The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-08 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Ur. Gledstone, having been appealed to by Me. Heron, Pad
that the Government, being of op'nion that the queetion ot
higher educaGon in Irelaod required to be dealt with, won d
In the House of Lord., July 3, the Berl of Derby presented not orp we the Introduction
aofithe bil.Libut without cont-
. to co beg...l to draw the attention of the Initting theß4ll/04" Its d`" n In/
s rdolive. are. Grua the deal:Manta in the case of Mr Plunk.t confirm:l the statement thtt the Univeralty
Luahmeom," C.,,,gists,,eg or tg,, sug„,,sseg itttie.vted it. the bill, and defemito generally the good faith
rmonument of It'. lorther beseing of the cue until OS the lulthoGilea in the Matter cf ttimilltY.
orienoe-r nest Tar pei Moe eat Lll.e.t CO fly on the el, D. to-rig_ ~”,1 the O'C mor Don opposed the bill, woo
gr,mnd Oen several of the wane..e were of It.,Naiteed age alter • elo,lo, Cie a j diroment had been defeated by 102 t
gel !herrn In health, and pro! rd that the nece,sary depit 14, the House Wont hit en:satanic°, and the bill was broush•
might be taken to enable the court In which the cotton was
om
being Wed to sit dodo.. the long vacation. ( ' hear," Mr. Avrten brought In a bill for the better management of
fr novena noble lord.. Ile eld not do thh In the interest Forest,
of one or other of the petit. boles a matter of public ha- .
The other ordere were dispoied of, and the Bono ad.
port...nee. (Hear, hear
journal.
After a Uhl interval,
Earl Stanhope asked that eolith reply might be made by the
Lord Chancellor, although It was not usnal to take that notice
Of • petition
The Lord Chancellor said the matter had been considered,
and a abort lull woold he introduced Into the House ef
Comment to enable all courta to .lt at auch time. as might
be eateelle A tor the due ad ministratiou of j office, notwith-
standing any general order, with regard to vacation..
Led Sydney brought up her Majesty'. answer to the
Addrea relative to itmanuel, St. Margaret's, and the Grey
Coat Wapltals, stating that it was hut Intention to withhold
her talent from the. coheir..
the Duke of iithleelet, reminding their tordthlps that
tour month, had elapsed Gum, he had moved for a Select
Committee to I. quire into the prevent syttem of A indralty
admlnistration, called atteution to the evidence before the
Committee, which eventually led to a lengthened diaconate°.
On the order for tee reading of the Teamways (Ire•
end) BBL
Lord Clanrlcanie moved that the railway c onpules which
hod teo it toned sonnet the 0111 should be beard at the Bar of
the House.

is the House of Commons, July 5, Mb M'Laren moved the
second reading of the Church Rat. Abolition (S.mtissid) Bill,
welch he explained was preAsely the same as that which he
bed Introduced last year it, 01 Ject was to abolish the power
of gulps for non.psynomt of church-rates or asseeenients in
:otland, and so put the law in that couutry upon the same
footing as the law relating to church-rates in England. lie
alleged that the adherents of the Established Courch were but
I Isoall .I,..fitY of the people of Sc.,tland, and tat as WI
body re !dived at 211,000 • year irom the public exche.,..er, it
was at j tat to compel the great maihity or the pe,ple by law
to hoar the burdens for the buildteg and repair of churches
and manses of the E tabliehed Church. lie believed that the
rus j oily a landlords were cluing to pay towards this object,
lOU that the abolition 14 the legal power to compel pa) went
would he a great relief to the tenants and • benefit to the
Church Itself.

Mr. Carberde seconded the motion, contending that since
the passing of the Al abolishing Church-rates In gnglat.d
there was so wide • difference between the laws of the two
countries that the 0 ,vernment could not consistently retain
the ellstir glare in S.,,ti.tud.
Mr Wallace Montgomery opposed the measure as one that
would improper y deprive the chur:h of it• property, and as
embocbleg principles to which the large majnlty of Scotch
landowners were even..

