The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-26 00:00:00

RETURN OF COLONEL MAULE.

Colonel Maule was yesterday (Friday) re-elected
member for Forfarshire, ou the occasion of his appointment
as Surveyor-General of Ordnance.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL

CAMBRIDGE, FEB. 25.—ST. PETER'S COLLEGI.
James Jeakes (8.A., 1S51!), has been api oiutcd to a k'dlow-
ship on the Ramsey foundation.

DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTTI RAILWAY.--
Yesterday the 14th ordinary meeting of this company MU
held at deo Loudon Tavera, Mr.W. A. Wilkinson, M.P., in
the chair. The report stated that the directors were &sir-
ous'of making arrangements for tke immediate return to
the shareholders of a part of the funds (.7,0321.) in hand,
but found that step would be attended with insuperable
difficulties. Ttw solicitor had been engaged in obtaining
arrears of calls, and had realized 9561., and before the next
meeting the directors trusted to collect all arrears which
the means of the debtors mede recoverable. An independent
company had been formed to make a line from Godalmiag
to
so much shooeuatt Portsmouth,
t:ronpreaearartldiyee parties took dttoehnoekt lopromwwaetirti formation
int that
ft
theirob o thah le
lines
ts ad
iist.ilauPil;
this company, and, should such measure proceed, the direc-
tors would endeavour to render it available for the windilig.
up of this;uudertakng. The report was adopted, and the
meeting 'epos ated.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
HOUSE OF LORDS.—FIIIDAT, F. 2:4
The Loau CIWICILLOIL took Dis mot ot 5 o'clock.
PETITIONS PRESENTED. _ _

PAULI .. PAPERS —BY the Earl of DEADY
mai Lor I STANLEY of ALDEILLEY, from ration% pliant,
praying fora free iliitribatioa of Parliantenta►y

LAW OF EVIDENCE (SCOTLAND) miL.Lcon.-
Ri.i•TioN AT ELECTIONS.
Lout TIROVU LIAM, in postponing the committee en
this bill, said he was disappointed at finding the bill which
had become the law in this country, on the su:iject of evi-
dence, hail not had one effect which he expected to have
resulted from it. Ile had hoped a year or two ago that
that measure would have had the f Met of preventing cor-
ruption at elections, bet it had disappointed his especta-
lions in that respect, for ho believed the. there hail barfly
ever beta a gene ral election in this country. at which more
bribery and corruption had prevailed than et the hat elee-
tion—and he might go further, real say that he believed
there never had- been so much. (Ileac) But he would
fain Lopr still, that when the operation of that Yet was
felt enabling and compelling parties to be examiued before
election committee., ut.len its ..peration came home t 3 par-
ties by at his' I.l3llBilletioll and the results of that exami-
nation. Le would fain Lope that it would then have a sew
tory ettlct in el, !erring from the commissi.ri of the offence
•f brit, ry. (Weer, hear.) filch would be its operation
nitimet-!v,if not immediately, on the parties tkemselvet
and Of, it went.. Another change, how, err, in the law
would he t. ca.red to give full (Beet ti that measure, end
that would h.• the adoption of a provisi eontsincd in the
new es idenee WI which he had brou.fht in before the last
recess, and which was then upon the table of the house.
Oue of t 1,7 tn-..t import ant provisions of that bill would
compel t., answer questions, although such answer
might tend to criminate themselves; not rnablirg any one
to ige of it be any 'proceeding, I•;causo the
party a. a:4 he protected from his self-crienination in all
procued.nes except an indictment for perjury. That prin-
ciple would, more than any otber, prevent corruptiot. at
elections, and he felt convinced that it would he right not
to allow any man to object to answer a question on the
ground of self-recrimination.
AFFAIRS OF INDIA.

