The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

COVENANTED CIVIL SERVICE FOR INDIA.
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Mr. VANSITTART uked the flecestary for India whether
his attention had been directed to the memorials of her
Majwity's covenanted civil servants which had been for
yarded to him and laid upon the table of the home?
Sir C. WOOD replied that three memorials had been re-
ceived on this 'object, and that the matter was undergoing
tLe moat careful attention both of himself and of the council
for India.
GRANT TO CAPTAIN COLES.

Mr. WILLIAMS asked the Secretary to the Admiralty if
any money had been or was intended to be paid to Captain
Cola for his claim for the invention of the cupola iron
tower for ships ?
Lord C. P.U:ET replied that as yet no sum of money bad
been paid to C.,ptaiu Coles on account of his invention of
the cupola machine, but it was intended to grant to him,
on consideration of his giving up to her Majesty's govern-
ment the sole use of his patent, both with tepid to the
Admiralty and likewise with regard to the War-eMee. •
ann. of 5,000/. sod, further, that during the continuation
of his patent, be should receive 1001. for every shield or
cupola which was made for the use of the public sertke,
whether by the Admiralty or by the War Department.
EDUCATION (SCOTLAND) BILL

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On the order of the day for the second reading of this
fill
The LORD ADVOCATE said it was not his intention to
proceed with this bill to-night, but, on the contrary, he
smut to move that the order for the second reading be die.
charged, and he would shortly state his reasons for adopt-
ing that course. He believed that the objections to it in
Scotland were mainly objections to the details, and that
the measure would have worked well for the country.
He hail consulted, however, with thorn Scotch members
with whom he was in the habit of acting, and he found from
them that there were difficulties in some quarters which it
would not be easy to surmount ; and as he thought it would
not be fair to place his friends in a position of difficulty
unless he had a fair prospect of carrying the bill through
both houses of parliament this seesimi, and es he did not
think that was Passible, he thought it better that the order
should he discharged. HE, should have been glad if the bill
could have been reads second time, in order that the amend-
ments he proposed to make might be incorporated, and the
bill reprinted ; but that mum being objected to by hon.
gentlemen opposite, be should give notice to move for leave
to introduce a bill with a similar title, which would contain
the pros isions that the bill he we now going to abandon
would have contained had the proposed amendments in it
been made. the proposal contained in the resolution of
the noble lord (Lord H. Scott) was no new one ; but he
thought that if an inquiry were made, it ought to be a full
and searching one.

Mr. A. BLACK was quit* sure that the public of Scot-
land would be much disappointed when they found that
the bill was withdrawn. The general assembly of the
church of ScutLaid was against every liberal measure.
When it was 'imposed to repeal the university tests they
wnaairromisly petitioned against it, and they were orly
iag iu clisract.er when they opposed this bill.
The order for the second reading was discharged.
HIGHWAYS BILL.
On the motion for committing this bill,
Mr. BARROW observed that it had not hitherto received
that amount of discussion which its importance required.
Lord HENLEY objected to the great additional expense
which would be caused by the machinery of the bill, and
to the mode of providing funds to cover the expense, by
powers given to the court of quarter sessions, independent
of the ratepayers.
Mr. BENTLNICK said there were two objections urged to
the measure—its centralising character, and its trenching
upon the control of the ratepayers.
Mr. S. BOOTH considered that more power should be
given to the ratepayers, and suggested a mode of giving it.
Mr. NEWDEGATE complained that the bill impaired
the local self-governing power.
Mr. DOD ON, on tire contrary, insisted that it would
increase the power of local self•government.
Mr. Atcocn and Mr. A. SMITH made a few remarks.
Sir G. GREY said that the bill had been M the main '
before the bones several times, and had been subjected to
the revision of select committees, and there was nothing
sew in its principle. He urged that there
was no ceutral
authority—the local authority being divisional instead of
parochial. There was an obvious oecesaity for some such
skilled officers as district surveyors, under whose super-
intandeoce the roads would be placed. The bill being per-
missive, it was at the option of county magistrates to put it
in motion or not. As to expense, though it might be that
additional charge would be incurred in the first iostaime,
the better tualiagenieut would ultimately lead to *diminu-
tion of omit.
The house then went into committee.
On chins, 5,

