The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-22 00:00:00

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Midland Ifaiit4y(i7neTtinsentOiAets, &o), and the
Scottish Central Railway, Bills, were severally read a third
time and passed.
The Lands Improvement Company (No. 2) Bill was read
a second time.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
ADMISSION OF JEWS TO PARLIADIENT.—By Mr. LOCK •
HART, from the Free Synod of Glasgow and Ayr ;
against. Mr. P. URQUHART, from the Inhabitants of
Castle Pollard, in the county Westmeath ; in favour of.
OPINING OP THE CaTSTAL PALACE ON SUNDAY.—
By Mr. EDW. BALL, from the ministers and congregation
of St. Peter's Chapel, Wisbesch ; Mr. MASTERMAN,
from various tradespeople in the borough of Southwark,
rector, churchwarden, and inhabitants of the parish of St.
Dunstan's, in the west Liberty of the Rolla and precinct of
Whitefriars, commercial young men of London, 1,927;
Mr. WILLIAMS, from inhabitants of Southampton ;
against.
TAXES ON Keowignon.—Mr. BAINES, from the com-
mittee of the Leeds Mechanics' Institution and Literary
Society; Mr. PIIINN, from the Commercial and Literary
Institute of Bath ; against.
Poetic Houses (ScotL.tND) Iltu..—By Mr. lIASTIE,
hen" the Lord Provost, magistrates, and council of the city
efOlugew ; Colonel BLAIR, from the Provincial Synod
grahams and Ayr ; from spirit dealers, merchants. &c.,
aim town of Cann s. Ayrshire; Mr. CRAUFURD,
Seem **inhabitants of the town and parish of Killionio,
county of Ayr ; from ministers and ofece-bearers of
Free Church, Campbelltown ; in favour of.
ADVERTISIIIENT DLTT.—By ALEX. HASTIE, from
the proprietors of the Glasgow Chronicle newspaper ; for
repeal of.
SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY TESTS—By Mr. F. DtNDAS,
from magistrate' sad town council of Stromness, from
united presbyterian presbytery of Orkney, united presby-
terian congregation of Strome''', inhabitants of the island
of Westroy, inhabitants of Lenvick, inhabitants of the island
of Fetlai; Mr. LOCKHART, from the rev. synod of Glas-
gow and Ayr; Sir A. CAMPBELL, from presbytery of
Cupar ; Mr. STIRLING, from Perth; against.
Pit,o'reoz BILL.—By Mr. M'CANN, from the harbour
commissioners of the port of Drogheda, from the shipowner
of Drogheda; Mr. CARDWELL, from merchants, ship-
owners, and others of Liverpool, in favour of.
Rewords or Suzann Covitr.—By Sir J. ANDER-
SON, from the magistrates and town council of Dunferm-
line, against the Lord Advocate's bill and in favour of Mr.
Crsufurd's.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS BILL.—By Mr..PHINN, from
inhabitants of Wedmore, Somersetshire. against.
COUNTY RATE AND EXPENDITURE BILL.—By Lord
LOVAINE, from poor-law guardians of the Morpeth union,
is favour of.
Ilaystoont.—By Marquis of STAFFORD, from the
parish of Targue. Sutherlandsliire ; Mr. CRAUFURD,
from Irvine, signed by upwards of 3C9 Inhabitants, against
grant to.
Arrometts CERTIFICATE DU TV.—By Mr. B. COLES,
hem the Morales resident at Andover, in the county of
Southampton; Mr. STIRLING, from the procurators of
Crieff and Danblane ; in favour of the abolition of.
root RATE.—By Mr. 11. RUSSELL, from Bedford
Board of Guardians, for more equal assesment of.
Boaan or HEALTH Acr.—By Lord LOVAINE, from
ratepayers of the town of Morpeth, against.
CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES —By Mr. URQUHART,
hoes Castle Pollard, county Westmeath, for remission of.
CRIMEA HOSPITLL.—By. Mr. HUTT, from Robert
Iterey, of Gateshead, complaining that the Commissioners
of Chelsea Hospital had deprived discharged soldiers of cer-
tain rights secured to them by act of porliament.
OCCUPATION or EONS ET THE FELINCH.—By Mr. I'.
BUNCOMBE, from the inhabitants of Bradford, Birken-
'haw, Unitarian Congregation of Topsham, inhabitants of
Wilton, Kingston-noon-Hull, Bradford and vicinity,
Leeds, Colchester, and Ipswich, London and vicinity,
Moffatt, Brighton, Newcastle, and Braiatrv, against.
MALT Tax.—By Mr. BENTINCK, from the land-
mass, occupiers, agricidturists, labourer", and others, of
die parishes of Crimplesharo, Markom, Shouldhare, Should-
bees Thorpe, Rudhain, W, a. Dereham, Downhatn Market,
West Newton, Darisioahom, Great Maningham, Beacham-
well, Shinghatn, and two other parishes in the county of
Norfolk, fur the total repeal of.
CRUID.II Ratza. —By Mr. WILLCOX, from inhabitants
of the parishes of St. Lawrence and St. John'r, Soothe:tip-
toe ; Mr. COBDEN, from Rotherham and Xaslonougia,

LETTER CARRIERS.
Mr. T. DI:NCOM BE asked the Seautary of the Trea-
sury whet steps the Postrouter-G.meral bad taken tnwards
the removal of the como'aints of the district letter carriers
of the mi tropolis, as well as of the venous grievance- con-
tained in the netitMas of the provincial letter carriers of the
tailed Kinsdora

Mr WILSON Paid the quest:--z r s deed itself into three
points, first with regard to the pred.ilition to solicit Chriet-
mat bores, secondly as to the differenee of superannuation
allowances to different classes, an. thirdly as to the differ-
ence of pay to the different elated-a. With regard to the
first he had to i,,forna his bon. friend that the Pcstmaster-
General bed issued a circular wi•hdrawing the prohibition
to solicit Christmas boles. With regard to the second ques-
tion, the superannuation allowances, a more just scale bad
turn eirefully framed by the Postmaster-General, who in-
formed him that he bad alrea_4 prepared it and sent it to
the Treasury for approval. Wilt regard to the third, the
amount of pay of 1 tter earrhrs in diffaent parts of the'.
country, the restma•terd'ienepal bad come to the same e-n-
-elusion that be (Mr. Wi:oon) bad, that equality of pay
throughout the twit!" was impla.ible ; but he had re-
ceived, he need not say, sir.ce the statement made in that
house, numerous applications for increased pay in individual
cases. Ile had taken them into eowdieeation, and in many
instances he had increased the amount of pay. In others,
where he thougbt there was no just ground of complaint, he
had• so the exercise of his public duty, r..fivcd.

CASE OF LIEUTENANT INOLEDEW.

Sir 0. fee Tuesday nest he
should move that the memorial of Lieutenant legledew to
be reinstated in his former rank bb referred to the select
committee on dockyard appointments.