The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-25 00:00:00

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MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY.
SUOAIL—The market closes with a firm appearance at
last week's prices, with a limited business done. The re-
fined market has also been quoted hens ; grocery lumps,
ebs. to 475. 6d., which were last week's prices.
COFFEE.—The market has been firm to-day, and the
small public sales went off well. A limited business has
been done in native Ceylon, at 47e. 6d., which is 6d. de-
cline.

TEA.—This article has been rather dull of sale during
the week, but prices have been supported.
Currox.—The demand has been very limited.
Rtes.—Holders have been firm, and prices have been
fully supported.
Sriaits.—Brandy is difficult of sale. hum continues in
fair demand.

FILCIT.—A large business has been done in new Cur-
rants, both for home use and export, at 3ts. to 50e. A fair
amount of business has also been doue in old. Raisins in
limited demand.

SMITHFIELD MARKET.-TIIIS DAY.
We have a large supply of Beasts, and trade is very dull
for them, at a reduction of about 2d. per Bth.. Several in-
ferior qualities remain unsold. There is about an average
supply of Sheep. The demand is not so brisk as on Monday,
and it is with greet difficulty that the quotations of that day
are supported. Although the number of Calves is not large,
trade is so heavy that prices are lower. Our foreign supply
consists of 68 Beasts, MCI Sheep, and 69 Calves; from Scot-
land there are 180 Beasts, and 105 mulch cows from the
home counties.

Per.tats of dna. P. 4. s. d.
Past *ma. Herefords 3 10 4 0
Bt Short•horas
de ad quality 13asato 3 0 3 4
(20sos 3 3
8 4
4 4
68 1
No
HOPt I) a Llalf-bred, 5 0 8 2
Hews as Miter. 931; damp
PIP. 220.

Pee stone of Ilts. ot 4. e. d.
Beet Uaa L 111.-bde., Sb 0 0 8 0
Beet Long-wo01.
Do. do. dborn
Ewes bedew:ma quality 310 4 4
lambi
Do. do. Hbora 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
sad Labs. 3,110; gavot 142;

HIDES.-THIS DAY.

LEADENBALL.—The following are the prices :--561b. to
641 b. 21d.; 641 b. to 721 b., 21d. to 21d. ; 721 b. to 801 b., 21d. to
3d.; 801 b. to 891 b., 3d. to 3 d. ; 881 b. to 961 b., 31d. to 314.;
961 b. to 1041 b., 31d. to 4 . ; Horse Rides, sa. 6d. ; Calf
Skins, light, lc to 2a. W.; full, ss.
BZIIMUNDeIIT.—Sheep Skins: Polled, 81. 6d. to 10s. 6d.;
Kents and Kali-bred", 79.6 d. to Ba. 6d. ; Downs, 6s. 6d. to
6s. 61.

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.
The market is quiet. Prices are lower, both on the spot
and for forward delivery. Very little is doing speculatively.
Town Tallow, 445. nett crib; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot,
445. 3d. to 445. 6d. ; March and April, 445. sellers; October
to December (new), 445.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-THIS DAY.
Messrs. Pattendea and Smith report that the demand for
Hops continues unabated, at improving prices.

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Walls End Stewart's, 21s.—Ships at market, 89. Little or
nothing done.

