The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-21 00:00:00

-POOR•LAW
BILL•

Sir G. GRIT appeared at the bar, and informed the
house that the House of Lords dulled a ocateratos oa the

*abject of the amendments to the Poor-law Administration
M. Sir O. Grey and several other members were appointed
on the part of the Commons. On hie return, the
right gentleman informed the house that the bill with
the amendments had been left with the House of Lords.

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Mr. HUME then rose inc;lltlTeattention of the house to
the state of the province of Scinde. He said that politically
and commercially our occupation of Scinde was unjustifiable.
We had established there a most rigid military despotism.
Hie object was to ask what its future government wan to be;
whether it was to be placed under the same government as
the other territories of the East India Company, or whether
it was to become a Queen's colony, or to remain under mili-
tary government ?
Sir J. HOBHOUSE was sure he sou not expected to give
any opinion as to the soiuisition of Scinde. He had found
the province under a military government, and with scarcely
a civil officer employed therein. General Napier had re-
ported that this mode of administering a newly acquired
province was not merely better and safer but more cheap
than any other system. On the first blush he (Sir J. Hob-
house) must say that he did not entirely acquiesce in that
opinion, but this was a question he would not go into. The
whole province was at present in complete tranquillity, and
so far the military system had answered well. He must say,
however, that in his own judgment this system could not last.
Mt was to bee province of British India, it must, of course,
be governed u British India was governed. As to restoring
the Ameen and the old government of Scinde, he consi-
dered that this would be wholly inexpedient. In the pro-
vince itself such an idea was viewed with great apprehension
by the natives. The ultimate regulation of the province
would, of course, be open to future discussion ; but the pre-
sent resolution was that, on the departure of Sir C. Napier,
Made should be annexed to the government of Bombay.
There was a despatch on the subject from Sir C. Napier,
which he was ready to lay before the house, and with this
view would formally move for its production.
Sir R. INGLIS denounced the treatment of the Auteers
as utterly unjust and cruel.
After a few words from Sir D. L. EVANS the motion of
the right hon. baronet was agreed to.
I AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRISH RELIEF.

Mr. BROTHBRTON moved an addreu for • copy of
the letter from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to
her Britannic Majesty's nunistrr at Washington, acknow-
ledging the donation in food and money of the legislature
and citizens of the United States of America for the relief of
the famine in Ireland.

Mr. BROWN seconded the motion, and mentioned that
part of the contributions came from the Indian population of
the far wee.

Viscount PALMERSTON passed a warm eulogiurn upon
the prompt munificence exhibited by the people of the
United States towards the distremed population of I reland—
a benevolence not only most valuable in its immediate re-
sults, but which was calculated to increase kindness and
gdod will between the two countries. Heat once acceded to
the motion.
Viscount MORPETH give his persona testimony to the
warmth of fraternal feeling evinced by the people of the
United States of America towards the children of the old
country. Whatever occasions of momentary annoyance
arose from time to time, let but the voice of distress be
raised by the men of England, whether on their own soil or
as emigrants to the western continent, and the hearts and
purses of the men of America were at once opened by the
appeal. (Hear, hear.)
The motion woo then agreed to.
CASE OF COL. MUNN.

Mr. S. WORTEElntiveifOT"JoiTiieatif all memorials or
petitions presented by the late Lieut.• Col. Muun, formerly
of the 14th and afterwards of the 27th regiment of Native
Infantry in India, or by Mrs. Harriet Munn, his widow, to
the board of directors of the Rut India Company, or the
President of the Illiard of Control, complaining of deprival
of his just promotion in the Indian army, and of the loss of
the pay attached to his rightful rank, and the answers there-
to, as well as of any order or orders issued by the commander-
in-chief
or the Governor General of India, in the month of
May, 1824, for the division of the said 14th regiment, and
the regulation of the promotion to take place in such division."
Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE bad no objection to produce the
paper' ; and if au injury was found to have been inflicted,
deserving of indemnification, he was willing to have it re-
dressed. At the same time be mast observe, that the wrong
done to Lieut.-Col. Munn was one resulting from a general
arrangement of the service.—The return was then ordered.
DESERTERS FROM THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Mr. HUME mor,lf, r " a return of the number of soldiers
of her Majesty's land forces, cavalry and infantry, that have
been marked as deaerters, stating the number in each regi-
ment, in each of the three last years. Also a copy of any
general orders by the commander of the forces respecting
branding, and now in force. Similar return for the marine
forces. Similar return for the navy."
Mr. F. MAULE had no objection to the production of the
returns ; and ho begged to say, with reference to the practice
of branding deserters, that the operation was one which
sailors submitted to voluntarily, being nothing more than
tattooing aD on the skin with gunpowder. The returns
were then ordered.