Lord Cairns vsplained the provisions of the hill, whlch
euhullated the law of Ireland to that of England and hot-
feed.

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Lord Spencer believed that the bill, so far from 'during
the Irish railways, would behent them by bringing down
mineral. and otherwise acting aa feedeis to the aliwaya
Lord ClanrMarcie weld not prens ht. motion, but stared
various ohiectlous to the Mil, whith wit; however, read a
second time.

Mr. drabsoo regerded the bill as • meaeure that would
allay • great deal of Irritation by extending the principle of
religioue equality.
I.lrd John Manners opposed the but, and pointed out that
tte principle was really one of dineetablishuent and Mien.
dowment.

Lord Strati:imam, In moving for return, relative to recruit-
ing, called attention to the effect of recent changes upon our
Army Reserve. which he described as a moat Inadequate
protection, owing to the tOdiculty of ending civil employ-
ment, the minion of the 52 day.' training, sad the *mount
of pension.
This Induced remarks from Lord. Deßawer, Melville, Stud.
hunt, De Ross, Rueter, and Northbrook, after which their
lordships adjourned.
In the Holum of Cemmons Mr. Alfred Seymour Pro
vented a petliton from the defendant. in the snit of 'ltch
hoer: o Lushineton " again.' the postponemeot of the trial
surd mcmed that it be read by the clerk at the table.
The petition was therefore read, and ordered to be laid
upon the table. It showed that the petitioners were the
defendants to the suit, anti that the Ltd Chief Juetice In
the Court of Coital- on Pleas had signified hi. Intention to
postpone the trial from the 7th inst. instil November next,
the court having to power to sit daring the long vacatiou.
This course the petitioners allege wont i be prejudicial to the
Interests of the infant of whom they were the trustees arid
guardians, and they therefore pray, d the House to tyke
such ruestwes as w,uld entitle the said court to proceed
with the cause continnourily until Ce Conclusion Of the trial.
(cheers).
Mr r Isborne athed the Mome Secretary whether, Roving
regard to the exceptional magnitude of the nue of " rich.
borne r, Loshinatou,' he bad considered if the ends of jus-
tice Might not be advencei hy the intrmlue.lon of a bill to
author..e that court to sit it neceviary daring the long vsca-
illon "until the conclusion of the MIL
Mr Croon said that he had been In communication with
The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Juitice, Who was
presiding at the trial fie received letters from the Lord
Chief Ju•tice statlng that tithe parties to the Ind: desired the
trial to tie continued he should he willing to proceed with
Slit the (4,.vernmerst would orate arrangements for another
ledge to tabs his place en circuit. lie hod received no ap-
plication from the enamel which would legit, him In re•
questing the Lord Chancellor to make such arr.gemertte.
The Government wore of 'otiolon that no legal obetruction
either In this or any similar cue should be allowed to Inter-
net the progress of • hist involving enormous cost, end a
bill Would therefore he introduced by the Lord Chancellor to
allow the superior court to appoint the sittings of multi
during the long vacation.
11r. Einyer stated that in committee on the 13.110 t hill
he emelt] move an amendment providing that parliamentary
electoXins should be continued as hsretofnre unless soy rh.rt
or disturbance shall take place or be ardicipsted at the
nomination.

Sir Ander.on could not rupport the bill because he looked
upon it ea e piece ot Church robbery, but be thought that
there were lame grievance. tu COUIIeCIIOISI with the aubJ4ct
which ought to be remedied.

Mr. M.Ligsn, Sir E. Colebrooke. Gild Mr. Jr.litee also
opposed the measure on the same ground.

The Lord Advocate regretted that the pressure of business
had prevented his bringing In his prosuised bill on the sub-
ject, lie apdroved the principle of the measure, but in Its
provisions It wasi quite unfitted to obtain the Mimi In clew,
and watt too far, lie promised to promote legislation 011
the anij ct neat mission, and declined to vote either for Or
against the present bill.
Mr. Gordon pointed out the atter want of neology between
rhurchrates In Scotland and In E..igland. and moved that
the bill be read a second time that day three months.

