The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

ROUSE OF LORDS.—WsoNksoAlf, Nov. 17.
The royal assent was this moroiog given by commission
to the Dill fur making provision Int tho paym•nt of
bills of exchange and promissory notes falling duo on
the 18th instant.
The Lords Commissioners mero the Lord Chancellor, the
Marquis of Salisbury, and the Earl of Lodsdale.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDszsDAT, Nor. 17.

The house toot at 12 o'clock.
Several members, Waled* Mr. B. Ellice, jape., took the
laths.
ROYAL ASSENr.—BILLS OP RICHANOB AND
PROMISSORY NOYSS.
"1% Ptakan, elieOrputyU.her of the Black Rod.
coned the nos:: to heat . rural e".." Iriv"
10.6„g to hills gand ‘protuitsorj notes.
A petition was prututril by Mr. KIMN•IIiD fIOGI •
ILISUIetOUS WAj of misei.inaries in India, praying, amohg.t
other thing., for an entire aeveranc, of the eunnesion be-
tween the Indite government and the false religions of
India; that the prmidruey of Bengal might be separated
Into two parts ; and that the Bast ludo Company's charter
might be renes"l for a shorter petiod than twenty years.
On the motion of the ,amp Row. Mamma, this petition
was ordered to no referred to the Indian committee.
COltONEltd• INQUESIS IN IItELAND.
Sir J. YOU Nil said be wisoril to pot a question to his
Ica. and learned friend the Attorney-Qe neral for Ireland.
In the cour.n of the previous evening, his hon. and learned
friend stated that he regarded coroner.' inquests in Ireland
as obstructions to the confer of criminal Justice tie (Sir
J. Young) believed that a similar Opinion prevailed with
regard to the nod duties whirl' were entrusted to coroners,
voile the. certainly ii.flictiel • great fliO nse on counties.
/1e wbbol to know whethri her Majesty's government
were hielittLa to take into vole: lerstion the dace of coroner
with the mew either to its abolition or to the placing i. on a

