The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-05-07 00:00:00

3'iriFERIAL PARLIAMENT.

In the House of Lord.. May 2, the lee dine mare! etis
-with a dec, ased wife'. sister was brought up from the Com-
and read stint time.
L ird 11.•nelitenn after presenting numerous petitions on the
Shove aUI ject, and giving nowon gnat he woul move the
eeleonti reeding on the 1711. Inst., moved that there shculd be
jaril befor their lortithips a copy of the correspondence be-
tween the colobles out the Imperial Government, a ith re.
eseut to the legalisaten, if mmerage with a deceased wife's
wiet,, from Jarman., 10110. to the present time.
The motion was agreed to.
Lord Tallmt de Malahide nre.ented a petition from the
board of retard ians of the North liublin Union for the repeal
.of the legislative union betweeu Great Britain and Ireland
and said he only agreed with one clause to that petition, but in
that clause lie and every loyal man in Ireland would coincide.
That clause was to the I Hem that it would have greatly
eitivanced Irish Interests if her Majesty had been able to have
a residence In that country.
In reply to the Marquis of Clanricarde,
Lord Granville said there Wee no d,nbt that with regard
to the marriage lew, It we,, subject which inipere.,,lv• t, re-
quired legislative action. The Government were in c 41.111-
ration with the law-offices on the subject, and a hill would
Im intn duced into ces tense or the other duellise the
sessfon. Al to the Ecclesiastical Title. Act a bill would
s.oiritroiiuc %to their lordships' house by the Esrl of
Their Wships then adjourned.
In tho House of Commons, Mr. T. Hughes gave notice that
oo woild accede to the rt q neat of the Home Secretary not to
,Glat forward the subject of betting on horse rac.'s mitd
thursd'Sty : and he would then also ask if the right het.
nent!eman wnnta Nine in a bill to extend the Act for the
supurettelon of betting houses in Scotland.
The Main de of Hartington announce 1 that he would on
'Mowing next move for 'rave to being iii a lull to amend the
taw IWneting to the procenre at parliamentary
The House went into Conliffirtre on the Irish Land 11111, and
the first point dealt with was the length of lease which is to
exonerate !mutton's front paying danmges for eviction. Mr.
letnan first proposed to substitute ii years for the 31 years of
the hill: but meeting with no support in his own quarter of
the House, he did not permit.
Dr. Ball then propoaed the term of 21 years, which he
maintained was a snore list and suitable tenure than that
proposed by the MIL The value of a3l years lease, be cal-
oelated, was ahollt 16 years' purchare, and that, he con-
tended, was too near the value of the fee simple, which in
!rebind tea not more than 20 years' purchase. A lease of
* years was too long for the maietenalice of close comment-
...lon and frequent intercourse between tenants and land-
tords. Twenty-one years was the term most in tile On the
best managed estates it was popular among the tenants,
and It Wme supported by the authority of Lord Clauricarde's
Committee.

The amendment was opposed on behalf of the Government
by the Marquis of II artington, who urged that as the House
bad made up its mind to give the Irish tenant protection,
the thing ought to be done comprehensively.
On a division the amendment Was rejected by 290 to 209.
Subsequently Sir if Sdain.ibbetson and Mr. O. Gregory
endeavoured to introduce into the clause leases for lives, and
for shorter periods than 31 years. it sanctioned by the Court,
but the Government objected to both amendments, and they
were not preset!.
Several other amendments were moved and withdrawn
after a brief conversation : shortly before eleven o'clock, Sir
J Gray was moving a long amendment embodying a scheme
for enablirg landlords to escape from the provisions of the
bill by registering their lands under a permissive Tenant
Hight," when the Chairman was ordered to report progress.
The House then took up the &donned debate on the
appointment of Mr. Newdegate's Committee on Monastic
institutions,

opinion that to retaliate on then' by nosing our own Import
duties would be against neithsr precedent nor common sense,
and he arghed that duties for the purpose of revenue would
n 1 lot On,, a return to rentecti,n. lie laid great atresa,

