The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07 00:00:00

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THE ANNEXATIOD
In the HOUSE OF
annexation of New Gu
was initiated by Lord
With reference to the
islands in the Pacific,
Slid expressed the opts
tot justified in annex
Without the previous o
Lord Norton protes
Opposed to precedent.
The Earl of Carnarv•
highly imprudent for
New Guinea to fall lot
foreign Power, was dis
ftneensland.
After some remarks
Manchester,
Lord Derby said he
was not desirable to Ii
responsibilities, but if •
their territories and to
that to some extent I
Was not a newly-disc,
the Government of Qu
as they had been lo•
Majesty's Government
lansexation of New Gt
could be administered •
Impossible that the Co'
that responsibility. If
tralian colonies had
a proposition that we
the Solomon Islands,
He had not held ou
Majesty's Government
but her Majesty's Go•
they might take mea
°MIMI and other Islam
greater security to the
tralian colonies.
Th motion for the pt
The Sea Fisheries Bil
third time and passed,
(Funda) Bill passed thr
Their lordships adjou

In the HOUSE OF Co]
Hastings.
• 11 MIT 13

Mr. Gladstone inform
sent believed the subj(
the labouring classes

crowding in large town
tion, and therefore it
Commission to inquire.
POST

Mr. Alderman Lawre
supply he would mo
erder to reduce the 7
to increase the present
and upwards, as woul
Treasury minute of the
That it is not taped',
grams for the number
receiver or sender;
scheme for the conside
In every telegram the
and sender to be charg
id. per word, and inclu
12 words, at id. per wc
telegrams of 16 words,
address, 10d. ; telegran
Including the address
every four words, 2d.
THE CORE

The House again wet
on the Corrupt Practice
Clauses 7 to 9 having
defines the penalty 1(
General consented to 11'
sitting for the conatitue
been committed to se
Petual as proposed by t
Was agreed to as were a
On Clause 14 a prolon
nlent by Mr Labouch
title by a member of t]
order to promote the el
an illegal practice.
Eventually the amen
the clause having been
the House resumed.
The other orders w(
burned at a quarter pa

In the HOUSE OF Lc
Preaented a petition fro
containing 14,747 signet
from women of Sootier
Petition containing 8,6
Public-houses on Sunda;

Earl Granville, replyi
that the subject of the
from Egypt to this con
ance, demanding th
Majesty's Government,
by the Egyptian Gove
Where the cholera pi
authorities had been
lucid stringent precaul
troops, but there was ri
b‘,.ad been anticipated.
W. Gull, in which he c
Were local and sudden,
It would subside and Lc
The Lunatic Poor (In
Mid several other messi
their lordships rose at :

In the Bonn or C(
answer to a question
Fitzmaurice said that n
ail international confer<

Sir C. Dilke, on behal
Government orders shoi
sitting, and also this da
A long conversation
Gladstone explained thi
the first instance was
through committee at
into committee. After
the other measures of
and expected to see pa!
to secure full opportun
The motion was agree

THE CORR
The House then went
tines Bill, resuming wit
ft committee-room in pt
eating liquor is sold an
An amendment mol
Counties gave ri,e to a]
the clause, which wai
Onslow, Baron de Vf)
Bigicar, and others as u
General, in order to tl
specially at the licem
clause to all houses wh
tion on the premises, a
that the clause should
Meetings of the elector,
The amendment was
Moved a further ame
Premises licensed for tl
On a division this
Attorney-General then
feelings of the large m
not include within the]
Political clubs.
This was agreed to,
die sitting was suspend
At the evening attic
Toed, and at the it
,_,s-tnendment was mad(
"leg to take for an el
Whereon refreshments
tre ordinarily sold for
An amendment, mov
llte of the premises of
,esiPt of an annual p
'°oin Was also agreed I
fut, it was opposed by
ated to cause the grea
,After a protracted d
441 f-past twelve o'eloc
to 111.
„ Eventually progress
Posed of the other
Past one.

ELE(
In the HOUSE OF C
teading of the Electric
13111,

Bir U. Vivlan asked
3.'ePresentations of the
"bd'vrhether the Boar
select or a hybrid Corn
Mr. J. Holms said
,eharacter, and these w
eitd come before the El
rkas proposed to refer
Zuey might be fully cc
:ell? much in the hane
',Pen to anyone to mak
Mr. Stanhope said ui
use referring a
detail would not be
4Position.
iir G. Campbell cons
to refer the Bill
-DPosed. It was very
hised before they we
atpirtat some of the Pri
t_Qe President of the
would have insisted
economy and local
Allculd be very careful
is„Mr. Stevenson obser
"`"ig was fully consider
and there was no opPc
Bir A. Otway recomn
of the Secretar
The Bill was then re

b The Rouse then w,
.ractieea Bill, and Be'
°I. When the hoar fol
Rti esti vvaa then repor
4°llxned.

THE NAT
The annual gran'
gociety was held on
ICensington, and at
:the principal port
In the large tent, sr
eXtensive character
the exhibits stage(
itorn ito 72 flowe
the show was the
sections, the weatl
having apparently 1
early and perfect di
aotiTthheeribinalnkd ohfomteh
even Northumberl.
were very wt
the generallY n
it,he ainateur chose
'ue exception of th
21Th1rlas of L. tido-,
Rrowir4; for exhibit
eitiral life.
A. very interestii
voses arranged in u
the various comp(
tasteful and plead
The classes for
Variety also drew
kteresting compar
louring of the el
Ilona of soil and tz

The Secretary of
Mitandanoe of abo
exorable, Aldenho
Vekriotto battalions '
kkadee there;