The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

ACT BILL.

The ATTORNEY-GEN ERAL moved for leave to bring
is hill to ewesehlate and emend the March Building and
New Pastebes Acta.

Mr. HADFIELD asked whether the new paiishes would
be allowed to levy (thumb rates upon the people of this

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL eaid the bill war recom-
mended by • select committal*, and the smelts introduced
brat year. It would not in any way interfere with church
rates. This law would be left as it stood. If any amend-
menta °mild be suggested he would be most happy to con-
sider them.

After a few words from Mr. ft. WILLS leave wan given to
introduce the bill.

ELECTION.
Mr. ADAIR, In moving that the minutes of the proceed-
kip of end the evidence taken before the select committee on
the Lisburn election petition be laid before the house, re-
potted the position in which both the petitioner sod the.
sitting member stood. The petitioner had lectured great
expense in the prosecution of what be believed to be a right, -
and owiog to circumstances over which he bad no control,
he was afraid that the petitioner had no remedy now. With
regard to the sitting member he, did not think that his posi-
tion could be satisfactory either to himself or to his friends.
(Hear, hear.) The whole state of things was nosatidactory,
and it was for the house to decide whether some legislation
was not necessary to remedy such a state of things. (Hear,
hear.) He ought say that the evidence was complete.
Mr. HUNT wooded the motion.
Mr. WDONAOH said that it would be contrary to par-
liamentary practice and to @tante law to lay the minutes
on the table in the absence of any report from the oom-
mittee.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that be believed the
motion was not oily in accordance with the law, but mu a
perfectly proper proceeding. The or.. which had arisen
wee an anosoal ooe, and it was right that the house should
know all the circumstances ocenscted with IL
Mr. WHITESIDE would put it to the Speaker whether
the state of the matter was not thus, that there was uo
committee at all io a legal setae, tad whether the Louse
could receive a report front the committee under such eir-
earostanoss.

COLLINS saw no reason why the house should not
moire the minutes of the proceedings and the eviuence
taken by the committee.
Yr. GEORGE did not object to the first part of the mo-
tion. but he did sot think the house ought to receive the
evidence of theoommittee.

Sir G. GREY said the question really wee, whether the
house had not a right to buoy the circumstances oa which
the committee had oome to their conclusion. The house
did Dot asoelly call upon its committees to produce their
rs till they emend to exist.
r LYGON thought that the minutes of the proceed-
iap ought to be produced, but not the evidence, sad there-
fore he should move as as ameedineat to leave oat the
words. "and the evidence taken before."
fla H. BRUCE did not think that evidence which was
ineempleth should be produced.
Mr. HUNT thought the hones had a right to know what
took place before the committee.
?be SPEAKER said this was a matter for the honer, sod
sot for him to decide. There was nothing in the propari-
bee which seem ed him to be contrary to the rules of
the house, end therefore he did not feel called on to inter
tae. (Mesa.)
The house divided :
For the amendment 22
Against
The motion was thee agreed to.
The house adjourned at 2 o'clock.

THE RECENT EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE
UPON A LIVERPOOL BURGEON . ~

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Yesterday being the one to which Mr. James P.
Brice and Mr. James Scott, the two persons charged with
the extraordinary end murderous assault upon Mr. William
Palmer Rowe, surgeon, of Pembroke.plaos, had been ?e-
-mended, the police-court became crowded to excess, many
huodreds of persona were unable to obtain admittance, and
the man evidently bed excited great interest. Mr. Samuel,
barrister, ea the part of the prosecution. said he proposed'
to sail Dm. Parker and Aerie's, who had been in coostant
attendancie on Dr. Rowe, end they would stem to the court
in what condition the gentleman still remained. He (Mr.
Samuel) had • certificate signed by Ave medical men, to the
effect that Dr. Rowe wesstill unahletoleavehis bed, and they
did not consider him yet out of danger. Mr. Deig=
barrister, on the part of the primers, be ers, said wee inst
to apply that they should be admitted to ball. It wae quit*
impossible, in the absence of Dr. Rowe, to go into those
circumstances which could be entered upon if he were
prevent, end which would ultimately form • justification
or an excuse for the modal of the defendants. Although
doubtless Dr. Rowe had suffered much, it was to be hoped
that the injuries he had sustained were not so serious se
was et first by the public lemma ; sad he (the karma
!earthier) oould not help feeling that when the thrum-
manors of the ease IMMO to be investigated is a
mart of law, it would be found that Dr. Rowe,
wee not altogether blameless, Wow* no application had
been made to him by the husband of the lady for the
deliveriog up of • locket and certain oorrespoodenoe, which it
was difficult to conceive how a gentleman end man of
honour, could think himself justified in keeping. The learned
gentlemen urged further that Dr. Rowe had commenced
the attack upon the prisoners in anticipation of violence on
their part, and that that had led to all the unhappy re-
sults. Dr. Rowe was in possession of that which no gentle-
men or man of honour would feel justified in keeping from
the lady Mier the request made to him by her husband. and
that being so, arid that there haviug Lees strong proems-
this given, he (Mr. Deighton) urged upon the beech to admit ,
the defendant, to bail, and they were wailer, he said, to
find the moat substeneiel securities that might be required.
Mr. Samuel !meet' corrected • statement made by Mr.
Deightoo, to the effect that Dr. Rowe had obtained the
letters from • young girl of sixteen to whom be was pay-
ing his addressee without the consent or knowledge
ofier parents, Mr. Raffles mid he was sure every one would
be glad to find that the cireumstanesaof theme differed tram
what they sppeared at prevent, and no one more so than
himself, but at present he could not take bail. The pri-
soners must be remanded for seven days. On the application
of Mr. Deighton Mr. Baikal said application could again
be made for bail within the seven days, providing Dr. Rowe
should be much recovered by notice bang given to the other
side in the usual way.