the balinTee-Yi;s:o,e-Uei-nit coothitionely age,. at ns,;.;idotsi
the disathantages under which our working men laboured In
the shape of heavy taxation, sanitary regui dims, acid the
like, from which the foreign 'shouter was free.
After a rather long tilunscou, In which several hon,
member. took part,
The Chancellor of the Erchegner, in rimming up the
dehate, renvirked that, at h toe excepthn of Mr. Birley, cli
the itiugirtere 14 toe motion Irid virtually argued in favour
of Pruleztion, *nil were, fin f wt. under the guise of • wish to
correct the Commercial Truivy, asking for a Connult:ee be-
fore which they could re open the tAd controversy of Flee
Trade am! Protection. A Committee granted under such
circumstances must strengthen the bands of the anti-Free
Trade party hi France by creasing an impression that the
British lionse of Commons was Protectionist. It would also
foster in this country the mischievous delusion that Govern-
ment could teach Its subjects the way to wealth, or cure
commercial distresses.
. . _ .

Mr. Newtlegate and Mr. Debthunty made respectively
some remarks for and against the inquiry, and the amend-
ment having been withdrawn, the division was 'eke o ou the
original motion. the result was its defeat by 130 to 50.
Mr. Gourley brought In a lilt to cons di .ate at d aniend
the laws relating to Benefit Building Soclettes. The lion.e
then resumed the debate, adjourned from April 5 ou Mr.
Hughes's motion for an Address to the Crown, praying for
the omission from the new statutes for Shrewsbury, Win-
chester, Harrow, Charterhome, and Rugby of the words
which make membersh:p of the Church of England a quali-
fication for thee Neruing bodies.
The Solicitor General, as elie of the School Commission,
explained the motives at which they had acted in proposing
this qualficltion. Thetas sotto, ds, he p noted oat. had always
been Church of England schools, and the Public schools Act
by Mild ...Hon, lint expressly, it irecteo that they should so
remain—at lent it gave no direction that their distilietiVe
character should be changed, nor did the report of the Inquiry
Commissioners contain any such recommendation.

Mr. Bruce, speaking for the Government, argued that the
latest mind of l'alliament was contained in the Endowed
Schools Act of MO, which laid It down that thine should be
DO restriction on the religious opinions of the governing body
Unless it were absolutely necessary. Smutty, therefore, on
the ground of uniformity, the Government intended to
support the attires.
After remarks from Sir C. B. Addmley, and Mr. Forster,
Mr Glad tone suggested an amendment in the form of the
resolution, which would leave it to the diferetiou of the
Government to ascertain whether any of these live schoels
would come under the excettions of the Endowed Schools
Act in favour of the dew unhiational schools.

