The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLLISIENt

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS
The amazes took the chair at a quarter red usu.,
Lod stealsom Mr. Etanyoa, Mr. A.
Dunlop, and Mr. Devereaz took the oat.,

PRIVATE BUJ&
A great number of ratting were presented for %AL_
dnction of palest* bills, in Gam where the esiailinaki—eb
had been complied with.

ELECTION PETITIONS.
Mr. 0. FOSTER pprrsmtd petit:loco
undue returns for the baoyysot Owrabndion*
Boxsotaple, and Nottingham

THE LATE G. W. GORDON.
Mr. T. POTTER moved an eddies kg eapy
ocrrespoodenos in relation to the resseval Q. ir
Gerdes from the magiseraey ysimiss, sod
stances conceded with the Merest Bay loolt-sp uso""li
The motion wee speed to.
NATIONAL DEBT.
Mr. CHILDERS, an behalf of the Oltasedier
Exchequer, moved, " that this house will, apou Ti•••
resolve 'teen late a committee to melds, the
Debi Acts."
Agreed ie.

SAVINGS BANKS
BANK. AND POST-OFFICE BLVINA

It wag also, 011 the MO4l;ll4Mr. CHILDERS, mum_
"that this house will, opal Thursday, resolve Sisk *1
eoromittee, to amide/ the &Asp Basks Ads sal th
office Savings Bank Ante.
EAST INDIA (ELECTRIC) TUMULI'.
An address for returns on this subject wee sped un
the motion of Kr. AMOK.
The Moues adjourned at five minutes to I eekek,

CONVOCATION OF rrns PROMOS 01
CANTERBURY.—(THIS DAV)

This morning the prelates and clergy of these}
vocation of Canterbury re-assembled at Westaissim
The Archbishop of Oanterbory took the reds is
Anee's Bouatpoeiree at 11 o'clock, and pram wt gal
by the Bishop of Salisbury. No buainess:fst
was disowned, as a general meeting of Bs la
Colonial bishops was ansonnowl to be la
Palace, on subjeets of rowans !mportaore te *say
The sittiog was eonesquestly adjourned at a (meow,
o'clock.
The Archbishop of Canterbury stated that he Ing
mired • letter hearths Home Semeterr, &Whir( fig,,
day of national humiliation for the cattle plans. r
In the Lower House the Venerable &Admen
steth presided, sod there were present the Dialed pa
mineter, Canterbury, sad Ely ; Archdeacons il
Coulson, Randall, and Ady ; Sir Henry Thampitt
Sir F. GOlO Crawley.

ANTI•MALT TAX DEPUTATION TO PHI MI.
OELLOB OP THE SIOHNQUIB.-(THIS Dal

Thia afternoon, at 2 o'clock, a numeroatilie
tation from the anti-malt tax meeting held m Lail
Freemason's-hall waited oa tho Chancellor of iheladaya

in Doweing-street, on the subject of the malt tes„ is
deputation was introduced by Colonel North, Y.P. Amiss
thorns present were Lord H. Thyme, ILP., Colossi ha
M.P., Mr. Dodson, M.P., Sir F. Kelly, ILP., Mr. Sag
M.P., Mr. R. Dattoo, ILP., Mr. Besse, M.P.*. Svaas
IL P., Mr. Barrow, ILP., Major Parker, M.P., Ite ts
Cane, IL P., he.

