The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-03 00:00:00

WILLS AND DOMICILE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS

ABROAD BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the second red.
deg of this bill, observed that the subject of domicile was •
vary large one. If a inaa died abroad and he retained his
English domicile his property would be liable to
duty ; whereas if he was domiciled in a foreign country it
would not. The law of domicile had also a great deal to do with
questions of manage. There was no difficulty se to the line
of domicile ; but there was often the very greatest diffi-
culty in its application, for the moment • question arose
as to a man a domicile it became neoeemry to inquire into
everythies that be had does and everything that he had
amid, in order to dissever whether be had ever formed the
inertial of shortening his country. The infliction upon
artist litigant of the present law of evidence on the sub-
was very grievous ; and foe that it was the object of
bill (which bad ahiady paned the House of Commons)
to furnish • remedy. It provided, therefore, that no Bri-
tish en reeldsitt abroad should be held to have changed
his NmMYe unlade he had declared his intention of doing uo
by an wandrekeable and public act. There was a similar pro-
Alava wilb Tumid to foreigners resident in Englund. That
plonks of Uinta could not be carried into effect without the
eseperaties of the foreign governments ; but the success
which had followed the International Copyright Act led him
to bops that there would be no difficulty on that acorn. The
bill also ordained a provision with regard to persons dying
in • foreign country without friends. In such cases it gave
power to the consul of the nation to which he belonged to
take out hitters of administration and to act as his recce.
mutative.

The bai was reed a sewed time, and the committee was
diepensed with.

The Oorrupt Practices Prevention Act (1824) Cootinuanos,
Landed Estates (Ireland) Act (1858) Amendment,
Metropolitan Polio. District Resolver, Parochial Mom.
Volunteen Toils Exemption (No. 2), and Treasury Chest
Fund Bills, were rued a second time and tie committee dia.
ponied with.
Their lordships rose at a few minutes bob= men.

HOllBl OF 00111ION8.—FaiDAT, Avairer 2.
Tbs Semcsa took ths chair sit two o'clock.
CHINA.

Colossi BTUS embed tbeFina Lord of the Treasury
whether say further papers regarding affairs in Chins were
tohe given to members.
Lord PALMERSTON said that no additional papers with
regard to Chins were in preparation at the Foregreadliee,
sod he wee not aware that any more were required.

IRISH LUNATIO ASYLUMS.
Lord PALMERSTON bevies moved that the house at its
rising should adjourn until Monday next,
Mr. BLAKE called the attention of the Chief Secretary
for Ireland to the peat want which existed in the Irish dis-
trict lunatic asylums of sufficient neoessary appliance, far
promoting the happiness and comfort of the insane, and
ezpremed • hope that be would, during tbe recess, make per iequiries into the defect" of the existing system, with
a view to introducing some amendments in the adminis-
Nation of those institutions.
Mr. B. OSBORNE trusted the subject would be takes
Into consideration during the recess. He considered the
gentlemen who discharged the duties of isepum•ere
were highly competent.