The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-01 00:00:00

MATERIAL AID TO DENMAP.K.

The Earle( ELLENDORODOR pve notice that on Fri-
clay belt ha should ask her Majesty's govenonent if any
measures had been token with a view to the necessity of
affording materialaid to Denmark.

THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS COMMITTEE.

E GRANVILLE, on laying the report of the joint
committee of the Lords and Commons on the metropolitan
railways upon the table, said he was anxious to heir testi-
mony to the satisfactory and harmonious manner in which
the joint committee had acted. They had given • very
careful consideration to all the questioos brought before
them, and it was a matter of congratulation that with
the exception of one point the recommendations of the
committee had been perfectly harmonious.

L\SANE PRISONERS ACT ANIENDMENT BILL.
Earl GRANVILLE, in moving the second reading of this
bill, said the measure hail bees potatoes! in order to cor-
rect, an evil which he believed was very generally admitted.
By the existing law, which was based on an act of her
primed Majesty, it was provided that where two justices of
the pesos and two medical men signed a certificate as to the
insanity of a prisoner, it should,be obligatory clothe Secretary
of State for the time being to remove that prisoner to a
lunatic asylum. There was no desire to take the reapousi-
bility with regard to the certificate from the local author'.
ties; on the contrary, it was of advantage that the
persons on whom the duty devolved should be persons
who were likely to make themselves well teformed upon
every case brought under their notice. It was therefore
proposed by the bill still to require the certificate to be
signed by two medical men, but such medical men were to
be appointed b► the visiting justices, and their certificate
was not to be binding ape the Secretary of State. This wsa
the essence of the bill, but if any further information were
required, he should Fe happy to afford it.
After some remarks by Lord ST. LEOSARDs and Lord
Wourifoceit, the bill was read a second time, and their
lordahips adjourned at 2, minutes put 6 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--.-MONDAY, F'Es. 29.
The *meta took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a snood time:—Ere Valley
Railway, Furth Bridge Hallway, Gloucestershire and
Wiltshire Railway, Groat Southern and Western and
Ridhied Greet Western Junction Railway. Rahfax and
(headers Juactioo Railway, Ilfracombe Railwa_y, North
Staffordshire Hallway (new works), and Sk Steen'n
green (Dublin) Bills.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS.

Mr. GIBSON brought ap th• report of the feud com•
natty, oa the mawopattala railway achwass.

THE ECCLESLISTICAL COMMISSION.

Mr. H. ftEYMOCR gave notice, that on a future day he
would bring the subject of the Ealmiutioal Commission
before the house.

DETENTION OF BRITISH SHIPS.

Lord R. CECIL—I begto give notice thato; the first open
del after Easter I shall move the following resolution
That it is ancoostitutional and iimasistent with the rights
of her Majesty's subjerta, that • minister of the crown,
without the authority of any statute enabling him to do so,
should order the deteeti a of ships holutigiag to British
owners in this country." (Cheers.)
THE SPY SYSTEM.

Mr. ROEBUCK gave Dolan of his intenttoo, on going
into committee of supply, of calliag attention to the reports
of the luspector of Constabulary, ordered to be printed ►y
the house, and to sib the Secreasa7 of State for the Home
Department, if any resolution had been takes upon the sub-
)ect of the spy system mimed oft by the polies.