The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-07-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

In the House t Lords, June 27, Lord Granville, who 'poke
tinder great emotion, adverted to the loam which the Severe'pe
1011 the to. pie of t..is country had sustained In the eolith of
L 1,1 Clarendon. Pausing a warm enconium upon his ability,
nagarity, experience, the moderation if 1 in views, anal the
arrilliiirev of his conversation, he gave reasons for not ask-
ing their lord: hti eta adjourn, re narking that tl,e great man
wbo had jlll4 died lanakr she weight of affairs in the very
ac,t of tryivg to at range a nn-tier nee. sail to civilisation in
hurope, wonld have been the last to desire a postponement
pulite business as a nTark of requot to his memory
The Duke of Riot:mond rendered a centreaas tGlinte to the
sincere &bill, of Lord Clarendon to maintain on an occasions
the homier of England. Speaking as a political opponent,
Le nevi rtheless, an mie who had enjoyed Lent Clareioloia's
'uremial frier daitip for many years, expressed his deep
splipathy for the family and colleagues of the deceased
Minister for his I. reparable lost.
Lll/11 IL•rhy saitl tits wie an event In which the voice of
political crit:etqn was necessarily hushed in Lord Claren-
don Ills countrymen had lost an experienced son sagacious
statesman, Mill the Foreign office a chief whose heart was In
his work. England, even ill these days, would find It difficult
to replace so oistinguislied A statesman, who was lint leg/
endeared by the charm of his manner than the warmth of
his heart.

---1;::74-1,'-owls•y attempted to address their lordshipt. but was
overcome by his emotions, and was compelled to resume his
tent. • -• • - - -

House resumed the consideration in Committee of
the Iriai Land Bill.
On clause 4 ,coinpensation in respect of Improvements),
Slier tome vernal amendments,
The Duke. of Rlchnnx moved an amendment declaring
that in the case of ordinary improvements twenty years'
enjoyment Ova!' satisfy and extinguish a tenant's ciaini to
compei Wien. In the case of permanent buildings he would
give 41, and in the case of the reclamation or waste land he
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void.: give SI years enjoyment. Ile quoted the evtletien if
Irish authorities in proof thlt a Ite years' lease wall.tiitti-

....tut nice of time for common impr'ovwoe,,t,, In th,"„.
• t ga he had given ten 'ears more than had bean
thought desirable. .

Li.rd cairns tubed a question of legal conatruction, which
Tord Granville promised should be considered before the
Report
Tht Doke of Richmond expressed hereupon his willing
mesa to withdrew his amendment until the amended clause
came up.
Clause 45' amended was then added to the MI

1)11 c!amte 5 presumption In respect of Improve Manta to be
In Incur of :be tenant),
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Lord llranvilio consented to adopt the following additional
x roption moved by Lord Pens Where from the en-
tire circumstances of the case the Court shall le induced to
draw an opposite presumption'
Lord fr,torlearde mrved all amendment to the clime, de-
chub g diet all claim, for improvements, either by landlord
or tenant, should hr proved by evidence.
A long discussion followel, and on a division, Lord Clan-
tic tries amendment, up,eitio g the in esnmption eetablished
1 y iii, hill In lavonr of me tenant, was carried rg Mist the
Covert met by 122 voter against S 3

On the motion t 4 the Dote of It'cbmoncl, a dame giving
soy landlord or tenmt a pernihoive right to register Im-
provements was added to the bill. It was opposed by L
Athiumney and Lied Psi voice, as being likely to promote•
Ltfgation, hut Lord Granville gild he spas powerless, and
would t giro their lordships the trouble of dividing.
Chime 5 was then added to the Intl

Clause 6 (c•lnrowation In rispeet 4 f payment to Incoming
',rant) was agreed to as amended Clause 7 (compensation
in respect of crop.) was also passed.
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On clause 8. de fining the limitation as to disturbance In
lit•lding. the Duke of Richmond moved as an amendment to
Insert a provision that ejectment for breach of res.onable
covenant should not be deemed disturbance by the act of the
laudbrd,

