The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-17 00:00:00

THE FRENCH TREATY.

Sir H. STEAMY said, in the absence of the noble lord
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, he wished to
ask the right hog gentleman the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whether his attention had hems called to a
division in the French Senate on Monday last, from
which it appeared that an attempt was made to reverse a
clause in the convention or treaty meetly entered into
with this country, and which clause retuned to the ratee of
duty chargeable upon imported fhb into France. The
alteration would han important am, and very much affect
his constituents. He begged to ask the right hoe. gentle.
man if he would be kind onovin to assure him that he
would use him best endeavours to sae that this clause of the
convention or treaty should be strictly carried out, because
if it were not carried out it would doubtless be considered
in the eyes of the country a very objectionable proceeding
that—(Cries of "Order, order," amidst which the hon.
member resumed hie seat)

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said no
doubt the hon. member felt some degree of anxiety on the
pan of his constituents, but he would only state that the
government had not received any ofhcial information of the
proceedings which took place in the senate of France on
Monday last. He had no reason to believe or to suppose
that there was the slightest intention ou the past of the
French government, he would not say to commit a breach
of
faith, because it would be great injustice to suppose that
that would be done. bat to make any alteration in those pate
of the commercial treaty to which reference had been
made. (Hear, hear.)
BREACH OF PRITILZOL —THE ADMISSION OF
MEMBERS TO THE 00111MFTTEE R001L.9.
Mr. KtoEVOY said be hoped be might be permitted to
say, la bringiag this mailer hikes the bones, that there
wee se member more ready is obey all the rake and deci-
ekes which regulated the eandmost of bushman of the house
Ikea he was, end he weakl support those rale, pad deci-
sion& (Hear. hem.) Yiebseday there was a select coin.
mitbse it wean apes the births, deaths, and
marriages of Intim& sad II Wag • question of consider-
able interest, ha thought be could sot do better then go up
and sea what the eguansittee was about. But no sooner I
bud ha entered thereon then the hon. member for Cloumel
IKr. Bagwell), who was, in the absence of the right hoe
gentleman the Sterstary for Ireland, in the chair, beckoned !
to him sod told him that be was out of order in bong
there. He (Mr. Mac Evoy) told the boo. gentleman he was
sot oat of order. The hon. geutlemau said ha was, and
he (Mr. MacEvoy) again said he was sot—(laughter)—
and therefore lie retired from the room. (Hear, hear.) It
appeared that recently the hon. member for New It= on
catering the conunittee.room where the committee on
" Pain and Markets in trebled" was sitting, wag told
that he could not remote, although the committee was ex-
cessively glad to see him. (Laughter.) He mentioned that
case to justify himself in bringing this matter before the
hot= The rule of the holies, which he would read, was
most clear—it wee given by the late Speaker, and hod he=
followed by the present Speaker. and it was to the effect
that according to the ntlea of the house every hon. member
wee privileged to attend • committee unless the committee
was • secret one, or had received power from
the house that other houourable members should
Bet remain in the morn during certain proceedings.
He (Mr. MaciEvoy) made no ob.ecttw to leaving the room,
but he did object to being called to order by the hoe. chair-
men. In bringing the matter before the house he did
not complain of the courtesy of the hon. gentleman, but of
his ismoraore as chairman of the duties he had to perform
in reference to the rules of the Louse. (Hear, hear.) If it
had been intimated to him that the committee were about
to deliberate, he should have been the last man to resist •
request to leave the mom. He thought the hon. member
sent not have called him to order, but have conveyed the
tatimatiou that he could not remain in • different way.
Mr. BAGWiLL mid if he was guilty of • want of cow-
May be was reedy to apologise. The hoc. member, how-
ever. had a= written to him to say he would Wing this
motterhsfese the home.

Mi.IIacIVOY said he had tolled at the office of the boo.
gentleman and left a note for him. (Moir, hear.)
Mr. BAGWELL said he did not suppose that it was ex-
piated that Purer Lords of the Treasury should lire at their
ion. The circumstances were these. In the Committee
es Fain sad Markets, the hoc. member for New Ram en-
tered the room, and oa an intimation by the right hoe.
gentleman the Secretary for Ireland that it was not usual
for stnaMerte to be present when lbw committee were ka
deli ,he left the room. Yesterday during the
ab-
esoa of the Secretary for Ireland he took the chair. sad on
the hos. member enteriag the room, he told him that
wilds the committee wee in deliberation he could
sot remain. The honourable member thee read an
a:tract from " May's Parliamentary Practice," page 367,
to show that whoa a coollaiMeri was le deliberetioa other
eaambMa „„gbi to realm although if they did not do so
own was De primer to nag Inn on. If no hoe. tossobor
should 'Eke ail NOM awls be should show Ina that part