The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-22 00:00:00

THE BYPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22,

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

SATIII.LTR OMR AAA Sir It. INGLIS, from
working men in Dorset ; Mr. BAINES, from the working
men at Chapel Merton and Potter Newton; against the
opening of the Crystal Palace en Sundays.
Tale* os KsowLaring.—By Mr. MILLIGAN, from
Bradford, against.
CONSOLID TRH AMNPITTIPI.—By Mr. GOOLD, from
Limerick; Mr. M'MAHON, from New Ron; Mr. F.
SCULLY, from the Bused of Guardians of the Nenagh and
Mitchallstowil unions ; against the enforcement of.
MATNOUTII.—By Mr. SPOONER, from a place in Kent ;
and one from ministers, churchwardens, and others, of the
parish of Weston- onder•renyard, Herefordshire; Mr.
MACKIE, from the Free Church congregation at Kirk-
bean ; against the grant to.
'lwa Watraza.—By Mr. C. BERKELEY, from the
tide waiters of Liverpool, praying for increase of salary to
what it bail been at a former period.
SPIRITS IN BOND. —By Mr. SCULLY, from the distillers
of Ireland, complaining of Vie mode of levying tke duty on.
CHRISTMAS Bor.rs.—By Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, several
petitions from letter carriers, praying for permission to re-
ceive; Mr. BROCKELHL'ItST, from the letter.earriers of
Macclesfield, praying for compensation in lieu of their lost
gratuities.
PAnLI. . PAPRIB.—By Sir F. SMITH, from
members of Chatham, Rochester, Stroud, and Brompton
Mechanics' Institute; Mr. CIIEETIIAM, from members of
the liolybridge Mechanics' Institute ; Mr. MASSEY, from
Newport, Isle of Wight, Athenscum and Mechanics' Insti-
tute; Odiham Mechanics Institute; Mr. BROCKLE-
HURST, from the Useful Knowledge Society at Maccles-
field; Sir 0. B. PECHELL, from the Mechanics' Insti-
tute at Brighton; Mr. MACKIE, from the Mechanics'!
Institute at Dalbeatie, in the county of Kirkcudbright,
praying for the distribution of Parliamentary Papers to such
institutions.
'rite MADIAL—By Mr. KINNAIRD, from the Glasgow
Presbytery of the Free Church of Scotland, praying that
the house will take into early and zealous consideration the
case of the Madiai and the persecution in Tuscany, and thus
vindicate the cause of humanity and religion.
Counrr RAT= BILL.—By liir. WEST, from the guar-
dians of the Ruthin Union, in favour of County Rates Dill.
Nrsmeittr.s.—By Mr. SPOONER, from females in
pariah Mlness, county of Roes, for inspection an.' ultimate
suppression of. Mr. IVIIITMORE, from fent& ein seve-
ral parish in county of Cork, for suppressian of.
Jaws IM PARLI . —By Mr. SPOONER, from the
inhabitants of parish Aline, county of Roes, against ad-
mission of Jews to parliament.
Soar Dvrins.—By Mr. MILNER GIBSON, from
Manchester, for repeal of.

MAIDSTONE PETITION.
The SPEAKER informed the house that be had received
a letter, stating that it was not the intention of the peti-
tioners in this cies to proceed with the petition against the
return for Maidstone.

ELECTION.

Mr. DIVETT brought up the report of the committee I
on this election, and informed the hones that the committee'
found that Robert Baines Armstrong, Esq., was not duly
elected to serve in the present parliament for the borough I
of Lancaster, and that the last election was a void election ;
that the said Mr. Baines Armstrong was by his agents
guilty of bribery and treating at the said election ; that
Sharp had received bl. ; that Whitehead had received
U.; and that other voters had received 11. and U. each,
cad he row moved that the minim ed 'Mews be laid on
the table of the house, which the eesamilles were of opinion
deserved to be fully considered by Shoham. Ile also gave
notice that he should to-morrow (this dsp) IBM that no
new writ be ireed lee the des.. a member for Lan-
caster till ten days' previa. sodse thereof be given in the
votes. (Hear, hies.)

TAVISTOCE SUCTION.
Lord R. GROSVENOR bassaglal tip the ninon of the
semmiases em Me eludes peaks, mid informed the house
diet dm sismillse arm loft &sibs that Samuel Carter,
Req., est Watt de) 7MIYd eseseding to the provisions of
the aft of parliamomk was mg daly elected for the borough
of Taviseeek, and Itt Rebut Joseph Phillimors, Esq.,
was duly elected.

