The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
The home mat at 12 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER. _

Mr. SUMMER took igeoeTbe eTul his lest for Hertford-
shire. The boa. member woo introduced by Sir E. H. Lvtton
and Hr. A. South.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The North Devonss;dllZsenetlisi;MY Bill was read a
mooed time.
The Dublin sod Meath Railway Bill wee considered, and
ordered to Ilea" the table.

THE CONSOLIDATED FUND BILLS.
Thew bills wars road a third time mad pared.
THE SHEFFIELD DISASTER AND THE TOWN OF

BRADFORD.

Mr. FERRAND gavenotio; that to-morrow be will uk
the Home Secretary to communicate the answer which he
bad received to his letter from the Mayor of Bradford, and
also if he could inform the house whether the reservoirs of
Bradford were not in an equally dangerous position with
that which had just bunt at Sheffield, and were not wade
by the same imposer.
JUDGMENTS, he., LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
Mi. HADFIELD moved the second reading of this bill,
the object of which was, he said, to put au sad to the vexa-
tious practice of making searches io every owe of a sale or
treader of lend.
Sir G. GREY usented to the second reading, on the
understanding that it was to be referred to a select cow.
mittee.
The bill was then reed a second time, and ordered to
be referred to a select committee.

TESTS ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL.
Mr. DODSON moved the second reading of this bill, the
object of which. he said, was to abolish the religious tests
for the degree of muter of arta, embracing submission to
the Thirty-nine Articles sad to the whole of the Prayer-
book.
Mr. NEATE supported the bill. although be said that
coarse would bring him into painful collision with many
with whom he was closely connected. The Uni-
versity of Oxford was no longer • mere church
of England institution, and it ought not to be
regarded in that light. The reel difficulty to be met was
not the case of dimwit, but the case of those members of the
church of England who, while desirous of continu-
ing in her pale, were unwilling to subscribe to all
the dogmatic theology of the Thirty-nine Articles.
(Cheers.) This question ought not to be treated on the
opposition side of the house sa • party one. It was not the
interest of the church to connect itself with any party ; and
the opposition members would only weaken the church, as
well as their party, by seeking to perpetuate all the exist-
ing restrictions. (Cheers.)
Sir W. HEATHCOTE moved that the bill be real •
second time that day six mouths.
Mr. G. DUFF supported the bill.
[Left sitting.)

ELECTION COMMITTEES.-(THIS DAY.)

LISS U RN.

The select committee appointed to try the
validity of the return of Mr. W. Wingfield V for this
borough, resumed their investigation this morning, Mr.
Adair in the chair. The inquiry his now extended over
eve days ; and although the committee have assembled on.
usually early, and adjourned nonsual ly late, there is at present
every prospect, seeing that election committees are com-
pelled to sit day by day, that the inquiry will interfere
unpleasantly with the holidays of the hon. members who
have been entrusted with the investigation. At present
the cue for the petitioeecu is far from complete, and it is
understood that a formidable array of witnesses will be
called to rebut the evidence already given.

ATLANTIC TPLRI7RAPH COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

Thin afternoon the seventh ordinary annual
meeting of the above company was held at the London
Tavern ; the Right Hon. J. STUART WORTLEY io the chair.
The report, which was adopted. gave as account of the
proceedings of the board, which have issued in the engage-
ment by Messrs. Ghee, Elliott, and Co. to construct
a cable. At the extraordinary meeting, which is mamma
for the 31st. the board expect to be able to annouoce the
dielauitiee of the compaay have been removed.