The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-26 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 28. 1856.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FamAy, Aram 26.

The 8 took the chair at four &vatic.
The Bath Gas Bill, sad the Worksop Gas Bill were
severally read a third time and pesseet.
THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Mr. WELLS asked the Fret L.rd of the Treasury
whether the government kad come, cr wig eb, at to some,
any decision is the reamed et the N.ition+l G►llery or
p were; from Trafalgar-square to the Pte reeently coron►,ed
at Brampton, in amordaasse with the sec imminnation of the

committee of UM t and whether any,anuTt sr, what, op
portunii would be afforded to the house of eapriestog int
°psalms on the 'eV cc of that fecomatendatior ?
Lord PALMERSTON said the matter to which the
questitot el hie bow. fri nd referred win owe that bad bets
long coder cossideretion, hat garroted the attention of
government, and bad bees the subj. ct of kvestigalion by •
cf the how which e►t nearly four 11100 th, Ihe
result wu so opiates by the great inaj •city that the present
site of the Nat.oaal Gallery was it juriows to tte pottier@
that were there eattibited. It was in the middle of the

town, and it was eactediegly diffieult, if not ism,. ossible, to
prverve the pictures La that collection forts iejury, hose
dim oeita of mil w Cl., sand fr,sa other causer. The mom-
andante was that it should be transferred to tom ground
at Knightsbridge trobieh wee aim spas, pr axed to that per-
yo.e. Her Majesty's porerdment, lending by the decision
taken upon the no ,meaent atioe of that tOIDMi tt. , intended
to take steps treoaratory to the removal of the National
02141:eiy to that ground. For this purl 0,11 it Ogg 1414130ta
to obton plans and estimates. Of Gomm until those ylfne
sod estimates wore obtained, end till a decision was come to
ea to the best manner in whist the intend could be applied
to the purpose, ao definite steps could be taken. No
ansegements could be made without e tains to this toasts
to supply the means, and the subject would, thirst...it,
enema/ay c tae wader the coosideration of the house.

DECORATIONS FOR THE OFFICERS AND MEN
WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE I HENCHES.
Mr. WILSON moved that tbs bow at is Hong do ad-
.

join until Monday.
lir. 0. STANLEY thereupon put the quedioa of which
he had gives notice, whether say distne.aishiog wok f
honour or reward is to be gives to those °Mari end mita
who had been engaged in the arduous duty of the
trenches and a! tieks upon the enemy's molts, daring the
siege of Sebestop, 1; or 0 it is intended that the Cristo an
medal sad 8 !bastopol clasp which is bestowed at on ho d-
ower employed, is to be the tatty mark f the enduring
sonstency displayed by those patient men through all the
kardtkips and dangers of that protracted siege ?"
He raid it was now steel eieht menthe n. ce the allied
army tcok p elusion of &burp'. Distinclons and
reaerds bad seen hestoned fir the varietal betties in the
Crimes; they had Alms, lakersaano end Bel Alert
cleept, the Crimesi medal, and the firbe;*Opvl tamp ; but
he pat this question on behalf of men who had torten the
brunt of he straggle, who had *ought on the 18th of June,
and the Bth of September, and wto bad done duty in the
machos for months, sad who bad no distitc- lee reward.
He knew one loan* man who was for ninety days end
nights in the (reaches, which would gine him afloat one
night I. every four. He win at the att iek oa the two
Redoes, and he bad no dtatiestive mark. Another, who
arrived is the Crimea a few days before September. had the
Sebastor al clasp, so that both these lemons 11010 the same

mark.
Mr. F PEEL said there °meld be no doube that the duty
in the trenches, csosidertog the danger, the diflicalt.ts, end
the privations under wt kb it was pert.rated, woo, ne of toe
most arduous duties that ever de♦ avert upon the Betish
army. and it was performed by our soldiers with the utmost
totieteney and ft rt.taais. It wee quite esters' for the boo.
gentleman behind him to empire wneth r the g..vernment
did not intino to bestow some mark of distinction upon that
portion of It e army wadi might be mia to be the hardest
worked portion. It sea intended that the Sebastcp..lelosp
should mitre this parp ISO. It was founded to reward tho 4
who cont►ibuted to take the piece, and none routnbuted
tn, re than the men who were in the trenehes. Ho did not
think it dem/story to them that others woes the same
claim. He could not hold out the hope that it was con-
templated Jeers a separate decoraticn

