The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-20 00:00:00

EMBANKMENT OF THE MAKES.

Lord LLitiiiVlSß, hiproton a petition from Shore-
ditch, in favour of the embankment of the Thames, wished
to know from bet Majesty's government whether it was
their intention to bring in a bill to retain the City duty on
coal, for the purpose of carrying out that embankment. If
a commission wee appointed, he hoped they would be able
to make a report early in the present session' so that some
@tope might be taken in this matter, which would form one
of the greatest improvements in the metropolis, and prevent
the noecessinyestopping the traffic along the Strand, which
must Like if the lower level sewer, as contemplated,
was f

ilari-ORANVILLE was understood to say that • oommis.
sion would issue, and with regard to the bringing in of •
bill for continuing the tax on coal, that was still under the
consideration of the government.

INDICTABLE OFFENCES (METROPOLITAN
DISTRICTS) BILL.
. .

On the motion aflordCiiisingonn this bill passed
through committee.

FICTITIOUS SAVINGS BANKS BILL.
This bill cassed through oomaditsto.
CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE AKEVDMENT BILL
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On the motion of Lord Pm LIONAZINI, this bill passed
through committee.
OITR POLICY IN CHINA.
Earl GREY moved for copies or extracts of any
despatches received by her Majestyss government explaining
the objects of an expedition reported to have been ordered
to prooeel up the Yang toe Kiang ; and to call the atten-
tion of the house to the papers relating to China laid before
it by command of her Majesty. The noble earl, without
professing to dwell on the immediate causes of the late war
with China,at great length and with much elaboration,treoed
the history of our whole intercourse with China since the
treaty which terminated the first war, conteniing that
England bad exhibited one uniform disregard of the obliga-
tions of that treaty, especially in reference the opium trade
and the traffic) ie Goalies.

Lord WOI)EHOUSE entered into a statement of the
negotiations, treaties, and contests which had taken place
between this country and China, and urged that all along
England bad the hest intentions and a sincere desire to pro-
mote the interested commerce by maintaining peace. The
wan that had taken place were entirely attributable to the
bad faith of the Chinese authorities. In the recent hostili-
ties the conduct of the European forces bad been charac-
terised by forbearance and humanity, and the plenipoten-
tiaries bad sought no severe or exacting treaty, but had con-
cluded one that was at coos just and moderate.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH believed that England
had behaved toward China with peat injustice, and heavy
calamities bad been the exasequene upon both ocintries.
The fourth campaign of what he might call the "Bowing"
war had ended, but he did not think that the war itself was
let concluded, but feared that our last proceedings would
ead to fresh injustice and more calamities.
Earl GREY having spoken a few wants in reply, the sub-
-004 droPPla

TSB CASE OF UR. TURNBULL.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, is moving for a copy Cl
the memorial remote& by the Protseamt Albums to the
Secretary for Foreign MBAs, mid that the noble marquis
(Normanby) havIEE down, as he natierstood, to make
• motion on this be woe to Me plow prepared to
answer the noble Bat the wadi arm* pad off
the matter indelisitely. All he felt that be, es gemideat at
the Protestant Animas, was wader NM persord
sheep.,
he wished to take the wilest Cl stathag
grounds on 'which they acted. thy ware gamed
with circulating the memorial M
as seoreitarea as s he mold
prove tkat a copy Ina sent to Sir J. it
was issued. Then it was laid that they as
Mr.
Turnbull with having tampered with the paths name
entrusted to him. They had never suede web a char"
sad he defied any person to put his Safer as the pump
when it was me& The third soonsatice was that they
took that eosins bemuse Mr. Turabull was a Rama ',Medic.
He denied that it was mi. With the views they bad, and
the priociples cue which they acted, they would have felt it
to be thew duty to take the same course 'gaunt a protest.
sat. He hoped the sable marquis would lose no time in
Arias a day for the dieseesicia of this subject, and stating
Was astmeatioa he had to make against the Protestant
AMMO sod spirt hi s