The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-20 00:00:00

DItILIPLINL.—By Mr. PACKE, from Rai ma-
gistrates of the county of Leicester, praying for an alteration
of the law.
OCCUPATION Or RUNE 11% TRU FRENCH —137 Mr.
DUNCOMBE (11) trona inhabitants of London and its
vicinity : also hum llalsted (Essex), Strathbunr, Bridge-
water, Kingsten-upon•Rull, Bidingshurst, Pollockshawt,
Epping, Leicester, Burnet, Dadlt fah, Wood-
. bridae, Manchester, Stroud, VaalbJru, Barking (Essex), and
Sussex ; against.
I INDIA.—By Mr. L. GOWER, from 10,030 inhabitants f
Cakatts, praying the hou•e to take into consideration their
views in cstmeximi with the renewal of the charter of the
Bast India Company, and to legislate accordingly ; by the
i inhabitants of Bengal, complaining of their being regarded
as Ilinduus and Mahoufechins in the Company's coart, and
prariug for a remedy of their grievances.
NATIONAL EDUCATION, IIIELAND.—Mr. CHILI), frcm
the clergy and otners living at and in the neigobourhood of
Stone, Statford-hi.o ; also from the inhabitnuts of the rural
, deanery' of Stowe; against the system.
• beuTcit iv EltalTY Thsys.—By Col. BLAIR, from the
. preshy:e.y of Gee, 'tuck ; Mr. DUNLOP, from the provost,
nh.gis:rahs, and town council of Greenock ; llr. MIALL,
from the United Presbyterians, Old M.ldrum; f.r oboli-
tas of.
NORWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE.

Mr. 1.117.1:4.Z1111E postponed. until the sth of May,
his minion t claire to the withdr..wsd of tho election petition
for Norwich.
INCLOSURE OF LAND IN RDADON.

IaILEY gave notice that the Secretary to the
Treasury liming intdrmed the house that the withholding
of the cons tit ut her Majesty tor two years to the inelosuie
of land to Ituabon was owing to negotiations which were
pending satire to the crown rights, he should those for
the correspondence on the subject. Re hoped twat no
further progress would he taken iu the matter till he Lad
brought lorwdrd that motion.
CLERK. OF THE CROWN, &c., IRELAND:..

Mr. MACAILTNEY gave liotico that on the 1001 of May
he would ask leave to bring in a bill to consolidate the
office of Clerk of the Crown and Clerk of the Peace in
Ireland.
THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIP AND "lIIE
GREAT BOTTLE QUESTION."
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Mr. T. DUNCOMDE begged to ask the President of the
Board of Trade whether a commission hail been issued to
inquire into the law of partnership; and if so, whether it
was probable that any measure would he introduced during
the present •e founded upon the report of that com-
miasion ? Alsu, whether it was the intention of her Ma-
jesty'', government to take any steps towards enforcing the
imperial measure, fur the purpose of protecting the public
against the frauds not,4iously practised by the sale of beer
in bottles, containing considerably less than the legal mea-
sure ? (Lae ter.)
Mr. CAM/WELL, in answer to the first question, stated
th it he hau b e 7. in communication with the Lord Chan-
cellor respecting the law of partnership, and thst a cent-
mission was about t r be appointed on the subject. Ile
hoped the mimes would be announced in a few days, and
that they would be such as to satisfy hen. gentlemen that
the inquiry was likely to settle the questirm. lie did nut
think, however, that they would be able to issue any report
upon which they could rsasonably expect a measure to be
fentidel during the present session art parliament. As to
the hon. gentleman's second question, ho eould only say
that it was not in his department, and that be Red himself
no int• n'inn to bring in any measure upon the subject.:
Mr. DUNCOMBE then, would ask the Secretary of the
Tre:orury whether he intend. d to propenee any remedy for
this wrong ; and, if not, whether the subject was in the
department of the Home Office ? (Laughter.)
Mr. WILSON said that since they had repealed the duty
on glass the government had taken no cognisance whatever
of the manufacture of bottles,, but he believed that it any
person who purchased a quart of beer did not receive full
melanin it was a fraud at common law, and that he might
obtain a remedy by applying to a magistrate.
MINISTERS' MONEY.

Mr. MAGUIRE begged to a‘le the noble lord, in the
absence of the Secretary for Ireland, when it was the intro-
tion of the government to introduce their bill for the aboli-
tion of the tar caned ministers' money ?
Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that the mea-
sure would be shortly icrodueed.
THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN TERRITORIES.
Mr. BRIGHT begged to ask the President of the Board
of Control whether the house could be furnished from week
to week with the evidence taken before the Committee on
Indian ten Aeries ? (Hear, bear.) It would be very unde-
sirable members to have a thick volume of evidence
placed in their hoods only the week before the government
bill was introduced.
Sir C. WOOD said that not being the chairman of the
committee, he was not quite competent to answer the ques-
tion; but the committee had concluded their inquiry upon
the military and judicial branches, and they wouldimme-
diately report all the evidence taken up to the present time.
Mr. BRIGHT observed that the evidence which had
been taken with regard to railway and canal amalgamation
had been viuttd and found extremely useful. No doubt
the same beneficial results would be found to accrue from
the publication of the evidence bean the committee on
Indian affairs. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. DISRAELI begged to ask the noble lord when he
intenited to introduce the government plan ?
Lord J. RUSSELL—This day week.
THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES (IRELAND)
AND THE BUDGET.

