The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-16 00:00:00

I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
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HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY, Jtr:4E 13.
Their lordships met at hallosetten in the morning, when
the Validity of Proceedings (Hones of Commons) Bill was
lead a woad time, end the standing orders having bees
suspended the ireresinieg stages. were dispoied of, in order
that the bill 'might be included la the Royal Commission.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
TIM royal assent was given by commission to the follow•
lag bills, the eemnsissionen present being the Lord
Chasesnor, Doke of Argyll, and Earl of Harrowby
Newspaper Stamp; Sewers House Drainage; ltegiatrauon
of Births (Scotland); Reelesiastieal Property (lrelsed);
Brighton laceeporation; Validity of Proceedings (Howe of
Commons); Newport Corporation; Kiegeten-upon.Thames
Improvement, Swamies Dock; Cornwall Railway; Donde*.
Perth, and Abadan Rsilway ; Buff, Maedeff, and Tarriff
Railway ; Swansea Vale Railway ; Bri•tol and Exeter
Railway ; Hyde Gas (No. 3) ; I aaaaa ry and Old Mildews
Railway; Liverpool Corpnrstloa; 10900i00,f and W.
bury Road; SaliOntry and Yeovil Railway; Llynei Valley
and Bridgend Railway; Commercial Road; Kineston•
upeo-Hall, Reply, and Ferriby Road ; Abingdon Railway ;
Plymouth Great Western Docks; Oldham Gas and Water ;
Madras Railway; Birmingham Gas; Hartlepool Gas and
Wate; Kelso Bridge ; Sr. George's Harbour Act Amend-
meat ;r Over Dar eye Gas ; Ulster Railway ;•_ Londonderry
Improvement; Kilmarnock Gas; Lancaster Water widths;
Aslaten-enderLene Water ; Nettiogham and Lough-
bmosgh Railway ; Manchester Improvement; Renfrew
Pollee Improvement.
At flee o'clock the house met for despatch of the ordinary
basin's.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Waterford and Limerick Railway ; St. H.-len's Improve-
ment ; Cronsford and High Peak Railway ; Limerick and
Castlewood Railway ; Neweutle-under-Lyne Gas.
RELIGIOUS WORSHIP BILL.
The Earl of SHAFIESUURY, in rising to move that
this bill be recommitted, took the opportunity to explain an
amendment which he proposed to introduce, in order to put
an end to all questions with regard to the interference of
the bill with the ecclesiastical powers of the bishops. He
did not thick the provision was absolutely necessary, but he
Introduced it by way of extra caution, and in order to meet
every objection. The words to be introduced wen them
Nor shall anything herein contaioed affect the discipline
et the established church, or the enforcement thereof by the
bishops of the said church." He moved that the bill be re-
cenitnitted.
The Earl cf DERBY moved that the bill be referred to a
seest committee, and on a division this was carried by a
majority of 47 to 30.
Their lordships then adjourned at 20 minutes to 8.

HOUSE OF COXMONS.—FaIDAY, JUNE 16.
The Eirsaina lock *a 6'1814 at a quarter before tour
o'clock.

ROYAL COMMISSION.
The Usber of the Black Rod summoned the house to the
Rouse of Peeve to wills's. the soya went given by com-
mission to several bile, for the titles of which see Lords'

Urn.
EXAMINATION OF MILITARY CADETS.
Captain L. VERNON, referring to the statement of the
Clerk of the Ordnance, in reply to a question put on Mon-
day, the 11th inst., that " cadets at Sandhurst would of
course be able to compete on the Bth 'lily for commissions
is
the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineere," asked the
Under Secretary for War whether any cadets so competing,
in the event of failure, would be deprived of their prospect
of Obtaining 00112iliiiii0118 in the line from Sandblast in due
eosrse ?
Mr. F. PEEL—The examination for commissions in the
Artillery and Engineers will be an open one, and the
successful candidates will be those competitors who show
the greatest proficiency. Under the circumstances, it would
not be proper to debar those candidates who may fail from
the advantage of any prospects they might have at Sand-
hurst.
GRANTS OF COLONIAL
ARI LAN
ESD TO FOREIGN
Lord NAAS wished to know whether the Governor-
General of Canada had been requested by the government
to make an application to the colonial legislature for a grant
of one million of acres of land, to enable her Majesty to
offer settlements to such of her Majesty's foreign legionaries
as might be willing to settle in Canada ; and if so, whether
it was the intention of the government to offer similar set-
flatmate to the officers and soldiers of her Majesty's regular
army ?
Mr. F. PEEL—There is no intention of altering the ar-
rangements with regard to grants of colonial land, as
an inducement to persons to eilist in the regular army.
Nor has any offer of such grasU been made to Swiss or
German recruits enlisted in the foreign legion ; but it has been
suggested to the Governor.° aaaaa I of Canada that it might
facilitate recruiting if the colonial legislature would enable
us to make each offers ; but I am not aware that say act
has been paseiW by the colonial parliament for that pur-
pose. With regard to officers in the tipsier army, an
abatement is now made to them in purchasing crown lands
in the colonies.
Mr. ROEBUCK having complained that the hem.
man's sassier was not heard at the lower part atlas
Lord J. RUSSELL also replied to the questies.g
said : The Governor General of Canada has received a de-
spatch from my right hon. friend (Sr G. Grey), which has
been laid before the colonial legislature; but no proposal
has been made to the Governor •O 1, in consequence of
the legislature having adjourned without discussing the
question.
THE LATE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMEI
AND THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE.

