendancy, are compelled to ally themselves with a section of the wealth and intellr geoce of the country. The peers of England associate on terms of equality with the great landowners, the distinguished leaders of the learned professions, and the great capitalists ; admit these parties to a share in the government of the country, and from time to time re ceive some of them intn the coronetted order. The influ ential and lucrative offices under government, the bulk of commissions in the army, the best appointments in the church, the best chances of succeeding to the high offices of the law, are mocopolisen by members of this oligarchical league, or by those who swear fealty to it. l'ublic office is not bestowed on account of the fitness of theism who receive it, or with a view to an efficient performance of its duties, but in order to make a provision for members of or dependents on the aristocracy; to save heads of families the ex pense of portioning cadets, or to strengthen a party by purchasing the services of venal talent. The consequence is that the dutes of government to the public are inefficientlydischarged. The conveni ence of ministers and subordinate officer+ of government is deemed a sufficient apology for ministerial neglect or incompetence. Protection for the interests of the dominant caste is deemed a sufficient reason for with holding the most indispensable reforms. This could not be if' the election of members of the House of Commons were really vested in the people—if these members held the same opinions, and bad the same in terests as the great body of the people. If the House of Commons really represented the people, the corn law, passed for the sole purpose of keeping up the landowners' rents, could not have been so long maintained. lf the House of Commons really repre sented the people, ministers would nut have ventured to persist in a system of excessive and un fairly apportioned taxation, simply and solely because to revise and reform that system would give them too much trouble, and might alienate some of their aristocratic supporters. The House of Commons, holding the strings of the public purse, has the power to command justice for the people : that it does not do this is cheing to its representing, not the governed people, hut the governing class. With a numerical majority of the members of the House of Commons elected by a minority of the electors—by a very incon siderable minority of the people—and with Ws majo rity swelled by the county members, that house is, of necessity, a representation of the oligarchical class. This is the incurable vice of its constitution, so long as it is elected in the manner it at present is. The isolated cases of cor ruption and oppression in counties and small boroughs, about which such a pother is made from time to time, see mere symptoms of the disease, not the disease itself. Nibbling punishments and expo sures of such anuses cannot restore the legislature to a sound and healthy state: larger and more searching measures are required to that end. The measure of reform which Mr. HOME proposes consists of four provisions : the extension of the right of suffrage to all householders, the substitution of equal electoral districts for the present absurd distribution of representation, secret voting, and the limitation of parliaments to at moot three years. This comprehensive scheme affords a fair promise of a House of Commons representing not one or two favoured classes, but the general body of the people. The redistribution of the electoral districts is neces sary to ensure the House of Commons being a fair representation even of the present electoral body. The numerous small constituencies make it a representa tion, not of the electoral body, but of a minority of that body. This minority possesses more political power than the rest of the electors. It is in fact a minor aristocracy, and of necessity either the ally or the tool of the great one. Secret voting (we use this term in preference to vote by ballot, that being merely the means to the end) is indispensable in a society where wealth and the power attendant on it is, and must continue to be, so unequally dis tributed as in that of England. Secret voting does not emancipate a man from that legitimate influence, the result of a conviction that this or that person is wiser than himself, or has his true interests at heart; but it emancipates him from that illegitimate influence, the result of conviction that his more wealthy and powerful neigh bour will use the power he possesses to his disadvan tage,lif he thwart his wishes. Parliaments of shorter duration are necessary to keep representatives in PARIS, MONDLT, 101 ism. mind of the source whence they derive their power, All parties are anxious to wash themselves clean and the tenure upon which that power ought to be of the infamjeobfamdtlngfo otTleactahoriusiogbler ye , No. a possessed. The abolition of the property qualification of arms threw the responsibility of the affair from the in members of parliament is necessary, in order to Rue de to ßivoli. The last documents published give electors a due latitude of choice. shoulders of M. Arago on those of M. Ledra The propriety of adopting these provisions admits Rollin. The latter threw it on those of his of being argued without reference to the fears enter chief secretary, M. Elias ltegnault. That in tained by many of the extension of political power to dividual addresses to the journals to-day the claws upon .vhich thu cons titution has not yet con following epistle, in which h e leaves the matter to ferred it. This fear, however, is not unlikely to be explained by M. Caussidiere, ex-minister of police. awakened by the provision for extending the be be It will reco ll ected that, in one of the comm union suffrage. But alarmists will do well to remember that the possession of a vote is not necessary to impart . tions which have become public, this band of ruffians political power :it only enables the voter to exercise t h e Prefecture in the Rue de Mivoli was qualified as a saceursale of in a constitutional manner power which he may Stu, —In speaking of arms and ammunition found in the possess without it. Every individual in the coin- hotel occupied by Sobrier, you say " th e demand for these mun ity who has property and intelli g ence w e. ems from: he Minister of the Interior. It is dated possesses isolitical power. Every class in the the 14th April, d signed by the chief of the cabinet." This community which possesses sufficient intelli- Ministercx.WTarhel,;,tocr of tt e e th l4th:Anirm ac a k n eu ed o r ce . the geuce to act in combinat ion , and which can, tridgealOT the Prefecture muskets If a party of these arras by clubbing its means, scrape some surplus have been seat to Sobrier, the Ministe , of the Interior was money together, is politically powerful. The present wholly a stranger to this appropriation ofLlkB R them. E ON/VLT. franchise excludes from participation in the