Mr. SCLATERBOOTH moved at amendment, intro-
ducing the representative priociple as regards the rate-
payer% in reference to the establishment of district boards.
A discussion was followed by a division, on which the
amendment was lust by 138 to 66.
The bill passed through committee.
THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS, &c., AMEND-
MENT BILL
The house then resumed in committee the discussion- of
the renisining clauses of the. Merchant Shipping Acta, Ise.,
Amendment Bill.
A debate of much length arose upon an amendment prir
posed by Mr. M. GIBSON in the 52nd clause, defining the
limit of lability for damages occasioned by one ship to
another, as follows :—ln respect of loss of life or personal
injury, to 131. per too, and in respect of loss or &asp to
goods, to 61. per ton, " such tonnage to be the
tonnage in the case of sailing ships, and in the caner:7=2
ships the gross tonnage, without deduction on account of
engine-room."
It was proposed by Sir H. CAIRNS to omit the words
"providing that the tonnage in the case of steamships shall
' be the gross tonnage ;" but the wards were retained npoa a
division, the numbers being 103 to 90.
The other clausee, with certain additional clauses, were
agreed to.

SUPPLY.
The report of the committee on the Irish Education vote
was brought up and agreed to.
COUNTY SURVEYORS (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time, after some objections
from Mr. H. Herbert, Lord Naas, and Mr. V. Scully as to
the proposed mode of examination and appointment for the
assistant county surveyors, and a promise from Sir R. Peel
to consider the objections in committee.

COMPANIES, ETC., BILL.
This bill passed through committee pro fermi, the Solici-
tor-General explaining that the object was to meet the
objections made to the winding up joint-stock companies in
the Court of Bankruptcy, and to vest the jurisdiction in the
Court of Chancery.

ASSURANCES REGISTRATION (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion for postponing the second reading of this
bill,
Mr. COGAN suggested that as it made very important
alterations in the registration of deeds in Ireland it should be
referred to a committee.
Mr. WHITESIDE complained that the bill had been in-
troduced without explanation.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that a statement
would be made on the second reading in connexion with the
Land Transfer (Ireland) Bill.
The second reading was then fixed for Monday next.
CROWN PRIVATE 'MATES BILL.
The bones went into committee on this bill, and affirmed
the clauses remaining over from the previous sitting et the
committee ea the 23rd of May.
UNLAWFUL OATHS (IRELAND) ACT CONTI:NU-

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ANCE BILL '
This bill was mad a third time sod posed.
OXFORD lINIFERSFTY BILL

This bill sinTiaro read;iiiirilim; incr passed.

POLICE (COUNTIES AND BOROUGHS).
Sir H. STRACEY obtained leave to bring in • bill to
amend this law for rendering more effectual the police in
counties and boroughs in &gland and Wales.
Mr. M. GIBSON obtained leave to bring in a bill for
transferring from the Admiralty to the Board of Trade cer-
tain powers and duties relative to harbours and navigation
under local and other acts ; sad for other purpoom.
Mr. Alderman SALOMON'S nominated the select rem-
' mittee on the Sydney Branch Mint :—Mr. Alderman Salo-
mons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Hece..elif/.
Henkel', Mr. Hubbard, Mr. C. Porteous°, Mr. Fits[
Mr. Childers, Mr. A. Mills, Mr. Marsh, Mr. T. Ba.rin‘g, 111.
A. Churchill, Sir F. Heygate, Mr. Locke King, and Mr. J.
Hardy. Power to send for persona, papers, and records ;
five to be the quorum.
The house adjourned at • quarter to two o'clock.