The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-01 00:00:00

LONDON. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1860.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP LORDS.—Momuy, Arun. 90.
The limo CILUICILLOR took hie seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.

Several private bills were read a second or a third time.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH gave notice that on the
motion for the second reading of the Church Rate Aboli-
tion Bill, be would atom ea an amendment that the bill be
read a mead time that day six months.
* THE ARMY.
The Earl of LUCAN postponed until next Friday, •
notice he had given, to all the attention of the house to
the organisation of the infantry.
SMITHFIELD.
Lord EBURY observed that, shortly before Fester, he
asked her MalizZ:Liovernment whether they intended to
consent to • of the City authorities to build over
a portion of the site of Smithfield market, and appropriate
it for a dead meat market. The answer be received was
that such a plan was in the contemplation of her Majesty's
ministers. He heard that answer with much empties
and regret. The smallest portion of open space,
if it were but half an acre in extent, WS
of the utmost consequence in this crowded metropolis,
• Ithough to the owners of many bread acne is the essatry
it might appear but en unimportant reader. U she govern-
ment permitted one single rood of Lad in that part of the
City to be encroached van, whew it might be kept en open
space, they would do an ad of relive invelty—(" hear,
hear," from the Earl of Shafteiney). Re did hope, there.
fore, that the government wauhl reeessider their dseision,
awl prmerve the whole of Vat nand& spate ern.
Earl GRANVILLZ, who yr veryinilldladly heard, was
understood to say thst oompreedashad„ to seertain extent,
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the market, and that ea this compromiee, whether rightly
or wrongly entered into, would come before both haws in
the shape of • bill, he thought it would be prejudging the
question to agree to the motion of the noble lord. He
therefore recommeuded him to withdraw it.
The Earl of SHAFTLIIBURY complained that the sneerer
of the government was very uniatudectory, and protested
in the name of the public against one square inch of the
market being built upon.
Earl GRANVILLE quite agreed in the importers at
=Tipreserving • large open apace in so crowded •
bet mid the only question was whether a smell part
of the site which bad been purchased by the mrporstiou for
the enlargement of the market should be given up for a
dead meat market.
Lord EDIALT then withdrew his motion.
NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
Viscount CLANCARTY moved fa—l. Cogir to f any ad-
dram in 1850 from the Irish Roman catholic the
Lord-Lientesent of Ireland regarding the system national
education in that part of the United Kingdom, with the
names thereto subscribed ; 2. Copy of the answer returned
by the Land-Lieutenant; & Copy of reply thereto from the
mid Roman catholic bishops. The wide lord contended
that the results of the system of national education in Ire-
land were by no means commensurate with the expenses
incurred in •
teg it. He thought that the whole
question mak to be reconsidered by parliament, in order
to it to the requirementa of the people.
Lord CORK meld not ogres with the condemnation
=typos the system of national education by Lord
y. He considered that much good bad remitted
from it, mit was • well-known fact that the schools for
national education were better attended every year.
The Bishop of CASHEL, in a rather long speech, while
defending the system of national education in Ireland, read
several extracts from the reports of the mtpecton of the
National Board to show that the stated educatioe in
these schools was not very advanced, and that the method
of teaching pursued in many of theca was amble of great
improvement.
Lord CARLISLE mid be believed that it was the Arm
intention of the government to adhere to the principles upon
which they had uniformly acted in respect to the system of
education in -reload. These principles were, to give saved
a secular education as wee possible to all who were willies to
receive it, and to afford opportunities for receiving reWous
instruction, without formai them upon anyone. It had
been lately the duty of the government to differ from the
views of the Roman catholic prelates, but he confessed that
if any poetical suggeetioss coexistent with the principles
he had laid down should be made, the government would
give them a deep and serious attention. In reply to some
reamed of the Bishop of (AAA, he defended the national
schosim as some invidious comparisons made against
think and casteuded that the averse results and con.
of the national schools were not below the average of
ether svMems.
Lard LEEWARD detailed the advantages of the national
of education, and at the same
tame lamented that
Vesisismimioners had decided on refusing to enforce the
me of Archbishop Whately's little treatise on the evidences
of AetsYaalty. The system lied, he observed, worked
well wherever It had bees fairly tried, and he wee glad to
boar that the government did not meditate any change it.
The Bishop of DERBY mid that, although he did not
advocate the national system of education solely as •
mixed system, he considered it in its results ea most bone.
tending. as it did, to unite Roman catholic' and pro-
moods in peace and hsrurawy.
tier a few remarks from Loots DONOCOHNOILZ and
CLADCLRTT, the madam wee agreed to.
SAVOY.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, who had given notice
of several questions with regent to tho annexation
of Savoy, said he would not, at that hour of
the evening, make the observations which he had thought
were very well called for by the present position of foreign
affairs. He would only ask his noble friend there, who was
connected with the Foreign-office, the first question on the
notice paper, with regard to the assembling of conferences
upon the transactions which had recently taken place in the
/North of Italy and Savoy. An answer was lately
reported u given by the noble lord the Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, in the other house of paella.
meet, who said that it was proposed there
should be a conference of several of the powers of
Europe on this subject. He now wished to know from his
noble friend whether that had simply been proposed, sad
the answer had not yet been received, or whether they
wore to understand that the holding of such conferences
hail been agreed to by all the powers. On the other mat-
ters of which he had given notice, he would postpone his
questions to that day week.
Lord WODEHOUSE said the noble martinis had quite
correctly understood what was said in the other place by the
noble lord the Foreign Secretary. The conference which
had been proposed for the consideration of the questioas
connected with Savoy was not yet agreed woe, sad the
question was not yet definitely settled whether that con-
ference was to meet, or where or when.

The Trustees Mortgagee Bill went through committee,
The Ma:lisps (Eagkod and Ireland) Bill was reed &third
time.

Their lordships adjourned at a quarter pant eight.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Mommr, APRIL 30.
The Smart took the chair at a few minutes before four
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were respectively reed a third time
and passed : Croydon Gee; ()runty Fen Drainage and Ira.
wovement ; Railway Clearing House (Ireland) ; and Syelding
Water Bills.
The following bills were respectively read a second time :
Cask and Limerick Direct Railway ; Dover Gas ; and Water-
ford and Limerick Railway Bills.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.

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the wades Weed withper agnite
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the bin warnwarra drawn the form if as draw ma teaks this
deer ~
lir. LAING said it was not the telesties el her Majesty's
gmersiseet to impose any liability with regard to coupons;
ea be wee distinctly informed by the 'charm to the
Wand rirranue that in hia opinion the ad did not do so.
Mori a liability could only be wahriari by the Ake of
Amid revenge, this statement wield probably be coo-
-. 11• ninon, agnirnnce. on_tho point. (Hear, beer.)

THE NEW COINAGE.
answer to Mr. HOPWOOD,
Ir. LAING said the delay in the issuing of the new
bronze coiner, had arisen in the proportion of the dies.
That for the penny was t for the halfpenny
would he in about three wYent. The public might there-
fore expect the coinage to be Limed within two months.