The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-24 00:00:00

PARK-LAIC E.

Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that, on Monday next, he
should ask the First Oommianiooer of Works whether it was
intended to adopt acme measures to relieve the crowded
state of Park•hos.
RIFLE BUTTS.

Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the Under• Secretary of State
for War whether Ins attention had been called to the situa-
tion of the butt which bad been erected for ride practice
near the New Croydon Railway, between the Streatham-
common sod the Thoroton•heeth stations • and whether the
War-office were satisfied that the range could be used with-
out danger to the public.
The Marquis of HARTINGTON replied that the ride
range in question had been examined, as all ranges were, by
an officer, who reported eatiafectonly upon it, and stated
that it was safe. The railway comptey was also consulted
as to the arrangements prepared for the safety of the trains,
sad no objection had been raised oath within a very few
days ago, when Mr. Richards called the attention of the War
Department to the alleged danger to the railway. It waa
immediately arranged that as assistant-inspector of volun-
teer, should proceed to reinspect the range, sod he would
have goes down that day hut Mr. Wilmette could mot have
met him. The amistant-iosoector would, however, go down
to-morrow, and meet Mr. Richards and several volunteer
ofikeue, sod inspect the butt.
THE MARCH WOOD POWDER MAGAZINE.

Alderman ROSE asked the Under Secretary of State for
War what was the actual quantity of gunpowder stored at
Harrah wood magazine ; and if he had the opinion of com-
petent military officers as to the safety of Southampton
in the event of an explosion of this ruagatine.
The Marquis of lIARTINGTON mad the quantity of
(=powder at present stored at Marchwacal was 50,000 tons.
It was not stored in one magarree, but is seven separate
magazines. The greatest quantity is say esis of them was
16,000 barrels, Refers the hoe, member gave notice of his
question, in consequence of some apprehension that existed
la the miodsof the peopk of Southamptom a report was
celled for from Colonel Gordon. commanding the Engioesre,
the principal officer of artillery, and the storekeeper, as to
the safety of the magazine at Ilarcbwood, and they stated
they bad examined it very minutely, lied they were of opi-
MOU there was no place where pew&r might be
stored with greeter safety than at Marcherood. It was
s mile and a half from Southampton, in a district sot very
densely populated, and there =re so houses near it except
those occupied by government officials. (Laughter.) The
most stringent regulatiows were in force ; they were ter more
strict than those applying to private magazines ; sod from
the pceitioo of the magazines and the excellent manner in
which they were managed be thought there was uo reason
to apprehend any danger. (Hear, bear.)
FIELD ALLOWANCE ON THE GOLD COAST.

Cameral PEEL asked the Under Secretary of State for
War, is reference to his statement that the troops landed
from the Ifega.ns iu August, 1863, on the Gold Coast,
were sot intended to wage war spinet the King of the
Ashanteca, whether those troops bad not drawn field allow.
ance before they ended from Jamaica ; and, if so, on what
grounds it had been granted to them.
The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that the troops
which ►ended from the Mega's., on the coast of Afnce, from
the West Indies. bad not drawn field allowance before they
left Jamaica. Colonel Course leaded in August, and in
September he acquainted the War Department that as it
was probehle the troops under his command would have to
take the field, be had auctioned the issue of field allow.
Sacs, sod also permitted the men to draw it from the day of
their embarkatiou. It was, perhaps, somewhat irregular to
do so ; titers was some little deo..e whether the este-damn
of the allowance should he permitted, but under all the ter.
cumataeces it was permitted. The allowance was drawn by
them from the day of ninbarkstioo, but it was not until the
7th September that Colonel Couren acquainted the War
Department that he had sanctioned it.
ROYAL FORESTS (ESSEX).

Mr. COX salted o'63ft-rotary to the Treasury whether
any atop had been takes to CSIITy into effect the 1110001111011.
dation of the select committee on Royal Fererte (Lee:),
presented ou the 9th day of Jane, Iteli, which rectoniansa-
dation was as follo•s: —•• Your committee report that •
oonsiderable extent of ground ban been enclosed without
any consideration being paid for the forestal tight of the
crown over them, which do Dot appear to have been either
purchased or redeemed; and your committee recommend
that immediate steps be taken Ly the mown to area it.
right sad to abate such enclosures."
Mr. F. PEEL said this was ate of several recemmeada-
time made by the committee which no eters had yet been
trine to tarry out, bat the subject was generally receiving
the siteetion of the Treasury.
UNCLAIMED WRECK.

