The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-29 00:00:00

I New York; Black-eyed Bataan, St. Kitt's ; Gevcreor,
Quebec.
OFF HEACRY HEAD, May 20.—Neptune. Hammett, fur
Copenhagen ; Johann Julius, Samarang, for Altana.
OFF I URTLAND, May 26.—Ondernerning, Batavia, for
Middelbourg ; Elms, Monte Vides ; Theulore, and :iamb,
Batavia; Liberia Packet, Baltimore, (or Vivre.
OFF THS START, Hey 24. —I da, Rio IMMiIO, for Hamburg.
PLYMOUTH, May 28.—Variable.—Off Port : Magdalena,
Monte Video, for Hamburg.
FALMOUTH, May 28. Variable. Sailed: Nautilus,
Falkland Wands.
Lusauica —Arrived : Galway Lam, Baltimore; Waren,
New York.
CLTDS, May 27.—N.W.—Arrived : Commodore Napier,
Virginia, U.S. Sailed : Clansman, Quesec ; Fleetwood,
Mauritius ; Duchess of Portland. Porto Rico.
Dcautr. May 26.—S.S.E.—Sailed Batton, and Tom,
Quebec; Express, and Montery, New York.
Coax, May 26.—S.S.W.—Arrived • Superb, Mauritius;
Zephyr, Barbadoes ; Rechael, Porto Rico; Cashmere, Ha-
vanna ; Callao, and Robert G. Shaw, New Orleans ; Roger,
New York.

SLIGO. May 27.—Arrived : Pilgrim. Norfolk, V.
OFF FALMOUTH, MAY 26.—Monteray, Mobile, for Havre,
Bornholm, Charleston. for Copenhageo. Apanie, Cape
of Good Hope; Palmyra, Demerara' Tropic, Jamaica;
Henrietta Sophia, Cuba, for Hamburg ;Clieverell, Matanais.
LONDONDERRY, May 19.—Sailed : Orion, Philadelphia.
20th, Flora, Cuba; Nuevirm, New York. 21at,Seboois, St.
Thomas's; John Clark, St. John's, N. 8.; Unicorn, Qui:bee.
22nd, Barbara, Philadelphia; Woodbine, Quebec
BenrAiir, May 2i.—S.S.W.—Arrived: St. Nor-
folk, Virginia; Ef'iremont, New York; Lady Arabella, and
Mary Jane, New Orleans; Lightfoot, St. John's, Newfound-
land.
Doshom.., May 24.—Arrived Adria, Philadelphia.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY, MAT 28.
The Loan CRANCIILLOR took his seat at 5 o'clock.
PUBLIC BUSLNILSB.
PILITTION4.—Cy Lord Cui/brit., from Glasgow, in favour of the
►ill for facilitating the omiveyance of entailed monies in Scotland. The
Duke of atTLAND, from Leicestershire, in favour of the repeal Cl the
malt-tax.
CO)I3IITTIF..q.—NavaI Prisons ; Naval Service of Boy. ; Dminage
of !sods; Ms.
THIRD ItkADING.—Arm)) Service Bill.
PENINSULAR MEDALS.
The Duke of RICHMOND wished to ask the Secretary
al State fur the War Deparnsent (Earl Grey) when the
Peninsular medals 'would ha ready for distri'aution ? The a
noble duke expressed a hope that the offacen and men wt. 0,
Ilad served sin. SirsZtEss,Semi. Nom, or ay.
ether topil•A_sad Wet hinds. • •
Earl GREY said that to •atwere bake nada aft,
for the porpoise of ascertaining who were the parties env ,tied
to the medals, but from the great number of persons lute- -
mtei, same delay had unavoidably occurred. He ' pea
however, that the distribution would take place at a Tar;
early period.

