The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-08-09 00:00:00

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1879.

IMP ARIAL PARLIAIYIENT.

, .
s Meivnedt" ate TlcsasE OF LORDS, August 4, Lord Crinbrook
~ Geue • th" ftlanke ot the House to the Vieeroy, Governor-
,. ral.et. India, and Her Maj t 'forces engaged
Loy n, A •
lass war I fabanistaie's Its military
doing so, he told their
I a.,,,,_ .
it was not necessery for them In considering
[1
..saivs'raotion to go iota the policy of the war. , Their lord-
'afsasa
e. were only asked to recognise the successful manner In
lille War had been conducted and brought to a ectidlu-
'Maior
jving referred in eulogistic terms to the enrVicee ol
! . city, th avaignari ana Major Sandman iiia civil caps-
, a
,S? noble viscount said he could not omit to mention
, tja`e.`eelensple, who had rendered such valuable services to
, deep] ,!Insissitriat. The disaster to the 10th Hussars was
e
_ eY to be lamented; but, on the Whole the loss of life in
:gr"leat.amPaig° had been small, while the results had been
r, of the Lora Oranbrook then entered into a detailed account
, 'each orrar'ggn' and in a minute history of the march of
- ~/n ,sa the and
which operated in Afghanistan named
sat7,gtrage of laudation the generals, officers, and soldiers
sooK part in the military operations.
asLord Granville seconded the, motion with pleasure, be-
araaece , while it did honour `so the gallantry of the British
ft it, ttclid not include Hee policy of the Afghan war. It
.7.11 it fortunate circums'ance, however, that the usual
luja, tity of snow had not, fallen in the parses, or the losses
6, :fle of
troops wsould have been much more severe
'''''. theY were.
The Duke o• f '
ener •Auv'okidge eulogised the military ability and
were gY displayed b.& the Officers in command, toed by all who
under their eseders.
Lord North)), •
their adee „ .aeok and Lord Napier ef Magdala also testified
isaindiii„-"sr,a'efeau 02 the conduct e 2 the troops, the latter re-
perils C,,,"ociar Lordships that, besides the hardships and
like afsa" eh belonged to ese my cempeign, a war in a country
as had , oatbesan was alto a war against natural ftgll.lll such
iv4tora to be encountered.
to.
ahs let fafranbrook having said a few words in explanation of
1
caa_4tflaY in producing the military elespetcnes end in void-
• Kau of Lerd Lytton, 'lle vote vies then agreed to nentate iissentiente.
la 14te Midietou called atfeetion to a petition from the
i
eloreseetatives of thirty-two csuuty and five borough
, rYivins against the placing of critoinal lunatics in county
41netic asylums. The noble visconut asked wbat were the
Seutlons of her Majesty's Goverament on this subject,.
Lord Beauchamp informed their Lordships •that the sub-
lest had eagaged the attention of the Heme Office. It was
hot at all free from difficulty, but he hoped that his right
on. friend would be able to arrive at a satisfactory con-
elusion..
, Lord Sudeley called attention to the report of the Select
as'aeconsittee of the House of Cemnions on Parliamentary re-
e"rtifig. He contended that the newspapers no longer bad
ace for a sufficient report of the debates of Parliament. and
Um hearing In the gallery of their lordships' House
ar K 1 defective as to make reporting there a torture.
, ,e thoulos
that the hands of Mr. Hansard ought to be
trengtheued, and he asked the Government whether they
apcmild, take into consideration the expediency of making
strange In their Lordships' House similar to those
Ithiea
, a had been made in the House of Commons for Ina-
'•;lng the reports of the debates.
sesllfter some observations from Lord 'Denman Lord
Ita.--'eolatisfield suggested that a Committee should hunt& into
subject next Session.
e,eille East India Loan Bill was read a second time, after a
sa,-"aef discussion, in which Lords Northbrook, Stanley of
, -4"erleY, Cranbrook, Ripon, Granville, the Lord Chancellor,
lld the Duke of Bachmond and Gordon took part.
lJle_ other orders of the day having been disposed of, their
-atialpa adjourned at ftve minutes past eight o'clock.
13,1 n the HOUSE OF COMMONS, in answer to a question from
2 W. Harcourt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer read corn-
, a'sestosications from the officials of the Customs and Excise
...,'"elfartments, from which it appeared that, in regard to the
s_aalstoms, there was nothing to show that there would be a
Vsle beyond what had been estimated for, while with regard
s 7 _the Inland Revenue the loss had exceeded the estimate
t etzso 000, The increase in the Stamps and Income-tax,
1
about made up fer the failing off in other depart-
. AftteLr 'several questions had beer. replied to,
Mr. O. Morgan, amid cheers, gave n ,tice that next Session,
'a wfatad bring in a Bill to amend the Burial Laws.
afThe Chancellor of the Exceequer, in moving a Vote
Thanks to the Viceroy, the Coreneueler-in-Ceief
ii;a4 to the generals, officers, and soldicrs engaged in
" leaMehan Campaign, touched briefly on the ieaaleg
tue
es of the military operations, on the difficulties of the
eseess
Lb . ta end the season, the valour of the enemy and on
b - gallantry and endurance with which they had
_ aten Met, ln addition to the completeness and rapidity of
Ihsee„_enecoaces, he dwelt on the manner in which it had been
b-e-m_"-mg•ut to a close, which, he said,' would leave no sting
aaatts'a_ a and would not interfere with our future relations
Afghanistan.
= ee,sl4rd Hartington remarked that though there might be
eVat difference of opinion among them as to the policy of -
late war, he added that there would be no desire in any
of the House to grudge the officers and soldiers engaged
3dit for the manner in which it had been conducted.
-`4,eastllongh this was a war in which it had not been possible to
i"a‘all much military honour as in some campaigns they could
' efeotlect, yet it had called forth some of the highest qualities
'
I,
js),etlie soldters. He regretted, however, that the Govern-
tve,ll..t, b
taken by Sir R. Peel aid
allowing doubtful precedents, and including Lord
, ai)7,s'uns Lame in the Vote of Thanks, had introduced debat-
'atter into the question, and, justifying himself by the
a'are , d Lord Beaconsfield after the
taa'sbeAfghan war, , •el the Mutiny, he proceeded to dispute
ea ',Atonal claims to be thanked. He also reserved the
. en to attack the policy of the war on a future occasion
ue should think proper.
• as lor O'Gorman, believing that the war was unjust and
llstr,seen mismanaged by the Viceroy, moved the omission
nel; and Sir W. Lawson, who repeated his objections
flameteica'_ nae from the vote, which was seconded by Mr.
to saw
• e Policy of the war, and thought it a second-rate war,
worth a vote of thanks, intimated that if the amend-
*want were negatived he would move the previous question.
la&dleoussion ensued, in which several hon. members took
sa Clet.a division, Major O'Gorman's amendment was nega-
wre.al by 148 to 33.
saon the resolutions being put from the Chair, Sir W. Law.
Vli Moved the "previous question," which was supported
aSI Mr. O'Donnell and Mr. Penal ; but on a aivisiou it was
'CRatived by 140 to 28, and the resolations were then agreed
1 0a going into Committee of Supply, Mr. Rylands, at some
length. moved a resolution setting forth the expeateney of
eetioiring the Colonies ot the Cape of Good Hope and Natal
contribute a due proportion of the military expenditure
aactin't, ed in the interests of those colonies, which could not
. 4 Justice be made a charge upon the British Exchequer.
Sle
"as.
11,, Hicks-Beach exre iisted a general concurrence in Mr.
and's, views, 'and the resolution was not premed to a
cliVition.
The R
4 discus Ouse then went into Committe of Supply, and after
was ~iloo, in which several hon. members joined, the vote
-eLead t also several votes on the Army Esti-
Matta. •o, as were .
Rona '
lona J other business was disposed of, and the House ad
saed et ten minutes to three o'clock.

