The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-31 00:00:00

power of levying rat.* for improvements—a to..iy, too, wlti..h
he felt bound to say alnicst everybody disliked. When We
till of the_govunement weed we ssould have two tinge
the Lord Mayor sad the Chairman of the Board of Worts.
Was thip expedient ? Why not instead adopt the coarse for-
dßepteei, an extend and enlarge the corporation
dividing L eel.° into ward., and he the Lord Mayr.r
tied Comma Council be the body which ahould govern
the welds of the metropolis I' it bad been said that by
so dein we *Geld meta an important in imperio, and ihat
even the boo.. •it pa•liaur•nt and the Queen upon her throne
world beoblierd tai eueromb to the corporation of London—
(e laugh)—Lot for tii..er eporezeineinne there could be no
gromeds. Let the totwention have the taxing power over
the mnmruyoliti and ter}' you'd be soon unpopular enough.
The zorp reties et the City ut Loudon was now • powerful
holy, bto.nee 1..-re...ed • ber.di,ary revenue of 60,0001.
a pox, not minor out of taxes, and which they could do se
they plowed with. If the corporation were extended in the
meaner .apyreated, they would home a room useful body.
Tte bill now btooght to by the gownensat was, so far se
be taro, totally inc,naireset with its prebend object, and
wee unworthy of the cneerlderation of the Rows of Common..
Be hoped to ma before bug • suitable useaus laid before
theta. Meer, howl
Sir H. FARQUHAR protested mime the helastice of
biting the coal el the city he represented (Rallied), he-
sear it chewed to be width • radius 4 2l sass of the
raw he. That wee sorely • great logawlee sod • wry
mat He Wowed thas whoa the peeper ohne ease
the richt hues. baronet the dooretary of Buie ter Ur Hone
Depertmeet would sot re-impose this tax, sod that be would
tri% • a peonies to atm elect.
Sir G. C. UM& to reply to the raptett awst wade to
Mx by tbs boa. piethonea the member foot iketilstd, said It
was quite true teat Hertford was ladaded he the coal tax.
The here. wee probably aware that the coal lei wealsord of
three portimu, alsosetang in the whets te UkL per be.
tax 4 4d. per ten wee bar the brook of the
City. They cleansed It se *oft popsy, and it
Wood upon the same foutth. an the Wore ease of
Liverpeil. The locupetice was &egged with a cabin eept-
tal sale mimed spat it kw mearepelitaa hoperremeals sad
other purports, which weal wit he eattried he tone yews
to arms. ae to the other porde= gf the goal duty, the eight-
pews mad the penny ere not applied to City purposes : they
was collected the slaters of the City, sad handed over le
the Board of orb, end were applicable to the paymeat of
say delfts creased by advisor for cCialproveruirete. Tie
for which the pow vas levied had already
peeper
sail the maw Midas it awe now paid
over to the acomataat 4 the Beak of Basked, Were
to imeauinlate ender the eselmil of the Coeuniesioners

el Wale. Tie papa am tibia *a stilt-
pommy &ay ow Ina woad apis fa Aga. ISIIL oq•
lag art le la ea be aunt bo tat opt =poor
lag tay alaos. bet sway theft tsit lolimaks
ban bow the coal Imo iota As he loollha Mat
Anglia liko It, wltot the adwocates el go tot al with that
- taus by their laity to las ustaplis is
osisogoaloti tt fres the INVINVIIMSIOII Is the
rola of tommodostloo to., la tbot villas at tisk