LY ELECTION.

Mr. KER BEYMER brought up the report of the com-
mittee on the Canterbury election petition, and informed
the house that the committee had found that Henry
Plamptre Oipps, Esq., and the Hon. Henry Dudes John-
stone were not duly elected to serve in the present parha-
meat, and that the last election fur the berough of Canter-
bury wasa void election. He had likewise to inform the
house that the committee bad come to the resolution that
the said Henry Plumptre Oipps aid Henry Butler John-
state were by their agents guilty of bribery at the said
election ; that Haywood had bees bribed with 61. ; that
White bad been bribed with U. ; that several ethers had
been bribed with coloured tickets of the value of 10s. each ;
that it was not proved that the bribery bad been committed
with the consent or knowledge et the said H. P. Oipps and
8. B. Johnstone ; that it was proved that a system of
bribery by coloured tickets had prevailed at the last elec-
tion and previous elections for the city of Canterbury. He
had now to move that the evidence be laid on the table, and
he begged to give notice that on en early day it was hie
intention to move that a commission do issue, in the terms
of the set of parliament of last session, for the city of Can-
terbury. (Hear.)
Mr. T. BUNCOMBE said that as n• writ ought, in his
eipinion, to issue till the evidence had been ia the hands of
members, he begged to move that the h/14111 of a writ for
Canterbury be suspended till the evident* be plated, and
in the hands of members.

The SPEAlol.eiiiihat the hon. member should gin
notice of the motion.

Mr. K. SEYMEIL then pee notice that to-roorrow (this
day) he you'd more that the writ be suspended.

ROYAL COMMISSION.

The Dartnrr-Usata of the House of Lords summoned
the House to the House of Lords to bear tie royal went
given by comutbsios to certain bills. (For width see Lords'
report.)
NOTICES OF MOTION.
LAW

H. S. HEATLNO to put •
question to-morrow to the Home Secretary, whether the
plan announced by the prominent for the consolidation of
the statute law would comprehend any measure for in.
swag greater uniformity, clearness, sad 03120191112.611 111 the
framing of future acts of parliament
Pun= nowise (ScorLawn.)—Mr. II'HENZIE on an
early day to more for Lear. to bring in a bill for the better
repletion of.
LAW OF PARTNERSHIP.

Mr. W. ;rishedTolinowfronihe Presides! of
the Board of Trade whether it was the intention of go
government to introduce any measure for the of
giving public companies the power of limited lit lily.
Mr. CARDWELL said it would be in the recollection of
the hums that in 18.50 and again in 1861 a committee of the
house lei investigated the subject of the law of pertain.
ship amillimited liability. In 1801 the SlONSitto• ream.
mead that the amens should issue siannindialls min
of parliament his el
leLuiry OS the subject. The sultelml lealinee•
El last ieekeright boa.
bw will* he Taunton (Mr. Laboneiten), who
had OINSISSIOS SO Intention of the government with regard
to it ; and he had new to state that that commission would
blue. (Hear. hear.)
Mr. PATTEN wanted to know what course, in that ease,
was to be pursued with regard to private bills now before
parliament The usual rule was this, that with respect to
limited liability &erten were only given where private
eaterprise could not reach the end proposed.
Mr. CARDWELL said that question divided itself into
two parts. First, as to the power of the Board of Trade as
to the granting of charters or not, it was the intention of
the board to be guided as far ss they could be by principle
and precedent, and what they believed to be the intention
of parliament when it entrusted them with that power,
namely, that charters should be granted in conformity with,
end insubordination to, the general principles of the law.
With regard to the proceedings of that house, he could do
no
more than give his opinion with regard to the measures
which might from time to time be brought before it. In
the present cue that opinion was in conformity with that
of his hon. friend, namely, that while inquiry was pending
on the subject, it was desirable to be guarded, and not to
give limited liability where the object could be attained by
private competition. ( Hear, hear.)

BATTERSEA PARK.
On the motion of Sir R. H. Innua, the follow-
ing return was ordered:—Copy of any communication
from William Cubitt, Esq., to the Right Hon. Sir
William 11f olesworth, Bart., on the subject of Battenea
Park ; together with a copy of any reply, and of any re-
ference to the Treasury thereon, and of any answer or
minute of Treasury in respect thereto.