The Ent' of ELLEN BOILOCOIL rose to present a peti-
tion of the Madras Native Association and of others repre-
senting the grievances under which they laboured in con-
nexion with the expiration of the East India Company's
charter. Ile hoped their lordships and the other house of
parliament would some have the subj ct brought formally
under their attention. The petitioners stated that their
grievances arose principally from excessive taxation and
from the inefficient and expensive nature of the company's'
alerts of law ; that their chief wants were the construction
of b, Iter road., a better provision for the education of the
peer:, ; and th. y also desired a reduction of the puf,lie. ex-
penditure, and the establishment of a local govern-
ment more generally conducive to the welfare nad
happiness of the people. The petition appeared, as
far as ho could judge. really to proceed from persons
of great respectability in the Madras territory, and it
was signed t. y from three to four thousand persons.
There was another petition to be sent from Bombay
bat it appeared to him that the gentlemen of II =hay were
rather late in the field. They knew that the legislature
were about to consider the Indian question, and they ought
to have presented their p.tition cre this. He was, however,
most anxious that her Majesty's government should comet.
the conclusion that it would be expedient to prolong by a
continuing set the present state of things for one or two
years. (I bear.) The present government were yet new in office.
The right hon. gentleman at the head of the Board of
Control knew nothing almut the government of India.
It was no reproach ; in the present state of things it must
be so. He (Lord Ellenboroogh) would not venture to say
that the radical elements which, for the first time, had been
introduced into her Majesty's government gave him any
girt it c,,olidenee in the ministry; but he would say that he
had much better hopes for India from the present govern-
meat than he had had from tho late government, or from
the ministry which preceded it. He could not but think
that the people of this country were beginning, for the first
time, to look to the great question of a reformed govern-
ment in India. The more that question engrossed the
public mind, the better chance was there that parliament
would come to a just decision. All he asked was, now
that the house had heard the petitioners' statement, now
that they knew the result of the present strange mode of
electing persons who were to govern India, that they should
take time to consider, and that then a fit constituency
should be appointed, by whom persons of respectability
might be selected, upon whose advice the minister Mr India
might set, and who should be able to command the respect
both of the government at home and in India. Hsi was
satisfied that this would be the best means of remedying
the evils of whi7h the petitioners complained. The best
tape fur the future was not by committees of our own legis-
lature endeavouring to master details which it was impos-
sible for them to do, but by reforming the mode of savers-
log our Indian empire. In conclusion, he would ask whe-
ther it was the intention of her Majesty's government to
proceed with any bill for regulating the future government
of India dining the Decent session ?
The Earl of ABERDEEN said that the question pot by
his noble friend related to a subject which had fully engaged
the consideration of her Majesty's government. After much
toneiderat ion the iniiiietry had come to the opinion that
it was their duty to propose a measure for the future, go-
vernment of India without further delay, and he, therefore,
could nut concur with the view of Lis noble friend upon
that head. He (Lord Aberdeen) would not at that moment
say for how long a period the government which the mi•
nistry might propose should endure, nor was he prepared
at that time to go into the whole of the question opened by
the noble earl. But he might say this much, that the form
of government which he and his colleagues would propose
would be a modification of the present system. Many of
the subjects adverted to in the petition presented by the
noble earl seemed to be more fitted for the consideration of
the local eovernment than of their lordships' house. (Hear,
bear.) But such of them as seemed to require it would
have the earnest consideration of her Msjesty's present ad-
visers. . _

The Duke of ARGYLE called the attention of the
house to • few points of that petition to which the
noble earl had not adverted, but which he (the Duke of
Argyle) thought w..irthy of consideration. The noble earl
Dad only drawn the attention of the house to those parts of
the petition which suited his purpose. A great many of the
heads of the petition related to matters of internal concern ;
these might have well been brought under the no-
tice of the house before this time. They were not
immediately dependent upon any question of a
chants in the form of government of India. It
certainly struck him that these matters were only now
brought forward because of the question as to Indian go-
verament now impending. Thus the question of making
roads was entered upon, and the petitioners said that money
Jug been drawn out of their country to support
th; present system of government, although they were
withoti! reads, and the money ought to have been
purposes of India. This hardly
applied to the inicrlial
seemed to him the langzege of loyal and affected sub-
jects. There were other statesman* ot the petition deserv-
ing consideration particularly with regard to the church
eetabliskineht It Lad been the desire of the Christian
ppulatiest and of the army that some little addition should
be made to the number of the Christian churches provided
for the murices of the Christian residents. What were the
terms of these petitioners upon that point? They insisted
upon the Injustice of the people of that country being
obliged to support • couple of foreign establishments for the
accommodation of foreigners ; that was net the way in
which the Christian religion ought to be 'Token of by Bri-
tish subjects addressing their lordships' house. Amongst
other demands, they desire that the College of
Halley**, should be abolished; so that the
money drawn irons the revenues of the country might
be wholly within it. They asked that whatever edu-
cation t be necessary to prepare men for Lathan ser-
vice sb be obtainable in India alone, and that monies
drawn him Wien revenue should not be spent in support
of Europese ablation in this country. A request so mon-
strous had aims bets', been made in that house. After
many other eassests into which he would not enter, they
ended (sad M ibis th.e noble earl opposite did advert) by
asking a estraisslen to inquire into all their grievances, and
that, in the meantime, no legislation should take place, but
~„la be continued f -
that Oa
to year, peir-nepe some new agitation Could be got up
that'imuntly. He certainly thought matters ought not
be MI is this unsettled state. The noble earl (Lord
MIllt4M1140) had said that, considering certain radical
elements is her Majesty's government, he could not
give the ministry his entire confidence ; but, nevertheless,
he had mese baps for India from the present than the two
governments. The reason of this was, that in
Ml:sattlegalde India, the noble earl himself was a most
determined radical indeed, clue of the most determined in
this country. He hoped that the noble earl would not con-
sider that, because, he (the Duke of Argyle) had sat upon
the committee of their lordships' house upon Indian
nutters, that be considered himself equal to discus Indian
matters with the noble earl, who had devoted so large a
portion of his time to the subject. He would, however,
venture to u that he thought it better not to keep India
hi ally state, which would oily leave room for
hinisk melees agitation.
Tbe Earl of ELLEMBOROUGH said that, with refer-
ees. tea* objection made by the Duke of Argyle,that he had
sot mentioned every head in Os petition. he would ramind
the house that tbe petition maligned bety-one eissely-
praised papers. It weal& Mho_ tbsjpe been to weed it
through—bard radio' laced Mastfies matter is every
line of it. It bad only bees Ids MMiect the bases in
pessessioa of that which was mss
t, and it was
perfectly pseable that he might time emlMed 101118 Misr of
imperiases. The noble duce had called MINIM.
te=
is the petition; he (Lord Ellsablansgb)
to the Dense that it was the Lepage el miseelat
satires of India.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE themett this was not
the proper time to enter into a dieimmils upon the whole
circle of ladies affairs. He meat say, however, that the
speech of the noble duke led him to think that some delay
ought to take place upon the matter. There was before the
house, in addition to that now presented, • petition of East
India stockholders finding fault with the government of
India ; altogether, in feet, the subject was of the utmost
importance, and deserved the meet serious attention.
Lord CAMPBELL wished to say one word upon a topic
which had been adverted to, the administration of justice ran
India. For some years he bad sat upon the Judicial Com-
mittee of the Privy Council, to which appeals from the
Indian courts were referred, arid it seemed to hiss that
justice wail most ably administered in that country. Many
f their judges—he might instance Justice Bealc—would
be • honour to any bench. In fact, he found himself in a
most equivocal ration, for, as judge in appeal, he had to

