The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESSr TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1855.

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that did mot want to be weigh, sail Shen that
Fal".801" h. saaght. I never knew • that
want he be might. The right bee. g man had
talked of the liberty of the press, and we have heard a gnat
deal of it, as If it were like " the air we breathe, with-
out it we die." Now, • what is the liberty et
the press ? It is liberty for a certain number
of penises to slander you anonymously whenever they
please without you having any redress. (Opposition sheep")
It is liberty to the anosyntom libeller and slavery team
ow else. The only way to prevent that is to prohibit of
as from writing anything without affixing his name ft IL
No honest man is ashamed of the sentiments he express.
The people of this country talk • great deal of their love
for fan play, meeting your enemy face to taco, and • hie
stand-up Ira. But I should like to know where is the
fair stand-up fight with then people. You know it may
well, but you leer this moral assassination. You bog ta
punish it, to put it down. sod are afraid to do it, awl dm
ealy way to do it effectually is to do is o
they do it abroad. A couple of years ago It wee
very such the fashion for gentlemen who sit here to
point to France as • area modeL New let as
Imitate France. They have found out the means of punish-
ing every one who publishes anything wi hoot putting his
name to it, sad I have not so bad sa opiate& of the law
officers of the crown but that they meld find the miaow of
doing that hers and thus abate a great nuinnee.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his
belief was that the clause would be found practically te
work without material inconvenience, sad that all those
newspapers whose circulation was considerable, and whose
Sasses therefore was felt over • wide circuit of the
country, would be drawn into it. He admitted, however,
*oath* effect of the bill as it was now drawn, while it re-
moved the objection that a false declaration must be made,
as new, by persons publishing eirculan and peroidicals of
that kind, and who now enjoyed the benefit of the stamp by
making whet was, in fact, a false declaration that they
published a newspaper—while that would be removed by
the bill as it now stood, at the same time it would introduce
mother anomaly, namely, that it would subject that class of
publications to registration. He had no objection after the
opinions he had heard expressed, if the committee should
prefer it, to postpone the clause relating to registration and
sureties, and to attempt to limit them to newspapers. The
effect of that would be to make this bill conform more ex.
only to the object of the original acts, to except periodical
publications generally, and to retain the word "newspaper "
in the bill which it had ham an object to omit, on account
of the difficulty of putting • precise legal construction open
it. However, a level imostructien could be put upon It,
and if the house would go on with the remaining clauses he
would consider this clause, find endeavour to give it that
effect.
The amendment was then withdrawn and the clause was
postponed.
The remaining clauses to the end of the bill wen agreed
to, with some amendments of minor importance.
Oa the question that the chairman should report pars%
Bir el. WILLOUGHBY asked how much the Chosen"'
of the Exchequer expected to derive from the new poop
duty on newspapers.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
when the stamp, instead of being compulsory. became
voluntary, any estimate as to its produce was necessarily
uncertain. But in the financial statement which he had
made the other night he had taken it at 200,0001.
Mr. DISRAELI said that notice had been given of •
class for establishing a copyright in newspapers. (Hear.)
The clause had not been proposed he wished to knew who-
ther the Chancellor of the Exchequer Intended to mini
with it.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be had
the clause with him; and if it was the pleasure of the com-
mittee he was now prepared to move it. Bat, until the
rest of the bill had bees disposed of, he had thought it would
met be convenient to move any new chutes. (Hear, hear.)
Kr. BARROW ssid he objected decidedly to those
disses, bemuse the public had not had the opportunity of
seasYniag them. They bad been promised that this was
es be a bill without penalties, sad he hoped that the copy-
right clause would not be proposed at all, for it contained a
penalty to be recovered in summary , and involving
ow of the most difficult questions that ever came before a
Mart of justice. (Hear,. hear.) The practice of printing
oblitisaal dawns, to be delivered to members without the
=ltartisi of them, was very inconvenient one, and he
the motion would not be made without the public
bola, hir nobs of It.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that In
stating there were no penalties given by this bill, be meant
that there were no penal* iss to be recovered by the govern-
ment or the Attorney-General from the proprietors of news-
papers. It was quite true that the additional clauses con-
tained punkin to be recovered by the proprietors of
newspapers against those who pirated their intelligence ;
but that would be a matter for consideration hereafter. In
giving notice of the clams. he had only followed the usual
practice, and one whieh was of constant occurrence in that
home ; and there was nothing unusual or objectionable in
it. He had gives Deities of the clean four or five days ago.
It had been printed with the votes, and had also appeared
in the ordinary channels of intelligence.
Mr. BRIGHT inked when the right hon. gentleman in-
tended to go into committee again on ibis bill? There
were hundreds of people in a state of agony with regard in
it. (Laughter.) He hoped the right hon. gentleman
would go on with it as quickly as possible. It seemed to be
about the only thing which they should get through this
suoiss.
TM CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
issali la the next sitting of the committee for Monday
wail
TM lass then resumed.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL.
Sir G. GREY moved, pursuant to arrangement, that the
hill should be committed to • select committee.
Mr. T. CHAMBERS said he had meant to propose seeps
aseadnients, which he would not now press.
TM motion was then agreed to.
BANKRUPTCY (IRELAND).
Mr. CAIRNS moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend
smil seneolidato the law of bankruptcy in Ireland.
ABSCONDING DEBTORS (IRELAND).

