The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-23 00:00:00

FENIANISM.

Colonel KNOX said, that as the hon. member for Sir
mingham had thought it his duty to mien present what be
(the hon. and gallant member) said on the subject of the
treatment of Fenian prisoners, he begged to ask the &ere-
tary for Ireland whether prisoners under the Habeas Corpus
Suspension Act were not treated as untried prisoners and
Insolvent debtors?

Lonl NAAS said that the hon. end gallant gentleman
was quite right. These persons contined under the Lord
Lieutenant's warrant were treated precisely as untried
prisoners.

BIRTH OF A PRINCESS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose and
said—tiir, I ass sure the house will be rejoiced to offer
an address of congratulation to ber Majesty on the happy
event that has occurred in the royal tinnily by the birth of
a princess in the direct line of the royal house. The royal
family lives so much in the eye as well as in the heart of
the people, that sonic, domestic sentiment necessarily mixes
with the public feeling that dictates and sanctions these
addresses ; and I am sure the house will offer with every
sincerity, and the utmost and most respectful cordiality,
the congratulations we all feel on this occasions. I beg to
move that an humble addrea be presentA to her Majesty
congratulating her Majesty on the Princess of Wales
having happily given birth to aprincess, and assuring her
Majesty of our devoted loyalty and attachment to her
Majesty's person and family. (Cheers.)
Mr. GLADSTONE—Sir, I have much pleasure in rising
to second that motion. I will only add to what has fallen
from the right hon. gentleman, that the indisposition
from which her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has
been suffering has contributed to supply an additional in-
terest in the event to that which always comes home to the
heart of the nation ; and to express our earnest hope that
her royal highness will speedily be relieved from the con-
tinuance of that suffering, and continue to enjoy, with all
other blessings which Providence can bestow, that of an
anintemipted health, which it is the desire of the whole of
the country she should ever enjoy. (Cheers.)
The motion was then agreed to.

Mr. BENTINCK, on the order for supply, raised a dia-
.:MSS/OR upon the estimates for the designs of the new
courts of justice, by moving that it was expedient that
all arrangements respecting the new structures should be
effected under the sole responsibility of the government.
The discussion possessed little interest except to the art
critics. It elicited, however, from Sir R. Palmer and
Lord J. Manners the admission that responsibility really
rested with the government and not the commission, who,
in fact, had been appointed at the instance of the inde-
pendent members the house.

Sir H. itAIVLINSON inquired whether the Indian go-
venunent bad come to any deeieion on the recent appeal
of the Maharajah of Mysore with regard to the succession
of his adopted son.
Lord CRANIiORNE said it wan emphatically the
opinion of the government that the rights conferred upon
the Maharajah by the treaty with the Simla would ter.
urinate with hi. life. It was not the intention to annex
the territory, however, at the Maharajah's death, though
it would not be Lauded over to a native prince altogether
unchecked and uncontrolled. The question was how far
they would go in giving to hie adopted *ion a Aare in the
government of the whole or a portion of the territory
which his father poasmeed, and if, hereafter, when he
came of age, he showed his fitne.s for the position, it was
to be hoped that he would be admitted to a practical
share on his father's death.

tiir it. PALMER called attention to the unsatisfactory
state of the different appellate juriwhetirns in this country.
With a sieve to remedy the defects, which he described
with great mina:. aim the bon and learned gentleman
proposed to at.:iimb the exclusive of the
courts of Queen's Emelt and Exchequer, and to make the