The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF LORDS.—Ttruntmev, Mance 1.
The Loan Cnaironewe took his seat ce the wooleask
Si 6 o'clock.
TEE CATTLE PLAGUE.
Lord FEVERSH Al[ asked when the select roommates es
the Cattle Plague Bill were likely to make their report, and
when it woo insisted le propose the third readies of the
bill'
Earl GRANVILLE said that though the *obis lord bad
gives him ample notice of his garetice, he was utterly
usable to answer it.
On the motion of the Earl of MALMO/BM, the Marque of
Bath was added to the Wed committee on the Cattle
Pisan Bill.
RAILWAY BILLS FOR THE METROPOLIS.
The Earl of OARNARVON inquired of her Majesty's
government their intention with rapid to the various bills
affecting railway Communication in the metropolises' dig-
bin now before parliament.
Earl RUSSELL said that the noble earl appeared to be
under some misapprehension as to the intentions of the
government, and more particularly of the Board of Trade,
re dealing with this Temkion. The subject bad been under
mealier...tin, and the result was that a measure was in
bourns of preperstioe, and would be introduced at an early
day in the other boss of parliament. Although that bill
gad not been designed especially to meet the mass to which
the noble sari adverted, yet he thought it would give great
facilities for rerrying oat the °bison he had in view. The
noble lord wiadd to know whieher it was preened to
adopt the plan adopted in 1864, when • great number of
metropolitan railway bill' were considered berme a
joint-committee of both homes. The Board of Trade,
after coorideriog the matter, were of opinios that them
was nothing in the number of railway bills now before
garlimeot, or in their nature, which should prevent the
board following the usual course, of sending them before
separate committees of the two hones. In the tint plate
no ism than toe bills had been withdrawn, and the number
of those which remised was not large, and therefore not
more than three, perhaps an more than two, would be
likely to occuice soy considerable diflimilty in committee.
Both being the one the Beard of Trade thought it unite-
enemy to interpose to premed the bills taking their ordi-
nary course. The nobU earl bad nos into various calm
grandees of which be bad not given notice, and which
could not be properly treated oven by a joint committee of
both homes. He, however, considered it very desirable
that whore a mew of homes bad been demolished and a
great number of the labouring claws displaced, means
should be taken whenever possible to apply a remedy to so
evident an isoonvenisare.
Lord REDESDA LE said that several of the railway
plans announced for the eourideratios of parliament had
already been withdrawn. therefore he did not see any pard-
calor necessity for the appointment of • joint ttee.
Bat with romped to the question of the maw= in which
railways were now promoted, that question bad become so
serious that be thought he was quite justified in calling
their lordships' attention to it. There was now really no
capital fairly found for the roomettes of any railway
ethane, and that was ass of the meson why so many of
the seismal broke down, or if serried oat were found to
be not moat ocinduelve to the public latent. He was eon-
visored it would be necessary, if parliament meant to do
what was right, to make a complete revolution in the way
la which railway schemes were promoted, and to stop
that which was now an MIMI of abuse. (Hear, hear.)
Berl RUSSELL was glad to see that this question bad
attracted the attention of his noble friend, and he should
be glad 'o beer him call the attention of their lordships to
the subject.
SEDITIOUS PERSONS IN IRELAND.

Lord DITNEIANY moved for • return of all echoohnseters
united in Ireland for ribbeniem, sedition, or oonnexion
with the Fenian oompiraoy? heat the let et January, 1860,
to the latest date assertantabb• snob rebus to snootily
whether the person amesind was • teerber in $ national
sehool, endowed school, or private school ; whether the patron
of such school wee &layman, a clergyman of the church of
Biala d, or aRo mut catholic. priest ; alas whether the school.
Mader arrested was appointed by Misgovernment or by the
patron, and whether *duetted lnc norm/ school or else.
where.
Lord DUFFERIN said the government would direct
the returns to be made, so far at least es the portionless
mimed to by the noble lord were seeertainatda,
Their lordships adjourned at ten ritiantse before 6 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. —.TIIITUDAT, MAam L
The Setazu took the chair • few minutes before four
o'clock.
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NEW YEMBEBEI.
Sir Hugh Cairo., Mr. Arkwright, Lord &oakum*, Mr.
Y. dumpy, sad ti,e Marquis of Harlington. Secretary for
War, took the oaths and their seats.
LONDON, LEWES, AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY
BILL.
Oa the 'notice for the second resdisg of the Swa-
b/11,1u sod Leudr. Chatham, and Dover (London, Lewes,

sad Brighton) Railway
Colonel BARTTELOT moved that the bill be mad a
second time that day six months.
Mr. H. LEWIS opposed the amendment, remarkieg
that in his opleion a committee was the beat tribunal for
deohliag so important a question as was then before the

Lord E. OLVENDLSH was of opinion that one railway
mudd not sfileisetly conduct the enormous and {Derwin
traffic between Londe' and Brighton, and urged that the
hill should be seat before a committee.

Mr. DODSON said he hoped the house would allow him
to explain his position in &stenos to this matter. By the
proposed line his private interests as a landowner were
affected, nod under times mrettroalanoes he thought he
ought not, as chairman of Ways end Means, to inter-
fere in reference to the bill, and he did not intend to take
soy part io the dieciumioa on the merits of the bill or to
vote upon it.

Mr. WHITE said having the honour to represent the
borough of Brighten, he was placid la a peculiar
position. (Laughtvv.) A large number of his eowstituents
were in favour of the old hoe, and a larger number were in
favour of the sew lime. Ile thought the bill should be scut
do a committee upstairs.
Mr. BOUVICRIE supported the sseood reading.
Colooel BARTTSLOT than withdrew his amendment,
sad the bill was read a wood time.