The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-25 00:00:00

DI PERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSZ OF LORDS.—TuteDeT, Arum 24.
Their lordships met at 5 o'clock.
LAW AND EQUITY BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR snowed the mooed reading
the Law and Equity Bill, the object of which was, be
•iplained. to empower Cotlital of CORIUM Law, whoa •
quertion of equity should incidentally arise in came tried
before ihent to decide the point without puttiagthe suitors
to the ripron and trouble ~f going to a court of equity.
He moved the secoad reading of the reassure previuubly to
it.. being referred to a select committee.
Lord T. LEONARDS objected to the bill, as be cos.
siderril that it would deprive the Court. of Equity of fuse.
tionawhich they very satidactorily discharged, and transfer
them to a body entirely incompetent to exercise
Lord CRANWORTH agreed with the main object of the
hal, trusted that it would be raid a second time, and sag-
ge.4".l that the clauses objected to should be altered in the
select vommittee.

ICE4G4DOWN said whether the inesvue was
right or wrong it was nee of the moat imp-rteat that bad
e.er beam introduoul into their I..r.l.hipie house, as
it "..right entirely to subvert the system of
Lw which had been so tong in fore throughout
this country. Hs proceeded to consider whether
the propound eltwatuose were pecuniary, and up
fwg bon the maim of other professions, contended
* was ac 4 to he regretted that the law should, thew,
be also divided into (liaise limo:hes. Although be hoped
that the ball it its present state would not go dove to the
ether hones, he thought that what was called the fasten of
Jew and equity might le brought about by other means.
Hi/deprecated the increasing desire of tampering with the
laws lied institutions of the maniere, as be cooradereal that
seder these law. and institutions tin people of this country
hail attained a hiiher degree of happiness than those of any
other.

Lord WENSLEYDALE observed that many improve-
ments had been made in the Lw in the course of the last
few years. In IMO • commission was sprinted to inquire
into the state of the law, and through its labours peat
simplification lmd been introduced into the system of plead-
Mi. an well a• other moat useful alterations in the ,owisio■
law ev•teur Other importsiit alterations followed in 1642
and lige. Looking hack, however, to the Led fourteen or
Moen years, he had seen a peat number of new officers
vpointed and old once pensioned off, the expense of which
to the country had bees enormous. The noble and learned
Joni concluded by saying he did not intend to offer any
uppositima to the second nailing of the bill.
Lonl ELMSP'ORD entirely agreed with hie noble and
learned friends who had preceded him in all they had mid
is opposition to this kill ; and when the question came en
again he thought it might he well for their lordships to
consider when a bill of this kind was introduced, the
greater part of which was designed to effect a very great end
objectionable change in the jurisprudence of the country,
whether it was not swim to send it to • select committee,
became it contained some chimes which might prove bene-
liciaL

1g LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply, stated that a. the
hall was to be reed • asemad time without opposttiou, he
hoped it might before become the law of the lead. He
thought that met of the sb yahoos which had been urged
amines the measure arose out of miaapprehemeime of its pro-
visions. He would w 134 thee ester into those obreetions ;
be would probably have mother opportnaity of 1 hag ee,
when be might probably ester into th. argument. which
had been need spinet the bill.
Alter a few worth from Lord CHELIISTORD in explanw-

The LORD CHANCELLOR rid he would lay the re-
port of the equity judges upon the bill before their lord-
ship,. ; and wiles they had had an opportunity of reeding
the opinions on rine side and on the other, he wou:d inure
that the bill le referred to a select committee. He stood
in a neutrii poiftion between law and equity, and to hoped
Aire would be no contest anions lawyers on the subject,
but that they would continue to lava harmoniously to►

The bill laii then rca.l a venom] time.
MARRIAGE'', (ENGLAND AND IRELAND) BILL
t la t tuott.i) of Lord Cideinoirre, this tell, which had
COMP from tlie Commons, any realestmoil time.NELL AND HAWKING GOODS ON SUNDAY.
dei the motom of Lord CIIILIMPORD, Ude bill wee poi&
paned until Thunlay weak.
Their leclitaii. adjourned at eve umlaute' after o'clock.

HOWIE OF COMMON& —Tom)Ay, Aram 24.
Tb. &WM took tko glair shortly Wont four o'clock.
Ttio Noway odd Lloarini itailvsy BM was rood a Wird
Sims sad pamod.
4
Tko :4J:tacti.on Railway Bill was rood • wood
Woo.

PUBLIC BUSININK
NriV WRIT.
0a the es.,tiou of Hz. )(owns?, a sew writ wee onlerol
to rue far the slestios of a awsiber for Birkslure, in the
roan of °spiels L. Verson, deceased.
OUR TRADE WITH JAPAN.
Mr. B. COCHRANE pre artier, that es the motiou
for adjottrameut in May 4, he should ask the Secretory
for fang. Affairs w►at steps had bees takes to protect
stir cosamersud interments is Japes.
BIRTHP, KARiLlara AND DEATHS IN
'S D.
Lord NAAS save notion that on that day fortuight he
should move for hare to bring is a bill to provide undone
registration of birtbaolesths. aid srrriys is lrelood.

