The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-01 00:00:00

11UPER1AL PARLIAMENI.
HOUSE OF LARDS.—Famy, Ana 30.
The Loam Caattcauma took his mat at 5 cealaak.

PIUVAIS BOHNER&
SWORD READINGS.—Gbariew. Paisley, Siloam=b. and
Railway 'Revision of Methane& of Tolls) ; London sad Soul!
Western Railway Company's Adis Amendment (extension, de•lattolli
sad new works); North drAardebire Itaiiway (Aaltbourne
North Staffordshire Its/lway(dedelleast Witlingtoo); Newry and En.
WARM% Railway (amendment el dal% and to authorise arrangement
With other oonipanlee); Lendraideelyesd Enniskillen Railway (relin-
quishment of linebetween Ono. dal aniskillen); Dundee sad Perth
Railway (Dundee Junction); Debbi dud Arbroath Railway (Dundee
Junction); Aberdeen Rail (eddrissasl marital)' Dinkier and
Perth Railway (lease of the sad Arbroath Railway)' York,
Newcastle. and Berwick Railway (Great Now* of Enslaod, Ctarence,
and Hartlepool Junction) ; London and Bliekwall liellwsy (improve-
meet and branches to the Sc. Kotharins's and London Docks) ; Glas-
gow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway
(emendment snd branches);
Midlood Junction Railway (soirudrnent and branches to

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THIRD READINGS.-IMitaatsr and Dalton Dial toad; Man-
chester, Shahid, and Littoolnahire Railway (station approach at
Manchester) ; Bills.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
SECOND RIADINGS.—PubIic Health ; Imprisonment for Debt
(Ireland); Bills.
ROYAL ASSENT.
The royal asset was given, by commissioa, to the follow-
Ira
Yarmouth Freemen's DieffilDebiatal•ll4PoOrAtolloo(lrelarld),
Collector. of Cows (Deland), Midland Railway (Wellingborough ati-
prosebse),Nerth Western Railway (Skiploodiversioal, Aberdeen Rail-
way Mt Amendment; York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Im-
provement. North British Railway (No. I) ;division of capital), Ken-
dal and Windermere Railway act Amendment, Yale of Reath
Railway, Bristol and Pmter Railway (Glastonbury navigation and
canal) ; Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway • Norfolk
Eatemion, Great Yarmouth Coll Duties, Lanark and lismUt'on Court-
house and County stair,', Omtestry Market and VilitS, heat and West
Looe Horbour and Bridge, Barrow Harbour, Derby Waterworks Com.
pony, Oxford Paving, Liverpool Gas Light Dompany and Liverpool
New Gas and Coke Company Anialgarnaion, Brentford Gan Light
Awn Amendment, !triennia lb Light and Coke Company, Alrth and
Uyde Navigation and Mulne and tkomtwidge Water, Herculaneum
Dock Company, Bristol Docks Transfer, queenaferry Passage, Tyne
Direct ',errs, North of Scothuni hire and LIM Assurance Company,
Patent Galianised Iron Comma, Battle.bridge and Holloway-road
Mt Repeal, and Nantwich and Wheelock Turnpike-road; Bills.
The lords commi shiners were the Lird Chancellor, the
bu
Earl of Shaftesry, end L dol Campheh.
PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of this bill,
which he said might ho truly termed " the poor man's Ines.
mare." (Hear, hear.) It would not be doubted that many
of the causes of dilute,: were under the control of legislation ;
and he would briefly show the effects of overcrowding, filth,
and bad ventilaton in two counties—one agricultural and
the other manufacturing. lu Westmoreland, taking a po-
pulation of 10.000, 23 persons died of epidemic diseases,
whilst in Lanca-hire the proportion was 53 to 10,000. In the
former county the deaths from diseases of the respiratory or-
gans were 47 in 10,000, and in the latter 73 in the same
number. Of those who died prematurely, that was be-
tween the ages of 20 and 60, the number in Westmore-
land was 49 and in Lancashire Gd. The noble and
learned lord then went i..to a comparison of the state
of health in an agricultural union in Lancashire and
a manufacturing union in the same county--the union
of ;Ulverstone and the union of Liverpool, which show-
ed that the average rate of mortality was 11111C11 higher in the
latter place. In the union of Ulverstone, in a population of
10,000, 13 persons died from epidemic diseases, whilst in the
union of Liverpool 73 person died from the same cults. In
fact he might safely say an to Lancashire, that, taking the
average, every person there was curtailed of nineteen years
of his natural life. He would now state same of the good
effects that bad taken place from proper attention to sewerage,
dealing., and ventilation. Everyone must remember that
formerly the gaol fever otter curl: al off judge. juries, and
prisoners together; but now, in consequence of proper at-
tention being paid to the health of gaols, the gaol fever was
never heard of. The noble and hemmed lord cited o her in
stances of a similar character. The sufferings of the lower
orders from the want of efficientunituy mesaures had been
very great, and had naturally attracted the attention of the
government. Lord Normanby in 1841, and Lord Lincoln in
1814, had brought tl.e subject befere parliament ; and finally,
he was happy to say, his noble friend, Lord Morpeth,
had succeeded in carrying this bill through the House of
Common. The noble lord then went into an explanation of
the nature and objects of the bill, and concluded by moving
that ft be read a second time.
