The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-24 00:00:00

WATER COMPANY BILL.

On the maim hems/Hag Oh ha a meeemb Mae,
Mr. LEST rose to oppose the l while be mid would
do a great injury to the town be vispessatd, vis., Kidder-
minster, by cutting off the supply. a ekes vase which it
now possessed, by means of the ewer Seeds.', MEd which
was neces.ory for the carrying on of the acs seg
tore. on which Kidderminster mainly depeedia. He moved,
as an amendment, that the bill be read a snood time that
day sis months.
Mr. TIIORICELY had heard uo sufficient reason to jus-
tify the house in refusing to read the bill a second time, the
object of which was to afford a supply of purr water to
14 townships, containing a population of about 100,000
PO*.
After a brief discussion,
The house divided—
For the secosd teadiag
Against it
The Intl w- . _

was coaseptinslT krt.
PLBLIC Busman.
PETITIONS PHESENTE

MAI'VOOTII GRANT.—Aptiost the continuance of, by
Lord C. MANNERS, from Tariou• places in Leicestershire ;
Mr. T. WEYNCOURT, from South Lincolnshire; Mr.
COWAN. from Montrose, Argyle, and other places; Mr.
MUNDT, from Derbyshire.
Cut BCH Itsros.—Against, by Mr. J. ELLIS, from Lei-
cester.

CLOY TO lIRTIIIIIIINTATION tx PARtJAIIENT.—By Mr.
HEYWOOD, from 2,7110 of the inhabitants of Horsley, in
Lancashire, in favour of the enfranchisement of Hensley.
Taira ON KNowtatior.—By Mr. P. HOWARD from
Carlisle; Mr. COBDEN, from the working men of Leeds,
and other places, for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge.
FaciracrioN.—By Dlr. J. B. SMITH, from Dunfermline,
against the miaaposition of anT duty on corn.
PATINT Laws.—By Mr. EDWARDS, from Halifax,l
for an alteration of the patent laws.
°CLAN PINNY PINITADE.—By Mr. WALTER, from
Nottingham; Capt. WYNN, from Montgomeryshire, in
favour of this project.
MALT TAI.—By Mr. BANKES, from three parishes in
Sutfulk ; Mr. CAYLEY, from twelve parishes in Su/Folk,
for the repeal of this TIT.
CLERGY Rratitrits, CANADA —H Mr. GLADSTONE,
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diocese of
to notice from the bishop, clergy, and laity of the
of Toronto in conference assembled; the bishop,
clergy, and congregations of the diocese of Montreal ; the
same from the diocese of Quebec; the bishop, clergy, and
lay delegates of the diocese of Quebec; the bishops of
Quebec, Toronto, and Montreal ; and the clergy and laity
of the church of England in Canada, against altering the
Clergy Reserves Act of IMO.
Posy Ilona' AND CARDIAON DrTT.—By Mr. WIL-
COX, from Salisbury; Mr. COCKS, from Reigate; Col
FREESTUN, from 'Weymouth, for repeal of.
S.sto or Barn Bat..—By Mr. FOSTER., from places
in the metropolis, against.
ECCLK.IAbTICAL TITLIN 1311 A.—By Mr. SL7LLIVAN,
from the parishes of Kilmanagh, Kaiaks, and Ballylallan,
county Kilkenny, for repeal. f
MILITIA.—By Mr. D'EYNCOURT, from Lambeth,
against calling out the militia.
NOTICE OF MOTION.

Tn:trs ox KNowLanot.—Mr. GIBSON postponed his
'notion on this subject till Tuesday, the 6th of April.
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS.
_ _ _

Mr. Secretary Wietrota, having been questioned by
Mr. Reynolds, stated that government did not propose to
introduce in the present session a measure to settle the
vexed question of ministers' money in 'attend, but that a
bill fur that purpose would be brought forward by them in
the nest session; and. in reply to Mr. Fox Mettle, he pro-
mised his best consideration to the subject of the annuity I
tax in Scotland, with a view. if possible, to provide a re•
medy. The PREAIDIENT of the BOARD of CONTROL,
in answer to Mr. Antes, intimated that on Mon-
day next, should the discussion on the Militia Bill be
over in time, he would bring forward his motion for a com-
mittee on the subject of the East India Company's Charter,
when he would explain the views of the the government on
the subject. Mr. Secretary WAteotz, in answer to Sir B.
Ilan, stated that the government proposed to introduce •
bill to continue the Sewers Commission, but no measure
was at present contemplated to amend the Metropolitan
Buildings Act. In answer to questions from other mem•
ben, Mr. STAFFORD announced that it was the intention of
the government to send out another expedition in search of
Sir John Franklin ; and Sir J. PARINOTON stated that, in
consequence of the premium of official business, he was
unable to proceed with his bill in reference to juuenile of-
fenders. _ .

