The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-09 00:00:00

T/IE I! ROTZIITANT ALLIANCE.

The MaronissTif NORMANDY pie noises on Mon-
day Dart he should ask the noble earl opposite for some ex-
planation as to certain parser which were contained in an
address presented to the noble lord the Secretary of State
fur Foray' Affairs by • society ailing themselves the
Protenbutt Alliance. He believed that society was aware
that no arc could feel more sympathy with its proceedings
when they were conducted be • proper spirit than
he did ; but then were Marmots address rade in that
to white he thsaght it neereary for the sate of
religions pease that the =kr earl who represented
the =ant is their lordships' house should
deriaL This address had been presented to
ItVaie MA at the MA of the ForeigtvoMoe. It wise
tead to aad osssived by that soils lard without any corn-
etist. Ha lad Nat mastiossd ts the noble earl what it
els to whisk ha withal to dray his attention—namely,
that 1. We eadtas ss ensued by • British minister, there
ere a denial on the put at a pest majority of the Christian
raid of the right a/ Ream catholics to the common cha-
racter of Christians.

MR. BRIGHT ON THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS.
The )(amnia of NORMANBY said, ramps their lord-
ships would alley him to correct an extraordinary misappre-
hension which had occurred the other night in another place
with referenee to a matter of very great importance, vie, the
character cad constitution of the recent elections in Italy. He
was happ♦ to say he was in a position to give a contradic-
tion to that statement from official peepers. The statement
to which he referred was made by an hon. gentleman, he
bad no doubt, in perfect sincerity and good faith—the hon.
member for Birmingham. Anything that fell from that
hon. gentleman was very generally read, and he (the Mar-
quis of Normanby) thought it rather important that the
contradiction should come as aeon as posable. That was
the reason why he now made this explanation to their lord-
ships. As far as he understood the statement as it was
reported—

Earl GRANVILLE here inteqesed, and said that
if the noble marquis had wished to make a personal
explanation, hie course would not have been irregular, but
be thought that to enter into details regarding a speech
made In the other house of parliament was most unregular.
The Marquis of NORMANDY said he was in the hands
of the locum. He did not wish to do anything which might
be, u the noble earl called it, "unregular." He was
shoat to show from document. before the public., that at
thee moment • very erroneous impression prevsiled, which
might have been corrected at the time and place where it
wee ooeveyed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the noble mar-
quis, in making an explanation respecting matters which
bad occurred elsewhere, in which he was not personally in-
sad wbich might call for an answer in the other
Loose of perliament, ass acting in direct violation of the
rides of their lordshige home.
The liew yds of NAIIIAN BY slit be did not wish to
mile any debate. He should of bow to the strict
mime of the basso es kid down by noble and learned
Led sad the sets earl lest be should take ma
early amity of the: quentios leeward.
Mart OMMY said that redoes el debates which bad w-
eaned Is the other house were becoming far too common,
sad the lerdokips ought to check • practice which they
must see was highly irregular and inconvenient. It was
impossible to avoid all reference to the debates of the
House of Common, but in this ease, where no question
whatever was before their lordship., it did *Rear to him
that the course was likely to lead to most injurious cow-
quences.
131'SINESS OF THE HOCSE.
Earl GRANVILLE moved for end obtained the appoint-
ment of • select committee to Inquire into the mode of
conducting the business of the house. The noble earl said
that he thought it would be better that their lordships
should have a distinct and separate committee, rather than
there should be a joint
, committee of both houses, se mug.
rated in another pace.
The Earl of DERBY admitted that, as the business of
their lordships' house was not at present conducted in the
most satisfaetorrmanner, some such inquiry as that proposed
would be desirable.
Lord REDINDALE complained that the main cause of
the delay in expediting public business arose from the forms
of the House al Commons.
PROTECTION OF FEMALES AND CHILDREN.—

DISORDERLY ROUSES.
The Bishop of OXFORD brought in a bill for the better
protection of females and children ; and also a bill fur the
more effectually preventing the keeping, and punishing the
keepers of, dnor&rly houses.

