The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OP LORDS.—TETIASDAT, MARCH 1.
Ts. Loan Onommixon. look Ws seat ea the waddle:A at
the d'olock.
The Bari of D'DLLY was Introduced by the Earl of
Clarendon end the Earl of Carnarvon, and took the oaths anti
hie met on the earls' bench.
Petitions against the Church-rats Abolition Bal, and
724thellRadowed Schools; 11111, were premithel by the
d Chloheeter and Lord O•ge.
ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS BILL.
Lord REDESDALE peremted • petition against this bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR prevented a petitam saunas
the bill from the committee of me Metropolitan and Pro-
Tidal Law Society.
Lord CHRLKSPORD said that the meemitstio• of those
petitions would be a et introduction to the bill he was about
to lay an the table. Last year the Incorporated Law Society
had prepared ANIL which was substantially the mine as the uue
he nowintrodneed. That bill wee sent to the different law
societies throughout the country, and also submitted to the
learned judges. It received the emotion of teem all, end
amongst them of the Lord Chancellor, then Lord Chief Jae-
doe, who introduced the bill and carried it through that
house. It went to the Commons, but owls gto some delay
the session came to an end and it did not peas. Thla session
the bill to which there petitions referred had bean introduced
tab the other lime, and had passed. It contained two
clauses which were open to several objection'. The tetra of
the articles of clerkship was to be reduced from Eve years to
three in the cast of gentlemen who bed taken degrees at
unimesiues, and they might be admitted in the term before
their articles expired. He hoped that their lordships would
anent to the bill he now introduced. If the other bill come
on fora second reading, be should move to postpone it tor
ell months.

Tienewbill ram then reed a first thas.
SAVOY.

In answer to the Margede4 10LUANBT,
Lord WODEHOIIBE stated that the papers as Savoy.
promised in the other hones, would be before their lordathea
,on that day week.
COMPANIES (1660) BILL.
The ameadmente in this bill wars considered sad agreed to.
PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION (INDIA) BILL.
This bill pared through oommittes.
STREET ACCIDENTS.
The Marquis of W ghTfd BATH moved for retina of the
number of persons run over and killed by any carriage la
the metropolis and in the city, in the let two ears, eo far
as had come to the knowledee of the police. He stated that
his object was to Introduce soma provision ea the
subject into the bill for assimilating the laws of
Ragland and Ireland, now before the hones. He
itheonzybprovision. t that the of the bill which enacted
for furious and wanton driving in the ease of put lie
eaulages ought to be extruded to carriages of all sorts. He
certainly thought that the drivers of private carriages were
just se guilty of killing and wounding their fellow creatures
in many ;astute.* as the others. Nor did be know whether
there was anything in the proposed act providing that
damps might be recovered by the families of those who
were killed. He thought It most devisable, if this for.aed ace
of albody of di/remit sets, that provisiots of this nature
should be Inserted in the new act of ooneolidatioc.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said there did not seem to
be the slightest objection to the retorts framed as they then
were, and he had no doubt they would yield very useful in-
formulas. He hoped, however, that the noble marquis would
excites him from entering into • lengthened explaaation of
these bills, which were muserse certainly of great impati-
ence, but which had been already read a second time by their
lordships, and had been referred to a select committee, where
every suggestion relative to their Improvement would receive
Its due weight. (Hear )
The returns were this agreed to, and their lordships ed•
jourood at meaty mtaalm pot six.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THUUDO; Meaux 1.
TOO SPRAYER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
YARMOUTH ELECTION PETITION.
Mr. PHILLIPS reported that Sir E. Loom end Sir H.
Steamy had been duly elected—that several cams of bribery
had been committed, bat that it did not appear to the coca-
mates that they were committed with the cognisame of the
ettUng members.
MR. imisEssrs ABSENCE.
The SPEAKER Bak tent ho had received a cossanunlea-
tics from /dr. liessmay, madam that the matter hod 001 ped
his recollection, and that he would beaten to London without
delay.
FOREIGN DUTY ON HERRINGS.
Mr. W. MILLER salmi the Sieretery of State fur Foreign
Affairs whether (the oesperatively moderate rates of impart
duty charged by Belgian, Ramie, and Prussia on British
herrings beieg respectively le. 6d., 2s. 10d., and 3s. per lame-
nt, worth about 2.5 e., eseeeraged • large trade in that Wide
to daemon:nein, chiefly from the &teat fishing statioos, but
the Faso& import duty per barrel Wag 626.6 d., or prohibitory)
any negotiation hod takes plea., with the view of obtaining
a remotion or reduction of such duty on the port of the
French government ; and, if so, whether the correspondence
relating thereto might be ordered to Le printed?
