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New Zealander, Volume XXI, Issue 2265, 3 November 1864, Page 8

Parliamntary Life. -A Message from the Queen. —On" the following day Lord J. Russell appeared at the bar of the House of Commons, charged with a message from the Queen. A cry immediately arose of "Hats off," and the Speaker, forgetful for the moment of the precise usage prescribed on such occasions, announced from the chair that " Members must be uncovered. Everyone present forthwith complied, with the exception of Sir J. Graham, who excited some observation by continuing to wear his hat until the first words of the message were pronounced. As nothing at the time escaped tha vigilance of party criticism, a paragraph appeared the same evening in the True Sun, reflecting on the supposed indecorum. At the meeting of the House next day, the right hon. baronet called attention to the fact, for the purpose of explaining that he had only complied with the older, and as he thought better, custom of waiting, until the initiatory word"Regina" or "Rex" was uttered, before uncovering—a mode of testifying respect for the crown which was more emphatic, and which had, he thought, a better effect. . . . Tha Speaker said that the hon. memler for East Cumberland was strictly correct in his observance of a practice of the House ; and he accounted for his own apparent deviation therefrom by his desire to preserve order and to save time. — Life of the Right Hon. Sir J. Graham. French Liberty of the Press.—The Tribunal of Correctional Police last week tried M. Repos, the responsible editor, and M. Riquier, the printer of the journal La Paroisse, for having published a periodical treating of political matters, without first obtaining the authorisation of the Government. The article incriminated was on the Pontifical Brief of Lyons. The tribunal condemned each of the prisoners to an mprisonment with IOOf. fine, and ordered that the journal should cease to appear. Thi Value op a Peruvian Dollar.—A case was heard on Thursday, at the Liverpool police-court, in which the question of the value of a Peruvian dollar was raised. A sai'or named de Silva sued the Captain of the Florence Nightingale for a certain balance of wages. The point at issue was whether a Peruvian dollar was of the value of 4s. as alleged by the plaintiff, or 3s- Id as held by the defendant. After a good 1 deal of discussion, the bench decided that 4s. was the value, and gave a verdict for the plaintiff.