The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-27 00:00:00

THE ROYAL LEVEES.

Captain SIVRT wished to ask her Majesty's
moot, but but he was somewhat at a loss to know to which in-
dividual member of the government to address himself,
whether it was their intootson to enforce say regulations
whereby her most gracious Majesty's subjects, and more
imme6ally the stout portion of them, might attend the
royal levees and drawing•rooms with damsel and comfort,
sad without the risk of enflamed to death. (Laughter.)

THE MINCE ANT) PRINCESS OF WALES'S
ANNUITY BILL.
This bill ma reed a third time and pored.

SUPPLY.-TREATIES WITH INDIAN PRINCES.

Upon tbssootlon for going into ooinraittee of supply,

Mr. H. BAILLIE rose to move the following resolution
"That whom' by a loyal proclamation addressed to the
native princes and peoples of ladle, published the Ist tiny
of November, 1108, it la dated 'That we desire no exten-
sion of our present territorial possessions, and while we will
permit no nomn our dominion' or our rights to
be attain with impunity, we shall sanction no enozonch-
ment in those of others' and again, ' We hereby announoe
to the native princes of India that all treaties and engage-
manta made with them by or under the authority of the
Honourable East India Company are by us accepted, and
will be scrupulously maintained ; so, in the opinion of this
house, where differences of opinion have arisen with respect
to the interpretation of each treaties, the question at bens
ought to bekeferred for decision to her Majesty'sPri
The hon. gentleman charged the Secretary for va"wellith
having in several caws violated the promises contained in
her Majesty's gracious proclamation, and especially in that
of the Newel) of the Caniatk. All the native he
c=l"4were anxiously watching whether treaties
with them were really worth the paper on which
they were written, and the proclamation of the Queen •
reality or onl, an empty form of words, used, in a time of
great public , with the intention to deceive.
Mr. SMOL wooded the motion on the ground
that the treaty engagements entered into with the native
Indian princes during the last 20 years bad not been
faithfully carried out.
Sir C. WOOD defended the administration of. the
Indian government, and said that so far far from dis-
approving sr disregarding the promisee contained in the
Queen's proclamation he was most anxious to carry them
into effect. He hoped the house would not interfere for
the purpose of referring such questions es that of the
Newel of the CarnatM to the Privy Council. but leave
them to be dealt with on the responsibility of the
government,
After a few words from Colonel SYKES,
The hove divided :
For Mr. Baillie's motion 24
Against it
SUPPLY—NAVY ESTIMATES.

The house then resolved itself into a committee of supply
for the consideration of the navy estimates.
The vote. agreed to were-165,3221. for the Admiralty
Office, 299,6951. for Coset•guard service, 71,9611. for
scientific branch, 183,3161. for borne establishment'', 36,3701.
for establishments abroad, 1,112,8781. for wages to arti-
ficers at home, 69,9571. for wages to artificers abroad, and
1,334,0511. for naval steer.
On the fleet of those votes a lengthened discussion took
place, in the coarse of which Mr. LINDSAY, Mr. Berrrocc,
and, other members, contented that the whole system of
naval administration required reform, and that the public

service could not be conducted efficiently so long eri se
many official changes wets allowed to take place in the de-
partment.
The vote for naval stores wee taken upon a promise by
Lord PiLIIZENTON that no dap should be adopted towards
the building of the awe ships of wood, proposed to be con-
structed, uotil a statemest showing the comparative time
and exposes ot building them of wood or iron bad been fur-
nished.

The vote of 857,3491., for steam machinery was agreed to,
and the chairman reported proems.

TELEGRAPHS BILL
This ball posed through cosonaittes pro formal.
MALT DUTY BILL.

This bill passed through committee pro form*.
POST OFFICE SAYINGS BANKS BILL.
On the motion for the mooed reading of this bill,
Mr. LYGON asked to have it postponed in the absence
of the right boo. member for Buckinghamshire, who took
en interest in the measure.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the bill
bad bean printed for some time, and be ran no reason for
postponement.
Bic H. WILLOUGHBY wished to know whether the
bill was to apply to those savings banks only which were
about to wind up.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
boo. haremt might depend upon it that the government
would nee its influence to prevent any attempts to discredit
t►e old swings banks if such attempts were made by pr-
ams over whom they had control. He could not wade to
the limitation suggested, am be believed that the propo.
edam was based upon sound general principles.
The bill was the, read a second time.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND NOTES (METROPOLIS)
BILL.

In reply to Mr. W. Miami. who suaested that the 10th
of March should also be made • general holiday,
Sir G. GREY mid that the bill was introduced ups •
' repreeentatima from beakers that it would be impossible to
present 110L00 00 the 7th of March 01 the metropolis. There
I was no desire compulsorily to stop business, and there would
be oo necessity for pessing• similar measure with reference
to the 10th of March.
The bill was then read • mooed time.
MARRIAGES REGINYEATION (IRELAND).
Mr. MONSELL moved far leave to bring I. • MU to pro-
' vide for the registration of marriages M Irelasd, the object
of which, he explained, was to apply to Ireluid the law at
monk in operation in Soothed, where some 2.000 Roma
catholic marriages were celebrated every year. Me proposed
that in all mass of Roman catholic marriages, upon the so-
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