POPULATION, INHABITED HousEs, AND ELECTORS.
—Yesterday, an interesting return (obtained by Mr.
Hume) was printed, showing the population and number of
inhabited houses, according to the census of 1831, of coun-
ties, parliamentary divisions of counties, and boroughs in
England and Wales. The population was 17,927,609, and
the number of inhabited houses 3,278,039. There were on
the register of 1851.52, of county and borough electors,
918,683, and the number polled at the geneial election of
last year was 341,830.
THE SLAVE TRADE.—Yesterday two government
bills in the House of Commons were issuer], to enable her
Majesty to carry certain engagements, into effect for the
suppression of the slave trade in Arabia and other places.
THE ORDNANCE ESTIMATES.—IL appears that the
Ordnance estimates for the current year amount to
3,053,5671., being an increase of 523,7161. on the accounts
of last year.
MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.—There are now on the
Post-office shipping list the names of 15 vessels for Sydney,
13 for Port Phillip, 10 for Adelaide, 9 for Van Diemen's
Land, 8 for Melbourne, and 4 for Geelong, by all of which
mails are to be forwarded.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
ROUSE OF LORDS.—TIWWIDAT, FEB. 24.
The Loan Ctterient.tou took his seat at i o'clock.
PETI nom.; PRESENTED.
COAL Deter—By Lord YERULAM, from Watford and
St. Album, aghast the to levied by the corporation of
London on coal.
SCOTCH Uttergantente.—By Lord CAMPBELL, from
Edinburgh, ageism testa in Scotch universities.
THI RAJAH or SATTAILA. —By Lord BEAUMONT,
from his represeatatiee, praying that the private property
of the late Rajah of Satter& should be given to his adopted
Mir. The noble lord moved that the petition be referred
to the committee sitting on Indian affairs.—Agreed to.
Pests . Per FM Ily the Earle( CARLISLE,
from Brighton, Morpeth, Staleybridge, Newport, in the
fate ef Wight, and other places, in favour of the free dis•
%libation of parliamentary papers to litany institutions.
CANADA CLERGY ILESERVES.—NOTICE.
The Earl of DERBY gave notice that he should on
Monday present • petition relative to the Canada clergy
swerves.
CHANCERY SUITORS BILL.
Lord ST. LEONARD'S moved the second reading of this
bill. As it was to be referred tea select committee, together
with several other bills of his for the amendment of the law
which stood for second reading on the paper that night ;
and as he had explained their objects, when he introduced
them • short time ago, he ....mid not trouble their lordships
with any farther cemervationn on the subject at present.
The LORD CHANCELLOR would not pledge himself
to the principle of this bill ; but he fully concurred in re-
ferring it to a select committee.
Lord LT:41,11131:a and Lord BIOCUHAII expressed a
similar opinion.
LUNACY REGULATION BILL.—LUNATIC ASY•
LUIS BILL—LUNATICS' CARE AND TREAT-
MENT BILL—BANKRUPTCY BILL
The abut bills were, on the motion of Lord ST. Leo.
HARD'S. severs ly read a kneed time, and ordered to be re•
forted to select committees.
CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
Lord ST. LEONARD'S moved the second reading of this
bill.
Lord CAMPBELL would not oppose the second reading ;
bat he hoped the bill weuld not come into operation until
the criminal code was completed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said the Commissioners for
the Consolidation of the ermine/ Law had made several
valuable reports. The new commission had also framed
a bill which included • diaut of the whole of the statute
law. He thought it would be better to split the bill into
different port: ens, as it would be more manageable.
After • few words from Lord ST. Leortaun's,wnich were
inaudible,
Lord BROUGHAM referred to the two bills which he
bad iseroduced on the subject of the codification of the cri-
minal law ; and which bed been referred to select com-
mittees.
After • short conversation, in which Lord Brougham,
Lord Campbell, and Lord St. Leonard's took part, the bill
wee reed • second time, sled referred to &select committee.
WAR WITH AVA.
The Earl of ELLESI3OEOI7OII then rose to put the
failowieet questinns to her Majesty's government :—l.
Whether her Majesty's government have any objection to
fay before the house • letter from the Secret Committee of
the Court of Directors of the East India Company to the
Governor General of India in Council, dated in September,
18/9. giving instrietioss as to the line of operations in any
future war with Ava ? 2. Whether her Majesty's govern-
ment are prepared to lay before the house an, papers ex-
planatory of the objects sof the present war with Ave. and
ea
estimate of the probable expense to be incurred in the
current year ? The noble lord, after severely criticising the
polity end concli.ct of the war, said he should like to
Mar from the noble lord what view he took of our position,
and in what manner he considered we might best extricate
oareelyee from the lamentable dificalty in which we were
at the present time. (Hear hear.)
The Earl of ABERDEEN—AIthough it is by no means
