The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAT 18,:1847.

*ire and Cornwail,lint lay the assive conduct of the local
authorities, the diminutions's/la been repressed, and he be-
lieved there was no
FORA wino to their recurrence.
!
Mr. NE WDEOLTE asked ens he had moved
for some time boa, 11.4 to the
rYt born imported into
this country had not beta
Mr. M. GIBSON maid the setups were of a very com-
plicated nature, but es soon as certain replies were ebtained
from the Canna% which he expected to receive in a few
days, the returns would he perfected and lead before the
house.
SCHOOL OP DESIGN.
In reply to Mr. WALLET,
Mr. M. GIBSON said that the evidence respecting certain
dissensions which had arisen in the School of Design would
be on the table of the bowie in about ten days.
GRAIN FOR DISTILLATION.
Mr. BAILEY asked whether any steps were to be taken
to check the use of grain in distillation ?
Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER doubted
whether muck good would arise from the interposition of the
government er of the house in this matter ; and, on the
other hand, to check at present the %Pe of grain in legitimate
distillation might give an impulse to illicit distillation. He
wished it to be understood that the entire quantity of grain
used in distillation being 1,300,000 quarters a year, 1,000,000
quieten had already been consumed in the present year, and
100,000 of the remainder had been worked up ready fur dis-
tillation ; so that only 200,000 remained to be used, which
the distillers had already purchased for the must part. lie
had reason to believe that distillation from sugar was about
to take place very extensively in the country. Notice h
already been given to the excise by several eminent distillers
around London of their being alicut to use sugar in the.r
distilleries instead of grain, and when it was considered that
the difference between the price of sugar and that of groin
made a difference of 3d. a gallon in the eon of production,
there was clear reason to apprehend that the cheaper mate•
rial would to a great extent supersede the other.
PROVISIONS.
Mr. FIUME asked whether the government was prepared,
in the present high price of provisions, to admit foreign pro-
visions duty fr. e ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. said he bad
referred to the Customs' Duties Act, in connexion with the
hon. gentleman's notice OR this subject, and he foand that
the duties on most of the articles mentioned by the !hon.
gentleman had already been-taken off. As to batter and
cheese, also, the duties had been materially reduced ; but
while the importation had greatly increased the prices had
not fallen.
WINE TRADE.

In reply to Mr. Etir..ail?, -----
Lord J. RUSSELL said there would be no objection to
lay on the table of the house the memorial l►tely presented
to her majesty's government from the wine traders of
Bordeaux.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.

In reply to Mr. HUME,
Mr. HAW ES said that the government had long been ma-
turing, and were now actively pr: paring, a measure which
should give the benefit of British institutions to the Australian
colonies, Winding, of course, Van Dieman's Land ; but he
doabtad=they would be able to introduce it to the
premed