The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Soon after the assembling of members, they were sum-
moned in the usual form to the House of Lords, to hear the
commission read. On the return of Mr. Luy, the chief
clerk, and the members who accompanied bins, he informed
the home that they was to choose • speaker, and present
him to-morrow for the approbation of her Majesty.
feed Sermon' then proposed, and Mr. 1. ABEL Surat
secended, in speeches eulogistic of the character and conduct
of the right hon. gentleman, that the Rigbt Hon. Charles
Shaw Leisere de again take the chair as speaker, which
motion was envied •nanimmasly.
Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE th►nked the house for the
honour thus conferred upon him for the third time, and
having expressed his determination to maintain their rights
and pririfeges inviolate, took his seat in the chair, amidst the
cheering of the bailee.
After congratulatory speeches from Lurd O. Bentinck, 6ir
R. Inglis, and Lord P. Russell, the house adjourned.

MR. FERRAND AND THE POOR LAW COM-
MISSIONERS.
In Michaelmas Term, 1846, a rule for a criminal
information was granted by the Court of Queen's Bench,
on the applitation of Mr. G. C. Lewis, then one of the ten-
tril Maw commissioners, and now member for Hers-
, sad Secretary Or the bead Coatrell, *gala*
Mr. W. B. Ferrand, the late member for Knaresborough,
for certain charges affecting Mr. Lewis contained in two
letters written by Mr. Ferrand, and published by his desire in
the Times, in August, 1846. We are authorised to state
that the matter has been arranged through the inter-
vention of friends—Lord John Manners acting for Mr. Fer-
ried, and Mr. Hayward (Queen's Counsel) for Mr. Lewis ;
and the charges in question have been withdrawn. The
following is this form of withdrawal definitively agreed upon
by Lord John Manners and Mr. Hayward, on behalf of the
parties respectively
" MEMORANDA/M.-Mr. Ferrand withdraws the letters
which constitute the alleged libels in this ease, and also the
pleas pleaded in justification of them.
" Both letters were written under feelings of considerable
irritation and excitement, when Mr. Ferrand was suffering
from illness, and had no opportunity of consulting with his
friends. Before writing the first (of August 6, 1846), he
had received information, which at that time, and fur some
time afterwards, he saw no reason to distrust, leading him
to conclude that Mr. Lewis had co-operated with Sir James
Graham to lows him in public estimation ; and he wrote
the second letter (of August 10, 1846), under a bond fide,
though erroneous impression, that the mistake into which
Mr. Lewis fell in his evidence, and which was the sole cause
of the second letter being written, was an Intentional mit-
etatement. On full and calm inquiry, end alter consulting
with his friends, Mr. Ferrand is now convinced that he
acted hastily, and without accurate information, in both in-
stances. lie therefore withdraws the charges contained in
the letters, so far as they affect Mr. Lewis, who will stand
precisely as if they had never been written ; and Mr. Fer-
nand regrets that he ever wrote and published them.—
November 16, 1847."—Morning paper.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Tins DAY.