The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FIUDAT, Nov. 12.
The LOUD CII•NCRLLOS took Ms seat at 6 o'elock.
LAW REFORM.
• Lena LYNDHURST said his noble sad learned friend
SW the wo kirk would no doubt recollect that he (Lord
Lyndhurst) had introditoed a MU last session for the pur-
pose of end,avouring to reduce the expense of proceedings
somtaismorn of lunacy. He wlaliedgnow to know whilher
It Wall the wtrnti.n of his noble and learned friend:to intro•
dace any m &sure on the subject t►is session ;if so, hominid
diserfollj i are the matter in his heads; and he hod no
tiusibt that it would arrive at a more satiafactory result unr
gar the car. of her Majoity's government than tf it emu in
the Annul..•t a private individual. Whilst on hie ligv lie
wished to nut another question ; and he hoped that hn
noble ea" learned friend opposite (Lord Brougham) would
not thick kit he was trospnanag as his manor.
Lord BROUGHAM—Hear, hear. You have full leave
asa . I

Lord LYNDHURST—His noble and learned friend had
rat a spasisime List simian, which had not been answered
aatisfactutil, ; and.he should now be glad to know whether
it waste te•entioa of the government to introduce anytime-
sure fur tn. purpose of carrying into effect the recommend-
ations iv t n•port of the criminal law commissioners ?
The LORD CHANCELLOR would have been very will
lag to bee, wit the matter first alluded to in the bands of ,
his noble end learned friend; bet he mouldered it a duty
which he oucht to tyke upon himself, and he had therefore
assumed it. (Hear, hear.) Oa Townley neat be proposed
to state th.. thtferent legal measure* which her Majesty's
governmen• intended to introduce. Whether they would
be broiseht f ..rwartl during the present short session or sot
be could sate aty; they were, however, all in course of pre-
paration, owl every care would be taken to bring them
before p irliement as early as possible. His nobly and
Mimed fri. nd would enemas him from going further into
the subjee• at present.
Lord BROUGHAM said that nobody could be more
mtisbed alto an net of treepasecommitted by any individual
than he w.sa with the trespass of his noble and l'•arned
friend on a hat he was pleased to call his (Lord Ilroashanes)
Manor, end he should be still more gratifies if his noble
sad learned friend on the woolsack would malts biome!' an
aeeo•pliee in that trespass. He hoped he would give them
reason so hrlieve neat Tuesday that be had tab. a up that
most imp rtsiit measure, the amendment of the criminal
law. If 1.. inicht be allowed to proceed to another portion,
of the came manor, he would also espresso a hope that hie
sebl3 and I. arned frit nit would not omit stating on Tuesday
•eat that it was aloe the intention of the government to ap-
point a e.onsoissien on the subject of the County Courts.
EBB 111,LIESTY'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS.

The Duke of MO:\ l ROSE, Lord Steward of the HMSO-
sold (who appeared in the Windsor uniform), said it was
his duty to inform their lordships that he had presented to
her Maje.ity the ipldriss which their lordships had voted
yesterday. in answer to the royal speech Dom the throne,
and he was commanded to communicate the following
answer to th, ir .ord.hipa: "My Lords,—l thank you for
your loyal and dutiful address. It will be my constant de-
sire to promote and sanction measures calculated to advance
the permanent interests and welfare *fay
_people."
MESSAUE 11LOM THE CROWN.—THE LATE

DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
The LORD CHANCELLOR read the followine merge
from the CINWII: Victoria, R.—Her Majesty, desirous of
marking, in the sliest a.,lerno moaner, her ernes of the pre-
eminent services of the late Field Marshal the Duke of
Wellington, and of affording to her Majesty's subjects ea
opportunity of gratifying their veneration for his merry,
sad their sorrow fur the less which they have sustained by
his deiti, ha. directed that measures should bu taken fur
the public interment, at the earliest possible period, of his
graft'. mortal femur is the Cathedral church of St.
Paul. The Queen ie persuaded that in taking this step
her M tjet.ty has only anticipated the general witiltes of par-
liament and of the country : and that pots will afford to her
Majesty put- cordial aid sod concourse in giving to the
meenstut ceremony a degree of solemnity end importation
worthy of the country and of the oeeaseoa, Her Majesty
000Gdant that you will readily error in the suitable
proviaion which will be made by the liberality of the House
of Commons. foe the due discharge of the debt of public
gratitude nod tribute of asthma sorrow."
The Eirl of LEERY gave notMe that he would move
that her Majesty's enclose message be taken into con-
sideration ou Monday nest ; and at the same time be would
move that a craniums bet appointed to consider sad report
M their lonirips r to the measures which it might be
peeper to adopt marry set her Majesty's wishes.
CLAIMAN 1 10 THE TITLE OP THE DUKE OF