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nikai alai whisk wee by mese OM* amilleents of his
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the the nembla Sad that mile tilting eir-
eitmetrflus he won rat pewit for • mine Minim rawer.
(Helle.) • '
Me. HUME said that although this gram had been
brought forward as an agricultural one, he regarded it as
one affecting the working climes generally. (Hear, hear.)
He thought that they were wrong In not giving the
working man • cheap beverage as well as a cheep
loaf. Beer was drunk to a great extent by the
clangs In Belgium and Bohemia, and it
poorer
cause drunkenness. He wanted to give it to
the working dames here also, not to produce drunkenness.
but to prevent drunkenness. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.)
No tax in his opinion pressed so injuriously on the working
man, econousisslly, socially, and physically, as the tax on
malt. (Hear, hear.) Ile hoped boa. gentlemen opposite
would prove their sincerity when they made motions of this
kind, by pressing them forward when they had a prospect
of success. (Hear, hear.) His was anxious to get rid of
the inconvenience of the excise, and to give the poor man,
who had now nothing but water, a plain, simple, and whole-
some beverage. (Hear, hear.) Me wished to mention, also,
that it appeared from a return which he moved for, that
the importation of foreign hope had declined last year.
Mr. H. DRUMMOND asked if it was fair in hon. gen-
tlemen who voted against the repeal of the malt tax, to
agree with hon. gentlemen opposite now ?
Mr. lIUME said he voted for the repeal of the malt
tax. (Hear. hear.)
Mr. DRUMMOND granted the " splendid exception ;"
but Sir J. Grahans.—(Cries of " Order," and " The right
hoe. member for Ripon.") He was speaking of historical
(sets. (Laughter.) He was speaking of Sir J. Graham,
who, before the corn laws were repealed, said, who can
doubt that when the corn laws are repealed the malt tax
must speedily follow. (Hear, bear.) Yet when the ques-
tion of the malt tax was brought forward, they could never
get Sir J. Graham's vote for its repeal. (Hear, hear.) The
hon. member fur Manchester also said that the repeal of the
malt lax must follow the repeal of the corn laws; but the
hon. gentleman invariably voted against them. (Hear,
hear.) The fact was these gentlemen had but one idea in
their heads, and they had not room for another. (Laugh-
ter.) Everything with them revolved itself Into a bread
tax. It was, " Fee, to, fur I end the smell of a
bread tax." (Laughter.) Why, they knew perfectly well
that there was not the slightest intention of recurring to a
bread tax. (Laughter and ironical cheering.) They knew
well enough that it was all • mere sham got up for the oc-
casion. (Rene wed laughter and cheering.) He would not
dwell any longer on this matter. He would merely allude
to • strange chronological fact in connexion with the pre-
sent subject. He was not • person to say that because •
thing was poet hoe it must bepropter hoe, but it was curious
that as the increase in the consumption of bitter beer went
on, the increase in the sale of gentian went on augmenting
also. (Laughter.)
Mr. COBDEN said that ho was one of those free-tnele
members to wham the boa. member for Surrey had alluded,
but beveled bet pete with the ken. gentleman opposite,
and would vete rill him main that night if he premed his
modes to a &Me& (Rear, hear.) He did not eon-
eider the hop err most obnoxious on account of
the burden it barna e the consumers of beer. But
he thought that the pressare of the hop duty fell more
severely on the mime than other hieds of taxes. (Hear,
hear.) Indeed the bop duty was exceptional in that re-
spect. (Hear, beer.) The tax was so irregular in its
amount that the miltivator could not calculate the amount
he might have to pay. (Hear, hear.) Theamount of duty
was therefore • subject of constant gambling, sod was like
another Tattereall's in the country. (Hear, hear.) It was
precarious in amount, and exceedingly oppressive on the
producer. But besides this, the tax bore moat unequally
on the produeer.A person growing hops in Kent sold them
for double the pries at which the bur: grower sold them,
but the letter paid the same amount of duty. (Hear, hear.)
He paid the same ad valorem duty that the Kent grower
paid. His bon. Mend therefore (Mr. Hodges) who repre-
sented the Kent growers did not want a repeal of the
whole duty but only of that part of it which was known
as the war duty. (Hear, hear.) This would leave the duty as
much a prohibitory duty in favour of his constituents as he
could well obtain. (Hear, hear.) This tax was therefore •
most oppressive tax on the farmers who grew hops on the
heavy soil of Busse:, and it appeared to him that both on
the ground of justice and of fiscal expediency it ought to
be abolished. (Hear, bar) If the tax were repealed, it
would obviate tho necessity of the hop growers coming to
the Chancellor of the k:xchequer in forted pouperie, as they
frequently did, to ask for a remission of a part or of the
whole of the duty. (Hear, hear.) Nothing could more
clearly show the oppressiveness and obnoxious character
of the tax then the fact that the duty varied from 120,0001.
to 400,0001. • year. Yet this was not an amount which
threw any serious obstacle in the way of its repeal. He could
not agree with the hon. member for Surrey (Mr. Drummond)
that this tax and the malt tax were of the same nature,
bruise if the malt tax were repealed it would be necessary
to find • substitute for it, and he defied any man to find •
new tax as • surtitute for the malt tax which would be
accepted by the country. (Hear, hear.) The feeling in
favour of the repeal of this tax was not near so strong as it
was some years ago. (Hear, hear.) There was • large
party in this country who were oposed to the use of fee
mented liquors. (" Hear, hear," and " Oh, oh.") There
was a large amount of public opinion in favour of
that view, and it included the best portion of
the working classes in this country. (Hear, hear.)
They might be right, or they might be wrong, as to the
view they took of the effect of fermented liquors • but this
he knew, that any gentleman who represented! a WIN
constituency in that house might vote against the repeal of
the malt tax without giving that offence to his constituents
which he would have given's years ago by taking such a
course. (Hear, bear.) Ile remembered some 20 yeses ago,
when the repeal of the malt tax wait the most popular try
in Manchester. (Hear, hear.) But now he was sure his
hon. friends the members for Manchester might vote
lagainst its repeal without incurring much danger of losing
their seats on that account. (Hear, hear.) But if the hon.
member for durrey and his friends in that house had, as he
said, no idea of putting on • corn law, then there
was no other way of getting rid are malt tax, except by
• reduction of expenditure. (Hoar, hear.) If they would
only join him in effecting that reduction of expenditure,
they would find but little resistance to the abolition of the
tax. (Hear, bear.) But what was the course pursued by
the hon. gentlemen and his friends, the " late " protec-
tionists ? (Laughter.) Did not the right hon. gentleman
the Chancellor of the Exchequer make it a boast a few
nights ago, that when he (Mr. Cobden) brought forward a
motion in favour of a large reduction of taxation—not
a sudden reduction, but • gradual return to the ex-
penditure of 1536—(hear, hear)—the government were
enabled to, by the aid of his party, defeat that
motion ? (Hear, hear.) And now the hon. member
for Surrey charged them with being the cause of the malt
tax not being repealed. (Loud cheers.) The boa. gentleman
opposite ((Mr. Frewen) took a courageous part last session.
Mr. Cobra having taunted Mr. Frewen with having con-
sented, as pert of a deputation to the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer is the previous day, net to enthereass the govern-
ment by premig his maim, reminded him diet if he really
wished to bane& the hip gneweis et Swum be would press
the government meet wire they IMO l• •MB alt
and would tehe a eels etas beam when the s tural
members, Wog last abets IM mete Ilmiremetitnista, would
bo afraid to oppose Wm.
Mr. FREWEN denied having Ihm_i!4 part of the depu-
tation alluded to; but, Ihily mime with the answer
of the Chancellor of the E , Orr • fir Verdi from
Mr. Fatale and Mr. Bass, kb antics.
FOREIGN REFUGEES.

