The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-30 00:00:00

THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
LAST NIGHT.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
The scene presented in the House of Lords at
the opening of the proceedings yesterday afternoon
was more striking and more imposing than ways
that has been witnessed for many years. wa
such a spectacle as is never to be witnessed exoept
when great questions of state are about to be
decided, or great subjects of policy to be discussed,
by the higher chamber of the oldest parliament in
the world. The spaces allotted to the accommo-
dation of members of the House of Commons and
of the general public were crowded with men of
.11 parties, and of many ranks of life. The gal-
leries which surround the gilded chamber of the
neers were so thronged by ladies in elegant
simmer toilettes that soltle of the fair
I.:genera could not get within the door.
cc princes of the blood royal—the Heir
1. -*rent, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Duke
of 3ambridge--oocupied the first of the eroes
benches; and two foreign princes, the husbands of
two of her MajwWB daughters—the Prince of
Besse and Prince Christian—sat amid the ladies
v. There were some 17 or 18 bishops upon
,:opal bench; and throughout the whole
' e house there were but few vacant spaces
Ey:- eats allotted to the accommodation of
the lay peers. It was in the presence of
such an audience, so numerous and so bril-
liant, thit the Duke of Argyll rose to resume
the debate upon the second reading of the
Suspensory Bill. The noble duke is not an orator
of the very highyst order, but he is a man of strong
opinions, which he expresses in strong and clear
language ; and his speech last night was by
no means unworthy of the otvasion. The argu-
ments were addressed to nearly. all the points
which had berm raised in the previous stages of the
discussion ; and he not unnaturally reviewed him-
self at Reim length the positions maintained by
the Marquis of Salisbury on Friday night. The
validity of those positions he rigorously questioned
and overtly impugned, and concluded this
part of his remarks by warning the noble marquis
that the party with which he had allied himself—
if inde. d there was such a party—would have little
er no influence upon the decision of this question.
He defended the bill before their lordships on the
emend that it was primarily intended to prove to
the. Irish people that this question would be dealt
with without delay, and as a second consideration
to save the funds of the church. Addressing him-
Rif to the observations of Lord Redesdale, who
bad treated the property of the Irish church as the
prorerty of God, he questioned the merit of endow-
meets as proofs of individual faith or virtue; and
maintained that no property could be said to be
devoted to the service of God, if it was so applied
ax to he productive of injustice, and to provoke
contention and anger, instead of being serviceable
for the propagation of a gospel of peace and
love. It was with even more than his usual
alacrity that the Bishop of Oxford isiiraeg from
his scat as the Duke of Argyll closed his address,
and with more than ordinary vigour and emphasis
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Barry in the matter. These two speeches led to a
general discussion, in the course of which many
different opinions were expressed as to the co
adopted by the government. The motion forms
select committee was rejected by the government
upon the ground that at this period of the session
the investigation of sucha tribunalcould lead to no
result, but would merely unsettle all that bad been
done, and upon a division it was rejected by a
majority of two to one-90 to 46. The second
reading of the Metropolitan Police Funds Bill was
opposed by Mr. Ayrton and Mr. IL Lewis and
other representatives of metropolitan boroughs on
the ground that the cost of the police force was
excessive, and its management mefficient ; but
upon a division it was carried by a majority of
170-192 to 22. After disposing of the other or-
ders, upon none of which any questions of general
interest arose, the house, at a quarter past 2
o'clock, adjourned.

