The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--MONDAT, MAT 22.

The SPRAINS took the chair at 4 &cloak.
PRIVATF. BUSINESS.
SFXXIND READINGS.—Darer llarbour, Hubris and Eccles Road

It mrogra OONSIDERED.—Tyne Direct Ferry Bill.
THIRD READINUs. Aberdare Railway Act Amendment
(Leave of Line and Works to the Tag Vale Railway Company); Ibitrow
Harbour ; Forth and Clysl• Naviara.loa and Airdrie and Coaden
Water; Itensage's Divorce hill, Lords and Think Railway (Altera-
tion of Levels of Leida and Hartlepool Railway in Eaglescliffe, Pre..
ton, and Stockton. Rs) ; Mancheeter, Sheffield, and Lincolnehire
Railway (Sheffield iNcial Purchase); Manchester, Sheffield. and Lin-
colnshire Railway (Milton Curial Purchase); Midland Railway (Al-
teration of the Une and Branches near Mellingbas ough, and Approach
to the Wellingborough Station) • North British Railway (No. I)
Onetime and thrision of Canna
Waterford. Wthlerd. %Vicki*.
and Dublin Railway; York, Newcastle, and !Streit.' Railway (late
York and Newcastle Railway Main Lille improvement, Re.) 111,
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
COMMITTERIL—PubIie Iteelth ; Scientific Societies ;
NOTICE OF MOTION.—TAIATIon.—Mr. SWART, en an early
day. to renew his motion of last melon with respect to the adoption
of a system of direct. instead of indirect, taxation.
LANCASTER ELECTION.
Lord COURTENAY appeared at the bar and reported that
the committee appointed to try the return at the late elec-
tion, had decided that R. A. Armstrong, Evq., had been
duly elected, and that the committee had altered the poll
by striking off certain names.
MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES.
In reply to a question from Mr. CAILDWELL, the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that with the excep-
tion of one paper, these estisnates had been on the table soma
time ; the r,,nion that paper was not in the hands of mem-
bers also was in consequence of some accidental delay in
the printing.
IRISH FISHERIES.
Col. CONOLLY wished to know /whether the fishery
estahlshments on the wanton' coast of Ireland had answered
the purpose and paid their own expenses; and lithe govern-
ment would have any objection to communicate to the house
the accounts of expenditure, &c.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE replied that the fishing Mations
on the western Lout of Ireland had not been established
with the expectation or hope that they would be remunera-
tive, but rather as industrial institutions. In two instances,
however, they had been found to pay their expenses, and in
others, where they had not been so remunerative, they had
fully answered their purpose u industrial establishments,
and had been the means of immolating the industry and ex.
ert,ons of the fishermen beyond any thing else. (..been.)
The fullest account or the expenditure and all the details
connect. d with these establishments would be laid before
parliament.
THE REFORM MOVE
lON EMENT.—MR. 811:1ME'S
MO .

