The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-15 00:00:00

CUBA SLAVE TRADE.

Lord BROUGHAM postponed his eroticism this subject
until Monday next.
ACCIDENTS AND OUTRAGES ON RAILWAYS.
Lord BROUGHAM wished to call the alteration of hi/noble
friend °primate Wort Granville) to a subject of considerable
importance. He bad bees in communication with a vast
member of persous, societies, and bodies corporate ezpreesing
Om: alarm at the recent accident, and outrages on railways.
They were alarmed beyond measure at these occurrences.
He could not for himself my that be partook of that alarm,
imams at his time of We it was a smatter of comparative
indiffereoce whether his life was shortener' by two or three
mesas or not, but them were hundreds and thousands
who had many years to look forward to who mimed much
of their time on railways. Now they required that some
mearity sheuld be provided, and he hoped Lis noble
friend w..rld be able to give an Noumea that steps
Weald be taken by the government fnr that purpose.
Marl GRAN VILLE said as his noble and learned friend
lhed met gives notice of his intention to bring the subject
immerd, be had sot been able to communicate with the de.
gartmorot mote perticulsrly concerned. The matter should
semi,* the rout careful consideration of her Majesty's go-
wernmeet.

PENAL SERVITUDE ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.
The amendments of the Home of Commons to the Penal
liervitule Act were considered, Lord SHAFTLSBCRT moving
Nig the fourth Manse, which the peers had struck out of
the bill, but which the lower house had reinserted, be agile
etre& out. Thetis's,. provides that the convict holder of
a ticket of leave shall report himself to the police of the
district is which he resides once a month. The noble lord
examined the resumes given by the Commons for reinsert-
leg the clause, and declare' himself strongly opposed to
allowing it to remain part of the bill. Its effect would be to
increase ever► difficulty with which a released convict now
led to contend is obtaining employment.
Iced CARNARVON thought it Lord Sbaftesbury's
sieves were tarried out the bill would be wholly inoperative.
Lord GRANVILLE recommended the house to accept the
Immure as it came up from the Common..
I. a division oe the question whether their lordships
areseedment should be mistimed, the numbers wale —OOll-
- a ; coo-contente,62. Clause 4, therefore, is reinserted
is the act.

PUBLIC AND REFRESHMENT HOUSES BILL,
Os the motion for the third reading of this bill,
The Earl of DONOUGHRORE moved an anieudnient,
the effect of which wield be to make the bill compulsory all
ever the country, sod to deprive town councils and other
elective bodies of tie power of choosing whether they should
sr shooW not adopt the act.
Earl ORAN V 1 LE supported the clause, and observed
alai thsesweremaoy plikee,especially in the mining dirtricta,
is which the judgment and experience of the local autho-
skies would he very valuable in deciding on the expediency
of adopting the act.
Their lordships divided—
For the clause u it stood, contents
Non-contenta 33-11
Tim agneuJineat was then negatived, and the bill was
nada third time and passed.
FACTORY ACTS EXTENSION BILL.
Os going into committee os this bill,
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY hoped that the effect of
this bill *mild be to bring nadir the protection of the law
sot much less than BASSO children and young people who
worn now audating in health and morals from the present
eeeditious of their industry. The noble earl reed one or
two extrncts from Mr. It repast, to show the good
'deem that had resulted from the existing Factory Act
The bill then passed through committee.
Us Rail wa,s (Indeed) Acts Amendment Bill and the'
Drabber) and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Bill were
severally read a socntid thus.

The lndemniii Bill, the ludo Stocks Treoefer Act Mooed-
meat Bill, sod the Defeoces Act Amendment Bill were
pond through committee.
The Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) Bill sod the India-offices
Bill were severally read a third time and passed.