The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TIIIIRSDAT, Aran. 2&.
116. LORD I H %•17L1.01 took his mot on the wookstek ct
Goo o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

TIM lollowine IwlL sere reed a anemia time. : Menai.
Midway awl Poulasalserry Reclamation ; King•
sion.anou Masons and Leatbezh®d Howl ; Oswestry and
Nestor,. Railway (Ikaechesi, &c.); Brecon awl Merthyr
Tydfil Junction Railway (Additional Money) ; Stratford.
ymeAvoe Itailway ; Inverness and Abenliwn Junction
Midway ; Inverness and Aberdeen Junction and lnverwcu
and Nairn Railway Companies Amalgamation ; Hyde V. litre;
and Iluilikistield

The W.4v•rbanaptou New Waterworks Bill was read a
Hurd tame And !missed.
THE BANICRT7PTCY BILL

The LORI) CHANCELLOR, is laying on the table the
amendment which he to more in committee, es-
yee.,ed hope that of er noble lords who intended to sug-
gest sit,r,tiou, in the bill woakl follow his example and
lgve bot..-e of them. That wouLl of course be without pre-
diix• to Any counto they might think fit to pursue with
regiol t, the proposal of the noble earl (Lord Derby) to
refer lb.. iiiessuna to a select committee. Fur his own part
be should not object to the refilence, if it related to were
matters of detail ; but be thought it would not be respect-
ful to the House of Commons to submit the principal en-
actments of the bill to a select committee.

Lord CHELMSFOItD said that on Monday or Tuesday
he would lay on the table some amendments which he
wished to propose; aid which would relate, not only to
matters of detail, but to important arum's of the memme.
LIMES BY INCUMBENTS., llc., ItErSTRICTION BILL.
Lewd LWTTELTON, in mooing the second reading of this
an, aid it was lamella to correct a great abuse which
Mal lingered in the mush and west of England. Formerly
It was mac generally spnied ; and much scandal hail
law caused by right reverend prelates—some of
them of great iliNrinction —enriching their families b• the
heavy prices which they leen' on the renewal of church
Urea That practice hail been almost entirely put a stop
to as regarded the higher dignitaries of the church ; but in
mum p wt. of Englatml theft remained certain copybold
beds which incumbents continued to treat in the same
wermar. The object of the bill was to prohibit the practice
to future, but it rayed the rights of the *Mating incum-
bents.

The Bishop of LINVOLN hoped that some means would
be lowed in committee to correct the end which he atop:a-
bseiled would dow from its adoption ie its present form.
After a few woods hen Lord Lefraurox in reply, the
bill was reel a second tine.
_ SAVINGS BANK BILL

The tool, went into otwennittee on the bill.
Upon daunt 2,

The Earl of DONOUGHNORE said that as the clause
was dome the receipt of the postanseter bertring the stamp
of the .hire would not give soy security to the depositor.
Until be obtained a receipt from the heed-Mike he would
lave no claim egoism*, the Postmaster-General or the palaic,
mad is many parts of braised people would be mmtiesd with
the slaty in the &poet-Look, aod would not return for the
This mot give rise to enormous frauds,
la= trusted that some amsodniscit would be made in
the clause.
Lop! STAN LEY of ALDERLEY mid the fact was that
the signature of the pustmestor I. the deposit•book would
=le depositor a good title against the Postmaster.
and the Crows. The receipt of a letter from
the beedellke was ant to make out his title
to the mosey, hat it afforded an additioaal security to biro
as well as Is. the Postinaster.General.

The chime was thee agreed to, ea were also the remaining
einem and the preamble.
The report having hees brought tip,
Lord IEDESDA LE observed that, in his opinion, the
moarity to the depositor wee insufliceset, and be hoped the
miewesseet would resenelder the chums before the third
mobsg of the bill.
Lard MONTEAGLI bevies been informed by Lord
Seeley of Akierley that he proposed to take the third read-
di as Monday ant. maid he would then move for the
rties ef theacin et the het-caw authorities on the
eabket of the
BILLS OW =MANOR AND PROMISSORY NOM
(1111ILISND) BILL.
The Nam& at CLANRICARDE, in moving the monad
madism, said that flailed at the bill we., by amisailatrog
the kw of In le that of England, to give a mammary
sad iIIIIII.IIMIWO remedy es ladle of exchange sad promissory
meta

TM LORD CHANCELLOR siring's! hi approval of
an bin.

71'be bin ww las• list • isswel time.
Ithir Ismithip adjoins' at twisty Wants pad 8 o'clock.

