The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-11 00:00:00

OUR RELATIONS WITH AMERICA.

The Eat of CARNARVON said that on the evening
before he had asked a question of the government, on the
subject of the report that within a few hours previous a
packet had arrived with most important intelligence from
Amnia. His noble friend, the President of the Council,
in answer to hie question, stated that the government had
not, up to that moment, received any official intelligence ;
bat they expected it either during the sight or early in the
morales. If ►is noble friend, the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, would state whether the government had
eine* received nay important intelligence (unless It was et
laicism milt to be made public), he wee sure it would he
satisfaesory to their lordships.

The Berl of CLASENDON—In 'newer to the noble
earl, I beg to state that at a late boor last night I received
a letter from Mr. Cramptoo, written on the 27th at the last
moment. He stated that op to that time he had received so
intimation of the intentions of the United Siam go
veroment.

COUNTY COURT ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill posed ski:igh contestitee.
MERCANTILE LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
The report of tee amendments to this bill was reserved.
The Juvenile Cotivicte Prisms (Ireland) Bill was read a
third time and palmed.
Tee Drafts on Bankers Bill passed through orromittee.
The Public Health Supplemental Bill, and the Hay and
Straw Trade Bill, were real a third time and passed.
The Pawnbrokers Bill pored through committee.
THE ROAD THROUGH ST. JAMES'S PARK.

LardRAVENSWORCH asked if her Mclesty's govern-
ment intended te introduce any new propwition for the
accommodation of the public in the metropolis by improved
faailitim of oonnaualeation, after the failure of*. attempt
to indium the House of Commons to sanction the estimates
sahmitted to a committee of the whole house for carrying
out nob a dodge ?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNB said there was sa-
dosbtsdly great Mame, of opinion on the matter; but her
government had now nadir coosiderstion a plan
for 'Meg the repaired accommodation at a WS aspens,
which would he bud ea the table of the other house in a few
days
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE expressed a hope that
the paper woold also be presented to their lordships.
Tits Idesquie of LANSDOWNE said the paper would of
0011110 be lend before their lordships also.
The bogie then adjourned at 2U minutes pest sin.

HOUSE OF COMMON&—ToteDmr, Juxis 10.
The &lam took the disk et 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
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The following bill. Tr;;; ;;&littgrd time:—(bath
Dogleg and Dumfries Railway ; Ceylon Railway Company ;
Rum and Leatharbead Railway Balls.
Upon the notion of Sir F. Harz?,
The house hiving resolved itself tato senunittse. and a
resolution /*via' been spread to, permitting the Windup.
tion of the Rail of Perth and Idelfort's Composition Bill,
The house roamed.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
111 W WRIT.
' On the swine of lir. Barran, anew writ was ordered
to nose for tee eland= of a burgher for the borough of
Wooster, la the mime Kr author, doused.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
REFORM OF TUE CORPORATION OF LONDON.

' Lord J. RUSSELL resented a petitios signed by 4.000
and upwards of the inhabitants of the City of Load's (300
of when were anown the meet Imlay fines in that
eity), in favour of the bill before the bone, foe the reform
of the corporation. The petition stated that the petition.
en remembered that, twenty years since, the nanktip al
eorporitions throughout the neatly underwent the process
of Mauston, that the corporation of Lando& did ant
Urea undergo that precise, that they bad WS with satisfac-
tion the introduction of the bill before the house, that while
they approved of the provision by "thin certain local Wee
were to be abolished, they regretted that steps were not to
W taboo for vutisg the right of voting far the Lord Mayor
in the genial body of the Minas. The pstltleasie also
stated that they were swan that gnat benefits bad been
neared by the corporation of On City of London, sot
oily ea their fellow eitiosos, bat the cenatry gewrally, but
they further said, that all institution wire liable to decay,
and hoes they couldand that the tine had arrived for
some step to be take with a view to reform the torpor
ratios. The petitioners prayed, therefore, that the boon
would be pleased to pass the bill thou Nimble.
Mr. DISRAELI peesented a petition from the liveryman
of London, stating that they had heard with nrprise the
provisions of the bill beton the tons for the reform of the
rp nation of the City of Laudon, and praying the hone
would sot consent to the provisions albs seven. Can&
&ring the relation which bad for so long masted between,
that hone and the petitioners, he moved that the patine
be read by the Oink at the table.
The petition was at the table socordhsgly.
CHELSEA BRIDGE.

Bit B. HALL took that opportunity of ezplaising, to sr-
piy to a qesettoa put to hist some days boos, that 6,6003
wee advaarod is 1863 towards the sztession of Chelsea
Bridge. Bo found also that the Treasary bad a/lasted
the oath of 65,0001. fur the parposee of the bridge, which was
to be defrayed out of the toll.