The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

THE EXPULSION OF MII„FRAUFORD FROM

SC AN Y.

Lord I). STUART gave notice of his intention to bring
this guseei.ni boure the house on Thursday.

COUNTY RATES AND EXPENDITURE BILL.

Cot. ItAttcomr gave notice that cm this bill going into
committee, he should move in clause 4, after the words
" elect two persons to be members of tha hoard," the addi-
tion of the words " with the exception of the Isle of Wight
wl.ich shall return six members."
CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Mr. J. WILSON gave notice that ur. Thursday next he
should move for certain papers in relation t the report of
the customs duties committee, and in reference to the se.
port made by the commi.sioners, and that he intended to
take that opportunity of stating to the house whet steps the
government intended to take in reference to that important
matter. lie hoot d that be should be able to bring it on on
Thursday, because he believed there was very great
anxiety among the commercial public to know whit'
steps would be taken.

CUBA.
Sir DE LACY EVANS moved for copies of cor-
tethondeuce between her Britannic Majesty's government
and those of the United States, Spain, ■nd France, c in-
censing alleged projects of conquest and annexation of the
bland of Cuba, and the late attacks made upon that ter-
ritory, end the threatened repetition of the same from
United States porta.
Lord J. RUSSELL agreed to the motion with an altera-
tion, so that extracts only should he given.
CANADA CLERGY RESERVES BILL.—
GUARANTEE.
Sir J. PAKINGTON asked what in the opinion of her
Majesty's government, and when he used those words of
tonne he me ant the opinion of the law officers of the crown,
will be the force and effect of the guarantees upon the Con-
solidated Fund, in see. 8 of the Act 3 and 4 Vie., cap. 78,10
the event of the clergy reserves being secularised by the
legislature of Canada.
Lord J. RUSSELL said her Majest3's government had
not asked for the written opinion of the law officers of the
crown, but he bad seen the law officers of the crown,
and they had given their opinion to him that in the
event of the clergy reserves being secularised by the legis-
lature of Canada and the act receiving the royal assent,
there would be no claim on the Consolidated Fund of
this country. (Hear, hear.)
Sir J. PAKINGTON said the answer of the noble lord
made it necessiry that he should ask him another question.
lie wished to ask the noble lord whether it was the inten-
tion of her Majesty's government to take any steps to give
effect to that guarantee, the obligation of which he had so
distinctly recognised.
Lord J. RUSSELL—Certainly not ; it is not the inten-
tion of her Majesty's government to take any such steps.
POOR-LAW SETTLEMENT.
Sir W. JOLLA FFE asked the President of the Poor-law
Board whether it is the intention of the government to bring
forward, daring the present session, measures either to alter
or repeal the laws with respect to pauper settlement in
England and Wales; and, if bills with t.at or any other
poor-law objects are to be proposed, at what period they are
likely to be upon the table of the house.
Mr. BAINES said, some days before the hon. baronet
gave notice of his intention to put this question to him, a
notice had been given by the hon. member for Stafford, that
he proposed to put the tame question on Monday next to
the noble lord the member for the City of London. Oa
Monday next, his noble friend would state to the house
what the intentions of the government were, and he humid
therefore that the hon. baronet would excuse his declining
to answer the question now.
REFORM OF THE UNIVERSITIES.
Mr. M. MILNES said, in his speech on education, Lord
John Itussell stated It was the desire of government to give
encouragement to the universities to institute measures of
reform so as to adapt themselves more completely to the
present state of things. 'the noble lord used in his speech
the word " university," and it had been a subject of anxious
interest whether in using that word he intended to use it
in its more restricted sense of the corporate body of the uni-
versity itself, or as including the colleges which formed the
university. It was well known that there was a large body
of persons in the universities who were anxious for ahem-
-' themsel bound 'l-

