The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-13 00:00:00


IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

oould be docked when she did not draw above 22 feet.
But he doubted whether they would be able to
lighten the Warrior or Black Prince to that enlist.
It came, therefore, to this—at the prierst moment we bad
but one dock capable of receiving our largest iron-plated
ships. It was kite that the return alio contained a edam'
stating the amount of accommodation that would be pro.
vided by the alterations which were in program. Attar all,
however, we should have but four lit to receive ships of the
Warrior clam, and of those, two would be at Portentoath.
The amount of our basin accommodation wee not merely
. .

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TinniaDAY, Joys 12.
The Smart took tie alrir at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

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The Lords' amendment to the Cromford and High Peek
Railway ; Kingtou and Eardialey Railway ; and the 'Auden,
Brightoa, and South Coast Railway (Enlargement of Sta-
tions, he.) Hills, were read and agreed to.
The Cardiff Borough; the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway (Eatensions to Weimer and Deal) ; the Newry and
Armagh Railemitahue Stretford Can; and the Wisdoms/is
District (he, • were read a third time and pmed.
The following were conidered sad ordered to be
read a third time :—The Aberdeen Police, Water, Ire. ; the
Birkenhead Railway ; the Cannerthea and Cardlgaa Rail-
way ; the Giugow Pollee; the Kest Coast Railway; the
Llanally Railway and Dock; the Merthyr, Tredegar, and
Abenrayenny Railway ; the Vale of Noah Railway ; and
the Wakefield Water, Bills.

standing still, it was retrograding. Our ships were now so
much larger than formerly that the basins could only re-
ceive half the numb& of first-claes vessels which they
could formerly take in. As to the proposal of his right
hon. friend, it was right to say that he had COGlMllplata
the spreading of the million and a quarter, which he bad
mentioned, over • period of six or eight years. (Hear.)

Sir J. HIT said Char as the noble lord had referred to
him, he would just state to the house what bad
occurred within his experience. The dock at Yaltaula
bees constructed with 21 feet of water over the rill, and
just long enough to take in the largest ships which were
then employed in the Mediterranean. Afterwards A was
lengthened and the depth was increased by 10 feet, but
they had wisely left the rill as it was, so that weenie
had still to go over the 21 feet to get into deep water.
(A laugh.) Hie own ship was docked there, and he had to
take out all guns, her coals, her stores, her top-galbat
masts, and even part of her machinery, to get her over the
till That caused a delay altogether of a week ; but the
necessary work when they did get the vessel into the dodo
did not occupy more than three hours. (Laughter.) For-
merly line-of-battle ships did not necessarily require looks
in order to be repaired ; bet now docks were absolutely in-
dispensable, and it wield be the cheapest in the mad to
have them constructed on such a scale that vaned' could be
taken in and refitted at once. (Hear, haw.)

. .
Mr. J. H. PHILIPPS obser•ed that the matter referred
to the committee eras simply the extension of the dockyard
at Chatham.

Mr. G. L. PHILLIPS hoped that the capabilities of Pem-
broke would receive due attention from the government.
In answer to Mr. OtooaNK,

Sir G. LEWIS said that he was not responsible for the
son-delivery to members of the evidence rkm by the Due
fence Oommissionen. He had hoped when the house raw
for the holidsys that it would have bees in a day er
two ; but the matter was one that rested yelyr with the
printing committee. What he proposed to do Will to more
on Ifusday, the Zird inst., • resolnders, of the WIWI of
which be had Already given notice, sad on which be pro-
posed to found a bill, for the purpose of extending the pro-
Maims of the Fortifications Act.

The Speaker thee left the chair.
SUPPLY.-COLONIAL AND CONSULAR t3ERVICRS.

