The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-21 00:00:00

!ORSINI DIRT OP NEW GRANADA.

The Committee et Spanish American Bondholders
hem) received three issaments from &nor Dos Juan de
lisscisco Mattis, tlis Clia,g4 d'Affaires fir New Granada.
The followhig is a tnas:ation of the first

"LEGATION UT NEW GRANADA.

To the Charon& d the Committee of Spanish Amerisen

" Putt, July 11.
" 84.—1 n reply to the letter with which yaw haul
honound me, ant er date of the 6th instant, I brit lames to
stets thst 1 hare sot yet been authorised by the Presideat at
the Cootgierstion to toter iato en arrangeownt with the
headers ad New Oranaoiaa Bonds, on the tar= proposed
by the Cownaittee on the 17th of January lac', and which
FXI tzsaanated, at the thee, to the Finance bliniftior.
rtr I ate empowered to promote the said arrangemet

I lo,e no titilito apprise' you of it, and to cross to
Usemon order to center with the cuntnittee on this
smater, mil afterwards to solicit the acquisecenos of the
hmedhoklers to what haa been speed upon. 1 have officially
emceed the decree of congress of the Ist of May, eutborlatng
the execative power of the coefederation defi-
nitively to strum* ail what relates to the national
ensign debt, disposing of five millions of hectares equal to
12,300,000 acne) of wine lands, for the liquidation of the
emend end unpaid interest, if the creditors agree to it, and
to indemnify them by means of those wastelands, for the soli-
cited redaction of the rate of Interest for some years until it
rime to 3 per cent. per annum. In ease the ociarnittes should
rot hare received a copy of the said decree I scompsay one for
their infeamatlos. Congress keeping in view the incomes of the
proceeds of the custom', by imp-ding wettish and, tbe exam-
See power has been authoeued, bye legislative act of 7th Ploy
Lost, to lee., the Curium' ether ovally or in part. It ham bean
thought that, by uniting the sp:cial interest with the fiscal
one a Urge Mormon ot the nuateate will be obtatted, Mtn as
will effect a quiek-r redemption of the fleeting debt, which is
being paid by • large portion of those duties, ao that the go-
venuoent could then apply to the payment of the Interest on
the foreign debt the thud pert of the proceeds of the customs,
which at present Is destined to the payment of the bonds of
the Boating debt of the first to the fourth, and ninth class. I
inclose r copy of the ohapt-r of the law anthoriaing the leas-
ing of the cuerosea, for the Information of the committee, end
in case the members thereof, or any of the bondholders
should feel inclined to combine in some proposal eo as to
participate in the admiebtration of that very fund which, in
due bate, will be applied to the payment of the interest on
the (ontga debt, thee co-opetuting in its augmentation, and
furnishing thereby time interest which is to be paid to tbe
auditors eccording to the arrangement which is to be con-
cluded, thereby compmasting tor the nomination of special
agents in the custerhonser, which the committee proposed,
boa which the law bee sot authorised the goverment of the
eesiederattes as edeat.-1 have the honour tabs, /sc.,
(Sigma) `‘ J. Dr FRANCISCO M•aele."

TM wined is a tratelatiou of the Isw dike let say, 1859,
enpgilesenuary et ins one of _kith Just. 1858, far arranging
the payinent of tae interest and the redemptien of the foreign
debt

ccagrere of the confederation of New Granada,
deems:

" Art. 1. The executive power to hereby authorised to u-
range definitively all what relates to the tursign national
dent oe tee folloalug bears
" let. Itademption of the arreared and unpaid inter*
of the mid debt, up to the expiretioa of the financial year in
whkh the respective agreement between the trediton and the
meet of the conederatisi will ba cow laded.
i• 2nd. Ittdecemeat oft e interest to be peal In future on
the capital of the wed foreign debt, to a raw such sr can be
peid ie the terioda and terms agreed upon, sal in a maniac
thet the iuterret ennead at no 'owe 3 per cent. per annum

