The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-05 00:00:00

BUSINESS OF THE WEEK IN THE COMMONS

Merrimac, Fin. 6.
NOTICES OF MOTION.—SESSIONAL ORDERS.—
Lord J. Russau.—The following reselutions:-
1. That in the present session of parliament all orlon of
the day, set down in the order-book for Mondays, Wednes-
days, sad Fridays, snail be disposed of before the house will
proceed upon any motions of which notices chill have been
2. That at the time fixed fur the commencement of public
business, en days ea which orders have precedence of notices
of medese, mid after the notices of motions have been dis-
posed cies all other days, Mr. Speaker do direct the clerk
at the table to read the orders of the day without any ques-
tion being pat.
3. Thai the orders of the day be disposed of in the order
in whisk they stead upon the paper ; the right being re-
'served to her Majesty's ministers of placing government
orders at the bead of the list, in the rotation in which they
sees to be takes on the days on which government bills have
poreadems.
4. That as melee than hereafter be given beyond the
period whisk shall include the four days next following on
whisk notices are entitled to precedence ; due allowance
being made for any intervening ee'journment of the house,
and the period bed: g in that ease so far extended as to in-
skit hur notice days falling during the sitting of the home.
11. That the house do meet every Wednesday at twelve
(Vele& at noon, for private business. petitions, and orders of
the day, and do continua to sit until six o'cl, ck, unless per
Assii, adjourned.
'• Hat when such business km been disposed of, or at sin
*Meek precisely, notwithstanding there may be business
wader discussion, Mr. Speaker do adjourn the hoses without
patting any question.
7. That whenever the house shall be in committee at six
*Week, the chairman do immediately report progress, and
Mr. Speaker do resume the chair, and adjourn tthhe house
without putting any question.
That the business under discussion, and any business
mot Mow' of at the time of such adjournment, do stand
as maw
ekes el the day for the next day on which the house
ft*.
9. That when anybill shall be presented by a member of
this Mum, or shall be brought from the Lords, the questions
" That this bill be now read a first time," and " That this
bill be printed," shall be decided without amendment or
debate.
10. That the Committees of Supply, and Ways sad Means,
may be appointed to sit on an day an which Orders of the
Day shall have preesdenes of Notices of Motions.
11. That when OM se other :matter (except Supply or
Ways and Means) las beam partly considered in committee,
and the chairman has boom directed to report proven and
ask leave to sit again, and the hones shall have ordered that
the committee shall sit again an a particular day, the
Speaker shall, when the ends: he the committee has been
read, hethwith leave the dub without putting any question,
and the booms shall thereupon resolve itself into such com-
mittee, sakes a membee don have given notice of an in
stemeina Is mob seemniftee.
12. That at the dose et the preaseMngs of a committee of
the whole bones ea a bill, the chairman shall report the bill
forthwith to the hews, and when amendments shall have
been aerie Hants the sum shall be agreed to conditionally
wfthent Mats, awl a time appointed foe taking the same
intesendikratice.
18. That with respect to any bill brought to this house
frau*, Reese of Lords, or returned by the House of Lords
to this house with amendments, whereby any pecuniary pe-
nalty, forfeiture, or fee, shall be authorised, imposed, appro-
priated, regulated, varied, or extinguished, this house will
not insist on its ancient and undoubted privileges in the
following caves :
I. Whoa the object of such pecuniary penalty or forfeit
ore is to secure the execution of the act or the punishment
or prevention of offences :
2. Where such fees are imposed in :upset of benefit
taken or envies rendered order the act, and in order to
the megaton of the act, and are not made payable into the
Treasury or Exchequer, or in aid of the public revenue, and
do not form the ground of public amounting by the parties
receiving the same, either in respect of deficit or swim.
3. When each bill shall be a private bill fora local or per
soul act.
14. That after Tuesday, the let day of May next, orders
of the day shall have precedence of notices if motions on
Thursdays, right being reserved to her Majesty's mini-
sters of placing government orders at the head of the list, as
on Mon ys and Fridays.
IRELAND.—Sir Wrtstare Sonunvirzs—Seleet ewe-
mittee on Irish Poor Laws.
Mr. Daman—Marne of the number of troops of the
line sr ease Mess in the ineurreation in Ireland,
as swellissed in Me from the throne
with the end mimes ertirke killed and wounded,
Merercuraber sad demipeen of breve engaged
on both
video. Of the anent of simmer and coat in wading trays
Ma Geed Bads te Inland, and ia moving the several
regiments awl elbow armed Mesa in varicose part of
Ireland on the wession of the said alleged insurrection.
Return of the rushee and mass of persons arrested under
the Suspension of the Habeas Cowrie Act in Ireland. and
fee what slimed sets or offences, their peolsetion or calling,
eye beeith of impriaciunent, and it ht sot en bail or other-
whs.
SATTARA.—Mr. Hymn—Copies ',the minutes and pre-
tender of the Court of Directors of the East India Con.
piny easpeedes the senfiseating of the territory of the
Setters state; with espies et ral posessis mph* the East
India Canspaare eedwaides thsi teelhey, emit depriving
the heise of thole —WO tallest lis Maths hetersua the Er it
isasombpgag bad the leks Retehaef OWN= ; together with
eopiese=redinge dike Board et Owing sanctioning
thst
CHURCH REFORM.—Mr. Holman—To ask the First
Lewd of the Treasury whether goroomnat has mantra in
esmesseplabon on say of the three fidiewing abject : 1.
The semmeltion Of UM Omomiesion. 2. The
hiss of she sod Onlaboa funds. 8. The reform
et eathedrel to as to raider them more
geaseally mat
TIIIIILDAT, Fan. 6.
IRILAND.—Sir Gloms Gant—Bill for the confine-
SOSO of the suspension of the Hahne Corpus Acts in Ireland
for a limited time.
Mr. Ciarrren—On motion for the continuance, of the
Habeas Corpus !Suspension Act, to move a call of the house.
Sir B. H. lious—Adelnse for copy of any easansunios-
dm from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Bari Grey,
on the subject of the rank of pennons described ea prelates of
the Boman catholic church in Ireland, to which communises.
don the Earl Grey adverted en his Circular Despatch of the
20th des? of November, 184 T.
Mr. U. HllllllT—That the minutes of the evident*
taken before the *sleet committee appointed in the lain