A PUBLIC THANKSGIVING.
Mr. BYNG observed that the right hon. gentleman the
Beer very of S•at• for the Home Department, bad stated
tt • tither sight, 4 answer to as bon. ge detain, that tie
question of appointive; • day el B arkeitivii g or a special
form of prayer was premature. Ho (Mr. Byes) had listened
to the right ho•. sect . men with dray result; for though,
with report to the desirability of having an illumination
titers might he a diversity of opinion, an the quetti
whether or COI tlity AOll4 take MAIN reip t i express the
thoughtlesese of the nation at having been spared a neew.l
of the bonen of war, there wee sone. He ventured, there-
tore, v. ry veep.etfa ly bat vary earnestly, to 1t... upon toe
cousiderat on of her Majesty's government that there s' ould
be time manifeststeds of the motional gr lauds tutor/ any
took place. (Hear, hear.) He did not say tl at
• *hole day should he wt apart for that ptiepote—thPugh
es that point he entertained a strong op niou—but if her
Nlejeety were graciously plewed to order that some
form of prayer, as short and as simple migbt
tee abmild be prepared for use Is the churches
on the Beady precuts' the public rej•ticinpe, be bi I cited
that It would be heartily aid devoutly rasp ioded to by
every eh se, wet, and creed in the country. (C 0..,..) lo
Paris, is St. Petersburg, sad other eoutiaen•al eine', pub.
lie thanksecivicis h. d airs dy boss offered. awl to truetod
that ringleted would no fall short of the exempts whims had
bras set her. (Hear, hear )
Sot 0. GREY w■s extremely sorry there lad been say
mieappreh. anon with regard to the advice the goserament
mau:d think it right to off rto her Majesty. He booed be
had mod setineig to 404 that be did not feel as seep', as
Om bon. member that there was simple cause for gratitude
the termination of the war, and to restoration of the
Mosoirge of peace. All that he had said way, that neither
a day of thwltatt ring could be ap, mated, 111.1. a Iwo of
pp•yer and thanksgiving rlersd v. be seed, until the ratio
'mhos bad bees eathanged. Hi. aoo3 triad had i■
pest of fact been is cunthassication with the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, but it ►a obvious chit
while • form of prover would taws no long
time ts draw up, wh Is it might be in mum
of penetration without it. being imam to the public. a
public r-joicersg could sot tate place without rome no,c,
being gins, sad some p•ep■eatioa made, that eosin b •
patent to all. (Hear, hear) It was the intention of h •
goversment to advise her M-j•sty that there should be sienna
re el/Dittos of the Divine Mary Im patting en end to th.-
was, and, in all probability, it woald take place before the
ealebradoas to shush reference bad been made. (Chan.)

