The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-31 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. '

HOUSE OF COMMONS—TUESDAY, SAX. 30.
The &main took the chair et fear °NW&
PETITION PRESENTED.
PnAna Boon.—By Captain Sodaais., hie lee solr
bete el the Bath Church of Eagland Aseesktiss, kit a ea-.
viaioa of.
NEW )(BEBE&
Captain task the oaths sad his seat so sow
bet for the scanty Antrim.

ARMY PROMOTION.
Melee BIRD pm settee that on Tuesday, the 13th of
February. he would mots for a committee to inquire law
the system of promotion by purchase in the army with the
view of substitattag a meffective system of promotion
by writ aad keg senion

THE MINISTERIAL INTERREGNUM.
Lord PALMERSTON, who roes midst loud cries of
" Hear, Mr," said—Sir, I ass anxious to peoples to the
'him that, la the punt stetsot public stain, to which I
mood sot more particularly advert, and imosideting that the
Home of Lords has adjourasd to Thursday, and that se
statement saa be made in that house by the head of the
(outmost Ull that day, this house at its rids; shall adjourn
to Thursday mt. I therefore hope that these gateman who
have setims en the papa will hat* the kisdame to postme
them till that day, and that they will mot propose any
thin: that may lead to discussios. My right hem. friend
the Secretary of State for the Colonise has a biU to intro-
doss for carrying into effect a reciprocity treaty betwseo
her Majesty and the United States, which, as it is of great
and pressing imputes., to the colonies, it is desirable that
me thee should be lost in introducing it. _ _ .

The motion for the adjournment of the hones, at its
rising, till Thusday, was then agreed to.

FISHERIES BILL.
Oa the motion of Sir O. GRIT, ItiTe was given to bring
is a bill to carry into effect a treaty between her Majesty
and the United States of America. The bill wee subse-
quently read • first time as the Fisheries Bill.

Qo tie station of Mr. 17 fitiZle;;• was given to bring
in a bill to amend the law relating to the carriage of yaw
amen by sea.
RETURNS ORDERED.

Colonel Dolmnaolieleet cao3ltmeto hurtles Into the
'state of the Malted Departments of math of the two su-
rto', Army and Navy.

Mr. W. LINDSAY—Copy of report of the special homy:-
tors appointed to inquire Into the circumstances attending
the loss of the steam ship Philadelphia.
Mr. HADVIZLD—That the return ordered on the Bth day
of May last of animas of money expended or then due by
the several railway compact's, proprietors, or shareholders
in the United Kingdom, in obtaining acts of parliament for
establishing such compabies and their undertaking', or sub-
sequent thereto, and for branches and additions, or for pur-
chasing:other railways, or amalgamating with railways or
canal sompesies or Shemin howsoever; and all costs,
charges, end lammed and occasioned by any ac-
tions, stank aciemist promediags at law or in equity, by
the said essigaske, proptioloss, sad shapholdees, end par-
ticularly Ingeriffig In such rams, costs, charm; and im-
passe, ell kill diargee sad essimeeria,g exposes of say
kind • and showing what proportion of the add pins, sub,
charges, and espouses has has paid sad buins oat of
capital, as* wise pod his is Imo pail sal bossed at the
profits of tie sold asespaiss respeadvely, be mode forth-
with by the railway companies who hap not already com-
plied with that UMW.
Mr. Farman—Rehm of the number of newspaper
stamp at use posy Masi to newspapers in England,
I Wail, mai Iniend, tor the year 1864 (ia
tamal e
hoses es of
pot lieinu. . 117, of session 1864).
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