The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-15 00:00:00

THE KAFFIR WAR.

Sir 1)E LACY EVANS recalled the attention of the
noble lord to is statement made the other night in refe-
r, nee to four sketches from the Colonial-office to the Cape
colony, forewarning the colonists that they would have to
bear the expenses of another Kaffir war. The important
motion affecting this subject, among others, of which the bun.
baronet (Sir Win. Molesworth), the member fur South-
wark, had given notice, was ou the paper for the 20th, and
It was obviously important that the house should be in
rr;ion of these despatches. Would the noble lord state
would he neatly by the 20th?
Lord J. It essEl.l. was understood to reply that three of
the despatches in question were already beton; the house.
The noble lord further said that he thought it might to state
that it would be the duty of the government to ask a vote.
anion. y from the house in consequence of the hostilities
which had broken out at the Cape.
TIIE MAYNOOTII GRANT.
In answer to Mr. SPOONER,
Sir C. WOOD said that there was no intention on the
part of gotertinh.tit to make any alteration in the motel
vote for the orili it iry rliairs of Meynouth College.
Tilli GOVLRNMENT AT TIIE CAI'E.
Mr. MODE ttLEY put the questions of which he hail
given notice: whether the district of British Catfiaria has
ever been annexed to the Cape colony, or if it still 1T112144,
under the separate government of Sir Harry Smith, us
High Commissioner; also, whether the establishment of the
Orange sovereignty is sanctioned by her Majesty.
Mr. HAWES begged to, state that the district of Caffraria
was at this moment administered by Sir Harry Smith, not
as hi,th commissioner, but as special cuntrausioner. (The
hoe rentiemtit, ..h•rrhiir 4.th‘or pasts nf the sot,
tion, spoke in me low a tune of voice that ho was nut
heard in the gallery.)
PICKPOCKETS AT TIIE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Mr. F. Ol'ONNfilt wished to know from the right bon.
gentleman (Sir (leorge Urey) whether he had received any
report in reference to is most respectable man of the name
of liewitt (as we understood) who ou Saturday last had
been taken by the isilire into custody while eft the ground
the Cr- d PaIACC, and detained in imes4---

