The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, .1847.

PUBLIC BIJEITEISS.

PL•TMONS.—By Mr. TANCRY.D. from • place In Gioncester.
shire, in [lncur of the government scheme of education;
Lord J. RCS.AII., from Dean snd Chapter of Norwich sad
others, in favour of the scheme; Mr 0. iirsewron, from Ports.
mouth ; Dr. Bowman, a petition, whence not heard, in faronr
of the scheme; &rW. CLAY, several petitions; Mr. ROLBUCX,
• petition ; Mr. BRION; from s place in Lincolnshire; Alderman
lirliPlfitly, a petition ; Cept. PieI.NLL, from Newhaven and another
place. —Mr. T. Domounsa, irom Wesleyan. of the county of Notting-
ham, against the scheme.—Various other petitions, fur and against
the scheme, were presented by other boa memben, but in so hurried
a manner ere iolprevent the powibildy of particularising them.
FIRST ItEADING.—Poor Persons' Removal Act Amendment MIL

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SECOND KEADlNG.—llighways BM.
REPOltTA—Rovhdale Water Works Bill; Lunatics' Asylum.
11171U9.74 ORDEKED.—On the motion of Uptain Piccolo-a, re-
turn, showing the particulars of the several dishments ounatstu-
ting thedifferenee between theounis 1,1321. 184.10 d. and 1684.14. Ild,
paid as the net proceeds of Medan vessels, Jehovah and Dien, into
the Vie,Admlnilty Court at the Ceps of Oced line, on the 12th day
I of December, 1642, and the 6th day of December, 1846, respectively,
and the sum. of 1,2021. 74 em. and 1831. 34 9d., being the *roe
proceeds of sale of these mewls reepeadrely, lees the sane of
4761. lee. 91.1. end 1734. 174 nanetkusad la the return presentedon
the 13th day of April, 1647.
NOTICE OF MU 17071.—Onagre FOR IRRIAIFIR —Mr. ROF.BUCR, on
an early day, to move for the amount of money *thawed tor the relief
of [rash distress, how raised, and how applied.
PRSOFFURRIS' Ann.—Mr. HAIRE% on Monday seat, to move for
leave to bring Ina hid to amend there acts.
BATRWICR CHURCH BILL.

Mr. W. MILES moved the second reading of this bill.
Mr. ROEBUCK oppoeed the motion, oa the ground that
the trustees, who had the power of levying rates and re-
ceiving pew-rents, ought to have applied t►ose lands, dur-
ing the last 35 years, in discharge of the existing debt, in-
stead of which they had applied them to the payment of the
curate. The trustees had also suffered their number to fall
so low, that they were incompetent to set ; and now they
sought the sanction of parliament to cover their own Inches.
The consent of the parish might be pleaded ; but they had
no right to come here until after they had sought the usual
legal remedies. He moved that the bill be read a second
time this day six months.
Mr. MILES said the funds bed been applied strictly to ec-
clesiastical purposes. This bill bad become necessary, on
account of a refusal to levy further rates. He admitted the
Inches on the part of the trustees, in allowing their number
to be diminished.

1.;r1151.T1716iN supported the amendment. The courts
of law had decided against the legality of the rate, and this
was an attempt to reverie that decision.
Lord W. POWLETT said the application had been sanc-
tioned by a majority of four to one in the parish. The bill
ought, at all events, to be allowed to go into committee.
Mr. DICKINSON supported the second reading.
Mr. ESTCOURT said the trustees oould pursue no other
course than that of an application to parliament. The alle-
gation et the hoe. member for Bath, that the trustees had
misapplied the funds to purposes of their own, was wholly
unfounded.

Mr. H. BERKELEY said the parishioners had offered to
pay off the debt when the trustees were seven in number,
but they had refused, and they were now reduced to five,
and had consequently boat the power to act.
The house then divided—For the second reading 71
Against it
On our re-admission to the gallery, Mr. Hume was ad
dressing the house, stating that he had voted against this
bill, solely for the purpose of opposing taxation on the parish,
but without any acquaintance with the merits of the bill ;
and he did not believe that half-a-dozen members in the
house knew its merits. He mentioned this to show the ne-
cessity of some alteration in the system of conducting private

After a few words from Mr. HUDSON, and Mr. M. J.
O'COYNELL, the bill was read a wand time.
IdESSAGIE FROM THE LORDS.

A few minati before ifteo'cirreT, Sir A. Clifford, the
Usher of the Blau I. Rod, appeared at the bar, and summoned
the Speaker to attend in the House of Lards, to hear the
royal assent 4iven to certain bills. Being the first occasion
on which this cereinAny has been performed in the new
house, nearly all II e members present accompanied the
Speaker. On their return, the Speaker announced the titles
of the bills, for list of which, see the Lords' report.
TRENT VALLEY RAILWAY.
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Mr. NEViiiiid oared that the
house should take into consideration the pathos Moths to
the Trent Valley Railway, presented by Orr inhihilimns
Nuneaton, complaining of the :great Premesmiense.wielng
from a level crossing of that railway in tholigh-road in that
town. He hoped that that leveladd cresshig " not be al-
lowed to be taken as a precedent in future. The company
had refused to construct a bridge, which would obviate the
difficulty. He hoped the house would take the matter Into
consideration, and that the right hon. gentleman opposite
would suggest some means of doing away with the difficulty.
Mr. STRUTT said that the railway board had already
paid some attention to the subject, and en officer of en-
gineers had been sent down to inquire into the matter, when
both parties were heard on the spot, and from the report
made Mappeared that the company were willing to contri-
bute a certain sum to the construction of the bridge, but the
inhabitants refused to contribute a shilling. He did not
know what further step he could take in the matter.
Hem the subject dropped.
HARWICH RAILWAYS.
Sir R. PEEL said, that in the absence of the right hen.
member for Cambridge university (Mr. Goulburn), he
would ask the house to take into consideration the petition
relating to the Harwich railways, and move that it be
referred is the board of 001111Milii0Dirl to inquire which was
the more eligible of the two competing lines. The two bills
had been twice before parliament, but were thrown ont
in consequence of the standing orders of the hones riot being
complied with. As it was of great importance that some
railway should be constructed in order to form a commu-
nication between Harwich and the metropolis, he hoped
that his motion would be acceded to.
Mr. lITEUTT said, that under the peculiar eircumeances
XUr am, be bad no objection to accede to the right hon.
boroeses =dor.

Alter ; few ;Owls from Mr. Renews aid Major Bawls-
PORD, the isotion was agreed to.
CIVIL WAR IN PORTUGAL.
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Sly D. L. iiizNs inquired the result of the interces-
sion of the British government with that of Portugal, coo-
cerning the generals and trope who were lately granted an
honourable capitulation by Marshal Saldenha, and who are
said to have been since transported to the penal and un-
healthy colony of Angola.
Lord J. RUSSELL baying referred to the fact, said the
mead assigned by the government of Portugal for trans-
' porting the generals and troops to Angola was, that they hid

friends sad confederates in Lisbon, and it was therefore
made ID allow them to TONlaill there. This reason was not
iesaildierst milieleet b the British government, and our
ehareastebtreinebad sameenwently represented very strongly
the at Ids severemmit the subject, which repre-
sents*. wet bared would have tie desired effect, bet as
et rte Isteiligesse had bum reserved that the order so
justly scesplaineer of bad boss COUlarina.tlpd