The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TvesDAT, JUNE 6.
The LORD CaksomLLos took his seat at 5 o'clock.
lettverr. Kenai es&
elloolTh READINOS.—Oreat Yarmouth Coal Duties; East Indian
Railway lacorporatinn; Bill;
THIRD READINGS.--Stirllng Waterworks; Liverpool Docka
Erection of Warehouse; and construction of new works ; Bill;
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
SECOND READING.—Petty Bag-of:Bev Bill.
OOMMITTEES.—Tobago Relief and ImmiEration into British
°Mans and Trinidad; Collectors of Cem (Irelnid); Bills.
CRIMINAL LAW.
Lord BROUGHAM laid on the table a bill on the subject
of the amendment of the criminal law, the precise nature Of
which did not reach the gallery. Ile would move the second
reading on Thursday fortnight, with the view of having it
referred to a select committee.—The bill was then read a first
time.
TOBAGO RELIEF AND IMMIGRATION AND BRI-
TISH GUIANA AND TRINIDAD BILL.
Earl GREY, in mewing that the house ghoul,. go into
committee an this bills said its ohjiet was to raise a loan of
170,0001., fur the pnepose of relieving the proprietors of To-
bago, in consequence of the lon they bad sustained by a hur-
ricane, and to assist the colonies generally in obtaining free
labour from Africa.
Lard BROUGHAM did not object to any bill that would
tend to relieve our West India Colonies, because from the
first day of their being planted by us they had been mad*
the victims of the policy of the mother country; bet he be-
lieved, as Capt. Beeman had asserted in his able pamphlet,
that free trade would make sugar dearer rather this cheaper,
and we deserved it for having departed from the principles
of the abolition of the African slave tra le, As to the im-
migration of free negrvi s either into the fileur;tius or the
West Indies, all his experience and knowledge led him to
believe that such a measure could not fail to do otherwise
than degenerate into an African olive trade. By no system
of check or care could this be prevented. Whatever
arrangements might be made, human avarice and fraud
would frustrate them, and people would be stolen and
forced away from Africa as before. All the control', or
checks, or arrangements of the Board of Trade would
prove entirely vugatory. Even if the immigrants were
to be conveyed in a Queen's ship how could we tell
what practices would be resorted to in the in-
terior to force thike people to leave their country ?
He also complained of the fact that there was still the middle
passage to be endured. He would mention an instance. Her
Majesty's steamer Growler took en board 44.5 negres, and
;n a passage of IS days SO died. And of the whole number,
in the course of a month, 151 died, conc.quent on the mor-
tality of the passage. A rev, gentleman bad mentioned that
a band of these immigrants in Jamaica worked nine hours a
day, and did not observe Wednesday and Friday, as the
other nseroes did; and they also got up at five o'clock in
the morning to work their own grounds. These persons,
however, ell came from one village, and they hod been
taught by the missionaries. This iurance, tterefore, could
not lie a proof that a large immigration from Africa to the
West Indies would he b.:eeficial. It was most cruel to taunt
the abolitionists with having, after CO years' exertions,
failed. They did not promise to slavery ail over
the world. The had only said, We will remove the
accursed thing from our cam?." Tao noble and leaned
lord (who had spoken for an hour) coneludsd by apologising
for having so to, g detained the house, and stated that he had
no objection to toe bill.
la answer to a question from Lord WHARNCLUTZ,
Earl GREY said that the money was intended to be dis-
tributed among those proprietors who had lost their property
by the hurricane in Tobago, and the greatest care would be
taken to see that it was carefully and impartially divided.
The noble earl went on to say, that as to the policy of the
free immigration of neuron into the West Indies, he denied
that it would be anything like a revival of the slave trade
' A great disposition to immigrate had lately revived ; but the
immigration was so completely voluntary, that it had been
found difficult at times to obtain ne noes at all. The com-
petition of these free negroes was, moreover, very desirable,
to bring down the wages of the emancipated slaves, which
had been very exorbitant He believed, also, if we could ono-
ceed in inducing the Africans to visit our colonise for a few
years, and then return to Africa, we might do much both for
• the colonies and for Africa.
The Earl of WALDEGRAVE made same observations,
which were quite inaudible in the gallery.
The bill then went through committee.
Their lordships adjourned at 5 minutes to 7 o'clock.
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HOUSE OF COMMONE.—Tuasthat, JUNE 6.
The firimmtz took the emir at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
SECOND READING.—New Grand Canal Company (Ireland) (No.
2) Bill.
REPORTS CONSIDERED.—Arbroath and Forfar Railway (addl.
halal capital) ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (amend.
meat and branches, Ac.) ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
Railway ([lumber Ferries Improvement at Hull and New Holland,
Ac.); Mitrand Railway (Snitch to Ripley, Ac.); Midland Railway
((Gloucester and St nchatae junctiiin) ; Pl3mmith Great Western
Dragnet Amendment; Scottish Midland Junction Railway (amend-
ment and branch to Lanreasekirk ; Waterford and Kilkenny Railway
Act Amendment;
THIRD READINGS.—MiddIe Level Drainage Acta Amendment;
Scutti h Midland Junction Railway (amendment and branches to
Bhmam, Ac.) ; Bills.
' LORDS' AMENDMENTS
peer Bill.
The lion. R. H. Ctrvn took the oaths and his seat for the
etnabern dirtaion of the county of Salop.
LEEDS AND TH.I MK RAILWAY( ANCH FROM
mELMERBY TO NORTHALLERTON AND JUNG.
noN Wit It AND NEWCASTLk JLAjr
W.tT) BILL.
On the motion that the report oa this bill be farther cock.
Meted,
Mr. HUDSON moved, u an amendment, that the report
be further considered this day six months, on the ground that
dr bill contained proviaions in direct violation of the s.and-
fag orders of the house.
A protracted discurion ensued, in which the bill was 'sup-
ported by Mr. W. BECKETT, Mr. DRI/XMOND (Surrey), JO.
BROTREETON, Mr. MUNE, Mr. COBDEN, Bit R. biome,
and Mr. Siwrox ; and opposed by Mr. BERNARD, Mr. LK-
110tiCIIERE, Si/ J. GRABEN, Mr. ELLICE, jun., Lord D.
BALLTEUNTON, and Mr. ELLICE.
The house divided—For the bill 7O
For the amendment 3l-39
The report was then agreed to.
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COM

