The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-20 00:00:00

MEETING OP CONSERVATIVE PEERS.

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We learn from a ministerial paper that yester-
day afternoon, at these o'clock, a meeting of members
of the House of Lords took place, on the invitation
of the Earl of Derby, at the official residence of the
First Lord of the Treastu7, in Downing-street, for the
purpose of considering with him the present aspect of
the Bill for the Representation of the People, which has
been sent to their lordships from the House of Commons.
A considerable number of persons assembled to witness
their lordships' arrival. The Earl of Derby arrived
shortly before three o'clock, and amongst those
who were earliest in attendance were the Lord
Chancellor, Earl of Malmesbu7, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Col-
ville, Lord Hylton Lord Henniker, the Earl of Hardwicke,
the Marquis of Exeter, Lord Leconfield, Lord Tatton
of Egerton, the Marquis of Lothian, the Earl of Lucas,, the
Earl of Devon, the Earl of Dartmouth, the Duke of Marl-
borough, the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl Nelson,
Lord Penrybo, Earl Cathcart, Earl Cadogan, the
Earl Beauchamp, the Earl of Tankerville, the Marquis
of Brietol, the Earl of Annealey, the Earlof Powis, the Duke
of Richmond, Lord Churston, the Marquis of Salisbury, the
Duke of Rutland, Lord Ashbrook, Lord Redesdale, Lord
Courtown, Lord Ravensworth, the Earl of Csrnarvon, the
Duke of Buccleucb, the Earl of Harewood, the Earl of
Harrington, the Earl of Normanton the Marquis of
Hastings, the Earl of Pomfret, Lord Tredegar, Lord Mid-
dleton, the Marquis of Downshire, the Earl Manvere,Lord
Willoughby de Broke, Lord Lillord, the Earl Stanhope,
Lord Northwick, the Earl of Stnulbroke, Lord Lytton, Lord
Faversham, the Marquis of Westmeath, the Marquis of
Bath, Lord Galloway, the Earl of Denbigh, the Marquis
of Aberoorn, Lord Boston, Lord Wynford, and many others
whose names it was impossible in the hurry to obtain with
accuracy. The Earl of Derby received them in the large
room upside*, and thanked them for their attendance. He
said it was highly desirable that the Reform Bill, which
had been earefull7 considered by the House of Commons,
and which had given much anxiety to her Majesty's go-
vernment during its progress in the Lower House. should
be passed as speedily as possible through the House of
Lords, and that it should be subjected to as few alterations
as possible, the discussion of which would necessarily pro-
long the session to an inconvenient period. He said
he was not yet aware of the precise nature of all the
amendments which were to be proposed, but to some
of those which were to be placed on the paper he
should give his decided opposition. Some of the amend-
ments which he understood were to be proposed would
entirely invalidate the bill, and open the path for a re-
newed discussion of the whole subject in another session
of parliament. The bill as it at present stood would, he
trusted, prove a satisfactory settlement of the question
for • long time to axone. A long discussion ensued, in
the course of which a strong impression seemed to pre-
vail that the lodger franchise. as settled by the House of
Commons' bill, should be adhered to in its integrity, but
that at some future time there might be some better plan
adopted for the redistribution of seats. Their lordships
separ.ted with the full understanding that every effort
shall be made to carry through the bill as speedily as pos-
sible, and with as few alterations as possible. There were
about 100 peers present.
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Anothericecnint of the meeting differs essentially from
the above. It says :—" The discussion was earnest and
animated. Decidedly adverse and even severe remarks
were made on the course taken by the administration,
especially on the mode of introducing the measure, and
conducting it through its preeese of remodelling. Perhaps
the most salient point of attack was the lodger franchise,
which was condemned in unmitigated terms, as tending to
render the franchise practically a manhood suffrage. On
the other hand, some of those present held that the actual
operation of the bill, and of the impugned clause in par-
ticular, would probably be conservative ; and it was dis-
tinctly stated that, at all events, the government would
deed by the clause. The redistribution p►rt of the scheme
called forth less discussion than might have been expected,
and it was to be inferred th►t, even with respect to the
provisions which had been most assailed, no serious attack
would be made by the objectors in the house."

TROUBLES AMONG THE MORMONR.—The Halt
Lake Videete, of June 15, says :—" On Sunday afternoon
Brigham Young preached • lengthy sermon, boldly and
openly announcing that Amara Lyman, Orson Hyde, and
Orson Pratt had apostatized and were cut off from the
church. Orson Hyde had been chosen President of 12
apostles last April. Pratt is one of the 12, and Lyman
bad been one of the apostles also. Young was severe
on Hyde, bat particularly so on Pratt. He denounced the
latter as an unbeliever, and as now in possession of the
devil." A correspondent of the New York Tribtuu,
writing from Salt Lake City on June 18, says :
" There are palpable signs et dissolution in the Mor-
mon church. The Josephites (the followers of Smith),
pronounce polygamy a sin, and they claim to be the
true Mormon Church and entitled to the church property.
When Brigham was South this spring he had to cutoff seve-
ral hundred members for heresy because they adhered to
Smith, and over 100 waggons of emigrants are now in the
mountains on their way east to escape his fearful vengeance.
The Morrisitm are another class of dissenters and have no
fellowship with the Salt Lake Church. They denounce
polygamy and are constantly receiving acquisitiose
to their numbers. They have • strong settlement is
Utah, at Soda Springs, under the very shadow of the
Prophet. Every sermon I heard from the Monsen@
betrayed nervous fears as to divisions, some appealed
some unfolded the duty of submission, and Brigham,
thundered his fierce anathemas against the faithlew.
Gentile dealings and associations are forbidden, be-
canes Mormonism cannot bear control with Arts*
and truth, nor win its crowning crime of polygamy bear
contact even with vice. Virtue and vice are alike its foes,
and equally fatal to its perpetuity. Thus is the Mormon-
ism of Young beset by @chums, perilled by wowing inter-
nouns with gentiles, and soon the Pacific Railroad will
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