The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

ALEHOUSE LICENSES BILL.

Ind RAVEtiSWORTR mind the second reeding of
th 4 hill.

Lord WENSLEYDALE moved that it be read a Noma
time that day tit mouths; bet it was impomible en meth es
to gases at the eaters of the noble sad IMMO& lord's obits-
acme to the bill.
Afillt some convereatioe,
The bill was road a second thee.
THE REPRESENTATIVE PEERS (IRELAND)

llla WI arm read a secositiiii.
CROWDED DWELLING:ROUSES PREVENTION

BILL.
This bill pared through conmittes.
JOINT STOCK COMPANIESBILL.

The LORI/ petition front
2,000 creditors of the British Rank in favour of this
bill. In moving the second reading his lordship said the bill
had been sent up from the other house of parliament, and
the elgret of the bill wee substantially to give to creditors of
jobt sleek banks that became Insolvent the same relief se
meld have against ea ordinary beak when it beams
TTIeMI was read a emoted time.
REGISTRATION OF LONG LEASES (SCOTLAND)
BILL.

On the motion of the DJ; of 'ARGYLL, this bin, which
the nobleduke said was to give er facilities for the regis-
tration of long laws In wen read • second time.
Their lordships sdjourned at 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OP COMMI

a, JOLT 14.

(Continued from yesterday's Erpren.)
After a &vinous, the home went into committee on the
Ocend Juries (Metropolitan Polka Distrkt) Bill, and chum
I was beim diseased when, by the standing order, of the
lore, the hoer for adjournment snivel.
LAMBETH ELECTION COMMITTEE.
The SIMART-AT-Alllll IMlRda:pbtlealt Truths,
the conhoreires whams, had sad was
sew Y eastely.
A vereindom wee panel directlng the Serjeant-at-Arms
to being him tp babes He Lambeth election committee ao
often ma his eridsaa might be required.
BURIAL ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.
The sensntles on this bill was pate red until Thursday.
The honer ammandell its sitting at 4 o'clock.
The ►ouse mums! at 6 o'clock.
MAYO ELECTION PETITION.
Mr. lICHOLEFIELD repotted fries the salad committee
.tad to inquire into the petition canykiaing al the
sibs of Mr. Moors, that O. H. Moore, Esq., ma not duly
elided le serve am • al ths din he the rand par-
`bent; that the rid &Woos ben wild firma

0. H. Moore, wake a void aloMon. Tha committee also
mrmd toe resolution to the offset tat 0. H. Moore was, by
LL agents, guilty of nacho Whom ; that undue inhumes
and spiritual intimidationprevailed to a great extent ; that
the Nev. P. Conway and Labe H 7 seeds themselves eo
prominent and active in this newt that. the tom-
Little felt i
nto be thdr duty to report their
coldest to home, Leviar it to the home
to tike such step' U it might deem wormy ; that it
Aid not appear to to cemeniffee that Mr.. Mom motioned
or wee ongulsent of mph undue tranance or spiritual in-
tinaklation.

Mr. SCHOLEFIELD waved that the evidence be Wd on
the table of the house, mid& was agreed to.

BURY ST. EDMUNDS ELECTION PETITION.
Mr. HARDY brought tp the report of the eotamittee,
which Meted that L A. ~ tree didj elected
to solo es a bargees la the TM com-
e
dies use le • wateleeka b=l Sot foe voter, J. W.
Cabobtr tea do son el IN. Ihe *kg; ISO • vcArr woe
la • embla alod and tied ba wee Woo eat in a
dnumbdo able le viEktrat that it wap sot slow* by whore
die Groom owe ; Gm she said J. W. Out was set
yreGoo le aloe evidererespesdlegldm ; dim the ads-
urittee *ere re sedelled Get be bid sub authority as would
jos* them ta &Wart* Ile art te be meat.

PARLIAMENTARY OATHS.
Lord J. RUSSELL gm satin that on Friday ant be
mealel move for leave to Woe la aNE to eased the set of
the lit ead ilkd at Viet., e. NM tatilied," An Act to remove
doable se to the vallatty et tenets cattle."

