The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-04 00:00:00

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

LAW or MARIIIAOL—By Mr. LO WE, from Gloucester
and other places, for Iva'Ming marriage with a deceased
wife's sister.

Tun BUDGET.—By Mr. JIADFIELD, from Sheffield,
against the proposed alteration in trade licenses. Captain
SCOBELL, from 133 licensed victuallers, in the city and
borough of Bath, agalnq the proposed license duty on
selling tobacco, which would in some cases amount to the
full value of tobacco consumed on their promisee. Mr.
GREVILLE, from 4GS owners and occupiers of land in the
county of L .ngford, prating that the income tax may not
he imposed upon Ireland. Mr. COBDEN, from members
of the Atheneum, Manchester, fur total repeal of the ad-
vertisement duty.
OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE ON SCNDAV4.—By
Mr. BUCK,from Premington. Devon; Mr. DUN LOP,from
inhabitants of the parish of All Saints, Liverpool ; Mr.
COBDEN, from Yorkshire; Lord HOTIIAM, from some
remote places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, against the
opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays.
INTOXICATING DRINK.—By Mr.L. HEYWORTH,from
Dearham, to prohibit the sale of on Sundays.
MAYNOOTH.—By Mr. CRAUFUItD, from tho session of
the relief church of a place in Scotland, for the withdrawal
of all endowments to popery, and especially for the repeal
of the Maynooth grant. Sir J. DUKE, from the East
London Protestant Alliance, for repeal of the Maynooth
Bill.

Tits O Enucastox BILL.—By Mr. COB-
DEN, from Brothertoa, Yorkshire, against.
MINISTER,' MONEY.—By Mr. MEAGHER, from the
inhabitants of Trinity parish, and other parishes in Water-
ford, for the abolition of.

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SCOTCILL UNITZRSITY TESTS.—By Mr. CRAUFURD,
from the ministers, elders, teachers, sod members of the
relief church of the Burgh of Irvine; Sir C. MONT-
GOMERY, from the free church presbytery of Biggar and
Peebles; Mr. HASTLE, from the Milos bearers of the
united presbyteries' congregation of Oabstiaw-street, Pais-
ley; Mr. FERGUSON, from Leslie; for abolition of.
ATTORNEYS' CIRTITICATZ DCTY.—EIy Mr. CHILD,
from attornies and proctors of Tunnel!, Staffordshire, and
from Bonham, Staffordshire, pra,ying for repeal of.
PCDLIO HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL —By Sir J. ANDER-
SON, from the Free Soath Church, Stirling ; Mr. FER-
GUS, from Commissioners of Supply of the county
of Fife ; in favour of.

REPRESENTATION OF STALTBRIDGE.—By Iitfr.CHEET-
HAM, from inhabitants of the town of Stalybridge, to be
represented in parliament ; also from Commissioners of
Police of the said town ; to the same effect
HACKNEY CARRIAGEd BILL.—By Sir J. DUKE, from
proprietors of upwards of 1,000 omnibuses, against clauses,
praying it may be referred to Select Committee ; Sir J.
SHELLEY, from hackney carrimge proprietors of the
metropolitan district; against the Hackney Carriage Bill.
MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL-111 Mr. SCOBELL ; also
one signed by 1,616 masters and mates (seamen chief') em-
ployed in the coasting trade), against the 29th and 37th
clauses, which, If passed into law, they believe would be
oppressive to them, and endanger the maritime superio-
rity of England.
WINE DUTIES.

Mr. W. 0. STANLEY asked if the regulations of
the custom-house would allow wines to be bottled in bond
for home consumption, under the same restrictions u were
now allowed for re•raportation.
Mr. WILSON said, the subject had been under the con-
sideration of the Customs ; but the report they had made
to the T ry pointed out a great number of practical dif-
ficultly' in the matter, and it was not yet decided en. He
did not think, from the difficulties in the way, that the pri-
vilege could be conceded for wines for home consumption.