The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-20 00:00:00

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

Mr. NAPLER mid that a year ago e;i7sadtese to lee
mejeety was weed upon respecting the administration el
the arnica of justice, to which address her Majesty media
that she would give directions that the subject await node,
that attention and consideration which its importance de-
masidod. He afterwards had some communication on the
sa=with the Attorney-General, and, in July last, when
was brought against the Statute Law Commie-
Lesre, the noble lord at the heed of the were-
mast requested that it might not be pressed, as there
would soon be a department of justice ; and the
Attorney-General stated that he was perrearleg a
scheme which he hoped to be ebb to make public beton the
end of the session. At present the whole thing impaled to
be at an end, and if so he wished to give notice of lib intim-
lion to all the notice of the hoar to the subject. (Hear.)
Mr. L. KING hoped to receive some ammo* Erma the
Attorney-General that a measure was in preparation.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that ao one wee
better aware than the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Napier) of
the sincerity of his Wings on this question. He did Pre-
pare a plan to give effect to his intentions, but the del sot wee
that it was too general and embodied too many subjects. •
measure embracing some portions of the subjects had received
the approbation of some of the members of her Majesty's go-
vernment, and would soon be submitted to thehouse. Elbows
conviction of the neoemity of a department of this kind was
strengthened when he considered not only the state of the
law generally, but the state of the law in our colonial posses-
sions. Ile would promise the house that his best attention
should be given to the subject, and trusted that would be the
last time when he should be required to give an assurance
that the thing should be done. Tear, hear.)

COUNTY POLICE.
Mr. LIDDELL maid that a stun Wee granted out of the
consolidated fund for the support of the county pollee on cer-
tain conditions. la biortbumbirland the magistrates had
such a force aa they considered necessary, but ekelnspector
reported that in his opinion the force was inththrft; end
the certificate for obtaining the necemary WM had beam with-
held. Ile understood that with respect to the
West Riding of Yorkshire, and in the town end county
of Newiastle-opon-Tyne, similar reports had been
out up by the inspector, but that in the oast the certifi-
cates had not been withheld. He 'tithed to know whether
that statement was oconsct, and whether the
which bad taken place on the subject would re=daeltllacil
table.

Sir G. GREY replied, that in the first instance the
inspector considered the number of police appointed by
the magistrates quite inadequate in point of number, and
therefore it was impossible for him to certify. Since that
time • considerable number had been added, and if they
were kept up the certificate would be rented without any
hesitation. The correspondence would be completed in the
COUrbe of a few days, and he would then lay it on the table.

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CHINA.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he asked the goverment the
other day to oceennunicate to the house the terms pro-
gledbanled,the was
and the Chinos
c4mno;i:h.lem" Cheine th beeekaureCot=
He
supposed this time the gorerament wore in pommies of
the and he hoped they would be laid on the
table before the house was called nix@ to take the navy esti-
mates into consideration. (Hear.)