The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-10 00:00:00

THY DISPUTE WITH BRAZIL.

The Duke of SOMERSET said he bad as appeal to mots
to the ze,hle earl opposite (the Earl of Malraes.), is me.
?rico to a notice which be gave on Friday sight to call the
&mailmen of the house to the cue is dispute with the go-
vernment of Brasil with regard to the odious of law
Majesty's ship Forte. He (the Doke of Somerset) hid
received a communication from the noble earl at the hind of
the Foreigesetioe, stating that that question bad been re-
ferred to the Kin of the Belgians, who had accepted the
arbitration, sod that under thou eirmitustauces it might
be inconvenient to enter into • dissuasion upon the subject
at the snarl t?”..

The Earl of MaLMESBURY had no apprehension, coast.
daring the greet ability and clearness of judgmeet of the
King of the Bolgiass, that his Majesty's decision would
be Matteis:id by anything that aught be maid in either
house of parliament. But of emus* as he understood from
the noble duke that the Minister for Foreign Affairs was
anxious, in the interests of the public service, that be should
uostpoae his observations on the subject, he had no limita-
tion in say ing at assis that be would do so. No doubt British
citizens had • right to the protection of the Foreign-office
wherever they ought be ; but in this case it could not be held
that the British Navy bad suffered an Muth, seeing that the
officers were not wearing the oniform of the nevyat the time
of the occurrence, and out of uniform they would have no
jurisdiction even over their own men on shore. For these
reasons he wished, very much, that the noble duke would
exercise his judgment and authority to prevent, as much as
possible, what be was told wee • common custom in the
navy, tamely, permitting officers to go on shore in plain
clothes. Wear, beer.)
The Duke of SOMERSET said it was a common occur-
rence in countries where • friendly undemanding with the
British government prevailed to permit officers to appear on
store, if they pleased, out of uniform ; but at the same time
the ocesimandlog officer most always exercise his discretion
se to the circumstances under which that liberty should be
aanctionod.

This Earl of HAR.DWICKE was much 'surprised at the
statement of the noble duke. No doubt discipline, like
e►erything else, was a fashion, sod it might vary
with the opinions of the day ; but the object of uniform was
sot so much to dress men up to look nue, as for the pur-
pose of insuriug a system of discipline ; and be believed
that to ir.aiutain the discipline of the naval service it was
most important, and especially on foreign stations, that
officers should Dover be allowed to go on shore except in
uniform..

fhe7n.bject then dropped.
LAIWOWNERS AND RAILWAYS.

Eart GREY moved that sehlet committee be appointed
to inquire whether it is proper that the power already given
to landowners to charge their estates with terminable an-
nuities in order to raise mosey for the improvement of their
Lod by draining and building should be extended so as to
enable them as raise money on similar terms for the pur-
pose of teldogshares in railways calculated to increase the
value of theft property ; and further, to inquire under
what conditions and limitations such power ought
to ha granted, if given at aIL

After a sheet disonslion from Lord RIDE:MALI and Earl
Our in reply, the motion wag speed to.

THE ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (IRELAND) BILL
AND TER POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) ACT
AMENDMILIT BILL.

The select Mansittee ma these billa was nominated on the
motion of lased Lomita.
THE ROYAL .PROCESIJON THROUGH THE CITY.—