The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-07 00:00:00

LNDIAN ARMY.

Mr. BEAM ISH ailed the Secretary of State for India
whoa the report of the royal commariou oa the Indian
army would be laid upon the table of the Imola
Sir C. WOOD mid that the report had not yet been
made. It was, therefore, imporible for him to my when it
could be laid upon the table.

AFFAIRS OF GREECE.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD repeated his qoartion in reference
to the form in which the surrender of 4,000/. a year by thir
couotry to the new Kieg of Greece was to be effected, and
whether the question wee to be submitted to the oonsidara-
Imo of the house.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said her Ma-
jesty's government wend opinion that it would be impos-
sible to make the surrender in question without the
authority of parliameet. It would be , therefore,
to Lein in a bill apes the subject. He had looked back
to what was regarded as • good precedent in
the cue, namely, what wu termed the Austrian
lase, during sad snbeequent to the war which closed
in 151.5. A cooventioe was then made between Great
Britain and Austria for the settlement of that loan, wider
which Austria agreed to pay a certain sum of money,
and Greet Britain undertook to forego its claims in excess of
that sum. Ater that convention was hawed a bill woe
brought into parliament whereby that transaction was
rendered valid. The surreeder of 4,000/. • year must, in
the first instance, be the subject of diplomatic arrangemeets,
and alter that bar Majesty's government would submit it to
the coosideration of parliament. The bill, however, could
not be introduced daring the present notion.
Mr. B. FITZGERALD asked whether the papers relating
to the cue would be laid oe the table.

Mr. LAYAED laid be would be prepared to answer the
question to-morrow.
THE MARGARET AND JERSIR.

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Mr. B. FITZGERALD inquired whether the government
had received any report in reference to the firing into the
ship Margaret sod Jessie in British eaten; and if eq
whether it would to laid upon the table.
Mr. LAVABO replied that her Majesty's government bad
received from the government of the Bahama* an account
which tallied pretty well with the reports which had ap-
peared in the public prints. It consisted of the depeeitioos
of the commander and officers of the Margaret and Jimmie.
At the same time they had heard from Washington that a
similar account appeared is the American papers. Mr.
Seward wrote to Lord Lynes, stating that he had rewired
from the commander of the Rhode Island an account of the
mine transaction, excepting that the commander denied
that he fired at the vessel in British waters. Ent if it
tinned out that the yowl was fired epos in British waters
and injured, the met ample redress would be afforded.
(Cheers.)
THE DEBATE ON MR. ROEBUCK'S MOTION.

Mr. ROEBUCK asked the noble lord at the bead of the
government whether he would graft some day for the re-
sumption of the debate that had already taken place on the
recognition of the Southern States of North America. He
would ask him to give him (Mr. Roebuck) next Thursday,
but if not Thursday he hoped that at least he would give
him Monday, the 13th. (Cries of "Thursday.")

Lord PALMERSTON—I can mean my hon. and learned
friend that the government have every desire to acoormno-
.

date him ; but I must remind the house that this is the Eth
of July, sad I do not think the hours will like to sit much
beyond the mid of this month. I therefore propose that it
shall be a give and take arrangement. The government
will give Monday night provided the bonne will ailment, as
I hope they will do, to let the government bring in the bill
on fortifications to-sight and take a second reading on
Thursday. la that case we will consent to Mooday.
Mr. ROEBUCK—I hope the noble lord will allow
me to ask one more question—or rather, to make a
suggestion—sod that is, that he should fix the debate for
first order of the day for Monday, and that he will fix
it no Thursday, for the house has seen that the intentions
of the governoient have been frustrated when they have
omitted to fix the orders beforehand. I hops, therefore,
that the noble lord will du that on Thursday next.
Lord PALMERSTON—We will concur with my hon.
awl learned friend in giving the utmost fixity to the ar-
rengenient. (Hear.)
THE AFFAIRS OF POLAND.
Mr. WARNER asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether there was any foundatioo fora statement which bad
■pp.ared in the newspaper La Franee, to the effect that
England was so far cominitted upon the question of Poland,
that. in the erect of war arising out of it between France
and Russia, she could not remain neutral ; whether there
was any ground, so tar as this country was concerned, for
a suggestion which bad been repeatedly pat forward in
French newspaper., and particularly in the Constitution:id,
that the negotiations relating to Poland might terminate
in war ; and whether her Majesty's government bed laid
down ass principle in those negotiations, that this country
would is no case intervene with armed force in the quarrel
between the Emperor of Russia and his Polish suhjects.
Lord PALM ERSTON I ore glad to be able to answer the
question of my hon. friend by stet, wg that her Majesty.govern.
meat have pursued in this matter that which is the stand-
ing policy of England—namely, not to contract any prospec-
tive engagement in regard to events which we cannot pre-
cisely foremen. We have entered into no engagement with any
foreign power such as that which my hoe. friend alludes to ;
we have bound ourselves neither one way nor the other ;
we are perfectly free to act, according to event., in any nvin-
vier we m►y think best on review of those eves* and in that
meaner which we may think most expedient and consistent.
(Hoer, hear.)

THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE GREAT EXHIBI-

TION OF I&M.-SUPPLY.

On the monies that the Speaker do leave the chair,
Mr. AYRTON moved the following resolution :—" That
is the opinion of this house the purchase-money of the kod
at Keosingtoo should be applied by the commissioners of
the Great Exhibition of 1651 towards discharging the
liabilities of the commission, and that the com-
mission should be determined, and the property
Dow held by the commission be vested in the crown,
subject to any interests slow existing therein and to any
charges thereon." The boo. gentleman said he claimed the
whole of that property as national property, with which the
House of Commons, as the guardian of the public ieteresta,
had a right to deal as it might think most expedient.
Mr. LOWE opposed the motion. The commissioners
of the Exhibition of 11151 found themselves at the rime of
that Exhibition is the possession of a surplus of 1110,000/.
They had sines sold to the government for 60,0004 the
land which was made available for the South Kennington
llateasa, and which was at present worth 150,000 f. They