The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

I.IOUSF, OF LOlll/B.—TUURF4DAT, FED. 18.
The Eirl of SRAPTIaIIt:IIT (do Deputy bpe tker) to a his
mat at five o'clock.
PUBLIC BUGNESO,
PETITIONS.—By the Duke 01E101140ND, from Dunfermline and For-
far, %Mesa the Steal in DistMeriee Biel; from Ihriligan, sensinat the
Poor tannoral Am ; Lord Vivian, from Itorlenin, to the name effe, t.
Earl of Mor..orromet r., from a barony in Kilkenny, for relief ; Imo
Kemal:, valor.: rating by reeetoral diti,iunn. I,nl likas from
Monaghan, agaend outdoor relief to the able-bodied poor. FAO of
Smaneamos, item lieything union, Suffolk, op t e ttt t the Law of Set-
tlement. Lord Barman iv. from the mayor and runistnitee of Liver-
pool, for amendment of criminal law.
PAPERs PRESENTEO.—KirI Gan laid on the taVe of the boom
a copy of a despatch (rota the Unernor-Goieral of Nom Scotia, end-
ing that the council of that colony hod, by a unanineoui rote, granted
I,ooof. for the relief of the deaden. poor In Irrennel and tho H
lands of Footliad. Ills lordship aLso laid on the table of the house
paper" relating to the Caffre ..tsar.
REPORT.—Destitute Persons Ireland) Bill.
NOTICES OM MOTION. Join-bra. !WM.—Mi. Bari of
Eau/Inm, on on early day, U more an addre.as for correepoodenee
betneen the Scotch banker* Jnd the late and portent government v..
lating to the Joint..4toek Banks Mt of lest neeekm.
Nolan Rockwora —.The Earl of Eunraimorear, to-morrow ;this
day), to oak If any objection to lay you the table of the houm corrimueica-
tiers which had taken place with Impact to gore:omen aid to ludian

endways.
DESTITUTE PERSONS (IRELAND) BILL.
Oa the motion for brissging up the report on this bill,
The Earl of IiLLENBOROUOR said it appeared to
him from one clause of the bill that the whole sum which
wield be raised under it was only 300,0001. 1 f that were so,
he thought that the merits of the measure had been much
overrated by the Irish members of that and the other house
of parliament. Ile was in favour of the principle of the
Labour-rate Act, for which the present bill was intended to
be a suheeitute, although he admitted that great abuses had
been committed under it ; and when he read in the blue
book the instances of intimidation under which the relief
committees acted, and the jobbing which had been practised,
he confessed to great despondency on that account, and not
because of the failure of the potato crop. (Hear, hear.)
He considered that the extent of the districts under the
committees was in many instances so large, that to avoid
abuse was almost impossible. He did not believe the land-
lords of Ireland would avail themselves to nay great extent
of the loans for the improvement of their (state', because he
considered it very problematical whether they would get
back the outlay in increased rents. Unless the people
were employed on extensive works over the country, they
would not have money to purchase food, and therefore he
thought the practical effect of the present memure would be,
that instead of giving money and getting labour in return,
they would have to give food, and get nothing in return.
The measure might be good as ancillary to others, but
standing by itself it was no more than this, that from the
hard-earned means of the people of this country food should
be given to the people of Ireland without exacting labour
in return. (Hear, hear.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, though there was a
limitation to 300,0001. in one clause of the bill, yet by the
17th clause the government bad power to advance money
from time to time. With respect to the merits of the bill,
he thought it was not convenient or just to consider them
except in relation to the other measures of the government.
He thought the measure for making advances to the land-
lords ought to be considered in reference to the present bill,
and the permanent Poor-law Bill. Notwithstanding the
apprehessions expressed by the noble lord that the landlords
would not avail themselves of the ant for melting advances,
he (the Marquis of Lansdowne) entertained a hope that they
would readily avail themselves of it; and is particular, the
owners of entailed estates, because he believed it would
to improved cultivation of the land. With respect to the
intimidation of which the noble lord had spoken, although
it was difficult to prevent it, great preerees had been made
in putting a stop to it; and with respect to the worst intimi-
dation of all, that, namely, of preventing the works from
bine carried on by the most deserving persons, and in the
most efficient manner, it had, owing to the vigour of the go-
vernment and the officers employed by them, at last been
put down. The works were now carried on in the most
peaceable and effectual manner.
PORTUGAL.