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Alter some further convereation,-Mr. Gladstone's resolu-
tion was substituted for air. Hughes' original motion, and
the debate was then al) mimed.
The 03 ster and NI ussel Fishery and the Attorneys and
Solicitors Iteniuneratton Bide pained through Committee,
and the House adjourned.
In the House of Commons, May 4, Mr. Jacob Bright
moved that the bill for the rem ival of the electoral dis-
abilities of women be now read a second time. Having
quoted returns from various boroughs to show the large
proportion of women who were entith tl to be placed on the
electoral roll, he said that he urged this claim of women to
the franchise on the ground of public justice and prac-
tical necessity. All the arguments which had been
so persistently urged in favour of an extension of
the franchise to the working clams would apply
with equal or even greater force to the case of women.
There were no laws which men h: ti to obey which
were not also binding on women and they had to pay taxes
equally with men. They were allowed to vote in local and
petty matters ; why then should they be excluded froin the
enjoyment of the electoral franchise? The inequalities of
many of our laws, which bore very hardly upon women, had
been created ty a section of the community, the other
section having no voice iu the matter. It hail been urged
that women were not fitted for the franchise, but the
same objection had Men urged agamst the claims of all
those who had asserted their richs t•I it. If this bill
were passed, it would secure theirglving an amount of res-
Imosible a tention to any gnestion allotting their interests
which could not now be gsined In the legislature. lie found
that iscmen voted in municipal matters in equal or greater
proportions than men. Those elections had become as emu-
pleiely political an parliamentary Oa., anti if women had a
right to vote thus for the control of the lesser amount of ex-
penditure to which they contributed, they ought also to have
the opportunity of voting for the control or the larger sum.
the claim which was mile was founded in justice anti in
reason, anti the Covet ninon which was so alive it, the wants
of the people, ought not to Iglu re the claims Id the weak.
Colonel Sykes viewed the matter as simply a practical
question, and urged that when they hed Inflated the
peyumary conditions of the franchise by the I ay omit of the
ratea women had the rignt to claim the privilege. He con-
tended that they were equally fitted for its exercise, and
the leo KO signatures to petitions presented to tte House
during the last three months bore evidence that public
feeling was very strong upon the matter. He seconded the
motion. . .

