The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-22 00:00:00

PETROLEI7II BILL.

This bill, with ameadmenta, was read a third time and
passed.
ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill, with amendments, waa read a third time and
pawed.
GUNPOWDER ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill was read a third time and Famed.
COUNCIL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION BILL
The report of ameadmeste to this bill was received.
Their lordships adjourned shortly before half-past 7.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Monty, JULY 21.
(Continued from yesterday's Express.)
SUPPLY.

A mum of "747/. yam proposed for non-oonforming and
other ministers in Ireland.

Mr. HADFIELD moved to reduce the vote to 366 f., the
sum paid since lso4 to the fund for supporting the
widows and orphans of ministers of the Synod of Ulster.
The committee divided :
For the amendment l6
Against it
The vote was then agreed to.
15,764 f. for salanes and expenses of the Board of Fisheries
in Scotland.

Mr. 'WILLIAMS expressed au opinion that the prosper-
ous position of the Scotch herring fishery should relieve the
public purse from the contributions that bad hitherto been
paid for its support. This vote was totally useless, but as
he did not wish to interfere with thepayment of pensions to
officers employed in the fisheries during the lifetime of the
pieaent recipients, he proposed to reduce the vote by

Mr. FINLAY defended the vote, remarking upon the
great value of the herring fisheries to the poorer awes in
I. eland.
The committee divided :
For the amendment
AgainA

ii 6-30

It bsiul: wi thin 10 minutes of 4 o'clock when the numbers
were announced, the chairman immediately left the chair,
and the sitting was suspended.
The sitting...was resumed at six o'clock

THE WAlt IN CHINA AND THE CAPE MAILS.
Sir M. PETO wished to ask whether a report which was
ice:eB7lo4tcurrentroops tionit.he Cittyirt,ba.mtlandrytoestehad been m
hina, was ute
sod also what the Lords of the Treasury were doing with
respect to the contract for the mails to the tape of Good
Hope.
Sir C. WOOD cou!il only say, in reply to the first
question, that ho had not even heard of the rumour re-
ferred to by the hon. member. _

Mr. PEEL said, with respect to the second question, that
the Treasury were of opinion the contract ought not to be
renewed nukes the colony, like that of Australia, agreed to
defray one-half the net loss.

PROVISION FOR THE WIVES AND FAMILIES OF
SOLDIERS IN CANADA.

Sir S. PRIV/U/180N asked the Secretary of State for War
whether provision had been made for lodging the wives and
families of soldiers serving in Canada on their arrival there
Sir C. C. LEWIS replied that arrangement, had bOllO
made to allow lodging money to the wives owl families of
our soldiers in Canada, and that provision had been made
for them on their arrival out.
THE TROOPS D! CANADA.
Sir H. STRACEY, adverting to the rejection of the
militia bill by the legislative assembly in Canada, wished
to know whether the home government had taken any
steps or were prepared to take any, and if so, what steps,
either to support the 12.,000 British troops now in Canada
or to withdraw them.

Sir G. C. LEWIS replied that reinforcement. bad been
sent to (loads in consequence of the state of our relations
with the United States daring the last winter. It was not
intended to withdraw those troop, nor had they any in-
tention at present of seeding oat say reinforcements.