The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-26 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1858.

other objects which had already ..raged the Minna of
governarin mad which wen almost usonearily oommected
with the 11011rnindlit and oonsoltdation of the statute law—
he alluded non particularly to that which had been the sub-
ject of a neentka of the hoses—namely that provision
should be nab far the MOM skilful preparation and structure
of parliamentary bills. He hoped the result of the labours
of the committee would be the wanent of a board,
which would at kart, to a coride Wait, effect the ob-
jects to which he bad alluded.

PUBLIC WORKS IN INDIA.
Mr. CHRITHAM asked the Secretary of the Board of
Cannel if It we the Intention of her Majesty's government
to conatitute a board of public works in each presidency of
India, distinct from those boards now adding there, whose
special duties shosald be the construction dreads, of weeks of
i and navigable canals, and the haprovement of the
iT
nei= of rivers?
Mr. BAILLIR said it was not the intentics of rite govern-
ment to adopt the course which the hon. Edema
to. Bat imaantob as the only object mustbe to maks as eli-
ding in pined@ every department in India, if any ressonable
pond amid be established for showing that the departmeet
of
pulite works sow in India did not eliciently duct
area
the duties required of them, it would be dm duty of the go-
vernment to apply a nimble remedy. (Rem, hear)
DELHI AND LUCK NOW MEDALS.
Mr. KINNAIRD wished to know whither any decision
bed yet been term to respecting the givft of mildaL to those
who bad been emit in the siege of DeIY leg in tht de-
fence and mike of Leabow.
General PEEL amid be Lk peat kentra in stating that
bar bad been peaks* pieced to direct that a
nestial So fart tAL.
in theMIK
slogs of Dad sad tbs tearable( lAMMOW.

THE LORD LIEUTENANCY OF INKLAND.
Yr. ROEBUCK, In moving that the sees of Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland be abolished, and that a Serzetsof
State for Ireland be appointed instead, said that his
wee to maks the two countries a United Kingdom.
bad taken away that of which the Irish people were justly
proud, their separate legialattue. He could enter Ines the
holing with which the Irish people looked beck to the splen-
did array of Intellect end eloquence which their parliament
bad called forth, and he could sympathies with their regret.
They bad taken away, wisely se he thought, that
megalikest representationwhy should they mew
stop hell we and hesitate about taking away a news pageant ?
The Iord•I t was not a sovereign, but a sump of
EngisaiL He would sek the Irish to be one with them—to
be really pert of • great empire—to make Ireland part and
weal of the empire. He would wish to have an Irish iounty
like an English county. Take, for example, the county of
Waterford. What was there that should render it more dif-
ficult to govern than any distant county of England—Cum-
berland or Northumberland—still more than a distant county
of Scotland. ?spTs:teorald now get to Dublin in twelve bows,
and communicate telegraph in a few minutes. The only
thing that Ireland from England wee the few miles
of channel between them; but that was now croseed in five
Mere, and the eammanication between Dublin and London
was as aureate, sad more rapid, than between Edinburgh and
Landon. These were his mama for moving to abolish the
dike of Lord-Liostenent, and wishing to substitute
In its piece a semerary of state. He willed to do away with
the lesutbersdngs which long yews of misrule had engen-
dered, smi Meek the people to consider themselves, not es
Irishmen, bat an anbjacts of a great empire. He had little
SKIS b• d he should hewn with curiosity to all the argu-
mentation whisk should be brought forward in favour of the
=S ipmation, and with still greater curiosity to the
imitliniss who wished to prevent the Irish people
from laving an allitient government beausse Scotland had
not get eas.
me He begged to move the resolution of which he
had_ glees ths.
Kr. GILPIN seconded the motion.
•

