The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-10 00:00:00

DUCHY OF CORNWALL MANAGEMENT RILL,

The report of the Duchy of Cornwall Management Bill
led toe keg discussion, but eventually the debate was ad-
inroad till Friday.
VACCINATION (IRELAND) BILL.

This bill pared through committee.
Their lordahipa adjourned at five minute, put 7 o'clock.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.—TUNIDAY, Rum 9.
The &mum took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. FERRAND gays notice of his intention on Thurs-
day next to ask the Secretor, of State for the Horne De-
parent whether he intends to bring in a bill this session
no limit the hours of labour of children employed in pot-
teries' and paper tube factories.
Lord J. MANNERS gave notice, on behalf of his bon.
friend the member for Honiton, that on Tuesday, the 7th
of July, his hon. friend would moves resolution to the effect
that the large sum a:Fended on public buildings is not fa-
• satisfactory manner, and that it in desirable
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office of the i.:ommissioner of Works should be
placed on a more permanent basis.
TURNPIKE ROADS.
Sir B. LEIGHTON asked the Secretary of State for the
BMW Department whether the power of justices to order
a contribution in aid of turnpike roads, where the funds of
the turnpike trust were insufficient, continued in districts in
which the new Highway Act, ai and 26 Vic., c. 61, bad been
adapted ; and, if so, on whom the order was to be made,
and how the amount was to be recovered.

Sir G. GREY said he believed the justices bad the power
of making the onler, but at the rains time be should be
sorry to give a positive opinion, as it depended on the out.
'traction of an act of Parliament.

SIEGE OF PUEBLA.
Mr. B. LONG asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs if thestatement of JameeL. Hart was corset:
" The Vice.Coaaula of the United States of America
sad of Prussia have retired from the French camp" (at
Puebla), "and have been imsucousful in their mission in
siting that the women and children might be allowed to
leave the beleaguered city ;" and whether any representa-
tive of Great Britain took part in such mission or remon-
strance.
Mr. LA YARD said he knew nothing of the statement of
Yr. Rat, end her Majesty's government had no information
an the subject.
THE SEIZURE OF A FRENCH VESSEL BY HER
MAJESTY'S SHIP ZEBRA.
Mr. ADDINGTON salted the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether any offieisl istelligence bad been received of the cir-
cumstances under which a French vessel, recently detained
by her Majesty's ship Zebra on the west meat of Africa, on
suspicion of thing engaged in the slavetrade, refused to show
say papers authorising her to hoist the French flu, and wee
subsequently liberated by the prize court at Sierra Lemke ;
and w nether the decision of the prize court would involve the
officer in command of her Majesty's ship Zebra in any de-
mead for compensation for the capture and detention of Use
inspected slaver.
Ind C. PAGET maid the Admiralty had received official
intelligence of the detention of a French vessel by her
Majesty's ship Zebra, under tae following circnrestsnom.
The Zebra, in February leaf, was at anchor in the Congo
river, when the captain saw a suspicioaolooking vessel, and
made usual to her to show her colours. The vessel did not
do so, whereupon the Zebra got under weigh and chased
her, and tired a shot across her bows. The veinal then

showed French colours, and hove to. The English oMoer
bearded Ler, and (row the appearance of the vessel inside
and the state of her equipment., and likewise her crew, the
officer thought she had the appearance of being engaged in
the slave trade. The captain of the vessel declined alto-
gether to show his papers. The captain of the Zebra there-
upon took the vessel in tow, with a view of communicating
with a French man-of-war which he expected to fall
in with on that part of the coast ; but several days Utter-
scud, sad he reiterated his demand to the captain to show
his paper, aLd to state what his business was. The captain
declined, And thereupon the captain of the Zebra sent the
French vessel and crew to Sierra Leone, to be adjudicated
tepee in the Admiralty Court there. Three days after she
arrived the trial took place, and the French consul at Sierra
Leone brought into court the papers, showing the vessel to
be a French vessel, upon which she was liberated by
the court. There eau no written apology by the Freach
consul, but the captain of the Zebra stated in his report that
the French consul apologised for Use behaviour of the cap-
tain of the French vessel in not showing his papers when
demanded so to do. In regard to the second part of the
boa. gentleman's question, no demand for compensation had
be presented to ha- Majesty's government.
THE TELEGRAPHIC CABLE BETWEEN MALTA
AND ALEXANDRIA.
Sir W. GALLWEY asked the Secretary to the Treasury
if he would lay upon Use table of the house a return of all
laoaies voted by parliament or contributed from the Indian
gonceent for nuking, transporting from this country, and
baying the cable now working between Malta and Alexan-
dria, with a detail of all payments nude to Messrs. Glass
and Elliott relative to this cable previous to its being opened
to the pul,lic ; also a copy of the lease to Messrs. Glass and
Elliott, by whom this line is worked, with the gross retaiits
ADC* such lease was granted.
Mr. F. FEEL said there would be no objection to giving
these returns. There was no vote for the line except a
small run. of 200/.. the salary of the officer employed on the
part of the government to check the °Detractors.
SEA FISHERIES OF IRELAND.
Sir E. GROGAN asked the President of the Board of
Trade if the royal commiesioners of inquiry about to be ap-
pointed would inquire into the sea fisheries of Ireland!
Mr. GIBBON said it was the opinion of the government
that it would he desirable that the committee about to be
lappointrelau ed should inquire into thew fishing of the coast of