The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-03 00:00:00

THE CIRCASHIIN EXODUS.

Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE asked whether his
soble friesl the Secretary of Siete for Foreign Affairs would
give any information in him power on a subject which was
adcalated to give great pain to all who had read the ae-
scants respecting it in the public papers of the last few
Lys. He alluded to the emigration of the Circassian', of
whom it appeared that hundreds of thousands, after making
vigorous effort. to defend their estimably against the es-
arcathing power of Russia, rather than remain under a go-
vernment which they had so much reason to dread and
detest. were emigrating to Turkey. He wished to know
from his noble friend whether be oould inform the boom
whether the Rumour government had taken any 1114111111111•
to mitigate the sufferings of these persons, and whether
the Turkish government had made any preparation for as-
sisting the unfortunate sufferers.
Earl RITSSELL was understood to me that he would
lave no objection to lay what information be had on this
'abject on the table. The details were of a painful nature,
end he was afi aid that a greet deal of barbarity had been
practised in the matter.
MORTGAGE DEBENTURE'! BILL.
The house having, after • short diecessiou, goat into com-
mittee on the Mortgage Debentures Bill,
Lord POIIIMAN moved the omission of the 32nd clause,
which empowered trustees to invest trust mourn in the
mortgage debentures that companies were authorised to
hew ander the
The Marquis of BATH seconded the motion.
The LUktll CHANCELLOR suggested that the objection
might be met by • • word' rendering the opendson of
the clams prospective y.
The claws wee struck out upon the uoderstanding that a
new one should be brought up on a subsequent stage of the
bill, which was then pared through =mattes.
On the mut.ou of the Archbishop of ARNIMdi, the
Ecclesiastical Courts and Registries (Dallied) bill, the ob-
jects of which are, inter one, to reduce toe number of
these institutions from 26 to 12, simplify the procedure in
the diocesau and ecclesiastical courts", reduce the number of
vicarsieueral to 12, and remove apin the Dinh Facie-
maenad Courts from the Court of De pates to the Queen in
council, was read a seared time ; an was also the Summary
Procedure (Scotland) Bill.
LOCAL COVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. 4
TUB bill was reed a third time and pared.
IRLSH OYSTER FISHERIES.

The MarTaiiOfCiLlECAlthicotQuoed a bill for the
improvement and protection of oyster fisheries in Ireland,
which be rid was founded partly on the Irish act and
party on the provisions of a private bill which lately pissed
tie /lotus of Lords. He added that be had taken are
a the bill to guard against any infringement of the righto
of iodiridnals or of the crown.
The bill was thee road a first time.
Their lordahips adjourned at 20 minutes past 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THUB&DAY, JUN* 2.
The SPZAILKS leek the gab at 4 o'clock.
BELFAST IMPROVEMENT BILL (No. 2).
Alter • discussioe the report of the select committee on
this bill was received, sad the bill was ordered to be read
a third time to-morrow.
CONSTRUCTION OF SHIPS OF WAR.
Sir F. SMITH gave notice that oa sa early day be
should move an address nevi' for the appointment of •
royal commis-ion so coosider the various systems existing
for the construction of ships d war in the British navy and
is the navies of other maritime powers, end to repeat what,
is she opinion of such committee, should be the system
adopted for the British navy.
SALE OF POISONS.
Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that on an early day he
would move for leave to bring in • bill to alter and amend
the act of last year, entitled " the Sak of Poisons Prohi-
bition Act."

THE PATENT LAW COMMISSION.
Mr. HIBEEHT (io the ate/nee of Mr. Dillwyo) salted
t►e noble lord the member for King's Lynn when the royal
conamiarion .1i patent law would furnish their report.
Lord ST A N LEY said that circumstances had caused some
delay in the preparatioo of the report. He regretted that
delay ; at the same time it wee only fair to state that neither
be per his colleagues on the OOMMLIWOCI could be held rat-
rosible for it. The draft report would be irr his hoods
=two or three days, and he hoped that in a few days it
would be in the bands of the Mum
imam, OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AT KEN-
SINGTON.

