The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-08 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN I'.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—TozsoAT, MARCH 7.
The Loan Citaftont.aon took Isla seat at 6 o'clock.
PUBLIC RUMNESS.
PESITIONS.—By the Bin of Sr. OLIDIANN from Odd Fellows of
Palwooth, and a Dase in Radnorshire, engine that they might be
pleeol on the same footing as other benefit oxidise.
ROYAL ASSENT.
The house met at half-past four o'clock, when the royal
assent was giyen by commission to the following bills, u s. :
The Consolidation Fund BSI and the New Zealand Govern.
meat Bill. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Berl of Shaftesbury, and Lord Campbell.
'their lordships then adjourned at a quarter put 5 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUFADAY, MAR= 7.
The Srs.oxsa took the chair at 4 o'clock.
BUSINESS.
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READING.-Treat Londoriprainag. e Company
Hr. Lhasa ;ruin Iluil;•Ogalnot the inns. tes ;
Trinity House Corporation of Hull, for inquiry into the navigation I
laws.—Mr. S. Ce•WPonn, from CirIieIIMACKILS, in favour of tenants
right; and from Newton Hamilton, with mine prayor.--air W.
W.
Meat Hull. oohed dames in the Health of Towns BilL—Mr. W .
Ilsawrg, hom • place io lonnishire, against the Charitable Trusts Bill.
—Hon. Members, from various places, against the Jewish Disabilities
BBL—Mr. EnTooLun, from Dublin, against ministers' money.—Mr.
Derowomn, from Enter, against diplomatic relations with the court I
of home
the Bowaiso, from beemellem of Boltou, praying to be
plamel in the same poktion an the licensed victuallers ; from out.
pensioners at Tyrone, complaining of deductions from their penoiono.—
Lord .txusum. and Scalise, from At multi, in favour of the Boma
Ca tholic Relief Bill ; also nine, from various place; snat the Cha-
ritable Trusts Eta—Lord Mooreru from various places In York-
shire, in favour of the Health of Tam. Bill ; aleq one from Union
Chapel, Dublin, in favour of the Jewish Disabilithe Bill.—An lion.
Member, from Dunkruilioe, spinet the mode of municipal mem-
meat practiood in Scotiand.—Me. Ctomcsrs, from Leitrim, against
the Shannon improvement taxation ; teem the grand )'lvy of the
empty of Leitrim, complaining of the sire of the unions and the ap-
potutment of paid guardians; the petitions further prayed for inquiry.—
Hr. P. Scaoro, from the Ballina union, compLuning of the charms in
that locality, and the elpennc of maintaining the pauper population;
also praying for the reolonation of waste Imils.—Mr. Conform-ego,
from solicitors of Gairetorough, praying for relief from the stamp
Cowan, from pre,,bytory of Auchterarder, vorninat diplo-
matio relations with the court of Borne; from Edit:burgh, against the
Samos tax.-1/r. WAXLItn, from Stake Newington, Forringdon. St.
and Finsbury, praying for reduction of the public expendi-
Ml= daemon of our naval and military estobliMments ; from
ratepayers of Clerkenwell, against the income MI, and praying for
an extension of the parliamentary froschise ; from Kinpandge. la
Devon, complaining of the mineil and military etta,lishments ;
from Lapland, complaining of the inequality of taxation; Run-
corn, In Cheshire, complaining of provisions in the sanitary bilL—
Mr. Hole from Colomag threevlon, 00nininining of the conduct of
the goeernor, signed by thousand inhabitanto; Flint, coin-
alining of the income tax ; North Shields, emplaning of enotom-
home regulations, and praying few an independent enema-house for
Mot porL —Mr. Foram, from Beading, against diplomatic relations
with Rome.—Kr. Poem, horn Ingletleld, Berks, against diplomatic
relations with the court of lOme.—Sir W. nOmEnvlLui, front Y.niike
earthy, in favour of the poor law.
BEPORT.—Passengers lidL
NOTICES OF MOTlON.—Tscong Toz —Mr. Mltocticia, on bring-
ing up the report on the income tax, to mom that it, as well an the
excao and window duties, be extended to behind.
Dion Law Colons (lattamin).--Col. For, o Thanday next, to
move for on addrew to bee Majesty, praying that the Commissioners
of Poor Law in Ireland be inotructed to furrow the areas of the

