The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-16 00:00:00

LLSBURN ELECTION.

Mr. ADAIR pre uotieo that on Monday be would move
that the proceedinp of the Lisburn election committee,
now before the house, should be printed.

POLA N u.

Mr. HENNESSY gave notice that on the motion for
going into committee of supply be would move the
following resolution :—"That the negotiations of her
Majesty's government respecting Poland have not
terminated in a satisfactory manner. That it &p-
-pm, from the papers laid before parliament that
the conditions on which the British government agreed to
acknowledge the dominion of Russia in Poland have not
been fulfilled by Rullia. That this house is of opinion that
her Majesty's government is no longer bound to recognise
the sovereignty of Russia in Poland."
THE DANISH QUESTION.

Mr. KINGLAKE gave notice of the following =sod-
meat on Mr. Osborne's motion for Fueeday next
Whilst earnestly desiring that, without violence to the laws
and rights of the people Deomark, Slereig, Holstein,
and Lauenburg, it may be found possible to getter all those
dominions uoder the sceptre of Kiog Christian 1)L, and
thereby effect the object which was contemplated by the
Treaty of London, this house obeervee that the change
which would give lawful effect to the proposed arrangement
has sot yet been consented to by the Assembliesof &states
in Sherry sad Holstein. 2. That the First Lord of the
Treasury has made a declaratiin importing that in the ap•
proachiag coaference her Majesty's government will hold
the present King of Denmark to be already the " lawful
sovereign" of the people in fileswig and liolsteis. 3. That
in the opinion of this house the declaration so made by the
First Lord of the Treasury pee beyond the real exigency of
the Treaty of London, throws a pave obstiecle is the way
of the reetoratiou of peace, and involves an undue interfer-
ence with the laws of a foreign state.

REF Z.TOES FOR FEMALE/CONVICTS IN IRELAND.
Mr. hIAGITIRK asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, whether he was swam of the fact that
the operation of one of the provisions of the Penal Servitude
Bill would be to abolish the refugee for female convicts in
Ireland • and if go, whether the Irish government had been
co salted upon the matter, and had approved or otherwim
of the abolition of mid probationary imtitutioss.
Sir 0. GREY said it was not the intention of the govern-
ment, in the preparation of the Penal Servitude Bill, to
interfere with the practice in Ireland in reference to
female convict, who, having obtained tickets of leave,
entered refugee in that country, whether protestant or
Roman catholic, and which practice be believed to be
attended with very beoeficial results. He had moil:Boni-
Gated with t►e Irish government on the subject, and he bad
given notice of an amendment in committee upon the bill
which would effect the object which the hon. gentleman
very properly bed is view.

THE PROPOSED NEW MUSEUMS.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the First Comm;

Works what number of plans bad beers seat in for the pro-
posed new museums at South Kensington; where, and
when he intended to exhibit them; and who were to be
the judges to decide upon them.
Mr. COWPER said that thirty-two sets of designs had
been sent in by public competition, and they were now
hanging up in the Royal Gallery, when they were accemible
at any time to members of that hones. The judge, who
would be appointed as a committee to award the prises,
would cosset of five, there of whom were architects of
acknowledged rerutation and experience, but sot at that
moment practising their profession. There would also be a
painter who was a professional man, linden amateur.
Yr. DILLWYN wished to know what was the object
of the museum.

1501fIER said the designs were for the plan of the
new building, which was to occupy one side of the front of
the site which bad been purchased at South Kensington,
where the lath Exhibition stood, and which would afford
spar* enough to receive the nature/ history collection of the
British Museum, end a museum of patent inventions, if it
should be ultimately determined to place them in the build-
ing. But the first thing would be to get designs for the
building as a preliminary step, and the use to which that
building would be put would be a matter for further con-
sideratioe. (A laugh.) He apprehended no step would be
taken which might prevent the hon. gentleman, in sey form
he might desire, from bringing the subject before the house
it be should think St.
Mr. BEAUMONT wished to know whether the judges
were to naive say newsweratioo.