The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-16 00:00:00

THE EASTER VACATION.

Ethl RUA:MILL gave notice that he shmld on Fritter,
fie 23rd of Muth, more the adjournment of the hones from
that day aetd Thursday, the 12th of April.

JAM/dal GOVERNMENT BILL.
This hill passed through committee.
MARINE MUTINY BILL,
nit bill puma through committee.
NATIONAL DEBT REDUCTION BILL.
This bill passed thrJegh committee.
MUTINY BILL

This till vas read a second time.
Their lordships adjourned at 25 minutes to 6 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, Idißcal6.
The Deeirrr-Semaxen took the ehair at a few minutes
before four.
Visemnit Galway took the oaths and his teat for Fast
Thetford.

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PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The fluabare Gas Bill, the Drayton Junction Railway
BIS, the tltoohleter Royal Exchange Bill, sad the Wigton
Water Bill were read s third time sad pitasorl... —..

—The Cryatti Fetus and South Landoii Junction Railway
-Bill, the South E.store Railway (London, Croydon, and
( Wham Jaunting) Bill, saddle Devon and Comvrall Rail-
way Bill, were withdrawn.
THE REPEAL OF THE MALT TAX.
—.—

Mr. NEATE gave 'twice that, on the motion of Sir F.
Kelly oa the repeal of the malt tax, he should move. as
e smeaduient, that in the peceent state of taxation it is
the duty of parliamat not to sanction the repeal of a tax
which waled involve a lane redaction of the revenue with-
eat making due provision for the systematic redaction of
the National debt.
TEE LEEDS BANKRUPTCY COURT.
Mr. FERRAN D inquired of the Attorney-General
whether he had seen any grounds for charging his opinion,
supreme( is this house on the 27th of Jose last, that Mr.
Patrick Robert Welch should be suspended from the die-
.barge of his duties as Registrar in the Leeds Bankruptcy
Cones pending his criminal prosecution for corrupt prac-
tices is obtaining, Or attempting to obtain, a judicial
appointment ; if so, to be so obliging as to state sham to the
Meese ; and whether, after the evidence ham before the
NAM committee on the Leeds Bankruptcy Court, he was of
vitiation that Mr. John Killer is a fit and prover person to
discharge the very responsible duties of Chief Registrar of
the Court of Benkrap
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that hie opinion bad
few expressed in the belief that the Lord Chancellor bad
pewee to suspend Mr. Welch, but on examining the act
el Mt, under which the appointment wee made, befouled
Hat the office was held on good behaviour, subject
to diem seal by the Lord Chancellor, by order, for
gene sufficient reason sat forth in that order, so that It did
BM appear that the Lord Chancellor had any power of east
reason with respect to the cillee. He need hardly point
eat to the house that es Mr. Welsh was subjest to a pro-
Nocation, which would he tried it one of her Majesty's
marts, it would be impossible to proceed egged him on
the sane ground', and that was as additional reason why
it was found to be impossible to suspend him. If it had
)teen possible, he saw no remote to alter the opinion he had
y expressed ocs the subject. Mr. Miller held office on
the same terms as Mr. Welch, and, speaking for the Lord
Chancellor as well as for himself, be was of opinion that
there was nothing in the report of the select committee
on which it would be possible to found proceedings for the
'impose of dismissing Mr. Miller from the office be held.