The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMON3.—THOLIDAT, MAT 20.
The BflAllll tech the chair at a gamin Won (oar
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUI

BILLS READ • THIRD TINIS AWD PAssio.--Baitibumi
and Prestos; Road and Bridge Bromley and
Heed; Bary and Link •
Bohai Road; Frame, Ytrstik,
Weymostk Railway (No. I); Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Railway; Leven Railway; North Waters Railway;
Stockport and Halide Road ; York, Newcastle, and lieu
wick Railway (deviation of Bishop Ashland branch, itc.),
Bilk.
BILLS AS AllllllO2O CONSIDIaID AND AoedlD TO.—
Wancheeter, Boston, Matlock, and Midlands Jouction
Railway; Pedmore and Rowley Roads; Stroud sad Risley
Road ; Bills.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
MATWOOTH ENDOWMINT ATT.—By Mr. C. BRUCE,
from Morayshire, Banff, and other places is Scotland;
Sir J. MATHESON, from Inverness ; Captain FORDYCE,
from the free church presbytery of Aberdeen; Mr. HODG-
SON, from Carlisle ; for repeal of.
MILITIA BILL.—By Sir J. WALMSLEY, four petitions
from Cardiganshire; .&r. W. J. FOX, from Oldham; Mr.
RICARI)O, from Stoke-upon-Trent; Mr. J. ,ELLIS (3),
from Maidstone and Marlborough; Hr. J. H. VIVIAN,
from Swansea ; against.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. MATTIA, a new writ wan issued
for Sandwich, for the election of a member in the room of
C. W. llrenfell, Esq., who has accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds.
AFFAIRS OF SPAIN.

Lord PALNIEN;dO:I gave notice that to-morrow, on
the motion that the house Ito adjourn till Monday, he would
call the attention of the government to certain reports cir-
culating in Europe with respect to the exertions of foreign
influence, fur the purpose of procuring a change in the
coostitution of Spain.

TUE REV. MR. BENHETT.
Viscount CASTLEREAGH gays notice that =Mon-
day neat he would put a question to the Home Secretary
with reference to the appointment of the Rev. Mr. Bennett
to the vicarage of Frome.
APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATES.
Mr. M'CULLAGII inquired of the Secretary for the
EOM: Department whether, in the appointments recently
made to the magistracy in Great Yarmouth, reference had
been had to the opinion of the town council of the borough,
in conformity with the practice of former administrations in
such eases? There had previously been IS gentlemen hold-
ing the commission of the peace fur the borough, a number
ezeeetting that which was generally found in towns of the
same size and population. Lord St. Leonard' had been
indue. J recently to add sit new names. lie did not then
mean to enter into consideration of personal fitness or party
distinctions. What he wished to learn from the govern-
ment was specifically this, whether the rule laid down by
Lord John Russell some years ago, when filling the office
of Secretary of State for the !tome Department, had been
'• followed in the ea:este which he (Mr. M'Cullagh) referred ?
Ile did not interpret that rule to be the concession of an
absolute veto by the municipal councils on nominations
proposed by the Lnrd Chancellor; but that before new
magistrates in corporate towns were appointed, the opi-
nion of the town councils should be asked for, as that of
lord lieutenants was invariably sought in counties.
Mr. Secretary WALPOLE was aware that a circular had
been sent round from the Home-office, when the the noble
lord the member for London was Home Seerenzp, inti-
mating that in the appointment of magistrates la wrists
towns, the opinion of the town council would be tabus;
but the practice laid down by that circular had set beta
adhered to by the noble lead's eacemers la dr lime-
odlce—the appointments bed bleu WI le the Lard Chew•
cellar—and neither Lord Catawba= sr Leal Taws led
adopted that practice, which in many cases weal& be seat
inconvenient. At the same time he was free to admit that
the representations and the claims of Tows Cennelle
ought to he considered; and in the case of Yarmemlbothen
the Lord Chancellor, acting on the advice et three who
were competent to give it, appointed sit additional nlngia-
tntes, he selected live members of the Town Council sad
an alderman ; and in all Calls the Lord thanceller bad
taken care that the appointment should depend epos It-
ors for the Wan, and not political opinion. The resent
i appointments were made with the sanction of the liberal
member for the borough. (Rear, hear.)

DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN QUERN CHARLOTTE'S
ISLAND.
Sir J. PAKINGTON admitted, in answer to Mr. GLAD.
wove, that despatches. confirmatory of the reported gold
ebecoverise ha gases Charlotte's Island had been received
bra the governor of Vancouver's Island, and added, that
so amend American ships had gone there, the British ad.
mind al the station had been directed to furnish naval
alalensese tat the preservation of order.
RI 11110NISM IN IRELAND.
Mr. NAPIER, replying to a question from Mr.O. Goat,
said that came of the men arrested as ribboamen in the
county of Longford were admitted to bail, the magistrate*
being band to accept bail aoeudiag tower, comaitutional
principle, As to the mount el bail, that WM a matter
which rested &Rowdier ia the dimeretims of the magistrate.
• THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND
THE AMALGAMATED ENGINEERS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, on being
qaestiemed by Mr. Yonaran, denied that in the resent la-
terview with a deputation from the Caked Trades of Lea.
Ides he or any other omeial person had upraised any °pi-
' nice ss to the coaduet of the employers or the employed
ia the recent dispute between the amalgamated engineers
and their masters.
WYCHWOOD AND WHITTLEBURY FORESTS.
Viscount DUNCAN asked the Chancellor of the Rube-
quer whether bills for the diaafforestation and enclosure of
Wychwood and Whittleheiry Forests had been prepared by
th• Commissioners of Woods, Forests, etc., In conformity
with the notices issued in the Gaseeee on the ith day of
November, IS I, and if so, when it was the Wadi= of the
government to introduce them ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid bills
were prepared, but, under the present circumstances tinder
which parliament sat, there would be no chance and no ;no-
priety in attempting to carry them through this session ;
but he proposed to have them printed and introduced and
laid oa the table.
COSTS IN CROWN PROSECUTIONS.
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Mr. LENNARD inquired whether it was intended to
bring in any bill to abolish the obnoxious privilege now
enjoyed by the crown of not paying costs in cases of crown
prosecutions ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that in the mane
of the discussion that took plate the other day he stated
that his attention had been called to the subject, and he
endeavoured to correct a misapprehension which prevailed
on the subject. it being generally supposed that the crown
received but did not paycosts, the fact being that it neither
received nor paid. In nine cases out of ten the crown was
enceessful, prosecutions generally not being undertaken
without good grounds. The question, therefore, was whe-
ther, altogether, the law was not more favourable to de-
fendants than it would be if they were bound to pay costs in
all eases in which they lost.
Mr. LENNARD gave notice that be should, if possible,
TOOT! for kers to bring in a bill co take sway the privilege
of the crown of mot paying costs when it lost, and to e
the crown to receive coats where it won.
COLONEL OUTRAM.

Mr. Aff ST EY ;Ili; gooTiWt of the Board of CootTol

pecan' ed on a foresee nada that when the papas con-
cerning Colonel Ostrom were papared, they should be laid
before the hoax. He gave asibethat he should on Monday
ask when they would been pned. He also gave notice
that he should ask the Cheaseart of the Exchequer on
Monday, when the papers rends. to the expulsion of pro-
testant aissionariee frees Rummy would be presented.
TILE REV. W. J. BENNETT AND TUE VICARAGE