The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

PETITIONS PRESENTED.

TAR ORDERS OP Tai POOR LAW COMAINSION.—By
Viscount GODERICH, from the guardians of Hall, com-
plaining against.
TATERN-ILIMPRIPA' ORIZEARCIES.—By Sir J. DUKE,
from hotel and c keepers of the metropolis, for the
abolition of the duty on their waiters end servants, and for
relief from the present system of billeting soldiers upon them.
'rue CARR OP ELW•ILD klustaay.—By Sir DE L.
EVANS, from Westminster end other parts of the metro-
polis ; Mr. W. WILLIAMS, from Camberwell, praying for
the interference of government in favour of.
Ton klianuurrt ORANT.—By Mr. C. BRUCE, from
places in Ireland, against
FRENCH OCCUPATION or Rome.—By Mr. S. CARTER,
from Ripponder, near Halifax, complaining of the forcible
suppression of the free Italian government by the restoration
of the I'ope, of the occupation of Rome by French troop ,
and praying the house to take measures to obtain the imme-
diate evacuation of the Roman States by French troops.
COVNTY RATE.—By Col. GILPIN, from the guardians
of Amptbill Union, Bedfordshire, praying for control over
the county rate; Mr. E. BALL, from Chesterton,
Cambridgeshire, praying that the guardians may have some
control over the rating and expenditure of the county rate ;
also from the same union, complaining that cowdderable
priperty in the union does not pay its fair proportion to
the maintenance of the poor, &c., and praying that an equal
assessment may be made.
PARLIA).ENTARY PAPERS.—By Mr. COBDEN, from
Churnell Mutual Improvement Society, cullingworth
Mechanics' Institution, and Holmfirth Michewies Institu-
tion; Mr. 11. 0. LANGTON, from the members of the
Bristol Athenteum ; Mr. HINDLEY, from the Mechanics'
Institutions at Droybiden and Denton, in Lancashire; Mr.
B. CARTER, from the members of the Mechanics' Insti-
tute at Winchester; Mr. HEADLAM, from the Mechanise'
Institution of Neweutle-on-Tyne, for a distribution of par
liamentary papers to such institution..
Dt•ry ON FOREION WINES.—By Mr. OLIVEIRA, from
inhabitants of the pariah of Marylebene, praying for a re-
duction of the duty upon foreign wines.
CASE or W. S. SHRZIDAN.—By Sir W. CLAY, from
W. S Sheridan, prisoner in the House of Detention, Clerk-
enwell, praying for inquiry into his ease.
THR CRYSTAL PALACE.—By Mr. KINNAIRD, from
the united presbyteriens of Perth, against the opening of
the Crystal Palace on Sunday.
THR BUDOET.—By Colonel K. TYNTE, from Bridge.
water, against that portion of the budget proposing an
increase and extension of the house duty ; also one from
the same place against the repeal of a portion of the melt
tax; Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, from Birmingham, Mr. COB-
DEN, from Swaffbanz and Preston, against ; Mr. W.
WILLIAMS, from Camberwell, against the increase of the
house duty, end for imposing probate and legacy duties on
real prorurty. Mr. YARDE BULLER, from North Beau-
Ta'e, against the house-tax extension.
Tin BALLOT.—Mr. COBDEN, from Broughshane (Ire-
burl), in favour of.

Teti' ADVEKTISEMENT Di:yr.—Mr. CROWDER, for
repeal of.
THE CASE OF Ma. DAVID HILLsw—ME. T. DITN-
COM BE presented a petition, signed by DI highly respect.
able yeomen end farmers in the county of Cumberland,com-
' plaining of the Rev. Mr. Milner, vicar of Penrith. Mr.
Hill, as it was alleged, had bought a number of sheep at
Falkirk Tryst, for the purpose of feeding, and had driven
them into', field which ho had taken from 1)r. Fletcher,
f,r the purpose of pasturing them fur the night. A few
days after they had been removed, he (Mr. Hill) received
' a letter front the Rev. Mr. Milner, demanding 41. (as we
understood) (or damage done to his sheep, ander tbe Dis-
tant' Contagion ['retention Act. This Mr. Hitt refused to
pay, whereupon Mr. Milner proceeded against him under
the act against cruelty to animals ; and, sitting oa the bench
as judge in his own cue, he had condemned him to pay a
fine of 11. 19s. Gd. Mr. Hill therepon desired the fine to
be lucre seed to 40e., in order that he might have a right of
appeal, but Mr. Milner replied that they had better send
him to the trou'itall at owe. (A laugh.) Mr. Hill had
presented a memorial stating the ease, and supported by
the affidavits of several gentlemen, to the late Lord Chan-
cellor, but Lord Truro had vbuclisafed no reply ' • and the
petiLonersi now preyed that • law might be passed, pro-1
venting magistrates adjudicating upon their own cases—
(laughter)—or, at all events, th.t the See in eases of cruelty'
to animals might be raised to 405., sole to give the parties
a right to appeal against the conviction.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION llf SPAIN.
Sir IL 11. INGLIS, seeing his noble Skid, the Under-1
Secretary tar Foreign Affairs, in his plamt,7rished to ask
him publicly • Tuition, which he ha already put to his
in private. Ile wished to ask him whether his attention
had been drawn to ea article in the Mmind Casette, of the
29th of Nov., having reference to the reliska of leavigriegsa
either residing in or paring through, Spit ? The mei&
stated, in its 3rd chapter, that no font',/,' haeladlng theme
who were passing Omagh Spain, and applying, of coarse,
to English travellers, mast profess or practise any other
than the Roman catholic and Apostoliueligion. (Hear,
beer.) He wished to ask his right boa‘hott whether his
attention had been drawn to this article, had whether he
had made any inquiry about it

