The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-17 00:00:00

WOODS AND FORESTS.

Lord DUNCAN inquired to srl;;;questions relative to
the mansaement of the Woods and Forests were to be ad-
dressed, sinew the removal of the noble lord at the head of
that department to the upper home.
Lord J. RUSSELL said if notice of the questions were
gins to the secretary of the Treasury, they would be at.
tended to.

CEYLON.
Mr. H. WILLIE said. with reference to the papers
which had been laid on the table of the house relative to
Caplet, he found that a demstch was received at the Colonial
Oda as the 31st October, communicating the important feet
dial 'snafu executions under martial law had taken place
i• the Wand. Hs also found that the papers contained no
despatch from Earl Grey to Lord Torrington of a later date
than the 24th October. The question be wished to ask was
whether any despatch of a later date than the 24th of
October, either approving or disapproving et the executions
ander martial law bad been addressed by Earl Grey to Lord
Torrington.

Mr. HAWES said that the latest despatch to Ceylon, to
which an answer had been received, wu upon the table.
There wu a despatch containing Lord Grey's general
approval of Lord Torrington's measures to @oppress the re-
bellion. That despatch wu full, entire, and explicit. There
was lubragsent de patch also, but ft was strictly of a
formal nature, and no answer had yet bees received to it.

Mr. HU inquired whether there would be any
*stint to lay on the table of the house the pipers con-
Earl Grey's approval of the alteration in
the taxation whieh had caused the rebellion. The nunpa-
pen of the day had published Earl Grey's entire approba-
tion of everything that had taken place; and be trusted
that that document would be placed in the bands of
member&

Mr. BAILLIE Bald the hcn. gentleman had not quite an-
mud his question. What he wanted to know was whether
any approvel had been sent out by L Ord Grey in answer to
Lord Torrington's despatch communicating the feet that
certain executions under martial law had taken place in
Ceylon.
Mr. EAWES could only repeat that there was a despatch
from Lord Grey generally approving of the seams adopted
by Lord Torringtoo in the suppression of the rebellion, which
included both the trial by court-martial and the trial before
the supreme court ; but there was no special despatch ap-
proving of the proceedings at the coaSmartiaL
EMIGRATION.
Mr. F. SCOTT wished to know whether it was trus that
a rational& bad bees sat dawn fits the Emigration OEes
to Darsembire, earls( es provide paws to the agenies for
us* I.ooogeresse &Mitt al glidittatte at what 0:41
was se dist Mite sad whether Colasial-ogioe
was psgs to do the NM it fate counties where then
skied- kie So anigeole es the part olds popoiation.
Mr. Tawas said, is nods bad not been given el the
quids, he mast deer his sewer aunt Monday next.
ASH WEDNESDAY.
Sir J. PAKINGTON °burred that his Bribery Bill stood
bra sersad reeding on Wednesday next. As that day, how- I
ever, valid be Ask Wednesday, he suggested that the how
*add sot wet to early as 12 o'clock, in order that hes.
soothers might have an opportunity of attending divine
service. (floor, hear.)