Mr. NeMiegate, in compliance with the appeal made to
him on Friday by Sir. Gladstone, explahad his understand-
ing of the scope of his Inquiry—i e., that the Committee
ehoulti inquire into the mode and the conditions under which
Property was held by rnemaetic institutione, and aleo into
their demi plena, with the view id testing their charac'er.
Mr. Winterbetham opposed the inquiry, as likely to lead
to me practical result but irritation sod jealousy. Ile agreed
Mat tee tenure of property by three or any other bodies sae
a very legitimate subject for ilLquiry if there was alit thing
Myatt-none about it, ssiei,h he denied is, this case. The pro-
perty of Roman Catholic charities was subject to our Comte
Soil to the Charity Commissioner; like all other property,
and the moeasteries held theirs like clubs or any other
voliintary a-socialions—by trustees. But the object of the .
homily was not the property so much as the interior dis-
rapine of the institutiorre. Sir. Newdegate, he held, was
bound to produce some bond ride case of coercion to establish
leis right to an inquiry. He Utterly el, shelieved in the s,e rite ,
of phy-ical coercion, and, as for moral coercion, no Praha-
memeary action could deal with that. A. an extreme Pro.
testant, arid a determined foe to spiritual tyranny, Mr.
WinterbothaM opposed the Committee In the interests of re-
ligious inierty.
Mr. Bromley Devenpert welled in favour of the inquiry.
Mr. Gladstone, deeply regre'ting from a practical pewit of I
view the original vote of the Donee, whieh must lead tee much
animmity arid 'limn, rose to explain the course suggested by
the Goverment as the best to be taken under the circum-
et anew. be the nest place, he hetimated that be should oppose
the motion to lay on the committee of eelection the duty of
nornitatieg the Committee. As to the inquiry itself, he age eed
teat the coedit' to melee which the property if Monastic tn.
Ittitiltiote was held and the lew relating to them were very
Di suhje chi for it quiry. Nor would be say that their inter-
nal ruanieetement should absolutely and limier all circum-
stances be shielded from Patitamentary ihveetigation. But
the ewe tor such an inquiry must be scrutinized with 'rich
jealeray, and it ought to rest on some presumptive proof of
an al use. this was entirely wanting In Me. Novelegate's
speech. To an inquiry into the internal and per-
sonal anatomy of these establishments, which was
h,volved in the motion, the Government could not
be a parte. Am mg other objections he pointed
out that the evidence could sloe be taken under the
sanctity of an oath, and he thought it would be intolerable
that women should be dragged fnim the trivacy of their con-
vents to be cross-examinee by a committee. But if Mr. New-
degate would consent to limit his inquiry to all matters con-
nected with the property of these institutions, and the law
relent g to them, the Government mallet not object, thongh
they did not expect any profitable result from it.
Ihe motion for the nenduation of the Committee by the
Comn thee of Selection waii negatived without a division,
IMO it was then congested that the original order should be
reseeded in the words of Mr. Cogan's motion) in order to
substitute on amended order for it. Mr Newdegate refused
to accept this course. imistieg that the it grimy would be
useless unless it comprehended "the character" of these
Institutions A beg controversy ensued on this point, Mr.
Dies-wit takirg ore stile .in support of the oripinel order;
aid 'it y the other; and ultimately the ceder was"...
chained hs 270 to 160.
Mr. Glee stone then mewed for a Select Committee to in-
quite into the state of the lave relating to moneatte inatitu-
Doris and the ternet on which they hold their property.
Mr. it. Manbews and Mr. Synnn cppoeed this as the first
step towards confiscation, and Mr. Newelegate, in acceptiog
it, intimated its belief that the C immittee would not be able
to ditcbarge its duty without extending its inquiry into the
character ef thew iestitatious.
Mr. Eykyn, sopported by Sir if. Hoare and Mr. C. Reed,
proposed that the inquiry should include Anglican estableh.
melds, to which Mr. Gladstone replied that wherever a
couveet or monastery was found, whether in the Roman
Catholic or any other corer noisy, of c,•urse it would he sub-
ject to an inquiry. On a division the Committee as modified
in its scot e by 31r. Gladstone was carried by 355 to 57. Severe'
notices were given of instructions to the Committee to be
moved at the next stage.
Mr. Bruce announced that he had relinquished his inten-
tion of bringing in the Licensing Bill this year, and the House
adjourned.
In the House of Lords, May 3, at the suggestion of the
Duke of Richmond, Lord Houghton consented to postpone
the second reading of the bill for legalising marriage with a
deceased wife's sister until Thursday, the 19th hat
The Duke of Marlborough gave notice that, 011 the second
readier: of the bill, be should move that it be read a second
thee that day six months.
The second readieg of the Bankrupt Law Amendment Ire-
land; Bill was moved by the Marquis of Clanricarde, and
paned, after the Lord Chancellor had maid he Maw no reeson
why the hill should not be considered in miumittee, though
he did not pledge the Government to give it then an uncon-
ditional support.
Lord Northbrook. after explaining the provisions of the
War Office Bill, moved that it be read a second time.
The Duke of Richmond would not oppose the second
reading, but thought the bill might require amendment in
Committee. If the Government, on their responsibility,
said it was necessary to have in Parlienient a Financiel
Secretary for the War Office he would Lot object, but he
could not concur in the proposal in regard to the Surveyor- The cause of" Hayward r. Lyons," hag been tried
General of the Ordnance. in London, and wasan action tor breach of promise of
Lerd Longford said the army had suffered fereatly from marriage. The defendent denied having made the pro-
fri quent changes of administration. An officer In the
position of the Surveyor-General ought to be able to trans- ""
ter to successive Governments all the advantages of his ex- 1/r. Kenealey in opening the case for the plaintiff,
perience. described it as one of very great hardship. The plain.
Lord Hardinge contended that no necessity had been tiff Wag a native of Birmingham and an orphan, and ,
made out for giving the Surveyor-General a seat In Paella- she first became acquainted with the defendant when
Ment. The difficulty pointed out by the Duke of Richmond
had arisen already, General Storks, who was said to lee desig- she was only twelve years old. The defendant car-
fisted for the ffice, having failed to secure his return to the ried on business in that town as a stationer and
House of Commona eweller, and was a perm in of considerable means. For .
Lord Halifax cited his experience at the Admiralty art es some time after their beet intimacy she bat sight of
tablishing a necessity for the MIL It mass useful for th him, but having met again, he profeeeed great love
Secretary of War to have in Parliament the assistance of a for her, and under a promise of marriage she accom-
professional man w he bad hinuelf founde
multi it to he peceseary
wieaua„ of partied him to Stafford. At terwards they lived as man
for the First Lord cf the Admiralty. TL
rob tile, if not nnaeccsasary, rotations now put by memberl and wife at different places, in Birmingham under the
of the ile use of Commons made it more necessary than ever name of Hayward, and at an hotel at Matlock where
that the Secretary of State should have profeesional assist- they stayed he entered their named as Mr. and Aire.
mice. Lyons. The connection was kept tip until the begin-
Lord Grey feared that the mistake was in creating anether fling of this year, when the defendant married another
Secretary
that the Gof State a hen
rnmen the War
did t g deep i Office was re-orgamze.lputan . Ile
lady, and hence the Ire it tion. During the
r cgretredovet noo er, ant
end ti the chaos at the War Office, whole of the period the plaintiff had conducted
Deed Northbrook deft oded the bill with vigour, and heremlf with the greatest peesible propriety, and
replied to the objections urged against it He pointed out altlsmgh the beet part of her youth had