Mr. AUGUSTUS SMITH asked the Vice-President of
tie Committee of Council on Education whether an
amended report had been received by his department from
the Institution of Naval Architect. reeonsmendiog the es-
tablishment of a School of Naval Architecture at Kensing-
ton, and whether he would lay the same upon the table of
the house.
Mr. BRUCE said that no formal report had been re-
ceived, but the Privy Council had received two ootnmunica-
lions containing suggestions. The correspondence wee,
however, Dow going on, and would in a short time be closed,
when be would have so objection to lay it on the bible.
THE. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY.
Mr. CRAWFORD asked the Secretary of State for the
(Monies whether any peogrw bad been made in the nego-
tiations between her Majesty's government and the Had-
SOD'S Bay Company relative to the establiehreent of We..
pubic communication with the Pacific through British
North America; and whether arrangements for the future
inuagernent of the territory of the Hudson's Bay Company
were still the subject of negotiation.
Mr. A. MILLS raked the Secretary of State for the
Colonies whether her Majesty's government exercised at the
present moment any control over the territory claimed by
the Hudson's hay Company, and stated, in their prospectus
limed in July last, to comprise 1,400,000 mum miles ; and
whether it was in contemplation to establish a crown colony
in any portion of that territory.
Mr. CARDWELL mid that at the present moment no
authority was exercised over the territory to question, ex-
cept by the H edam's Bay Company, Negotiations had for
some past Leen in progress between the government and
the company, having for their object the transfer of a large
portion of territory to the crown and the establishment of a
colony in Rupert's Land. and of telegraphic communication
with the Pacific. The negotiations on the subject were
commenced last session, but no satisfactory answer had yet
been received.
THE SENTENCES AT MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
Mr. CLAY asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department whether hie attention had been directed to
the sentence of ten years' penal servitude weed at the
Middlesex sessions oo a man named White for an act which,
if an °gime' et all, appeared to have bees at most an attempt
at • larceny ; and, whether aleo he had noticed unusual
severity in the sentences passed not unfrequently at the
Middlemx Sessions, and whether Mr. Payne's tenure of
office was " WWII diu se belie gesserit."
Sir 0. GREY said his attention was called to this case by
as article which appeared in the Times newspaper
ft Saturday last. He received immediately after-
wards a letter from Mr. Payne, deputy-assistant
judge, stating the facts of the case as they appeared to him
at the trial of White. The prisoner wee charged before
him with stealing a roll of cloth, mid it appeared from the
evidence that he wan acting in cowed with another man
who was not apprehended, and with a woman who was ap-
prehended. Mr. Payoe was of opinion that the verdict of
"guilty" we, fully justified by the evidence; and in P
suture he took into umlaut the fact that the prison=
been convicted in May, IrtMt, of a robbery of plate, and
sentenced to five years' peed servitude. He had bees
several times previously in custody, and had been twice
convicted of robbery. Under those circumstances, Mr.
Payne in the exercise of that discretion which wee
vested in him by law, passed a sentence of
ten yesue pees! servitude. That sentence was soh-
sequeutly respited until the pert sessions, in order
that Mg ii,:eht be made as to the truth of the allege
boos mode ho the prisoner of having beau persecuted by
the police since his discharge from the author* Of pm'
servitude, and also as to his character and mode of living
dean that interval. Is the meantime, before he had
received Mr. Payee's letter, he had directed such an inquiry
to be made, arid the result satisfied him that as far as be
could judge the allegations of the primmer were wholly
without foundatios. It appeared that the prisoner was not
known to the cosetable who apprehended bins on the chum;
and it was not known to the coo/Ashlar of the division in
which he resided that he had bees previously see.
teemed to penal servitude. Nor was there the
atightest foundation for the statement that the pet.
sneer's brother had teen discharged from his employ-
meet in consequence of the interference of the
gain. The employer of the prisoner's brother stated that

