The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-01 00:00:00

NEW WRITS.

Mr. BRAND moved that a new writ be issued for the
election of a burgess for the borough of Sandwich, in the
room of Lord Clarence Paget, who since his election had
accepted the office of steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
motion was agreed to.
lir. BRAND then moved that a new writ be issued for
the borough of Reading in the room of George Shaw
Werra, Esq., who had accepted the office of one of the
Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Ad-
miral of the United Kingdom.
Agreed to.
Upon the motion of Colonel TAYLOR, a new writ was
ordered to issue for the election of a knight of the shire
for the northern division of the county of Devon, in the
room of the Hon. C. R. Trefusis, who had succeeded to
the barony of Clinton.

7ARY OATHS.

Mr. MAGUIRE begged to ask the Chief Secretary for
Ireland, whether it was the intention of the government,
sow that the oaths hitherto taken by members of parii►-
m►ent bad been replaced by a simple and uniform oath, to
introduce a bill in the present session to substitute a
similar form of oath for that now required to be taken by
ill persons accepting municipal or other offices in Ireland.
Mr. O'REILLY wished also to ask whether a similar
provision would be made for persons other than those hold-
ing offices in Ireland.
Mr. C. FORTBSCUE replied that the government did
sot propose introducing any bill at present on the subject
Zwzationed by his hon. friend, but they had decided on
liming a commission to take into consideration all oaths of
all kinds taken in that country for the purpose of review-
ing them and bringing them into consonance with the
altered state affairs, so as to remove anything that might
he objectionable.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE POOR-LAW.

Mr. KINNAIRD asked the President of the Poor-law
Board if the promised measure for amending the adminis-
tration of the Poor-law Board in the metropolis would give
proper controlling power to the Poor-law Board over the
parishes at present governed under local sets ; whether it
would abolish the election of guardians for life ; and if he
knew whether the guardians of Clerkenwell had dis-
continued that ill-treatment of paupers which had been
repeatedly commented on in the public press.
Mr. VILLIERS said that a measure for amending the
administration of the Poor-law in the metropolis would
shortly be laid before the house for the purpose of carry-
ing into effect as far as possible the recommendations of
the commute., which sat up-stain. With respect to the
conduct of the guardians of Clerkenwell, he had to inform
the hon. member that • new board had been elected, and
Wiped more effectual measures would now be taken for
providing for the boneless poor.

TRAFFIC OF THE METROPOLIS.
Mr. 0. STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for the
some Department if, in accordance with the special re-
port of the City Trunk) Committee, the commis-
sioners of police, in their respective districts, had been
instructed by the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment to submit regulations for the trail% of the metro-
Sir 0. GREY said that his hon. friend must have

inisunderstood the purport of the report of the committee.
They reported that the Traffic Bill ought not to proceed,
because it was too limited in its operation, but a gen era{
measure should be introduced to regulate the whole of the
traffic throughout the metropolis. It would be the duty of
the government to prepare a bill, and no regulations could
be submitted until that was done.

Mr. 0. STANLEY wished to know whether the govern-
ment proposed to take charge of the bill!
Sir G. GREY said that was their intention in accord-
ance with the statement he had already made.