The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-07 00:00:00

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on the table certain re-
Was relative to the Court of Bankruptcy.
THE ROYAL SPRECR.

TM LORD CHANCELLOR thee rose and read her Ma-
lbsty's speeoli, upon which
The Marquis of NORMANBY moved the address in
mply. The noble marquis expressed general concurrence
with the sentiments enunciated by her Majesty, noticing
especially the conclusion of the civil war in the United
States of Americo, and the establishment of
commercial relations with Austria. As to the state
et things is Jameica, it was, he thought, unfortunate
that Governor Ryre had not sent home such full de-
tails as would have prevented the necessity of sending
eat a commissina. At the same time, he could not believe
that Mr. Byre had been guilty of the severities and illegal
sets which had bees attributed to him until there was evi-
dence to prove that such was the cam. Having reviewed
ether paragraphs in the Royal Speech, the noble marquis
referred to the promised measure of parliamentary reform,
expressive his hope that it would respect the rights of pro-
perty, whilst it would give a fair share in the representa-
tins to the working cheese.
Lord MORLEY, in seconding the motion for the address,
paid a tribute to the memory of the late venerable premier,
said, above all, dwelt noon the heartfelt gratification with
which the country bailed the cessation of the civil war
is America, and which now allowed one of the greatest
branches of the Allele-Saxon race to peacefully develop
their almost boundless resources and cement the perfect
freedom of their instlutions. While declining to
express a definite opinion on the recent event' in
Jamaica, he still could not help regretting that a nume-
rous clam in this country had, on the most issufficient
evidence, prejudged the whole question, and, without
waiting for his defence, virtually condemned: Governor
Eyre.
The Duke of RUTLAND booed that even now
et this late hour they might be able to iodate the
government to rouse from their slumber, and do what
le oosoeived to be their duty—to stop all movement
et cattle is England, and also to p t all importa-
tion of cattle from abroad. The other day he was present
at a meeting in Leioesterahire on this subject, sod the
peerage which was most applauded in one of the speeches
wag this—" We most pat oar shoulders to the wheel, and
we must get rid of the rinderpest, or if not we must get rid
of the government." (Laughter.)
The Duke of RICHMOND felt that the conduct of her
Majesty's government since mid before the alarming spread
of this plague wan op's to the gravest censure. There
was another topic introduced into her Majesty's vetch
with which he was more or leas mixed up. He alluded to
that paragraph of the speech in which her Majesty says
that a bill would be submitted to parliament founded on
the report of the royal commission on the subject of capital
panishmmt. He expressed his own opinion, and he be-
Erred he expremed also the sentiments of a majority of his
brother commissioners who sat with him, when he :preened
their great asnoyance that the report of the commission,
before it was signed by the commissioners, before it was
pretested to her Majesty, should have appeared in the
columns of the Morning Star. (Hear, hear.) He cosai-
dared that to be a breach of confidence towards the mem-
bers of the commission and a gross want of respect to the
sovereign on the throne. (Hear, hear.)
Lord FEVERSHAM moved the following amendment:
—" We beg leave to add our deep regret that upon this
important subject the government did not from the first
assume the responsibility of issuing an order for uniformity
of action throughout the country, aa most essential to
arrest the progress and to mitigate the severity of go viru-
lent, appalling, and destructive a malady."
The &el of EFFINGHAM would be glad to know what
her Majesty's government were proposing to do ; and he
could assure them that it would be received either with
dismay, or with something like hope, according to what
might prove to be its tenor. (Cheers.)
The Earl of WINCHLLSEA perfectly agreed with the
noble seri that her Meeety's overoment had done little or
mottling ; but he ma di to go still further. Is the
little they had dons they had exceeded their authority ; and
they had done that which they had no mare right to do than
they had to put their hands into any of their lordships'
pockets and take out what they pleased. (Laughter.)
Earl GRANVILLE., defending the government, said
he believed there would soon be another report
from the commission. He did not expect it would
contain any auggestioes—probably because the last had
not been attended to, but they might expect many inter-
eatiog facts, mid it was the intention of government at the
earliest possible moment to introduce a bill into the ethos
house of parliament making snob alterations and pro-
visions as government thought would be adapted to the
purpose. He was quite sure that it would be discussed
with a total absence of party spirit, but he thought it
better not to anticipate it by alluding to its provisions in
that house. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of OARNARVON said that every noble lord
who had spoken on either side of the house had condemned
the course taken by her Majesty's government. For his own
part he could not go so far as to say that government was
impartible for the introduction of the cattle di/este, but
it certainly was for its spread and extension. To go on
se they bad done during the past six months would be
national ruin.

