The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-02 00:00:00

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The Imperial Parliament this day prorogued by
Royal Commission, has been sitting exactly sight months.
It was called together hestily on the 3rd of December last
in consequence of the suspensiun of the Bank Charter Act.
Although the present session Lets lasted eight months, yet,
to oomennenoe of the numerous adjournments roman*
from the braking up of the cabinet and other clecumstanoss,
the actual number of ditys on which the two homes have ut
is, perhaps, not more than usual. During the whole session,
frees its commencement in December to its termination to:.

day, tha Lords have sat on 83 days, the average length of
each day's sitting being 2 hours 34 minutes, and the total
number of days and hours it has occupied in the actual trans-
action of business, computed at 12 hours a day, is 17 days
7 hours and 10 minutes. _ . . .

The number of divisions taken in the House of Lords
during the torsion has been 19, of which no less than 12 were
taken in July, showing the enormous amount of btudnear
thrown into the last month of the session. The most im-
portant division of their lordships was that which was taken
on the 14th of May, when the Earl of Shaftesbury's resolu-
tion, ocnderenatory of the present government, was rejected
by 187 to 158. This was also the most protracted sitting,
their lordships being occupied in debate eight hours end five
minutes. The Commons eat on 103 days, the average length
of each day's sitting being 8 hours. The house has been
occupied In the actual transaction of business, intimating the
business day at 12 hours, 67 days 101 hours. The total
number of hours it has sat after midnight I. 691. The two
most protracted sittings of the Commons were on July 8
and 12, on each of which days the house met at 12 o'clookt
a.m. sad did not separate till 2 p.m. the next morning, which,
allowing two hours for the suspension between 4 and 8, gave
a sitting of exactly 12 hours each day. The number of
divisions taken during the session is 172, of which 81 wars
taken in July. It was counted oat twice—once as late an
halSpast one in the morning, and another time between
eight and nine p.m. Thera has not been a single "no hour
for the session.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.

COWES, ACODST 1.

The great event of the aquatic world, the regatta
of the Ryal Yacht Squadron, commences to-morrow (Mon-
day), and promisee to be of unusual interest, inasmuch al in
addition to the races for the Prince Consort's Cup and that
given by her Majesty, there will be a contest for the cup
presented by the Emperor of the French last summer, when
on • visit at Osborne ; and the course fcr the first two
events is always that known as the Queen's Cup Course,
via., from Cowes eastward round the Nab Light, and
back to the west, and round a bout moored off Yarmouth,
finishing at Cowes ; but as hitherto little of the contest could
bo seen from Cowes, a very judicious alteration has
been made, and now instead of the yachts going
to Yarmouth, they will sail found • boat stationed
six miles to the westward, which will admit of the contest
being watched thitharward from Cowes by the aid of glasses.
The Prince Consort's Cup will be sailed for to-morrow, her
Majesty's Cup on Wednesday, both matches :to start at 10
o'clock. The contest for the Emperor's Cup will take place
on Friday, and the course will be from Yarmouth to Char-
bear,. As it is arranged that the vessels shall start at
high water in the morning (about 6 o'clock), should there be
• tolerable wind the goal will probably be reached at mid-
day, and as the yachts arrive they will form a very
in-
teresting display. The course from the Needles (distant
from Yarmouth about five miles) is S.S.W. t W., and
the distance 60 miles. The. entries do not class
until midnight of Tuesday, but as the match is open
to all the vessels of the squadron, and as they will
be handicapped according to the area of canvass they carry,
a plan in operation with the New York Yacht Club, there
is no doubt that • good number will enter, and that the
match will be welt contested. The annual dinner will take
place on Tuesday, and the ball on Wednesday.
The arrival, during the w:::k have been numerous, and the
roads are full of yachts. Amongst those that have arrived
during the last few days are the Derwent, C. Lee, Req., from
Cherbourg and the Channel Islands; the Irene, E. C.
Scholefield, Esq.; the Georgians, Captain Thellusson ; the
Columbice, Captain S. M. Barry ; the Resolution, the Duke
of Rutland. from Cherbourg; the Dream, (1. Bentinok„
Esq., M.P., from Cherbourg and the Channel
Islands ; the Claymore, Honourable H. Rowley;
the Capricorn, Vice-Commodore C. R. M. Talbot,
Esq., M.P. ; and the Caroline yawl, the Honourable
Wyndham Quip. Those at and shout the station comprise
the Bars, Commodore the Earl of Wilton; the Cecile, Mar-
gale of Conynghain ; the Fair Rosamond, the Earl of Gif•
ford; the Alarm and the Lulworth, J. Weld, Esq. ; the
Gipsy Queen, Sir 11. B. Hoghton, Bart.; the Gloriana sad
Chesapeake, J. Gee, Esq.; the Eugenia, It. Fnakling, Esq.;
the Wizard, W. Delafield, Esq.; the Isis, W. 11. Conway.
Req.; the Lavrock, Lord Colvile ; the Magic, S. Block, Esq.;
the Aurora, Le Merchant Thomas, E.g.; the Stella, the
r Earl of adkelth; the Caprice, Lient.-Colonel Baring ; the
Haider, Thorold, Esq. ; and the Maritima, Major
, Douglas Dickenson.