THE ARMY IN CHINA.
Lord HERBERT of LEA pve notice that, on Thursday
next, he should propose a vote of thanks to the officers end
sokliers engaged in the recent operations in China.

THE SUYFRAOE IN ITALY.

The Marquis; OfNolailailifaid IM7MTuId take another
° ity of calling attention to the statement, whe
rever
it whever
itMtte' n made, that the constituency for the elections
which bad just taken place in North Italy had been as free
se possible, thereby implyiing univmsal suffrage. So Tar
freer Quokka/mg the 011111, the number of electors in pro-
=to the population ens innaitely smaller than is auy
h or county se England.
Their lordships then adjourned, at twenty minutes put
8 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY, Fs& 8.
Tlas /Mulcts took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock.

NEW mr.siERR.
CUT; sewly-eleoted member for Ludlow,
far Leicester, took the oaths and their
arts.

NOTIONS OF MOTIONS
CHURCH RAT
Mr. HUBBARD gave wage that on Tuesday next he
should move foe leave to bring is a bill on the subject of
church Men
THE FRANCHISE.
Mr. GRIFFITH gave notice that on the mooed rsiti
of the MR foe the Amendment of the County Frumbie7

which the boa. member for East Surrey had given notice,
he should move • resolution to the effect that, as the pro.
p,ved bill involved the adoption of • principle which wee
opposed to the principles of the constitution, namely, the
uniformity of the borough and county franchise, it was not
expedient to reduce the county franchise below 20/.
Mr. BAINES gave notice that oa Tuesday next he should
move for leave to bring in a hill to extend the borough
franchise in England and Wales.

THE MARRIAGE LAW.
MfLNEEI gave notice that on that day fortnight he
should move for hare to bring in a bill to legalise marriage
with a deceased wife's sister.

THE INOOME TAX.
Mr. HUBBARD pve notice that on Tuesday, the 19th,
be should move fur a select committee to inquire into the
practicability of so adjusting the income tax as to relieve
that tax from its mama unequal preemie.

SUPERANNUATIONS OF PRISON OFFICER&
Mr. MII,NEM gave notice that on Tuesday week be
should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law
with regard to the superannuation' of the officers of
prisons In England and Wales.

THE INDIA (3,000,000 f.) LOAN.
Is reply to 001~1 Britr.a,
Sir C. WOOD mid he was happy to my that be had been
suorendel in miming that day the whole of the money
which he proposed to raise for the purpose which he men-
tioned on Wednesday hut. The tenders amounted to
13,000,0001.—(beer, hear)--sal 6,000,000/. wax tendered at
the raialzeum price. sod above it. (Hear.) He got the
whole of the 3,000,0001. above the minimum price.