Alter dismission, Lord Granville allowed the amendment
to he carried rather Om en to a diriairn.
A subsequent tansildment on the same clause was kit to
the Report
C auses 8 and 9 were added to the bill, and thelr lordships
adjourns I.

tte Berm of Commemin the North Metropolitan Tram-
way BM was real a third time and passed ; and the Haiti/-
Owen and Bromgrove Branch Railway 11111 was read a second
time

Mr J. la Smith gave notice that he intended in com-
mittee on the E iticaston Bill to move anew clause providing
that after the 3 ear 1.)7 no person should be allowed to vote
for the election eta member of Parliament unless he can
write hi' own name and address In the tvesence of the
proper i
Mr. Watkin Williams gave notice that on the motion for
going intocommittee in the Past-office Rut he should move
'That in nicking revision for the rednca 41 in the rates of
Inland p nine upon newspapers and other prlnte I periodical
publications It is desirable to adopt one untorm scale of rates
based spin the weig It of the post-packet, without reference
to the touni-er of papers coot dyed in au:11 packet, suitieet
obly to the fixing of such maximum rate of postage for a
Mt ale newspaper an nity bnconsidenei just and expe nett '
Sir a L Pulwer, who had a question on the i aper respect-
Isp Consular Jurisdiction in Egypt, said that in coos.
qatuce of the great loss which the c 'natty had sustained by
Ike death of Lord Clarendon, he should defer his question
(applause).
Mr. Kennawsy asked whether, in the case of a district
separated for ecclesiastical purposes from a parish and pos-
sessing stafticient school accommodation of its own, it
ii-
(cnn-iunder .he hill that such didrict should be conned to
contitaite to an Ow ,Lionel rate that nay be required to be
Made tic the ranch . f which the district forms a part I

Sir IV E Forster KIM 'het it was intended that such a
district ,hould he obi Led to contribute to the rate, and the
reNsons for this be would state in committee.

The II irus then went tido Committee cm the Edlcatints
Bill. The first Sour clauses were agreed to wi.hout com-
ment, to.d on clause 5
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Mr' Walter no wet en amendment mak:rg compulsory the
Crenti ,71 of • S boo! Irosrd in every school district. Among
other advantages of the amendment he pointed out that it
would provide machinery for the transfer of existing schools
to the rates, and also for enforcing compulsory attendance.
Oa a div.sion, however, times rejected by 3,3 to 112.
The time-table conscience clause," which is contained in
clause 7, was the subject of a pre tracted discussion. Mr.
1'011%11103 wished to exrert existing voluntary schools from
its operation, but eras persuaded not to press an amendment
to that effect Mr. Passe hest moved to strike out the
words fixing the hours of religious instruction to the begin-
ning or end of each school time. that they should be left
to be settled at the di:cretion of the managers or teachers ;
. . . . . . .

bat on a tisisko the anierienhnt Wan rej7tred by 222 to 122'
A proposal by Dr. Ilrewee, that no child shall receive re-
ligions Instruction until a written request has been f-rwarded
bj his parents to tl,e managers, was suptorted by Mr. Faw-
cett. Mr Illingworth, and Sir 11. Fear°, but it was opposed
by Mr Forst, as throwing nuinceesiry labour on the
schoolmaster, and negatived without a Division.
The nest amendment in the chime was moved by Mr.
Wine, a ills tho view of securing that the children dis-
senting from religions instruction shall he withdrawn from
tbe school altogether during those hours, hut Mr. Forster
resisted it as an interference with the discipline f the
solicits. On a Diviaieu Mr. Wsos was beaten bps majority
of 314-379 to 35
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The further pro:fess of the bill was then spin adj. trued.
The Sligo and Cashel D sfranchisemeot Bill was read a
third time and passed.
Several other orders were forwarded a stage. and the
House adjourned.

In lha Elouae of Lrdi, June 28, the till to detranehhe
8.120 ao 1.0 tehet was read a first time.
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The orjer for going again into committee on the Irish
Land BM was called, and the discursion was rimmed. There
was a volr comic.us attendance of peers on all the
trenches.
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loflo 10 (derivative title of tenant) Ind clause 11,
(exempting certsia lanes front the operation f the bill)
were agreed to.

