The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-17 00:00:00

THE ALLEGED RECALL OF LORD LIMAN.

111 r. H. BERKELEY wished to state on Udall of blir.
0. Bsehelay that he would patinas his question on this
subject until Tuesday alit.

SERGEANT SULLIVAN.

Mr. F. FRENCH nid ha rem to pat a question of which
hi had Gina notice to hie noble Mead at the toad of the
government Ha wished to know why Sergeant Sallie's,
whew dutisgalabed conduct at the battle of the Alma yes
epestally reported by the general is command, had act bees
promoted
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Lord PALMERSTON said a discretionary power was
gime to Lord Reglaa to recommend for a sommission one
M Ms eargesnts in each regiment among those who bad
met disti•guishml themselves. With regard to the mgt-
meat to orbieb Ws boa. blend alladod, Lori Raglan tocom-
menied he gennasikm a asrgeant-major. No recommends,
tins am hi boom of Sergeant Bettina, and u there was
only MO SlWONSlDiasioned clear to be promoted no other
appsistmest meld be made. (A laugh.)
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Mr. J. BALL asked whether the noble lord would lay on
the table the despatch of General Evans in which Sergeant
Sullivan was mentioned.

apptebeaded thus could b• ■
diestlea•-ale 40,111dy limer of sass.

Lord P,

CHARITY TO POOR VOTERS.

Wesel SIBTRORP said Its wished, in pursuance of
ails., to ask the lam oaken of the crown, whether, in cea-
enemas* et theta. pagesk_loth Aimust, 1854. c. 102, ease
Amine swam et esensaVistosire intituled, "An
Ant le emelidote ami amend the Laws relating to Bribery,
Ifirenft., and Dade, Infinence at Elections of Members
sneist," there is say prohibition to a taadidate,
Mite has hitherto ozonised what he did consider a duty, by
'Meg certain assistance or relief to persons residua in or
seee eke/ Sri. borough whiell reereengs, by the dim-
Whelks coals and other Art* el relief and mriseseos •
Weigh t those individawli so seated talieveti
thereon mid may bosoms saner leer in nom-
ler, whole,* voted fee, and may possibly mittens to vote
to, sash esedidithe at reprematative; sad whether then
iseszvele sene web sourer of proceeding as may affect the
snit is the House of Commons, if returned
arteete
TIN SOLICITOR-ORNERAL said be would endeavour
to give the best answer he could, not to the quatioe, but to
the series of questioes, of the hon. member. He should be
very sorry if the act in question were an are against the
monism of charity, of generosity, or of kinder, ; and if the
Iheesetrabla and gallaat member's beset* wets dis-
pensed ladiscrimiastely, if he did not maim Om to
velars, if he did not give a prefereate to chase vim boll is
Wong in elections, if he did not bind the reripieste with
reforese• to hie return, so as to give to his dowdier the
elianieter of corruption or of undue iallasece, be seed lot
be afail if, in the career of his generosity, be bodemil hi
boast y oa pumas who might happen to be voters.
(leraghter.) He was sorry that he was not able to give a
more definite answer to en abstract question. The act of
parliament was directed against acts dose for purposes of
oiersptioe, certainly not whist sets doze for charitable
purposes.
Colonel SIBTIIORP begged to ask whether in the event
of a poor elector being "ready distressed through aithaess
accident, an cmcmictual dosation of a small lam of money by
a representative, or by a friend of a representative—
(lsughter)—woald be deemed as infringement of the act.
The SOLICITOR-OENERAL maid, if the donation were
prompted by • feeling of commiseration for the potatoes
poverty or distress, it would not come under the act.
EDUCATION
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Sir J. PAHINOTON wished to ask the Prime Minister
m question, of which be had given him notice, namely,
whether he could allow him • day for the purpose of bring-
ing forward his motion on the subject a education, which
was postponed some time se'. Of opens le could have ce
party feeling on such a subject ; but there were points COIL.
meted with it to which, especially after the departure of
the noble lord the member for London, he thought it very
deirablor that the Inaction of the government should be
Lod PALMERSTON said he should feel groat p:easare
la glider Me right hon. gentleman every twilit, is his
inereducing to important a subject. It seemed
rant rug Tramday week was a day ott which it might be
beraglaterwerd. Perhaps, however, the right boo. gentle-
MMII WSW allow him to ocissatiniests with him on the
whine privately.

THE DISASTER OF THE PERSEVERANCE.
Admiral WALCOTT said, amino the bit Naval Lord of
the Admiralty in his plea. he smileless, of @skims him a
=adniacin to the disastrous maiden that reenttly
Hale's ken mew steemer. Peneveresme. It
Mona that Ws nerd war la a dry Seek et Woeful*
Immo she wee hobs leadtd with swam sad was yrs-
= Ps wet le see. Whoa as Wimp wee med. se
_bee hem Me dock the water, IS was waled. was
ttm wimeent MON sad the wow left renowd as hii
ne. Ms yob wad made bevies mow la cootie% with
allarata_66l Se* she woe up by them for
Oho won id ha Is the
Ilme. meemesety she h4y over. sad if
wry heavy mosses
moult be Wm* Ai lopeZartio. /ma lidonsuion

se wee —(near--usee, epeietoz primary, I might be without beiag liable tO imputations which meld! that the iotie 'lord had. velieved the teen Nee the gm. I I duet of Wein at Cenitentinople and in the Crimes, it was
Mr. NUNN suw se preeliesi advantage which could re- mid that masuelssieners were about to be sent oat. Bet
she win inee—bie 7Pmgar a" "1 w=g7 Nadia, myself to details, the direction cot but weakest Me public iefluenee. He when Lord eidties (lithe last fortnight, he wet the inquiry. The practical question ! surely those who had bad Ogodnel of then atilt_
would be issued is "mint be. ire blbeentaiss eft due :regineen may be transferred to the ma- Derby made ea application to the noble lortl-:40$1 as a the altstaative dieted by the noble Tr cow
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