elections E individuals and classes who possess these elevients of La Presse publishes, this morning, a long series of power. It. has always been found that the exclusion private letters, addressed by the Prince de Joinville of powerful individuals or classes from the exercise to a former aide-de - camp , the la tter having given W et' their power by constitutional means, has rendered mission for their publication. They are dated from them disaffected and turbulent. It has been often Claremont, between the 26th March and the Ilth found that irregular energies when turned into legi- May, and are now produced very obviously for the notate channels have contributed materially to pro- purpose of directing the attention of the French people mote the public good. It is indispensable to the to the prince in relation to their government maintenance of public order and to the development arrangements. of the nation's capabilities that the recognised poll- A new troop of municipal cavalry is organised , tieal power of the electoral body shall without loos of ruder the title of Garde Mobile a Cheval. time be made co-extensive with the classes possessing The nom ination of M. Elias Regnault, chie f political power. Whether household suffrage will do secretary of the Prefecture of Police, establishes the this can only be satisfactorily known from expert- influence of M. Ledru Rollin over that &p t rima ment, but nothing short of it can. of the public service. M. Elias Regnaul was We regard the provisions to which we have been chie f secretary of M. Ledru Rollin as Minister of adverting as parts of one system, each requisite to Interior. give full play and effect to the Other. That this is The number of persons under arrest up to Saterdsr also Mr. Humes opinion, is evident from his rejection morning was 390. Ten of the leaders of the of the insidious proposal to divide his motion, and p li t each of the four provisions of which it consists sepa. Tritely to the vote. If, however, there be one p o i nt to which we attribute more urgent importance am : , the rest, it is the equalisation of the electoral die. tricts. That is necessary to give reality even to the present nominal suffrage. So long as the small boroughs are retained neither property nor popule. tion can be fairly represented. The metropolis re. turns 16 members to parliament ; seven boroughs— Honiton, Bridgnorth, Harwich, Thetford, Stafford, Richmond, and Totness—with only 3,766 voters among them, return as many. In the one case there is a re• presentative for every 5,191 voters; in the other, for every 235. Again, half the property in Engler; rated for the poor is in 9 counties, which have 161 representatives ; the other half is in 31 counties, w i t h 310 representatives. Yet again, Lancashire, with 35,486 voters, has 4 representatives; Yorkshire, with 55,486, has 6; and Middlesex, with 13,781, bas 2: while Rutland, with 1,887; Huntingdon, with 3,074; and Westmoreland, with 4,078, have 2 each. Viewed either with regard to property or numbers, the distil. bution of representation is most unequal ; and wherever a small number have a voice equally or more potential , in the legislature than a great number, an oligarchy ; is created—the worst of all oligarchies, an unappa. • rent, needy, and venal one. This is the general outline of the case which is this evening to be submitted for the decision of the }{ease of Commons, and by their voter upon which the cha- racters of members, as friends or as open or concealed adversaries of the rights and interests of the British people, are to be ascertained. Honourable members may rest assured that the people are in earnest The desire now existing for a further reform of the Hotels of Commons, is ienitely more spoof:neon+, more widely diff us ed , and more warmfy cherished, th i n was the desire for repeal of the corn laws at the time , the League oommenced its operations. IT is strange to see two each cities and such rests of government, as Vienna and Milan, sending armies to engage in strife for their respective pnweis and pretensions, when in reality neither of these cities possesses a government, or resources, or policy, es vitality. The revolutions of Vienna and Milan have lett the management of Austria and Lombardy in the hands of their respective aristocracies, those aria*. cracies, however, having no power either to command the classes below them, to organise the resources, or to wield the power of the sate entrusted to them. The Lombard noblesse had a high reputation for capacity as well as wealth. The people displayed the most soldier-like energy in expelling the Austrians. One should have thought that here were materials for organising civil government and military power. The Lombard noblesse, however, have not is yet either formed an army or found a chief. The King of PIEDMONT offered his services, and that of his army, opportunely. The Milanese accepted the offer rather grudgingly, but have made no effort to act independent of their royal neighbour. Meantime, the defeated Austrians under Itsnersiii have rallied on the Adige, a second army under NUGENT marches to reinforce them, and the Milanese noblesse, threatened at once by Austrian reactiwz from the east, and by republican discontent in their own streets, have at last decided to abdicate their preten• sions to republican independence, and to accept CHARLES ALcERT as King both of Lombardy and Piedmont. This prince has certainly now before him the long desired opportunity of winning the crown of North Italy, nay of all Italy. The pr . ze is before him. To win it will require skill, courage, boldness, and emc ees& Let him defeat the Austrians, both Lombardy and Venice are his. Let him fail, and he is not sure of Piedmont, except as the vassal of a French re public. He has all to lose, or all to gain. Never did prince play for a greater stake. And if CHARLES ALBERT have energy or talent in him, the moment is calculated to call them forth. We would not take upon ourselves to prophesy, bat will merely observe, that the King has a very fair chance, if he make full use of all his advantages. The Austrians, shut up in the three or flew fortresses, have evidently not recovered the confidence of fie Austrian soldiers. The combat at Santa Lucia has been exaggerated in importance. It was a daring act, on the part of the Piedmontese, to advance so oesy to Verona ; and this they never would have done but with the hope of sympathy from the inhabitants. That the Austrians, under cover of their guns, could do no more than repel the Piedmontese in a very rash ad vance, is a proof rather of their weakness than of their strength. The check has not prevented CHARLES ALBERT from marching between Peschiera and Verona, and capturing several positions on the roads descending from the Tyrol. N POLED,: at the head of the Piedmontese army would never permit the junction of NUGENT and RA DETSKI. It is impossible, however, to foresee what may be the tact Ls of the King. His