Clause le 'hat certain lands shag not be sul feet to cam-
petisation) was added to the bill, after much discussion, the
Government undertaking to consider seine of the suggestions
made before the Ilse ,rt.
Clames 13 proceedings to be takea by tenant in respect
of claims; and II (proceedings to be taken by the landlord)
were agreed to with amendment,.
Alter clauses IS (equities between 1and1,4,1 and tenant),
The Duke of It Osmond moved a clause, that in casts of
dispute between landlord and tenant the Court shall mince
its order into writing, in the form of a decree or award,
stating the items of claim °Rowed and the particulars of
any set oft After some docussion, in which Lord (leirus in-
sisted on the necessity of such decree In. cases of appeal, the
clause ear agreed to.
Clause 17 restriction on eviction of tenant) was agreed to
with no addition pr p 'seri by Lord Pet-ranee, giving a land-
lord her piton of depositing the amount of compensation
due from him before going into court.
On clause 19 'tieulatiug the procedure of the COM Bill
Courts) the GoVernment c Assented to accept an amendment
of the Duke a It'ehmond, throwing on the Civil hill Judges
the duty if deciding matters effect without ajury. The
clause seas then added to the bill
Go cause 21 ,Conet of Arbitration), Lori Lifford went to a '
Division upon a proviso moved lv him, that nothing Li the
Act should affect or Injure the right of the landlord to accept
or refuse a proposed incoming tenant. The proven was
opposed by the Government and the Duke of Richmond, and
was negatived by 59 votes agatiost 40.
Oa clause 40 (advances to tenants for purchase of hold- ,
legs.
Lord Ccurtown moved a proviso limiting the size of the
holdings to £2O annual vs lie,
Lard Kimberley aahl that out of 02.000 holdings in Ireland
1,12,0.0 were under £l5 vise. The proviso would therefore
have a most wholesale operation. The amendment was
negative).
Lord Grey, professing hie agreement with the views ex•
pressed by Lord Derby on the secood reading. palate I ont
the tendency of the clause to encourage subdivision, and
create a peeper population who would barely he able to
olitoin a living in good years, nod who in bad years could
neither pay nor be tie net out. Ile protested against the
clause in the interest of the British taxpayer, because
although the 1-an was only to be £1,000,000 the plan, slit
became popular, would bo followed by a deinend for grants
of a very much larger amount Ile also objected to the
clause on political grounds, arguing that there was no more
certain means of increa,ing Irish disaffection than by con.
stunting a large number of small propriett rs debtors to the
State. the tendency of the clause waste given premium to
political disaffection, and he accordingly moved that it be
struck out.
After a rather sharp discus, i in, the clause was put. Many
no`de Lords exclaimed " Not c intent !" but no one challenged
the Chairman's decision that the "Content." had it, and
the clause was therefore added to the bill Without a did-

Rion.
On clause 41. 'sdvmers to tenants for purchases of hold-
ings In the Laud. d F.Lltes Court', a lot g discussion arose
on a motion In the Duke of Richmond tee the clause he
struck nut At the last moment. when a division was
edit .1, the Duke said he would not interfere with the ex-
periment about to he mode by t`te Government, and allowed
the clause to I, added to the bill.
On clause 5i :res ulst Inns as to notices to quit), the Duke of
Riehmoul pronostd to 'educe the notice in the ease of
yearly tenkitts front a year to six IMllths,llll,l Lord Crafty Ile
accepted the amendment. The clause was thereupon agreed

