The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-26 00:00:00

SFAMILITY PROM VIOLENCE BILL

The report of amendments was considered and agreed to.
OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY RESERVE BILL
This bill passed through committee.
THAMES EMBANKMENT (NORTH SIDE) BILL.
This bill wee read a third time and weed.
MILITIA PAY BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
OFFENCES (SOUTH AFRICA) BILL.
The Commas' amsedsouts ho this bill were considered
sad agreed to.
Their lordahips adjourned at ball-peat eight o'clock.

HOWIE OF COMMONS.—THITESDAY, JCNZ 2Z.
The BreAua took the elk* at 4 o'clock.

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PRIVATE BI:SLNFSS. Werer amoat approprLite place, samely, the vaults in
The Buckley Railway Bill ; the Launceston South the immediate vicinity of the tomb itself. Mr. B. OSBORNE said be was much obliged to
Duos Railway Bill, and the Yarmouth Gas Bill, were red
a third time and peed. his hon. friend for having brought forward the subject, be-
CHINA came really the answer which it bad elicited placed the
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positioe of poor science and art in this country in a most
Lord NAAS pre notice that in coneequence of the abr• ludicrous position. (Laughter.) There spoke the true
Mae (which he very much regretted' of the noble lord at 'pp of the Brampton boilers. (Laughter.) He did not
the head of the goverment, he should not bring forward know whether " the other articles of furniture" spoken of
his motion 'Menet to Chia*. b the right hon. xentlennui comprised the wicker horses
FORTIFICATIONS AND WORKS. which the right hoc. gentleman bad sedulously excluded
Sir G. GREY said that in oamegoeace of his ijobjj, from his explanation. (Laughter.) Everybody remembered
Mind (Lord Palmerston) being compelled to be absent, the that ludicrous piece of upholstery, the Wellington funeral
metes for _loth' into 00011113ittOO on Fadirjoirdoos used car. He had laboured under the impression that the car
Works would be postpeed until Thurolay next, when it I had been sold as old furniture, but now it turned op in the
would be taken after the vote for the purchase of the Exhi- vaults of St. Paul's with its trappings and wickerwork
title building had Lee disposed of. horses. The right hoe. gentleman calledit an interesting
eine. (Laughter.) If we are to destroy the taste of the
THE CHINE:SE INDEMNITY.
country by showing the articles at 6d. a bead, why did not
Colonel SYKES asked the Secretary to the Treasury how the right hon. gentleman purchase a hurdygordy and add ite
it wall intended to appropriate the balance of early half a i music to the attractions of the show ! (Laughter.) The
l'illi°2 of dollars of the first Chinese Indemnity remaining I whole thing was too ridiculous. (Hear, hear.) If the right
in the treasury ; and whether any rejected claims would be ' boo. gentleman would but exhibit himself in diplomatic
reconsidered. costume he would doubtless " draw " exceedingly welL
Mr. PEEL said the question of those claims had been The subject then dropped.
adjudicated upon many years ago, and be did not *eider
it desirable that they should be reopened. The Ware of ARMY AND MILITIA EXPENDITURE.
the (nod was, as stated by the hoc. and pliant member, Geseral PEEL directed attrition to the receipt and
nearly half a million. He could not say precisely how it expeditor. for army and militia services for the put
would be appropriated ; but moat probably it would he ap• i Ter, and addressed inquiries to the government relative to
plied towards defraying the expenses of the war. 1 the expeditors on account of native Indian troops em-
! aimed M China, which elicited a reply and explanations
CASE OF MARY ANNE WALIELEY. , from Mr. T. G. Baring.
Mr. DAWSON— who had on the paper • notice to ask l Mr. H. VIVIAN alluded to the recommendations eon-
' the Secretary of State for the Home artraent whether taiaed is the report of the committee on small arms, and
his attention had been drawn to the case of Mary Anse asked what see her Majesty's government proposed to
Walkley, deceased, and the wording of the verdict delivered i take thereon.
by the mover's inset empanelled to investigate the Mr- . The Marquis of HARTINOTON said that when the Ea.
eumstanceo of her death ; and if it would not he desirable field rifle was adopted for the government pattern it wan
and hums to Scads *Watts for the porpoise of the heel sell ens the in existence, end it wea still als