" Foragreph —For shave otjacte Ws exacta:ire purer can
dilteotw of 6 Proglion hectares of waste lands.
Art. 2. The o recuties power can likewise redeem part of
the copital of the forms twist, by Wittig national properly,
end rtorio.ng wombat for the maw in bonds of that debt.
' "Art. 3. The *an works of the nonfrderatios are to be ez-
opted from the property which the executive can sell for the
object indicated in Art. 2.
" Art 4. National property, offered foe Isle for the redemp-
tion of the (design debt, t. to be adjudicated to the highest
bidder. The offers of the same are to be publietted in the
sffinal Bewopacers a the capitol of t►e confederaliue for a
terse of at I.ets eight month., and in one or mere intluentiel
neweptptra of Europe ten time., and eighty days prior to
that on which the .ale is to lobe place. To compete with
the boots of the foreign debt, .11 the other securities which
:Leerinut legitimate credit* on the ooakderstion be al-

" That party will be cheeped the highest bidder who oft-re
the mom, t.hiag for Omit of celculoing the ttfered mouritles
the price which umy fetth in the market, where they are
egneralty sold, at the nine of the outbidding. It that market
he Bogota. mad holy days print to the ontbidding, if the
mtek4 ha that of some city of Europe.
Art. 5. The arrrerwent ethic% is virtue of the present
law, sad of that at 26th et June, 1858. the executive power
easy contlode with the creditors of the foreign debt will
net require the sokeequett *poreboi w of e4tigm., for
Way comprehended in the final part of the 4th @mike in
the ard article el the con.tituum.

0 Art. 6. The essaVive power can avail Itself of Om an-
thorisatioos greased by the prewar. la. untilrbe Slat

Ikwmber, 1860, and irill-repr.rt w congees& wfse7l;Their;
dime in ousfurtnity theeetrith.
"Often la Hurts, the 27th April, 1859.
" The hidden of the 8-nat., Vicente Cardenas.
"The Tresideat of the Chamber of Repreeentadvie,
Jae A. Ilarroquin.
" The Meenstery of ths Settee, M. M. Medme.
" The Betretvy of the Chamber of It.preeentatlves,
R. Sevatoe.
"Bogoti, let May, 1869.
" I.t this to executed,
" The President of the Confederation. Marian? Ovine.
" The Pleases Stavderp, lined° Ontilwrea
The third doonesent, him • copy of the Basplesseatary
lurr on the Creme, is to. long torn oolanuse.

