The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
mouss (3T, LORDS.—TutrzsDAT, ItILS 10.
The LOto Catascau.oa took his seat M in iamb.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Anumetow or Jaws to Pazt.tusaor.—By Leg RE-
VIISDALII. from • prises
not beard. against the &dairies
of Jews se partiarneat.
1401,01110-rovers Btu--By the Doke of CLEVE-
LAND. from Thulium Is Aeon of this bill.
CLICIWIIIO or Towna.—By Lead WHAENCLIFFE.
from M. Loomed's, in
lasangslablig et beiag is-
eluded with Ogriews el ' bagel", bmald by WI
!Wed of Health fee elemesing town.
Ts#II4IWILTATIOX TO Vas Dlist s S (4119.—My Lord
L/TT ELTON. front perms in this coleny, spirt the be-
llow tsugMrtation of eonviste thither. • -
Remoras. Christmas BOUM 8atm.417 the Duke
ofSlll=l.lll. taiiirbisithisted IL Beeirreo, Reath- ,
pm sir Tarim ions in this bill.
work.POOR RATES (IRELAND).
TM Berl of OLF.MGALL mid he had nosini lelins
from persons in Galway, eons of ibe mednet of the
per rase eollerrom. la am iamto.me M nos add a fame,
al sheep seise" be poor venns; when. Is b• did
set owe a farthigt nomedmkee. the sheep owe odd,
and the whets mendree brains for W. by the entor Ida
erlf. Whilst nitkoming Os kw" its scold WM th=
Unity a 'MSS that In the maims ef Onesemd nod
the ILaw Lids Amnion Camparet Lerriest land gm &-
Orem of ejectment against 979 hemem-411111.9 whit were
obtained at the quarter swigs sem Moe apt and 320
were ga last week. If Sine SOS ilmdike went ejected,
5,01)) persons, at least, would be tstaal out destitute upon
the world. Ile could not believe that It wee the intention
of this company to put the eifesteasets in fors ; but if it
was, and this was the way in which English capitalises
were to deal with Irish tenants, he wished Ittihad joy et
Endlieb landlords and aftLITIMCI companies.
COUNTY CO KIS.
Lord BROUGHAM stated that it was not his Intentions
at this advanced period of the session, to proceed either with
the bill for consolidating the system of the bankruptcy and
sooty courts, or with that for conferring an equitable
jurisdiction on the county courts.
The Burnes& and Freemen,' Parliamentary Franchise
Bill was read • second time, on the :notion of Leg DLO-
soar.
PRIVILEGE.
Lord CAMOYS brought up the report of a committee
appointed to inquire into en alleged fraudulent petition,
which, after some conversation, was ordered to be punted.
ATTORNEYS' AND SOLICITORS' REGULATION
ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
Their lordships went into committee on this bill.
The Karl of ULENOALL proposed amendments in one
of the clauses, but the purport of them did not reach the
gallery.
Lord MONTEAGLE said the bill was good as fat as it
went, and be would give it hi, support.
The Marquis of CLAN KICAII E hoped his noble friend
would not pr,s, his amendment.
The Karl of OLENOALL withdrew the amendment.
as 4 the hill poised through committee.
Their lordships then resumed.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND.
The Earl of ELLE:480E01:011 rose to move for "a
copy of a report from Mr. Alcaander Glee Finlaison to the
Right lion. 11. Lel...inches on the merchant seamen's fund,
datialMalreh 1e,1850, and laid before the Howie of Com-
mons, and by them ordered to be printed on the 20th of
March, IMO; also, any reports received by the Board of
Trade since the report of the commission of 1148, relating
to the present condition and prospects of the merchant
seamen's fund." These were papers which they ought
to have in their postesion before they proceeded to the
consideration of the measure JeAely introduced into parlia-
sent concerning the merchant seamen's fund, and be
moved for them with the view of making some observations
on the bill for winding up that fund—a measure soon to
come before their lordship', and one which ho thought af-
forded evidence of culpable negligence on the part of the
government, who, instead of treating British seamen with
any sort of regard, did, everything in its power to disgust
theta. Such conduct, !weever, wee only of a piece with the
inroads daily made un the old establishments of the coun-
try, and with the disregard shown to those who had deferred
best at the hands of the nation ; nor could he help saying
that, in hi, opinion, the greatest calamity which could betel
a constitutional state was the protracted continuance of a
weak and timid coven:merit.
Earl GRANVILLE did not wish to enter into any dis-
amnion on the bill at present. lie would only say that it
did not deserve the description given of it by the noble lord.
It was certainly net the duty of a government, whether
weak or timid, to pass measures diametrically at variance
with the wishes and opinions of those most interested in
them. Such a measure had been proposed by a commission
of which the noble torsi woo chairman, and the government,
finding it impooible to curry it out, had brought forward
the present bill for winding up the Seamen's Fund. Ile
could out concur in Lord Ellenburough's observations un
the state of the country. On the contrary, he believed that
it was never in a more prosperous condition, and he con-
templated the efforts made to increase our commercial
mosperity and improve the intellectual and moral state of
the people with feelings of confidence rather than with the
alarm cm:nosed by the noble earl.
After some observations from Lord COLCUrrina the
motion was agreed to.
LODG I NO-HOUSES BILL.

