The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-05 00:00:00

681-AT CENTRAL GAkcprrsummur COMPANY

BILL.

Oa t►e mention that this bill M read a emend time,
Mr REYNOLDS said he was inetnteted to ask whether
the Grant Central Gas Consumers Company would or would
not interfere with the 'Marin, EIS enmpanits in the parishes
of St. Pancras and I•linatm, and, if not, whether they bad
any objection to insert a clause to that effect in the bill ?
Mr. NVYLD replied that it wee not the intention of the
company is gnarl nt to interfere with the existing Rua com-
panies in either of the p■riehes mentiomed. The works of the
Geese Central Company would be erected at Bow Common
and not in the perish of St. Pancras.
The bill was then read a second time.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.
SIECOLAZ EDUCATION.—By Kr. M. GIBSON, from
pieces in the north of England. for the establishment of
secular system of education supported by local rates.
STAMP BUTT ON New . By Sir W. MOLES-
WORTIL from certain typefoundeis is the city of London,
praying (or the instil of the stamp duty on newspapers.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
NAVIGATION Laws.—Mr. M'OREGOR, to MOTO that, in
consequence of the resent changes made in the naviastion
laws, and if consistent with the state of the natirnal menus,
eertain charges to which shipowners were liable for charter
&e., be abolished.
800 AR Dunce.—Sir N. BUXTON, on a future day,
to MOT. a IC6OIIIOOO that it wee unjust and imp...laic to en•
pose free grown sugar in British colonies to the competition
of sugar grown in elate growing colonies.

PUBLIC WORKS (INDIA).
Upon the motion of Mr. Ewcirr, the followiag returns
were agreed to:—Return of all public works which have
been completed in India by the But India Company within
the last 10 years, includiag embankments, canals, and -oat,
of navigation, made and bridges, buildings, factories, dock.,
and all other public wake; also, a similar return of all
public works now in progress in India (with the addition
of any.proposed railways), showing in each ease the object of
the work, the date of ill comment:amen; and (where termi-
nated) its termination, the amount of capons. intoned, the
amount estimated for ompletion, and the probable time of
completion of all unfinished works, with such statements or
documents as may be deemed necesury to a =plain or Mu-
trate the above returns.
CITY OF LONDON ELECTION.

Tim SPEAKER informed the home that he had received
• rommuniestion from the petitioner against the rata-n o!
Baron Rothschild for the City of London, stating that it
was not their intention to proeeents the said petition.

CORN AND GOLD.
Mr. WODEHOUAB wished to put a question to the right
hon. 'intim= the President°, the Board of Trade, relating
to the export of gold from this country in the year of scarcity
1800-1801, and also of the previous year of scarcity 1795, in
connexion with the import of corn and grata of all kinds is
the some period. Re wished to ascertain whether the
supply of grain from abroad at that time Will principally
conveyed in foreign 'result, and what the recommendations
were which had the* been made by the late Sir George
Scott /

Mr. LABOUCHERE said he found upon inquiry that
there were ass official decuments wilt regard to she export
of gold prior to 1800. With r. geed to the year 1801, he be-
lieved information could be given, though he was afraid is
would be incomplete, but whatever aecourt for 1801 could
be rendered was at the hon. gentleman's 'service. With re
formes to the other question about the conveyance of the
supply of corn to this country, that was rather a matter of
opinion than of anything else. He thought it must be
obvious that the supply of corn at that ti • a was very muds
conveyed in foreign vessels, but that could not be made a
'subject of return to the house. The third question was
easily answered. The communications of Sir George Scott
were principal; of a verbal nature between him and the
minister of that day. There was very I.trle correspondence
between them, and there were, therefore, no records remain-
ing that would enable him to give any information on that
subject.