postponed,
andL:TrilABEAv
-BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTI 01,1
RAILWAY.
A conversation took place in reference to the ref art of the
committee on this railway, hut it was idiom im poseihle to
that Lord LYN 1,111: HST moved the appointment oi, aommittee
to molder the report made by the committe which het
hear distinctly anything that was said. It was underrood
already mt. Subsequently it appeared that th • motion was
meat took place on Monday, he should propo
.e certain addi-
tions' names.
A IRS .n the appo i
OMUFNTrosaißdr:aGt :h.
L.
Lord BROUGHAM asked whether the rer,mtmeet had
any objection to lay on the table a COPY of the convention
said to have been made between the p oeerntneut of this
country, the government of France, and the Spanish goeern-
ment, which embraced a pledge of inter' Attettr,, in the stmt.
of Portugal ?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE th eincd laying the con-
vention on the table, but would give a further reply to the
question on Monday.
FIRE AT ST. JOHN'S, NI IWFOUNDLAND.
Lord PORTMAN rose for the purpose of calling their
lordships' attention to the papers 1 aid before this hreee,
re-
lative to the fire atSt. Johe'a. N e wfoundland, and of moving
an humble address to her Major if. He was desirous of calling
the attention of their lordshlf a to these papers, because they
showed that money had beets given for purposes not men-
tioned in the Queen's letter , and that there wet a private
midershanding previous to 'the imuicip of that letter, that a
Mtof the money clemild be gives fur such purposes.
iney that was tatiected under the letter was given for
the relief of the anCannia from the fire ; but a portion of it
was timed in Issilirmg the episcopal church at St. John's. He
omplained Odle conduct of the Secretary of the Colonies,
un jumping make maclusion that one half of the money
should be appopriated to the building of the church
of St. Jela's. without waiting for information from
' colonies. Me complained that the people of England
' e lied been ogled on to contribute their money with-
' oat being Mid what was the precise object to
which they were called on to contribute, either by the
right rev. prelate. the right hon. gentleman the Secretary of
State fee the Home Department. or the noble lord the Secre-
tary of State foe the Colonies. He also complained that the
money was appropriated by • committee satin in London,
instead of being distributed by parties on the spot He did not
Mate these !limps for the purpose of finding fault with any
persons, but for the purpose of preventing money from being
collected from the people of England, which was not applied
to the purposes for winch it was collected. The noble lord
r concluded by mace log that an humble address be presented to
her Majesty, praying that at often as her Majesty should be
r requested to direct letters for • similar purpose, the object
, for which the money was to be raised rhould be distinctly
stated, and that the persons by whom it was to be appro-
t. printed should be named.
, The Bishop of LONDON said that the noble lord bad said
r nothing personally disagreeable to him, although this looked
like an accusation arming money on false pretences. The
responsibility which attached to ham in this matter was very
small. The noble lord said that the money was collected for
one purpose and appropriated to another. The money was
collected for the purpose of repairing generally the injuzies
which had been done by the fire. The fire had destroyed
the church of St. John's, snd it could hardly be denied, at
least hy a member of the church of England, that the re-
building of that church was • work of charity. Ile
repelled the charge that he was in any way liable to the impu-
tation of being accessory _to any measure for collecting money
under false pretences. The members of the committee were
of opinion that both in justice and equity a part of the money
collected under the Queen's letter should Le appropriated to
the rebuilding of the church. He believed that the money
wets in this me principally collected by the members of the
church of England, aid he was willing to bear any part of
the responsibility that might attach to him.
Earl GREY said that it the noble lord had read the papers
• little more attentiv.ly than he appeared to have done, he
would have seen the reasons which induced him to withhold
his assent from allotting any portion of the money for the
rebuilding of the church, and afterwards cementing to do so.
Os the 6th of November, he refitted to allot any portion of
the money for the rebuilding of the church, but on the 26th
of the same month he received • despatch, recommending
him to take that very course which he afterwards adopted.
The working chums had received compensation nearly to the
amount of their losses, and the real sufferer. were the small
shopkeepers upon whom the cost of rebuilding the church
would principally fall, which was • good reason for a portion
of the money being applied to the rebuilding of this church;
and in point of fact it was in accordance with the recommen-
dation of the governor, which was on its way to this country
at the time the appropriation wax made. The rebuilding of
the church was generally understood by the country to be one
of the purposes to which the money wsa to be applied. As to
the distribution of the money by a committee, he could only
say that it was the usual course to adopt in all cams of volun-
tary subscription' and grants, and had been adopted in the
appropriation of the subscriptions for the relief of the Irish.
The noble earl concluded by saying that be did not see any
objemion to the motion.
The Bishop of SALISBURY was understood to express
his approval of the manner in which the money bad but n
appropriated, and to say that nothing could have been more
satisfactory to the etc y.
Lord PORTMAN ditcLimed my intention of imputing
blame to the clergy, although some parties had put a dif-
ferent interpretation on the Queen's letter.
The motion was then agreed to, and their lordships ad-
journed at 7 o'clock till Monday.

