The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY, nut 1G

The Loco CHAICILLO3 took his neat on the woolsack at
5 o'clock.

BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.-THE
DIFFICULTY.

The Earl of DERBY said he wished to repeat a question
which had been put a few a days sioce to the noble earl the
President of the Cooped, in reference to a subject as to
which the noble earl bad promised that in a short time
some definite information should be afforded. He wished to
know what measures were likely to be brought forward
before Easter, as it was very desirable they should have •
list containing at least some of the important measures
which had been so dimly shadowed forth in her Majesty's
speech at the opening of parliament. He should not ven-
ture to press such a question if he saw any indication of
measures likely to be prepared for the consideration of their
lordships. Under theme circumstances he would ask what
measures it was the intention of her Majesty's government
to propose, or whether, in fact, it was the intention of the
government to bring forward any measures whatever,
either before or after Faster. It would be very con-
venient to their lordships to receive some information
upon that point, in order that they might not be brought
down to the house night after night literally for the purpose
of doing nothing. If the noble earl the Secretary for Fo-
reign Affairs were in his place, he should ask him whether
it was likely their lordships would soon receive the papery
connected with the recent affairs in the Brazils, which bad
excited, sod deservedly excited, • great deal of public atten-
tion. He would not—more especially in the absence of the
noble earl the Foreign Secretary—ask her Majesty's govern-
ment to express any opinion upon the subject ; but he
should like to know when it was probable the papers would
be produced. He should add, that he hoped they would
be able to remove the impression which had certainly been
created by a percent of the papers published by the Brazilian go-
vernment, or refer to thecoures whichour minister, Mr. Chris-
tie, had pursued, the demands he had made, and the manner
in which he had enforcedthcee demands. He trusted that her
Majesty'. govero ment would be able to show that Mr. Christie
hbadd not acted under their authority, for be believed that •
more unjostifiable proceeding had never been adopted by
the representative of the British government towards •
friendly government than that which he had thought proper
to pursue.
Earl GRANVILLE and that the noble earl was well
aware that it was not unusual to have little to do in that
house at so early a period in the session as the present.
The *olds earl had himself admitted the difficulty which
would attend the doption of a course by which legislation
should originate in their lordships' house. He would then
only stabs that a bill as • subject in which the noble earl
took • aneidemble hderest would be introduced on an
early day—he alluded to the Noxious Gases Bill. With re.
gard to the papers relating to the Brazilian affairs, he
could only, in the abeam of his noble friend the Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, say that they were in the course of pre:
paration, in order that they might without delay be Ind
before their lordshi
The Berl of DERBY apprehended that the bill to which
the sable earl alluded had reference only to the injury done
to rivers aid streams by noxious fickle, but the committee
which eat last year and fully considered the entire subject
were more particularly anxious for the suppression of
socials ?spot" which it had been shown had • most injuri-
ous effect upon vegetation.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said that the bill would
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be ma:We; VralyoonicemabbTt; tie recommendation of the
committee, and would
Abe limited to alkali work; and the I
precautions that neoeseary to adopt to prwvent the I
of noxious gams. Be tutdorstood that the proprietors
of thou. works were sot indipmed to adopt the remedies
whit& bad been s
The Earl of DErrra.expeeenwl a hope that the attention
of the government would he directed to the state of the law
of museums gensrelly.
Thar knish* the (at 25 minutia past 5 &WWI) ad-
joorned.

H01713Z OF 001010/78.—MoNDAY, Fix. 16.
The &sem took the char at 4 o'clock.
NEW MENNEN.

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sad Oestaar, tack tb • astir aid his art for
Quabridierfaa, to tie Nom et Mr. R. BA raiird.

Mann DIMNESS.

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NIV WRITB.

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Boxwood, eienowi; and kr Chiolaseter, in the room at Mr.
Freeland. who hod mospeed the Maims Hundreds.

MADRAS IRRIGATION COMPANY.

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Madre ha bed node mg Meer oraceislem at
tr twribirr Wend as time capitol of tbe
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to the gmentee el Mewed wee previeuely ;
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row that segoliatkm wire gdm as, but
tbe Mika et the Mares goverment wee Mem he
could give no farther ieforendion.

QUEEN'S PRISON.
Mr. LOOM rind the First Oeuraitelower of Weekti
Adler it wee Weeded to cowed the Qeeies'a Bowel
Rime este wintery prison ; aid V sot, whet we the
isteetlese el the govermeat with seeped to all mite al that

Ye. OoWPEEt wad that the Queee's Prece bad bus
Laded over to tbe Madder for War for the pewees el a
Todhary pelage.

FIRES IN THE

Mr. HANSET wilted to know whether the Sserstfary
.1 &ate for the Hems Department was prepared to bring
in • hill far the better protertios of Ide end property
opted bee in the metropolis, end if ao, when he would
Wind GREY did Wand I. brie is a bill for that pur-
pose, Int tt would set le booed with • withar ewe
bone • to the prawn system, ts earnpliaino
gone a/ the commieles el hint yarr. The objed would ha
meet te eirengthen the porde neppliol by the present
an se to reader then ornmemeneete with the mote
lintilhe had eammusainated with the
nerfaingliet ininnoted he could net Az adore for bringing
la the