The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-07 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

to the House of Lords—namely, the formation of a gallery
of portraits of the most inkiest pawns in British hetory,
which was opposed by Mr. Brooms', who objected to tax-
ing the people for an object which they would have no op•
portunity of erjoying.
Lord PALMBRBION said the arguments against this
vote applied to every grant connected either with the arts
or the history of the country, and on the same principle
they ought to have no statues, no public (taintless of
paintings; and, in short, they ought to meths the ,
peachier* of the country to that which was nristly nem-
sup for the adminisuation of affairs. That bad sot been the
practice of any country that had had a pride in itself, a tense
of its own dignity, sad a desire b elevate the minds of the
people by objects which might snits their admiration.
Mr. ROEBUCK quite agreed with the noble lord about
the great advantages of a gallery of this tort. The inscrip-
tioa over the Pantheon at Pans, "Aux grands hommes la
patzie tat thooneeissents," always appeared te him most
bitching. But he had another doubt, and that wee, as to
the tenons appointed for the selection; for ho had heard it
said that from their hall was excluded Cromwell—(loud
cries of " Hear, hear ")—who was propelled t, be there set
forth la his image as a grin main bringing to this county.
He certainly was one of the rulers of our country, and sae
of the greatest rulers—(bur, hear)—ead he, he was told,
was eacladed from that hall because he was sot what was
coiled a kiss. Now, if this nth was to be used to shut out
those who were really the honour sad the pride of this
country, thank bey might an be tepidness kings or
ieetilliat• inberiton of honour, then be noon net be kw
this vete; but he believed that public opinion would wide
those who selected the portraits, and he should therefore
support the vote.
Mr. SPOONER said he did not object because the por-
traits of improper persons might be admitted, but because
he thought it improper to tat the working people of this
ethatry for seek as olden.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was
not latesded that there should be any pelithmiShiMillete
in the selostioa of piracies whose portraits shuM M Saud
in the gallery. The object was to form a gantry of kis-
toned portraits—a gallery of all who wen distinguished la
the Church or State, la seines or art. That was rarely a
.efficiently broad defiaition. The eritisism of the hos.
gentleman the minaber for North Warwiekshire wee na-
bbed in a very narrow-adaded view of the enhjest.
(Cheers.) He (Sir C. Le sr is) WU sure NM the imapintionin
to whom they used to look up as the embedieheatef the see-
soaked principle, the late Mr. Hume, would not have pro.
scribed seek • scheme as this. (Cheers) Bat was it true
that the working dune amid dais so benefit from intl.
Mine of this 'dad f Why, an Me emu principle the hen.
gentians* ought to object to lbs British Ileum. (Hear,
hear.) The working dime could derive so besets from
the books in leaned is in which the library
abounded, use from the di srant collections of soleatille
objects which were to be toned la other parts of the Witty-
lion. Besides, it was in London. (Hem, hear.) Not only
must they, ea the ben. gentlemaa's showing, at up the
British Manua and the Ni.tionel Gallery not cely must
they withdraw all aid from y scieetific or artietk insti-
tution to which they extended their assistance, bat they must
abolish the Reeord.oHes and the State Papesbeißee.
(Beer, hear.) He woall remind the committee that that
great and patriotic nation, the ancient Rowse. and he
adorn the vestibules of their boasts with the pertratte of
their iistiandshad forefathers ; and they dsd that set so
moth from a love of art, but in order that their eons might
always have before their eyes those laxatives which the
portraits of their illestrious auseten were in well salulated
to supply. (Cheers) What was now peepseut was that
they should imitate that gnat people, net la their prints
families, but as a oesesseuity ; and the House of Osamu
would not lay down is design at the bidding of all lsea.
gentleman oppoeite.
Mr. BICH believed that the people ia the country
wield value a gallery of this kind eves more than the
inhabitants of the metropolis. He believed that the work-
ing classes would liej,y a collagen of this kind as much
as any other portion of the community.
Viecout OODERICH mold only conceive one rune
why the working cheese should not avail themselves of the
proposed gallery, and that area from the fact that the hon.
gentleman (Kr. Spooest) and hie friends would not consent
to epee pnWle isetitatius on the only day on whisk work-
inicres• mould visit them. ( Oh )
committee divided on the vote—
Ayes 97
Noes 3/3-09
The vete wss therefore 'greed to.
Another vote width led to a somewhat protracted diens-
don was one of 10,0001. to defray the cost of removing the
Writhe and Art branch of the Bducationel Department of
the Councril-oMos from Marlborough-house to Kensington-
gob, Mr. Brooms objecting to the expending of more
mosey upon Wm property, over which, be contended, the
Royal Commissioone had absolute control, the legal estate
being mated in them. The vote was, however, agreed to
without a &villas..

