The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-20 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT..

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—FatasT, MAY 19.
no LOAD CHABCALLOZ took his seat on the woolsack at
Seee'elork.
INCREASE OF THE EPISCOPATE.
Lord LYTTELTON give notice that in consequence of a
anosal made to him by the Archbishop of Caatarbury, he
would postpone prseenting• petition praying for an Warsaw
of tit* episcopate, until that day week, and he would also
pattposo the motion which stood in his name for Friday the
ll* May, for a select committee to ioquire into the PPS-
eation sod operation of the Final Court of Appeal in caws
aosteraiag the doctrine of the church of Englaad, until
mast mama whoa he would endeavour to bring it on in the
early part of the session.
THE CASE OF THE HANNIGAN&
Lord LIFFORD called attention to the ow of John and
Charles Honiara, who, be said, had been excessively
resishol for an assault on the sheriff's officers et Lifford,
salaty Dosiegal.
Earl GRANVILLE said that the caw appeorsd to be •
Pry gross one, and the Lord Lieutenant, acting on
the
'Palos of the chairman of the quartet sessions, had very
Scsperly left the law to take Do course.
Tbe Oxford University (Vinorian Foundation! Bill, the
°meow and Inland Revenue Bill, and the Polio. Saw.
annostiou Bill were pored through committee.
TM Metropolitan Iloaselon Poor Bill was re.ul a third
VW and pawed.
The Public Offiess, Site sad Appccaditss, Bill, and the
Lydia Odious, Site aad Approaches, Bill, were read a second
timid
'Their lordship adjoanted at 5 minute' to 6 o'clock.

HOITSK OF COMMONS..—FRIDAY, MAT 19.
The Seem= took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BILLS.
Ilse following prints bill. were read a third time sod
pond :—Crays Gas, Dublin Port Tramways, Great South-
mu sad Wasters Railway. Kington and &dieter Railway,
Math British Railway (Edinburgh Station and,Market),
end fileatharapioa Corporation.
MILITARY ILESERYE FUND.
Lord HOTEIAM pre notice that on Monday he should
ask the noble lord the Under Secretary for War whether he
would noderb.ke that the accounts of the military reserve
hod should is future be made up to the 31st of December.
with the view of being laid on the telile with the army
estimates ; sad also whether those accounts wen audited,
sad if so, by whom.
COUNTY REPRESENTATION.
Mr. WHALLEY announced that on this 30th itatant be
ettesild ask leave for the introduction of a bill to assimilate
the law of &O land to that of Eaulead with regard to
the 40a freeholders voting at the olrouutt of repteseutritivas
dm shires in pediment.
PROCLAMATION OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Treasury
er witeth hie attention had been drawn to the proclamation
of the President of the United States, offering 100,000
SON, for the arrest of Mr. Jefferson Davis ; and, whether
bar Majesty's ministers were prepared to make any represen-
tations to the goverereeist of the United States in reference
to the treatment of the Southern leaders.
Lord PALMERSTON—The only answer I can give to
Ye question of the hon. gentleman is that her Msjestv's
sovernmeet have no intention of attempting any interference
in the istenial affairs of the UMW States. (Cheers.)

