The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-10 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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1101;SE OF LORDS..—TIIVICSPAY, MAN 111.
la the Hou •o, of LOllll6 yesterday, the Earl of
DIIIM, in reply to a question from Earl Rummell,
stated that the conference on the question of Lux-
emburg met that afternoon, and he had every rea-
son to believe that all the difficulties had been
overcome, and although nothing had yet been
signed Vlore was no doubt that the peace of Eunpe
would be practically secured.
The Policies of Insurance Bill ea, read a second
time.

Earl eqweinc called attention to the prt,ceedings
Of the govel. tinient with respect to the recent meet-
ing in Hyde-park, and moved fur copies of the
aotieo issued by the Home Secretor, i.riihibiting
the meeting ; and also of the instructions given to
the pan* on the subject. He regretted that Vii!ell
the matter was discussed in the Vomit ~,,, s on Fr.:-
day goventai.mt did not distinctly state that they
did not intend to interfere. lip to Sunday after-
mart the public were led to believe that there
would be a conflict between the authorities and the
peoide. The conduct of the government had given
a blow to the respect which ought to be paid to law
and aut:twity.

Tne F.trl of DERBY said he was ansiolis to relieve
Wa!pale from the blame which had been cast
upon him in some quarters., and to state that his
sight lion. friend, owing to the onerous duties
which had been thrown upon him, ha,l placed his
suaigiuttion in his hands. With regard to the use
of the pieks by the public, sonic disturb:um:es arose
in Mai in consequence of the introtketion of the
Sunday Trading Bill, and the opinion of the law
Offiaers of the crown was taken, which was that the
public had only a conditional license to use the
parks. In July last, Sir Hugh Cairns and Sir W.
Bovill, the then law officers of the crown, were
consulted as to the right of persons, after having
entered the park, to hold meetings there, and their
opinion was that the authorities would have a
right to turn them out of the park, but that
each individual case must be dealt with sepa-
rately. Ti h was at the end of the session, and
the Ketone League having stated that they would
try the question in a court of law, the govern-
ment abstained last year from introducing: a bill
on the subject. The inhabitants were then apa-
thetic, but before the late meeting a memorial was
signed by 16,000 persons calling upon the govern-
ment to interfere. Notice had been served on
sixteen of the leaders, and it was intended to take
proceedings against them in order to try the ques-
tion. Tice instructions given to the police were to
do everything to preserve the peace, but not to
interfere if the peace were not broken. He was
ready to do full justice to the orderly and peace-
able conduct of the people who assembled in the
park, but government had so right to calculate
upon that. He thought government had taken the
only course which could wisely be adopted.
Earl Ressett contended that the course taken
by the government had exposed the dignity of the
ormolu to unparalleled contempt. He entertained a
high opinion of Mr. Walpole's abilities, but was
glad that he had resigned. He condemned the
government for not having dealt frankly with the
people by telling them the real state of the
law, and that government had no power to prevent
the meeting except by such proceedings as would
create a collision. The meeting in the park ought
to ba left to the discretion of the people, and he
hoped the government would not proceed with
their bill.

The LORD CHANCILLOR maintained that the
government had taken the only course that was
open to them.
Earl Gamy thought the government had acted
through the whole matter without judgment.
Len! CAIRDR defended the proclamation which
the government had issued.
The Earl of DOOLEY approved of the bill which
government had brought into the House of Com-
mons. The time had arrived when authority should
be given to the government to put down such large
demonstrations as that which took place on
Monday.
Earl Gasriviu.s condemned the conduct of the
government, and after some observations from the
Zarl of Cardigan, Lord Romilly, and the Duke of
Rutland, the motion was withdrawn.