advantages are, that the entire population are in his favour, and that the Austrians are not sure of a single fort or town left in their rear, unless strongly occupied. The army of NUGENT is not considerable; yet it was the utmost that the Provisional Government of Vienna could , muster; and if that army be beaten, it is out of the power of Austria, disorganised as it is , to rep lace it. Nay, if the war be prolonged, and if CHARLES ALBERT act on the Fabian principle of patient and stubborn defence, he has a full and fair prospect of being able to weary out an enemy, which wants re sources and finances, and which has no government behind it to supply, support, or inspirit. By the last accounts the new Austrian ministers have resigned. The government of Milan may be no be ter and no stronger than that of Vienna. But in the struggle of two such weak antagonists, the one that assumes the offensive has the disadvantage. The Italians are at home in a country intersected by ricers, and amidst a population which has shown the utmost obstinacy of defence. All Italy has sent, or is sending, volunteers and reinforcements to the army of liberation, whilst the provinces of Austria are worse than lukewarm to the efforts of reviving Italy. Hungary insists on recalling its troops and the regiments composed of them. The only chance for NUGENT and Rsnrreet thus seems to he in a speedy victory. Whether CHARLES ALBERT is about to afford them this revenge, cannot but soon be seen. The fate of Italy at this moment hangs in the balance. And much as we respect Aus tria at home, our best wishes arc for the liberation of Italy by the arms of Italians, and the limiting of the efforts and the empire of the Germans to their own side of the Alps. a _ _ FRANCE. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--MONDAT, MAT 22. The SPRAINS took the chair at 4 &cloak. PRIVATF. BUSINESS. SFXXIND READINGS.—Darer llarbour, Hubris and Eccles Road It mrogra OONSIDERED.—Tyne Direct Ferry Bill. THIRD READINUs. Aberdare Railway Act Amendment (Leave of Line and Works to the Tag Vale Railway Company); Ibitrow Harbour ; Forth and Clysl• Naviara.loa and Airdrie and Coaden Water; Itensage's Divorce hill, Lords and Think Railway (Altera tion of Levels of Leida and Hartlepool Railway in Eaglescliffe, Pre.. ton, and Stockton. Rs) ; Mancheeter, Sheffield, and Lincolnehire Railway (Sheffield iNcial Purchase); Manchester, Sheffield. and Lin colnshire Railway (Milton Curial Purchase); Midland Railway (Al teration of the Une and Branches near Mellingbas ough, and Approach to the Wellingborough Station) • North British Railway (No. I) Onetime and thrision of Canna Waterford. Wthlerd. %Vicki*. and Dublin Railway; York, Newcastle, and !Streit.' Railway (late York and Newcastle Railway Main Lille improvement, Re.) 111, PUBLIC BUSINESS. COMMITTERIL—PubIie Iteelth ; Scientific Societies ; NOTICE OF MOTION.—TAIATIon.—Mr. SWART, en an early day. to renew his motion of last melon with respect to the adoption of a system of direct. instead of indirect, taxation. LANCASTER ELECTION. Lord COURTENAY appeared at the bar and reported that the committee appointed to try the return at the late elec tion, had decided that R. A. Armstrong, Evq., had been duly elected, and that the committee had altered the poll by striking off certain names. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. In reply to a question from Mr. CAILDWELL, the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that with the excep tion of one paper, these estisnates had been on the table soma time ; the r,,nion that paper was not in the hands of mem bers also was in consequence of some accidental delay in the printing. IRISH FISHERIES. Col. CONOLLY wished to know /whether the fishery estahlshments on the wanton' coast of Ireland had answered the purpose and paid their own expenses; and lithe govern ment would have any objection to communicate to the house the accounts of expenditure, &c. Sir W. SOMERVILLE replied that the fishing Mations on the western Lout of Ireland had not been established with the expectation or hope that they would be remunera tive, but rather as industrial institutions. In two instances, however, they had been found to pay their expenses, and in others, where they had not been so remunerative, they had fully answered their purpose u industrial establishments, and had been the means of immolating the industry and ex. ert,ons of the fishermen beyond any thing else. (..been.) The fullest account or the expenditure and all the details connect. d with these establishments would be laid before parliament. THE REFORM MOV E lON EMENT.—MR. 811:1ME'S MO . Sir DE LACY EVANS rose to put a question to the boa. member for hlontruse respecting the motion of which he had given notice fur to-morrow (this) night. 'that motion, it &2 ?eared, comprehended four different propositions, all of great importance, and fur all of which he (Sir De Lacy Evans) had voted on every oocasion when they were brought before the house for ma years, and all of which he should continue t e support. (Hear, hear.) But being anxious—as many others were—to have that good a division as possible, it was his feeling, as is was o those hon. members to whom he alluded, that if the bon. member for Montrose would consent to put those (oar propositions as separate resolutions instead of in one compre hensive motion, it would probably be the means of security( a larger number of vacs, and consequently increasing the chances of success. The question he wished to put was, whether the hon. member would consent to separate his motion into four distinct resolutions as be (Sir D. L. Evans) had suggested ? Mr. HUME had not the least hesitation in answering the question put to him by the hon. and gallant member. lie bed well considered the mode in which the subject should be brought forward when he gave the notice—(hear, hear) — and as he believed that no reform of that homer would be of any use unless the whole of the four propositions comprised in his motion were carried, he did not prepose to separate them. (Cheers.) In tact, he felt he eould not separate them without the risk of doing harm to the object he had in view ; but if the house should concede to him the courtesy (as it had often done to others under similar circumstances) of granting him permission to bring in bills for carrying out those objects, it would then be open for any hon. gentleman agreeing with the others to oppose any one or more of the four measures which he might object to. (Hear.) He hoped the house would extend this court lay to him, and permit kiln to bring in those measures as bills. (Hear.) sir D. L. EVANS.—I beg leave to remind the hon. gen tleman—(order, order.) There being no question befole the house, the hon. and gallant member was not permitted to proceed. STAMFORD BOROUGH.