The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-05 00:00:00

ERE EXPRESS, SAT URDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1860.

geektity of led*, sad to shilm it eta ourtein bad
pries. In order to sigh aim to do this the pinkie
were in the habit of waking Maumee to the vele, se that
the iryota were always kilebtai r War lealkedg eel as
doubt this date of Wags wee keel petiadielei to the ryete
Ind their Wank& That vas as &eh* k eseardenee with
the kw, bat It wee perks* wok ham that their=
we
earned impart Ile law, era he Wad &see
which ought to mist t-hopised kaiak The
ryas be& *Wed yeeapkow kap is that
wa, as growing rise we mare sad so doubt kik
had led to tistavelaMirra Pon to cc•lllt=
titer Dot to perform their wieleasts, sad to meet
dews ow the pert el the bar planism And It—i7r;t:
true that sautes awl .Owlet be.. brought from Ma-
rotta to said yr wiles pisatersAt eseld not U.* km
on aereeat d say kw hawing lbswoo= ApileiMow
had bees ramie le the esiessidso et be- he we
est et that mama e midis toirendelt tnformaties sa
to whet bed be dame. The way iskeenation he had was
oinveyed is a private War, doted find korth, stabs this
to wee the Lamas' of the hipidative esuseil to kiosks*
a iseemere for the male ad[ dialog with this seisjek.
Dot it did sat the k wee the Moltke of
that WO to the ithaelisa of awl easkurts
to sashimi The eldest
Thaw give wawaaary
power to magistrates a okil OWL was sew time
ego seed authorising megilleake to pound Maks* ie
the oases ; but it wee repelled by eis order el the Used
d Directors. The sew kw, whatever it wee, wee rely to
be act, sad than erairekits head
to *like ido the whole quokka steeling the indigo
pisatare aid the ryote.
WINE DUTIES, NATIONAL GALL Y, he.
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Lord H. THYNNE asked the steamer of the Er •
chequer whether than was my imadatisa for the 'wort
this the Anal redwilen st the wise &dm was to take elect
la Almost or aspemeller, rwhether he fatierkd to adhere
to hi original prepeml that snob reduction sheabdtake effect
ea the lit day Of Jacassry, UHL
Lord W. GRAHAM asked the Chanceller of the Hz-
damper whether my elope lied been taken, or wereabred
be taken, to Wirers the smatilatica el the Nattered
Gallery ? He embertood that the veallatien of the Na.
bers ere
%keel Gallery wee only equelled by that with which mem-
Ull neently practically migmatite& in St.
illialrerlANClLLOß of the ElCHAQl7lllfeltohltpd to
the boa. memberfor Wiltshire for paNktitbe qmstioahebad
asked ia referimeelOille wise duties, as hearse aware it'd melt
a report as be had aided to bed been eirenlaMd. HL
was, that there wee ne iseadatien fee any each
(Clasen.) The mmenmenthed ea Illiallorinse Is seeliCris;
jedp af Ike probable vertigo' tie Mated wise duties,
ear maid experleare begin vain the beams pared ems
legfeklive meemres with rapid to the ode of wise. As to
the gaselima of the noble lord (Lord W. Godwin), it bed
net beee Eaglet to his entice that the atmosphere of the
Itatissal Osier, yes so bad a. apposed to be the cam
frees the ' which the noble lied had instituted,
was sot prepared to late any diseua-
ralTesobjese, mbar late
ea the ander bask whisk the aside lord
bad them &ea to 11. He bad, however, made bigotry so
for se the terms of Um question, us pissed urea the notice
pow, sad the mew, be received was that there were no
mem el maliaties at the National Gelhry except open-
*. OS Maim, which was objectionable, as being calcu-
lated be Ware the commie of the building, sad that if that
bad* was to be the permanent rlosAterry of the national
seised= of picture., some arMacial main of vemination
mast be adsphid. At the manse tame members of puha-
mmt, at all events., were aware that imperimeste la ventila-
tion were far too costly to be tightly saisred urea (Hear,
bear.) He might add, that certain piens were under eon-
sideratioa, which he trusted would render it practicable
greatly to hoprove the ventilation of the room in which
the asthma picture' were conteraed.