Lord STANLEY said it was quits true that an official
notice bad been issued relatire to this religious principles of
persons residing in or patois* through Spain ; bat he was
told that the words of the oaks were rather ambiguous;
and a despatch had been written to Lord Efotham, request-
ing him to desire the Spanish goeernmant to explain it.
(Hear, hear.)

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Sir R. INGLIS begged to ask the Secretary for the
Admiralty whether any preparations had been made fur
sending out succour to the Arctic Expedition /
Tee question was not answered, the Secretary not being
in his place.

THE CASE OF COLONEL OUTRAM.
Mr. HUME wished to ask the President of the Board of
Control whether be intended to lay before parliament the
papers in continuation of those already produced in nfer-
mace to the removal of Colonel Outrun from Barrods, and
with respect to the charges against the government of
Bombay. The right hon. gentleman had promised to lay
those papers before the house when certain reports from
the government of Bombay had been sent Woe and
examined. Had thaw reports bees received ?
This question was also unanswered.
THE BURMESE WAR.
Sir DE L. EVANS asked whether the oorrespoadence
kad arrived in England relating to the conduct of the
Madras government, who, It was alleged, had declined to
send troops to Ara ?

Mr. H. J. BAILLIE said that they bad arrived.
CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES (IRELAND).
Mr. MOORE gave notice that on an early day after the
holidays he should bring this subject before the house, in
conformity with the recommendations of the report of the
Lords Commissioners • and he should do this, notwith-
standing any dramatize*s in which the government might
be plated.
THE PROBATE AND LEGACY DUTIES.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS gave notice that on an early day
after the holidays he should all the attention of the house
to the injustice of exempting real property from the probate
and legacy dither. with a view to bring in a measure to
apply to that species of property the duties chargeable upon
personalties.
THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
At the getting of the Mese these was a tolerably large
sunders* of membeee melees ID low the ministerial
shaggiest The eppeelliem Mashes were well filled, but
those as the seisisteelsl idle exhibited but a slight sprink-
ling. es Jaw PAIN'S.' arrived early, and aeon after-
wards he was joined by Mr. Walpole. Mr. Gladstone hur-
ried into the house at about twenty minute. past four, and,
having taken his usual place below the gangway on the
opposition side, he shortly afterwards walked up to the
bench at the left of the Speaker's chair and entered into a
conversation with Lord John Russell. The noble lord then
crossed one to Mr. Walpole, and, having exchanged a few
words with him, returned to his seat by Sir James Graham.
At half-past four Mr. Disraeli walked into the house wear.
big a most " resigned," and yet on the whole a cheerful
ezpreseien and looking as if relieved of a vast burden of
responsibility. Considering the season, it was also a no-
ticeable circumstance that the right hon. gentleman should
wear at his button-hole a red rose, suggesting reminiscences
of a party strife much more disastrous than the parliamen.
tary contests of our own happier times. The rght hon.
gentleman's formal announcement to the house of the fate
of his ministry was delivered in cadence "most musical,
moat melancholy," and formed a curious contrast to some
of his oratorical outbursts on Thema .y night. Shortly al a
half-past four,
The CIIANCELLOIL of the EXCHEQUER row,
amidst the most profound silence, and said—Sir, after the
vote at which the house arrived oa Thursday night, the
EIA of Derby and his colleagues thought it their duty to
tender the resignation of their offices to her Majesty, and
her Majesty has been most graciously pleased to accept the
same. It has reached me that the Earl of Aberdeen has
undertaken the (+diesel forming a new administration ; end
therefore it only remains for me to say that we hold our
present offices only until our successors are appointed. I
hope the house will not think it presumptuous on my part
it, under these circumstances, I venture to offer them my
grateful thaaks for the hide/tent, and I will even say the
generous, manner in which, on both sides, I have
been supported in attempting to conduct the business
of this house. (Cheers.) If, sir, in maintaining
• too unequal struggle, any word has escaped my lips (end
that, I hope, was never except in the way of retort), which
has hurt the feelings of any gentleman in the house, I
deeply regret it—(cheers)—and 1 hope that the impression
on their part will be as transient as the sense of provocation
was on my own. (Cheers.) The kind opinion of member*