The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
HOUSE OF LORDS.—FaiDAT, MARCu 18.

ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal Assent was givcn by corunvivsion to the follow-
ing bills:—The Mutiny, Marine Mutiny, Consolidated
Fond, County Election l'oß, Grand Jury Coo, Indcuittity
and Commons Inclosure, and Inland Revenue Bills.
. .

The Cummiariaa.•rs were the Lord Chaneellor, the Duke
of Argyll, and the Marquis of Bredalbane.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Oatinanea Sonvitt.—By the Earl of EGLINTON from
Montrose, complaining of the goer progress of the Ord-
WACO survey.
Tmoto..—By Lord CAMPBELL, from a
place in Scotland— Olngainet.
PARLI AAA A Pormos.—By the RIO of CARLISLE,
from Colchester, praying fur the free distribution of parlia-
mentary
Anuteetole or laws 'V) r•RLI .—By the Bishop
of EXLTER, from Buckland Monathoram—Agaiust.
NOTICE OF MOTION.
Lord CAMPBELL gave notice, that on the first day after
the Easter recess, he should pre.ent a petition from the '
Armenian pdpulation of Cot utta and Bengal, and take 1
that opportunity of explaining the grievances of which
they complained.
TILE SIXMILERIUDGE AFFRAY.
The Earl of DERBY wished to ask the noble earl at the
head of the government whether he had any objection to
produce certain p...pers relative to the affray at Sixmile•
bridge, is Ireland, which the government had consented
last night, in the other house, to produce. Ile wished the
papers to be in tie hands of their lordships, in order that
they might be able to form an opinion on the subject, before
any disc melon took place upon it alter the recess.
The Earl of ABERDEEN could have no possible objece
ties to the production of the papers.
'fhe Earl of CARDIGAN did not know whether he
should he out of order in saying a few words on the subject;
Roo, he would conclude by moving for some papers. Re
bad taken the liberty of introthaeimr this subject to their
lordships on • turuier occasion, and it was one on which he
confessed he felt great anxiety. Notwithstanding the re-
proof he had received on • former occasion, he did not
repent of having brought the matter before their lordships ;
and when the pipers were produced he could not but think
that the it lordships would be of opinion that from the
begianing to the end it was • most extraurdinsry case. On
a former occasion the noble earl at the head of the govern-
ment dwelt on mime expressions which he had made use of
with regard to the army of this country being hated by the
people. That might have been • strong expression, but he
bad 113 doubt on his mind of the unpopularity of the army
ha this country. (loud cries of ° No, mt.") The army
had performed great services to the country on all oeca•
Mons; and if Is wanted any proof of the truth of the maser .
ties be had made that other night, it had received confirma-
tion in the other house, where more then one member had
applied expr, ssions to the conduct of the army in Ireland
which would more than justify what he had said. The
noble earl, alluilin; to the question which he had put to
him as to prosecuting the priests, made • fine flourish on
that occasion by saying that whether it was peer or peasant,
priest or soldier, even-handed Police would be dealt out.
New whet had been the cave ? The soldiers had been
doubly prosecuted. The bills against them had been
ignored ; but the private soldiers were put into the dock
sad tried afterwards in a most unnecessary way ; cad as
to the priests, they bad pot off perfectly free, no notice
having been taken of their conduct. The whole of the sub-
ject would come under their lordships' consideration; but he
must take that opportunity of saying that they
bad heard doctrines broached of • most extraordinary
nature. They had been told that unless the candidate for •
county or borough bad some good hope of success, all the
disturbances that might take place would be attributed he
him fur his rashness in standing • contest. And this MS
compared to the case of • man engaged in • rebellion
against tyranny when there wag no hope of his being sue-
stessfal. Their lordships would be surprised at such a dec-
laims in this land of liberty of speech and action. And then,
again, they were told that nothing was so unfair as to attack
me. in their absence—this was antallasion to the extraor-
dinary doctrines held by the Attorney-General for Ireland
and • talented judge. The Irish officers of the government
who had no seat in that bowie or the other, seemed to think
that no maa dare to say a word about them because they
were not present. Ile supposed he should be accused of
attacking a member of the government unfairly who was
net preseat to defend himself—the Secretary fur Ireland.
There was no way of his being present, unless for the
opinions he bad expressed last night it might be thought
desirable to call hint up to that house. (A laugh.) fie re-
joiced that he had brought this subject before their lord-
ships on a former occasion, and he felt sure that the more it
was sifted, the mote they would see that it had been a
most unjust and cruel case towards the soldiers and the
army at large. It had been most unfair in every other
respect, because the priests, who led the people on to the
disorderly sets, had been allowed to escape.
The Earl of ABERDEEN really would submit to the
noble earl and the house, the great inconvenience of his
referring to • speech of which he could have no perfect
knowledge. _ _