The Duke of BUCCLEL'CH geed his cordial assent to
the bill.
The Earl of DEVON made a few observations, which
were not heard in the gallery.
Lord PORTMAN thought the country must feel greatly
indebted to the present ministry for bringing forward so
excellent a measure--ono which would be productive of the
greatest good to the whole community.
The Bishop of OXFORD begged t.) call the attention of
the government to the 74th and 73di daunts ci! the bill,
which gave authority to the local boards to shut up burial
grounds within towns. They might do this for their own
interests if they were proprietors of a burial ground outside
the town. He won!d therefore suggest that the consent of
the bishop should he obtained before they could do so. He
also thought that the power given to the local boards, with
respect to the rights of the poor to parochial sepulture should
be modified. He rejoiced that such a bill had come to their
lordships' house, because he entertained a deep feeling of its
necessity.
Lord REDESDALE hoped that sufficient time would be
given to consider the bill before it was committed, as it mud i
be the object of all to make it as pirfect as possible before it
passed into a law.
The Duke of ARGYLL concurred is the opinion of the
utility and value of a sanitary bill. He therefore hoped its
provisions would be extended to Scotland, as no place* stood
more io need of it than Glasgow and the old town of Edin-
burgh. (Hear.)
Lord CAMPBELL said that the observations of the right
rev. prelate would 100 considered by the government. The
same reamin that existed for net apeeying the provisions of
the bill to the metropolis existed with regard to Scotland.
The law of Scotland was different to the law of England ;
the same machinery did not exist there, and therefore a
separate bill would be required :or that part of the United
Kingdom. The noble lord was understood to say that at a
future period he hoped a sanitary bill for Scotland would be
ntroduced. (Hear.)
The bill was then read a second time and ordered to be
committed on Friday.
The house adjourned at 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY, JUNE 30.
The BNe.AXan took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE RUSIN E 93.

SECOND READlNGS.7lllc;hiWaiejif;riabireßallway (Amend-
ment of Ante and Regulation of Capital); Newton', Estate; Bills
REPORTS CONSIDEREIX—Leith Municipality and Police Trusts,
Markets, Paving, and Sanitary Improvement (two clauses axed amend.
meats to be proposed) (by order); London and Blackwall Railway
(esonyeting branch, Be.) ; Cromford-bridge and Manchester-road ;
Bills.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED.—Cheater Cemetery:
Manchester South Junction and Altriurham Railway ; Oxford, Wor-
cester, and Wolverhampton Railway (No. I) (Increase of Capital) ;
Whitehaven Junction Railway ; Bills.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS.—In favour of further p erliamentary reforms, by Mr.
BROTHERTON, from a place in Lancashire ; Mr. S. CRAWFORD,
from Rochdale; Col. SALWF.Y, from Manchester; Col. THOMPSON,
from Bradford; Mr. WILSON, from Clitheroe; Mr. J. B. SMITH,
from Manchester '3O pe Aims) ; Lord D. STUART, from St. Pan-
cras (this petition for the people's shatter) ; and from other parts
of Maryletene ; Mr. ACME, from Manchc.ter (50), with 83 na..
tures ; from magistrates and town council of Hayrick, Wined by
Chairman (I); Holmes Chapel and vicinity (I). 66; Royston (2), 21
Harwich (I), 15 ; Liverpool, eommercial clerks, (1)3; London (2),
35; Strood, Keot (1), ; Nridport (I), 1; Bristol (Sc,) 23; Stow, near
Edinburgh (N,. 43; lefenet. , 1 ;
i)O. f Eatot, D;rby, ;
(WhWhite-
=ilefftliAlDEl.lllarerd SURREY, from the porters of the CI;
mesa, praying that ercumstances respecting their remuneration
might be takes Into conscieratlon.—Sir .1. TYRELL, front Colchester,
against the sugar duties measure.—Mr. J. L. RICARIIO, from the
Potteries (5), for the promotion of temperance.
