The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-13 00:00:00

La.WB OF JERSEY WMNISSIuN

roylz to Mr. RILDFIZLD,
&r U. U. LEWIS said the report of the e.,MlTlnelOnees
appointed to inquire into the laws of Jersey was nude on
the 24;t12 June, and would be laid on the table ea speedily u
yessaLle.
POST-OYFICE REPORT.
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BOWYSit asked the Secretary to the Treasury
Maio a Poettneeter-General would be appointed, end when
the report on the Poet-office would be laid upon the table !
Lord PALMFASTON said that the duties of the Pust-
sursterGeneral were at cement performed by the noble duke
who held the dice of Privy Seth That arramrenient had
been made in the uncertmety whether Lord Elgin would
prOOOKl to China or whether upon his snivel at Ceylon he
would find that his services would not be required. and that
he might return. Unfortunately the Chinese (11104.1013 wee
not settled, and it would be the duty of the government to
MI up the appointment permanent.

1/ISQUALIFI6 CANDIBATEIS BILL.
Xr. I iRIFFITH baked the hoe. member for Yonghal
visether a. government had given up the Corrupt Practice.
MI he ...mid proceed with the Mamalified Candidates Bill
this amine ?

Mr. BUTT said when the order of the day was read be
weld date his ie for proreediog with the bill, and he did
nut &sloir of obtaining the hon. member's valuable aunt-
mos ia gaming it.

THE

TICS IN SYRIA.
Sz C. NAPIE& whim led a polies on the paper to ask
dirturbance• in Syria, said
le wwli. lee tin purpeee id putting himself in order, move
that the hew do sew adjearo. This was not the trot
Os" he observed, that outrages had occurred in Syria of a
assayer similar to those which had recently taken place
thin. lie asked the noble lord the Secretary for Pomp
Alain whether any steps were likely to be Mien for the
poisetius of our countrymen there.
air J. YEKUITSSON said he had given notice that even-
ing:a his intention to ask • question on this subject. but
as fibril been brought forward he would ask the question
new. The house would have seen with great regret and
pin the secounta iu the newspapers of the shocking events
which had recently taken place in Syria, and his object in
'sang now, when their information was so im-
perfect, was to beg the house to suspend its
at till they fad men accurate information.
rerdVielieved peg injustice would be done, and perhaps
perimmet std indicted on a portioo of the inhabitants of
she oomatry, if the house ran away with the Wei. that one
party alone was to blame. He begged to offer these °beer
nivel', because it wee with peat pleasure that two
aes Le since he spent wow time es the mountain, and
resided for • short time with some of these very
brume who were said to have taken part in these distur-
bance&

Mr. I). GRIFFITH said, from • personal acquaintance
with thee regions, he could corroborate what lied been
said by the hon. Isitouet. He thought her Majesty'. govern-
ment should proceed with great caution.
Lon! J. RUSSELL said he quite agreed with the hon.
baronet that we should be very cautious in imputing blame
to one of there parties more than the other. The Irrusea
east ilea Marcaite Christians had, it was well known, been
long divided 1,7 sentiments of deep-seated hosiihty. which
from tune to Yaw broke out into war and contention. Un-
fortunately, an ocomion of this kind had happened lately.
With regard to the immediate cause, one partv the
Mame upw Use other, and the other replied that they were
ailartd fleet ; but whatever might be the causes, and
whatever the measures which it was desirable to adopt, he
thought the house wadi! have no hesitation in corning to
the coseheeion that the European powers were bound to do
their utmost to pat • stop to the massacres. (Hear. hear.)
?he goverameist were informed first that one viLage and
them woodier was sileeked, and great slaughter ensued :
end the British coral informed them that he believed not