— ALLEGED INTERFER ENCE OF THE MARQUIS OF EXETER IN THE ELECTION 01 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Lord J. RUSSELL understanding that the i:st of mem bets proposed by the hon. member for Oxford in the select committee on .his subject would not, as he had hoped, meet with general concurrence, but would give rise to some die- Cilliaiell and difference of opinion, suggested that it should be left to the gem raj committee of selection to nominate the committee. (Hear, hear.) If that course were not objected to he (Lord J. Russell) would endeavour to frame the re qu'aite motion. Mr. W. P. WOOD had endeavoured to select such a com mittee as he believed would fairly try the question, and had consulted the hon. member for Stamford on the subject ; but as it was likely that there would be some objection raised he at once acceded to the noble lord's proposition, which he b, nevi d was in accordance with the precedent set in the York and Great Yarmouth cases. Mr. HERRIES considered that the course suggested by the noble lord was the fairest and the only means e assimi lating the investigation as nearly as possible to a judicial inquiry. Mr. DRUMMOND gave notice that he should oppose the noble lord's motion as he should have opposed that of the hon. member for Oxford, had it been brought forward. Mr. BRIGHT thought the committee as proposed by the bon. member for Oxford, was as impartial as could possibly be selected, eight of the members out of the fifteen being taken from the opposition aide of the house. (Hear.) THE SPANISH CORRESPONDENCE. Mr. BANKES inquired whether any further correspond ence had taken place between her Majesty's government and the Spanish ministry, since that which had been laid on the table, and if so, whether the noble lord would produce it before the debate on the subject—which he believed stood for Friday next -- oaths on Lord PALMEitsToN said that as • matter of course a good deal of correspondence had taken place, and two fur ther notes had been exchanged, subsequent to those which had beets laid on the table, but those two notes related en tirely to a personal matter between Mr. Bulwer and the Duke of Sotomsyor, as to how the paragraph which had appeared in the Clamor Pubhco h ad been o btained. He was, however, in daily expectation of the arrival of a mes senger, and should aqy correspondence come by him pre vious to the deflate on the question, he would inform the bon. gentlemen of it, and lay it on the table. Mr. BAILLIE asked whether there would be any objec tion to produce the two notes to which the noble lord had alluded ? Lord I'ALMERSTON said that correepondence was cones dential, and was more of a personal and private than of a public nature ; nevertheless, it he received anything by the next messenger bearing on the subject which this ewre spendence would tend to elucidate, he would waive all con sideration's as to its being of a private nature and lay it on the table. (Hear.) COPPER AND LEAD DUTIES BILL. Lord G. BENTINCH inquired when this bill would be brought on tor a second reading ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that it was difficult to fix a day, seeing the state of public busi ness, but he would give full notice. SLIGO ELECTION.—BREACII OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. W. 0. GORE rose to move for a select committee to inquire into the matter of the petition of John Delany, pre sented on the 18th of May, complaining of certain proceed ings fur effecting a compromise in the case of the Sligo elec tion petitions. The hoe. member grounded his motion on the *negations of the petition, which he read to the house. It stated — That at the I to election for the borough of Sligo, Charles Townley, Eaq., wart returned; that two petitions have been presented to the house, coniplainiog of raid return on several grounds, but eipeelally on that of ernws and tualisertieeed briber ; that said petitions and the recogniraneee thereto were scot aver fur pre ientation to the bou-e Is charge of Mr. William Kelly, of Castle ladge, in the county of Sligo, who underook to hare the usual preliminary form. complied with; that ,me was. p•esented, but that the other, in Cittlitel,lll'llCO of sit in formality in the recognisance, WWI unavoidably delayed for deco; that from err kiln proceedings which teak plaice before the ex aminer of recognisanres on the 9th instant, while examining °Nee lions urged sootiest the stiflititency of the seretyto mill mention of ed petition by Yemen Coppock, parliament:4ly agent, acting on behalf Charles Townley, it appear: a, lay the ailnionnf laid James Coppock, that certain overturn were made to laid William Kelly, by saidJamio Coppock, at the ins' ace, and with the consent and cognieance of add Churls Towoley, with a view of inducing said K ell y to com p romiee the trust repo..l in him regarding the due presentation and prosecuttan aif saldpeutilma ; that, in ameequence thereof, the petitioner inatttuted a entuchmk inquiry, and Sods the facts to be that on tce 89th of April last ,red James Cuppock edied on said William Kelly, to nego. date an arritarmout tor the withdrawal of mad petitions, and pro. poled that it Kelly would either give him (Coppock) authority to withdraw the peouon already presented end withhold the other, or could point out any other way in which the p roceeding. on axial Wil lie" set" be eteviven, nehiend, ;or readersd abortive, that he iCop peat) wesM make Using srurthhY (Wes) while, as Ms allot ;~ I I~ • THE EXPRESS, IUESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1848. not Veach as, The Berl of LINCOLN remarke that it would not be po sible to •Id a proviso to meet they iews of the noble lord the member fur Bath until the noble lord opposite (Lord Moretti') had an opportunity of consulting the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the rest of his colleagues, as this in vole, tl a question of revenue. Mr MILES expressed a hope that the suggestion of the noble lord (Lord Duncan) would eventually he acceded to. Mr. SItOTHEKTON and Mr. S. CRAW POUD expressed simi lar npinio a, and Lord MORPETH repeated that he would take the earliest moment to consult his right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. On the motion of the Notice Lotto a proviso was then with dto the dense, to the effect that so far as related to cellars and undo grotted tenet:news the bill should not come into operation until 12 months after it had passed into law, and the clause so amended was ordered to stand part of the hill. On clause 59. which pitmen the management of streets, &c., in the hand* of l wal boards, being proposed, Mr. HENLEY .111 he observed the clause empowered the local boards to raise, lower, or level existing streets. Now th's might he productive t f serious damage to dwell ings on both sides the street so interlerr il with, and he was of opinion that the clause ought to provide the mode by which compensation for such damage or injury might be obtained by the owners of the property affect. d. The SOLICI rou.oENERAL said this was provided for in a sub.