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

THE GOVEIiNMENT OFFICE I/c DOWNING-

STREET.
Lord REDESDA LE then rose to ask a question io regard
to the hoe of frontage of the new goveromoot oftoes ua
Downing-street and Kiegetreet, sad whether there wee
asv ietration to acquire other property is that aeigbboar•
hood for other offices aad the improvement of the approach
to the bonne of parliament.

Earl GRANVILLE was understood to say that improve-
siesta would hare to be roads in the neighbourhood of tks
mew Foreign-office, cod that it was the °pinkie of the go.
vernment th►t it would be Decernary to purchaae all the
building is hoot of the King-street aide for the purpose
of mating a decent approach to the new Foreign-ofdoe.
The cost of those building.; was estimated at 300,0001. The
scatter war coder the roasideratiot of the goverment, for
limy wished to luxomplisla so desirable •a object.
After • few words from Lord EIDE:UDALL the subject
dropped, coo the house adjourned at 25 =lutes peat 7
•'dock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THCRSDAT, JLLY 14,
The tilltAkti took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Sir Mlcaasx HICKS 11EAC-8,74; swirly-elected member
he East Gloseestorehiro, took the oaths met bit beat.

ROYAL A9SENT.

011400•1 CLIFIPOID, tlJe yeoman ;Jibe; of the Black Rod,
CO the her, and summoned the house to the House
71:rrtto hear the royal assent given to various bills (for
We take of which see Lords' report).

PRIVATE BUSdiEFS.

The following bills were reeds third time and passed :
Albert Bridge and Approaches Bill. Mils Tramways Bill,
Waterford sod Limerick, Limeriek and Foyer, sod Bath.
Reale sea Nurceatle Junction Railways Bill, Waterford
and Wszford Railwa and Bossier. Harbor Bill, Wrt
London Docks and Warehouses Bill, and North Western
and Charing Cross Railway Bill.

PUIVATE BILL LEGISLATION.
Colonel W. PATTEN moved for M select committee to
levies the Moodie( orders, with power to send for persona,
payers, and records.

.---the ;notion wax agreed to at ter a long diacturdoe, and the
sonunittee .at nominated.
_ _

On the motion of C,donel Ptrrrs. It was resolved that
It be an instruction to the committee to coosiOer whether
It was expedient that referees should be constituted under
the au,.hont♦ of this house for t►e more speedy and
econowirsl dechions of certain questions of fact ootmoonly
&tieing in the proceedinp upon private bills.
MEDICAL OFFICEP.S IN IRELAND.

WEVOY pee sotiee, that early seat wales he
would call the attention of an boon to the china of
ardical °facers of takes is Irelasa.
ECCLESIASTICAL 0011.11

Mr. C. BENTLNCK asked the flecretery of Stets for the
Boa Department whether it was the inteetios of her Yr
• government to briog in any bill with reference to
tie Ecclesiastical Csiumissioa during the present 211111100.
Sir G. GREY replied in the Dept's*.
GAOLS BILL.
In reply to Sir W.

Sir Cr 61:EY regretted that be would not be able to pro-
seed with the bill in the present session, as there were two
important amendments proposed which there would not be
time to consider fully. The right hon. gentlemm the
member for North Staffordshire objected to the mks, and
the bon. haronet objected to the dietary regulations By
MIA session they would have further experience to guide
ski= in this matter, and he did not think anything would
be beet by the delay. lie should bring in a new bill early
next session of parliament.

Sir J. PA KiRGTON a,tred what course was likely to be
tarot respecting the supervision of ticlet-of•lesve bolder;
aad whether soy accord was likely to be come to by the
two houses op the subject.
Sir G. GREY lieliev,el that the House of Lords were to
decide th‘t evening wbetbe: they would insist os their
antendumat4 or not.