The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-16 00:00:00

IMPIiRIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LARDS.—Morns, JUrril 15.
The LoerrWirlat.LOZ took hie seat oe the weir&
altffite o'cloak.
THE IMPRISONMENT OF MR. BISHOP.
The Marquis of NORM kNBY asked the noble earl at the
been et the Foreige•ottice whether he would have any ota
*hoc to lay ea the table the deepetch of Sir James Hud-
son 1 the '..*tth of Febtuary, tan which be had adverted on •
leta,cr taceeion as ixisitainiog en assurance on the part of
the Piedmonts,. caNnet that they would submit to their
sovereigu the liberation of Mr. Bishop DO the fret fitting
um:blots. He regretted to hear that • recent festival, which
it ism expected would be accompanied by such seta of
elemrocy, had parsed over without Mr. Bishop bean, re-
leased, and be should be glad if the government of actor
Ipaosouel could be induced to keep their pr wise, so he
eaderstord that Mr. Bishop was suffering from great pro-
stration m corsequesee of Ms ..•onfinemeet.
Sul RUSSELL said it was true that the Italian govern-
ment had annouseed their intention to advise their Kate-
/ma ou the first favourable °cession to grant the release of
Mr. dishop, but the noble lord put his own interpretation
en that ;Arise. What he (Earl Russell) thooght the
Italian government meant by the first favourable °cosies
was when the country was generally pacified, and when
tku re WOO DO Imager any irritation in 0011.thille0C• of the
elasteoce of brtgandsge in Naples. Whet they felt waa
that they would expose themselves to great reptoach
while brigandage was going on, they showed any lenity
towards the party with which Mr. Bishop was usifortonately
awrected. From a paragraph which appeared in the news-
paperr it, however, would seem that the ex-king of Naples
had left Rome, aed if that were so, he believed that it
would probably teed to the suppression of that brigandage
vtial had been so injurious to the public team of Italy.
Miro regard to the imprisonment of Mr. Bishop, he had not
impugend the justice of the decisions in the Italian court*,
but he had represented to the Italian government that in
the issietry when imprisonment was likely to be isjuriolut
to ha health of a prisoner' and to be therefore equivalent
to the punialinstet of death, it west the usual ()tactics to
commute or remit that imprisonment, and he recommended
the same eourse should be taken in regard to Mr. Bishop, if
there were circumataeoes to justify it. He had, however.
hero informed that General Mamma had reported that Mr.
Bishop's health was not likely to suffer if he were not
subjected to hard labour. The noble lord concluded by
lay log on the table, by the command of her Majesty, certain
papers which, bessid, included extracts from the despatch
el Sir Jas. Hods* to which the noble marquis had referred.

OUR RELATIONS WITH BRAZIL.
The Earl of MALIESBURY gave entice that when he
brought on his motion respecting Brazil on Friday next, he
would move for a copy of any cam showing on what ground
t►e ,iemand for compensation on the government of Brazil
was messed at the stun of 3,100 f.
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THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE--SEIZURE OF
ENOLLSH VESSELS.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE rose to move for copies
if reports that had been received from the Admiral corn-
mending her Majesty's squadron on the North American
and West lodise station concerning the protection from
seizure or visitation afforded to British merchantmen by '
the Ariadoe sad other of her Majesty's ships or gunboats,
by convoy or otherwise, end to ask what had been the result
tithe remoostrances made to the United States govern-
ment, by her Majesty's minister at Washington, agninst the
seizure of certain British reseals. At a time when the op*.
satires of Lanceskire were in their present condition, was
it after two rears of this war that the British government
was to rampage the continuance of such a paper blockade,
which kept from ne so much that we and that the world
wanted a blockade which could never give the
Federal, the object for which they were contending,
for no man of education and intelligence would believe it
possible that they could ever subdue and conquer the Con-
federate States. Did any one believe that even if Vicksburg
fell the Southern Stake would sue for peace! It was the
duty of the British Government not to allow these infrac-
tions of maritime law to continue longer, to the injury of
our commerce and oar manufactures, and to the reef mien
of the whole maritime law of the world. (Beer, beer.)
But RUSSELL said that the attention of government
had been drawn to one or two recent acts of seise-e, and be
bed written to Lord Lyons, directing him to inform the
American government that it was evident some of the ships
which had bean seined were trading with neutral porta, and
that a strong impression prevailed in this country that they
had been eased in a reckless manner. The answer of the
American government was that there were sufficient
ponds to justify the capture, and that those grounds
would be pro►ed before en American mire court. He
lad no objection to modem a copy of the correspondence
en the subject. As to the blockade zusnitsined by the
Palma! Beet, her Majesty's government were of opinion
that it was sufficient to entitle it to be respected, end be
thought every allowance ought to be arile for any hasty
act on the part of the blockad,ng force. He believed also
there was every disposition on the part of the United
State government to prevent injustice b ,iog done.
The Duke of SOMERSET mid it word he inconvenient
to produce the reports which bad been received by the
Admiralty from the admiral commanding the squadron on
the North American sad West Lydia station.
The motion was negatived by consent, Earl Russell
having, however, promised to lay certain of the papers
asked for on the table.
(Their Royal Highnesses the Prinoe of W ,lee, the Doke
of Cambridge, and the Princess Msey were all present during
the above discuesios. The Prince of Wiles conversed
with Earl Granville, and appeared to take seat intermit in
the proceedinp.)

