The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-01 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDB.—Thoupert Fin. 28.
TOO LOAD Citaitentos tovk his mkt at Mrs o'clock.

FRAU DC LENT BANKRUPTS.
Lard BROUGHAM referred to eertala rentras which
had been prereneed, to show that it was sot is coasequeses
of any taut is his till that eartals fraudulent bankrupts bad
~sped from jestin; but It was owing to this tact that no
act was is Iperatios between the Chef Angest and the Ilth
of October.
COLONIAL RIFORIII.
1,771 MONTEAOLE ii.quired as to the information
writ* the government might have revived from New South
Wake reepectieg the popularity of the one.chambered con•
a:tuition which it was pr looped to confer upon that colony.
Earl GREY replied that the official deepatebee contained
no definite inielligenco on the vu!iject. Front the reports of
matins, end articles in the eolmial journals it wee, how-
ever. evident that the Melilla* had given great eatiefaction
to the c3touista.

ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION HILL.
Thr report on this bill was bronlit op and rseeised, after
a few o wrvati ws from the Earl of Waldegrave aad the
Bishops o St. Ample and Colchester. The bill is ordered
ter a third nadir g :hit evening.

P.►RT PROCESSIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
In moeie4 the second reta•a of the Pine Prom dons
kir/lard) Bill, the Morgan at LANSDO WNE explained
teat tte situate differed mem tomer Dille passed with
• like object, in that the present am was intended to be •
punt:Ant me, and co: ordered, like its predectuors, to ex-
pire at a rte.. period.
Lord BROUGHAM approved of the bilL
The East at ELLENbOROUGH objected to the method
of working some portions of l's machinery, and thought the
clause, might bare ben more di itinetly drawn. . . .

Lord CAMPEELL. who supported the meseure, rejoiced
that it would effectually prohibit all precessions bearing
party tip or emblems, without interfering with school, tem.
posses, and other Itarniase gatherings.
Eon of ROUEN confessed that the bill had been im-
partially drawn, and not, l:k t the measure of 1840, directed
fades:rely ageism the o:women.
Awe SOON nostrils from L,rl bloorommo and the
Of CLANZICAILDII,
The bat wee then road a second time.
Tluir :ordshipe sojourned at 7 o'clock.

iiOUSE OF COMMONS.—THCRSDAY. FEB. 23.
The RCLaaa took tb* chair at a quarter to 4 o'clock.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.

NATAL Stil;LOWS—i;`e• Phyticians
and 6.rgeons of L:nd n 11 apital, complaining of the treat-
MUM of amisAnt our, ai.s 0:: board owls of wart ti their

mot beige allowed to a.eee vith the cestortationed
PAULIAMICNTAST ittFORK .11NDFRANCHISZ.—By Mr. A.
RAJTIE (2). Win is favour of toe one sad extso-
atom a: the ether.

141W$PATIMIL STAXI. AND ADYIRTIIIMINT Dons.—By
Hr. BRIGHT, tr. 2;7 cur.: pritlers ai.d strippers (mill
operatives) of Rlch,ialr, tit the abolitionist these duties.

Felt eau ASTRAL or THE PATES AHD OEIIII TEETS
of Ilisowtanaz —By Mr. CAYLEY from Yorkshire; Mr.
WAWN has Sepik tirtd; Mr. GIBSON, from Warrintr-
tea , for the repta: of a'.l taxes awing ut. dissemination of
knowledge.

RATING 0/` SIRLL TIXICNIISIII Bin —Br Mr. B.
WORZLEY from • V.l.:riot beard ; Mr. GREENE from
a place in L•oeublre ; in tarot' of this WI.

AZ:eZLTUILILL Oan•ral LTGON from
orcestenlkire; Colonel CHATTHRION from Cork; in
favour of pro:wilco to apiculture.

GAS BILLS.

Sir B. HALL, having presented petitions from Camden-
town and vario= othir pasta of the borough Mary:shone,
paving that Is all gas hills notice should bv given same time
berate they were referred to the eekct committee of the site
os which It was prorated to en= the works, submitted the
following meteor ?rat the parties promoting any gm
bill do-ing the pneent tertian of parliament do prove, be-
fore the ezaminere V rtitiots for private bate, at such time
as may be by th. sad examiners appointed for the purpose,
that nal= I. writing of the intended application has been
given to every owner and occupier of a dwelling-house situate
=thin 3,J yards of ths b •ur.chry of the proposed works, at
least fourteen days before the first =tits of the committee=
the bra, and that the examiner d* grant a certficste accord-
sad that such itertiScaM shall be pr:duc•d, is
the brat instance. before the committee on the bill,
sad that the said committee do reputes the production
of each certificate to the Lowe on the report of the bill."
Mr. E. ELLIOT baring seconded the notion,

Mr. W. PATTEN observed that the existing standing
orders in reference to pa bil's had bees most cue
fullyl c:nsidered, although they di i not nquin the locality
of M s works to be sp. cifi,d ; but It wetild be most unjust,
sow that ths par in bad complied with those standing
mien, to establish new case, sad to prevent al: such bills
from proceeding, because those new orders had not boss
ti4lowed. Hs hoped the bon. baron t would withdraw his
mottos.

Mr. HUME also Wed 0., leotiot would bs withdmwn.
84 B. HALL connived, alai the anion was withdrawn.
AFFAIRS OF CEYLON.—CHARGES AGAINST
CAPT. WATSON.

Sir G. GREY appeared at ihrinrLi4 reported that her
Majesty had rescirsd the alarm. a the home, founded on
the racomssendation of the Csilon committee, for the ap-
pointment of a emamitsicia to ic.coiss on the spot as to the
'Laws *coexist aghast Capt. Wean, and had omosmcied
tun I Sir G. Grty) to Bo:insist i.e how, that her Majesty
hsd b:ea grack.us:y paned to Eire directions accordion y.