THE SYRIAN MASSACRES.
On the motion that the house at its ruing adjourn till
Monday,
Mr 3. FERGUSSON asked the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's government
had received any information respecting the tribunal
before which the Druse chiefs had been tried, who
voluntarily surrendered themselves to the Turkish
authorities ; whether the evidence taken before that
tribunal wee in the possession of her Majesty's govern-
ment ; whether it was true that these men had. been con.
devised to death ; and, if they had, whether the govern-
ment intended to make any representations to the Porte
upon the subject.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the tribunal by which these
men were tried was an extraordinary tribunal appointed
under the direction of the Sultan and the composition of
which, according to Lord Dufferin, was as good and fair as
it wax possible to get together. With regard to the trial it
was impossible for him to corroborate all the circumstances
to which the hoc. baronet alluded, but various circum-
stances had come to his knowledge which tended to
show that the trial of the Drumm was not a fair one—
and that evidence was premed against them which they
hardly understood. With respect to their innocence it was
impossible for them to give any opinion without knowing
the entire of the information on which they were arraigned
and condemned. But her Majesty's commissioner, and other
conunissionera, before the trial began, made arrangements
with Fuad Pacha that none of the men should be executed
until the evidence had been seen and considered by them.
Therefore, as soon as the sentence was communicated to
them the commissioners would require that the evidence
should be laid before them, and the Porto or Foid
Pacha would receive the observations of the com-
missioners of the European powers before the sentence
was carried into effect. it asked the Turkish ambassador
how it happened that all the persons in authority on the
part of Turkey who had been tried were exiled only, whin
the Druses were condemned to death. Lord Dulfcrin re-
marked that circumstance in his despatch. se an evidence of
partiality on the part of the tribunal. His reply was, that
by the Turkish law those who were actually ooncersel In
the crime of murder were liable to the punishment of death,
wkilet those who only indirectly permitted key place,
or who were guilty of other crimm, could not be sen-
tenced to death. But with regard to this circumstance the
commissioners in Syria would have the evade= laid be-
fore than, and if they thought that the evidence was not
sufficient, it would be always in their power to
remonstrate Won the sentence was carried into execution.
He might take that opportunity of siathig that them had
been a further trial which had take' place, not in Beyrout,
but in the Mountain. Fund Pada occupied the greater part
of the Mountain, and when the Drums C 41120 back to inhabit
their houses he had those who had bees accrued of beimg
guilty of these massacre*, to the amber of 000, arrested
and essafined for the purpose of trial. He was informed that
10 of then bad been modernised to death. He was Wormed
from Paris that M. Thouvenel bad expressed to the Porte
his opining that it would be an unnecessary cruelty to pet
so many persons to death, and that to subject one or two of
the guilty to mini puldthuseet would be elf-
ficient to answer the purpose" d justice. He
might mention as an instance d that fierceness and
ammonty that raged between the Drums and Bfaronites,
that according to the report of Lord Dufferin the bishops
of the different Christian sects having been asked how many
persons they thought ought to be put to death on account of
the massacres which bad taken dam, those Christian
bishops, in a paper signed by themselves on behalf of the
Christian population, required no less than 4,500. (Hear.)
This number was eventually reduced to 1,200 men. Of
course it was very difficult to deal with persons of such dis-
positions; but the commissioners of the European Powers
had endeavoured to obtain "- -- far - - could.

eal so.. *Nee so Sir as they
NAVAL ADMINISTRATION.

A question put by Sir 3. BLPHINBTTONE with re.
mud to the appointment of a income, to Sir Baldwin
Walker, late surveyor of the navy, led to some di/elusion
on the general subject of naval adminietratioa, in the course
of which several hon. members expressed themselves
sievusly in favour of as open system of competitive exami-
asAion for naval ouleta.

Lord C. PAGET—said that the First Lord of the
Admiralty had introduced the principle on • limited
seals in reference to the Royal Marines, and that it had
worked very well, but that he feared there were diffioulties
in the way of extending it to naval cadets. He was unable
to say when the report of the commission on dockyard
management would be laid upon the table, but with regard
to the appointment of a suoceseor to Sir Baldwin Walker,
the Admiralty had appointed an officer of great distinction
who was thoroughly conversant with steam machinery. The
noble and gallant lord also stated that the sea•going quali-
ties of the Warrior would be tested in the course of the en-
suing summer.
THE MYSORE FAMILY.

At the invitatioiotiCiiiiiri•r,di+;
air C. WOOD entered into an evlanation of the en-
mirtersal into with the family of Hyder Ali when
t y deprived of Mysore by the East India Company.
The bash of the arrangement was an allowance of 70,000 i.
per annum. That pant had been forfeited by the conduct
of the family dunag the mutiny at VeUore, in law but not
in equity. Repeated applications had been made to the
governments both of India and of this country on the sub-
plot, in which, be must say, that the government at home
took a more liberal view of the matter than that in India.
In consequence, an amount of stock bad been created, en-
emu( the family an income equivalent to about 17,0001.
eyear.
CHURCH RAM.. _ _

Mr. BUXTON haViii,;iii;er
tigges tr
im of the Speaker,
withdraws the lint part of the notice which be had placed
on the paw, "To call the attention of the house to
the mean position of the question of church rates," asked
wlsether it was the intention of the government to introduce
any bill on the subj. ' thy. ne.sion