la the souse of the diseardoe,
Ht. WILSON said that at present no plea hod
bees determined es for building at the site of
Burlington. house ; bat the government were easiou
to make the present building available until eithegosilemesa
would allow them to do so. As. arrangemeat WI. IW►
lore, beta made, by which the Loudon Halves*, Mania
osoupy the right wing for their ordinary ezesethatioa. The
entire building would be gives up to the Royal, the
Chemical, sad the Liar sue Societies. Is Muth for this
accommodation titres societies would give up the roans they
sow bed at Somerset-house. which would become "unable
for the lalead B. The gaieties had farther
to suite thair three megnieceat libraries, with* would LI
epee to may person iatrodueed by • fellow. (Hoer, bear.)
The left wing of the building would be inverted, at a small
sepses% into a large hall, in which the usual eaueine-
doe of the Londoa University and the weekly meetings of
the three sestets. would be held. The Royal &May had
farther awed to plan their splendid collection of portraits
la this hall, where they would be open to public impoli-
tic's. (Hear, hear )
Oa the nest vote,
24,7001. for the new road from Pall-mall to Bullet:ham-
pro, and a foot-bridge scream the ornamental water,
Lord H. GROSVSNOR, pursuant to nodes, a °red that
lit be diluted for sit months, with a view to a ricsonsiders.
ties of the subject el improvements is St. James-spark by
a whet nmisittee of this Dowse, before any ezpaaditure is
lacrethed for each purpose. He thought the motion wee at
least premature. If the hoots voted this Wye sum they
wield add mother to many fallen" la the somd metropc.
Ikea iespeovemeatt. The great improvement which bad
lately bees made at Pavia formed a greet source of attrsotion
for the thousands that flocked there every year. With
sue thstitutioa it might sot be passible to emulate what
had bus due there, but matters might be muatied bet''r
than they wen. It was impossible to say whose duty it was
to propose or carry oat any Improvement—whetherthe Cor-
poration of Lead's'', the Filet Comminieeer of Patine
Works, the Metropolitan Board of Works, or the Comallit
skein of the Mttrep Altair Rude. Whoa the if etrepolitaa
Hoard of Works was established, he had Doped that they
had at last got a body which would be respoasibls for these
matters; but the board bad declined, and declared that
they did not believe they tied any authority. The present
vote, he believed, wee founded ou the report of the commit-
tee which had set at the begisalag of the sissies. • more
discordest committee had never set; VI. remalutious
tarried by the majority were not even eeeelateat with
themselves : the first resolution deedared that, " is the
opinion of the committee, any ousiderable increase of trifle
through the p rk was opts to grave objection," bat by
eabsequat reselelkee they west on to reeornmeod that a
rood for earners" slaseld be made from Waterloo -piece to
Storey's gate, sal as entrance for carriages from Trafalgar
square through Spriregsrardese He was, pethaps, better
acquainted with the tarts, and the habits of the perple who
frequented them, than say member of the committee, and
he could say that they had dose wailers tor the goad
of the people, and to promote their health width could em
-
pare Crt.t; elah the
r.e Itelatt%oof greatestth ePark
trams. pespecially
e St
1 Itsi rr'ifga:
ethos, and that sothisg could be more delightful then the
power we poured of (bough% In a moment its Doke and
bustle for 'Tees fields and lowing herds. " Paterfamilias"
and the children drinking new milk and *sties rusks.
All that erad to be swept away—cows and all—lf this plea
of the eoutrnittee wars adopted. The object was to seem-
=edit. Finalise mid Bsigrsuie, and give both tomes to the
South Western Hallway. They wield not get that sow
without coming sagest the greatest traffic How did his
hoe. friend propose to provide for this nicaesity ? He pro-
posed a road through Pall. mall, taking dower the German
antral, sad taking ea imllleaDll lumber of turns before it
got oat of the Past. This would be no amemmodation to
Brlgravis, and would be only an laeompleta scoommede-
time to Pialioo. In his **aloe, if they were spirt to
make &sacrifice of the pub, at least let them make a hand-
some one, and do it in thesisteur with common mass They
should come out at the Wisner( St. James's-street. (Hsu )
For this the °sagest of the crows mast be obtalesed, as they
would have to go through the palette. He would them go
straight aurae to tie other olds of the park. (Oh.) Ho their ht
also that the time had arrived whoa better aimeameelathen
should he provided for the ladies atteediag the drawler:-
room. (Hear.) He sew can to the saakeure, sad he quite
admitted that it would be hotter aid te se Neese It; bat let it
set be banked that It wee the most andel pet etw park
for the woe fag ileum Om young yanks eattlestalftrk
marl.. width as the beet Waage et the masa le the 4
Glees Pub. se:IFIr Nell. It emu them they
them geesest thek fan. (Lesektee.) Re=
teethe ham d **elks tea Wage ever the etesseekl
water. At Ilkiebis Ille Saha Veabareb. so bad JAN
lent • great lefthite leateee it wee mated tee kaiak,
1 bat beaus It ~el • lee t et view hem the hew.
', No believed that the pagwi lithe Mee treed beyeke ea
teklbeet. Illigise, tie seibabnat
park It
biter-
.= vilk the Ow is So Imelda* perk It weal be a