Lord BEAUMONT said, that in rising to put the ques-
tion of which be had given notice, respecting the conduct of
the Portuguese government towards the prisoners who had
surrendered themselves at Torres Vedras, he wished to guard
against any inference being drawn therefrom that he desired
this country should interfere in the domestic concerns of any
other. except under the obligations of a treaty, or where
British iateresta were involved. But the circumstances
which he was going to relate would prove that the present
case was one where their remaining passive was likely to
increase the difficulties which surrounded the Portuguese
question. The circumstances were these. A division under
the command of Count Bomfin advanced to Torres Vedras,
with the intent of moving upon Lisbon. The Marquis Sal-
denim, the Queen's general, pursued this division, and
after a severe battle, which terminated in the seams
of the Queen's forces, the division under Bomfin
retired into the Castle of Torres Vedras. They were
asked to surrender at discretion, and refused, but said if they
were allowed all the honours of war they would do or. Sal-
danha agreed, and the terms of the surrender were drawn
up in writing, and signed by him. The division in the
castle surrendered accordingly, but, nevertheless, its Aim
were marched to Lisbon, put on boiled a frigate in the Ta-
gus, where they were confined without the nacemeies
life, with scanty clothing, anti the poorest demelptien of
food. Some time back, in consequence of an idea theedes
prisoners were going to escape, some forty or filty arms
were pissed on board a small brig-of-war, and the Pieta-
/nese government came to the resolution to send *OM le
Angola, one of the most unhealthy places on the cast of
Africa. The manner in which these unfortunate wretches
were to be, and in fact had been, conveyed was worse than that
practised towards the Demme in slave-shier. Without trial
or condemnation, these officers were thus conveyed away.
And all this was done in the presence of the British fleet.
Now he would show how their remaining perfectly passive
in this ease might lead to dangerous consequences. Though
their fleet was there for the protection of British
interests, yet the officers in command of it would
be only considered doing their dutr, in ease the
accidents of wee bad been different, and Bomfin
had been marching upon Lisbon, in covering the emharka-
tion of the Queen, and protecting her person from injury. If
then they would protect the Queen from that danger to which
she might have been exposed from the feelings excited
against her in the country by the measures she had taken,
he thought that steps should be taken to induce the Portu-
guese government to revoke the decree which they had
passed, and to restore those persons to the position they ought
to have been placed in, namely, prisoners of war. The question
which he wished to ask was, whether any communications '
had been made on this subject to the government and
whether any steps had been taken by this government to en-
deavour to reverse the decision come to by the Portuguese
government relative to these prisoners?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the subject of the
noble lord's question was one of considerable importance,
antlone to which he was most desirous, and he trusted able
to give him and the house a satisfactory answer. Before
giving that answer, however, he could only express that re-
gret which he felt in common with the noble lord and the
house, that the country to which he had alluded should be
in a state to give rise to transactions to which the noble
lord had so pointedly and not improperly adierted.
He deeply regretted the state of things in that country, but
their lordships knew that in the course of last year an insur-
rection broke out in Portugal, which had latterly assumed
the chareeler of a civil war, and in the course of such a war
teemellos weld perpetually occur from the excitment
whirl peedelled between political factions exceeding the
limHa viii nodose prescribed to themselves in their ordi-
nary essemb. It was certainly true that a body of pawns
having hem him with arms in their hands were made
gaimeei, am the sale condition that they should be treated
Ilia el ebelmmenes of war, notwithstanding which a nunsi
-
ler of *sea, inelefing ihe principal officers, had been
pined on board a omen bet la the bay of Lisboa and trans-
ported to the Caere OMAN, miry of them being wounded,
sick, and not in a gemilkis• to undergo with safety rack a
transportation. Ikunemehations to that effect were made
by the captain awl magma of the brig, unon which great
reemtramet was expelled as to the conduct of those persons.
This event oesolei daring the period which ei
between the demean ot Lord Howard and the andvroi
Sir George earairst. tut the British representative, in the
absence of the esalasseder, made a representation on the
m act to
similar rmstbegovernasent ; and the Beta
Freest min vparaliy,
mad he hard those
eves now, might tree be IMMO their effect. Tertogettailliaktesea
the inclination' is mew gad iliehearauce, which he weelsollt
minus to (mime Buil it th• hearts of her owl
like king, that
= sees =astimable course hia
at Ilue jeleeeelemew age le sent to • alimage me
l• fide beet& la *Yee le the sceenelea he
anat alsal the tiaabla Partari bat losim. as
puma bal otablaisil le the paidassat at ; sag
that vas MI mesa why be hard Ibit, upon far-
ther aralimailta. tie amatmal wadi a• stated ' and
be wall any ail, that Ina ware the remit, It woad be a
Imes of the prime seildbelierto himself and the rest of
bar Majority's govesemest. , hear.) It was true that
they had met • emidemakto to the coast a Portugal
le eve is the Stet fritereee. to British residents ;
arl when Sat had beat allbstaa, if that force was
skis to give sip pass In damply of their life, it would
le meet Isism, M
asew lees.) But above all hi
Ile eveatiMpowsa end authority of the Queen brig
=l, layathat refuge and protection would be ex-
le lir . There, however, their duty would
mad—dlny interfere in any way in the comsat—
a • they eseld do being to offer friendly advice
and 01111111144 which bed already been done in a spirit of
. he long as the cootest lasted with the character
of a war, which it hod now assumed, it would not be
the of th=rnment to interfere, nor would
skein be, under any treaty, • justification for so
doing. (Rear, hear.) But eireurostutan might MOWN a
different character ; and in the event of the pr.— of Dan

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dilbitatalaresar ; and in the event of dm prima* of bin agistreat sew: What had ta earlier was. whether the on are thus claire& :—ln uuter tpo , 1051,
Miguel with • party acting for the purpom er Ideals Mae.the •
the How, a state of things might arias worm. Whet bat ii whatnot 2,386,3T—lo 1845, 1,290 iin 1846. 1,613. =ilir (pop. IN another portion of ota columns will be found a provides e timber or other materials for building, las on earn ion 01 apiroo. ...... ... --ii •
whisk would lied to lea" ?Hs went oat wilt his *meter 1,973,791 .—ln 1846, 2,033 ;in 1848, 3,160. Connaught
Irish village, u seen by one of our naval officers the tenant will have no claim for any such improve- be levied under the Customs' Duties Bill on hoolFairi
the tto consider-law far they might == =all lb ties isarseed, if met mapped asander, (pop. 1,418,869.-
1n 1845, 2,254 ;in 1846, 2,710. Munster simple and an awful letter, describing the state of an or finds the tiles or stones for draining, and so forth. I therefore, that the different rates of duty props
I treaties by abasishig any longer hem to bb Iwo *Medi *5l woe Ed tiko weeltfroltil WV. 2,396,161).—In 1845, 2,627 ;in 1846, 4,907. This .