that althouge two new Parliamentary offices were created been consumed in this way, the defendant threw her
the tell mmtd impose no additional expense on the public
• upon the world without the slightest compeesatioo.
After a few worde
asecondtime. from Lord De Ros,
The defendant was in the habit of travelling in the
he bill was read
'lto Beduin of Wincheeter laid on the table a hill to abolish Prosecution of Ms trede, and while away he frequently
sequestratiom for debt, and their lordships adjourued, wrote to the plimiatmif, but one day, upon the pretenee
In the House of Commons, several private bills were read a that she had received an anonymous letter from artine
third time and passed. one else, Making an appointment, he went nip to her
Mr. Lambert gave notice that on the list of May he wolild . bedroom and deetroyed nearly the whole of his own
call atteution to the statements of the Chancellor of the Ex- letters, some of which contained promises of marriage.
du litter with regard to the reduction of the National Debt, The few letters preserved did not allude to marriage,
most move a resolution on the s
that on Thurnlay he
übject. but they were written in an affectionate and loving
Mr. Montague G hairnet.'
would ark the under Secretary for Foreign &Reim whether it strain and sometime. encksed remittances of money.
be the intention of her Majesty's Government to withdraw He addressed her Se "My dear Rightly "(a pet name),
the British Minister from Athens, on &cement of the mwsacre "My love," and "My eweet," " Darling," and sub-
which had occurred in Greece, and the circumstances con- scribed himself, "With fond love, Ben.," or " Yours,
nectesi with it. fondly, Beni" In one he said, "Be a good girl, there'd
Sir James Elphinetone subsequently asked the Secre-
tary for Foretell Affatrs whether the withdrawal of the a darling, and reet assured your Ben will be the same
mind force hitherto maintained in Greek 'eaten, viz., a line- to you in return." In another he wrote, "If you are
of-battle ship or heavy frigate at the Memos, and two sloops good and adopt the courseyour Belt, has always wished
on the coast, is in consequence of representations from I shall consider myself well compensated. Thanks for
the Foreign Office to the Admiralty that the safety your kind wi-hes. I accept them as a precious gift,
of
ts BritisGreeeeh subjects and the protectionwithout
naval of British in know. ing they COMM from the depth of your heart."
res in cm he ensured a
Meta Ter Majesty's Government intend to teke cforceornequeuce One letter merely cone ieted of the words "have
of the late murderer; and, whether they intend to press upon patience."
the Government of that kingdom the neceesity of making an Maria Ashton Haewood, the was examined at
edema.te pi oriel. for Mr.. Lloyd, the widow of one of the sortie length. Stilt said she ww twenty.four last birthday, and
murdered met.l first eaw the defendant in lSill, when she was living with her
Mr. Otway said that 40 communication" had been addressed mother, who had since died. Met him again in 1e62, when
try the Foreign Office to the Admiralty recommending the he said, "I want seme one to love, arid I'll make you love
withdrawal .4 the force hitherto re:Ont.:led In Greek waters. me. ' They frequently walked and talked together, lie said
The bon baronet had select what steps her Majeet.i's Go- he would marry her. In 1563, after great persuasion, she
',MAIM:4 Intended to take in consequence of the late e greed to accompany him to Stafford, where they slept
murders. That question seemed to him to he prematore. together. They al ler warde Heed all man and wife in various
Every despatch which tad been received had been imnie- lodrings and homes in Birmingham, he ',hymn the rent
(tinkly communicated ta hon. members, and they would be and suppl) tog marry for the rieces.ry heusehold expenses.
aware that so far the information wee not yet complete. She was always bother:lig him to marry her. lie meld
With regard to the latter 'coition of the question be had to he would do air as soon as possible. When he told her
say that the Government had every reason to believe that lie had destroyed all his letters ehe ssrearned. They were
suitable provision would be made for Mrs. Linyelts present full of love and everything kind, and he repeatedly said
mod% arid for the mat etainence of hereelf and her chill,by well harp hisgromise footle letter from Bristol be said,
the Gee is Goveruniene. "lie heart and solii is yours; I wie marry you and no
In compliance with a suggestion from Mr. Gladetene, other e °nom." They stern AS hffectlonate and loving as
31r. Leathern coneerited to pi etporre the &idiot Bill until letters could pmeibly be. She toe w nothing of an anony-
the measure of the Government had been brought forward, mous letter welch he got posse's'. of. It came by post,
Sir. Birley moved for a Select committee te inquire into and wae addregeed to Mrs. hayseed, Mit was not signed,
the operation of the Commercial Treety with France on all The writing was very much like the defendant a The words
branches of trade which it affects. Disclaiming at the out. • were, "Look for nie, or meet ins at MtVVII C,,uid 110 M eay
set all hostility to the Treaty, Mr. Birley said him object was from whom tee letter came. She told him that he 1111131 M
simply to obtain the hest possible terms fol the adniunion of have sent it to provide an excuse for destroying the letters.
our manufactures into France, and to remove the blots 1)1 She neverrecelved any other anonymous letters. Scarcely ever
which everybody admitted the Treaty was disfigured. In wrote herself to are detendent, not being very fond of write
Support of inquiry he ilcoted the complaints made against the ing, and got a friend to write. In the summer of Ilstrn she
Treaty by the leading Chambers of Conimerce, and pointed met the defendant in New-street, Birmingham, and he called
out that the tenet of ten years for which the Treaty was her " Daisy " imp accident, and seemed very much con-
origin ally framed mason the point of expirieg, and also that fused He said, "you know I am very fond of pet
the instrument Reef specially provided for perioojeal modi- names." After. anis he atideti, .• rbe truth is I am
newel.. Ile urged, too, the importance of enquiry, in view going to get married." She rushed off almost frantic
or the strong feeling existing among the working classes that , the witness here cried very much). Tros wee the
the Treaty, however beuencial to the moneyed chases, acted tint intimation of the marriage she received. Was
injurioue Ie on their interests, ill in bed two or three deys afterward& On a subsequent
51r. S. 11111 moved as an amendment to extend the scope of occasion she went to hU office, and asked him if what he had
the inquiry to all commercial treaties, contending broad], told her was true. Ile replied that beloved her as dearly as
that tio armies trade in the country is benefited by these ever, but that he was going to get married to save himself
treaties. In support of this he pointed to the growing from bankruptcy, and that the lady had got lota of money.
scenic), of employment, the steady increase of pauperism, After she had seen the announcement of the marriage in a
and the emigration returns. The evil to he dealt with he niwspaper, she met him to the street, and he tried to run
described under two heads, the exclneion of our goods front aw p. She called after him " Ben, if you do not come heck
ittreign markets and the el clog of our markets with foreign comet° the werehouse." Ile said, 'What do you want 1"
gouts and he illitstrated his argement by descrirneg and she answered, "VS hat am Itodo ; Sum eiiir,o,i ; yen
the effect of the Treaty on the cotton, woollen, linen, may us well wilt,. knife take nip life as let me live." He
plate-Klass, and paper trades Awurnitig that the remits promised to provide fir her, but belied not dote no, and she
of the inquiry meat be cenuemnatory of cenmercial bad never seen hint since. After consulting with her friende
treatiee, if without them foreign countries would not ehe went to a solicitor, and gave instractlous for bringing
admit our goods nu fain Coma Ur. 11111 ixddly avowed Ida thhiautfon.

