The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-23 00:00:00

HARBOURS OF RRFIIGF.

Mr. PEASE—;;;;ltoasic lb. Fret Lord of the Treasury
whether it was the intention of the gement:mot to propose to
the hones during the present wake say meager* with -a view
to the enciouragernent of the [mastics of harbours of refuge
oa the °oasts of the kingdom, in conformity with the report
of the royal comorieflon of last year upon the subject. In no
pert of the country was a harbour .f refuge more necessary
than the west of Durham.
Lord PALMERSTON said that every one must be aware
of the great importance of harbours of refuge on the coast,
end especially on that part of the west to which hie hon.
Mead adverted. The report of the commissioners concurred
in the same view, 100 th-y calculated the coat of forming
harbours et 4,000,6001. Tboee who were at all acquainted
with the di!? worm between estimate and cost with regard to
work., of that kind must know that they would not be com-
pleted for the estimate, and that they would coat much more.
The government had no intention of making any proemial of
the kind in the present sermon.
Sir F. SMITH said the coat of making the harbours
would be spread over ten years, and the met pay annum
would be only 200,0001. No tees than 800 lives were atinually
loet on the coast. The @etiolates would not be exceeded, and
they were, in tact, too high.
PRICE OF GUANO.
Me. GREGORY wished to ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs if any communications had lately been re-
ceived from the Peruvian government on the subject of the
reduction of the price of guano. The price of guano had
been reduced 11. per ton, and he believed that something
might be done towards a further reduction if proper mew
gonfalons were made to the Peruvian President. The maim
wag one of much importance to the small farmers of belied.
Lord J. RUSSELL said them were no very Iwo commuala
cations on the subject which he could lay before the house.
The subject was of great importance, and he regretted the
course adopted by the Peruvian government to keep up the
price. There was a very large stock of guano hs hand, of the
value of 3,000,0001., bat sa there were now • great many
artificial manures is was not likely that • very high peke
would be given for guano.
FLOGGING IN THE NAVY.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS wished to ask the Secretary to the
Admiralty whether he would lay on the table of the house a
return of the name of the captain of her ?dajesty's chip
Primes' Royal, who ordered 2,141 lashes to be inflicted on
ifty-three of the crew of that ship, who were ;logged in the
year 1867, as stated in return presented to that home. He
hed received a letter from • gallant admiral, expressing great
concern at its being supposed that Captain Baily, who was
now the commander of the Princes. Royal, was the person
who Inflicted those puntatimeate. Captain Bally was not the
mom who inflicted them. If the authors of these combh-
meats did right in inflicting them, nobody would blame
them; if they did wrong, the public ought to know the
parties who were guilty.
The question was net answered, and the motion for the
adjoarnmeat was armed to.
SECRET DIPLOMACY.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. GRIFFITH said he thought the time was corns when
diplomacy should not have the character of secrecy. Their
diplomacy wee now go well intentioned that it to longer re-
quired to be escret. At the same time it world be • protec-
tas to the country if the public knew what was going on.
Public opinion now ruled the country and Umpired
their diplomacy. He believed that if the people
of the country had been aware, at the time, of
the offer of the weaken of Lombardy to Sardinia which
Austria had made in 1849, that offer would have been rati-
fied, end the blood which had since been died In bringing
about the same result would hare been spared. He also
thought that moat diplomacy had dons great Weak., to
Lord Malmesbury. The particular (portion which he wished
to put to the noble lord was, whether he had reason to believe
that there was • provision or andendanding ht the treaty
ct Vlllefrance that the late dystathe of Tuscany, Modena,
sad Patna were to be restored to those posesselone, if near
eery, by military force; sad, if so, whether her Xeleety's
government were prepared to take part in any congress, or
other diplomatic neeotiation, having that object?
Lord J. RUSSELL said he underetood from the govern-
meat of the Emperor of the French that them was no prom-
ci'M or understanding that those dynasties went* be restored
by mili.ary force, and be further understood that it was not
the intention of the Renewer of the French to employ force
for the puipose of teetering them.
THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Mr. CONING HAM, In moving that it was the ordain of
this house that the system of management which sow existed
at the National Gallery was highly uniatiefeetory, sad was
detrimental to the public service, said the Mermaid expeadi-
tare in all departments of the government was matter of ge.
oral observation. The people did cot feel that tbey got
vela* for their money, and they were disoonteated. The ex-
penditure was so great and the mystery, as • whole, was so
COlOl9ll, that ao member could deal with It in its entirety. But
withregard to theexpenditumon the National Gallery hello*
to be able to chow that in that department • bad eystem had
too long prevailed, and that it ought to be abolished. It ap-
peared by the return which he held in his hand, that during
the last twelve years there had been as expenditure of
90,0001. for augmenting our national collectioa of pictures,
and he wield boldly assert sad appeal to those who had •
knowledge of pictures, whether the National Gallery as it now
Wood, tempered with what It was before It came Nader Its
present wiministratka, had sot positively tistsrlarstsl.
The whoa sot being @scowled fell to the_ Crew&
EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
Mr. HENNESSY roes to cell the Mistake et ths betas
to **failure of mixed educaticia inkstand. He mid the
vote to be taken for education ibis year was 1,300,0001.; at
that 600,0001. was for England and about 250,0001. for
Ireland. The two votes., however, ware given on principles
totally different and distinct. That for England was on
whet wee called the deacininational or separate miters; hut
that for Ireland wall given to support what was called Diked
education; and his object was to cell the attention of the
how, to the Tailor. of the latter system. In Ireland it he-
eluded two braaalwa, the academical educates ia the Qammie