The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-27 00:00:00

imi.ERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—licamiT, Fn. 26.
TM LoaD Caknonttoa took his seat on the woolsack at
Ivo o'elock.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
By dm Duke of Motu. —Sims' ;mild as front dif-
Sweat plani in Boatload, splint Rio pram' le of distilling
whisky front !rola.

CHANGES.

The Earl of WESTMEATH said that although amidst
the many chugs@ which bad recently takes plate is the
members of her Mejesty's government it was only to be ex-
pected that those alms immediately under the eye of the
legislature should attract the greatest amount of notice, yet
he thought that one °Moe—that of Lord-Lieutenant of Ire-
lead—bad bees kept move in the background than was
tlieh right. At t►e sung time he did not entertain the
slightest doubt but that the matter bad received the atten-
tion of the noble viscount at the bead of the government.
He (Lord Westmeath) thought that the present changes
would have Weeded • good opportunity for • champ
la the •overamst of Ireland and for the abolition
OW eau of Lord-Lieutenant. As a ninon of Dahlia he
bed bad opportunities of observing that the opinions of the
lababitants of the Irish metropolis had coach changed of
late with regard to this question. He had thought that the
Mile earl, the present holder of the viceroyship, was to have
bees the last. None was fitter to hold the position of Lord-
Linkup% under such chromium:es than that noble earl.
(Laughter) He bad heard, however, that this impression
of his wee mot cornet, and that the Lord-Lnutenancy woe
shout to pass into the hands of a noble earl. a member of
that house (the Earl of Carlisle). If her Majesty's govern-
ment had decided not to abolish the office they could car-
Only have selected sou mere worthy to fill it than that
settle earl. His private worth, equally with his public
talent, wee a guarantee for the satishotioa with which the
sunny would receive his appeintmeat. He (Lord
Westmeath) had also learned with pleasure of the
appolotment of an imesourable asthma, Mr. Hon►
man, to. the post of Secretary he Ireland. No
ens, perhaps, had stronger national feelings than hiss-
tali, but with the appointment of that hon. gentleman,
elthisegb he wee not an Irishiaaa, he could not bat 'sprees
himself satisfied. There wee soother rumoured new ap-
peiatateat to which he would venture to address himself in
a few words. This was the appointment of a right hoe.
Unmet in the place of another right hos. baronet to the
MN of Fint Lord of the Admiralty. There was no need
fee him to tell their lordships that at this moment the atten-
tion of the people of England wee fired upon public affairs,
and especially upon that branch of them which wee un-
seated with the °Moe which he had just mentioned, with
an attention never exceeded, and rarely, if ever, equalled.
A document wu at the present time going the round of the
daily press, which gave the opinion of Sir George Cockburn
upon the system which had prevailed at .the Admiralty,
sad which showed the Whereat unfitness of that board for
the duties which it had to fulfil. He (Lord Westmeath)
thought that enough bad beea said to show aselasively
that the head of that board ought to be a naval odium, and
be could only add that the government would do well to
take advantage of the opportunity which the Mara of Ad.
mint Dudes bad eluded them, by plane, that gallon
•liar at the head of the Admiralty Board. The gallant
admiral had audio:it'd • dangerous sad delicate service
meet ably, and be bad received the thanks of parliament
sad of the Preach service.
Earl GRANVILLE did not understood the noble lord
to pat any question so the 'outmost, bat ealy to have
expressed his own opinion spots recant events. He
(Lord Gra•vitle) was not aware that any intention existed
on the part of her Majesty's government' to propose any
mum hr the abolition of the Lord-Lieutenancy of It.

bad. WM "pod to the feeling with whin that ones
w Wend, UAW wet osecar with the noble had opposite.
Peen an that he had hen able to observe whoa he was he
Ironed, it eternity seemed to bin that the abolition of
the oda wen sot non the wishes of the people.
With regard to the obaages in the goverment, all he
weld say was, that Mr. Horgan bad undertaken the dation
M Secretes, for Ironed, sad Sir C. Wood those of the First
Lord of the Adaairalty.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL.
TM LORD CHANCELLOR, is rising_ t• novo the

