The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—THIIRSDAT, Dec. 23.
The LOUD CHMICTILLOR took his seat at 5 o'clock.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Dingwall,
prayiag that the jurisdiction of Skala' COliftS might be
extended.
THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

The Earl of DERBY—My lords, in caosequusee of the
Bain:maim which I have received this mormug from the
noble earl who bas been entrusted by her Majesty with the
formation of a new administration, requesting me to move
thesadjmunmeatof your lordahips' house until Monday,
by which time he %tusks his arrangements will be com-
pleted, I ben to move that your lordships' house, at its
rang, do adjourn until Nl.Aulay neat.
The order. of the day were then disposal of, and the
house adjourned until Monday.

BOISE OF COMNIONB.—TuntsDAT, DEC. 23.
The &mamma took the chair at four recipes.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
rARLIAMWITANT Sir J. WALMSLEY,
from I...nester; Mr. BLACKETT, from places in Northum-
berland ; Mr. J. MACGREGOR. from Aberdeen; Mr.
MACAULAY. from places. M Svotland; Mr. COBDEN,
from placis is the West Bailing ; and Mr. SMITH. from
Nortl.ampton ; praying that the papers published by the
house may b.•distributed among 'mechanics' institutions.
Tut: Cue or EDWARD Mraaar.—By Mr. COLLIER,
fram ryinouth; Lord D. Sf CART, from various places;
sad ?..nr W. MOLESWORTH. tram Southwark; preying
the iurtber interments of the Britimk government in favour
of Cloned Murray.
ENTItAXCIIIMIENT or COPT fly Mr. R.
LONE, from Ku.derrainster, in favour of enfranchisemeat
of c.'pyholds.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Sr J. PAKING ros brought up papers connected with
Main at the Cap*.
THE FRENCH EMPEROR.
Lori D. STUART gave notice that after the ream he
akeuld stove for a copy of all papers having reference to the
recognition by this country of the establishment ut the em-
pire in France.
MEMORIAL OF THE DUBLIN CHAMBER 01
COMMERCE.

In reply to an How. Menem.
Mr. HAMILTON said a 111,Yllorfal from the Chamber
of Commerce, at Dublin, eomplaining of certain undue
i,rri::i dos on the foreign trade of Dublin, bed bees re-
ceived by the government, and bad been for some time
tinder the consiieration of the Chancellor of the Es.,
theq.let.
PROMOTION IN THE DUBLIN POST-OFFICE.
Mr. BALL pat t%e question of which he had given no-
Gm—whether, in Cling up the vacent office of president of
the stoney order deportment in the Post-office in Dublin,
the usual prietwe of that department has been violated by
the appointment to the venlig of a person not previously
engaged in the public service ?
Mr. HAMILTON replied. There had been to neglect
of established precedent is this ease, for the late president
of the department was the first occupant of the once, and
there Awl been no departure Irons the ordinary practice,
inasmuei as in lb Lord Lichfield. as l'estrasater-General,
. app inted to a simiiar office in St. Martin's le Grand •
gentle man not previously engaged In the postal service;
wool Lord C lenncerde, in ISM, did precisely the same thing.
W:th respect to the gentlemen to wh..nt the question re.
!erred. he (Mr. Hamilton) believed that the hon. member
Itinualf would acknowledge that he was likely to prove •
most efficient public servaaL Asa proof of his position and
ga;:ities, it ought be mentioned that he had just berm nos-
milm°2ll7 IPPD,ukd, for eleven years, by the eitiserts at
large, to the office of Senior Auditor of the Dublin Corpo.
ratiop Anneals ; and he had repeatedly received the
thanA...of the corperatioa for the manner in which he had
disch.aged the duties entrusted to him.
RAILWAY ACTS, &e.
Mr. G H. WHALLEY gave notice of his intention to
1113•0 for • series of returns of the eipenses incurred in ob-
taining railway and other acts.
THE PROHIBITION OF A MEETING OF MER-
CHANTS AT GIBRALTAR.

In answer to a question from Mr. BRIGHT,
die J. PAKINUTON said tbst he had writtsn at the
hoe. member's rtquest, to the Govsmor of Gibraltar, for
ea; 'AnAtions with reference to the course taken by the
goveranr, in forbidding and prvventing a public meeting
of merchanu and tradsrs; but that he had not, as yet, re-
cticed the answer.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Mr. DISILAELI rose and said—Sir, I bailer* it will be
fir the cohsenienee of the publio service that I should
IMOTO that, at its rising, the house adjourn until tomorrow
(th:s day) at tao o'clock.
Agreed to.
The house accordingly adjourned.