The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-20 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF LORDEL—Tumumi, Jung 19.
The Lou, OHAIIICILLOS took his seat on the wooheek at
5 Weds& At that time the benches, both ea the minis-
terial and opposition sides of the bowie, were well own-
wq, and these was a large muster of members of the
Rouse of Commons in the space below the throne, sad in
the side galleries allotted to their accommodation.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and paned :
Taylor's Estate, Dundee Water, Manchester, Flieddeld,
and Lincolnshire Railway (Additional Powers), Brynnaur
Gas, Greenock Harbour, Sonningdale and Cambridge
Town Railway, Barks and Hants Extension Railway,
West Riding and Grimsby Railway (Trander), and Leeds
Improvement Act Amendment.
THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on the table a bill to
improve the administration of justice in the Court of Chan-
cery. At present, although the Master of the Rolls was
the equity judge next in rank to the Lord Chancellor,
there was an spinal from his judgments to the Lords Jos-
tias.ozelly this till he proposed that as soon as a lord
p was vacant the Muter of the Rolls should
a lord justioe, and that another vice-chancellor
should be appointed in his place.
The bill was then read a first time.
THE ]MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

At a quarter-past 5 o'clock,
Earl RUSSELL rose and said—My lords, before the
order of the day is read, I beg to make a short statement
to your lordahips. The first order of the day is she Prin-
cess Mary of Cambridge's Annuity Bill. I trust that the
house will consent to the second reading of that bill, and
I should be very glad if, as it is a matter which concern'
the welfare of the royal family, and of a princess who is
nearly related to the Queen, the bill should be allowed to
go through all its stages this evening. I have also to
state to your lordships that her Majesty's ministers have
taken into their serious consideration what pared last
night in the Howe of Commons, and they have thought it
necessary to communicate to her Majesty the result of
their deliberations. I shall therefore, at the rising of the
house, move that your lordship' shall adjourn till Monday
next
THE PRINCESS MARY OBILLF CAMBRIDGE'S ANNUITY
This bill was read a second and third time and passed.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Lord REDESDALE said that it would be convenient
that the house should meet on Thursday and Friday, for
the transaction of private business, and
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that it was also de-
sirable that their lordships should sit at the usual hour in
the mornings of those days for the hearing of appeals.
Ultimately it was arranged that sittings should be held
on the days named for those purposes alone, and
Their lordships adjourned at 20 minutes past five o'clock.

HOUSE OF OOMMONS.—TursraT, Juin 19.
THE EVENING SITTING IN TEE COMMONS.
The house began to re-assemble shortly after 5 o'clock,
and long before 6 o'clock, the appointed hour for meeting,
the benches, excepting the Treasury and the front oppo-
tiou, upon both sides of the house were well filled, and
numerous batches of members were on the Boor of the
house discussing in earnest conversation the result of the
division in the morning.
In the Peers' Gallery were Earl Granville, Lord Hough-
ton, the Earl of Devon, Lord Redeadale, Earl Spencer, the
Duke of Marlborough, the Marquis of Sligo, and other
peen.
Mr. Bright on entering the house at the front doors was
received with much cheering. Mr. Disraeli was also re-
ceived with great cheer@ from the opposition benches.
At six o'clock, when the Speaker resumed his seat, the
house was, both in the body and in the galleries, very full.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer entered the house
from behind the Speaker's chair shortly after mix o'clock,
and was received with great cheers from the ministerial
aide of the house, especially from below the gangway.

