The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

I• 110USF. OF LORDS.—MoNDaT, MAWR 10.
The Loan COIII3ICILLoR took his sent at 5 o'clock.
PETITIONS FItECENTED.
Annicrtregat PIoTE. TioN. —By _ Lord FEVER-
BRANI, tram the North Riding of Yorkshire, in favour of
agricultural protort Mu.
CM VrctltY Ital'oltl4. —fly the Earl of CART.ISI.F..
from Rots rt Nlichill, of Bristol, csdnplaining of the bow. s
be had sustained in a Chancery suit, mid praying for reform
of the Court of Chancery.
Tana+ UM KNOWLEOGE.— By the Marquis of LANS-
DOWSE, hum a place not beard, praying for a repeal of
the tales on knowlcvlgc.
1 PASSENGERS' ACT AMENI)NIENT BILL.
: Earl GREY mined the second reading of this bill. Its
fall object waa to amend an net passed A year or two ago.
By the law, to it stolid, the Emigration Commissioners had
tbe power of fixing the particular tins. to which a voyage
eat. nd ; and with r. Sconce to a 1-oy.tql. to America,
.lee instance, pass.iwer ship• viers hound to carry. provisions
;ive tsn weeks. Steam vessels, however, were frequenti,
'Olariloy...l iw ron,ryina entiwrant., and ..1 course they .o.la
!perform the passage ink...time than wining 5tr.,..1.; but the
conowsdoners hail no power to alter the period of a voyage
for ilitla ri ut claws of view's ; and the object of the act
was to (wilds: them to lessen the time for 14/.1101•Te.C11,1.
Tlic esisting set aNu funiisheil a WA.' of diet fur emi-
grants; and the law oak,. of the crown bail given it ea
their opinion that the commissioners isiuld nut deviate from
the prearrand crab., and allow an iml II description of
diet Inc a latter cla-s of emigrants—the shit. lasing obliged
to carry a certain quantity of provisi ~,, . of the ordinary
kind, whatever the position of the eMittratit. might be.
The hill also proposed to remedy this di fect. Then there
was • third provision, which enacted that when a se/t,l
was obliged to put hack in distress she should not he al-
lowed to uo to sea .tif iin until she was fulls. repaired and
renilerial ht fur the voyage. Ilia act p,wd two year, ago
had girt n great sat isfaetion to shipowners and to i migriuits,
and seemcd to work most satisfactorily.
Lord ItEDESOALE suggested that a clause should he
Inserted to pr. unit the owners of vessel., from carrying
parautem on the deck for Iris than they would char;fe for
entitle, by which moan. Mt many pan Inch wen, shipped off,
ma paid by the Irish unions for going, to this country,
add subjeet.il to Cr. at prit.ttnal, .m the lat.-Age.
Olnersations awl so gestiUSlS basing been wade by sere-
rat LOA. lonia,
The hill was nail a seated time, and ord.:red to be tom
matted of Thursday.
SALE OF ARSENIC.
The Earl of C.tItLISLE introduc“l a bill for regulating
the sale of arsenic, which was read a first time.
lIFAIISTRATION OF DEEDS BILL.

The Marquis of LANSIMWNE gave notice. am behalf
of hi. nolde friend the Lord Chief Justier, that lw would on
Monday next mote the rand reading of this bill.
I'OUNTY COURTS F.XTENSION BILL.
Lord HIZOIIfiIIAM had remitted nuotherlem applies.
~n thi, et, and more particularly %ill, the state-
niebt which he had math. on Friday last. It was utterly
Impossible for him to answer them all, and as many tug
mtion. had lw,n made to him by permits wlinixe opinion
• highly rslw.l, 1w n0...h01t it 10 las undentimal that it was
ant from any disrespect that he did not reply to them indi-
vidually. It would he wen by the mini, •' however, that
warty of the vuttirestions had been attended to. The NM
which he bad brought forward (1.1. tassion upon this most
important sulect partook somewhat of an experimental
elsaract..r, anti he kad no doubt it would be found neetsmary
to woke roretith rattle improvements in them hereafter.
LIKSItiNS ACT EXTENSION 1111.1..