EEL tions, who, nevertheless, thought —.soaves ..od by
&e.) ; Bills. certain obligations from which nothing but a superior
NON-PROSECUTION OF ELECTION PETITIONS. power could release them. He therefore wished to put the
The SPEAKER announced that he had received from question of which he had given notice, whether the noble
the agents letters announcing that the petitions in the fol. lord, in his declaration of the intentions of the government
lowing cases would not be proceeded with:—County of on the subject of the reform of the universities, in.
Carlow, county of Leitrim, borough of Cashel, and Sales- tended to imply that the support end assistance of the
buy government would be given to such colleges as may be
PUBLIC BUSINESS. desirous to obtain the aid of parliament to enable them to
PETITIONS PRESENTED. dispense with their obligations to their present statutes, end
ADMISAION or Jews TO PARLIAMENT.—By Sir W. to substitute such other statutes as may seem to them idyls.
CODItINOTON, from the clergy of the deanery of (Note- able for the advantage of their separate societies and for the
enter; Mr. DAVISON, from the congregation of the Hag- public gond.
dalen Episcopal Church in Belfast; Mr. FULLER, from Lord J. RUSSELL said, from the general way in which
Salesburst ; Mr. M. SMITH, from Tunbridge'
and from his hon. friend had put his question, he was unable to give
the archdeacon end clergy of the arcbdeaconry of Rochester ; en affirmative answer, because the question seemed to im-
' Mr. LOCKHART, from the presbyteries of Edinburgh and ply that, whatever the statutes might be, the govomeent
Lanark, from the session of St. James, Glasgow, and from were to say whether or not they were to give theid to
the inhabitants of Avebury, Wilts; Mr. STIRLING, from the colleges for their dispensation of those statutes' and the
the presbytery of Du:al:thine ; Mr. FLOYER, from Lyme substitution of other statutes. He did not wish to bind the
Regis ; against. Mr. COBDEN, from Kendal, from government to such an extent as that, but he certainly did
Sydney, Coleford, Tytheriogton, Thornhury, Falfield, mean, that with regard to the colleges end the universities,
Oleoston, all in Gloueestenhire ; Mr. J. H. VIVIAN, from that suppose public justice was to be attained, the govern-
Jews of Swansea; Mr. BASS, from inhabitants of the bo. ment would take into consideration any proposition from
rough of Burton•on.Trent; in favour of. the universities.
OPENING or THE CRYSTAL PALACE ON SI:IMAM—By LOSS OF THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND STEAMER.
Mr. STIRLING, from the president, proprietors, managers, Mr. F. DUNDAS asked the Lord Advocate whether be
and workmen of the Derision Cotton Factory ; Mr. J. If. has received any report from the local authorities at Aber-
VIVIAN, from the working meu of Swansea, numerously dean of the circumstances connected with the wreck of the
signed; Mr. WIORAM, from the inhabitants of Stoke Da. Duke of Sutherland steamer on entering the harbour of
moral and certain residents in London; Mr. FLOYER, Aberdeen on the afternoon of Friday, the Ist instant; and
from Armiogtou, Dorsetabire ; Mr. C. TURNER, from whether it is intended to adopt any means by which, in fu-
the ministers, cougregation, end others of the district of St. tam, the rocket apparatus and life boats, usually resorted
blak'is Church, Liverpool; Mr. FULLER, from Sales- to in cases of shipwreck, may be rendered more available
bunt; Sir W. CODRINGTON, from the district of St. and efficient.
Luke's, Gloucester, and from Radmaston ; Mr. COWAN, The LORD ADVOCATE said he had not yet received
from the inhabitants of Bono rig, Lasswade, and neigh• any report with regard to the circumstance in question.
bourhood, in the county of Edinburgh, signed by 613 per- He had no doubt that the ordinary authorities on the
sons; Mr. WILKINSON, signed by 3.750 of the labouring spot would feel it their duty to institute an investigate's.
classes in Lambeth; Mr. MILLIGAN, from the church but he might state further, that looking at the serious and
and congregation assembling in College Chapel, Bradford, lamentable loss of life, be had thought it right to give spe-
and other inhabitants ; against, vial directions for a full inquiry into the matter, and that
CANADA CLEW/7 Itaseaves.—By Sir J. MATHEWS, inquiry would embrace the question whether Capt. blanby's
from the presbytery of Dingwall; Sir W. CODRINGTON, rockets were used on the occasion.
from Stroud cod the deanery of Gloucester; Col. BLAIR, Mr. KENNEDY asked the President of the Board of
from the presbytery of Ayr, signed by the Moderator; Mr. Trade whether any investigation had been made by her
STIRLING, from the presbytery of Dumblane ; Mr. Majesty's government into the causes of the numerous die-
LOCKHART, from the presbyteries of Glasgow and La- asters which bad recently occurred in the coasting and
nark ; against. Channel trade of the United Kingdom, more particularly
MATNOOTII 011 ANT.—By Mr. M. SMITH, from Ton- those having reference to the following vessels—the Mi-
bridge Wells end neighbourhood ; Mr. COWAN, from nerve, the Prince Arthur, and the Duke of Sutherland,