decide, not having w clear en acquaintance with the facts
a, the court of the fir,t instance. The noble duke (the
Duke of Argyle) hid four..l fault with the words of the pe•
tition ; hut he did not see anything to object te. The path-
bow ri were deactioing what they htlieved to be grievances,
and they could not be espected to be mealy-mouthed in n&
a mater. (Ilear, hear.)
The Est.! of ELLENDOROUGH then moved that the
petition be referred to the committee.
The motion was agreed to, and the house adjourned at 25
minutes past 6 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAT, FEB. 25.
Thu SPLAILLA took the chair at the usual hour.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
SECOND ILEADlNO.—Bradford Corporation Warerwiwks,
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
C11111.'71(10 Bout.—By Mr. 0. THOMPSON, from
Aberdeen, and Mr. T. DU:44.OMM from Wareham,
prsying that letter carriers might_ be permitted to reeeise.
Yost•liouse Duty.—By Mr. T. BUNCOMBE, from
Clerkeuwell, against.
PADUA • Paer.its —By Sir F. BARING, from
Portsmouth; Mr. G. 11. VIVI AN, from tho Royal Insti-
tution of South Wales, and front the Literary' Society of
Working Men at Swansea; Mr. MEAGIIEIt, from the
Mechanics' Institute at Waterford; Lord EUSTON, from
the Mechanise Institute of Thetford; for disttioution of.

RAILNY Vl9.—By Mr. S. MERIII:RT, from Salisbury,
nraying that no railway e.•mpany be allowed to construct
competior line. which bad not con tructed the lims for
which they had already obtained p were.
INCOME TAX.—By Mr. FRESIIFIELD, from the Legal
and General Insurance Company, praying that the income
tat may be mewed on the profiieof terminable annuities.
Clteier PAL 10E.—By Mr. HALSEY', from a place in
Rerefeird.nire Mr. GODDARD, from Wiltibire ; Mr.
DUI'REE, item Wingruse; against the opening of on the
Sabbath. _ _ _