On t►e suggestion of laird Btuirnitam,
Tb.• Earl of Is It AN V I 1.1. E consented that this hill should
be referred to a arlert eigarnittee.
PAPAL AGGItERSION.
FITZWILLIAM wave notice that he should to-
aim w (this day) on presenting a petition agninst the Er
ellesiastieal Title, Bill, make IMPHIC olisersati ii i on the sub-
kat of whist was. called the Papal Aewnsoin.
rh.• Marilub. of I..V.SSIX/WNE hopill the petition would
he in th.• proper fonn, because if it r. feria .1 to a hill not
IseAns• their lordships, it euuld not b• rcoir,4l. (" Hear,"
and a lanais
Earl Ell ZWII.I.IAM —Well. then. I dare ...ay I shall
soon base wog). r opportunity of making the observations
I in...ob-4 to have addrevoil to FlAir kiedships to-inoiTuw.
(lAught.
The house then, at ti n minutes belie. Ai' o'clock,
adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONB.-7-MONDAT% M.►ncu 10.

TM Stumm to.k the ehaiir at four o'clock.
I'ItIvATE BUSINESS.
Rieuxt RtAlllNl:S.—linekingll4lll, Brneklev, and Ban-
b.7 Teintpike Road ; Curb and Waterford Railway; Lin-
eidocihire lioituary; Mayfield KulJetty; Shrewsbury and
Birmingham's Railway ; Tower.der. Ilr.ieklev, and Weldon-
an-the-tireen Turnpike 'toad; Waterford and 'fruntore
Railway; Bilk.
NANCIIINTKR,_ DIVXTON,__MATLOCK, AND MID-

. ,
!Aril) JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Mr. EVANS movisl that, in the raw of the Manchester,
Bunton, Matlieb. anal Midland Junction Railway Milk the
standing order, No. Ire 2, dispels's/I with, and that leave
be Riven to present the hill, notwithstanding the same was
114 presented within three clear clays alter the presen-
tation of the petition bit leave to bring in the sante.
Agreed to.
PUBLIC BUSINF.SS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Smoot. f %ALI . MIL' volt SO IV
Ni U. CLERK, San a pine in Fiftwhire, against thus
Mnararrmn MARITIR ACT. —1 ty Mr. FOROYCE,
hem Ythwhire ; Laid lIOTHAM, frost shipowners, at., of
Meislbudtinn, **Mad thin set.
Itsionvivt.is MARKET. —By Mr. MASTERMAN, lbsms
tbe City"( London ; Mr. PLITMPTRIt, loon a place ht
Real Kent ; Mr. It OSBORNE (several), from Middlesex;
Mr. Aldericum COPELAND. from Stoke; Mr. MAN-
ULES. from Guildford; Mr. ALCOVE (4). from Aurelian
of Crouton. Putney awl other platys in Surrey ; tat
SOLICITOR•IiKNERAL. from the butchers of Sou*.
amphost ; Mr. W.LK LEY, friars inhabitants of Stoke New-
*non ; and Sir 11. MISEN, (non Hatfield, lutanist the
itolrtnetret hill for the removal of Smithlielil Market. By
Mr. ItERN from inhabitants of Ruelwiter, praying na
be tward by counsel against this bill.
Erel.V.l Aminurnme Thu.—Various.