lees thee *AU pumae were waudenrig about in the mous.
la the greatest distress. The boo. and gallant officer
mid that our eiroditi4 ships to the searmuit would not gave
these who were in the mountains. Undoubtedly that was
tom; but when the 'forks were reproached with regard to the
appinint hold they had &boom, mud the little impression
they Lad made. there was this to be said, that daring the
meter there had leen repute very current indeed that in
Nan* fierria, api Bulgaria there would be a rising in the
source of the spring, and the Porte naturally caused troops
se be sent there ; and he was informed by the Turkish ara-
bramlor here that there were *V of the regular troop in
byres at the time of this outbreak. Of course it war not to
he expected that 15,UU10 o r *MIX) armed men could be put
dawn by so small a number of regular troops, but still he
wee afraid the statement was not without foundation, that
the Turk* showed very httlo lairs indeed to pot down
Mrs disturlsoo OS Well, it appeared to her Majesty's go-
aerament that it .I‘ol deetiable to order ships of war to the
waist, 04 only for the Iliac-A:tom of British subjects on the
wag, hut that the probas sent there should Imre the moms
of meding troops iiito the ulterior and to the relief of lie.
mean w there were great apprehensions of an attack by
the Lames When representations were made at Ocaelaa-
temple to send forces to cut an end to these martens in
the ruouutains, the Turkish government said it was neceseary
le keep all the troops on the coast to prevent disturbances
there. Therefore it would Ise a great support to the Twkish
authorities to prevoutiog the attack on Lanniscus if they
were enabled by the presence of foreign ships of was to be
quite at ease with regard to Skim, lteyrout, sod other
rheas, and thus armed forces might be tnimported to the
interior. To show the erfoct w Loh might he produced by •
eery small (we, ho might state that au F:uglish gentleman,
.rho was cruising near Tyre, Lad • sent to him that
so attack on the µlac waa expected, and e was requested
to place Lis guns to position. He mid his guns were at
aaall calibre. However, it so turned out that Le did ap-
proach the harbour, and his placed his small guns in a
puedsou to otentutuall the entrance to the town, and
Y afterwards aQpaa I that there were two spies of
the Druaa in the town, and they went to the camp of
the brutes and said au English ship of war was
ea the coast to prevent au attack on the town. The result
was the place was saved Witli regard to the greater sub.
jest to which the hue. Istromt had adverted, it was a
whys-et of large extent, aml he saki not enter into it now.
He did not believe that Howe jealousies and those wishes to
addatia iuBuenee which cortuiuly had Wasted Europe.'
powers in former days would be so detrimental as to we-
asel a settlement of this question. He quite agreed that
the Turks ought not to he allowed to extend their poser,
which was need uot au much to establith orders to eels.
Milk rapacity, tiomiption, and venality. He thought that
power should not be extruded among these people, but
that efforts should lw made to secure that dim very hos.
We tribes should live in pence.
Sir U. WILLOUGHBY tont he believed the Turks were
bound by treaty executed in IStri not to enter the country, '
said Le thought it was hard to blame them ender such cm-

Lord PALILEILSTON said the boo. baroast was
taken There was no authority to exclude the Turk, from
lastiamia in the 11•11.14 manner se fr Ute Priacipalities.
Rot tier, wee an arrangement sass yews ego by *Mil no
Turkish ailailuietrative authority
_was to be established in
ITlianiai, bat the people were bit to govern themselvee.
Yon • ling Lent endeavours were wads by the Torts. to get
WI Ul4ll engsgeniset„ but they were bead to it, and that
arrangement was at iu existence, bat ft did nut exclude
them f vnu animating • poelia to repressed thew authority.
The motion that the house be adjuareed was thee put
awl negatived.
TIIE NELsON MONUMENT.
the motion Wet the homer go Into commities et
Admiral W• N /TT called attention to the ami-coninletion
d the Nelaoo inouoinsiit is Tratalgsragnere. He alluded
L the great services of Nvivon, and to the policy of tree/Sag
81•641011 ofpenman vidio Lad w distinguished thenimeiveit
lie 'eked what ilepartioeut of government it was that bag
the &sop tin mouuumut, and winds had so greedy mg-
UAW its duty in not gelling it completed.
Ms. COWPER awed the iiaoinplete state of the Nelms
same was not to be attnburail to say want of vainnes*
ter the character of Lord N elsou, or for the professios of mush the gallant achnird was au ornament. tin the WO.
1111117, it had anion hem a desire that tie lionsli were go AIM Übe bus of that column ahould Lis worthy of the
poiden i which they woul.l he plac,„g, ►m! shoaled be
iskiwies, to represent the liritiah lion. aTugliter.)
that as artist Lad now heels selecte. , in the
peaee/IMe L lawlseer, fn4ll 1114 well.known es-
lingigionsa with animals in general (a latish) sod has
teeiggeme patri•itic feelings,
le wen halitalf for the sup.+e of pr.o:octua
weithy ellgy at the swan/tat tietdruytal. .i.„„.
1111.34. Y.

Mir R. PELL rape to move for an whlstos
admen of pagan ranting k) the tbrvatcool ttion
hodavent, awl to any enfortuat:,,u far
llinneety's goverment IS to the petkable de0,a,A1...1 Frame
emeneant mon the event a that nowstation *ming Wag. &