The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROM OF LORDS.—Tatraspay, JULY 26.
The homes met at Eve o'clock.
CASE OF BISHOP HINDS.
Viscount DUNGANNON gave notice that on Friday, the
3rd of August, be would all attention' to the can of Dr.
Hinds, late Bishop of Norwich, and irk the Lord Presi-
dent if It was intended to introduce a bill next year to make
provision for bishops who, in consequence of advanced age
or ill heath, might be desirous of reticular their secs.
CENSUS (SCOTLAND) BILL
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Olga.
=medical faculty complaining of the provision in the
Bill which imposes upon them without remuneration
a eery merinos duty, viz., to fill up a schedule with • eot
somber of portieuers, bet statieg that they have no objec-
tive to give any memory scientific details.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT.
Earl De GRIT and RtPON presented petitions from
various friendly societies of the metropolitan district, pray-
ing fer she abolition of the alteration in the Friendly
Societies Act effected by the Bth section of the Act 21 and !a
Vic., esp. 101.

The Highways MAW' Wales) Bin, the Primons ngentimmit
Bill, the Tenure sad Improvement of Land (Ireland) Bill,
the Copyrights (Scotland) Bill, the Manchester Cathedral
Church Bill, the Postage (Army and Navy) Bill, the Party
Emblems (Ireland) Bin, the Medital Acts (1/158) Amend.
ment Bill, and the Highway Rates Continuance Bill were
reed a second time.

The Titles to Lend (Scotland) Act (1A58) Amendment
Bill, the queen's Prison Bill, the Offences Within her Ma-
jesty's Possessions abroad Bill, tho Herring Fisheries
(Scotland) Bill, and the Felony and Misdemeanour Bill
passed through committee.
The Census (England) and the Cacaos (Ireland) Bills, the
Tithe Commutation, and the Oxford University Bills were
read a third time sad pawl.
THE BERMUDA CONVICT ESTABLLAHMENT.
The Earl of CARNARVON called the attention of her
Majesty's government to a recent statement in the Ber-
muda Convict Establishment Report, NM, page 11, by the
chaplain, ea to the condition of the convicts there. The
chaplain stated that the coalition in which the convicts
lived was perfectly horrifying, isral he further stated that
he found, after some years' experience, the great in.ijority
of the convicts became incurably corrupted and more
hairdened than when they were sent out. If the statement
of the chaplaiu were true--and he feared it was—Bennuda
was rely a repetition of the wanes at Norfolk Island with
all Its horrors, Ile would say to the government, let the
ermelete be punished as severely as they pleased ; but when
they admitted these men into their prisons, there could be
no kaidilketion in their turning them out of them much
more degraded and contaminated with more vices than
when they were admitted. (Hear.) It was also stated in
the report that the accommodation provided for the °Ohara
connected with the establishment was so miserably bed that
they were coostantly reeigniug. It was perfectly obvious
in such • state at affairs with constant changes in the
staff, that that order, nrgularity, tad diaciplias could be pre-
served which would be secured if the staff wore thoroughly
acquainted with the habits and character of the prisoners
%Watt their charge. It might naturally have been egpected
that soarexplanation would hay* been made by the ge-
veruor. It appeared, however, that be wee abseut at the
time the report was prepared, and all his locum teams, the
acting governor, stated was, that " beerrald not 'seamy reason
why the conduct of men in the hulks should be wane there
than in prison ea shore." He (the Earl of Carnarvon)
trusted her Majesty's government would do that which the
goverom ought to have done, namely, order • most full and
swerehing inquiry upon the spot into the whole matter, and
if upie investigation it should to found that the statements
contained iu thu chaplain's report were correct, he hoped nu
consideration would deter the government from dealing
summarily with the evil.
Earl (MANVILLE, who was almost inaudible in the
gallery, was understood to say that inqniries had been made
both at the Admiralty sad the War-office, sod that uo reply
had yet hewn reinived.

' THY VOLUNTEER FORCE.
Earl FORTRISCUE rase to ask a question of the Under-
Secretary for Wm reveling the pay and allowance to ad-
jutants of admiaistratave battalions of ride volunteers in
rural districts, and also respecting the grant of a perms-
neat sergeant to be paid he the government for each com-
pany of volunteer.. The noble earl eulogised the loyal
spirit which had been displayed throughout the country,
and also the combat of its nobl, friend the UnderSecre-
Mary foe War (Earl de Grey and Ripon) for the same* be
had rendered in connexion with the movement. lie said it
hail been found desirable to have ono uniform system of
drill, aid for that purpose adjutants had been
appointed with as allowance of 10s, per week.
Such an allowance might be amply sufficient in towns, but
in rural districts, where the voluoteers were scattered over
SO extensive area, it was manifestly load-quite. He wished
to know whether the government were prepared to take
into consideration the extent of the different localities to
which the adjutants were appointed with the view of giving
then some further allowance in proportion to the services
which they rendered, and elsu whether they would consider
the prepriety of appointing a permanent sergeant to each
company of volunteers. All the charge which them
changes would threw upon the country would nut amount
to more than 1/. per MAD.
Ear! DR GREY and RIPON thanked the noble earl for
the remarks he hail made in reference to the swans of the
movement and the conduct of the government, and said he
felt deeply grateful for the public spirit which the volun-
teers had displayed is coming forward to the *Meet of
1:111,00 men for-the purpose of providing an auxiliary force
which in the hour of OW he believed would be found of
the greatest value. With regard bo the condition of the
adjittents of the administrative battalions—than battalion
formed of companies scattered over a wide area in the
rend deleted--le thought the performance at their duties
entailed upon t hem much heavier expenses than were Menne*
by the adpitants of town betakes. The attention of his
right hon. friend the Secretary for War bad already been
directed to the subjectlvid it WAS now under couridenation
whether it would not fair to make some increased
allow-
aeoe to adjutants in this position in seder to cover their se-
mean travelling expenses. (Hear, hear.) He thought
himself that such a proposal was perfeetly fair and be
Meet if the government adopted it, that tt wouldi meet
with the approbation of their lordships. With regent to
the wooed question of his noble from/ he was afraid he
mould not give se satisfactory an answer, because although
the noble earl sald the sans incurred by appointing
a senemat to every y vesild be sionspa-
iatively soon, yet it wanld involve an expenditure