The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-21 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

Upon the motion of Mr. Sarin a new writ was ordered
to lamas for the County Clare in the room of Francis Mac-
Damara Calmat Esq., dammed.

TELEGRAPHIC LINE IN BRITISH NORTH
AMERICA.

Mr. WYLD asked the Under Secretary of State for the
Colonies if her ?deputy's government had sissified their in-
tention to make grants of l►nd to the extent of 1,000,009
acres, in portions of the crown territory traversed by a pro-
posed telegraphic line between Canada and British Colamoia ;
if the government had determined in what district of the
territories of Bri.ish North America the grant of 1,000,000
awes was to be made ; and if the people to be settled
upon the lands so granted were to be subject to the govern-
ment of the province of Canada, or to the governors of the
colony of British Columbia.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the beet answer be could give
the hon. gentleman would be by referring him to the
papers laid before parliament. The government intended
to follow tb 3 Americus precedent in making grants, but the
arrangements bad not yet been fully completed. As to the
last part of the hon. member's question, be thought it was
somewhat premature.
IMPORTATION OF DISEASED CATTLE.

Mr. F. HUME, to the absence of Mr. R. Long, begged to
ark the Secretary of State for the Home Department
whether his attention had been called to certain statement
respec.ing the importation of diseased sheep and cattle made
by Professor Gunges in his inaugural address to the mem.
hers of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh, in Nor- I
ember, 1862, viz., that " pneumonia and epizootic
aptha sever appeared in Ireland till foreign cattle were im-
ported there ;" that " the maladies peculiar to British soil,
though often very fatal, arose above an or one sod a
half per cent. loss, and usually much leas ; five, six, and ten
per cent. are a common yearly average now ; and that last
year we did not lose in Englaad alone less than three times
the amount of cattle we imported ; and if we citadels the
loss over the three kingdoms, it will be found that for every
animal we purchaad from foreign dealers, we did not 10311)
lees than six or seven of our own." Whether the above
statemente are well founded, and if so what steps the
government propose to take to prevent such evils for the
future ; and whether the replete of Professor Ganges, made
to the government ca his return from the continent last
autumn, will be laid upon the table of the house this session.
Sir G. GREY said he bad not yet received the general re-
port from the Couneflolllos, but be believed it would be
preeented to the house in two or three days. He was un-
able to state, therefore, whether the statements referred to
were well founded.
CRIMINAL LAWS OF JERSEY.

Mr. HADFIELD asked the Secretary of BtaW for the
Horne Department whether he intim:sled to bring in a bill or
bill. to carry into effect the recommendations of the royal
commirsionen appointed in 1846 for inquiry into the crimi-
nal laws of Jersey, and the royal commissioners appoint:l
in 1859 for inquiry into the civil laws of Jersey, except such
of them (if any) as have bcen already carried out by the
state. of Jersey ; and particularly whether it was his intim-
lion, considering that the said states have declined to reform
the royal court, to take any coarse, by legislation or other-
wise, to carry out the rcoommeodations of the said royal
conamissiooers (1849) on that subject.
Sir G. GREY said the government had at present no In-
tention of proposing a bill on the subject