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ROWAN CATHOUC Witt, Ausriv, in committee on this
to-inorrow (this day!, to move the insertion of clauses for the
registration of "Jesulta," and male "Regulars."
RETURN 3 ORDERED.—On the motion of Mr. Helm return of
the number and description of arms and accoutronents issued to the
several yeomanry eerie in Rebind, in the year 13324; Mating the
numbers returned by each of those corps to the Ordnance, the time
when returned, and the numbers now in the hands of the yeomanry.
—Oar the motion of Mr. G. A. Ilawicrov, returns of the amount of
income tas seamed by the couunissioners upon any annuities, dint-
dends, or shares of annuities payable by the Governor and Company
of the Bank of Inland, to or for the use of persons not resident in Ire-
land, wider the 91at clause of the Act 5 St 6 Vic., e. 35, during each
year since the passing of the said set.
HARWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE.
The following members were sworn to try the merits of
the petition against the return for the borough of Harwich:
—Hon. J. S. Wortley, chairman ; Sir W. Molesworth, Sir
E. Hayes,LlMr, J. E. Elliot, and Mr. Beckett.
NCOLN ELECTION COMMITTER.
The following members were sworn so a committee to in-
vestigate the Lincoln election petition :—Mr. M. J. O'Connell,
chairman; Mr. W. Miles, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. J. E. Smith,
and Mr. Langston.
LYM. E REGIS ELECTION.
Lord ASHLEY reported from the committee, in the case
of the Lyme Regis petition, that the committee had declared
Thos. N. Abdy, Esq., to have bean duly elected. The com-
mittee bad struck the names of Cook, Derke, and
Puddetombe, voten of tithe horough, off the polls,
it having been proved that they had received money on loan
to influence their votes. The committee had agreed to a re-
solution, to the effect that John Attwood, Esq., a member
of that honourable house, had in 1842 purchased cm:udders- ,
ble property in the borough of Lyme, and had since been in '
the habit of granting money on loan to voters, on the con-
dition that such voters should vote for him (Mr. Attwood),
or any one he might nominate as candidate for the borough.
That the said John Attwood, Esq., had borne all the ex-
penses of the present petition, as also that of 1842, which
latter had cost him 9,0001. The committee wished, in con-
clusion, to impress upon the house the necessity of putting
an instant check on such transactions, which acted as grievous
snares to voters, and were calculated totally to destroy all
freedom of election. (Cheers.) The noble lord concluded
by moving that the evidence be printed and laid on the
table.

