The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-16 00:00:00

practice* Intis'operation. The no' le earl concluded by
some general observations on the defences of the country.
Tit Earl of ELLESMERE draw the attention of the
honer, in the first place, to the necessity of such a
measure which his contended was generally con-
curred in. There were in France, aa in England,
many roads to spurious and temporary popularity,
and among them existed ens which isolated to as invasion
of this country. Ile bad seen no desire whatever on the
part of the person who now ruled in Franc,' to adopt such
au expedient ; but he, nevertheless, in the existing state of
the two countries, thought that wo ought to be prepared
spinat all omergenciev. lie could not say that either of the
two hdla fur raising • militia that had been brought forward
would supply an efficient field farce, but for many purposes
the force so created world be very useful, and, therefore,
he would support the bill.
The Earl of WALDEGRAVE approved of the bill, and
considered all the objections to be only questions of detail. ,
The bill was then road • second time, and ordered to be
committed on Thursday.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS ARRANGEMENT BILL.

This bill was read a second time.
SCHOOL SITES ACT EXTENSION BILL.

This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE BARON DE BODE 'S CLAIM.
The select committee on the Baron de Bode's claim was
named.
PROPERTY TAX.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented • petition from
John and Henry Ellman, of Lewes, complaining of the
operation of the property tax, which prevented a farmer
appealing against the tax if he took his farm from Mid-
summer to Midsummer, instead of from Michaelmas to
Michaelmas. Ile hoped the government would have the
subject inquired into.
Lord BERNERS supported the prayer of the petition.
A short act should be passed to remedy the evil.
The Earl of DERBY said he bad not before heard the
objection, but he would take the earliest opportunity of in-
quiring into the subject.
The Duke of ARGYLL thought the inrome tax ought to
be assessed in the same way on farm, n as other traders.
After a few words from the Earl of Debut, the house ad-
journed at a quarter before ten o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TvEsDAY. JUNE 15.

The 15111AIZI1 took the chair at one o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Loans' AXINDWENTS CONNIDZIttO AND AGREED TO.—
South Wales Railway; Yeovil and Ilehester Turnpike
Trusts ; Eastern Counties Railway (power to use the East
Anglian Railway!, ttc.) ;
The Presbyterian Ministers', Widows', and Orphans'
Fund, and the East London Waterworks (amendment of
acts, ac.), Bills were read a third time and passed.
/Stun READ A SECOND TlME.—Fleming's Estate; Hol-
loway House of Correction; Howell's Chanty; Bids.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
JOINT STOCK INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Mr. FORSTER felt called upon to explain the question
he yesterday put to the President of the Board of Trade re.
spectiug Joint Stock Insurance Companies. His question
was supposed to refer to joint stock companies generally,
and one of the papers had headed his question "Joint
Stock Banks." But joint stock banks were regulated under
a separate act. The return to which his question referred
related to insurance companies exclusively; and from which
it appeared that many of them, particularly life insurance
companies, had been established without capital, and that
some of them were apparently in a state of actual bank-
ruptcy.
MAYNOOTII.
Mr. SPOONER (in reply to Mr. Kzoolt) said he took
the division on the adjournment of the house, at the pre-
vious sitting, as a decision on the main question—e` Oh,
oh !" and laughter),—and it was not his intention to bring
on the subject again. (Ironical cheers.)
Mr. KEOGH protested altogether against the interpro.
lotion put upon the proceedings of that morning by the
hon. gentleman, and called upon him, in justice to the cha-
racter of the house, to discharge the order, and not to leave
it on the paper, to be brought forward at any moment when
a favourable division could be snatched. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Bouverie, Mr. W. Williams, Mr. Elliott, Mr. H.
Herbert, Mr. Megan, Capt. Scobell, Col. Thompson, sand
other members, protested against such an interpretation of
a motion for adjourning the house.
Mr. MUNTZ defended the course takes by Mr. Spooner,
and asked the opposition if they were not afraid of inquiry,
why they did not assist in bringing on a division on the
motion ?__ . .

Mr. KEOGH repeated the charge against the government
of keeping this question before the public for election pur-
poses, and accused them, and especially Lord Naas, while
professing here to support Mr. Spooner, aiding candidates
in Ireland on the Derby interest, whose addresses promised
to support Maynooth, and to agitate for the repeal of the
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
The SECRETARY for IRELAND repudiated the
charge that be or any member of the government had aided
with money or introductions the Iri.h candidates who were ,
government supporters at the coming elections.
Mr. OSBORNE described the conduct of ministers in
regard to this question as an organised hypocrisy. If the
house had any regard for its character it would deal with
with the question by discharging the order, and ►easing Mr.
Spooner's notice—as Lord Winchelsea had done in the
Lords—of a motion for next minion.