On a vote of 50,0001. for menial missions, diplomatic
Malta and conveyance of colonial officers and others,
Lord It. .MONTAGIT objected to this outlay of public
money.
Mr. FREELAND also objected to the vote.
Mr. LAYARD said that the English government bad not
gone to war with Mexioo for the recovery of money due to
bondholders, and they had not put forward any claim except
for debts distinctly guaranteed by convention. It was very
important that the road from Trebisond into Persia should
be constructed without any delay, and he trusted that the
Turkish government would seriously enuider the propriety
of making it.
Lurd MONTAGIJ said the hoe, member appeared to
deny that we were at war with Mexico, but the noble
viscount at the head of the government had, on a former
evening, distinctly admitted that we were at war, and that
the government could not avoid it. If, therefore, the noble
viscount was right, his Under.Seczetary moat be wrong.
Lord PALMERSTON said his boo. friend did not state
that the government had not takers any measures spinet
Mexico to obisin satisfaction of our Just claims ; but what
he stated was that the claims did not apply to debts due
to bondholders. The claims against Mexico had reference
in the first place to the nonpayment of certain sums which,
by convention, the government of Mexico had agreed to
pay, and in the next to a sum of 600,000 dollar which
were forcibly taken from the home of our minister. This
, money warn under seal, and the seam broken as be was on
the. point of leaving the country. These were mitionel in-
' jurres—a breach of faith, and an catnap for which they
were entitled to demand satisfaction. It had hem the in-
variable rule of all English governments sot to undertake
to require payment for British subjects who, of theft own
authority and without any sanction by the government, ad-
vanced money to foreign governments These parties did
so at their own risk and peril, and all the government ever
did was to give their good offices to induce the government
to whom the money had been lent to pay ; but non-pay-
' ment had never been made the grated of war. It it had
been the practice of the government of Begimad to make war
in order to obtain paymeut to bondholders, they waddles,*
been at war with Spain many years ago—(a laugh)—they
would have been at war with almoatall the Spanish States of
America, and they would have been at war with many
other countries into the bargain; but that was sot the pew-
tin, and, therefore, any alarm which the noble lard might
feel that they would be led into war in coneequem of loans
advanced to foreign governments was entirely unfounded.
Mr. W. E. FORSTER was glad to have adietinct declara-
tion from the noble viscount that the morrey lent to the
Turkish government was lent purely at the risk of the capi-
talists who advanced it. It was most questionable whether
the government should give any scut of sanction or autho-
rity to any trade transactions between British subjects and
foreign governments, as that was very much calculated to
embroil us in war. _

After a f.w weeds from Mr. D. Gamma,
Mr. LAYAND observed that on a former occasion he
made a clear distinction between the foreign and the in-
ternal debt of Turkey.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH complained of the item of 1,8001.
for the travelling expenses of the members of the late
minions at Naples and Florence in returning home.
Ni. LAYARD said their return arms from causes which
could not be foreseen.

The vote was then agreed to.
On the vote of 40,0001. for the North American boundary
commission,
Mr. BOUVESIE said he should like to know when this
source of expenditure was likely to come to an end. He
was informed that the undertaking was of such a nature
that it was almost impossible to complete it.
Mr. F. PEEL said the Treaty of Washington defined the
boundary, and the survey was necessary to carry it out. The
expense was ineniered owing to the high rated wages at
the gold fields. The boundary had new been traced, sad
he behaved the sum of 40,0001. would be almost sufficient
to cover the remaining expense.
Mr. OSBORNE thought that his IVA boa. friend near
him seemed to be more easily satiated than some of the
economists who were not there. (A WO.) Be thought
the lion. teatimes bad given no sissanni that there would
not be a repetition of this vote of 40,0001. lie would move
that the vote be reduced by 20,0001.
lord PALMERSTON said that his hes. triad bad come
down to the house late this midi*, awl he supposed Pig
have his joke. (A laugh.) But he supposed his bon. Mead
did not wean that this boundary was sot to be traced ; ar
that people were not to be paid for treeing it. The
American government were in perfect concert with ours
in this natter, and had agreed to share the expellee.
Mr. OSBORNE said be wanted the sable lord to give •
pledge that the cost would not be reputed.
Lord PALMERSTON said he could give no pie* with-
out knowing the facts to which it was to apply. He sug-
gested that his boo, friend should move fora report.
Mr. OSBORNE said he would do that as well.

Mr. FItEELAND eked ifthere bd bw ;;y estimate of
the whole cat,

Mr. LAIRD 'shed whether the mosey bed been peorly
spout, whether the governmente of this country and Ame-
rica were weed as to the boundary.
Mr. PEEL said they were quite agreed.
After some further conversation

Mr. CMILDERS moved that the chairman do report pro-
gress, and Mr. Osborne having withdrawn his motion,
The committee dividsd, and the numbiss were—

For the motion 29
Against it
The vote was then agreed to, and the chairman re-
ported progress.

