The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-11 00:00:00

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Sir S. NORM EICOT E—The consideraticat of her Majesty's
speech befog Bard for Friday, no business can be transacted
In the meantime. lain, therefore, move that the house at
it. rising do adjlarn until Friday nazi.

Sir C7NAPiER said the proclamation for the entry of
seamen into the n►vy would expire on the 16th instant, and
he wished to ask whether It wu the intention of the govern-
ment to renew it ?

Sir H. LEEKE maid the r►issne of the proclamation
had been under the consideration of tho Admiralty, and he
believed the proclamation would ho renewed; but he should
not like to =ewer the question positively in the absence of
the First Lord.

Sir C. NAPIER asked whe`her the Admiralty intended
to extend the 104 bounty to the able seamen who were
actually on board before the proclamation wen lamed, in the
event of war breaking out between this country and any
continental power ?
Yr. CORRY (Secretary to the Admiralty) replied in the
negative, and added that it was Intended to renew the pro-
clamation only so far as It relatzd to able seamen and to ordi-
nary seamen.

Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that on Friday next he would
move that the IN. bounty should be paid to the seamen who
were on board before the proclamation was boned.

NORWICH ELECTION PETITION.
TMa petition was withdrawn on tha ground of informa-
lity, and it was erate4 that a new one would be presented.

DAT OF ADJOURNMENT.
Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTR—I move that this house
do now adjourn.
Lord PALMERSTON—May I ask the bon. baronet what
are the intentions of the government as to the day to which
the adjournment should take plaint
Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTR—I have already moved
that the house at de rising should adjourn mini Friday
next. I did so in the absence of the noble lord, but I under.
stood that the noble Mid the member for the clty of London
had suggested that course. According to the standing
orders no new write can issue until the Tuesday followings
and there could be no object in meeting soooer than Friday
nest.

Lard PALMERATON—I am to undentand, this, that
the motion for adjournment until Friday has been made by
the government of their own accord. (Cron of " No, no,"
from tho ministerial side.)
Sir S. NORTHCO mode the motion at the mugged-
tion of the noble lord the member f.,r the ci•y of Landon.

84 G. GREY—No; it i anal to name a day to consider
the Queen's speech after the report has been brought op and
agreed to, and my noble friend's suggestion had nothing to do
with the question of adjournment. (Hear, hear.) It is the
duty of the Secretary of the Teens, to move the adjourn-
ment, and the hon. btronet has proposed, and the house has
agreed, that the adjournment shall take plice until
Friday neat. I pregame he made that motion after conenlie-
non with the leader of the house.

The question was than pa', and the house adjourned at
halt•put twelve until Friday at font o'clock

We understand that, in order to have an *nth°.
Malice investigation into the whole question of lighting
public galleries with gee, the Lord President of the Courson
has named a commimion of inquiry, E.-insisting of nohow,
Faraday, Hofmann, and Tyndall, with Mr. Itedgrave, 8.A.,
sad Captain Fowke, R. 8., who will continence their investi-
ma'am& immediately.
APOTHSCARIES' lieLL.—At a court of examiners
held on Thursday the following gintleinen were admilkd
licsotiatts of the Society of Apotheouito, after passing the
tonal examinations, vin.:—Moorr.. ltub.rt Brute. Hamil-
ton, Lusarkshire; Edward Brom:it% Bradt rJ, Yorkshire
(M.R.C.8., 18.59); John Fowler Cookson, Pro•ton, LeaCISM
chine (M 1869) ; Croton', liainsbury-parka
limiugtort ; John William Fry, Maidionne; Lucius Nicholls;
Eton, Bucks; Richard Rickards, Clifton, Bristol; Ildwht
Etiy Sus, Henrietta-strest, Brunswick-aquire ; and Alfred
Boyle Thompson, Coleraine, Ireland. At ibe tame court
Messer. John Roberta, Carnarvon ; Jobe Friars, Semi.
oak!, Rent ; and Thom+. Moore, lisles-Owsn, Woroestar.
slur, s.ased their drat examination.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF ORKB.—A Meetill
of the lletr.pudiusa Board of Werke was held in the Coma
of Queen'. Bench, Guildhall, yesterday, Mr. J. Thweited
ratd:eag. A retort was teed from Dr. Muller, of Rine,
, am the plate of the Themee, sating that the pro.
pesuive the of the temperature, both in the atmosphere and
te the river during the pest week, accumpanted by a dirai.
sashed All of rein, has Leen attend, d by a marked change kg
the w..ese in the Acts of the River Theme., particularly at
the up-flow ut the tide. Dr. Me.kr recommends the
admixow• of lime in regulated quantities in the
sewerage districts heave alloy:hot them to become
mixed with the water of the river, se tending di-
rectly to diminieb the efflueie. Other but more txpeasive
deodorising seems night be had recourse to in ow of
urgency, sat for the prevent he thought lime would answer
the purl**. The report oontainad tables, thawing in detail
the temperature of the river et varlet'. stoles of the tide. The
whole eubj. ct war, Mier some dircureith, referred to the
could. raion of tee Mon Drainage Comuti•tee, with power
tie the chairman, in.the meantime, to act to co-opt ration with
Dr. Miller, sad to order what may he necessery. in order to
check the evil. After 11.1116 Aker routine matters had bees
disposed of, the board adjourned.