Mr. LOCKE, in asking the rust Commissioner of
Works what steps he had When, or was about to take, in
ito the report of the committee on the purification
eMi Sesuesdiime referred to the several discussions which
bod
etelekee en the subject in former SINI/ORS, and the
Let., Wig
to which the house came to to awry oat the
plan of the hate Mr. Fituoy, and complained while
the works wen in regress the present Pint Commissioner
of Works had ecuestited to the appointment of • committee
Se inquire late the 'object, which committee had reoom•
mended the albendomeent of • plan which he (Mr.
Lades) believed would be effectual, and upon which
14,000 i. oat of • total oust of 17,0001. had been
incurred. He added that the committee were not !
*necklaces in their WOO/10114141ii011, but that the '
question was decided by the casting vote of the chairman.
The return which had been moved for was not • return
upon which the slightest dependence could be placed, inas-
much as it was simply • return of the sem alreody paid to
the contractor, without taking into einsideration the
accounts not et delivered. The report of the committee
recomme the entire abandiamarat el the scheme, and
if it were acted upon it would be the abandonment of •
scheme upon which an expeoditere el 14,0001. had &bendy
received die sanction of the home. Would people eel of
dean think It creditable to the home that seek utter want
of purport should be displayed in dealing with the money
of the country ? On the contrary, he felt satilled that if
they found the mosey was to be squandered WWI@ fralke,
they would at once arrive at the concludes that the persons
to whom the ex=itir. of the money was entrusted were
imempeteat to • their duties.
.(Hear, hear.)
Mr. BKNTINCK objected to the principle of defraying
the cod of metropolitan jobs oat of the public parse, and
mid the use which had been brought before the house
was one of the grossest that could be =wined. No lees
than 14,0001. had been fooled away for earthing. It was
not WI much for the house to consider who was to blame
! in the matter as to take into their serious counties/ion
I whether they would sanction this perpetual system of
I plunder upon the public for metropolitan
If the purification of the was requisite ir=
have been mid for by • metropolitan rata. (Hear.)
Mr. COWPER said the question of the best mode of
purifying the Serpentine had been under consideration for
many years. The general impression had been that it was
only necessary to clear away the dirt at the bottom of the
lake, and pour in fresh water, bat last year • new plan was
brought forward, by which it was propoeed to pans the
river perpetually through a series of filters. When the
matter was brought under his notice he confessed that he
shared the common opinion, that such • plan, however in-
genious, would not prove satisfactory. At the same time
he did not think it respectful to the house to make any
alteration until the house had had an opportunity of cum-
, der* the subject, and he therefore obtained the appoint-
meat of anklet committee. The committee With very fairly '
constituted. The two parties were so evenly balanced that
the report was very far from unanimous, but still the cow-
' mitts' did report that the proper course to take was
' to pt rid of the foulness at the bottom of the lake, and to
construct • clear and hard bed. They also reported that it
was desirable to abandon the praxes of filtration, and to
obtain • pare supply of water by some other means. In
earring out the views of the committee the government
! had consulted Mr. tiimpsoo, the eminent hydraulic en-
gineer, as to the best mode of turning the work„ already
executed to • profitable account, and bow the sum voted
last year might still be employed in the most effectual and '
ecoacennal manner. Filtration possessed this defect— it
failed to deal with the origin of the mischief, and under the!
attraction of enemy the house had been led to adopt a
scheme which would prove wet easetisfactory in the end.
After consulting with Mr. Simpson, he (Mr. Cowper) an. I
pounced to Mr. Hawkaley that the plan of filtration must I
be abandoned, end asked him opinion as to the fusibility of
obtaining • supply frees a well at the upper end of Kensing-
ton-gardens. -Mr. Hawbley reported, that • well sunk
into the chalk would give • daily supply of half • million
gallons of pure water. Nothing had yet been done in refer-
enceto the removal of the works nisch had been constructed
for carrying out the proms of filtration. The engine which
Was intended to facilitate filtration would hereafter be em-
ployed in pumping water out of the well, in establishing •
perpetual current from cue end of the lake to the other,
and in throwing up the water into some very ornamental
fountains. A large outside would also be pro-
vided, and the water would be thrown up in
jeta of considerable height. These improvements, however,
would not be effected for the mere sake of ornament, but
experience proved that anything which kept the water in
motion had a tendency to purify it. He did not think,
under these circumstances, that his hon. friend (Mr. Locke)
was justified in Lemming that 14,0001. had already been
extended for which no return would be received, but, on
the coutrag, he was of opinion that when the works were
completed it would be found that the money expended had
produced most satisfactory results. With regard to the
ieviertien that the purification of the Serpeutine was •
metropolitan job, and that it ought to be defrayed by •
metropolitan rate, he would simply remind the house that
no suchourate existed, and that the Serpentine was situated
in one of the royal perks, which had always been kept up
by the public funds. It mast also be remembered that
these were net exclusively London parks, but that they
were metropolitan in the sense of belonging to the metro-
polis of the whole kingdom. (Hear, hear.)
Sir J. SHELLEY said it was no fault of his that the
money of the country had been "fooled away," as the
hon. member for Norfolk asserted, in purifying the water
of the Serpentine by • process of filtration, inasmuch as be
had dem his best, when that plan was brought before the '
house, to induce them to reject it. He had regarded the
whole scheme as vinionary, and his opinion now turned out
to be correct. With regent to the *au-, before the com-
mittee, he believed that if it had not been for the bold
emertioa of Mr. Hawbaker himself that 14,0001. oat of
the 17,0001. votesd had beim ettently expended, there would
have boos so difissity is Worm the committee
W tame to • more unanimous report. His right
M. friend the nutrient of the Dowd of Works
bed now told the here bow be brooded to carry
gut the seggestions of the earmaittee for the
Wadies of the Irks, sad be eirldeb thought the right
geatiemas had hien aided by Xt. Hawkaley, and
that he intended te adept • mime mid* wadi prove an
mike Salm 00•61111111 ail dm, aried7_ Peonned an
ale
ee7117 rharalidervardera. the
Hit k 111,skihn;
seethe, net espeotilly when Mr. Howlieley bad himself
told the committee that is sinking • well m the chalk the
exposes would be very great, while the supply. of water
would be exceedingly limited. He also *acted to
r•eianmparal which ire wadi told wee likely to be
oat, for patting up • kind of pagoda,
in which the earns and chimney were to be
placed, and he thought that unless greet care and taste
we re daplard the park would rue the risk of being cue
verted into • sort of tea-garden.

