The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-08 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

Mr. D. O'CONNELL asked the Under Secretary for
War if his mold state what was to blithe distribution of the
2=lli DOM and Irish militia at the two camps of
aid tie Currsgh
PIM said that the list of the regiments to be
nummigal at Aldershott bad beet prepared, but not that for
Ceasts. The camp at the Curragh was intended for
Ms thumead men, and u there were several English regi.
mats in Ireland, some of them would probably be sent
there.

MR. LAYARD'S MOTION.
Mr. LAYARD said that it would be is the repented

of the house that he had given notice of his intention to
submit pertain resolutions ; it might convenience tte house
and the government if the noble lord at the bud of the
government would name a day for him to bring it forward,
otherwise he should do so on going into supply.
Lord PALMERSTON—ReaIIy, air, I cannot undertake
to find a sky for the hon. gentleman ; he must find one for
himself. (Laughter.)
Mr. LAYARD would bring forward lie motion on an
early day on going into committee of supply.
THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIP.
Mr. BOUVERIE gave notice that he would bring for-
ward his two bills on Friday; the noble lord at the head of
the government having given him that day.
THE EDUCATION BILLS.
Sir J. PAKINOTON bad to make an appeal similar to
that of the hon. member for Aylesbury, and hoped to
receive a more favourable answer. -There was a very general
desire on the part of members that the adjourned debate on
the education question should be resumed as soon as por
eible ; he appealed to the noble lord opposite to give him a
day before Whitsuntide.
Lord PALMERSTON feared the press of the financial
measures would not allow him to accede to the right hon.
baronet's request, but if he would communicate with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, it would not be his fault, but
the misfortune of the government, if an arrangement could
not be made.
COMMISSION IN THE ARMY.

In repl to Colonel NORTH,
Mr. 11 ADLAM stated that he would bring forward his
motion (" Viet oMoen dying in active service should be
allowed to bequeath the value of their commission ") on as
earlra day as possible ; but at present he saw very little
hope of being able to do so.
NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
that this bill be read a third time.
Mr. HADFIELD considered that if a stamp enabling a
paper to pees through the poet was once impressed there
could be no possible objection to eatending the privilege
beyond Owes days after publication. All newspapers were
obliged to publish a greater number of stamped copies than
they had an immediate demand for. He considered that
an allowance for spoiled stam_ps ought to be made on all
such copies returned to lb. Sternp-oifice within a certain
time. He would also suggest that a newspaper should be
allowed to pass at an time after publication if • penny
stamp was eased. He hoped the right hon. gentleman
would take these suggestions into consideration.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the limitation of fifteen days was intended to check the
abase of sending papers through the post, not for the purpose
of conveying intelligence, but in order that they might be
sold se waste paper ; be had no objection, however, to ex-
tend the limit, say, to thirty days, if the house thought fit.
As soon as this bill paned a was the intention of the go-
vernment to issue a new and redwood scale of charges for
the conveyance through the post of "other printed
matter," not newspapers or periodical publications.
Mr. BRIGHT said be was sorry to been that the Chea-
p calor of the Exchequer proposed to extend the time for the
, transmission of newilapan.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—No.

Mr. BRIGHT had understood the right hoe. gentleman
to say he was willing to extend it from fifteen to thirty
41. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his
remark on the subject was that if the hoses should evince
&strong wish to extend the period from fifteen to thirty
days, he would not o, pose it, but that his own opinion was
that fifteen days was a reasonable period.
Mr. BRIGHT centinusd—Trey all knew that when it
was understood that the Chancellor of the Buchequer was
willing to do something more than he thought nesonable
there was_generally a probability of a change. (Laughter.)
He (Mr. Bright) believed the system of transmiation to be
bad from beguile's, to end, and that the house and the
Chancellor of the Eschequer ought to centemplate its aboli-
tion at no distant ptrixi. It had been made a great matter
of by newspaper proprietors who wished to attack the
meatus itself ; but he did not believe they derived any ad-
vantage from free re-'ransmiasion. The whole system at
stamp doting iodictsd great injustice. It wet especially
unjust to paper-maker in Certain parts of the country,
there being only four planes is ohs Visited Liagdon whose
a oosapirlawy swap wild be alined es a areeesper. •
paper manufacturer it &Mel bad told bite that Is wee is-
pomible for bin to supply tire Moot swerspeper to
prietors with paper, lemma his p.m weal& have to
acme up to London to b, stamped bdore ft sonid
be used, and be would he re to pay se Mk WIN et
earriege by railway. On **Ate other head • smewee
the neighbourhood of 'London had his peps* romped
there, end, *be bed only half that intent of carriage to
Pay for, he w* chic ie. undersell the Bristol tosnefastarer
env et We elite doe. (Eger, beer.) The pretest eydele