The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRr SS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1849.

vey of Scotland would proceed pari poras with that of the
rut of Oho country.

Mr. COBDBN said he was not sum that the best plea
was adopted for selling the maps; it would, perhaps, be
better If they were open to all the bocicvillers and stationers.
(Hear, hear.) Ue cid pot think the public were rufficiently
acquainted with the cheap rate at which they were offered-
-2.. per sheet. Gentlemen interested in particular localities
might get an ',Act map of their estates for 21. a sheet; and
if all booksellers end stationers had the opportunity of dis-
posing of these maps no doubt they would de so.
Col. ANSON said that question bad been well considered,
and the difficult, was in the increase of the entabliahment at
Southampton which would be necessary for supplying maps
to every person applying for them. They found it much
more coovenient to supply them to regular agents, by whom
they might be distributed to others. However, the subject
wee one well worth consideration.

Mr. HUME mid if the same principle was applied is in
the distribution rf ramps—allowing a small discount to
retry o • who s,,ld them—there would be no difficulty at
all. At precut there was considerable difficulty in obtain-
ing the maps, for if a bookseller was applied to, not getting
any profit on them, be said he knew nothing at all about
them.

Mr. COBDEN did not mein that the ordnenee ought to open
accounts with all the persons to whom mops w 4 re supplied;
bat if they had a del tit or store in London, where country
statioaen might bay the in referring to their own locality,
it would be worth Mt it while to do so.
The vote wee then agreed to.
The next item was 86,6591. to complete the mat nem.
eery for the non-elf stave service, military and civil.

Major BLACKALL complained that the privilege given to
Lieutenant colonels in the royal araliery and engineers of re-
tiring on fuil pay, was not extended to the officers of the
line. Of the former, 31 had retired in one veer, while in the
whole of the line, only 20 had so retired. He knew that 12
lieutenant-colonels of the artillery, and five of the engineers
had declined to aoc.r; the boon offered them, of filling tip
the vacancies; and this boon might have been suitably ex-
tended to old officer.) of the line.
Mr. F. MAUDE said there were rearms fee the difference
pointed out, which the honourable and gallant member had
overlooked. The proposal of the filling up the vacancies
item officers of the line, was one on which be was not pre-
pared to give an opinion.
Mr. HUME called attention to the continued increase of
the half-pay w0m2,0001. in 1828, to upwards of 41,0001. in
1849. Very soon they would have to vote as much for half-
pay as was formerly voted for the whole force. The expense
of brevets he found stated at 20,0001. This he considered
pore waste, owing to the wholesale system of promotion in
army, navy, and ordnance.
Col. ANSON gave a short explanation, but in so low a
tune that he was inaudible in the gallery.
Mr. HUME complained that by the present plan senior
aims were promot:d merely because they were old t Moen.
Such men ought to retire at once.
Mr. COBDEN referred to the item for the governor of
Monte Video.

Lord J SIIB3BLL Ins understood to my .that there
would be no further expenditure on that head.
Mr. COBDEN hoped the late interference In the Rim
Flom would be a warning to our merchants in foreign part.
not again to call for gosernment interference as they had
done in this case, and which had thrown upon them so peat
an expense.

Mr. HUME put a question respecting some hostile opera-
tions ou the coast of Africa.

Lord J. ROVIELL'II answer was inaudible.
C il. THOMPSON understood there had been n complete
ramie in Africa, something like that of the French at
Algiers. Because a governor, forsooth, got insulted, hun-
dreds sad thousands of black lives, and white lives too, were
to be secrificed. (Hear.)
Mr. HUME said the government ought to take the
str.,ngest mode of marking its displeasure by instituting in-
quiry into the transaction, and recalling the governor if
aeeesury. Unfortunately, when officers misbehaved they
were protected instead of being punished.
The vote was then agreed to, and the resolutions were
ordered to be reported to the house.
The house then resumer!, the report to be received on
Friday.

ADVANCE OF HONEY (ATHLONE TO GALWAY
RAILWAY) BILL.
The house went iwo committee on tub bill. The various
clauses, as amended, having been agreed to,
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked what security the go-
vern:stet had for the repayment of the advances unuer
this bill ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sail that
the govtrnmeat had the security not only of the whole line
from Millie to Galway, hut of the canal and the other pro-
perty of the euntpanT, the whole of which they could take
absolute possesson of, it at any time the interest ot the ad-
vance, and ultimately the advance itself, wee not duly re-
paid. (Hear, hear.)
Sir J. GRAHAM said he bad given a very reluctant as-
sent to this measure, because it was otr,ngly represented
that the exiinence even of the people through which the line
passed would be endangered were the bit rejected.
He would earnestly mow, from his right hoe. friend oppo-
site, at least an assuransi that this enormous advance of
500,0001. to one single railway, should not be made a pre
cadent of. (Hear, hear )

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
having already d elu..ed to give such a pledge to another
mamba of the house he could not very consistently mike
the promise required by his right hon. friend. He could
WWII his right ton. fiend of his thorough belief that this
advance, made upon full md tangible security, would ope-
Tee WA.: ben, ficially upon the district through which the
line passed —a district not only distressed It but trading
into districts pre- eminently miserable, and where the employ-
ment thus provided was essential to save the population from
starvation.

RELIEF OF DISTRESS (IRELAND) BILL.
The bill was read a thrd time and paved.

CUSTOMS ACTS.
The report of the committee on these acts was received.