The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-03 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

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The following bill* were read a locoed time :—Winches-
ter Road Bill, Dolton and Kiloton Commons Inclusive
Bill, Cirencester District Roads Bill, Muck Wenlock and
Severn Junction Railway Bill, sad Coventry Poor Act
Amendment Bill. The Reading Oes Company's Bill Act
read • third time and paned.
NOXIOUS VAPOURS.
The Earl of DERBY gave notice that he would move for
the appointmeot of a select committee to inquire into the
results' of the action of noxious vapours in connexion with
manufacturiug promene, and into the state of the law re-
lating thereto.
ECCLESIASTICAL DILAPIDATIONS BILL.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY moved the second
reading of this bill, and stated that there would be an oppor-
tunity for discussing folly its several provisions in select
committee, to whioh he moved that it be referred.
Lord ST. LEONARDS observed that the law as it at pre-
sent stood was unsatisfactory, inasmuch as when money
was paid for repairs by an outgoing clergyman to his suc-
cessor there were no means of compelling the latter to
apply the money to the repairs' of the house. A provision
should be introduced with • view to meet that state of
things, and by which the incoming clergyman would
be bound so to expend the money he received, and
to produce to his archdeacon the bill said
receipt with respect to the work. A clause he thought
shouldalso be added, providing that when the residence of
a clergyman—the subject of the bill—was accidentally de-
stroyed by fire, or flood, or tempest, the cost of restoration
should be charged on the proceeds of the living, and not on
the occupant.
The Bishop of LONDON end that the subject under dis-
cussion had occupied the ettentioe of the clergy for the last
six months. He concurred with the most rev. prelate that
the bill should be referred tea select committee, where its
details could be fully considered.
Lord PORTMAN said—His advice to their lordships was
to refer the subject to • @afoot committee unfettered by
the principle of this bill, and thus endeavour to pot en end
to a great grievance ; but in the mean time not to affirm
the principle of the bill.
The bill was ultimately read a second time, and on the
mann of the Archbishop of CANTIMBURT it was ordered
to be referred to • select committee.
REGISTER OF VOTERS BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
EXCHEQUER BONDS (£1,000,000) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
Their lordships rose at half-pin 6.

HOUSE OF OOHNONS.-41tIDAY, MAY 2.
The SZLAKKI took the chair at 4 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following hills were reed a third time and passed :
Hall South Bridge, Midland Railway (additional wen),
Hidland Railway (Rowley and Buxton Extension) Rick-
mansworth, Amersham. and Chatham Railway. Salding
and Bourn Railway, aad Oxbridge and Riekmanspworth
Railway Bills.
URBAN FOOTPATHS.

Mr. SLANEY asked the Seaetary of State for the Home
Department if he would introduce a clause in the High-
ways Bill to enforce the repairs of footpaths being high-
treys across fields and elsewhere near gre►t towns.
Sir G. GREY did not think such a clause would
cane within the scope. The hon. gentleman had better
give notice of an instruction to the committee to insert such
a Cillol4.

CENSUS (IRELAND.)
Sir F. HEYGATE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
if the reads of the late mum of Ireland, extending, as in
the years 1841 and 1851, to the population of each farm-
land, would be published daring the present anion.
Sir R. PEEL was afraid it worda not be posaible to pub-
lish the returns this session. When the census of 1851 wee
taken, the Irish returns were not made till the following
year, and he hoped those of 1861 would be published before
the end of the present year.

ABDEL KADER.
Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Under-Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether information had been received that
the Turkish government were requiring from Abdel Rader
the dismissal of his Algerian Guards, who were the mama,
under his command and direction, of saving great numbers
of Christian lives during the late maseacree at Damascus ;
and whether the British government, who were parties to
the transactions in Syria, approved of such a return being
made to him fur such services!
Mr. LAYARD replied that no each information had been
received by the government. He believed that some time
ago, either lest year or the year before, on the general dis-
armament taking piece in Syria, a portion of the followers
of Abdel Rader were necessarily disarmed with the rest ;
but the Turkish government had behaved with great libe-
rality to Abdel Rader in the matter, and allowed him to
retain 200 mut