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THIS TINNVU liT Mr. II I'OSON, from the
1/11111..r merchant, and ship-builders of Sunderland, stating
that they had limn suffering the gri.iteat powihle distress
mine" thu navigation laws were repealed, and that they
oaght to be relieved from the duty on foreign timber,
which amounted to 30 per cent., and praying fur such
relief in the event of tho navigation laws not being re-
enacted.
Loan-Lire TTTTTT or !NEI \N n.—fly Sir W. VER-
NER, Moto the grand Jury of the county of Armagh,
gaming the pr0p...4 abolition of thu Oka of Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland.
N TIo•ll. STOTRII ov EI.VCATION IN INILAND.—By
Sir W. V EItNER, from two places is the county of
Armagh, again 4 the national sywein of education is Ire-
land, and in favour of the aystcm of the Church Education
lbseirty.
Tits Winnow TAN.— By Mr. WILLCOX. from South-
ampton ; Sir R. HALL ...vend) from Marylehone ; Mr.
MARLEY. from Vinahury ; Mr. SCIIOLEVIELD. from
Birmingham, for the repeal of the winduz tax and against
the impuaition of a houw tan.
An RUT I.VC tL DIRT r..4.—Mr. PORTAL, from Kilom-
eter', llama; Mr. ROOKER, from the puri.hra of Laystios
mad Middleton. and the town and diatrirt of Row, and the
salon of Ilenford, complaining of agricultural diaerros.
In 'we TAR Ily Mr. suArro, from the medical
pract.t• •rs of Ilerlum, proving to he erempted from the
income tar a-wsament ; Mr. it'ILLCOX, from Southarop-
tan. for the mombltcation of the tan.
SCHOOL ESTABLISIINIENT (SCOTLAND) BILL.
In reply to Mr. V. MM'IILEN&II!,
Lord MELOUND said it won bin intention to more for
Mane to bring in his School Establiabluent (Scotland) Bill
on the 7th of April.
.11'111T OV RAILWAY ACCOCNT BILL.
This bill was brought in by Mr. Locsr, and read a Ant
MERCANTILE MARINE BILL.

Mr. I. AIIOUCHERK. replying to Lord John Manners,
minted that of jeetions existed at Ih.• present moment to any
attempt at roniolidating the saviour. law. atfortinir our mgr.
inutile marine. It was, however, deemed possible to &-
rumpled% some amendments in the .a•t of last save, and
bill for that purpose would be presented during the pr seat
asiwitou.
NEW ANNUITIES.

Sir 11. WILLOI'OBBY gave notice of his intention
to more that nu new annuity he granted eaceeding 3,0001.
year.
ECCLEsIASTICAL TITLES BILL.

Mr. 11. DKr MAIDS D stited that he had some difficulty i
in arrimng at the curt course hr wiMed to adopt with re-
apect to the Recliviavtical Titles 11i1%. Ilk ohject was to
prevent the rejection of the lost clown, of this hill. (Hear,
bear) If, however, the right him. gentleman the Secretary
foe the Home Department (Sir U. (trey) should pose to
rettivrt proofs.. after the first claim woo µ oeed, he (Mr.
Drummond) should object to the chairman 'caving the
chair, and if the right hon. gentleman should move the
You., with the view of net/Riving the remainirg clauses,
he (Mr. Drummond) shillala then propose that they be taken
into eonvoleritiim in committee. ('feat, bear.)
INtI'AIItERED EsTATES (IRELAND) BILL.
. .

The AT rotolEY-OKNERAL iare notice of hisinten-
tion to move to amend the act for the 9.1 k of encumbered
estates is Ireland.
JEWISH DISABILITIES.
Lord J. RUSSELL postponed the mini.terial bill fur the
removal of Jewish diruMlitni until Thursday.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.

