The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-24 00:00:00

VII NEGOTIATIONS.

Si: H. WILLOUGHBY @eked If the goverameat would
hem say objection to lay before the home a army of the
poetical *bed as t►e 28th of December by the three greet
powers, espletatag the feat palate as temetsiasa is the note
of the Bth of August, 18114.?
lir. LAY

the noble lord *mowers that
quetice, perhaps he will allow ewe to aak whether the
house Lt. understand from his statement that the aegotia.
tioas are actually going on, or are suspendedefor a time?
(Rear, bear•)
Lord I. RUSSELL—With respect to the question of the
hoe. beronat, I beg to say that that is the past I reserved
for esalideratioa. I doubt whether that demeent ma sow

be pooped, laid ea the table of tbe house. As t 3 the last
gaieties, I beg to say that negotiations are not yet began
upset the bun I have stated.
Mr. BRIGHT—I understood the noble lord to say that
eartaht terse had been offend to Ramie, about which there
bad been 'adoring& to be some difficulty, Mt that
Ruda had aesepted them. The noble lord expressed it la
this swum —That Ruda had consented to put ea mod to
her preponderaue in the Bleak Bee. The =hie Lord, I
suppose, will not withdraw hoes the house the hope that
lastruatioas ale about to be seat oat for the purse Wors-
ts; negotiations. (Hear, hear.) I thick the bowie and
the country will be very glad if the aeble lord man state
that a &Whist proposition having bees accepted, u die-
Sadly as it we. sad., lastructions for negotiation will be
seat et (Hear, bear.)
lasi J.

have already dated that the
government have expressed their medians lo negotiate oa
these fear points.
STATE OF THE ARMY, &e.

Mr. H. DRUMMOND gave notice that on Thursday he
should move for some returns, by means of which he should
endeavour to teparatesonse of the many complieatione and
disasters in whisk oar army at present found itself ; and he
crummy he wee net able to do this without certain papers.
He should move that there be laid before the house an
account of the munitions and stores provided for the army
before the troops left this country ; also copies of any re-
ports received before the same period of the nature sad
strength of the fortifications at Sebastopol, the numbers and
form of the genies there, and the number end distribution
of the Reeds* foxes in the surrounding provisoes. Also,
the amount of 0119011Modation for the sick and wounded at

Scutari, gad the mesas for transporting them from the
Crimea. (Heat, hear.) Also a copy tithe instructions sent
from this country to the penes* in charge of the medical
and other stores; together with return, as to the commissa-
riat service, Ste. (Heat, hear.)
Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on Thursday he should
move ter the appointment of a select committee to inquire
into the condition of our army before Sebastopol, and into
the conduct of those departments of the government whose
duty it was to minister to the wants of that army. (Rear.)
Mr. ADAIR, en the Bth of February, to move to address
her Majesty on the progress and maintenance of the present
war.

Mr. RICH, on the 6th of February, to more for s select
committee as inquire Into the efficiency of our military aca-
demies and other provisions for preparing officen for regi-
mental and staff appointments.
Mr. COLLIER, on Thursday, to call the attention of the
house to the state of oar trade with Ramis.

THE MAYNOOTH COMMISSION.
Mr. SPOONER gave notice that on Thursday be should
ask the noble lord (Russell) when the report of the May-
Booth Comaissionen would be presented, and also whether
it was true that a eopy of that 'sport had been furnished to
Dr. Cullen, the self-styled legate of the Pope, and by whom
and when.

Sujoant GHEE Imo notice of a notion, the term of
widen wen not board.

BURIAL ACTS.
Mr. A. PRLLATT gave notice to move (Feb. 6) for a
eommittee to inquire into t►e operation of the various burial
sets and prepeietery easetery seta, also into the regulations
of the Rome-ellee for conducting interments nadir the
Burial Ante. Also into the question of the compensation of
°WWI of private grounds, and whether it would not be
morally and religiously for the advantage of the community
to remove all burial ground. from the control of the Wallops
and clergy, sad to place them under local boards.