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

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS FOR THE
ENSUINU WEEK.

The following notices of motions and orders of
the day now stand in the order book of the House of
Commons for the ensuing week :
MON OAT, Fsn. 2t.
0111.411.8 OF THE DAY.

Representation of the People—committee to con-
sider the Act 2 and 3 William IV., c. 45; Criminal
Lunatics Bill—second reading; Duty on Dogs Bill—com-
mittee; Supply—committee; Ways and Means—com-
mittee; Trades' Unions (Expenses of Witnesses)—report
thereupon ; Trades' Unions Bill—committee ; Sugar Duties
Bill—as amended, to be considered ; Marriages (Odessa)
Bill--committee.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
Mr. Newdegate—To ask the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, whether the attention of her Majesty's ministers
has been directed to the report of the proceedings at the
inaugural banquet of the Lord Mayor of Dublin on Wed-
tesday last, which is published in the Times of Thursday
the 21st instant, whence it appears that Cardinal Cullen
was present on the above occasion, in the robes and capa-
city of a cardinal legate from the court of Rome, took pre-
cedence in that capacity, and addressed the assembly on
matters touching the government of Ireland : and, whether
assuming the above report to be substantiallycorrect. in the
opinion of her Majesty'. ministers it is consistent with
the laws of this country, or with international law, that
an ecclesiastic should, in the capacity of a cardinal legate
from the court of Rome, be permitted, as representing
that court, but without being regularly accredited to the
court of England, or recognised in any diplomatic capacity,
to interfere on public occasions of an official character, by
advice or otherwise, with matters touching the govern-
ment of the United Kingdom.
Mr. Whalley—Railway Construction Facilities Act
(1864) Amendment—Bill for the amendment of the Rail-
way Construction Facilities Act, 1864.

Mr. Watkin —Railway Debenture Holders Bill—To no-
minate the select committee on Railway Debentures Hol-
ders Bill :—Sir S. Northcote, the Astorney-General, Mr.
M. Gibson, Mr. Laing, Mr. I'. Baring, Mr. Kirkiusn, D.
Hodgson, Mr. Graves, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Coleridge, Mr.
Ayrton, Mr. Scourtield, Sir F. Heygste, Mr. Leeman, Mr.
Goldney, and Mr. Watkin :—Power to send for persons,
papers, and records : five to le the quorum.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer—Representation of the
People—ln committee on the Act 2 and 3 Will. IV., on
the representation of the people, to move resolutions.
Mr. Henry Baillie—Representation of the People—ln
the place of resolution No. 5, to move the following reso-
lution :—" It being desirable that the electoral privileges
of all her Majesty's subjects should be placed upon an
equal footing, no elector for a county or borough should
be allowed to vote for more than one candidate at any
election."

Mr. Walrond—Representation of the People—ln com-
mittee to consider the Act 2 and 3 Will. IV., a 45, in the
place of resolution No. 5, to move resolution.
Mr. Mill—Representation of the People—ln committee
on the Act '2 and 3 Will. IV., to move the following reso-
lution :—" That in order to secure to the utmost extent
possible the real and equal representation of every elector,
it is expedient that any electors, amounting to a certain
number, should have the power of voluntarily combining
with one another to elect a representative."
TOESDAT, FEB. 25.
Novices or Morton.

The O'Donoghue—To ask the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land a question relative to certain alleged proceedings of
• large police force under Sub-Inspector Gilpin in Dingle,
on Friday, the 15th instant.
. . .

Mr. Eilmn! Craufurd—To ask the Secretary to the
Treasury whether there is any intention of making a change
in the office of collectors of taxes and distributors of
stamps in Scotland, by trenufemug the duties to officers
of Customs or Excise, or otherwise, as vacancies occur in
the present appointments.
Major Anson—Army (India and the colonies)—Select
Committee to inquire into the duties performed by the
army in India and the colonies ; and also to inquire how far
it might be desirable to employ certain portions of her
Majesty's native Indian army so our colonial and military
dependencies.
Mr. Deiusian—Attorneys' Certificates Duty—Bill to
reduce the annual duty upon the certificates of attorneys
and solicit°, s and others.

Mr. Fawcett —FactoryActs (Educational Oatmea)—That
in the opinion of this home it is expedient to extend the
educational clauses of the Factory Acts to children who
are esaployed in agriculture.

ORDER OF THE D.tt
Land Contracts (Ireland) Bill—second reading.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 27.
ORDERH OF THE DAT.

Transubetantiatio;,iC.,DeCiaraiOi; Abolition
Bill—
second reading ; Offices and Oaths Bill—second reading ;
Dublin University Professorships Bill—second reading;
Execution of Deeds Bid—second reading ; Sale and Pur-
chase of Shares Bill—second reading ; Counsel to the
Secretary of State for India Bill—second reading.
- Nailer OF MOTION.
_ _

Mr. Newderte—Oae;o1;ri Offices and Oaths
Bill, to move ' That it be read a second time upon this
day six months." _

THURSDAY, FEB. 2A.
ORDER OF THE DAT.
Admiralty Jurisdiction Bill—second reading.
Noricum or Mortara

Sir Andrew Agnew—To ask the Secretary of State for
the Home Department whether, concurrently with the
bill now before the house regulating the duty on dogs, he
will prepare another bill authorising the county police to
enforce that duty; and also empowering them to seize and
destroy all dogs for which no license shall be taken out.
The AttorneyDeneral—lnsolvent Traders, ire., Acta
Amendment—Bill to consolidate and amend the acts re-
lating to insolvent traders and non-traders in England ;
and for other purposes connected therewith.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1.
ORDERS OP THE DAT.

Associations of Workmen Bill—second reading • London
Coal and Wine Duties Continuance Bill—second reading.
NOTICES OP MOTIONB.