MI6 ores rebid by** semiguiry to Lemke. (A taort.)
Mit lbw be ibi see dsheeL (Hew.)
lieges sortevalesemol isesledes
moll wend mob sideg the of citric
Mires end ablepiece as Mier ouritatelligible
heels& sod hell erMi In see gompoehoweve raresure.
Mote SM.) The perwit Male ei Obverse must moms-
Oos lay tbs Oar et Osemso Maria sat at Guild-
imMber day Ms Board of Works, both pos.essioig large
pewees. He twat designate the bill of the government as
a paltry bill, and ass unworthy of it.. subject with which it
prepered to deal and of the sanction of the Howie of Co-
.-
man (Hem. hose.)
Liam was this gime to bring in the bill.
PACKET AND TELEURAPHIC CONTRACTS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Men rose to
move for the apptintromit of a select committee to inquire
into the manger in which counsels eateading over peri,ds of
pm have from tint. to time been formed or modified by her
Majesty's government with various steam t com
ter the menrepeace of mails by sea; and peekk *wisemixes
into any
agreements or other arrangement* which have teen adopted
at the podia revs, atonal or prospective, for the purpose of
Isionsphic commesication beyond see, sad to report their
opinion themes es the hew; together with say meow
mendletioes es to rules to be observed hateable by the
Ci=t is making contract memose winch ham not yet
omd by pad ISLIII4I. or which wand over a wised
years , with power to report from time to time. The right hes.
gentkman had little to my beyond proposing to the hoses
the re-appoietment of the commune*. The motion carried its
own reeommendation, and he Wee not aware that Mars
existed any inteatket to oppose it. For • considerable num-
ber of years this department had Men under the charge ef
the Admiralty, but the government
after doe examination of the subject, that it
te desirable to malts • change in that respect, and trans/r It
to the Post-office department, which was immediately 07••
meted with the receipts from the packet metrics Upon tint
whole, he thought this would be the more stf tibia amass-
ment. The Treasury would then have control ; end in
respect to the maritime porii m of the duty they would be
mewed by the marine department of the Boyd of Trade, sad,
who, nevereary, woad.' cull in the advice of the Admiralty.
Su.• a champ would, in the opinion of the government, he
conducive to puolir advantage. (Hear, hear.) The com-
mittee upsorre would, however, deliver such opinion as
thought fit. With respect to toe wits given by the right
hen. barest the mi-mbar for Divitwich, it would be of ammo '
open to him to mute what resnariks ha plooted upon the am-
duct of the committee which set last emeloo; nor
would he (the Clumsily of the Exchequer) attempt
by any &Isere of the committee to anticipate the
remarks of the right hon. gentleman, nor indeed was he
seam of nay ground for impeaching it. He was not blamed
a an..enber of the committee, but had undentood that the
committee, Po fee is regarded the sutject- matter boLre It,
wee unanimme. Ho did not mean to say that the com-
mittee was unanimous upon all questions, but he bed not
understood there was any difference of opinion with regard
to questions which R wee 'competent fur them to donde, and
to which it wee bee* to wly Its attention. The govern-
ment would webs married se either omitting any censure
upon that cemeektim is rib' ethos who thought fit to
censure it. Wish them higt ebewmtions he would leave it
to the right boo. barons. Is address such remark. to the
house se be algid think lb only placing his motion In the
hooded tho lipseber.
TM wiles was the mod from the chair.
Sir J. PAILINGTON, who had last year mole complaint*
of Ms may In which the samba ecroducted its inquiry,
ailed allemtion to the party serimosy which had chum-
Wised he respells's, sad oemplebed that it had pronounced
Ito deoldsos IS Imes whisk It bad no right to try—those of
pobtleal comegodes. Ho chomeeded that, for the future, the
@Meld be distinctly Mined, sad that
it Mend be pednied frees entering into peremal charges.
A stheellemseme Memeren followed, in which Lord J.
M tinems, se • weenher et the committee, declared that he
often fit it wee gam ses far, but hesitated in Interfering,
lest hi melees bore be toleconstrmed.
Sir F. BAILING dedwed that the committee was altoge-
ther fees hem paled mptlves—• latch, again, was denied by
Lord LOVIJNI.
Caged. L. VIRNON, se • member of the committee,
deciered his epuilbet la mixing op politics with Its eon-
sideradoos it horn its lino of duty.
Mt. B. 015 RNI agreed with Sir J. Pukington that
the comilles el bat err= was not • competent tribunal,
bat SS IMINSI reeads. The ampultres was increased to
ainebib Moms it yes said by Mr. Glideroce that four
tomelitme of the lent gemenesuM ought to be members of It.
He (Mr. Odom) bed mob mach charges meted
Sir J. Pekingese' of temperieg with the electors of
Dover against Mem The asentnittee was arranged be.
toms tM presett sad Me governments,. on the Snitch
primirs of Caw see, saw dee :" Mr. Bright
eldeeent to the otastituden of the ovesmintee, one-fifth of the
nereetess of which were rime' seemed. It was clear that
there was is anodes or wide-week the
_private secretary of
the rlOll bee. berm* • dirk in be Tivewery, who had •
"pod heal er de with the meassemeat of the gamed election,
Mod et Dome. perbolsr. Mr. Olsdebine hid down the"
be *shy shoed M wide Ns ate.,
wed the right hos.
'bereave. who Mimed the advice e EV toy
Tilmaiday. sad maw sa every SOSSIS, ambler, mil
made no objectioa ; sad it wee sow too bee r compiala.
The comma. from Set to last lied • most ensphime
prereees, mid he hoped the new committee woad beer
rented is dillerect IPOIMS• sad composed of differeut mom
mod it esgbe to be rimers by the committee of selection.
frr 8. NORTHCOTE denied the losinostien of Mr
Osherow, that the composition of the SISMINIII wee miner
• amseresset Memos him and Mr. Gleiress. 8o maw
di Med from Mr J. Palihtgtoo, and thought that It mull
;squire Luse emy barge with regard to pertknlar cornet"
which might be smile whet the lan govaressemit
Mr. HOPE bars hole testimmy r As Messes of ths ends
grubs sod esadoet el ibis comobles.
Mr. H. Herbert, Lord Lemke, sod Cards Yemen
having
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCGIBQUIR mid Mum
d Moony of having the 'mien Iberenllly emenbid.
He denied that say ermegemed wee made beemon
I. Northoote .ad sheriff as se the at lb,
committee. It amend to him leamwlawt that illee
members of the committee who ellowlel be the ewe, will
had bean takes did sot pima their ohretime es wend, end
the ems sad made emptiest* M the Imo& It wee he.
pmeible is seal • peeved Mph, Mb be mines et be
essmitmo. mad ismimag praised Mums Met
semeserly ham anent if the t•qutry was le be tbesengb
mid searching; mid although the committee wore bond to
inquire into the eatetruce or otherwise of
May decided that it was not moved evidee7e7te=
that the rimed opiates of the hone:wee that the commEllse
Mil sot noesdad lte powers.
Altar it her weeds trout Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, limi
me tes WS. agreed to.
FRISON ACTS (SCOTLAND) oorrnruexcl.
Tb. LORD-ADVOCATE °Maimed leave to bib. ha • bill
m imbue mid the let day of Jemmy, 1862, sad themes to
Me sod of the then next masks of pertimeasi, (ere's acts
kr fiat. improvemest of Weiss and pins dieeptite is
illoottand.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY,
Sic G. LEWIS sieved for leave to bring in • bill to Dm-
vide hr tbe sembieredlso of as ordleasee which b.' ism
hid bilme pediment In e rep- set of the Oxford rd Unfree* '
Caramimlerna.

Lord L =CIL emplaised tb& the proves! 6M sae •
TIAN= of Iho compote rot red tat ,fra the lev 1154 Niemen
sad tho ssiveresy. The semsreeitt of Lord
homusht is • tory cotapifeafed satomoro,
sod hid molls to pu• ft
the
todolitpld thsr
whom, ma MIL wasp the rlght to awl".