ormanalse between Pimlico and Belgravia, and would
Ia fair amount of ace mmodation to both
they laid it down as a principle, to take the
wales' portion of the park, and to give the
Wrest amount of incommode ion, he thought that this
Stan would be the best notwithsteeding all the clamour
that had been raised against ft. Be had not any p, rout
Iselin in the matter, his only object being to procure the
Inane' mount of accommodation for toe public et the
smallest eatuitice. He thought that the matter had better
be nersidered, and therefore proposed that the Tote be
soy negatived.
Sir If. HALL was much surprised at the course whisk
had bra taken by his noble friend, ea it was a desideratum'
with any one that Belgravia should have a red
through the park. Several plena bad been submitted
to the ornmittair, and one vote involved the taking
down of cleveland•row, would have Involved ea
expense of 100,00 W. It was reused, and a motion
was carried declaring that the park should be as little
invaded with traders' r little cut up es passible. Under
!her eiressistmthes the "renal plait was adopted by 8 to

3, hie noble friend vales in the ntlorlty. -It wai in •
mad whit* was • road already, and would interfere the
Bra passible with the park. Be thought that this road
would =est the wishes of members as gtvivg • road from
Pull-mall to Belgravia, without very nisei injuring the
park, sad therefore he trusted that ender those at.cata-
statues the house would allow so vaned • question to be at
last settled.
The enassittee divided anew the gaieties that the
meant of the vote be 24,7001.
70
•Ny0:81
192-122

A vote of 2,6701., for the rat of the caw road across the
park, wee thee pat and carried.
The hew t►es reseaud. _ _ _ .

Yr. MALIN'S moved the soma reading of the Joint-
Back Companies Winding•up Ac's Amendment Bill. Be
mil a■ impression prevailed that the bill was intended to
shelter the shareholders of the Tipperary Bank—en
intention whisk he amass emphatically disclaimed, though
he admitted that the evils brought before the pub-
lic in that bank had given rise to it. The
shiest of the bill wee to peewit single erediten
from sing wealthy shareholders on their own as
• instead of reserving their property for the whole
body of ereditors. It aloe proposed to protect the persons
of the erediton, end to give them time to pay up the tells
made upon them in mosques.* of the benkraptcy of the
001101711. . . .

str. 8. FITZGERALD moved that the bill be read a
second time that day six months. Thin, could be no doubt
the, the offset of the bill would be to the share-
holders of the Tipperary Bask.
Alter some remarks from Mr. Warman:lu, Mr. BtAirD,
and others, the debate was 'dimmed.

SELECT COMMITTER ON THE SOUND DUES.
Oa the Motion of dm CIIAMCILLOM of the EXOUIPI7I3,
the following mismbors were appoints& a molest comiaittos
os the Sound DO111:--.1110 Chateellor of the Exchequer,
Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Newdecate, Mr. Cardwell,
Lord Stanley, Mr. ILitebell, Vise:mat Chelsea, Mr. Milner
Whoop, Mr. Brumley-Moore, Mr. Roth Mr. Robert
more, Mr. Deasy, and Mr. Duncan.
MR. ALBANO, THE ARCHITECT.
On the modest of ihr B. Hsu, a select immunities was
appointed to inquire into the churls made by Mr. Albano
for services at Pane and Madrid, sad other items last aded
is Claes N 0.7 of Patimatas,ike., Civil Service', N 05.29 and 30.
The hoses adjouraed at five minutes to two o'clock.