Mr Scouitleld, in moving the previous question, said that
the feeling of the country, and especially of the mid ,city
of the women, was against trier being burdened with such
a privilege If they were brought into the competition for
political babies.e their social ii fluence and its attendant
benefit, would be imperiled Men and women had their
separate vocations, aid what was good for one was foot
fitt.d for the other. He whhed to, see women fulfilling
their natural and admirable functions, but he had no
desire to witness them doing what was exceptional and
astonishing.

Mr. W. Fowler seconded the amendment. Ile considered
the proper sphere of w man was at home, where she had
dudes as important as any duties of the man.
Sir C. W. Ddke supported the bill, and warmly advocated
the propriety and Justice of the measure
Mr Beresford Hope contended Dint the maDrlty of
women were opposed to the bill. Ile declined to deal with
the question In so fragmentary a form as that proposed by
the bill and he was of opinion that to refine to enfranchise
married women, whilst the ptivilege was conferred up- n
spinsters and widows, would he sn insult to them, and would
create a new political grievaucs, particularly in the
cases of women married under settlement the arguments
of the supporters ot the bill were entirely In favour of grant-
hto woolen the right of sitting as members, for the pro-
perty qualification which was needed to obtain a vote was
not nrceseary to qualify for a seat In Parliament. If the
privilege of a vote were given to women they ought in
in.tice to be called upon to serve on J-ules—even In Lord
Penzance's court.

