The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.../1014Di.; APRIL 24.
Ti. MILL= look the chair et 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.

The followleg members took the oaths sad their seats :
Colonel P. Herbert, for Shrombire, I. the room of Vacant
Newport Hr. Potter, fee Rochdale, in the room of Mr.
°Ades, deceased; Adam, for Clachmanean (re-
earths) ; sad Mr. Young, for Wigton, is the room of Bit
W. Dunbar.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and pared :
Birmingham Water ; Caesarea) New Water ; Cheltenham
Water ; Chesterfield Water and Gas ; East London Rail-
way ; Fawcett Railway ; Fulham Railway ; Honforth
Water ; Lutes Water ; Metropolitan Railway ; North
Restore Railway (Poky sad other Branches) ; Romeridele
Vakia Gas; St. Alhan's Water; Tees Valley Railway;
West Rumex Junction Railway, and Winchanth Reeds
Bala.
The following bills were considered and adored to lie
upon the table i—Brierley-bill Gas ; Edgware, fligliglal.
sad London Railway ; Glasgow sad South-Wooten Ban-
*ray (City of Glasgow Union) ; Gnat Torrington Roads;
Regbasn and Allendale Railway; Leaden, Blackwell, sod
Millwall Extension Railway ; Scottish North-Easters Rail-
way ; Mentos and North Doves Railway ; and White-
haves Junatios Railway Bills.
The follow bills were read a eeooed tine:—Gnat
Southern and Wasters Railway; Kiegton and Sardieley
Raffia ; Liverpool United Gee; lad Wexford Harbour
t Bills.
THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1861.
Mr. C. FORSTER, on behalf of the ber for
Halifax, gees notice that on the 16th of Maybe would eel!
the attratioa of the bones to the report of the select com-
mittee on the Bankruptcy Aet of 1861, sod the ousting law
of debtor and treditor, and would submit a motion with
regard thereto.
REFORMATORY EXHIBITION.
Mr. J. T. MILLER gave notice that to-morrow (this day)
he would call the attention of the right hon. gestleman the
Home Sanitary to the proposed exhibition of the works of
reformatory &Urea, to be held at the Agricultural Hall,
Inlingtou, next month, and ask whether snob an exhibi-
tion met with him approval.
BRITISH PRISONERS IN ABYSSINIA.
Mr. WARNER asked the Under Seneetur of State for
Foreiaa Attain what was the await state °, the negotia.
tar with regard to the capture al certain British subjects
in Abyssinia, and whether the government expected •
favourable result from the mission of M. Asmara, and also
what steps the government intended to take in the event of
not nostrils( good accounts from him.
Mr. LAYARD said he was afraid he could not give the
boo. member moth information on the subject, not that he
wished to intimial anything, bat that he considered it
would be very inadvisable, oeuMderiog the position of the
primnees in Abyssinia, that anything should be said that
might laid to greater complication than at present existed.
He would take this opportunity of deprecating any mention
in the mem of what might take place in that house er
elsewhere with regard to those rimier.. He had realm to
believe that all those thinB, were sent out to Abyssal& and
got much exaggerated, and that they might lead to rrious
reengage:a to the prisoners who were held by the Kis&
Every metre had been taken by her Majesty's governmeot
to obtain their release. The government were in communi-
cation with some of the authorities. They bad lately heard
from a reliable source that Captain Canaria and the mis-
ternaries, although is pram, were is good health ; and
letter received from M. Rase= within the last few hours
held out the hope that before very long something would be
dose to obtain their release. (Hear.)
THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1861.
Mr. MURRA Y asked the Attorney-Germ whether it
was istooded to introduce in this mission any bill tocarry
out the resolutions reported to the house by the select
committee appointed to inquire ioto the working of the
Bankruptcy Act, 1861
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that, considering
the magnitude and importance of the subject, be did not
think it possible to give an engagement on the part of the
government to introduce • bill during the present session.
JO be could uederteke to my was that the recommenda-
tions of the committee would, without Ices of time, receive
the best consideration of the government, with a view to
the introduction of • bill as speedily u possible founded
as them.