The SECRETARY-AT-WAR thought the house had
had more than enough of the Maynooth question for the
present session, and advised them to dismiss it and pro-
seed to the business remaining to be done.
Mr. BOU VERIE reminded the government that their
own conduct was the cause of these frequent discussions on
the same subject.
After some farther discussion the subject dropped with-
out any decision.
MR. O'CONNOR.
_ _

On the motion ofSit.Ai. s;a7rVii. (in the absence of
Mr. Walpole), the following gentlemen were nominated to
serve on a select committee on the petition respectirg
Feargus O'Connor, Ku.: Mr. Weirdo, Mr. V. Smith, Mr.
Whiteside, Mr. Baines, Mr. Mills, the O'Gorman Mahon,
end Mr. M. J. O'Connell.
Mr. F. FRENCH thought it a great discourtesy to the
hon. member for Bt. Albam (Mr. Bell) that he wu not put
oa this committee. _ _ .

-.Sir W. said that the name of the hon. gen-
tleman was omitted because he might have to give evidence
before the committee.
The committee was then agreed to.
MILITIA SUSPENSION OF THE BALLOT.

TheSECRETARY at WAR Lieare;.;i;l;ili in a
bill to suspend the ballot for the militia during the present
year. The new bill extended only to England, and not to
Scotland or Ireland, and it was necessary, tierefore, to bring
in a bill for the suspension of the ballot.
Leave given.
CRIME AND OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.

Xr. NAPIER moved for leave to bring is a bill to con-
tinue an eat of the Ilth and 12th of her peanut Xigesty,
fee the Wire premedw of crime and outrage is IMand.
Heidi that, as it had been clearly intimated that this bill
tier te be opposed en every stage, he thought the best
Mlle her him to wane was to state at coos the objects
jheamstsasee which in the eyes of the government
the meosnee which he ROW asked for leave
bring in. It wee an act pearled by the pre-
sent parliament far a limited period. (Hoar, hear)
It was resseeed under the late government for a
hither limbed period, and fee thought the
per ,
glides X the Irene sbiesbl be divested on the
sent eesmint Mthe einumennees under whisk OM
not was pmesdand renewed kr a Anther ported, end
Cher they were etbstantially m denim to thdpennnt
Is prove the semmity of matindei the act. lb thenght
it important te gall the atteatien if the house to the exact
desrecter of that act. It wee pawed within a short
peeled after a general eked's, when there had been
• peat deal of excitement in the country, sad
ilem the lists of crime bad been in comsqueses es.
prolog. They were new on the eve of onedher
pima , and *weight not to leave Ireland on.
during the whole period of parliamentary mita.
by lbws special poems he the bands of the executive of
diet aroany for the preteetioe of the peaceable and orderly
mum of the population. This law was not intended to
Vbut prevent sane. It was a wise and salutary
.a to
It wee paned with »bream to a particular clan si
aim whisk them yoroilod and it provided the executive
lowenonnat, on tie obvile. of the Privy Council, which
wee not a ffeetnating berociadziatirtith the power, under special
'intimateness, of p any particular district, and,
if =comb to send down So as additional hoes of police,
and in pseticular Imamss whole alms mom esaunitted
in a partlaular district and when the ordinary of the
government were melees, it gave the Lieutenant
'lower ea tag PAM principle of the old
Saxon law, of making the etretebeleg se sent down
a charge on the whole district. H. timed there was
nothing coercive or severe fa that. The sent particular
portion of the act was, that it provided that the Whlteboy
code should come into force in these districts which were
proclaimed. That cods applied to districts in an insurrec-
tionary state, but it could not be put in force without the
continuance of this act. The Whiteboy code also contained
a verry important clause, introduced by the hon. and
learned member for Hull, which made persons who screened
or harboured offenders amenable to justice. A most im-
portant conviction had taken place under that provision.
The act also had a provision with regard to arms, by
which the Lord-Lieutenant could call upon persons in par-
ticular districts to surrender their arms. No arms et-
eepting those which were licensed were allowed to be re•
tamed by private persons. This provided a security
against lawless Forgone having arms, to which circumstance
was to be attributed a great portion of that loss of life
which had taken place from time to time in parts
of Ireland. The government having been charged
with the duty of maintaining the law in Ireland,
he must say that ho thought parliamm.t ought to
assist them in their efforts. Ile hoped the house would
consent to the continuance of the law for a limited period,
in order that the proclamations made under it by the late
government might not fail to produce a lasting effect,
in order that °Minden might not escape from gaol,
and in order that desperate criminals might not
be able to effect their purposes during the period when
parliament would nut be Pitting. The house would take
upon itself a fearful respenabiltty by refusing such a mo-
derate request. The government could not bo responsible
for the peace of Ireland if the bill were not paned. lie
might be asked how it was that there was such an apparent
calm in Ireland, that th.- judges could go the circuits with-
out way danger ? Why, there were parts of that country in
which he could walk with as little concern as in West-
minster, although the confederacy existed in the locality.
Persons were shot down now and then, Isere and there,
from behind a ditch ; there was no general disturbance ;
the eonr•Kkracy was of so peculiar a character that English.
men meld form no idea Of it. In the county of Louth,