The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, FEB I.
The LORD CRANCILLOR took his seat on the wooluck at
five o'clock.
The Bail of

took the oaths and his seat.
PUBLIC BUSLNESS.
PVITTIONS. —By Lord &WUHAN. tram Stirling, against the
ilassta', wed Soso the corporation of Liverpool and others orm.
fifths Yin of Irish end for read.
Of NOTION.— e of Rioting° to4norrow (this
day), to move tie a select econadtteeca the law of entail.
COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND).
The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL moved for a return of
the total amount of rents received by agents appointed under
the Court of Chancery in Ireland, specifying to what accounts
the same are paid, whether to the credit of suits pending, to
the credit of minors, lunatics, or others, from the let Jan.,
1846, to the let Jan., 1847.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was of opinion that all the
information which the noble earl wished for could be ob-
tained from the books of the Accountant-General in Ireland.

The motion was then withdrawn.
OFFICE FOR REGISTERING JUDGMENTS (IRE-
LAND.)
The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL also moved fora return of
the total amount of the sums appearing to be due for debt,
damages, and costs, upon all decrees, orders, and judgments
in Ireland, re-docketed pursuant to the Act 9 Geo. IV.,
cap. 35., or registered pursuant to the 7th and Bth Viet.,
cap. 90, and now appearing to be re-docketed or registered
in the office for registering judgments in Ireland; distin-
guishing thane which are in debt from those which are in
case. The noble earl took occasion to remark, that, at pre-
sent the amount of debt on land in [reload was enormous.
He believed that it amounted to 100,000,0001.
The motion was ultimately postponed for a week in order
to ascertain from the office in Ireland what the amount of
Warr would be in forming the return and what the result.
IRISH PAUPERS.
Lard BROUGHAM, on presenting the petition from
Usseepool complaining of the influx of Irish paupers into
rat borough, said that he had received a letter from that
plan which stated that within the last fourteen days 11,104
MilsZarrived there from Ireland. During that period
nsis at the rate of 800 per day, exclusive of last
Thursday, on which 1,200 had tome in. Thousands of
riusETstiettahewlttltterthaedlnetienwticoren tiorgirogthgrr Lloyd toi
the
this
country, and chiefly in that town. The petition concluded
by trimming a hope that parliament would not separate
without enacting some law lay which the people of Ireland,
as well as the people of England and Scotland, should be
compelled to provide for their own poor. His doctrine
denied the right of the ?oar to be fed except by their own
labour. They had MI claim on government for food,
and it was no part of the duty of a government to provide
them with food or employment . • but it was the duty
of government to remove all obstructions to their being
able to feel themselves by their own labour. This
might be celled a bard doctrine; it might even be
called political economy, for that was a name now used to
sum up every possible objection in one ; still he was pre-
pared to take his share in promulgating such a doctrine.
With this vie er he had taken an active part in establishing
the English poor-law in 1835; and, with certain modifica-
tions. he was anxious fur its extension. His clear and de-
cided opi AiOn was, that it was no part of the duty of a
governor eat to feed the people. The consequence of such a
step we a, that the people naturally looked to the goverment
to he f ei; and succeeding years would be much worse than
the 'present He hoped that government would not be
drit en, by either coaxes or threats, into a wrong course.
the Marquis of WESTMEATH said, the grievance corn-
ained of by Liverpool, did not lie at the door of the Irish
andlords, but at that of the English laws with rmpect to
land. Do RA he would, the Irish landlord could not escape
from his burdens. In hs own case, he had granted leases
with covenants against sub-letting ; but the courts of law
had ruled th it con-acreage was not sub-letting, and he
had been 'addled with coats. Tenants-at-will could
only be removed by six months' notice, which, with
the delays incident to legal processes, was equivalent to
twelve months. Then, if the landlord was fortunate enough
to obtain possession, no one durst take the farm or tenement
so dealt with, through fear of violence. How could a land-
lord, 1-bouring under mortgage debt, interest, and jointures,
and placed in such circumstances, deal with his property
English laws, by encouraging fraud in the Irish people, had
produced this state of things. These shameful insinuations
about the influx of Irish paupers into Liverpool ought not
to be cast against the landlords of Ireland. lie felt grateful
for the relief t.adered by England to his suffering country-
men ; but if the government chose to throw away money en
his estate without any possible chance of a return, he ought
not to be made liable for the money so expended. If they
would give his possession of his estate, ho would gladly take
it and do the best he could with it.

