The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-23 00:00:00

PARLWAENT.

HOUSE OF LORDEL—TuouwAy, Jiffs 23.
Ms leen mei at 5 Aloe.
The llsel ei OHApTESdUH poreabel petition ten& the
Writhe( Mos% ash r Isligko. boo the tie wire sad
gas Snore iS the eoploysiest of MT.
loy PlakiDloll, Qty-toed,
whim tom the oakum alip is mann 'Okay
gas remises is tbe Kneeled-road,ed praying that the
lOWA Numesse sal K Gellery he apes three
omissiw a week.
the Marquis at WITITREATif prseented *inns bon
lioeoini and Ohm plane the mof Noefolk,
trap the Santini Ratimie ustys
Society spinet the Bann
Oethdu Ostia Bill, sad for sa *airy into popish, Pow
tins la chunks. Wowing to the atabliahnieet.

PRIVATE BILLS
The Mewled bilk mere read a third time sad pared
Wyroar's Mato; Yank= sod Natley Railway; Tads
Volk. Railway ; Great Northers: Railway (Bkisterd to
Irma); Below Joietiaa Railway (Deviate" ; NW.
las Balmy ; Oast Easters Railway (mallet. to) ; Lull
Vas, Railway ; sad O. Latins sad Belfast Betaii‘b.
MN LUNATIC ASYLUM ACT (2853) AMR:MONT
_ NM.

ml. UR pawed Smoot soatialites.
IORTIFICATIONS (PROVISION FOR IMPINSES)
WATT T.

This bill was reed • soma time.
HARBOURS TRANSFER BILL.
This bbl was mad • seeped time.
TEURIB ADMINISTRATION (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was road a mooed tire.
GENERAL POST-OFFICE (ADDITIONAL SITE) BILL.
This bill pseud throusb coommittes.
KINGSTON HARBOUR BILL.
This bill um reed a mooed time.
ILLILWAY DEBENTURES, kna. iIEGIBTRY BILL.
The ripest Si amendiamits to this bill was breesht oP
lad *Mad to.
PUBLIC HOUSE CLOSING
BILL. ACT (1864) AMENDMENT
This bill yea mad a third time sad pealed.
ADMIRALTY ACTS REPEAL BILL.
This bill peeled tbrengh committee.
ADMIRALTY POWERS, tte., BILL.
This bill puled throash oesmaittes.
DOCKYARDS PORTE REGULATION BILL.
This bill pined through conmaittos.
SMALL BENEFICES ACT (1860) AMENDMENT BILL
This bill pared throe& enasmitSse.
• MORTGAGE DEBENTURE BILL.
The roped au this bill um brought up, sad the seem&
meats were speed tA
TRESPASS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This Ell wen reed • third time sad passed.
ECCLESIASTICAL LEASING ACT (1858) ASTiLVDMENT
BILL
Thy bell was read a third tim• sad passed.
PIER AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRMATION
BILL,
This bill wits read a third finis sad passed.
PILOTAGE ORDER CONFIRMATION BILL.
This bill was reed a Mind time and passed.
SMOKE NUISANCESENT BILL.
ACT (SCOTLAND) AMEND-
The report es this bill was brassitt up, sad the sand-
men& were resod to.
PROCURATORS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The report as this bill was brought up, sad the amend-
-asset was agreed to.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS EXEMPTION (SCOT-
LAND) BILL.
This bill was and a third time and lamed.
OOLONIAL LAWS VALIDITY BILL.
This bill was read a third dam sad passed.
COLONIAL MARRIAGES VALIDITY BILL.
This bill was read • third time sad pass&
DEFENCE ACT (1880) AMENDMENT BILL.
This till wasted a third time sad passed.
DEBENTURES BILL.
Lord CRANWORTH moved that this bill be room-
Wised to a sousmittes of the whole house.
After a short dimension, is whirl the Marv& Si Bath,
the Earl Si Makeesbary, and Eel Grey took part, the con-
sideration of the bill was postponed.
ECCLESIASTICAL
ON ALLOWAN COMMISSIONCES) (SUPL.ERANNUA-
TI
Ups. the motion of the Earl of CiirciißlLseres this bill was
read a mooed is...
Their lordship adjoined at 5 missile past 6 o'clock.

