The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-15 00:00:00

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would not be even partially endured. But this
young libeller of his own leaders where they
cannot answer him, and vilifier of the people where
they bare few representatives earnest and able
enough to grapple with and punish their defamer
as he deserves, ought to be a little more cir-
cumspect in his enterprises against those
political antagonists with whom none but
himself would venture to compare him.
He ought to remember the words of Mr. Disesimt,
addressed from the Treasury Bench to an ex-
Minister wholiad exceeded ordinary bounds in the
bruvi,rie of his attack on him—" Malignity is
" not sarcasm, and insolence is not invective." It
may, indeed, be pardonable in one who wields the
weapons of debate with matchless skill and a
giant hand, to smile contemptuously at:the urchin
spite that impotently frets and frisks beneath his
eye ; but the self-respect of the House of Com-
mons has claims to preservation, for if them be
neglected that assembly must become a bear-
garden. Rhetoric fence is one thing—a cudgel
fight is another. We hope that the sticklers for
aristocratic superiority in the material of which
senates are made will note, however, the pro-
gress of deterioration, and to whom it is owing.
Last year we had a Minister hustled and all but
knocked down in the lobby by a scion of a ducal
family ; and now we have another Minister assailed
in a manner worthy only of a booth in a fair or a
pothonse in a country town, by one scarce inferior
in rank.

PUBLIC BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

Thin morning the following report from the
select committee of the House of Lords, appointed to con-
sider " whether, by any alterations in the forms and pro-
ceedings of this house, the despatch of public business can
be more effectually promoted," was issued :
"The committee are of opinion that the forms and
;practice of this house are well calculated to prevent delay
is the passing of bills, or in the transaction of other busi-
ness. But the house has had frequently to regret that
bills have been sent up by the other House of Parliament
at so LW • period of the session as to render it impossible
to give them that full consideration which the public
interests require. That this is not a novel complaint is
proved by the standing order of May 5, 166(1, and the sub-
sequent proceedings of this house. It appears to the com-
mittee that two modes of remedying this evil may be
suggested; either that some portion of the legislation
which now originates in the House of Commons
should commence In this house, or that some alteration
should be made in the forms and proceedings of the other
house, which would enable it to devote more time and atten-
tion to legislative measures during the early part of the ses-
sion. The committee would observe, that independently of
financial measures, which begin as of course in the House of
Commons, the representative character of that house ren-
ders it expedient that some other classes of important bills
should first be discussed there ; and should be reviewed rather
than proposed in this house. It is obvious that the course
of proceeding by which such measures may be so expe-
dited in their passage through the other house, so as
to allow of their full consideration by the Lords, and to
enable the Commove and this holm afterwards to give doe
attention to any amendment which may have been
there,must rest entirely with the House of Commons
In purulence, however, of the power given to them, the
committee directed their chairman to place himself in com-
munication with the chairman of the committee in the Com-
mons on the business of the louse' with a view to facilitate
the co-operationn of the House of Lords in any arrant=ta
which might require the joist action of the two
they also authorised him to make the following suggestions :
"1. That it is expedient, in certain cases, to adopt an
abridged form of proceeding with reference to bills which
shall be again brought before thin house after having been
passed by it, in the immedistely preceding session of the
same parliament.
"2. That the bills in respect to which such abridged
form of proceeding may be adopted, shall be inatatia
etulandle the same bills which this haw may have passed
and mat to the other house, and as to which that house
may have resolved that there did not remain time fur their
due consideration in the maim in which they were
I received.
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--"3. That on a resolution being moved.that it is expedient
again to pass, and to send to the other house for its coo.
eurrence, any such bill, the question shall be put whether
the house will agree to the same, and on such resolution
being speed to, the bill to which it relates shall be forth.
with sent to the other house for its cooctirreoce without
any further question being put or any debate allowed.
" The committee also suggeeted, through their chairman,
that it would be expedient that the House of Commons
should authorise some oue of its members to move 31, soon
as possible the first reading and the printing of all hills sent
down from the House of Lords, in conformity with the
Facile* adopted by this house with reference to bills sent up
from the House aS Commons. These suggestions did not
meet with the concurrence of the committee in the House
of Commons, for the ream= set forth in their report, which
has since been crimmunicated to this house. That report,
however, contains certain resolutions agreed to by the
committee of the House of Commons, which, if carried out,
would, in their opinion, effect 'chasm in their own forms
and proceedings, which they confidently ►believe will expo,
dite the despatch of business from the first commencement
of the session, and thus give to the Lords an earlier oppor-
Wilily of considering their measures,' Under those chews.
stucco, and the committee in the Commons bowies made
their report to the house, it appeared to the committee un-
necessaryto prolong their sittings ; and that it would be
desirable, before any further steps are taken io the Lords,
to watch the effect of the alterations proposed, in case they
should receive the sanction of the House of Commons.
" May 7,186 L"
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THZ WIHSLIDON PRIES MEETING.

