The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-05 00:00:00

CHINA.

Colonel SYKES wished to ask the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether there was an foundation for the
statements in the uovrsponers by the haat China mail, that
the departure of the British troops from China, consisting
of 7,403 men of all arms, had been postponed for an indefi-
nite period ; whether the revert in the China Mail news-
paper was true, that on the 30th day of April a body of 200
armed men from the villages of Swa, Busy, and Ou-tens, is
the neighbourhood of Swatow, marched through the streets
of Swatow, at 3 o'clock in the day, into the hong of Masers.
Bradley arid Co., and plundered the same, the Tartar
authorities not interfering, and refusing a guard to protect
Messes. Bradley from further outrage ; whether iuformt•
tieu had been received that deserters from bee Majesty's
navy, and Europeans of different nations, to the amount of
200, were known to have enlisted in the Tartar service, 24
of whom were seized in Imperialist boats in a creek of the
Valle-Me-Kiang while carousing, 11 of whom, oot being
English or Americana, were liberated, and the rest handed
over to their respective consuls ; and whether the Seere• '
tory of State purported to direct steps being taken to pre-
vent subjecta enlisting in the Tartar service or flat of the
Terming,.
Loot .1. RUSSELL said his hon. friend quoted from the
North C,,ina Irprald. He could only answer with respect '
to the information received at the Foreign-office, and no
information of the nature referred to in the questions of his
hon. friend had been received there.
PAIMJ AMEN TARY REPORTING.
Mr. SCULLY, in moving for a select committee to in-
quire into the best mode of 'muting authorised or accurate
reports of the debates of the house, said his own impression
was that it would be better to bring forward the motion
nest sessien, but it seemed that other hon. gentlemen were
desirous that it should be brought forward this mane°,
and as the house would perhaps be gratified to learn that
he was about to go to Ireland on busing= of his own—
(much laughter)—not that he thought the business of
the house would be got through in a better man-
ner while he was away—(renewed laughter)—he de-
terminesl on making the motion now. His principal
reason for noticing this subject was based upon the
past debates of the house, to which, however, he
was precluded by the rules of the house from referring. He
was so dissatisfied with the report of the debate upon the
conduct of the Irish members, that immediately after it he
had given this notice. The gentlemen who reported the
debates in newspapers, reported them, not as it suited the
members who were reported, but as it suited themselves.
Ministers of the crown had no reason to complain of the re-
port& of their speeches, but many independent members
hail great reason to complain ; personally, however,
he ►ad DO complaint to make, either of the re-
ports of his speeches, or the comments sometimes
made upon them, but he objected to his own month being
made use of for the p urposs of turning him into ridicule.
(Laughter.) It would be easy for him to report any gen-
tleman's speech in such a manner as to make it appear ridi-
culous. He did not can one farthing whether be was re-
ported or not. He bad, however, been returned to the
house at a great expense both to himself and to his consti-
tuents, and his constituents were therefore naturally anxious
to know what he said. It was a grave oonstittitional question,