BLACKBURN mesphieed of the reckless man
ear la which the radio maw bed been spent. and strongly
*Med to the mind* el onpading the ;NAB@ money
Mallargailill="ll4 ihe bated
Mend. Yon Ithercurimeared the plea illhatio• wee
this : the phis bet was a memos hp abbh the
::Prjme to le with in the aims ameme es the
ll James's Park—tire we Is mt, the miler was
te he allowed to rue away, eel the teMara bertlened by
emenele. That pine wenld, hemmer, have involved as
esponn of 430,0 M. ; bis late right lion. friend was led
tot the pia el Mastics would keep the miter
la a staved
aim. perky, and would ouly seat 111,0001.
Under them eiremsehmenu and placing oseddeme In the
opinion of Ns. Hawleley, who had been represented to him
se• person well Is form a judgment on the
setter, his right his. fried did not think it right to pro-
pane a vote tar the fir meat.
Lewd J. 111•1171 M bused to set the noble lord right.
2lm ed wide Howes orated the plan of the Into go-
verimesi amid ash yew met 8040001., but 30,000 L or
31,0301. for et namting that plea. the government of
ths sable lord to
-nswiliegled scheme of filler
Moo, which was when MIN to be esamined by
the select ammilleu_ be one thei really would not hold
mem- bellis4 Tire sued ef Ihe transaction wee that
a governsame awing in side should not be in awe a
140111M4 berry le meat the gime of its predecessors. By
as dehg pest weeds et puha Mosey woe often, m had been
Weontiete hs two. hewed. (Hear.)
I The moo tee the ,sernment of the house was then
fat am mimeo pastiraingat
ANCE.

