The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

THE RESOLUTIONS ON POLAND.

At the ft;itherre.) usstoiWtrC. Ciiii,
Mr. HENNESSI cemented to postpone his motion on
Poland, until Thursday, the 19th mutant.
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THE ARMISTICE.

Mr. D. GRIFFITH (wise was received with cheering)
asked whether the right hoe. baronet bad any objection to
communicate to the house the terms of the armistice.
(Loud laughter.)
Sir G. GREY—I em quite unable to communicate the
terms of the armistice at present, but there will be no difli.
culty of doing so at an early date. (" Hear," and laughter.)

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PUNISHMENT BY DEATH.
Lard PEWIT, the Controller of the Quitso's Homehold,
appeared at the bar and brought up the following reply of
her Majesty to the addreet voted a few evenings since, for
• royal commission to inquire into the subject of capital
punishment :—" I have received your address paying that
a royal commission may be issued to inquire into the opera.
tion of the law under which the punishment of death is
indicted, and the manner in which that punishment is
inflicted ; and to report whether it ia desirable to make
any alterations therein. I here given directions that •
royal oosimiasion should issue for the purpose you require."
DEFEAT OF THE AUSTRIAN SQUADRON.

Mr. B. OSBORNE—I wish to ask the Secretary for the
Home Department whether the government have received
information of a collision which is mid to have takes place
is the North Sea, war Heligoland, between the Austrian
wed Danish ships of war, andalso if they have received is.
formation that the Austria's had got the worst of it.
(Laughter.)
Sir G. GREY said his right boo. friend the Secretary for
the Colonies bad waived a telegram about four o'clock
from Heligoland stating that a naval engagement was going
on between the Austrian squadroe, consisting of two frigates
and three gunboats, and the Danish squadron, consisting of
two frigates and ow corvette, air miles east of Heligoland,
and that the result would beownoinniceSed. Since then we
have received an additional telegram from the governor
stating that the DWI*, won the action and defeated the
Austrian squadron—(loud and long-motioned cheering
from all parte of the bowel—that one Austrian frigate was
in tames, and that the other Austrian frigate, with the
gunboats, were m►king the best of their way for Heligoland.
(Cheers.)
THE CONFERENCE AND ARMISTICE.
Mr. DISRAELI—I understand that the conditions of
tlsearmistios have been communicated to another assembly.
It appears that matters are not well managed, or with due
consideration to the House of Commons, if any other place
is better informed oe a matter of so much interest and
importance sa an armistice—(mar, hear)—sod that we
should be informed by the government that they had so
communication to make to ea. I trust that in future we
shall be as soon informed as soother place upon a matter of
this importance, and perhaps by this time the government
ham it in their power to communicate to us what the roe•
dittoes of the armistice are. (Hear, hear.)
Sir O. GREY—I stated all the information I bad my.
self, which was, that • suspension of hostilities, which is
practically the same thing as an armistice, had been agreed
upon for • mooth. That was all the information I had
gathered at the time. My noble fried (Earl Remiell) was
at the Conference. He sent that information to me. It
was impossible for him at the moment to communicate to
me the terms of the armistice. I only regret I did sot
know them at the time. There could be so difficulty is
communicating them at another time, but I can swore the
right boo. gentleman I withheld no information, (Hear.)
Mr. OSBOB.NE—Is the right boo. gentleman aware of
them sow?

Sir G. GREY—No, I am sot.
RATING OF CHELSEA HOSPITAL.

Colonel NORTH moved aa humble mama to her Majesty,
praying that elm would he graciously pleased to relieve the
ofnoers of her Majesty's Royal Hospital of Cholas& from the
payment of all rates and tams which had hiss charged
upon them by • meet replatioe for homes in that
hospital occupied by them u the performance of their
datums.

Yr. F. ?ELL rid as garlic's vu under the essider.