11r. ROOERS asked tbe President of Use Board of Tad*
when s return oo the suLjeet of " unclaimed wreck," ot-
' dated on the 29th of April, would be Lid on the table 2

Mr. BIM replied that all the intenostisa we• not pet
obtained, bat be believed it would be ocatpleted in • few
days.

tint ItlPlnti; FRIDAY NVlMitte, titl4E• ,24, 1964.

also ilesia it my duty, mil my noble frisod is the ether
honeswill deem it his duty, in laying those papers on the
table of this two houses, to acoompaay them by a statement
conmesied with the traneactioas to white those papers re-
late. (Oberon.)
Mr. HIIMT-1" weld ask the noble lord whether the
Conferees* will meet on Worley to deliberate, or only to
go through a mere formality? I think we in this house me
entitled to know whether, when the Conference meets en
flatarday, it will to merely to take some formal steps, or to
rautinue its deliberations.
Lord PALMERSTON—I have slated that in my opinion
the meeting on Saturday would probably be the deal meet-
tag the Onference. It is impossible for me to say what
pass at a meeting which ha not taken place, but I have
state] that au Monday I shall lay upon the Stable a report
of all the proceeding' of the Ooofereuce, accompanied, I
hope, by the proceedings of fiaturday.
]lr. LICSA LBLI—I conclude from what the noble lord
says that the documents he proposes to lay upon the table
will be is the bands of members on Tuesday.
Lord PALMERSTON —Certainly. I apprehend they
will not only be laid on the table on Monday, but will be
distributed to members on Tuesday morning. That is my

WEIGHING OF GRAIN (PORT OF LONDON) BILL.
The vest majority of the house then went to dinner, sod
the remainder proceeded to consider the second reading of
the Weighing of Om (Port of Loodoo) Bill, which was moved
by Mr. R. W. CRAWFORD, one of the members for the
City. The hoe. gentleman urged that the corporation ware
entitled by prescription, ancient charter, and usage to levy
certain fees on the weighing of all the grain that came into
the port of London, and that, as the measure essentially
affected the public interest, it ought to be treated as •
public and Dot as a private bill.
Mr. AYRTON moved as en amendment, "That, inas-
much as the bill sought to enlarge and alter the powers of
the corporation of the City of London to levy • rate or
duty, and to alter existing rates and duties, on grain and
seeds imported into the port of London for the we sod
benefit of the corporation, the haw was of opinion that
the bill ought not to be roceeded with until the standing
orders relating to private bills be duly complied with." He
urged that the corporation had betrayed the interests of
tifellowship porters, under the pretext of protecting them
—that its proceedings in coooexios with the metage of the
port of London. and in many other respects, was tainted
with malversation and fraud, and that after the many
expressions of opinion by the Howe of Common that
the corn dues should 0n.., parliament ought not to sanction
another bill to continue the monopoly. He feared, how-
ever, that the obstructive dining power of the corporation
was such as to neutralise the opposition of independent
members' of parliamoit.
Colonel WILSON PATTEN naked the Speaker to decide
whether the MU ought to proceed as • public or private
CSC . .

—The SPEAKER said there were many preeedente for
treating it ea a public bill, but that he thought it ought to
be referred to • select committee.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed with
the tight bon. potiemao, and raid the government were
determined to treat the bill on its menu only.
Mr Alderman ROSE defended the oorporatioe from the
charges el M r. Ay rim.
After mese debate,
Mr. AYRTON withdrew hie amendment, and the bill
wee reed a sewed time with a view to ita being referred to
• meted committee.
IRISH NATIONAL EDUCATION.