SURVEY OF THE METROPOLIS.
Sir B. BALL asked what arrangements had been made
for the completion of the survey of the metropolis; what was
likely to be the cost of that survey, including the military
pay of the parties employed, and whether the whole was to
be defrayed by the rate-t ayes of the metropolis ?
Viscount MORPETH said the commissioners of sewers
were of opinion that in no other way could they procure such
a survey as they required except through the means of the
Board of Ordnance. It was quite true, as had been repre-
sented, that the civil engineers sad surveyors of the metro-
polis had offered to complete a survey in six month' for
18,2001. ; but the t ommissioners did cot think the offer a de-
sirable one. The commissioners had completed an agree-
ment with the board of ordnance fur the entire survey ; and
if the weather continued clear, the survey would be cern.
pleted in about six months at a cost of. 1901,51. for the block
plan, toe coat being only one-tenth more than that of the
civil engineers' tender, whilst the work done would be more
than double. The cost of the survey would be entirely de-
frayed out of the rates.
Sir D. L. EVANS asked some questions on the subject,
which were replied to by. Viscount Morpeth and Col. Anson,
in so low a tone of voice that neither question nor answer
was heard.
Mr. WYLD complained of this, and observed that the
question was of great importance.
Col. ANSON was sorry he had not spoken more distinctly.
Re had explained that the whole of the charge of the persons
employed in making the survey, would be paid by the com-
mies' ioners of sewers. There were three companies of sappers
and miners employed, and the entire cost on their account
would be 19,94,51.
Mr. WYLD suggested that a special act of parliament
would be required to erable government to pay the troops in
such a way. (Laughter.)
Col. ANSON said that if the hon. member looked at the
ordnance estimates, he would find that three companies of
sappers and miners were charged to the survey vote.
NEW WRITS FOR SLIGO.
Mr. STAFFORD then moved that Mr. Speaker do issue
his warrant to the c:erk of the crown in Ireland, to make
eat • new writ for the electing of a burgess to in this
wont parliament for the borough of Slurs, in the room of
Charles Towneli y, Esq., whose election has been determined
to be void. The bon. member said this borough had always
sent members to parliament who were assiduous in their
attendance in that how o.
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The hon. member was interrupted by the entrance of
Mack Rod, who desired, on the part of her Majesty's Lords
Commissioners, the attendance ot the house in the Rouse of
Peers, to hear the royal assent given to ascend hilh.
On the Speaker's return, he informed the house that the
royal assent had been given by commissiin to several bills,
for which see Lends' report.
Mr. STAFFORD resumed. The commi tee which had
sat on the Sligo election hat made no special report, and ad-
duced no allegation agedast the constituency beyond this—
that there had been tee Mug carried into effect among them.
There was no thkrue shown against them of having been
bribed. This was peculiarly a per,od at which Ireland was
'staled to hay, all her npreesutatires moat in that house,

for, by • angular chance, or fate, whichever it was, Irish
business had only just commenced in that assembly. The
hon. meinter then put his motion.
Mr. HUMS said it was altogether contrary to precedent
te move the issue of • new writ until the evidence before the
isonuni•tes which had inquired into • previous election wee
printed and before the house. He should emu the
motion.
Mr. ANSTEY supported the issuing of the writ.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL agreed with the hon. member
for Montrose, that the house ought not to proceed in this
matter until the evidence before the committee had been
submitted to the consideration of the house. He believed
that in point of fact there had been much caruption com-
mitted at the late Sligo election.
Col DUNNE had no desire to keep any constituency un-
represented for • longer period than was essential to the
purposes of justice, but he had certainly felt that the house
should, before issuing • new writ in this case, be in a pod
tlon to form a judgment as to the late election, from a
perusal of the evidence.
Sir J. HANMER could not understand the distinctian
between bribery and treating, as, media of corruption.
(Hear, hear.) With reference to keeping • borough unre-
presented, he denied that this was neecusrily unconstitu-
tional.