&don of the Admirsity sad the W.r-office, but no
a sal determination had yet been come to ou the subject.
There should he beneficial occupation h order to reader
ofilcial resider:es liable to assessmeat. He was not prepared
to give a dellaitice as to what atedituted beneficed cost-
tra.: hat he thought it desirable that there shield be a
act siva the 'abject. • similar quieten ma
raised in year 1868 ; the Thesery was thee asked to pay
out of the army estimates the house duty chargeable to
ohms, and the deeknoa then arrived at was that the
aloes were liebleto pay the rata themselves. There seemed
to be as more reason why the oaken referred to should
not pay the assessed taxes thee there was that they should
sot pay Income tax, with which they were elearly chargeable.
Captain JERVIS said the officers were compelled to re-
side at Chelsea, and he thought that goverameat were
bound to see that those officers were not made chargeable
with rates bemuse they discharged a ditty which was im-
posed upon them. An attempt was now made to reader
Alters residing is barracks liable to rates sod taxes.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there
wee a onside:able differeaos between the ere of military
officers residing 'm barracks sod the *Mows referred to in
the motion. The latter should be regarded in the light of
civil servants or public wrists. The question was a wide
oae, and was not confined to Chelsea Hospital. Maay other
institutions stood In • similar position. The matter was
now under remade-eine, and he thought no change should
be made with respect to the Chelsea officers until the
entire general question had bees brought to issue. Upon
that questiou he did not thiak it right he should give an
opinion at that moment.
Mr. BAILLIE thought the question was One which the
government ought to take into their own hands, with e
view to protect the °home from the payment of the roles.
An attempt was recently made to charge the royal palaces
with rates, tad the residents at Hampton Court were sated
and held to be liable. The government interfered with
reference to St. James's Palace. sad had determined
that it should not be charged. They were, he thought,
ballad to come to • similar decision with respect to Chelsea.
(Hear, bear.)
Calomel DUNNE said that in Ireland • movement had
been made to impose rates upon lerracks, and he understood
that *yea the lodging money given to officers had been
=with income tax. He hoped that the motion
be pressed to • division.
Lord NAAS observed that it appeared from returns be-
fore the home that no general rule existed with regard to
these aiecneatah. He wished to know whether before
the civil service estimates were moved the government
would be prepared to state what course they intended .to
adopt on the subject.
Mr. COWPER said that the rule mails is 1858 was still
acted on. The question was whether the government or
the Wirers should pay the rates, and that question was
under consideration.
The house then divided.
For pia. into committee of supply
Againet tt
The house then went into • committee of supply ; Mr.
MAMMY is the chair.
ARMY ESTIMATES.

The house thee went into committee of supply on the
military estimates.
The vote of 110,8701. for works, buildings, and repairs at
home and abroad, which formed the subject of discuseion
on the last supply night, was *greed to.
On the vote of 173,8831. for military educistion,
Kr. ILiGITIRE called attention to the constitution of
the Royal Hibernian Military School, and protested against
the manner is which a fair proportion of Roman catholic
children were excluded, and against the narrow and Kor-
lytising system adcpted by tits authorities of the establish-
ment.

—Mr. VANCE wanted the house against giving way to the
representations of Mr. Maguire without first waistless; the
governors of the school.
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Colossi NORTH expressed his amazement ►t the 'Ostia-
meat made by Mr. Maguire, and, as an old commanding
akar, bore testimony to the good °mdse.* sod oowa•eriag
gallantry of the Roman catholic ',gimping is her Majesty's
service.

The Marquis of HARTINGTON rid the* the school was
under the control of governors appointed by royal charter,
and that the war departmett had very little power in t►e
matter. At the same time the house, which voted 12,0001.
• year to the iaetitatio•, bad a perfect right to interfere,
and motives of public policy dictated that the issiitntioe
should not be conducted on an exclusive principle. He
hoped, however, that the governors would see the secerity
of remedying the evils complained of without parliszoisatesy
interference.

The vote was ultimately agreed to, u were the following:
88i345/. for surveys of the baited Kiagdoni ; 128,1034 for
etumesliansons services ; and 223,3241. for the administra-
tion of the army. Votes amounting to 2.106,157/., for the
non-effeetive services, were likewise agreed to.

UNDER SECRETARIES' INDEMNITY BILL.
This MR was reed a third time end pared.
COURTS OF JUSTICIARY (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was considered as emended, end ordered for third
reeding.

SUMMARY PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mir ball pared through oastuoittout
PIER AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRMATION

BILL.