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ATTORNEYS CERTIFICATES.
Os the mraios for going into committee of supply,
Mr. DENMAN TODD to move that, in the • of this
boos& it is just and expedient that the aan duty Payable
span certificates taken out by attorneys, solicitors, and
proctors in England and Ireland, sad by writers to the
mutest, solicitors, agents, attorneys, and precentors in Soot-
hed, should be abolished. He stated that shoe giving
seam of this motion he bed received • deputation of the
prolessioe, representing Bashed, Ireland, and Soothed,
and from what he had gathered from them and
loused from other sources, he had satisfied himself
that the tax was most unjust, arbitrary, and anomalous.
Mr. VANCE, in seconding the mot= said this duty
premed with penile/ hardship upon solicitor. is Ireland.
Mr. HUNT did nos wish to enter into the merits of the
gentle° het protested against the time when the motion
was brought forward. He asked whether they could fairly
decide upon the merits under exiting circumstances! The
'notion effected the Interests of all those persons who were
employed is electioneering throughout the length and
breadth of the land. (Laughter, and cries of "Hear, hear.")
His noble friend below the gangway had said that all the
boroughs were in the hands of attorneys. He (Mr. Hunt)
did not go as far as that, bat he dared say that a greet
mossy in that house were indebted for their seats to the
exertions of that meritorious body of men. (A laugh.)
Would they vote that night ea free and independent OWL.
bus of parliament, or under the influence of an Ind*e
pressure orooght to beer upon boo. members before the
plural election! He should certainly vote for going into
supply as amass of defeating the motion. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HUMBERSTON, in supporting the moth., said
that the principle of the bill of 1850 was distinctly affirmed
by the house oo two or three occashos, sod that the mea-
sure was only lost on the third reading at three o'clock in
the morning.
Mr. BLACK complained of the iojestice of • heavy
spatial tax being imposed upon writers in Sort] and, while
advocates and barristers were exempted from any such
burden.
Mr. CLAY said be objected to all inoan's whatever for
carryilig on trades. He saw no name why • solicitor
if an auctioneer shottld pay • tax more than • butcher or
a taker.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUERsaidheshould,
ea the part of the government., offer • stout relation* to the
moans of his hon. friend, but he should not one single word
that oonid be construed into disrespect towards the soli-
citors se • body. They ell knew the vulgar insinuations
' that were sometimes heard against solicitors. It was the
fact that the profession of the law aft °Wed the noblest scope
for the highest qualities, hut it also afforded scope for the
lowest. A worthy and honourable solicitor was
himself one of the most valuable members of society.
Nowhere was the principle of honour to be found in • purer
state, and it was not the lees pure because it was combined
in their case with • mosteelieliteeed aid disinterested twin-
"this of prudence. One word on the parliamentary polities
of the question. He was sorry that his hem. and learned
friend on going into the parlisineutary history of the ques-
tion, had stopped abort at • point of the greatest interest.
He thought the external proprieties would have been better
soesulted if the application for the removal of this tax had
been made at a period more remote from the great event
which was likely to happen in • few mouths. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. DENMAN rose to explain. (Criss of "Order.")
The SPEAKER mid the boo. member would have the
weer of earphrahg when the Chancellor of the Exchequer
had finis he& but he had not the power to interrupt him.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would say
sethiee whatsvec about the permanence of the tax. Then
were taxes that must be permanent. Bat this appeared to
he • tax fairly open to the oneideratios of Undies. But
he was bound to say that his hon. friend entirely hided 10
that patios of his argument which related to the relative
mitten of the annual duty and the duty upon entrance.
About 1001. was still paid by the youth on his enteriog on
the protean= of an attorney. But while the hon. and
learned gentleman said it was monstrous to make the attor.
say pay W. a year he said nothing about hie 1001. The true
way to give relief was to look first at the ease of this heavy
tax on admissioo, which wee • tax entirely au favour
ef the rich agaiset the poor. and if the boo. gra-
Semen should bring in • bill be should feel it
his duty to argue that point. For the present he merely
said that the house would do wisely not to agree to an
abstract resolution of this kind, and as regarded the general
Seances of the e inntry, the government had carried reduc-
tion to the utmost, and he felt confident that the house
would not *sprat them to go further.
Mr. CRAUFURD remethed that is 1853 the question
wee not merely whether they would repast the dray on
attorneys certificates, but whether they would repeal that
duty or the advertisement duty, and the house chose to
espial the advertisement duty.
The house divided, when the numbers were :
For the amendment
• Against • 143-3
Mr. Denman's motion wee therefore carried
le rade" to avoid any inconveeienee from the feet of the
asseadment being carried it was proposed sow that the
Speaker leave the chair, so that an opportunity mighty be
. glees to raise the remain* questions on the paper.
WARRANT OFFICERS' WIDOWS' PENSIONS.

Sir J. HAY called attention to the patinae of the
widens of warrant oldcare of the navy ; and moved that the
mug exception which deprives thane who hewn' widows
peter to 1860 01 nay proanon in not approved by this Immo.
Sir J. ELPHINSTONE wooded the motion.
The home divided.
For the amendment
Aphis! it 62 Xi
The amendment was therefore lout.
SUPPLY.

The bowie then west into committee of supply.
The following votes were agreed to :-76,00M. foe bai-
lees. of refuge, 49.9301. for works at Holyhead and Port-
Harbour, 10,6771. for public buildiep is Ireland,
19,4241. for maintaining lighthouse@ &breed.
On the mottos that 4,0001. be greeted to an asylum in
fie Lie of Man for criminal and other lunatics,
Mr. FINLAY moved the rejection of the vote an the
green& that the House of Heys ought to Sod the foods.
The vote was defended by Sir G. Our and Mt. F. PZIL,
and Do a division was warmed by 49 to TA
Among the other votes agreed to were 20,0001. for wort-
Resess is Scatted, 27,0001. for coutribetMee in aid of local
esesssmeate of public buildings, 51,0341. foe the salaries,
ha, of the officers of the two houses of ppaerrllament, 39,4881.
kr the Tressory, 20,1181. for the Hoene department,tl,36Bl.
Me the Golosial-offiss, 13,8421. for the Privy Oesattl, and
*M3I. far W Besot al Trade, &a
On the vete of 48,8651. for the Foreige-offfee,
Mr. D. GRIFFITH menziested epos the desire-
of oohing down the espouses of this partionlar de-
=t of the govenietest, as, a policy of " rest and be
1" having bees Inaugurated, it was so loafer sem-
- asay to keep op the elaborate machinery maintaised at the
teriMpsiece in days part, when the govensweet of the
eseseelity had a policy in reference to fasts paves..
Tim vote Ina agreed to. as was also ems of 1,000,0001. to
goky off Exchequer Beads.