The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-06 00:00:00

Tb. SMILE= took tko chair at 4 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINFISS.
Ilmfolkwiss belle were reepeollvely read a third time
ea premed :—Ediaborgh and Gluey Railway ; Great
BOMB Katona Life AIIMITSDCe SOCidy ; Horsham, Derbies,
As Let
(Water Railway ; Kest County Gsol and Lunatic
Asylum Supply) ; Limbos, Chatham, and Dover
Barmy aei led Kent Railway (Bromley to St. Matill
01111 y) Oorapiaids ; Loaded, Chatham, and Dover Railway
be Weimer and Deal): SeYesioaks Railway.
=1:101apel-en-le-Frith Rade ; and Tyne General
Amy fillb.
Mr. V. SCULLY celled the attention of the Speaker to
time feet that there were leas than 20 members present, and
be moved dean the house be counted.

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Win ordered to withdr►w; but long before the in.
tonal usually allowed in soak reser some 40 or 50 members
ems in, cad the Wainer proceeded.

NOTICE&

broom TLx.—By Mr. HINGULIRD, in moving for certain
Maras am the Mb Jaw, to call attention to the course
Won by the meat with reference to the income tax
as Laded property.
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Itt LGIIIII.—By Mr. BILIIIIOII7, to call attention on an
Orly day to the unsatisfactory oonditios of our commercial
with Belgium, sod to move a resolution thereon.
NATIORAL Distsciria.—By Mr. D. Bunions. to call the
eilesticm of the loses on Tuesday week to the petition
which had been preessited by the hon. member for Bristol,
mg to move that the report of the commissioners out the
forte be retard to a select committee, to inquire
wMther a mon effective and economical mode of defence
spinet the Are of improved artillery might not be adopted
at the Monti of Southampton harbour.

THE Ore DRAGOON GUARDS.
lb. CON/INGHAM asked the Secretary of State for
War whether Colonel 13eatinek, of the 4th Dragoon
Oneida. had hose Owed on half -pay according to regola-
ties, "by nsedilal certificate ;" and if not, why the new
regshdioe of 1861, under which no officer bas barn allowed
the privilege of being placed on half-pay until after &ser-
vile of OS yeses as a commisaioned officer 02 full pay, had
is this owe been disregarded and set aside. He wished
also to ask upon whose advice the Boding of the court-mar.
Wel had been reseeded, and Captain Robertson (who had
been sentenced to be cashiered) had been sent back to his
regiment while Colonel Bentinck had been forced to retire.
Sir G. LEWlSsaid the retirement of Colonel &outlook had
not taken place in pursuance of the terms of the warrant to
which the hon. gentleman alluded. That warrant would
sot have permitted an officer to retire on half-pay under the
circumstances under which Colonel Bentiock had left his
regiment. Of coarse it was oornpetmt to the crown (which
was the authority upon which the warrant rested) to dio
pease with it is cow where an exception to the role might
seem desirable. On financial grounds the public would gain
by the substitution of • junior for • senior colonel inas-
much as the latter was nearer his malor-geseralship. As
regarded the whole question, he (Sir G. Lewis) weuld only
remark that when the commanding officer of • regiment
appeared to be inefficient, the plans of the Commander-in-
Chief would he serioesly crippled if the step of insisting on
that officer's retirement were rot resorted to. At the
mum time it would be most unfair to the officer if he were
not allowed half-pay. The hon. member seemed to treat
tie case of Colonel Bsntiuck as one of undue leniency.
Mr. CONJNGHAN—I beg your pardon. I think quite
the mower,. It is a cane of undue leniency to Captain
Robertson.
Sir G. LEWIS had certainly understood that that was
the spirit of the hon. gentleman's question ; and, at all
emote, it was thought by many that undue favour and
leniency bad been shown to Colonel Ilontinck ; whereas he
believed thetas view takes by Col. Bentinck himself, and his
Mende, wee that he had been treated by the Hors Guards
with esteems severity. Setting the one opinion, therefore,
eyelet the other, it might fairly be presumed that the
mares which had been takes was not far removed from justice.
(.& IWO.) With regard to Captain Robertson, the ems-
teem of the coort-martiaXbadbese rescinded by the advice of
hie Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, and he (Sir
G. Lewis) also held himself responsible for the act.
Mr. CON INGHAM would take another opportunity of
&Beg 'Moieties to the circumstances attending this cond.
assztiaL
MR. THIEBAULTS MURDER.

bir. SCULLY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland the
amiss at their/Vend townlards in the county of Tipperary
whisk west to be charged with the cost of maintaining ten
aairapolwe on account of the late Mr. Thiebault's murder;
all occupiers of those townlanda be subjected
india-
arlmiaately to such extra taxation ; and was it expected
thereby to stimulate local seal in detecting the uremia.
Sir R. PEEL said that four townlands would be charged
with the expanse of maintaining the extra po'ice ; but the
property of Mr. Thiebault's brother would of course be
exempted. This charge was undoubtedly to be regarded as
is the nature of splashy upon the district in which the
grime bud bees committed.
Mr. SCULLY ailed if the right boo. gentleman would
acme the four townlands.
Sir E. PEEL said the question was at present matter of
eorrespoadence,with the lord-lieutenant of the county.
In answer to Mr. W HITESIDE,
Sir R. PEEL added that it was unfortunately too true
that another outrage had taken place in the county of
acre. & gentleman had been shot through the arm, but
he had not been killed. He did not know whether the
awassio had yet been arrested, but the government were
to&istievery measure in their power to suppress these de-
e oocarrences. The special commission would be
between the 15th and the 20th inst.
Lard PALMERSTON moved that the house at its rising
saws till Thursday next.
THE INDIAN BUDGET.

Yr. BRIGHT thought that under present circumstances
it was most tosporteat that the Indian budget should be
brought forward at some reasonable period of the elusion,
awe the attention of boo. members could be fairly directed
twit. (Wear.) His hon. friend the member for Stockport
VAL J. B. Smith) had given name that he would call the
abeam of the house to questions connected with the sup-
posed improvement which were making in the growth and
apartation of Indian cotton. He bed, however, partly de-
fiermised not to proceed with the subject that evening. and
it would be a great cowvatiewe if the Secretary of stow
would bring forward the whole matter is such a shape that
the ham coast dome it as the great question it wee. so
far se he (Kr. Bright) 'add gather, there was very little
may doing to Wed a emeible orawdy improvement in the
salivation of cotton in India, those parsons in bums-
airs who had turned their attention to the subject was
grismarely disappointed at the slow progress which appeared
is be making. ihs right lari. gustletan appeared to be
fiß into the beta his predeosmorre lad had. of re-
velled the luau Wiled as matter rather of form than ous
of say mot ilisliortant% Be (Hr. MOO thought, howewr,
that scas wore importat could be done this session.
) Bre Hi hope that the right hos. lama would