- queut clause; and to insert it in the clause now under censiderution would only he to lead to difficulties in the construction of the act. Mr. B tINES concurred in the opinion expressed by his h . and harmed friend the S elicitor Oeneral. Mr. HENLEY was vitiAleil w,th the txplanation lie hail received from toe two hero. and learned gentlemen. He, however, thought some diffieuty would arise on another toile whirls t' clause raised, via., what was to be consi dered a highway. A long desultory and uninteresting eunveraation ensued, in which several hon. members took part. Sir W. CLAY c ricei.ed that the claims under discussion taii.bodied a veil imporant imlrovement on existing local sets, by compelviv the parties to put and keep their streets and highways in repair. After a conversation the dame, as amended, was agreed to. On clause frfl, Capt. PEC II ELI. expressed a wish hattat the words "street" and" bighwar should be accurately . The ATTORNEY-GENERAL referred to the chime, and Use evils ined of. He was wan:lisle nudity theme 's° s e it ) be some measure the objeotions of the hon. said the distinetilt was sufficiently po inted out. Lord G. BEN INOK said that the clause ea it stood. Jamie r Ogforehirs. might oceispal the carnage of unecesfpied land whit% forbad After some father cosysnaUon the &sue wea agreed to part of a strut to orintabute to the paving of that street, with asneodniente. although they bad no Interest to it; and in default of pay- auses to 104 inclusive were agreed to. meat their land slight he seised and let fur ten years. C l On clan «. 106 being put by slise Couideate, The ATTORNEY.GENERAL said this clause did not Mr. HENLEY put it to noteth noble lord opposite (Lord apply to a highway. but ooly to streets opened by private Morpeth) whether he did hink looking at the hour, individuals foth as of the building speculation, and in the committee had goue far enough to night, and there that case only so la r as the street was laid open situ built epee. lore that the Chairman ought now to report progress, tope- The Earl of LINCOLN objected to the retrospective tai Melly as it would be impossible to get through the remaining ration of the clause. This might be remedied by omitting clauses at this sitting. the word " present" from the fleet line of the Manse. Lord mom. win said he could not object to the sugges- The ATTORNEY.GENERAL defended the application don of the non. member. of the provision to those eases where streets had been The house then resumed, the Chairman reporte I progress, opened on speculation, and where parties had been induced and obtained leave to sit again lONB. on Thursday next. to occupy in the belief t hat a complete street would be S formed. Mr. MACGREGOR, pursuant to his notice, moved for Mr. W. FATTEN thought the clause would inflict great the following returns—vis. hardship on parties in large menufactuting townie who had A return of the worm of the following persons, who receive the laid out streets as • building speculation, which speculation suer eherge d egele't thelr name" from the Ye" , Prnreofflon revenue , te bang deducted !bee erre= In ha progress to the glebe. bad afterwards failed. Still, he thought this would be a less e ',. i .' n e 'Z u l u ., the Defoe . of the heirs of hie on . the Duke of evil than to leave the streets in their present onfinished state. ;Lig:inherit: I lse. Duke of Marlborough, 4,006 i.; the Duke of Oral- Mr. HENLEY thought the power of seizing land for ten toe 2,4071. ; heirs of the Duke of Schoenberg, 2,91101. — years was • very questionable remedy. The laud could not total, 10,30 . 71 10e., being the amount of the grows_ post and of net POSWAVII dee be built on during that time, and no means were provided sees 00 1.4 13 . 090 letters. for the owner to redeem the land. th- expense of 7,221,400 town; • emir: return of the The AT'IORNEY-GENERAL said hat words would be ser vices and duties of the foilowleg persons, who receive a n. wally the undermentioned palm' t u t of tlei levelitte IA the erre, In introduced giving that power. Ite progrees to the exchequer: the Duke of Omura (exclusive of The claim, with some verbal amendments, was then ann ual pension ot ter 0. Men roet-odice), 1,1911. 12a.; VIA Co E ar agreed to. 1,5921. Ire.; 'arg of the late Chaim Burn, being moiety of Earl rn of the services fur Ou clause 61, providing that cer t a i n streets might be which the billowing 011101 are paid out of the revenue of Ireland, via• i deemed highway!, of &Mee pemeion. 1,21101.: reel. 9,981 f. no Retu PrinCe of Mecklenburg titnillis, 1,7701. its. 4d.; Vier mint lemmas, now Mr S. CRAWFORD propnead t o add, after the word Earl of Camperdown (exclusive of pension of 2,000 f. trout revenue " highway," the words, " repaired be the public." of United Kingdom), WM 9e. : total. 1,773? . 111 e. 44. The ATTORNEY.GEN KRAL said this proviso had been Lord J. RUSSELL said he could hardly think that the considered, and was found to be very objectionable. Mr. NEWDEGATE wa s an zious to throw the expense Treasure, or any other public department, could make any. thing bee an accurate return of the services of the great on the local board. where they ordered streets to be paved. Duke of Marlborough, but he believed there was not only a Mr. ()RANGER thought that, in all cases, the consent hook entitled " Coze'a Life of elarlhorough," but also Neve• of the owners ought to be obtained, before the local board ral histories of the reign of Queen Anne, which would fur ordered any street to be paved. lie would move the addi- nigh the hon. member with the services rendered by the lion of words to that effect. Duke of hlarlhorough, for which the pension alluded to had The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said this might be a con- been charged upon the revenues of the crown. (" Hear, venient course where the property belonged wholly to one hear," and a laugh.) As to the services of the Duke of owner, but not in cues where it was held by several Sekomherg, they were well known to Leahnybody who had read persons. the history of the period in which ved. (Hear, hear ) Mr. HENLEY said it might be • great invasion of pri- lf, however, the hon. member wished to know to whom of vete property to bring a noisy thoroughfare past a person's the Duke of Schomberger heirs these moneys were paid, no noldasson doubt such a return could be procured. But of what use Viassant tdORPETH contented t o the i n troduction of would it he ? Orignally these sums had been paid out of the proviso rendering necessary the consent of the owners. the hereditary revenues of the crown ; but since the legials After a short conversation the clause as amended was ture had taken those revenues to the public account, and *greed to, as was clause 62. had added those burdens to the civil list, he did not see, On clause 63, relating to the laying out of new streets, after that arrangement, how thou burdens so undertaken level and width to be flied by the local board, being pro- could now be avoided, or that the obligation consequent