The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-18 00:00:00

MIL BASS, M.P., ON TIM LAST SESSION.

At the second annual meeting of the Derbyshire
Agricultural Society, held last week, Mr. Mundy and Mr.
Bess reipooded to the toast of the " Houle of Commons."
Mr. RAM said—lt has been thought by some people
with respect to this toast that it admitted of the litter-
proration "the Wirt said the soonest mended." I know
that some preens have tosnd great fault with the Hoses
of Commons during the last session, but I believe that
it may be fairly said of it that if it has done no peat
thiop we might ask ourselves whether there has been
any cell tor great things. We are aware that the mem-
ber for Wakefield has expressed himself as being
ashamed of being a member of the House of Commons that
bad done so little. I confess I don't partake of that feeling ;
the Howe of Commons has done what the oonstitueocies
asked it to do, and they have left undone what the 0001Fti.
tummies did not ask it to do. (loterruptios.) It mud
always be so. You can never have any pest measure
earned nukes the country plainly °aprons@ its voice upon
it. (Interruption.) lam the last to encroach upon the ride
that prohibits politic, but I desire to make some excess for
the present House of Commons in reply to the charges made
spinet it. It amid be doubted that there has been some
change in public ofaiOD ; there is no observant, raseoselie
man that will not ackeowledge at once that the esoatry
has been less dispelled for great and important c
in our coortitutiosal condition than in the previous
meat, and therefore the inactivity of which some
complain has been in perfect accordance with the rrh:
of the constituencies. (Cries of " No, no.") He deluded
at some length the policy of °effecting agricultural statistics,
sod combated a Wog speech by making those who differed
with him upon the new Caine Law to be candid and fair
they bad their opinions, he hod his ; and he asked them to
wait for twelve mouths. No one was more opposed to
the excessive preservation of game than he was ; be
thought it a fault—nay, a crime. Although he was •
party to its passing, be trusted it would not be so objectios-
able as some antacipatod, and that they would be better
friends in future.

Wiliam. Faunas' Cum. —AolucuLruaLL Sxow
AT BIRICZEREAD.—Yesterday the annual show of the
Wired Fames? Club took place in a field adjoiniog Birken.
head-park. The number of entries was pester than in
=yam, but the show in some departments was very
. For instance, amongst the cattle there were
only Wieder atilseas exhibited, owing to some of the most
successful feeders having kept sway their best beasts en
account of the murrain which at present prevails In some
of the, misbrand stockyards in the district. The show et
~horses was very good, and the various breeds of ptp weft
well represented. The first prize for the best 'Janke wee
of by Mr. James Robinson, of Bury Newooed. Mr.
exhibited a four year; old. animal I which lad
rZtuslßlrch,b7af SitoeTaiseerted Lwi:tebrpO:l, prize Ile ph;
aired for the beet sow and litter.
STATE EQUIP/WI TOR MR. ALDIMMAI Law-
EZRCE, SHRUM, Eurcr.—The equipages of the sew sheriff,
whose year of office commences on the 28th instant, will be
wavetuilly brilhiot. The state chariot of Mr. Aldermen
J. C. Lawrence, which bas just been completed, has the
body painted of a bright claret picked out with white re-
lish ; the carriage and wheels are white picked out with
lake to correspond, decorated with handsome brass mounts
inp, sad having elaborately wrought suite body loops.
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The lam are highly chmeM and there are brass hoops and
bassi to the wheels. Upon the panels are die layed the
City arms quartered with those of the oounty of ' •
as also the private heraldic insignia of the alderman, with
his motto, 'Per ardor stabilis. The hammereloth iv of
superfine white keresyniere, adorned with scarlet fringe. The
interior lining is of figured white silk, shot with pick, the
curtains to the windows being of crimson bilk arranged te
festoons. The sakes are Messrs. Wyborn and Co., of
Long-acre. The state liveries, which have beau imestructed
at the establishment of the late Mr. W. It. Joe's, of 87,
Conoco-street comprise coats for coachman and footman of
claret coloured cloth bordered with gold lace of the cask-lest
pattern. The bottom are of old bullion. The waistcoats
are white kersevniiire, and the breeches white doeskin
adorned with gold lace. The hats, prepared by Maim.
White and Son, of 68, Cheapaide, are of beaver bound with
rid Lem
Tax CrrY Somerrormarr. —Several new rumours
ate afloat among the leading members of the corporstios
es to the men likely to present themselves as madidatee
for the office of City Solicitor, rendered vacant by the
death of Mr. Charles Pearsoo. It is au office in the gift
of the Cowl of Common Council, with a salary at
2.000/. a-year. Mr. Beery Wellington Valiance and Mr.
DeJersey, both of them active members of the corporation,
are mentioned as probable candidates. as are also Mr.
Thomas Parker, of St. Paul's-churchyard, for some time a
Common Councilman, mid Mr. Josiah Wilkinson, of
Nicholas-lane. solicitor to the Loudon and County Bank.
Latterly Mr. Pearson had likewise held the office of &beim
to the City Commissioners of Sewers, which is ooe of coo-
siderable emolument. Mr. de J e racy bu for some time taken
a•onapicuous part in tie pr.:needier' of the OonemonConnaiL,
sad was nem* elected chairman of the Commissioners of
hewers, on the retirement of Deputy Christie. As respects
Mr. Niamey and Mr. Valiance, being both members of
theCcert efOommen Council, a preliminary difficulty may
arise. Thiamin has • standing order. to the effect that no
person shall be allowed to offer himself as a candidate for
any office or place is its gift or appointment who is a mem-
Ler of it, or who has been so within thr e calendar months •
of the day of election, unless the office or place has become
vacant since such person ceased to be a member of the court.
This, however, might sot be found to be an insuperable
obstacle to election in the event of any member presenting
himself as a candidate for the office in question, inasmuch as
the court by the power, If it choose" to exercise it, of me.
poodles any of its orders at Rey time by a deliberate vote.
DEMAND TOR BELFAST OPERATIVRB ON THE CON-
TnresT. —We learn that a 'lumber of operatives, wellasiosd
in various brooches of the flax manufacture, and ia the
powerloom weaving of linen, as well as some mechanic' ac-
customed to the fitting up of flax-spinning machinery and
millwright work, hews been merged for mills on the coo-
timint--Prossis sad Belgium, its understood, in both of
which countries the " aleph manufacture of Ulster be
being rapidly %deeded. These people, the larger prepartto%
consisting of leowles, have mitered into arrangeneeete to
work for stipulated periods, at wages fully equal to those
paid in their several departments in Leeds and threwhere
actor the (taunt—Belfast Nem-Letter.

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