The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-01 00:00:00

1~11 PAULLIMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.--FRIDAY, MAIL,' 31.
She LOW) CR atcluxon took his teat on the woolsack at

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The Berl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions from
oarpeoters, joiners, and others in the employ of Maws.
Mansfield and Co., Gray's-inn-road ; from compositors and
others M the employ of Messrs. Tack, Aldersgateatrest
from carpenters and others in the employ of Messrs.
Brown sod Robinson, Worship street, Fimilsurr ; from
ettruposators and others in the Mark-lane Express oaken
ell praying for the operas( of the British Menem aad the
National Gallery three evenings ',reek.

QUALIFICATION FOE OFFICES ABOLITION BILL.
Lord HOUGHTON presented a petition from the mayor,
aldermen, and imageries of Bradford, in the Welt Riding
of Yorkshire, in favour of the Qualifloatioe far Offices
Abolition Bill. The *Ole lord pre maim that he would
more toe second reeding of the bill on the first Monday
'Mr the Easter recess.
The Exmouth Gag Bill and the Chnoarthen and Cardigan
Railway (Capital) Bill were read a third time end passed.
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SHANNON.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE asked bow noon a deal-
Mon of the Treasury upon the applicatioe for the improve-
ment of the Shama) and other rivers now nadir considers-
tap might be expected.
Earl GRANVILLE replied that them meld he no difil-
why in giving the ieformation required when a decision was
mane to, but that it was nob seem to yet.
DWELLINGS OP THE
NDON LABOURING CLASSES IN
LO.
Tbe Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in moving that the stand-
ing order, No. 191, relating to the demolition of dwelling-
bonen occupied by lab climes for the eenstruction of
railways be amended, no am to require the promoters of the
railliays to deposit to the office of the clerk of the parlia-
meets a 'marmot of the number and description of the
houses of persons to be displacied, asked whether any and
111211$ provision was made in the bill for remedying the WWl-
violence likely to arise, and requiring certain *otiose to
be gives. He said, whichever way they turned in London,
they saw great railway works in • •mss, which ware eon-
"tooted on the sites of dwelling-Looses that had bee re-
moved, and the question naterally arose, when the people
who bad resided in them dwelling.limmes bad gone to.. ad
whether any kind of provision had been made for than
Aod they had not only to ask this ym otion with regard to
those who were thus dispossessed of their homes, but
they had to ask what was to be done to provide
house aooornmalation for those who come year by year Into
this metropolis, which was sustained not only by the natural
increase of the population. but by an annual initnigratioe of
about 40,000 persons. The answer generally wan, that the
supply would be equal to the &matt& but them who gave
this answer seamed to have very little adios of what the
demand was. The demand was Immediate, bat the supply
could only be furaished in • loos emirs, of time. Again,
the demand was for dwellinglonsee near the pleats of em-
ployment, bet the supply wee of homes at some remote die.
lance. He did not wish to stop the progress el en improve-
ment of what was ogled civilisation, but he aid wish to lay
brio» their lodships a view of the misery inffided
ea the labouring duels by the demolition of their
derellinp ad the want of more extended how
areannvidatier, Moans, It scold not be pintail
that the houses of parliament, in senctiming those
new works which involved the destruction of so many
dwelling-booms, had indicted great suffering on the meant
generatioo. Meares might be adopted to remedy the evil,
bat the intermediate generation, that which mast suffer
hell] the bills white had phased and those they were about
to pan this steam, most perish before those remedies ISM
into full operation.
Lord REDESDALE bad no objection to the
but engeeeted that the notice should be given when Sine.. ean
hawse" in any pariah or place" were to be removed, as
that number of homes upon the whole Roe of a
railway would not be of sufficient apnoea:sea to
render necessary the conditions of the standing order.
His noble friend had not made amine' suggestion as to how
the wants of the labourite clams were to be supplied. Ns
doubt it was very desirable that them panne should have
• little Drake before they were absolutely turned out. Al-
though there were some hard rams, yet in a great number
of instances the poor tenants had not been displened with-
out sufficient notice, and in many cease families bad been
allowed to remain without paying any rent after the houses
had been purchased by the railway company. He hoped his
noble friend would agree to the armodments which be bed

LEONARDS said that although It wig's/ be
difficult to led a remedy for this evil, ovety carionght to
b. talton sot to increase it without an serval swessity. I.
connexion with this matter he called their lordebipte Mew
Jim to the bill sow before parliament for °Destructive sew
warts of law, the effect of which would be to disploce seven
mud a half acres of bonne &only populated. He doubted
. the necessity for removing such a large number of people,
_ 'seise that the judges of the equity oourte, with the en-
, mottos of two vice-oissnosilors, ware sufficiently settoraino•
dated.
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE thought that all these
=ought to bars a rosweable romuswation for the
immovesiseee width they would sustain.
The Earl of LONGFORD euggested the omission of the
words " inhabited by the 'shooting dares," for the pur-
pose of obtaining a more comprehensive otter&
no Earl of SHAFTESBURY had no objection to the
satendment. He was wily anxious to get the fullest pew
able rotors.
The Earl of ELLENROROUGH thought the largest

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ifSOlll alroluass. -
The LORD CHANCELLOR suggested the postponement
el the motloo,h3.order that some more oompeeiteseive Ursa

nat4ht be adopted.
The motion wan thaw withdrawn.

• THE CARTOONS AT HAMPTON.COURT PALACE.
Lord Sr. LEONARDS presented a politico from the in-
habitants of the borough of Kingston-upos•Thames and of
other wishes in the neighbourhood, praying that the
cartoons miabt remain in Hampton court Pale" and
drew the attention of the government to the
sista of the palace and its grounde, and the Wel-
pediemy of removing the cartoons from the palace.
Earl GRANVILLE mid the great peculiarity of the Kea
-
Witen was that it was virdted In great numbers,
a7m
pecially bthe labouring clamed. With reppect to the
- gas, to which his noble and learned friend obeeted, the
report of Captain Fowkes was entirely latisfsetory on that
point, as it declared that the Matures had sot suffered in
the slightest degree at South Kensington, while the venti-
lation had been greatly improved. Every ow admitted
that in the day time the light at South
• Kensiegton was admirably suited to the pictures.
Applications bed been made to bar Majesty to permit '
the cartoons to be exhibited at Kensington as a loam, sad
when the public bad had a opportunity of semis" them
there it would be a very proper subject of icquiry
where they should be permanently placed. The real quer
Soo was in which place would they be most available for
the inspection of the general public.
THE MUTINY BILLS.
The Halley ad the Marine Mutiny Bills were severally
. rimed a mooed time.
CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.
The Consolidated Fund (15,000,0001.) Bill vas read a
emood time.
The house adjourned at a quarter past 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY, Mixes 31.

' The PRI VILER took the choir et 4 o'elock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Matron°litaa District Railway Bill was read a third
time and passed.