Mr. MART ERMAN gave notice of a motion for counsel
to he heard at the bit against the Removal of Smithfield
Market Bill.
The TEARER intimated that, in its present shape, the
I/144 10111 could not he entertained.
Mr M sT ERMAN was aware of that, but all he desired
woo puh:ieity for his object. (A laugh.)
THE LONDON DOCKS.
la reply to Mr. M
Mr. THOHNELIi stated that a petition which was Fo-
mented relative to the Lontl.ta Docks had bees maned te be
printed, and would be in the hands of boa. members imme-
diately.

with
he had to stair: titrriatimicr,
appeareding date the 20th of December, (mai which it
was a drpteh from Sir Larry
that he war at that time under no apprehension
of the itesereprace of the colony being disturbed. On the
24th of December he wrote another diaper+, paring
an account of the ineffectual attempt of Colonel Maeltirmon
to arrest Sandilli. Then followed a desoikli in whalth an
account was given of the farther tfewees. Tni we
the moat recent accounts received at the Colotre
office ;
the sulacomsent account• rothived by the newspapers had
been printed, and had of mane been then by every bun.
member. (Hear, hear.) The nett point upon which he
wished to give explanation was, a. to the amount of force
at present in the colony to meet those hostile barbarians.
The force at the Cape on the Ist of June, 1844—the time
of the last Kaffir war—was 3,303, of which 280
consisted of dragoon guards. The last returns gave
a force of 3,699 men, with four more companies
of mounted rifles than there were in the colony
at the time of the former war. lie might mention that Sir
Harry Smith had sr nt home the second battalion of riff a,
thinking that he did not require that additional amount of
force. Such was the stub, of affairs, therehore, at the Cape.
The stores generally were very well provided, and means
hall been taken to send a sufficient supply to the colony.
With respect to the measures now token, he had to state
that • regiment hail been immediately despatched to the
Cape, and thatorders had hecn sent that detachments of the
various regiments at the Cape should he also immediately
deapatched to that colony. (hear.) An hon. and gallant
friend (Sir Du L. Evans) had asked him a question on,
Friday with regard to the heavy expenses which might be
occasioned by these hostilities. Ile hod now to say that
immediately on those hostilities commencing, Sir Harry
Smith had made large provision against further attacks,
and also that he had made provis:on fur arms and stores
bring sent to him. His requisitions hod been complied
with ; indeed it win the duty of the commissary-general to
provide all the stores which the governor and commander-
in-chief required. The house was well aware from the
despatches on the table, one of which was dated the 21st of
March, 1813, and Ow other the 21st of June, 1848, that
Lord Grey hail declared that it was not to be expectcal that
this country should in future bear the expenses of wars
carried on on the frontiers of the Cape, and that the'
color.y would have to make pmvision for that purpose. Of
course it would have loam impossible for the authorities to
make that provision immediately, and hence the governor
and the commander-in-chief had no other course but to
make the requisitions to which he had alluded, for the
purpose of atiountoring and suppressing war. The
Secretary of State for the Colonial lhopartment (Earl
Gre)) had written a despateh within these few days, which
would lie laid on the table of the house, and in which he
sold
be steps you have taken for calling upon the lob Nun.. of the
inlay to arm in their 'me defence, and to form a hug- volunteer
f wee m ad of her Majesty's regular troops, appears to have been will
sorted to the emergency, a d, though a large esprit.* must nue I
hem been incurred. there can he no duet of Its hat mg been
ebo.ntey memory, sod that It was for Letter to m•ke s great
exertion with the hope of prompt y Pm:mama tie war Inn to sun
the rbirt of heir, pr At... Jed by besitatiqe to cup in, to I,e tem at
ell the woes of borer rat your force whisk wen, aveda
Irlieteeer manner It may a towtely be determined lb it the' eh on,
should Oa provided foe, you sere clearly riga in increasing the
•111•Wie, which was ingispenaahly neeessiry in taking II e no aoure,
required for the ...tete Of the edunr ; mud l am glad too learn oh it you
thee act. d upon this slew of the stilijoet, at the some time adopting
ed the preuutheo in your trot. to pre tent any arena:lir or improper
ems minute. With reload to die question as to how tho e nditure
let., Le provided for. I miss resevve my Out. mint well I am in po—