CRYSTAL PALACL OPEL% CONCIRT,
SEILLIPOS AND 131[PPWC1 DST.—WEDWIMIDAT, JOLT
2E--LeEimiss• na psyrnlet, 448. ditto 81 sissol ticks a,
Mr; 101 'Wars, 240.11.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WzDNranAT, JULY 20.
(Continued been yesterday's 'sprees.)
EDINBUROH, be, ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION
BILL.
The LORD ADVOCATE hoped the question would not
be prokaged. It had frequently bees Wore the house pre-
viously, and he trusted it was now in a fair wag ol make-
mat Re thought the bill ought to be mad • aced tints.
He did not propose to disturb existing interests. The
Moods 01 the - established church did not think
the substitute proppossed was sufficleat. Well, that would be
cossidered by Me Majesty's government in committee. Ent
as it was Namely possible that the bill could past in the pre-
sent emakm, be should recommend his hon. Mead to be son-
Mated with the second reading of his bill. (Hear.)
Mr. NEWDEGAT II said the principle of the le VS/ to
AAA tale tax, and it did not provide any substitute newt
frintnerces which wore already appropriated to the swim
• ell liGehneeh. If the t ware driven to newest the
dimmelleatery pried of tha hoe. reindrer ler
been end le miter his service, It would he the deryiertiaL
bear le mho dant veer Gs livery Sprawl -Ad to that
nwelnt.
NIL 'AZT= recoemosiel his hos. kneel to
Go anurrahoe dile lard Abeam*, and contest him=
Os Print Piffled of MO sselsa with baring tie bill read s
mug time. Is Gripe lb be., Mod WI every lA/012
A SAIWATIAI YAWN ir SS row (Sibs bIL
. M. mU Ili nionlimiell *a Ili MON *Odd I* 1110111 d
fissz t
IV INS Aviseawithost dividing die MINN as the nutter'
thawi t the government wee bbrim the sobjeot In-,
sm
. BRIGHT said they were told on author( not
to pat their trust M princes. He we'll his
hem friend; (Mr. Black)lnot
.to put met gorsromente.
(Hear.) This wMone of those questioes which governments
never dealt with till they were driven to the feat extremity,
and be did not think they were in that position yet with ra-
ped to this question. He was not dissatisfied with what
Idealism friend had agreed to, but he would ask
hisa between the present time and next session
not to bans for a moment that the government would bring
in s MU so satisfactory as this bill. (Elm.) He had no
but of tho willingness of the right hon. gentleman to eettle
wit ration, bet the Home Secretary had responsibilities
did not attach to his hon. friend. To deal with
tsted=on mit ought to be dealt with, this tax must be
His boa friend should take a lemon from the
Chorea Estee Bill. He theremrs bagged of bite to stand
AM the Omani. of his bill, and to rely on the support of
the pis* of Edinburgh. (Hem, hear.) By taking • straight
Boa fur hie own object in Ins own way, lie would come nearer
to his own and than if he trusted to the government. (Hear.)
lir. 8. ESTCOURT said he kellersd no individual
would be able to And a_ proper substikato. He wee,
therefor*. glad to unferehma that the golawagna wage going
to take up the subject out easion. That Wag me, he did
not see whet object could be gained by dividing the house
now on the nowt readies. (Hear, hest.)
134 r O. C. LEWIS mid he did not sak tits hoe. member
for Edinburgh to withdraw his bill. Whet ha said wee that
he was prepared to rots for the second re Milos bill,
and that the government, if in adios, mold laVedwes a bill al
their own next session, leaving it to the bean to aside vibe-
, they they would prefer the bill of the or the bill
• of the hon. member for Edinburgh. Hs made no bargain
whatever with the hon. geottemaa. He would oily my fur-
ther that there was a great distinction between church rates
and the annuity tax, the former being a tax on the whole
community for the repair of the church fabric, the latter •
tax on particular localities for the stipend of the minister.
The house then divided,
For the second readies
Against lOB-66
The bill was then read a second time.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BILL.
Mr. LOCKE (Southwark), in moving the second reeding
of this bill, said it was almost precisely the same es the Mil
he introduced last session. The objects of the bill
etre of such • nature that he thought it
would be acceptable to the majority of the house. This
questioo of weight and measure bed been considered so far
heck as 1834 by a very able committee, and the conclusion
they came to was that corn should be sold bymeasui e, but that
the best mode of welling we. by measure with • test by
weight. Weight alone mold be no test of quality, for 11b.
of bed corn weighed as mach as 11b. of good, and if a
person in one county sent to another person in • distant
place to mud him • cumin quantity of own he would here'
no guarantee of the quality; but if Ise most for a quantity of
corn of so math weight per bushel, be would have not only •
guarantee of quantity but of quality. The tut clams of the
bill merely proposed that cora should be sold by measure.
Corn is sold almost universally throughout the
country by measure, and he proposed that it
should be sold by imperil measure. All gentlemen
who had experience in the matter would bear
him out as to the inconvenience arising from the different
iniessuree. The first clause would make it imperative that all
men should be sold by measure, and them measures should
be the imperial one* Those meanings were already esta-