SUPPLY.
The report on supply was brought up sad agreed to.
ENCLOSURE BILL

On the motion for the third reeding of this bill,

Mr. PEACOCKE said that he was not in favour of faci-
lities being granted for the enclosing of land within a short
distance of the metropolis. He trusted the right hon.
baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department
would take into oonsideration whether or not the attention
of the house should not be called to any proposition for
each an enclosure.

Sir G. GREY mid that no enclosure could take place
ender the bill without the utmost publicity being first
given, particularly in the neighbourhood to be affected.
The bill was then read a third time aad pawed.

WEST INDIA INCUMBERED MAWS ACT
AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill woo road • wood Um&
HARBOURS REGULATION BILL.
This bill was also read • woad time.
DISCHARGED PRISONERS AID BILL.

This OW mud thaeligh coomittae.
ELECTION FOR COUNTIES (IRELAND) BILL AND
ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
These bMs were rode third time end pelmet
ARTILLERY EXPERIMENTS.
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Lord H. LENNOX owed sa address for return showing
the results of the late experiments made with Armstrong
or other guns at Shoeburynew within the last six months,
and specifying the obsess of powder, weight of shot, and
distance of object bet et; induding a oppy of the dia-
gram of the Werner target, *bowing the impost end pene-
tration of the various shots.
!lir G. C. LEV/113 said if there wee asy gertkadar expe-
riment which the noble lord required be would be glad to
predates it, but it was not the precties to give the regalia
of all experiment. But he treated the home meld sot
fanieli•L
think it memeary that all the experiment' should be

Mr. XONSIILL said the matter was one of coosidemble
istwertsaae, sad the results of these experiments ought to
be famished to the heals in order that they might be well
Wormed when the discussion on the fond:testicles took

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1862.

and Plum
all fooll=hi on any day godowe SsWsolwich
see that
Lord PALMER/MON meld, on notion) Nivea. the govern-
meat would give alktlie information whirls could be required.
but it could not b►feoesaary to print all there malt&
Mr. B. OSBORNE said hs coahl not understand why
this 'atomicities' should not be gine. reially se it was
open to foreigners of all parts in the Itch.. The house
ought to bare before them the information sought for.
They already spent 3,000,0001. on the Armstrong
, sad it wee absolutely neoessery that the house
should what they were about before the debate on the
fortifications cams on. (Hear, hear.)

The hones divided—
For the motion
Against is l9-3
PORTIIDOWN PAIR DISOONTINUANOR BILL.

Oa the motion of Sir G. 0. Ltwm, leave was given to
bring in a bill for the discontinuance of Portedowa Fair, in
the county of Southampton.

other potlemen she had known. At the vaguest of bar ,
mothshe bad 'Wed • paper agreoift to abandon his in-
tired nadir kw gettlemsit, but he terwasie seined to
ratify what be kid done, and In eoesegue•co of that the
present preooseig bad boas taken. Under the satisummt
Im would bays. to the event of her death, HOC yeardisriss
bar faitlases life, and tbon the whole of the mottled estate,
subject to a payment of an annuity of 501., to whams's
11r. Parker advised the respoodeat not to give np
his interest. Wssnot so strong as therespoodent ; no woman
was so slating ea a man. Warn not in the habit of bylaws
her sartegth with him ; but had done so once, and bad per
railed OD that occasion. lb told witness before then war
ripe that she ought to mara7 some one else. He was
always saying cruel things to her after he had rendered it
impassible for her to marry any one else.
Mr. Macaulay—Yore first child was born eight months
after the marriage. Is it not the fact that with your
father and mother's knowledge you occupied the same bed
with the respondent in your father's house for a mouth
before you were married?
Witness—Yee.

