The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-15 00:00:00

LEEDS, March 14

STOCC•SICICANOIL —The market this mernint bee been
mem-fly inanimate, buyers being indisposed to eperaWlit present
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day, although there Irma not very much business cloak.
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111PERILL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-THORSDAT, 111A1at 14.
The Loma Cita.scas.t.oft took kic scat at 6 o'clock.

CONVICT PRISONS BILL.
Boil GRIT moved *et oressd resdieg of the Omelet
Prima, The *pins which dm' government designod
Is follow us regards the graver elms of or 'labials was ex-
planed by the sable Sectetavy for the Colonies to include a
prelimisary Imprisonment is the mantry, is which separate,
malsemest (for a terms sot exceeding eights's mouths),
odumation, ladostrial isetrustion, sad various epecies of
etWireetive dlwiplino were to be employed esexamiv, ly or
skorther for the purpose of War muse the cow/tato.
Kul of Nose essavicts were afterwards to Ito employed
spas tho publis weeks of the country, either at host* or is
Bermuda, Otbraltsr, *e. For the rest as asylum was to be
feud in Australia, when they were to he seat wok " tickets
of Mace ;" elle wiesalge prainice of " conditional per
done" MOIR abolished. Them ticket.of•lear• mem would be
kept soder the eye, asd is Pete Measure the control, of the
eastborities; would be obliged to tsk, service ander some free
settler; would be meads, 11 was species marks," to pay for
Ithoirultimate per on; and would he liable, open any serious
wdsormsduct, to the further l woishossist of trassportivion to
Norfolk Island. After giving this outline of the New convict
policy, the noble earl entered i-.to sassy historica and sta-
tistical details, to show the useful gamuts* which the eon-
view had been made to serve in New &mutt Wales. Various
matriver.ole were sow to be added to increase their utility,
and protect the colonists from danger or .:passe. Free
emigration was oleo to he enemea,ted, sv as to avoid the
dangt r of beet.' g the settlement swamped with a criminal
population. For this purpose the legislative grants for t
✓ation would be sew:able, as ale. se transmit their wives
and families to such c insists as should deserve tliA privi.

