The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-09 00:00:00

TURNPIKE TIWSTS.

Mr. O. CLIVE moved the appointment of • select com-
mittee to Inquire into the expediency and practicability of
closing turnpike trusts. He said that the present position
of tolls was cumbersome, expensive. and inconvenient, and
that it was very desirable to put an end to such a state
of things.
Mr. SCOURFIELD said he should be sorry if the hoe.
member interfered with the turnpike trusts in South
Wales, which were under • special act of parliament,
which worked extremely well. . . .

Mr. CLIVE said he wiShad the inquiry to apply to such
turnpike trusts in England and Wales as were not under
special act of parliament.
Mr. P. W. MARTIN supposed that the remark of the
bon. member applied also to the Ids of Wight, when the
turnpike trusts were under a special act.
The motion was then agreed to.
THE PROTOCOL OF WARSAW AND THE TREATY
OF LONDON.

Mr. XLVOLAKE mo;edfi;acOpiof papers dated is the
Warsaw
1851, 1852, or 1853. relating to the protocol of
Warsaw or to the treaty of London of the Bth May. lal2, and
saked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
whether an answer dated 24th May, 18.12. was not ad-
dressed to 51. de Bills by Baron Bruonow, and if so whether
the same was communicated to her Majesty's government!
The hon. member said that he was given to understand
that some papers would be produced, but only a selection.
He waa aware from the usual sources of information that
something like an understanding had been come to in
another place between the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs and Lord Palmerston with regard to
the description of papers to be produced. He
did not complain of that arrangement, but he
trusted it would not be considered beyond his province to
ask for papers which seemed to be required for the infor-
mation of the house.

Mr. LA YARD said that the correspondence relating to
Danish affairs during the four years referred to was of a
very voluminous character, but he hoped he should be able
to lay upon the, table all that part of it which related
to the transactions to which the hon. gentleman referred.
He should remind the hon. gentleman who spoke of the
protocol of London and of the Germans, as confounding the
treaty of London with the protocol, that they were two
distinct instruments—and that the treaty was a solemn
document entered into by the great powers of Ramp.. As
regarded the note of M. de Bills to Baron de Brunnow, it
had never been officially in the possession of the
government, and be concluded that the hon. moul-
t:wes former question related to the oorreepondsooe
between her Majesty's government and the Prussian,
Austrian, end Danish ministers. The note of M. de Bille,
however, bad been published at Copenhagen ; and having
on inquiry ascertained that the published note was authentic,
be would, with the consent of the Danish minister, lay it
upon the table of the house, notwithstanding that such a
course was somewhat irregular. (Hear.)
The motion was then agreed to.
-- SCHOOLS OF ART.
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Sir S. NORTHaiSTfi Moroi fora .sleet committee to
inquire into the constitution lied working, end into the sne-
ers of the schools of art wholly or partially supported by
government grunts, or otherwise assisted by the government,
and into the system upon which the sums granted by piths-
ment for the promotion of national education in art are dis-
tributed and administered.
Motion agreed to.
TAXATION OF IRELAND.

On the motion of Colonel DCNNZ, the following boo.
members were appointed the select committee to inquire
into the taxation of Irelaird :--Colooel Duane, Sir Edward
Crops, Sir Frederick Heygato, Mr. Loogfield, Mr. Hug.
wry, Mr. Monsen, Lord John Browne, The (Wooer Don,
Lord Stanley, Sir Stafford Northoote, Mr. Howes, Mr.
Borman, Mr. Finley, Sir Robert Peel, and Mr. Lowe.

COURTS OF JUSTICIARY (SCOTLAND) BILL
On the motion to pinto committee on this bill,
Mr. LESLIE objected, on the ground that the bill bad
not been espl .wsed and that sufficient time had not been
given to consider its provisions.
Sir W. DUNBAR said the bill wu merely intended to
remove some doubts which bad arisen uto the jurisdiction
of the courts of Scotland in certain cues.
After some discussion the house divided—
For the motion B4
Against it

The house then wait into committee on the bill.
Sir J. HAY protested against the bill being proceeded
with in the absence of many of the Scotch members,
and when no explanation of d. nature and effect tied been
giveo. He therefore moved that the chairman report
Pell:"Motion was agreed to without a division, and the
house resumed.

The Enclosure Bill, and the Bills of Exchange sod
Promissory Notes (Ireland) BiU, were severally read a third
time and passed.
The house adjoarned at a quarter to twelve o'clock.

Sir C. Mordannt paired in favour of Colonel Edward's
motion respecting the yeomanry with Mr. Admit* against
the motion.

REPRESENTATIOY OP HERTFORDSHIRE.

no poll is fixed for Friday next, to commence at 8 o'clock
in the morning, and to finally close et 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.

The official declaration of the poll will bake place oii
Monday next at 12 o'clock. The total number of electors on
the register is about 5,700, but probOly not more than
belwese 4,ooosed 5,000 will wets.

El.wrloN Prrimas.—The general committee of
electicum, of which Sir Wm. Miles is chairman, met yester-
day to choose a select committee to try and determine the
=tiara the petition complainieg of an undue electionand
retort, for the borough of Lisburn. The members selected
were Mr. H. F.. Adair (chairman), Mr. W. E. Forster
i (Medford), Mr. F. North (Hastioirs), Mr. H. Paull, and
Mr. W. Stirling. The members selected to try and deter-
miss the matter of the petition complainieg of an undue
election and return for the borough of Berwick•upon-Toreed
are Mr. Robert Longdeld (chairman), the Hoe. F. L.Gower,
Mr. Pollard-Urquhart, Mr. J. S. Stanhope, and Mr. 0.
Terrier (Isieasahim).
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCH 5.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
I Privy Council for Trade have received from the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs a copy of a notice, issued by the
Portuguese Board of Health, declaring the port of Rio de
Jaaeiro to be considered free from yellow fever.—Cawtte.
Hommopathic Practitioners, and the Medical
Profesami generally, recommend cocoa Isabella the most health-
ful of all beverages. When the doctrine of hoinumpathy wee Ara
Introduced Into this country, there were to be obtained no pre-
centimes of cocoa either attractive to the taste or acceptable to
the stomach the out was either supplied In the crude Mate or
eo An
manufactured aS to obtain little notice. J. Epps,
a London, hoaimopathle chemist, wee induced la the year lag,
to turn his attealioe to this subject, awl at le h sueceeded,
with the assistance of elaborate machinery, In being the Ent to
produce an article pure In its composition, and so rained by the
perfect trituration it receives fe the process It mimes through. as
to be meet acceptable to the delicate stomach. For general use
Eppe's cocoa la distinguished as an llingOrStll4, snafu' beak-
s beverage, pommeling a most delicious aroma. Dr. Haman,
in his work Adulterations of lv ad,- says :—**Cecoa contains a
great variety of Important nutritive principles : every Ingredient
neoaamryAs • autgitvhee growth
cocos stanTiverys6.lllUniCl:licfnr than the body." Agate
or Directloos : Two teaspoonsful of the powder In a break-
fan rap, tilled up with boiling water or milk. Secured Is tin
had 1 lb., 4 lb., and I lb. parketa, labelled . and sold at in, Id.
per lb., by Omen, Coafectkeers, and Cliseslata.—(advertlae-
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