On ealise Gg "right of distress', the Doke of Richmond
moved the ointridon of the clans; which was assented to hy
Lord G amine, who, however, reserved the right of dealiog
with the matter on the Report
The remaining clauses and the schedule were then agreed

to
The HOEIGO resumed and the report was fixed for Tuesday,
and their lordships then adjnurned.
In the House of Common., the Plymouth. Stonehouse, aid
Haveeport Tramways Bill was read a third time and passe
the London In i4hton, and South Coast Railway BR ens
geed a second time.
Mr It. A. Crees announced that on an early day he would
call attention to the enormous expense Incurred for the re-
turns, moved for by private members upon all kinds ef sub-
jects, stud won't! move a remlution.
Toe Ileum then went into committee on the Education
Till, recmtn,im.g (ho mmaideration of (Amite 7.
Lord it Montagu mooed an amendment to the effect that
the whole cf the provisions under which St de grants
are in IT made to voluntary so, J.,18 should be inserted in the
erim,miule to the bill, in order that there might be no feeling
of unceitdisty in the matter, and to prevent the amount of
meet& being left tot rely at ti liscretion 011ie Government
for the time being. Mr. Cr,ss, Sir IL &twin- Ibbetuni, and
3.orii Henley alma argued in tavola of sr me such guarantee.
It;r Gladstone pointed cue that it would be impossible at
this Vote of the Session to re-model the Revised Code, and
Ore it leglalitive force in this bill. The effect of the amend-
ment, therefore, would he to throw eve r the pleasure for the
year. 11100,over, he saw no reason for doubting that the
grant would vmffinue to be dispensed on the same liberal
principles which had already received the emotion of Par-
liament. Ilse some objceslens were repeated by Mr. W. E
relies., who added an am umuer that on clause e 2 he would
Feb • 'rev) jay down some general principles of admintstra-
endeavo.. •,..Oart repeated his objections to the Mcrease of
time. Mr Ga. ,e.s, 0,1 his prof:oB6ot constant opposition
denominational gra. --....;*cpdel Lord It. Montagu to be
to them. Mr. Disraeli rt -•tio &jeep by the Government,
content with the moral sum— - .mild be expected from
which, no doubt, was is much as swotted by a good'
them and to Mr. Gamow Cs threat he - 1410 tirtilly
humoured prediction that public opinion was
fixed on the issue of "Local Tares 0 Consolidated Fon
promise much national enthusiasm for an " autumn', agita-
tion." The amendment wea then negatived.
Mr. Harcourt next moved au addition to the clause, giving
the parents of the children attending the schools a share in
their management. He enforced it at length, an a measure
both of equity and or expediency, and expatiated on the in-
justice of giving the entire control of a school to then Who

only furnished ate-sixth of the feuds. Ile Was supported by
Mr. Winterbottato, Mr. A. Herbert, Mr. Maple°, and Sir
K Anstruther anti opposed by Mr. Neville-Grenville, Lord
it Montagu, Sit II Selwll,ll,belson Mr. W. E. Forster rind
Mr. Gladstone also spoke against the division, pointing out
that the princi it- could tot be applied except by an elaborate
s) stem of repreent Minn or each school it. the country. On
• division the anendment won negatived by 329 to bl, and
clause 7 was signed to.
In clause 8, which relates to the proceedings to be
taken by the hlucational Department to determine the
deficiency of polio scimol accommodation in every diktrict,
lir W. E Fortner, to den.reoce to remote tdeCell, withdrew
a proposal he had made that the religions opinions of the
inhabitants shall be taken ibt , consideration.
r. Harcourt !loved an anwittiment, providing that only
those schools shall be taken Into consideration which con-
form in all respsett to the requirementn of clause 7.
Mr. W. E Fonder undertook that there should be a satis-
factory detioition q 'suitable education," and the amen!.
merit was not premed.
Progresa was reported while clause 9 was under considera-
tion.

—l.,e'erd Bandon moved for leave to bring in a bill for the
ceenstitution of Pasegidel Councils, and to define and enlarge
the powers of pariehloners with respect to the conduct of
Divine worship in mrish churches, tie prefaced his motto
ley enlarging on the benefits to lid expected from breezing the
laity into closer c nununication wit h the clergy, and
fr.-ne giving than a greater share in the manage-
ment of Church uffsirs, and he stated that Ine Mel
not expect his newer, to be so much a solution
of the (pastime ar a means of attracting public atfen-
ti si to it The hit propose, that in each pastels a certain
',umber of side flier (being Churchmen) shall be elected, whee
together with the cuerchwarder cant the incumb mt, shall
Soya the Parcelled Council. No changes are to be made in
the aervi,s or in tie furniture and Whigs of the Church
14ithout the sanctioei if this Conch, and both incumbent and
pariehinuers are to lave ten appeal to the Bishop. In sup-
port of this scheme In nu tel the opinions of Bishop Selwyn,
Bishop Fraser, Mr. iladstone, the Ritual Commissioners,
atel others.

