The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-08-14 00:00:00

Iifti!ERIAL

In the House of Lords, Alienist 9 their lordships temenehled
st ii'clock, *hen the iteitai esiient was given 1., commit-
• to the Fortilicatems ironbion for Expenses) Bill, the
soilage' Bank+ and Post office Savings' hanks Bile the Public
school Aet t6B Amendment Bill the fled Offices Pensions
• the Trades' Union Bill, the Metropolitan Poor Act 38671
Amemlment Bill, the Valuation ot Property Iletrepolep
see evidence Amendment Bile the contemn.. inseam, ,Ane
(eels li, the Natikruptcy Bill, the Telegraph. Bill. the Ins
prison:emit for Debt Bill, t Bill, the Militia
Bill. the Volunteer Act ,1861 Anietiiiment Bill, the Slatitite•-
tem Balding Aet 3863' Bill. theCi met sof J usti ce Sal irts • Bill
miring Laws Contiteneace Bill, stecount • Preseetation 1101,
Preveution of Gaming in Scotland bill. the Clerks of Meta
pill, the Turnpike Acts Continearice till. den
Their lordships reassembled at flee o'clock, when the Me
was paned through
tropolitan Bomil of Works (Leen. 11tH
coMmiite.;
The Appropriation Bill also passed threugli committee.
The Contemns' amendments were agreed to in the case of
the New Parishes and Church Budditig Acts Amendment
Nth the Pharmacy Act (1668 Amendment Bill, the Millbank
Prison tell the Presentation of Belittler's belonging to
Boman Catholics. Ac , Bill, the Bishops' Resignation Bill,
tie eenterrieus Diseases Bill, the Government of India Act
Ameoilment Bill, the Governor-Gement of India Act Amend-
ment Bill, end the Habitual Ci intuiting Bill.
The Sanitary Act 3866, Amendment ,Ireland) Bill was read
• second tims
The Canada ,Ruperce Land Loan 1111 was read a second
time, after some remeaks (loin Fail Gras,, ille as to ti e
egstery spirit evinced by all parties in the mgociations on
this mbject.
The helm ing bills were real • tided time, and passed :
Consolidated Fund +Niro, nation) bill, Warele u-ine of
wee. mei Spirit., rec. , Bill, Dividm.ds on Public stocks
Bill, Harbour of Galin Loan B 11, Hackney and Stage car-
mu. Law Amendmerit Bill, East India Loan Bill, In-
closure of Lands Bill, Sanitary Act 3866, Amendment Bill,
metropolitan Commons Act ;18661 Amendment Bill, and
Titles to Land Consolidell in (Scotland) Act (1868, Amend-
ment Bill.
The Duke of Argyll proposed that the amendments to the
Parochial Schools (Scalmel Bill be combiered on Tueeitay.
Lord Redesdale moved an amendment ilnferring the con-
sideratl, nof them for three months. He deecribeit the re-
peated postponemente w hich attended the tall in the House
of Commons, strongly comlempeil the pro forma committal
whereby the measure sent down by their lordship, had
never been really submitted to the Lower Rouse, ad urged
that the authority and independence of their lordships
would be at an end if Important hills were forced upon
their acceptance at the fee end of the Session.
The Bake of Argyll, in reply, contended that in considera-
te,' of the bill haring been nest submitted to the Lords, of
the urgent business which had retarded its progress in the
C mme., and of the willinguess of the Lotter House to
enter upon its censidetation At to late • period rit the Session:
their lordehipe were bound to proceed with the bill.
Lords Melville, eelklrk, and Colons., urged the unreason
edemas if persevering with the bill, Lord Colomay in-
sisting that such hurried leieslation could net prove sane
faceiry,
Lord Granville reminded the House that earlier in the
Session the bill went through Committee in a single night,
void maintained that the Commons' Amendment could he
onsidered in a single sitting.
On a division, Lord Redesdsle's amendment was carried
by 55 to 43. The 101 l is therefore at an end for this Session
Lord Granville, ii, reply to Lord Strathelen. expressed an
opinion favourable to the present site of the Canning statue,
and their lordships afterwards adjourned.
In the House of Commons, Lord Etch° prmented a peti-
tion aimed by 130 delegate., rspr.enting 39,000 colliers in
Lalicashire, setting forth that they consider the pi remit
system of Inquiry into colliery explosions does not furnish
adequate results, and praying that a Royal Commission be
appointed for enquiry.
Mr. T. Chambers gave notice that early next session he
shall call attention to the present miss Istactory state of
the Established Church as mg rds the body of the people,
and to invite the House to • comideratii in of such changes
thoroughly consistent with his &talkies and opinions as
will bring it into harmony with the feelings of the laity,
and make it a more effective instrument for the evatigelfaa
thin of the people,
The Charity Commissioners Bill wne further ceneldered,
and a clause relating to tables of fees having been inserted on
the motion of Mr. Ayrton, it wee agreed to
on the motion for the third reedieg of the Parochial
eshools (ecotlatid)
Lud Elehe moved that it be recommitted.
The bill having been recommitted and certain verbal
amendments introduced,
Oa the motion that the hill be read a third time and passed,
The Iced Advocate said he was sorry he could not keep faith
with the House by anneunenig the nauseant the persons who
were to lie commimioners ui der the Act hut as the tipproval
of her Majesty must have been first 'blamed no time hail
been left to submit the names to her He was, howevrr, able
to annimuce that the secretary would be a hymen.
The hit was then reads tuird time and missed.
The Steam Biller% Inspection Bill was withdrawn, and in
Committee of the whole House.
Mr. Shaw Lrfevre laid on the table • bill of 800 clauses to
Amend and C. insolidate the Mercantile Marine L rw, and Mr.
elLaren introduced a bill for the Abolition of Compulsory
Church Reties in Scotland.
Lord Elcho called attention to a memorial recently pre-
sented to the Government, signed on behalf of 30,000 miners,
