The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-23 00:00:00

AMENDMENT OF THE POOR LAW.

Mr. C. BULLER moved for leave to bring in the fol.
lowing bills:—A bill to alter the provisions relating to the
charges for the relief of the poor in unions, and the mode of
payment thereof, and to provide for the relief of the poor in
extra-parochial places; a bill to make provisions for the pay-
ment of parish debts, the audit of parochial and union ass-
counts, and the allowance of certain charges therein ; a
to amend the law for the formation of districts for the edu-
cation of infant poor ; and a bill to authorise the payment of
superannuation allowances to officers engaged in the ad.-
ministration of the laws for the relief of the poor.
lie promised the house that if permitted to bring in the bills
they should have ample time to consider them before he
asked for another stage.
After a few words from Mr. HENLEY leave was given.
On the motion of Mr. M'GREOOIt leave won given to
bring in a bill to amend enact of the 11th and 12th yearati
King William 111. for the more effectual suppression of pi-
' racy and for affording additional protection to merchant
Seamen.
On the motion of Sir W. SOMERVILLE leave was given to
bring in a bill to amend the acts relating to the constabn-
luy force in Ireland.
The house adjourned at half past 1 o'clock.

ELECTION COMMIITEES.-YESTERDAY.

DUBLlN.—Scrutiny continued ; two votes taken
from Bitting members' majority for non-payment of poore
rate.
SLlGo.—Witnesses examined to prove agency as re-
garded the bribery, but the committee decided that agency
had not been proved. Evidence as to treating was then pro-
ceeded with.

the Oppreoo.

MAILS.

The mails for British NorthimeAca. and the united State,
will be made up en the evening of the 23rd June.
The overland closed mails, via Marseilles, to the Molitenaneas.
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong-Kong, Sc., will be made up on the
evening of the 24th June.
The mails for Vigo, Oporto, Madeira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar
will be made up on them of th 27th June.
, The mails for New South ales, Van theman's Land, and New
' Zealand will be made up on the evening of the 30th June.
The mails for the West Coast of Africa and Madeira will be made
up on the evening of the 30th June.
The Went India Mails, excluding Bermuda, NONSIN Harsn
Honduras, New Orleana, Vera Cruz, Tampico, and Porto Rice, and
I including thou. for Madeira, Jacmel, Carthagena, Santa Martha.
Chagree, Panama, Writ Coast of South America, and St. Juan-oe.
Nicaragua, will be made up on the evening of the la July.
The mails for the Brazils, the River Plate, Monte Video, Panne.
bum, Bahia, Madeira, and Bums Ayres, will be made up on the
evening of the 4th July.
The overland mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian hands.
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong-Kong, and China, via Southall?'
ton, will be made np on the morning or the 20th July.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
The number of STAMPS issued by the authorities olds
Stamp-office, during 1847, to the
DAILY NEWS was 3.447,009
This, we believe, is within agar per cent. of the nambla
issued to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle, sal
Morning Post, ALL POT ICKIETHEIL
In addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS,
Morning Paper, there were issued for the Evenmo Edda%
THE EXPRESS 778,714
Which was more, we believe, than were issued either 10
the Globe or Standard, Evening Papers.

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