The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-24 00:00:00

O'Conneu.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The St. Helen's Improvement (No. 3) Bill, and Barton's
Beige ball were wverally read a second time.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.

PBTILIONS PItEBENTBD.

• PAPAL Aoukassion.—By Hajar BIikLEBFORD, from
Una, against papal aggreinon.
BIWISTRATIort OTA/At 1311.L.—8y Mr. SMYTH,
born Yurk ; and Hr. HOLLOND, from Hastings, spinal
Ibis bill.
ATTOANETS. CEIVTIrICATI 1311.1..-11 T Mr. S. BM
BERT, from Warminster; Mr. MOVI. AT, from Vert-
month, in favour of the bill for the repeal of this duty.
1111111 SCIIIITVILAL ELICCATION.—By Mr. NAl'lElt
trust 23 parishes in Ireland, praying for public support in
aid of the schools in which there is no antecedent restriction
in the uic of the Holy Scriptures.
CENSUS OF IRELAND.
Sir R. FERGUSON moved for a return of abstracts
the emus of Ireland in 1811 and 1841, arranged according
to counties, and showing the houses, distinguishing Inss
babited from uninhabited, and of the latter those built NM
those budding, with the total ; the number of Emilie' aid
of persons, distinguishing males from females, with tutalat
and showing the increase or decrease in the number Of
houses and of persons between 1811 and MI, and the de.
crease par amt. of each between 1811 and
Agreed to.
IRISH POST-OFFICE.

Mr. ItEYNOLI/S referred to the accounts of the Is.
ecipta of the Bich I'm/Vallee, and complained that a per.
lion of the emu was charged to the credit of the Englidt
Walcott of the Irish oflke, as it amid to he, whereby it was
made to appear that the Means of the Irish l'oet-uffice in
101 we. 13,1471. short of the expenditure.
Mr. C LEWIS said that when the postage on American
lettere was collectal is Ireland the winds went to the credit
of the Irish revenue ; whets it lad to be collected in
the United States no part way carried to the credit of the
Irish resttalit: though it was tainted to sae-half. It wee
not improbable that 7,0001. or b,9001. a year might be car-
ried to the credit of Great Britain which properly belonged
to Ireland. It was a mere question of amount.
AItIfICLES IN THE EXHIBITION.
Mr. NEWDEUATE put the following questions:—
Wlorthet all the articles imported from abroad, and now
exhibited in Hydrepark, have been entered regularly,
apecia/ly, or in any manner, at the Custom-house ?
Whether an account of these article., giving the descrip-
tion, quaatities, and official or ammeed value of them, can
aow be given Whether arrangernente, and if so, what
arrangement, have been made ter taking au account of any
of these articles which be told in this country, as dis-
tinguished frem those which may be re-shipped, so ma to
secure the revenue and provide fur the correct entry of all
mach articles in the official accounts fur the year ? Ile was
credibly informed that articles bad been sold and removed,
and that the iatalua ties were su imperfect, that there was
great difficulty in identifying the articles.
Mr. C. LEWIS said he had communicated with the
board of Customs gin rally on this subject, but had nut
received any detailed information. The Exhibition build-
iag hail been treated as a bonded warehouse ; account. had
limo taken of all articles eubject to duty, and none could be
removed without the sanction of the board of Customs. In

some few instances raecW application bad been made to the
Treasury for pe to VIIIOTC certain article., including
01 the Americas revolver pistu:s, which had been
ts. ken out by the regiment going to the Cape. These arms
re ant subjvce to duty, being a contraband article.
Run AT GItELNOCK.
SADLEIIf, after recounting the circumstances of
juite:.listurbanee at Greenock, asked 'if the government
but ttwxy 'anted the precise nature of the riot, the amount
ryl property destroyed, and the number of liven lest ?
Mr. UO VEIGE saki the llome-ottico was iu pcesession
of very little knowledge on the sobject. Application kg
troops had been made by the authorities of Greetiock, said I
those had been ordered to be in readiness. Icdtedity an'
application from a private individual hie an inquiry lied
been made, and the matter was referent to the Lord Ain.
caw.

Wiwi or dokaal, or to extort mosey or goods, or falsely
to alallel sew crime, or to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or
detest the emir of public justice • any escape or resew
from lawfal easlody on • criminal Aare ; any public and
Indolent expose* of the person ; say indecent assault ;
any pulblis esdlag or exposing for public sale or to publin
view of say cheese book, print, picture, or other indecent
exhibition. It Abell be ,lawful for the court le sentence On:
atesiderte be imedeesed for say term now warranted by
law, sad dm lobe leapt to hard labour during the whole
Ice may part of sack term of imprisonment." • •
Sir J. PAKINOTON moved that the word " indecent "
be 'track out. He thought then( lig& be :assay grave
eirenmstancim attending a common assault for Which it was
desirable that the court should have the discretion of sub-
jeeting the party to imprisonment with hard labour.
Mr. WHITKSIDE said that would be giving the judge
a power of awarding a punishment beyond what the finding
of the jury would warrant.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that there was great
force in what had fallen from the hon. and teamed member
for Enniskillen, and he should be unwilling to leave a dis-
cretionary power in all cans of assault. The ban. and
learned gentleman concluded by moving, after the word'
" indecent," the insertion of the words, Assault whereby
serious personal injury is inflicted."
Mr. WHITESIDE said there was the danger on the
one hand of subjecting en innocent man to a punishment
which he did sot dmerve ; and, on the other , of %not-
ing • guilty man to escape with a less degree of punish-
ment than he deserved.

After some conversation,
Sir J. PAK INGTON withdrew his amendment.
Mr. GRANDER thought it should be left to the jury to
say whether or not an indecent asaault, or an assault involv-
ing serious bodily harm hail been committed, and proposed
words to that effect.
Ultimately Mr. GRANGEWS amendment was adopted,
and the clause agreed to.
Mr. FRESH), lELD proposed, in the absence and on be-
half of Mr. S. WOUTLEY, the following clause :—" And for
the adequate punishment of persons indecently abusing
the persons of young girls, be it enacted that whenever
any person shall be tried for an assault on a girl being
under the age of twelve years, the defendant shall not be
acquitted upua the ground of such girl having consented to
such alleged assault, if on such trial it shall appear that
such defendant had done any act to such girl which, but
for such consent on the part of such girl, would amount in
law to an assault; and upon being convicted of any such
assault, the defendant shall be liable to be imprisoned, with
or without hard labour, in tho common gaol or house of
correction for any term nut exceeding three years."
The clause was agreed to, and the house resumed.
VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL.
The remainder of the sitting was occupied in committee
on this bill, the first six clauses of which were agreed to
with amendments; and after some discussion, during
which Mr. M.Cuttanit objected to the manner in which
Irish bills were brought forwang by the tovcrnment at late
hours of the night. if the right-hos. baronet the Secretary
for Ireland hail a privy council of Irish members, whom he
consulted on all Irish subjects, the names of those indivi-
duals should be known in the house, for ho believed that
they were not the representatives of the liberal portion of
the Irish people. At half-past five,
The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the house
resumed.
CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
Other orders were postponed, and the house adjourned at
6 o'clock.
The day sitting this day will be in the new House of
Contains.