The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-16 00:00:00

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were circumstances appertaining to the Cuffe-street beak,
which rendered it in tome respects different to either the
Teslee or the Killarney branches, and which might occasion
farther inquiry hereafter.

Mr. BASEST begged to ark the bon member for the
University of Dublin the following question, of which be
had given nudes : whether there is anything in the present
state algal proceedings pending in the matter of the
savings' bank of St. Peter's parish, in the city of Dublin,
which readers necessary the postponement of an inquiry by
a committee of this house into the affairs of the said bank ?

Tito SPEAKER said the hon. member for Kerry was oat
of order in asking such a question of the hon. member for
the Delve/say of Dublin.
In reply to Mr. Gnoome,

Mr. REYNOLDS stated that it was his intention to per-
severe with the motion on that day fortnight, because he
considered the question of these Irish savings banks of far
greater importance than almost any other business that
could engage public attention. (Hear, hear.
FEES IN COUNTY COURTS.

Mr. SOTHERON barged to ask the right hon. gentle-
man the Attorney.Cieneral whether any steps were about
to be taken for an alteration of the tea payable in county
courts ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that there was
considerable difficulty in dealing with the subject, in conse-
quence of the appsintmenta which had taken place ; but ha
was happy in being able to allure the house that the matter
was under consideratioe. (Hear, hear.)
MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. LOCKHART hiquited whether the Solicitor Gene-
ral for Scotland would have any objection to ptotpone the
onsunigeso on the Marriages (Scotland) Bill until Monday
neat, and whether he would have any objection to add to
the committee upon that day the name of the hon. member
for the city of OUtwow ?
The SOLICITOR.GENERAL foe Scotland replied that
he would - the • ttnant of the committee until

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Monday, when the name of the Loa, member for Glasgow
could be proposed.
THE USE OF CHICORY IN COFFER.
Mr ANSTEY ntid that by the 3rd.ofpeo. IV:, chap. 63,

the sale of any species of rotated vegetable iostead of coffee
was forbidden, except under a licence, which, according to
that act, dealers in coffee could not obtain, the object of the
legislature being to secure the sale of • cheap beverage to the
public, and to prevent adulteration. Now, he wished to
know whether it was true, as stated in a memorial before the
house, that in 1840 the ministration took upon themselves
by a treasury order to suspend the operation of that act by
inning instructions to the excise offietn not to subject parties
to a 50/. penalty, but to permit grocers and teadealen to sell
chicory equally with licensed dealers in; that drug ? He
also wished to know whether the order in question bad not
been made the subject matter of complaint on the part of
all the respectable wholesale dealers and colonial growers,
on the ground that ever since the suspension took effect
there bail been a decline in the consumption of coffee is-
ported from our colonies ? He believed that, according to
present returns, the quantity of coffee from Ceylon exceeded
by 50 per cent. the quantity imported in any previous year;
but he wanted to know whether there bad not been a con-
siderable decline in the consumption of Ceylon coffee at
home, whether the chicory used in the adulteration did not
bear the proportion of one-third or one-half of the quantity
of coffee actually cold, and whether—(a laugh)—it was the
intention of government to muse the law now in force to be
acted upon by the excise officers in future ?—and whether
—(laughter)—it was their intention to call on parliament to
we • measure by which chicory, whether of home or
foreign growth, should be subjected to such a duty is would
countervail the duty oa coffee, and lastly, wbether—(great
laughter)—Ceylon was not that very colony that ought to be
most encouraged on mount of the great depression under
which her interests had been labouring ?