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LORDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 24.

LATEST FROM ABROAD.

Mr. Ciiiiifialsoi;btriiiidleare to briogg is i bill to
facilitate the more speedy arrest of abaeosdinB debtors in
Isehutd.
THB SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE.

Mr. ROEBUCK, who had a notice ou the paper to move
that Mr. De Vera should be added to this oommittee, laid
that, aim the question iris last before the house, he had
consulted the oommiites, and they had tutaeimously desired
him to say that they thought they should prosecute their
inquiry better is Utak present *audition, without soy adds-
dos to their umbers. (Rear, hear.) Re might also state
that the members of that committee bad bees extremely
sedulous is their attention • ooly on one °Gahm had they
failed 03 make • conunittai ; and hitherto there had sot
bees may division of °pinkie. They felt that they were
entrustedwith a grave and jsdlelal duty ; sad they looked
upon divisions in that house of a pasty charestee es in scorns
way doleg an injury to them ha their foetid* obareater.
(Rear, hear.) They had thereto, esewhided,he order that
those divides. M*bi_be put as end to, that thissiblie
service might be ROMP *, sod that their duty be
less moroseem, apse them,tereseensessd to the hoses the
committee should be allowed to remain as at prehmt sew
'timed. He bed stated this to the noble Led et tlis lead
of the goverment, and the noble lord bad sessied to the
wishes of the assamittee. Therefore he (Kr. Raft* au
sot hefted to some any member to supply the nary
that had less mead. (Bear, hear.)
ID. BEM:NCH said he was sot sorpeteeds sass the
feemer diseuadon, that the hon. sad Warmed mien=
Mold have withdrawn his emotion. Bat with an
Se the committee, he could not coincide in the erbium=
they could tarry on their labours better Is their present
Mate. (A laugh.) He thought it most menthol that *ere
sismaki be as M eimtaittee ate num counected with the
Met Peellemere. who wee competent to examine noel
Mama. Is use surprised that the chairman of the sass-
mitt*, after the late disclosures, should have thought it
always neemeary to refer to the noble lord at the head of
the seweremeat. (Rear, hear.) He repudiated ell them
ONNIIIVIMIND added the speaker's chair, or any such bele.
ealmeett meek. The cooly proper way of appointing
esmaittes wee by the votes of that house. As yet but a
mall poetise of the inquiry as to the transport service bad
bees gm through; imee the necessity of 'bevies some
naval maim en the ensembles. Re most protest against
this eyhesesSe perseveesses la prevectiog such an addition
to sus 'comatose. Re hoped the geveroment would not
=the melien be het ea • —that Capt. Gladstone
he added le the ishassepel sommittes.
After some dlemetess the hem was cleared for a divi-
Mehut bear. the will= me Ist,
. ROEBUCK rose sod mid he did not Intend to
(Chieire,
_legalese, sad miss of " Divide.")
Lai PALMIZIITON add that If the *simian of the
einialsos hider ohleitties Or the isottoo, he for his part
egg
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FINANCIAL MEASURES.
tb. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up
the Loan Bill. tles Insane-tax &U, and the Beebe end
&map Bills, wbfeb were severally read a first Use, and
massed ta be reeds sand tine en Thursday next.
The be *es seemed at twenty minutes to one.

Colonel More, M.P. fee the county of Renfrew,
lees elkilella a letter to his constituents. from Nice, had-
eating his retirement from the representation of the shire.