The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1862.

mesas they now poiensed for extinguishing Sae in the
metropolis ; but as no change bad taken place in the
law since 1774, when the liability was imposed
upon parishes to keep up a certain number of Lye curiae—
slew width bed fallen very south into disuas—he certainly
thought than was some for inquiry. It would be for the
committee to asoarkin what were the best seems for the
extinction of firm. Dining the ream he had obtained
in-
formation as to the mum adopted in Park and many other
eontioental cities. From Park be bed proeared a mat
complete statement, and though in many of its leading
details the system might be found inapplioable to London,
I yet it might suggest some improvements in Nu existing law.
• It was. however impossible not to bear teetimouy to the
Ivery eillchat chUeciter of that ire brigade whisk for a long
thee under the superintendence of Mr.Breidwood,who kethis
life in the discharge of his duty, had doe, great service to
the metropolis. The members of that brigade had done their
'duty in a manner creditable to themselves and beneficial to
the public. Ile hoped that some valuable suggestioas
would be made by the committee appointed to conduct the
inquiry, and that their labours would lead to a mere sak-
i factory arrangement than that which now existed.
The motion was then speed to.

EXCHEQUER BILIL
The CHANCELLOR ol the EXCHEQUER moved for
leave to introduce a bill to amend am set entitled " An Aet
to amend the Law relating to Supply Exidasquer Bills, sad
to charge the same on the Consolidated Fund, and to repeal
the provisions of an act b? which authority is given to the
Cossmiesioaers of her Majesty's Treeing to fund Exchequer
Bills. He briefly explained the objects of the bill and the
IMMO for its introduction.
Leave was then given to bring in the bill.
EAST INDIA STOCK.
.• •

Sir C. WOOD obtailerl lwr. t;-bae—gin a bill to proviii
for the registration and transfer of the East India Poe pro
Cent. suck at the Sank of Ireland, sod for the mutual
&ruder of such stock from and to the Basks of asimad
and Inland respectively.

PUBLIC_PETITION!4„

Mr. oREOSON moved for the appointment of a select
committee "to whom shall be referred all petitions pre-
sented to the house, with the exception of such as complain
of undue returns or relate to private Line ; and that such
committee do elathf, and prepare abstract' of the same, in
each form and manner as shall appear to them best suited
to convey to the house all requisite information respecting
their contents, and do report the same from time to time to
the house ; end that such reports do in all caste set forth
the number of signatures to shah petition ; and that each
committee have power to direct the printing in exbenso of
such petitions, or of such parts of penticas, se shall ap-
pear to require it ; and that such committee have power to
report their and obeervationslbereupon to the
r house -Mr. Mr. Bonham-Oster, Mr. H. A.
Brook Mr. , Mr. lallwyn, Mr. G. Forster, Mr J.
Ferguseoe, Mr. Gard, Major Gavle, Claptela Gray, air E.
Grope, Mr. H. Johnston., Mr. T. .J. Miller, Mr. H. line-
men, and Mr. Alderman Salomon' ; three to be the quorum.
Agreed to.
The house adjourned at eve mind. to 6 o'clock.

ilLato Intdltatna.

COURT OF QUEENS BENCH.—Fin. 10.

Sittings st Nisi Priam. —(Bsgars Yr. Justice Blackburn and
• Special Jury.)
DAWSON IP. VAN SANDAO.

This was an adios for Meader sod false imprisonment.
Both parties were solicitors, mad the dihedral pasadad a
Justification.
Mr. Serisent ea«, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Macousters, mid
Mr. Mereweethor were owned for the piebstiff ; Mr. Soriano%
Bolkiitiee, Mr. son, sad Mr. Balaton for the defence.
The wee bed sot coosinded wheat the court rose, end we
therefore ,earn oar report