The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-20 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

BUSINESS OF THE
ND EK WE IN THE LORDS.
MOAY, Dec. 20.
Royal anent by eoroulienun.
NOTICE OF MO HON.—The Loan PIIZAIDIVrt, to move the ad.
Itusinent of the house to Thursday. the Sri of February next.
BUSINESS OF THE WEEK IN THE COMMONS.

IMO. fit

a.DERS OF THE DAi.lslCdaitsNon of aonamittoe of Privilege.;
oort of Committee of Supply.
&mon Resuoro.—New Mislead Orderarfiesit Bill.
NOTICE. OF MOTION ON ORDER OF THE DAT. Mr. J.
O'Cosed., on (make of beagle. up the mat of supply, to move
that the Itch" been k eyes, le any reeniatkin of the committee to
consider to pea, to le inetted to Mapiety, de rodeo iteelf Into
a emulates et the week boon an the peanut dattnete condition of
tlawraiketend.
NOTICE&—Lard J. Rogroh. to mace the ad-
cif the boots until Illurrday, the 3rd of February next._
tr=0,..... to call the attention of the head t
reat he report frem
the taloa committee so private bdtheme, and to mo dove to the
resolutions contained ha theiraid reiggt.-31r. Hens., return of the
mount of tem retailed by the registrar. of the Meer der-antra for
*sista Middlesex in each year, from 1839 to 1846 Melo-rye, copen•e
otedleh end 'rootlet paid to the registrars and deputy. registrars al.,
the uses of such officers' dotes of appointment, ;el": of attend.
ere leek any, and what duties, If any, performed by the registrars in
preen et anytd them--Mr. C. Axerze, +defeat the number of oaken
endsoldiersin garrison at Portamuutb,Dover, Pirmouthm dr:bottom,
during the seven years ending 1847, distinguishing the coinp
number, of measlier+ of the church of England, and the church of
Rome, in each of such garrisons darino, each year, with the amount
of salary or reward pod to any chaplain or minrster of each of the raid
churches mpectively for Li,. spittle-el attend:mot in each go :don
during each year ; copies of reports, petitions, and corresp iudenea,
relative to the propos. d Avolum Harbour at Holyhead—Mr. Pero,
that the million from the governors end guardians of the poor of
Norwich for &committee on the l'oor Remove.' Act be printed with the
voter —Mr. B. B. Commis. that the pethione or the lithitaro Rolobto
of Wbadour, presented In 1848 and 1847, be printed with the votes; to
ask question, of the President of the Board of Trade relative to ogre.
spondence with the Commissioners of ileilwaya on the subject of the
liungerford Extension Railway; and whether the Board of
Trade intend to provide !moieties redreth for placing the
town of Deviate on the proper"d line of Great Wretch
Railway from London to Reeler by the bill still pending for the
proposed Berke and Hunts (Hungerford Fatenalo%) Railway to
Vr'e•tbury, with s branch to Devizes, as prayed by the inbubitanu of
Devizes be:elite neighbourbood--Mr. Hundev, that it be at meteor--
lion to the committee on the rank Charter, de., to Inquire specially
into the reasons which induced the directors of the Pant of England
Os reduce their minimum rate of diacount on tbe 27th day of Auenst,
1846, to three percent, and to continue it at that rate WI the 14th day
of January, 1847; and to report their opinion thereon.-31r. O.
iIIOMPSON, copies of the annual reports of the superintendent of reads
and tanks within the presidency of Bombay, from the dot to the latest
received in this country; correspondence relative to the proper", road
from Viogorls to Belgaum ; oast of eendruetion of the Bhore
or Kundtha gbant road, rates of Celle thereon and annuol pro-
duce from first imporiltioe; of engineeting' particulate and
oast of road from Beliary to !lime, and of Impart std export
trade and annual produce of the customs of the port with
which It ofrarmuaicatero from 1838 to 1846, both Inclusive.—
Mr. Gianeross, to inquire of her Malatya government, whether the
edger of Governor Grey, to that part of the despatch of Earl Grey,
doted Dec. 23, 1816, which relates to public lands in New Zealand,
has yet Oren renewed, and whether It is intended to ler It at on early
period on the table of the house.— Mr. FONOTEt. tabular returns of the
names of the contractor., with the date of contract, for the supply of
forage (i oats, hay and straw), to each of the catairliwthr.tets
under the of (Mnce, In and within the space of 20 miles
round London, stating the qoantity and price of the articles supplied
by "oh contractor, and the name. of the places where delivered, in
each env from 1840 to l 817; and of the sue, of coal to each of the
ogablishmente under the Board of Ordnance, In and within 20 miles
sound Leedom staring the quantity, quality, and mid of the male
supplied by each in
Toth and the names cf the pines where the
coal woo delirered, in ea^..li year from 1832 to 1847; also, similar re.
tarns for each of the districts of the metropolitan pollor.—lfefor
BLACKALL, that the petition of George Gun Hay, Req. (presented
Dec. 17) be printed with the Votea.—Mr. Kee that the petition of
guardions of Downpatnek Union (presented Dee!. 17) be printed with
the Votes—Sir 0. Gesso to nominate the committee of privileges
on petition, complaining of the undoe interference of Earl
Fitahardinge at the late election for West Gloucestershire.—Mr.
Wousoth, nomination of died onarnittee on petition of str W.
Jones, M.P., relative to a petition presented spied hie return for
Cheltenham.-111r. O. A. lianutuo, that peUtton of Edward Grogan,
Faq., relative to a petition presented against his return for City of
Dahlia, be referred to some committee.