Mr. M. MILNES rose to move for copies of the germ
spondees, which had taken place between her Malady% p-
',Tamest mad fo rgs states respecting the promo-
tion athrdlei to ye ass. He had already mood
for the pedisctims ed poen oa this wildest,
whisk Mt bona lad the table elf the bole.
sod the moth millifin wee he a ematimumlios et these
PirieL libla bed boa press Owl, essoluded
with the imp= Berl Granville ea the subject to
whirl his men ohne& and the ellolllllllientillas in
plt heetpa The Wesleaseeleed stated
thay t e
Prime at Sad
Me a... 1 the resepthe et
that dispaidi, sum set le give ma lomomikte reply.
But a siert dm after that Mar of the Best at Wedmore-
laud was revived, it wee slated is the pales pow that a
despatch had bon sent by Primes Bshwessialmop,
the Austelea admieter, to the larelimidleo rig
cone That reply had beam seesiod darkig the
et the Tersipm-elles, by loul Ovandle.
Be thought It wee very howterleat that the Awe& should
be bid is the table; he the toe et it, se gathered has
the oaths per, was of a very pesallir tad pobotel gene-
ter. It was mho desirable, for the oho of the 16111111101111 et
the late government, that the bow chili be Menet
whether-Lord Oranville answered that dsymbh, imilrestly
se explicitly, or whether it revitalised lbw dwpressat emit
tot M answer. Bees after the scosemisa Was
rommosat to olio, be asked the right Ws. pre. ens the
Cbaseellor of the Inthouse whether he wadi have say
objection to lay these ppm wthe table, Nth be mew- I
stood from him that haws twwWiag to do se, the
being that the seersopondasse was met esseplets. The ht
has. peolethea mot permit hie to my that such a
tamely mud that it was aid ouvralont to
the more ; for • dupla of thh triad nick
be withheld from Mae to thus km • hog
acid at the grand that thine would pod*
he fresh despatches sad anewerti awl that without them the
papas would be incomplete. ne isfennation which he
now sought wee confined to the despatch of the Austrian
government in answer to that of Lord Granville, and to any
answer which might have been given by the late govern-
ment. If, however, any correspondence had taken place
since the present government came into power, he should
feel grateful for the addition. He could assure the right
hon. gentleman that in moving for these papers he had no
desire to embarrass the government, feeling most deeply
that questions of foreign policy were not questions on
which any party different:ea could be allowed to prevail
over considerations of public interest. (Hear.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his
hon. friend the member for Pontefract was one of that
school who believed that the CW/0000 of diplomacy was mys-
tery. He thought it quite impossible that when diplomatic
intercourse was in question a minister could give a straight-
forward answer. His hon. friend wished to bring a subject
of great interest under the consideration of the house, end
before he made hie motion be wished to be put in paase.ion
of certain despatches which the guetroment of this coentry
had received. Ilia hon. friend inquired of hlm the other
day whether he would ley on the table 110010 further corre-
spondence connected with the subject of foreign refugees la