The Earl of CARDIGAN—But I have. (Cries of
" Order.")
The Earl of ABERDEEN said the noble earl was en•
tirely irregular in the conduct he was pursuing, and in the
speech which he had mode. The noble earl opposite had
moved for all the papers on the subject, apparently fur the
(purpose of calling attention to it ; and if so, the noble earl
Cardigan) would hale a convenient and proper oppor-
tunity et making any observations be might wish to make
en the subject. At present he could only repeat what he
lad said on a former occasion, that the principle of equal
justice to all ranks and classes of people in Ireland was,
that upon which her Majesty's government was conducted
—(hear, hear) ;—and in the ease to which the noble earl
referred, it would be sufficient to explain its circumstance,
mhos it cams before the house. (Hear, hear )
The Bishop of EXETER was gratified at the expression
of the noble earl at the head of the government, that it was
a most irregular thing to notice speeches made elsewhere.
He rejoiced to think that the noble earl had declared such
au opinion, because lie felt sure that he had made a similar
declaration la the presence of a tight hon. colleague who
did him (the Bishop of Exeter) the honour of expressing
some sentiments very unfavourable to him in another place.
(" Hear," and a laugh.) He had no doubt that the noble
earl had taken care to tell the right hon. baronet how ex-
tremely improper it was for him to have done so. ('. Hear,
bear." and laughter.)
DWELLINGS OF THE LABOURING CLASSES.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved for a bill to
restrain eunpanie-, commissioners, ie., from occasioning
any pecuniary loss to the working classes, or overcrowding
of other dwellings, by the removal of houses under the pre-
text of alteration or improvement. His lordship supported
his motion by adducing instances in which, although a par•
heeler locality had been to all appearances improved, phy-
sical suffering and moral evil had accrued from the change,
sad instanced among other eases that of the opening of
New °treed-street, to which neighbourhood it had been
proved by the Statistical Society in ISIS that the average
number of residents in each house had increased from 27 to
40. He besought their loedships, for the benefit of the
whole eseamasity, as well as the labouring classes them-
*slue, to remove an evil which had become iatolerable.
The Bishop of LONDON expressed his cordial concurrence
is the modes, and stated that it was impossible to over-
rate the evil which the noble lord sought to relieve.
Lord HEDESDALB suggested various practical dieted-
hee is the way of carrying out the resolution, and pointed
out that, es it gave three years to each company to fulfil its
provides', all the mischief would not only have beta
effected, bet also obliterated in the meantime. Besides
them win provisieas la the New Lodging-hones Act
which would remedy met of the evils complained of.
The Earl of DERBY thanked hie noble friend for
laving brought so important a subject before the home,
sad gaits unmarred with his in thinking that, while
effecting improvements and granting railway bills, the
bows lied too much overlooked the rights and claims of
those of our fellow-subjects who were too poor
to make themselves heard at their lordships' bar.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said it was unnecessary for
kiwi to attempt to do justice to the beaevolenee of the object
which the noble earl had in view in embodying this motion,
but he quite agreed with the noble lord the chairman of
ummittess, in thinking that in endeavouring to obtain a
peat good the noble earl had not proposed the best mode 1
fee putting his design in execution ; and are mast be takes
that in accomplishing that object their lordships did not
add pnivically to the grievaacos which it was their
wish to remove. He woad net repeat the observa-
tions that bad bees made, sad which to hits
seemed coulesive. Every bill ella kind indicated lied its
ilea diameter, and required modifications which might be
found inapplicable under the standing order now proposed.
Admitting, as he did fully, that the object in view was wor-
thy the consideration of the hawse, if the noble earl thought
it to *quire by memo of a committee into the question, he
(Lord Aberdeen) weed agree to the appointment of such a
estomittew. Bat their loedalsips were clearly not in a condi-
tion to peas so comprehensive a standing order as that pro.
peed. E. would suggest to the noble earl the withdrawal
wilds resoLuties, awl, on further consideration, perhaps be
would be able to frame some more practical measure, which
be would Imes a better chance of carrying.
Tba Karl of HARROWBY suggested and read a verbal
fansfrodamat, which he thought would modify the standing
seder as proposed ; but he thought it better to refer the
question to a committee. He believed that the•ditficulty of
lading accommodation for the population which is dis-
placed by improvements, would be met, to a considerable
extent, by the erection of structures on the plan of the
model lodging-houses, which within a small space of ground
afforded besommodatioo to a great number of persons.

The Earl of CARLISLE concurred most cordially with
his noble friend, and the right rev. prelate, with regard to
the 'magnitude of the evil in nontion, and the desirableness
of a remedy. Ile had himself felt this so strongly that
within a fortnight after he wu appointed to the Chief
Commissionership of Works he brought in a bill for metro-
politan improvement, which ambled the crows to grant
sites (or buildings for the poor, but he found that it was
anst all precedent and the rights lathe crown and ha wse
Obliged very promptly to withdraw it. Ile sl:riuld, how-
ever, be glad to Ike the trown and companies have power
to comply with some such order as his noble friend
led proposed. Ile, however, agreed that the standing older
as proposed sr.t. ton stringent and went too much into de-
tail, and it would be as well for hi noble friend to consider.
whether he would send the matter before a committee up
stairs :sr consult with those who were experienced in parlia-
mentary proceedings, so as, it possible, to frame such
standing order as would meet the case.
The Earl of WICKLOW, though he did not doubt the