The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-25 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF CONIIONS.-F®. V.
VESSELS EL TOI7SSON AND EL NONASSIA.

PAIIM.
FOR TAN GOVRIUMENT. AGAINST TIM GOVIRSNLIT.
folooe Packs Sir Percy Burroll
Mr. B. labors:a Mr. Hennessy
Lord J. Browns sir W. JoMfrs
Lord Dunkellin Colonel Leslie
Mr. Finlay Mr. R. Long
Mr. Monkey Mr. Peacocke
Sir C. U Loghlen Captain W. Gray
Mr. H. Robertson Mr. Vans Mort
Mr ClOlklen Mr. W. Nicol
Rir it Dering Lord Holniesdale
Mr. Min Mr. Darner
Sarni 51. De Rothschild Mr. Yarrer
Mr. tlonhury Mr. Paull
Bir H. B. Davie Mr. Hubbard
Air M. (imbueley Mr. B. Woods!
Nr J. 'lgiloir Mr. Alderman Rose
Mr. W. huller Mr. Care
Mr. Beamish Sir C. llortlaunt
Mr. hrocklehurst Mr. Whiteside
Air A. Agnew Major Knot
Mr. Wei:nelin Mr. Franklyn
colonel Blddulph Mr. Cargill
%I r. steel Mr. Hamilton
Mr. Shaft° Hon. Colonel Lowther
''aloud S) Res Captain Arcbdall
Mr. ';'n Mr. VoNeill
%Ir. The Mr. Torrens
Mr. Harvey Lewis Colonel Bathurst
Mr. Adair Mr. Brooks
Mr. H. Berkeley Mr. G. Bentlnck
hir W. Scott Mr. B. Johnstone
Mr. Massey Colonel Pennant
Rir W. !Sayler Mr. Whitmore

RAIL,‘ AY COMMITTFAtt.—The general committee
SO railway bills have damnified and formed them into 21
groom tither selectioes have still to be made oat of the
400 bills before parliament. Two committees on heal bills
base also been appointed.
CA Rm r•N's SUNDAY it WM AMOCIATION. —The
fifth aorgual meeting of the friends end supporteTs of this
association was held on Tuesday eight at ShaftetJury-ball,
in the chair. Mr. stewed,
Alder gate-street, ml;regor
the secretary, read the report, which congratulated the
meeting on the success which bad attended the operations
of the society during the year. The funds had bee,, mute •
stoat to meet all expenses, and leave a balance is hand of
311. 18e. Bcl. The sixday cabs had increased from 370 is
1854 to 1.887 in 1863. At the period of the list annual
meetinz the numbers were.lsix•day cabs, ; seyeu-day
cabs. ::.".'4: total, 5.662. The numbers at the present tiros
mete, au -day cabs, 1.(17 ; inveD•daY cabs, ; total,
6,573. The six-day cabs us therefore more than one-third
et the whole number. The siz.day cabs are all numbered
above 10.000. Mr. W. Clark, the largest cab proprietor
is Loudon, owning 78 cabs, had all siz•day plates.
The committee have been in communicatior with the Lon-
don Clen‘ral Omnibus Company, to obtain as greet a cessa-
tion of omnibus running on the Sunday, and the company
had expreated their desire to fall in MI far as possible with
the views of the associatioe. The report concludes with an
appeal to the public to assist io promoting the ob'ects of the
society. The report war adopted. The society was af tar-
mardi addressed by Mr. Deputy-Judge Payne, the Rev.
H. Stevens. Mr. Srnithera, and other gentlemen. Previous
to the meeting, several hundred cab and omnibus
drivers awl conductors, with their wives, were served with
a substantial tea. A sole of thanks to the chairman con-
cluded the proceedings of a very interesting meeting.
NAT:oNAL EhrtATION IN IItELANIA—The 29th
annual report of the commissioners for the year 1862, Wined
ysetaday, states that at the close of that year 6,010 schools
ware in operation, 5,830 having bun in operation at the
ChM of 1861. The average daily atteedance of children
for the year was 284,912(1e 1861, 214,7261 ; sung* mum
her of children on the rolls, 533,570 (is 1861,531,014). sad
the total number at any time on the rollsduring the year
812,527 (in 1861, 803, 364). There was thus an improve-
meat on 1861, and there were is coursed( erection 52 ordi•
nary nari•mal schools. containing 74 separate schoolrooms.
sod 3 modal schoolhouses of various kinds, cootsicing 9
eaboolrooms, which, when complete, would accommodate
LOl5 children. 27 of these buildings were sanctioned duriog
11162. The total amount of salaries to Mechem, sametaate,
and other emp/oyfr of the commissioners, was 219,8441.