The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-15 00:00:00

PUBLIC BUSINESS.

The Earl of SHArresnuity lat as Speaker at 6 o'dock.
PETFTIONS.—By the Earl of Focurrost, from Arbroath, makat
any interference with the Scotch banking system ; also a similar Wi-
non from the borough of Ayr.
!SOUCY-a OF MOTION.—Bmmee DIANA, AND enarreas.—TM
Bishop of Emma. twasoercar (tisk day), to present • patinae from
certain clergymen in the count of lioekingbma, MO.; that o numb
of the statute of :5 Hemp Vitt, tap. 20. as subject& bishops, deem,
and chapters, to the pain and penalties of preasioort may he
There lordships adjourned at half-put 5 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Ionone, Fen. 14.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 1 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
SECOND READlNGS.—ltrentford Gas Light Acts Amend.
went; Dunbar Customs, Water, and Harbour Dues Amend.
meat ; Edinburgh Pollee Crenoildadon and Sanitary kn.
prevemmit ; Retardate, Little Ferry, and Leek &hie far.
boars; Kettering Small Tenements Rating ; Leicestentire
Cemetery; Leicestershire Lunatic Asylum; Leith Municipality
and Police, Trusts, Markets, Paving, and Sanitary Improvement
Liverpool Oss Light Company, and Liverpool New Gm and Coke
Company Amalgamation ; Londonderry Improvement ; Mogdalas
Hospital Act Amendment ; Manchester General Cemetery ; National
Monument of Scotland Amendment ; Oswerry Marker, and Fairs;
Price's Patent Candle Company ; Scottish Provident Institution
Shrewsbury Market ; Stirling Waterworks ; Torquay Market ; Tyne
Direct Ferry; Wigan Improvement; Rids.

MEMBERS SWORN.
Lord Claud Demißoo, Mr. D. McNeill, and other me:a-
hem took the oaths and their meta.
PETITION FROM THE CITY OF LONDON.
Mr. Sheriff HILL appeared at the bar, and handed in a
petition front the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and oommonaltyof
the City of London, in common council assembled, oa the
subject of sanitary reform. The prayer of the petition was
read by the clerk at the table, but in so low a tone of voice
that its precise object could not be collected.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
Mr. F. MAL'LE !nought up two reports from the
General Committee on Election Petitions. These reports
fining the days for selecting from thepenels in the cases of
the Harwich, Aylesbury, Walsall, Derby, and other election
petitions, were also read by the clerk, but we regret to my
that not a word reached the gallery.
GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION.
Mr. K. SEYMER appeared at the bar, and being
called on by the Speaker, stated that he presented a report
from the committee on the petition against the return for
the borough of Greet Yarmouth. (Cries of " order," &c.)
The hon. member then read the report as follows
Mr. tier Seymer reported from the select committee appointed to
ommider the petition against the return for the borough of Great
Yarmouth, that the committee bad determined
That the tim. Arthur Lennon, commonly called 'wed Arthur
Lennox, and Octssios Edward °sow, Esq., were not duly elected
burgesses to serer in the present parliament for the borough of Great
Yarmouth..

That the last election for the borough of Great Yarmouth was a
void eiection.
That Lord Arthur Lennox and Oetavin Edward Coope, E.q were,
through their agents, guilty of bribery at the last election lot the
borough of Great Yarmonth.
That it I.lax ntlefectorily proved to the committee that certain
voters ;whore name, were net forth] were bribed at the law election
with certain sum iamounts ended], but that there was no evidence
to @how that these age of bribery were committed with the know.
ledge or cogent of lord Arthur Lennox or °gavial E. Caope.
That It is the opinion of the committee that goes and syttemetie
bribery prevailed at the lasi and preceding election fur the borough of
Great Taxmouth, npecially among the freemen of the sold ioniogb.
And that the committee are ungimouely of opinion that the free-
men of the borough of Greet Yarmouth be distranchteed, and that no
writ be iSSUCII for the election of member, for the mid borough, until
legislative meagra have been taken for the purpose of nark &Oran-
chieetneet.
(Loud cries of "Hear, hear," from the ministerial side.)
The report was then brought up, and
Mr. KER SEYMER moved that it be printed, and that
the issue of a new writ for the borough of Great Yarmouth
be suspended until the, house bad taken into consideration
the recommendations of the report. Oralered.
WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELECTION
COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed to try the merits of the
petition against the return for this county, were PIII:11•
mooed to the table. On Mr. Cumming Bruce
rising he was received with loud cries of " Hear,
hear," "and laughter. On the names being called, Mr.
Aglionhy was found absent, and the committee was dis-
missed, and ordered to be at the table again in a quarter of
an hour. Mr. Aglionby entering a minute after amid much
ironical cheering, the committee were recalled, and the fol.
lowing members were sworn : Sir J. B. Walsh, Mr.
Aglionby, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Mr. Towneley, and Mr.
Grainger.
GREAT MARLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE.

Sir John Pakingtou, Sir Robert Price, the Hon. H. Fitz-
roy, the Hon. E. Mostyn, and Sir John Duckworth, were
sworn to inq. ire into the merits of the petition against the
return for the borough of Great Marlow. The committee
to meet to-morrow (this day), at 11.
NEW WRIT FOR WATERFORD.

On the motion of an Hon. MEMBER., a new writ was
ordered is be issued for the city of Waterford, in the room
of Daniel O'Connell, Esq., resigned.
MR. A.hiSTEY'S MOTION.
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Mr.C. ANSTEY, before he gave notice of the renewal of
his motion, wished to ask if the government had any obiw
tion to afford him a day for the purpose of bringing it for-
ward. If they did he would relieve them from the en-
barravment which he under.tood would follow his bringing
forward the question that evening. If they would not, he
must press his motion at all hazards.
Lord J. RUSSELL said certain days were allotted to the
government by the custom of the boom, and he did not think
it consistent with his duty to agree to give up to a private
motion the days allotted to the public business. The hon.
member knew very well that there were two motion day. in
the week, when hie question might be brought forward.
Mr. C. ANSTEY said, that under these circum►tances it
would be his duty, at however lateen hour, to bring forward
his motion, as an amendment upon the motion, to go into
committee of supply.
RAJAH OF SATTARA.
Mr. HUME postponed for a fortnight his motion respect-
ing the late Rajah of Sattara.

BANKING AND CURRENCY.
In reply to Mr. HUM',
Mr. BERRIES expressed his readiness to embody the
subject of the operation of the set of 1845, relating to Scottish
Banks, in the motion of which be had given notice for
Thursday next.
MARRIAGES IN INDIA.
In answer to Mr. C. LUOHINOTON,
Mr. C. LEWIS intimated that the subject of marriages is
India, performed by protestant dissenters, not in holy ordeie,
had been referred to the committee on marriages.

IRELAND.
Mr. P. SCROPE asked whether government had taken
any:measures to ascertain : find, the amount of immigration
from Ireland into England dining the past autumn tuul
winter months; secondly, the extent of mortality in Ireland,
during the recent famine, as compared with the average
mortality there; and, thirdly, the number of ejectment, ef-
fected, end of notices of ejectment homed, during a given
number of months ?
Sir G. GREY said that while during the winter of ISid,
there bad been great complaints from Liverpool and other
ports, of the pressure of Irish immigration, no such com-
plaints had been made in reference to the winter of 1847.
Al to the second question pot by the hon. member, he was
prepari.d with no precise informatinn on the subject, nor
could he say what number of ojectments bad been carried
into effect in Ireland. With reference to the notices of
ejectmenta issued, he had reason to believe that many of
these were merely issued as matters of form.