The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-11 00:00:00

SPAIN

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to know if
there were any official weans of ascertaining what was going
on in Spain at the present moment ? The papers reported
that a Cutlet general had been taken and shot by the
Christine'. lie dreaded the outbreak of another civil war ;
ar.d he wi..hed to know whether there were any means of
official information by the British consul, or otherwise,
which would enable the government to state whether such a
report was correct ?.
Earl GREY said it was so extremely inconvenient to have
such question. a-ked 'cithout ptevious notice that he must
request the noble martinis to give notice of his question.
Ihe Marquis of LONDONDERRY said he would oak
the question again on Thursday.
Their lordships then adjourned, at Fix o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, ;ULT 10.
The Braaxia took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
REPORTS CONSIDERED.—Crossford Bridge and Manchester
Roads; New Grand Canal Company (Ireland); Thorne. Moor Drain-
age and Improvement; Bills.
THIRD RE.iDLNG3.—Birkenhead Dock Commissioners (Transfer
of Powers to New Commieslonera, effecting Amassment, with the
Crown and Amendment of AC111). No. 2; Hahne and Eccles Road
Philanthropic Society Charity Estate • Rawlins's, or Bishops Hull
Curacy, Estate; Worcester Turnpike Trust ; Bills.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS DONSIDERED.—Grcat Western Rail-
way (Extension of the Berke and Haute Railway from Hungerford to
Westbury, with a branch to Devices) Bill.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PEITTIONS.—Sir R. Inoue, from Northamptonshire, against
the Diplomatic Relations (Rome) Bill.—Mr. 16,1114, from Laneuhire
(3),in Inv°ter of ballot and extension of suffisge,and one against the Poor
Removal PM —Mr. Dobro.t., from the bakers of Dundee, prying for
legblotive relief from their oppressive Donn of inboor.—Yord GAL-
way, from Nottinghamshire, against the Lie of spirits on Sunday.—
Sir J. TllOllOOO, from Lincolnshire, in fav,mr of pauper emigration.—
Mr. Fons.rnia, from Tweedd le, apnea( the sale of sphitB 011Slinday.—
I Sir J. Darr, rem Haddington, in favour of an alteration in the
Excise laws.—Mr. Facwiu fron an anti.inalt tax 111110001111111 m
Bridge-street, Blaekfriars, calling for the abolition of the malt Cu.—
! Sir D. 1)1,111,111, from Dingwall, N. 8., praying that a college may
be founded at Invernirea—Mr.lll7/41:, from the bakers of Marylebora
against the Sale of Bread Bill.—Sir B. Hair., from Paddington, in
favour of reform.

READINGS.—Wcst India 'lslands Relief; Poor Law
Union Charges; Parochial Debt and Audit; Poor Law Union District
Schools; Court of Insticisry (scotland) ; Corn Atarketa (Ireland)
.. . .

COMMlTl'EF..—Rotlestastical Districts Assignment Bill.
TIII RD READING.—County Cams (Ireland) Bill.
RETURN ORDERED.—On the motion of Capt. PECIIELL, copy
of the general order of the poor law commlssionets sent to the
revers' unions, dated Feb. 18, 1848.
NOTICES Or MOTION. Cis it. Lterr.—Mr. to-morrow
(this day), to move for returns of the names of persons receiving
pensions under the old civil lin pensions which were retired in
1838; also the names of those persons receiving pensions out of
1,20 W. a year at the disposal of the crown.
Aare OSIIOIINR, to-morrow (this day), to move that
the returns respecting the :truly colorist on the ;fist March, he nude
orthwith.

AGRICULTURAL TENANTS' RIGHTS BILL
(ENGLAND).
Mr. PUSEY said that as be found it impossibla to pro-
' ceed advantageously at present any further with this bill,
owing to the late period of the session, he begged leave to
move that the order for the second reading be discharged.
The order was accordingly discharged.
BATTERSEA PARK AND BRIDGE.
Sir R. INGLIS begged to ask the First Commissioner of
Woods and Forests in what state are the arrangement. for
the formation of a park at Battersea, and the erection of a
bridge therefrom over the Thames; and, further, to ask for
the returns of progress made under the Westminster Im-
provement Act of 10 & 11 Vic., c. 131.
Lord MORPETH regretted to say that the formation of
the park and construction of the proposed bridge at Batter-
' sea bad been suspended, owing to there being no funds at
the disposal of the Exchequer BLit Loan Commiss'oners.
He was glad, however, to be able to inform the hon. baronet
that the sums of 60,0001. and of 102,0001. had been expended
in pursuance of the Westminster Improvement Act, and
that there was every prospect of that great undertaking being
carried out within a short period.
Mr. HUME asked when the returns, moved for on the
30th of May, of the expenditure on royal palaces for a series
of years, would be forthesraing ?
Lord MORPETH said very soon.
Mr. FOSTER asked if Battersea new bridge was aban-
doned or postponed.
Lord MORPETH.—The plan is only suspended for want
f means to carry it out.
• NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Mr. EWART asked the hon. member for Lancaster what
was the present state of the internal accommodations of the
future House of Commons, and whether members who had
experience in what was required to render the house com-
modious and comfortable were to be asked their advice by the
commissioners of the new houses ?
Mr. T. GREENE sail that there had been very little pro-
frreisemade
wo in
nf
the
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internalseats wasfi tied uof ythete• secOntrOanclj had
been been entered into, and it would nut now be possible to make
any further alteration ,rithout great additional expenses.
Mr. B. OSBORNE asked whether any official communi-
cation had taken place between the commissioners and the
treasury respecting alterations in the plan of the rooms under
the library ?
Mr. T. GREENE said that such official communications
had passed.
Dr. BOWRING asked when the new houses would be
ready for their reception ?
Mr. GREENE said the question was not easy to reply to.
He hoped in the session of 1850. (Oh, ob.l
BRIBERY Al ELECTIONS.
Sir J. PAKINGTON stated that at the present late period
of the session, and considering that the noble lord (J. Russell)
had taken charge of Sir J. Reamer's bill for examining into
the cues of bribery at the late election, he should feel it to
be his duty not to persevere in bringing forward the measure
of which be had men notice on the subject of bribery, but
to postpone it until next session, till he saw what the noble
lord did with his bill, and if that was not satisfactory be
should then proceed with the bill which he contemplated.
PROOKESS OF THE BUSINESS.

Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to Mr. CARDWELL, said
that he should be prepared in a day or two to inform the
house what he intended to cl.i with respect to the merchant
seamen's and light-dues bills.
Mr. J. YOUNG asked the noble lurd what were his in-
tentions with respect to the Incumbered Estate, and Land-
lords and Tenants (Ireland) Bills ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said that he very much regretted the
delay that had occurred with respect to the progress of bu-
siness, but as that was now unavoidable, perhaps the time
,‘ as sow come when the noble lord would, the conve-
nience of the house, state what bill, the gove • ed
to proceed with, and what they intended to or fit
sent aeuion.
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Lord J. RUSSELL said that when the ke:
through the sugar duties resolutions he ego
p what'
course he should pursue with respect ter
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question; and on Monday next he ishad Ma. 'di !es :
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state the general intentions of the gove =e ...ir
course of public business during the *Mint Of
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