mmies al further ishoniat e as. You are...are, from m iterpatehe• re-
ferret Issinthe marina (No.ttor, March 31. Pits; .o. 111, June 17, late,
Mo. 111. June 21, Ills; arid No. it?, J isomer 16, 1149!, that her
laMesty's government ace 444 pinion that, oink ruck an amount 44
abore is rumiAiatil at the Cape as can re oilseed to that
rw.th a due regard to the nitrated resources, and to the de-
of other parts of the empire ha the nerviers of her Stajes y's
troops, it is the duty of the C roirmeto to take opt n them-
men the chow of all further me .opers which may be
remind fm their rose defence against the hotrarous tr.ba on tee
frontier. Visa to the new whets is soli en retained of the subje.-t,
tog it wilt, nevertheess, be matter is itinUde“Uon, when fuller in-
formation as to lb. r• cent tr inructione shall be received, whether the
eattet or the pre-eat ralanhty and the mrcumntencee under which It
has occurred, are such ea to pouffe her Majesty's goo ruttiest in re.
wrinincriding to parliemeht that a.,-i-tarn' sound be. teen to the
*Mom in leo ung ho heavy dein ind upon its no urea which Uri.
war most have ~aired. In the meantime, whatever odes you
bare hen compelad iiiiran from the military chost -or the pe3 meat
settle force jou have rood, or for any other eliplases not memo red
en martini et her Majetey'a regular troma, mod be regarded as
Moaner s to toe colont d treasury.
This was the present state of the ease ; and he (Lord J.
Russell) had thought it his dotty to give the house all the
Information in his power on the subject. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. 11UME begged to ask the noble lord in what state
was the government of the Cape of Good Hope ? (Hear.)
The letters of Lord Grey in 1848 and 1849 ought have en-
trusted them with the right of nit % government; and, if so,
matters would now be in • very different position from what
they were. Public meetings nurnemusly attended had been
held at the Cape, at which the inhabitants declared that
they had had nothing to do with the expenditure of the
previous war, that the people who governed them ought to
pay the expenses of it, and that if they were allowed the
management of their own affair, they were prepared to
adopt measuns to prevent any such occurrences in future,
and to protect themselves. Such had been the language at
public meeting., held again and again, and, such the readi-
ness of the inhabitants to act for themselves if their rights
were granted. (Hear.) It was all very well for Lord
Grey to write letters ; but had he placed the colonists in a
situation to protect themselves, and, if he had not, could
he call upon then, fur a shilling towards the expenses of the
war ? The fact was, that Lord Grey would sink any ad-
ministration so long as he remained in the Colonial depart-
ment. (Loud laughter.) Ile could not but speak the truth,
and the truth was this—that, after the colonists hail com-
plained of a breach of public order on the part of her Majes-
ty'sgoivernment,tlity resisted.T hey waned to obtain a govern-
ment, to be ,betel and s ond oiled by themselves and to under-
take the whole of the expenses. What followed ? Only
three days before parliament mod last year, though the
lousiness might have been settled during the recess, au order
in council was prepared, and it Was brought down and n ad
in that hnliW. Ile tnen said that nothing could be more
sitisfactoory than the proposal of our government to give
the colonists the power of funning a guvemment, and he
that thought there was an end of the matter. Any man
who had been at the frontier of the Cape must kuow that,
with a fromtier extending some thousands of miles, it
was impossible that • person conducting allies here
should know how to act. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord
(J. Russell) on the OeelasiOn to which he referred made los
able a speech as ever he delivered on the policy to be ob-
served towards the colonies. lie pointed out what, as co-
Innirts, they were eutitled to, and what they ought to
obtain ; and out was rant the order for the inhabitant' to
prepare accordingly. What next was dune? The inhabi-
tants elected four individuabi to meet thr at the Cape, them
to form a constitution. No appointment was ever so una-
nimous. The parties met, and what was the first
step? Insteaskof proceeding to form the constitution, Sir
Harry Smith said the tint thing was to provide
for the defence of the colony. The culouists said their
stommisaion WAS to form a constitution, and when that
was formal proper persons would conduct their affairs.
After ovine time, finding that Sir harry Smith would not
give way, the four members appointed to Conn the coo