21,1:Atha lor
t —°IISE OF LORD4Atiatust 5, the business was con.
rsittii,:ntr,h,o Passing of IV teW Bills through their stager, the
was '',„",,?,.°ootipying twenty minutes. None of the business
Those.l:"—'6'; and several Bills were advanced a stage.
_ roleum
:Pet Which were read. a third time and passed were the
(Reda A.ot (1871) Amendment Bill, the East Indian
roption of Annuities) Bill, the Lord Clerk Register
Pootland) Bill, and the Border Summons Bill.
°cloc
,Their lordships adjourned at twenty minutes past five
k.
the HOUSE OF' COMMONS, Mr. E. Jenkins, having asked
Z.sl_.t truth there was in the rumour that the Bri'ish fleet
irg„.._ gotta to Betake Bay, Mr. W. 11 Emith said he was not
e.lart3 of any such movement, though, as the Admiral was
g his ordinary summer cruise, he might have gone in
—44 erection. No special orders had been given to him,
41 • had there been any communication with the French
e rum e n t.
1a,24 the motion for going into Committee on the Irish
"0/entits' Bill,
"Lr):ls O'Donoghue, who had given notice to move the refe
21. r. of the BD, said that having consulted with the best
xlicla of Irish Education he would not persevere with bit
Ittllt"`9,o. and Mr. P. J. Smyth thereupon moved that iris in-
uient to proceed with a measure of such importance at
cstiout,.lod of the Session, and that a Royal Commission
Iteact,"_." appointed to confer during the recess with the
aoluti
°.l existing institutions as to the most satisfactory
A of the problem.
„_
ben gk'aY discussion ensued, in which several hon. mem-
kis a,":°'.Part, and eventually Mr.. P. J.
_Smyth withdrew

An' 441_ B"l324ernti, and the House went into Committee.

col; atuendraent moved by Mr. Courtney, on Clanse 2, to
tiffeet:‘,llt,hil suggestion that the proposed change should be
enlarging the Charter of the existing Queen's
tha 11--.1. was under consideration for the remainder of
g Sitting.
kii
--Way Regulation Bill was read a third time.
At th.
-vening Sitting, the consideration of Mr. Courtney's
'oelln-""leot was resumed. After some discussion, the Chan-
t° nil,"Le the Exchequer said that though it was impossible
lartn":" "3' arrangements before it was determintd what
taege Bill would assume, the existing Senate would form
/hirable nucleus for the new one, and a considerable arotoorti
COst cri at least of the names would be the first to receive
eatw_
ad _ ration. In the end, Mr. 'Courtney withdrew his
i:neat
°tiler
itotorco„,arnendmetits having been moved and negatived, the
Dowenr e took up the new clauses, and on the clause ena-
tct Sehol.g t,_,he Senate to propose a scheme for the foundation
" aogre,„rtullis being proposed, Dr. Playtair moved to report
, hThIS was opposed by the Government and the
• but-""ra, and on a division it was rejected by 128 to
air b. won another motion for adjournment being moved by
ahlerati edderburn, it was accepted, and the further con-
of the Bill was fixed for Wednesday at twelve
. The ot,
lOtituv""er orders were disposed of, and the House ad-
' at twenty minutes past two o'clock.