The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The lords' amendments to the following hills were agreed
to:—Banbridge. Dublin, Newry, and Belfast Junction
Railway, Hallway Harbour; Harwich Docks and Pier;
London and North Western and Buckinghamshire Rail.
ways; St. Margaret and St. J..dut the Evangelist, West-
minster, Vestries; Severn Valley Railway ; South Wales
Railway (Deviation); Suutb Wales Railway (Pembroke,
&c.); South Wales Railway (Power to purchase, &c.)
Baron Vivian., Estate Bill wall read a third time.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
_ _ GUANO.

Col. BLAIR. asked the President of the Board of Trade
whether the government had received any confirmation of
the truth of a report that an island, containing an almost
inexhaustible supply of guano, has been lately discovered
n the east eons. of Africa, and, in the event of the report
being true, whether it was their intention to take any eteps
that will cause that artick to be obtained at • more mode-
rate price by the agriculturists of this country.
Mr. CARD WELL said that no information bad as yet
reached him to the ef•ct rated in the bun. member's ques-
tion. Ile had been in commnnication with the First Lord
of the Admiralty as to the future supply of guano to this
country, and instructions bad been issued to the squadrons
in the Pacific in reference to the course they should take it
any islands were discovered from which guano could be
obtained.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Sir DR L. EVANS gave notice that at an early part of
neat s.ssion he would submit a motion to the house upon
the subject of the policy at present pursued at the Cape of
Good Hope. He believed that much valeapprehension had
prevail,d, and would continua to p•evail upon that subject.

CUSTOMS DUTIES IN HOLLAND.
Mr. PELLATT asked tee S. eretary of the Treasury why
the following British manufactures are charged higher du-
ties in Bodged than those of other favoured nations, via.,
iron manufactures, 6 per cent., while those of Belgium and
Germ my are 2 per cent. ; hemp and linen manufactures, 6
per cent., while those of Belgium and Germany are 1 per
seat.; moton and woollen manufactures, 6 per cent., while
those of Belgium and Germany are 4 per cent. i and earth-
enware RN. per ewt., which amounts to about a; per cent.,
almost a probibitoryduty ; and whether her Majesty's re-
preservative in Holland has remonstrated against these
utterer, since parliament has reduced itsimport duties
upon butter, cheese, egg., and other productions of that
gonatrj.
Mr. WILSON believed that there was a difference in the
dirks charged in Holland upon some British manufactures
se compared with thoee charged upon Belgian manufactures.
There was, however, no treaty of reciprocity between this
enuntry and Holland, and he ',chewed that the policy of
Zeeland was to do that which was beneficial to English-
, men, without regard to the interests of other nations.

CATHOLIC RELIGION IN INDIA.
Mr. LUCAS, in rising to call the attention of the house
to the subject of the catholic religion in India, explained
that when the act of 1833 was passed, provision was made
for the introduction of two bishops of the Church of Eng-
land into Hindostau. A protest w..s then made by the late
Mr. O'Connell, and upon a discussion of the matter which
subsequently took place, Mr. Sbiel moved a clause, provid-
ing for the religious instruction of Roman catholics in India.
There could be no doubt but that • due provision ought to
be made for that purpose, end he, therefore, asked the Pre-
sident of the Board of Control, whether any further provi-
sion was to be made for the religious instruction of the
Roman catholic, in India?

8t C. WOOD quite agreed with the hon. gentleman
that due provision ought to be made for the religious in-
struction of the Roman catholic servants of the Ent India
Company. The government of India did not proteu to do
more tnan provide for the spiritual instruction of those in
its own employment. (Hear) The government had never
held itself bound to find religious instructors for the native
community of India, but it was always considered unjust to
send persons from finglsnil to so distint a country without
providing for their religious instruction. He was quite pre-
pared to admit that the ptovi•ions at present made for
the spiritual auistanee of the Roman catholic troops was
far from being adequate to its object, and lie would also add
that the government of India was tuliy aware of that fact,
and were about to take meuures to remedy the evil.