posed, upon the crown's surrender of its hereditary revenues could Mr. SPOONER sa:d be thought the commissioners ought be got rid of. He, therefore, hoped the house would not 1 1 to pay the landlord if more ground was taken for the making consent to grant the motion. (Heir, hear.) of a street than was necessary for the usual purposes of a Mr MACGREGOR could not bu t regret that the noble street. lord should, in the manner he had, have trifled with a ques- The Earl of LINCOLN said that if • claim was put in for 1 :inn all cling the taxation of the country. (Oh , o h . ) Ile the landlord he would put in a c laim for the occupiers and (Mr. Macgregor) had brought forward this motion as having the health ef the inhabitant.. ( Ileac, hear.) a direct bearing upon the profuse withdrawal of money from Lord MORPETH thought that as great diversity prevailed the public revenues of the nation, and he referred not to the in different towns with regard to the width of the streets, it first, but to the present Duke of Marlborough ; and he con was better to leave the local board at liberty to consult " the tendril that if the parliament by which the original pension geniueof displace." (Laughter.) had been voted, had been so corrupt as to vote it in per- Mr. S. CRAW FORD proposed to leave out certain words petuilv, it was time that a reformed parliament should put from tke clause, the result of which would be to take away in e a to t e e i n i qu i ty. The first Duke of Marlborough, to the power of appeal to the central board. whom the pension was granted, died without issue, and he After a few words from Mr. Uuuenear against the (Mr. Macgregor) submitted there were no public grounds on appeal, which it ought to be continued to the present duke. In the The Earl of LINCOLN supported the retention of the same way he might speak of the pension enjoyed by the words proposed to be left out. pis thought that there should present Duke of Grafton. If the noble lord refused these be as little interference with local boards as possible; but he returns, the country would demand at his hands an inquiry. thought there should be an appeal from them in canes where lie should ci rtainly divide the house. they were likely to show favour or to be influenced by pro- The gallery WAR cleared but no division tcok place, the ludic's. motion being (ea we understood ) withdrawn. M r. SPOONER thought that there should he e ome APP.°, Mr. SI ACG REGOIt then moved fur a return of the names but he ob*ted that it should be to the central beard. and number of peewee, stating their duties and services, and The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that it would be ad- several appointments, who receive the Ronal sum of visible to leave the appeal to the central board—at least for 23,2751. 6.. hid. of the revenue of the United Kingdom, on the five years during which the bunt was to exist After its way to the Kochi quer, the same being charged as annual that period the appeal might be to the Secretary of State. stipends and perpetual pc 'talons of her Majesty a Woods and Mr. HENLEY did not think it was usual to give a power Forests. of appeal in local acts. He thought the ullowing of an ap. Lord J. RUSSELL believed that the committee now peal would imply a mistrust of the local boards. sitting on the subjec t of the Woods and Forests deportment, NEWDEOA'rE opposed the appeal. could of course if they thought proper river to this matter. Lord MORPETH could not assent to the amendment. Dr. BOW ICING remarked that a return of this kind had The argument that an appeal would imply mistrust would heretofore been invariably granted. equally apply to the Court 01 Quarter &satins, and even to Th e Earl 01 LINCOLN, as a member of the committee, the Court of Chancery. said he was not quite sure whether this very return wag not Mr. HUDSON did not think it fair that suspicion should one he had himself mewed for in the aggregate for the infer be thrown on the local boards. matron of the committee. After a short conversation, Motion withdrawn. The committee divided—For the amendment l9 Mr. l'ilAt%; it }WOK then moved for • return of the Warier, Against B5-66 and duties or each person in the other of the comptroller of The clause as amended was then agreed to. the exchequer, specifying the average &deaden-. of each On clause 64, person, including the comptroller, to the duties of that office: Lord LINCOLN suggested that there ought to be a power entailer return, including the m a t er,ase fur the setablishment of of Visc oun t aeism the provisions of this clause. the department of the mint for the eetablishmeet of MOlt PETH thnught legislation on that point the peymester of the forces, including the paymaster. had better be postponed until hereafter. Mr. PARK Elt said that all the information required by Clause agreed to. the hon. member would come before the committee on the Clause 65 was agreed to. miscellaneous estimates. On clause 66 some conversation arose, in the course of After • few words from Mr. bleecatetiott the motion which, was by hews withdrawn. Sir e . GRAHAM expressed his opinion that the measure SLAVE TRADE. had ben greatly improved in its progress through committee, Mr. 11 UTT moved that the eomniittee on the reeve trade by limiting the powers of the central board. ( Ileac, hear ) do consist of seventeen members, and that Admiral Bowles Ho thought it might be now further improved by limiting and Mr. Bully be added to the said oimmittee.—Agreed to. the power of the local boards, and especially under clause 67. SEAM EN FOR TH F. NAVY. That clause gave power to the local beanie to oblige Capt. HARRIS moved for a selectc im comm mercial ee to inq ui re ea ch occupier to have a certain quantity of water in the into the supply of seamen from the a house, and then it gave power to tax him for the supply of her Majesty's fleet, and into the effect of the Registry and it. He felt enured that such a power as that would Navigation Acts on that supply. If the committee were never be Resented to by the politic, and unless very good granted he eheuld be able to prove that the navy had been reason was given for it, he should, when they came to it, supplied with petty officers and able seamen mainly by the be prepared to move that that clause lie struck out. apprenticeship system in the ti ailerch s rvice, while it was Mr. SLANEY admitted the importance of giving no notorious that • great portion te bls w hile ii the more than the necessary power to the lace' beards, but the navy demoted shortly after their being entered. 