Mr. H. SHERIDAN insWilo7le:;; to bringg in a bill
to amend the law relating to the duty chargeable on fire
insurances. The blll, he aria, wee an echo of that of a
former mansion ; it did not propose a total repeal at the
duty, but, by reducing the ben upon the ordinary risks from
Is. to L. per cent., to paginknes it, and anaramie, not
diminish the revenue. He oelenlated that of the to
moue of insurable property he the satin
use uninsured that mot te be farm* ails he con•
bonded, would be Waled if the (My were reduced.
REII reviewed at mob hes* the whole subject
ol Aro insurance, Wake est the duty was
a tax either upon property, alrendy taxed, or
upon prodenee and virtue, and be dialed that the ques-
tion was one of finance. The seseent Isi vyosed to deal
with wee only 430,0001., and the ream wesR ld be speedily
filled up. But the Chanceller of the Ihrebespice had taught
than that a deficiency of 11111•11•11 was no mason why there
skald be no relaxation of bail burdens.

Tins diaIiTELOMItheMICTHEQUER rid he
&oak' not enter into this question whether or not an
alteration or reductica of the insurance duty might be a
prnprr subject for the house to entertain when our fillYolllll
lleraWed a disposable surplus, or if the pressure of the tax
Galled far ha repeal, end the substitution of another in its
Once. Neither was the owe in this instance. Mr. Sheridan
only to change the law at • cost of 430,0001. a year,
that the remelt weald be an increase in the revenue.
t whoa? It wee not to be costanporansoua with the
reduction of the deity, and the state of the revenue did not
allow of such a seerilice. Premises of this kind were ex-
tremely &Durable, but the evidence offered in support of
the wove.. t held out in this caw was vague and loose, and
Gladstone appealed to counter evidence, showing that
the calculations of Mr. Sheridan were not reliable.
He hoped the hones would Dot accede to the motion.
Mr. MALINS said he should woe& to the motion in
order to record hie opinion that this warn a duty which
ought at the mintiest period to be reduced.
ifx. CROSSLEY, though he'oppoeed the motion, consider-
ing the tall to be bawd upon an injure principle, was of
Tnithat this was one of the worst of taxes, in respect
boLa alreeder sad amount.
Lord C. HAMILTON spoke strongly in condemnation of
Ike tax.

MriBAXTKR entirely concurred in the argumente of
the hon. member for Dudley, but as there would be evi-
dently great di/acuity in proceeding during the present ses-
sion to legislate upon this question, be should euggest to
the hon. member not to press his motion further.
Mr. MA.LINS explained that he had only suggested to
the hon. member for Dudley that at this period of the ses-
sion, when there was so much important public business,
it would be hopeless to attempt to carry his measure.
Sir 8, Prro and Mr. RAWER= also recommended the
hon. member for Dudley to rest satisfied with the impres-
sion which he bad shady made, and not to press the mea-
sure further at present.
Mr. SHERIDAN thought they bad bad a distinct decla-
ration from the government that they were not at this
moment prepared to consider this question, and he bad
consequently no other alternative than to proceed to a di-
vision. (Cheers.) But before he did so, he hoped the
house would allow him to answer some of the objections
which Ind been made to the bill. (Cries of " No, no," and
" Divide.")
Mr. OONINGBAM remarked that though his conirti-
tweaks were in favour of this measure be could not vote for
AI as lie looked epos it as a censure upon the budget.
louse then divided, when the numbers were :
Pk" the motion
Against it 108-24
Leave was consequently refused.

