The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE.

This morning was issued the report of the select
committee appointed to consider the petition presented by
Mr. Wm. Bewicke, of Threepwood Hall, is the county of
Northumberland, and to report its opinion as to whetter he
is eatitled to any sod what compensation.
The report is as follows :
" Your committee, having inquired into the allegations
of the petition, reports that, in its opinion, Mr. Bewicke
sot entitled to any compensation out of the public puree.
Your committee is of opinion that, in order to l►y any ground
fat a claim for such compensation, it was incumbent upon
Mr. %wicks to prove that there had been a miscarriage of
justice in his ome, through the default of the permits
charged with the administration of the law. And your
committee, after careful inquiry, is satisfied that there was
so such default. Your committee is unable to mos& to
the proposition that persons who have bees convicted in
dee coarse of law by evidence subsequently proved to be
false are entitled to compensation out of the public purse ;
bat even if your committee cold here acceded to such
proposition, there are circumstances is Mr. &wicks's cone
that would, in the opinion of your cocornittes, have take°
it out of such general rule ; Mr. Bewieke's own conduct,
es
admitted by himself, having, in the opinion
of your committee, tarnished material evidence is
support of the accusation made against hire, independently
of other facts deposed to by witnesses of unimpeachable
character. Inasmuch, however, as his goods and chattels
at Musepwood Hall were, on his conviction of felony, for-
feited to the commimicaers of Osseo wick Hospital, and sold
by them by emotion before Mr. Bewicke obtained the Quiern's
pardon, your committee, in the special circumst►nces of the
case, ventures to suggest, for the favourable consideration
of the crown, whether the full value of such goods and
chattels at the time of the forfeiture should not be restored
to him, minas the net produce of the sale by anetioo,
greedy voluntarily paid over to Mr. Bewicke, by the com-
missioners."

It appears from the report of the proneediop of the com-
mittee that Mr. H. Berkeley propped that 5,0004 should
be paid, sod Lord John Manners had a similar proposition ;
bet the draft report proposed by the chairman, Sir David
Duodas, and Mr. Hoot was carried by a large majority,
the only disseetienta out of a committee of 15 beim Mr.
Henry Berkeley, Lord John Manners, Mr. Liddell, sad Mr-
Baillie Cochrane.

On going into committee of supply to-morrow,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer will move as an amend-
ment to Mr. Morritt's motion, in the event of its becoming
the main question. " That this house, earnestly desirous to
re such a relative state of income and expenditure as may
admit of further reductions is the taxation of the country,
is apprehensive lent the indication beforehand of any
article is particular as the subject of such reduction should
tend to fetter the freedom of its choice, and prefers to re.
serve that freedom entire mail the time when it will be in
possession dell the circnmstantee which should bear upon
its decision."

The Chancellor of the Exchootier intends, in
committee on Inland Revenue (Stamp Duties BIM, to pro-
pose ► clues for the payment of taxes in Sootland by means
of Postodios orders.

On motion for going into committee on County
Voters Registration Bill, Sir Lawrence Palk will move that
this house .ill, upon this day three months, resolve Basil
into the said committee.

THE REVISED CODE IN SOOTLtND.—At a meet-
ing of the committee of the Privy Council of Education
the following draft letter of instructions to her Majesty's
Inspectors of Schools in Sootisnd has been read sod
approved :—"Conneil•office, Downing strest,London,B.W.,
June 11, 1864.—Sir,—The revised code, so far as payment.
to elementary schools are concerned, is suspended in Scot-
land until June 30, 1865. You will continue strictly to
inspect and examine schools according to the forms sad
iastructioos of the revised code. Your duty is the rme se
if the examination of children individually, according to
Article 40 of the revised code, had been the prescribed
method of inspection under the code of 1860. Augroents-
tioa, stipend., and gratuities will continue to paid on your
report as under the code of 1860, and will sot be swiessed
at so much per child.—l have, &c.—(Signed)—R, R. W.
Lixmix."

CITY OF LONDON COLLEGE, LEADENRALL.HTEERT.
—This mesing, at 8 p.na, Mr. Joseph Simpeog, the editor
of dm /miasma., will deliver a lecture at the above College.
us "Londoe and London Life in Olden runes." Mr. Om.
vase Smith, of the firm of Smith, Payne, and Smiths, has
segmental to preside.