67th clause *as necessary, in order to give the authorities Lord 'NOM:SIRE emended the motion. the means of securing a sufficient supply of water far the Mr. LABOUCHtsRE opposed the motion, on the ground poor. At this moment there were thousands of courts in that the question had already been disposed of by an Admi• our towns, in which not one single home bad any ratty commitment of inquiry. su pply of the first necessary of life. Mr. BROTHER I'ON moved the adj 'linemen: of th e Clause 66 was then put and agreed to. On the 67th, debate. Viscount MORPETH admitted that the provisions under After a few words from Sir G. Goer those clauses were rather of a stringent and violeat chase- Mr. 111l0 , 111:11.TON withdrew his motion, and the ter; but great evils required violent remedies.; and the i vi- main question was negatived without a division. I dence with regard to the supply of water to the poor was eo PORT OF NEWCASTLE. conclusive, that there could he no doubt of the neceesity of Mr. WAWN moved for a copy of memorial and an- ample powers being given to the local booed'. At the name dices from South Shields to tke Vice Chairman of Cus toms; time, he knew the impossibility of insisting on water being also, copy of agreement entered into by the deputatious from supplied to every house throughout the country, and he Melees-tie, fieuth Shields, and North Stiielde, with the should be contented to strike out the compulany parts of names thereto affixed and presented to the Vice Chairman the G7th clause, leaving it only at the discretion of a local of Customs; also, copy of the vice chairman's report there board to insist on such supply where necessary. upon to the Board of Customs; and !etcher copy of state- Sir J. GRAHAM said his obj. Mien was to the clause in meat, whereby it has been made to appear that • roving foto. This clause gave the most arbitrary powers. It im- will be effected by • subdivision of the port of Newcastle posed a tax upon the poor occupier for the default of the (in addition to papers presented 4th May last on this sub owner, and it left the local board to impose on him any j es t). amount of tiution they might think proper. Mr. PARKER agreed to the productinn of the whole of The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought the objections of the papers, with the exception of the report of the Vice. the right hon. baronet might hr got rid of by • modification Chairman of the Board of Customs, which was not a public of the words, and without destroying the piinciplo of the document, but a confidential cons mmunication. clause. With this exceptiou the retur were ordered. Sir J. GRAHAM said no modification of phraseology The house adjourned at 5 m inutes after 1 o'clock. would remove his objection. Surely it was very bad political -- economy to impose a tax of this sort in any shape. lie ob jected to such interference with the concerns of the humbler glasses. Sir W. CLAY admitted that the powers given by the clause were enormous, but the evil sought to be corrected re quired a remedy of the most stringent character. Mr. MILES rather thought that the bill advocated by the hon. baronet did not apply to the district which the bon. baronet represented. (A laugh.) lie admitted that in theory the clause was an excellent one, but it sou at the game time impracticable from the extent to which it would inevi tably raise rent. Vise. MORPETH would postpone the further considera tion of the clause, with a view to ascertain whether water could be supplied at a cheaper rate. The clause was then postponed. Clauses 68 to 71 were agreed to without observation. Clauses 72 to 78, both inclusive, relating to the compulsory purchase of existing waterworks, were struck out. Clause 79 (as to promises for the reception of the dead) was agreed to. Clause 80 (as to the burial of the dead) being proposed, Mr. HENLEY wanted to know where the noble lord meant that the dead should go, since he said they were not to be buried in the church-yards? (A laugh.) Let the noble lord, at all events, provide some place in which the stead were to be deposited. Mr. MACKINNON supported the clause, the only defect 1 of which was, that it did not go far enough in the suppres sion of the Intramural interment nuisance. Vise. MORPETII said that if the clause went se far as the hon. member desired, it might endanger the bill. The clause was effectual in preventing any nuisance which a sur rounding neighbourhood might consider to be such. Mr. HENLEY said that unless the noble lord would con- Rent to modify the clause so as to enable people to have other places of interment in lieu of those taken away by the I bill, he should divide the committee against the amendment proposed by him. Mr. HUDSON thogelit that powers ought to be given to the local boards of health to provide burial places where needed. Col. T. P. THOMPSON said that he had a clause ready to provide for the exigency pointed out by the last two I speakers, which he would propose, if in order. Mr. BERNAL said that the hon. member could not do 1 so now. Mr. NEWDEGATE said that the poor ought to be had I , regard to in respect to burial places, 6.r if they were deprived I of their present places of i nterment by the bill, the govern ment was bound to find others for them. The ATIORNEY.O EN EItAL euid that the question was surrounded be di ffi culties, and it would be imp iseible tu pro vide by the bill for fresh places of interment. The Intent of the bill was to stop interments in towns where they endan gered public health. But the question of providing cerno terie& out of the limits of the towns was one which involved the rights of the clergy, and could not be dealt with in a summery manner. Mr. WILLI) was o f opinion that the subject of interments in sown'. was of too great importance to be dealt with by the present bill. A distinct measure ought to he brought in. If the greatest iuconve tnhieencel:su'meightitreit:ldt.w" agreed to, MACK INNON sairl that if the clause wu not perse vered io, the cousequence would be to perpetuate the present system of interment in towns. lie therefore pressed the noble lord not to yield to the solicitations of the hon. mem bers for Oztordshire and Sunderland. Lord MORPETR admitted that groat difficulties sur rounded the question • but still he thought it was necessary for the goTarameat to 'do l a mach al was posilgo to !wen ELECTION COMMITFEES.—YESTERDAY. LANCASTER.—Petition abandoned. Mr. Armstrong declared duly elected. - • GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS.—The fol lowing ballots were struck .—Leieester : Sir J. Trollope, Sir D. Norreys, Mr. Fergus, Mr. Christy, and Mr. K. Seymor ; the last named chairman.—Cheltenham Sir 6. Philips, Mr. H. Begot, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Smollett, and Mr. M. J. O'Connell ; the last named chairman. - - THE EXPRESS.—EPSOM RACES.—The result of each day's Races mill be publbsbod, the rune mull*, "The Express.', the firpreoo. MAILS. The overland dived rosily, era Mareeillea, to the Mediterranean, Egypt, Ades, Ceylos, India, 11011S-Korig, *C., will be made up on the evening of the 24th May. The nulls for British North America, and the Veiled States, will be mane up on the evening of the 26th May. The wile for Vigo, Oporto, Liaboo, Madeira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar will be made up on the morning of the 27th May. The moth , for New South Wale., Van Inman% Ld, and New Z ea l a nd will be made up on the evening of the 3lst M 3y. an The mails for the Writ Carnet of Africa and Medeint will be made VP oa the evening of the 31st May. The West India Mails, including Bermuda, Hamm Banton.. liondunie, New Orksne, Vera Crux, Tampion, and Porto Itieo, and excluding thceo for Madeira, Jacmcl, Cartimgerw, Santa Martha, Chart., Panama, Wild Coaat of South AralflCA, and St. luamdc- Nirniegua, will be made up on the morning of the 2nd June. 