The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-08-02 00:00:00

t/PERIAL PARLIAMENT.

a A 010110178 E op LORDS, July 28, Lord Salisbury stated, in
Arento Lord Shaftesbury, that he had been assured both
I
Si Garnet Woks°ley and Colonel Bldchilph that slavery
diyuct exist in the Island of Cyprus. The white slave trade
ram abolished by the Sultan's finnan in 1854, and the black
La 1.857, and after the latter date every person who landed
At Turkey was free. A bad state of things, no doubt, pre-
wailed at Jedda, which seemed to be about the last outh t
ffor the slave trade by way of the Red Sea; but it was hoped
rlha t by Means of a Convention now being arranged the
Iralllc would be finally suppressed. As to Cyprus, if any case
of involuntary. servitude were shown to exist her Majesty's
'Government 'would not k-asitate to take action.
The Industaial Schoots (Powers of School Boards) Bill, and
the East India Railway (Redemption of Annuities) Bill were
read a second time. The Bills of Sale (Ireland) Bill and the
Conveyanclug and Land Transfer (Scotiana) Act (1874)
Amendment Bill were passed through Committee. The
Slave Trade (East African Courts) Bill was read a third time,
and the Common'
Common's amendments to the Railways and Tele-
Pephe in India Bill were considered and agreed to, and their
sordshi.ps adjourned at ten minutes before six o'clock.
_ln :he HOUSE OF 00MMONS, in answer to questions from
r• Cowan as to the deportation of Russian prisoners, Mr.
tie_ arta said that the Foreign Office had received information
Min various quarters of numerous arrests, followed by de-
Venation but he was not in a position officially to say to
%kat destination. They had not heard 01 250 persons having
died on board a small ship, while 150 were landed in a dying
'ate from beinr, freighted with prisoners for Saghalien, nor
,of forcible trarisportation of Cossacks to the Chinese boun-
; and as to remonstrances, it was not the habit of the
Government Co interfere with foreign Governments in cases
of this kind unless they had reason to believe that their
ernonstrardces would be attended with effect.
In answer to Mr. Bell, Mr. Sciater-Booth Rain it was not
Intended re proceed with the Noxious Gases Bill this
Set sion.
'afr. E. Stanhope having declined either to lay papers on
the table relating to the proposed increase in the Maharajah
bintleep Singh's allowance, or ta give a pledge that nothing
sahould be done without the assent of Parliament, Mr.
Fawcett gays notice that on the earliest day possible he
would move a resolution cor,demning any such increase in
the present condition of Inelian finances,
The Sergeant-at-Arms ',eported that the Messenger whom
te had sent to Boulogr,e to communicate with Mr. Grissell
had found him residin g there, out of the jurisdiction of the
Rouse, at the HOW! Bordeaux, under the name of Graham.
The House then ',rent into Committee of Supply on the
Civil Service EstirrAates. The first vote moved was for the
~exPenses of the Q'deen's University- but on an appeal from
Mr. Shaw, who pointed out that the discussion of It must
naturally he much mixed up with the University Bill, the
Chancellor of 'Abe Exchequer consented to postpone this and
the Queen's clolleges votes, though he would not undertake
to defer the at until after the next stage of the Bill.
cse,r_ete, Ander of the evening was spent in Committee on
persica Estimates. Fair progress was made with
:„',4-r.tft.itel,- and the House adjourned, at ten minutes
A's, 'ma o'clock.

