The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-20 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, Fr.B. 19.
ROYAL ASSENT.
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• Aswistimi gives by esessides le the North Amalie=
• lsri.. BM. The lords comehelewers were the Lord
Chem.llor, the Duke of Argyll. sad She Earl of Hardwick..
THI CRIMEA.—THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.
THE NEW TURKISH CONTINGENT.

Shortly after flee o'clock,
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he endothelia
there WAS no objection to the production of certain papas
for which he desired to move is reforests to the Lend
Transport Corps. He should move, therefore, for as mush
of $ despatch of Lord Raglan, dated the 26th Jaauary, as
related to the hrmatioa of the Land Transport Corps. He
wished rtes to ask the noble lord (Lord Penman) whim be
Intended to lay ea the table the convention recently can-
shaded with Turkey ?
Lord FANMIIRE was understood to intimate that the
matter was sot la his department.
The Eulof ELLENBOROVOH had thought that as the
sable lord was War Minister, a matter which related solely
to war was in his department. He would, however, put
the qinatioe to the noble sail at the head of the Foreign•
alas; bat as he wished to make some observations on the
lashiset, be would take the opportunity of introducing t►e
matter oa the motion for the wand reading of the Enlist-
meat Bill.
The Earl of CLLRENDON said be could not lay on the
table the treaty; it we, to be ratified within six weeks from
the time of ►ignature.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUSH was very sorry to hear
that six weeks were to elapse before the ratification. Six
weeks was a eampaign, and if they did not begin to revs
the men till after ail weeks, there would be no possibility
of arias them this year.
Lord PARKE/IR was understood to say that he did not
object to the noble earl's motion for a copy of apart of Lord
Raglan's despatch otitis. 26.
The Esrl of ELLENBOROUSH said there wine two
Foliate is reference to that subject which he wished to press
ea the noble lord's attention. He entirely approved of the
formation of the Lead Transport Corps, and thought it
would in all probability enable them for the first time to
move their army. Bat two things were absolutely ern-
tial ; first, *lathe Director• General of the Lead Transport
Corps should himself be responsible for the finding of Teo-
visions for the aaimals employed, instead of depending es
the commissariat ; secondly, that be should have at his ea-
tire disposal the sea treasport service, by means of which
the animals were to be conveyed to the Crimea.
Earl GREY presented a petition from the Manchester
Chamber of COMBOTCO. praying that measures might be
taken to ensure the efficiency of the transport service.
The house then adjoarned at ten Wastes to six.

HOUSE OF

LT, FED. 19.

NEW MEMBER.

Sir C. Lawn took the oaths sad his seat tot Radnor, Is
the place of Sir T. F. Lewis. deceased.
PRIVATE BUSINESS,

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The following bill. were read a semed time and com-
mitted :—Bangor Markets and Public Institutions ; Bir-
kenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, and Great Weston
Railways; Bridport Railway ; Great Western and Brant-
ford Railway ; Hoarwithy Bridge ; Bonito's Road ; Lan-
caster Water and Gas; London and Brasaington Road;
Saint Helen's Improvement ; Sligo Gas; &menet
Central Railway; Tormoham and Saint Mary Church
Gsa; Torquay Water; Uphill and Blandon Road;
Weston-super-Mare Goa; Wolverhampton Corporation
Water ; and Duraley sad Midland Railway Bills.
Oa the motion that th• But and West India Dock Bill ba
read a second time,
The boss' divided—
For the emend voiding 26
Arica it 249-126
The bill was sonaniumtly lost.
The Lmclon and St. Katharine Dock Bills wen with-
drawn.
CAPITAL

. I...viomMENT (SCOTLAND).
OA the motion of Mr. EWART, OA Add Zen wall ordered
for return, showing for what crimes capital punishment is
still retained by the law of Britland, basics been abolished
for similar crimes by the law of England.