The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-26 00:00:00

RECESS.

Mr. HUME asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what
decision he had come to respecting the adjournment of the
house? After the notices were ballotted for last Monday,
several had been fixed for Thursday, the Bth of April; and
a doubt afterwards arose whether the house ought not to
adjourn on the day before. In the event of that being
agreed on? be should like to know what was to become of
those motions ? He hoped that those notices which stood
on the paper for the Bth would be considered as fixed for
the Tuesday after parliament re-assembled.
Mr. DISRAELI said he found that last year the house
adjourned on the Tuesday, and he wished to follow that
precedent on this occasion—(hear, hear)—but he found
that the right hon. gehtleman the member for Devonport
(Mr. Tufuell) had fixed Wedn .day for the second reading
of the Property Qualiticatiim for Members Bill, and he
should be sorry to interfere with any vested interest which
he might hare in the notice book. (Laughter.) if the
right bon gentleman, however, had no objection he would
move that the house adjourn on Tuesday, the 6th, to Wed-
nesday, the 19th of April. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HUME—What will become of the motions fixed for
the Bth? (Laughter.)
Mr. TUFNELL said that he had no wish to interfere
with what appeared to be the wisbof the house, but he
hoped be would be placed in the same position, with re-
gard to bringing on his motion, after the re-assembling of
parliament.
PROTECTION TO EXHIBITORS.
Mr. HENLEY, in reply to Sir Da L. EVANS, said a bLI
would be at once introduced into parliament to continue
the protection which the parties who brought forward new
inventions in the Exhibition had op to this time.
ROMAN CATHOLIC PRISONERS IN SCOTLAND.
Mr. REYNOLDS having asked a question in reference
to the provision made for the religious instruction of Roman
catholic prisoners in Scotch prisons,
Mr. Secretary WALPOLE explained that such prisoners
were permitted to receive religions instruction in their cells
from clergymen of their own religious persuasion.
SALARIES OF OFFICERS IN TIIE POST-OFFICE

OF EDINBURGH.
Mr. O. A. HAMILTON, in reply to Mr. COWAN, said
that the subject of the revision of the sealer of salaries in
the Miami est of the Peni-ornise did not appear to
bateel the attention of the Teem, Moder the lots
govennseisli. Neither was them ea. seep of ea intention
to sepia a eminission for a verilign of ssindas. It was
not Mat band= of the present IMINIMMONS 111 appoint a
commands& In Inquire into this majmie ent
being of egatien that this was a wag aYtM idissald be
loft ea the smgensibility of the Poste us denertarint Smelt
If th• be.. pintleman had any case and kid it tie
Treasury. it would receive both from the Post, and
the Treaewrevery attention eonsident with the pressure of
liminess is *see departments.
THE MAYNOOTH GRANT.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, to • ques-
tion put by Mr. Know', whether it was the intention of the
government to introduce, in this or the neat session, any
measure to repeal the set conferring the grant upon May-
nooth College, replied that it was not their intention in the
present parliament to Mt/odium any bill for the repeal of
the grant; and that, generally ipeaking, it appeared to him
that Inquiring as to specirie measures to be brought forward
in a parliament not yet elected were not such as any mi-
nister was upon to answer.
EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES.
Mr. GOULBURN, in reply to a question hen Mr.
PORTAL, stated that pm/mak for the reveries('
of lornissid latureas Mader the set of last ausies Ira
is hem lamp Archbishop of Canterbury end the Awns of
Lewis sad Darien le the Zceletleseleal Cemoiriassee,
awl he MA ream es Ulm that she egedleatiana
would some before the lewd from Maw amasdistisel tar-
porstions.