1 he motion was ascended by Mr. Cowper-Temple, and sap-
, pwted by Mr. /Orley, who ettriunted the seam, feeling ea.
isting in favour of s sme scheme of the sort to the changes
made in the ceremonies of the Church against the will of
the laity. It eves desired. too, by many of the clergy, and it
was, in fact. but tbe restitution of an old custom.
Mr. Gladstone complimented Lord Sandon on the numb
ratty with which his 'mann had been reed, d, and the tact
and moderati, with which he had opened this new
question. Ile offered no objection to the introduction of the
bill, but he piloted out that not only no private member but
no 0 'comment could draw up a bid which would pus at
once. Ile agreed that the exclusive power placed In the
clergy was au evil which !Oared both clergy and laity ; but
there would be great tractical dillicalty in deciding into
what hands some part al that power should be transfer-
red.

Mr. Cross anticipated, from the increasing de.dre of the
clergy to consult their congregation% that uo Act of Parlia-
nient would be needed.

Leave was tirie; given to bring in the Mu.
The S ilioitor-Getieral tor Ireland brought In a Mid to dis-
franchise Cattalo corrupt irvters of the city of Dublin.
Some other business was disposed ot, and the House
adjourned.
In the House of Commons, June tho House went Into
committee on tine Life .i.tsurstice Companies' 11111.
Oh Clause 3, Mr. synan moved to leave out the provision
that the deposits should be returned as soon as the premiums
armiuntid to £ll,OOO. Toe provision was illusory and was
no test of the solvency of the company; neither dot it give
any security to the poliey.holder or shareholder.
Mr. S Cave pointed out that the object of the clause was
not to test the solvency of c anpallit a generally, but to pre-
vent the formation of rotten companies merely for the
purpose of bring sotd. The deposit was merely an evidence
of the bona fides of the company.
he an,ntiment ohp.vett by Mr. Barnett, Mr. Shaw.
Lrfevre, and Mc Mundell% and was negatived. Toe clause
was then screed to.

On the motle:n—of Mr. S. Cave, a proviso was added to
Clatlie 4, That the clause shall not apply to the else of
any existing company in which the whole of the profits
Of all the badness transacted are paid exclusively to the
life policy holders." The clause as amended was then agreed
to.

Ciente 5 was also agreed to with verbal amendments, as was
also Chill'e
On clause 7, which provides that an actuarial investigation
shell be made into the position of each comp ivy once in every
live years, Mr. Anderson moved an amendment, extending
the term to ten years in the case of companies established
bebsre the passing if the Act.
After considerable discission, the amendment was carried
by Si to 16
An amendment, proposed by Mr. Bowrlng, to provide that
the actuary should boa professional actuary of not less than
seven years standing was negatived,
Mr. %Valiant Shaw moved an amendment providing for
the appointment of auditors by the Board of fratie ; which
was, alter sense id,cussion, wtthdrawn.

The clause received several verbal amendments, and was
then agreed to, as were also Clauses S and 9

On Cause 10. Mr. Thomas eaVO moved to mince the time
allowed to companies tor printhrx and furnishing the actuarial
statement from six to three months, the amendment was
negatived without a division.
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Ci.irdon moved an amendment, providing that only an
abstract of the report should be circulated. T his being
negatived, the claum was then agreed to.
Mr. T. Cave moved an amendment to clause it, providing
that the statement of coo. tints of each company shall to
posted by tlnm to each of the p 'Hey holders.
On a.divisi.v., the am-mime:it was rejected by 1:9 to .le,
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Mr. W. Shaw moved the rout Con of the wonis " on appli-
cation," after the promo thAt the company should deliver
copies of the statement of accounts to each policy-holder;
which was negatived without a division. The deuce was