The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-08-07 00:00:00

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In the House of Lords, August 2, the Royal talent was
elven Iqt:omelet-ion to tbe 1) p metal° tialt.lee hill, the Orson'
;jet, tiosno 'ii It 11, the Per ew Culotta Lew s Bill, the D dits
ci DC Bill, the Binh I'm...table's °Mee 116,1ition
Mit the Companies' Clauses Act Amend- eta Bill, rotes
ami Fees Coder:Oda Bit, Med...al ()theme, Sot erstinustioe
yli elate, 1-1.11,
11 i'i'iilY ,Murricipel Fe.inchine hoe
tell IP ,lm ally 3.l,de:teed Act Amer..
mar till soippitie Dues ksemotlorra act ( 067 Alltenil 'neat
11111 11 400 Ports Act AGM., pa lit Bill, Sraolkal Clotiong
till 1' ~, Behold) Adeirdweet (No. 2) Bill, turd Holy
eel l) Wsrehotises Bill
fire word oonnowdoners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Isrl of Besaborough, and Lord Foley.
Go the seemnd readiug MI the Courts of Justice Salaries
Ind Facile 11111,, moved by Lord Latted.uwue, Lord St. Leo-
nard ohjeoted strongly to the application of the accumu-
lated feu of Chenewry suitors to budding oxileilses and
to the reduction of the National Debt, balding that
they should properly be applied to the benefit of suitors by
•reduction or aholftion of fees. The Lord Chancellor,
e mot, while admitting that until 1865, when Parlia-
wet diverted part of the fund to befitting purpoaes, he had
oked forward to the speedy abolition of fees, ponded out
hat the present scheme merely substituted the Treasury fir
the court, as the suitor's hanker, the State undertaking all
eratuoneitality and retaining the profit. The bill was then
read a wooed time.
The Traces' Colon (Protection of Funds) Bill parsed
throtigh c annettee after a short discussion. In which Lord
one., no Id:tined that the Act of lot suasion sufficiently
peter:lid Me Uniotis from fraud This view was cootested by
Die lord chancellor, Lind M et-ley and Lord Lichfield, while
Lad Prentice sopporred the bill In consideration of it.
limited scope and duration.
The Dwain Freemen 4 '4,11101181t01l eucitel astreeuttusoppos
Ott. to, °wool by tord tidetesdale, who moved that the enter
la jecneewed. This haslet( been nee atived hy 33 to 32. lwr.l
Ureat proposed the seem d reaulloc. urglog that after the
rep dt If Mr. Jtv4lce Keutsh the deem.,, c toll oh decently
e n. tae. d to take part in smother election without a search-
high. 9881.
toot Beauchamp prote lel sgainst the hill as ex post facto
!eel-1:Ai..0, end docredited the alleged hem muddy on the
pal of Mr. Judie. Keogh, which wait said to hare precluded
the ileae of a cuniutirsioar miter the Act of Lust year. He
moved the rejection of the bill, and was supported by
Lad Cairns, who urged that if Parliament once went be.
ra,:etthoertittipltlyas.tepiyzes Act, these questious would be
Lord Kimberley and the Lord Chancellor, on the other
hand, insisted that the hilt was called for by the spirit of Mr.
Justice Keogh's report, and pointed out that by its rejection
the House would be protecting corrupt voters.
The second, reading was carried by the narrow mejority of
2Ti toll), end their lordship. adjourned.
In the House- of Commons, the toile:mune bills were read •
thud time and passed :—Cillington and Cahtock Railway
pit Ellesmere a: d (Rye Valley Railway Bill; Wrexham,
Whit, and coin., is Quay Railway Bill.
ehortly after four liana, the Speaker, accompanied by
several hoe membere, attended at the bar of the House of
lona In Worshame with a trammels conveyed by the
Deputy-Usher of the Black It, td, to hear the Royal assent
given to various bills by conindwion.
Sig C. Reed presented a petitie 41 signed by 8 000 mocha-
LICS et the subui ban distrets, showing that in ernowspret.ce
If the great oestructiou of hum de decoitigs, workitug•men
are direr, in many CaPeS. IleVet 41 Miles nom their work,
and plating that pest-tart, nery he given In furtherance of
a wider e11e...10n of the sydem of the m workmen's ticket.