ROUSH OP OOMMONI2.-.-THURSDAY, Jingo 22.
The SPRAY.= took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. Evros took the oaths and his seat for Coventry in
the room of Sir Joseph Paxtoa, deseseed.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Belfast sad County Dove, sad Belfast, Holywood,
end Berm Railway Companies Bill ; the Bristol Port Rail-
way and Pier Bill, the Cork and Limerick Direct Railway
AH, the Isle of Wight Railway (Steembosta) Bill, and the
Liamlly Railway sad Dook Bill were reed a third time and
THE LEEDS BANKRUPTCY COURT INQUIRY.
The report of the select rearaktre was brought op and
eadered to lie apes the Lib*
INLAND REVENUE BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER yam notice
of his intention to postpone till tomorrow (due day) the
third readies of this bill, in order to introduce a provision
he stamping charter-parties with Whirr stamps.
LOSE OF THE BOMBAY.
Kr. 0. STANLEY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
if there was Imy **al report made to the Lords of the
Admiralty by the Admiral of the station, as to the loss of
92 orlon and teatime from the burniog of her Majesty's
ship Bombay, off Moat* Video, on the 14th of last De-
cember ; If he could state the number of marines sad
orlon who were drowsed, separately, bad the With of
time that elapsed from the first breaking out of the fire to
the Making of the ship ; if there were any patent Welsh'
ea board ; sod, if so, if they were used ; if there was any
elder, role, or system is the vary, or the marine cone,
wader which the recruits or meet are taught to swim ; sod if
the boys la the beryls» are instructed in the
art of swimming; and bow many the new
▪ her Majesty's ship Bombay were on the 14th December.
The hon, member, of ter alluding to the lose of life on board
**Bombay, proceeded to mention the recent catastrophe
at Keith, when 20 owlets for the merchant service went oat
uniting on the river, and ten of them were drowsed.
Lord O. PAGET rid, ia the first place he maid only
repeat that the cadets on board the Worcester were eat
tinder the metro' of the Admiralty at all, and therefam
whatever blame attached to any one, coo* maid be laid to
the doer of the Admiralty. With respect to the Bombay,
he hoc. friend wished to know those men who were ashy-
hardily drowsed. They amounted to 91 altagelher,
two of whom were officers, 47 seamen, eight boys, and
thirty-four marines. Theo, his hoe. friend asked him what
precautioos the Admiralty took with regard to life-belts,
and also what measures they took with regard to teaching
the boys and 131111i1111/ to swim. The Admiralty, ea board
all their traloieg ships, bad distinct orders and regulations,
which he (Lord C. Paget) had taken great pains to ascertain
were heir carried out, that all boys should be taught to
swim. Occasionally a boy was so nervous that he could not
he taught to swim, and one of the boys who was unfortu•
stately drowned co board the Bombay had beam trained on
board the Excellent, but they had neverbeen able to teach
him to swim. But with regard to training ships for boys and
the recruits is the marine batracki, they bad issued very
ntriagent recitations that all should be taught to swim; and
lie bee. friend would heeled to learn that they bodiless ad-
*timid directions that there Amid be no neglect on this
petal. As to lifebelts, up to the prase* time the Admi-
ralty did not amply the ships with lifo-belts. Various pro-
verb which had been placid before the Admiralty they bed
hied Life-beds were at one time used—cork beds—with a
view of Navies the men in ere of dingier. Bat the
men objected altogether to nee them. Now, life-belts were
bang tried on board the Channel fleet, and if they were well
reported of be hoped they, would be generally adopted, at
leer to a limited extent. They also had life-belte at the
coast guard stations and the naval life buoys on board every
skip. The exact number of men en board the Bombay wee
641, and the length of time which transpired treat the
first discovery of the ship having caught fire till when
she blew op was four hours sod three-quarter exactly.
An the information received by the Admiralty with respect
is this melancholy event had already been published ; and
the origin of the fire bad peter hese satisfactorily explained.
Mr. 0. STANLEY wished to add by way of explanation I
that, on a scent ormaim, whoa a lifeboat west off from
Holyhead with fifteen mike, and was upset, fourteen out of
the somber, wearing life-belts supplied by the Royal Humane
Society, were saved. Only one was drowsed, and it was
ggpl7ZWt was oohs; to his being struck by a spar.
d thaAVIS, in reply to the lest part of the boo, member's
question, said that the boys on board the Honorer were
taught to swim, and rises the nafortneate catastrophe at
Baia stringent orders had hem issued against any boy
going Into a boat unless he could swim.
THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.
Mr. CAVE asked the President of the Board of 'Pride
whether the Metropolitan Board of Works had complied
with the nreisithe of the Board of Trade, as suggested is
the report of Mews. Coeds end Rawlinsoo, that they
• should drew larger quantities of material for the Thames
• Embeikusest from the bed of the river ; and If not, what
mores he reposed to take in the matter
Mr. GIBSON said that the Barad of Trade bad been it
roartunicalioa with the lffetropolitan Board of Weeks at
the subject of the queries, sad the beet reply Le could
give would be to read a resaintioa which Sue passed by the
Beard of Works ea Heathy bit. It was as follows—" That
so bag as the material raised from the dyer opposite the
grbaskuret works combines to be, in the opiates el the
seesaw, suitable few tie purpose of Use embankatest. the
ember inetrusted te allow me other meilarial
to some on to the imbricate* works, es apt
fee the besides of the embankment wall, the eras dame,
the arierial regaled for paddling, Rad other amessety
pnrpeee~" Me bed today seisived a private rosieueleatiese
him that everybody at the Board of Works was
sighs la the spirit of that resolatioa, and that the referees