The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.--FaIDAT, Anat. 12.

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The LORD Cluatcrizos took hi Not on the woolaeck at
5 o'clock.

The Earl of EGLINTON presented • petition from die•
tillers in Ireland, praying that the act of last session rela-
ting to duties on spirits might be readjusted.

PRIVATE &MIMES&
The B►istol sad South Wales Below Railway Bill sad the
Dublin, Wedord. sad Wicklow Beilway Bill were reed a
wood tire.

Lord LYTTISILTON pve notice that on the ltith lost. he
would mole that the Subdivisioa d Dioceses Bill should be
referred to sagest committee.

LAW OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES BILL
This bill passed through committee.
Shortly after the meeting of their loclships the E,arl of
IS Lang metered the home for the Bret time since his return
from CI and took lie seat on the front row below the
way, cm the ministeriel side. The noble lord was very
greeted by the peers in that portion of the boom

MUSE PRISONERS AT BEYROUT.
Lord CARNARVON, is askieg her Majesty's govern-
meat whether the Drum chief, Sad Bey, was to be restored
to liberty, and have his property given back to him, ma-
sand in very strong terms the condor* of the judges who
had tried him, the treatment to which be and hie family
had been subjected, and the scandalous purchase of his
property by the very judges who bad condemned him.
Lord WODEROUSE said that he wished the noble earl
bad postponed his observatioss Mil the papers us the
whole subject were laid on the table. They would be die.
tributed to-morrow rooming, and their lordahip would then
have all the facts of the me before them the
noble earl had kept to his promise, and had ad eatered
ion the question of the oceupstios of Syria, yet the two
subjoins were so intimately mined up that be thought it
would be as well to ham ill the en the table Wore
any discamion took place with refeteaoe to the treatment
of the Denies. The facts referred to by Ms noble friend
were stated at leogth la the papers In question.
It was necessary, ii order tp clearly undastand
the position of the Drum chiefs, to divide them into two
distinct astereim. There were sight of them in a place
rolled Beimbani, In the shownlnkm and them were alto the
elem. Dress sold. who annondirod at Beyrout, aid who
were sow lying under SIANISOII of death. As regarded the
eight chiefs under sentesee of death at Bekahare, be be-
lieved it was hatendmi to wads a very large massiase of
elememy Mew* damn. At mane a eUvsg riscom-
siesdabon bad bean &so by bar Majesty's government that
am mon than one or 6we d them should be executed, and
the French goverment had ociacurred is that r•COIMOsear
Moo. With regard to the eleven Drum chiefs at Beyrout,
se important discussices had arisen among the commis-
sioners, sad it was only fair that their lordships
Mold know the maidanens which bad been arrived
at. Tho comminionere differed very much in opinion as
to the eleven chiefs eandenined to death. the French and
Premien aennahalesses IMINI et angina that the sentenso
ought to be emanated cm all of Om with the eamption
of two. The Russian commissioner thought that live
should be put to death, while the Austrian monsakelemor
sad Lard Merin thought that onl two should be psi
to dank That beim the state of the cam, it bed hem
agreed to refer the matter to Constantinople for the &-
maim of the Porto. That decision ma set yet made
known ; but se regarded Said Be), the noble sad Mari at
Common) was rightly informed when he said that her
Majeety's goverment had urged that he should sot be
pat to esssA As reseeded the other Drums, all be amid say
zwett the gersarament .cos 11.0111 anxious the Porte sheold
a Image mum d fAimasy. At the mars Ow.
as Ina setae hind hed Ram es vizawis.arvaly on tie_ pies
of the Drams, and believing, as he that a geed deal of
empathy had been exalted se *dr bearnetheg their
loydebir not entirely to kegs* tbsi UM year the whole al
Ernie was shocked by •• mom= elf • mad buena, Air
scriptios which bad been perpeinted by Si Dram.
Although they had andoubleMy received peer miles, yet at
the mine time it was only romenable that 11101•111
should be indicted which would show that the =7t
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mamma were sot indifferent in the matter.

