The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-01 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL : 1, 1866.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAY, MAz 31.
The house:* ilessabled yourday aftsr the Beau mass,
at t►e swag hour. There was a very scanty atteradsnee:of
rasorbsn, and not one-third of the state is the lonians of
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the chamber me apart for the sommusodatios of dragon
were occupied, the espetation prevailing out of doors as to
wee goveromest sanosseement of the conclusion of the
preliminary tasty of pesos sot appearing to have pee*.
mated within the precincts of parliament. For the first
bill-boar of the sitting, the Treasury beaches were vacant,
bat about half past four Messrs. Haytar,Wiless, Lowe, sad
sew others of the ministerial subordinates made their ap-
pearance, sad were followed almost immediately by Sir G.
Grey. Lord Palmerston did not some dews satii the regu-
lar business of the evesiag had commenced. He entered
the how while Mr. Williams was stating hie'
objecitions to the first vote in committee of supply, endows
ch.' ring sad partial laughter which greeted his, sad the
bun of cosveratica which; wee going op during the first
hoar or so of the owing, despite Mr. Fitaroy's bequest
*she to order, were the only symptoms that there was any
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other subject oecopyies the senatorial mind than the forma
business upon which it was engaged.

NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. HEATIICOTE took the oaths and his seat on his elm-
tion for the county of Rolland, in the roans of Sir Gilbert
Heathcots, celled up to the Route of Peen by the title of
Lcrd Avelead. Mr. Whew went through the same for-
=stales as member for the borough of Sligo, in the room of
the late Mr. Sadist,.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Ceylon Railway Company Bill, the London Printing
and Publishirg Company Bill, and the North Western Rail-
way of Ireland Bill, were severally read a Second time.
The Heywood Oas Bill was read a third time.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
THE TURKISH LOAN.
Mr. OLIVEIRA asked she Chancellor of the Ezehequer
whether the government would unction (in such eases as
may be desired by the holders) a registration of the Bonds of
the Imperial Ottoman Loan of 6,000,0001.,1&66, nadir the
joint g aaaaa tee of England sad France?
Tee CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that the wavier to which the honourable gentlemen's
quoatioa referred was one which must be settled be-
tweell the Turkish government and the Bask of Eng-
land, her Majesty's government having directly no
control over it. Any agreement that might be come to
between the government of the Putt* and the Bask
would act he objected to by her Majesty 'a governreest ; bat
at the same time he thought it right to inform the hon.
gentleman ttat there were more difficulties in the way of
such an arrangement uhe suggested than he appeared to
Imagine.
THE INCREASED MALT DUTY.
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Mr. SPOONER (on behalf of Mr. Mathew) inquired
whether, in the t of the additional duty imposed upto
malt M 1654 °easing on the 61 day of July near, the go-
vernment w mid give an amoureuse that a correrpondlog

"bock ward Wise& on stocks of them is land ?

Teo CHANCELLOR of thoIIXCHEQUER flowered
that the wer duty as malt would maw by the wet of parlia-
meet on toe 6th of Jely swat ensuing atter the ratification
of the treaty of peace. The preciu had hitherto been to
allow a drawback on the existing stocks at the time the duty
apm a y excisable article ceased or was reduced, and that
practice would be followed in the preseat sass whoa the war
duty o a malt terminated.
THE POLICE BILL, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
CAMBRIDGE BILL.
Sir G. GREY (in reply to • suggestion from Sr J.
Paithorox) c invented to poets otos the Police Bill until
Watley sennight, to snit the convenience of members
who have to attend Quarter &redone in the ensuing weep;
sad In reply toe question from Mr. WALPOLI, Le need the
Cauthriege Univer:iiy Bill for neat Monday.
SUPPLY.—CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.
Oa the motion of Mr. J. Watson, the home want into
sommiltee of supply to consider these estimates ; the mot on
Wulf, comma to the usual custom, allowed to pass wit, out
say question being pat to the governmeat, or say menet-
meet being pr. p

ea to the AIM el allowing es many convicts to be at liberty
ander the tieket-of leave system ?
Sir G. GREY cineerred with his right honourable
Mead that there were exaggerated apprehensions prevailing
ea to the evils malting from the existing system, and he
thought it right, in eonanaeurse, that as inquiry should be
imitated, the result of which, be believed, would be to
satisfy the pablie stied that t►ose apprebensioos were
gressdlose. The tense of the motion whisk the bon.
samba, tor Berwickshire (Mr. Stott) had p'acid es the
piper on the eableat was somewhat vague, sad be proposed
when it was brought forward to move an ameedment, for
the purpose of eztendieg the inquiry into the Tnnsporta•
Lion Act, and the sabetitatioa for it which had twin
adopted.
VACCINATION BILL.
The above bill wee read a mead time, on the motion of
Mt. Cowper, after some resistance on the part of Dr. Michell
and other zsembore.
JUVENILE CONVICT PRISON (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. J. D. 111 ZGERALD moved Whameinate the select
committee on the Juvenile Conviet Prima(lreland) Bill :
Vissount Monett, Mr. Hemmen, Mr. SeWUee•Oeaarsl for
Ireland, Mr. James Rune aseelltmeLOoleneil Taylor, Mr.
George Alaisaser liandErin. ►tad its allemben to be
added to art committee of atiallipai Elle gil 1M Ow quorum.

Agreed to.
REFORMATORY AND SCHOOLS.
Sir 8. NORTHCOTR sassed tor leave to bring in a
bill to amend the mode of eammittiog criminal and vagrant
children to reformatory and laduatnal 'Opt Olt. His object
way merely ti render it onsosemeary to specify the portico.
lay school in the committee ; sad he also proposed to remedy
acme difficulties which bad anus with regard to religious
questions.
Leave woo given accordingly.
ORDNANCE SURVEY OF SCHOOLS.
Oa the motion of Lord DUNCAN, the followieg select
onnuoittee was lionliDODOO on Ord survey of floollead
Viscount Dunces, the Lard Advocate, Mr E. Denison, Mr.
Stepbeoson, Mr. L. Davies, Lord Elel.o, Mr. Stirling, Mr.
Leff's, Mr. Barer, Mr. Denlop, Mr. E. B lies, Mr. W.
Lockhart, Mr. Smoilstt, Mr. L. Vernon, and this Marquis
of Staff rd. Five to be the quorum.
The hoses adjourned at twenty agoutis to 2.