The evidence of the petitioner was in some of its details
confirmed by Mr. Edward limpford, a surgeon at Sunbury.
Mrs. Pavier—l am the mother of the (petitioner. I was
not aware that she had been improperly intimate with Yr.
Norris before her mach age. My daughter has just told me
that she misunderstood the learned counsel's question, and
that she bad in fact answered two questions at once. I
knew that she went to Mr. Norriesroorns, and I remonstrated
with Mr. Norris. I wished him to leave the house sad
take lodgings ; bat he mkt be would not hurt • hair
of my daughter's head, sad that he did not harbour
an impure thought. I should have had him turned out, but
be bad obtained seek power over my daughter that she
thought we wanted to pert theta for ever. His endue*
I after the marriage was very bad. He made use of bad lan-
guise, and mid everything that was degrading to his wife's
character and to as. I was present at the interview in the
promise of Mr. Parker. Mr. Norris said ha did sot mean
to hurt my daughter. Mr. Parker replied, "A blow is •
blow, Norris, and the law looks at acts, and not intentiose."
The respondent said nothing after that. My daughter had
been engaged to a Captain Manners, but they quarrelled.
The families an friendly, and Captain Manners wrote
to me requesting me to call on his mother after be had bet
Ragland for Adelaide. I read part of his letter to Mr.
Norris, and he was very angry beam* I would not read the
whole of it. The next day- gave it to him to read, and
thencratratlledialLpardon.
I am not aware that my daughter is in
the habit of vaunting her admirers. She is too sensible •
woman for that. Mr. Norris refused to have Captain
Mennen' acquaintance, bat that was not the subject of any
angry discussion. Mr. Norris was introduced to as at
Richmond about two years and a half before the marriage.
He had been married before. When my daughter CMS of
ego, which was about • year after we made his acquaintance,
there was • talk about her marriage with him. At his re-
quest I took my daughter to Leamington while he was
thine quartered with the regiment of militia in which be
was • captain. I quarrelled with my daughter about that,
but she said she must and would go, and that if I would
not take her she would go without me. She had been a good
child till she was misled by Mr.,Norris. We bad never quar-
relled till then. I beg to say, once for all, that my husband
knew nothing of aoything that was not quite correct. He
was unfortunately too much led by me. I k from him
all the disagreeable parts of Mr. Norries
Mr. Macaulay—Then your husband was altogether under
your control
Witness—Not altogether.
Mr. Macaulay—l am going to ask you tether a coarse
question ; but did you not beat your husband ?
Witness—No. I did not My husband once said to me,
" Tow take more oars of Mr. Norris and his comfort than
you do of me," and I gave him a smack with the hack al
my hand. The next day my bullhead laughingly told Mr.
Norris.

Mr. Macaulay—Did you not make bis mouth bleed?
Witness—l don't exactly remember. If you strike
person with the back of the hand on the face it may make
his mouth bleed. My husband and I bad always lived com-
paratively peaceably together till Mr. Norris came.
Mr. Macaulay—Did you not know that your daughter
slept with Mr. Norris, and did you not go down and tumble
her bed so as to make it appear that she had been in bar
own room?

I knew that she went into hi room, and
I did everything I could to hide from the servants that
ever she went near it. I entreated Mr. Norris with teen
to leave ua, but he refused, and said that if he went
my daughter would go with him. The paper about on
daughter's settlement was written by Mr. Norris
He had several times offered to do it, and as I was going to
my daughter's trustees I asked him to write it. 7 never
heard my daughter use disparaging language towards her
husband. She was so infatuated with him that she never
mentioned even hie cruelty, though I saw a good deal. He
used very bad language to me, and being of a warm temper
I have remonstrated with him, but I never made me of
any unladylike language. Then, after these sinus, we
would be friends.

ilaWanla—y--Have you not been such Meads that you
would even rub him in his bath ?

Witness—No. Let me explain. I was willing to do any
that would keep him on good terms with his wife ;
and at his request I twice rubbed his beck for him. I have
also rubbed his legs while he was in bed, u he atiflarod
from rheumatism ; but it was most repugnant to my feel-
ings, and I did it merely for the sake of my daughter.
Mr. Macaulay—Have you not threatened to slap his face ;
and has he not replied that if you did, be would put yon
under the pump?
itnesa—Oertainly not.
PA-examined—He was introduced to us by the partner of
Mr. Parker. _ _

The farther hearing of the cause was adjourned. .