• anal custom to produce any despatch from the Secret
Committee of the East India Company, I am not disposed
he withhold this one : fur, although it may be a document
poseeseing some historical interest, it is one of very little
practical importance. It is • despatch written 26 years
wp, upon a supposed event which might take plop, eis.,
the renewal of the war with Ave.. Your lordships will well
gee that in the course of time many events may have hap-
pened which would render completely inexpedient any line
of
conduct prescribed in that despatch ; although it may be
a matter of interest to your lordships to peewee the
opinion of the illustrioua man referred to by my
aide friend, expressed in the language of that noble
earl. I still must consider the despatch as • mire
historical cariosity, and not a matter of political nee.
'remen the govenamat were prepared to lay before
lets. The paws saw on the table would show the
eperstios weal the SW elf March. Thom about to be pro-
duced named he the oweensies of the province of Peg.,
sad the
prepoldee lode se the Bunnies government.
The wen it latest amounts that bad bees received, and
enerdesill all die inforroatne which it was in the power of
it pooramsat to give. The noble earl had another
Man es the paper, to which he had not referred, but
WWI would 01 coarse be complied with as far as it was in
it power of the government to do so,--namely, a return of
'SW aspen incurred, and an estimate of the probable ex-
pense of the war for the year. He was not quite aware to
what extent it would be possible to comply with that; but
se far as it could be does it would be complied with. The
sable earl had entered into a very fall and minute criticism
of the objects of the war and the conduct of the operations.
The preseat government were strangers to the whole of the
poliey and conduct of the war up to the present time. The
late 'ornament, he apprehended, had given • general appro-
bation of it, from which be was not disposed to dissent. He
saw no reason to revoke the approval which the late go-
vernment had given to the acts of the Governor-General.
Reference had been made to the annexation of Pegu ; and
he believed a step of that kind would not betaken with-
out very mature deliberation and examination. That an-
negation, like many other of our conquests in India, had
, been reluctantly made ; it had been forced upon us from •
necessity of obtaining adequate indemnity for injuries re-
ceived, and compensation for the large expenditure in-
curred. He had no doubt it had been dose reluctantly
by the Governor-0 I. Ever since be had a seat in that
house, every Oovernor•General who had left this country
bad gone out with professions of a most peed/casters—de
desire to abstain from anything like war or aggrandise-
ment ; and yet there had not been atingle governor-general
who bad not found himself engaged in war more or lees.
(Hear, bear.) In this instance the Governor-General had
as doubt been led by the necessity of the cue to extend the
sphere of operations of the war in which he was en-
gaged ; for their lordship well knew that in all
ease, whatever maitgght be the primary object with which an
entsephe we. en it neamearily underwent great
chows with the wane of eirommastances. The noble awl
bed ushered he the military hues of General Godwin, and
the Eillbeent inumants of his mousy and detachments. He
%era Allemion) was whelk unable to form a judgment se
he tin peepistp, er military skill displayed by the
telleneinta men monmed in that war. He well knew the
wallop esquilenswo et the noble seri. mil his ability to
irides Awe epossiews very Ifni: there night be
=lhe the veep with whin be led favoured the
.11. lie he knew that the GovereePesseral was as
' =sle hoe a sae; opinion of those mending. as his
hied agyeift ; eed having ill renews es 'Ojeda,
inent, be WI net feel allied he owe te egi•
aim But We present rneesseeet did net hd salad urns
in any owner to dhows the of a memo which
bed bees takes le the Nose et its Iry year. In general
torus. be seqsieleed le the 'plebs whisk the kW' vows-
sleet had expressed en the edgen, sad sommiested to the
Onereor-General.
The Earl of DERBY aid he fully niedliel that the pre-
sen georesseet wen set the ropewalk 'prase he the
sewtn et whey polenea; be sad these wbo were *wed
with him in fain woe ablinetly end directly respedide.
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the osseer-Chewell wee
he held the provisos that had hen aimaned,
him masont the wed will of the idishissate.
tlo Owswer-Goeseal id it neeernery •to resat to
=we wienied eperedent Mews sneer babe lie arrange-
aisle week he soh r w anew their swum. (Hear.)
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ls Mad to knew windier the papers to be pre-
game! wadi slow dieting., what had been the instruction.
he Lord Dalhousie, and whet was the Informatics fernished
by his WAD home geornewat.
TThe Seel hBERDIIII4 was understood to reply in
darentive.
The media was than agreed te, sad the house adjourned
et
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ROUSE OF