FRANCHISE trrAnwries.
Yr. HOWES embed whether it was the intention of
'monument to cause to be laid upon the table any further re•
turn, which alight afford information no to the probe hie effect
el the extra/woe of the franclinie propuesd by the 1411 for
the Asiessimout of the Representation of the People of Eng-
huni and Wales am any thooir light on the grounds or
mope of the privisiorm of the hill, And if en, when such re-
turns would lw laid inoin the table. He said his luesti.m wee
.e 4 intended to refer to any return which might be raked
fur by ni iielependent member, hut it solely referred to
thole retain, which the government might thin' tit to place
before them

r LF.WIES itiid the government had given the
hno the i4uru...4 which they wen in possession, and
hi VV. D( 411,41/ that they contettated laying any
further iufono awn la fire the house. boas.- nowt be
aware it was .ittowly impossible to enter on a valuation Li
property for the purple« of aarenaining the rental .4 all
the tetieureuto in the kingdom with a view to statistical re-
sults. keen if such a surrey were nook, it would take
Imlay mouth... if not a year or so, to complete it. There-
fore all the aovernmetA could do was 4. obtain an abstract
.4 this raturhonitx, tt was open to the house toconsioler
whether the rate hooka represented what they purported to
reptesent._____

*Sir H. WILLOUGHBY—WouId the right hon. gentle-
s,' lay on the table o' the hot'.e any t turn of the manrel'
el persou+ who.. rates were compound."' for!
Sir O. C. LEWIS said be was ant aware whether the re-
turns distinguished tleme oreupiers from other .rrupiers.
Jf the exiititgreturoetuaile the distinction, the inlonuation
naiad I.a produosol to the house.

THE so rrcu HERRING PIItHERIES.
Colonel HVICIZ salted the Lon! Advocate whether it waa
hie intention to introduce ameadinenta into the Herring
pqAerie. (*distal) Bill is secordaore with the new. ea-
st meetirsp =ms having • practical
of the IMl.e:ies
he ADVut:ATE maid in mord to the putrid
question it wir. impo..:ble to give an answer. Probably
the bast answer be could give wail that the ol.jeet .4 the,
hill wee to far a. pr.o•tieable to prevent what Was felt to lne
an iniarimie 143.7 We of trawling. He wag quite prepared to
adopt any ;woe inoo that might be beneficial.

i'Ef4DNE AND DIPROVEMENT OF LAND
it RICLAND) BILL
In answer to The
Yr rA I/WELL .ai-1 be was extremely desirous to ob-
tain a day for the second reacting of this bill He had
pined it on the paper foe Friday sett, is the tape that
Men wiil.l he time for I.riapac it om Mims woe. If the,.
i.. not be should take the esthete slay dterwartla.

THE IRIIH CENSUS ACT.
In reply to Lord Nate,
Er. CARDWELL isiul he propoeed to hetroduce the Irish
llerisus Act co Tur•Lay neat.
THE LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL
In reply to The tYDosoonrn,
The ATTOHNSY.ORNIRAL Ins IRELAND Enid this
wl es■ alnedy printed. and be Loped it would be on the
table of tine home tseneirrtne,

THE IRISH AND SCOTCH REFORM MIN.
■r. B I.YM'MRA\E asked whether the Irish and Scotch
1/104two Bin. would be read a eseosal tine previous to going
mks esennuittee ea the ENO* Reform
No aamrer I•'ing given, the quissiate waa repeated nine
ti aherwsrds, when__

aid—W. give op &miter to that yoestioa
re.et.t.

THE ARTILLERY FOR CHINA.
PAPILIAIN sake! the Reentary of t4tate for War
inset were the nwportiee 4.1.. of the enihartlitios .1 the
two A rweiti.iir.; lotteries of Royal Artillery foe China ;
6.116rw siren .1.1 olezatuiria, of their dieembarkatiun there,
sal of then ri at Mier ; whether there was any
Moth a the that dill 4111111141.414.0 way seriourly
rhossesprel, of so 4 • ~,,,, y apatle4, owing to the .lefeetive ar-
nindrinsents m. loror,l Go* itismoisys, WI voloetlwr any
hot howl Warn ..w• -taeate to rewire a sualeient en=
of servoreolole potr•lon• loy taie time that the 'material might
be requirol or:lsay
H ERHEitT adj.' hr th..uoglot tits' upna a previous
oore-vtine liestatad Iso the 10re... what L. 4 brae the„a....
4 Ow hunt.• of the 'work who ii tei re introit.' t.. meet
W troupe ilopsh'is oil to Ale‘aseli a, in 'inter t•. take
thanpa the othe. We to Chine 1,14 Elphonstos, Lod
tekiirrphod, to sad a atop to meet the Hineo
lay• and to carry the 14th Deaspeon., hot unfortnuateiz
sawyer
Use alsoli 1•411 issimarmiely oast hy ushwu
Mil not reach him till after be hol .lespoteheil the 1 th
He thee undertook to owl loath* wood, the
Aeekhual, whwh heat. down at Asiap, awl had to rotors
to Ikon's'', and ttre Peorneeler sal Oriental I onipaoy
re suable to proyet• ashutlkor vowel. This wee toe of
Mose necklents to •I..eh they win labia I. • sate
•6111111 it wo nia.osary, in order to 'Beet as operation, to
here notice heroc..hatirl. The two betisriss of artillery
*rt.. etoolorleol .so the Himalaya at Siaithalitrt.
von the .I.uvo.ory. and rearhol thriambria ise the ;.iuus
el anew) fl o• :•••• I lottery dismaillarked loan tier