The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-28 00:00:00

DEAL IMPROVEMENT BILL.

Oa the eraoad readies d this bill being
Mr. HUGESSPS reeved that the bill LrTadsmi second
time that day Nix mouths.
Sir B. BRIDGES aantaded the motion.

Mr. ILASSEY opposed the bill.
Mr S DERING aho apposed the sawed reeding.
Oa the question being pat, the second reading was nap-
tind without a divines.
RAILWAYS INTERSECTING THE METROPOLIS.
Viscount ENFIELD gave notice that ma Tuesday seat
be would oak the ?maiden% of the Board of Trade whether,
wandering the number of schema, now proposed for in-
tersecting the metropolis sad its suburbs with vazioas lines
el railway, he would take into ooneideration the recom-
mendation that a special ememinion or committee should
be appointed to investigate the matter.

THE RECEPTION OF THE PRINCEB3 ALEXANDRA.
Paz R. CLIFTON used the Secrete/7 of State for the
Homo Deputmo t whether duos wsa any truth in tie state-
meet in t6iii Platy of yesterday, that he had written to tho
authorities of tbe Cite as to changing the oereinonial upon
the reception of the Prisms Alexandra.

Wu G. GREY—No, sir, I have not given say instenoticas
for analog the order of ceremonial which, as I am in.
formed, has been adopted before for the reception of her
Royal Highness the Pliocene Ale:mans in this sountry.
I may now state what has taken place. My en-
deems has beim, meting in obedience to her Majesty's
commands, and I. osawirt with those whose duty it is to
make the arrannemesis fey the reception of her royal high-
ness, that those annamencinta shall be such as best to
ratify the very mama" sad laudable desire to do lionsur to
her royal highness on hie arrival. Some time ego I in-
formed the Lord Mayor that the Pliocene Alemadra, meow-
ponied Le the Prince of Wales and her royal Forma. the
Prince and Primers of Doemark, would drive through rive
city and the metropolis gmeerally en her routs from Graves-
end to Windsor Gestic. I may Mate that this ie sot intended
to be what is Inimically called a sate peoeiaooo. Her
royal highness and suite will drive th agh the metropolis
in six open royal carriages, if the should fortu-
nately permit, attended by en escort of Life Guards, When
this became known a very general desire was evinced, not
easy by the authorities of the City of Leedom, who are
always prominent in every loyal demomehation, but
also by the civic authorities of other
of-
of the
metropolis through which the route of her royal
highness will lie, to be able to take a part in the
dereoustration which would be sufficiently expressive of
their loyalty and attachment to the throne, and their desire
to do hoooor to the princess on the measles. With this
view it was proposed that the civic and municipal authorities
within whom respective jurisdictions her royal highness
would pass should each within the limits of their jurisdic-
tions be allowed the fullest opportunity of akin part in
the proceedings of the day. In 0011r)(01311Ce of a request
which wee urged upon me by a deputation from
the borough of Southwark, it has been
that the High Bailiff of Southwark, attendedai
no doubt by the two representatives of the horoogh, and
by the municipal authorities, should be present at the ar-
rival of the Princess Alexandra at the Bricklayers' Arms
station of the South Eastem Railway, the station being
within the precincts of the borough of Southwark. The
Lord Mayor having expressed a wish that he and the
Sheriffs of London and Middlesex should also be present
at the station, that wish was at race seceded to, subject
only to the condition that the long line of carriages which
would convey the other representatives of the
City of London should not joiu at the station.
which is beyond the jurisdiction of the City, but should
meet the royal orris es at the limits of their jurisdicitioo at
Loodon.bridge, cad that they should acconipsey her royal
highness through the whole fine of the City op to its western
extremity at Temple-her. It was proposed, in oesseqmince
of another request which dammed remoneble to pant, that
at Temple-bar the Court of Burgesses of the city of Wed-
master, headed, es I am informed, by the
Duke of Bueolenieh, as High Steven', aeoempa-
Died by the Men sod other dignitaries, should
take the place of the City authorities sod attend her
royal highness in that porticos of her route which is within
their jurisdiction. It was also requested that a limited
number of the representatives of the various pandas
through which the proesesion would pass should be allowed
an oppernmity of {skim their part in this loyal dumasaiwa.
tion. A difficulty arose in oonsequeoes at the rusk--rs very
natural wish—of the civic authorities net to stop at the
western Bent of the City, but to proceed with a bog
line of carriages, numbering at least 80, throughout the
western part of the route. It was felt that this wish Gould
sot he needed to, if they were to precede the royal car-
riages, without materiallyinterfering with the other autho-
rities beyond the limits of the city, who bad an eel de-
ars aad ea email right to take part is the of
the day. It has bine iWamilled to the Lord Mayor friths
Chamberlain that if anunipmente can be made—aad I have
no doubt they ma be made if all parties ooseur in making
them—that, on arrieiag at the western maims of the City,
itsiteroCuig authorities Mates meeeded the royal proemial'
the City, will give way then to the ether authori-
ties, who will take sp the procession at that point, so that
no interference will be made with the war of promida