Lord BROUGHAM disclaimed the wish to east any im-
putation ou the Irish landlords.
The house adjourned at six o'clock.

HOrSE OF COMMONS—MONDAY, FEB. 1.
The Breaxea took the chair at four o'clock.
PRlVglit BUSINI t.

Baum RlADMOn.—Bridallli Filer Itadway (branch from Plea-
Man to WAia, Glastanbmy, and Street), Aug Lincolnshire Railway
(deviate, at Boston, and brown to Great Grimsby and Shellkid June-
Rion Railway at Grimsby), Bast Linoobehire Railway (branch from
Louth le Lincoln), (Barrow, Barrhead, and ?Marton Dime, and.
Glassow Southern Terra Mal Railway. Amalgamation ; Glasgow, Barr-.
head, and Neilsen Direct Railway; Glarlow, Paisley, kilmarnock, )
and Ayr Itailwes and .ERargow and Bellbst Union Railway
(Na.ii 1), Maslen, Pantry, Kilmangek, and Ayr Railway,
No. A), Hartlepool West Harbour sad Rock (deck eatersiion,
appal and Stockton Jaoction Railway, Leeds Omura! Railway
(*.Urn. London and North Me.trrn Rainey, (Newport Carmel, 6c.
barb), I....trie and North Medan ltritway (-1. Alban's, Lab"
and Ihin•table Pamela), hoodoo, Brighten, and South (but Railway
(Lambs-bridge Station, embalmment and arrangement), Landon,
Brit-titan, and South Grad Railway (ettenrion tolemdon-ha(dge),
Lorden.bridge Railway 7lsalni General Enlargement, Lambe,
Rtirhtce, and-South Omit Maltarts: (the Rant Railer to Waid.stone,
Canterbury,' and Tumi=mirrLon4ol.o4ln and 4neltenbant AMU
-tray and bramihes ;
Z.p.epitys.tVlorplias 'Wake Is ad
tleMbrd,ll"ll"ftesed eteekeertl4ll.rai
sal. miser
Idumbestrel, Marr/ter, IlhelliKaai Wirer Ilmemeh
Rom Anntem-under-lyme le Oldheri, lishabeirais. wil
eelinlaire arilway (ngalls -Me Miami ,
•Brosley, r I bran
therehemi,limmireer,lllrEsikull
shire Railway (brasher
Ito ahrellewassma Thregolead Ora broth)
• Mane)oreer, Stioffieldrand IMmeirbire Mawr/ (Aeb (teal r-
are ). shatter, Weft's% sad Ureleehlre Railway (
Manotestre, erl Useokarre Betray (Mai-
-1 to
er:nal purchase), Itmlimer, Stogileld, and Linotanchire
mei, end Tlanchelterma Lincoln Uska Hallway and Chertrrtirlti
awl i Come Mak sinstloo, Riding: Great Western Rail-
tem of friar Amettkinnan, and Beltran& • Variations),
Nestlet ry pomelerz, lffsma beset), Norialk Railway
Loads I stiiewarnalAk Caoal falle to Manchter and
rarer Oiarms), htkliand,tuaition Rafferty ( esamend-
-meal • ndtrasek lehaereeseldrk), "anti Ord Act Amendment,

tkmdev hod lad" IleOp, 14-Crica, and General Inapronment,
'Wont, 011111 Out Liiitt sad Ccke Com , V/1/Oy f.orrireet. ane
Kffmcroth Railmsy Acoendment (No. 1), Wleieor Gallaray, Yeovil.
kiaport, and Exeter 112112 ray, .4112 BoaLcha 11111 a.
lANDON, OXFORD, AND CHELTENHAM RAIL-
- - WEN AND BRANCHIS.
- -

'On the rootionie7iheseicicntr;ea;g;itiis bill,
(Col. 8113THOHir said it was useless to divide the
house isn railway hills; he had, however, tpursued but one
name to.friende sad fees--he had meeited to none. (A.
laugh.) With refinance to the bill before the home be bad
reason to inspect frac the erasures which he had seen at the
pinata bill office that all the proceedings hat' not .been fair
sad aboveboard, aatl he should look further intothe matter.
He bad seen such proceedings with restard ite these railways
that he declared he would much rather sip highwaymen.
about his premises them railway eurvepona aid eagireers, as
he believed the Omar were the more respietable people.
(Mara laasteer.) The bill was thenreado amend hme.