The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-01 00:00:00

CHICORY.

Sir K CODRINCTON &eked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, was the duty Mod on chicory by a resoliatioe of
the houie, or must than be a bill to rides the duty.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the customs duty oa foreign chicory Mon effect from the
passing of the resolution by the conimittes, bet was levied
subject to the condition that if the house did not subse-
quently affirm the resolution the duties should be re-
turned. On the other heed, the excise duty on British
chicory wee a dormant questioo at the present period, in-
asmuch as there would be no British chicory liable to that
charge until the gathering in of the mope.

THE GALWAY MAIL CONTRACT.
Lord DIINKELLIN salted the Secretary to the Trea-
sury if the details of the Galway Ooetrset had been agreed
npoo, and the cause of the delay in laying the °mitred
upon the table of the house.
Mr. GILF,GORY said that before his right boo. friend
answered the question he wished to pat another upon the
same subject. It bad bees stated in another place that the
stipulations of the new contract would be based upon the
conditions of the former contract. There via, however,
a difference of opinion between the Post-care and the com-
mittee of the House of Cotanioes, of which he (Mr. Gregory)
was chairman. as to whether the ships of the company should
go to Newfoundland M three days. He wished to know,
therefore, whether the Treasury had cossidemed the matter,
and were prepared to offer an opinion a to whether they
would abide by the decision of the Poet-ofEce or of the com-
mittee.

Mr. F. PEEL said that the Admiralty report as to the
ships of the company had only reached the Treasury about
ten days ego. At this manna the coeditors under which
the company should be allowed to resume the
mail service had not been finally determined upon.
The matter was, however, in • forward state. In I
reply to the question of his bon. friend the member for
Galway he bad to state that the company's vessels under
the retract of 1860 were boned to call at fit. John's oe
their way out and ea their way boon, and to deliver tele-
graphie meseyr at that port if required to do so. There
was • dispute Mtweea the Post-office and the company as to
whether Msee wens booed to deiiver mails at fit. John's. The
siommittee of the House of Commons expressed no opinion
se to the chliptiose of the company aoder the **erect, but
it did ewer as opinion so to the intention of the parties
entering late the cootract. The chief object of the con-
tract was, ao doubt, to secure communication with Ante-
ries in Is days, sad he thought that the company ought to
tenor every series to the public which they could reason-
ably be called upon to do.
Mr. BOUV ERIE Inquired whether any proposal bad been
made to alter the destination of those steam pockets at the
other ride of the Minnie, and if so, whether the govern-
ment had rate to say chicane on that point'
Mr. P. PIEL said that no proposal had bees made to the
government with reference to the port of arrival at the
other side of the Atlantic ; but be had been informed that
parties representing interests in Canada had been in commu-
nication with the company i• reference to converting the
fortnightly mere late • weekly service.

COMPLETION OF CARLTON.HOUSE-TERRACK
Mr. LOCKS &eked the First Commissioner of Works
whether be ioteeded to complete Carlton-housetorreere upon
the vacua mooed where the ridingocbool stood ; sod, else,
whether be would propose, daring the present 1481101), the
continuation of the carriage way from the Mall in St.
Jamee'spark to Chariegeroes.
Sir H. VERNEY said be wished to ask the right hoe.
gentleman whether he was prepared to propose the openiog
of a road from Carlton-house-Minim to the northers extre-
mity of Spring.gardene.
Mr. COWPER said that Carlton-house-terrace would be
ceothsued on the greyed thee vacant, and building lessee
bad bees vented by the crown of that ground. It wee set
his intenttou to
0= during the present merloo a Goal&
oustimi of the way from the Mall is St. James's-
park to 01min-erase It was true that much as improve-
ment had bees reemmuended by a committee of the house
in the year 1856, but the committee did not advert to the
fonds from which the cost o that improvement were to be
derived. It would involve the pulling down of the house 'bowl
ixcapied by Messrs. Gordon and Ellie, sod also the widening'
of the northern portion of Spnovgafeloomf. Them works
would involve a considerable outlay, sod it seemed to him
that that outlay would fall most properly opus funds either