new f.
Mr. NAPIER said, at the request of his noble friend the
Lord Lieutenent of Ireland, he had had under hieconeidera-
Nos the earioue circumstances which were supposed to oh-
Mon criminal procedure in Ireland, and of course the sub-
set of coroner. inquests was iucluded. lie was pre-
porton a report on the whole matter, which ha
Intended to submit so rely as poseible to the
Lord Liecen une„ and that report might afterwards
be laid bee parli swot. With regard especially to coro-
sen: inouest• he thought it best to take no step until after
the pending proceedings had terminated ; but he intend, d
to submit a as. &sure to the government, agreeing, as he
did, with the hon. gentleman that the proceedings of cons-
nor. were very expensive, and chit they frequently ob-
struct.d the coarse of public justice.
THE AFRICAN SQUADRON.
Mr. 11. HERBER r wished to know whether it were
true. as he.. time stated in wine of the public papers, that
• man. •4 wsr on the eceot e f Africa had lately been navi-
gated entirely by liroomen, in consequence of the death of
ell the calks ?
Mr. S Arrow) said he woe aware that such • state-
ment hsd beei, published, end, though he had not yet had
any m. nos el tea: oig its accuracy, he feared it was true.
He would read to use h nee, Never, r, the following de-
spatch, which was received on the previous day from the
west coast of Africa :
"Pens lope, Ascension, Oct. 14, 1852.
"The West Coast t f Africa, from July 1, 1841, to June
30, 1851—Their lordships will caner,* that among the,
squadron on the west coast of Africa, from June, 18.51.
to June, 18.12, the ratio of mortality from disease has been
16 2 per 1,000 of the mean force employed. an average,
which, judging from previous years, is below whet we
might have anticipated, particularly when we consider the
arduous as f the service performed on the station for
the twelve months embraced in the return. I cannot help
thinking teat th, fortunate result is, under Prov:dence, in
some measure °wine to my having mode it a rule to change
the station of the ,hips moose crews were subjected to 507
isztraordiniry egoistic*, hut more particularly is it sure
butahle to the use or quinine wine, the skill of the medical
*Mara, sad the e-ireful attention of the commanders to the
general sanitary condition of their respective ships.
W. 11. Barest, Hear-Admiral."
MR. VILI.IERS'S E
PENDING MOTION ON FREE
TRAD.
Mr. J. WILSON said, in the unavoidable absence of his
Los. friend tar m oilier for Wolverhampton, he had heeu
reques:ed to communicate to the house the terms of the
sieuon which hie boa. friend intended to submit f r con-
sideration on iy neat. They were as follows: "That
it is the opinion of this home that the improved condition
of the navvy, and particularly of the industrious deuce,
is mainly tke result of recant commercial legislation, and
especially of the act of 1846, which established the free ad-
mission of foreign corn; snit that that act was a wise, just,
and beneficeot measure. That it is the opinion of this
house eh it the maintenance and further extension of the
po'.icy of tr, e trade, as opposed to that of protection, will
best enable the property and industry of the nation to bear
the burdens to which they are exposed, and will most con-
tribute to the gens eel proeperity, welfare, and contentment
of the people. That this house will be ready to take into
Its consideration any measures consistent with the principles
of this resolution which may be laid beton it by her Ma-
jesty's minister "
FREIGHT MONEY IN THE NAVY.
Sir G. PEC HELL moved fur a return of the several
sums of freight money received by the 'treasurer of Oreen.
wich Hospital since the 1;t1s day of Febrility, 1851, with
the date of such payments, and whether on public Or pri-
vate account; also the name of the ship or vessel in which
the treasure was conveyed, and of the captain or Aker
commanding the same. The bon. member said he had in-
trodueed this ?abject is four patliaments, and he now felt
bound to bring it forward again. The substance of his
complaint was, that bullion was transmitted from the
Pacific on b ard her Mejeety's Aim, end that a system of
smuggling bed arisen from the practice.. If soy privileges
of that kind were allowed, they should, he thought, be en-
joyed by the senior, and out by the junior, colleen. The
-Mexican authorities had often complained on the subject,
and demand. d rrdnea.
Mr. STAFFORD said if he understood the boa. baronet,
what he wished was that the appropinition of freight should
be taken from the commanding officers on this station and
given to some other branch of the service. All he had to
say on that point was that naval officers no doubt cake-
lated their chance of freight when entering the meek*,
and that it would be
strange
thing to tell junior °Moire
that as they race in their profession they were to be more
distrusted and less rewarded by the country. (Hear, hear.)
He fur one would be very sorry to see the regulations
altered, especially as there had of late been no oisseilaiata
from the 31ezican authorities.
The me i.m was then agreed to
HUSH AND SCOTCH FISHERIES.
Mr. MACAteTNEY moved for • return of the amount
of money granted in each year for promoting the Irish
fisheries, trots the 31st day of December 1844 to 1841, in-
clude ; a like return of money gra,,ted for promoting the
Scotch Galleries; also a return of the smoont of said grants
now nuappropiiated eontinus'ion of parliamentary
paper. No 311, of Session 1043).—Agreed to.
CRIMINAL AND DEWIITUTE CHILDREN.
On the moCon of Mr. Bats= the following members
were nominated for toe seleet committee on criminal and
destitute children :—Mr. Stine., Marquis of Blandford,
Viscount Herrington, Sir William Joiliffe, Mr. Sidney
Herbert, Mr Tutnell, Mr. Fitaroy, Mr. Miles, Mr. Robert
Palmer, Mr. Adderley, Mr. Mocekton Milnes, Mr. 'fatten
Egerton, Mr. Cornwall Legit, Mr. Headlan, and Mr.
Menotti.
MEMBER SWORN.
Mr. Geoid, the member fur Limerick, took the oaths and
his oat.
MANCHESTER AND SALFORD EDUCATION
COMMIT I M.E.
Mr. MILES begged to ask the hon. member for Man-
chester whether he intended to move for the re-appoint-
ment of the Manchester and Salford Education Committee
which sat last year. The house would recollect that the re-
pot of that committee elated that they thought the subject
of gr. at importance and recommended it for early considers-
lien in the new parliament. Probably the hon. gentleman
would now inform the house whether he intended to MOO
the re-appnintment of the committee, and if so when ?
Mr. 31. GlBSON—Certainly did intend to ask the house
to re-appoint the committee, but se he imagined the inquiry
could not be proceeded with conveniently at present, he
proposed to defer Joins solo slater period of the session.
THE CAPE OF 0001) HOPE.
Lord J. 11.1.18eELL gave notice that on Friday he would
pat • Retention to the Secretary of State for the Colonies Ia
reference to the intelligence recently received from the Cape
of Good Hope, and on the sobjeet of the constitution of
that colony. (Meer, hear.)
THE FUNERAL OF TIIEDUKE OF WELLINGTON.
tier C. WOOD, the chairman of the select committee
on the attendance of the house at the f I of the Doke
of Wellington, brought up the second report of the cons-
mittee, wheels was read by the clerk ea follows The
select committee appointed to consider the c'rcumstaaoee
relating to the attendance of this hones and their pleat at
the solemnity at the funeral of Arthur late Duke of Wel-
lepton in the cathedral church of St. Paul's, and who are
empowered to report from tiros to time to the house, have
further considered the mitten to them rieferred, 11114 have
agreed to the following resort :—The committee have pro-
Meseed farther to inquire respecting the most convenient
nestle by which members can proceed to the cathedral
dwelt of St. Peal's, and arrangements have been made,
Sod Meammrs well be in waiting at the esplanade in front of
ehe we= of par:lament st the hour of 10 30 cm., to con-
vey mambas to St. Paul's Whirr, and the City authorities
law wailieetaken that • passage shall be kept clear for mem-
been Y oesasedieg theses to the great western entrance
of the cathedral. Members can then enter the cathedral
at the northern door of that entrance, and proceed to the
seaesallotted to them. The steamers will be in waiting
from 3 &clock pm. and the passage will he kept clear from
IS, Pad's Cathedral to the wharf, to enable members to
twee atter the solemnity. Your committee therefore re-
41•Menasell that members should 'seeable is the house at
Heels& That at half-past 10 the members shall be
sallog W
_ftwaties in the usual cony—the names of the
essado halm drawn by Int, and shall pmeeed to the steam-
beat Nip co possible, in the order in veinal each ocianties
are dregs. That the clerks and officers of the Home of
Conemews, test enceedino 30 in number, be permitted to se-
oropaia the members of the heave, and have tickets issued
le the. mo,,ostiojoy. Members in carriage's to proceed by
Ileasissoli-eteret gate, or gate north of that into U 1 de-park,
t_Albsit-gate, and by Belemviesquere, throegh
Teioaed, to the House of C01M8.,60. Member. of par-
liament to dist will have ever/ reedit] tor reaching the
MIMS OneamMlNeM predeMag their tickets. Odicers of
Ike boom eel be at St. wharf, to precast persons,'
atiese Ora Monabers at lb, hoses, Lim embarking le 1M
sisimusisliesd qua a their ram. (Cher")