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Lyon i'laifair pointed out that the right of women to
vote in the municipal elections was not a new thing, hut had
Previously existed down to IS3I, snd the promote, of the hill
did not ark that any ot the funntu•*one of the eonutrs should
he subverted, hut that they night ht 4 further devtlope.,,
Ito contenti.l that it was trot wine that such a large quan-
tity of property as was held by tamales should be unrepre-
sented. _ .

Sir George Jenkinson gave his cordial support to tie bill,
1), tering that direct taxati, n and direct property ought not
to he Unrepresented in the House
Mr. B-uce regretted that the pressure of business and the
importance of measured °cent:nine the attentian of Parlia-
ment hod been such as to prevent the Gqv,inment from
being able to give the yin Won that consideration which ite
importance deserve,. lit grr und upon which he should ask
the Willie to delay its constilination of the matter was that
the queettm woe a very large one, which would require ma-
ture considerat ton. It wee not simply in retard to a question
of the extension of the framhise, but a lar,e extension in an
entirely new direction, end there were further con-
siderati,ns as to the monner of women voting and
as to the cousequencts, which would requte the utmost
deliberation. If women duly qualified were allowed to vote,
how could the house refuse to give them the right also of
sitting as members of the House. Ile believed that there
were many hon. members in favor of the bill who would not
be prepared to support that consequence, and therefore he
urged that the matter should be delm ed.
Mr. Jacob Bright believed the House would allow the bill
to be read a second tints; and to informed the House that
the Town Council of Manchester tool this day decided to
petition in favour of the bill by a majority of 42 to 12.
The House divided—For the second reading, 124; for the
previous question, 91; majority, 33 The result was received
with lurid and repeated cheers, and the bill was read a second
time. .

The Public Proirecutora' Bill was read a second time, and
was.mdered tube referred to. a !elect committee.

Alter aome other loudness had been dispo.ed of, the Haase
adjourned.