The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-05 00:00:00

TEE LBGIBLATIVE COUNCIL OF BENGAL.

The- jail of ALBEMARLE presented a pstitioa from
the leadeinere, pluton, merchants, sad othen, interested
la the agelealtare, isioneroa, sad Wades ef Biaggi, preying
for ea selargensat of the legislative council by the *dais-
sioa lato it, by appointment of her Majesty ea other-
wins, of persona selected from tha Win ems-
mullion without dietitians' of ran or mood.
The petit:loam complained tbat the sonstitation of the
mead' wee cooled to the Easepeen sensate of the crown
sad the East ladle Company, whereby the whole satin
malodor' sad some 10,000 readout European were is-
'laded. Hs doibtod whether, la the annals of the .hole
world, a pneadtent could be found of a set of rakish ea-
instill la this way the whole political sad legislative func-
tion, of • mat inspire. It ins not too math to my that this
soucil, se composed, was se remarkable for its igoorann as
for Its nolosivonem. A few weeks ago he bad had oeesMo

to sail their lordship' ettoation to titt utter *Press* of
this body of political Kisses la their interfenace with the
pools of Singapore,, sad their throwing into oonfasion the
whole esowebury oysters of the Malcom Straits—sad la
aseny other hiatuses there was saple proof el its entire m-
etope for legislative faultless. Ho suggested that the
sweat of *Towing open abs legislative wawa to slow
officials, *blab bad answered to will at the Cape of Good
Hope sad Ceylon, should be extended to Nagel, sad that

the monopolising character 'Nash' EastlndisCompany had
been, through oar igooranes of lit is. matters, enabled to
maintain is legislative matters, ander the act of 18.53.
should be abolished.

THE CHIMNEY-SWEEPERS ACT.

The i irlOrBll4llE/1131311Itiprees eon-
plaices( that in the provinces the Chimney-Bee/pews Act of
of 1843 was generally evaded—that boys of tender years
ware suld to the master sweeps at so apish a year, and thane-
fe reed for mosey from one to notber—that there were
3,000 of there children esiatieg in a state of physical and
moral slavery, without even the rudiments of natation,
and whose health woe so impaired by the nature of their em-
ployment, that after a few years they usual, been"e
cripple', and is after life wen unable to labour for the r
own support. It was said that the act is question enid not
be serried oat in the provisoes, but seeing that it was ob-
served is the matrorolle, where the chimneys were of every
' nristy of conttnation, that could not be the ease. The
Petition prayed for the interference of the legislature for
the protection of these children.
The above petitions were ordered to lie on the table.

EVIDENCE IN FOREIGN SUITS BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving 'he 'woad read-
ing of this bill, briefly eapiathed that it bad been introduced
In oonsegaenee of applications that had been made to his
noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs by the minis-
ters of various foreign states, and that its Wise* was simply
to afford facilities for the examination of witaesses resident
in this country, with reference to snits pending friths foreign
law aoart•.
The bill was read a second time.

The Dwellings for the Laboarisi Claims (Ireland) Bill
mss marl a second Use, en the maim' of the Marq■is of
CLLIMICAZDII, and after an latimalion from the Karl of
DONOIIOIIIIOIII of opposition to the 13tle and emu other
claa•es is committee.

Tbe Beam:leer Bills (4,000,0001.) Bill was likewise reed
a mead tine.