The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-07 00:00:00

MR. SPEAKER IN JEOPARDY.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

OPENING

THE SESSION.

ROUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.)
ran seventeenth ;ornament at the United Kingdom (the
rich ansmonsd daring the ford riga), sad the me cod
KONIOII of 1867, were to-day firmelly iziangarated by •
royal gosh. The comics hod boa looked forward
to with considerable Wrest, owing to the satiety of
the public to learn the 'Diodes' of the mintstore upon the
great political questions of the day; notwitbatanding, there-
fore, the abases of the Sovereign, the globose of both
peers end 000nnosere woe nasolingly 0110111001. The
auditory also included =ay parsesse, ladies, and distin-
guished strangers, whose earns= to bear the royal address
equalled that of the crowds of sonators emembled either
below or within the bar.

Shortly ear two o'clook, the Lords Clensiedosere,
their peers' robes, took their sesta at r hoe at the
throes, sad the Vase of the aleck led vol &ward
to mama the Commas to bear the aur•Wtaa road.
la a taw missies the Speaker, sikeidel loy the Bar-
jrniat4t-Anr, ova& at the addle% mil as sesky
lelelbece of ihe bra bars as and la emmodated at the
bari seamed bean their W 1 .to ebilleace t • the ma-
mos, bat holes seateska arra by the at at saw
at/edwslarairtaato latemilidegleuetw wherein
11011leteiribialduse some Yen bin dr Vial at dr
somalsl le riabrilag emir.
Ile LOON

wthaalatiestad that u It

Among the lIIIMITOUB incidents that have occurred
during the lbw days the House of Commons has been swear-
login the mmoben,ese liappessdyeeterdaythatweevery mar
molting in an unpleasant detention of the Speaker in hie
chair for an Indefinite peeled. The nrsaring-in of the imam
was pretty brisk in the early part of the day, but as it drew
near 4 o'clock the groups that came up to take the oaths end
subscribe the parliamentary roll became " small by degrees
and beautifully lees," until the list, one only numbered
three. As they were introdueett to Mr. Speaker
they passed round by the back of his chair sod left
the hone. The Yet one who was presented was Mr. W.
F. Humes the member for Wicklow, and after the formal
introduction war over, be 'taped chatting with the Speaker
he about three minute% and wait about leaving the home,
when Sir Denis Le rderchant called the Speaker,s atten-
tion to the teM, that there wee not another member present
to move the adjournment of the house. Mr. Home was ac-
cordingly reins:att.] to return and do that kind Aloe for the
Speaker, or lie would have been unable to leave the chair until
some honourable member could bamboos procured to release
him. Mr. Hume at once returned, and, taking his stand at
the treasury honcho, end, "Mr. Speaker, I move that this
house do now adjourn." There being no member present to
move an amendment on this motion, it was carried by the
ZOOM and the Speaker retired.

VIII mot someenhat to bw Majesty to be pima in pawn
she bed be Owed to *bed s mandedon to Woe adder
the west mei, empowering the Lords Commimiesters to
do, to bar some, all sack mots end Wow ss wen necessary
to the swami of tbe miss.
The commission Wein bees read by the Ckek et the
SAW
The LORD CHANCELLOR, soda* preload dhow
delivered the &Maims roysi welch
MY Loans AND Ozinuatrs,
-

We ue commanded to inform you- that her Ma-

jesty has availed herself of the earliest opportunity of
having recourse to your advice and assistance after
the dissolution of the last parliament; and her
Majesty trusts that there will be found sufficient
time during the present session to enable you satis-
f►ctorily to deal with various important matters,
some of which had occupied the attention of par-
liament in the beginning of this year.

We are conumi-nded by her Malsety to inform you
that the general aspect of affain in Europe affords a
well-greunded eonfidence in the continuance of
lam•
All the main stipulations of the Treaty of Paris
have been carried into execution, and it is to be hoped
that what remains to be done in regard to these
matters will be speedily accomplished.
The negotiations upon the 'objector the differences
which had arisen between the King of Prturia sad
the Swiss Confederation, in regard Is the
affairs of Neuchatel, are drawing to a eke* nil will,
her Majesty trusts, be terminated by am smoge-
ment honourable and satisfactory to all parties.
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DOD'S D.

r4RY COMPANION.

