The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE 1W LOEDS.--1110NDAy, Nov. M.

In the novas of Loans, yesterday, Earl an/it-
-en Lit asked for further information respecting
the Abyssinian expedition, and said it a:maareil
that the ..,overnmeut, in determining that the ex-
pedition stolid not bo sent out between Ju:y and
September. had acted from information which was
Dot in the Wile book.

*The Earl of Dauer said he had no objection to
lay on the table any further domnients that might
be in :, of the government.
The Duke of MONTROSE, in reply to a question
from 1.,,rd S7ANLRY of ALI.ERLEY, stated that the
reninsnlar and Oriental Company's first offer to
renew tt.eir contract was that they should receive
500,00.. ,ar for six years, but they had 'anted
to acre;.; 41 o,bool. a year for twelve years. The
emnpauy was to provide additional ships ;
instead •.!' a fortnigly mail t) Bombay, there would
be a weekly one.

The house adjourned at 10 minutes to 6 o'c:ock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, Nov. 25.

1:: the Horse of COSINIONS a new writ was
ordered for Thetford in the room of Mr. Caring,
who has resigned his scat.
Lord STANLEY stated, in reply to Sir T7IOMAS
LLOYD, that the palace occupied by Mr. lido
Russell, the British agent at Rome, was searched
by the Papal police. Mr. Russell was in Florence
at the t:u e. and on his return to Rome he de-
manded an explanation of Cardinal Antonelli, who
/dated that the police had received information
that gut,,owder had been placed under that and
several olter palaces in order to blow them up, and
that it W 33 solely with a view to save the lives and
property of the occupants that the search was made.
Mr. Ru!sell considered that explanation satis-
factory, sod ho concurred with him in that opinion.
Mr. SwL %TER-BOOTH stated in reply to Mr.
(It NI.LI,F; that it was his intention after the recess
to introduce a bill to amend, but nut to consolidate
the laws for the relief of the poor.
Mr. HARDY stated, in reply to Mr. MONK, that
the government did not intend at present to bring
in a bill to carry out the recommendations of the
ritual commissioners.

Lord STANLEY stated, in reply to Mr. Powzr.t.,
that some further correspondence bad taken place
on the subject of the disturbances in Crete, and
that it would be laid on the table in a few days.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, in
reply to Mr. LAVARD, that it was not his intention
to propose any measure for the better administra-
tion of the British Museum and other institutions
connected with science and art, but that he did
intend to bring in a measure of a limited description
with regard to the collection in the British
Museum.

Mr. Husr stated, in reply to Sir HENRY Raw.
lIERON, that it was intended when the now contract
with the Peninsular and Oriental Company comes
into operation to increase the postage on overland
letters between England and India.
On the motion for the second reading of the
Metropolitan Streets Act, 1867, Amendment Bill,
Mr. AYRYON objected to the power which the
bill gave the police, who would have the right to
determine whether costermongers should occupy
particular places with their stalls; and he sug-
gested that tho bill should simply repeal the sixth
section of the act, whereby the owners of the pre-
mutes would have the right restored to them of
exposing goods for sale on the space in front of
their houses.

Mr. Labouchere, Sir G. Bowyer, Mr. Alderman
Lawrence, and Mr. Locke too similar objections ;
after w Lich too,: similar
the bill was read a second time.

Bills were introduced by Mr. Mousell to amend
the law which regulates the burials of persons in
Ireland not belonging to the established church ;
by the O'Conor Don to extend the Industrial
Schools Aot to Ireland : and by Lord Robert
Montagu to provide for the acquisition of a site
for the East London Museum.

The house adjourned at 10 minutes to G o'clock.

*parting Intelligence.

TATTERSALL'&—Mn:MAT.
The attendance to-day was pretty numerous. but spernlstion
Progre.sed tanlily. For the Croydon Steeplechase I; to 1 was
taken about Hornet and Chimney eweep. Greenland and Sprite
were the only others hacked. ou the Oerby there was uo change.
Franchise was tho only outsider backed, and that not for much.
The gnotations were as follow :
CROYDON GRAND 'METROPOLITAN STF.EFLECHASE.
ti to 1 agst Lord Coventry's Chbuney hweep, • yrs, list lib
(taken)
to 1 Mr. Luton's Hornet. aged, llat (t)
100 to 9 Mr. Welfitt's Gravel usd, 0 yea, 104 Mb t)
100 to 7 —. Mr. George's sprite, aged, lout 101 k tti
DERBI.
el to 1 east Sir J. Ilawles's Riviera:lan (t'
1000 to 70 Sir J. Hawke's Grey's slee►e it)
1000 to GO Count Hatthsany's I`)T:aucus
20 to 1 tilt J. Hawley's Ellie Gown it)
!000 to 10 Marquis of Allesbury's nanchke (t)
51i,194/q,oNBHII. OF THE THAMES.
O. to •0 on Kelley.