THIS CANADIAN RIINFORCEMENTS.
Mr. LAiNG milted to ask fin some ezolenatit s with re-
gal,' to a rumour which had caused great apprehees,on is
the public mind, namely, that it was the intention of he
Majesty's goverrment M send tr ops to Canada. Tbe fieee
announcemeat bad appeared in the oppoeitioa newspaper%
and was to the *Met that it was the intention of the genres-
sone to send a division ni 10.000 men, under the commend of
General Erre. Tbat tractive t was eintltinee' by an up
patently Metal article is the Times, not et all c deviated to
nitre's any applehensicii • which the rumour might have
sailed louts. The same impair' a question wets put I.
mother place to the Secretary fur War, whet
pve a differs( version of the matter. lb*
sob's lord said it was merely intended to Med
hock to Calais the some number of troops as had bees
taken from tact seleay, eau as to put it ea emetly the rem,'
footles at that wheal it stood whea the war broke out.
Now be (Vr. Lamp) thought that some esptsoatton war
mooing—Ant, bergs.* when on former reimioas there
bad been dire, p incite between thore two great matt ori
ties, the Times sod the War office, the latter had not el-
ways turned out to be right. (Laughter.) In proof of
that, he might refer to whet had taken place wile regard to
the recall of 0 I Napoli (Hier.) Bat even ttkieg
the mildest view of the case, supposing that no more wee ie.
teeded then Pimply to replace our orlitary force io Canada
on its former footing, some esplanation would still be ur-
gently reqwted. When the tro pa ewe. witherawet they ,
were told that it •as ins arc wdance with the new system of
colneial obey. They understood that as tt e color ie. wets
to be free i from all restriction., PO mach of the Btitish
army as tt eras ransset netteviary to kr ep up is the time of
pawl woo dno longer be dissemisated tbrough•iut 'he
world, but would be kept together, and so would
'be malatained In a state of greater efficieney.
(Beer, hear.) If the ip ointment intended to recur
to the old system, the preset time was peculiarly trofitti4
be the step, for say what they would, it ...laid be cottoned,
if sot at a menace, at least as a iewonetrattee &gaunt the
Gaited States ; and he le,uld im.gise no•bit g more
shiewww, nothing more crlcts'ated to imp, de a rietillit44)ll
a that frieadly saderstanding Mites they most all so mush
desire. S 3 high spirited and so sensitive a nation, wait of
all people Is toe world, tie least likely to be off. did by
M•OS014 or threats; on the contrary, a resort to this would
be the surest way of preventing mutual an ceseions. (Neer )
Whet bat bees the result of reirooreing the West Indien
equidess / Simply to mike the rovernintst of the United
&sus v.,te s wawa of money I. liter. aP. their nary. That,
is Its tuns, might be a rectos for still further reinfot cieg
our squadron, sad so the Oleg might go on satil both
C 3116•1101 had put themeless to a great sad unnecestary
impose& (Load cries of " Qatutioe.") There was one
other foist on which he also desired information. (Oh.) It
was stated that there was as istmition on the part of her iffe-
jetty** goerrirseat to and out tr.). p. to Coats Rita against
Weimar Walter. Was that cornet ?
Lord PALMEMI3ION-1 must, is the first place, my
that I am sot aware of the reeky of authorities to whist
m y hon. friend has referred, that, namely, between the W ar-
dace on the tra• side, and the menhir pars on the other.
Whatever is stated by Om War Department my boa. friend
may accept as omrect hat whatever is 1111404 la the news-
papers mat be Judged of secordbis W cinewstasen.