(omcIAL.)

Officers commanding Volunteer Rifle Corps are
earnestly requested to reply, without delay, to the circular
of the 13th of March, to enable the association to make the
necessary preparations for the Wimbledon prise meeting.
1,280 circulars have been issued, to which only I+7 replies
have been received. The number of intending competitors
should be made known immediately ; their names will not
be required until the 25th of June.

(nom La.ar NIGHT% °awn.)

WAIL-011.113, 31IAY It —The Queen has been
=y parsed to give orders for the appointment of
Francis Weds, Esq., Chinese secretary and trans-
lator to the British Legation in China, who acted se secre-
tary to the Part of Elgin's embassy, and of Henry
Brougham Loch, EN.. who wee attacW to that embassy
is the capacity of private secretary to the Earl of Elgin, to
be ordinary members of the civil division of the third class,
or Coropinions, of the most Honourable Order of the Bath.
Dowrrueu-sisztr, MAY It—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint modes Charlie Rivers, Eau., to be clerk
of the Executive Council of the colony of the Cape of Good
Hope ; and Gerard Oudkerk, Eq., to be bookkeeper for the
colony of British Glubma.
Fuaelux-outer, MAY 11.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of M. Guieeppe de Martino as Cooed.
General et Gibraltar for his Majesty the King of Italy.
FOREION-UPYICY, MAY it —The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Dom Julia Maws as Coned at Nu.
san, New Providence, for her Majesty the Queen of Bpais.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. James
King as Coned at Cane Town for his Royal Highness the
Grand Duke of Neeklesberrehrellta.

THE REPIID4ZNTATION OF FLINTsIIIIt
Hughes, of lienniell.park, will, it is said, come forward in
the conservative interest to contest this county.
INDIAN FAMINI REM, Foxe.—The total
amount rtveived in aid of the Indian Famine Fund up
to last evening was +MUM 7a. Bd. The amount received
during the day included NOOl. from Hereford and vicinity,
kill(. from Lisbon, and 3d. 14. from Langport, Somerset.
PKILAII.L.NrY OP TON INSTITUTE or ARCHITSCFR.
—A contest for the presidency of the Royal Institute of
Ambitecta is being cirried on, the candidates being Mr.
Tite, M.P., who represents what is called the classic school
of architecture, and Mr. A. J. Haredord Hops, who tepee-
mots the Gothic oc mediaeval school

Kingedown having
lately brought the queetioo of the law of domicile before
the consideration of parliament, in reference to the validity
of wills conveying personal property when cremated by
British subjects abroad, another aspect of the memo ques-
tion was last night considered by the Juridic 1 Society, in
respect to the law of guardianship, which was brought be-
fore their notice in an able sod interesting paper by
Mr. Westlake. That gentleman pointed • out the want
of harmony between the Court of Chaasegy in England
and the Court of &snow in Scotland regard to the prin-
ciple upon which the guardianship of a ward ought to be
based, ruling at one time that the custody */ the infant was
to be determined according to the law iu qeo of his
. A digression, in which Mr. C. Clarke, Kr.
gtruriyseQ.C., Mr. Everett, Mr. Reilly, and several other
gentlemen took part, ensued, the weight of opinion being
in favour of having the question regulated by the principle
of domicile. and that the comity of nations stould be
=t to hear se se to prevent conflicts between the tri-
ed we reasidgy and thaw of another.

Zbe Court.

WHITE LODGE, RICHMOND•PABE; MAT 14.
The Queen drove out in an open carriage yester-
day afternoon, with Princes Helena and Princess Besarice,
attended by Lady Caroline Barrington.
This morning her Majesty, accompanied by Princess
Princess Helena, and Princes. Louise, drove to Sion-house
and walked in the gardens.
Colonel Biddulph was in attendance.
The Prinos Consort, attended by his equerry, went this
morning to Cambridge University.

At the Privy Council held by the Queen at the White
Lodge, Richmond-park, on Monday, a proclamation was
issued commanding a strict neutrality in and during hostili-
ties between the government of the United States of Ame-
rica and certain states styling themselves the Confederate
States of America.

Lord John Russell left London yesterday morning for the
seat of the Duke of Bedford, Woburn Abbey, Beds.
Mr. Robert Gordon had an interview with the Right
Hon. W. Hutt yesterday, at the office of the Board of
Trade, on the subject of the supply of cotton from the West
India.

Her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1862
have been officially informed that the Spanish government
will represent the interests of exhibitors from Spain. The
Minister of Public Works will receive and attend to com-
munications on the subject.
The Building Committee held a meeting at South Ken-
sinn yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•office
from the Governors of the North American provinces.
hes were mot to the Lord High Commissioner of
the onion Islands.