HOl7Bl OF 0011110FL-I'H emu; Aran. 25.
TM Ream= took the disk at • few minutes to 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were rind a third tune and pawed :
Inakep's Oath, Railway, Bertoiupon.Trent Water, Oreat
Northers Railway (Purchase of Hertford, tic. Railway),
and K Money Markets.
THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION.
Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE asked for copies of any diplo-
matic cooiroueicatinne by which the now • in Emperor
et
Austria, Francis Jareph, notified to the • govern-
ment his ACC•18100 to power, together with any CollallU/SiCS.
thine or copy of the act of abdication of his predecessor, ill
December, to
Lord J. RUMELL said that he believed there were
an other communications on the subject than such as had
already been laid before parliament There was a commu-
nisation addremed Sy Prince Schwan:Arlberg, then Minister
of F0r..411 Affairs in Austria, to Lord Possonhy, oar minis-
ter at Valium, which was laid before parliament on the lAth
August, 1880. If there was any other document in the
ptimmitin of her Majesty's government, they would have
se obJection to produce it.
Mr. DUNCOMBE asked when that notice of the alislirm.
Men was gives.
Lord J. RUSSELL—It WAS dated December 2, 1848.
BUD(IE'F RESOLUTIONS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice
that on going into committee of ways and salsas he would
lay on the table his remaining reeolutioas, and hoe. pietis-
m/a should sot be surprised to as that they involved cm,
tale points of difference. The amenilmeots, however, were
all on secondary points. The first of them was in the lint
resolution, relating to the guise duty on chicory, end the
amendment would be to strike out the Channel Islands.
Another amendment was in the seventh resolution, as to
the spirit license, which be would limit to Great Britain,
excluding Ireland. The third amendment was to clear the
munch, of the Mb resolution, as to refreshment houses..
The fourth amendment was to add a resolution roweling a
1111,11,5 e which had hag prevailed with adventaci to the
clams' of people, -both in ntral districts sad large
poorer
-he meant, selling very small beer, not exceeding
three.halfpenon a quart, without a license. That practice
had been toned illegal, and he proposed to ix the low license
duty of Ave shillings.
NATIONAL EDUCATIffN IN IRELAND.
Mr. WHITESIDE gave anti. a of a motion on Tuesday
with reference to netional education in Ireland. The rem-
Wises he should more were to declare, that in the opinion
of this house, a discretion should be lodged in those who
had the administration of the parliamentary great in Ire-
land, tomeast with books and other menace the personsen-
gaged in the work of moral and religious edusitioe, who
might ccoacientioualy deans to subscribe to the rules of
the National Board; eimandly, that the advantages of the
gnat ought tot to he daabod ts any Kesel. on the mead
that the :Scriptures ware daily reed Iberia by as to thole
who attes‘l.4 and thirdly, that is the spines of this
house. the recent romeastruction was net eadenlated to
give general eatialaetios, or to ensure as effected adminis-
tration of the valet.

THE NEW SEATS.
Mr. STIRLING asked ',bother the Appropriation of
Seats Sill would mew all to-morrow (Friday) evening, or if
not, whew it would.
Sir G. C. LEW IS said it was uncertain at what hour
the bill could come ow that 'Yellin, and it would be
mere 000Vellielli to place it oa some day when niem- •
hers Might be certain that it would come or. But that
meld tot be till after the &racial questions were disposed
1. It sh•sild he ow one of the earliest Jays, if not the first,
*Per the inanciel gnosticism were does.
THE CENSUS OFFICERS.
Sir E GROGAN salted the Chief thicrotary for Ireland
whether soy spplicatimishail beim made to the tom
Lioute-
taet, from person who had beep ei.gagml is the valuatioa
of Ireland, or in the census commission of tall, for tempo-
rary employment in the Irish census of the year; awl If
es whether their mortal qualilleatioas had bees racogicied
fee such au appointiimet.
Mr. 4 ‘RDWELL mid such applications had been made
OM behalf et those who were employed in the magus of
DAL and a large camber of them had been appoistail this
year ; all those who were nwentroonded by the Registrar,
Illemensl were mitleipted from the rule which required each
applicant to give widows of his gaelideetios.
THEASUKE TROVE.
llir C. JERYOISII sated the Home Secretary &boat
a relics impel by the pearemesst with regard to treasure
Mmes, acid "'better:they *mad enforce the claims of the crown
se ielit war. mold sad smodale, or objects of an-
tiesity, foiled ie Eagbied sad Wes. as punt of the royal
seiresue.
lir ti. C. LEWIId replied that beware trove was a draft
el the erm. What the Treawny bad now dose was Dot
beehhailib he askew that right or prerogative ; lot the
eleatelthisetlemebieb bad bees communicated to him at
all WY le portal say ancient roue that
might I. teemed bom being melted without the knowledge
el the pais autherilies The rule laid down by the Drea-
ms" our that they wield gars the valise of Whoa for thoes
mina. If they ware of interest they would be
Bilesferred to the British Museum, or some other place of
epewit -, if not, they would be sent to elm Mist, arid melted
1.
; bat the Irmeeary did sot soils to male any profit