Dr. 'hewer asked the Secretary for Wart, the Govern-
Meld had it IshiMory acoeunts of the results of the Mans
bid employment or soldiers is their Hilaire time at the
various military depots where the system had been allowed:
ano, If so, whether be would extend this oats= to the camp
at Colchester?
Mr. Cardwell said that satlsfaciory accounts had been re-
ceive% and lie was very aureola to extend the system He
lowa to reason setup it should not be made applicable to
Colchester
Mr John Gilbert Talbot asked the President of the Board
el Trade how poall the rsiltray companies would comply
with the provielions of the Act retteirmst them to provide
moms of oornomnication between the passetwers arid the
...sotto of the conimuly, nod what the nature of such Cone
InneleatiOn W tit, he
Mr. Bright said that the Act came Into operation on the
Ist August. Ile bell ved th all towns to which it applied
were row fitted with ratans of contmniticaelon There
were three systems of commuteication by means of ropes,
and one on the electric Itrinceple.
The return of Mr. Glade toile to the Treasury Bench was the
signal fsr very general cheering. Mr. Bright, In answer to
flr Candlish, prooduted to lay on the table before the end of
the Session, a bill tor consolidating the Merchant Shipping
Act, but, in saw ser to Mr. Startle, he declined to pledge
the Government to bring ha any measure next Session, or to
propose an inquiry wi:h regard to the Patent Law.
On Mr. Oladetones motion, it woe agreed that Government
bills shall have precedence on Tuesday aod Wednesdey next,
end this led to the w.thdrawal of the al artiage with the
Deceased Wile's Sister Bill, Mr T Chenehers, its author,
promising to bring it on at the very earliest moment next
year, ant makieg mane severe remarks on the factious oppo-
nom I.y which it had been met.
The Iserds' Atneedinente to the Bankruptcy Bill and im-
misonment for Debt Bill were considered, and all agreed to
with one or two mentions, such es the new definition of
partnerships arid ceimpatuies the Lords have lotruiluced, and
the limitation of certain acts el bankruptcy to traders.
The Parochial Schools ,Seettlamil Bill was the next order,
ant itunsediately on gotrig inte eornnottee Mr 'truce stated
that in order to facilitate the passage of the bill the Govern-
ment hail agreed to make certain c encessions. The general
effect of these will be that the Interpretation of " hardier.,"
who ere to have the managenlent of the parochial eohools, I
will include all proprietors of land, and that the parochial
Schools will be exempted from the operation of the bill.
The proposal did not seem to give entire satie faction to the
Scotch members, and the man.ement of the bill by the
Government was severely criticised, and on behalf of the
English members Mr. Hardy And Mr J Lowther complained
that It had left the o without any possible means of under.
etwolitig a measure which bad gone through floe editions. A
notion that the Cnsirman leave the riled—which would
have heen equivalent o the loss of the hill—was defeated on
a Mention by 113 to 36.
The dial:lmmo oh the clauees was then continued, and up
101 l they wet e agreed to as ith humerous amendment. At
clause 23, the Lord Advocate moved to report progress. and
a very auriiininteus cony...Amu ensued on the pt•opriety
if
presdng the tell further Ultimately the further progrew of
the hull was .:11 turned out il riteselay
Tube ktisheqw' Resignation Bill WIPP read a etwond time, the
discussion, at Mr. Gladatone's urgent request, being poste
P 011.11140 inlet TWO.,
Ott the rep ett of enterable nts to tbe Metropolitan Gant of
Works ,Loans: Bill, the ceintroversy over the sale, I of-plus
lands acquired for the purpose of forming Parks Wan re-
vered, SPOI, on a diver°, the Clelne Cu. ried on S ututelaY lip
Mr Torreits prohihttieg the Board of Works from se diapos-
ide of theta, eas struck out By 76 to 56
The Appropriation Bill Was read a second time, several
ether billet were forwarded a stage, god the House adjtourned.
In the House of tmuis, August 3, the Earl of Lichfield
rooted the ewound reading of the J t Stock Cempatitee
Arran, ement Bit% but which be withdrew in compliance
with ati appeal from the It al of Kifllhef!ey.