JEWISH DISATILITIES.—By Mr. DEEDES, from Kent;
Lord 110 IMAM, from a place in Yorkshire; Mr. CARTER,
from a place in Ifni kshire ; Mr. HALSEY, from places in
Herefordshire ; Mr. FIT7.Oe;RALD, from Hereford; and
Mr. R. PALMER, from Reading; Mr. BUCK, from
Devon ; Mr. NOEL, from Rutland ; Lord A. VANE, from
Durham; Mr. C. HAND CRY, from Hereford; Mr. BEN-
TINCK, from Norfolk; Mr. M. SMITH, from West
Kent; against the admia-ion of Jews to parliament.
LoNnox Uxivanstrr.—By Mr.COBDEN, from Thorne,
in Yorkshire; Mr. LOWE, from Kidderminster; Mr.
HEYWOOD, from the College of Preeepsors, front the
inhabitants of K.ngsuonl, Hampshire, and from New Col-
lege, London; Mr. M•MAHON, from the superiors of St.
liamund's College, Ware ; for the enfrancbbement of.
lamas Arrant/I.—By Mr. COBDEN, from the pro-
prietors of India Stick, complaining of grievances.
ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL.—By Mr. M. SMITH,
from East larkigh, praying that the provisions of the Eccle-
siastical Titles Bill may be carried into effect.
Larrza Csitutzus.—By Mr. BASS, from the letter car-
riers of Derby; Sir J. BAILEY, one from Brecon, and one
from Hay ; In favour of.
T•IATII• N OP PERPETCAL ANNUITIES.—By Mr. BASS,
from the chairman and directors of the National Guardian
Assurance Company, fur a more equitable taxation of per-
petual annuities.
CONSOLIDATED ANNCITIES.—By CoI.GHEVILLE, from
the Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the Granard
Union, Longford, praying fer a remission of.
Roma"( CATUOLICS IN lILILAND.—By Mr. HAMILTON,
from inhabitants of the parish of Errgk Portelere, diocese
of Clogber, c 'captaining of the conduct of the Roman catho-
lies in Ireland at the late elections, and of the education at
Maynooth, and praying that relief may be afforded.
SHERIFFS' COVIITS OE SCOTLAND.—By Sir H. J.
DAVIE•I, from Haddington, for an amendment of.
GUINTINO or PII.OBATE OF WILLS.—By Mr. GREEN-
ALL, from the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the bo-
rough of Warrington, for an alteration in the laws affecting
the granting of probates of wills Lad letters of adminis-
tration.
LOUD.

or IRELAND.—By Mr. GROGAN,
tram Lord W. Fitzgerald, expressing his regret that the
office of Lord• Lieutenant of Ireland should be maintained,
and praying that, as its continuance had been determined
on, it shogld not be any lerger a mark of degradation to a
large class of her Majesty's subjects, but that -Raman ca•
tholies should be Migiale to fill the office.____ _ _

MAYSOO7II GRANT.--By Mr. STIRLING, from the mi-
nutes and congregatioas of the free church of L9cheorn-
head ; Mr. M. SMITH, from Rut Farleigh, in West Kent;
Sir G. MONTGOMERY, from the congregation of the free
church, Kirling, in Pesblesshire ; for the repeat of.
SUlVirf OF SCOTLAND.—By Zia H. J. DAVIES, from
North Berwick, In favour of a &inch survey of Scotland.

NEW MEMBER.

Mr. COGAN took the oaths and his seat for Kildare.

WATEItFOILD ELECTION.

Sir J. TROLEOFE;tatedtWaili; had received a letter
from Col. P. Harcourt, who had bees appointed one of the
members to try the merits of the petition complaining of
the return for the County of Waterford, informing him that
his brother, Col. 11. Iliirceurt, had died, and requesting to
be *sensed trom attending the committee in consequence.
He begged, therefore, to move that the attendance of Col.
Harcourt be dispensed with, and t►at the said committee
be discharged, and the appointment of another be referred
to the committee of selection.—Agreed to.
CAMBRIDGE AND FROME ELECTION PETITIONS.
The members appointed to investigate the merits of these
petitions were sworn at the table.

RETURNS ORDERED.

On the motion of Lord I). 171;:iiiitirfollowing return
was ordered : —Return of the quantities and declared value
of the different articles, being the manufacture:of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, exported to Turkey in 1851; similar
return with regard to Russia; and similar return with
regard to Austria (in continuation of parliamentary paper,
No. 273, of session 1852.)
On the motion of Mr. DEOTHERTON the following return
was ordered :—Return of the number of petitions presented
in each of the five years ending 1788.9, 1804-6, 1814-16,
showing the average of each period of five years; also, of
the number of petitions presented and printed in each of
the five years ending 1832, and the average of the period :
Of the number of petitions presented and printed in each
of the five years ending 1837, 1842, 1847, and 1852, with
the total number of signatures in each year, showing the
average number of petitions presented and printed, and sig-
natures, for each period of five years : Abstracts of the sums
paid for printing, folding, dm., of petitions printed in each
of the five years ending 1832, showing the total and the
average expense : And, of the sums paid for printing, fold-
ing, &c., reports, and appendixes and indexes to reports,
on public petitions, from 1833 to 1852 inclusive, showing
the total sad average expense of each period of five years.
On the motion of Mr. AtcocL the following return was
ordered :—Return of all guano imported into the United
Kingdom, in the years 1861 and 18.52; distiniguishing the
quantities imported from each country respectively.
IRISH FAIRS AND MARKETS.
[,!,,,,P17 to
r. states that the report of the commis-
sioners for inquiring into the state of the fairs and markets
of Ireland was concluded, and as soon as it was ready it
would be laid on the table.