The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-10 00:00:00

LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS IN IRISH

RAILWAYS.

The Earl of BELMORE tbea rose to draw attendee to •
mieeet judgment to the Court of Obsimery Appeal In Ire-
land with reference to the liability of sharse. in rail-
ways. Ills lonlabip use understood to say that the effect
of the judgment in gigolos was that shareholders wen
liable tor the debts of the company beyoed the amount of
their oulsoariptiona, and to sneer • fear that if that jag-
giest wan to hold good it would have the effect of provost,
ing pumas being iinbaa ia Irish railways.
PROVISION FOR HOUSELESS POOR IN LONDON.
Lord HOUGHTON moved for a return of the samba of
gnats or parishes that have availed themselves of the at
of 29th July, 186413 rd enabling them to receive from
the Metropolitan of Works the sums of
motley expended in the relief of the casual poor ;
of the amount of mosey hitherto so expended ;
and of the anima where the guardians have pre-
sided new wards or other places of reception foe this
clam of poor.
Earl GRANVILLE said he had no °biretta to the
retarse.
Their lordships adjourned at 26 minutes past 5.

-HOUSE OF COMMONS. •TIitrRSDAY, Fee. 9.
The EirsLiza took the disk at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. G. F. Bona took the oaths and his met for Bute-
ahire, in room of Mr. More, promoted to the judicial banal
is Scotland.

PRIVATE RILLS.
Mr. C. FORSTER brought up a numbest,' priest* bills.
with relereare to which he aanomiced that ataadiag orders
bad beta complied with.
REFEREES ON PRIVATE BILLS.

The SPEAKER informed the how that Mr. Hash Adair
sad Mr. Haired bevies oththated to act as referees in pri-
vate bills, be bad appointed three gentlemen, together with
Mr. Rickards, hit counsel, who will act with,the Chairman
of Ways and Means. He need not point out to the house
the peat sacrifice of personal tionvemeoce which=
Omen would incur by the duties they had
(Hear, boar.)
SELECT COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE BILLS.
Mr. FORSTER moved to &mead the steadies order No.
7 by substituting 3 kw 4 es the number of members to com-
pose the select committee on private bills. He mid that at
present these was peat difficulty is obtaining committees
es private bills, so much so that recourse had to be had to
• bsad of volunteers, who were properly exempt. The
object of the hoommahle and gallant member who bad lest
session reduced the number of members from five to three,
was to reduce the labour of members ; but the result wee a
sort of triennium duel, the effect of which was to shew how,
under some circumstances, a minority might work as •
majority. There were some members who wished to rotas
five, and • smaller member who wished far four, and through
these uniting the proposition for three was negatived.
Bat when five came to be negatived, all those who
thought three preferable to four supported the motion,
and finally those who wished to get some redactioe sup-
ported foot as being better than nothing. Macy evils, how-
ever, arms from the adoption of that number, and it was ,
to avoid these evils that he made the present proposal
The only objection he had heard to the proposal was, that
in the event of one member being taken ill two could not be
made a quorum, but he lad provided for that contingency.
Colonel W. PATTEN suggested that the number should
be four, sod that in the caw of au equality of votes it should
be taken as a negative.
Mr. M. GIBSON recommended the house to agree to
four—at all eveate for the present session ; and pointed
out the illoo4l•ll66oollattending so small • number as three.
Sir G. GREY thought it better to adhere to the allots-
tioo which hail been made last session, substituting four
members for the orieinal number, live.
Coluael W. PATTEN mid if four were carried he would
pledge himself to move that the casting vote of the chair-
man be abolished.
After some discussion the house divided, and the pro.
real of Mr. Forster was rejected by 154 to 72.