The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.—TnwasDAT, JUNE 1.
The Spurn took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
REPORTS CONSIDERFO. -Midland Orval Wentern Railway of
Ireland (deri.dion line from blullintrar to Athlone) ; North and South
Weatern Railway (Ilarrow to Brantford); Scottish Midland Junction
Railway ramendmant and branehes to Itirnam, die.); York, Newcastle,
and Berwick Railway (deviation and abandonment of part of the
Tink and Halton branch); Bing.
THIRD READlNGs.—Edinburgh nod Glasgow Railway Yo. I),
(amendment arts ac and branch% . &a.); Forth and (lode Nil.' ABM%
and Airdrie and Cuatbridac Water; tirva. Western It nlwar ,e‘ten-
eion of the Berko and Ilanta Railway from Ilungerford to Weirthory,
oath a branch to liovize.); Norfolk RAIWAy (antrwlntent of sera and
natendon of time lorcommeneing Reedham and la** branches) ; North
Wertern Railway (d.tersiona at Sklpton, Casterton, and dedbergk);
La.
ORDS' A3IE.NDMEN Cs CONSWERED.—Priee's Patent Candle
Bill.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS.—By the Lord Mayor and several aldermen of the cor-
poration of Publin, at the bar of the house, maritally but deter-
minutely dear:mhos a repeal of letrtalatlyv
COMMITTEE. —lmumbered Eatatts (Ireland!
Til lit 11/11Sti.—Tottago Itchef and ImMignition Into British
Orlin lituidal Bill.
NOTI'ES OF MO Iltr.q.-11 outs t. --lord It. GRO,VPSOFt, cm
an earh day. to ta.se leave to bring in a bat prokiluttny night.
work heyond eertain hoar. w baking.houtes.
dare 1,10 V lit N1N14111,10 P.410.10111,41,-I.ord J. ItUtr;ELL, on
Monday next, ta ask I.IVC ill bring in a bill to alter the torm of oath
taken by tuembers of the !louse ot C0mm....0n taking their scats.
Bytom, At,— Cava, r ov .t•Wi...):11 Tint*, *.e. —lord J. RUS-
SELL, on Friday (Oil. day wet I.!. rt. more for lease to bring iu a bill
to repeal so much of the existing Itw :is mad, it netesstry to pay
ausersted taxes, to., hews exercising the tight to vote for Atte.. and
orotshs.
LEICESTF.R ELECTION.
Mr. K. SEYMEIt spotted that Sir J W.iltnaley and Mr.
Gardner wore not dole elected, and that bribery had been
committed by their r.gents, but without their knowli dge.
The committee also reported that the bribery and corruption
committed at the 'dist el, etion for Leic atrr were such so
to demand tiro s ttention of the house. ( Hear, heat.) Tim
hors. geutlerar n moved that the evidence be printed, and the
motion was agreed to without discussion.
%VLSI INDIES.
Mr. :JUDIE staled (in reply to Mr. BASELY) that if
all 3v, rd he would I ritg forward his resoltatiima on the c indi.
tie. a of thine colonies that day week instead of on the 22nd,
'which:he admitted was too near the nth of July, when an al-
teretiod of the duties under the act of laid would take place.
Lord J. RUSSELL leered he could not give nest Thurs-
day for the purpose, but would let the lion. member know
to-morrow (this day). The noble lord added tin reply to
Mr. lititLill'atS) that the govcrutnent would be prepared to
make a statement on the subject after the %V hitauntide recess.
INCUMBEItED ESTATES t I ItI:LAND) DILL.

la rsply to a question by Mr. litutalt,
Tba SOLICITOR.GENERAL said that this bill was
qui.* ready for committal, and would lio brought on at the
first opportunity.
DEE ALCATION IN CALCUTTA.
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Lord JOCELYN asked if it was true that the chief officer
of the ecclesiastical e•nart in Calcutta had been a de•
tanker to the extent of 100.000!!.? If so, he wished to know
by whew the deficiency was to be made good, and whether
an, steps hod been talc n in consequence ?
iSir J. C. 11013lIOUSE regretted the truth of the state-
ment as regarded • defalcation by the Registrar of the
Suprema Court of Calcutta, Sir T. Turton, although not to
so great an amount as stated by the noble lord. The sureties
given by that officer of 10,0001. would go hut a short way, if
tally available, tograids making good the deficiency. As to
who would do so he could not give a satisfactory answer, as
the Exit India Company would protest against its being
charged upon the res cones of India, and tho Chanc llor of
the Exchequer upon those of England. (A laugh Oa the
Sot receipt of the intelligence he had S.lt it his duty to
consult the law onkel. or the crown as to whether it was de-
sirable to indict Si. T. Tutton ; but their opinion was not
favourable to that course. Re was enshled to say that the
government of India were now preparing an act by which
they would endeavour to prevent a recurrence of such delin-
quencies.