The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-12 00:00:00

the government had not had reeounetoan income tax.
ply to that he could say that the strong ',pension er
which first emanwed from the representatives fee Inlay
ogee vanished when it became known that a commit% rr
that house had reoommended the adopt ion of an tunas ore:
(laughter.) From that moment they became Cent ea
subject. The recommendation operated like a germ
So fu from Irish members having evinced a dieportgok
adept ea Income tax, only 17 were found to vote ke
(Hear, hear.) Under those circumstances the go
had no alternative but to pursue the course they beg do,.
Still, no plea of necessity would have justified them in er
their lordahins to adopt this ma permanent measure. Tee;
was the security of the hal itself, and of the declustioad
Lord J. Russell in the other hose., that the am shoaled col
continue for two years; and he would now Fay, on A. Ng
of the government collenively, that under no ointragsagg
did they intend its operation to be prolonged boyom the
period. (Hear, hear.) If extraordinary relief wen itat
needed, it must be founded on a bruise end nes
general principle. (Hear.) The proposal to apply th
repayment of the workhouse grants for this purvey k,,d4
ohnously have been much more partLl and unrest trig%
present measure. Any scheme for promoting endemism
a large scale would not only have been extremely cos* hi
this oountry, but would raise an alcost insuperable***
to the improvanent of Ireland. There was then seethe
remedy left but that which this bill proposed. In theme.
of a tew years, he hoped that its benefici.l operatics west'
become plainly visible. He was far from supposing that k
would have all the SWIMS which might be desired. It ,e
impossible accurately to estimate either the amount olds*
tution, or the amount which this rate would produce. Tiny
were compelled by the circumstances to set is gs
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leas the duty of the legislature to apply every riorgot
their power. He admitted that this measure, if Nang
permanently, might be fatal, not only to the welfare of It,
laud, but of this country also; but as a temporary roast
for a great emergency, he anticipated from it the moot
ficial effects, and on that account he entreated their leg,
ships to consent to the second reading of this
The house then divided—

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Majority for the second reading.... 2
The house adjourned at a quarter to 2 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FaxDAT, MAT 11.
The 13rsAmii took the chair et 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
REPORTS CONSIDERED.—Edinburgh and Glargsu
Reilwiiy and Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal (seisl.
gamation or sale or lease of the Union Canal to the mile,
company) ; E linborgh and °las& w Railway and YlDsim
town, Yoraingside, and Colmar' Raiiway Amalgamation
Bills.

THIRD READINGS.—London and S uth Weise
Railway (extension of time for the purchase of lank mil
completion of works on the Basingstoke and Salisbury.*
Farnham and Alton lines); Reading, Guildford, and Rag*
Railway (branch to London and &mak Western Bann
(No. 2) ; Windsor Extension of the Windsor, this
and South Western (R almond to Windsor) R.ilway Ora
power to the London and South Western Railway Ces .
pany to subscribe); Bills.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND) BILL.—By Mr. MACKENZIE,
a large number from Sarlingehire, and elsewhere is gent.
land; Mr. Dili/KILL. from Arpvleshire ; Mr. FORDYCE,
from Cupor • Mr. CHARTERIS (3), mom Baldwin&
shire ; Admiral GORDON, Gum Aberdeen; against the ta,
LUNATIC ASYLUM (SCOTLAND) BILL.— Bj Mr. CHAD,
TEBIS, from Haddingtonshire, against this hill.
AGRICULTURAL Paoracriow.—By Mr. PLUMPTRE,se
veral from Kent ; Mr. WADDINGION, several fret
Suffolk ; for protection to agriculture.
MALT Tax.—By Mr. WADDINGTON, from pliers is
Suffolk, in tayour of the repeal of this tax.
CERTIFICATE DUTY.—By Mr. W. MILES, from solicits'
of Shepton Mallet, for the repeal of this duty.
Been HOVSES.—By Mr. W. MILES, from a puss it
Somereetshire, for the suppression 4 beer houses.
ACCIDENTS IN MINES.—By Mr. F. O'CONNOR, fru
miners of a place in Wore. etershire, praying the homes
take means for the preservation alit. in mines.
SUNDAY TRAVELLING ON RAILWAYS.—By bir.COWAN,
from Greenock, against this proposition.
PROTECTION TO Wotein.—By Mr. BAINES, age*
trading in seduction.
MAREIAOES BILL.—By Sir R. H. INGLIS, from snail
deanery in Sussex, against this bill.
NOTICE OF MOTION.
NEw HOUSES OF PAELIAMENT.—Sir H. WILLOUGH.
BY, on Monday next, to move for • return of the gfes
amount of the estimate sent in by Mr. Barry for the nee
bowies of parliament ; and at the same time he should lapis
whether the commission had any legal authority to alter the
amount of the estimate.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On the motion of Mr. Ooocu, leave of absence was granted
to Lord Rendleaham for a month, on account of ill health.
ATTENDANCE ON PRIVATE COMMITTEES.
Mr. GREENE brought up a report from the commit*
of selection, and stand that Mr. lioraman, who had ben
appointed a member of that committee, had neither magas
declaration required by standing ord. r No. 90, nor given say
excuse for not doing so. The hon. gentleman had recited
due notice of his name being upon the panel, and es it •s
absolutely necessary that the orders of the house etouldbe
enlaced in this respect, be would now move that Mr. Has
man be ordered to attend the committee on Monday next.