praying for a special inquiry into the causes of recent man
defile in coal min., and in reply,
51r. }truce did not agree in the necessity of a special in-
quiry, as the causes of all these accidents ins genet el say
wets perfectly well known. He regretted that, Oleillg to the
pressure of business, it had linen feund se,io,sible ti let's
lete this year, but he hoped to take the subject up next
Session.
After some other business had been disposed of, the House
aijeurued.
lathe Moose of Lords, August 10, the Commons' amen.'
meats to the Presentation of Benefice. belonging to Rom.
Catholics. ite., Bill were agreed to.
. Tee following bills were reads third time aid passe I:
Sanitary Act 3966) Amendnieet (It eland) B.li, Ili mighty Fiery
Provisional Order Cimfirmetion bill, Lied
Loan Bill, and the Metropolitan Beard rd Werke (teed, ) Bill.
The Commons' amendments to the Charity Commi sutlers
Bill were agreed to.
- Lord Denmm calla' attention to the re pert of the Set. Cu
Committee of the House of C rumens in the New 1.4 e
Courts. lie considered that it Parminent d tl e
ild site at Westminster they wou d maul edly reeret it. Ile
thought it would not be fair to coneeuteee the Law Crimes
insomuch as they would give a monopoly of the legal bosi-
. mess to the senior and leading harrieters.
se The Parochial Schools (Scotland) 8.11 was ordered to be
, reprinted, on the motion of Lord Reeesulale, who took o •ea.
sion to remark that Nlonday night's divislou hail no part)
chatscter, not a single membee .4 the tete caltinet having
taken part in it. Their L delships then a Ijourned.
In the House of Commons, Mr. 'Dolor skid the Undo
• Secretary for Foreign Alleles *loth. r his attention had in
culled to the arrest of Mr. reathae, Bib. lab subject, a.
Milan in April last, and to his coed ,ueii dicarcerethet to
this time without trial, hail he se reeved, said whether
he would state what steps Ler Majesty's Goma...lit had
Mime iu the matter
Mr. Otway said thet a letter had been sent to her
Majesty's representative at Milan, instruciing him to }m-
used further information on this matter. and to request that
the young man might be ell Milled to bed and not be sent
to Naples.
Mr. Bruce wished to make some further remarks with
regard to a matter upon which be hail tip 'ken on Friday last
A qnestion was put with regard to the disproportion of err'
lain sentences which hail been inflicted on pile. it d-re tried at
the various assizes. educe answeripg it he had had an oppor-
tunity of consulting with the judges, mei Mid 011teilled fleet
them the following particiders. le the case of a man sen-
tenced by Mr. Justice Keatmg to five years' penal servitude
for obtaining ae. ss. by false prettnees, it hail been proveui
that he had previously been convicted, twice fir ideating,
and had also been in gaol for an assault. The learneil
judge thought it his duty to protect the public against one
whom he believed to be a clever swledler. and therefore sen-
tenced him for a long term. le the case tried before Mr.
Justice Mellor, in which a man •Its sentenced to five years'
penal servitude for the manslaughter et his wi'e, there was
no evidence to show that ally irjury had Immo intended by the
prisoner towards his wife. The medical evidence WM to the
effect that the wounds inflicted might have been caused by a
fall, such as was said to have !alien ptice. In the case
of a man sentenced by the same judge to eighteen month's
imprieonment for f elot, ion sly cutting suit w an et ig hi-
wile, the prisoner was acquitted of the graver charges and
onivicted of misdemeenour and unlawfully woutelieg
uiuly
The third case tried before the sane ja go, in which the
prisoner was sentenced to fifteen yearn' peva' sertituite for
beating a man with his fists, had been proved to he one et •
very serious nature, the wounds inflicted helve dangerous.
liked ohm been proved that the motivator the outrage was a
teling of reveilles on the part of the misoner agauist the
prosecutor, who hail appeared as a witne. against him ins
previous case. The learned judge therefore thought it hia
duty to protect witnesses from violence, and inflicted a
acetic sentence.
Mr Alderman lAATellee \Oohed to ask the Chancellor of
the Exchequer a question relating to his statement the
oth(r evening with respect to the gold coinage. In the
event of a person takings bar of gold to the Bank fiq coinage.
Would he, under the system anggeeied by the light bon,
gentleman, receive only 99 sovereigns in place oi 00, as
heretofore, one being charged for the examine of coinage ; or
would such bar of gold be coined into lot sovereigns of less
weight and value than the present litine, 100 being received
by the owner of the gold and 1 beteg charged for outing;
and whether this latter would necessarily involve a reductiou
in the intrinsic value of the £1 steam( to be paid in exist-
ing engagements, mortgages, dm.
Mr. Lowe said that his suggestion was that sovereigns
Should ha lighter buy one grain this heretofore, so that for
every Da Bovereigns coined 100 grains of gold would remain
to be paid into the Exchequer. As regarded intrinsic value
he did not know what that meant. Se far as he knew there
was no such thing ; but he supposed that the meaning et the
term must be defined as the coat of producing • thing like the
thine In question.
The Lords' amendmente to the Bishops' Itledgellftell Bill,
and also the Lords' amendnimits to he Titles to Lend i•on-
MIMIC „Scotland; Act Amendment tell were considered
aud &geed to.
A question from Mr. Kintedrd gave the Lord Advocate the
Opportunity of expreseitig his regret at the failure of the
Parochial schools 'Scotian., lull, and at the same time of
declining any ,absolute pledge for next eesslon, though he
hoped the bill might be reintroduced with better hopes of
success.
Several notices were given for next Session, and the House

~djoumed.