inhabitants of Bonnyrig and neighbourhood, county of Edin- with a view to the prevention of such occurrence' ; end
burgh (signed by 649 persons) ; also from the Free Church whether any and what steps had been taken by her Ma-
st Bankhead, parish of Midmar, in the county of Aberdeen • jest 's government on the report made by Captain Walker
against. ' of the causes attending the late wreck of the steam-ship
ATTOILNETS' CIETIPICATE Derv.—By Mr. M. SMITH, Queen Victoria, of Dublin?
from the attorneys, solicitors, and proctors of Gravesend ; Mr. CARDWELL said the orders of the Board of Trade
Mr. R CLIVE, from the attorneys and solicitors of Lod. were that reports should be made on every occurrence of
low ; for a repeal of. this kind; and with respect to the Queen Victoria steamer
ADVIINTISINENT,NEWSPAPEN, een STAMP Dumas.— steps bed been taken with the secretary of the ballasting
By Mr. BAINES, from letter-press printers at Leeds ; Mr. board to prevent such occurrence, in future.
EWAItT, from the members or the Anan Mechanics' In- NEW WRIT FOR CARLOW.
stitute ; Mr. MILLIGAN, from the inhabitants of Eccles- Viscount MONCK moved that a new writ be issued for
hill, near Bradford (numerously signed), also from the in- the county of Carlow in the room of Colonel Bruen, de-
habitants of Idle, near Bradford, and from the operatives ceased. It would be recollected that a petition was pre-
of Albion Mill, Eccleshill, and from the Apperley Bridge seated against his return, and that his death occurred some
Mutual Improvement Society; for the abolition of. time since It was not competent. however, on the parties
Scot ruin UNIVEREITY TESTS BILL.—Mr. KINNAIRD, to withdraw the petition at the time, but since the house
from the North Unties presbyterian congregation of Perth ; met it had been reported that it was not intended to proceed
Sir J. ANDERSON, from the united presbyterian churches ' with the petition.
of Queen Ann-street, Dumfriesshire, North Church, The motion was agreed to.
Biggar, and Dunrion • Mr. LOCKIIART, from the DOWIE'S PATENT BOOTS.
presbyteries of Edinburgh and Glasgow ; Mr. STIRLING, Sir J. SHELLEY moved for copies of correspondence on
from the presbytery of Dunblane, and the presbytery of , the subject of Dowie'a patent boots, which has passed be-
Auchterarder ; Colonel FERGUSON, from Kirkcaldy ; ' tween the authorities of the Horse Guards end other mili-
Mr. THORNELY, from the presbytery of Kirkcudbright; f tary authorities and the patentee, James Dowie, in eon-
Mr. HUME, from, Montrose. and from Brechin ; for the tinuation of parliamentary paper, No. 170, of session 1852.
repeal of. Mr. G. DUNCAN, from the magistrates and Agreed to.
town council of the royal burgh of Dundee, in favour of. I CLERGY RESERVES (CANADA) BILL.
Pieoreee BILL.—By Mr. C. TURNER, from the On the order of the day for the third reading of this bill,
Marine Chamber of Commerce at Liverpool; Mr. VANCE, Mr. WALPOLE said, entertaining the strong opinion
from the B ' ' II and Irish Steam Packet Company of Dub- i be did on this bill, he wished to state to the house the
lin, in favour of certain elms". Lord CHELSEA (in the' more prominent reasons which induced him to resist the
absence of Mr. Deedes), frum the Castle and Deputy War- I further progress of this hill. He was the more anxious to
den and other commissioners of the Cinque Ports, praying I do so, partly in consequence of the discussion which took
that the bill be referred to a select committee. 1 place in the committee, and the strange admissions which
SELLING INTOXICATING LIGroN.4 ON SCNDATII.—By were made in committee on the part of the government
art prohibiting. ,
•
Mr. COBDEN, from Selby, for an
! and partly, he must say, in consequence of the somewhat
PILOTING FROM LONDON TO ONAVIISEND.—By Mr. ! singular—certainly surprising—answer which he had heard
from the noble lord in answer to a question put by his right
ROLT, from the wateimcn of the river Themes, to be ;
allowed to pilot vessels betteeen London and Gravesend. I bon. friend the member for Droitwich. It was clear to
Pelmets& Partas.---By Mr. M. SMITH, from his mind, trom the discussion which took place in com-
the members of the Gravesend and Milton Mechanics' In- mittee, that at the time when this bill was first introduced,
atitution, preying to be furnished wish. the principle on which it was recommended to the house
ItEPUESINTATION OP THE LONDON UNIVNESITT.—By was not strictly the principle on which ie was maintained,
Mr. BASS, from inhabitants of the borough of Burton-on- nay more, he thought it would appear that the cause, that
Trent, in favour of. the effect, that the mein object of the measure was not
Ncwatitrus.—By Mr. M. SMITH, from the inhabitants exactly what it was represented to be, but that it would
of Tunbridge, Tunbridge Wells, and neighbourl'ood, pray- I have an operation different from that. It was for these
ing that all convent' and conveutual establishoentt for reasons that he was the more particularly anxious to address
women ho placed under the inspection a: magistrates. the house on the present occasion, and he wished the louse

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