The question was put and the bill read a second time,
withest author observation.
AFFAIRS OF GREECE.
Lord STANLEY gave nuti e that he would call their
lordships' attesti.n to. morrow (this dat) to the present
state of the negotiations is ref reuse to the affairs of Greece,
sad at the same Sue ask fur some ezplanation es to our
present position la regard to that question, as arising from a
recent comeseaketion made by the Remiss Minister to its
ambeeseder (Bares Bruesow) ; also as to the precise period
whet' die eiders to the admisul enennanding the British fleet
La the Pismo were seat eat. (Hem. beer.)
THE TEN HOURS' BILL.
Lord STANLEY perseeted a potion in favour of Lad
Asbley's bat foe put sag en end to the " shift" system i.,
futons', and observed that when the Ten Hours Bill passed
he yes not one of those who were the moat martin* as to
its re salr, but he was bolted to sty, from all be crud learn
os the subject, th t that measure, during the period it had
been in actual operation, bad fully realised the objects of its
promotes is reducing the hours of labour, without inflic
log
any injury on the master manufacturers. (Hear, bear.)
That bang so, it would be lomeetable if, under a peculiar
construction of the language of the act of parliament, the
intentions of the legislature en passing that act should be
frustrated. (Cheers.)
BURIAL CLUBS.
Lord MONTEAGLE, rel. rring to the great increase of
late years of the horrible crime of domestic poisoning, which
it was generally understood was connected with the spread
of burial seieti is, inquired whether the subject bad
attracted the attention of government, with the view to
deer log a remedy ? It bad been suggested that toms pro-
vision on the subject might be introduced in the bill for
preventing interments is towns, but seat measure might
not pass during the present elision, and as he did not with
to see a question, which was capable of a simple remedy, if
left to itself, embarrassedby being oat ltd with the general
question of intramural interments, he thought it they
passed a short bill, imposing on the burial clubs the duty
of buryine the members, instead of permitting them to pay
Over tee tummy to others, they wmti put an effectual step
to this crime. He wished to know whether acy such sme-
lter* was in prepiratioa or contemplation by the government,
es if not, he himself would intr "tune one
The Marquis of LAN ',DOWNS admitted that the sub-
ject deserved the attention of the gov.rument, the crime
alluded to, having, he regretted to say, increased to a
lamentable 'meat. Ile should he sorry to suppose that the
sneer-1 meaner* to which his noble friend had alluded,
would not Lass before the end of the lesion, but should it
not, it might be expedient to introduce such • bill as he had
segiested.
PUBLIC PAPERS.
The noble marquislaid on the table certain papers, includ-
ing copses of come poadeace of the poor-law c onsissionere,
returns hums the Flab Encumbered Ears a Commis:ins,
sad papers relating to New Zealand.
Lied MOUNTCASHELL pat.rosed his antis relative
to the late itregelarisies on booed the S Arson emigratics
ship till to-morrow (this day.)
Tagil looJaltipa adjourned at 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tiwasoat, 2.lAucti 14.
The Sr•mcza tork tb cult a few minutes bflure fear
o'clock.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PREiEN TED.
POST ontct.—By Mr. SIUN TZ. tram Wroslngbant ;
Mr. HAMILTON, from Sligo, and another turns Armagh ;
Mr. LOCKHART, from • ;dem in Duesirronthire ; Major
BERESFORD, from Braintree; Mr. ELLIOTT, from a
pisre le Savaged; Mr. BAILLIE, from Inverness; Mr.
YORBES. from 'several plague is Ihirliagshire ; Mr. CARD-
WELL from s dissentieg cosertga•ion in liv,rpool. against
Post-elfin labour and the trans ttarion of ma Is on Sunday-.
TIM NATIONAL LAND COMPANT.—Bv Mr. O'CONNOR,
bon upwards of 200 members of the N Atonal Lend CAD-
'any retidif g la Manchester, against the winding. op of the
warm.
Thu WINDOW DrrY.—Br Mr. MASTERMAN, from
London, for the rapist o' the window duty.
Taira ox Isowtsnos.—By Mr. BECKETT, (yrs
Torch, Mr. F. O'CONNOR, from Nmiicglsar, for the npeal
of Vse taxes= knowledge.
Thames. tx InahanD —By Mr. HAMILTON, from
the eminsy of Loasteoft, complaining of distress, sad praying
kr the repeal of the proulaw, and • reimposition of pro.
Mastro duties.
MAZZIAOII BILL —By Sir R. INGLIS, from o parish in
Ir eekS111,11; Mr. ELLIO r, iron a she* in Scotland ; Mr.
WOREGOR. from Olagow ; Mr. PE 10, from Norwich;
Mr COWAN. from Stirlingsbire, from Elisburgh, and from
the musty of Edinburgh, against the bill for ',galls ng
montage wilt • deceased wiled sister.
COCNTT FINANCIAL BOANDI —By Dlr. W. PATTEN,
from North Lsr.cashire ; Sir W. JOLLIFFE, from • b ard
of guardians in the county of Anriesea; Mr. W. MILES,
from the guarolians of the anion of Cardiff, in favour of
gouty financial hsards.
Parrot's' L•roca —A great number of petitions were
protested wears the relay system in factories.
By L r 4 J. RUSSELL • petition from factory workers,
lo favour of the play system, so as to extend tits period of
work's,/ to 14 hours a day.
Mr. BRIGHT said he had a petition on that subject km
the workpeonle of Myers. Haig and Co. of Dewsbury; bat
the petii to beim" in a printed form, the rules of the Lase
would not allow him to present It.

GUARDIANS OF STOCKPORT UNION.
Mr. T. EGERTON presented a petition from the board of
poor•law guardians of Stockport Union, compl.lniag of
great itreoularity at the last election for guardians, by reason
of thy clerk of the union having allowed and disallowed
votes, and praying the how, to direct the evidence taken by
Sir. Austin rotative to the said election to Ist printed.
Mr. BAINES said, in consequonee of a req ' 'ea Sons
the guernians, the poor•lew board institute.' an inquiry
Into the irregularities complained of. He had no otjection
to predate the evidence, but it wee so lengthy that be
thought it wu not adenoid*, on ti.e score of expense, to
print it.