The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORI/S. --TCESDAT, HAY 20.
'eke Loan Comicscuia took his seat et five o'clock.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
PAPAL Aonar.ssine.—By the Earl of CAWDOR, from
places in Wales; the Earl of ENNISKILLEN, from stye-
ral place. in Ireland; the Earl of HARROWSY, hem
Otter St. Mary and various other places ; and the Earl of
NAKEWOOD, from Leeds ; stainst papal egression.
EDUCATION IN 'UPLAND.— y the Earl of ENNIS-
KILLEN, front • place in Tyrone ; sad Lord LAKES-
BOROUGH, from Dau.v.al ; praying he • share in tke
money granted for the poirposee of edocaties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT AND PRE-
VENTION OF OFFENCES BILLS.
Lord CAMPBELL brought up the report of the select
committee. and moved the order of the day that these bills
should pant through a committee of the house. They now
extended to Ireland, sod he had received • suggestion from
Lord Chicf Justice Clerk that they should also include
Scotland. A separate bill, however, would he more de-
sirable ; and he would either bring it in. or assist the Lai
Advocate in passing such a measure, if he would bring I
forward.
The bills then severally pawed through committee, MK
were reported to the house.
TILE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Lord WIIAIINCLIFFE wished to put a question to IS
molar earl, the Secretary fur the Colonies. On the IGth of
April List, • gentleman who took • great interest in the
affairs of the Cape of thud Hope, and acted as the repre-
sentative of the colonists in this country, brought forward
a motion for • commission to la sent to that colony. The
government met the motion of Mr. Adderley by a vtatcmcut
that they obj, cull to a erlannliPaioll, as btilli( calculated to
embarrass the local goverunient, hut they would agree to
the appeintne•ut of a committee of the House of Commons,
with a view to inquire into the state of the colony. A com-
mittee was ateordioaly appointed, which was not named.
k owee_ r. until the 4th of this month, and it had not yet
sat. Teat committee, he nntlerstosl, hail the power of (I.:-
Wrinining no the appointment of • commission, if they
should think such a course desirable. It appeared, never-
theirs., Cut a commission hail recently been appointed, ,
with the Governor of the Cape at its head, to pursue scene
Inquiry on the spot. Under these eireuttraancts, he wished
to keow the motive+ which had inilueed the government to
appoint such eccuni-sion at the present time, what it.
power. were to be, Rad Use especial object,. it was to have
la view ?
Earl GREY said that the statement of his noVe friend
was resrly see irate. It wit- true that a commis...not of in-
quiry was at first pmpeeil to be sent out to the Cape,
and it was objected to by the got rninent, on the ground
that the appointment of a commission of that description
mould interfere with the function', of the government
arl-
mini-tering the affair. of that colony; and also that the
general state of circumstances in the colony had more than
use.• been the object of inquiry, and further investigation
on that subject was not required. But, us the war still
continued, and parliament might be applied to (or the
grant of • sum of matey, her Majesty's government had
thought it desirable to appoint a commission of the House
of Common, in order to entsfy them of the aweemity of
such grant. Although he still c0ati........ to think that the
appointment of such a commission of inquiry as was sug-
goned into the affairs of the Cape would be attended
with extreme inconvenienee, he also thought—and it was
the opinion of his colleagues nod himself at that time—
that none further areotanre was required by Sir 11.
South under existing circumstances. Those of their lord-
ship+ who had maid attention to this subject would be
aware that when Sir Henry l'ottinger was sent out to the
(7al-a of Good Hope, at the end of 1,416, besides his ruin-
miecion as governor, ha roar tie. hearer of a separate eons-
rni-sion, as her Majesty's vennii.sioner for the adjudinent
of tie. affairs of the herder couut ries, soil which pointed cut
one of the nem important duties he would have to
perform, Mill for which he was inv.sted with a certain di--
gn of authority with the people with whom h.• would
have to tea in that capacity. When he was promoted to
another situation, mid went to India, Sir Harry Smith, on
wsiting to the government the Cape, was also ap-
-luienol conainisvioner for the affairs of the (order countries.
t se. now 'mended to appoint two aoidant commissioners
ter Sir 11. Smith, for the management of this same buria-
ls. It was not, strictly speaking, a cillouivion Of in-
quiry, and 110 did not believe that inquiry would throw
tooth Bahl on the actual condstion of the affairs OA the
birders id th.• colony, or OA the colony itvelf; neither did he
think that an inquiry would bad to any +home of iews as
to the policy that ought to be adopt... That policy had
barn Ca. Nay oitiselered, and tie views of different per-
non by whom it Kul hien ceinider. il agreed in a great cle-
gne--and most important points they hail entirely
ago ed. Ile ire had laa n Made or two gentlemen who had
greatly distinguished thine...lves in the late K aatir war,
who Anil sab....pwritly lelt the colony without any inten-
tion of returning to it, and who now, from a sense of public
duty, awl at great inneaveniume to themselves, had or-
eepird the °Hire of assistant commie,' rr. One of these
gi Slajor Hogg, AIM wan at the time • captain in
the ith Dragoons, was entrustrit by Sir 11. Puttinger wills
the duty of raising levies, principally from the Hottentot in-
Isellitents, and commanding them during the war, and he
so mach influence with them as to have lain uhln
to Pair • large body of men. The other gentleman
was Mr. Owen, who went to thi• colony a young man, after
having taken a degree at Oxford, and who had resided for
some time there. Ile spoke the Leigulige and hail
111., n employed fur •oule time in the colony. He returned
ta. this country is May, and had reerived the highest testi-
monials from Sir IL Putting. r unit Sir Harry Smith. Ile
leaped thew gentlemen would he aide to ruder great
Taco to Sir 11. Smith. (Hear, Isla.)
lord M HAIINCLIFFE asked if the noble earl would
sohji et to lay on the table a ropy of the commission
Lad GREY would rather not do so, just at this
men' nt. Their lordship. were aware that he had
Int sec time in placing before them the papers which
be heal received from the Cape - (hear, hear)—and in the
roues et • few days he prs.posed to lay 011 the table a eon-
tinuatien of the account of the transactions at the Cape.
(11e.ir, hear.)
Thr Earl of ELLEN nonotour thought if it wan desir-
able to gise Sir H. Smith any assistance, st would have been
lair to have si in him re soldiers than two totillnis-
'lnnen,. No me- eiculil look at hi. meition without great
apprehena:vm, fur it was evidently one of cousiderable
danver•

