The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-02 00:00:00

THE ROYAL SPEECH.

The LORD PHU IDR;Ttitle;;;;Li the Mee R'S pro-
roguing .parliament, and which appeared' in the Express
yesterday.

- The c;matiseion for the prorogation of parliament having
been reed by the clerk at the table,
The LORD PRESIDENT said: My Lords,—Byavirtto
of her Maj.sty's commimim, under the great seal to wand
other noble lords directed, and now read, we do, in her Ma.
jest7's name, and in obedience to her command, prorogue
parliament to Tueeday, the 9:h day of October next, to be
then here holden; and this parliament Is accordingly
prorogued to Tuesday the 9th day of October next.
Their lordships rose at 4 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Wzmastay, Alm. 1.
• ylsq,SPLALast took the chair at a quarter past 2 o'clock.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

Pooa Reese-. --:ifyl;4-Nlaiiiiiii,lro-in-ra. te-payen, for
a more equitable and general system of rating for the poor.

POLJTICAL Orr wrnaria.—By Mr. ANSTEY, from 1,600
inhabitants of the City of London, agreed to at a public
meatiog, for a general annuity to all paitieal prieonen at
present confined in gaols.

FACTORY BOORS OP Lanouz.—By Mr. HUMS, from
Todwordeo, requettiag the house not to roakewoy. alteration
in the Icwr for the reguLcion of labour until a fitutrial had
bean male.

Irritant:Etat, BUILIALS.—By Mr. G. THOMPSON, from
the inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets, setting forth the evils
arising from intramural burials.
BIJNOART —By Mr. COBDEN, from a public meeting
held at Leeds. signed by the ishairman, for this recognition
of thojactspandence of Hungary.

The SPEAKER informed,thelowee, that hi obedience to
their commands of the 24th of April he had transmitted the,
resolutions agreed to on that deg to L,rd Dalhousie, and
had received the following answer—

SUE
dir.-I have had the tumour of rweleing your letter or the 23th of
April, toel Wog the res notions adopted by the House of Comma=
co the wending day, and ip olr:dienoe to the request of the bowie,
I Item commested them to Lord Oongti and fte several alters
'mentioned thereto, and m my own part I hare to emirsth• grad-
tude.pargtde with winch I ham reselled disttuguished mark of
the Ilan of the House of Ciamacms.
- - - - - - - - Dautoreza.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPB.
Mr. HUME wilted to know whether any sad what pro-
gress had been made in granting responsible government to
the Caps of Good Hope ?

Mr. HAWES oould only say in answer to his hen. friend
that the subject was at this moment under consideration,
and it was proposed that before the house met again there
should be a commission.
NOTICE OF MOTION.
Mr. ANSTBY gave notice that early in the ensuing ses-
sion he would move for leave to bring la a bill for the
amendment and consolidation of the laws relatlag to the
&AMA.' in Ireland.

ITALIAN REFUGEES AT MALTA.
Mr. M. MILNES wished to put a question to the Under-
Secretary of State for the Colonies. It had been stated in
the public prints that the governor of Malta had thought
proper to prevent reertila persons landing on that island,
!hoes persona being the refuges from the city of Rene, with
regard to whom, whatever might be their political opinions,
their bravery bad excited the admiration of the civilised
world. lie begged to aek whether it was really true that
these persons had not been even allowed to land on the
Wand ; and were they going to imitate the want of hospi-
tality of which such flagrant instances had been given in a
neighbouring nation f
. . _

lir. HAWES maid that the refugees to whom reference
had been made consisted of persons who had left Sicily and
I'aly end arrived in such numbers in the island of Malta
that it was o',viously Ott wary that tht governor, acting
upon hie own nip 'nubility to revue the peace and tun.
quality of the island, shuld limit the number landing on
the island. It was not done with any inconsiderateness.
Wherever sickness was pleaded as a reason for landing they
were at °see leaded. Lie had received a eoiseianication