The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

IN the Bongs of LORDS yesterday the Duke of
Sr. ALBAN'S moved for any reports received at the
Foreign-office last year on the slave market of
Cairo, and the connection of Europeans with the
Egyptian slave trade. When the Viceroy of Egypt
was in this country, he stated to a deputation
which waited upon him that his difficulty was in
dealing with the Europeans, by whom it was
chiefly conducted.
The Earl of MAIIIRSBURY said there was no cor-
respondence beyond that already published.
Government had already done all in their power,
and with some little success.

The Earl of Snarresntritv inquired what the
government intended to do with respect to the two
reports of the ritual commission.
The Earl of ItiALIIESBURY said the government
could take no steps until they received the com-
plete return of the commissioners over whose pro-
ceedings they had no control.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said the country WAR
becoming very excited on this question, and would
not be much longer trifled with.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY explained that
the secretary was not to blame for the delay in pub-
lishing the report.
The Bishop lof LONDON said the third report
would relate to the whole of the rubrics and would
require careful revision. For such a work the time
was very short.
The Marquis of SALISBURY protested against the
tone of menace and excitement used by the noble
earl.
After some remarks fron Lord Lyttleton, Lord
Taunton, Lord Ebury, Earl Stanhope, and other
lords,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said the government
must approach such a question with great gravity
and care.

The subject then dropped, an 1
The house adjourned at 10 n.inntes past 7
o'clock.

IN the Horst: of COMMONS, Mr. Serjeant ARM -
STRON4 ; gave notice that on Friday next, on going
into committee of supply, he will move "That in
the opinion of this house, the position of her
Majesty's ministers is opposed to the principles of
representative government, and subversive of con-
stitutional precedent."
Colonel S. KNOX apologised to Mr. Gladstone
for having on Thursday evening attributed to him
a speech made by Mr. Whiteside on the Irish
church, and said the fact was a printed extract was
put into his hand, and judging from the quarter
from which it came, he thought he was justified in
using it, and he regretted having dune so.
Mr. GLADSTONE said it had never entered his
head that the hon. and gallant gentleman had any
desire to misrepresent him.
On the motion for going into committee of
supply,
Sir C. 01.0611 LEN called attention to the absence
of a permanent royal residence in Ireland, and
moved an address representing that it would con-
duce to the advantage of the crown and the good
government of Ireland, and tend to allay jealousy
and discontent in that country if her Majesty had
a permanent royal residence in Ireland. Ho stated
'that from 1690 to 1821 no king of England ever
Isisited Ireland. Twenty-eight years elapsed
before there was another royal visit, when the
Queen visited Ireland, and her Majesty repeated
the visited in 1853 and 1861, but remained only five
days on each occasion.
Mr. Pim seconded.

Sir F. Heygate, Sir W. Barron, Dr. Brady,
and Mr. Hadfield followed in support of the
motion.

Mr. DNRAF.LI remarked that the absence of
the sovereign from different parts of the United
Kingdom in former days was to be attributed to
the great difficulty of communication, but the
tendency of the age was to diminish that. difficulty.
The position of Ireland with regard to the royal
residence was not worse than that of Scotland was
a few years ago, but her Majesty had been pleased
to express her wish that the visits of the royal
family to Ireland should not be infrequent. He
recommended the hon. baronet not to press the
motion.

Mr. GLADSTONE thought that the mover of the
resolution had nothing to complain of in the man-
ner in which it had been met. The extension of
the personal relations between the royal family and
that portion of her Majesty's dominions was an ob-
ject of public policy of no mean importance.
The motion was then withdrawn.

Mr. DENMAN called attention to the delay in
completing the arrangements for the erection of
the new law courts and offices, and asked what were
the reasons for the delay.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Raid the
delay had arisen from the committee of design
having broken down, not being able to come to an
agreement. The delay was fortunate in one respect,
that the judicature commission was considering
what courts should be accommodated in the build-
ing.
.Mr. B. bora hoped that when the time for
building arrived the choice of the architect would
be among the eleven architects who had competed.
Mr. B. COCHRANE hoped the proposed site would
be abandoned. The proper site was on the Thames
embankment.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS enforced the same view,
and protested against the appointment, as pro-
posed, of two architects to compound one design
between them.

Lord J. MANNERN said the opinion of the
Attorney-General had not yet been considered by
the Treasury, but it would be considered in con-
nection with the suggestions that had been made.
The subject then dropped.
Mr. Bony Ems called attention to the Registra-
tion of Voters Act, 6 Vic., c. 18, and the other legal
provisions for the registering of voters ; and asked
the First Lord of the Treasury what steps her Ma-
jesty's government proposed to take to shorten such
proceedings, so as to enable parliament to be dis-
solved in the autumn. He referred to the various
proceedings to be gone through, contending that it
would be impossible to bring parliament together
before the 10th of December, and consequently an
autumn session was all but impracticable.
The SOLICITOR-GENEMAL, on the other hand,
maintained that the registration might be com-
pleted by the 20th of October, and that the
new parliament might meet in the beginning of
November.

Mr. M.LAREN souk' lee n 3 difficulty the
lists being completed for Scotland so that the
election might take place after the 2nd November.
The subject then dropped, and some conversa-
tion having taken place on the subject of the law
relating to lotteries, the house went into committee
of supply and passed several votes in the civil
service estimates.

The Jurors' Affirmations (Scotland) Bill pasted
through committee.

The house adjourned at twenty minutes past
12 o'clock.

REPRESENTATION OF EAST CORNWALL.— The
leading liberals of East Cornwall have called a meeting at
Liakeard on Monday, to select a candidate to recommend
to the electors in the place of Mr. T. J. A Robartes, who
baa announced his intention of resigning at the next elec-
tion. The circular is signed by Sir Colman Rashleigh,
Bart., and Sir C. B. G. Sawle, Bart.—both of whom are
willing to represent the division if selected. Lord Eliot,
M.P. for Devonport ; Sir John Trslawny, and Mr.Brydges
Willyams, a county banker, are also named. The conserva-
tives have held one seat for the division for sixteen years
without a contest; but there is now a strong feeling among
the liberal electors, who are in a strong majority, that
their numbers and wealth entitle them to both seats.

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