The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-07 00:00:00

NOTICES OF MOTIONS.

TEI 31ISCILLANZOCS LITHUTIS.—Mr. A. SMITH, on
going Into committee of supply, to move to refer classes
Ito to a select committee._ _

Tar AMERICAN WAIL-Mr. LINDSAY, on going into com-
mittee/of supply on the 3rd of Jnoe, to moves resolution in
ilavotu- either of mediation or of recognition of the iudepen•
Lase of the Confederate States.

TIM ACT OF UNIFOLYTTY.—Mr. BOUTIRII, on ID early
day after the Whiteun holidays, to braes io a bill to repeal
so much of this net as related to the subscription required
iron, fellows of colleges. (Haar.)

IRISH EMIGRATION.

Mr. SCULLY asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department whether his attention had been directed to
the proposal act of American Congress providing for the
reduction of tonnage dues on immigrant vestals, and for the
appointment of a government cornmianioner of immigration,
who should be empowered to contract for the importation of
immigrant% and for their transmission into the inland dis-
tricts of the United States! And whether it was the in-
tuition of the present government to adopt any measures
tabor towards diverting into some of her Majesty's
colonies the increased sod incrouing emigration from Ire-
/sad, or towards arresting that emigration, by providing in-
dustrial employment at home, or by reducing esorbaant
taxation, or by improving land laws, or by abolishing reli-
gious distinctions, or by conceding to Irishmen some parti-
cipation in the government of their own country, or other-
wise.

Sir G. GREY said his attention Lad not been directed
to the act decagram until the boo. gentleman had placed
is his hand an American newspaper containing a reference
to it. There could be no doubt th►t a very large emigration
mistaking place from Ireland, but it mese from the high,the
artificially high rate of wages in America. occasioned by the
war ; and from the comparatively low rate of remuneration
for lobour in Ireland, which caused large noniben of persona
to quit that swishy for England or Scotland. He did not
think it would be expedient to attempt to arrest that
movement by providing industrial employment et home
at the expense of the public or under government control.
He believed that Ireland received its fair share of the
benefits resulting from a reduction of taxation ; and be
would remind the hoc. member that the people of the
sister country lived under exactly the mule constitution as
the rest of the United Kiegdom. (Hear, hear.)
RAILWAY FROM HALIFAX TO QUEBEC.
Hr. ATTOUN asked the Secretary of State for the Colo-
aim whether it was the intention of the government to ask
the sanction of parliament, during the present session. for a
guarantee of interest on a stun of money required to com-
plete the railway from Halifax to Quebec; and, if not, whs.
iker the inontioa of doing so was Melly abandoned : and
whether any correspondence has taken place between the
Colonial-othee and the authorities in Canada and BMA
Columbia on the subject of the proposed telegraphic tem-
wumication between Canada and the Pacific, subsequent to
that which wee produced last year; and, if so, whether be
bad any ~:ejection to lay copies of such correspondence upon
the table

Mr. CARDWELL said these was uo intention this year to
ask fur such a guarantee as the hon. gentleman referred to.
The matter had not been abandoned, but it was still under
the consideration of the several colonirs which were in-
terested in it. There was a correspoodesce on the subject,
which would be produced if the boo. member moved for it.

THE DANISH WAR.
Mr. NEW DEGATE—Sir, I bare beard from the right
boo. geotletuan the Home Secretary with sincere rehret
that the node lord at the head of the government is not
likely to be in his place to-night, and that it is also doubtful
whether he will be hereon Monday ; but the right boo. gen-
tleman has also informed me th►t be will himself &miser
the question which I have put upon the paper. .. Confer-
lace of the Great rowers has beau sitting, at which Aus-
tria, Prussia, Denmark, and England are represented ; and
it is understood that this Conference is to deliberate with
reference to the immediate state of things incident to the
war. England hiss not ceaaed to be the ally of Denmark ;
sad whatever may be the feelings of the representatives of
the other Powers—lorder, order.)
The SPEAKER—It is the rule of the house that a hon.
member putting a question must confine himself strictly to
the facts netteseary to explain it.
Mr. N EWDEGATE—It is without intending are disre-
spect to the Conference that I have put this question ; but
I think it is ioconsistest with the dignity of England—(re-
•ewed crier of "Order.")

The SPEAK Ell—Asy expressions of opinion on the part
of the boo. member are out of order.

Mr. NEW DEGATE—I beg perdoo. I will simply state
that as Eagles:id is the ally of Denmark I do not think—
(Loud cries of "Order.") I will put the question of which
1 bays given notice, and which in a gees: measure explains
itself. (Loud laughter.) I merely wish farther to state
that the cuttributimis leviedupon the people of Denmark
(Order, order.) I cannot conceive that the is a natter of
indifference to the House of Commons-• (Load cries of
"Order," " quesmoo," and " chair.")
The SP EA KEft-1 must request that the hon. gentleman
will put his question. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. NEW DZGATE —I beg your pardon, Sir. I will put
my question, the terms of which, happily, will explain my
masons for patting it. (Laughter.) I therefore ask the
right hou. baronet, as the representative of the First Lord
of the Treasury, whether her Majesty's government intend
to adopt as, measures likely to be more effectual than thom
which have hitherto been attempted, for the purpose of
relieving the people sad King of Denmark from the oppres-
lee to tibial they ere daily subjected!
:iir ; ItEY—Tbe boo. gentleman has stated what we
all know, that a Conference is now sitting, and we hope and
trust that the first resulted it will be to establish an armistice.
trader tbvse circumstances, and without anticipating events
the only answer I eon give the hon. gentleman on the part
of the government is this—that her Majesty's government
mil media tie in etweliketion with the other powers to tales