The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE AND THE POLICE MAGISTRATES

Mr. WHALLEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Departmeot whether Polico-coostable 244 B, as to
whets Mr. Arnold. the magistrate at Westminster Police
Clout, publicly stated on two amoral occasions is the
111•Sial May last that he would set believe ham co Lis
oath, was stall continued in the force !

Sir G. GREY said that the police-constable referred to
was still in the tome ; end be thought it would be a gross
%juntas* to dismiss him. No name lad been amigned b
Mr. Arnold for the opinion he wee said to ham expee
and be (Sir G. Grey) could see no good ground for entertain:
saflrt WHALLEY asked whether any inquiry would be
made into the conduct of Mr. Arnold. (Hear, hear.)
Sir G. GREY said he did not me my reason for in-
quiring into the conduct of Mr. Arnold. He had, however,
informed Mr. Arnold that if any police magistrate thought
proper to bring a charge against a member of the pohoe
lames, he should enter it in the proper odium of the charge-
sheet.

THE PRUSSIANS AND THE NORWEGIAN HAIL
STEAMER VIXEN.

Mr. WYLD asked the lloderSecreiery of State fer
Foreign Affairs if her Majesty's government had received
say intermission of au attack made by the Prussia' tangs
upon the Norwegian Royal Mail steamer Vika* (sailing
from Christiania to Lubeck) whilst landing at
Fredmickshaven in Jutland on the morning of the 3th of
July, on whirls occasion the lives of some British subjects
who were as board were seriously endangered.
Mr. LA YARD said that the mmetanseat bad received
information that some Prussian troops had fired epos this
mail stammer ; but he had not heard that there were say
English pearen_gers on laird, or the: she wasleading any
paresegers. The fact appeared to be that the Premien
tr•ops bad mistakes the vassal, and thought she was a
Danish vessel currying troop*. Bat the Swedish minister
had &Adrenal a sot* to the Prussian icemen:seat on the
seteet, and they bad promised that an inquiry should be
lade into the sass.
Kr. WYLD said it was quite a mistake to suppose there
Wen w Earlieb passengers on board the steamer. There
win ee.enl English paassegers, and awe of them was nearly
woueded—(a laugh)—by a bullet which wee Amid from the
Prussian vessel.
OUR NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES.
. _ _

Sir J. WALSH asked the Secretary of State for the Colo-
nies whether he would have any objectioe to lay upon the
table of the house the deepstchee recently received from the
Governor-General of Canada, and the other governors of
ear North American colooies, relative to the recent ministe-
rial chews sad the project of a federal onion of thole colo-
aine and whether it WY his intention, before the clone of
the union, to make any atatement, or to 'fiord any infor-
mation to the bones on the important legislative crisis whic4
appeared to be impending in the conatitatimi of knee
eoleaies!

lIr.CARDWELL mid that a new government baying
bees formed in Canada, by a union between the two parties
into which the Assembly was divided, the intention of the
sew government to mature. during thoraces; measures for
an important purpose, namely. for settling the coostitutional
difticulties which bad prevailed in the Upper end Lower
Provinces. by what they called the federative principle, ap-
plied to Canada itself. with a provision for the future recep-
tion into the Cul= of the maritime provinces of the North
Western territory. He understocd it was their istentioe,
after maturing those measures, to consinunicnte with the
borne government on the subject ; but as those measures
lad not yet been framed, it was manifestly not in his (Mr.
Cardwell's) power to Ore any information on the subject.

THE GOLD COAST.
Mr. C. BERKELEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Colonies if say animal could be gives of the sum of
4,0001., which had bees eannally voted for fifty years, for
the repairs and maintenance of forts and establishment. on
the Gold Cout, which forte were 001/ reported by Com-
modore Wilmot to be io a "dilapidated condition, and to
require greet repair., very little attention seeming to have
bean paid to than for yeors past."
Hr. CARDWELL replied that that sum had been set to
the receipt side of the financial account of the Gold Coast,
and formed part of the general revenue of the colony.
OUR RELATIONS WITH JAPAN.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD wished to sib the noble masgsis
the Under Secretary for War • queition of whisk be had
Omen bias private notice, whether it was the case that a
regimeat had hesa ordefrom Hone H oag. ow the requi-
sition et Si, lienberfo
rdAbort ; sod if so, fee what purpose
Sat As bad hems takes. (Hear, hear.)
The Marquis of HA RTINGTON said that • despatch had
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