Mr. BANKES did not concur in the propriety of placing
bribery and treating in the name category of corruption.
He supported the issue of the writ.
Sir G. GREY urged the house to assent to the delay of
a few days, requisite for the production of the printed
evidence.
Mr. NEWDEG ATE said that the report of the commit-
tee made no such charge against the Sligo constituency as
should render them liable to a lengthened privation of their
elective franchise.
Mr. WRIGHTSON (chairman of the committee) nil'
that he was not aware of anything in the evidence which
should justify the suspension of the writ, and he therefore
saw no reason for waiting until the evidence was printed.
Mr. SPOONER supported the issuing of the writ.
Sir R. PEEL said that he should have voted for the sus-
pension of the writ for a few days, until the printed evid nee
was before the house, but alter the statement of the hon.
chairman just made to the house he saw no reason for fur-
ther suspending the writ.
Mr. HUME quite admitted that after the statement re-
ferred to be did not feel called upon to persist in his amend-
ment.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the original
motion be ice agreed to the writ was ordered to issue.
Mr. V. SMITH, said that as there wee confessedly nothing
material in the evidence before the Sligo committee, it would
be worse than useless to put the country to the expense of
printing it, sad he would therefore move that the order for
printing that evidence be discharged. ( Hear, hear.)
Mr. 0. GORE, however, having intimated that the evi-
dence was considered likely to be useful for collateral pur-
poses,
Mr. V. entre withdrew his motion.
BOROUGH OF GREAT YAR'iIOUTIL
On the motion of Mr. STAFFORD. • new writ was or-
dered for this borough, without opposition (the bill for the
disfranchisement of the freemen received the royal assent
this day).
SPAIN.
Mr. URQUHART then rose, pursuant to notice, to put a
question to the Foreign Secretary, with reference to • re-
turn of the 30th May, reap sting the arms end ammunition
furnished to Spain 'op this country. On a former occasion
the noble lord hail stated that money was due by Spain to
this country; suheequently a return, moved for by the ton.
member for Pontefract, while giving other particu'ars, made
no mention of any money due from Spain to this country.
He wished to know which of the two—the noble viscoent's
statement or the return—was to be taken as representing
the real fact of the case, the more especially as, from
another paper presented that morning, the house was in-
formed that the Spanish government owed us 564,0001., ad-
vanced in money or goods, under the quadruple treaty ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that the bon. member would
have seen by the returns that had been laid on the table some
time ago what the amount of the claim unsatisfied by the
Spanish government was The claim had been admitted,
although it woe not yet paid,
Mr. URQUHART risked when the correspondence moved
for and ordered respecting the attack on tho Mosquito terri-
tory would be I iid on the table ?
Lord PALMERSTON said on Monday next.
Mr. URQUHART had another question to pat to the
noble lord. (Oh, oh ) On the 6th of March the nob:e lord
had agreed to produce certain documents and correspondence
which he had required in order to rebut MOO imputations
which bad been made upon him in a formal manner. A few
days ago some papers were laid on the table purporting to
he the documents ordered to be produced in conformity to
the order of the house. The papers so ordered to be laid
on the table were letters dated in the yeses 1837 and 8;
whereas the date of the earliest letter contained in the
returns on the table was the year 1838. He wished to
have an explanation of this circumstance from the noble
lord opposite.
Lord PALMERSTON said that during • former debate
he had read a letter from Mr. Backhoine, and some printed
papers relative to the Portfolio which he hail promised to lay
on the table of the house, as he considered it to be the duty
of • minister to do after be had read or quoted such papers
In the house. (Hear, hear.) The hon. member subse-
quently moved an unopposed return for the correspondence
relating to his ree.al from the post of secretary of embassy at
Constantinople ; hut as soon as he (Lord Palmerston) found
that he bad done so he signified that bad he known what the
papers is used for were he never would have consented to
their being granted, fur it was °Denary to constitutional
practice for the government to be called upon to state any
reasons for the rem' of a diplomatic agent from abroad.
