The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-24 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—TusBDAT, MAT 23.
The LOOM CIII.IIOILLOit Wok his seat at 6 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS,.
SECOND READINOS.—Lister (or fludtutee) Estate, Bristol end
Moo Om Light Amendment. Herculaneum poet HtraPetty.
atlrttng
Winer Woe's, Lambeth Water Worts, Patent Galvanised Iron Omo-
piny, Battle Bridge and Holloway Raid Act Repeal, National Bono.
mentor Scotland Amendment, &Swished Dock Onapriny, ifiuseheaux
Oenend Cemstere ; Vain
THIRD ReADINOW—Leeds Improvement, Worcester New Om
Light Omnpany, Sosthampton Gas Light anti Coke Company Bills.
PUBLIC RUnIN KW.
cOMHlTTlL—Pwiternentery Pincenllnits Adjauminent
8111.
MR. VERNON'S GIFT TO THE NATIONAL
GALLERY.
Lord MON fF.AG LE moved " that there be tail before
the house copiee of a correspondence betaeen the trustees of
the National Gallery and the Lords of the Treesury reap ct-
ion the gift made by Mr. Vernon to the publin of his collec-
tion of modern pictures and other works of art." The public
were generally very indifferent to the favours bestowed on
them, and they were eat to be soon forgotten. There was,
however, some peculiarity in this caw, the gift being from a
private ibdividual, who had risen trom the middle or the
more bumble class of life, and who had bestowed on the
public a magnificent collection of at; end that which clued
tto be the more interesting wes the fact of Mr. V
h Vernon's
having made the gift during his life time. (Hear, ear.)
The Mancini. of LANSDOWN E, being one of tho trus•
tees of the National Gallery, felt obliged to his noble friend
for bringinr his motion forward. He thought that acts of
an much public generosity 'lseult' be publicly tee 'sniped.
(Hear, bear.) Re had much pleasure in seconding the motion
of his noble friend.
Lord COLBORNE suggested the necessity of inceasing
the sine of the N Atonal Gallery. Mr. Vernon stil cr
easing
his house twice a week to exhibit the pictures which he bad
presented to the public, because the gallery was not large
enough to receive them.
The motion was then agreed to.
AFFAIRS OF SPAIN.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to know
whether a letter which had been pollinated in the newisa-
pers, from the Doke of Sotomayor to Mr Bulwer, had b en
received by the government when the corresp.n.tenee 00. d
for by his noble friend (Lord Stanley) was published mood,
if so, hy it bad not .1-0 lieen rrinte ; ?
The Marquis of LANSDO% NE was not prepared to an-
swer the question without making some inquiry on the
subject.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY gave notice that he
should move fee the whole; correspondence on some future

day.
PARLIAMENTARYM PROC EEDLL.
INGS ADJOURN-
ENT B I
On the motion of Lord STANLIY, the house went into
committee on this NIL The noble lord explained some
verbal and other amendmenta which be proposed to intro-
duce into it, and said he should more that the bill be re-
printed with such amendments, and subsequently recom-
mitted.
Lord CAMPBELL recommended that a committee
of this
and the other house should be appointed to co
subject. He thought, however, that it hail Letter stand
over altogether until neat session. The only important
change which it proposed to effect would render the bill quite
nugatory. The noble lord proposed that hills which had
stood over from the Commons, and were taken
up in the following session by their lordships be-
fore receiving the fetal assent, should go beck again
to the Commons, who were to pass a reselution in the
doing
ir fa-
vour. l'hot. however, they had the power of
at present by an existing standing order. Another oitti.
malty would be that the courts in Westminster Hall would
ld
have to see whether, with reference to the bills so passed,
regulu forms had been omplied with. And it would be
necessary to insert another clause, that such bills should be
con-id• red binding in point of law. lie was convinced that
it would not be considered creditable to the wisdom of their
lordships' house to send down the bill in its present form to
the other house of parliament.
Lord kIONTEAGLE hoped his noble friend (Lord Stan-
ley) would prreesere with the bill.
Lord CAMPMILL expluined.
Lord STANLEY said that the amendment having been in
conformity with recommendafions which had h, en made from
both side s of the house in former stages ot the bt
11, he thou
d,
ght
it would heheunnecessaryunnecessaryto tecommit the hill. lie propose
therefore, that the house should at once go through the