The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-26 00:00:00

IM PERIAL I'ARL LAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS —THORSDAY, JULY 23.
The Loan CnanoaLLon took hie seat at Ave o'clock.
PUBLIC BUSINESS
TM Duke of Caunainaa took the oaths and Ms seat,
sad irabseelbsd the parliamentam tell.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
11•111A0M1 BILL —By Viscount GAGE, fres 10,000
of the lades of Leedom sad mime plasm ia the ematry ;
Lord WHARNCLIFFE, from event plans; Berl of
mnrro, from E tiaburgf, Perth, Fite, Btfrlleg, Greemek,
Borwiek, sad ether pliers in Elestiand, aped by upwards
.4 21,000 persons; Earl of CARLISLE, Item Oseible, New-
fisadaland, tesGERMANS.. sad memos
Wm pleats; the Rut .1 Sc.filt. from several
Asses; and the Eel of ZIITLAND, from Searhormagh,
Selby, and other plume; fa Inver of this bill. By Led
ZWIIGHAII, from pieces in Simelsad ; she Bishop el
OXFORD, from Tavietock sad other places; Eel of OAR.
LISLE, from But Arden ; the Marquis of BREADAL-
BANE. from several *am is Boatload; the 11 art el
ZE fLAND. from o,ltuey, , sad the Bishop of SALIS-
BURY, from Pcatefrace; against the hill.
M A RRI AGES BILL.
The Earl of CARLISLE. en preasatiog petitions in favour
of this bill, said the feeling in the populous district of Yak-
shire was iftiadedly is favour of the bill.
TM Marquis of BREAD ALBANE said the feeling of the
people of &Mead was totally opposed to the bill. They did
sot west say etaage is the law, sad snob marriages as those
metemplreel by the bill were *Minty unknown in Sootlaad.
The Earl of MINTO denied that the universal feedbag ia
Slutland was simnel to the measure. Several of the pesidms
which be bad presented that evening hid bate agreed m at
public meetings; bat the Opposes(' et the bill had not
thought proper to hold any piddle meetings oa the
subject,
The Marquis of BREADALBANE would like to knew
the marmot cf money which had been paid in mains up the
agitation in forme of the bill. He had heard that 60,0001.
had bees neat for that purpose.
The Earl of ST. GERMANS should now move that the
fader of the day for the seemed reading of this bill should be
Abeliarged. &lady as he was at all times to small the
miles el*, basso, be should, at the close of the essommaiso
whisk took pleas en Moaday eveniag, have stated that he Wee ,
williryt te withdraw the bill ler the present emehes. bag ha
net thought that it would net have bees dimmer ter him
so haws taken sash a step withostre=somembiag
tkom who had am him the Maw e ea OMNI es
his care. He my had to etae thr, with the IMMOIMUSII M
those parties, he withdrew the bill ter the mensal session ;
but in doing so, he must a spree the hope that in the course
elk@ 'lnnis, recess their Imdshipe would be pleamd to see-
saw calmly sad depaisionstely the nemare, which 'mild
wets be be nett before them neat session ; and that they
would not silo, their salads to be swayed by the strong and
vague dennaeistioss of those who opposed the bill. He hoped
their lordships would remember that upwards of 100,000
persons, itichcling 1,200 clergymen date shush of Eaglaod,
and also a large aerber of Moisten belougiag ce other de-
nomisatioss, kid deemed their belief that them marriages
were not contrary to the law of nature or to the word of
God, and had called upon the legislature to remove a pedal-
Mikis which was productive of so mthy evils, both moral and
medal. He must also entreat their lordships to bear in =lad
that a commission composed of the Bishop of
Lichfield, Sir 8. Lashirgo n, the Lord Advocate of
ileadsad, Mr. Justice Williams, the right hog. Sir Anthony
Blake, and Mr. 8. Wortley, who had introduced this
hill in the other home, had declared that it had been
proved to their satisfaction that the existing state of the law
anequivocally.required to be remedied, sad that it had failed
te accomplish its Meet.
After a kw words from the Bishop of SaLiseitaar,
The Bishop of OXFORD believed that a distinct mildly
of all the members of the other house bad voted, at different
time, against the bill; and it was merely swing to the acci-
dent of members not reedits, that the bill had bee
allowed to struggle through the other home. The aeblis
cal asked their lordships tf consider the suhject during the
coming recess ; be hoped they would do so, .or at first he
felt eamewhat in fie sr of the bill, but, on further 'made-
about, be bad been iodated to change his opinion.
After a few words from Lord Buoeoaas. the order of the
day for the mead midis, of the bill was diecturpd.
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE

Lord BEAL MOST, cm presenting the petition from the
three Ind vidutls incarcerated in Newgatt by order of the
house, expressing their deep regret nt Meat, committed a
breath of the privileges of the house, sad begging that
their lordships would be pleased to order their release, said
he elvnild to-morrow move that they be called so the bar,
reprimanded, and discharged. Since their imprisoanteas
they had rives most straisthtbrward and appareatly troth-
/el evidence before the emmitree appointed to investigate
the practices comported with obtaining simatures to the
petition against the Liverpool Corporation Waterworks bill.