Mr. 8. B. MILLER asked the house to grant his
emery emu repose from this experimental legislation,
sore protection from the repeated renewals of motions of this
nature. He trusted the hoc. and learned gentleman would
Wooer other &Id for the exercise of his capacity of public
promoter, end leave Ireland to the tender mercies of the
Cimnt and crown to be dealt with they thought fit.
eonstanim as t
revival of this question could only tend to un-
settle men's minds, and interfere with the progress of pros-
perity and industry. He trusted that the holm would, at
ell events, agree with him that this was note fit time or °tea-
IliOD to agitate this question, end in that hops he begged to
move the previous question.
Colonel FRENCH considered the amendment as ob-
jectionable ea the original motion. It was, in point of fact, •
tacit admiesion that the hon. gentlemen were unable to outset
the truth and force of the resolution ; and he was surprised
to find ft come from that side of the house ; for on this quer
don, at Wet (if on no other), the government had clearly and
decidedly expremed their opinion. Lord Eglinton had
stated be was entirely opposed to the abolition of the lord-
,sed that all his colleague entertained the emsviltseragthe minister should ever feel called upon to
bring forward • memo of this nature, he should be reedy
to give it the fullest attention ; but until such en emergency
did arise, he must decline to consider it upon the mere invi •
tatlon of • private member. (Hear, bear.)
Lord NAAS said that he did not think that the
honourable and learned gentleman had proved that there
were any great evils existing in the present government
calling for the sudden end immediate change now proposed.
No doubt Ireland had wonderfully improved within the lard
ten yam ; indeed its progress was little short of miraculous.
Per be it however, from him to say that this Improvement
wee sttributable to the existing mode of government ; but, on
the other hand, he might hid,' urge that the government
had exercised no pernicious, blighting, or retarding inflames
over the country. So far from that being the case, It wee
generally admitted that the government of Ireland had gone
with the timer, and that It had spared no rine to increase
the improvements which a bountiful Providence had vouch-
safed the land. But it wee said the office of Lord-Lieutenant
wee kept up for party purposes. He had no great experience
in the tactics of the Castle, but so far as he bad been
able to investigate the matter, he did not believe there
was soy solid foundation for the stories told of
political intrigue. No doubt there had been some
intriguing; but there were intrigues in Doming-street as
well as Dublin Castle—(a laugh)—end at one time he was
7to imagine that there wee some very mysterious
Inf )uaties always at work in Dublin Castle, but a close
acquaintance with its •ffairs had not strengthened but rather
altered that opinion. The recent levee at Dublin Castle
showed that men of all shades of opinion were minims to
flock round the Lord-Lieutenant; in fact, there wee a strong
feeling prevailing in Ireland that the Castle was now neutral
ground whereon parties of all shades of opinion could meet
and enjoy each other's mockety. (Hear, hear.) He believed
this question ma now UM discussed by the Irish people
themselves, and he was not quite sure whether a strong
feeling had not sprung up in favour of a change. Public
opinion upon the subject, however, was daily growing
stronger; the people were getting more disposed to pa
attention to their own domestic concerns rather then to
mere party polities; but though a goodly proportion of them
might be favourable to a change, it yet never could be
brought about the sere votes of English members. In
order to do it ssllsrelsroy the will of the Irish people must
be first munistalisably rensimeed upon it, and the mem*
itself intredneed Inee psellemsst by the minister of the day.
Thelma= therelbre MOW he safely left in the hands of
the Usk priZelbei: retreated the house not to fell into
the grew a motion to forte upon them • change
of sdndadeiseden it was jut possible at no distant
period el time a boy on.)
of them would be reedy to
pr imes thomeleso Chem
Sir O. C. said with regard to the first part
of the remelleiten offish bad been proposed, he should be pre-
pared to yield en mist le the views ot the hon. member.
But the resehelan involved • second branch, which was not
the shades of the Lord-Lieutenancy, but the establishment
of a demential dam:Mary ot State charred with the affairs
of Iseismi. He most in the first place admit that looking to
thermals.' es ems of expecte., he thought no greet rung
maid mks *on the substitution of a secretary of state for
the Lad-Lientenent. Ma hem. frientrhad aside:Wad the ex-
pense of the Lord-Lleutenancy at 60,0001. a year, but be did
lot say how he arrived at that sum, and he (Sir O. Lewis)
thought that the amount was over-estimated. The salary of
the Lord-Lieutemot was 20.0001. a year, and the household
expenses couldnot exceed 6,0001 There were some
expswes for the maintenance of. buildings—for here-
in m the house et Ptomain-park, sad at the
Castle, but he thought it would be very difficult to swell the
entire annul charge to a greater sent than 30,0001. ayear.
An office of Secretary of State, with two under senretaries,
and en establishment which would be ssosassry kr a esere-
tary et State, world sot fall for IMO of 20,000 i. Thus there
would bee win kr ownweestiona; kr en all themes of
system Owe wee peens to be ossepemeet. Thew for
some lbw the meows which mold be sued by we •
awes would be miry slight. Hence the instialdea et
mother Sale of &mar, of Stale could not be considered
es a mediae of emmorny, but of administration. Die-
missing theaalltens soeey, be mos to the quakes whether
It was s bstitsts Searstary of Sete tor
the Lord- Hs wondered that the boa. sad
leaned umber did not own this point ref r Is
the pendsos like history Warded of the Seenkry of
Bate kr Boodusi. The letrodooties et • sew Sankey of
Rests wee a seal made some =tie. Thus We wide
trilled the min far the city of J. lesselk
was od the hoed et the meat, sad ei that dem he (Ste
G. trek) we psspasai to give his vein In hew at
fist
prtmeneL Bet seat that bill wee Introduced the lime bad
weeded • km* thereirey of State they bed divided the iota
Wel awl the wsr depelleows. The mouths sew That
wieder expel
to cosidems • sseseirry. That
somstrhat altered the pole= of the quad e, AM, mese-
war. slaw that time the mate of behind bed bosom man
imisokend Ime make the institution et • espreneedeeme-
smut fir bask Ea eastesd the; t
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pr a
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wswatl hr the greed= of • Itdi of Sots it
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he loe
befog the near Theist the mows would ssrets3
to AU Inked and to reside time, if so, hew oonld ho,
anal the .onside et the Cabinet, yid& generally took