The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TausaDAT, MAsca 17.
The Lona Owssozz.Los took his sost upon the woolsack
se 5 o'clock.

Lord STRATHEDEN postponed his motion relative to
some pens of the 'dean on Denmark and Germany,
is oossequeoce of the Earl of Eilenborongh having giving
optics of his iotentioo to-morrow to bring the actual state
of affairs in Germany and Denmark tinder the notice of
their lordships on the motion for the idiournment of the
liaise for the Easter recess.

and Llaaberis Railway (No 2) Bill was read
a third time awl passed.
Lad CHELMSFORD, who had given notice of his in•
beatioa to-morrow to call the attention of the Secretary of
State for War to the ooartemartial held at Mhow on ray-
.

master Smiles with reference to the part alleged to Dais
been taken in that proceeding by Sir William Mansfield,
maid that in the discussion which had taken place elsewhere
such ample justice had been done to Sir William Mansfield
that the object which he had in view had been fully at-
tained. He was unwilling to run the risk of effacing by
repetition the effect which had been produced by that din.
cu Sion, and therefore would withdraw his motion.

The 'Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (Ireland)
Bill was reed a mood time.
__ _

TlWiTintiny Bill ;mirth; Marine Mutiny Bill were rend a
third time and weed.
The Consolidated Fund (584,6300 Bill, and the Congo&
dated Fund 0,:00,000/.) Ihß were read a second time, and
the standing orders baring been suspended, the bills were
rend a third time and pared.
THE TEN YEARS' ENLISTMENT ACT.

The Earl of DESART iaquired whether the government
lad made any preparation to mist the difficulties which
seemed likely to arise is eoneequenee of the operation of the
Tea Years' Enlistment Act. He thought it would be useful
that some steps were taken before the recess to relieve the
public mind from apprehensions which were entertained of
the army being reduced to a more inefficient state than that
in which it was placed just before the Crimean war. The
lees of 700 men was apprehended in we of the regiments
of Guards, and it was impossible to conjecture what
might be the case with respect to other regiments, espe-
cially those on foreign stations. Instead of having efficient
men we might have an army of raw recruits, who would
have to learn their duties at a cost of 201. per man at the
lowest estimate. Unless we could obtain efficient men we
might be unable to meet the emergencies which might
arise in the present unsettled state of Europe and the world
geoendly. (Hear, hear.)
Earl DE GREY and RIPON was of opinion that the
magnitude of the evils which had been anticipated had been
greatly overrated. No doubt a considerable number of men
would be entitled to their discharge in the ensuing year,
but it by no means followed that any very large number of
them would take advantage of the opportunity afforded
them, and so far as be could judge from whet had taken
place in former years it was not probable that more than
one-half of those who were entitled to their discharge would
seek to o 1 :aio it. During the time the Ten Years Act had
been in operation upwards of 50 per cent. of the men en-
titled to their discharge had re-enlisted, and therefore the
question was not of that magnitude which the noble earl
seemed to suppose. It was true that a larger number of
men would he waded to their discharge next year than i•
asp preceding rear, but certain measures were now under
She 000sideratioo of the government the tendency of which
would be to hold out to the men great inducements to re-
engage. either immediately or within a limited period, by
conferring on them ..nrrtain advantages which they would
have enjoed if their services bad been continuous. Al.
though be was unable at present to state what course might
le adopted. he could enure their lordships that the
subject had not escaped the attention of her Ma-
jesty's government. He was glad to my that the Ten
Years' Eolistmeat Act had not proved a failure.