The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

NAVAL AND MILITABY.

MUSIC.

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW AT BRIGHTON.

HOUSE OF 0011/10Na—Vi EDNISDAY, Aran 30.
(Oastiarted from yesterday's Expire's.)
METROPOLITAN LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACTS
AMENDMENT BILL.

The following official memorandum, enclosing
Lord Clyde's report on the volunteer review at
Brighton on Easter Monday, has been forwarded
by Earl de Grey and Ripon to the officers com-
manding the various corps :

On clans. 112,
Mr. W. SWART moved the insertion of s proviso to eon•
thine the Fiostau7 Park Act until the 17th August, 1865,
and to provide that the Beard of Works should within such
period purchase all lands and property authorised by the
act to be taken for the purpose of the Finsbury-park, sod
also should complete the laying out and incloeure of the mid
Ps&
Mr. AYRTON suggested that the act should be continued
for one year. He therefore moved the insertion of the
wont " three" instead of " five."
Mr. EWART would not object to the alteration.
The clause as amended was agreed to.
Mr. CRAWFORD moved to add a ;clause providing
that nothing contained in the act shall make the
City of London or the liberties thereof liable to contribute
towards any of the expenses incurred or to be incurred by
the board under the provisions contained in the Metropolis
Oes Act, 1860, or the act to amend the same
The committee divided :
For the chines
Against it
The clause was consequently rejected.
On the motion of Mr. BRISTOW a clause was then inserted
✓ang the rights of the crown.
Yr. AYRTON then moved a series of clauses repealing
the provisions in the former acts by which the Metropolitan
Board is elected, and enacting that the various parishes shall,
in future, each elect a member to the Metropolitan Board.
The object of the proposed clauses was that the members of
the board should be elected directly by the ratepayers instead
of as present by the various district boards. If these clauses
were agreed to there would be an increase in the number
of the member, of the Metropolitan Board. That he thought
would be an advantage. The Common Council of the City of
London consisted of Z 62 members and a conservative Lord
Mayor, who introduced a bill to amend the corporation, pro-
posed that the number should be 170, and the government
fa their corporation amendment bill proposed that the num-
ber should be 150. He thought, therefore, that be should
be justified in fixing the number of the Metropolitan Board
at 150. The ratepayers who he proposed should
leave the election of the members of the Metropolitan
Beard were rated on the average at 201. a year, and were
mostly entitled to vote for members for that house.
Lord ENFIELD said be should oppose the motion, on the
ground that he thought this was • subject of so great im-
portance, that it must be dealt with by • separate hill.
Lord J. Miasmas opposed the clause, and Sir J. Slimurr
supported it.
Mr. AYRTON explained that his proposed alteration
would take place at intervals of a twelvemonth, and not at
anal.

56-33

The house resumed at a quarter to six.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Mr. BRAND said that in consequence of a representation
which had been made to his right bon. friend the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer by a deputation, it wu his wish
that the second reading of the Customs and Inland
Revenue Bill should be postponed till Thursday, the Bth of
May. He therefore begged to move that the order be post-
accordingly. The consequence would be that the
Markets and Fairs (Ireland) Bill would be the first order of
the day to-morrow (this day).
The motion was agreed to, and the house adjourned at
ten minutes to 6 o'clock to 6 o'clock on Thursday (this day).

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 1,18 f 2.

MUSICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.

This society's second concert of the season took
place yesterdsy evening at St. James's Hall, which, am
usual at these concerts, was crowded to the doors, the mem-
bers and associates being of themselves sufficient to form a
large audience. The principal feature of the entertainment
I was Beethoven's colossal ninth or Choral Symphony, which
occupied nearly the whole of the first part, It was
exceedingly well performed under the able direction
of Mr. Alfred Mellon, who took the times of
the various movements with unerring correctness,
and wielded his baton with the firmness and decision of an
experienced commander. The quartet of solo voices con-
sisted of Miss Banks, Miss Lassen's, Herr Reichardt, and
Mr. Lewis Thomas, who surmounted the excessive difficul-
ties of the music very successfully. The other great inatr u.
mental piece of the evening was Mozart's Concerto in E fiat
for two pianofortes, superbly executed by Mr. Charles
Halle and M. Stephen Heller. The concert began with
Cherubini's overture to Faniahn, and terminated with
Itossini's overture to La Game Ladra.