that he addressed himself 10 thi refutation of the
arguments of his noble antagonist. For this
purpose he appeared to consider ridicule the most
effectual weapon, and, after ironically compli-
menting the noble duke upon the daring which he
had exhibited, he abandoned himself to what
may be called the low comedy of the situatio'-4
and told story after story which excited. the
laughter of his audience more or less at '‘be ex-
pense of his predecessor in debate. Aft, „wards be
addressed himself more seriously to 'me merits of
the question, and concluded
and
raa elaborate
peroration, in which he solemrz 'warned their
lordships against the injustied, inipolicy of the
measure they were now asked to etlti;;n. As
soon as the right rever
.ead prelate sat down there
was a rush of noble, fords from the house, and the
ha"' 1711"rieg ws.re speedily cleared of the
ProP°l4.sfin of their fair occupants. It was
almost to er benches that the Earl of Shaftes-
bury deli:word his curiously balanced address, in
which., 'Willie expressing his devotion to the Irish
(Murat, he declared himself is favour of this bill;
and, while anxious that it should pass into law,
announced his intention to abstain from doing
anything to promote that object; and there were
but few additions to the auditory while the Duke
of Richmond addressed their lordships against,
and Lord Houghton in favour of, the bill. To-
wards ten o'clock the house and the galleries
rapidly Clod, and when Earl Russell rose, imme-
diately after that hour, both were pretty well
oecupied. Soon afterwards Prince Christian and
Prince Louis of Hesse returned to their places in
the gallery ; and with them came Prince Teck.
Load Russell opened his remarks with unusual
spirit ; and, in allusion to Lord Derby's com-
ments upon the grants of land which had been
made to the Dukes of Bedford, good-humouredly
bantered the noble earl upon the attitude assumed
by the head of the house of Derby in the reign of
Queen Elisabeth, his opposition to Lord Burleigh,
and the part he was alleged to have taken on be-
half of Mary Queen of Scots. He did not, how-
ever, long maintain this tone of animation, and
when he got fairly embarked upon an historical
survey of the measures which had been proposed
by Mr. Pitt and others for dealing with the Irish
church question he dropped his voice and spoke
with much of his usual ininetness. The speech of
the Lord Chancellor was able and elaborate, but
it dealt so ranch with details that, coming at the
close of a protracted debate, it proved a little
tedious. It opening argument was devoted to
proving that the bill was so framed that it could
not possibly be worked without pro-
ducing the greatest inconvenience and
confusion ; and the noble and learned
lord then went on to contend that the
disendowment of the Irish church was consistent
with neither justice nor policy. Its interference
with the glebe lands, the allotment of which formed
part of the settlement of Ulster, and with the
arrangement of the tithe rent charge, were adduced
as instances of the injustice that it would work,
while as a matter of policy it was condemned,
on the ground that it would not satisfy the
Roman entholies, or lead to the pacification of
Ireland. Towards the close of his address, which
occupied about two hours and three-quarters in its
delivery, the noble and learned lord appeared to
la. a little exhausted; but he speedily recovered
his strength, and the eloquent sentences with
which he concluded were delivered with a force
and dignity quite worthy of the subject and of
the speaker. The applause which they excited
was not confined to noble lords, but proceeded in
part from members of the House of Commons at
the bar, and strangers in the galleries. Lord
Granville's admirable reply lasted about fifty
minutes. At 25 minutes before 3 o'clock the house
went to a division, and the second reading of the
bill was rejected by a majority of 95 —192 to
97. Their lordships almost immediately after-
wards adjourned.
Contrasted with the animation of the debate in
the House of Lords, the proceedings of the House
of Commons seemed dull and unattractive, and the
attendance of members throughout a great portion
of the evening was but small. In the early part
of the sitting it was ascertained that the vote of
thanks to the troops engaged in the Abyssinian
expedition will be moved on Thursday next; and
that the report of the Irish Church Commission
may be expected in about a fortnight. The
motion for going into committee of supply was
as .usual made the peg upon which to hang
several short debates upon a variety of
rather diverse questions. The desirability of
employing in government situations non-commis-
sioned officers and privates of good character
discharged from the army was urged upon the
house by Sir C. Russell, who was informed by the
Secretary for War that a good deal had already
been done to provide occupation for deserving
soldiers, and that the subject would continue to
engage kis serious and anxious attention. Mr.
Golelsroid raised the vexed question of the ap-
pointment of architects for the new public build-
ings in the metropolis, asking for a select
committee to examine the subject ; and Mr. Lowe
at some length impressed upon the house the in-
justice which be believed had been done to Mr.

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1869.

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SALE OF THEAT DUKE OF
SALL'S BEAUFORT'S STUD
TATI'ER.
The brood mares, yearns" and foal. of the Duke of Beaufort
erre wild at Worm Tattersall's yerterday, wider Leed Ittetees
eonditices se to engagement. Of the brood maw% which were,
peuerally sperklag, wry moderate, free were sold at low prime.
Ilse yearnings were mkt by Prime Minister, out of Winifred,
taken by Mr. Manningtre for VW guineas'', sad a colt by the
Mlle gin, out of Imlay (Mr. Pitta dam), with a meaty spient on
the scar fore kw, but prossiew to be &galloper ; be was bought by
J. Day, jun., for 146 gainer. The Duke of Hamilton got a Moe eolt
(brother to Herald and Duke of Beaufort), by Trumpeter, out of
Palm (Vaulan's dam), but gave enough for him. John Day
bought the tlO by Prime Ilthistar, out of Rowe, for Hingeless.
And Mr. H. Minna was foremate in seourieg a very nest and
raring-like anby Trumpeter, out of the Hoe. The list of par_
theses, with the prime, is appended'
911000 WARNS •00 TOAIJI.
lonics (luropa's dam) by Ica—lfalibran, by Whieker o*.
Oilby) 90
Winifred, by Worsereley, dam by Hametw. with • ally foal
by Birdbin
Iforeoaby Muerwitc- Teetotum . (Duke of Hamilton 58
b), by Prime Minister—Butterfly, with colt f
er (Mr. R. Porter) 136
Hope, by Truropeter—Pandors (Mr. Blenkirou)
YZARIJNOO.
Bay e, by Prime Minister—Vaal/red (Mr. Kennington)
Bc. by Prime Mien IAO (J. Day, just.l
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JJRAMA.

