The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-15 00:00:00

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT LN GAOLS.

Os tieMceS;•(4Mr. HADnILD, areturn was ordered
from each gaol and Howie of Correction, of ill cases In
which corporal punishment bad been indicted, from the let
January. 18.18, to the let January , 1861, ander the 10
and 11 Viet , cap. 82, and 13 and 14 Viet, e. 37.
Mr. GREGORY moved fora select committee to inquire
into the circumstances attending the termination, by the
Postouoter•Gerseral, of the postal contract with the Royal
Atlantic Steam Navigation Company. After a few prelimi•
tie ry remarks upon the misunderstandings which had occurred
vas this .abject, sad upon the interest which the project
of • postal cosaratualaatiou between Ireland and America had
mcited beyond any mere kcal affair, and the=
it provelied mLiverpool mad Scotland, he
to dams lie project itself. He vindicated the
motives of Lord Derby's t in making this con-
tract, their object being, le mad, to inaugurate a policy
benefleial to belied. Thi in sot, therefore, a mere
squabble balms= a company and the Yost-office; the
eebeme ins mama enterprise, in which every Irishman,
high it low, had his sympathies enlisted. He then en-
tered into a detailed bretary of the contract, it. vicissitudes
sad perils, orring=o the salmis of the administration that
succeeded Lord sad the action of the House of
Comma, whisk the cesepeay, charged with interests
of grass =gaited% ia doubt whether the contract would
be marled oat et set. U, therefore, any Isehes bad been
committed, they were scannable in consequence of the vol-
tam tie company were plead la, by no fault of their own,
bat by the adios of tie Rome of Commons, which ought
1e treat them with bisianny, giving than the betroth of
' every doubt. He easeeleed the various allegations of
breach of contract, =Mending that the Des exacted by
the premed had widowedthem, sad that the question
was nannwed to the eau of the Parana, on the 7th of May,
which he explained. He eentraited the treatment of the
ClalwzEnpany's shortecienimp with the tenderness shown
as is mess, sae al Aso almost parallel, sad ex-
pressed that the house would, oa the grounds he
stated, extend iniluVmes to this company. He team& he
aid,
that the witherel id ecetract would be attri-
buted, however tie**, to a gnaws mad envious spirit.
and wield obstruct the dew of edpitil into Lreload, se if
that orandry was to be {meld, nee with favour, but with
disfavour.