The Earl at CARNARVON wished to know whether
there was asy queatiou at this moment of commutation of
the emitesoe of death.

Lord WODEMOUSE could not inform his noble Mend.
He could only gay that her Majesty's government had
noonormoded the @outgoes of death should not he executed.

The Earl of DERBY said he understood the noble lord
to Make Mat there was a di/femme of opinion among the
eentadeelmere sheet the Rumba of chiefs to be executed—
ewe imensmunding that all but two should he executed ;
another, ice ; sod the Austrian and the British Commis-
dome remenameding that rely two out of the eleven should
be put te death. Be withal to know whether Said Bey
wee ewe of those wham exesittion was desired by the go-
venaneute who wished ITO out of the eleven chiefs to be
mended ?
Lead WODEROI7II rid the Trseh, &ogee. sod Pres-
ides Doeunissiusers ail reeoesmended that that chief should
be executed, and the miens for their recommendation
would be found in the perms about to be laid on the table
of the boos.

=MR BILL.
This UT was read a tweed thus.
T ip !dachas tantio7 WI was also road a sscoed time.
Thar lordships adjourned at a guns to siz o'clock.

HOl7lll OF 0011.KONS--ruway, Assn 12.
Tlot Seem took the okras at a tow Ilialliall Ware four
o'clock.

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The following bMe IMO respectively read a third time
end passed :—Breem and Merthyr Tydtll inseam Railway ;
Exeter sod Exmouth Railway; (.rent Northern and Western
(of Ireland) Railway; Huddersfield Om • Llanidloes and
Newtown Railway ; antwich and 31.irket ICkaytos Rail •
Oewestry and Rimiest Railway (Branches, &u.); Psteretfeld
Railway (Deviation) ; Ryde Water ; and Stratford.upon.
Aron Railway Bills.
The Sheriffs of London appeared at the bar and pro-
moted a petition from the Corporation of London, praying
that I. bills for railways having their termini in the city,
and in the construction of which the dwellings of the poorer
clam* will he destroyed, provision may be made for
carrying the poorer classes is the suburbs at low rates.
NOTICE OF MOTION.

EDUCATION.—Sir S NOBTIICOTI to MOWS, CM the 26th
inst., for a select committee to inquire into the most di-
ciest and economical mode of applying the sums voted by
Parliament to the education of destitute and neglected
children.

01742i0.

Mr. GREGORY naked ill. Secretary of Stale for Foreign
Affairs whether any resolution had been tamed by the Peru-
vian Congress, abolishing the monopoly of coosignovent of
guano, and offering to sell it free on hoard at 30 dole. per
ton ; and, if so, why that resolution had not been carried
oat. He wished also to inquire whether the govern-
ment had received a copy of the now American tariff, and, if
soiLrdhethor they were prepared to lay it upon the table?
J. RL SSELL (who was scarcely audible in the
pike") was understood to my that the government had re-
ceived • emy of the American tariff, but he was not aware
whether it was in a state to be laid before the boom. As
to guano, he believed that the question had been rased in
the Peruvian Cowen ; but he did not think any decision
had been come to. At any rate it eppeared that new con-
tracts had been entered into with foreign boner.
Mr. PEEL than moved that the home at its rising
should adjourn tiff Monday next.

THE INDIGO.

Mr. LATAlllsZili;Cl3iri pat a miles a two
the paper, namely. to ask the decreiary of
=e7 up&
India whether, notwithstanding the minute of the
Liestaesettievessor of Bengal upon the report of the
ledigoCestaidles Aged 17th December last, a bill bedlam
Introduced isle the Legislative Council of Lathe to Inform
contracts far the delivery of sOcultural produce; and if
so, whether iseit nerve had been introduced with the
ruction of the Government of India. And whether be
would lay epee the tattle of the house mpiee of that report
and Wants, and el the Act IL of 1860 of the Indian
Legielaieve. *pater with the eorraspondomies thereon
between the Goversor.General of fedi", the Lieutenant-
Governer el Desnal, and the Indigo liaolese Association,
and other &esseeets and papers minting to the cultivation