The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-06 00:00:00

DIVISIONS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

This morning was puhlishecl the report of the se-
tact committee of the House of Lords, appointed to consider
whether any, and what, improvements can be effected in the
printing of the Minutes and Journals of the lionise,
and especially so to recording the numbers and names
of the lords who take part in the divisions. The committee
are of opinion that arrangement' aimiler to those which pre-
vail in the House of Common+ on like occlusions ace desir-
able. The following are the principal bu7groctions of
the eommittee .--That the Contents go through the'
door on the right lido of the house into the
right lobby and re-enter through the door on the right of the
Pier. That the Nec-contents go through the door on the left
of the Dar, into the left lobby end re-rater through the door
on the left of the House. That four tellers be appointed for
each division, and two clerks to take down the names of the
Contents and Not-contents. The Proxies to be taken down
in like manner, and alplubetical lista of the nature thus
marked, to be framed and printed with the minutes of the day.

0111311 RECEIPTS OP THE. EAST INDIA ComPANT.
—This misting was issued a return of the receipts and ex-
penditure of the East India Company during the ten years
1646-56 in respect of their opium monopoly. The net re-
ceipts were as followe.-1846-46, 1,98.82,577 r s. SG. 71p. ;
11146-47,2,09,61,421 m. 72.8 p. ; 1847-48, 1,74,51,890ra. Go ttf p ;
1848-49, 2,46,27,136 n. 12a. 51p., 1849-60, 2,51,83,494 n,
16a. 11p. ; 18.50-61, 2,23,72,676ra 75. Ip. ; 1861-62,
2,74,47,806e5. So. lip. ;• 1852-63, 2,73,89,125 r.. 80. 9p.;
1853-54, 2,32,44,991 n. 6a. tp.; 1854-65, 2,18,74,489 m.
12a. 6p.
TIOS YEONIA3RT.—A parliamentary return issued
this morning shows that the yeomanry have been assembled
either for perrnment duty, or training and exercise, in
every year since 1815 to 1866 inclusive.
TICKET-OF-LEAVE MEN.—A return published this
morning of the number of tickets-of-leave tamed to convict.,
since the commencement of that practice, 'how. that the
gam total, between the 10th October, 1853, and the 12th
February, 1867, is 7,33.1 ; and the number of hcence-
holders re-apprehended is 1,159. Of these, 1 has been
executed for murder; 467 have been re-convicted,
and sentenced to transportation or penal servitude, and 40
have been re-convicted and sentenced toimpriaonment. 434
have bad their licenses revoked, as have also 49 who were
not mmricted. 94 have been acquitted, and there are 71
respecting whom the result is net yet known. The follow-
ing is the wale according to which the licences arc granted
7 years' sentence at the end of 3; 10 ditto, 4 ; 14 ditto, 6 ;
15 ditto, 61 ; 20 ditto, 8 ; and life, at the end of not leas than
10, but each cue decided on its own merits.
LIVERPOOL I/OCK AND LIGHT ICES. This
morning was issued an account of the receipts and disburs-
meats of the Dort and Light Dues at Liverpool from the
25th of June, 1866, to the 24th of June, 1856. On the 23rd
of June, 1865, thebidani • in hand was 121,6111. 6s, and the
receipts of the year following amounted to 1,172,6631. 7d.,
making the total en the debtor side, 1,294,2741. Gs. 7d. Ou
the other hand the disbureementa of the year amounted to
1,097,2621. 101,. 7d., leaving a babuwo of 197,0211. Mi. to be
carried forward to the next account.