The new edition of this indispensable manual,
called ler by the election of a new House of C is
=it as the basinees of the session commences. The
gimps which have lately been effected In the
..reenpasltion of the Howe make the saw edition
iminside. We kern from "nod:'
7:7Zwbombsi and eighty-nine persons who bad no seat
....82.7b, in leen of Commons at the period of its diseolatke
bare edareed to the new parliameek Of coarse a
amber have been ejected, or have retired
=Ns la oda*s to thaw, twelve members were
eattallir ?Minna of a smite between the Bed of
Parer y eel 9011 of March, whip have esoceeded in
nnehiet *sir seals. he that 201 new washers appear in
the iTegimentipy Osageeine who had no pleat is tho
regular snarl ellen fee 1867. Thie is store as large an
aneelet of imp es les ham pawn at any dissolatke IIiACO
the PAN= ital, the amelos babe ban:-1a December,
'mai the asetioa, IN persons' in 7wseary, 1835.
at the *Mtn, 184 prom ; in August, 1837, at the
guerafdela., 111 per ;la July, 1841, at the penal
eiseties, 113 ream ; le July, 1147, at the FaaFalaket".
213 poems; in July, 1862, et the general siectios. 201 per-
med; ea the Feast owesehn 188 It is also
worthy at apnea rat la the leseval between the last end
the Daunt esswel eiselles US new menbent took their
ewes in Iles woman at ,area... So that the reader
et. saliflualhaaat • Die limidatirm edition' of the' Peril.
malty Owspieles' ea dad 1161 new manes to the moat
lwee, brig eceeldwagy tweed= bell the home

WHO IS A CAHDIDATE P—A novel poiat in elec-
tive mare A be ebeedikesisamhol. The rare is—
" Wle ho eribler r the ler met en ay rar-
er Is eerier to ply e rear ere of 101.
br asdiase reeris et the earres brae mod et the
abetter. A ersestre et were meeeeri Irerelres
"erillare et the he. petrel eleelias, bat Ant beton the
amearetka der. The relies marten lune dolma their
ter her well lertlea red permit hoe bra clod, as the
rear last the bestir wen set " Ada the
resaabget tie act aT parklands*. Ile Isimpralatka slaw
slats • combista dried r rembere ell
=L" erbe ran bre Ihserikeeerrietee et or
e abed= ;" era sin all rear ardested as
emardere." The geribee hme te bird la evert
et h., rd Abe et reeler% r It en pore 'he
tree at ram re *AY It win real perm tram
theerecreeretwee dewed who la rare her ao
Sr aim* as oralliabe. Alin an the Misr brad It will
berm re droller= avatar, wbrierniklad la 104
tram Ina awl 10 per cent. an re matter he
mg =Wet an dud.
/lova GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the meet-
ing on lientlay seat, the 11th burr, the following
yawnTrigot ometrical Survey of India
✓d
Massa Irered, by Itiantenant-Colonid A. h. Waugh,
of ladts, and B. H. Hodgson, Bag. 2.
rnirohlrserairsh wad the Chasb Arabs," with reference to
the late operations! at the month of the Euphrates, by Col.
Sir Henry C. Bowlinson, K.C.B„
MONTHLY PACKET COMMUTATION WITH THE
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The negotiations in which her Majesty has been
engaged with the government of the United States,
and with the government of Honduras, in regard to
the affairs of Central America, have not yet been
brought to a close.
We see commanded by her Majesty to inform you
that a treaty of peace between her Majesty and the
Shah of Persia was signed at Paris on the 4th
of March, by her Majesty's ambassador at Paris and
by the ambassador of the Shah; and her Majesty
will give directions that this treaty shall be laid
before you as soon as the ratifications thereof shall
have been duly exchanged. . ,
Her Majesty commands us to express to you
her regret that, at the date of the latest
vices from China, the differences which had arisen
between the High Commissioner at Canton, and her
Majesty's civil and naval officers in China, still re-
mained unadjusted. But her Majesty his sent to
China a Pleaipotentiary fully instructed to deal with
all matters of difference, and that Plenipotentiary
will be supported by an adequate naval and military
force, in the event of such montanee becoming ne-
cessary.
We are commanded to inform you that her Ma.
jesty, in conjunction with several other European
Powers, has concluded a treaty with the King of
Denmark for tho redemption of the Sound Dues.
This treaty, together with a separate convention
between her Majesty and the King of Denmark
completing the aerangement, will be laid beim you;
and her Majesty will cause the measures necessary
far fulfilling the engsgemente thereby contracted to
be submitted for your consideration.
OF.NTLEMEN OF TUE HOUSE or COMMONS,
Her Majesty has directed the estimates for the
present year to be laid before you.
They have been prepared with a careful attention
to economy, and with a doe regard to the efficiency
of the departments of the public service to which
they severally relate.
Mr LOUD' AND Govromn,
Her Majesty commands us to recommend to your
earnest consideration measures which will be pro-
posed to you for the consolidation and improvement
of the law.

