The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-17 00:00:00

THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

The Earl of LIOLIFIRLD said, as their lordships were I
aware, it was usual on the 25th of Hardt, wins a change of
tenancy took place on may farms, to remove the cattle
from one farm or dbtriot to another, and it was absolutely
necessary that farmers should be able to remove their stock
at that time. The quarter sessions would assemble in the
different °mistier; next week, and it was absolutely neces-
sary, it any alteration was to be made in the orders of
conceit with regard to the nonoval of cattle, that the ma-
gistrate should know what those orders in mama were to
be. He thought it of the utmost importance that they
should know, before parliament separates, what orders the
Privy Cosecil intended to inns under am eircumstonoes.
Earl GRANVILLE, who spoke is a very low tone, wee
understood to my that he could sot at present state what
the orders in council would be, but as soon as they were
framed they would be communicated to parliament. AR
he could undertake to my was the government would net'
Roe a moment in issuing the necessary orders.
A conversation then took place acmes the the whisk
the Duke of Mootanee, the Ear of Hardwick*, Earl of
Cimarron (who complained that he could not bear what
Erni Graeville mid), and Earl Granville took part, bat it
was in no low a tone that it could not be heard in the
pllery.

THE CONDITION OF IRELAND.
Furl GREY moved that on Tuesday next the beam do I
resolve itself into a committee to consider the state of Ire-
land. Be stated that there was an impression in In ,ked ,
that, owing to the state of public opinion is Embed, so
mioister could carry any measures for tin amelioration et
Ireland ; andtherefore he had adopted the old parliamentary
practice of calibre on the hones to declare that them wee
something wrong in the state of Ireland, and he should
in committee be prepared to move resolution on the sob-
ject. The noble earl thee, at great length, entered tats a
consideratice of the condition of Ireland, in order to justify
the inquiry he asked. The noble earl proposed, as •
remedy for the ills of Indeed, a division of the property of
the established church amongst the Boman eativolie, pros-
byterian. acid episcopal clergy. The noble earl read twelve
resolutions which be meant to propose in committee.
Lord DUFFERIN asked the house to negative the mo-
tion, became it was inoonvenieet to decide whether it
would or would not go into committee on resolutions with
which it bad no opportunity of becoming asqnsintecL
While admitting the existence of distress is Ireland, he
preeseded with great elaboration to argue that it could not
be remedied by excieetionsi
The debate was confined by the Archbishop of Armagh.
Lord Houghton, the Earl of Caroarvon, the Earl of Bel-
more, and the Bishop of Derry.
Lord RUSSELL remarked upon the inoonventeste of
mix* up the temporary question el FlObialMll with
questions of the permanent welfare of Ireland. Fenianism
was a movement of foreign sad republican origin, differing
from previous similar movements only in the @Wader of
the men *owed in it. In the circumatericee of Ireland
there bad been material improvement,and many causes of
diesatiefeetice bad been removed. The church seta-
hindmost might by a majority of the people who
did not belong to it be reprded es an evil,
but it was sot a subject to be dealt with in so
violent a manner as was now proposed. With respect to
making provision for Raman catholic clergy from state
feuds. that was • proposition that would meet with great
opposition in parliament aid in the country. It mold,
teerefore, be unwise to go into committee withest 11111.•
ing exactly whit was to be done, for which resift he
opposed the motion.
Lord WICKLOW supported the motile, but deelaredhe
could not interfere with the established *harsh, although
be would be glad to see eosin provision made for the Roman
catholic &rev.
Lord GREY briefly replied, and the motion was new
tived without a division.
Their lordships adjourned at l 0 minutes to 11 o'olust.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FLIDAY, MAR= 16.'
The Derurr-Srauroca took the chair at a few minutes
before four.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Atm Valley Railway, the Bodmin Water, the TAD.
°Rehire mad Yorkshire Railway (Blackburn and Nathan),
the Neath and Brecon Railway (Capital), the New Milford
Docks, the West Middlesex Water, and the Whitby. Red-
oar, and Middlesborough lJnioo Railway Bills were read a
third time sad passed. The Birkenhead and Liverpool
Railways, the London. Chatham, and Dover Railway (New
Lines, Ira). the Park-lane improvement, the Thames Em-
bankment (Chelsea), and the Thames Embankment (North)
Approaches Bills were read a second time. The Bkipton
and Wharfdale Railway, and the Bishops Castle Railway
Bills were discharged.
THE REFORM BILL.

Mr. D. GRIFFITH gave notice that on an early otar
of the Reform Bill he should move an amendment that m
case of any lowering of the franchiser from the present
standard it would be expedient that a plurality of votes
should be conferred on the superior clones of voters in on&
proportion as would redress the numerical preponderance
of a stogie clam over the great majority of the property,
intelligens., and education of the country, which an un-
quaffeed extension of the franchise would be Rhea,' to
effect.

THE IRISH CONSTABITh &HY.
In reply to Wesel Clannus,
Mr. KNATOHBULIAII7GE6BEN maid the report of
the oommiasiosera oa the Iriah oanstabnlary would be
laid on the table aa loos as the government had decided
on the coarse they would take in coneequeace of the
report.