Earl fillEY said the noble earl seemed not to have reed
the papers on tht it for table. or he would have actin
that arm after the int. Iligeore of the toutlon.A at the
eunsi.krahle enforeernenui were sent out to Sir it, Smith,
and tothrrs wen: now in pn•paration, which would soon
It AI, this country to join him.
The Earl of NELKSIIOItOI'6II knew something of the
emilnet of political agents; and he thought that if it was
neseemry for Sir 11. Smith to rer..ive the opinions of the
gentlemen to whom the aide earl bad referred before he
arid, it would place him in a position of still greater
daimer than he had liven in before.

Earl OItKY .aid the platens, n he hail referred to were
wit to be ...minted with Sir 11. Smith an equal., but thi y
were to be awi.tant COMMiniOUCI., di.tinctly acting under
hi. authority.
RKOISTRATION OF ASSI'IIANCES BILL.

Lord I'AMPRELL brought up the report, with amend-
ments, on the, bill The committee hail be, n attended by many
law lord. and also by • numerous body of lay poem. They had
received several
the
from attorneys, and amongst
others, one from attorneys of London, which stated that
the purchasers of estates often hot them in consequence of
bed titles. Now, the enormous expense and trouble arising
front the ezisting state of the law was sought to he re-
moved by this measure. Infinite care had been taken
in preparing the bill, and their lordships might place
the greatest confidence in it. accuracy. Ile hoped the time
was now come when this gnat measure would pass
into a law. It WAS most violently opposed now,
as it hail been twenty years ago, by the attorneys,
who thought that it would diminish their business. lie
hewed, however, that this was an error ; for when convey.
awing was simplified and the expense learned, he had no
doubt that the business in this branch of the profession
would be greatly increased. (Hear, hear.) Ile had no
doubt that the attorneys would use all their influence against
the bill in the other house of parliament, where, no doubt,
from their connexion with many of the members, they bad
great influence. He bolas', however, that their lonlships
would show their approval of the measure by the unanimity
with which they stave it their support. (Hear, hear.)
Lord CULVIIESTEII supported the bill.
Lord IIIiALIHONT thought this measure would be a
great boon to the country. As to the expense, he believed
that a central registration would be ka eapensive than
local system.
The motion was then agreed to.
On the motion that the l'nqierty Tat Bill be committed,
The Karl of ELIA:NM/HOUGH said he wished to have
an explanation of the new clause referring to the occupiers
of land. fly that clause the expenditure of the year was to
go against the profits in the same year, but these were
many Cases in which the profits on expenditure might not
be realised till two or three years after the expenditure.
Again, • farmer might fume his lased in one year and antici-
pate the profits of a siteeeeding year. He might in one
year purchase a large quantity of manure, and might not
realise any profit from it for two or three years after.
What he wanted to know was, how the eornmiasioners were
to act in these eases? Were they to take an average of
years or were they to endeavour to ascertain that which
was unascertainable—namely, whether in one particular
year a farmer had made prohts equal to the sum at which
he was armed ?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the objections
stated by the noble earl would apply to every inquiry
under this art. The emmlosissals load slaty endeavour
to do justice in each ewe, ad ohs Mums bad as good •
thane* of having jumble dam Ulm as the trackman.
The bill then pasted tbsaasti musittee.
The house a4poimed leoiray after 6 o'clock.

HOURS OF COMMONS.—TonaDaY, MAT 20.
Tbei Stamm" took the chair ate ealiwk.
PRIVATE SUSU MU.
The East Lancashire Railway DOI was read a third time.
The following hills were leadierel : ]yam Im-
provement ; Bisekben• Others% awl Woe York-
shire Railway ; Memslwater sad lialgoeili lislandow Rail-
way ; Dlslusesbely Torapikit Roads ; Thames IRONS Dark
and Railway ; iravenry Vslity Railway ; Wenington sad
Altrincham Jumada" Railway ; Bala.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
ROYAL ASSENT.
The Y somas Vegas appeared at the table and animonsd
the house to attend the bar of the Howse of Lads ill brat
the Royal Assent given by ..omission to aerersl bay for
which use Lords' report.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of M.r. HATTIE, a new writ was Wag