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1852.

%Mt eintatly. He then told his hon. friend that Mit
wwieependemes was not complete, but that when it wes
be wield lay it ea the table, He bad now to
tell his boa. friend that not only was the corresponding*
complete, but partly printed; and whim It was spade cons.
Oct', &she bred it would be In • day or two, it would
be laid on the table. He could not suppose that his hose.
friend meant to press his motion to a division, psrtieularly
after the statement that the correspondence would shortly
be produced.
Mr. M. MILNES said that, far from accusing the right
hon. gentleman of acting mysteriously on this subject, he
could only wish that on every subject which came before
the house, his answers were equally explicit.
Lord J. RUSSELL hoped that after the statement which
had been made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
motion would be withdraws.

The motion .es then wlthdnwn.
' EGYPT AND THE PORTE.

Mr. ANDERSON moved en address for ;opies of all cor-
respondence between her Majesty's government, her Ma-
jesty's ambassador at Constantinople, and her Majesty's
agent and consul-general in Egypt, since the Ist day of
Janntuy 1850, relating to the attempted interference of the
Sublime Porte is the internal administration of Egypt, by
proposing to deprive the Pacha of the power to indict ceps-
tal punishment on capitally convicted criminals, to con-
struct railways for the internal improvement of, and facility
of transit through, that country, and otherwise ; and of all
representations made by British subjects in reference thereto.
The hon. member (who spoke in a low tone, and was very
imperfectly heard) said he felt that the questions now
pending between the Ottoman Porte and the l'acha of
Egypt were questions in which this country had a deep in-
terest ; and in illustration of the nature of that interest he
might refer to the raying of the celebrated Paths, Mehemet
Alt—that Egypt had become the bridge between Europe and
Asia. Let honourable members consider the im-
portance of the traffic over that bridge, and how
great would be the disappointment of British me-
rchants, and of the British people if it had again
to be conveyed round by the Cape of Good Hope.
If something were not done, however, it was to be
feared that it would either be stopped altogether or ma-
terially impeded. Now what was the real origin of the
pretensions put forward by the l'orte ? The present
l'acha of Egypt, when he succeeded to the government of
the country, became a reformer. He found many abuses
which had existed undisturbed under former administra-
tions. He found in the country a number of manufactur-
ing establishments which he wisely conaidered to be of
no use in Egypt, the proper manufacture of which was
corn ; and when those manufactories were broken up, •
number of employis were necessarily dismissed, including
some Frenchmen, who had been powerful men under his
grandfather's government. (Hear, hear.) The parties
thus dismissed flocked in • discontented frame of mind to
Constantinople, and there originated • conspiracy against
the Paths, the object of which was to deprive him of the
government of Egypt. Ile had seen the handwriting of
the chief conspirator, and it clearly appeared that
what was aimed at by him was the dismissal of the present
Pacha and the reduction of Egypt to the condition of an
ordinary Turkish pashalic. It wee for this country to eon.
eider what was likely to be the result of such a state of
things. Among the pretensions of the Porte was one which
struck at the very root of all authority in Egypt. It went
to deprive the Pacha of the power of indicting capital
ishment, • power without which it would be impossible to
maintain due subordination or to rule the country advan-
tageously. Industrious efforts, also, were being made to
sow dissensions between different members of the Pacha's
family, and as many of them were in possession of large
tracts of land, the effect might be to produce a civil war. A
large number of emissaries bad actually been sent to Egypt
to persuade his subjects that he bed no authority. Now, it
was asked why Egypt could not be governed as well through
the Porte, residing in Constantinople, as through • pacha
in Egypt. His first answer was, that our national honour
was pledged to the maintenance of the I'acha of Egypt;
and to this he would add, that his claim to our support was
strengthened by the fact, that during the last twelve months
British property of the value of three millions sterling had
through his territory in safety without a single sol-
dier guard it. (Hear.) This was a great contrast to the
state of things in Turkey. He had that day received the fol-
lowing letter from Constantinople "The weak administration
of the Turkish government, as to affording protection to
life or property, is made manifest by facts out of number.
Even in this capital we are scarcely more secure from mur-
der and theft than persons residing in the provinces, the
