The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-26 00:00:00

THE CHAPTER HOUSE OP wzarantsrim
ABal7.

For the fist time for three centuries, this once
beautiful chamber was, hoot Bsturday, made the arena far
discumiss and deliberation. Dr. Trench, the proems Dena
Weehninoter, who he. done much towamis the redoes-
lion of the abbey, having determined to make an effort to
restore the chapter bourns, invited a large Rumbas of noble-
men and gentlemen to meat him in the building itself, sod
if they speed is the project, to agree upon the nommary
steps for carrying it out. Responding to his ixvitstion,
there was en sitandanee chi& filled the chamber, Mahan
peers, members of the House of Commons, clergymen,
arrldteele, arobssologists, and litteratesin. Ammo* ONE
were Ueda Amikbertea, Tanatoo, Stratford de itelefiffe,
the Maori of St. Davide end Bt. Andrews, the Dean of
Westminster, the Dem of York, Lord John Thrum,
Pawn of Westminster), Gum Jennings, Bev. T. Hugo,
Bev. W. Soott, Sir W. liadhoole, Yr. 80216
Gotham. M.P., Br. Hubbard, ILP., Mr. Tits, ILT.,
Messrs. Shod (the embilect), Godwin, Hereford Hope,
B. Sharp, G. A. Baba, Dr. Doesst, ha.

Lard Albanmost will anted to the ark.
Lord Mreentati amen moved " That this
melba views with MOM the thlethemalliticat of a ,
ID; SO tarestiair. both as • thearlial thimethent sad tor he •
eemieel arebiteettuailmanieseetheithemeePhiellas of Hen
0ni0n.,." He observed that the te which the
bad base for some eeatafa eight to caw
es
• le teelidir up*
that. as the with werpenthely a name* anti the Home
of Commons should be thplied to for the meth% which he
had no doubt they meld vote without beat lion.
Mr. Tim, M.P., supported the resolution, but was much
Mal eseguim thee the last speaker as to the probability of
an opoilielthe to oarlithieet for the necemery funds being
auessethaL In this nietropolu, however, with he three
mithoes 4 inhabiteste and de groat wealth, there ought to
beim =rout= tor such ait object.
Pik ;nthiuligthrathwin t&uoraddtti°l6=mt
nilentern of the gneeirment, te: nil as of puilinthi
Ladtoundriethe amerally• . He did en thlak. the prinein •
those kw asking the amisteme pediment, no;
/otg at the great admit if dishier nreilleg, ME he tor
ether that She Memo. 10 thaw the vadiely_ silettelltisa
would be nocantemethd, though am" 12/4.=
ti be Of the kind would, is ace' to Vim;
atheetioa. Meanettile it 'MOM he se h tothrew the
eitheated met ot the netemtle;
Mr. &oar mid bethal roughly Imithisheilitsit KOOOl.
Dr. DAMET Moeda the reeehrlibia, eal inggesbed
ea it wet ea eimiseletheal health, the
mission should in otha to as". (1 laud.)
The Bishop of basses lit sot as. how the meleimitioal
ecumtimidasee could AVM to say such appeal as the Int •
speaker kid Mewled, es that the very ownemlip
of the Width, bed pined away from the chunk to, the
gcromment emintie age. It was in fact the pre.
peaty
nttheuellea, aid min the vast exprediture whwhiti
lavished nipee the buikihm on the opposite side el
the road, whirl irated that ancient from*, modem
houses of pa:Hunk rid the lateral dein of the estantry
to lisle the mitirthea•Shme mid •en daubs that
there bra to that we juMand liberal to-
wardsthakthe Mentimif ofthe Tudor dynasties.
(Haar.) Thireleit 11b*. my to aimed me to evoke the
emithithihnEtair
hi the
hathren hi the propped oa the part
of timpani' the shape of voluntary outman phone,
pirllment fora vote in aid, which he could
har▪
dly doubt would he granted. It eMWd, however, be
distinctly understood that. in attempting to provide the
=EDI fee its restoratios they did not chum any right to the
buithing.
Mr. BITia•RD, M.P., did not believe one farthing would
be *liaised from parliament for such a purpose, aid were a
moan for a peat made, he himself should f it his duty
to it. He therefore objected te that part at the
reaulatioa which s •of calling the actuation of the go-
verment and purliamevt to the subjebt. They ought to
rely epos thimelme for the fond; tie weggeated that the
chapter-house should be reunited to the •h pier of Wen-
mistier, sad that the ineatimp of convocation should take
phis in IL
Mr. Gowns membed that ea the building belonged to
the goveremeet, aa apedieniou to t would be
nemenry before they-41e Mdo myth. Is the matter.
111 the meoluties ma the referent* to
pediment omitted.
Mr. BUTSPORD Hors moved the appointment of a com-
mittee to anmpa thostatien to the Chancellor of the Ex-
tiiled enrhe to moteim the object of 6= 1;
ees shened that the wh restored,
IBM as a g or mann for the mono intanating
ae the Doomsday Book, the Mend-
aorta Treaty of the of the Cloth of Gold, and others,
which might be exhibited in light glued iron mass. A
Amber all this farm was not sellable fur a at diem- •
eke, and thirefore would scarcely be adptdfor the
mother of convocation.
Mr. Sac seconded the resolution, which was supported
by Mr. Rem, and carried.
A memorial to the Ciancellor of the Exchequer was
then adopted and extensively signed ; and, on the moths of
Iced Tether DS MeLeann, seconded by Mr. ARROTI),
thanks were voted to the chairman ; and after as amoebae-
meat that copies of the memorial would lie for signature for
the amine week at Calmed's., Cocksparmreet ; H.
maker's, West Stated ; sad Nadler's, Parliamotctreei, •
res termiaated.