The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF LORDS.—Momar, MAT 26.
Th. Loan Caticrizoa took hie Beat oa the woolock et
lye o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
mumßErs DIVORCE (INDIA) BILL
This bill sru reed s third time and pissed.
THE SLAVE TRADE.

Lord BROUGHAM said he wished to call the attention
of his noble friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
to what he considered an involuntary omission in the most
important act in rosily respects that he had known during
bin sixty years warfare with the African slave trade—the
soureation recently entered intobetween the Northern States
of America and this country. It appeared that theconven-
lion gave the riabt of search within 200 miles of the coast of
Afriea and within 301ealgues of the coastof Culm;but the island i
di Porto Rico was more than double thirty leagues from
that asst, and the consequence was that the right of search
sernained very much where it was, because slavers would
land their cargoes at Porto Rico. Nothing eniki be more
fair and honest in every respect than the conduct of the
American government on this occasion, and indeed in re-
foresee to the question of slavery geneially aince the late
unhappy outbreak in that country. He had no doubt his
noble friend would be able to obtain a modification of the
treaty so as to place Porto Rico on the same footing as
Cuba. He also desired to know what course it was intended
to adopt with respect to the man Boyd, who had been en.;
gaged in fitting out the ship Nightingale at Liverpool for
the purposes of the slave trade. He believ‘d that that person
was brother to the wretch now under trial in America
for having 640 Degrees on board his vessel.
Earl RUSSELL said that hie noble friend could hardly
expect hint to state on the moment what bad been done or
what ought to be done, but he could assure the noble lord
the United States Government was thoroughly in earnest
in its wish to prevent the slave trade, and !if, for that our.
pre, it was necessary to place Porto Rico on a footing with
Cuba, he had no doubt the government of the United Staten
would listen to a suggestion to that effect. With regard to
the other matter, he had been informed that our law, as it
at present stood, did not reach the case of a foreign vessel
under the circumstances. He would however communicate
/author with his noble friend on the subject.
NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.

Lord CLANCARTY moved for a correspondence rela-
tive to the use of the Holy Scriptures in the Irish national
schools, which bad passed between the Bishop of Down and
the Lord-Lieutenant of bellied.
The motion, after a slight discussion, was agreed to.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL.

Ott the motion for the snood reading of this bill,
Earl GREY suggested that a future opportunity for full
inclusion should be given.

Earl GRAN VILLE was perfectly prepared to enter upon
the discussion now, or on going into committee.
The Earl of DERBY thought it would be more convenient
is read the bill a second time now, and take the discussion on
robes into committee. Perhaps it would be better to take
*bib committee as the first order of the day on Friday. The
Atte of the public finances was at this moment so serious
m to demand the earnest consideration of their lordships.
Earl GRANVILLE consented to the proposed amine-
meet, and the bill was read a second time and ordered to be
committed on Friday next.
The Peace Preservation (Ireland) BM passed through
committee.

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The Chaucer? Regulation Bill wu marl a third time and
The The house adjourned at half-put six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY, MAY 26.

The SITAIZZ took the chair at 4 o'clock.