Lord Echo and Mr. Cranford blamed the Government for
not hash g Introduced • measure.
Mr. M.Laren accepted the for of the Lord Advocate and
pin mind to wlllathaw the bill It Ice principle were affirmed
by Ms Ming read • second time.
The Home glivided—For the second reading, 121: against,
7d; m CS.
The !MI was then reed • second time, and on the motion of
Mr. Ni•Laren, the committee upon Ii was poatponed for two
month,.

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M. Norwood moved the reeond reading el the Itegletratiou
of Partnerships' Bill, the .1 j :ct of which was to prevent the
asiumption by trading firms, f name. which are not In reality
those of members of the firma

Mr. B.'nes supported the bill. and sald that most of the
Chamber. of C ioniserce in the North of England were en-
.lmously in favour of the mum*.
Toe Attorney-Gen, rat said that if thole persons who would
be adec e t by the meatuse had no ohjaction to it, the Go-
vernment cartainly could have none. He thought, however,
that it w uld throw a considerable burden upon a large class
of ratepayers, and that there would be no very saCstactory
results from it. If registration of all partnorshlps, however
small or I:mited In duration, were compelled to los reale-
Ito 6.1, It would be very burdensome to a large claim of small
traders, and he believed the system of registration would
open • way for new description, of fraud.
After the subject bad been disowned for some time, air.
Nsrwood accepted • propcaltion for a select con mittee, and
the bill was read a second time, upon the underetandlog
that It should be referred to a select committee early next
session.

tdr.Goseben, in antiwar to Mt J. 13 Malone tionfirrned
the rumour trat tie dgfemourt haa struck in the Coal Sock,
Leer Gibraltar , and he added that, according to present IM
formation, the prospect of getting her oft was but small.
to answer to Sir C. Adderley, lii, Gladstme offered him
the brat Government day, aftvr the 3tal it B It C mmittee In
thishal, tor the discussion of the Weattlogton Treaty.
tat the third reading of the Atmy BBL
Mr. Graves moved the rerolution of shich he had elven
notice, expressing the tins illicitness el the Home to proceed
further with the bill since It hie been insrowed to a single
object, and declining to commit 'half Until the Government
Imo produced a mature and ompveheolre scheme of Army
Reform, width will place th 3 nvilltary ',stem of the country
on a sound and scealest best,

Mr. Heron moved the second reading of the Tithe Rent
Charges Ireland) hill, and explained that its ol.ject WM to
pn vide that the Irish Church Commissioners shall very the
tithe taut charge in Ireland in the lime way as was done in
England.
Tae Solicitor-(lacers! for Ireland said that the Irish
Church Act, which provided for the gradual extinetton of
the tithe rent charge, was p used upon the basis of the exist-
ing law. To repeal thy% la an would upset all the arraoas.
meuta of the Church Commtationbre, nod would take H)Cot
out of the surplus property of the Church. The boas thing
tar the House to do was not to give the bill a second reading.
Dr. Ball said that the hill would cause great invinvenlence
and confusion in the arrangements that had been made.
Alter acme furtaer dheusaiou Ire UNA, wan adj mrned.
Some other measures were advanced a stage, and the House
adj .ntrusd.

Mr C Seely seconded the resolution io an effective speech,
to wbfrn he sanalltted the Oovernment 'chema for the
creation nt a Reserve and the Shart Service system to
severe critlolam.

