The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

NEW WRITS.

On the motion of Mr. BRAND new writs were ordered
for Winsheeter, in the room of Mr. Bonham-Carter ; and
for the county of Waterford, in the room of Mr. Esmonde,
both of whom have accepted the office of Junior Lord of
the Treasury.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
Tee REP'OPJI BILLIA —Mr. GOLDBMID, to Mote as an
amendment to the motion for committing the Representa-
tion of the People Bill, " That this house is of opinion
that if the proposal of the government for grouping
boroughs having a population according to the census of
1841 of not leas than 8,000 be adopted, it is expedient that
all boroughs having more than 8,000 and less than 10,000
inhabitants which return two members shall return only
one, and.that groups of boroughs the combined population
of which according to the said census is more than 10,000
shall return two members to this house."—Mr. P. W.
MARTIN, to propose the addition to clause 16, •of
the following proviso:—" Provided always that nothing in
this clause shall apply to persons already entitled to vote for
members of parliament. —Mr. FOLEY, to move in com-
mittee, that a member be given to West Bromwich, and
the adjoining towns, Tipton and Wednesbury, and
that, if necessary for that purpose, one of the members be
taken from Tavistock. (Great laughter.)
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.—Mr. GILPIN, to move an amend-
ment on the second reading of the Capital Punishment in
Prisons Bill, " That it is expedient to abolish the punish-
ment of death."
FOREIGN AFFAIDB.—Mr. GREGORY, on Thursday, to ask
the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether Austria, by
an imperial decree of May 13, and Prussia, by a decree of May
]9, have agreed in case of hostilities to confer on merchant
shipping at sea the same immunities as were agreed upon by
the Declaration of Paris in 1856! Also whether being a
portion of the maritime code of Italy, any decree to the
same effect was necessary on the part of that country!
Also whether the government have received any communi-
cations on the subject of a change in the succession to the
Tice.Royalty of Egypt.
THE MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE (SCOTLANTO—Sir J. FEROCII-
W/N to bring in a bill to-morrow to reduce the municipal
franchise in populous places in Scotland.
THE RECENT " COUNT " AND "NO HOUSE."
Mr. B. COCHRANE drew attention to the arrangement
of the public business on Friday evenings, and charged the
government with a breach of faith to the house in not ad-
hering to tho pledge given when Friday was appropriated
to private members, by making and keeping a house on
that evening. He also accused the government with break-
ing faith with him personally, in not having performed a
promise mole to him to keep a house on the evening of
Friday week.
Tbe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that,
while admitting the duty of the government to make and
keep a house, as regarded last Friday so little difficulty
had been found rill this session in making a house that no
special measures wore taken with that object on that
evening, and the unexpected result was a "no house."
lie also admitted that Mr. Cochrane hail been hardly dealt
.with in being counted out on the previous Friday ; but the
mishap was inevitable, and beyond the control of the go-
vernment, and they were deserted by the independent
311e1116. V+.
TILE BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO.

In reply to Mr. HOB-STALL,
➢lr. LAYARD was understood to say tivit the rapers
relating to the bombardment of Valparaiso had been kid
upon the table, and would, he hoped, be distributed to-
DIOITOW.