The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDB.—TresDA7, Fa 8.16.
Thou lordship awn at lye o'clock.

GENERAL WINDHAM.
Me Dada of. CAMBRIDGE—Your ledshipe will readily
believe that, 'axioms so I naturally maned as it is my duty to
be, to protect the reputation and character of an absent officer
who is maged upon • difficult wevice, anything I may have
mid with that view which was not pat by me in a proper form
or in correct words would subject me to extreme pain and =-
mend. (Hear, hear) Your loclahipe will recollect that I
yesterday to make an observation in reference to a cum-
inuatlon I had received from Sir Colin Campbell with re-
gard to General Windham. I stated, or I intended to state,
that I had received a most satisfactory report from Sir Coln
Campbell as to the conduct and character of that officer and
that than was no blame whatever to bo attached to him to
Mari to the recent proceedings which were carried on under
Mr edam at Cawnpore. lam afraid that the observations I
aiieseml le lordships on that occasion were not 031,
may , the mama being that I have so little ex-
pains to 'peaking in this house that, as I doubt not, I was
est heard with that atenrecy which I Irma I shall be to-
aad that my sentiments were in consequence
What I said, or what I intended to my,
Meer blew was attached la some quarters—not man-
* Wisdham—aad that with regard to those per-
mute se blamed their case was in the hands of the Com-
aimisicla.Chlef, who, I was confident, would deal with it
to that proper spirit—that proper military spirit—which he
dimileyed on a gnat many oecasiona in which be has
Mss ameerned since his arrival in the East. (Hear, hear.)
I was seam ed, bat I will take this opportunity of se-
Wsteelf rightwith your lordships sad the public, being
net It was eatinly m own fault that anything
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or three wilds Was (wbe byyy practice have adapted their
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dam to draw wpm dr k knagiaaties to ell ap the hiatus. It
may be observed, hawarr, that the report in the Deity
Nears accords in substance with the royal doks'a explana-
tios.—Rnroitrzi, D. N.]

CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA.
Lard BROUGHAM presented a petition from Coktiesder
say attempt to wawa the government of India
paeosolings in that country, and objecting
le the el the Italie resources, either in the
shape of money or lead, la aid of say met of religions belief.
INDIAN 00VSRINENT.
Earl ORANVILLI pateenled a petition from Singapore
against the system of doable government.

DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ACT.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented several whim, from
various places in Berkshire, comphsidng that this act was
*furious to the laterasts of the cherub, -and was contrary to
Eno law *Ma ettnrcb, in moiling clergymen to perform
marrlsgas which the church held to be illegal and corttrary
to serlpture.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SPECIAL SERVICES

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BILL.
Da the above !Al a division took place on verbal amend
=Os la the first claws—

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Non-contents l3 —lB
The motion limiting the districts to populations of 5,000
ens agreed to.
Words were then imp rt d, permitting the clergyman dß-
dean to reed "soy pert of the Conunon Prayer" in place
et restricting his reading to "the collects, •• • restriction
its object of which
The Bishop of CARLISLE explained to be the not giving
sines to those who, having been alienated from the Church
el Zagisad, might he hindered attending the special services
by the reading of the whole Church service.

Ths Bisioi."of LLANDAFF proposed a clause embracing
tie nuke of adjacent parishes in mining and manntaeturing
Matrists for these objects.
The clause, after some discussion, in which approval
greatly preponderated, was, on the suggestion of the Bishop
lIIMAXCMILsTE/L. postponed until the bringing up of tho
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was then agreed tn, and the bill having
paned t=thowereittee, was ordered to be reported on
Moseley neat.
The Trustees Relief Bill went through committee.
Their lordships adjourned at half-put seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuEsDAy, Fn. 16.
The Bruins took the Asir at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Bacot( n RiaDlNOS.—Atlantle Tel Company,
lievrpool Eschan Metropolitan Railway (Abudoesnant
of tradertskiag, Ac.ife, ), Oude Railway Company, Rochdale
and Manchester Rood, Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, Yale
of Trey Railway, Manchester Arsine Court.houas, South
Wales Railway (Farther Powers, de.), Bills.
SOUTH WALES RAILWAY (NEW RAILWAY, &o.)
The iwoond reading of this boll was amend by Mr. Pit-
urn; but, alter lOW observation' from Mr. H. A. Banat
Clad Mr. FITZROY, the ;notion kw its bang read a sacced
Mme QM day six months woo withdrawn, and the MU was
nod a ascend time.