The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-22 00:00:00

IN CONNITTEN OP WATII AND XIANI :

Btu WILLIAM Mmes.—Leave oat resolution 16 (aboli-
tion of paper duty). Line 9of the 17th 'violation, leave out
"ten" and insert " nine" (inn me-tax )
MR. 110111PALL.-011 Mr. Challealuf of the Exchequer
moving the repeal of the clause in the Act of Parliament
which exempts the deed of building societies from stamp
duties, to move, that the exemption be retained and con-
tinued.

To-morrow evening Sir JOtiLl'il PAXTON will ask the
Chancellor of the Exchequer if it is proposed by the new
treaty to give the French government the power of Matra
ing the existing dutms on English Bilk goods imported into
France from their present rates to 30 per cent. ed valorem P
Major STUART KNOX will ask whether, under the ptopotted
change, f,reign wines and 'minim will be allowed I. be
bonded in inland towns, and if so whether the duties will
thee be collected by the excise
Mr. WILD will ask whether, in the event of the keeper',
of sating houses and refreshment rooms receiving licenses
for the sale of wise and beer by ret►il, any measure to be
introduced for that purpose will render them liable to have
soldiers billeted upon them, as licensed victuallers now ars

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—Lent
evening the fifteenth annual meeting of this evangelical and
Mutational institution, which is airily demisted for the be-
nefit of young men employed in the commercial establish-
ments of the city of Lutdoc, was held in Hart. r-hall. The
chair was trompied by the Hight Hon. the Reel of Shaftes-
bury, but a very revere cold, from which the noble earl was
unfortunately suff,ring, prevented him from even attempting
to deliver a speech. A long end highly satisfactory report of the
actual position of the emaciation end of its proceedings during
the pest year was read by Mr. W. E. Shipton, the seoretary,
showing that 149 new members bad been admitted, and 74 of
them to the interior religious fellowship ; while the cher.
rooms, lecturer, sad library of the institution in Alderegate-
Mem., had been noisily resorted to by a large number of
young men. The inooms of the association for the yrar had
amounted to 3,5871., enabling a surplus of more than 1001.
to be applied to the redaction of the debt. Aber the reading
of this report, Mr. Gurney Hoare moved a resolution 's-
preader thankfulness to God for the success with which this
undertakies bad been favoured, and recommending it to
support in every way. Hr. W. H. Smith ssoonded the rem-
intim, which was unanimously adopted, and the Hey. H.
Ailon, of Islington, followed by several clergymen or dig-
sattmg ministers, in the course of the evening addressed the
meeting.
ATOTHECARIRS' HALL.—The following gentlemen
passed their examination in the mimes and preetke of medi-
cine, and received certificates to premise, on Thursday :
Lime Abrehean La Mat, 37, Bedford-Keats; William
Cayley ; Philip Sydney Joon, Sydney, New South Wales;
Edward Stillweal, Epsom, Surrey; Benjamin George Everett,
Wensister, Wilia;- rad Matthew Coates, Royal Navy. The
fenowbsg gestiernes also on the ease day peeled their find
examinaties :—Riehard Henry fathom, Samuel Hope, and
elasticise Le Vacant* Godfrey, St. Bartholomew's Hospital.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAT•
TtrisDAT, nus.2l.—Admiellosi on parses; 6410; ditto
by seas slake°, 306.—Teal.vbboxii. 1,006.