The adjourned debate on Sir Hugh Cairns' motion, taking
objection to certain assistance afforded under the rules of
the Board of National Education in Ireland to convect and
monastic schools, was resumed by the O'CONOR DON,
who spoke at some length against the motion.
Mr. BLACK said there could be no doubt that the
fundamental principle of the national system in loilsod had
been violated by the rules of the 40111111111111000114 whom he
would now recommend to retrace their steps.
Mr. HENNESSY contended that, in the tea of the
opposition which the system had encountered in Ireland,
it was impossible that it could ever be successful, and
moved, es as amendment, to omit the words relating to
convent and monastic schools from the resolution, in order
to make it general in terms.
Mr. BLAKE having seconded the amendment,
Sir 8.. PEEL expressed a items opinion in favour of
the national system of education as administered by the
commissioners and observed that if ever he bad called
anything connected with it in question it had been solely
from a desire to maintain the institution in its integrity
upon the basis on which it was original) y established—
namely, the social regeneration of the people. It had en-
countered difficulties of no common order, but it bad sur-
mounted them all. If, however, the mixed system were to
be substituted by sectarian yenta,' blow would be struck at
the very root of the system, for it would be contrary to the
very idea that bad animated its (minders. With regard to
convent schools they were a part of the national system,
with which they had been connected since the year 1835 ;
they had worked well, and had 40.000 children attending
them. Os the whole, be argued that the system of
national education bad acted in hammy with the wants,
wishes, and feelings of the people of Ireland.
Mr. G. HARDY said that the children who were edu-
cated in convent schools were, in fact, coder a denomina-
tional system, for their teaching was entirely denomina-
tional and sectarian, end it was these schools that bed been
destroying the district model schools. He was imprison
that the Chief Secretary had held out no hope of a remedy
being proposed to meet the evils that were complained of,
and recommended the institution of an inquiry into the
whole system by means of a royal commission.
The debate was continued by Mr. Maguire, who sup-
ported the amendment; Mr. Batt, who opposed both re-
solution and amendment; and Mr. Leßoy, who supported
the original motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER argued that
the history of the national system of education in Ireland
was that of a eerie* of modiScations, the object of which
was to conciliate, support, and make the system as univer-
sally sooeptable as possible, and he domed that any excep-
tional favour had been shown to convent schools. The same
favour had been offered to other schools, and accepted by
the priebyterians ; end if it had been refused by the
Episcopalians, they had themselves only to blame.
Sir H. CAIRNS Morin replied,
The hones divided :

For Mr. Heonsisy's amendment 8
Against ll2-101
The house then divided on the original motion.
When the division paper was about to be handed to the
teller,
An HON. Miarava said—Mr. Speaker, I have to draw
Duyour attention to the fact, that the bon. member for
odalk gave his voice for the " Ayes," and voted for the
"Noes."
The SPEAKER—The vote of the boo. member for
Dundalk baa been challenged oa the ground that he gave his
voice in one way, and voted in another.
Sir G. BOWYF-11. eame forward to the table amid coosi-
derable laughter, and amid :—Mr. Spesker—Wheo you put
the quadiou 1 rid "so." but I admit that dterwsrds to
ewers a division said Tee." (Laughter.)
The SPEAKER—The rote of the boa member most be
changed and recorded amongst the "Ayes." (Much
laughter.)
The numbers were then annouseed—

For the motion
Agaitet
The motion was scoorduagly lost.
The rentainiag orders were disposed of, and the hone*
adjoureed at 10 minutes past 2 o'clock.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

EQUITY COURTS.—Join 23.
(Before Vioe-Chnooellor /Lindenlay.)
IN EN TEI LONDON AND COLONIAL LIMIT OIL AND
PSOVIaION coIIPANT (LOMB:).
Mr. J. N. Higgins moved ex parte tar an injunction in
this case to resteate the Sheriff of Middlesex from proceeding
los sale of the company's effects under an execution issued
on a judgment obtained by a creditor of the company for eal.
The summons was issued on the 9th Jane, aod judgment
was obtained on the 20th. On the 10th a petition was
tiled to wind up the company, and the pound of the applica-
tion wee that under the Companies Aet, 1862, the proceed-
ings under the winding up are to date from the presentation
of the petition, and that therefore the execution was void, it
having been leaned since.
The Vice-Chaoesllor said the petitioner., who were
directors of the company, must be assumed to have had
notice of the action, •ad they ought to have applied before.
11s should sot grant the iajuoetiou, but give leave to renew
the application on short sonar.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Juss 23.
After Term Sittings at Niai Prise at Westminster.—(Delon
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.)
IMISDAIZ v. Tall BADDLUS' 0011 PANT.
_

After our report left yesterday the was called,
sad corroborated the mils fad IA e
The further beariug of the ease was adhosswed.

FATAL ACCIDINT AT TUB RICHMOND RAILWAY
STATlON.—Yesterday aftemiceni, about lialf•put 3 o'clock,
a fate) occurrence took place near the Richmond station of
the Windsor breach of the Leedom and South Waters
Railway. It appears that a man, whom name is believed
to he Smith, while attempting to moss the railway wee
knocked down by one of the down Maim the engine and
carriages of which weed over his body and limbs, fright-
fully meagling the unfortunate mat aod musing iortast
dssib. As woo as the accident was perceived the remains
of the poor fellow were removed from the spot where be
wee killed and taken to the dead-home at Richmond to
await the sorest?. inquest The deceased is believed te
bar) boat forees• to a builder.

