The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-28 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

NOTICES OF QUESTIONS.
Lew or Surri.atiner—Sir DE NOItREYS, to ask the
First Lord of the Treasury whether he could refer the re-
ports on the effect of the law cf settlement in England to the
Irish poor-law boundary commissioners, with directions to
them to report to bins whether the observations contained
therein will be applicable to Ireland.
011112XIVICH PARIC—ViSOOOIIi DUNCAN, to ask Mr.
Hater if any part of Greenwich-park is to be encroached on
to provide residences far the oommissi niers of Greenwich
Hospital, or for any other poem's..
GOLD AL/ID Coum.—Mr. WODEHOUSE t 'lint a question
to the President of the Board of Trade, relating to the ex •
pot of gold from this country in the year of smoke 1800-
1801, and also of the preri us year of se srcity, 1795,1 n con-
nexion with the import of corn and grain of all kinds in the
same period.
WESTERN AIYSTIIALI•.—Sir W. NOLESWORTH, to
ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies a question
with regard to tee nov,rontent of Western Australis.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.

GAS BlLLR.ZerrfiTiail t7.;;;)i;resolution on the
subject co notices to be even be the promoters of such bills
to all parties residing within 300 yards of the boundary of
proposed works.
Luis 07 ARSZECI.—To Viscount DRUMLANRIG, for
one month
PARLIAMENTAILY REFORM.—Mr. HUME, to move for
leave to bring is a bill to amend the national representation
by extending the elective franchise, so that every man of
toll age, and not subject to any mental or legal disability,
who shall have been the resident occupier of a house, or part
of a house as a lodger, for 12 month* at,d shall have been
duly rated to the poor of that parish for that time, shall be
registered as an elector, and be cstal, d to vote for a repre.
tentative is parliament. Also, by enacting that votes shall
be takes by Ulla, that the duration of parliaments shall
not exceed three years, and that the proportion of representa-
tives be made IR.reeausistent with the amount of population
andproperty.
VOTERS PARLIAMENTARY QUALIFICATION.—Sir DE
LACY EVANS, that payment of a direct tax, governmental
or parochial, shall qu defy to vote for members of parliament.
Eassaments z . or CorynoLus.—Mr. AGLIONBY,
bill to elf et the compulsory enfranchisement of lands of
copybold and customary tenure.
ADTERTIAEMENT DUT7.—Mr. EWART, repeal of ad-
vertisement duty.
DUCHIES ol CORNWALL AND LANC 66666 —Mr. TRE-
LAWNY, for a committee to inquire to what extent
the public are entitled to claim an interest, present or pro-
spective, In the management of the Duchies of Cornwall and
Lancaster. with respect to which returns are atauslay made
to this house, and, with regard to the Duchy of Cornwall in
particular, to inquire where its accumulations are invested ;
who is the h. it at law of persanel estate to the Prince of
Wales; whether duchy dui, from mines are reserved in
minerals or money, and whether they are rated to the poor ;
whether mines are directly worked by the duchy oftimn ;
what cumber of claims to estates have been made and not
sustained during the lest sic years; whether there is any
good reason tie the direct exception of certain kinds of pro-
perty in the Duchy Act of 1814 (-itch as royalties. franchises,
and estuaries), from the statutory provision for the quiet of
titles, now applied to crown property, to private property,
and most descriptions of duchy property ; and, lastly, whe-
ther the management of the duchy estate has been satisfactory
as regards the public, fair as regards its own tenants, or pro
duetive of improvement in toe state of the rural p tpulation.
CHURCH CoNORIGATIONe PROPERTY I SCoTLAND).—
Mr. SECRETARY at WAR, bill to render mere simple
and effectual the titles by which congregettone or societies,
emaciated for purpose, of religious worship or education in
Scotland, hold real property f• tptired for such purposes.
BURIALS —Lord DUDLEY STUART, address for
return, stating, for each year since 1830, the number of
interments that have taken piece in each catuedral, church,
churchyard, chapelyed, cemetery, or other place of inter-
ment within Steen miles of Sr. Paul's Cahedral, elistin.
guishiog whether made in mal'e, britit MTH, or otherwise.
WIDOW DrlT.—Sir H. B. PECHELL, return of the
amount of window duty assessed. and the net amount re-
ceived, with the number of houses charged, for the year
ending the sth day of April, 1849 ; and a like return for the
twelve towns in England paling the largest amount.
POOR. LAW UNION CHARGES (IRELAND). Mr.
SCULLY, return specifying in detail the different items
incluted under the head " E.tablishment and other
charges," in the unions of Carrick on Stair, Clogheen,
Clouse, Nenagh,Ruesea, Thurles, and Tipperary, between
the 110th day of June and the 29. k day of September, 1849.
CHARGES, CONSOLIDATED FUND. —Mr. WAWN, se-
count of the sums paid oat of the consolidated duties of
customs for the difference of rates and charges due to nor-
potations, companies, or individuals, in the year 1849 ; also
the total amount paid to each corporation, company, or indi-
vidual, up to the 31st day of Thumb. r. 1849 (in continuation
of Parliamentary Paper No. 112, of last session).
THE ARMY.—Mr. HUME, nominal retern of all general
officers or colonels employed on the staff, the dates of their
commissions. periods of mace ffcc.; also, return of all
officers appointed to the colonelcies of regiments, from Jan.,
1827, to March, 1818, specifying the period they served as
regimental officers, and in what rank, and for what period of
time, showing whether in the guards or the line; alt.,
showing the whole period of their employment on the staff,
previous, and with the rank of general officers.
THE NAVY.—Mr. HUME, returns relative to the names
and number of ships in the royal navy, their build, &c., &c.;
of the number in commission and in ordinary ; end account
of money expended in building and repairs, at home and
abroad, since if 28: : Also separate return of the vessels is
ordinary which have not performed sea service, &c. ; and
return of the number of vessels, amount of tonnage, number
of guns, ekc., broken up since the year 1828, and the cost or
rate of charge for building, and amount for which sold.