SECONDARIES' COURT.—Juxs 12.
(Before Mr. Peooodary Potter sea a Jury.)
DAMS T. THE NATIONAL reeseremer AND ARNOW
ASSOCIATIO/L—THZ MOW HAIL

This rasa was resumed to-day. Mr. Ogle and Mr. God-
frey were for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Barnard for the official
manager, Mr. Harding.
At the sitting of the court, Mr. Pdmands, a solicitor, pro-
teeted against the proceedings. Ile said he was the repro-
mentetive of the creditor, appointed by the Master of the
Bolls, and only knew of the case going on by seeing the
account in the newspapers of the morning.
Mr. Secondary Potter said he could not stop the cue.
He was acting in obedience to a writ from one of the su-
perior court& lie would take a note of the protest now
made.

Mr. Barnard addressed the jury on behalf of Mr. Harding,
and contended that Mrs. Davies could not recover, inas-
much as she had not deposited money with • bank, but
with an insurance company, as he showed by the deed of
settlement and the several documents which had bean read.
The learned counsel said it was quite true that Mrs. Davies
had been declared by the judgment of the Lords Justices not
to be • contributor, but it would be unless her getting •
verdict, u she could only share with the other creditors ;
and before she could be classed among the creditors an ap-
peal to the House of Lords would have to be decided.
A clerk named Inglis, who had been at the company's
office in Pall-mall, and was now in the office of the official
mustier, proved that Mrs. Davis was the holder of invest-
went stock. He said the capital in the prospectus was
stated to be 100,0001. He wee not aware whether it was
only 7,0001. The mosey deposited by the public amounted
'to 3W,0001. He could not tell where it had gone to. (A
laugh.) The books showed where some had goose. He did
not know that the assets were 60,0001. It was not a bank.
Mr. Bullard, in his speech, remarked that the assets would
turn out not to be 60,0001., but somewhere about 12,0001.
or 150001.
Mr. Ogle claimed to have Mrs. Davies established as •
creditor, and then she could adopt criminal proceedings
against some of the parties who bad been connected with
the great swindle by which the public had been plundered
of 360,0001. lie contended that Mrs. Davies was accredited
by the decision of the Muter of the Bolls being reversed by
the Lords Justices.
The jury retired, and after a short coesultation found for
the full amount. 9971. lam. 4d, which, with interest, made
the amount 1,0691. 12s. 10d. The writ waa stayed for •
week in the event of an application to the court above.

it was a shame that the nomad had beta deprived of their
liberty.
They were discherged.

SOUTEINFABiL

Elizabdh Fuller, poor nuserable•looking female, was
charged with leaving her child, three years of ego. at the
door ri Bermoodsey Workhouse and absecediag.
Falrbaira, the porter of the washbasin', nib that about
111 o'clock co the edged of the 11th of April lost he beard
the cries cd an Went outside the dear of the workhouse.
He prooseded then, sod saw the child lying cm the them
and the prisons. reasioss away. Not beteg able to detain
her he took charge of the infaat, and it had ethos been
breoght up is the workkeues. The gnerdiene diresied a war-
rant to be obtained for her appreheesion.
In answer to the charge the primmer said she was a widow,
and she was unable to keep the child.
The Magistrate asked why she left the child on the steps
of the workhouse?
She replied that Bormoodory was her pariah, and the
knew that the child would be taken care of.
Fairbeira here Mikeised his worship that it was a bitter
cold night when the 1161001111' left the child, and had he not
heard its cries it might bare died.
The Magistrate told the that her conduct was
extremely bad, leaving her child espeeed to the inclenthrry
of the weather, which at that time he understood was
bitter cold. H. could not do km them commit her to the
Howe of Oar ream for a month, with hard labour.
Committed accordingly.
LAMBETH.

Mr. Payne, roperintendsot of the P division of police,
applied far a summons under the following cimumitances.
He said that on /deadly morning last Mu. Bach, reading
at No. 5, Reen's-row, Walworth, was much startled and
alarmed by a bullet through the window of the
room in which she and falling at her feet. The ball
had fortunately struck the framework of the window and
shattered it to pieces, and thus its fosse was considerably di-
minished, elaethe eoneequenom might lase beam mach more
serious. Information and complaint having been laid befom
him, Mr. Payne, on the same morning, an' airy Ira sem*
and it led to the disoovery of al young gen vans-
tear, who acknowledged to having discharged his at
Random, about the primal, time. No doubt remained on hie
mind that the bullet so fired off was the one he then pro.
doped, as he bad amertained that it was one of the mak-
Wipe volunteer balls. The ride had been and widths AO
yards of a pnblie highway, and amen the highway.
The summons was mated.