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

DlllitAlll.lWdst wilt W pst• sued= to Imo
Maissty's govensmat ma ids mewl deb of sake In 'mho,
Si to whether ea oppestanky will he given, sad whkb will
he the mod oramsidt opportsaity Jibs ler liabetre govern-
ment. to the hear to =preen some opinion on this, the amet
ensabrabie Mai that lr teben Owe is India for sway
pen. It is now newly a betnight is I eddmend as
bigotry to the government, who tbe IM as,. at the near
tams of these events anived, mad that laths abases of the
wide had. The main otesot of ley implied' was Mt of all
to koow whet =worse had teen Odes by the government
soder the &metros@ eboorastemme whisk bed weaved, and
isecond object we to masted genwolly from the govern-
ment what they believed to be the eases of them swats.
That was a fortnight ego. The hews was then told that
the Goventor-Oessral of India mob home la high spirits,

soil tenably the beam wee showed to hair that the isle of
nibs wee not of so serious • character as, I believe, It
wield be the meted want of prudence on our part now to
doubt. We now have bed news of the greatest Importance
osannualeated to us through the electric telegraph, and what
I now wish to know Is whether the despatches remind by
the gollelleleet would amble them to give any details or any
authedintlee inferesation Se the house se to the present poi-
ties ad aids, he India. (Kw, hew.) I should she
like to knew hem ha 'ebb lord whether he
lof wise se in gig the earthed opportunity
of eqeeming the views of the be on the rase and pea-
-1
beide consequisitee albs present state of alike In ladle f
Stem obetreatioes were made the other evening on the slab-
Jed of the Indies budget with a view to its being brought
fawned without lass of time. If her Maketra govenueent
brought forward that budget it would be • legitimate oppor-
tunity for the house dispessicestely a Mecum the affairs of
ladle. Of course it was open to hire or any other member
of the bona en the motion for going Into committee of
supply, to all the Wending of the house to the state of affairs
in India. But there were other important motions connected
with the Persian and Chinese wars, to be dimmed, end
It would be highly inconvenient if these were dimmed
in connexion with the present question. Whet
I should like to know therefore, from the noble
lord is whether he will; foveae the house with
what be believes to be the most authoritative in-
formation respecting the premed position of Indian affairs •
and secondly, I shall be glad to hear hom hint what are the;
steps which her Majesty's government are prepared to adopt
under the circurestanom ; and lastly, I should like to hear
_ . . . .

boomMu whether he will permit 'the labia budget to be
brosght &nerd on Friday, so as to give the house of Com-
mas la opportunity of spewing au optuica ow the present
aertota palmlike of asks ht Isdis
Lord PALM EREITON—Her likeety's government have
received despatches of which the eubstenee hes been
ecesrannicated by the electric telegraph from Mar-
saes. I beliine there an other despatches corning
. .