OPENING OP MUSEUMS ON SUNDAY&
A great meeting of the working dame, as,
vaned by the Working Men's Lord's Day Rest Aes*
was held last night in Exeter-hall, is oepositial ii
opening of museums and kindred institution rbag
The large ball was crowded to overflowing, sod kid
were unable to obtain admission. The Earl of it
occupied the their, and is opening the prosediem mil I
wished simply to state that he had received a polite hi
from Messrs. Lesley and Morel!, on behalf 1 gab
day League, declaring that the characks el the anie
was likely to be misunderstood. Thee. peewee ea
' plaited that It was not open or public, ea abodes ank
i only be obtained by ticket. That was quite tros, sell
this sufficient reason—it woe a mating of three Atha
opposed to the opening of mama= on Sudsy, lab
direct object of it was for the habitat ni
encouragement of three who alone eatertaised bias
Mr. Thomas Chambers, M.P., the Common Serjesst,ps
posed the first resolution, as follows : " That every maim
a right to, and used of, the day of rest, of which hs agi
not to be deprived, except to perform works of ars*
and in the opinion of this meeting the copse* of ma
tie., on Sundays, is totally unnecessary, wield MP
wrong on the staff of attendants, pioneer the way tab
Sunday opening of every exhibition, gallery, ttesteimi
other place of amusement throughout the empire, WO
• sanction and impetus to Sunday labour is may ion
meats of trade, to the great injury of the wed* time
The learned gentleman enforced the principle labia.*
arguing that there was no 'nearby for °peeks edibles
on the Sabbath day ; nor was it desired by thou far Aim
benefit such • measure woe said to be intended. TM me
ing classes bad sever been more` bliti
canted than they were at the prese
sod this education was secured without the di
of the policy advocated by the Sunday Lessee. Thula
Mosel part of the question was therefore illassy. lii
where was the opening to stop? As a lawyer healing
that no act could be framed which might est be se Wed
autzrverted as to include every dessiplica Opals
meat. Nor would it stop there. It weld 101 l
labour being extorted from the working masts the oolong
day. Suoh a proceeding would be opposed to brim*
but it was not upon scriptural grounds that he eitbells
urge the matter. He advocated the existing prohileass
a neosesary protection for the working man, the PSI IS
weak to protect himself. It was in this secular miasma
spirit that he submitted the resolution for their=
lir. S. Salmon, • working man, seconded the
The Rev. Cumn Miller supported the resolution hate
theological point of view, and insisted that the ebesmi
of the Sabbath as a day of rest was • dirks othplisi
He was afraid we were rapidly comiog to a system rthi
Sundays, mid he Mauled the ratioaaliso of the On MIN
retrograde step in the religious belies of the pull'
(Hear, laser.) A parson in the body of the hall sib re
ineffectual effort to oppose the resolution, but thee*
men ruled that he could not be heard, and VOB
.!!!
to the meetiog the resolution was wiled by ow'
tion. Mr. Joseph Payne moved the second ranion-
" That owing to the great success which has 'Wald
Saturday half-holiday and the early closing wow*
there are but few of the working classes who meld 210
so disposed, occasionally or habitually visit the Mil
Museum sod similar institutions on week evenings. tsllgom
by the large attendants on week evenings at the 1
too Museum and the industrial exhibitions bailie mai
parts of London, and that a committee of working wale
appointed as a deputation from this meeting to wall
Earl Russell, to seek his lordship's inflames in Imes
opening museums on week evenings, and that tat
Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury be respectfolll
to introduce the deputation to Earl &melt" Be haled
and smarmed upwards of 5,000 criminals dories
fessional career, and he was inclined to believe that!'
of the oases their offences bed originated in SabbethMo6,
tion. The Rev. Newman HaU seconded the resolatios,T
denied that say religious body was responsible for tit! h
teroosition of the law in the case of the St. Maratha
lectures. He supplied SOON statistics tombs, to stew&
the great majority of the working classes were Was&
to the present movemeot. The resolution, like the IA
was carried by acclamation, as was also a third &dal,
it to be " the opinion of this meeting of working
say inquiry into the wishes of the working class es lei
opening of museums, &a, on Sundays by wars al •
trade societies only would be most unfair and partial. •11
large proportion of the working classes are cemeasa
with trade societies. and that a copy of this resolalios •
sent to the metropolitan members of parliament"

The Abbe Doguerry, cure of the Maelet;
to peach the Lent sermons st the Tuileries.
Mastic, who bee neveral times refused the mitre. is owl'
to the Buiprens, and charged with the religious MOMS
of the Primo Imperial.
ATTLIIPTED MIIRDIR.—A determined atfeffe
murder was made yesterday afternoon in the Meow
vicinity of Finsbury. Between 3 and 4 o'clock nen
eons musing along Bidonatreet observed a man ha
dress stabs man muck younger than himself. The
mu staggered, and axolotl:led, "Send for • doeve• I
dying." A medical man we. immediately in
and finding three wounds, one very dawns'. sa""
lower region of the throat or nook, be dressed therl.
bad the sufferer removed to St. Bartholomew's
pitaL A person who had witnessed the oroureme
lowed the assailant until he met a po •
to whom he mentioned what had hapPeeei
who said he was cie hie way to the stauon.heme
himself up, was then taken back to Eldon street.
given isto custody by Mr. Beery Golding. alluded
firm of Messrs. Sadiron sad Co., upboloterord
street, Finsbury. He was recognised as a.": 0
kmss
merly in their employ, but one they bad hug IS
to discharge In consequence of dissipated Witt
redm 6
eomplained of by enstoenen to whom he w;
fixer of furniture. The moulded man he likewise 71i
Bed se we of the salesmen of the lasi' 11
respected. At the station.honse the primmer P"
as Adam years of age. Observing
Messrs. Hadgrove s salesmen named Hansom abatis
he said, " I meant it for you se well ; its bees
lug
_time." Re wao perfectly sober. A table Weil
ham' is hk potshot. It would seem that Esell
fee soar thee ea the watch to waylay some per" sh
iii ley of Yews. Sadircent, who • few weeks aces
tamed- Ida a eheracter for sobriety. No particular hjrg
kagWit to have been entertained by him gall°
WWI elide. John Fox, the wounded was, he. •..•
Mae family liming at Camden-town. He
gereealy wearied.