On the motion of tlu Earl of Sli A 'Tully KT the above bill
went through committee and ear reported.
GUNPOWDER STORES (LIVERPOOL) MEEK'''.
TION REPEAL BILL.
On the motion of EMI Ursa v LLis this bill was raid a
second time.
HEALTH OF TILE METROPOLIS.
Esrl GRANVILLE give notice that on Monday he
should reque.t the iitteution of their lordships to a report by
Mr. Grainger mem the sanitary condition of certain parts
of the metropolis.
Their lordships imAjournsd at 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TRUIUMAY, JtiLT 10.
T►e S took the chair at 12 o'clock.
Pit' VATE BUSINESS.
The I..orde* amendment. to the Cork and Waterford
Railway Bill, and the Ureat Malvern Improvement, Police,
&wen, Waterwork., Um, and Markets Bill, were coral-
den4l and agreed to.
The Vannene listate Society (Ireland) Bill, and the
Manchivter, Button, Matlock, and Midland Junction
Railway Bill were eeverally read a third time and paned.

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ruaLiC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
MERCHANT 811•18101.11 Ft:NO.—By Mr. WILLCOX,
front Southampton, praying that this bill bo postponed
till the next x mown.
--
Foam's Viol/IL—By Mr. KEOGH, from the eorn.
millers and other inhabitants of the borough of Athlone,
praying for an alteration in the laws regulabng the impor-
tation of foreign Sour into Ireland ; and Lord NAAS from
taw millers of the county of Armagh, complaining of the
depression of 'heir trade arising from those laws.
HARWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE.

Thr menthe's of this committee, Yams. Joke
tie IL Willthby. Mr. Jame Kershaw Mr. George
Arkwright. is Mr. William Drake, were nears.
MERCILLIIT SEAMEN'S FUND.

The hose nest into committee on this bill.

On clause 15,
LABOVCIIERE mid the object of this claws vas
to take the awes of the porta generally, and to imply them to
litluidatioa of the claims. He thought he was net oohing
anything unreasonable in asking them to take them funds
throughout the country as a whole,and apply them to theGQui-
datiun of the claim. upon them. He guaranteed the rusting
pensions, and therefore all those ports where the pensions
were, from good mauagernent or good luck, comparatively
high, would receive the benefit of the good management
or good lilac. so far as the rousting pensions were con-
cerned. lie proposed to secure to every receiver of •
pension the amount of his pension; the bill also provided
that every pcnon who hail contributed to the fund may, if
he think tit, continue to contribute and have a pension
when he becomes entitled to it, but he allowed no new con
tributions, as he thought the beat course was to get rid of
this fund system altogether.
Mr. FORSTER approved of the principle of the hill. The
had system had always been unpopular with NOW
Kr. CARDW ELL attributed the bad state d Ike dands
to the improper interference of the legislature.
Kr. T. M. GIBSON hoped it would not be lheessi
arr • moment that any of the fonds should be wllltheldi Acs
the general farad.
The clause was agreed to.
The other clauses of the bill wen dm ergot is, comet
clause 26, which was postposnaiL
Mr. MARDCARTLE propels' es eiillseel clause, to
the effect that all monies now laveatell so Sarin in the
names of the trustees of any output. she be laid out or
disposed of in such manner as the Inuelmes titters, and
seamen of each outport shall, at a geselhorM ho Galled by
the treasurer of the fond or the resolver oldie prat, deter-
mine. In the port which he represented. Rim ha
the fund with great prudence, and bad • Women
In hand, and they thought it ezceedingly sash that they
should be deprived of this sum, and that it should be
thrown into the general fund.
After some discussion,
Mr. HARDCAST LE withdrew the clause.
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and asked
leave to sit again.
LANDS CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION (IRELAND)
BILL.

The home then went into committee on this bill.
The various clauses up be the 13th were agreed to, except
the 12th, which wee wrack est.
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and salted
Isms to sit again.
The house then remised.
VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL.
The committee on this bill was bet for Monday at 12
O'clock.
The holm then, at 3 o'eleek, adjourned until 3.
The house resumed at 5 o'clock.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Mr. STAFFORD gave notice that be should this day
move for the production of a copy of the warrant under her
Majesty's sign manual for the orcupstiou of the site, and
also a copy of the deed of covenant and the conditions
attached thereto under which the bolding was erected.