NEOYEYDAY.Drc. V.

ORDER OF THE DiY.—Committee on Roman ()albeit, Rellef
Bill,
NOTICES OF AIOTIONS.—Mr. Lave, on motion fur going intoeorn.
ellipse on the Homan thitboho Relief Bill, to move, os tin amendment,
that this house do resolve itself into ■ committee upon the >aid bill
this day sin months —Mr. WILLIAM Scull WE:OFM, in committee on
the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, to move a elstor fir repealing the dis-
abilities by whit Roman eatbolics are disqualified from Ailing the
office of Lord Chancellor of 'retsina.
THURSDAY, Dec. 23.

NOTIC6B OP MOTlO:iB.—Lord 0. !♦mrrucx, select committee,
to inquire into the present conditica and prospects of her 'Aiail.ty'S
ERIK and Woo Indian pare•sioos and the Mauritius, and of the plant-
ing interest connected therewith, with o view to their relief.—Mr.
Horr, in the event of the success of Lord George Bentinck's motion,
for the appoint., nt of e velvet committee, " to inquire into the state
of the Picot India latinda, and the Mauritius," to move " that this
Noose will resolve nal( into a committee MI the hope Duties, Act of
1818; and to prop se in thecarismittee a resolution to the effect, that
It is expedient that, pending sorb inquiry, the operation of such
clauses of the set of .846 a. relate too descending scels of duties on
foreign sugar shill be vn•pended and held in abeymitc, cod that the
amount of duties 111011 levied on sugar shill be levied until parliameut
shall have reordered the report of the select committee proposed to
be appointed.--Mr. C. Avatar, address for paper. relative to Lord
Palmenton's foreign policy.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.
NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT.—The bill to sue-
bend the operation of the New Zeeland Government Act
(9 &10 Vic., e. 103) consists of 9 clauses. See. 1 suspends
so much of the government act, and the letters patent pawed
under it, " as relates to the constitution and establishment
of two separate assemblies within the said island, and to the
constitution and establishment of a general assembly in and
for the said island," and their powers, privileges, dm, for
five years. Sec. '2 reviews the act 3 4 Vic., c. 62, and the
letters patent of 16th Nov., 1841, and the instructions of sth
Dec., 1841, vesting the legislative as well as the executive
authority in a governor and legislative council of officials
and nominees. Sec. 3 authorises the governor to increase
the number of the legislative council. Sec. 4 authorises
hint to constitute provincial legislative councils in both
provinces. Sec. 5 enacts, " that it shall and may
be lawful fir the said governor-in-chief from time
to time, by and with the advice and consent of the raid
legislative c.uncil, by ordinance, to depart from the said
fint-meatioced instructions, in so far as the same relate to
the nature and extent of the said qualification" [i. e. the
qualification to be posessed by the maycr, court of alder.
men, and common council and burgesses of the municipal
districts], " and to make and ordain such other or further
rules and regulations, with respect to the nature and extent
of the qualification for burgesses in the said municipal dis-
tricts, or any of them." Sec. 6 reserves to the crown the
power of disallowing the governor's ordinances. The three
remaining clauses are the usual formal clauses in such acts.
POPULATION, POOR'S RATE, &C.—A return was
issued on Saturday, "showing the population, the annual
value of property rated to the poor's rate, the expenditure
for the relief of the poor, the rate in the pound on the value
of rated property. of such expenditure, the total number of
paupers relieved, including casual poor, the proportion per
cent. to the population of the persons relieved, and the rate
per head of the expenditure on the total number of paupers
relieved, according to the last returns which have been laid
before parliament : Population in 1841 : England,
15,906,741 ; Scotland, 2,620,184 ; Ireland, 8,175,124. An-
nual value of property rated to the poor rates England,
62,540,0301. ; Scotland, 9,320,7841. ; Ireland, 13,204,2341.
Expenditure for the relief and maintenance of the pone,
year 1845.6: England, 4,954,2041.; Scotland, 295,2321.;
Ireland, 425,1841. Rate in the pound of expenditure for
relief, &c., of the poor on annual value of property rated to
the poor's rate: England, Is. 7d.; Scotland, 74d. ; Ireland,
Bd. Total number of paupers relieved, including casual
poor : England, 1,330,557 ; Scotland, 96,320 ; Ireland,
257,236. Proportion per cent.. of number of paupers relieved
to population: England, 8.4; Scotland, 3.7; Ireland, 3.1.
Rate per head of expenditure on total number of paupers
relieved : England, 31. 14s. 51d. ; Scotland, 31. Os. 94d. ;
Ireland, IT. 13e. Old.
FIRST REPORT FROM TIIE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
PRIVATA 2itit.s.—The select committee appointed to con.
eider what improvement can be adopted in tne mode of coo-
'Jutting private business, have reported as follows " That
the chairman of the committee of ways and mean, do examine
' all private bills, whether opposed or unopposed, and do call
the attention of the house to all points relating thereto which
q 're it.—That there be furnished
tinleig=nhoirt,t,: eoreenunlitte of ways and means, by the
agents, espies of all private bills, copies of all amendments
intended to be introduced in committee, copies of all bills es
amended no committee ; and likewise copies of all amend-
nuts made its the House of L3rds and of all amendments
M the lords' amendments intended to be proposed in the
Howse of C,immons.—That the examiner of recognisance,
with such aesistance ea may be found requisite, do aid the
' chairman of the committee of ways and means in the dis-
charge of the above-mentioned duties.
DAYS OF CIIOO3INO ELECTION COMMITTEES.—
, 'Notices have been Denied by the chairman of committees,
that select committees for determining the matters of peti.
Lions complaining of undue elections will be chosen as
follows Great Yarmouth, Malden, and Cheltenham,
Monday, 7th Feb., 1848, at two o'clock, in No. I committee
room; West Gloucestershire and Great Marlow, Thursday,
10th Feb., 1848, at two o'clock, in No. I room. All parties
interested are directed to attend as above, or by their counsel
or agents.
EDUCATION (INDIA).—A return bee just been
printed by order of the House of Comment'. showing the
number of rcholars in the several wheals and other establish-
meats for education maintained at the public expense, in the
gorettdoefe4VA,oflBl4l.srittiterelnwdiear.. letighit'Priolk;nt up
to
onorttte-
western provinces, containing 2,186 children ; of these 82
were Christians, 1,597 were Hindoos, and 507 Mehomedans.
In the lower provinces of the Bengal presidency there were
37 echools, with 7,036 scholars; of these 154 were Christians,
4,186 Iliudoos, 907 fdahomedans, and 1,789 other than these
three clauses. In the presidency of Bombay there ere 10.5
schools, with 8,130 scholars ; of these 7,916 were Hindoos,
and 272 Mahomedana. Is the presidency of Madras there
are no educational establishments maintained at the public
expense, with the exception of the medical school,containing
l
STATEMENT OP SUMS VOTED AND EXPENDED FOR
Ratter AND INIWADVIINENT IN IRELAND.—This account
shows that the sum of 10,342,5001. was voted by psrliament
since Ist August, 1846, for relief and improvement in Ire-
land. Of this sum, 7,815,5521. has been expended as fol-
lows 4,914,000/. in labour relief ; 1,676.0001. for food relief
and fever hospitals; 31,0521. advanced to parties for land
improvements, but applications have been received for
1,763.0002' and loans have been sanctioned to the amount of
609,0001.; 339,0001. has been expended in the formation of
railroads, and 281,0001. more has been appropriated, and will
be expended by the sth of July, 1848 ; 250,0001. has been
lost is commissariat operations, and donations to the amount
of 19,0001. have been made to relief committees by order of
the Lord-Lieutenant. The total amount of money which
boo yet to be expended is 2,016,4181,

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