The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-10 00:00:00

COLONIAL
.Ll3:lTEltii PATENT BILL.

Go the motion of the Doke of NswcAsms,-thio
eras read a second time.
TELEGRAPHS BILL
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The amendment; icTtllabill ;reafirZd to, and the bill
was read a third time tad parsed.

POOR LAW BOARD CONTINUANCE BILL

This bill was read a mood time.
SHEEP AND CATTLE (SCOTLAND) BILL
The report of amoodmesta to this bill was wired.
_ _ STATUTE LAW REVISION.

On the mot;;;;Torgeii;gl7tocolmitt7eOOthis bill,
Lord PORTMAN said that be had had the pleasure some
twenty years ago of bearing the Debbi lord (Brougham) in •
memorable speech of seven hours in length introduce pro-
posals for the reform of the law ; but he regretted to add
that • mans of errors had crept into legislation in conse-
quence of the imperfections contained in the various acts of
parliament which had becu passed for the purpose of
amending the law. He feared that every attempt at con-
solidation and revision must necararily be accompanied by
this evil.
Lord BROUGHAM observed that he had reason to be-
lieve that no litigation whatever had sprung up out of the
measures for the amendment of the law which he had had
the honour of introducing into parliament.
Their lordships then went into committee, and reported
the bill without amendments.
PUBLIC WORKS (MANUFACTURING DLSTRICTB)
BILL

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The report of amendments, after a short conversationoru
received.

THAMES EMBANKMENT (SOUTH SIDE) BILL.
The report of ameedmoote woe received.

MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION LULL.
This bill pooped through committal.
WALMER VESTING BILL.
This bill vaned through coccosithro._

LOAN SOCIETIES BILL.
This bill 1124 read a second time.
THE lONIAN JUDGES.
Lord CHELMSFORD moved an humble address to her
Majesty for copies of any papers in the poteession of the
Secretary of State for the Colonies containing any charges
of evaded bacassistent with their judicial office against S. it
George Mereoran and Sir Anastesio Xidian. late judgesid.. of
the Supreme Council of Justice in the lonian
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that he thought
it was a dangerous precedent to establish to produce
papers under such circumstances, when no object as
regarded the 'Public serous could be attained by so doing.
He had proposed to give them without the names of the
parties, but he was told that would not be accepted. He
knew that noble lords opposite could obtain the papers if
they pleased, but if they were produced be knew that it
would creete a feeling of distrust and want of confidence
on the part of those who for the future might be called
upon to give evidence of facts which might be necessity for
the public service. .(Hear, ham) If he had said any-
thing against the judges it bad been absolutely
forced and extracted from him, but he had said
nothing except for the purpose of putting the saddle
on the right horse, and defending those who had served the
ooustry faithfully and well. He still objected to produce
the papers, but he would not divide the house upon the
question for the reasons be had already stated. If the
boom should insist on the production of those papers they
would be produced ; bat the parties mentioned in them
might reasonably exclaim, "Oh ! save us from =lrian& :"
and he could not but feel that such a course would inflict a
heavy blow on the public service. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of DERBY said the noble duke had placed him-
self in this dilemma ; if he did believe the production
of the papers would serionaly injure the public service
he was either abandoning his duty in not resisting the
motion to the utmost, or he was making a confession of
monitorial weakness or of division in the government
with which he was connected such as was never made before
in the face of parliament. (Hear, hear.) It was said by
the noble duke that it would be most inconvenient to the
public service to make that house a court of appeal from
the colonial courts. This, however, was not an appeal against
a colonial court. It was an appeal against the Colonial-office,
against the colonial officials, on behalf of persons who be-
lieved they bad been most unjustly treated. It was an appeal
against Sir H. Storks, as appeal against the conduct of the
Secretive of State in approving and confirrniog the measure
adoptedhy the Lord High Commiasi, tier ; it was an appeal
not against any judicial proceeding, but for the vindication
of the independence of justice, and he hoped for his part
that the day would never come when they in that house
should cease to hear an appeal on behalf of any persons who
believed themselves to be the victims of oppression, petty
tyranny, or political intrigue, and that that hones would
never cease to he a plane of appeal and a refuge for all per-
sons who were unjustly oppressed in any portion of her
Majesty's dominions, or in any territoey which had the
happiness of being under her rule. (Cheers.)
Earl RUSSELL thought it very extraordinary that the
noble earl, after having at the commencement of his speech
repudiated soy intention of casting as imputation on Sir H.
&mks, should have based the whole came on an act of great
injustice alleged to have been committed by the I nerd High
Commissioner. When the noble earl spoke of petty tyranny
he would ask who could be the petty tyrant referred to if
he were not Sir H. Storks? The question seamed to resolve
itself into this, whether or not Sir H. Storks was
a fit person to be entrusted with the high
duties and responsibilities of Lord High Commissioner?
He deprecated any reflection upon Sir Henry Storks, whose
ability, character, and ition entitled him to the highest
oonsWeration. (Hear, hear.)
Earl GREY contended that any roan, and especially a
judge, who was removed for misconduct had a right to know
by whom the charge was made, and what was the evidence in
support of it. Sach had not been done in this instance, and
the production of papers was called for that an explanation
might be afforded. He held that no man should be per-
mitted to whisper a charge which he would not openly
tome forward to maintain. (Hear, hear.) He would not
allow any man's character to be whimpered away on a charge
which lie had not the memo of ausweriog. (Hear, hear.)
The removing these gentlemen without charges being esta-
blished egaiust them was a grave mistake. This question
had an importance beyond the particular subject, an im-
portance arising from the necessity of maintaioing the
highest judicial independence throughout the dominions of
the Mazda crows, and he thought the course adopted in
the present instruct, tended to impair it. (Hear, hear.)
Earl GRANVILLE said that he fully concurred with the
noble earl opposite in hoping their lordabipz would never
be backward in inquiry when charges of injustice were
forced upon their attention. He did not, however,
consider that any such case had been made out
here. Hs held it to be of the highest importance that in
dealing with the affairs of distant dependencies, and in treat-
ing with persons in whom we had f ull reliance, great confidence
would be shown, and great discretion should be observed by
individuals in bringing such subjects under the notice of par-
liament. The noble duke received these papers with the
signature of the accuser attached to them, and he thought
the noble duke would have lain wider great responsibility if
he had shrunk from executing his duty in the meaner fur
which the noble and learned lord bad now called him to
account. (Hear, hear.) If hie noble friend, with the evi-
dence before him, furnished from the spot, had reappointed
these judges, be would have justly subjected himself to
grave censure on the part of their lordships' limas (Cheers.)
The Duke of NEWCASTLE mid, that after what had
fallen from the noble earl, be presumed the noble and
learned lord would be satisfied with extracts from the
despatches.
Lord CHELMSFORD assented.