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M. al • mail oases meth Is the past Illesthes
Illa Maaratoa. by Os Wad thuths thethell meg
leaderg teutiregtss es the Mb et siebiredb. •r
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gene leMe. The iambic 4 gemeigthe IS A dam was
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stand,
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wails Itherbt he the we mdse
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pima boa la bradothitest asytuieserties Sous ieltelleas
I.—iika tra easy 100 lessee of real erial.
by the esupalea his ere elise= trinisipet
isles es the Wass. To awl perms es as as.
Ai soasatilso, soil olio am daubs to amps aim
Wove loam as asoloilissy la mass to soda its
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101 th ?skill% le the gimp arsay, Is to lis usisialmal la surly
alb provider, se Art three will sew }g Lein—
er the the awe& wises Is amiediegly sad the caw,
the sew tat, sew roolsol ea, Motivete
GIANTS IN THOU DAys.—Thew is on ithireethil
detheles, width osa=atioirmvery heft, sad bath is
thjerthis mat whirler be has as eggs,.
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Act lbws Mee &ail tastier Am, sal art lia Is
ambling dews We thesallses.- The psst is war
gbh emery. Is ail say lIIIIIIMII in ow mot
es pest that mot to ow, ask theism sew ash, Imam
is the deed. Our. Is net sidle a bratelththa Wend
yet we add sanely semen ear heed he, the ilk of
I)Me'e west We ere sets Gallia of Meth, ead yet we
did ass Wok the bathes egad sea as thmessegeshle
weepers We resankvir ore balm y silo bsstr4=siosd
la the n eN4 id& at es
width we saw he ths sassy of the kslaiislit
OA lab at Matta • thseeds, bewever, wk saw k threash
the hese et the old dsheas, fashatly turd, "There's
s wages)" "It tesski tuck
car depassge thews end
sinews to whid the; I iblak." "EL near sell a WO-
LK corporal wbo essesepaied as, "timers • did la oar
eargesy who ma wed M round his besi Ma awry of
Last sight tha-sseaad cono•ressioa• at tie season strew." The see at est day, test, Mai loardwas sink-
wee held at the Society of Arts The seelsty's rams ware arid is Sher eseestert amour et the WK. imerssait.
very seri orowdedes the monks. Amapa thus pasma Tat, spite et thug erlisess, the aseetheyets thw
were—Camel Sykes, M.P., elle premeds& Vilelaaa feeds- hews are sad there b enemy! Se mho the eilliq
rich, M.P., Ind Bower% Mr. Organ, M.P., Mr. laysed, sad set babblers mike et ass Islam hods AK nab
IIr• Hotheads, M.P., Kr. Waage KIN
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J. Duke, Y.P., Liset-Olsend PQOa. Nedor-Oeserel Mr see tas is sr Used Ids voles, lasso! so Wok or biz ea
J. Beath. Kr. C. Fos, Mr. Donald Withal, M.P., Kr. C. V, —every Ismailia in sirsad a ghat kesed la
Welker, kr. whet molt tax& Ids Nap he is is ie.
The chid 'Unction oldie maim wee the exhibition st ends( racy—her at sp by den of dos sad Wan
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st,- by Mr. Raskim. - • swims tar May.
-_,.•' • -• • .

