The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-17 00:00:00

NATIONAL EDUCATION.

84 1. PAHINOION gave nonce that whenever the noble
lord at the head of the government placed a day at hie Wa-
rd, he should move an whir... to the crown, Praying her
*joky to order the issuing of • coeuniasien to inquire into
the Asia of education in this country.

GALWAY ELECTION.

Coked FRENCHmoved tiiiitano;;iit do IRMO for the
election of a member fur the town of Galway, in the room of
Mr. O'Flaherty who was unmated on petition.
Lad LOVAINE, In the Maxim of the chairman of the
committee, moved that the beuing of tho writ be suaponded
till ThurAay, end that the evidence be printed.
Colonel FHENCII maid that he thought it would be an
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unconstitutional and unjustifiable exercise of power on the
part of the house to suspend tho booing of the writ
without any moon assigned for web a count.
Sir 0. GREY said that the present proceeding ante
within the scope of the rule which the house discussed the
other evening. Th., object of that rule MY that the writ
should not be imbed por ineuriam, wed as he understood
the noble lord 'Tube on behalf of tbo coin= he
thought the time PT issuing the writ should be ea
Lord LOVA ISE said that whoa the eeidueleirer 004
thabsua he thought, would re good reason for "upending
the writ for some time.

Colonel FRENCH withdrew hie motion; end the motion
Leci=ending the issue of the writ till Thum:lay ww

MAYO ELECTION.

Mr. SCHOLEFIE LB moved that the writ fur the county
of Mayo election be suspended till Thursday next. As there
werestmnger mucus fur the ausponition of the writ in the
case of Mayo than in the con of Galway, he need not further
occupy the tune of the house. If the printed evident* taken
In this cue was not long enough in the hands of member.
by Thursday next, he hoped the house would support him in
oohing for a further suspension of the writ.
Mr. BOWYER had been requested to make a statement
en behalf of the gentleman inculpated by the mppoort, and who
visa charged with conduit derogatory to his rharartar sa *
clergyman—he meant the Rev. Peter Conway —(oh, oh)—who
had requested him to mate that it visa positively untrue that
De had ever toed a curse or any Irish expraimon been the
altar against the voters
Lord .1. RUSSELL submitted to the house whether they
could then go into a discussion on statements in contradiction
to the report of the committee. (Hear, hear.) The hen.
gentleman mull wake any statement in behalf of Mr. Con•
way whom the report tame en fur discussion. (Hear.)
Mr. BOWYER rose again—
The SPEAK ER said it was not regular to refer to a report
which was not before the house, and when could not be dia.
calmed.
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Mr. M AG L IRE would be prepared, when the report came
to be discuased, to show that it comnidietod itself. Ile
wished to point out wone marked, or what others might call
grove, omission. (Oh, oh.)
Mr. SPOONER root to order.
The motion woo then agreed to.
On the tuoliuu that the house go into committee,
COLONEL MUNDY.

Sir J. TREI.AWNY soaked the Under-Secretary for War
seder what o irenuotanceo. an allowance had been granted to
Colonel (I. C. Mundv on hia retirement from the Warootliou?
Sir J. grid Colonel Mend/ hwl tarn ap-
pointed permanent Uider-Secrotary of %I ar, and when the
°Mee wow abolialied to carry out the comaolidation of the
department, it wow co midden...l he wee entitled to compensation,
se wse nitwit when a permanent office was aboliobed the
pension woe tined et 1,0001. a year, with the underatanding
that if at any time he hell any civil office under the Crown,
the salary .4 which inuallrd or exceedixl that stun, the pen
sion should be in aboyanee; and if the salary wail leas he
should only moire the difference. lie had lately been ap-
pointed Ciorernow of Jersey, the encolumente of which ex-
ceeded 1,000/., noel, therefotv, the pension 1.1114, suspended.
Sir J. TiII:LAWNY &eked how long Colonel Mundy
bad been at the office. (Hear.)
Sir J. ItASISDEN belierel two years.