The motion. io 'modified form, was than agreed to, and
their lordships adjosrood at 20 minutes past o'clock.

HOUSE OF OOMMONS--TarssDAy, JULY 9.
The Snatch took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINM3.

The following bills war read a third time and pared :
Cola* Valley and Halstead Railway Bill. Metropolitan
Railway Bill, and Riuntry and Broom and Merthyr Tydfil
Japer% Railways Bill.
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The Elidmouthied Rudleigh49eltertoe Railway sat was
mad a woad time.

PUBLIC 13IISINE89.
METROPOLITAN POLICE.

On the motion of Sir Do L Urf Evaes the following ad-
dress was agreed to :—Return of the number of the metro-
politan pollee employed within the City to assist the pollee
of Londqo in maintaining order on the recent occasion of
the entertainment at the ()ciao! ho his Royal Highness
the Prime of wales.

VAGRANCY ACT.
Mr. B. COCHRANE gave notice that oft Friday next
ha should rek the Lord Advooste whether he would neat
sestion introduce a bill to extend the Vagrancy Act of &c-
-loud to Scotland, or to enlarge the proninions of the Scotch
Bonds Bill no as to prevent necroses and thunpers encamp-
ing oil or oceupying the bye roads or woke roads of Scot-
land.

LITERARY COPYRIGHT ACTS.
Mr. A. BLACK me entice that on an early day neat
=ram oaten the duty were manias!' by the govern-
roast, he should sat Imre to bring in a bill to ocateolidate
the law with regard to literary oopyriglita

SANITARY CONDITION OF THE INDIAN ARMY.
Mr. CON INGHAM save notice that on Monday bait
Ito ghoul,/ ask whether it win the intention of the gems.