Bills will be submitted to you for improving the
laws relating to the Testamentary sod Matrimonial
Jurisdiction now exercised by the Ecclesiastical
Courts, and also for checking fraadalent breaches of
trust.

Her Majesty commands us to express to you her
heartfelt gratification at witnessing the continued
well-being and contentment of her people, and the
progressive development of productive industry
throughout her dominions.
lice Majesty confidently commits to your wisdom
and care the great interests of her empire, and fer-
vently prays that the blessing of Almighty
God may be vouchsafed to your deliberations, and
may lead you to conclusions conducive to the objects
of her Majesty's constant solicitude, the welfare
and happiness of her loyal and faithful people.
AI the coaclosioa of the smelt, the Csomoss withdrew,
sal players having boa wad, their lordships adjounted
daring phasset.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THIS DAY.

The Bruin leek the Ask et au cielotkost which hoer
thee was leap atendesto et where,

TIII swerristi la we at SIM remodel with.
Ilhattly der two o'er* the tram el ter Bleck Rod
appeared at the brie. and -emniened the herr to Gard In
the Lards to hear the royal spook. The here at this rue
woe wery hal The Speaker ordeddredrir, and proteedadr
I. *beam@ to the aerancre, Is the 17pro Wain attended
by the derjrat•st-Arm carry* the men hi. trainbearer,
and a wood et rowaran

Abut on ammo ot about Ma 111111 ks dr Spear TIP•
twos& bet bo dd not room dr Asir, sod So vitt* woo
oultaloil moll a tumor to Sow o'clock.

socurr OP .427 V.

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TILE ART TREASI

(mom ova lIMICLAL

WNDWISDAT.