DEPARTURE OF PIINCZ ALFRED TROY ECM-
Etigoa.—On Saturday monies, his Royal Highness Prime
Alfred and suite left Edinburgh by express for Loudon, cis
route to Wiodsor Castle. For fully an hour before the train
start 4 crowds of well.drewed people thronged the plat-
form of the North British Railway station for the sae*
of witasesieg the departure of the Prinea At tea o'clock
his royal highness, accompanied by Major Cowell and mite,
entered the station in a carnage and pair. On alighting, be
was received by the following gentlemen, who were assem-
bled in front of the first•clase mains in which the Prince
wee to travel :—The Lord Provost, Ma oe.Omenl Walker,
C.B. ; Colonel Lockhart, Mad Highlander, ; Sir John Dom.
aka, , and Lady Douglas; Profaners Christian), Play.
fair, and Aytoun ; Dr. Schmitz. Dr. Bart, Dr. 8. Mantiam,
Ballie Johnston. Balk Meennall. he. In parties with
the Lotd Provost, Prince Alfred amazed his lordship that
the metropolis of Scotland should ever be held by him in
vitriol remembrance, for in it he had neat six of the
happiest months of his life. His royal highness then shook
bands with the gentlemen we have mentioned, and at tea
minutes pan 10 o'clock the train moved slowly oat of the
station amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the assemblage,
which the Prince repeatedly acknowledged. At Dunbar •
considerable number of the inhabitants, awes whom the
ladies predominated. assembled at the railway station for
the purpose of seeing Prince Alfred. The Prince was
greeted with a hearty cheer on the arrival of the tea*
and during the stoppage he repeatedly bowed bis acknow-
ledgments to the assemblage. As th. train moved oat of
the station another hearty cheer was given for his royal
highnem —Scotsman.
THE SHAKESPEARE CONIIZZORATION.—A meet-
ing was aesounoed to take p yesterday at the Mamie,.
home in referees, to the Tacoma/au, Comae-
rooratioa ; bet the representatives of the preen wen
informed that it was postponed till Monday amt.
EXTENSIVE ARRIVAL OF OOTTON AT DIVKZPOOL
—The amount of cotton arriving in the Manley from India
and China was never more plentiful than at present. hems
Saturday, no leas than 62,9f0 bales of cotton arrived in
Liverpool from Bombay and China part.— ad
amid
Hong Hoeg. The Gotta. from Bombay was earned in 12
shim via :—Tha Summaries. with 3,264 balsa ; Beeetea
Castle, with 5,419 bale; R. Greely, with 5,943 bake;
Balissianeen' with 6,607 bake ; the Bate Family, with
10,911 hales(the limpet quantity ever brought to Liverpool
in use vessel) ; the Victoria Bridge with 415 bake; the
Charger, with 4,781 hales ; the Jam J. Mitelaell, with.
4,551 bales ; the Sir J. Mandeville, with 6,706 bales ; the
Habig* with 3.568 hales • the Flying Veins, with 6,023
bales ; and the Rewantre4 with 1,3'36 bales—making •
total of 60,912 bales of entice from Bombay. Freya
Shanties there are fourarrivale—via., the Rhine, with 2,300
Meals or hales of cotton ; the Glenhuntly, with 4,507
weeds ; the Princess Royal, with 7,480 paculs
and the golway, with 7,172 pioak—making a total
of 21,360 plods or bales of cotton from Shanties.
From Hoeg Kong there are only two arrivals—via, the
Yaloon with 3,304 Moak, and light of the Age with 4,408
picula, or a total of 7.7122 peculs or bales trout Hoag Koos.
There have also bees twelve arrivals from Meteatoras.
Nieman, sad Bermuda, and as naurly all these vessels will
be laden with " blockade ran" oaten, tie total amount of
cotton received in Liverpool far the lit two days from the
East and the Confederacy will be little short of 96,060
bales.
HogicatAx's Ts.A is choice and strung, modern
t,
in prize, and nholesionie :0 use. These adi soo
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for this tea a general proton:tics. It Is sold in —Lett te.1117
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