The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSS OF LORDS.—TozDAT, Arw 14.

The LORD CRAMMAAR took hie rat it the weakeek
at five u'olcok.
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GIINHCE AND THE lONIAN BLAND&
The Berl of MAL lIENBURY gave notice that Gs num-
bly he would make some inquiries of government respect-
ing the suoceseion to the throne of Greece, and the preempt
date of the negotiations with regard to the cession of the
loniss Islands.

MUTINY BILL.
This bill passed *wash committse.
POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK BILL.
Thia bill waa read a third time and wed.
MARINE MUTINY BILL.
This bill pared thaw& aostatittle.
AUGMENTATION OF BENEFICES BILL.

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On the ceder*[ the day fee naming the select committee
at this tall,
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Lord Sr. LEONARDS expressed doubts whether it was
within the power of the Lord Chancellor to divest himself
of the patronage of the livings to which the bill applied
without the sutatios of the crown. His own impremion
was that the livings were vested in the crown, and the Lord
Chancellor was simply a trustee, whose patronage was
the same imbue em that of the Prime Minister. He ap-
proved of the principle of the bill; but, looking at the
details, he wan of opinion that it world be necessary to
exercise great caution before adopting the scheme.
The Earl of DERBY mid that he had carefully goes
through the provision of the bill, and he was apprehmeive
that the Lord Chancellor had taken too sanguine a view of
it& operation. It was proposed to obtaia assistance in the
augmentation of certain livings from the funds at the dis-
posal of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. That body was
now eudeavovring to augment the value of ell livings with
populations of 10,1100 to 3001. a year. U, therefore, any
part of the fund in their bands was withdraws, it would
be impossible for them to carry out that plea.
k the schedule of the bill it appeared that out of
3M livings with which it dealt there were 314 which had
an average population at 376 ; of the 314, 130 had a popu-
lation nuder 300; while in seven instances the population
was only 70. It was sot, therefore, so moth as object to
augment them Heine as those he had alluded to with which
the Ecclesiastied Commission was deal*. The whole
plan win fraught with difficulty. He was of opinion that
rb would be more admotageous if the Lord Chancellor, in-
stead of divesting himself of the patronage of the small
livings in cuestas, would brim into the market the more
valuable portions of ha Mamas% and apply the produce to
the augmentation of small livings.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said his gale design was to
secure a useful measure. He agreed that the project of the
lecleastand Commisiceere ought not to be interfered
with ; but all he propos& was to ask their assimanor
in caw which, even without the present bill,
weal in the coarse of thieve ahead their akim-
bo.. With regard to the suggestion of the sobs earl, he
should be glad to accept it if it well possible to he carried out.
The nehleand leaned lord concluded by rowing that the select
committee should coo/sista the following{ peen:—the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chanodlor, the Archbishop
of York. the Lad President, the Duke of Someset, the
Duke of Ilarboh, the Lord Steward, the Earl of Derby,
the Earl of ory, Earl Stanhope, the Earl of Oar-
mime, Lord Chichester, the Earl of Powys, the Earl of
Dacia. Yisconat Everaley, the Bishop ot Londos, the
Rahap of Oxford, Lord Wodebonee, Lord Crenwoeth,
Lord Mary, Lord Bt. Lsonards, Lord Chelmsford, sad Lad
Lord
wen weed to, and their lordships adjourned
at minutes to 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TvZSDAT, Antrz. 14.
Tbe &Mail took the chair at 5 miantoe to 4 o'clock.
NEW MENDER.

Colossi &rum 'took the oaths and hie seat for
Barka
YRIVA.TE Busnass.
The following bins were read a third thee and purled :
/Idetal and Exeter Railway ; Desford Road • Glaww and
Reath W=l4:l,7!sled Perteek Ldlway;
Leader C 0144 Railway (Rdender
and Allseatiena, &e.) ; Landtberderli, As de is
ad Ramperer Reed; North Eden and Stockton Lad
trirßailway Chapaeire Amalp r matlon ; Stared:
aia lswerth Railway ; Whittle Dean Water ; and
Weriditen Doak.

NEW WRIT.
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ism for the ghettoes of s member tee tie county of
Debar i• the rear r Ile. 3. H. Hmallice, rub lir sr
=rod tw srpriddy of dr Order Horner