Lord J. RUSSELL said no orevespeadesce on the subject
had taken place between her Majesty's government and the
French government.
RUMOURED TREATY BETWEEN AUSTRIA
AND RUSSIA.
Ia reply to Mr. STEUART,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that Count Rechberg, the Am_
frith Minister for Foreign Adair', had positively denied the
abases of any treaty between Amnia sad Runts.
NEW REFORM BILL.
Lord J. RUSSELL rose amidst some cheering from the
ministerial aide and said—l rise, sir, on behalf of her
Majesty's government to ask leave to brieg in a bid further
to amend the representation in parliament of the people of
England and Wake. But before I enter upon that tubjeot it
will be necessary to maks • few remarks. In the tint place,
I wish to disclaim entirely any Intention of Introducing into
this house • new constitution. (Hear.) I wish to disclaim
such a project for two reasons. One le, that I have no wish
to alter the constitution of this country; the other is, that if
it were to he altered I find myself totally unfit to
propose anything to this house which will stand
la the plain of the ancient and &Hone 000,
Mutton of this country. (Hear, hear.) Further, I have
to state that if I propose • bill to sussed the representation
of the people, it is not se • eonfsesion that the Reform Aotof
11182 hos failed, but because ft has amoseded. (Hear, hear.)
I do sot think that any act of this house has ever had more
oemplets moms, or has had eu few faults found
with it as that measure. And when I contraet the state
of this country as it now is, with the state of the country
some time beton the Reform Act, ,I caaaot but cougratulase
this house that so meth discontent was allayed, and so much
esidaction given to the people of this country. (Hear,
beer.) Ido not allude to the marerlal wealth of the weeny,
or the great tumefies that has takes place with
regard to our social progress, because that pragrese may be
attributed to other reasons; but to the fact that the people
Meet 1832 have been more generally satisfied with the in-
stlintices under which they 1t,.. (Hear, bear.) If I com-
pare therm 1820 with 18601 fled that in the former year
Lord Castlereagh introduced measures which ho deeignated
as ummares of • mewl character, and were for the purpose
of restraining the press and to prevent public meeting* Is
the open sir, and to piece rastriotions on the liberty of the
people. Those restriodues were thought merseary by the
government of that day, sad 1 believe that, amordiag to the
system of government which then prestiled, molt SOSOOOIIII
were 000aidered necessary. But if we look at the Mate d
this country in 1260, we fief prevailing s gentral sp'rit of
loyalty to our beatitude's, end • wish to preserve
and not destroy those institutions. (Hear, hear) With
Mb probes I proceed to say that what we proven to do is
Is nose degree, at least, to supply the °minions end remedy
the 11.11061 of the Reform Bill; and in doing as I shell pass
en at sew to the questions on which I mean to ask the opi-
ates of the house. There is one matter which has more
than once swotted the notice of the house, and on which the
boom has more than once pronounced its decision—l mean
with respect to voting in counties. A freehold or leasehold
tenure Is no looter .the sole title to e vote in a omenty„
but • 601, occupation was ittrodeced in addition. That
change wee sanctioned by parliament, but sines that
lime those who looked at the intim with • view
to sinsadment, naturally said if occupation gave a right to
vote we should no louder restrict and keep separate that
right of voting in counties, end we think that those who ere
poseemed of a 101. qualification are se fully entitled to vote ea
the 501. occupiers. (Hear.) That view of the question has
bass more then inc. ad.pled by this house, and in principle
It is etiolated by the govemmeat. We prorate, therefore, to
introduce into the bill • right to add to the county franchise
an occupation franchise of 101. (Hear, hear.) But we pro-
pose to take fort fit r securities than et ore taken to the bill of last
umr,inorderto makesure that it shall bee bone ildeirsothise.
We propel.e therefore that where there Is • httne upon land,
not • dwelling house, the building should be of not leer
value than 451. a year —(mlet of "speak up")—except fa tbe
eats of a dwelling house—the whole to be of the value of 101.
a year. (Hear, hear.) I now proceed, sir, to that which lea
question of far more difficulty, and which ceased last year a
very warm debate is this house, and upon which
various opinions have bees formed— I mean the
lopap of the borough franchise. (Hear, lime.) 11
athat the total electors on the register were
44 ,770, and out of those 440,
.770—speaking of the whole of
the cities and towns is Lead sad Wdse—there wee a
vary oonsiderable amber of perms whir were freeman, soot
and lot voter., and others la the seitessest of old rhea
voting with were nearing. 1 tick the
which ought to be made for homes and °thin shard
not be less than 80,786, and therefiers there will mouth
410,000 who may be to have the right of voting, or
electors cn the register by ?blue of the 101. right of voting.
In cossidering what should be done, we foiled that if is