THE RINDERPEST IN HOLLAND.
Mr. NORWOOD asked the Vice-President of the Com-
mittee of Council on Educatien whether be was aware
that the provinces of Groningen and Friesland, in Holland,
had been and still were free from the rinderpest, and that
stringent precautions were taken by the authorities there
to prevent its introduction. And whether the attention
of the committee was directed to the advisability of an
Immediate relaxation of the prohibition of the import of
cattle from Groningen and Friesland.
Mr. H. BRUCE said he believed it was true that cattle
in those provinces bad been, and still were, free from the
rinderpcst, and that precautions had been taken to prevent
its introduction into them. Application had been made to
her Majesty's government for permission for, and they had
consequence directed, inquiries to be made to see
whether importations could be allowed from those pro-
vinces without any danger, and upon the result of those
inquiries the decision of the government would depend.
THE FRENCH IRONCLAD FLEET.
Mr. 11. BAILLIE asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether the government had received any information re-
lative to the preparations of the French trended fleet for
immediate service ; whether they knew the number of
ships of which that fleet consisted ; and whether any pre-
parations were being made to maiatain our fleet upon an
equality with that of France.
Mr. T. G. BARING said that the Admiralty bad re-
ceived no information respecting the French iron-clad fleet,
and that answer would relieve him from the necessity of
answering the other two questions of the hon. gentleman.
(Laughter.)
MINISTERIAL STATEMENT.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who on
his rising was again received with great cheering from the
ministerial benches, said :—Sir, in consequence of the
vote of the house at an early hour this morning the cabi-
net assembled this day, and took into consideration the
nature of that vote, and the condition in which it leaves
the fifth clause of the Reform Bill. They likewise took
into consideration the nature of the debate by which that
vote Wag preceded and the character of the division, and the
discussions which bed marked the previous history of the bilL
The result was that they considered it their duty to make
a communication to her Majesty ; but under the present
circumstances the house will be aware that such comma-
nication cannot be conducted without the lapse of some
little time. Ido not think we can be in a condition to
state the result of it to the house in less than three or
four days, and consequently I shall propose a motion
which I hope will meet with the approval of the house,
vi:., that the house at its rising do adjourn till
Monday next. (Cheers.) The usual motion will
be made, that all committees shall have leave
to sit notwithstanding the adjournment of the house ;
and I shall also propose that the orders of the day be read,
with a view to their postponement. With regard to the
notices of motion for to-day, I trust that in the present
state of affairs in which the functions of the executive are
placed until the time I have named hon. gentlemen will
be good enough not to persevere with their motions.
(Hear, hear.) That is all I think that it is necessary for me
to state to the house, and although it has been on former
occasions practicable to Troceed with greater rapidity I
trust the house will perceive that the motion which I have
made is justified by the circumstances of the case. (Cheers.)
The motion for the adjournment to Monday was then
put and agreed to, as was also the motion that the com-
mittees do have leave to sit notwithstanding the adjourn-
ment.
The orders of the day were all postponed till Monday,
and independent members postponed their notices of
motion.
THE PAUPERS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the motion of Mr. C. BRUCE leave was given to bring
in a bill to diminish the expense and delay in decisions as
to settlement of paupers in Scotland.
The bill was sfterwsrds read a first time.
The other business was disposed of, and the house ad-
journed at 22 minutes past 6 o'clock till Monday next.

THE GOVERNMENT DEFEAT.

LORD DUNKELLIN'S ANIFINDIIRNT.

YAW.

Alma
Sir A Huller
Sir C. o.Logblen
Uevereux
Mr. J. Brown
Mr. Young
Sir A. Agnew
Mr. Davey
Colonel French
Mr. Rork
Loin Milton
Ur. Woods

NOVI.
Colonel Lowther
Mr. Kennard
Colonel Bernard
Mr. B. Garvey (Bucks)
Mr. Patton
Bon. Gerard Noel
Mr. Hodgson
Mr. Long
Sir E. Kerns=
Mr. Treherne
Mr. L. Phillips.

The following r en analysis of the Menem :
VoLotl for the Ooverziatent—
LiOttals
conservative
Voted esatnet7

305
1-306

Absent—
Liberals

Vacant Recta—
Hertford .. • •
Lancaster .. • •
Reigate .. .•
Toting
speaker
Dodson (in the chair.
Total ..