(Hier, .) These dremnatances, however Indust rim dimmed in the oyes of ths @moonily, whited a pawls dated Feb. 6, 1847. employed upon the neighbouring station. The vil- ments under the act. colonial spirits in England and Ireland is strikiesey
that the diallers
—ha halal they 'maid not air—and ho tasted vies Ism speak Whirs or a Medea who fire ese has, each loge of Scholl is not a solitary instance, but a fair The second clause provides that the tenant shall near the mark, we are convinced
ill too little to HAMM
lid the mad waahl oda id tientiseted• (Meer, ) beim dist kis diartios waa a stela ea biegoom whet CITY op WRoTIIINSTRR LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, example of what is taking place all round the west have no claim to compensation for draining or irriga- to be made in Scotland -- , place •
Tim ZIA at ASZILDW did net gate Ildhlretsed hem mile wadi employ him, or what poem weak wk. him Axi, MicgAN,Cle lIMITtnIOII.—Kr. J. Russell (formerly and south coast of Ireland. But for this letter, and tion done during the last five years of his term. except diat'ller on a footing of equality with his
its nada samials the asters of the rspresesterioes veld* MU Ws fetidly ? The character that he bras with him was of Covent-garden and Drwriams) road Shakespeare's
‘for Commander CAFFIN'iI visit, who would have heard under special contract; =lege he shall furnish to the competitors
fimfin it was, as doubt, the dean of ovary ciao that of & convicted felon Just come *ass pal. Was tragedy of "Othello" to a awy mumarmis ameting of the
of . hull And
to themilhadim of war, sad se far &Sparse* sad It than to be wondered that he refereed to his =Wren of this institution last might. He &Isla devoted ''''""" ' yet it is a charnel-house worse than landlord a statement in writing of the plan and the
is unable to
allawam ma" be ehredfd, there mold be No old laths i Brea if the gaol sanded Yin 4,..ga, b, th. mot eetaseekea glegiasis of the /4/,,- anything we read of in BOCCACCIO or DEFOE, the estimated cost of the work, and the landlord shall " ItT,7 to show one's teeth when one
Nietargarame t bet tok it mutest days easede. him he indwell.' into a relapse. Mr. HA tits Moor sadayzoi The arlakiag boot wee gide Irak a deed and dying huddled together in all stages ; famine, agree in writing to each plan. What can be the ob- bite," is a good rule, in obedience to which members
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ale, sadism. -_Io tho_.___jedo'oa limes, the despair, inanition, putrefactim—a concentration of ject of this restriction ? Is it framed upon the notion ran away last night from Mr. liume's threatened phi-
---- — ---' ----•— "—"'" as sasaawy '''... ''",""'". `mime. ••• 1.• sassing "um" "t logo m all these' incrediblehorrors, hitherto confined to distant that draining is to be estimated u extending over ! lippic against Russia. Perhaps, too, it :was thought
WPM*, h be a vsmisneurens sin sod liable to Ills, sad wins Asa dl stet prise of WOW& be dews kiwi as is his IPA &al .sousived timesonly, and to protecting landlordsfrom ' that a vote, tatting from her stipulation to
pest eliesesn. Mew, ben' .) It mien ba .14 to the meat, been= fir miner, vb. he let Wm, was web mid givlines.hibligeOsse it was a ditelirsiad imp -re and regions, but now taking place at oar doors, seven years than I
the independence of Belgium,
and
Mat of the Pettugaiss, met ki Os wises Otasnd. ware, 'The egg thing Ant menu be demo wee to WWI. Shy joitilig. amidst our own race, onr own Dretarm, within not ever paying for more two years ?As protect respect am,
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