The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-03 00:00:00

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE

BRAZIL!.

In the House of Commove on Thursday evening
Mr. Macaulay will arrh the tinder Secretary of
State far Foreign Affairs, whether it be tree
that the Brasilia goverment, sines his declaratios
made in February that her Majesty's government had
from the beginning accepted the proposed media-
tion or good offices of the Kis( of Portepl, have sow
signified their acceptance ; whether the Xing of Portage'
adheres to his offer ; and whether it is an offer of mediation
or good offtose. Whether say eoeunnaication has bees re-
ceived by her Majesty's government from that
of Biwa in reply to the following passage
in Earl Russell's &septa& of Jose 9, 1953.
ou suspending diplomatic relations "Her Majesty's
government hope that the government of Brawl will, is he
future intercourse with Great Britain, through whatever
ehannel that intercourse may be earned on, set with that
courtesy which is usual between governments ; and also that
the Brazilian government will, without further delay, frankly
ester into the communiretioo of their views as to the mem
by which a settlement of the long pending claims may
best be arrived at." And, obi:thee there is say objection to
proluitieg to parliament the oorreeposdenos about British
claims on Biwa, as the Brazilian government have laid the
correspondence before the Brazilian legislature, and stets
meats founded on that publication have appeared in
Faglaad.

In the House of Lords on Friday the Lord
Chancellor will call attention to the Mate of the law of
debtor and creditor as &Natio( the poorer dame, sod will
pressat • bill for the limitation of •ottoos and process
for small debts, and to amend acts relating to the county
courts, and to confer on such courts • limited jurisdiction
in equity.

On the 30th Lord Lyttelton will call the atten-
tion of t►e moose of Lords to the subject of the rebellion in
New Zealand and the settlement of native leads.

Mr. Goecben will ask the President of the Poor-
taw Board, on Thursday, whether the select committee on
Poor Relief will make a report this sissios ; and, if so,
whether in time for legislation on the subject ; and, if it is
the intention of her Majesty's government to bring forward
any measure founded thereupon during the present session.
On Thursday Mr. Ayrton will ask the First
Commissioner et Works whether he has issued any instruc-
tions to pet an end to the appropriation of a part of
Battersea-park as a cricket ground for the exclusive we of
the Civil Service.

Lord Xlcho intends to ask the First Commis-
sioner et Works ma Thursday whether parliament will have
as opportunity of expressing an opinion upon any DOW con.
statation that may be proposed for the Royal Academy,
before her Majesty's government take any steps to provide
iacreassd accommodation for the annual exhibition and
@cheek of the academy.

Mr. Maguire has given notice that he intends on
Thursday to ask the Attornevfleasral foe Ireland „whether
be considers the Tenure and Improvement of Land Act of
1860 a sufficient protection teethe Irish tarot, and a suffi-
cient inducement to the expenditure of the tenant's capital,
/About, and skill in effecting improvements ; and if he con-
siders the existing law to be deficient, either as a stimulus
to Mermaid exertion or as a protection for the enjoyment
of its results, is be prepared to advise her Majesty's govern-
went to introduce a measure, either now or at a future time,
with a view to its amendment?'

It is stated that some of the relatives of the late
Baring Bingham, Esq., of Broom Park, Ashfaed, brim dia.
astisliad as to the moss of his somewhat soddes decems,
have made as application to the Secretary of f3tato to have
the body schemed, that a mat modem szaminatMo may
be madn—Surrey Standard.