The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS. —Morn)Ay, J vim 13.
The LOBO oiesczuoa took his 101 it 011 the woolsack at
Ste o'clock.

THE ROYAL ACADEMY.
Earl SFANROPE, referring to a notice which be
had placed on the paper to call attention to the present
pos. tio• of the Royal Academy, said he wished to ask the
Lord Prcsideot whether any communications had
between the Chief Conunissioner of the Board of ;Olt!
and the President of the Royal Academy which would
toad to show the position in which the Royal Academy
stead, and if so whether there would be any objection to lay
the papers on the tasks.
Bart ORAN VILLE was understood to say that be
was not aware whether there was any each correspondence,
but if there were any it would be laid on the table.

PENSION TO THE COUNTESS OF ELGIN.
fl . QUEEN'S MESSAGE.
The Queen's message on the subject of &pension to the
Countess of Elgin was read.
Earl GitanvlLLs eulogised the services and character of
this late Esrl of Elgin, in which he was eloquently ss.
minded by the Earl of ELLEKBOHOUGH.
The Earl of DERBY said—Although it is far trots my
Intention to detain your lordships by entering into any
details of the eminent services of Lord Elgin, which have
been most properly dwelt on by my noble f riend the President
of the Council and by the noble earl near me, yet I cannot
deny myself the gratific ,tiou of at leant in a very few words
paying to his memory the tribute of public respect and of
personal regard. (Hear, bear., My official connexion with
Lord Elgin commenced at the very outset of his public
career. Since the time he went to Jamaica I have had no
official commoication with him, but knowing how admirably
he discharged his duties there, I have watched his subse-
quent career with unflagging interest, and I have been on
every occasion happy to see that that career was distin-
guished by a combination of qualities most rarely met with
in the smite individual—great decision and firmness, end at
the Lime time great caution and great powers of coucilia-
Coo. Above all. Lord Elgin upon every occasion showed
the most admirable and satire disinterestedness ; shale*
the most absolute. abnegation of himself. His whole heart
wes in his work—in his country's service. He considered
nothing affecting himself for a single moment in competition
with the great duties he had to discharge. It is impossible
on an occasion of this kind not to advert, as the noble earl
has done, to the mysterious dispensation of Provident*, by
which in the course of a very few years we have been de-
prived of the services of so many of those who had already
attained to high political distinction, and whom we might
naturally and reasonably expect to see attaining still higher
distinetioe, and whom we might well hope to find
succeeding to the highest offices, and adding to the
services they had performed, and to the honours they
had acquired. (Hear, hear.) These hopes have been in
many cases desrtroyed ; but I am convinced that the country
will not forget those services, and I am sure that
the name of Elgin will be honourably associated
with those of Dalhousie, of Canning, of Herbert,
and of Coroewall Lewis. I hops I may not have
to add another name to the already long list of those
honourable and distinguished persons who have of late
years
.perished in the service of the Mate. Ws must all
unite regretting the loss the country has sustained in the
premature disappearance of such men from amongst us. Is
conclusion, I have only to state that I cordially concur in
the motion of the noble earl (Chews.)
The motion was then agreed to.
THE WEST RIDING ASSIZE TOWN.

