The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-17 00:00:00

THE REFOBX BILL.

Lod J. RUSSELL-13ir, I beg to give modes Um* ft is
my faleation, en the let of Mardi, to ask leave to brag to •
bill to emend the representation tithe people in parliament's
England and Ireland. (Cheers.)
THII AMERICAN NAVIGATION LAWS.
Mr. LIDDELL asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether the opinioa of the law officers
of the mown had been taken upon the AMMO= law
of 1848, which oculars exclusive privilege) apes America&
yeseils engaged in the trade between New York sad Cali.
fortis, either by Purina or by Ceps Horn, end defier snob
to be • soaring voyage; whether the malaaion of British
and foreign ships from any participation in • collating trade,
so dell mid, wee or tees not • violation of the treaties to force
between this ematry and America, which stipulate for • m-
oil:KW *grey of camearce ; and whether there was any
**odes to peoduee copies of all oorreepondeme that had
te place between the British and Amin govereorate
upon this subject.
Lord J. RUSSELL, erlio Imbibe in a very indistinot Mina
was understood to say that theepiaisa. of tie law oaken of
the mown had been taken graerefly as to whether the trade
emoted os between pieces situate Mks New York and
California could properly be called • coasting trade,
and the Board °Made aid remarked, and very justly,
thee the trade Newels the northers red wester* perte el
Frames sad the ports situate co the Mediterranean wood he
mosidered • meeting trade. Bta the American mint
lad sealed that they were Naked by the of their
oematutket. The question, according to them, was Dot to
be decided by the law of 1848, sad eatording to their view
of their oossatntioe they maid not great the orating trade
to Greet Britain. We could hardly diorite the cons metros
which they gam to their own comeitntion. The government
had several times applied to the American government, sift-
ing them to give us the isms privileges es we greeted them.
The trade by whisk goods wets unleaded from Americas
veseela, and scum the fatuous of Panama, end shipped
In other ships, did not appear, to any Named the wind, to be
erly called • mesthg Ueda Correspoodeace on the nab-
was now going ea, therefore it would be impossible to
give it at present. Lord Lyons had very recently made • re-
proestatim to the Amerces Minister for Foreign Albin,
who led replied Meit he mold take the opinion of the trea-
sury apse It. The government meld not =wider ft a viola-
tioa of the treaty between this worry and Anteriemat the
some thee it wee • meat diseppointemet after the prolseases
that were needs by the American estate& to Mb
easel:7 at the time when oor navigatiou laws
mete repealed. Be said, in offeet—" If yea give ameltiarre
shell give much ;if you give ell, we abaft give ( ,
hear.) Ups that representation our comas, trade had been'
thrown to the Americans ; they had &IR NO se to
their hedgeepee trade, but their tisanitioe of the sonsting tree
wee very unsatisfactory. (Hear, hear.)
MILITARY DRILLING IN SCHOOLS.
Mr. W. BWART asked whether the Committaaof Coma
ou Bilesseion could authorise or encensese a system of
military drilling
?in schools which have participated in the
°dile. =said that the romagement of these siftedi
wee not in the hands of the Committee :el
Privy Council, but of the Local Committee of
meat It yam timehre impossible for the Committeellgelagry
Coma to take any divot rope in the mutter. The gawks
eenid=ese say indirect reps. Grants were mode
mostein ',Oise were strictly of an ectuoatiomi
ehmenee I eaft bream diebehle the object might be, the
Oemmitase el Otenneil would net be justified in exteedieg
these mieftdons to other saltier' of • differest memo
(Meer, leme.) The wisest corm was for the committee to
oda* lush to its tattled *mt.

THI iIISSIA COMPANY.
In mime to Mr. HusaAAD,
Mr. GIBBON MOM thee • atessanaleatka bad haw re.
Weed ty the Board eft Trade from the goversor of tb•
Ruda Company to the dint that the ooaapeaty would ao
loner levy eay dues epos the kapott at goods nom the
Caw' Klagetae. (Neer, beer)