by deethempas ;ask may or seep ad stein further
failamaden. The appetite emehred by Manilla,
eanteln, peerally, bat rani sad in detail, the
mares feheerdea se to these eirelite idea was given in the
deepsti semneaderil by shirk) telapqh ; sad, speaking
genitrip, I said rep di the inferaelkin whisk the no-
ising lei peemilee elan ad veep bee diet which
Is pallid hen pdvele eumets la the eraser, drawl. of
id:intim Her Visits grearnewerk bewever,
without say wutecceterp Yep, lay oa the tile of the house
snob portions of the euempandence as they think vein be
sufficient to give the lease the fullest linseed= as the
subject of these mita. With reped Is the quint
of the right hon. /edemas .la wisest to the
opportunity of diemeekes di nity Important matter,
of coarse it is very wird that doe should he • de in
en the part of esembrs of expetiles their opleites ; bet, I
submit, it wadi be better Ow amid lint meal mei
(Rear, heir.) Thee mem tes, be emildieel hi, et net
fall tooetik, of beenealisa ; tat It wall set be la emu&
ice with the praise et peidensat to mightele • ellearion
pending the yr obeellensf mem which tit be hi on the
table to-marrow—(r wee ideretood). With regard to a
discomfits on Friday, I think the right hoe. gendeman—at
lean, I think, the hon. members—will find that they will
net hare the papers keg menet in their heads to =able
them to have • dhcussioa on Friday (Heir, hear.) Bet
her Majeety's goverment have no wish to pat off the disci-
nos tiger than the time asosessry for giving full informa-
tics= the *abject. That *hi be ekes without loss of time
sad then it will be for the sight hen. gentleman to choose hi•
own time for bringing the nisei before the hones.
Hr. DISRAELI wished to know hew far back the papers
to be presented by the noble lord would go P The house
ought to be in painneioa of say despatch which would give
information se to the accounts which her Yeleety's govern-
want received se to the slate of affairs le India before the
present events trek place, and as to the causes that led to the
Persian and Chimes wen. These wars impudent papers,
without which is hoops could not faro on opinion sad he
did not wish to precipitate a diention without these docu-
ment.. 14 therefore, he delayed bringing the question
beam the hours, it wee because be understood from the
government that the house should be put in pawned= of
Fein so for back as that they should know what led to the
wan with Ferris and China. _

Lord FALMERSTON mid the government would pre-
med the papers which they thought beet calculated to put the
beam in poesemdestet the facia, mad if the right hon. gentle-
man thought them inealkiesi, it would be competent to
him to Mug the .tided bakes the house.
Lord J. SUSSELL—There is one point on which I think

the hors aril mere rakes than ss to any dimension My
whim treed stated lost sight what the government win
err to do In °compeer°e of the intelligence they received
ken Inas. That stanneent ti general, and Ido not won-
der at It berme it was traded on a telegraphic message.
Bit now that the goverment ere is receipt of the despatch,
I confers Ism maims to hear from my noble Mend a mom
mlisbetory and a feller statement of the measures taken by
the goveroment. I hope to bear from my noble friend that
the relaxant/ate pat out veal be sufficient, and that he win
make a fell statement of what the government mean to do
under the circumstances.

Lord PALMERSTON—The best sneerer I can give to
my noble friend is this, that bee Majesty'. government had,
before the receipt of the despatches which arrived yes-
terday, made an Tangemants for sending large reinforcements
to India, sad that thole reinforcements ere rather greeter

thee whet Lad Caning sake for. (Hear, boar.) Of course
the house will not expect in. to ester Into details of the regi-
ments at the Mations. But speaking genteelly, I should say
that, though bar lidelesty's govenuosst feel no spprehroudon
or slam es to the althea. result at tame unfortunate events,
yet they think it to be their duty to ant ea tf there
were raison for apprehension, and to 14111111 nothing undone
which le within the mg of administrative functions, in

order to provide for the emargeacy which has warred in
India. (How, hoar.)
Sir I. WALSH mid that a report penned that for NMI
time past Gemmel Aaron had written boats, making Wrong
rapreeentations as to the schism of dimlibction is the
Henri sway. Hs therefore wished to know whether the
mere to be kid team psrlismot would contain all extracts
from the comespoodeace of Gewomil Amos.
Mr. KAROL= NM hs wait rawer that question kir

the noble lord. He bad heard the rumour to which the hon.
baronet referred, and in reply to it be said he had neva, me
• sivle line in the shape of an °Okla warning from Gotland
Anson. He made more special inquiry on the subject to-day
at the India-house, and be could say that they had not
received a single word of notice from General Anion on the
subject of those late occurrences.
" '

Yr. CHEETHAM sulked when the noble lord would give
a day for the renewal of the debate on the growth of cotton
In India I' _ .