stitution:retirnd and throw themselves on theirconstituenbs.
Their constituents approved of their proceeding, thought
they had acted consistently, and applauded them fur their
firmness. The people, finding,they could obtain no mamas,
held the largest public meeting ever convened at the Cape,
and appointed tom mole/Winds to come to London and repre-
sent the state of tho ir affairs to the government. One of them
had been here three month,, and yet the Colonial-office
could do nothing until they heard again from the Cape, thus
trifling with the coolonv. and leaving Sir Harry Smith at the
Cape without any political representation. f his being the
ease, was it tau much In say that there had been fault
somewhere ? and were the people of Englund, who were
sow ceps:taw relief from taxation, to be punished for this
mismanagement? (Hear. hear.) Probably the whole sue
plus of this year and of year. to come would be taken to
put down the rebellion. (Hear, hear.) lie thought it
strange that Lord Grey should have written the letter
which the noble lord had read, and that he should throw
out a doubt as to where the expenditure was to come. It
would fall on England ; and, as long as they conducted their
affairs in this improper manner, how was it possible
this country Conl4l, swim. (.. Hear,- and • laugh.) He
spoke of a country swimming when it could pay its debts.
Mr. LABOUCHEILE said that his hon. friend hid said
that he could not help candidly stating the view which he
took of this case ; and although he would not follow him
into the details into which he had gone, because there
would he other and mono suitable opportunities of bringing
them before the house, yet there was .me point on which he
was able to say that his hon. friend had shown little of his
usual accuracy of statement. Ilia hon. friend had talked as
if the government had been employed in taking away re-
prt sentative institutions from the Cape. (No, no.) He
said that the government had withdrawn representati,e
institutions: (Nook At leastise stated, as an ill...trace ofthe
spirit in which the government had dealt with the question,
that it war only three days before the last session of parlia-
ment that they had issued an order in council for the
! establishment of representative institations at the Cape ;
whereas, au far was that from being the ease, it was some
months before that order in council that the government
, had referred it to a committee of the privy council to consider
the whole grave question of granting representative institu-
tions to that colony The result of that inquiry was • recom-
mendation of the establishment of representative institutions
of the most liberal description ever granted to any crown
colony, fur not only was there to he a representative coun-
cil, but a legislative assembly, elected by the colony. Was it
then fair to hold the government up to reprobation as having
shrunk from their duty in giving free institutions to the
Cape. That was not the ease, and his hon. friend would
find that his statements would fail to have their usual
weight if he dealt in such sweeping allegations.
Mr. ADDEILLEY said that although be did not believe
that the government were to blame that the Cape did not
now ',taws/ • free government, still there was a want of
concert between the government and their agents, and the
authorities on the spot, in carrying out the plan. When
this was so, the government ought not to try to wash their
hands of all responsibility for the failure, fur they were at
least responsible for the causes which prevented the Cape
from now enjoying free institutions. This wit not, how-
ever, the time to enter on that question, but they had to
deal with the existing unfortunate state of thing.. Ile
, hoped the government would soon give an opportunity for
a full disease. of the matter. Ile wished to ask
the noble lor.l, if he was aware that British
Kaffiraria was a different place to the Cape Colony,
that it was • separate British possession and
was separately administers* and was neither politically nor
TilE KAFFIR WAR. O Locally contorted with the Cape. Re hoped the noble
On the order of the day betas read for the house to re- I lord and the Secretary for the Colonies were aware that
Wye itself into • committee of supply, they could not call on the Cape to pay a farthing for this
.
lard 3. RI. BSBLL rune and said he wished to impart all war. It should be borne in mind,
Ilse what an enormous
the laformation be posaemed with respect to the state of loos of property there would be in Kaffraria, and that the
alga It the Cope of Good Hope. (Ilan.) In the &MOAN, enrolee to be incurred would not be limited to the wading