).—DirkcaMod Dock Com.

PANY'S ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion for the further consideration of the repo?,
on this bill,
Mr. BERN AL observed that the bill was one for a double
arpose, to raise additional cipital for works, and also to
maintain a line of pickets between Southampton and Hans.
It was proposed to raise a capital of 100,0001. for the latter
purpose, to which the railway commissioners objected, and
suggested that au alteration should be made in the preamble.
Another objection was the power given to the company by
clause 40, of settingualf at law, against any action for goods.
the sums due on calls. Either that was the law or not; if
not, the law ought to be made the same for all railway
companies.
After a conversation, in which Mr. Beceerr and Mr.
CHAPLIN joined,
The further consideration of the report was postponed till
Friday.
SCOTTISH MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY
(AMENDMENT AND BRANCH 'lO LAWRENCE-
KIRK).
On the motion for the further consideration of the report
on this bill,
Capt. FORDYCE opposed the bill, on the ground that the
parliamentary contract had only been signed by the directors,
and that the bona fide nature of the undertaking had not
been established. He moved the further consideration of the
repast on that day six months.
Mr. WORTLEY said the directors had signed the contract
on the part of the general body of the proprietors, amongst
whom the shares were held; and it had already received the
sanction of the committee and of the house. The commit-
tee heed also expressed themselves satisfied u to the bona
fides of the undo ?biking.
Mr. E. ELLICE, atter reprobating the loose practice
which had crept in with regard to the execution of parlia-
mentary contracts, and pointir g out the evils thence arising,
observed that in this cue they were provided against by a
clause requiring the distributioe of the shares amongst
the propnetors. lideesbould therefore not oppose the bill
after the explain ton of the right hon. gentleman opposite.
Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., opposed the bill, and said if ever
there was an instance in which the house ought to insist
on its own standing orders with regard to subscription con-
tracts, this wan the case. There was certeinly a clause re-
quiring the shuts to be divributed pro rata, but the share-
holders ware not obliged to take them up.
Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND supported the bill.
Mr. F. MAULE thought the contract-dted sufficient, and
raid the line authorised by this bill would be the best line to
Aberdeen.
Mr. C. BRUCE opposed the bill.
The house then divided—
For the further consideration of the report 60
Against it
The report was then received, and the bill was ordered to
be engrossed.
WICKLOW ELECTION.
The SPEAKER acquainted the house that ke had re-
, ceived a communication from the petitioners complaining of
an undue elccti,in and return for the county of Wicklow,
stating that it was not their intention to proceed with the
said petition.
THE IRISH BAR.
Mr. SADLEIR wished to put a question to the govern.
ment on a subject of the highest importance to the members
el' the tar in Ire:and. He wished to know whether any
official intimation had been received of the fact that two
gentlemen had been refused admission to the Irish bar by
the Queen's Inn, and if that refusal had met the approbation
of the Lord Chancellor of Irelatd ; also if it were true, as
publicly stated, that the ground of that refusal was the
po-
litical opinions entertained by those gentlemen ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said he had seen alluaions to Ole
matter in the newspapers, but the government had received
no official information whatever on the sutAect.
REPAYMENT (IF THE IRISH LOAN.
The CHAIIIOELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer
to a clue-eon from Sir L. O'BEUEN, said it was perfectly true
that In some counties the judges had refused to grant time
fer the payment of the first instalment of the loan. It was
his intention to propose to parliament a clause postponing
the payment of the first instalment until after the summer
ausizes.

Sir L. O'BRIEN said it would be a rest relief to the
public mind in Ireland if an order to that effect were issued
from the Treasury, in those counties where measures were
in prog, ellA for compelling immediate payment.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE • MO I *ilk,
government had no power to issue any such ord , &fele'
ties could only be relieved by parliament fro ; 111111, •
liability. •1? r, Sr
BRIDGE OVER THE CLYDE.—EXPL. •. • e* • ,
Mr. F. MACKENZIE said the hon. g 114. • ,
Secretary to the Admiralty had stated, on a fo
in answer to a question respecting th with.-'1. • •
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