The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-09 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—WzoN exDAY, A1:701787 8,
Their lordships met at five o'clock, when in the absence
of the Lord Chancellor, the DECEIT-BMX= took his
seat on the woolsack.
Lord REDESDALE brought up the second report of the
Islet* committee on the office of the Clerk of the Parlia-
ments, and office of the Gentleman Daher of the Black Bed.
The report was agreed to.
THE CASE OF CATHERINE GEOGHAN.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved for a copy of any
recommendation or certificate sent by the 'rah govern-
ment to the late Board of the Treasury for a pension or
superannuation &Homce to be ;ranted to Mark Burke,
kits mit-inspector of the Irish police force, subsequent to
his trial for his neglect and refusal to do his duty at Bal-
lisodare on the 26th of January, 1865. His lordship stated
the particulars of this well-known cam, complaining that
=lesion should have been given to sub-inspector Burke,
conduct had been suck that it had received the
assure of his superior.
The Earl of DERBY said he was entirely ignorant of the
merits of the case referred to except as he had heard them
from the noble marquis and from some answers given to
him by the late government. He (Lord Derby) confessed
to considerable ignorance with regard to the granting of
pensions, and he was not aware that they were granted
by the Treasury of this country. He thought that the
mere production of these papers would add nothing to the
information which the noble marquis at present praised
and therefore he hoped he would not persist in hismotion.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH said after what the noble
earl had stated he would withdraw his motion,
THE EXTRADITION TREATIES ACT AMENDMENT
BILL.
In considering the Commons' amendments to this hill,
The Earl of DERBY said be regretted that the Com-
mons had limited the operation of this bill to one year,
but rather than lose the measure the government would
accept the amendment. Before another session the go-
vernment would consider with the government of Franca
the terms upon which the act should be renewed.
The Commons' amendments were then agreed to.
The Habeas Corpus Suspension (Ireland) Act Con-
kimono, Bill, and the Patriotic Fund Bill, were severally

read a third time and paned.
IRISH FISEHRIRS.
The Marquis of CLLNEICARDE moved for the follow"
ing returns of the eases in which the special commissioners
for Irish fisheries had abated or removed fixed nets, in
part, aurious to navigation, after the Court of Queen's
Bench )unanimously decided that it was competent for
them so to do : also, of oases in which the Court of
Queen's Bench, upon appeal had sent back cases to the
special oommissionere for infective statement in respect
of fixed nets as injurious to navigation ; and re.
turn of the subsequent proceedings and findings
of the commissioners thereon ; else, copies of
aMdavits filed in the Queen's Bench in the case of Lord
ingemore, appellant, and Lord Lismore, re-
eat, in re Glen Weir or fixed Net, and in the case
Knox, appellant, and Lord Liamore, respondent ; the
fixed nets in these cases having been stated to be inju-
rious to navigation ; also, copies of special cases stated by
the commissioners in these two instances ; also, return of
cases in which the decisions of the oommianoeers had
been upheld or reversed by the Court of Queen's Bench,
upon appeal ; distinguishing in what cases the affirmance
or reversal had been in reference to navigation or on other
grounds ; also, of oases in which, having regard to the con-
struction put by the Court of Queen's Bench upon
the 6th and 6th Vie., esp. 106, see. 19, and the
Bth sad 9th Vie. and 13th and 14th Vic., explaining
that act, and especially to the meaning put by that court
upon the words any land" in that section, the commis-
sioners prostrated fixed weirs, and no appeal Irma brought,
although their decisions to the same effect were reversed
on. appeal ; also of eases in which two of the special com-
missioners overruled the late legal commissioner on mat-
ters of title, especially upon the eonstruction of the sth
and 6th Vic. cap. 106, seat. 19; and also, copies of any
correspondence between the commissioners or their secre-
tary and any other persons in reference to the granting of
certificates for fixed weirs in oases where the decisions of
the commissioners bad been reversed on appeal.
The Bari of BELMOBE said there was no objection to
all these returas being produeed.
The motion was *greed to.
THE METROPOLITAN COMMONS BILL.
The Commons' consequential amendments to the Lords'
amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to.
Their lordships adjourned at 20 minutes to 6 until 1
o'clock on Friday.