The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-01 00:00:00

NAVIGATION LAWS.

Lord STANLEY,oapresentinga very large petition fromLi-
• erpool, which formed an immense roll of paper, said he wished
to cell particular attention to this petition, to which he hoped
their lordship* would attach the importance which it de-
served. It originated at a great public meeting of the great-
est commercial town in England, at which meeting there
was some difference of op; ion, but it was, nevertheless,
signed by 47,212 persons, 9 10 he of whom were slides of
the borough of Liverpool, and the representatives of more
than a thousand of the first mercantile firms there. The
petition prayed that their lordships would not repeal the
I navigation laws, and he thought their lordship would attach
importance to the fact that there existed all but entire tuna.
dimity on the part of the A eptesentatives of commerce is
Liverpool, in praying that their lordships would not inflict
en them that which might he said by some poems to be a
benefit, but which they considered would turn out • most
Nylons injury.

HIGHWAYS BILL AND TURNPIKE TRUSTS BILL.

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DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND).
Lord WHARNCLIFFE, pursuant to notice, moved " For
copies or extracts of any further =respondence that may have
taken place between her Majesty's government and the go-
vernment of Ireland, or between her Majesty's treasury and
the poor law oommissioners in Ireland, relative to the stops
taken or to be taken for the relief of destitution in certain
parts of that country, sine the last papers were presented to
parliament on this subject at the oononenoneent of the pre-
sent anion " Although he was unconnected with Ireland,
he hoped he should be excused for bringing forward the
subject, as it was generally admitted that the present nap
dition of Ireland was a matter for the serious consideration
of the imperial legislature. The noble lord, who was Ngy
indistinctly heard, went into details to show the wretellid
state of the west of Ireland. lie thought we ought to have
authentic Information as to the amount of relief which had
been afforded. No papers bad been presented on the sub-
ject ninth= up to a later period than January last; and it t
appeared that of 60,0001. voted for the relief of the unions,
12,0001. had been absorbed by nine unions in that one
month. Hundreds of thousands of the population wen all
but starving, and thousands of acres were deserted. Not-
withstanding all the aid which had been given last year, the
destitution appeared to be the same. The noble lord con-
cluded by moving for the returns.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE 'could not object to the
returns; and the only question was the particular mode in
which the information could best be given. He wished he
could say the statements of the noble lord were exaggerated ;
but he feared they were too true. He knew, how-
ever, that many particular statements had been greatly
exaggerated ; but the renewed misery had existed
to a great extent in consequence of the failure
of the potato crop, and it had fallen on those
classes who were least able to bear it, from their
previous calamity, and who were the most exhausted is
their means. It was right that the people of this country
should be made acquainted with the whole magnitude of
the evil. Her Majesty's government bad felt it their duty
to prepare measures, with a view to meet the evil as far se
practicable by legislative interference, under existing circum-
stances, and which measures would shortly be brought
under their lordships' consideration. The papers moved for
should be produced in as short a time as pAsib!e.
The motion was then agreed to.
Their lordships then adjourned at half-past seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, APRIL 30.
Tim Sramtsz took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

REPORTS CONSIDERBD.—Division of the living of
Richmond and Kingston upon Thames ; Ransoemoor or
Doddington Fifth District Drainage Act Amendment, to
amend and extend the powers, to annex fella Lands, to
borrow money, and to levy rates or taxes; Tay Savbratioa
and Perth Harbour Acts Amendment; Whittlesay St. Mary
and Whittleeey St. Andrew union of wishes, and for im-
proving the town of Whittlesey ; Bills.
THIRD READINGS.—Bradford Water Works ; Rats in
Aid; HUB.