The Mdrquis of Levialowne. In moving the second reading
of the TelegraPhs Bill the prowleititis of whirl he detailed,
silt the Government h•ipuld by the reorganisation and
rearrangentent of the telegrephtc system, to produce con-
tiderable advantage to the public tie total cost of the
lamellate of the Imes and the construction tool c imp et on of
the system was £0750,000 The bill prosieleel for several
m Mons The est•nrated reverie., ,•all £673.838 & year. After
deducting £230,00t) interest, and £352 000 worains eremites
and mainteliatice oe lines. they u,ounld hove r 77 000 surplus.
The hill wa• real a s.eittel tame, without uliecussiou.
The D. sinter° and Itnprovenmet of Lamle :Ireland) Act
ORO: Amendment Bill; the Puhlic Works (Ireland) Lill:
the Clerks of Asses Bill , mid the Zanzibar „jurisdiction of
comet Bill were read a second tinte ou the motion ot the
It mut. of larndowne.
T. Courts of Justice Salaries and Funds Bill primed
through conistttreo
ihe Civil Odious Pension,' Bill was read a third time and
passed, as WIPP also the Evidence Amendment Bid.
The Memel. of Salislaury moved an am iu Ina int, to the
Contagion- Diseases.: Bill to the died shot railway
eon:venues should be allosved to naska a charge for disinfect-
ing Cattle, es remeireel hy this bill
Earl It p un op I used the amindrnsat which
wee neg dived without a division.
The J males Loans OHL the Inset: ent Debtors end Bank.
• Matey Repeal Bel, and the Millionth Prison Bill, were lead
a ti:iid time and pawed.
The repot of ametuartent a of Fisheries (Ireland Bill was
received, an atom eleamet, moved by Lord Cairns, having been
incorporated in the tall
The iTades Union bill was read a third time and passed, as
win also the Straits Settlement, Bill. 11,11
The opposition to the Duhliu Freemen CdMMission
was renewed hy Lord Longford, who, however, re:living no
eticienagement ,COlll Lord Calm., dud tiol press Ids &meted-
mem wet the hill Went through Committee
The Netro-G ycerine Bill was read a second time burl
twins advocated the exemption of hermit se coniponntle such
PA dynamite, from I e nn.ViniOnk but Lord Motley replied
thst the Home Secretary would be able to liceme their impor-
tation end storage
Lord Wincisilsea recalled attention to the genuineness of
eettalit pictures in the 7s.iational Gallery, and proposed • re-
bullion edrecting Mr. Bolan to make no foreign purchases
without atecial tagnlinliinli of the [lll4 eft Mlleas the p ileta
ings were accompaneed by complet e and autlieutic pedigrees.
burl Granville, however, cioutendeel that the preseutt
system best Metered effective resprensibillty, a, .1 expresso:l an
opinion that burl Gemstone's statement nn &former evening
was a conclusive Ammer to the uhiubta cot on the autheit-
ticity et several pic three In the National Gallery.
The motto ens then withdrawn.
A long list of measures having been advanced a stage, their
lordships afterwards adjourued.
In the flonse of Commons, on the order of the day for
going Into committee on the Consolidated Fund ',Appro.
priation) BHT
Mr Ayrton moved that the Speaker is leave the chair.
Mr Crewford said-he wished to point out that c ditrary to
the usueel prectire, an *lteration had beeru made by this bill
Ly twitch the Treasury might borrow money without re-
striction lie wan not opposed to this, hut he called at,
Section to it, In order that It might he made public. He
did rod think that tilts should have been left to a private
Member to do.
The Speaker thensleft the chair, and the House went into
Committee.
The hill passed through Committee.
The annual statement of our Indian finances was made by
Mr. Grant Duff, who entered into lengthened details, and after
• d sonsaion the debate was adjourned on the motion of Mr.
B Smith, awl it was tined for the third order on Thar,-
ciao, after the Bishops' Resignation led C made Loan Bills.
The India Loan Bill was passed through Committee as far
at clause 10.
The Warehousing of Wines and Spirits Hill was also passed
through Committee.
