The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-17 00:00:00

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Mr. D. DAMES mind the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether, to ()moot &occident' from
owurirlasa dogs in the metropolis and its eoviroos (four
pima' having been yesterday bitten by such dogs), he
ail not think it advimibla to bruit in a bill for the destruc-
tion by the polies, by strycheise or other means, of all
dent going about without collars with the addresess ag their
'wears thereon.
Sir G. GREY said that, by the Metropolitan Polies Ad,
it any dog that was rabid, or thapeeted of madame, was al•
lowed to go at large, its owing might be load 51. Besides
that, the owser of a dog that did any damage was liable to
an action at COMeDOII law. What other provisions should
le adopted it was not way to say. Perhaps the
lest plan would be to enact that alt dogs should
wear some tort of muzzle, which without moaning
their months sod driving them mad would prevent them
Les. biting. He did eat see that the foot of a mad dog
baring a collar on would reader it less dangerous. (Flea.)

ARMSTRONG AND WHITWORTH GUNS.
Mr. H. BAILLIE asked the Under Secretary of State
fee War whether the report of the Armetroog and Whit-
worth Committee on the 12-pounder guns had been re-
ferred to soother committee appointed by the War-office ;
and if so, for what
The Marquis of HrEMTON said that after the report
of the committee on the Ilpounden had been submitted
to the Commander-ia-Chief for his consideration a 12.1
Whitworth bad base sent by his desire
rairldo.oll etch, to be placed in the bands of the Artillery, and
to be treated in the same wary as the service guns were ordi.
eerily treated io drill peaches. No doubt that after it had
vadergone a certain amount of trial it would be reported
upon by the Commandant of Woolwich, and probably by
some other officers, but it was not the fact that any cam-
smitten had bees appointed to consider the report of the
Armstrong and Whitworth Committee. The only point
upon which the opinion of the authorities at Woolwich was
asked was as to the weight and ammoniac.% of the gun •
and so experiments as to Its general merits would be made
by them.
Sir J. HAY asked whether the report of the committee
world he laid upon the table beim the end of the
maim •
Lord HARTINOTON said that only the first part of the
zeport bad as yet been received : and he wee not in a posi-
tion to say when the reef wield be ready. As he coed-
dewed that it would be inconvenient to lay such • document
on the table in au incomplete state, be did not think the re-
port could be published before the recess.
ENGLISH CONSULS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Hr. HADFIELD asked the Under fiemetary of State for •
Foreign Affairs whether, and when, the government in-
tended to rephrase Eaglish consuls at the porta on the sea-
board of the Southern States of North America (snob as
Obarlirstoo, Savannah, Ar.), declared by the President to
be open for remand 00€110101011 on Ist July that ; and she.
tber the same consuls who occupied those several stations
before the war, and were acquainted with the interests

keelVW, walla be again sent Out.
Mr. LAYARD mid that British roesular officers were
now, end had. with the ereeptios of short lateens,* always
hem at the principal ports of the Southern States, namely,
at Chartestae, Savanosh, Mobile, New Orleans, and Gal-
yentas. The commis who, before the war, had been sta. ,
timed at New Orleans and Savannah, were dead. and their I
plasm bad been filled op. The consul at Galveston had
never left his post. That at Charleston had been appointed
mmeal-general at Cuba; bat the vice-aoosul had never',
boss &besot. The one at Mobile had been removed to
aneMme station, sad was sow no longer in the consular sa-
vior/ ; but the gentleman actually in charge of the consulate
bed berm there throughout the war.
Mr. CH r.ETHAM asked if all the consuls would be at
their poste oe the Ist of July
Mr. LAY ARC hoped so.
BRITISH AMERICA.

Irt answer to Mr. MILLS,
Mr. OARDWELL said that the cootsreaces betwree hes
Majesty's goveremeat sad the Casadiau deputies bad been
lowish t to a close that day ; sod he sappost4 that by Moo-
dily Brit the wen ao the subject would be ready. Mew.)