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
Mr. HUME %eked whether the government had any in-
tendon of extending to the Cape of Good Hope and Van
Diemen's Land a representative and responsible government,
to enable them to manage the affairs of the colony without
expense to the mother country ?
Mr. LABOUCHERE had not understood from the hon.
gentleman's motion that his question would extend to the
Cape, and therefore was not able to give him any answer as
to that colony. With regard to Van Diemen's Land and
the Australian colonial, the subject was under the conside-
ration of government, and he hoped they would be able be-
fore the elect of the session to propose measures for extend-
ing free institutions to Van Diemen's Land, and the other
Australian colonies.
Mr. HUME not being satisfied with the vague promises
of minbters, would give notice that he would himself bring
in a bill on the subject.
OUT-DOOR RELIEF (IRELAND).
Sir W. SOMERVILLE, in reply to a question put by an
ion. member, said he believed the number of unions in
Ireland in which out-door relief was given to the able-
bodied poor, was about 50.
TENANT RIGHT (IRELAND).
Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved for leave to bring in • ball
to secure the rights of outgoing unarm.
Sir 0. GREY would not offer any opposition to the is-
troduction of this bill. Government had given their bat
consideration to the subject, with the view to propose semi
measure of legislation, but he thought it would be advisable
to have the hon. member's bill before them, seeing the great
attention he had paid is the question, before the Louse was
called upon to discuss it. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. P. SCROPE remarked that if the house wished to
secure the loyalty of the people of Ireland, and prevent
them taking the matter into their own hands, it was abso-
lutely necessary the question should be settled without
delay. The repeal agitation was now becoming an agitation
for tenant right.
Col. CONOLLY complained that those who promoted dis-
content and agitation amongst_ the tenantry of Ireland on
this subject of tenant right had excited a more mischievous
and turbulent order of things than had previously existed.
Mr. BRIGHT expressed it as his opinion that if any fur-
ther delay was permitted in settling this question of tenant.
right, the landlords would ere long lose their position, and
their property be transferred to other hands. A larger num-
ber of persons had died of starvation in Ireland during the
in year than had fallen in any war.
Mr. TRELAWNY was opposed to the bill altogether, and
should divide against it.
Mr. HUME reminded the house that every attempt which
had been made to interfere between master and workman
had been followed by far greater injury to the workman
than to the master. He believed the same result would fol-
low any legislative interference between landlord and tenant.
(Hear, hear.) Though he should be glad to MUNI payment
to tenants for their improvements, it was necessary at
the same time to provide that such improvements should
be made with the sanction of the landlord, and by previous
avreement, and not by any compulsory act of that house.
Vooking tzt. the rlyir.g customs in different parts of the
country, he was of opinion that any law which should im-
pose one rule for all would be most injurious. (Hear.)
Sir W. SOMERVILLE concurred with the hon. member
for Montrose, that a law compelling the adoption of any par-
ticular custom for every district would be injudicious and
injuribus ,• and any law which should give rise to litigation
in Ireland between the landlords and tenants would be a
curse to the country. (Rest.) But, by giving leave to
bring in this bill, the house would not be pledged to it ; and
seeing the great attention the bon. member for Rochdale
had paid to this subject, he thought it would be scarcely
treating him with respect to refuse him that permission.
After a few words from an Hore. I.lverma, whose name
was not known in the gallery,
Mr. 3,1 J. O'CONNELL reminded the hon. member for
Montrose that the law of Ireland did already interfere be-
tween landlord and tenant, but in a way that took part with
the strong against the weak.
Br. BO WRING hoped his hon. friend, Mr. Trelawny,
would allow the bill to be introduced without • division.
Mr. TIthLAWNY, out of respect for the hon. member
for Rochdale only, consented to forego his intention of
dividing; and the bill was ordered to be brought in.
NAVIGATION LAWS—LORDS COMMITTEE.
Messengers from the Lords applied for leave for Mr. T.
Baring, M.P., to attend and give evidence before this com-
mittee.

. FIRES IN DEMEItARA.
inquired if governnient had re-
from the governor of Demonize on
incendiary tires alleged to have taken place
replied that information had been
senior of that colony to the 21st of
at the planters there had thought it
wages of labour, and had proposed to
her to accept one-fourth les., wages for
work one-fourth more time at the same
offer had been refused, and • portion
t had done that which they had a per.
to work on those terms ; but they had
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interfered to prevent the hill

who were still willing to work, from
that in come instances incendiary fires
t measures had been immediately
.or to restore order, which he hoped
(Hear, hear.)
PENT FOR DEBT (IRELAND).
'r ILLS obmined kayo to bring in a bill
impriscrtsibent for debt in Ireland, the
assimilate the law to that of England.

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INCENDIARY
• Lord G. BENTINCR
ceived any intimation I
the subject of the incendi
is that colony ?
Mr. LABOUCIIRRE
received from the gore
Feb. last, elating that
right to reduce the wal
the work-people either
the same time, or to woo
rate of wages. This o
of the negro population •
I 1 feet right to do—refuse I
gone further, and had
and other labourers, w
doing so. It wan true ti
lad taken place, but
adopted by the goven.e
would be effectual. (h
it 11 ( IMPRISOSMEN
Sir W. SOMERVILI
10 amend the law of lot
•
el* being to lullimilat
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