The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-17 00:00:00

1311'ERIAL PARLLLVENT.

HOUSE OF LOUD& ..-TIMIUDAY, Rags 16.

71sa bola LLLOS took Ws sack c tko woolsack at
ioo o'clock.

THE BLOCKADE OF THE GERIL,LN PORTS.

The Earl of ELLI;NBOROUGH mid it might be conve-
nient now to give notiNt that be world tomorrow eveniog
ask the noble Levi the Foreign Secretary whether uteiwares
had been takvo reiolbree the fleet so it might Le
rendered equal to the blockade of the Getman vorts, se well
as sufficient for the defence of the Danish islaods.
TWO. ASIIANTEE WAR.

The Earl of DERRY asked the noble gad the President
of tire Cououil *bother it was intended to lay on sbe table
the paper. to ref,. nee to the Aghast*, war!
Etrlt II AN VILLE was understood to say that the papers
would be pr.aiue..6 op goon se they ware ready.
THE CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS BILL.

The house went into committee on ibis bill.
The Eal of CAITHNESS said he did not perceive in the
bill anything to show that the nmenfactore of the iron
should be inquired into; the oill stated that cables only
should la testa.L Haig manufacturers, for the sake of
malting cheap, made bad iron, and many seamen would for
the sake of this cheapness buy cables of bad meta. In
eight cases out of ten, eves in the best cables, the fault in
them wnv always foiled to be iu the weld.
I...:,IsTANLE‘ of A LDEBLET said he had Do oppo.
sition to Mier to the measure.
Tl:tf hill then passed through committee.
ISIPI:OrE.SIENT OF LAND ACT, lolil, BILL.
Tue above bill ~.seed through committee.
MOETCAGE DEBENTURES BILL.
This bEI was read a third time and puled.
VI:BLIC SCHOOLS BILL.

Taig hill Irma tiler reed • third time sad poured.
SW:7ISi! EPISCOPAL CLERGY DISALILITILS
ILEIIOVAL BILL.

Ti i• bia was road • third time aad puma
SANITARY CONDITION OF MILLINERS' AND
TAILORS' WORK-ROOMS.

Tee Earl of CARN.tRWON asked when the reports of
the Commiseioners of Health on this subject would be laid
on the tail.? Whether they looked at the in.
quirt' as affecting iodividuala or classes, the
waste of life was of so much importance as to
demand the serious attention of the government. All he
desired wits, that the fe;fort should he presented to their
hi:ls/lip., so that they mrtlit give it their Lest attention
bef.fretlievhdefthewsmo.
Earl (111 ANVILLE was understood to say that there
could be sae ohjectien to do what the noble earl bad sug-
gested, end ati to the report of the ccmmi•siosen, he had
made Memoirs that day, and he fouedthat it would be pre-
sented before the pail of the present session.
The Earl of SHAFTESBUR Y said that as the commis-
sion,' time commuted their inquiry with zeal and ability, he
was io;ii to sty one word &Oast them. hat he thought
that they Inel f: roved a wrong judgment in not preseritiog
their teport is forefeet:et° the milliners and drowns kers at
tho bevamag of the session. But he uodentood that,
instead of ileio; that, the comminioners bad waited to
combine Tito the milliners mad others their report on the
neo:le sit slop Gomm, working at the east end of London.
Thoogb •here not he a very logicaldistiortion between
those dss•-o, Ilk.* was a real distinction, which everybody
andersto.... if the report in reference to the miliuers had
been earls- ore—tied they might bane adorned some legislatios
this seasiou with anew of mitigating the great and crying
evils which existeeL He was glad that bin noble friend bad
celled attentiuu hi the caseof the tailors, for although they
did not come umler the deem:nineties of the classes ordered
to be ioqt.trra into. yet the waste of life amongst them was
such vs to make it of the greatest importance to them and
their families that the evils which affected them should be
roirossed. If the legislature had the wisdom to institute
a good sauittry "Teem sad compelled it to be csrried into
executiou in couneetion with au efficient system of impel:-
Mom they would provost thousands and teas of thoussods of
perfoas :tom hew.: thrown upon the poor rate.. and they
would reduce the poor rates by use thud io less than ties ;
70.'m
The M... 8 adjourned at 23 minutes to S.

