The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TTJESDA

wisined unrefuted in this way people would not hesitate to
believe that there was fuundatton for it.
discussion followed, in which the Earl of Leitrim,
the Earl of IllanenrtY, end the Earl of Pououghwore
took part, and eventually, there being so seek 00179.
spnndenee au that moved for, the motion was withdraws.
TI., Amendments to the Marriage Law Anseadmeat Bill
were

The New Provinces (New Zeabad/ Bill was mad a third
time and leased.
I house adjoarned at five Wades to 8.

SOUSE OF OOMMONB.—MonsaY, JUNE 3.
SnAIII took tb• chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Leal Paciesie 61os:owe took the oaths and his seat
fx Fliatehire.

PRIVATE DUSINEVI.

The Ide of Wight Water Bill tis read a third time am!
puma
LUBLIN CORPORATION WATER BILL.

Upon the order fur the third readinz of this bill,
Mu. E. 01:4 X;AN moved that the 1111 be read • third time
thst di) six months. if all action on the bill were post.
poised for • year they would lu enabled to institute further
'equities as to the supply of wider in the district from
whi.th it was proposed to obtain water. At the present
time very stand doubts of the existence of a good supply
were entertained.
After *ens discussion, in which Mr. Westhesrl, Captain
Jervis, Mr. P. Dawson, Mr. Massey, Mr. Blake, Str J.
Shelley, Mr. George, sod Mr. Maguire took fart,
The house divided—
For the third reading
_ _

Apivat it
The following hills wee read • second time: Alva Rail-
way; Mae ritiley Railway; Caledonian and Symington,
Biggar, and Rearghton Railway Companies ; Caledonian
Railway Av., Branches); Caledonian Railway
(Kiithergleu rintl4'ntiti,rtrisii Itr.tnehwil; (..iledonian Railway
istanyb.u, Brands) ; Durnfrien, Lochrunbea, and Lockerby
Jun.-tion Railway ; Fife and Kinross Railway ;01tegow and
i I nga v i e Juort;rin Railway; I; lasgow ((,its) Lib Amirante,
At... Company ; and Peeblas Railway C,oin-
plane! ; Itlivn.n..y Railway (Additional Capital he.) •
Victoria lNa. ft :am ; Westee-suetir-Man Gas ; Wiatwortg
V., II I ; and Winslow' and Brollimess Bawer, Mk.

with the assistance of the Minister of Foreign Affairs d{ the
Forte, but they had not come to the agreement which the
hon. member hail stated. The whole matter had been dii-
coned, but he had not heard that any protawitiou bad been
agreed to. Most certainly her Majesty's ministers had not
consented to any agreement that there should be a Maro-
nit, governor of the Lebanon. He hoped that before the
end of the week be should be able to state what bad been
the determination come to by the convention.

THE UNITED STATES AND THE TREATY OF

PABIS.

Sir J. PAICINGTON said be had seen a statement in the
newspapers that the government of the United States had
exiiremeetl their intention to recognise the declaration of
the treaty of Paris of 1856. He asked whether her Ma-
jeNty's government had received any intimation to that
effect.

Lord J. RUSSELL said the only answer he could give to
the question put by the right hon. gentleman was, that pro-
positions had been presented by them founded .m the de-
claration of the treaty of Paris. Those propositions were
made in concert with the French government, and they had
not as yet received any answer to those propositions. Tbey
Lad been made, he should think, a fortnight, and he ex-
pected to have received some answer, but he had not yet
received any. Of course till an answer MU received he
could not state what cosine her Majesty's government
would take.

Mr. LIDDELL asked the noble lord whether the course
to be pursued by her Majesty's government, namely, to
interdict privateers from coming into our porta, was not a
different course from that pursued by former governments.
Mr. HENLEY mid before the noble lord answered the
question perhaps he would allow him one question in ex-
planation of what he had stated with regard to the pro-
visions of the French law—whether it applied to all armed
vessels, or merely to privateers
Lord J. RUSSELL said he stated that the law was appli-
cable to privateers only.
Sir J. ELPHINSTONE asked what means her Majesty's
governme-it had taken to make the British seamen who
were employed is the trade of this country, and many of
whom had been employed in the American trade, aware of
the policy of her Majesty, government with respect to
America.

Lord J. RUSSELL said a proclamation had been issued
stating that this country would be neutral, and any British
seaman landing at any British port would immediately be-
come acquainted with the nature of the proclamation.
BOU V ERIE—WiII the noble lord be good enough to
lay on the table the despatch of which he has just read an
extract?

1.;14:1 J. RUSSELL—Is a dad at two.
_ APPROPRIATION OF SEATS BILL

In answer to Mr. D. Ourrrru,
Sir G. C. LEWIS isid he had Axed the Appropri.,tion of
Seats Bill for Thursday, bet as the Secretary for India had
wow urygeot ludian business to brine forward on that day
he ahoohl postpone the order till Monday.