The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-30 00:00:00

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had known that the noble earl intended to make so pointed
an allusion to Lord John Russell, he should have been
tempted to postpone the bill once more till to-morrow, when
be trusted he should have the honour to lead his right hon.
friend into their lordships' house, where be expected he would
receive that welcome which wax never refused to men that
were eminent in any line of life, and that was most certainly
due to one who bad played so great a part in the direction of
the affairs of this counta7, and whose public reputation was
combined with so aingularivbigh-minded a private character.
The noble earl had reproached not only her Majesty's go-
vernment, but him own and some preen:tug governments, for
having introduced reform bills which did nut prove suc-
cessful, He entirely concurred with the noble earl that
nothing could be more unfortunate than lightly to introduce
measures 01 Woos without a reasonable hope and expecta-
nt.* Roo of being ts carry them. In saying that, however,
lm woo to any notion of finality ; and he
tram for from that it would be impossible to Mi-
mes, the ' of the country, or that the franchise
=sta:dot from me to time be most reasonably and justly
amongst the working classes of the com-
munity. Still he believed that it would be rash for
any government beforehand, and without reviewing all
the circurostatama of the case, to pledge themselves to a
sow reform bill without having some probable means of
carrying it intolaw. (Hear, hear.)
Their lo:slid:tips then went into committee.
Lord STRATHEDEN moved to omit clause 1, but
Their lordships negatived the motion without debate or
division.

On clause 8,
The Earl of DERBY said he bad the greatest
for the present riplaker of the House of Commons:7r=
he had known for -arty years. Thirty-Eve years ago he bad
ivialtra travelledAim. AlM** right bon. gestteman had sub
Sitilamtir of a -mail -lea. asiest—papep -al
Mims who had been known as " the Derby Daly."
titer.) At the same time the clause left too moat to
the ght hon. gentleman's discretion, for it made it optimal
with him to withold the writ till just before the next general
election, which was exactly the time when it was mast de-
sirable that it should not be issued. He begged to propose
therefore that the clause should be made to run so that it
should be incumbent on the speaker to issue the writ as soon
at might be after the pasting of the bill.
The amendment was agreed to, sad the rest of the clauses
were also passiid,.nitk.tfmr.2r.srbel ameodmenta

TRAMWAYS (IRELAND) BILL.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved Methird reeding
of this bill

LorditiDE3DALE was still of opinion that it would not
work in conjunction with the act which had already become
law.

The bowie then divided—
Contents
Non-contents
The bill was then reed a third time, and after the intro-
duction of around verbal amendments, passed.

THE ENLLSTMENT IN INDIA BILL.
Earl DE OBEY moved the second reading of this bill,
and stated that the object of the bill was to give effect by
mm•ot to orders made by the Governor-General of
India in refereooe to the employment of certain persons in
the Indian army.
The motion was agreed to.
THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT AMEND-

Hr. T. HANKEY concurred in the amendment.

Gemoral PEEL inquired how a sum of 250,000 f. voted the
ether night for array SIMS was to be paid.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
sum bad been already paid, and did nut enter into the
finance of the present year. if the amendment was agreed
to, four crave days must elapse between the first and second
reading of the bill, thus adding so much more to the set.
siren. The proper course would have been at an earlier
period to have called attention to the matter, and made it
the subject of inquiry, with a view to en alteration of the
system.
In the course of • short discussion, Sir G. LEWIS
observed that the Appropriation Bill was a mere reduction
into a legislative form of the different votes in supply.
Mr. HENLEY disputed a &dripe which be understood
bad been laid down by Lord Palmerston in the discussion,
and maintained that, till the Appropriation Bill had weed,
the votes in supply were not out of the control of the house.
Lord PA N said all ho meant to say wee that
the negativing any part of the bill would be rescinding a
resolution of the bowie.
The motion was negatived, and the bill read • second
time. _ _

The East India Lima (No. 2) Bill, the Militia Pay 818,
and the Militia Ballots Suspension Bill were severally read a
second time.