The musical entertainments announced for the
en.frent week are as follows :—At her Majeety's Theatre,
to-night, Lacre:ia Borgia; on Tuesday night, It Tram-
tore (last appearance of Mademoiselle Titiene) ; on Wed-
nesday, Be,. Pasquale, with the last scene of La Cencradola
(for Alboni) ; Thursday, La lingari ; Friday, La Piglia
del Rtggintento : and on Saturday, Le Trirriata (tut night
of the season). At the Royal Italian Opera, on Tuesday
eight, 8010 j on Thursday, Zancya (for the first
time) ; the opera for Saturday not yet announced. The last
concert of Mr. Oyes Italian Company at the Crystal Pa-
lace is axed for Friday aaernoort.
The Merchant of Venice is immovable at the
Princess'e. At the Olympic, Mr. Troughton's leading
Strings, revived last Monday on the occasion of Mies Wynd-
hem's benefit, will to played during the week, with the
Boots at the Bwas and the Boabtfal Victory. The chiefs of
the Adelphi company still remain at the National Standard,
while there is an Adelphi detachment at the Surrey. Mr.
George Webster, of the Lyceum, while announcing the oon-
housetop of his lady of the C4lll alai, boasts that It is the
"beet drama et the day." To-eight Mr. end Mrs. Howard
Paul open the Egyptian Hall with the "entertainment"
entitled Patchwork, arid intend to atop there till Mr. Albert
Smith comes back from China. To-Light also, and this
afternoon, the farewell performances of the Christy Minstrels
will take piece at St. Jamee'e Hall. Mr. Simpson, el
Cremorne, propels' to take hie annual benefit on Thursday
FUNERAL OF Ma. GEORGE BARTLEY.—The morbid
remains of Mr. Bartley, the celebrated actor, who died .in
Webers-square, London, on Thursday, the 23rd nit., were
interred in tbo Initial-ground of St. Mary's Church, Oxford,
on Friday last. The funeral was quite of a private cha-
racter, the mourners being entirely competed of the relatives
of the deceased with the exception of Mr. T. P. Cooke. the
referee actor, and one of the oldest and most intimate of Mr.
Desday's professional Mende. His son, who was an under-
graduate weather of Exeter College, together with his wife
and daughter, lie buried in the some vault. Mr. 241/1Z
persisted two window' of stained glees as a memorial 011
only son and daughter, and we understated that two me
nmanorial windows will be added shortly by the necubxe of
deemed.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS.—Tne following
appointments were made at the last meeting of the council:
—Dr. Humphrey., heed master of the Cheltenham Grammer
School, was elected president of the college far the mama
year; Dr. Major, head master of King's College School.
Leedom, Rev. J. Howson, head master of the Collegiate
Institution, Liverpool, end the Rev. J. T. Jon=
Queen's College, Cambridge, heed master of the Sy
Collegiate School, were elected vice-preridents ; the Sat.
Professor Christmas, F.R.S., end the Rev. Philip Smith,
8.A., London head master of the Gramme School, Mill-
hill, were elected to vacant seep an the council.
CRYSTAL PALACE POCLTRY 8110 W. —We ere
happy to inform arnabsurs than is every probability, shoed
the certainty, that this will be the beet show yet held at this
favourite spot. Thee, Is no women to wish It mews. se
that belongs to it, but we may be allowed• to hope it will be
extended. Added to the prestige of eratinnal success, It bee
natural claims on awataare. Faith has beat kept with ex-
hibitors at every oweaces, end fa every way. The Floe
and Ilse mound due for par deletedare lesmaillateihtelet
The birds are carefully tended, and panotaelly
The prim list is a liberal ate, end thin le so exam AVM*
for the poultry. The ordinary atimbelon mosey to die Pa-
len admits to everything. Escape larks for the day Oda
the Poultry Slaw, the besaidial prospers, themade, die
redone, the status*, the courts, ash the hundred sad sae
‘. liaise al dis Palace. It I. a mervelinue sight, and is
mart like Ow realiesebn of a dream thus anythfeg
we have ever seen.-714 Gawp ardour.
Ins " CROOK " CLOD. —The anniversary dinner
at this essay, oimpriedag many of the chief mention of the
pekales departasents of the panpipe' morning journals, took
Oars ea Saturday lest et the Star and Garter, Kew-Wily ,
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Easheiraw. The bee. searetavy =bounced that the bons-
val.& feel was fa a licaridang mufti" sad, after dr
waved loyal and prohesionel toasts were discoed of, the can-
piny ratarbed to town, having enjoyed a moat agreeable
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