(leaghter ) Atl Inu say is, that IMt ry 4bclal ary
impossibility for what mey be dated is the public prints.
(Beer, hear.) With regard to the aum which my hi n.
friend lel s us hat been meted by rumours coming from the
left-handed omclel source to which he has retorted, I (anent
unionised upon what foundation say ant Matta as be
lased. My hoe. friend says that 10,000 men are to be
gent eat to the British North Auteritan provinces. In the
lon plan, that is a grow elatgetanon—(cheirt)—but
I ate not aware, even if that swab. r were ping,
heir any men in his senses weld construe that ante
any project for the invades of the United States. (Cheerio)
No rage of tomato& nose who considen the untatade alt
the United States, the MOUrill of toe e Anitry, the public
spirit, and the warlike distotitioa of its cinema, ermid be-
hove it possible that the landing of tan th mated men in
Canada could produce any serious ignoramus ananget
them. (Cheer.) The truth ir, when the war began our
army was upon a very low pa ace tstablahnant, end it became
seumary to roan to every possib'ai means and to every
possible quarter fur t e purpose cf espial, augmehtieg she
amount of our forces. Amouget other expedients resorted
to was toe stripping of our North Americas novice re cf
almost every regular soldier stivaned there. The war
Mies now furtanately over, and he army being we elb -
potable. it is our remotion to send biok—sot ten Bras aid
tan, sot six thooned—bat menden.' approaebies fun
thousand to serve as a hasiis for the proper defence of the
military paste. (Chasm.) My hoe. friend says at was un-
dercoat that the North. American ITO•illt11$ were to be
thrown upon their own resource., bee I by no means
understood that each was to be the cue. On the contraty,
1 think that that would be a very itjadiatoes p >Bey.
(Chars.) It would be sap whet too mate of the ;copula-
teen who inhabit the col. ny. We may rely epos their
loyalty, their attachment, their seal, anti their courage; but
they are sapped in iadastrial pursuits and in develeulog
the past natural resources of the land they inhabit. You
cannot expect of inch a to?ulation that they would devote
themselves to permanent ditties of a military character.
Etcellant the militia undoubtedly ere, cionsidenos that they
only receive iostruction a few days in each yesr, gad ao
doubt if circumstances celled upon them to dotted the land
of their birth they would perform their military deem with
honour, end with the seal and courage which belong to the
races from which they are descended. But it is Danceable
—sad any military man would at ones Joint tie ispomir
bility—t Ist each • force could be tufficient f r the plop reo
01 defending the military pore of the North American pro.
vipers, *alms Milord them wee at least tee foundation of a
molar army upon which it might be hewed, sad which
eager as an stump!' to it of Madeline and organisa-
tion. (Rear, hear.) I nave rated all that the 'overawe%
are going to do, sad I cannot conceive on what grounds
the cry of shim can b• raised because we propose to sand
three or four rt genets to rccupy the military poets of
Quebec and Montreal. But, howevi r that may be, I con-
sider it is oar daty as a responstble government not to limy.,
thirst valuable I reelects wit-out proper means cf defence.
(Cheers.) Then my boa. friend asks me whether we are
rotas to send, I suppose another tan ttossaad men, to Co to
Ric Ima only say that, till the hen. gentleman mos-
ti.rted it, the report had never come in my ears ; sad I
authorre bias tosontradict it. (Laughter.)
THE PUBLIC REJOICINGS.
Lord LOVAINB, riecuiring to the notch of Mr. Byes,
was wiry the hon. gentleman had got emit uded with a
motion. Re would, there fire, move an sweetmeat to the
non. sentlemaa'e remarks—(l trt laughter)—to the moues
for the a, journalist ol the hours. T he sable I red thee read his
resolution, welch was to •he effect it at the house could not
apt rove of oelebralon until atter a day bed Man appointed
for a tattoos] thaningiviag.
The SPEAKER mid that the amendment was irregular.
(Laughter and chars) Ron. ambers had claimed the
privilege, +Leo the adjournment wee Moved, of streaking on
as; sell et, bat they could riot move an amendment inept
to the effeet that the house amid adjourn to WWI other
day. (Laughter red cheers )
Lord LOVAINE therefore gave notice that be woald
being on his notice on Mnndny.
The adenines of BLANDFORD thought that their grati-
tude was due not merely f:r the termination of the war but
fer the many mind mercies vrith which the Divine Dispoeer
of Emote had blessed oar arms—he referred more enure-
larly to the Motor, of Inkernmen, which Ia I saved our
times from destruction, and to the captors of Sebastopol,
which had put as gad to the farther 'Knee,' Mood.

TRH CAPE MEDAL.
Mr. BBLLEW complained ut the difficulty with which
claimants of this medal hat had to c ntend, pit a gou-
t/on to Mr. Peel, which, however, was not snswer.d.
UNLICENSEDPAWNBROK MIS (SCOTLAND).

In ILS4III, to en HON. HINTLTMAN,
The LORD ADVOCATE a, pounced that it was hie in-
tention thin semion, if the rat* 01 Scotch tineine.s mould
permit, to bring M a women on this subjtet.

SIR CHARLES WOOD'S EXPLANATION.