Mr. OTWAY (who had the following notice on the
paper :—" To ask the First Lord of the Treasury, if he will
inform the hones what the unditioe wee, which, on the
formation of his government, certain members of it stipu-
lated should not be made to Russia ; and whether the pre-
sent government is bound by that stipulation i") rose, and
after expressing his reluctance at bringing forward the
subject, proceeded to say that the noble lord at the head of
the government, on a recent occasion, had stated that, on
the formation of his government, a stipulation bad been
made between him and some of its members with regard
to the conditions of pesos which should be pro-
posed to Russia. He should be trifling with the house
if he was to ask them to suppose that such
stipulations were made with any other view but favouring
Russia, for any one who had bad the pain of listening to the
speeches of the right hon. gentleman, the member for Car-
lisle, and the nght hon. gentleman, the member for the
University of Oxford, must be aware that:any stipulations
they made with regard to the conditions for peace would
have no other object but that the terms should be favour-
able to our enemy.
Mr. OLADSTONR—I rise to order. (Hear, hear.)
You, sir, have heard the language used by the honourable
gentleman, that anything in the shape of stipulation be-
tween the noble lord at the head of the government and
myself with reference to the terms of peace to be offered to
Russia could have no other object but to favour our
enemy. I put it to you, sir, whether such language comes
within the rules of the house. (Loud cheers.)
The SPEAILBR—Such langusge is not within the rules
of the hones—(bear, hear)—for it is accusing • member of
this house of being almost a traitor. (Cheers.)
Mr. OTWAY regretted that he had accused the right
hon. gentleman of conduct such as the Speaker bad de-
scribed. Nothing was further from his intention than to
anus the right hon. gentleman the member for Carlisle
or the right hon. gentlemen the member for the University
of Oxford of treason. But whet he meant to
say was that from the speeches they bad said
every one must think that that stipulation aerie
by them could be viewed in no other l
than as favourable to Russia, and that such must kin
been the intention of those right hon. gentlemen wee ens.
rent from the remarks of the noble lord at the head of the
government. That being the cue, gentlemen, of the pule
tion of thou right hen. gentlemen would not have thought
it right to make any stipulation with regard to the conditions
to be offered to Ramis, unless the noble lord thought it •
proper condition, for they sat together in the s►me cabinet
for two years, and they must have been familiar with the
opinions of the noble lord on the subject. It MSS
• matter for grave consideration, far it was hat
a sorry proof of hammy between the cabinet
and its late member., and if those right has,
gentlemen had so little cons leen in the noble lord as to'
thick it necessary to make stipulations with bim they hail
hotter have joined him. But there was • graver
matter for consideration. We were engeged in this matter
in conjunction with allies. He should like to know it those
allies bed been made acquainted with those stipulations
having been made ? Supposing that the stipulation had re-
ference to the fortress of Sebastopol—which was not un-
likely—what if our allies had considered it necessary that a
condition should be made with regard to that fortress which
thou right hon. gentlemen did not approve ? Supposing
the stipulation had referred to the fortress of Bomarsund;
and supposing our allies had made it a condition that there
should be ■o rebuilding of that fortress, what would have
been the consequence u between us and oar allies ? There
might be other subjects to which be could refer, in which
danger might arise from stipulations made by the right bon.
gentlemen. He would say that it was neither statesman,
like nee petrietis. They had, however, retired from the
gswnme•t, end had submitted to a political ostracism,
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tottery reply. As he believed that any conditions to be
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