PRISON

BILL

The house writ into oogiunittes on this bill.
The Earl of DERBY said he was rather unfortunate In
the expressions which he used the other evening is eroding
the grounds upon which he was thoroughly convinced of the
superior claims of the protestent over the Roman catholic re-
ligion. fished stated that he believed the Roman catholies en-
tertained some erroaeone doctrines, and that they acted upon
beentirely repugnant to Scripture. At the same time
be stated that is his opinion both the protestant and Roman
catholic religions, Dots ithstanding the difference betwcen
them, rested upon the same foundation, and resting upon
that he could not but believe that the Oaching of Roman
catholic priests, although it might be considered erroneous
in some respects, would yet have • beneficial ten-
dency clan persons of that religion. The next morning
after that debate he received a newspaper in which be was
told that he bad been guilty of the grossest misconduct in
pretnming to say that the protestant and the Roman catholic
religion rested upon the same foundition, because the one
was the worship of God and the other of • piece of bread.
Be begged their lordships pardon for quoting such offensive
language. On the other hand he received a letter from a
Homan catholic, remonstrating with him for having stated
that both religiose rested upon the same foundation, because
the writer aid the Roman catholic religion rested on the
scriptures and the church, and that the teaching of the
protestant" was a work not of Clod but of the devil, and
that upon that teaching alone did the protestant religion
exist. (Minimum) Those were the views Laren of his
statement, which be thought was a reasooable statement ;
but be had been charged on the one side with the grossest
blasphemy, and on the other with the moat utter ignorance
of what the protestant and the Rotum c
were. (Hear, hear.) In making the statement to which he
had alluded, he wand their lordship' it was not his
intention bey anything to hurt the feeling" of any Roman
catholic. (Hear, hear.) He bad simply expressed his dis-
sent from the doctrises of their religion.
The remaining clauses 'mead through committee, and
the hour" resumed.

SALMON FISHERIES (pOTLAND) ACT CON.
TIN IJANCE SILL.

Thu bill pord through commit* &
LIEUT.-COLONEL..C.RAW.I,.Fy AND SEROEAN'T•

MAJOR LILLEY.

The Eerl of SHAFTESBURY asked the Secretary of
Stets for War whether it is the intention of her Majesty's
government to inslitate any farther inquiry into the case
of Lieut.-001ms' Crawley end Servant-Major Lillay
The Doke of CAMBRIDGE said the conduct and dis-
cipline of the Indian army rested with the oommander-ia-
chief in India, and the oorninneder-in-chief is this country
stood only in the position of referee in the last mart. He
had, however, considered it his duty to notice the proceed-
hags in this osse when they were officially brought to his
knowledge. At the time his recently.publiehed memoran-
dum was drawn up he was not io possession of sufficient
in-
formation to justify him in doing more than ex preenieg every
etroim opinion on the cow His did not then know of the
illegal imprisonment of Sergeant-Major Lilley, and certain
other circumstances, which had since led him to direct •
coortmartial to impure into the conduct of Col. Crawley.
Be had no denim to screen anyooe ; but it wee his earliest
trial thatjaeuee should be done to all, and be denied that
he had suffered any pressure to be put upon himself in the
stetter.
Earl DE GREY and RIPON said that the speech of
his royal bighorn relieved bin of the necessity of saying
more than a few words. As their lordships' bad been in-
formed, it was the intention of his royal highness to
bring Lieutenant-Colonel Crawler to • court-martial for the
circumstances attending the death of Sergeant-Major
Lilley. The precise nature of those charges were
matters now under the comideration of the authorities,
and it would be improper for him to exprem any opinion on
the subject. Every step would be taken to insiire that the
inquiry should he oxidneted in the most open manner, and
with perfect farrows to all parties concerned.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY trusted the inquiry would
be carried on in Eisitspd, sod not transferred to India,
where, in fact, it had already been prejudged by the snags-
tics that Sergeant-Major death was the meth of
habitual iotoricatioe.
The Earl of MALMFSBURY said he had that day seen a
letter from Sir Hugh Rose, stating that his assertion to the
effect just mentioned wee grounded upon the statement of
the surgeon of the quantity of spirits supplied to Sergeant-
Major Lilisy while under amok

VACCINATION (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill wts wad third Emit and Wood.
BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS (IRELAND)

BILL.
This bill was read a sawed time.
REDEMPTION DT RENTS (IRELAND) BILL.

DUCHY OF CORNWALL lIANAORIHNV BILL.
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