THAMES EMBANKMENT.
Sir J. PAXTON moved for • select committee to con-
sider the best means of providing for the leasing traffic
of the metropobs, by the embankment of the
The hon. member said that it took as much time to go from
London-bribe to the Great Western Railway Station, so
it did to go from London to Brighton, or rom
Paddington station to Oxford. He believed that
his plan would tend much to improve the sanitary con-
dition of the metropolis. The Thames would be purified
and as clear as it was at Richmond, while the embank-
ment on either side would afford • promenade quite
equal to either of the parks.
Mr. COWPER thought the house would Dot object to the
motion. It required no
arguments to show the necessity
of a road from along the banks of the Thames
to London-bridge (Hear, bear.) It was generally ad-
mitted that an embankment would be an advantageto the
navigation of the river, and the necessity that the Board of
Works were in to make a low level sewer along the Strand,
Fleet-street, and St. Paul's, to London-bndge, which would
stop up the traffic of London for some time, rendered it the
more important that the committee should sit immediately.
The sewer would go near to the foundations of many of the
houses, and many thought it would endanger them. It went
close to the foundations of Somerset-house and St. Paul's,
and it was a matter of serious consideration whether injury
was likely to arise to those buildings. It was requisite that
it should be ascertained whether the object could not be
obtained in connexion with some arrangement for an em-
bankment. Re did not agree that this was an imperial
question, but it was • matter of inquiry how far those in-
terested in property in the neighbourhood, which
would be largely improved, would contribute—how
far local taxatioo might be made to aid in
carrying out the object—how far the Metropolitan Beard of
Works would assist—and also how far the various railway
companies which would be benefited would lend their
help. These were all questions which a committee would
be the proper tribunal to investigate, and therefore be
hoped that there would be no opposition to the motion.
Mr. BLACKBURN moved an amendment that the inquiry
be extended to the question of how the funds were to be
provided by the district benefited. He held that it was
entirely • local question.
In the debate which followed, and in which Lord J.
Manners, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Deaden, Lord Palmerston, Mr.
Bentinek, and other members took part, it was suggested
that the whole matter should be left is the hands of the
Metropolitan Board of Works.
Sir M. PEW compared London with the appearance of
Paris. He had seen something of the accounts and details
of the vast buildings which had been erected there of late
years through • private source, and lad been extremely
struck with the order, detail, and accuracy that prevailed.
There was a disposition to treat these matters in
England in • petty, illiberal spirit. He honoured
the noble vie:oust for the efforts he had already made by
passing the Smoke Removal Bill ; and there could be no
doubt that if these matters were carried out with large
views, with • firm hand, the appearance of Loudon would
rapidly be improved. It was by these means that Paris had
become an object of attraction to the whole world.
He did not deans an imperial regime ; but there was no
meson why business should not be carried out properly.
Every one knew the disgraceful hap-hazard way in which
our railway legislation was conducted ; but it was the same
in every department. Look at the way in which our
public thoroughfares were blocked up—a perfect disgrace
to the metropolis. Unless the government was prepared to
deal with the matter with • iitroog hand they had better
have it alone, and let things take their chance. (Hear.)
Lord FERMOY mid it was of DO use referring this question
to • committee, unless the main difficulty were solved, how
to raise the money. The committee ought to be untram-
melled in their recommendations, or their report would bind
no one but the members of the committee. Let them in-
quire as to the cost, sod say where the money was to come
from. The people of the metropolis would object to pay
the coat and why ought not the country at large to °Liman-
bate to it! (Hear, hear.)
The amendment was negatived without a division.
Alter • few words from Mr. CONINORAM, Mr. HOPI, Mr.
Cowers, end Mr. APRLON, the motion for the appointment
of the committee was agreed to.
POOR-LAW (MEDICAL RELIEF) BILL.
The order for the second reading of this bill was dis-
charged.
INNKEEPERS' LIABILITY BILL.
This bill was read • second time.

—EX( HFtjt ER
HEIR (13430,0001.) BILL.
This bill weed through committee.
_ BANK 01/ IRELAND BILL

This bill waiireacra iiirci-ZirTieTnelpreeiTE
The house adjourned at one o'clock.

A BOROUGH SOLICMNO in OWN DISPRANCHISZ-
NENT.—A petition praying for the total didranchisement
of the of Harwich la now in census of signature in
that town. petitioners observe that, while attaching
peat value to the elective franchiee, they are convinced that
in Harwich it conduces neither tothe morality, happinees, or
proeperity of the place, but on the contrary to very touch
demoralisation and ill-feeling. The petitioners also state
that they have good reason to believe that thecorruption for
which Harwich has long been notorious, not only still exist.
bet increase., and that consequently elections are not de-
cided by the honest votes of true nice of either party, but
by the votes of such MR as are open to undue influence.