The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-02 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. —llllB DAT.
ORDRES OF THY DAY.
Supply—committee; Ways sad Means—committee; Mer-
chant Shipping Acts, de., Amendment Bill—committee ; Sum.
mary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Bill-611 amended to be cotuiderede
Iced Sea and India Telerraph Company Bill—committee ; Great
Rehab Mutual Life Assurance 21011lely—COMUlitttle thereupon ;
Paws and liarboun Act Amendment Bills—coutideration of
lords emendrueuts ; Burials Bill-second reading Education
of Pauper Children 1101--second reading.
NOTICE OP MOTIONS.
Mr. SLuteT—To ask the Secretary of elate teethe Home De-
partment if he will introduce a clause in the Highways Bill to
enforce the repairs of footpaths, being highways, across Beide and
elsewhere near great towas,
air F. ilareeTe—To ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland if the
result of the late census of Ireland, exteoding, as in the years
littl and 1861, to the population of each townland, will be pub-
lished during the present session.
Mr. 01117Y1111—To ask the Under Secretary of !Hate for Foreign
Affairs whether information has been received that the Turkish
government was requiring from Abd el Nader the dismissal of
his Algerian Guards, who were the means, under his command
and direction, of saving peat numbers of Christian lives during
the late massacres at Damascus. And whether the Millais go-
vernment, who are parties to the transactions in Syria, approve
of such a return being made to him for sorb services.
Sir M. Fero—To ask the Secretary of State for War if he will
give the opportunity of considering the report of the Defence
Oommisaion, sod the evidence on which it is founded, by allowing
the Interval of a week to elapse between its being in the hands
of members and its discussion.
Colonel Eetexaco—To ask the Secretary to the Treasury and the
Chief Secretary for Ireland why certain returns and cokes-
lence, moved kr by him nearly two months ago. hays not
been furnished.
Lord KuThlo—To ask the Secretary of State for War when the
Royal Commission will be issued which is to Millers into the
prialt.on and prospects of the volunteer force.
Mr. lows—To ask the hon. member for Tiverton whether it
Is his intention to move for the re-appointment of the select
committee appointed during the last session to inquire into the
claims of the Heron de Bode.
Sir W. HusrecoTe—Oxford University—Bill to extend the
power of tasking statutes, and to make further provision for the
administration of justice iu the court of the Vice-ChanceLlor
of the University of Oxford.
Mr. H. B. 86gAIDAN—Navy (Pursers)—Coples of minute of Ad-
miralty Order in Connell, dated the 3rd day of February, 1834,
altering the orm-eighth allowed for waste to pursers, in peeling
Weir accounts, to out-tenth. And, of Minute of the 13th day of
April, 1838, increasing the half-per of miners to its present
amount.
Colonel Seems—East India—Address for copy of the despatch
of the Court of Directors of the Honourable hest India Company
to the government of India, dated the 111th day of November,
1837,
Mr. M Ifltten—Natal—Address for copy of any despatches
from the governor of Natal, transmitting the report of the select
committee of the Legislative Council relative to tribal titles to
land ; the petition of the Legislative Council for the recall of the
governor ; and the resolution of the Council raising the salary of
future governors from 1,2001 to 3,0001. per annum.
Mr. C. BlinetitlClL —Public Records—Address for copies of the
correspondence between the Master of the Rolls •as Keeper of
the Records), the Treasury, and other government 4lepartmeuts,
relative to the Public Record Repository and the houses on the •
Rolls Estate in Chancery lane, from the let day of January,
1866, to the present time ; of the correspondence between the ,
Master of the Rolls and the (dace of Works relative to the State '
Paper Moe, Victoria Tower, and Chapter-house, in the years
1860, 1861, and 1862 ; eudaccount of the sums expended in fitting
up and repairing the houses in Chancery-lane for the reception
of government records and documents, and the annual amount
arrests formerly received for the same houses.
I Mr. VANIUTTART—East India (Covenanted Civilians)—Address
for copy of the memorials of her Majesty's covenanted eivillens
in India, preying for the redress of certain grievances.
Mr. CeswroaD—Canada (Haitian, de.. Railway) —That there
be added to the return relative to Canada (Halifax, Ac., Rail-
way), addressed for on the Ilth day of April last, copy or
ac of any despatches from the governors of those colonies on
the samo subject, and of any answers which may have been gives
conveying the decision of her Majesty's government.
On ping into Coinmittee of Supply,
Mr. W. EWART'—To call attention to Captain Jackson's rzorts
on the importance of establishing soldiers Institutes at der-
shot and Portsmouth ; and to inquire whether en early oppor-
tunity will be taken of carrying his recommendations into effect.
Mr. FiteiLtNie—To ask whether any information has been
received tress any of her Majesty's diplomatic or consider agents
in Italy or Austria as to the present state and proposed increase
of taxatiou In Venetia • and whether her Majesty's government
would have any objection to ley such luforruution, tinny, upon
the tattle of the house.
Colonel Meet —To ask the Secretary of State for War
whether there are any troops lu China not included in the num-
bers in the estimate or estimated for; and whether, if there be
any troops in China, those troops receive the Indian pay and .
allowances.
Mr. MAGulag —To call attention to the fact that several deaths
from Maryellen have occurred recently in Ireland ; to ask whe-
ther the government have received odicial information of such
cases having occurred: and if so, whether they have taken, or
ere about to take. any steps in consequence ; also, whether they ,
have any objection to lay upon the table all the reports, comma-
nicatious, and correspondence in reference to such cases.
Mr. sew-urn—To none address for copy of the resolutions
of the Governor General of India in Council, promulgated in 00-
Hell, and of the papers and minutes on which these rem-
halloos were framed, the first authorising the sale of waste lands
In perpetuity, and the second permitting the redemption of the
land revenues in certain aces; and to call the attention of the
house to the presumed importance of these measures on the colo- ,
ideation, and to their bearing on the development of the re-
sources,
of our Indian empire.
Colonel Faagett—To call the attention of the Secretary of
State for War, and of the Secretary to the Treasury, as to feti-
shist allowances granted to barrack masters.
Colonel !teem—To ask the Under Secretary of State far Foreign
Affairs whether, as the military defence of the Tartar city of
Shanghai has been ordered by her Majesty's government, and
feint expeditions of French, english, and Tatars appear to have
recently taken place against the Tuning,. provision has been
made to prevent the Tartar civil governor nToutee of Shanghai
from executing prisoners taken in cuoSict with the Taepings.
Mr. Belernme —To put a question to the Secretary of State
for War, and to the Secretary to the Admiralty, on the subject of
the new fort ordered to be constructed in Plymouth Sound.
Colonel W. Pl./TM—To rail the attentimi of the President of
the Poor-law Beard to the present state of the cotton =nuke-
taring rikissek ; and to ask him whether tt Is the intention of
Ibecorjnomat to take any steps in relation thereto.
Meeker—To call the attention of the Secretary of
State f
acer
War to tila acColliModalion it the militia during the
period of training.