The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-20 00:00:00

COUNT-ours IN ras MOUSE or COMMONS.

A thickly-attended meeting was held at Leeds, a
few days ago, to consider the question of the Deana
twat, at 18Ert, ea the succession to the crown of Deensark,
mud also the desirability of solve course being adopted to
prevent the frequent " count•outs " in the House of Cora.
moos. Mr. David Urquhart was present, and Lord Robert
Montagu was also expected to Into part is the proceedings.
'The noble lord, however, sees se apology, and a long ex-
plaastice of his views upon the above subjects. lipsskiag
ef "rount-oalti" Lord Robert said

"A • coast-out ' does not 'overtake s dull and stupid
I have beard many such speeches, wlieu no ono
of mutilate the house. I have always seen the
home marl, empty when the fate of minims of our la-
dies felloweiebjecta has been dimmed ; bet no rase tried
to meat eat the home. I have seen the benches de-
serted while millions sterling of English people's money
tom bola( voted as; but if &arose had moved • that
the hems be ' he weetd have bees deemed no
baster than • fool ar • A aount-out 'is always
prwassearted and engaged between the leaden ea sash
sided the hems. It is sitempled only when a sabred
which is kammeniont to gereenment either has hem
bionehed or is sheet to come es. It takes pleas whoa
a ass her bees mode est width cannot be satisfactorily
iseewerod, or she there is on the paper for subsequent
dienusioa a melee et modes which is likely to brim
awkward facts to light. Sometimes a ' moot out' is re-
sorted to whim. in ea impending division, to rote use way
Would be • aceedel, and would give just offence to conelt-
legate ; and to vote the other way would imply a emery
on their asiompliees, or would cement the govereaset
to a canes while would militate apiet their aeliseme.
A ociaetmat' to fact, is quite in amerdenee with a
madam that has predominated la modern leglolotior—
it tarries sot the deknaieetion to emend things from the
Wipe, awl ens I. Mks the saperrhisa and eosin, el
slain eat of the hark of parliament Meet The tablas*
have thee virtually eartilated thsneenee ruins of
the empire. Mak deeds an asset frogs the penis ;
mid ens selienied sod shrouded 6•11111 the impair* pee
of puilikamot. The Qom,* ban* ie puesalky shut eat
hen the secret deli bastions 4 the ; sad despatrion
have beau nines in her name wildest her simeilea. The
cabinet hal that they rale the saiphss esti de set Wit to
elm it when they my, •We wed the only Mare I• •We
node itch sa anangesseet with dot Ihrelea despot •We
=to take suchmad. such a alma: The Qum is
now is her own kingdom. Ilinihrly pee* teat of
the governmeed of Lard Joha liwassl," the igimumet
of Lord Pslasseelea.' Bat ao see Walls et the penneweat
of
the Quoin. Whoa may it pis inpatient Nader this
Worry at a eabel, sad Whim 61 I'ONIO to the amint
eider et things, sad pay, to the beet Benet
who over erred
the thane of
Want ellegiames which they ewe—theeilitad'estal to
the right llof the Speaker upon with the ez.setal ea
the other side to smother them endeamen _ by •
ermat-wit. It is thus that the eseatry is ansolled be-
tween two thieves. This Apia the effect el these • counts.
Ito asenmulal. • great Nam of holies for the end of the
aerie. Every nee thee is fagged sad nil, boa delta let
of week which Mould raver have bees pat apes Yen •
W aernandation of benison is hunted through to ths;
sort eneinady meow ; and us fig ladied
se ensanpuses They the sane of pantie.
sepeniene, the it. immunity town saatlay is
by the preen at
hulas= et tin led et the series
as by the • esuate.eat the begissig.'
Mr. E. WNW M.P.. miss aid a loiter, i which, after
allediag to the Danish Elesmenan imendee, he thus speaks
se the penis, 4 creating oat tie beam :—" The prat-
Me et 'anodes cat' the house is matted to either when
• wen dry ealdest it me that ie parthelarly mapdatable
to mine me whine ef the house is emir aneurism. The
time gesarelly Meese is this the pester pert of the
members an at dime, that is, between amen end aim
e'eloek. at wltizh pen of the evening the Miondease is
always thin. 'There is also especial lability I. a' meat-
eat' as the night following • very and emit*
thane, hut it is considered a dever and a geed
Jobe thee to barite a treablesone lesuedua.
side of the hems stew hue the peasliee, eiseelieseseas
the ether Ids. Lord LAM lealesa wee stepped es the
sensin to whisk I have Wand ; but the met audacious
need the hied that I have knows was earlier in the last
sweies, whoa a Shovel member was mediae. sad several
moservative members steed at the dose cif the
after the Omar had Mee reneweed to cost,' end
whilst the seseing bell was nein& sad bkeked op the
way, so the amenhen &dam to get into the house had
alarm& to ightitheir way through, and Mr. Baxter hid
his hat eumeMi. On the night of the Daniell discussion
Lord Nelsen Meetaga was emoted by hie own side of the
kern se seem the M or • demo memben el that ale
halag genet this the 'some we mined fer,
_sad not
ego oaths heat ereeeitioe Woe\ ; whilst lard Pabnerston
mod Lod John Renal were both la that. Omen If you
em de mythiag to promote • bettor atenedmie of mem.
I bent der eadally during the discoed= ef the estimates,
you MB reader a public alnico. hat I doubt the expe-
-1 dewy 4 moldbitieg a omotmit' whit the attendance
is so this es se make the proceeding with basin'. •
mockery. Then nut. I cooceive, be same limit below
which the been should he prevented by Its owe rules
hem premeiling to any important divines. Nor saa
yea end.a vanehers to the boon. They must din. ; sad
=onismdese whorea sheeting on committees from
at nom to four, aid in the home from four to seven,
p about the lime to dinner ; sad return about sine or ten
to stay till the low rise, perhaps at one or two M the
morning. Them men ascot be blamed. The blame be
Imp to them who neither &Used committees oar the house,
except on post party tattles or other 'ninon oecesions.
1 see no noddy for ' couetemit ' and scanty astendsoces,
except ia every coestituency looking after its own 'samisen,
std giving them • hint then they neglect their duty." Mr.
Urquhart and he hinds then agreed to reeshatioes de-
claring olio be the duty of menthol" of perliameat to stick
mare closely to their work, and asserting that it is "im-
proper le interfere with the limiest laws of successors to
W crews d• foreign people, and that it is the duty of the
riepleof thin sioentry to neat asp such attempt being made
by its isressmostat."