Sir DE LACY EVANS rose to put a question to the boa.
member for hlontruse respecting the motion of which he had
given notice fur to-morrow (this) night. 'that motion, it
&2 ?eared, comprehended four different propositions, all of
great importance, and fur all of which he (Sir De Lacy
Evans) had voted on every oocasion when they were brought
before the house for ma years, and all of
which he should continue te support. (Hear, hear.)
But being anxious—as many others were—to have
that
good a division as possible, it was his feeling, as is was
o those hon. members to whom he alluded, that if the
bon. member for Montrose would consent to put those (oar
propositions as separate resolutions instead of in one compre-
hensive motion, it would probably be the means of security(
a larger number of vacs, and consequently increasing the
chances of success. The question he wished to put was,
whether the hon. member would consent to separate his
motion into four distinct resolutions as be (Sir D. L. Evans)
had suggested ?
Mr. HUME had not the least hesitation in answering the
question put to him by the hon. and gallant member. lie
bed well considered the mode in which the subject should be
brought forward when he gave the notice—(hear, hear)—
and as he believed that no reform of that homer would be of
any use unless the whole of the four propositions comprised
in his motion were carried, he did not prepose to separate
them. (Cheers.) In tact, he felt he eould not separate
them without the risk of doing harm to the object he had in
view ; but if the house should concede to him the courtesy
(as it had often done to others under similar circumstances)
of granting him permission to bring in bills for carrying out
those objects, it would then be open for any hon. gentleman
agreeing with the others to oppose any one or more of the
four measures which he might object to. (Hear.) He hoped
the house would extend this court lay to him, and permit kiln
to bring in those measures as bills. (Hear.)
sir D. L. EVANS.—I beg leave to remind the hon. gen-
tleman—(order, order.) There being no question befole the
house, the hon. and gallant member was not permitted to
proceed.
STAMFORD BOROUGH.— ALLEGED INTERFER-
ENCE OF THE MARQUIS OF EXETER IN THE
ELECTION 01 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS.
Lord J. RUSSELL understanding that the i:st of mem-
bets proposed by the hon. member for Oxford in the select
committee on .his subject would not, as he had hoped, meet
with general concurrence, but would give rise to some die-
Cilliaiell and difference of opinion, suggested that it should be
left to the gem raj committee of selection to nominate the
committee. (Hear, hear.) If that course were not objected
to he (Lord J. Russell) would endeavour to frame the re-
qu'aite motion.
Mr. W. P. WOOD had endeavoured to select such a com-
mittee as he believed would fairly try the question, and had
consulted the hon. member for Stamford on the subject ;
but as it was likely that there would be some objection
raised he at once acceded to the noble lord's proposition,
which he b, nevi d was in accordance with the precedent set
in the York and Great Yarmouth cases.
Mr. HERRIES considered that the course suggested by
the noble lord was the fairest and the only means e assimi-
lating the investigation as nearly as possible to a judicial
inquiry.
Mr. DRUMMOND gave notice that he should oppose the
noble lord's motion as he should have opposed that of the
hon. member for Oxford, had it been brought forward.
Mr. BRIGHT thought the committee as proposed by the
bon. member for Oxford, was as impartial as could possibly
be selected, eight of the members out of the fifteen being
taken from the opposition aide of the house. (Hear.)
THE SPANISH CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr. BANKES inquired whether any further correspond-
ence had taken place between her Majesty's government and
the Spanish ministry, since that which had been laid on the
table, and if so, whether the noble lord would produce it
before the debate on the subject—which he believed stood
for Friday next--oaths on
Lord PALMEitsToN said that as • matter of course a
good deal of correspondence had taken place, and two fur-
ther notes had been exchanged, subsequent to those which
had beets laid on the table, but those two notes related en-
tirely to a personal matter between Mr. Bulwer and the
Duke of Sotomsyor, as to how the paragraph which had
appeared in the Clamor Pubhco had been obtained. He
was, however, in daily expectation of the arrival of a mes-
senger, and should aqy correspondence come by him pre-
vious to the deflate on the question, he would inform the
bon. gentlemen of it, and lay it on the table.
Mr. BAILLIE asked whether there would be any objec-
tion to produce the two notes to which the noble lord had
alluded ?
Lord I'ALMERSTON said that correepondence was cones
dential, and was more of a personal and private than of a
public nature ; nevertheless, it he received anything by the
next messenger bearing on the subject which this ewre-
spendence would tend to elucidate, he would waive all con-
sideration's as to its being of a private nature and lay it on the
table. (Hear.)
COPPER AND LEAD DUTIES BILL.
Lord G. BENTINCH inquired when this bill would be
brought on tor a second reading ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that
it was difficult to fix a day, seeing the state of public busi-
ness, but he would give full notice.
SLIGO ELECTION.—BREACII OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr. W. 0. GORE rose to move for a select committee to
inquire into the matter of the petition of John Delany, pre-
sented on the 18th of May, complaining of certain proceed-
ings fur effecting a compromise in the case of the Sligo elec-
tion petitions. The hoe. member grounded his motion on
the *negations of the petition, which he read to the house.
It stated—
That at the I to election for the borough of Sligo, Charles Townley,
Eaq., wart returned; that two petitions have been presented to the
house, coniplainiog of raid return on several grounds, but eipeelally
on that of ernws and tualisertieeed briber ; that said petitions and the
recogniraneee thereto were scot aver fur pre ientation to the bou-e Is
charge of Mr. William Kelly, of Castle ladge, in the county of Sligo,
who underook to hare the usual preliminary form. complied with;
that ,me was. p•esented, but that the other, in Cittlitel,lll'llCO of sit in-
formality in the recognisance, WWI unavoidably delayed for
deco; that from err kiln proceedings which teak plaice before the ex-
aminer of recognisanres on the 9th instant, while examining °Nee-
lions urged sootiest the stiflititency of the seretyto mill mention
of ed
petition by Yemen Coppock, parliament:4ly agent, acting on behalf
Charles Townley, it appear: a, lay the ailnionnf laid James Coppock,
that certain overturn were made to laid William Kelly, by saidJamio
Coppock, at the ins' ace, and with the consent and cognieance of add
Churls Towoley, with a view of inducing said Kelly to compromiee the
trust repo..l in him regarding the due presentation and prosecuttan
aif
saldpeutilma ; that, in ameequence thereof, the petitioner inatttuted
a entuchmk inquiry, and Sods the facts to be that on tce 89th of
April last ,red James Cuppock edied on said William Kelly, to nego.
date an arritarmout tor the withdrawal of mad petitions, and pro.
poled that it Kelly would either give him (Coppock) authority to
withdraw the peouon already presented end withhold the other, or
could point out any other way in which the proceeding. on axial Wil-
lie" set" be eteviven, nehiend, ;or readersd abortive, that he iCop-
peat) wesM make Using srurthhY (Wes) while, as Ms allot