The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-20 00:00:00

Levi 1. 111171131 ILL—I al weld, gar 111 ova part, werialaly
vlth Mpawed further hp-arght ; lato U the hera. seademea
40011 nu* give way, sad wit leava that the essuaittee de
oh again ea Friday awn.—Agread

IBIBH INLAND PIBRERLES.
Oa tha notion of Mr. Awns,: it woo ordered that the ablest
oomaillso ea hi& lalaad !iambs sod Navigatica do ought
at the Mewl. embers :—Mr. Amoy, Sir W. Somirvillo,
tEr O'Oorsisa lishos, Biz H. W. Hama. Mr. lksirord,
Mr. Naos. Mr. &Flaherty, Bir P. Nmost, Mr. Mama,
Mr. 'Marsala Meatplorm Mr. &who, Mr. Sadly. Mr.
M. Fos, Ilr. Oreg.% sad Mr. 0. Gore (84,).

IBIBH POOR LAW comilifizz.
On the modes of Sir W. Soninvnan gr. G. A.
gnmt►tom wee discharged from farther attendance an the
ZHU poor law emunittee, and Mr. Napter's mums woe sub-
stituted.

SAVING OF THE PUBLIC EXPENSES.
Mr. B. OSBORNE wed far as swat of the saving
effected by the eassalidatiou of the unless of the Paynester-
Onteral. Paynarteer of Civil Services, end maiden of
eachequer NW; distinguishing the want of salary tress
every other owe : and, date wand of the number of clerks
into superior deems slime the 17th day of August
promoted
the winds for mak pewit*, if est of the motel
progretalea • together with a retara of the attendance of
every ollea; I. the peanut setablishissat melded es super-
enaustiak hoes tate ISt day of January to the 31st day of
Dwaber 1848.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER bad no ob-
jection to give the tint-mentioned parts of t►e returns inked
ter. But Ise could not c )asent to the entire. He would
give the liet of tke number of clerks promoud to superior
lineations ernes August, 1848, bet ha decidedly objected to
stale the posse for peossetien.
W. OSBORNE believed it to be et fact that in 'sae in-
stance sae el the persons promoted was pissed over the
heads of losneen ethers gadded by seniority.

The CHANCELLOR of the gICHEdUER Wooed to
melee say reasons for the promotions Waned to, sad the
»tam were acoordlnglyordenod.

FIBS IN COURTS OF JUSTICE.
Os the motion of Mr. 13013•13111, tha comnitree Wafer
Menne of jimmies arne mimed.
NEW HOUSES QF FARMIMENT.
The Bari of ARUNDEL sad SU=ET moved that it
be an Metruetles to. the 110111111intil appointed to control the
arrangement of the kitehes end the refreshment Noma is
the department of the Oedema at Arms attending this boom,
Li inquire into thp poems% position of the tichetportme of
the home. hefted to.

NEW BILLS.
The Mowing new bills offs introduced aced read • Ent
tines : Oa U.. motion of Mr. Du Ps" to mural tha act of
the 21st year of Kiag George the Strand, for holding the
sonar assizes for if. county of Buckingham at Rocking-
ham, and to authorise the appointment of a more oturs-
Eisen place far holding the cams ; of Kr. C. Luna, to au-
thoress the !scissors of certain Lads in pureness, of the
South masa! gensral report of the lacksars Comanksioun
for England and Wales ; of Sir Wm. Sumas to
mama the laws relating to dm tmeat of .we•gasedLra
of cutlass it inland ; of Sir H. W. Banaort, for the non
speedy trial and punishment daemon in Inland.

THE ESTIMATES.
Ia reply to a quoilus from Capt. BOLDIIIO.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that
the ordnance estimates would be takes beim these of the
army. Oa the select sousstittse. the right Ites. gestleataa
had that the sans of Col. Asses should be substi-
tuted that of t►e Marquis of Ormsby, as the noble lord
totted it hopeseible to stead.—Agreed to.
The house thou edjoursed at haMpest 12 **Meek.

Vie Orprems.

*AILS.