Lord PALMERSTON mild be wee swore of the Import-
ance of that subject to the manufacturing interest, but be
doubted whether in the present state of Indian affairs that
debate could be confined to cotton. (A laugh.) It. should
be willing to give him the morning of Tuesday nest, but he
thought it would be better to postpone Use subject till after
the debate which the right hon. gentleman opposite proposed
to introduce. _

Sir DE L EVANS said that the noose of Commons had
• duty to perform as well u the government, and he thought
the noble lord should say 'melting mom definite respecting
the day for dimming this subject.
In reply to Lord J. Mann EPA,
_ . . . .

Mr. V. SMITH mid that General Man did not com-
municate with the government, but with the Court of Di-
motors. If Grows) Anton fait it his duty to make any
representation as to the state of the army in India, his warm
would be, se the military smaiber of the connell, to put a
minute of his opinion on record, which would be trensenifizd
to the Court of Directors. He (Mr. V. Smith) we. not aware
el say communication from General Anson which stated that

tbent'ersa say such dianifection in in. Bowel srmy ea had
beet 'Dodd to.

INDIAN AFFAIIti.

Sir J. WALSH ;id there pas ;u7erataapprehen.ion ae
to the answer already given by the President of dui Board of
Ccatrol. He begged to mak again whether any department
hid received a communication from General Anson calling

the ;117nit7.-;iiik;i9Wl;l7,e;t-To the dice fectlon in thethe

Bengal army.
Xr. V. SMITH repeated that no such
been renewed

CIPtaIai.INCOMBE asked 'Min had been say dispatch
to that effect from Sir Wm. Goals 1..

Mr. V. SMITH believed not, but he aree not at the Board
of Control when that officer wee Commander-in-Chiet
. .

&r C. WOOD could state that no such ounnnunic
had been received while he wee President of the Board.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

Lord GobilitOa;;;ei ;;;Tuilcn—'. That the ex-
prince acquired since the arming of the Order in Council at
the 2lat of May, 1555.. in favour of the adoption of the
principle of competition m a condition of entrance to the
civil wake, and that the application of that principle ought
to be extended, in conformity with the resolution of the
home, agreed to on the 24th of April, 1856." Obeerving
that he had no alternative but to bring forward this motion,
since the hopes 'dna had been held oat by the government
in July kat had not been fulfilled, and there wee no ground
for expecting that they would be fulfilled. Lord Ooclarich
proceeded to Mate the porpoise end intention of hie motion—
namel, to obtain an uremia 9f the opinion of the home
that tie mass of competition was one which it approved
and desired to see extended. .

Lord RAITHHA 3i emceed nada at the awl of the motion
the words, " And that it is (Imitable that the nomination of
all persona desirous of competing for vacant *Nana:anti in
the civil service should rest with the boob of the de-
paetnieuta In which those vacancies occur. " The
noble lord mid it was impeeible that his noble friend
should be more anxious for the extension of the system of
competitive examinations than he waa, but he could not
agree with him as to the made in which tho object should be
carried out. In his opinion, the adoption of • system of
rac:iompetition was not desirable. He admitted that there I
be as little parliamentary influence as potable in re-
bream to appointments in the civil service, and for that
term he was in favour of competitive examinadcms • but
alma and ability were not the only tequilas for ;tibia.
appointments ; there must also Le ailmteeo for the re-
of spectability dime who was nom.._ He should be
wry to ma such appointments in the kends of permanent
oaken, and, in his u on, it would be far better that they
should rest with the of the Treasury.
The amendment was not seconded, and accordingly fell to
the
TLrrecTite ion having Leen pat,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained
the nature of the competition sanctioned by the ceder in
council; this was not an open, competition, 'genet which be
had always contended. The principle of limited competition,
he had beton said, end he tenoned, It was clearable to apply
to certain dames of appointments, the principle being inap-
plicable to some classes, and he reed a list of Leese in which
this principle was followed. In other departments, including
the Foreign dike, the competitive principle would be tan-
dem& Having stated these facts, he thought the hones
would agree that the government had not only not refused
to fulfil their pledgee upon the subject, but that they had
carried out the mina* to a cumiderablo length, end he
hoped Lad Ooderich would not think it necemeary to press
his motion to a divlakin.

Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. J. Ewen, Mr. Adams, and Mr.
Clay having spoken in favour of the resolution,
Lord PALMERSTON quite agreed with the bon. mem-
ber (Mr. Hamilton) who intimated that the difference be-
tines the views of the government and the prin.
ciplo of this resolution was so small that it
was hardly n to divide the house upon it.
(. Hear, hear," and tee.) He scolded, however, the
motion of his noble friend, upon his own mtestados, and
not as an expoition of the deem entertained by the boo.
member opposite (Mr. Adams). That hon. member appeared
in fact, though be did not pateps my so in so any =
in favour of a ;intern of universal competition; he
apparently have every appointsent advertised, and give
everybody who knocked st the door &Masked to Is• ew
a right to compete. The government had often blanle(dil
they should follow the example setby private indivkluals—that
they elionld mein the same way as did misrehmata, bankers,
and shipowners. Butd id private persons upwonnta in
their offices in that manner? He might be maimed, but
he believed that such individuals *ought after persons who,
from their station and position• might be supposed to be
capable, and of sufficient character, to till the vacancy which
aught have occurred. His hon. friend who spoke led had
clearly explained how the recommendations of person,
members of that house was received as evidence of the
character and respectability of candidates. At the
same time, the house ought not to run away with
the notice, that all appointments were invariably ailed up
upon the recommendation of hon. members. Government
wee open to applications from any other persona in a respect
able station of life who chose to recommend individuals as
candidates. lie no fee =coned with his stable friend that
be thought the principle of competition was better than that
of direct simple examination. All human effort. were liable
to defects, end it wan quite certain that the ;disciple of tom-
petition did not always give the best men, for there were
manikin of character and development of the mind which
weld not be tasted upon examinations. But there was this
Ito be said, that • young man who, at the time of
Vilest which n candidate prevented himself, had not acquired
the attainments required according to the prescribed plan
of examination must be deficient in mental capacity and the
power of continued application ; and the relative powers of
application of different individuals wee therefor, tasted by a
&a"miof competitive examination. There woe to doubt
n former time a great many young IMO VIM ep•
plated to government situations, of whom it oral net be
OM that whoa they Mislaid bigbar positions Is the peddle
souk* they were as mil Med es they should hew Ism for
them; and It was no less loyal • doubt that het • argent
elcompetitive medullar-Men Y samurai, to.. indixi-
dealewould not havedgendthelesegethimate. thettertainly
oceserred with his nab him/ la thieldag that the
id running
aph • emleis smeller et men
sad swig who ma the me, was to choisimise
to walk ova the mud et • Miter, ezemiseliom T ,
Weise, the seedielhea reaplained by Ms noble
was net peeped es misele. tret muftt?tlha
Cheacedi el the inabsper) had shown to what a
degree the peimie: hero sealed by government. It
wan rigid blip ham *MA to do se • kr otheredu It
might have been t that the govadairesit ww bibs
forced by the home to a reuse at which they M ask spa
prove. He hoped that the alethemat at the almesillsr
the Exchequer had convinosi boa. mists. Shift pwitts-
meat were anxious to carry sat this =le; mil he
trusted that the resolution of the he..
the kande of the government, in their mileavemerair
thee to carry it nut. (" Hear, liar," end •
Lord GODERICH had may MM." le Mister dm
house had been unanimous in suppenimg the whisk
he had brought forward. He rese, thersissadissay le es.
press his thanks to the gumment ca
sax
rt
which they hed—s mom makiadery albs le bran
to the country. He Wso desire that the OM* et com-
petitive unawake ihsald be meshed to Mkt& eases not
applicable to lee operatien—he had already Meek as much.
In emairelbsg he isd say that he was set lame mail that
wakes dirmeas low the govemisei peessiel
In the seems whhit he venterU to rssemenL Ns be.
lime Me the estiatry at large would receive the Intimation
which the Cheesier delta Exchequer had given to the hone
with eambeillestillection.
The resolution was then put sod minis& without a
MARITIME LAW.
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