The motion was agreed to.
PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL.
In answer to a question from Mr. BANKU,
Lord J. RUSSELL stated that it was his intention to p*

teed with this bill in committee on Monday next.

ROYAL ASSENT.
Sir AII01:15TD1 CLIFFORD, the Gentleman Usher of Os
Black Rod, appeored at the table, and summoned the bow
to at,end at the bar of the house of peers, to hear the toyi
assent given by commission to several bills ((or which we
Lords' report).

MARRIAGES BILL.
Mr. WORTLEY drew the attention of the house to the
difficulty which private members experienced in conduchag
any bill through the house. He had upon two occasions at-
tempted in vein to resume the adjourned debate upon the
Marriages Bill ; he now called upon the noble lad at the
head of the government, considering the importance of fits
meuure, to fix an early day for resuming the debate.
Lord J. RUSSELL quite admitted the importance eft hi
bill in question, but he owned that be thought
iitv:g
have been concluded on the second night of the d
That, however, was not the fault of the hon. gentleman;
atilt he could not consent to poop- ne say. important yobbo
business to make way for the Marriages Bill.
Mr. WOR I'LEY suggested that on Thursday, the 7thid
June, notices of motion should give way to orders of the day,
and that this order should stand first.
Mr. OSBORNE moved as an amendment, that Thum.
days be given up by the government to pleats members.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL seconded the amendment.
The SPEAKER said that the proper time to do this Ina
when the orders were moved.
Mr. OSBORNE withdrew his motion, and
Mr. S. WORTLEY gave notice that on Monday next ba
would move that orders of the day have precedence of no-
tires of motion on Thursday, the 7th of June, and he woad
bring on the motion at half-put four o'clock.

MR. HORSMAII'S EXPLANATION.

Mr. HORSMAN said he was sorry he was not in his
place when the report of the committee of selection was teed
stating that he had not returned an answer to the sunates
which was sent to him. It had always been As
custom to send to each member notice from the cLhj
begging to know in what period of the union it wtata
be most convenient to attend these committees. Ens,
year before this he had had inch a notice, and he had N
plied to it, and this arrangement bad been conducive to ths
convenience of all parties. Is the present session the pa►
tice had been given up. (No, no.) Then he could may Or
he had been an unfortunate exception. He had received se
information of the kind. If he had received nolisals
should have stated that the week beginning the 14th
was one in which it wu impossible for him to pledge h
to attend the committee. It wu not his wish to shrink
from the duty imposed upon him, but he thought that foe
the convenience, not only of members generally, but of the
public, this arrangement should not be departed from.
From the course which had been adopted in this particular
inatance, a hardship had been imposed upon him.
STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA.
place,
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inthth:enifiescoratimsoLop:
Dr.d7itho4hiAtheuiehtindisAhaddmirwealnirlikinedelhiato,
to fulfil their engagements.
Sir F. BARINg said that the company was about to be
dissolved, but some parties who were in the company Wn
prepared to go on with their contracts with certain modifica-
tions. That was under consideration, and the correspond-
s' not in his power to Ana
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actoetoreniecltobui
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RUSSIAN INTERVENTION IN HUNGARY.
Mr. B. OSBORNE asked the noble lord the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs whether he and her Majesty's go-
vernment had received any information of the advance of
the Russian army into the free and independent kingdom of
Hungary ? (" Oh, oh," from the protectionists.) It was
very evident that hon. gentlemen were not conversant with
the history, of Hungary. Secondly, he asked, if there was
any treaty in existence by which this country_ was bopod to
permit the entrance of the Russian troops into Hungary ; and,
lastly, whether ministers had any intention to oiler theft
mediation between the Emperor of Austria and the victori-
ous people of Hungary ?
Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to the first question, bad
to state that her Majesty's government had to-day received
information from the Chargé d'Affaires at Vienna, that
spplioation for military assistance in a war between Austria
and Hungary was sent by Austria to tee Russian govern-
ment, and the application had been assented to, and woe
going to be esmphei with ; and, although no Russian troops
hcd as yet entered, a Rusaian tense was expected. As to the
second question, there was no treaty that he was aware of
that bore at all upon the question of the military assistance
afforded by Russia to the Austrian government. As to the