ROUSE OP COMMONS.—FRIDAY, MAT 28.
The Sre t Ant took the chair
.o 2 four o'clock.

PRIVATE BCSI~ESB.

REPORTS.—Neathaiaptoa and Banburyßailway; Binstingliarn,
Wei and Ohm Valley Railway (No. I) ittenthiriekar.
• ; lanherbamptoo, arid Moor WNW Rana.,
(No. I) imam ; and North Warners Railway (mmaha, of
ohs East et Ellerneeds barer la tha 16/11/aidier South Jullation sod
Airfoils= Railway) ; Leila sod Path Western (New.
Olney, sal Wdlisbusegli Inmeb); Emirs Les
( w
Cambridge, loyehm.
at end WOO 11%/tie. Own-
ties Belle (enlargement- Emden end and
anlellialeat ado; and mstigare Rao ti.,.
aM asinaisineit) ; B&W sof Seidl Wales Jonalos rid
Ant PIM ; Iftral&)lhird /mien Itallwsy (enrolment and
Womb In Inemostseldsh) rat India Central Railway; Decoy.
obi" StaNbrdddrs. arl *.I_LALe hallos Hamm; DandNi
and Newtyle Railway; Dian aid Poe Idtwa (alleratlon and
eatinsion, and beldam Mod% lishalarilmoirs); Great
Nadi= Railway (dmillim Mow links ma (1.0601); Cie*
Nankeen hallway (bramete Beammilb sod it Ilimieme Mere. Lui-
fes.u. sendCovelitry, Nansalna. andlakesseim 'away ;
North Wooten and
Ilronsh); balm sod North Waren to:entry mad N un-
nem rawitiala W Oscar mho.' Junction
Raitwsqt L.. smo North Wiese &limo (Portobello and WO-
serkamptai Ma" Iss.)• latrablre, Cheshire. and North Wales
Diabase ar barge bimp2;a IncorporaUnn; throryoxi Got ;
=lad ihWido 'a tm/ ( or lease); Royston and !litchis
a.; (Rialsosko biswaAtapallin Cribridre); bills.
BEAMS CONS w —Raft Lincolnshire Railway (Loath
Navigation Parehass); /gat Linadolito Railway (deviation at Boa.
loa, and branch to Mreaterfork,
_awl Junction Railway at
M 1,154,7) ; National Maiseselle Ammar* &rim ; South kat-
ketWere Railway (Connalk Wythey, and Norton U.);
Lowestoft nvara..l mom (Mori as near Reedhan) ; Dun-
dalk and E IadIVINv Soliern Counties Railway Ex-
tension (Cambria. Oa : Pastern Counties RAl-
llalletz7 Railway purchase); Dahlia
ranch Railway; Darin and
Droirbeda Railway (imam at Nandi BiiSM. An); Cheat
Southern and Western Islism IhMendon to Tula.
I tore); Norfolk Rahway (illanalalb Ralt=shing.Porika Rai.
way (branch horn Wraindbana es of tae
Ifsdrieh sad Bury tit. Rimers ifilway_ aml thoimamesel Thetford
and liodbam Railway. gate JilVi Wdina Mao (norm'.
etA lobe proposed); Alois= ; Swarm Donis; ulamuir
and &loth* Road; Waribsstbesig. sal AdhkalDing ;
Glas ow, Paidey, sal Omega lisliwey (losmehes at Part Obanow) •
Glamow. P.tahn
_eel Clienidt affiEway Nuerlimat - brothel
to the Glinaraft, Maim Itlimsawk. sal Mr; the Olsoggsh Dam.
bead, and Nrilst.en4 imi the airs.llllmghowine sad lammidmillow
Hallway., and tonnes Pia); asi Atdrce•a
Hallway (emendmesd, erviMem. lineirs); Wuhan ItaiNif,
(branches to Canholge,Yos4 ; Ei
Till KU ItEdDlNCS.—Casmalse and Ni. Taft %bray
Amnion at docks); LI IT= RAllssaf lbesielma Great North-
ern Railway ( and Bt. Alm% Err*); Car.