This bill was read • ascordZa.
......COLLECTION OF TAXES BILL.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved to
commit this bill pro fatal far the purpose of inserting
modifications most of which were restilaticese of secondary
consequeeesi, bat which be thought would be for the move-
mimics both of them engaged in the collection of the revenue
and those with whom they were thrown into oonnezioe. The
bill proposed that in the metropolia the district boards
should act iodepeedent/y and separately, sad that the con•
sent of each should be requited to being the district within
the operetta° of the bill. Beyond the metropolitan districts
the bill would also be voluntary, but for larger areas of
co intry.t
The booms then went iota committee, and the wooed-
meats were inserted.

NAVAL PRIZE ACTS REPEAL BILL.
Thin bill was read a third time ►ad passed.
NAVAL PRIZE BILL

This bill. sod the Naval igTsM;y amt Distritatioa Balt
were recommittal for the iossaiias of sew clauses.
ADMIRALTY LAND AND WORKS BILL.
This bill west through commute..
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES (FOREIGN COUNTRIES)

BILL.
Mk bill also paused through ocunatittoo.
PARTNERSHIP LAW AMENDMENT BILL.

The home west again into comeettee an this bilL
Mr. T. RARING remwed &mesdames' for the iam-
b lee of the word '• registered" is the third clause.
Mr. SC HOL EFI ELD apposed the ameadreent
After some farther dimension on the
Mr. BRIGHT expressed a fear that trietLof the hoe.
member for Huntingdon was dictated by hostility to
the bill, which he had opposed at every stage. as he bad
formerly opposed the bill for eisibling cowponies to be
formed on the principle of limited liability. He (Mr. Bright)
hoped that if the bill passed, without any of them little
needless obstacles to its free working, it would be found in
the mune of two or three years to have been ea benedcrial
ea the former bill to which he had referred. (Hear, beer.)
The committee divided :
For the amendment 3d
Against
The amendment was coneenneetly carried amidst some
cheerier, and the clause as amended was agreed to.
Oo clause 4,
Mr. BUCHANAN proposed to leave out the words " cen-
time( to lend.' Om of the objects of the bill was to maid*
Maumee to be made to young men. He though; it highly
advisable that such advances should be made in money
rather than by onetract.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD said the case put by his hon. friend
was very far from representing the scope of the MIL His
object was to give partners the fullest powers, out only of
leading, bat of contracting to lend.
Mr. T. BARING supported the amendment.
The committee thee divided :

For the ametidmeet 46
!Limiest
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD said that after the drone= to
which the committee had come, he thought it would be
useless to proceed further with the bill. ("Hear, hear,"
and "No, no.") He therefore moved that the bill be with.
draws.
After tome dismission

Mr. SCHOLEFIELI) consented to reconsider his determi.
nation ; in the meanwhile he would agree to the Chairman
P!c'Emul•
rllftei human accordiegly directed to report pro.
grass, and the house thee resumed.
PATENT-OFFICE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
Mr. DILLWYN moved for a select committee to inquire
aa to the most suitable arrangemeuts to be made respecting
the Patent-016os Library and Museum.
Mr. COWPER said that a commission was now sitting,
considering the entire subject, and it was expected that
their report would soon be laid before the house.
He therefore could not agree to a committee, which was
contrary to the practice of the home.
Mr. GREGORY thought the committee sbonld be post-
poned until the patent commiseionere had made their report.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that when the nom.
missionen made their report there would be a great num-
ber of subjects connected with patents which it would be
seminary to consider, and this among the rest Under
these circumstances he thought it would be highly desirable
to wait for their report.
The home thee divided,
For the motion 2l
Against it
PUBLIC WORKS (IREL siND) BILL.
Mr. PEEL obtained leave to introduce s hell to mend
the acts for the extension sod promotion of public marks
in Ireland. The object was to make two cortunisehmers
• quorum.

VALUATION OF RATEABLE YROPENTY
(IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. GREGORY obtalawl leave to brim is a bill to
mead the laws Mating to the valoatioa of rateable pro-
perty is Ireland.
The bills were aubeequeatly read a IM tine, sad the
bower adjourned at 1 o'clock.

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