Lard RUSSELL—I r'se be reply to soon observation
Mesh the hoe. geetlemas made et al oemmeassmat of
his spank. It was inembrity, ass doubt, to refer to •
forme eistais, but sines the bee. Ma ohms to
waren irrogidarilp, 1 mot hagspermitted to follow hire.
The hoe. gentlemea Ma made • Merge pies& ate of want
of beakers in this matter, sad I am bowed to seam to Mig
hems what maned. Than had been en the mendeg ef •
.Xer delete ma impolatiaa motioned is • new..i=oet gown eireelansa (Um Timm) Mot there
bed hese • Wreaks mode between the meal and the
bah members, asd that In of 36,00 M, to be
geed for the Galway emus,{, the Irak mater were to
sumport the prreramost. New, I amide, that as • ealunisy.
I elated ma taie part of the goverameni that I was a calmay
thah the goreramme. I omesialy led • right to do
(Obsere.) It was Maim that the amputates
was mode against the government ea Me goe side sad
mime the Irie h members eta the giber. It was my
Mims as • member el the govemesei to dew the nape.
, taloa as regazded the ipmemese. The right hos. m
man the sambas ter Nike (Ms. Dismal) meta setherake
is the aishals. and Morsel imideatelly to the questiuu of
the Galway matmet ; sod therefore it blame my oppor-
tunity sad may deity to ranee w calimey. It was lac the
Irish esseshess Mo radii that pert of the which re.
Grid to themeless. (Ob. oh.) Hat with regard to the
emir{ of the _,anise{, I stated that I had been
iformedieswayeezd amble Mend Mat • glailaman
who to ask the grilse had asked lure
seesim a damnation of Ing members ea Moody
mearel=sjiclztlet mdse. ono my aphis Mend to avoid
that be had 4sed to raseive the
I dld set Ray that Mr. Daly wee agibmised to
Wtrotemenoleallon, or did I my OM be ,laced
bim-
sif le be eotheeleed to males M. I mid Met be amenad to
be maned to Mu Ike isselien, and if I had the allotment
le make emir again Ide cos ham that I Nand me words
that meld healer mem 4wiesslog. (Neer.) A noble
end eipmenstlas • pet of Ireland, I benne, me more
Mom ear is MD mime ad w inhale that sight to sok for
imb
and ashis Mead L( rd PainsereoM
eYflfrr tin my ierion on the quealise before the home,
ka way to a gegielm feele the Imenrable and idlest
ms for Raegemneivir:l(1 pooh), mode • elnammel
with respect to what Maass Mr. Daly and
adsay em who and WM, nempapen the enough in
Galway, 1 belismr o
ff lain Day, saki imallisd, will and
UM he gime os the moo aseription me whisk
was gime by is nen, Meal Same Ilene A thatmmo& 1,
Irwin mode go mem the Irish sombere, ea •
Wednieda), • day whoa IS Is oat mongols& that midis
Memo win be ialrodeced, and egivate halls are dismiss, really
the malems al smiss, am ham Mend of Nis,
in Sur ilowoosiztas, sera to the home and
delessid on the part of the blek mostees Mid my
had Mee _ thus to Mr. Day to meek mill=
el the Limb momang, se to me Waft to
the woman reasmatlag the quince abont
be dobsisi la Ma Beam el Orman My stable fried, se
I mdmeteed hamediseely tap sod mipmesod bins&
paws* aatiebed with that apsieWee, sad after that the
mawsseemed le mod. The stakessed having bees made
by my oeMo blood, ad se by as, my ando freed
ammied Me dbeihwer they was seeik. I was ma
=la the home at the time, sad I conehrial
wane Mims was at on end. (Beer, hoar.) Hat
m the has. goistisom hr ado this slatemiont to-day, Ism
rainy to say that 1. rs m 7 iris Mead, meld
that di/deicer. I madly lesson. Met Mr. Duly ha=
se authority. that he was son analtied Is oak my noble
head to receive • depuistisk asr to am soy
threat to the gemegmet. other had I
AM it mot be admitted theta
awma the government
had acted wail the MIAMI in mmedieg the Galway
cuatract, wpm* the company bed feliDail -every Ilea of
their eosins* owl the government wae oseeplet* is the
meg, it mild me lbw heve he
&graceful. both to
Me _weasel mid to the Irish sawthasa, if, for the mks
of • moderity on that wales, they soigne! Into any cos
aaat with roped to the mama of tho contract. That,
boned to mho
Is say stalammi
the glatemort le the
which I ham. andd. A I
Ai
fcewk I ras
di dupe
I ofterweede the Timm mid OM this was the marmot
and thus they Yid slim ft poshilik. That being so, both
the invornemot MI the Ida goombers ought to be
obliged to the wompager which brought hito
light that which was eamently reereted —they ought to
M girl to hove the oppertmay of publicly disclaiming the
imploWiss. It is eke my intones to miter into say
queens with respect to the Gamy ,stmt{, as the govern-
moat do sot iateud to oppose the motion of the bon. mem-
ber. The whole uf the eiromestmose he his stated will
me sailer the consideration of • memittee sod I hops if
ay injustice has loco ausinitted that that injustice will be
amend. (Hem, bear.) Bat I must my with regard to the
meluding observations of the hoe. gentlemen, that I
remember once calling upon Lord lleibourne, and ha
Women me that he had offered the nice of In d-lieutenant
Is Lord Aacklaed, awl meatiosed hi ha mimed the
dr. I mid I did sot suppose that that would have bees
• t•l7 popular eepoiatmeet spas which Lord Melbourne
reinarkal, ' Yoe are entirely mistakes. There are no
people in the world who love, admire, and impact • plain
and simple character. a man of honour sad integrity of par-
pose, and actuatid by love of Malicia, more than the Irish people. That to the character of Lord Aneklaid, and his
would have heen a popular appointment." I believe with
Lord Melbourm that the people do appreciate juitios
,
when they are treated with justice, mid it auy injustice
ha. been committed they will naturally feel sore at that
wagon ; but I believe a government which really wishes
to stand well with Ireland ought sot to endeavour to do so
:Lei* them mi 7 unfair advantage., but ought to be
gaol, by high pri wirier of justice. (Cheers.)
Jir. BAITER supported tha oe the ground that
inquiry was .ocean. He seas bcetile to the Galway am.
tact mil, re the goosed grouted of his objection to the
giustisi of nailablies, and he squally objected to other con-
tracts. whae luny adraiitieg that Ireland was entitled to
divot pedal eommenteries with Americo, be areued that
the Gal Gainsay was make km than • commercel
amp was slimy lasetva4 sad had bet one ship