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•ke diseliggilinuaTesamenemse ei gran aireendnet.
WWI smbeerre tells min& Mir to In nisisner
In whisk the primer led sendadod Menelf able hb
shame, it now appeuwl,wkal kaa not ham to Mr. Payne
at the NMI whoa he senteseed him, that ia Nowaltar hat,
noatlrs Om his he was spiebeniod, to-
gether with his brother, as the charge alba ken bead
es private promises at Perldiegten sti two else is the
morsiam for an uslawful parpose. He was soNvielmi of
that ofaoas and ameteneed to three months' imprisonment
/the Maiikbormo Sam seaglstmate. As to the gosetioa
ttier I.
(iSir O. Orey) had " Noticed nnuanal esvecity
is the meneees
_pawed not unfrequenill at UN'
Middlanx sessions, be begged to •y that be
eertelaly had not noticed Aar unnmal minority. He oast
remark that filament onsplaiats bad boon made ia that
Mese of the Lonny of sealseese weed at Quarter
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= onpecially upon habitual offenders, and no one could
that this man wee an habitual offender. As to the question
of Maur* of oaks, Mr. Payne held no ponsesent Mike.
Under the provisions of an act of whams% he was ap-
poiated from minden to ninon by Mr. Bodkin, as his
deputy, the appoiataisat having beenof
by the Secretary of State. Mr. Payseartsoar Yine approvedthat
he had held the °Moe for six year. During that time he
bed triad from four to five thousand primeoeme, and be (Sir
G. (bey) was not aware that any just ground of complaint
had ever bens established against him. (Hear, hear.)
THE LATE ARTILLERY AOOWENT AT PLYMOUTH.
Sir M. LOPES asked the Usder Secretory of State for War
whether his attention had ken called to the fatal saideat
which had meetly talon plain /roma artillery prunes in
Plymouth Sound ; and what measures ha proposed to ream-
mod in order to prevent the repetition of so panful • Ab-
eam.. The bon. gentlemaa aid that the saddest occurred
on Monday last during the time of artillery pmetios. A
bat having erased over to land a pesesager from the ship
Warrior, was upon its rebus hack to Devoopirt 'truth with
a 5-inch shot, which pined through the starboard side, and
struck an unfortunate man io the boat, 'battering both his
thighs and his spies The poor man lingered far de hoar,
when be died. There was another man m the boat who was
only saved from drowning by a boat that came to his ameba,
aria. That, he believed, was not the first time of such a
fatal aocideat commie&

The Marquis of HARTINGTON report had been
received of this &coldest, sod the circumstances we
correctly *Wed b 7 the tine, terooot. Us to the priOnet
tiros so details hod We received. A tall report had been
called for an to the drcarnotances atteadiag the &cadent,
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and also as to the preasatiosi which ought is hem to bi
Ulm to regulate angler, pesstice. Is the mess . orders
had boa eat by telegnipli M saapeed all further artillicy
practice maid a tali report had boa received.

THE DISCIPLINE AND DIETARY IN GAOLS.
Mr. BAZLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department whether the government was sow prepared to
give effect to the neotameadatioe of the select committee
of the Roues of Loads is Illill1001) to the discipline and
dietary in gaols. And whether the advice of the visiting
justices of prisms, which had been sought by goverment,
and any other inquiries in progress, were calculated to finally
fix the dietary in county and boroegh gaols upon • sound
and scientific basis ; sod who were tie gentlemen to whom
the subject had bean referred, sad how had their inquiry
been conducted.

Sir G. GREY mid that fall information eu the subject
would in a short time be laid cm the table of the hoses.
THE MURDER ON BOARD THE SAXON.

Sir J. ELPUJNSTONE 'eked the Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs whether he had reosived the re-
port of the ooart of inquiry held on Acting Master llama-
hawse, or Donovan, of the United States ship Vanderbilt,
for the murder of Mr. Jamie Grey, mete of the ship Saxon,
at Angry. Paquin, held at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, with
the finding thereof ; abo the proceedings of the court martaal
subsequently held upon him, with the remarks of the Seers.
tery to the Navy of the United States, and the cone-
spondee*, of Lord Lyons cm the subject ; and if so, whether
ha would la y the papers upon the table of the home.
Mr. L &YARD said the inquiry alluded to was of a private
character. The government bad no information as to what
bad taken place, or the finding of the court. The ow wan
then submitted to a court-martial, and a verdict was pro-
bounced, bat that verdict had not yet received the ratifica-
tion of the government. All the information which they
had was from the shorthand writer's notes taken by •
parson employed by the cooed ; they had no official informa-
tion yet as to the dickies of the ooart.