The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-21 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY. Four o'Clock.
The House of Commons met last evening at four
o'clock. On voting the sessional orders, Mr. Ewart
moved that committees on all private bills should
consist of ;'ve members, neither personally nor indi-
rectly interested in the question submitted to their
consideration, which motion was lost, en a division,
by a majority of 67.
In reply to Mr. Stafford O'Brien, Mr. Gibson stated
that the subject of agricultural statistics had received
much attention during the recess, and that a measure
on the subject would be introduced early in the pre-
sent session.
The use of sugar in breweries and distilleries was
noticed by Mr. Christopher, who inquired if the
measure which government proposed was to be per-
manent or merely temporary in its effect. Lord
John Russell admitted that it was his opinion the
measure should be a permanent one. In the first
instance the government would ask the house for a
resolution permitting the use of sugar in breweries
and distilleries, and, if this was agreed to, a bill would
be introduced for giving it effect, which would
not limit the measure in point of time. Such was
the present intention of the government, but when
the bill came under discussion, it would be open to any
member of the house to propose a clause restricting
its operation ; when it might be a question for consi-
deration, whether it was not advisable, in the first
instance, to pass a bill for a short time, and afterwards
to continue and render it permanent. Upon this point
the Premier seems inclined to entertain tbe sugges-
tions of those interested in the proposed measure. A
discussion ensued, upon a motion of Captain Peehell'e,
on the subject of the Poor-law and Poor Removal
Acts, which afforded Mr. Ferrand an opportunity of
' bringing forward some alleged cases of abase on the
part of the Poor-law Comrnissionersand their auditors
in the county of York. This was followed by bringing
up the report of the address,which was agreed,
a short debate, in which Mr. Hume, Lord Be Col.
Sibthorp, the Chancellor of the Exchequer' Sir G.
Grey, Mr. S. Crawford, Mr. P. Borthwick, Lord G.
Bentinck, and others took part. The house adjourned
at an early hour.

It is proposed in Belgium to establish soup shops
in the principal cities of the kingdom, and to distri-
bute 1,200,000 rations of soup daily, by which
400,000 unfortunate workpeople would be relieved,
being the one-half of the mendicant poor now sub-
sisting on public charity in that country.

Letters from Leipzic represent that the fair of the
new year had given very unsatisfactory results. The
greatest part of the sales, it is stated, were forced,
and holders therefore had to submit to sacrifices.
Woollen goods were more especially depressed, and
manufacturers had to sell at any price that could be
obtained.

WILL OF TUE LATE MR. BYNG.—We understand,
that by the will of the late member for Middlesex, the whole
of the property, both real and personal, together with the
tinnily residences at St. James's-square and Wrotham-park,
are strictly entailed upon the title of Bouffant, ample pro-
vision during hcr life being secured to Mrs. Byng. The
trustees appointed by the will are, Lord John Thynne, Mr.
SiusnelWhithread, and Mr. Henry Turtle% hf.P.—Globe.
CARRIAGE Or CATTLE BY RAlLWAY.—Yesterday,
by arrangement, a deputation of Smithfield salesmen and
butchers, Mead by Mr. Deputy Hicks, of Newgate-market
(who has on many occasions interested himself on behalf of
ais trade), and eutoported by Herts. Warmington, Challis,
i.e., Domingo', Collins, Barrel], Israel Farshery,
and several other influential persons interested, waited upon
the directors of the Eastern Counties Itailwaf;atto present a
memorial, signed at Smithfield, on Monday by nearly
six hundred of the trade, stating the severe losses ti butchers
have incurred by the serious bruises which the cattle sus-
tain during their transit per railway. In the
wabsence oe. f the
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