blished by 5 Geo. IV. and 5 and 6 Wm. IV. Unless there I
bean hisopersble objection to selling by measure, the clams
was • good one ; it carried out the intention of the tamer
acts, and, by establishing a uniform measure, en-
abled 'parties to known what they made contracts
tor. On • former occasion the right hoeourbia
member for Oxfordshire objec.ed to this dame, but be mis-
understood its object ; he was under the Impression that It I
was imperative on the parties to introduce the weight of
morn into their contract. That, however, was not the effect
of the clause. It only made it imperative that
the coin should be sold by measure, leaving it
optional to the parties, if they chose, to introduce
a clause that the corn should weigh so much per measure,
and that such • proviso should not vitiate the contract.
Ceder the 15th action of the act 5 Ono. IV., c. 74, the
county magistrates were empowered and required to provide
model weights and messons for the use of the respeceive
murales, and the set S it 6 Wm. IV. pr ivided for them veri-
fication from time to time. The second clause of the bill
provided that all weights true standard should be verified
every three mug, sad all standard m mum every six yams.
For want 01 a elicitor provision in the tact of 5 & 6 Wm. IV.,
the preseat standards had been very incorrect. 'This was a
groat hardsbip, ea tradesmen were fined for slight inaccura-
cies in thou weishts and measure, when the very stand. rds
by which they wen tried were Inaccurate. The third
section imposed • penalty for making end milling
false weights end measures. The house would hardly
believe t h.tt no such provision now existed in any sd. The
law said these things most not be used, but there was no
=et of their manufacture. The next clanseempowered
of weights and macrame to Inspect any weights or
tetssesaaa used in any open space or public. street. Under the
whim net it we. sot an agorae to use false weights and
menswees in the street, the power of the inspectors extending
only tar those used in shops, buildings, warehouse*, or simi-
lar pima. The 6th section empowered owners of markets
Ice gondle correct beams sad scia/me for the purpose of weighing
all MIMI= the purchasers might choose to have tested. The
sent maim pm importers power to examine articles set out
hit NI% se ees if they weighed cr measured the quantity they
to contain. Those were all the comes of the bill.
nwil"Lt think there could be any objection to the latter
shesemierhioh were intended merely to amend the Weights and
141111.1.111 Act ; and even if there was any objection to. the
Ind shams, be hoped the bill would be allowed to be read a
mond time, and it could. if necessary, be divided en in com-
mittee, or the obinstionatile clause rejected. (Hear, boar.)
Mr. CAIILD sail • bill bad already been before the house
le entabileb • splines of uniform weights and measures. The
=beim= the weights and rometwes was one between
oat wont el the country. The qu-ation was a most
hoperiont one, awl ought to bs fully considered. The bill
An whit& ha »hosed bad been withdrawn the night before,
and bethought that if this bell was also postponed both might
go to the mine committee next session. (Hem, Marl On
such a subject the ought to act on the latest Information,
and not oo the evilmos: taken so far beak as 1834. He
begged to move that the bill be read • second time that day
three months.
Mr. HORSFALL octopi-Mad the amendment. The bill
of the bon. member for Drogheda had been withdrawn, and
he thought this bill ought also to be postponed; in fact
he understood that the bon. member for Southwark did not
intend to prase the first clause. (Mr. Looks would leave It
to the decision of the house.) It it wee understood that the
that clone would be withdrawn, ha would not further oppose
the bill.
Sir G. PECHELL supported the bill. He would suggest
that some provision should be inserted to settle the disputes
that aril, in some boroughs sa to the right of appointing in-
spectors; he thought the power ought to be green to the
mayor and town council.
Mr. HUNT considered the question between weights end
measures could not be derided without reference to • com-
mittee; he hoped, therefore, that the hon. member moild
undertake to arise out the best clause In committee.
Sir J. SHELLEY expressed s'aimliar wish, but trusted the
hon. member for Southwark would promise to re-hdredmes
a bill to carry out the principle of uniformity next eassism
Mr. B. BALL said that if the first clause was alanmfissei
the whets bill was gone.
Mr. FINLAY mils bops& the first clams wail hi ADM
dosed. In his diebricteverything was sold by wellight.
Mr. HENLEY said the subject of the first times won else
as which greet diSsrems al opinion existed, midi 11 aught he
be postpoosid. lit approval of the rest of the MB. except
that the time for re-verifying the standards shoal be ex-
tended.
Mr. CLIVE said that in the opinion of the gaveloment
the first Mamie of the bill could not be considered this swiss
es the understanding that that clause would be strata* le
committee be would support the ascend reading. Time were,
homaw, some points in which the loiter e* be
anwsdad.
Me. BASS did not oussider the silt class meld ever be
mend. The advocates of weight and those of measure were
KW array balanced for our tn gob' • vidirty.
Cogils VW= add the grolles tames waled