(Hear, hear.) lie therefore stated to the bon. member that
if he had given notice of the correspondence he was
going to move for ho (Lon I Palmerston) should
have opposed it, upon which tbo hon, member stated
he was willing to take what documents be was
ready to give. He then told the hon. member that he ob-
jected to let such a motion remain on the journals of the
house, and that if he would not move that it be rescinded,
ht himself would. The hon. member did so, and then gave
notice of his intention to move for other papers. He (Lord
Palmerstot.) confessed he was to blame, for he saw the notice
at the time, which was for correspondence of the yews
1837 and 1838, whereas the correspondence laid on the table
was dated 1839. But what correspondence he had espied
to produce was of the latter date, and not of 1837-8, and us.
less the house were to compel him to do so, he should con-
tinue to object to produce the cerreepondence in question, es
that would establish • very inconvenient precedent.
Mr.URQUHART rose to revive the noble lord's memory,
but wsa interrupted by cries of " spoke."
Mr. C. ANSTEY moved that the house do now adjourn.
Mr. URQUHART said that the noble lord's statement
was the reverse of the fact. His hon. friend (Mr. C. Annoy)
would bear witness that the papers referred to by the noble
lord as having been those promised by him, related to the
debate of the Ist of March. The occasion when the noble lord
promised him to produce the correspondence was on the 6th
of March, and in what he had said the noble lord bad
made as great a deviation from the etatement of facts as
that which had been the subject of conversation some nights
ago. He now called on the noble lord to fulfil the conditions
of the return as ordered to be made by the house, and to
produce the correspondence of 1837 and 1838. Ihe noble
lord had slipped through his finger' half a dozen times,
but he would put it to the house whether they were to be
satisfied with his refusal to comply with the order entered
In the journals. If the noble lord, however, would consent
to withdraw the imputations which he cast upon him, he
(Mr. Urquhart) would agree to press the matter no farther.
(A laugh.)
Lord PALMERSTON said that oa the occasion when
the hon. member gave notice of bit intention to move for
the correspondence in question, be had ailed on him to
retract the imputation conveyed by his (Lord Palmerston's)
having 'attributed the hon. member's hodility to his recal—
(a laugh)—be had refused to do so. That was his opinion.
It might be right, or it might be wrong ; but he certainly
should not retract it, as he entertained such an opinion. He
had produced the correspondence which he had agreed to
do, and he should only say that if the House of Commons
called upon him to produce the remainder of the letters he
should do so, bat not otherwise.
Lord MAHON rose, not to question the propriety of the
noble lord's refusal to produce the correspondence, but to
submit to his consideration the fact whether it was not
highly inconvenient that an order of the house to produce
certain papers should be disobeyed ?
Lord J. RUSSELL agreed that the order ought to be re-
scinded, and stated that he should take it into his considera-
tiou how this could be best effected.
Mr. URQUHART again urged his question as to what
course the government intended to take respecting the
incomplete return to which he had already called attention ?
LordJ.RUSSELL said that he should on some future
day move that the present order I e rescinded, and make a
fresh motion (or papers in conformity with those laid on the
table of the house.
Mr. BAILEY said that the conduct of the noble lord
(Palmerston) was not candid, for he ought to have come
down and expressed his determination not to giant the pa-
pers snored for when they were first ordered.
Lord PALMERSTON said that the terms of the motion
never caught his attention. But he must say that after the
hon. member had expressly consented to withdraw his mce
lion for the correspondence respecting his recal, it never en-
tered his imagination that he would move for those very
papers in the manner he had done. But perhaps it was hie
own fault that he had not lo deed more narrowly into the
words of the hon. member's motion.
After some further conversation the subject dropped, and
the mode* for adjournment was withdrawn.
ARMS LANDED IN PRANCE.
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Mr. WYLD took the opportunity et asking the noble
lord opposite whether he had received any information to the
effect that a British vessel, aden wish arms, had been seized
off the coast of Brittany, whilst engaged in the attempt to
land them?
Lord PALMERSTON said that he bad not heard of any
such seizure. Reports had been circulated in quarters where
such statements ought not to have been heard, that the
British government had given encouragement to attempts
at disturbance in France, and he was happy to take the
present opportunity of stating that nothing could be more
false than such r ports. The government had every
reason to acknowledge the fair and handsome manner
in which the Provisional Government had conducted
the intercourse between the two countries, and he
hoped no one would doubt that the conduct of the British
government towards Fiance was equally lair. Therefore, if
the hon. member's question related to any supposition that
the arms ssid to be seized were sent to France by the govern-
ment, he must state that nothing could be more unfounded.
Mr. WYLD said that he had never meant to imply that
the British government had sent the arms; but what he soil
was, that a British 'teasel had been seized whilst landing
wan, and that the muabdpal authorities in Brittany had