The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

THE GARIBALDI FUND AND TM VICEROY OF

IRRLANp..

Mr. MAGUIBE asked the Chief Seeretary for Ireland
whether say notice bad been takes of a statement made
in the Seultderie New Letter of the sth day of June, to
the following effect :—" We understand that our excellent
Viceroy has subscribed to the Ganliddi Fund now be'ag
raised in this country. The lista are kept secret," ho. and,
whether the statement was true that the ropresenfativo al
the British crown in Ireland had personally contributed,
either secretly or publicly, towards such fund.
Mr. CARDWELL said if the statement referred to had
it was entirely destitute of foundation. But he
Mesrdl it bad not appeared—(atighter)—either in
Sonerters's New Letter, or any other newspaper whatever.
There had been a reference made to a noble lord who wu
formerly Viceroy of Ireland, but the paragraph had no re-
ference whatever to his noble friend the present Lord.
Lieutenant of Ireleml. (Hear.)
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TAX BILLS.

BEAWISH biked the right hea. member for the
Ignivemity of Ceenteridge when the report of the committee,
pointed on the 26th of May, to inquire into the practice
of each housed parliament with raped the several de-
sp:Stsoos of bills holm's. or tams, might be az-
to be laid upon the table at the ?
Mr. WALPOLE, in answer to the question of the hon.
member, said he bad to inform the house that the com-
mittee had been, he might state, emoemingly employed in
searching for precedents in referees' to the 'abject matter
of the inquiry before them, and that to-day they had not
only been searching for precedents, but had completed the
claseifoation of the analysis and summary of those prece-
dents which they would have to submit to the consideration
of the house. The committee had instructed him to prepays
a report on the presidents found. and on Friday next he
hoped to be able to lay it before the committee, and it
would depend upon the consideration of the committee on
which day the report would be presented to the house.
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS.

Mr. HUNT inked the Secretary of Stab for the Home
Department V hewer now prepared to stake **intentions of
bit Xidoles government as to the introsinettee of a masa-
wire far the prevention of corrupt practises at elections?
Sir G. C. LEWIS said he had prepared • bill founded
upon the recommendations of the select committee on the
Corrupt Practices Act. That bill would no doubt be ready in
• short time, when he should be prepared to introduce rt if
hesawany chance of the subject being likely to be considered
this smoke ; but if be thought there would be no premed
of the bones entertaining the subject then there would
be no advantage in laying the bill on the table ; ka
that case be should bareto bring in • °oedemas, MIL as
the act now in lons would expire with this sermon, there-
fore some legislation would necessarily have to take place.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES—PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
Viscount RAYNHAM asked the Secretary of State for
the Home Department whether, in order to prevent the
serious consequences which at present resulted from persons
suffering from infectious diseases being oonveyed to hospitals
in public carriages, regulations could be made enforcing the
detention at the hospital of the carriages so used until cer-
tificates should have been gives to the commissiooers of
police to the effort that mob carriage, had been by proper
' and sulkiest purification rendered incapable of spreading
dismiss.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said that under the existing Police Act
there was no each power as that referred to by the noble
lord, and therefore it would be impossible that any such
directions could he riven without further legislation by the
I house. He would state to the noble lord and the house
I that this subject had not escaped the attention of the police
authorities, and they had, under the authority of the Se-
I cretin" of State, provided • carriage for the conveyance of
persons erdlering Loa infectious oamplainta, and not only