The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAIILIAMENT•

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ROOM OP LORDlL—Trisour, rit IL I.
The Lam alumnus Ma Ids art oa the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
COPVRIOHT IN WORKS OY ART BILL
The Copyright in Works d An B wee need • first
time.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Bradford Crepotutioa Water Bill, and the Gnat
N.rtheru Railway (No. I) Bill wen read a second time.
BLEACHFIELDN (WOMEN AND CHILDREN
EMPLOYMENT) BILL.
tin the mortals al Um Earl of Setarrearvaa this bill was
teal a second time.
The Marine Mutiny Hill ens read a emend time, and the
Mutiny Bill was reed a third time sod peseed.
The Auetrelien Camden tloveramest Act Amendment
Bill ;owed through committee.
1 heir 101.1 ships oljoursed ate quarter past five.

HOUSE OF 00MKONEL-TunDAT, Ai,Rn. 1.

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elrgAura gosh the their at 4 (Moth.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills win tad • Hid ties :—Loudon god
sough weutoeu Railway (additional psgeors) (••w title)
Aouth Molten Corporatios ; sad Wiwi/AIM" Road Rills.
Mooned Radio, • —Wag Xidlsad itailarrq (Ifeethyr, he..
Railway lame) MIL

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ERFCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Mr. B COCHRANE IWO nodes that on Tuesday, the
"fit► al April. M wank! strove for a Royal Commission to
Uptake into the circumstances eoeseeted with the erection
of public. buildiep daring the bet *years, with a view of
weertainier whether greeter eareany d the public nominees
could not be obtains&

ESTIMATFII FOR FORTIFICATIONS.
Mr. DILLS' TN gave notice that on Tuesday, 29th
Amil, be would move that in the opinion of the house it was
desirable that in sill muse where her Majarty's government
isitended to erect fortifications distinct and separate from
Qom already seactioned by parliament, the estimates for
each mirke should be whinnied for the consideration of the
house at a ...pante time from that at which the annual
eitimatea fur current expenditure were submitted.
I.l' N A l'1" It Et 1 "LATION BILL
Mr. PH 11.1.11 N asked the Secretary of State for the
Hoew liepirtment when he intended to introduce the
Lunacy Regulation Bill; sod whether much bill would coo.
Min any privieion for the purpose of facilitating the build-
ing of a lumdk a.yluin by counties united for that purpose.
sir 11. GREV add he had to repeat the answer that he
had already given, that .1 bill lad been prepared on the sub-
Met, tousled in the main ou the report of the committee.
He could not. however. state when it would be brought io,
as several vuelt ions of an important character bad been
received, soil were under consideration, which rendered
further ..ummunii..itMe with the roorlaw Board necessary.
The bill ,outeilied • cilium relating to the subject of the

bon. gentleman's question.
MANUFACTURE OF RIFLED ORDNANCE.
Mr. H. RF:RKELEV asked the Secretary of State for
War whether, adverting to the probability that gees of
much meter calibre met sow he placed on our seaboard
forts, and iron.plated ships. Sir William Armstrong was to
have the exelosive manufacture of such gnus, or was their
rottstruction to be thrown open to competition; and of
what calibre was the largest gun completed as intended for
Factual service as yet tirade for government by Sir William
Armstrong. and proved without is cident to the breech, or
bustles
Sir C. LEWIS rid that the War.oftice had no con-
tract with Sir W. Armstrong. but had a coatmet with the
Flawick Iron Compaay, which bad bees printed in the
appendix to the report on military organisation. If that
coetraet was referred to it would be emu that if the War
Deportment should mar altogether to employ the Elswick
Cceoptey for the manufacture of °tames, they were
hound to commutate that company for the for of profit
on their plant to the 'Meat of $5.0001. With regard to
the second met ci the boa. gentleman's ipaestim, as the
abject was new, and ci ours interest, he would read to
the house a Mariam& ci the largest Om DOW in use or in
the ~one ci trial. The 110th. Armoring gun was the
largest as vet actually introduced into the service, and •
Isro number had been supplied to her Majesty's ships sad
batteries at home and abroad. With respect to experi-
mental gum oar MM. goo had been Tided oa Arrnetaisee
Patent, and firesl solid shot of labs. weight with • caws*
of 2flike. of powder. The risperimenta with this gum had
been highly satisfactory. A number of guns of this and
• similar kind were in coots of manufacture, aid would
be shortly ready for delivery. The next was a MOIL
titled gun, which is undergoing a coarse of prelimWmp
esperimeuts, and had fired with spherical form, with
a ,I;arge of 40Ibs. of powder. A proposal been
bro.ight forward by the Director-Geoeral of
Ordnance for the manufacture of guns capable of firing
a shot of MOM. weight, or ea a rifted gun of EAJOIIi. weight.
In addition to these guns. a 1:301b. run on the Whitworth
prieeiple and a 2001 b. gun by Mr. Lynam Thomas were ia
course of coastruction.