The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-26 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

WU OF 00MRIONS.—TIFURSDAT, MAT 26.
The lirrAxga took the chair at 4 oVock.
The following private bills were read tit* third him, and
paned :—Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway Bill ;
Aberyareith sad Wahl) Coast Railway (Steamboats) Bill;
Bothnia Railway Dill; Burn-upoo-Treat Railways Bill;
Oslettasian Railway (Etreach to Dumfries sod
Railway) Bill; Cambrian Railways (AdAitioesliktreti
Bill ; Minter and West Cheshire Junction Railway Bill'
Oromford and Belper Bond Bill ; Denbigh, Ruth* and
Ovum Railway ; Glasgow New North Road, he., -
Bill; Great Northam Railway (Seaford to Bowe) Bill;
Gramm& Railway Bill ; Halesowse and Bromegrove Roma
Railways Bill ; Leeds New 'Railway Station Bill ; Legg
Valley Railway Bill ; Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
(Deviations) Bill; Newcastheapon-Tynelmprovennut Bill ;
North Eastern Railway (Leeds Extension) Bill;
_Perth
General Railway Sauce, Scottish Coated, &a., Railway
Companiesßill ; Perth itomal Railway Sistine, Scottish
Central, ho.. Railway Companies (Stance Hotel ,_&c.) Rill
Southport Improvement ; Siontiiooao Slid Natalia*
Railway Bill; and Wrexham and Miners Railway Bill.
On the cannot for the third reading of the Belting Water
Mx. O'REILLY said the mousy* in is new form had
waited great excitemeat in Belfast ; there was to be • town
meeting held in a few days to monde" what alterations
Gould be mad* in it, sad, under thee* aircumstaaoss, he
moved the postponement of thethird reading for a foctaight.
Sir H. CAIRNS observed that tae town of Belfast bad
base suffering acutely from as issufilateat water supply,
and this bill, which was inboadad to remedy tae *Listing
state of things having been carefully wandered by the cam-
Little, he could see na ground for delaying the program of
the measure.
After some dlaitinicia, in the course of which Mr. Hue.
asnirrong sod Lord R. Homan opposed, and Mr. KIN-
NWT supported the ameadmset,
The hill was read a third time and passed.
THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DAWKINS.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH gave notice that to-marrow upon
going into ectennittes of supply he should move for all oar.
respoodseme miens( to the brat court of *airy oa Liana:
Ornonel Dawkins in July, 1864, including all communisa-
tions which bad hate made on the subject, from the Field
Marshal Commanding-Jo-Chief, to the hhilarZeeeral com-
mending the brigade of Gouda during the interval between
tha brat Lad woad courts of inquiry, sad up to the permit
time.
THE ALABAMA.
Sir J. WALSH gave notice that to-morrow he would
ask the Jobb" lord at the head of the goverment, or in his
absence the Under Secretary for Ponies Affair", whether
her Majesty's government had received any formal or official
unsaid for oompeseation is ooessquence of knees sustained
by America citizens through the Alabama and other
cruisers of the Confederate States, fitted out from British

porta.
THE LEEDS COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Mr. FRRRAND gave notice that to-morrow be would
move that the melee% committee on the Leeds Court of
Bankruptcy should amain of Bre members to be aomi-
sated by the poem' committee of selection ; and also that
two members be nominated by the same committee to ex-
amine vitalism', but without the power of voting.
THE MALT DUTY BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid that
tomtit the convenience of hon. members he would postpone
the second reading of the Malt Duty Bill until Thussday
amt.