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HRYLEY•OM.THAN:B ROYAL REGATTA.

FIRST DAT.

This great regatta for gentlemen amateurs com-
menced yeetetday with the adventure, thanks to the
energy of the committee, of a new and commodious grand
stand and an excellent boat house far the various crews.
Notwithstanding the showery state of the weather In the
seeming special trains of the Great Western up aad down
the line brought a large assemblage to the meoe of action,
sad before the racing commenced Henley-bridge was covered
with the equipages of the nobility and gentry of the neigh-
bourhood, and the grand stand was thronged with fmhioa-
abls amooget whom were Lord Camoys, the
Hoe. Spencer Montague, Admiral the Hon. G. Grey, sod
Mr. H. Vanaittart, M.P. Throughout the afternoon, the
weather was file.

The sport woasmooood at half -past two with
THE GRAND CHALLENGE CUP.
TRIAL BRAT.
/Clairton Rowing Club
Cambridge, Hall
London Yowulg Club

CIA A.l/1.1.101•
at lb el lb
1. C. C. Mowbray
L 6. Meynell lO 6 &1L >L UliAltbs
6.Wiloon
4. E. A. Thurburn ll 7I& 0. Cordele
C. Walton. oormrsio, 741 31b

-- st
I. Z.P. Dyke -
1 16.
10 6D.- lb
F. Steevensea .... 11 6
2. T. X Jerwood lO 12 6. H. W. Darien
8. C. W. Bake
a J. Dear.ice
A. A. Berens, coxswain, lOst.

1. IL Willas lO 7I & C. Bydell
S. X. C. blarley lO b 6. K. 16gby..
S. O. Ryan
4. C. X. beret's
E. Weston, amanita, 741 Vb.

et lb
.. 13 10
13 4

• 10 0
10 6

The holders of this great symbol of amateur superiority
were the Osford Utuversity College crew, and the above,
being the challengers, had to row together to determine
which should congaed on the following day against the
holders. The crews had taken great pains with themselves
to get into proper condition, sad had practised over the
course, which was as usual from the Island to Henley-
bridge. The Kingston crew were the favourites. The
London Rowiag Club were ea the Berke side,
the Kingston on the Own side, sad the Cam-
bridge uud-stream. The wind blew strong from
the north with some west in it, and the Oxon shore
wee considered the best station as being most screened from
the triad. The start was very fist sod very fine, and a
beautiful race was maintained for above a quarter of a mile,
the London Rowing Chth having a slight lead is the begin-
ning, but so trifling as to be hardly worth naming. The
water was rough, especially= the Berke aide. At the end of
half a mile Karam had a slight teed of Cambridge, the
Loodos Rowing Club almost level es the other side of the
river. Just above the Wbite-boguie. the London crew
began to fall back, sod the Kiaggicia's weight, power, sad
fine condition began to tell, and they went rig= away gal-
lantly from both the crews, having taken the Cambridge
water, and were followed by Cambridge, the Leaden men
bonging up the re= The rue was =Wined with the
greatest spirit to the god, sad was won by a clear length
sad Tice 7.66.

THE TOWN CHALLENGE CUP.
Hooky Bost Club
Henley urammar School
TB. BAT OLCII CBLW.
it lb at lb
L B. Todd
S. T. Crouch
H. Webb. corawsln, eat tab.

ORSXXLS SCHOOL CHEW.

a 10 at lb
1. C. Loess • 9 &C. r= 10 2
2. Y. Dam

P. Ptekertag, cinsmilis, 7st 410.

For a few strokes the Grammar School had a slight ad-
vantage ; the winners then gradually came away trout them.
Woe by two clear lengths.

THE DISTRICT MEILEN—PAIR OARS.
Henley—Rant and Prescott
Henley—Todd and Crouch

It was • straggliag, wild taco, althougb both rowed eery
hard. The lawn bad a alight lead at first, then they be-
earns oar and oar, and so costumed to the Poplars, where
the winners broke away. Woo by two lengths, the loans
getting so wild at last that they were nearly ashore, and
were obliged to leave off rowing.

STLWAILDS' CIiALLKNOK CUP.

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