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Ma. Opien. bas. lisieg•Kaag. and Mina, Me nouthimptak will
be mode op= Se swift et the liatti Mt.
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I. noloupandiel=B:64M• Feb.
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Heim MP. Magiung. will be made ap ea the twailsgAdel
the Mk M.
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uPIR MEM up au the at the rib M.
110 meth int New South Vm Diemen% Lan, and New
Mink will bum& up cm Me main et the nth et Feb.
nu mile Om as Welt Coma at Metes and Mathria will be made
up en the evening et the UM at Feb.
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mavana,
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NM"to losn-de.Ntieweges. New Orearde, awl, and Ma, will
le Noir dm tbe Mlle, of tbe Paid Mo.
TM man hr lingerie. the ling* and Mace Ayres, will be
made my =He emir at the Hank.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. 20.
LOW JOIN Rossam.'s conduct on the subject of
Church Reform, though not quite unintelligible is,
eareinly, perplexing and ensatis'actory: On throe
different ocessions during the last session of parlia-
ment, be admitted the necessity of a betteilidmulia-
tertian and distribution of church property, of
further reforms in the cathedral establishments,
end of an alteration in the composition of the
Roolimiestiad Commission. And threw by these ad.
minions, each one rising in emphasis over the pre-
ceding, and by. pledges a as language
Can
convey obligations, that the =teal= considers
lion of the government should be given during the
recess to the subject, with a view to the early introduc-
tion this session of measures corresponding to the
requirements of the case, the Prime Minister thus
averted divisions, which, though their results might
have been unpleasant to his ministry, would, in all
probability, have committed the House of Commons to
the adoption of Mr. HORBMAN'EI motions.
One of these motions, made early in May, 1847, was
for the issue of a Royal Commission to inquire
into the best means of improving the property of the
church. It was received with favour from both sides t
and but for such assurances from the Premier as
.4 I am quite ready to admit that the whole question
require' further attention on the part of government ;"
and, "although I cannot hve that in this session any
measure will be introduced, yet I do think it most
desirable that further measures for the reform of the
abuses in the church, end with a view of rendering
cathedral churches more conducive to the service of
the church and the welfare of the people, ought to be
adopted,"—but for such assurances as these, it was
a proposition that would have been then agreed
to; and by this time its results might have
laid the basis of much useful legislation.
It was, however, withdrawn on the understand-
ing that the recess would be well employed
by government. And yet, towards the close of the
recess, just es parliament wee on the point of being
re-easembled,nßoyel Commission, having the very ob-
jects Mr. Honsmair had then in view, was issued.
Nearly eight meths have been thus lost in the. •
issue of the Commission; and bow many more will
pees ere its labours are productive of practical legis-
lation time only will show. This much, however, is
very clear, that its issue wee intended by Lord JOHN
RUSSELL to have the effect of tiding the whole sub-
ject of church reform over another semi= of parlia-
ment. For, to Mr. 1101111MAle5 inquiry, on the day
slier parliament reopened, what measures of eccle-
siastical reform were to be introduced this session by
his losiship, the smassment eta! who
=nlirairs.treplied that to
it wee impossible to enter
into any statement of the intoned= of government
until this Commission had reported.
Mr. HOLMAN appears to have esarcely believed
his ears; and a week's rousideration only increased
his ineredelity. 80, after seven &y delay, (on one
&widish, however, he made a tellingspesch veil=
the government,) he repeated his inquiry. How
different was the answer be then got 1 So far
from its being then an impossibility to announce
' the intentions of the government ; so far from
it then being indispensable to await the pporortt of the
Commission; so far from the government being then
without measures, Lord lons Rumen announced
' that they actually had two bills in preparation ; one
`' almost reedy to be laid on the table, regarding the
composition of the Booledestioal Commisdan ; another
in hand for the fusion of the episcopal sad common
funds administered by that 00011111111i011 ; and that
other measures were under consideration. Here was
indeed a wondrous change; almost equal to that con-
segewt a new administration. Hen were new
lig new views. new *icy l How produced, how
rod it were profitless to inquire. But it is
not it is useful-It is encouraging to note
' the effect that individual earnestness and seal in a
good earns have on a squeezable* government; to
observe how knowledge, and labour, and determies-
lion, snob as Mr. Hossawee, act like a harlequin's
wand on ministers who, though full of good inten-
tioon have the miserable weakness to pre a bellow
true with theliebeirof bishops when they are wrong,
to the hearty applause of a nation when they are
right.
Weil then, thanks to Mr. HOLMAN, we are %have
manures of church reform ; and the nest is to be a bilkto
improve the competition of the ecelseiestical commis-
; don ; the second a bill to fuse the spimpal and com-
mon fonds. The very statement is sualisioss. Why
'r two bills on one and the semi salesst t Why not
i fuse the hinds by them= oldest is to alter the
composition of the co ? Than have been so