Mr Fawcett, in an nnuntally brief opeech, moved a reimitt-
time in favour of freeing the Fellowshms d Scholarship* of
1 tinny C 110 cc, lott from all religious titsabillties. Having
et...mined the rLval schemes—one for adulating dehonilh9-
le te t:olleges to the University arid another for splitting
me Trinity College- be argued that his own scheme of open-
ing the college to men of all debominations would he the
mat ad•entageous to the Irish people. Alluding to the sup-
posed readlnesa of the authontles of Trinity College to ac-
rept his soggestion, be predicted that it would open to It the
widest Career ot usefidness, and he pinta! out various
Internal reforms ehlob were ne cossets, such as be *bootie-
ration of the modes of elected) and the equalisation ol the
emoluments of the senior end jeulor Yellows.
Dr. Brit, declining to discuss at this period of the Ballston
• motion which Involved the whole queatloil of University ,
whicat.on ill Ireland, !stet.% to the house that he Mel been
Interned by the Board i f Trinity College ..1 their intention.
under the altered ecelmiestlcal COnditloll 01 Delete% not to
°Wee ix Dr. Ball, in the conclusion of his speech, Jodi-
cased a strong preference for widettominatlonal education, .
and expressed WI earnest hope that there would be no Weis-
latios to destroy the beneficial social effects of educating tee
gether yeller men of ad rebel°. denominations.
Mr. C. Fortesme, admitting the drily of the Government to
ti In due time with the qoeatiem, intimated that he
could not support the resolution, aa it did not meet the case
r.f those who hod to complete of the present state of
vanity education in Ireland. This reeolution did not remedy
tie filming Inequality, and he pointed out that the question
could not lw dealt with on the mole considerations In a
country where the bulk of the population was Boman
catholic as where IA only interested different sections of
Protestants
Mr Feweett. in reply, said It was useless to divide at this
period of the Session, MA he protested against the leaning
towards denominational education ultaffirmed in Mr. For-
tmendi speech, and warned him that he would be opposed
he the great majority of the Liberal party. The motion was
withlrawn.
Mr Lambert next moved a resolution calling on the Timm
to take steps gradually to reduce the National Deed, auditor
this purpose he stiggested a siellier income-tae, which, pr.
Mming £25 Outdo 0 a year, wind entirely sweep away this
incehus in something over thirty Yeats.
The I hanced. r of the exchequer, In reply, pointed out
that the resolution was u.less, SP It had obly affirmed
policy on winch Parliament had long been acting and in
Proof at then he mentitared that between 18.59 and 1809 the
National he, had been reduced from te5e32,643,0a1i to
£795,t00,15t0 or at the rate GI about £37020000 year.
Mr. Bathe.ne lirtnight in a bill to saineu•:: the law relating
I" the remuneration of attorneys, arid a motion by Sir S.
Northcote for returns relating to Indian railways cure an
opportunity to Mr Graves, Mr. C. Denison, steel other. to
...PIMn of the adjournment a the disease, it the Indian
Widget to Thlroug,

Umesicerabiy at Pr inhibla hi. I he Howie tot tin... Committee
On the Pa. chlal Schools ;Scotland) 0111 at Vie 24 tic
with 2SO amendniehts on tile p.per Mrs than two hours
were coo wined pr.lionicary wangle-which has net:Mine
peculiar to this 140—whether it shoold he dropped or ma.
This course was pt. onsly pressed in the Government
liy Mr. Elder, Sir F. Colclirooke, sod others; and Mr [truce
feinted that the (inveriiMetit, it supported Cy the Scotch
members, would persevere with I huh lilt the beet. At hull-
poet
,ope the i .11.11fili tee divided tog &motion that ' Chair-
man 1.414,... Ihe chair' which was defeated h. 99 to SS.

.
Lord Etcho ISO date y moved that the Chairmen report
pr..grese, in order to save the question of Scotch E location
from Per iamentary soil as a protect mg Mut the
tete or of a etroGg Government being used G. force
through so important • measure at the fag emi
491 the Session. It was beaten by 102 to 24. But
after • third motion to the same effect, which for
the sake of giving time for consideration was supported by
Mr. 11ouverie, Mr. Acland, Lord Bury, and others, had been
rejected by 100 to 24, the Government yielded to a fourth,
and at 225 progress was reported without the bill being for-
warded • single line.