NEW QUEEN'S.
A drama of intense and disagreeable intereet,
belonging to the same wheel as Bleck 814orp,
Pawlieq &c., was produced at this houso last night under
the title of Time and the Hoer, the authors being Mr.
Palgrave Simpson and Mr. " Felix Dale." The authors
state in the bills that the play is "new and original," and
there is no reason to doubt their word ; but though
i it may
not be drawn directly from a French source, certainly
owes its birth to French inspiration. The
hero of the piece is one of those preternaturally
calm and determined villains in evening dress and
fashionable lounging suits, whose will is iron, whose
consciences were omitted at their birth, and
who are never defeated until the does of the third act.
Thoroughly conventional and stagey in conception and
execution, they excite just as much interest as the con-
struction of the story will allow them to excite, and are
generally surrounded by an equally conventional company
of fools who make them look excessively clever by the
mere form at contrast. To play a villain of this well-
known type, little more is required than excessive self-
possession—that quality of calm impudence, to give
it its right name—which is not afraid to keep
three thousand people waiting three minutes for about
se many words. Mr. Alfred Wigan has shown
that he possesses this quality in almost as large a
degree as the late Charles Kean possessed it by successful
assumptions like John Mildmay in Still Waters Ries
Ikep, and it is not, therefore, surprising that he has been
fitted with a part which he performs easily, and with a
large amount of taking effect. The story of Time and the
Hour runs nearly through the whole gamut of crime, the
hero being an adventurer who bas seduced women, and
committed forgery, and who commits murder to save
himself from being convicted of the latter crime. The
authors have shown their literary cleverness in elaborat-
ing two of the minor characters—a flashy hill-discounter
and a pottering amateur detective, and Mr. John
Clayton and Mr. John Brough both distinguished them-
selves by their artistic make up and representation
of these characters. Mr. John Clayton shows great ca-
pacity for parts above the level of tailors' blocks, and Mr.
John Brough is gradually consolidating his position as a
safe and genuine comedian. Mr. J. L. Toole has a part
in this drama—a weak-minded coclmey husband—wholly
beneath his powers—conventional, weak, and sketchy. The
piece is not very carefully ark Miss Markham is not
altogether at home hi the sentiment that falls to her
share; and Mies Melly Moore—who is still only a pretty
little child in appearance--is expected to do justice to the
part of a half broken-hearted woman, whose passion for
the great villain of the piece survives everything. The
drama was successful.

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ROYAL ANYLITTHYATILE.-114 bew Royal Am-
phitheatre, High Holborn., is W11`.1.4 of the hot weather,
attzacta large audiences every night. The re-appearance
of Arena in her *Volutions on the trapeze, including a
Hight across the arena of 120 feet, and a concluding
somersault at an elevation of 30 feet from the platform,
has revived the sensation which the acci lent that hap-
pened tto her temporarily suspended. Whatever may be
thought about this exciting performance as a pro-
per Voursuit for a woman, there can be no question
that 2idlle. Azella goes through her perilous part
with much skill. Last even* a novelty was intro-
duced in the shape of five performing dogs, whose droll
tricks and clever antics kept the house in continual
laughter and applaise. The animals were accommodated
with chairs, and in turns walked and leaped on their hind
legs, man fashion, skipped with a rope, leaped through
hoops, sad did other feats of a like nature. The perfor-
mance concluded with a new spectacular piece entitled
The Chinese Fair or Fastens Festival, which terminates
with a display of fireworks. With a circumscribed space
it is impossible, of course, to produce any great stage
effect, but the most was made of the available mem, and
the chief performers were recalled when the curtain fell.

