The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1860.

with as a private bill ; and that power to the government
to enter into agreements by which obligations at
the public charge shall be onciarbaken should nut be given
in any private act."
The CHANCELLOR of the ECCHEQUER expressed
the thanks of the government for the MO and attention
which the select committee on postal contracts, whereof
Hr. Dunlop was chairman, had bestowed upon this subject,
and the judicious character of their recommendations. He
believed that the discretion hitherto exercised by the exe-
cutive in the confusion of their contracts required limita-
tion, and cordially supported the resolution now laid before
the house.

Mr. iiiiEBUCIE pointed out cases in which, if the re-
aolutiona were adopted, the house would assume and
supersede the responsibility which ought to belong to her
Majesty'. ministers.
Sit O. C. LEWIS observed that the interference of par-
liament with the executive involved many points of deli.
cacy and difficulty. He thought that with regard to con-
tracts which were prospective in character, and mu over
long periods of time, such interposition was necessary, and
would be applied without undue limitation either of minis-
terial power or responsibility by the present resolutions.
The resolutions were then put seriatim, and agreed to
unanimously.
Leave vise given to Sir C. Wood to introduce three bills,
em to remove doubts as to the authority of the Governor-
General of India, or senior member of the council in the
abuses of the president of that council ; another extend-
ing to members of the Indian service, in certain canes, the
provisions of the Superannuation Act ; and the third to
'steed oertain peoru•ons for Admiralty jurisdiction in the
adonis to her ajesty's territories in India.
The Local Government Supplemental (No. 2) Bill was
peened through committee.
The Turnpike Arts Continuance Bill was mad a third
time and
The 111=etill went through committee.
The Poor sera (Ireland Bill) was also passed through
committee.

METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT
(No. 2) BILL.
The order for the adjourned debate on the amendment
on the third :ceding of this bill was called on. The original
question was that the bill be read a third time, on which an
amendment was proposed that the bill be read a third time
that day three moods.
The home, without discussion, proceeded to a division (at
• quarter past 2), and the numbers were :
For the third reading
Against 97-74
The announcement of the numbers was received with
cheering.
The bill was consequently lost.

SUPPLY.

On the report of Supply being lirought up,
Mr. CHILDERS wiled attention to the circumstance of
the balances remaining unexpended in the Treasury ; and
said that in no less than fifteen cases the expenditure for
the current year had been made, out of the balances
of the last financial year, in excess of the votes. He
thought this was a most important question, and was
directly opposed to the assurances which had been given by
the government. (Agreed, agreed.)
After some remarks from Ur. A. SMITH,
Mr. LAINO said at that hour of the morning (half-past
two) it was hardly to be expected he should go into the
complicated question of the balaness.lt was a mistake to sup-
c7otilt the governmentoould touch any pert of the balances
the sum voted. The rest were paid into the Exch..
quer. He hoped this brief explaxation would be setts-
Lamy. (Hear, boar.)