MITTUDAY, Fut. 24.
The Swum took Om 4bik At the anal boar.
MP:A TB BUSINESS.
REGOND READINGS.

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PUBLIC BUSINESS.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.
IIDIB. —By Sir H. MADDOCK, from the Hindoo in-
habitants of Fingal, Behar, and Orissa, complaining of dm
not of tha Indian Conseil of 1860, by which they were in-
jured in their civil and religious rights, and praying for
redress.
Jawisn Disamt.mm.—By Mr. R. PALMER. from
Berkshire ; Sir J. PAKINOTON, from •pbtas in Worces-
tershire; Mr. DEEDES, from Kent; K. KING.
from Hereford; Mr. B. STANHOPE, from Lincoln; Col.
SMYTH, from York, ',ain't the admission of the Jews to
parliament.—Mr. LOCKE (2), from Hereford and flo-
anon, in favour of.
MATNOOT 14 GRA NIT.—By Mr. HASTIE, from Poivioi
Mr. SPOONER, from a place is Monmouth; Mr. ALEX.
BASTIS, from Olamow, against
Pantaiinssirreny Par sew.—By Mr. HASTIE, from
Paw" ; Mr. NEST, fro the Literary Institute of Wrex-
ham, for the distribution of.

COUNTY FINANCIAL "WANDA. ^ By Mr. A. PELLATT,
from Rochdale, in favour of.
Taxas oN liwowLasua.—By Mr. D. SEYMOUR, ban
Sunderland, against.
EDUCATION.—Sr,nIh. MEADLAX, Ana
Newcastle, is favour of urants .
C Pataca.—By Mr. BPOONER (s moral), from
Gloucester and other places, against the opening of, on the
Sabbath.

UNI% LMAITY or LONDON.—By Mr. PIIINN, from the
College of Prior Park, in favour of representation for the
Univvraity of London; Mr. TUILNEIL hunt St. Edward's
Collets; Mr. WHITBREAD. from Bedfordshire; Mr.
BAINES, from Leeds; Col. SMYTH, from York, tu suss
effect. _

Lsrren BRENRIDGE.• from the let-
ter-carriers of Barnstaple; Mr. C. FORSTER. from the
letter-earriers of Walsall; Sir J. DUCKWORTH, from
the letter-carriers of Exeter, against the rule prohibiting
their asking fur Chrittmas-boxes; Sir O. B. PECHELL,
from the vicar and a large number of inhabitants of
Brighton, for an improvement of the position of the letter-
carriers.
Pt; xt.t c Hearse Acv.—By Mr.EVELYN, from the inha-
bitants of Dorking, praying for as alteration of the Public
Health Act.

AMENDMENT or TEI POOR-LAW.—By Mr. ESMONDE,
from the Board of Guardians of tho Dangasvon Union, for
an amendment of the Poor.law.

Is:arse-nom or NUNNERIBS —Mr. BARRER, from
Reclaim. Yorkshire, for prover inspeetiou of.
DUTY.—Sir J. DUCKWORTR, from
attorneys of Exeter, for the repeal of.
CONSULIDATID ANNVITIP2I.—By Mr. I. BUTT, from
Mayo; Mr. ESMONDE, from the Board of °amnions of
the D rr on Unjust.