The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-15 00:00:00

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„ The amendment was opposed by the Home Secretary, Mr.
—dater, Mr Mundella, Mr. Hermon, and Mr. Whitwell, and
t‘rftnatelY negatived'
ext, Mr. Sandford moved to expunge that part of ,the
° which prohlbitel (except on certain specified condi-
las) the employment of any child who, being of the age of
ten Years or upwards, has not obtained a certificate of his
Drotel„ ey
In the three Ks, or of previous due attendance
4,, Mlle elementary school; but this, too, like the pre-
was not acceptable to Lord Sandon or the committee,
and was finally, after some discussion, rrjacted.
~lord F. Cavendish then moved a proviso to the effect that
child should not be employed unless it was attending
school in accordance with the provisions of the Factory Acts
of any bye-law of the local authority, sanctioned by the
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ducation Department, renlating the attendance at school
children who were necessarily and beneficially employed.
Billie amendment received the approval of Mr. J. K. Cross,
/0 W. Barttelot, Mr. Kay.Shuttleworth, Mr. Knowles, Mr.
It°llt"r, and Mr. Hermon; end Led Sandon admitting that
tu would be an improvermut, it was s greed to. as was also
ttte clause in its amended form. Clause 5, which authorises
enforcement of the Act by existing local authorittes,
t"43 enact:Wed at the instance of Lord Sandon by
r"lding that a school at,endance committee should
appointed annually by the council in case of
Va borough and by the mawn guardians in care of a parish,
ic.% committee to consist of not les than six nor more than
welve members of the council or guardians m,king the
stil)Pointinent ; but in the latter instance one-third at least of
committee to consist of ex officio guardians.
Tlae clause was further amended, on the motion of Mr.
by providing that it shouldbe UM tut oflthe
authority to report to the Education Department any
'..zraction of the conscience clause in any elementary school

within their district which might come to their knowledge,
and also to forward any complaint to that department. So
altered and amended the clause was agreed to, and progress
ordered to be reported.
Several other 13l1's were forwarded a stage.

At the Evening Sitting Lord F. Hervey called attention to
the law respecting Coroners and Coroners inquests, and,
seconded by Mr. Sergeant Simon, moved a resolution de-
claring that further legislation is desirable with regard to
the qualification and appointment of Coroners and the mode
of holding inquests.

Mr. ilead held that the office might be abollshPd without
any irjury to the public service. Very many if:quests were
held without necessity, and an inquiry before a Magistrate
with the assistance of a Public Prosecator. would suffice.
Mr. Shaw Lefevre also agreed that the results of Coroners
Inquiries were frequently most unsatisfaetory and made
suggestions for facilitating the reopening cf inquests.
Mr. Cross bore testimony to the vaulable services per-
formed by the Coroners as a body, and expressed a decided
opinion that it would not do to abolish them. At the same
time, he admitted that the law regulating their appoint-
ment, distribntlon, qualifications, &a, was bad, and re-
quired amendment. With regard to qualifications, Mr.
Usess was of opinion that the Coroner shculd be a trained
Wryer of a certain standing, and as to the appoint-
ment, tin-ugh he would not now say where it ought
to rest, except to deprecate placing it in the hands Of the
Secretary of state, he thought it should not be elective, as
at-present. The re-opening of the inquiry ought to rest, he
thought, not with the executive, but with a judicial tribunal.
Mr. Cross hoped that Lord F. Hervey's motion would be
carried, in order that the attention of the country might be
directed to the subject, and to the urgent necessity for
reform.

After some observations from Sir T. Ilazley, Dr. Lush, and
Mr. H. T. Cole, the motion was agreed to.
Mr. Ashley next brought under the notice of the House the
circumstances under which Captain Salivary, It N., was
recently superseded by the Admiralty from the command of
her Majesty's ship London, in consequence of ids disputes
with his Chaplain, which related chiefly to the mode of per-
forming Divine service, the Chaplain being High Church, and
Captain Sulivan a Nonconformist, and moved a resolution
expressing the opinion of the House that Captain Sulivan
should not have been dismissed without an opportunity of
defending himself before a Court-MartiaL
Mr. Ward Hunt explained the reasons which had led the
Admiralty to remove the gallant officer from the command
of the ship • and a discussion ensued thereon, in which Mr.
Goschen, Sir J. Hay, and Mr. Anderson took part.
On a Division the Motion was rejected by 102 to 91.
The House was immediately afterwards counted out at a
quarter-past one o'clock.

In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 12, Mr. R. Smyth moved
the second reading of the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on
Sunday (Ireland) (NO 2) Bill, and explained that it had been
introduced when the resolution in favour of closing public.
houses entirely on Sucthys in Ireland had been carried by a
majority of the House. It would prevent the sale of liquors
on Sundays, except to lodgers in public-houses and bond fide
travellers, and that there was no reaction against the pro-
posal was proved by the fact that there had been no agitation
since the feeling of the House of Commons had been made
manifest on the subject.

Mr. M. Brooks opposed the Bill, believing it was not
wanted by the working people of Ireland.
After some observations from Sir M. Hicks-Beach, Mr.
Forsyth, and Mr. O'Sullivan,

Mr. Gladstone said tney could not doubt that it was the
wish of the Government to recognise the desire of the House
and the wishes of the people of Ireland on this subject,
though he fully understood the desire of the Chief Secretary
for Ireland to take due safeguards in the Bill for the execution
of the law and the maintenance of order in Ireksnd He
hoped that alter the coune taken by the Government
the hon. gentleman who had brought forward the resolution
with so much abllity would not insist upon his proposal
being carried out with absolute rigour, but would assist the
Government in their proposals. He sincerely hoped that
they were arriving at a time when they might consider this
question as removed from the stage of parliamentary con-
tention, so that room would be left for other subjacts
which merited the consideration of the House. Ho had
a strong conviction that, apart from the social objects
in view, the question was an important one whether on these
subjects they should consider them as of a local character as
opposed to an imperial character, and give the same fair play
to the people of Ireland, and the same amount of regard to
their well understood wishes, as they had done to the people
of Scotland. He expressed a fervent hope that they were
now arriving at the close of this parliamentary contest, and
with a reciprocal good feeling and understanding on the part
of the Chief Secretary and the hon. member who had charge
of the bill, they would arrive at a satisfactory result for tae
people of Ireland. (Cheers.)
After a debate, in which Mr. Wheelhouse, Mr. Roebuck,
Sir J. E. Eardley-W,lmot, and several other hon. members
took part, the Bill was read a second time.
Mr. Dalrymple moved the second reading of the Intoxicat-
ing Liquors (icotland) Bill, which, after some discussion, was
talked out by Mr, Orr Ewing, and the House adjourned.
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