The Drainage of Land Biil, the Public Offices; Site Bill,
and the Pensions, Britith Forces (India), DM, wore read a
third time and
WILLS AND DOMICILE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS

ABROAD.

Os Um
this ItiU4 order of the day fur going into 'committee on

The—ATTORNEY-GENKRAL explained that it wee
intended to settle the law of domicile, and it provided
I thsaso Belthili sables% should be taken to be domiciled
abroad unless they had resided in a foreign country for
a year before their decease, and took steps showing their
desire to be so domiciled. In reference to another bill
which also stood for committee, the Wills of Personalty
of British Subjects Bill, which provided that a will would
be saMcient if made in the form of the country in which it
was ,:scaled, or by the law of the place where the person
was domiciled, or by the law of any port of the United
Kingdom, he thought as it stood it went too far, and he
sogpsted its postpooement.
A discansion et a somewhat technical character followed,
in which Sir F. Kelly, far O. Bowyer, the Solicitor-General,
Mr. Maim, end Sir 11. Gahm, took pert.
Lord PALMERSTON agreed to accede to a proposition
of Mr. Mains, that the first bill should be accepted by the
opposition if the other was agreed to by the government ;
so far at least se allowing them both to go through com-
mittee.
Both bills then passed through committee.
PROSECUTIONS MPENSKS BILL
. . . _

On the older of day for the adjourned debate on this
O
Sir G. C. LEWIS said this bill was introduced to satisfy
the northern counties, but it did not satidy them, and
amendments had been propceed which would alter the bill
materially. lie moved that the order be discharged.
The ceder was discharned accordingly.

CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT.

CONTINUANCE BILL. --
The house having gone into committee on this bM,
Mr. BRADY objected to the bill, end moved that the
!list clams of the original bill be omitted.
The CHAIRMAN observed that the only clause in the
bill was a clause continuing the operation of the present
act. (Laughter.)
Mr. BRADY then moved that the Chairman report pro-
gress.
Yr. COLLINS hoped that the hon. gentleman would not
persevere in his motion. The act was a very useful one,
and had decreased his election expenses considerably.
The motion was then withdrawn, and the bill passed
through committee.
The Lords' amendments to the County Surveyors, tn.,
Ireland Bill and the Public Works (Ireland) (Advances and
Remnants of Moneys) Bill was agreed to.
The Landed Fat4dio (Ireland) Act (1838) Amendment
BM pared through committee, as did the Treasury Chest
Fund Bill and the Metropolitan Pain District Receiver

The Parochial Offices Bill and the Local Government
Supplemental (No. 2, Bill was reed a second Uwe.