The Marvin of ABERCORN regretted the existence of
the mischievous conspiracy in Ireland, but he approved
of the measures which had been taken by the pre-
sent Lord Lieutenant, and desired to pay a tribute
to the impartial conduct of the judges and to the
'outage and discernment of the juries—(hear, hear)--
and all this showed that the dignity of the law in
Ireland and the confidence of the people in it would effec-
tually maintain order. Now, while be found no fault with
the present Irish government, be could not help expresaing
en
opinion that an unwise mane was pursued by the late
government in delaying till after the general election these
prosecutions. (Hear, hear.)
Earl GREY renewed the subject of the cattle plague.
and in a settee adverse to the eMeittecy and stringency of
action of the government. Referring to parliamentary
reform, he protested against any attempt to meddle with
the bill of 1832, which he held to have been a final measure,
and he regretted that the government had consented sod&
with the subject.
The Duke of ARGYLL was of opinion that the dismis-
sion on the rattle plague till the bill on the subject was
brought in by the government was premature ; and he
vindicated the oourse taken in the matter by the executive.
Lord DEBBY, after paying • high compliment to
the ability shown in the speeches of the mover
sled seconder (the seconder especially) of the address
C;:ed to review the various subjects of the
lki Speech. In most of these he concurred, but took
strong exception to the conduct of the gayer"-
meet to Mr. Eyre. Unfortunately (said the noble lord)
a portion of the press in this country has taken upon i,self
to prejudge the question is the absence of all information,
or with vary imperfect and inadequate information. (Hear,
bear.) I am not pretending to my that Governor Eyre
was justified the mearures of severity, undoubtedly of great
severity—which he has adopted, bat this I wiU 54y, that his
previous character does not seem to chew that be was a
Ems likely to loge his head from sudden panic, or to act
moos rumours which bad no solid foundation ; and if there
was one poist in his past history wbich was more
prominent than another, it was that he hid always ap-
peared as a protector of the inferior races. (Hear, hear.)
M is therefore very unlikely that a man of this character
should have been so entirely misled as to have believed that
them wee .r dangerous rebellion org tubed over the whole of
Jamaica, which rebellion broke out prematurely in one
district, and which the iCilonial Secretary admitted
to reply to his first despatch, whilst so such rebellion
menially had existence. The whole question as to
thmernor Eyre'e conduct will turn upon what wee the real
mate of the colony, whether there were real grounds for
believing that a mooed outbreak was imminent. If there
were, then were the measures of severity which were
adopted, actually measures of mercy to the Depose them-
selves in the tied. (Hear, hear.) But, my lords.
I pronounce no opinion on that part of the
imestion. The government lime, no doubt, received des-
patches from Governor Eyre from time to time describing
the state of the island. He most have told them what
wee the opinion of the white people, who still Ismaili
leader the delusion that by Governor Eyre's measures the
*obey was saved. (Hear, hear.) Ido out say that it wee
wr was not ; I wait for informatios. However, upon the
warn which has been adopted by the govemeneet in this
errantry I sea in a panties to form an minion, and I must
way that I do not thick that course has been either just or
esamons towards Governor Eyre. (Oppoiition cheers.) That
Mntlessn hes hem 'weeded from his functions without
amy reason swiped, and that at a moment when everyone in
the colony believed him to have been most sucandul is his
oeuvres. How mush doss such a coarse on the part of the
=meat make us regret that it should have lost its last
(Lend opposition cheers.) Snob • course—a course
mike prejodged sod degraded • man without trial—would
Writ have been adopted had Locd Palmerston still lived.
111141111•Wetil opposition cheers.) We have Lord Palniseatee's
not recorded amithoeste as regards the duty of a govern-
ment towards its subordinate'. and if Lord Athos-Mon cam-
aided say error it WM la the more generous extreme of