The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-03 00:00:00

(Heat, best.) The bon. member (Mr. ?du/rough) .
THE NEW RETURN OF NEWSPAPER
had put the ere, as one of °dandy. When an
hon. member had a measure to bring forward, the provisions STAMPS.
Of which were unknown to the hones, and which had been
matured after much study, it was due to him as a matter
of wades, to allow him to bring in the bill. This, how-
ever, was not a ease of that sort, because every one knew
what was the natured the measure which the hon. member
wished to introduce. For his part, he differed from the
bee. number on the subject. It was true that in Scotland
se qualification was required, but that arose out of the Act
of Union,sed was an exception to thirds which prevailed in
England and Ireland,and he did not sea any logic in the argin
Mont that they should make the rule bend to the exception.
He did not intend to make the exception bend to the rule,
but he was for leaving things as they were. This was not
a moment to enter into the details of why it seemed to him
that the proposal was not one which it was desirable to
adopt; but he would take the broad ground, that it was pert
of a great change in the representative arrangemi nte of the
country, and that there was en understanding that those
matters were to be postponed to a later t.eriod. On that
ground, he should certainly object to bring in a billet pre-
sent, which would only tend to load the orders of the day
without the probability of its passing ii.to law.
Mr. CRAUFURD said that by the practical working of
the non-qualification pri..ciple in Scotland it was sufficiently
proved to work well there, and would work as well in Eng-
land and Ireland. He referred also to the report of the'
Barnstaple election committee, after which, he thought, it
would be impossible to guild by the property qualification.
Mr. W HITESIDE said he could not admit the tegument
drawn from the example of Scotland in favour of this bill,
which would go to alter that which had been the law of the
land for centuries; and it was not convenient now to begin
each a measure
Mr. CROSSLEY supported the bill ; he said the Home
of Commons ought to be a fair representation of all classes
of the people, and he knew some men who would do honour
to that assembly, if any constituency would send them and
pay them for their services, and he did not ate why the
house should object.

The return of newspaper stamps just issued gins
he following results:

-
First Quarter. Second Quarter,
Daily News • 319,191 348,044
Morning Herald . 303 000 299,000
Morning Poet . . 205,000 226,000
Morning Chronicle . 162,600 186,000

Express . . 177,133 196,369
°lobs . . . 175,000 195,e00

Sun . • • • 168,000 192,000

104,000 Standard •. . . 103,000

tt TrA,..l 545

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Mr. MURROGGH, in reply, said that the obstructive
power of the h use was very great in r gard to such mea-
sures as this • but his only chance fur this bill was to press
it to a division now. The member for Antrim had
sail that if they wanted a comprehensive system of reform
they must look to the government of which the noble lord
wee the head ; but he would ask any one who bad bend
that n'ght the speech of that noble lord, the sot disant leader
of • liberal party, whether he could be so deluded as to ex-
pect large measures of parliamentary reform from him ? And
hos* uld the noble 1 red have spoken thus.remembering that
within his own parliamentary experience Mr Prinsep, the
But India director, with far lard. r property than most of
the membered that house, and Mr. Wilberforce, at annthet
period, were unseated on technicalities, and that there
was a petition to parliament, of the most venation
description, against the Attorney-General for Ireland, who
was a member of his own government? (Hear.) That
learned gentleman at least ought to step forward and assist
in carrying this measure. He knew that cabinets were
often divided in opinion upon the question of parliamentary
reform ; and some liberal members of the government ought
to support an independent member in • motion of this.
description. The bill which he now proposed only followed
that which was intr. duesd formerly by the hon. gentleman
lately the member for Devanpor, and he did not ask the
house to biad itself to tee principle, hut to allow the bill to
i be brought in, and its details to be discussed.
The house then divided on the question of giving leave
to b.lag in the bill:
Ayes 27
Noes _ _ 2B-1

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CEWS FROM ABROAD

The Moniteur of yesterday contains the following;
" BOULOGNE, BlAaca 1, HALIP-PAbT 5.
"The Emperor has just arrived at Boulogne, after
visiting and inspecting the camp at Helfaut this
morning."

The Alonileur also contains the following reply by
the Emperor to Lord Elgin's communication, accom-
panying the address of the Canadian Legislature,
which had divided its contribution to the Patriotic
Fund between the French and English armies:
Palace of the Tuileries, Feb. 27, 1855.
My Lord,—l thank you for having communicated to me
the address of the Legislative Council and the Legitimise
Assembly of Canada to the Queen of England. It would be
difficult to connect one's self in a more patriotic or more
touching manner wi.h the success of our arms in the East,
end with the misfortunes inseparable from this greet
contest. Moved as I am, I big you to be as-
sured, with the eloqucat testimony of such deep eym.
pathy, our country wia not see, without being
grateful for it, that at the remembrance of their French
origin the population of Canada have not wished to mpg-
rate in their felicitations and offeriugs those whom a cow
munity of dangers so nobly unites. Deign to be the inter-
preter of my sentiments to the Legislative Council sad
Legislative Assembly of Canada, es I believe I am myself of
the sentiments of France.
Receive, my lord, the assurance of my high esteem.
NAPOLEON.

The bill was they. fore lost.
Mr. MURROUGH then announced that, as he found
the feeling of the bouts was strongly sgeinSt the nther hill
he proposed, to abolish the privilege of members of parlia-
ment from t, he should withdraw it, though hie own
opinions on the subject were ueebanged.
Mr. J. BALL moved for • copy of any instructions issued
to the postmasters in Ireland in regard to the reduced rates
of postage on letters addressed to France, with the data at
which such instructions were issued.
After a few words from Mr. WitrioN, the motion was
agreed to.
ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY (IRELAND).
Mr. NAPIER obtained leave to bring in • bill to amend
the Act 3 & 4 Wm. IV., c. 37, by providing that the pro-
perty or income ax payable in respect of the income from
ecclesiastical property in Ireland shall be • deduction in
estimating the vsl•e of such property for the purpose et
taxation by the Ecclesiastical Commissioner..
SEATS OF SECRETARIES OF STATE IN Till
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Lord PALMERSTON moved for leave to bring in a bill'
to enable a third secretory and under-secretary of state to
sit in the House of Commons. He said that by an Act of
6 Anne and 16 Geo. 11. no at see than two secretaries of
mate could sit in the House of Commons ; and by 22 Geo.
111. it was doubtful whether a third undersecretary could
sit in the Commons. There being now four secretaries of
state, it might be conducive to the public service if more
than two secretaries and undersecretaries of state could sit
in the House of Commons.
Leave was given to bring in the bill, and the house then
adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock.