The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

IMPERiAL PARLIAMENT.

MOUSE OP LORDS.—MOWDAY. AUG. 21.
The LORD CHAWCILLOI took hie seat at Ave o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
SECOND READlNO.—Lisedon (CitySINESS.) Small Debt* MIL
PUBLIC BU
SECOND READINOS.—Stock in Trans Exemptlost ; Ont-Prnsiont
ere • INe.
CUMISITTEE4.—Turspike Aets Oast ;Tithehe fit-charge,
Sex, DeWitt (No. 3) ; Strom Navigation ; Aaibte Manors
Cooinnadoera, ke. • 13orowths Ineurporatioa ; Militia Pay
Poor-law Union Charges (No. 2) ; Pooplaw Union District
Schools ;
READlNGS.—lnaolvent Of Coort ; Money Order
Department (Post-alit); Registers of Bas (Scotland) ; Court at
Justkiary (ScoUand) ;
PETITIONS Lord CAMPBELL, from the iohabitants of the
Orlinet Blonds, complaining of Die present Insufficient ramie of emu.
inunic:dion betwvn ,from islands yodel e mainland of Scotland.
FAN of PORTESCUE, from the Mayor l Waterford, stating the ap-
prehentions entertained In Ireland of the aPProeth 0( dont, a.l
praying for
too adoption of preventive soessures.-11se Bishop of
OXFORO, from certain Mergymen, against the Charity Tenet Regu-
lation Bill.
PAPERS PRESENTED—By the Marouls of LANSDOWNE.
RETURNS PItE.,ENTED.—By the Marquis of LANSDOWNE. •
copy o* the It loth report of the commlwkwers of it ; minutes
tithe Comminceof Council on faluottion kr the year 18174.
NOTICE OF MOTION.—StArs Taus.—Lord DENMAN, todsor-
TOW, to more en address on the tublect of the alive trade.
ALLEGED FELONY BY A SERVANT GlRLheard.
The Earl of RADNOR, who was very imperfectly
in the gallery, celled-attention to the case of the servant girl
who had been charged with • felony in Wiltshire, for piving
broken victuals to a beggar. The noble earl was understood
to vindicate the emdoet of the Rev. Mr. Hawkins, the com-
mitting magistrate, and to intimate that he had not been re.
pie:tended by the judge, Mr. Justice Coleridge.
Lord BROUGHAM had the greatest confidence in the
respectabl, portion at the newspapers and more particularly
in their law reports. In this Case lose papers distinctly
stated that the learned judge reprimanded both the coin-
=Wing magi.trate and the prosecutor. Wnen the infor-
mation ou which the girl had been charged was presented t
the house he would again call their lordship' attention to the
subject.
THE IRISH REBELS.
Lord BROUGHAM wished to know whether it was true
that certain Roman catholic prelates and priests in Ireland
bad presented a memorial to the Eirl of Clarendon praying
for t mer of the crown towards the misguided and de-
ludedhe cy
men who had beck engaged in the insurrection in
Ireland
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had no official know-
ledge that such a memorial
CHO or petitionLEßA. had been presented.
liE
Earl FORTESCU E,. en presenting the petition frin Wa-
terfonl on this subject, said that he hope.) it would attract
the attention of her Majesty's government.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE maid a bill had been in-
troduced on tl-m subject in the other house, and it was a ma-
to., he need hardy say, which had engaged the anxious ate
tenfon of his noble friend the Chief Commissioner of Woods
and Forests. (Hear.)
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL.
Lord REDESDALE inquired whether it was the inten-
tion of the governmeat to proceed with this bill during the
present sermon ? The bill, he understood, had just been
brought up from the ether house.
The LORD CHANCELLOR intimated that it was the
intention of the government to proceed with the bill.
Lord REDESDALE pro:mted against proceeding with a
measure of so mach importance in the mouth of August.
Earl GREY said it would be desirable, no doubt, to post-
pone such a bill until next session, it it could then be re-
sumed by their lordship where it had been left by the other
house ; bat it it were now put off until next session the pro-
bability was that it woad be lost altogether.
After a few words from the Earl of HARDWICKE,
Lord REDESDALE said it was impossible that any bill
discusred at this period of the session could be fairly consi-
dered. He should move that the 24th standing order of the
house which referred to the subject should be read.
The order haying been read,
Lord REDESDALE said he should next move that the
bill be pwrioned for three months.
The a.OIID CHANCELLOR said that in the bill
referred to in the 24111 stooling order there clearly was not
lima to consider it during the remainder of that session,
but that could not tie said with reference to this hill, in their
lordships' house.
Lord REDESDALE again urged the postponement of
the measure so an act of grace on the part of the government
to the opposition.
Lord BROUGHAM said the Commons alone had no
right to dieranchise any borough by suipending its writ ; it
could only be disfranchised by King, Lords, and CCEIIOIOIII
conjointly.
The Duko of WELLINGTON thought their :lordships
would do right to ba in the possession of the bill. Its object I
was to forma new jurisdiction for the decision •.f these cases,
and their lordship woul I have to pronounce on the measure
without previous inquiry at their bar. He thought it was
a subject of so much importance that it ought not to be
passed without doe consideration. (Hear, hear.)
Earl GREY said the practice of suspending writs was no
novelty ; the noble and leased lord (Lord Brougham) con-
curred in suspending the writ for East Retford for two years.
Lord BROUGHAM did not object to the House of Com-
mons exercising the power of saspeuding a writ in such a
case as East Retread ; but he complained of such • practice
becoming general.
The second reading of the bill was then postponed until
Thursday.
THE SLAVE TRADE.
On the notice of motion by Lord D assist; on this subject,
The Bishop of OXeoan said, as he could not be present
to-morrow Africa beggpi to state that if the Itlockade of
the coast of was wthdrawn, it would be a frightfully
retrograde step, and he hoped, therefore, that the eddies, of
the WMe and learned lord would ba adopted.
TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL.
On the motion that the house should go into committee la
this bill,
The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL complained of certain
chases being introduced into the bill foreign to its declared
object
The Marquis of C LA.NRIC &EDE said the bill was merely
a continuation of former acts.
The bill thenspassod through committee; and the house
adjourned at seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, AUG. 21.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
.e atop REARING.--74amuR of Bates Estate BEL

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY ETEN ING, AUGUST 22, 1848.

irty to the commandos, there would be no wart W adju-
ieste.
Mr. ANSTRY supported the amendment, and contended
at these oommaissioners' eourts might be abolished without
lay infraction of editing treaties for the suppression of the
Ave trade. He should prefer to meet the vote with a direzt
egativr, as he believed the object of it was to keep up sine-

sit al* etimeive thii day. Th. thauselidiethined, attirenty
ratealUesewit raX. Tr puipfai:ori,sa•a•
TSZ jasliANL SUCTION.
On the motion for going into mommittee ot supply,
lien.
PriIiOSSALD said that on Prlday of the
and learned Attorsey-Osnerel had; thee& it nemesery
to mention hie name in his absence, in reply to some obser-
vations from thwould hair e hoe. ape learne
more d member tor Youchal.
it s been emisistent with ooar-