Mr. Secretary Walpole—Factory Acts Extension—Bill
for the extension of the factory acts.
Mr. Secretary Walpole—Hours of Labour Regulation—
Bill for regulating the hours of labour for children, young
persons, and women employed in workshops; and for other
purposes relating thereto.
On going into committee of supply.
Mr. Bruen—To move for copy of opinion of the law ad-
visers of the crown in Ireland relative to the release of
John Morris, lately a prisoner, arrested on a charge of
treason felony and Fenianism.
. _ _

Mr. Clive-To call attention to the report of the com-
missioners appointed to inquire into the condition of all
mines in Great Britain, to which the act 23 and 24 Vict.
does not apply.
Mr. Goldney—To call the attention of the house to the
existing state of the law as regards the right of access of
light and air to ancient windows ; and to the necessity of
providing by legislative enactment some means by which
owners of property, under proper regulations, and on pay-
ment of compensation, if necessary, may be enabled to
increase the height of their buildings.
Mr. B. Cochrane—To call the attention of the house to
the exportation of coolies from the East Indies.
Mr. W. Forster—To call the attention of the house to
the uncertainty as to the position of the volunteers conse-
Cuent on their late employment as an armed force at
hester; and to ask the goveniment what steps, if any,
they intend to take to remove this uncertainty.
Mr. Gorst—To call the attention of the house to the
proposal to maintain permanently a British regiment in
New Zealand.

Lord Echo—To uk the Secretary of State for the
Home Denartment, what are the intentions of the govern-
ment with reference to the law of master and servant.

General Dunne—To call the attention of the 11usc to
the act constituting the office for the registration of deeds
in Ireland and the application of the surplus fees collected
by virtue of that act.

The Journal de Samt-Petersbourg of the 12th
says:—"The Neva Skating Society gave its &A night
fete yesterday. The wind blew maliciously all the even-
ing, extinguishing frequently a whole range of lights.
They were re-lit, but it unrelentingly recommenced. The
Emperor honoured the fête with his presence, skating
sometimes with the Grand Duchess Marie Feodorovna
(Princess Dagmar) and sometimes alone. The other mem-
ben of the royal family were the Cezarewitch, the Grand
Dukes Vladimir and Alexis Alexandrovitch, Nicolas
Nicelaievitch, the Duke of Leuchtemberg, and the
Grand Duke George of Mecklemburg-Strelits. It would
be impossible to describe the costumes—some original,
others elegant, nearly all graceful and picturesque. The
fête commenced at 8 and did not terminate till mid-
night. It would have lasted still longer if the electric
lights had not ceased their dazzling radiance."

The Menu announces that M. Chaasepot was
three days back at Liege, where he has concluded a con-
tract with several manufacturers of that place for 45,000
carbines.

1867.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAT.)

EQII/TY COURT.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Mauna.)
RE OTINEND, GI RNEY, .I.ND CO. (UNITED) EX MATS

XiIAPPING.

This was an application by Mr. Knapping that a sum
of 1.0:i2/. might be admitted as a debt due to him from
the estate of the company in the winding up. Mr. Knap-
beng having in November, 1864, 1,000/. to invest, and
bing a great deal away from home, placed the money in
the hands of his wife, requesting hoe to deposit it with
the old firm of Overend, Gurney, and Co. This was done,
and Mrs. Knapping received interest on the deposit up to
the 31st of March, 1865. In July of that year she re-
ceived a circular letter to the effect that if no objection
was made, the account would be transferred to the then
contemplated limited company. Nu objection was made,
and the last accounts showed a balance due of 1,052 f., for
which Mr. Humming now claimed. It was understood
that there were many others in the mine position as this
gentleman.
Mr. E. K. Kerslake and Mr. Stock supported the appli-
cation.

Mr. Roxburgh said the Ihiuidatora would have made no
objection to claims of that class, but having been served
with a notice on the part of some of the shareholdere
cautioning them agaiwit parting with money in
their hands, and intimating that depositors in
the old firm were not to participate in any
dividend that might be declared, they were anxious to
have the authority of the court to support them. At
present there had been no appeal from the decision in the
case of the shareholders' cLiams.

The Vice• Chancellor had—directed that application
should be made to appropriate the money which Mr.
Oakes and Mr. Peck had paid in, and that would oblige
them to say whether they appealed or not.
Mr. Roxburgh stated that the liquidators had been
served with notice of action by the Defence Association.
on account of the dividend which they had paid under
protest
. .

The Vice-Chancellor would take care that the liquidators
were protected, and that the shareholders who were mem-
bers of the Defence Association paid their calla. He had
no doubt that this claim of lir. Knapping wee a valid
debt of the company.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

CORNELL C. JAcons.--meecist..7ite.
Mr. Coleridge. Q.C., and Dr.Spinks,Q.C., for the plain-
tiff. The Solicitor-General, Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr.
Searle fur the defendant.

The testator, Mr. Nash, of Chingford, Essex, for many
years a confidential agent of Messrs. Booth, the distillers,
died in May last, at the age of 73. He had for many years
been an intimate friend of Mrs. Jacobs, the wife of a per-
son who was formerly comptroller of customs in Jamaica.
She hadgoneout to her husband soon after hiaappointment,
but a separation ensued, and she had returned to England.
Mr. Nash, finding her to be in distressed circumstances,
took a cottage for her at Chingford, and provided for her
wants. After the death of her husband he made her an
offer which was accepted, but the marriage never took
place ; and on the :filth of April last he executed a will
bequeathing her the bulk of his property, which was
valued at 10,00 W. The plaintiff, his sister, and only next
of kin, disputed the validity of the instrument on the
group& of undue execution, want of capacity, and undue
influence.

[The case was progressing when our report left.]