The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-08 00:00:00

BOARD OF CVFFOTIS.

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Mr. MITCHEL', {f.i,e notice that he would move, os
Tu,-*l.ly, the ;Sill mgt., the appointment of a select com-
mittee to Minim into the tun►titatiun and management of
the Hoard of Custom*. . .

Mr MACtiliEtiOn Rave notice that he would submit
hi. Olk.lbtla relative to the Customs. Cu Thursday, the 2uth

TRANSPORTS.

Lon! MAIION gave uotiet that, on the 20th inst., he
ImM submit hi* motion relative to tranvorta.
COURT OF CHANCERY.

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Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that, on 'fhorsday week,
kc neuld move for to bring in a hill for the better
adanni.tration "(justice in the t•ourt of Chancery. (Load

applaove followed this announcement.)
Sir 11. WI I.IA/VOlllli ivotponed bil motion relative
to the abolition of fell the Court of Chancery until that
&ay fortnight.
KIL3IAINUAM 110SPITAL.

'slr. J. 0176)INET.Eitav7.nutlerthut1;Would move ou
Munday neat, that certain p.tia.rs relating to Kilmuinhant
lltopital lw printed.
LAWS OF

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Mr. 11Y.ADIANI gave notice that, on the ISth instant.
he woad more the appointmi at of • elect vanillin., to
into awl report on the laws of inurtutain.

THE KAFFIR WAR.
Sir DE L. EVANS begged to ask the Under Secretary for
tto Colonial Department or the First Lord of the Treasury
a question respecting the cointnenceraent of a new war in
Caffein.. Ile wished to know on what eoutlitions we wen•
entering on the war 1 Ile also desired to ask the noble
brd whether that house would be allowed, bairn: any
keary expenditure was incumil, an opportunity of ex-
pressing its opicion as to the source from which the
future expenses ought to come ?
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Lard J. IRUSSKI,I, could only .ay at present that his
noble friend at the head of the colonial government had
written in the stnmicest manner, enjoining the Governor
at the Cape to take ear: that au expenditure was incurred,
in the event of any future Kaffir war, which would fall on
this country, and That the colony must be expeetivil to hear
the expense of any such war.,,!fear, hear.) At the same
Una,. he could not under present eircumstancivi say more
than this, that, with the exceptiint of sending out a rare.
7- her s government would not

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incur any espenve without laving A atonement lwfore the
Movie, *butt enabling the houa• to form it. own judgment.
(Hear.) With reginl to the reinforeetrient, be might state
that one regiment only had hr tn ordered to be wnt out.
The Commautler-intlrlaief. the Duke of Wellington, when
tmetulted that mot ning..ai,l that only one regiment would
be at present, though it was pos,ible that two regi-
ment. might be reouinttl.
Sir W. moi.Eswowni a:A..4 whether the Under-
&reretary for the Coloni, s e•nld give any information as to
the evmmeoe.n...... litatir war

Mr. HAWES said that so soon as the nest despatches
reached the Colonial...Mee they would be laid on the table ;
of the home. He hoped, in the meantime, that no ...luxes
rated degree of importance would he attached to the papers
already received. (Hear. hear.) he Colonial-ottice had
no d. patches at present from the governor. The latest
despatch was tram the Colonial Secretary, and that
VAS dated so far back as the 4th of January.
The meson they had Mtl'lNlai none from the go-
vernor was because he was surrounded with large
bodies of Kadin. (Loud laughter.) but since that
date Sir Harry Smith, with that characteristic gallantry.
skill. and courage which belonged to Iwo—(cheers)—dud
emancipated hillISCIr and victoriously cut his way throuz.la a
boric of barbarous tribes. (Hear.) Every day it might be
ezpoeted that fresh *dirges would lie received from the
Cape. as a steamer was likely to arrive every hour; and
she would bring us three weeks' later accounts. Ile thought
it would he inexpedient, under such circumstance►, to lay
the papers now at the Colonial other. before the house, par-
ticularly as the later information would as early as possible
be laid upon the table. (Hear.)
BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE.
Colarcel SHITHORP asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer whether it was trite, a. reported, that Mr. J. lyood,
clia:rman of the hoard of inland revenue, was to receive a
aunt of lOW. in addition to his present salary of 2,000/. ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the hon. and gallant IWO% r would move for the
Treasury minute it would be found to state the ground on
which the addition had liven made. (Cries of„love.")
The teport was quite true. ,Ifi are hear.)
(soloed SIBTHOR P—l can• to oppose th: ad-
dition. (Ile sr. and a :41110.1
CEYLON. _

BAILLI I'. 1K sv d to ask th, under secretary for the
colonies when the hoto.e would be favoured with a copy of
the report of the royal commission at Ceylon ?