The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-24 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Soottiala ?orth Ea;t;nT and Dundee and Arbroath
Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill Ina read a third
Mar and passed.
PUBLIC BUSINESS. _ _

On the motion of Lord Rsnaauats,it wan ordered that
ea Friday and Monday the bill or bills which sre entered for
ameideratios on the minutes of the day shall have the pre.
cadence which bills have on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
REMOVAL OF PRISONERS (SCOTLAND) BILL
This bill was reed a *mood time.
TRUSTERS (SCOTLAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill famed through committee.
THE STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES BILL.
This bill was road a third time and pealed.
NAVY PRIZE AGENTS BILL.

The report of arpooduiesta on this bill was brought up sad
weed to.
VI:MERLES (IRELAND) BILL.

On the motion for the third reading of the above bill,
Lord CRANWOB.TH moved its rejection, and after a
debate and dimaion the third reading was carried by 40 to
25. The ooble and learned lord then moved a proviso to
tbeeffect that nothing coataioed in the act should inter-
ims with any rights held at the time of the pawing of the
wet under royal grant or charter, or possessed from time
immemorial.

On a division this also was rejected by 34 to 23 ; and after
an ineffectual attempt by the Eerl of Dononghtnors to
Isidore the 20th clause, which was prevented on a division
by 37 to 12, the bill was read a third time and paned.

FORTIFICATIONS (PROVISION FOR EXPENSES)
BILL.
This bill wu nod a third time and peed.

NUISANCES REMOVAL ACT (1855) AMENDMENT

BILL.

Tbis bill pared through Waimittes.
PUBLIC WORKS AND FISUBRIES ACTS AMEND-

PENT BILL
This bill was rad a third Marie sad pissed.
VACCINATION (SCOTLAND) BILL
This bill was reed a third time aad passed.

UNION RELIEF AID ACM CONTINUANCE BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS ARRANGEYENT BILL.

Thi bill pawed tiirongl;
EXHIBITION MEDALS BILL.
This bill was read a third time sod passed.
The following bills were read a sewed time
Claims Bill; Waterworks Clauses Bill ; Turnpike
to., Gentleman Bill ; Expiring Laws Ocintianaime Bill;
and Petty &micas (Ireland) Bill.
The house adjourned at ten minutes to eight.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TaussDAY, JULY 23.

PRIVATE EI:MINIMS.
The following bills were reads third tiros and Teased :
Merl of Fife's Estates, Greet Eastern Etailway (Steamboats),
Mortis British Railway (Steamboats). Victoria Station and
Pimlico Railway, Weet London Docks and Warehouses.
Duke of Cleveland and Earl of Seadwieh's Estate and
Newry and Greenore Railway, Pier, and Wet Dock Bilis.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL

On the motion that this bill be reeds third time,
Mr. S. FITZGERALD said that the session was coming
so near to a close that ha was very unwilling to terminate it
without obeeining from her Majesty's government some expla-
nation of their policy with referee°, to the matters between
the Germanic Confederation and the kingdom of Denmark.
He hoped that her Majeaty's government were prepared to
take a decisive comes and to say to the Germanic Coe-
federation that under no pretence of Federal rights were
they to interfere with the indepeodootte of Damn-h.
Unless they adopted some such course be was afraid that
is a few weeks the territories of the Danish monarch would
be occupied by Austrian troops, and that those troops would
he ciliated by the forces of Denmark, and that thee Russia
would be brought on the scene, and it was impossible to
(Rwhat would be the effect on the other powers of Europe.
ear, hear.)
Lord PALMERSTON stated that it was ementially •
part of British police to maintain the integrity and tads-
peedence of Denmark. The government of England bad
always held that the Germanic Confederation bad 000trui
over Holstein, but that it had no metro! over Schleswig.
end hail to right to prescribe rules for its government ;
but as there were many Germans in that province, the
Germanic Confederation had a right to remonstrate if they
were not placed oo political equality with the subjects of
Denmark. He did not know what course the Coofedess-
tion would take with regard to Hohiteie ; bat be trusted
that they would not proceed with precipitation, or take
any steps that would affect the pesos of Europe. The
policy of her Majesty's government was that the rights of
Denmark should be maintained, and any attempt to invade
those right.' should be resisted ; but he trusted that all
disputes would be concluded by diplomatic begotwitioe, and
that there would be no necessity to resort to ear.
Mr. COBDEN called attention to the evasion of the
Voreign Enlistment Act, which bad occurred in reference to
the fitting out in thin country of vemels of war like the
Alabama for the service of the Confederate 'Utak and
which had been employe-I in destroying the merchandiee of
a friendly power. Every vessel captured by these vessels
wee noted by the Federal government, and claims for com-
pensation for them would he mode on this country. Oe all
principles of reciprocity these illegal practices Mould be
prevented, and these armed vessels ought to be prevented
from leaving our shores ; end he urged that it wan the
duty of the government to preserve etiolate neutrality in
the struggle between the states of America.
Mr. LAIRD denied that the Alabama was sent from this
sou_ otry surreptitiously.
Lord I. MANNERS complained that ?Intim was to be
excluded from the conference which wan to he held with
referee°, to the cession of the lonian Islands.
Mr 0. REFTINCK asked if the deeinine of the confer-
me. would be Owen before the next merlon of parliament.
Lard MALI[ N, in replying to the observations of
Mr. Cobden, said he looked upon the two hostile parties in
America as belligenete, and therefore entitled to all the
Bigbi• cad prisd belltrereste ; whereon the boa.