Lord WHARSCLIFFE rose to move that so humble
address be presented to her Majesty. prayiag that the late
decision of the Privy Council, ordering the removal of the
West Riding Assizes from York to Leeds, instead of
to Wakefield, be reconsidered. The mobilo lord said he ber
lieved that a greet majority of the magistrates of the West
Riding were opposed to that change. Several commissions
had inquired into the subject,and the weight of the evidence
end the reports of the commissioners were in favour of the
removal of the .issizes, not to Leeds, but to Wakefield. Of
the population of the West Riding 100,000 lived in Wake-
field or its neighbourhood, and only IMMO in Leeds or its
neighbourhood. Wakefield, besides, contained the county
prison and almost all the public offices, and it should be
remembered thee considerable inconvenience and =pease
would be incurred in removing the prisoners from Wakefield
Prison to Leeds for the purpose of undergoing their trials.
He rested his cage entirely on evidence. Every peer in
the West Riding was in favour of Wakefield. The only
person who represented Yorkshire in the Privy Council
which came to the decision was the noble earl the Secretary
for War, the right boo. the Secretary for India and the
noble and learned lord near hits (Lord Wensleydale) having
been 10pent on other lamina& He could not compliment
the noble earl opposite on the order which the Elie) C,"..ae•
ti) had lona. (Boar.)
Lord HOUGHTON seconded the =Woe:
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Earl GRANVILLE said it the noble lad premed his
motion he must oppose it on the put of the government,
bat he hoped, as the questioa had been settled, that the
decision would not be disturbed. (Hear.)
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After 101110 obsertations from Lifird WE% "SLETDA LE, which
did not reach the gallery,
Lord IdllOUlt II AM said be remembered for the lan fifty
or "icy ;ears to have heard this subject frequently dis-
cussed by members (Ale profeesion and the public ; and he
eertaiuly recollected that whilstthepreponderarme of opinion
was strong amongst both learned end unlearned against
any removal tram York at all. yet if there were to be any
assize town at all, the almost urriversal feeling was in favour
of Lends. (" !fear, hear," and laughter.) Some few per.
eons were in f..your of Wakefield. hardly any were in favour
of Sheffield. and there were none at all who were in favour of
Hull. (•• Hear, bear," and laughter.)
Lard FEYERSHAM said he would not go into the dis-
cussion of motives : but he knew perfectly well the organ
which had teen at work on this subject. (" Oh, oh !" and
Hear, hear.) He knew that it hal twin agitated by as ho-
nourable gentleman—he sae him now standing at the bar of
the house—("oh, oh '. ' and laughter, —sod he believed be
was not out of order in saying he believed the honourable
member for Leeds (Mr. Raises) took a deep interest iu this
question. (Haar, dear.)
Earl DE CIiEY arid RIPON said that in deciding in
favour et gi.iog another &seize town to the Weet
they were c .rupelled to set mule the opinion of a majority
of the county magistrates. It was only from considering
the large and important commercial population of Leeds
that they felt themselves justified in disregarding that
opinion. The nideet was to bring the amiss to this large
commercial population ; lord whilst the evidence in favour
of Wakefield won of a doubtful charaeter, and was met by
Wee:ly contrary stater rents on the other side, there could
o d ,alt as to this fact. that whereas the population of
Wakefield at the last rearms won some 2-3,000, at Leeds
there was a population of 270,0(k).
The E.al of DERRY had no acquaintance with the sub-
ject beyond what be had collected from the papers before
the house. Their lordships hod, moreover, been vary
oandidly told that whatever their decision might be, it
would not in the least affect the matter; for though
they might address the crown it rested with her Majesty's
ministers to advise her Majesty whit answer should be
returned. It was, therefore. enrirely matter for the drecre.
tion of Iris noble ft lend what course he would take. I! he
felt so strongly PO the matter that he resolved upon taking
• division, he Lord Derby should certainly record his vote
for the motion, because he thought that justice and moo
required him to do so ; at tire snare time he would suggest
to his noble freed that it naght be inconvenient for the two
houses of p.riiaLmot apparently to etc resii different opinions
upon a lat .1 qrrestion, after the positive intimation which
bad been given their lordships by the nada earl the Prod-
dent cf try. C H,:tr, bear.)

Lord NV IZN CLIFF' G said that standing there as he
did io th.. C.+o,” as the representative of the Weat Riding,
he could not abandon its interests, and he should therefore
take the
Lord CR AN WollTli otwerved that there WU one point
which had been hat sight of in the discussion. Although
the opinion of the niacistrates was in favour of holding the
assizes at hen, id, to, connnittt e of the council could not
forget that critain..l ja.:les was not the otly business trees-
acted at a oious ; sot the statistica presented to theca
showed that tz.e coifs; which came front Lussls worn four
times 1.4 TkOt,r,its as those from Wakefie:d. Meer.)
The L01:11 C II daNCELLOI: said that he bad no interest,
sad that he bed shown DO partiality to the matter. He
must. however, earnestly deprecate the course which was
about to be pursued by the node lord • and be begged him
to retest on the position in alit.). ho would place their lord-
ships by his brat mutton in that house—a position of con-
flict with the Hausa. of Commons. Ile begged him to
recollect else the position in wt !eh he would place the
mown. The crown had already yeas, vas] the opinion of the
other house. Encourucement Gad already been given to the
penile. of Leeds to prepare for the removal of the assizes to
their boa,. eow that they had laid out money for the
purpcoe of le k.n; the neoersary arrangements common
justice for'.-ole that the al•cision of therm., should be re-
versed. NVh-t :viewer could the crown make to the people
of Little ? Was the crown to ..y, "We preferred the ad-
dress of the ili•use of Lards to thst of the Commons"?'
The Earl of observed that the House of Commons
had sent ori

1.;e1 L .1:1; (•!!.t ELL/all—The indite earl was per-
fectly ritht—lber, Lad been co adirean : but the House of
Commove snre.,,l it °Orono. Ile earnestly hoped
there would 1,1 ea dien-ina ; hot if there was, he appealed
to their or to p.r the crown la the predieerneat
fit tl;er would placer if they agreed to the motion.
(Hear. bear.)
TO air len,,.hi; then iLolded—
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Removal Hal.

INSANE PEISONEIIS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This wiot ri.al a tbiril vino arid passed.
COURT IF JUSTI('IARY (6 _OTLAND) BILL.
The report of slueuiluieLts iu this Lill woo brought up
sad agreed to.
Thou lordships adjourned at half-pant 8 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, Jvicz 13.
Th• Loa.• mot at 4 o'clock.
BERNE: BAY, HAMPTON. AND RECULVEIC
FISHING BILL.

On the order for the second reading,
Sir E. LIERI NG regretted to hod himself is the position
of opposing a LW widola b►d some does from the Bowe of