Mr. HERBERT, on behalf of several Irish members,
begged to ask the right hon. gentleman whether he intonded
to remit the whole of the consolidated annuities?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was
obliged to the hon. gentleman for giving him au opportu-
nity of removing any thiscocception on the subject. He
stated last night that the whole of the consolidated annul-'
ties amounted to four millions and a half, but that they
might be divided into two classes,—the first amounting to
about a mihiun and a half being due to the introduction of
the poor-law ; and the other, or three millions, being con-
nected with the famine. Ile had drawn that distinction,
however, only to put the committee in full possession of the
nature of the case . • but he did not mean to draw any dis-
, tinction at all with regard to the annuities themselves. His
propositi az would be, both with respect to the three millions
and the one and a half million, to sweep away the whole
obligation of Ireland to England on that account from the
29th of last September. (Loud cheers.)
CHURCH RATES.
Mr. R. PIIILLIMORE consented to postpone his
motion until after that of the hon. baronet (Sir B. Hall.)
Sir W. CLAY also postponed his motion, but he
trusted that if an adjourned debate should be necessary,
the noble lord, in accordance with the intimation conveyed
to him (Sir W. Clay) the other night, would find a day
upon which to take that adjourned discussion.
Lord J. RUSSELL made a remark, which was inaudible
in the gallery.
THE DOCKYARD PROMOTIONS.

Sir B. HALL then rose, in accordance with the terms of
bis notice, "to call the attention of the house to the con-
tents of three parliamentary papers, Nos. 67, 271, and 272,
of the present session, intitulcd, Dockyards,' Dockyard
Appointments,' and ' Dockyard Promotions,' and to move
that a select committre be appointed to inquire into the
circumstances under which • ' circular sent to the superin-
tendent of her Majesty's dockyards, dated September 26th,
1849,' was cancelled on the 19th day of April, 114,32, without
any order or minute of the board ; also, to inquire into the
circumstances under which a letter addressed by Sir Bald-
win Walker to Mr. Stafford, as Secretary to the Admiralty,
in which letter Sir Baldwin Walker tendered his resigna-
tion, as surveyor of.the navy, was withheld from'the board;
also, into the circumstances connected with the appoint-
ment of Mr. James Wells as master smith in the dockyard
at Portsmouth, the subsequent cancelling thereof, and the
appointment of Mr. George Cotsell in his stead ; and gene-
rally into the exercise of the influence and patronage of the
Admiralty in the several parliamentary boroughs connected
with the dockyards, since tho 19th day of April, 1852, at
which date a circular was issued from the Admiralty,signed
by the secretary, cancelling their lordship.' order of the 26th
day of September, 1819, which dire ets that 'all reports and
correspondence on the subject of vacancies, promotions, or
changes of the officers and workmen of the dockyards, shall
be forwarded through the surveyor's department and or-
dering that ' in future such reports and correspondence be
transmitted direct to the Secretary of the Admiralty.' "
The hon. baronet having expressed his gratitude to the two
hon. gentlemen for giving way to him, said ho thought it
would be quite unnecessary to assure the hon. gentleman,
to whom he should frequently have to allude in
the course of his observations, that he had not brought for-
ward the subject from any feeling of personal hostility.
One important element in the consideration of the subject
would be the Vine at which the circumstances in question
occurred. In the early part of last year • change, of the
administration had taken place. The whig government
was displaced, and a new one formed under the auspices of
Lord Derby, the Duke of Northumberland being ap-
pointed the First Lord of tho Admiralty, and the
hon. gentleman (Mr. Stafford) the secretary to the board.
On April 19th the honourable gentleman, who had
only been iu office five weeks, issued the following order:
" Admiralty, April 19, 1852.—With reference to their lord-
ships' order of the 26th September, 1849, which directs that
all reports and correspondence on the suhject in vacancies,
promotion, or changes of the officers and woikm.n of the
dockyards, shall be forwarded through the surveyor s de-
partment, I am to acquaint you that the order in question
is to be considered as cancelled; and that in future such
reports and correspondence are to be transmitted direct to
the Secretary of the Admiralty.—Lly command of their lord-
ships (signed), Augustus Stafford.—To the Superintendents
of the Docayarde at Deptford, Woolwich, Sheer-
ness, Chatham, Portsmouth, Devonport, and Pembroke."
Now he (Sir B. Hell) had asked his right hen. friend the
present First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir J. Graham) whe-
ther there was my minute of any order in reference to this
circular, and the right hon. gentleman bail informed him
in his place that there was none. lle therefore wished to
know why this order was signed "by command of their
lordships" ? (Ilear, hear.) lie bad always believed that the
object of having Lords of the Admiralty was, that they
might have the power of considering great questions effect-
ing the name and power of this country, and that tue Secre-
tary was t 3 act in accordance with their instructions. (Hear,
hear.) He (Sir B. Hall) was in happy ignorance of the
bliss of official life. but he had always understood that there
' was some delicacy with regard to orders issued by a pre-
vious board ; and he hoped the hon. gentleman would be
able to explain what had induced him to issue that circular
which he (Sir B. Hall) should be able to show presently was
' without the knowledge or consent of the board. (Hear.)
That circular was, of course, effective, because it was in
fact t Oke the w'.ele of the patronage into his own hands.
Tim Sitrvey:r N :vs wca Lia..itnti..l, and naturaily
so, because he wauld be called upon to give an account of
tho great expenditure which might be incurred in the esti-
matis in consequence of this clice,p. Within forty-