only. difference being that here the acts are perpetrated
during the night, and by gangs of organised thieves,
whereas those in the country take place during the day,
and in sight and call of the houses of the victims,dand fre-
' jute
Smyrna asps
ywithtiwnogunshot of
u mde nuotwlhono
garis lueeaullef a guartlsparticu-
larly glaring description—via. 1. That of the Dutch consul,
who was taken out of his own vineyard at 3, p.m., and
within all of his house, and kept by the banditti who in-
fest the neighbourhood of that city until his friends ran-
somed him for a sum equal to about 5001.; and that of Mr.
Be Youngh, the Danish consul-general, who was actually
taken from his house in the centre of a village of upwards
of 500 houses, having a an-called military force of upwards
of 200 strong quartered in it. The payment of a sort of
black mail by the Smyrna merchants to these robbers for
permission to get the fruit and other produce brought there
for shipment exempted from plunder is well known."
When such was the contrast of Turkey to Egypt, this
country could scarcely desire a transference of the govern.
ment of Egypt to the Sultan. It wee felt by many persons
that there had been some insubordination on the part of our
diplomatists, and that our ambassador at Constantinople
had not fully carried out the wishes of the Foreign-office.
On this subject he had some personal knowledge. He had
had several communications with the niche of Egypt, and
be knew that the l'acha felt very strongly the manner in
which he had been treated by the government of this coun-
try. The l'acha felt, perhaps, that had he sought an alli-
anoe with France he would have been in a much better
position; and ho (Mr. Anderson) coasidered it not impro-
bable that instead of our having a French expedition on
the coast of Kent, Sussex, or Hampshire, there would be
one sent to the shores of the Mediterranean and the banks
of the Nile.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
bon. gentleman's question involved one of the moot impor-
tant and delicate questions of modern politics, namely, the
relations between Turkey and Egt pt. (Hear, hear.)
When the honourable gentleman said that the claims
in dispute between Turkey and Egypt had their foun-
dation solely in a conspiracy of discarded workmen, he
could easily understand from what source the honourable
gentleman obtained his information. These claims were
founded on existing treaties, and their settlement was
founded on the interpretation of treaties, on the laws of the
country, and on traditionary interests of the utmost import-
ance. (Hear, hear.) It was quite impossible fur the go-
vernment to accede to the motion ; to de so would be to
bring before the house a variety of information in reference
,to negotiations which were still pending. The whole ques-
tion was at that moment sub jounce the attention of the
government was of course directed to the settlement of the
mutual relations between Turkey and Egypt, and, with a
due consideration of the great importance to the interests
of this country, and generally to the interests of the world,
of the settlementiof those relations being made on a proper
and legitimate basis, he felt it his duty to oppose the mo-
tion. This he did on the simple and intelligible ground
that the transactions referred to by the hon. gentleman were
at that moment in an imperfect state, being the subject of
negotiation at Constantinople, and that effects most inju-
rious to the public service would arise from the production
of the papers.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he agreed with the right hon.
gentleman that this was a question of the greatest -
'nee. He thought the hon. gentles's& who ieoereei the
motion was mistaken in the view which ha leek oldie set-
tlement of the pechalic of Egypt. MY sea eery by no
means guaranteed the conditions on while the whelk was
osablished, and that being the ewe, of nee way Interfer-
ence of ours was a matter of the wilasse iillealty. We
were on the most friendly terms with the tielha of Turkey,
and also on the most intimate terms with the Pasha of
Egypt ; and though we might advise the Sultan to allow
the infliction of capital punishment without reference to
Coostantinople, if we should think proper to do so, such inter-
Meese° could only be received as that of a friend, and
must be couched in the most conciliatory language. As
to the papers moved for, he did not see how their produc-
tion could tend to promote the success of pending negotia-
' tions—(hear)--and he hoped there would lse no attempt at
undue interference between the Sultan and his subject.
With regard to the ambassador at Constantinople, he must
say that he was • man who had performed distinguished
services, and he had no doubt that any instructions which
he might receive from her Majesty's government would be
flithfully carried oat
Mr. FIUME, though disapproving of the interference of
England in 18311, thought we were now bound to insist
that the conditions of the treaty we then guaganteed should
be carried out.