ROUSE OF COUDIONB.—TneisDAr, Jun 16. I
The Louse met at 4 o'clock.
Several private bills were admitted a stage.
CITY TRAFFIC REGULATIUN.
Mr. 'Dill-LION asked the Secretary of State for the
Hone Dep..rtir.eni what were the difficulties io the way of
carrying into effect the City Traffic Regulation Act of '
last sessiou, aril whether any steps had been taken for their '
reams-el.
Sir C. GP.EY stated that the regulations made by the
authorities 01 the City had bees transmitted to him for ap-
proval accordng to the set of parliament. Oa looking
through th:Lia doubts suggested themselves whether some
of them were not beyond the powers of the act. They were
therefore refined to the 16,w officers for their °pinkie, '
when it •A. f..1;34 that several of them were not within the '
powers of the set. He therefore returned them to the town
clerk with a e..py of the law officers' elision. That was
done on the :th of April leak sad he had not received
any huller corcmunicetion on the sub!ect.
PALACE OF SCIENCE.
Mr. DOI'I.T:)N asked the First Commissiner of Works
whether he proposed to take airy vote in the present marine
for tire coffin' ttetioa .-f the Palace of Science of which the
drawings wi re exhibited in the Peers' Gallery ; and, if so,
what wan to he the amount of the vote.
fir. CU rCPE!: —I do not propos to do so.
:YORKSHIRE ASSIZES.
Colonel SMYTH asked the Secretary of State for the
Some D•partnieut what coons the government proposed
to tsars in voteiefuenee of the vete to which the 1100110 of
lords arrfred. on Monday last, upon the question cif tie
Yorkshire A•d7118.
Sir G. GI! LY replied that the inee was in the form of
as maiden. to the crows. That adhere bad been laid
before her ',isle:sty, sad the sourer which her Majesty had
been adviell to return would be gives to the Home of
Lords. he hoped, to-day or mesenow. Bat till it had
base officially commualatted it would sot be right for him
to state its purport
RAILWAYS LEI CHLVA.
Yr. H. SEYMOUR asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether Sir disodesald Stephenson bad
been travelling in China at the expense of tire British
governmeet. or at his owe expense, merely with the sanc-
tion of the Foreige.office ; and if be would lay upon the
table of the horse hi. report on the possibility of intro-
during rada•res into Chita.
Mr. L \RD believed Sir Macdonald Stopheasos bad
been travelling in Chios, bat innately not at the exposes
of the Foreignetioa de could sot inform hie boo, friend
whether lie paid his own expeoess or not, for he was eat
aware under whet auspices fie was Ma... Wag. He under-
stood that had made a report, but it was net es aboard
document. arid that a copy had been sent to Lord Russell,
but as it wan not in an official tam he was unable to lay it
upon the table of the house.
REVISE!) CODE.—SCI.ILNCE CERTIFICATE.
Mr. MINIA' milted the Yiee-Presklent of the Committee
of Council on Education what clause in the Reseed Code
prevented a certifieated elementary teacher baring a pupil
teacher seri holding a mimics certificate from morning pay-
men; for • lor teeults of his mince tembieg.
Mr. Intl' E said the limitations referred to was not ire-
by the Code, but by the Committee of
im-
posed
Council r,f N.:14006 and Art. t was obvious that the I
ischoolma•tr r vibe might he obliged to awed two or three
Omens cloy, slid was bound to discharge the duty' of super-
i•tending a pond teacher, could sot have meat 54a to
manage s -boo:* of science and sert. Sehonlwasters wen
often rearle to undertake these dutice, but it was perfectly
obvious tent either the pupil teacher must be neglected or
the school of science and art.
DAUNTS ROCK.
Ticii,,FALL asked the President of the Board of
Trade el...thee say step were being taken for blasting
Daunt's Rork, or for placing a light vessel with fog signal.,
to prevent a recurrence of accidents?
Mr. M. ClitSON arid there was se intention either of
blasting Daont's ltoek, or placing a light ship there. But
ainetioe had hem given foe placing • large bell buoy for
warning nerds 'stony weather. std sanction had alio been
given for improving the light on Roche's Point, No fur-
ther atop* had been taken.

IRISH FISHERIES.
Jo answer to Mr. MONYZI.I.,
Mr. 0'11M: AN stated that in his opinion there was no
dieculte t, her in law or in feat with regard to the appeals
einderthr Fisheries Act. The legal oononiesioner hail to sign
each apt-ad l.efnre it could be taken to the queen's Bench,
sod he belierml Mr. Lam, the now cenuminiviier, would be
competeat to do so. In all the MPea accurate shorthand
notes bad b:en preserved, au that no difficulty would arias.
ARMSTRONG GUNS.
Mr. H. t'l %lAN asked the Under Secretary of State far
War wLetiwr there was any truth in the report thatit wee
the how i..r• of the gave rumen t to convert a mosiilorahlo
aninb., of trmatrong breech•loading guns into rovizzlo-
loader., m lto rifle them on Sir William Armstrong'. shunt
principle : 1011, if ea, whether he would lay upon the table
of the hon.e a copy of any report, or the results of any ex-
periments on which it had been resolved to adopt the gest
principle of t
The Mai.r.:". of FIARTINGTOW said it was tree that it
was the ie tentioe of the government to finish a goesiderable
camber if :ione that had Irmo waiting for two or three year",
and which Lail been oompleted up to the state at which it
became ossetiatry to Des them. They were originally pro-
pared as I.rsech•loaderr on the wedge priociple, hut it wee
intended t.i coavert them into rmuslieloaders and to rifle
them on it, shunt prierinle. The reason for this was that
owing to the daisy which had takes place from various
causes. hot in ► great msamtm from delays of which Mr.
Whitworth himself was the mum, the trials only began
two months :Igo sad it was not likely that they would be
brought to a coulbuthe much before the termination of this
year. The Admiralty had been foe some tiros pressing for a
supply of these's& (70. powders) for the waste of the service,
and it was impossible limier to delay providing them with
OW gas or tualhissr. They oh hastely woe to the oesolaries