Whether it was that the people had all gone over
to Salford to assist Prince Albert in inaugurating the
Queen's statue, or that the half-crown admission fee
sets as a check on public curiosity, I am not pre-
' pared to say—perhaps a little of both; butt however
that may be, the attendance at the Exhibition this
morning was much smaller than I had expected.
The weather was beautiful, the walk was pleasant,
and for three who did not choose to walk there was
an efficient train of the gigantic omnibus, the capa-
cities of which seem only to be memnred by the
exigencies of the occasion. A driver told me this
morning that on one of his afternoon trips to town
yesterday he carried seventy-two persons, and this
with three not particularly strong horses--a clear
ease in my opinion for the application of Martin's
act. As yet it is very difficult to form any satisfac-
tory conclusion as to the direction of the public
taste, as on the second day most of the company ap-
peared to be engaged in promenading, taking, as
they went along, a sort of general view previous to
that more careful examination which will come when
each section of newly-created amateurs has found out
what it likes best. So far as the various directors of
departments are concerned, everything has been done
in the way of classification and a very few visits
will enable every real admirer of pictures to find out
his favourite room at once, and with very little more
delay his favourite picture. Mr. Peter Cunningham
has prepared a very lucid and excellent catalogue,
which although still necessarily imperfect, was in
everybody's hand to-day, and seems to give general
satisfaction. It clarifies the Exhibition into nine
divisions, and these again are told off into rooms
which are indicated by letters, while there is only
one succession of numbers all through, so that, un-
like Bradshaw, the thing wanted may be found at a
glance. It therefore may be said that, in so far as
cataloguing is concerned, nothing could be more
satisfactory than Mr. Cunningham's work, which has
also the merit of having been executed with great
rapidity. But there is one step more in advance to
be taken in exhibitions of this description, and that
is to have the MAC of the master and the title of
the work attached in each case to the picture-frame.
They would be as easily read as the numbers, and to
withhold them can serve no purpose but to force
the sale of catalogues—a motive which I
suppose could never enter the heads of such
men as have promoted the Art Treasures Exhibition.
Besides, they might still have catalogues printed I
even yet more explanatory than the present, and the
majority of visitors would buy them ; but for the'
remaivaer, who may be able to spend one shilling
and not two, the price of the catalogue is a conside-
ration. It must also be mentioned that even with all
Mr. Cunningham's care and lucidity, to unaccus-
tomed persons, such as working people may be sup-
posed to be, every, even the slightest obstacle
should be cleared away that stands in their road to
improvement. Mr. Cunningham divides the Exhi-
bition into nine sections—l. Paintings by ancient
masters; 2. Paintingsby modern masters; 3. British
portrait gallery ; 4. Collection of historical minia-
tures ; 6. Museum of ornamental art ; 6. Sculpture ;
7. Water colours ; 8. Engravings; 9. Photographs.
Amongst the first-named Mr. Scharf has been busy
from the commencement, and has been rummaging
both chronology and geography to give his depart-
ment a serial character. Prince Albert spent a long
time here yesterday after the ceremonial ; and
his frequent exclamations of " How bateau' l"
showed bow much his royal highness was
pleased both with the pictures and their
arrangement. His royal highness was escorted
through this department by Mr. Fairbairn, but
in the magnificent Hertford room the honours
were done by Mr. Mawson, of London, the gentle-
man on whose judgment the marquis principally
relies in making selections from his gallery. The
visitors here were not very numerous to-day, but I
observed the Duke of Newcastle going very care-
fully thirouor the pictures. The modern masters
had a audience, perhaps because they are
principally.of the English school, and that therefore
their meaning may be understood at once. A grand
mythological subject requires some previous t=s
to comprehend it, even if there were not the
difficulty that the names have in many mess beta
invented by the picture-dealers centuries after the
death of the artist, but if it be well executed any one
can enjoy a sweet English landscape, a school of
joyous boys breaking up, or a quartet of village
seniors enjoying their game of cards. Turning
from the interior to the refreshment depart-
ment, I was at once undeceived as to the thin-
ness of the attendance, as I found it quite
thronged, and the visitors enacting a subdued
repetition of the oneWe of the preceding day. As
that event occurred upon the despatch of my letter,
one or two words respecting it may not be yet out
of date. Immediately the Prince bad left the whole
of the spestators rushed at once to the refreshment
room, and speedily occupied all the tables which
they did not overturn in their
urteierness to
begin. One gentleman stood over a
table, but another had the chairs,
while a third took possession of the forks, and made
frantic but futile stabs at the dishes of roast fowls
with which the waiters were hurrying about in all
directions. M.Donald and his assistants held up,
like Leonidas and his brave Spartans at Thermopylae,
but the hungry Persians still came on, and demo-
lished everything with the avidity of a flight of
locusts. I wonder why it is that grand pageants
always make people so hungry and thirsty ; but so it
is wherever youthe finer the show, the better
the appetite; and the more nearly does the manner
of the human animal approach that of the lower
carnivore. The scene of yesterday afternoon was no
exception to the general rule, and nobody seemed to
enjoy the scramble more than the ladies, who, reck-
less of the fate of marl antique (at 13s. a yard), sat
wherever they could find a resting place, ate
whatever they could lay hold of, and laughed
and enjoyed the troubles of their gallant
squires, who were almost exhausted objur-
gating. waiters and propitiating kitchen maids
in their behalf. One party who certainly
have had some experience in the
burst out into an open space between the kitc-hem '
and the dining-room, turned up a hamper that hap.
pity lay there, and with the help of a few baskets
Improvised an excellent table and chairs. Theirganne
pursuit of dinner under difficulties soon abraded
the sympethy of the well-laden attendants, wha
were pausing in a continuous current, and food wen
soon supplied in abundance. This little dinner of
fresco soon became the envy if not the admiration
of the stragglers in the saloon. I should not like to
say what money was taken yesterday, but the
amount of food that was eaten must have been pro-
digious. One good thing, however, is to be said of
the fray, and that is that every one enjoyed it im-
mensely, and admitted that the efforts made to meet
the enormous demand were most efficient and enc-
einte'.
[We are informed that although the Exhibition did not
open ymtetdaruntil twelve, the number of persona admitted
up to four o'cbck was escalated at eight thousand, paying
halfirerown each, and it to probable that not fewer thee MI
thousand were admitted before the dose.]
and