The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-05 00:00:00

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Mr. S. WALPOLE—The bill will to tuft Awed in the
Hones of Lortb, by the Lord Chancellor, c Monday nee.
THE REPORT ON THE ADDRESS.

Mr. TRE.11:818 brought up tie report cut the address,
which was iced sad agreel to.

PUBLIC WORKS (INDIA).
NEL HADFIELD, with refsrenos to that paragraph in
the royal speech which related to India, took that opportu-
nity of mentioning the alarm felt in the manufacturing dis-
tricts of this country, lot a dtikirocy should mire iu the
supply of their staple materials. This referred more particu-
larly to cotton, of which it was believed that India could,
under proper management, furnish en abundant supply.
What India wanted was roads, and water for the
purposes of irrigation, and with these he believed that coun-
try would be able to make all the difference between
an abundant and a restricted supply of co ton. The cnicu-
latim woe that the monopoly of supply enjoyed by the
United States cost cm two millions annually ;In lie might

save us that amount, and therefore he aa:eited that that
country had a strong claim on our government. He hoped
the noble lord opposite would t 11 the house what the go-
vernment intended to do with reference to the encourage-
ment of public works in India.
Lard STANLEY ttnsted that the house did not expect
him to go into deteils as to the amount of
our eaten' supply, or as to the state of public
works in Indm, the more especially as he would
have • better opp rWeity ten days htmee, when it
would be his duty to intro lace the subject of Indian finance.
For the preheat Vow would only say that he agreed entirely
with the bon. member, both as to the nee-sty of greatly in-
liteataton sapplyrand of improving dilemmas of
Inneit. It had been e4timated that the difference between a
good end a scatty supply of cotton for the country woos
areal to the difference betweim an income tax and none, that
was to say that it was equal to the income
to in lime of w..r. It was, the elate, a subject to
which no English minister or member of that house
could be indifferent. The governmeth wee bound to do
everything in their power to premote the growth of cotton in
Indio, as well as to facilitate the communication between
differest ports of that country. Even in the ppm. nt financial
potholers of India, which ho need not tell the house was
very eerier's, the expense for public works must not be dis-
continued, for be believed that If they were to postpone these
work* until tho present deficit beenue a sorplus, the finances
would rather be injured than served by the &lay. Bat it
was a mistake to suppose that op to the present date lit le or
nothing had been done in furtherance of public works
In India but the fact was that for a cowdderabld number of
years two mildew; annually had been appropriated to the
purpose. Perhaps one half of the works cc natoucted for the
money might be held to have been of a reproductive cha-
racter. lheamount had been diminished during the last
two part (those of the muiiny), but while the amount fur
the pterious two years had teen four milions, the sum ap-
plied to public works daring the islet two years had not been
less than three millions. At present they w, re in this un-
favourable poeiti on with respect to the money applicable to
public works, that the capitol for 6,000 miles of railways
had been guthanteed, while not more then 600 mile had yet
be. n completed, or Wale making any mum, but he was con-
fident that when the whole had been completed, the traffic
would be so enormous ea to make an ample reborn. He
should be .prfperei ten days hence to enter in detail into the
queetite, but at present he could swore the house that there
was no one point in lodisn administration to which the
members of the present government attached so much im-
portance as the encounqmment of public works of a repro-
ductive character. The house was aware that 37 milltons
of railway and other capital had boon guaranteed.
The government felt that in the present state of the money
market it would not be expedient to therein the number of
them guarantees, and that It would be better to have the
works In peogrees completed than to encourage the com-
mencement of new works.
Mr. BRIGHT admitted the nodality for establishing rail-
ways end roads in Jodie, but he could eouostve a caw In
which these work.. however extensive, might he of little use.
In Ireland the road. were probably better than is any part
of her Majesty's d neurone, and still he be-
lieved that thee) facilities had not assisted much
in the development of the resources of the land,
and the reason wee that the tenure of land in that
matey remained in an unsatisfactory state. (Hear, bur.)
The seam grieves= existed in India, and he believed that ff
something were act done in that country, aeprcially in Wader,
with the view of improving the teuure of land, and giving
greater security to the landowner and the cultivator, the
natural products would not speedily become aoreiliable for
the manufacturers of this country. He gathered from news-
papers and private letters, that the government of Madras
had been following the steps of that of Bombay in •
manner which, In his opinion, wee little less than
°Mei ol insanity. The government of Madras had issued a
commission called the En c worudsion, for the purpose of
inveotipating titles to land a one 4.f winch woe 100 pars
old. The ennomisaion in Bombay bed produced the worth
results, and this comnessen rtatnly do the same.
He under od that it wan inten led to examine into titles

weich had existed half a century, a course which, if adopted
lure, w mid rein° a revolwion. The not', lord had um&
n excellent app, intment to the gore ninent of Ma-
dram, but ail would to of no avail if yeurity wee not
givca to the owner cad occupier of land. If to swamis-
non were persevere] In, the noble tor! would ho re-
sposeilie for the curirequemcce. lie did not mike thew
tit-serrations for the purp we of throwing difficulties la the
way of the noble lord, but he trusted be You'd rely on his
own strong tease, an.' not let officialism and red-ispetsna
overrule hmi in mature of this nivore, cc induce hmi to set
with respect to land ae no oas would be perogued to act
In thin °finally. What he should recant.. nd would hew
mount/don to inquire pivrrely into the tenors of land in
India.
Lord STANLEY said that Sir Charles Trovtlyas had
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requested Lord Hanle to serpent the operitioss of the
Modem commissioe. The object of *het c Tangelo& was
rather to give new titles than to videte the old on..
APer a Low words floes Col. Spies, Sir J. Elphisuiterma,
and Mr. J. Evart, which were inanditde, the repeat wee pet
and agreed to.
THE OCCASIONAL SP.ILVICES.
On the motion of Mr. Secretory WALPOLE, tho house
resolved itself into a commitee of the whole house, to coo-
Sider the acts relating to the services for the 30. h Jaeusiy,
29th Mar end 6th November. The rOA hon. Gentleman
capiaineeetbst, puteuent to an adds... sent up dieing the
lost IS co t n from both houses at prvliament, her Ma-
jesty bid honed a warr.nt for diseontqatong those Nor-
v;cet,, but es thew were certain acts of primmest whirls
mule the days in gm alien hohdaye, and directei people
to attend chunk on those days, it bnaune sevessary, in con-
sequence of that warrant, to Towne three ac's trent the
statute-book.
A rerolw ion In II agree I to, that a till be in'roderol to
repeal the acts referred to, which was eub.equently Liought
in and el ad a find thee.
The Lowe adj.urnol at Ida o'clock till Monday neat.