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For the sets..usl reading 2ll fmm Satarday evening to Monday morning, Ile had been
Against it 67-147 charged by the police with being present with others for
The bill a es thi-n read a second time. the purpose of picking pockets; and it appeared that Mr.
MUTIMMILITATI (TATTLE NlAttitlEr BILL.—The order of Hewitt had been most improperly dealt with, inasmuch
the day fiir the second readiug of this bill wail postponed to It. several peroins, as the ground of undoubted respecta-
that day three weeks. Nifty, hut edema to go bad our him to the extent of 4,0001.
PUBLIC BUSINESS. if required.
New Watt.—A new writ was onlenal fur the election of Sir 0. GREY had received no such report.
ano other to serve in parliament for the borough of Thirsk, VOTE OF MONEY FOR. TIIE KAFFIR WAR.
in the rums of Mr J. Bell. deceased. Sir W. MOLEsWORTII wished to ask the first minister
PETITIONS I'ItESENTED. when le would ask a vote of money un account of the Kafilr
I'APAL Aiitilltsslon.—The Sheriffs of London appeared war,
at the bar in their robe., and prc.euted a petition from the Lord .1. RUSSELL—On an early day.
Lord Mayor, Ablentwo, and Common Council of the City, COMMITTEE ON TILE ARMY ESTIMATES.
which Was read ,it length by the clerk at the table, against Mr. W. MILES recalled the attention of the house to
papal aggression, and praying tor the enactment of a the fact that last session a very ponderous volume had been
stringent measure to suppress territorial titles, and to prevent laid before them, containing the evidence taken before the
lips...heal action un the part of the Ito:nisi% hierarchy. committee appointed on the army estimate., and that that I
Several in solar. presented petition. on the same subject. committee hail intimated that they were not prepared to
MI taiieoLlT a,, CATTLE Masted ISILL.-I.ly the Sheriff,. enter on a report, hot that they recommended the ri.--ap-
of Lud... from the Lord Mayor. Aldermen, and Common pointment of the committee in the present session. Pte
Council of the City, against this hill.—By Lord It. 01(0S- wished now to know whether, in conformity with that
TENOR, from Hamincrouith, Ilighbury, liolloway, Us- recommendation, the right hon. gentleman the Secretary
bridge, Finehley, and Ilanthateal, in favour of a central at War having renominated the committee had any iuten-
tattle market. Lion of soon calling it together.
TI Inc Haat rIIAUGP.—By MT. MOODY, from the Mr. F. MAULE aid that a few days ago he had thought
clergy of the deanery of l)unster, Somerset, complaining it his duty to re-nominate the committee, and that but for
of the disproportionate assessment of tithe rent charge to intervening circumstances he would have already called it
the p .'e rates. together. 'There would be as little delay as poasible.
Jews is Panata mPS T .—By Mr. MOODY, from Ash- THE DANUBIAN I'ROVINCES.—THE 11UNCIA-
ingtou, Somerset, against the admimieu of Jews to paths. It lAN REFUGEES.
smut. In answer to Mr. CItQI:HART,
Yin's° FEMALES In CONVENT4.--CASZ or MIS. Lord PALMERSTON said that, according to the lad
AVM'S tA TALluer.—Sir It. INGLIS said he had another information he hail received, the evacuation of the Danu-
petitiou of a different character to present, and which pro. bian provinces by the Turkish and Russian forces had been
csailed from a gentleman formerly a member of the house— ordered, and would shortly take place; that the only condi-
Mr. Craven Berkeley; and the home would probably per- thaw, of such evacuation were those that had been agreed
nth him to state the sulsaance of the petition. 'f he peti- upon two months aim, namely, that each power was to keep
tiotier stated that he was the stepfather of Augusta Talbot, up a force near the frontier for a certain time to be used in
who had resided with him in his own house until her ease of need.
mother's death, and then with the Earl and Countess of In answer to the same Ron. Member,
Shrewsbury. That she is a ward in Chancery. That Lord PALMERSTON said, that originally there were
notwitlotausling the fact of her being such ward she seventy-six Hungarian refugees in the Turkish dominions.
was placed by the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury in a that sixty of them were going to be set free by the Turkish
conveut at Townies last September, not as a pupil but a dominions, that sixty of them were going to be set free by
postulant, with the avowed object of her becoming a nun. the Turkish government, and that, as regarded the remain-
That by neat September, 1631, the year of probation will ins sixteen, communications were going on between Austria
have eapired, and she will take the white veil; that she will and Turkey. Ile added that the Turkish government was
still be units r age; that she will still be a ward in Chan- anxious to free the whole number, and that, so far as the
Cory • that her fortune is 80.000/.—(hear hear.)—and wishes of government went, they were in favour of the
will 'become hers on the 6th of June, 1844. That if she liberation of all.
be a nun iu Ss member, Pail, this fortune will become con- BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
ftscats dto the said content or to other eccleliastical pur- Mr. PLUM PTIRE wished to know, in the event of the
pi... of the church of Rome. (Hear, hear.) That not only is debate on the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill being ad-
Mr. Berkeley deprived of all communication with her, but loomed over that evening, i, the noble lord would take the
her halt-sister,hisilaUghter by a second marriage, her nearest adjourned debate on Monday, or on that day proceed with
female relation, is also prevented from cultivating those na- the estimates?
tural feeliugs of affection which would otherwise grow up Lord J. RUSSELL—It is not my intention to go on
his twit n them. The petitioner prayed that legislative Inca- with the estimates on Monday, but with the adjourned
suriashould be takento prevent any ward in Chancery from debate, if the debate be adjourned this evening.
becoming a postulant. and that any property which might I may as well take this opportunity of making a statement
be taken by the church of Rome under similar circum- to the house with regard to a notice I gave, that on Friday
stances sholikl be vested in the Queen, and used for nest my eight hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exche-
whatcver tiurpme. her Majesty might deem fit. quer, would lay before the house any alterations lie had to
BOATS AND LIGHTS ON BOARD STEAMERS. make in the proposed financial arrangements of the year.
Mr. lABOCCIIERE gave notice that on Tuesday neat Since that time, namely, on Tuesday last, the hon. member
he would move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the fur Inverness (Mr. 11. Bernie) has given notice of a vote
laws relating to steam navigation in respect to Nuts and of censure upon thc government, applied to their admi ,
lights on board steam we-going vessels. [ration of the affairs of Ceylon. I aid wish to-night to oak .
THE MERCANTILE MARINE NAVY. a question of the hon. member with respect to the
terms of that resolution, but I believe he is out of
Mr. ANDERSON gave notice that on Monday next, on
town, and I must therefore, I suppose, tins you
the order of the day for liming into committee of supply on ss da - e
that question until mon. y. But I wish to state at once to ,
the navy estimate., he would call the attention of the house
the house that as there iii a vote of censure against the go-
t., the report of the select committee on the steam navy of , ent now pending I hope hon. members who have
ataaion 1819: and would move, "That, with a view to re-
"lit crass of motion fur the, 23th, the day for which this (Mr.
duce the public expenditure, to increase the reruns of mari-
Ilaaille's) nothy stands, will give way m order that a goes-
time defence, and to preserve peace. it is desirable that ar-
Ron. affectiug the fate of the government may be as soon as
rangetneuts should he effect, d % ith the ORIICIS of merean- possible decided. I a ill likewise say that Ido not think it will
tile ide.un vessels to render thein.promptly available fur the
beright. 'hthatofcensureheads,
wt vote
national defence in ease of need.' to propose. as we hail arranged, the financial measures forthe
ENFRANCIIISENIENT OF corymour. year,—(laugliter and cheers) —and therefore I certainly will
I.ord DUNCAN postponed for his hon. friend the mem- propose to wait until it is decided whether we ors future go-
her for Cockermouth (Mr. Aelinaby) to Wednesday, the vernmcnt will have to bring forward those financial measures.
Path, the bill relating to the enfranchisemeut of copyholdera. (Renewed laughter and counter cheering.) Under these
ALTERATIONS IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES eireumstenees I trust that my noble friend the member for
ASSUMPTION BILL. Bath (Lord Ashley), and the hon. member for Montrose
Sir G. GREY ruse and said that 1w had explained the (Mr. Hume), whose notices stand on the paper before that
ether slay that before the second reading of the tleclesiiimi- of the hon. member for InrceneM, will give precedence to
eel Titles Assumption Bill, be should give notice of a clause that hon. member.
which be should have to propose in committee, in the event Lord ASHLEY would undoubtedly give way as desired
glebe need reading of that bill being agreed to. he bad by the noble lord.