CoMxERCIAL TRAY/Jaime Scnoor..—The gene-
ral half-yearly court was held yesterday at the London
Tavern; George Moore in the chair. The secretary,
Mr. Leaden; read the report, which stated that during the
last half-yesr the institution had to deplore the toes of
the late Mx. W. Foster, deputy-chairman, whose death
was eery deeply GAL An addition of six large rooms had
laeall.olltAned for She accommodation of the increasing
number of candidates applying. for admission. It was
hoped the liberality of ,the friends of the institution
'mulct enable them to epee. the new wings free of
debt. Many ladies Were availing themselves of the privi-
lege of becoming iplernonb72llec paymg a
sum ei 61. Coe., which firrtwe woruo ue in force up to the
time of opening the new building. In answer to a memo-
rial addressed to the City companies, the following liberal
donations towards the expenses of the new building had
been received, viz.:—The Grocers' Company, 1001. ; the
Fishmongers' Company, 621. 10e. ; the Salters' Company,
281. 6s. ; the Cutlers Company, 101. 10s. As the late
Prince Consort had inaugurated the building, it was
thought possible that her Majesty might be pre-
vailed upon to open the new wings. Steps had
therefore been taken to learn her Majesty's pleasure
in the matter, when her Majesty most graciouely
replied, through General Sir Thomas Biddulph, that as
her many arduous duties would prevent her seceding to
the request, she vent a donation of 1001. to the funds of
the charity, and at the same time intimating her remem-
brance of the lively interest taken in the institution by the
Prince Consort. 'lire health of the children, with few
exceptions, has been very satisfactory. The receipts from
all source' had amounted to 8,6381. 9s. 9d., and a balance
of 2,0181 10s. 7d. had been carried forward. The report
was adopted. The election of nineteen children (four-
teen boys and five girls) was then proceeded with.
RAILWAY BzzavoLarr IlterrrtrnoN. The
twentieth half-yearly general meeting of the members of
this excellent institution was held yesterday, at the offices
of the Great Northern Railway, Bing's-cross ; Mr. H.
Oakley in the chair. The report states that the receipts
from all sources during the peat six months have amounted
to 2,6141., being 1901. more than in the corresponding
period in 1867, notwithstanding that the donations and
subscriptions have been less by 811. A further sum of
1,1001. has been invested. The amount distributed in
relief has been 7411., being 671. more than in the six
months ending April, 1867. Through the kindness of the
railway companies permission has been given to affix col-
lecting boxes at their principal stations, and there is every
reason to believe they will yield a valuable increase to the
revenue. The new year's collection continues to augment
in amount, and 1801. more have been received in this than
last year. The annual dinner continues to gain in popu-
larity, an attendance this year greater than heretofore
tending to show that the value of the institution becomes
more appreciated. The chairman, in briefly moving the
adoption of the report, congratulated the mem-
bers upon the increasing efficiency of the institution.
He said that in the ten years during which it bad been in
existence it had amassed realised property amounting
to 17,7661., which was beyond any known claim. The
amount of the members' fund was 3,2401., and considering
that after the present meeting only two persons would be
in receipt of its aid, it might be considered to be in a very
satisfactory condition. The sum of 60,0001. was insur4
and as the premiums were deducted from the weekly
wages of the members, the advantages of insurance were
thrown open to the poorest railway servant, and at no
inconvenience whatever. In conclusion, the chairman
urged the claims of the institution upon railway compa-
nies, railway servants, and the public, and hoped that by
legacies and otherwise the sphere of its usefulness would
be extended. After the adoption of the report, and the
election of five widows, two children, and one member,
the proceedings terminated.
DISTRESSING SUlClDE.—Yesterday Dr. Lankes-
ter held an inquest at the University College Hospital on
the body of Mr. Wl3l. Haggerston Hubbard, a clamithil
tutor from Cambridge University, who committed suicide
at 11, Alfred-street, Bedford-square. Dr. Hubbard, of
22, Ladbroke-gardens, Notting-hill, said—l am brother of
the deceased. He was 38 years of age, and a classical
tutor. He was a Cambridge man. I saw him alive on
Friday night last. He was out of spirits and depressed.
He was found dead in bed. He has been in the habit
taking opium for a length of time, and I think it must
have been opium that killed him. Ido not think he took
it for the purpose of killing himself. He has taken an
overdose once before. I called at his house on Saturday
morning, on account of his health. His bedroom door was
not locked, and I went in and found him lying dead in
bed with • glass by his aide. Dr. Duncan said—l was
called to deceased at about a quarter past 12 on Saturday.
He had been dead between 10 and 12 hours. I have
made a post mortem examination. There were no marks
of violence on the body, which was well nourished. There
was some solution of cyanide of potassium in a tumbler in
the room. I found the brain of deceased very much con-
gested. The stomach was also much congested. I tested
some of the contents of the stomach, and they gave proof
of the existence of cyanide of potassium. Death was
caused by cyanide of potassium. He could not have taken
that medicinally. The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide
, whilst of unsound mind.'

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