The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-25 00:00:00

THE BALLOT.

Mr. BERKELEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department if it were the intention of her Majesty's
government to bring forward, this session, any stringent and
decisive measure for the prevention of corruption and the
protection of electors at parliamentary elections.
Sir G. GREY—The government hare •o intention to pro-
pose a bill on that subject during the present session.
Mr. BERKELEY—Then I give notice that I shall propose
• rssolutioo for the perpase of giving protection to electors
in the gaps of the ballot.
IttSSPORT SYSTEM ON THE CANADIAN
FRONTIER.

Mr. WATKIN asked the Secretary of State for the
Colonies whether any, and what representations had been
made to or rewired from the government of or the amber.
sador from the United States, in reference to the pa sport
system and the other regulations tending to non-inter-
course, iotrodneed by cyder of Mr. Seward. on the Canadian
'metier, and which regulations were still being enforced at
the date of the last deices from Americo.
Mr. CARDWELL said the question rather belonged to
his boo. [need the Coder Secretary for Foreign Affair@ than
to himself. but as it had been put to him be would give an
answer. The regulations in quirks were baled on the
17th December, sod no doubt in view of the alarm which
prevailed in consequence of measures that were taken along
the Canadian frontier. Those manures involved great in-
convenieace both to American citizens and to the subjects
of her Majesty. They hoped that as the mischief had oared
tho remedy would cease also. No official representation
bad yet been made on the subject, and it was not thought
expedient that any should be made.
STATE OF IRELAND.
On the motion that the hones should go into committee
of supply,
Mr. HENNESSY rote to move the following resolution:—
" That this hour observes with regret the decline of the
population of Ireland. sod will readily support her Majesty's
government in any well-devised measure to stimulate the
profitable employment of the people. That an address to
the Crewe be prepared, founded on the foregoing resolution."
After noticing the many differences between England and
Ireland, though a United Kingdom, in the principles of
their respective lawe, is the character of their labouring
classes, and in the moil sod geography of the two countries.
the hon. member proceeded to indicate the symptoms of
decline in the material prosperity of the latter country, in
stock, in cereal crops, in the diminished extent of
cultivated land,—showing, he said, that Ireland was
using her capital as income. He then dwelt upon
the decline of the population tbroogh emigration, and
insisted that it was the duty of the government to check
emigration by boding profitable employment for the people,
by applying public mousy to such works as arterial drainage
upon a large scale sod the reclamation of the vast amount
of waste land. Public money, he observed, had bean voted
for such objects in Scotland—the Calsdrian Canal,
and bridges—none of which were for imperial porpors7l
no part of the money had been rebutted to the Exchequer.
By such money something might be dose to check emipa-
tios from Ireland, and the outlay would be productive.
The motion was seconded by Colonel FRISCH.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER suggested
reasons why it would be very incoovenient and most bier-
pdieot to call upon the boor to vote a resolution embody-
ing the propositions that the population of Ireland had de-
clined, and that the house would ruction any well-advised
measure to stimulet• their profitable employment. H. die-
puted the accuracy of the illustrations drawn from Scotland,
and he showed the difficulties attending the application
of public expenditure raised from taxes to local
wants. Ireland, he remarked, was exempted from
certain taxes, and exemption from public tare
should be regarded as public grants and reprdad
with greet jealousy as caromed the claim bar
fited thereby. He referred to the coosideratioris which
should govern grants of public mosey for reproductive
works, and insisted that it would be most unjust to the
house and to the goverment to force a division upon the
motion.
Mr. BAOWELL described the condition of Ireland, and
its peculiar cheounstances, being an agricultural, not a ma-
nufactioring gouutry, and indicated measures which, is his
opines, would coned Its evils.
Mr. DAWSON attributed the onsatiafactory condition of
Ireland mainly to a coacurrence of adverse natural ruses
that were tnionstrollable.
Sir P. O'BRIAN supported the resolutioe. He nerd the
importer:roof a settlement of the laud question, which was
an starching queetioe in Ireland.
Oslowel DUNNE, in reply to the ChanesUorof thellxobee
quer, maintained that Ireland was sot squally taxed ; tint
Intend paid. in proportion so valnatios, mss mere in tax-
sties than Engird, in violation at the treaty of Urea.
Wirt was said sem vi te Iroise& as to ha pros-
perity was, he a ficitiou,
Sir F. HEYGA though himself a fasstrallarr, stk.!.
saygirl
bitted many of the • of Inilsadoi peer oroustry, to free
trade, bower beneficial it was to ether enemtitse, It west,
however. easier to dissever tie mile of Inked. be sk-
ew wed, than the remedies, and though anksowledgiag and
deploring. as be did, the evils, be mold not support the
remedy peeped in the reislatioa.