'fhe moil. for the Ilmeila, Buenos Mite, Monte Vhlou, Bernom. buco, Bahia, Madeira, :and Ayres, will be made up ou the evening of the 3rd Jaw. The overland to for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian bilanda, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Bong-Kong, MA China, rig Southernie ton, will be mode up on the morning of the 20th June. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. The number of STAMPS issued by the authoritie s o f the Stamp-oifice, during 1847 P, to the DAILY NEWS wee ...••••••• 3,447,003 This, we believe, is within ei g ht per rent of the number issued to the Morning Herald, Morning CAronsele, and Morning Poet, ALL PUT TOORTHRIL In addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS, Doming Paper, there were issued for the r.urainy THE EXPRESS 778,714 Which was more, we believe, than were issuel ether to the Globe or Manchu .. .l, Evening Puerta. MlOll WATER AT LONDON WON.SW gala pus .1 3 gal, we S. 100l....s.„.—Mwalsg. roll.p•Nt AftwuNos. NU. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 23. 'fun vote on the motion which Mr. HUME 18 to make in the Rouse of Commons this evening will let the reformers out of doors know upon hwitowhin ma doors y ors o r the reformers (or professing reformers) they can rely atpreeent. We say at present, because there are many members of undecided character, and trammelled by party connetious, who will play a part just now which they will have reason to regret racy of the 15th are in the For , many at the prefecture, and t prisons. On Saturday, a Commissary • residence of M. Thori.l, in the 1.. rest him, but he was not to be t M. Pierre Leroux , __ who wee t i o nal guards of Nantenil-so brought to Paris by two geode.. A captain of artillery of th' was seen near the chair of • the 15th with his hand on hi , arrested. M. Mercier, the ex-Colonel tic:Line, has written to the - o ut stateme nt of his having bei Chattel writes to say that he 1 could warrant his arrest. ITALY. —Letters from Gen. the populace had burned u Bancni a letter of Mazzini, in v protestation against the anne..a Pi e dniout. The general attack on Pesc i on the 17th. NAPLES. —Our correspond of the 13th, from Naples, the. Finance Minister, had resigney. Don G. Manna. lmbriani of Public Instruction, Carlo Tr v interim. Ruggiero, Miaister :f had also resigned, Scialoga tak .1. The Neapolitans were going from Toulon. There had been a French and English sailors at taking part with the French. nations wire obliged to go arm PAPAL STATES.—On tl 3 oeived the members of th smongst whom was M. Bout Umador. TURKEY.—We have rece journals to the 6th inclusive. I ported at Bucharest, but they those which have been already recei - ed directly from that p By an ordonnance of the 4th, ter of Finances, was appoint . Affairs, in place of Ali Pa h Nafiz Pacha was appointed ; The cholera had re-appeart the surrounding villages. n a Isople affirms that report had t letters from Galatz had y s • were declared in that place. GERM A. MEETING OF THE GERM AT FRANKFORT.—RESI AUSTRIAN MINISTEB S. FRANKFORT, MAT ...II with the proceedings of the German parliament, a store d proceedings the first day th .n reporter (in the comrnunict.tio. day) to give amid the hurry novel and exciting a scene. f appreciating the actual positi. assembly, however, it will be place to revert briefly to a c . of its position relatively to Confederation, still sitting Frankfort. It will be in the recollec: since the irresistible force of became apparent, 17 delegates of the people have been add members of the Diet. The obj added to that body was ander of preparatory steps to nal assembly in the performance 0. it by Germany. To this end vision" was nominated by the pus the draft of a " fundanien • It was understood, however, open to the parliament to as it deemed most expi dii nt. dying their ideas of what this to be. On the 4th of May, tie reported the draft which tot • visable. It was presented id.. could have no validity unle. respective governments. '1 he day on which the parliament to deliberate on the com. projets de hit, or to seek the the different governments re The committee's report was e• and published along with the . Diet, now daily reported in This protocol was underst... members of the paellas 'nt Frankfort as meant to . acceptation of that body. So hereby excited, that on the Diet published a declaratiol plated requiring the parliam stance of their protocol as Publicity was given to it ine what they thought would to publicly and solemnly wish to check the free de , el powerful German nation." ' all things else, calmly Bahr i biassed judgment of the G.. . presentatives." On the name of the representatr s Towns in the Diet, p. tion of h's share in facts, by no means re-asist ty this rosoec ta nin of t- of are met! delegates added to the Diet or the validity of their coo. whether the parliament wi 1 the existence of, or acknowl in, the Diet; the parliam great part of Bohemia, f• elected representatives) may German people as its legi-1 really no generally acknoa out the German confeders these things in mind, we ut the parliament itself. May 18.—The members o bly who have arrived met a Hall, in the Romer. Ai tae h. badly thatt: t a a i eddzB l i wrtahl T enr (ohnrNuee throughout 0 1 following o ot w uhr i e n n g a j.s s eT If extraordinary events, the ) a Germanic governments, mot ve ended in our history. The JI se d d n ro o r been shaken to their bases, a. pas: f ) h 7111: ::11(1"man ee ett r. Ty nel this e th y Th e eY we letni l ee n' rnr i o e'hh i )' t • ev . idoetnta ß rg t u h s o t l rt z.st iwl ji) . mh i llir p u t h i tk e e m t heb E o r, i e tihnLr'uGeNt beneath n t le T) . a n h : n tiiteodnhe-. Lange se' v t a. . nh r n i p o ' : N'Loau . t . • ;' representatives an u e e y eonfcet o h f le t h 6p e rs,or t ,t . n e Pt s a c :t aga Severalrtt a e cicie Inuleesye que stion be he ha d z me mber s :au; eot h e r s t fort h w ith rheeeim,rasemp ty demo prepared ma prep , ac,t,,:, ,hn. bandedso of rf lla "Wl:BE a N t D° th i4 e x boa of interim standing et. - am tunics t Ith t . prepare de fl,'iti' o the „_ •oN REDEN (Berlin) r. e ple Fe meantime of t 1 s o.llt in; teet of a preliminttry m e warzenberg, R. ALI' 1 " e ° 114 a1 ded • Ln the ”ppoiri• T. rt the platter. Co p . lief hick went into moro di' P rr eeding speaker, teat 'theirs in the course oft' th e After , a long and ratl.. the ‘ ,.€7. motion was carri. IPPERMANN (Weal) dal J obe elected. cao (Frankfort), Fc :Dmu:i.mide,