_lli the HOUSE OF LORDS, July 29, the Archbishop of
varsterbury asked for information as to the working of the
'Onnal Boats Act of 1877. ills Grace mentioned that there
'Were no fewer than 100,000 persons living on board boats,
land that there existed an impression that while the sanitary
Trcrisions of the Act had been set to work, the educational
SPrcrvisions had not as yet been carried into effect.
The Duke of Richmond and Gordon showed that the local
'atithorities had been active in respect of registering the
'?..eats and the amount of accommodation for living on board
5.'w4132. This was a necessary and preliminary step. He
toPed that before the end of the year the Local Government
zoard would be in possession of statistics on the educa-
tional branch of the subject.
On the rohtion of the Duke of Buccleuch, for Lord Lothian,
szt%ttirlis were granted as to flogging in the Army. Lord
acceding to the motion, expressed the opinion that
the retron would be a satisfactory one, as showing that flog-
thnt iv, as seldom resorted to and only on active service.
...lc the Bills of Sale (Ireland)Bill the report of amendments
received.
, 'the Conveyancing and Land Transfer (Scotland) Act (1874)
-ernendment Bill was read a third time and passed.
Their lordsships adjourned at half-past five o'clock.
In the HOUSE OF Commons, Mr. Edward Jenkins asked the
'Chancellor of the Exchequer whether in the constitution of
'the Royal Commission on agricultural distress, as it was ex-
'Vested that several landlords and tenant farmers would have
I:gisces on the commission, regard will be had to secure the
Presence on the commission of some person or persons fairly
,_representative of the views and interests of the agricultural
at conrera.
„ The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply, said the sub-
ject had received a good deal of consideration on the part
Of the Government, but he was afraid they did not see their
WILY to overcoming the difficulties which presented them
'elves,
In reply to a farther question by Mr. E. Jenkins. the
_Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that several communica-
r_ocs had been made to the Government with the view of
`l4rhag an agricultural labourer, or some person connected
'With an agricultural union, placed on the commission which
WU about to be appointed to inquire into the question of
distreu. These representations had been care-
"▪ uIY considered, but it had not been found possible to
overcome the numerous difficulties which had suggested
themselves.
. Chadwick asked whether in any private Bills passed
his session the monopoly and powers of any gas companies in
L▪ eßard to gas had been extended to electric lighting, so as to
Ras companies in case of their undertakings being pur-
chased by any public body, a claim to be paid for any such
(Mr% privilege or monopoly.
Ratites, in reply, said: Some thirty/41v° Bills were
se▪ troduced to Parliament this year to obtain powers for
14214 the electric light. I stipulated that, if these Bills
'Were allowed to go forward, the clauses relating to elec-
tric lighting should be struck out, to be reinstated at
I intbsequent stage if the committee appointed to con-
sider this subject should report favourably to the claims
Of the Ras companies. The committee having reported
adversely to the extension of any such powers to the gas
eelxiVaniee, noue of the bills promoted by these companies
have been allowed to go forward with clauses relating to
electric lighting. It is open to corporations to adopt clauses
corresponding to the recommendations of the committee,
surd in four or five cases they have done so.
Mr. Hussey Vivian gave notice that early next session he
Nomad ask whether the Government were prepared to deal
*WI the question of intermediate and higher education in
Weie,
.__The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Bank-
-11 and Joint Stock Companies Bill was resumed, and gave
'ule to a short diaeussion.
it
_Everatually the Bill was read a second time. Subsequently
we* Committed pro forma and ordered to be reprinted.
O
Letn the order for Committee of Supply. Mr. Shaw
yre moved that it was inexpedient to grant £26,000 for
enPPort of a police force in Cyprus.
Alter Sir C. Dilke Mr. Balfour, and Mr. Brassy had spoken,
Bourke urged that having taken possession of the
sinand We were bound to do the hest we could for it. The
Police force would be in lieu of the military force which was
tut contemplated.
Harcourt had never heard a more unsatisfactoryexPlanation of a Vote than that of the Under• Secretary. It
Was an attempt to smuggle a military Vote through the
aril Service Estimates.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the theory of the
Government was that it was desirable to introduce a better
IlYstem in Cyprus, and for the introduction ot radical reforms
time WU absolutely necessary.
Ur. Childers maintained that the vote was essentially a
I,32llltary.vote, and reiterated the complaint that it was asked
!or without sufficient information as to the finances of the
Ulan&
The resolution was negatived by 99 to 72, and the House
!rent into Committee of Supply, wnen the Vote of £2,500,000
Meet the Exchequer Bonds falling due this year was
ittrreed to. The Votes for the Diplomatic and Consular Ser-
vices were subsequently considered and discussed, and some
°tller business having been disposed of, the House adjourned
..
6011 Minutes to three o'clock.