The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-21 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS. —TI7IIISDAY , FEB. 20.
The Loan OHAZOiLLOE took his Kea as the walla& at
4 o'clock.

ROYAL COMMISSION.
The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Bassborondh, and Lord
Riagedown, eho sat as the roil conaraisaioncce, sigaified
the mal sanest to the Cattle Disease' 811.

ROYAL MESSAGES.
PROVISION FOR THE PRINCESS =MIA.
PROVISION FOR PRINCE ALFRED•

Bari RUSSELL presented the following mango hom
bier Msjesty :
" Vicious R.—Her Majesty relies epos the cordial
laterest which the Hones of Lords has impressed in the
approaching marriage between the Princess Helena and
Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein Soederbourg.
♦agosteebeeg. The numerous proofs which the Queen bas
resolved of their loyalty to tits Throne and their attach-
MEd to her pima and family, snare her of their willing.
aces to amour in making such a provision for the Princess
Helens, with a view to the proposed marriage, se may be
mailable to the dignity of the Orowa."
" Varroate R.—Her Majesty being desirous of making
• eempetent provision for the honourable support and mainte-
nance of her @scowl son, Prince Alf red Ernest Albert, cm his

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coming of age, relies upon the attachment of the House of
• Lords to mew in the adoption of such measures as may
be suitable to the occasion."
Both menages baring been read to their lordship, by the
Lord Chancellor, were ordered to lie upon the table with •
view to further isonsideration.
ART BILL.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, in the Amami of the
President of the Council, mowed the second reading of this
WE, the object of which ma to enable public bodies and
trustees of art to lend paintings and stateary for exhibition
at the Paris Exhibition and the National Portrait Exhibition.
The bill was read a 'mooed time.
THE CATTLE INSEAM ACT.

The Dabs of SUCOLEUCH gave DO6Oll that ea Thurs-
day Next be should put a quatios to the government with
regard to the act to which the royal aseee► was given that
Gaeta upon the subject of the cattle disease. Be wasted to
knew whether the local authorities which bad existed up
to this time bad sow eased to exist, or wbetheg they
wield ominous until the Dew local authority was eassU-
tuted. For Scotland • new local authority altogether had
bees Jimmied, and it must take several days before that
body oould be constituted. He should ►ike to be informed,
therefore, which authority they were to sot upon in Scot-
land, and also whether the aotot 1848 was stln in *Astons', or
angeaded, or only le shames. Several important own-
sessications bad reached ►im ►y poet that morning from
Saglaed with moat to the new act, and but for the baste
soh which ft bad been pressed forward its administration
Mast have been very much improved.
Their lordship rose at • quarter to 6 dela*.

HOUSE OF COMMONE—TusspAy, FEB. M.

T. SPILL= took the chair at a few Wattlele tot o'clock.
• Lied J. Browne, Sir William Hatt, Mr. T. B. Lloyd.
sad Lard Edward Clinton took the oaths sad their sesta.

ROYAL 001IMIASION.

Colosel Clifford, the Yeoman Umber of the Black Rod,
ementonad the house to attend the poste to bear the
royal meant given to a bill mead to by both bonus.
Oa the return of the Speaker, be informed the bonito
that the royal anent bad been given by ooeuniasion to
Ike Oattle Dbloaaes Bill.