Kr. M. MILNES said England had never so ruaranteed
the independence of Egypt that she would be justified in
inerting that independence by the force of arras; but
\e thought el the parties to the treaty were Morally bound
hs see it carried out, and that Egypt, to its endeavour to
pi!, emote civilisation, and to ensure security for life and pro-
we, within its territory, should be supported by the
meal influence of this country.
Mr. ANDERSON believed it was an undoubted fact that
Sir S. Canning at Constantinople, and Mr. Murray at Cairo,
took different views in regard to the diffireneee in question,
and he believed that Sir 8. Canning took the wrong view.
It was unreasonable that the Pacha should be debarred I
from improving his own dominions by the construction of
railways, and impeded in his attempts to raise the condition
of his people. The hon. member having intimated that he
would not press his motion, it was withdrawn.
TUE RIVER FEROUS, ENNIS.
The O'OORMAN MAHON made an application, bared
on a petition, for a grant and also for a loan secured on the
tolls of the town of Ennis, in aid of private subscriptions to
enable the town commissioners to wry out the drainage of
the district, the works for which had been commenced by
the Commissioners of Public Works but not completed.
liis motion was that the commissioners be directed to carry
out the works.

Sir C. WOOD uggested that the application should be
made b • bill.
TheCHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER found from
the petition that the works bad not been completed, not
because of any neglect on the part of the commissioners, but
because the residents, who had been benefited by the first
outlay, refused to pay further subscriptious.
After some convenation,
The O'OOHMAN MAHON said that he would bring in
a bill in compliance with the suggestion of the government,
and withdraw the prevent motion.
Motion by leave withdrawn.
BORNEO.
L. HUME moved for a copy of a letter from Mr.