The other butane.' was disposed of, and the House ad-
journed.
In the House of Commons. August 4, the report oi the
judge appointed to Monk° into the alleged iuntuidation st
the recent election at Nottingham, reporting that Mr. FL
Seely was duly elected,
swag presented.
. . .

Oo tmnsideration of the Lady Slaney's (Trust) Estate Bill,
Mr. Alderman Lawrence explained that fiy fhe will of Lady
Blaney, the wife of a City alderman, large sums of money had
been lett for the purchase of Church benefices. Among the
benefices purchased by the trustees was that of All Itailows,
Stephey. le course of time it bad been found adsisablete so.
corny isbn ettoll of benencek and an Act had heel. eleeled it
1880 for this pulp.... Several ism Ogafnalion4 of neisedessa Lad
taken ula,e, but in the case of this pal Uvular One o All
Bollfwa the trustees had no power to coin le e a Imhof
without the coasent of two patrons l'his hill was brought
forward to enable • union to he effected without comma
under she luso/W.ln or regulations of the Act of 1880. Om
behalf cd the Corporation of the City of London lie moved
that the 1411 to recoimu tied
Mr. 0 II srfly p iLI out that the obj-et of the bill was
to put All elid ton einecure, and to establish thr..e churches
in destitute districts within six mime of St Paul's.
The motion was negatived without a division, and the bill
mu ordered to be read a thlid time.
Sir G. Jenkinson asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if
the Government inteuded to Introduce any measure next ses-
sion to grant relief in relation to the malt tax?
Mr. Lowe declined to state what ware Ma intentions on

this subject.
Mr. W. If. Smith asked the Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs if her Majesty's Government hal any information a.
to the condition of the British subjects detained in Paraguay,
and if it was the intention of tne Government to take any
measures for procuring their release.
Mr. Otway said that from the latest accounts, which were
furnished hy two °fibers of the United Mates navy, thes.,
persons were apparenCy well. The utmost endeavours were
being made to communicate with them, and to procure their
release.
Sir G. Jenkthson asked the Chancellor of the lachequer
ti it was rKM for the parish authorities to be sending
new aerssed tax patwrs in respeet of Ruch taxes (for
186070 and payable f r the year ending April, IST), such
beiim at • &Hance with the eliswer elven on Thursday, June
17th ; wier it right for ii,mine-tax to he deducted from MO
payments. dire lietwervi April, 1689, Anil January, 1470 ;
and. In the future arrangements tor MM.°, ion of income
tax once every year, world imirections lie given for that
tax to be collected for all property table within any en-
tire parish, and not for every separate tithing or portion of
a partiO
Mr Lowe said that the &WY, d Pam fir 186369 wont.
fall due in Ostober aril April next, and As they wou'd
be
collected iodor the o.d ilystem it e&B quite right to lipue the
papers. This was exactly in accordance with his mei/lons
statement As the tenant had had to pay the tuxes iu
varrcr f.r his tar dint he most it, duct the amount from his
next psymeit. No alteration was contemplated in the divi-
sions of parish..
tilt the order of the day for going into committee On the
Habitual Criminal Bill,
Mr Bruce explained the provisions of the measure, and the
reasons which hiel biductd hire to briiie it forewent tie
c intended that there had of late year. been virtually no
increase of crime. The bill 'would tend to remedy the defecte
of the Act of 1864 and he recommeeded it to the Mouse as
just mid meltable.
After renterks on the bill, from Sir C B Ad tort y, Mr. G.
Gerdy, or. New. egate. Mr. Chambers, Mr. Motley, Sir G.
Jenkimon, and Mr. Hadfield,
Toe llome went into committee on the bill, when several
amendments were agreed to, and at • quarter to six the
Chairman was directed to report progress up to Clause 18.
The following were read a third time and passed Con-
solidated Sued (Appropriation) Bill, East Indian Loan Bill,
Inclmure of Lands Bill. Dividends on Frolic Stocks Bill,
Harbour of Gale Loan Bill, Sanitary Act ,16611 Amendment
Bill, Metropolitan Commons Act (1868) Ameudment BR
Furness Railway Bill
A number of whet- hills were advanced a stage and edveral
orders discharged, end t e Hoe. adjsurned.