Mr. LINDSAY wished to ask the First L eh of the Ad-
miralty whether the Transit which he had Velvet at the
di.pual of the Howe of Lords was the same vessel which
bad broken down on going into Plymouth harbour, which
had again broken down and gone into Brest, and which heel
broken down a third time at Oibrilter ? (Laughter.) He
wes .old that at the review seven or eight hundred ladies
and gentlemen had been admitted into the Himalaya, and
had been kept there ell night without any place to sleep or
even to sit dews. He thought setae explanation wu due
fi r the guns mismanagement of which the Admiralty bad
been guilty. Why did they invite ladies and gentlemen to
us the review, why dii they offer to take down the houses
of parliament, unless they meant to maks proper snug*.
menu fir their acoommodation ? (Hear, bear.) flu house
had seen en illustration cf that very mismanagement which
he had durum:eel twelve months ego, and fee doing which
he was called by the right but. gentleman a tiler of viru-
lent falser erode." (Chun).
Fir C. WOOD (eho use amidst loud cheers and counter.
cheer.) paid—Sir, I waited till the last moment before I rose
to give the explanation which I should have offered, had the
boo. gentleman not put his question ; becalm as I can oily
speak once, it is but reasonable that I should first hear all
the ob loos of the character the house has jut heard
before I was called upon to reply. (Hear, hear.) I hope
the house will Irv* me Its attention for a short time, he
cense it will b necessary, not only for the jestifiestion of
the board, but fir the satisfaction of the house, that I
. .

Masai maw Into some minute details, which will chow that
if the ensaggessate that were made mild have been curled
at, there would have been ample accommodation pet viied
foe every one. I can more you, sir, that no parson could have
so deep an interest in the success of that woich was to take
place on Wedoesday last as the Board of Admiralty and
myself. I think that every hot. gentleman who was present
most admit that the country has great reason to ha t rood
of the di'p'ay which took ph cc OD that doession. (Cheer•.)
It proved what great exertions had been made, not only is
her Majesty's dockyards, but in the yards ef private am-
treetors, by whole joint eff _ rts a larger numb rof vowels
have been provided than at one time could have been ear
posed peecible in so sh rt a space ; and it also showed the
yet mesa wonderful tension., which haws been made by the
bands rs of steam engines. (Hear, hear) Ss far se the
display on Wedoesday illustrated the great exertions whisk
this country bat made, I think we had ample restos to be
proud of it ; and I think it will he admitted also that I had
every ream to he noxious that the country, and, above all,
the tao houses of parliament, should have the beat opportu-
nity of teeing what had been sons (dear, bear.) I meet,
however, ask the house to remember that there were two
elements over which we bed no control—time and tide;
and that there was *lto one part of thet arrange-
teats over which we had a 'ivy lammed hifieenco—the
Oesveyance between London and the coast. (Hest, hear.)
AU we could do was to make such gement. with the
parties having sterol of the railway as seemed tr as eels
*elated to ensure the Irofer fulfilment., the ended • king.
The review was Si have taken place rather more than a
week ego; hut we found, on looking more carefully into it,
that is order to as see the proper time ef tide, which was
meetial for the due 'sedation of the meeceueres, it would
lasso been sec vssey to raft from London at very early
bear—in fact, soon after midnight— (a la, gb)—ull'eb w
have teen erremely ineonemiest. On our representieg
this to Her Majesty, she was meet preciously phased to
sanction the p sup toement of the retrieve for a week, so
that Owe peaces go og from London should not be called
upon to start at to eery early an hoar. Oa a ounsideratios
of the oarsmen to he gone through, we freed that it woe
necessary to Man a period of al hosts between
the time of Her Mejesty's coshathaeion and that
of her landing 'gain at Gaper'. Therefore, the premise
time for the review to take sleet, was determined by the
time of the tide, and the time resaisite for the evolutions ;
it was amenity to take plate between 11 o'clock anti 6.
Having mu the chjectioce that were raised Ise. night to
oar arrangement.,l will deal with theta as they arise. The
Bret ohjection was that the two houses of pecliament were
mist to Southampton sad not to Portsmouth. (Hear,
bear.) Well, I Gan °sly say that the simple reason we bad
for auk og that arrangement, was, that we believed it
would be by far the meet messiest amassment for the
two house ; and 1 will state rely shortly the retina why.
lgoontea3 of time being ea iteteOttal, end the tommeseement
of the review depending upon her Majesty's arrival, we
thought it moat goadteive to the eramisate of all parties
that the greatest possible accarery should be easariat la