The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-10 00:00:00

SBOOND REPORT OF THE CATTLE PLAGITE

Yr. NSWDHOATS wished to learn from the Secretary
of State for the Home Department when the scmod re-
port of the Cattle Plague Commission would be pivoted in
Oho hands of members. _ _ _

Sir G. GREY replied that cme copy of the report bad
bees lied befog. ber Majesty the day before yesterday,
sad he expected the report would be ready for dutribution
moos hon. mambas in a few days.
Mr. WALPOLE observed that the first report was tot in
the heads of members yet.
Sir G. GREY said be presented the report, but he was
Rot reepossible for its circulation.
'Plummet ORAN BORNE—May I ask who is respoodble?
Sir G. GREY—That questios should be addressed to the
right bon. eFetatleman ia the chair. (ti laugh.)
The motion for the adjournment uatil Monday was then
*greed to.
THE ADDRESS.—REPORT.
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Lord F. OA.VENDLSLI brought up the report on the
eddies's.

Sir J. PLKINGTON drew attention to that pert of the I
Speech which adverted to the ibiturhatees in Jamiks.
The present, he observed, was a moment when it behoved
iedependent members of the house to giee expression to
the regret, be had almost said indignation, with which
they must have observed that both by a portion of the !
public, press, and, be was sorry to add, by eminent
members of the house at various publio meetings, the
reserve which ought to be maintained on this sub-
ject, is the absence of the nearer/ information, had beet
broken throw/h, end the conduct of her Majesty's repro-
wiatative freely dimmed, prejudged, and coademeed by men
who had not the means of judging iu their possession. Rut of
till who had spokes on the subject there was none throe ob•
nervations were open to so much censors as those of the hoe.
somber for Birmingham. In a speech delivered by th.l
bee. gentleman at Rochdale, he declared hie opinion that
Mr. Gordon had been mardered, sad expressed a hope that
Os governor of Jamaica and hie as would have
to steed at the bar of justice for their crime. Now, even
if Governor Byre had been betrayed into conduct that
dinerved reproof, it should he remembered that he well led
Into it at a great sod trying emergency, from a zealous
desire to do his duty to hie (jean and country end to the
colony committed to his care. That being so, it was
a cruel and an unjustifiable thing for any seas of
eminence is this country, when addressing large bodies
of hie countrymen, to endeavour to draw them
away from a calm and dispassionate view of the
question, by charging on Mr. Eyre such a crime as Mr.
Wight had laid to his charge. He thought it only right,
then, that some voice should be raised to ensure Gaselier
Eyre that there was a portion of this home, including he
hoped her Majesty's minister., who, while they would not
shrink from censuring any part of his conduct that seemed
to *mead it, were prepared to do him justice, and did
• net sympathise in those harsh sod premature con-
demnations which ought never to have beeo uttered.
With the amine* of the government in jesting a
comniimion of ioqiiiry, sod the salvation they bad made of
Cilto wove upon it, he d d not find fault ; but be did
tillhat they had issued that commission precipitately,
end that, before doing so, they ought to have waited for
farther ezplanatioas and a completer knowledge of the
Lets. Turning next to the noestion of reform, the right
hen baronet after annadverting upon the speeches made
is the rams by Mr. Bright and Mr. W. E. Forster, &prot-
ested the continued dangling of the question balms the
pablis eve for men party porpoise, and called epos minis-
ters to declare explicitly whet their intentions really were.
Mr. BRIGHT—I can armee the right hoe. gentleman
_ Ibel Ido met feel is the least degree sore at the ceseure he
has yeemed spoil me with record to theobsereatiose I spade
es the event. which have taken pleas in Jamaica. lam a
geeirhdeal used to the eritision of the right hon. gentleman.ter.) le fact. I believe there is hardly scything I
have aid is this hoese, or le the pantry, for the lest twenty
rare, whisk time *At hes. geatlirseem has not found it me.
sentry to condemn. (Flew, bear.) I tan assure him that
he ie very mush /mistaken if he supposes that I was
molested by say party holies in seythism I said es this
dilissmsimg mshisel. It I hod bad say pest, /Wing

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