The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-24 00:00:00

OFFICERS RETiTRNING TO INDIA.

Mr. NOEL sailed whether the government would give to
those of her MeoMy's officers who see ordered to rejoin their
regiments in India before the aspiration of their leave, on ac-
count of the mutiny in that country, s free passage ; or whe-
ther they would have to return there at their own expense?
Sir J. RAMSDEN was happy to state that the FAA India
Company, upon the matter being brought to their notice,
had at once signified their intention of defraying the expense
of the passage out of the clams to whom the hon. gentle-
man's question referred.
INDIA,
--wstrEfONE naked whether any news from

Sir J.

India had been received by the Sunk ?
Mr. V. SMITH mid that neither the government nor the
East India Compenybed rewired news through that channel.
He had inquired at the Colonial-office whether in their de-
epatches any news teem India had arrived, and had received
an answer in the negative.
131:PPLY.—THE PERSIAN WAR.
The Hoene then went into committee.

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The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
supplemernary estimate of 400,0001. towards reimbursing
the Eeet India Company • moiety of the extraordinary ex-
pense of the Persian war.
In the debate which ensued In the committee • complaint
made in the discussion upon Mr. ROEBUCK'. motion wan
repeated, that information reputing this war had been too
1004 delayed.
The vote was agreed to.
Mr. WILSON, in moving the estimate of 590,0001. for
attesting the account with the East India Company of the
expanse of tho late China war, explained that there ems act-
off sedan the oompany amounting to 6.10,000/., so that by the
ultimate adjustment the vote would be reduced eventually
to 30,0001.

This vote was agreed to.
The committee then took up the consideration of the re-
maining Civil Service Estimates, and various votes were
agreed to after diecussion, and ordered to be reported.
On the order for going into committee upon the Ecclesias-
tical Conimiesion, Sze., bill,
Sir H. WILIA COREY desired to have some explana-
tion of the nature of the bill, which bad come from the select
committee In a new form.
. . . . .

Sir G. GREY gave this explanation, and the house went
into committee upon the bill ; but before all the claims had
been gone through the chairman was ordered to report pro-

OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL.
This bill also passed through committee.
The Insurance Companies Bill and the Mutual Companies
fill were read a seeond time.

fhe-ileeTt on I'ctitio. Bill passed through committee pm
forma._ .

Tießepresentative Peers (Ireland) Bill was reed a .eoond
time. .

TEe Bezdtiog Bill wee reed third time, and paned.
_81! IRITS. _ _

Mr. GROGAN movedfo;;;;iurn showing the number
of
proof
gallons of British spirits on which duty was paid in
In the year ending the 31st day of December, 1656,
the amount of duly received on same, the actual deficiency
In proof gallon, and the allowance made by the Inland
Revenue for such deficiency in proof gallons and money (in
continuation of Parliamentary Paper Nu. 224, of session
1836).
Agreed to.
liBTIREMENT OF BARON ROTHSCHILD.

Mr. HAYTEIt moved that the Speaker true kis warrant
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the
election of a citizen to serve in the present parliament for the
City of London, In the room of the Baron Lionel ds Roths-
child, who since lila election has accepted the cake of
Steward of the Chiltern Hundred.. (Hear.)

47;W to. s—
Thu house adjourned at a quarter to two.

Mr. Selkbury sod Mr. Maionarieg paired a for the re.
maunder of the welkin on the Divorce Bill.

Dana. PALIOE.—We are glad to observe that
the success attending the first appearance of the Vocal Asso-
ciation has induced the director to mange for a second con-
cert by that able body of choristers, to take place in the
centre transept to-morrow afternoon, under the direction of
their indefatigable conductor. M. Benedict. The pro-
gramme, which appears in OW advertising columns, ran-
prbve gloss and iiindrigals, already established fannuitee, as
well as several novelties which cannot fail to interest the
enseleal public.

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TIE ])ERLIN ELECTION PETITION.—A public
ondlog of the liberal party in Dublin was held on Wednes-
MOD** Mechanics' Institute, for the purpose of taking
maroats $s prooxots vigorourly the petition which has been
mooed Se tbs Haws of Commons, praying that the m-
-1100 trembses Ire the sky should be unseated, inasmuch as
tbstr statics was prostrate by bribery and treating. Thee.
wag a oumerous admire% sod a stress interest was shown
In the proceedings. Mama Reynolds and Mr. F, W.
Beady addressed the Ineeting. A subscription was opened,
sad a committee appointed.
TIIE PROPRIF.TART MILL AT LINCOLN.—This mill
ham passed into private hands. The working classes of the
city strongly hoped through the eo-operative principle to be
enabled to keep down the price of flour to a rote in hammy
with the low wage, which subordinate men have to toil for;
' but, aim, all their hopes proved delusive. The society is
defunct, the 1.6301. subsesibed by the members being totally
haired. The mortgagees of the mill building have been
o • J. to foreclose the mortgage and sell the building for
. lose than the nun they bad lent, and two members,
Messrs. Pratt and Otter, who had incurred a personal liabi-
lity, ass minus between 20/. and 301. This, like many other
.a.uiea, would doubtless with good management, have suc-
ceeded end paid a respectable per ventage, but no amount of
capitol ran afford a palmatee against nelemenenement, lack of
still, and Don nnity of pupose.—Stomford Mercury.
QCONDAY LAKE OF lIAARLEM.—On the ith

July, 1848, the works fur draining the Lake of Ilaarleiu
commenced, and en the let August, 1852, the Slant* coet, ant
announced that the whole of that immense lake waa dry.
At the commencement of the present Sear. 17,000 hectares

(21 acres each) of good land wire under cultivation. Farm
to the number of 2,618 had been formed, and 167 dwelling
Mums and 724 stables and other buildings constructed, for
a poptilstion of 5,157 souk. Large depots had been formed
of building materials brought to the spot by the canals which
run through the ground.
Tats AUSTUALIAN MATL9.—The Australian mail
tat Simla was despatched from Sydney 17 days before
her time, with the homeward overland Mil, in conaequenco
of the breaking down of the Oneida. She ought to have
made the to Sues in 42 Jaye; instead of that eke
took 48 ys. She has therefore not condo such a
good voyage as she did on her first homeward trip, when
she arrived at Son within the stipulated time. The Mar-
wince portion of her mails may be expected in London neat
Monday. The Australian mail steamer Jura will not get
oat to Alexandria until the 25th inst. • consequentlr the
heart' portion of the Australian mail will not roach Eft-
knebefore the 7th or Bth of next month. The European,
which took out the April overland Australian umilnia
arrived at King George's Sound, on her way to Sydney,
within the contract time; and the Columbian, which took
out the May overland Australian mail, left Point de Odle
for Melbourne one day after her time. The Simla left Ceylon
shout a week before the homeward India mail packet wee
due there.

Shoals of well-dressed women visit a drunken and
dirty creams* residing in Hint-lass, Lincoln, who hu est up
for a tartans-teller I—liftesia Mattiry.