The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-18 00:00:00

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MAILS.
The malls for Delilah North America, and tho United Sinter.,
will be made up en the evening of the 6 9th May.
The overland made lot Gibraltar, Malta, Govt.*, the lonian Vantir,
Egypt, Aden, Ctd lon, India, liong-Nong, :mil ria Southamp-
ton, will be math. upon the mornit4 of the •Inth May.
The overland clad mills, rod Mareriller, to the Mediterranean,
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, (long-hung, he., will to' nixie op on the
I evening of the 21th May.
The inane for Vigo, ',port..., Liston, Madeira, Catlin, and Gibraltar
will be male up on the ;horning of the 27th Alay.
The mails for New !Muth Wale*, Van Isionasea Land, and New
Zealand will he made up oil the miming ~f the diet M •y.
The mails fur the Pleat ;,,mot of Africa and Aladicirn will be made
loon the evening of the '(let May.
The Want India Molts Imluding Bermuda, Allaran, flat mate,
llotlitries New '
for Madeira,'
true, ampao, and Porto hien, anti
exelnudtng thorn for Madeira, JaemT l, Carthapena, Santa Martha,
Chagos Panama, Wert Cwt ol Sooth Anna lea, nod Si, Juan-do.
NICILrig6W, will be matte up on the mot ning ul the 2ml June.
The made for the 1ir,47.(1., the River 1.1 tie, Monte Video, Pernam-
buco. Bahia, !nudely+, and Buenos Ayers, will be made up on the
evening of the Srd June.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
Thu number of STAMPS issued ty the authorities of the
Stamp-otlice, during 1847, to the
DAILY NEWS wa5.......... 3,447,009
This, we believe, is within eight per cent of the number
Issued to the Morning Ikrald, Morning atroisicle, awl
Morning Post, ALL PUT TOLIFTIMR.
In addition to the atone, imue I to the DAILY NEWS,
Morning raper, there were i”Lied for the Awaits Edition,
THE EXPRESS 778,714
Which was more, we believe, than were issue! either to
Globe or Standard, Eveaing Papers.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 18
It 4 the Ifousx of Coantovs yesterday, which met
at 12 o'clock, Sir DE LACY EVANS moved the second
reading of the Parliamentary lag tors BM; its object
being to extend the time for the payment of rates and
taxes which fall due on the Other April to the Ilth
October, as entitling a householder to exercise the
franchise. Capt. HARRIS moved that the bill be read
a second time that day six months. Sir GEORGE
GREY, having supported the bill before, considering
that it did not interfere with the principle laid down
by the Reform Bill, would also vote for it on the
present occasion, On a division the second reading
was carried by a majority of 33 ; the numbers, to
25.—Sir F. T. DARING moved the second reading of
the Audit of Railway Accounts Bill, which proposed
to enact that on a r quisition being made by a certain
number of shatchulders of 21ny company for an audit
of the accounts, an impartial person should be ap-
pointed by the government fur carrying out that
object. Mr. BANKES moved that the bill be read a
second time that day six months, not on its meti!s,
but fur reasons hiving ref,rnce to the proceedings
of the Railway Board. After some discussion,
this stage of the bill was negatived by a
majority of 62; the numbers, 100 to 38.
' Mr. BOUVERIE moved the *cowl reeding of the bill,
for enabling religious bodies in Scotland to obtain
sites for churches in that country. After some die-
, cus,irm the house divided, when the second re ading
' was carried by a majority of 63, the numbers MO to
2fi. A still further discussion citsut3 on the usual
eet;on that !ho bill be committed, which was fix, d
ir the eta of Jane, Mr. Osw.u.o intimating that on