The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-12 00:00:00

iMI'ERIAL PARLIAMENT.

11 f )1.; SE OF LORDS.—iIIVRSDAT, slit:Gte:T 11.
The 1.91tu CHANCYLLOS took his seat at 5 u'elack

PETITIONS PRESENTED.

COsII'EN4ATIUN to LAW Wlll 1111.4.-111 L,rd LYNI)-
HU itsr, from several persona who had been writers for
many years in the offices of Masters in Chime. ry, and who
bad been thrown oat of entpioynicnt by the recent &Itera-
t:lns, prayin4 for compensation.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said the act di l not tuned°
him to give them compensation; and, in truth, tho peti-
Bonen *sere persons who had been emplayi d ua.ler the
clerks, and were not in any respect officers of the Court of
Chancery. That was the d.tli ulry. It was, however, a
hard clap, and he would laol. :ato it again.
A CLERGY woes Beane —By Lord LYNDHURST,
from a clergyman, otheiating se perpetuil curate at Vern-
borough, in Suffolk, complaining that his stipend frum
King's College, Cambridge, arisicg from the small tithes,
Le., was only 20i.• year ; end pray .ng that the provost and
fellows of the callege, woo were the unpropriatate of the
great tithes, might b. compelled to make adequate provi-
sion for the service of the einrch, in accordance with cer-
tain ancient aets of parliament.
The r, port of the Courts ut C4OllOlll Law (Irelsnia) 8.11
was breueht up with onseude.ents end d tu,
The Assessed Tsars Bill, the i.re Insurance on Lives
Bill, mil the Sheriff. (Seutlan.l) Bill were severally read •
second tune.
The Naval Coast Volunteers Bill, the Liberated Africans
(Sierra Leone)) Bill, the Land Tax Redemption Bill, the
Consolidated Aonsities ;Ireland) Bill, the 'turnpike Act
Continuasce (Ireland) Bt::, and the Passengees Aet
Amendment Ball, were unfitly reed a third ume and
passed.
The home then adjoureed.

MOUSE OF COMM()NS.—Turf AUG. 11.
At 10 o'clock, the hour at which tile house was appointed
to first, the gallery was opened ; but the Speaker hod not
unveil, and a few members only were present. Between
that bur end half-past 10 about 30 members awiernbled;
smog whom were Sir W. Molenwortb, Mr. Walpole, Mr.
Bftveric L. 441 D. S:usrt, Mr. (Domain., Llerkeley, Mr. F.
Peel, Sir It, Inglis, Mr. Newd, gate, Mr. STrult, Sir J.
Fitzgerald, Captain LalTan, Mr. Duncan, Mr. W. A. Wil-
kinson, S.r J. Towle Bul:er. Mr. L ,yard„ Dr. Michell,
Ka T. Acland. Mr. Spaoner, Mr. Vernon Smith, the Chan-
cellor of tbe Escheguer, Co:nnel Sibthorp, Mr. I. Batt, Mr.
Keogh, Mr. Hayworth, anu 1.4 d A. Ilervey. At twenty-
Mae minutes to II Mr. Ciremodie Ilark.ley announced that
tLo Speaker had reached the Lowe, and the hon. member
proceeded ?try as.i..laou•Oy to make a haw., in which he
skurtly succeeded. 'the Sp •..k--•c entered the boasts at five
minims to 11. when the ealL ry was cleared for prayers.
The gallery was wen re-opened, and the house proceeded
to beanies..

PRIVATE IWSINESS.
The Loreto amendments of the following bill* were read
• first time --Roston and Midland Cossacks Railway and
Decks (anseudments to be proposed) ; Castlemaine Estuary
Reclamation ; Chord limits/ay ; Last Anglian Railways
(No. 2) ; Limerick Isorovsment; Motina.uthshke Rail-
way and Cassel; Stern erd Wye Railway and Canal;
South Wales Mineral Itaii*ay ; Staffordshire Potteries
Waterworks; Mansion' sad Remedios Railway Bills.
The following brik were read a third time and pumped :
Duke of Cleveland's (Dart:) Estate; Ettato;
Treffry's Estate Bilis.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
CONSOLIDATED FUND (010,634,087) BILL.
This bill paved through elmnalttee,an approcriati,n clause,
proposed by the Coosanor of the Barbecues., beiog agreed
to arid inserted.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.
This bill iru read a third time sail passed.
CI:OWN SUITS BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIELIUER moved that
the order of the de, fur the third reading of this bill be dis-
chervd. It would not be carried through in the present
session, so many questions of importance arising in con-
nection with it. Upon the substantial pert of the bill, the
necessity (or the cro-an receiving and paying costs according
to the result of the suits instituted by it, there could not be
two opinions. Nevertheless, it was better that this matter
should emtioue in its present state than that the bill
should be passed is an inmci, lete manner.
Mr. WALPOLE did out throw any blame personally on
the right hon. gentleman or his coile.urues, but he could
not help express.ng his regret that so impurt.int and meets-
wary a meow', should be kept back fur another session.
The order was than diecha.ged.