The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-19 00:00:00

SECULAR INSTRUCTION.

Mr. M. GIBSON moved for leave to introduce a bill to
enable log's' districts in England and Wales to establish
free schools for secular instruction, but on
Sir R. INOLIS intimating that he would oppose the in-
troduction, the right hoe. gentleman postponed the motion
till this day.
The following members were nominated the select tom-
mime on divorce bills :—Sir David Dundee, Mr. Wilson
Patten, Sir John Yards Buller, Sir John Pakington Mr.
Walpole, Mr. Deedless, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Skutt*
Adair, and Mr. Armstrong.

COPYRIGHT BILL.

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On the motion of Mr. C. Law's, this bill wo road •rst
tine. _ _ _

The house then adjourned at half-put b.

THZ NEW Jume.—Yesterday Mr. Justice Cromp-
ton, the newly appointed judge, appeared for the first thus
in public in his judicial capacity, sitting, with Mr. Justice
Brie, ►t the queen's Bench Judges' Chambers, Serjeanta%

NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY REFORM AMIOCIA-
mor.—On Monday, at a special meeting of the influential
working men of the Manchester branch of this associa-
tion, held at Mr. Fair's Cates Tree, Arsenate, Mr. John
Buttes in the chair, a resolution li the following effect was
unanimously adopted: "That Ilk meeting, having read
the proposed ministerial measure et parliamentary reform,
does, for the following mamas, deem it Mei unsatisfactory
and totally inidequate to the wants and eapaildes of the
people :-1. Because the rating qualification proposed for
borough voters is net only se high as to minis Megrim
majonty of beemboblen. bee bosom the pelmipie er seek
qualification epees the way tote greeds, sit bedew sad
false assessments for the purpose of distreadasmest. 2.
Became the bill contains no provides foe a USN equal ap-
portionment of representative. Ilts emstilismaise, whilst it
proposes the retention of a number Oman Meese which
ars either notoriously corrupt, sr eimbeedy leader the coer-
cive influence of certain titled landed preprieton ; and be-
cause the property, numbers, and Miasmic, of the great
populous districts of the country are le be thereby debarred
from their rightful and legitimate inks see ba the severs-
ment of the empire. 3. Because it essasise me reviles
either for the ballot or for shortening the duration of par-
liaments; and, finally, because the bill, by the exclusion of
millions of worthy and intelligent citizens who have a eon-
etitutioaal right to the suffrage, laves the vestige of
popular representation for continuos agitation and marry
and justifiable esinplaint."
LONDON ORPHAN ASTLI7III. Yesterday the
thirty-seventh enema' dieser ef the shove valuable sad Mt-
portaat pima at the Landes Tomes. wheel
about 121 sat down to dimmer. The shale who
taken by by several
of the mid ballematial=74lreNisaugriglichange and
the Mahan Mimeo. Dr. Only. b pespeeig the health of
the einkrmer, alluded to the ha this diedvo Ys Mater
the Bank of leShad been teisd te sub-
au. gainer le the . Ifs carless liole of sub-
were mad. end the et elearly 1,11111111.,
Bent *tow pupae, bevies been announeed amid
loud cheers, the company separated.
EXCHEQUER BILLS.—A return ordered by the
WNW of Commons, and issued recently, of all Ex-
chequer Bills riled, or authorised to be raised, charged on
the aids er=4.:l: 1852, unprovided for, shows that the
amment et Bills authorised to be raised, charged
es the agplim 18.52, was 17,736,000(. from this, de.
deer he Bills paid of in mosey in DM, and
provided he aim surplus of ways and mesas to the 6th
Jan., 1863, 13,8001., leaving to be provided for in the pre-
sent year, 17,742,8001.
Flan AT TER BT. JAMES'S HOTEL.—Lot night,
about 10 o'clock, a ire Woke est at the Bt. James's Hotel,
Jennyn-striset. The lame originated in the kitchen,'
through the overheating of the oven. Engines from Ring-
street, Ooldeu-square, Chiliad's-street, Wells-street, and
Crows-street stations attended, and plenty of water having
been procured, the flames were extinguished after coast-
derabte had been dons to the premien, and the va-
luable (waiter* had been seriously injured. The renteste
were insured in the Globe fire-office, and the building In the
Royal Heehaw sad Globe Fire-offices.
DIaIIIMMIINO BIOCIDE IN WEATMINOTTA.--A dis-
covery heels* bees made in a home in Dean-street, West-
=Maw wink lee gives rise to • most painful is
la
then meiL About saves year ago as
mimed died, thembsed.
sad WY buried is the Breigmapia=:
yard. lie *how was kilt aaperrided hy sad hi Lemke
to tape a slandea fa Kest, when she or set eassusetel.
Atgeseu=iredtheimexisat beeth Isek
. She,
at ablestedhlit=
wets 1811 log bor. ems Iladeab kr mail we te ebb the
gym er her haseeste. /he tem away, bat setelead mad
tea an of the ream based at tete, mad way Male wee
seen et her ellsraseds ; the bet swiss hies whoa she 1
west le the ban* le borrow a yea mad lab rift she
waited Mt nib a letter. Aber Sat, hrweek am mere
was seen of her, sad empilisn Wag excited, the due wee
forted apes, wad she mu bead rep_ dead_. ea Ihe seep*.
Kr. „Heath, the ewes= •aweemat
for, who was et *ebb this bad bees dead
men or eigbt fops. 0. heal ea the mmatel.pisse two
beaks yelled poison," and upset a port inerremes semi-
sulk* les &mewed Meet sa wow of badeaus ia the
besark. She bed been in thahabit he tee yenned play
as the sherdireal sal wwplag ewe the paw se bar bar
bead. be bee Neva the Weide, bum wee hind: "To
saw tremble, Mrs. dun Now same by her deeds by a
tieret bedews" se ate liaessisa that she did take it,
k • SW etrasyse b the Mese she is ia. Every
/art she bee ands Is. ebbs ea basset Ides Yid her.
She bas the peprotedea tte threw kb seal fats the pre-
erase et aies dad she fee=e,p.eepe Red will
have ramey IS ber seal. Seal ddiet allow a
mba of te bosh ea by sabetuals beep I ban
wham' ill lb ea= that ire rs_ - Ike beef fe
gnus re:di Lir Ilhe I
pane pen wit►t
rambles Ott d
expareendy be
• her that the New Vlesesfasereet Eight ft. She
coaeladee—m If I mai bona died ea my 's graye-
st's' I mad& taw dew se."