/mead roadie Mt thin bill, said that it would be perfectly
within their leohhipe• kaowledgo that for the last two years
the &Melt et this mined of trial for petty offenses had
waged
i sank Meade& It had bees felt that the ma-
-0 min mil et quarter sessions, wins applied to
Cisabound with petty 'argosy, was mat 'undid with
essibega eine ander which was as hesitant object of
dl pamiehmat. Nor was this the ealy owl. • great and
111EMINIIIIIIry agent Me Warred; eel this was the cage
where poem win amid with a theft it but • few peace.
With this eelusowledgin nil, Me maths was hew to met
it ; gad tot was Me *Mt oln gment bill. TM Mean
adopted were the Min Mole moll idlisese balm a
mare demestio, lint alt a pubs hem, yin, tirojaillem of
the pesos is petty oweleas. The eat paaYas, this, was as
be alb limit to whin elbow to be ended ia this maser
were to be sealsed, la the MB as it at present
deal all larta=z7here the valtissiasillsewee
ender twenty were proposed to Mended
hi this maser. Al MN Whe was mils ens( is
committee to alter this it it should be ozPo'
Meat. The ant matter tamingg engages wee no amen
et
latitude to be given to the Judas as regarded penn-
ants. is this using the bill did not patron to mine
them Mina sinew ; and he (the Lord ensuing)
had adapted this comas partly because he Wined short
cams et laaprieament wen Wearied with little elect
(hear, user)—dad partly beesage be horn, if tee mail a
power were OM, the juniors would coasuatiy end pri-
mmer, to no wiener, and thus the object of the MISIIIMI• he
lost. The bt Mated also from a measure whist hed been
adlunatoi by peNen in their lordships' house, I. which it
me mimed to give the jostles a power to allow
the pelmet to plead guilty, sad the. to trans-
mit the mead to the 'RIJNas ter sentene. huh a
prone appeared too semplez, tad whoa it was considered
that abs don et pmswr who were damn with petty
Uroonee win wry andatatai, M mall at one be
am that Mesa miner_ sign piled plity, within clearly
migrating OM, minim et the amount of
paslahmen was amened to the mire, the question of
milk WIN mosiiiiely seeded by his plea. There was also
sees manor to whisk this bill did not apply, and that
we M the geselles of fertglare of goggle upea ennistion
fa listaay. Is bed a=ed thet ia a hill me* AWN
the mode et INK as the ants el son
team geoid ma mealy be =:1. There were ems
isgatioarearline- Win bill whisk would ems before their
ia asimittee, but epos whin it was sot the
aganiery to Innis the bane.
Lead 11110170 HAM geld that the stab et the criminal
law, at rho present time, was as. whin NAM for amend-
meat la may impel& A masa had law made to parlia-
ment fram ela et the oniatits at Naleining
• ime-teMit 0 the satire et Ingland
ad Wake, diewiag the de of the trials which
had takes pint wit hia *sir limit. Pram this it ap-
-I=llthat eat el 1,800 cam et laresay, MC or tern-
-0 the whale, wive tee lennies b rmpest et matters
et has who this 61. ; awl 400, ea eno4onn of di* whole,
were fa regret of natten of tees value this Is. What was
the oseeromage of this state of tbiapf Why, that
may primers, is waiting for trial, mateeed a tree
term of inprigament than their alltamei
they cum to •be tried, were hand to dome.
A cam of this kind happened net hag dame at Aylmi=
There WWII 16 printers at that tows who had been
man for two months awaiting Mak blab, sad the am=
sanest of the property which they east were
enellag wee tea . The bill mow beton theta
would, M thought, afford a remedy for this. berm similar
some reepects to • measure which be lhorelf had
iateedmed ; bat it did not mania sae provision
whisk he thought was a very sandal as., sad
that was, 'Win an option of ending • ease to
the anus or to the court of quarter sessioss.
It would be well to give magistrates at beisibab—b4ll to
mesas epos thaw—the seise power of obtairtiag prefeniosel
aid that existed is Ireland, whom almost without
eaceptios, a assietaat barrister was sheen by
W mamistratas ea chairman of quarter @onions.
Se knew of assay Menaces with strongly evinced
the aacessity M gun aid. Is the year 1849 three men were
tried, at three damn sessions, whoss age was upwards of
111 Ono Wei assinsed to iii weeks' imprisoneeet, with
had Meet, he stealing to the amount of one penny ;
amine, to tam wain' impriseament, with hard labour, for
almallag to the amen of car kalfpasay ; the third, to four
weeks, with Mad labour, fareteals, to the moat of roe
fernier. Be hod so roams to believe that there went say
aggravatiag eireamileases I. nom eases. Ia the game year
a man of 70 man et age, fat Maas to the value
of threesome, was senteend to nodes months,
with labour. He was wholly ands that is
that ease there was sew great aggravation. la
order that thin gems might be is aired late, he should
BITS the aeon am/ dates to ble antis and honed hind ea
ilea wegiemit; as/ be had a. dean *Ms tiatishiaw b-
ooby magi taleir. All NO ineemed la his Mail tie
op that In tee ia quartet guises genii Maio
OS idleo themselves et the misione who-
nasal ma. In sot believe that Wen a anew par
died ever byslawywr es palmed la edminljodegradenos,
es
Whaler wank he the diem et Malin nen satin
et • thentag, he mat to Ms treadmill he • math. By hie
hill eamman jmlatlAon in" OMB sly is amightratee ia
=rim; wad It ellpeedieey , sad
frisegarho=his as midi liVirlaebragarlsaraed
to the lard Mayor d
las" Ima 8119 (Lad Brougham)
deeidedlyia= that exteasien There was the
helmet. tlie chartered 'magistrates of
Cititty and the magistratis 0 the other parts of
the melmodia. The ens set of magistrates IMO