=siththat the Onese for life" mid in the act
ing Abolal pensions, but not In the other act. There
was • farther &eduction, that the holder of a diplomatic
pension, if celled on to serve, shonld either do so sr give up
his pension ; but the same might be the case with any novel
or military officer. The bill would affect very few, only such
men as Sir H. Seymour end !Dr H. Bulger, men whom they
would he glad to see In that hones. (Hear, hear.) He did
not propose by this act to Interfere at ell with the general
question of superannuation, and he trusted no attempt would
be made to condoned the two guiltless.
Mr. B. COCHRANE eupported the hill. He thought It
a hardship that tern who- had passed a long life is the
swim of the °ninny should be excluded from the house
because they held • small pension. In many oases the pre-
sence of those gentlemen would be most advantageous
Mr. WILSON mid the case lay ZOOM within the proving
the House of Commons than of the smutty° government;
It Tea not a question of finance; is origin showed the
mambos arose from • joshing of the mown and It
wee now entirely for the howe to deal with it. 'The sum
of 80,000/. appropriated for diplomatic pendoeu woe
charged on the consolidated fund, and entirely
removed from the control of the house, and that
might account for the jealonly against the holders of
them. Tee danger of any Improper influence could hardly
now be apprehended; end Has, the balance of advantage
was certainly in favour of the bill. The house would to-
member this years since • distinguished diplomatist
now in the other house abandoned • 1111110043 of 2,0001. a year
in order to sit is that house: it was hard to call on any man
to make such a sacrifice. If the house would think fit to ley
said. its j.eloney, the government would not of course oppose
a hill which would confer many advantages. The diplomatic
pension. were on a diffeeent footing from other superannua-
tion allowencee, but that was not • muter of much im-
portance.
Sir DE LACY EVANS supported the bill; it we. heed
that diplomat% servants should be excluded, when retired
officers ware allowed to sit.
Mr. B. JAMAS thought the hon. member tar Dessaport
had taken I wiles and constitutional view of the questian.
(Hear, hear.) The statute of Anne had been productive of
great good, but the etweasity of continuing such on melon.*
tied long since ceased.
Sir M. FARQUHAR, having once hod the honour of
being a member of the diplomatic service, could say the bill
would be gladly received by them.
Mr. KINNAILD, se another old member of the diplo-
matic body, expremed • similar opinion.
The hill wee then read • second time.
CHURCH RATES COMMUTATION BILL.
Mr. ALCOCK said be hoped the hones would agree to the
mooed reeding of the bill, us order that if the tail for the
total abolition of the rates did not pass, thiamightbe procesda
with. It was entirely a permissive bill. He proposed to
use the machinery of the Charty Commission to carry out
the provieions of the bill. If any perish were desirous to
have • permanent fund, they oonld apply to the commission,
who would fix the sum on an average of twenty 'emu' expos-
dime or the church, end if that sum was provided from any
source, they would then discharge the parish from all char&
rates for ever.
Mr. CLIVE did not soy the bill would not have afforded
a way of getting out of the difficulties which had beset them
for so meny yeas but they could hardly now adopt such a
bill when they bad already adopted the principle of total
abolition. He hoped the hoe. gentlemen would consent to
withdraw the bill, especially as, if even the principle was
agreed to. it could not be parsed this session.
Mr. ALCOCK proposed to adjourn the debate for • week.
Mr. BAXTER objected to that course. A bill had
already prod for the abolition of church rates, and it wee
madams this to adjourn the oonsideratioe of such a bill. He
tamed that it be road • second time that day three months.
Mr. ALCOCK withdrew hie motion for the second reading.
METROPOLIS CARRI AG EWAY S BILL.
The order for the eeesid reading of this bill wee die-
chsrged, mid the bill withdrawn.
In answer to Mr. Jame,
Mr. W. COWPER said that he found that his bill was
not staving to meet the evil which war about to be extended
to advertisements in street lamps, and he had withdrawn hie
bill for the purpose of introducing soother with greater

power,.
IMPRISONMENT FOR SMALL DEBTS BILL.
Captain STEUART asked that this bill might be read •
second time on the nadentandieg that the discussion should
be taken on going into committee.
The was agreed to, and Nesbitt ma read a mooed tiros.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE BILL.
Mr. WHITESIDE, im moving the sewed reading of the
Criminal Procedure Bill, defended that part of the ninnies
which did away with the forfeiture of goods and corruption
of blood of criminal.. He adverted to another hill—the
Public Justice Offences Bill—and justified the abolition of
the punishment of death la cams wham there was no pm-
meditated &riga to take away life.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it would be his
duty ant that of the Solloitor-Oineral, with the .auction of
the government, to bring the statute law of the country,
and especially the criminal law, into a proper condition, sad
the result of their labours would be laid before parliament at
the beginning of the neat year. He indicated the principles
which, he said, would guide them in dealing with the cri-
minal law,
After • few words from Mr. JAMES,
Mr. WHITESIDE withdrew these and his other bills of
law reform.
The Judgments (Ireland) Bill was read a second time.