OFFICERS OF RESERVE (ROYAL NAVY) BILL.
Lord C. PAGET moved the second reading of this bill.
He did not believe there was a single word in the measure or
in the regulations which would accompany it that need be
taken by the navy in the least degree injurious to their
dignity or es to diminish the flow of promotion.
The °Wept of the • was merely to enable the Admiralty
to accept the services of officers in the merchant service as
volunteers—an object which had lung been uuder the consi-
deration of the government, and which he hoped the bill
would now enable them to attain. A large meeting of the
officers in the merchant service had been held in the City,
and various points which they had objected to is the regu-
lations had been modified. The qualifications had, for In-
stance, been rendered somewhat Ina stringent, and the
number of stations had been increased, so that now any gen-
tleman that had commanded a vessel of 500 tons was qua-
lified to enter the naval reserve. The only other thing that
had been objected to was the' possibility that the muster of
one of the largest clam of steamers, such as those which
belonged to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, might
find himself placed underayoung lieutenant in the royal navy.
He looked upon this measure as one of the most important
for the navy that could be brought forward, and the only
difficulty connected with it was the question of rank.
Officers of high rank in the merchant service objected to
being placed under the command of an officer of correspond-
ing rank in the navy, but it wee the same in the Volunteers
and the Militia, and he believed that practically, in war
time, the contingency would seldom occur, as officers of ex-
perience would most probably be placed in com-
mand of small vessel. themselves. However, if it
should arise, they would be bound to accept
it as an incident of their duty. So much for war; but in
peace which, he trusted, would long coetinue—;here would
be no difficulties. The lieutenant. would rank with, but
after, the lieutenants of the royal navy, and they might
well se proud of holding such rank. It bad been said in
another place that there was no necessity for this menaure,
for that if war broke out we could easily get up our officers.
He said it was one of positive necessity. We bad 850
lieutenants, raspy of whom were actually unfit to go to
se% and what state should we be in if • war broke out
and we were found to be unprovidal with officers. Again,
it might be said, we might appeal to the merchant
service when war broke out, bat then, when were they to
learn gunnery, which in these days was indispensable.
Besides, these officers might have gum drill on board their
own merchant ships, so that whet. wur broke out we
should have an immense force of drilled officers and men
to come in together. Another point was the increase it
would give to our naval reseive. If we had a reserve of
90,000 men, we might materially reduce the vote number
one in the estimates, and therefore he trusted that this
bill would receive the warmest co-oper•Con both from the
royal and merchant services. He believed that much might
be done by co.operation. He had recently visited • school
at Liverpool for young officers for the merchant service.
At that school, which was quite equal to the School for
naval oadeta at Portsmouth, the pupils were taught the
gun drill, and in case of war would be quite ready for ac-
tive service. That school ought to be encouraged, and was
encouraged by the Admiralty, and he hoped soon to see
similar institutions established at every great port. He
trusted that the ancient antagonism between the royal and
merchant marines would be broken down, so that the
active co-operation of both would be had when the defence
of the country required it. (Hear.)
Admiral WALCOTE could not see the great results that
were to be expected from this bill, remembering that the
enrolled masters and mates of the merchant service would
most likely be all employed in their own ships at the out-
break of a war. He would suggest, as a better expedient,
• more general training of naval cadets.
Mr. A. SMITH asked the house to consider for a moment
the enormous establishment of officers at present connected
with the navy. On the active list there were no less than
112 admirals, 343 captain", 445 commanders, 844 lieutenants,
besides masters, engineers, 1011 others ; and on the reserved
list we had 408 officers, iucluding admirals, captains, nod
lieutenanta. It appeared that we had officers io our service
almost sufficient to man all the navies in the world, and
certainly sufficient to officer any fleet we might require to
send out at the first blush of a new war.

Admiral DIJNCOMBE said if the yi;unger officers of the
royal Davy were to be deprived of an independent command
when an opportunity offered, it would be a great injustice
to them. He complained of the bin being brought in at no
late a period of the session, and thought it ought to be post-

11r. T. HANIKEY was glad such it meartlre had been
brought in by the government, because be believed it would
be very advantageous to the mercantile marine. He thought
he could net do leas than state the satisfaction which he
felt at the prospect of the bill passing this year, for they
ought to promote volunteering for ships of war as much as
they had encouraged volunteering on land. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. CAVE mud the navy laboured under a glut of com-
manders and a scarcity of lieutenants, and therefore they
desired to obtain men from the mercantile marine to per
kern the duties of lieutenant... There was no analogy
between this system of volunteering for the sea service and
for the land. _

Mr. HENLEY thought the discussion did not augur
favourably for the scheme of the noble lord. From what
they had heard as regarded the lieutenants in the navy, it
did not show that things were in a satisfactory state.
The bill was then read a second time.
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NAVY BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
NEWSPAPERS, lie., BILL.
. .

This bell was read a aunt time and passed.
The Lords amendments to the Attorneys and Solicitors
(Ireland) Bill and the White Herring Piahery (Scotland)
Bill were considered and agreed to.
The hones adjourned at twenty•llve minutes, past twelve.

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