Mr. Tres Ay al urged the Hones to read the b 1 a third
time. b stating that Abolition of Purchase war by no Means
the only iserurtant portion of It, and that it t demi au op:
portunitr of escaping from an Army By stern h' ,h was as
extravagant m inefficient.
After criticisms from several hon. Members,
'air Cardwell, In replying generally to the arguments of
previous speek-re, acknowoseged to Mr. Graves that the bill
had not been introduced from outside pressure, but from • I
sincere conviction that it was rs ulreel be the public Interests.
He pointed out, too, that out of IS objects which he had
laid down only three had been given up—.lll, eltenalon of
the Snort Service system, crinpulsory teethe In times of
emergency, and the power, to the counties to stroville
thirmcna. Replying to the Tbarees of reticence, At, be
maintained that he bed already given &general online of the
pica of selection, end that "hard sod fast" preconceived
rules could not be arviSeil to a voluntary system. As ttY re-
tirement, he repeated th it he could n A enter fnM Cslcu'a-
Roue until he had sonic data to go upon. Again he showed
POW the Oolitic. of Purchase was the necessary nrellntraary
So Army lie-organisation, and exrdained how the Govern.
meet lied been c ravelled to take ihe subject up by the
/allure 1 their attempts te abolish the ranks of Cornet end ,
Ensign and he Issue of ths Royal COMOIIIIII,II which fol. '
lowed it. Moreover, the change In modern wafers made It
necessary that we should have a profest!onal Army.
Mr. Diera ell briefy explained his reasons for BM vrtlng an
evoendment widen, alter three roontne debate, embodied the
only issue now remaining to be declded, and took the oppor-
tubfey of reiterating hie prrtest egsfrost an undefined fr,d
loaratboniable expenditure. Purchase he held to be tee
oystem by which the Stale bad thrown on the offi tern the ex-
pense of creating and mainitething s two! promotlor ; ,o.d
he Moisten Vat eve o.. Terr meat esight to have Ist b -fore
the Rouse toe conch corstracting a new system to well as
of destroying the old, and also that the co .t of the r peration
meat not to lie thrown en current taxation.

Mr Gladstone considered this lett was C vii 7 unworthy
Vies, and partook of the ct.r s o'er of ooarardly final on.
mote-re hall been drawn in pelpal.le forgettable's of the recta
of the case for It was not tern that the hill was narrowed to
as single o 1 J. ct. in szpetlatlng on this point, Mr. Glarstohe
went again over the strolled jnt t • at .1 by Mr Gardwell,
and repeated ,hls argument trat it ate ituvwslble re fur-
nish more detailed inn rms'ion and mloeletions T • the
Iniputatton us s.b treatment of the °Morn, and the im-
plied neoerst,y of &sing their pay, tie rt.p!ied that the hill
would eel!, ye the r fil 'Sr. of the dyad weight of the eight
millions they had veld r their cooirnisd•ris. clii V old in-
crises, their emoluments by about 2430,0(0 a ',ay.
On a DlYiston, Mr. Graves's Resolution was negatived by
269 to 221. nod the Ohl was then read &third time and passed,
amid conCoderable cheering and counter chetrit g.
Several other bills were forwarded a stage, and the Roan
adlotrued.

In the Howe of Lords, July 4, the Army Regulation Bill
wee brought up from the Rome ol Commons and read abut
time

Earl Grey corafdaftwil a the late period of the sesslon at
which the bill .esthed their lurdehdo. It wita lothosatele
that Importaut measures could cow rscetve that coustdera•
Von which wit necessary in order to recnre the country
against hasty anti Imperfect legislation The uohle lord dis-
cussed at some leustb what course onaht to he taken in such
S r‘se, 4.1,1 wed he Orti'd regret that this measurd should he
lost, Pot upon its merits, but In Coign tileuce of the tame a
whir n It wits brought ur.
The bill was read a art time.

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Lord Albemarle moved tbe second reading of the Justices
of the Pence Givillacallon mm 1401414; that It repealtd
the landed preoerty qualification LOW impeeed, and which
tiornettmee rendered It difficult to obtain a sufficient num...ter
of unexceptionable persons to discharge the duties of Petty
Stmeione. Eventadly, at the rec4mmendatlon of the Lord
Chat.cellor, In order that the matter might be reconsidered,
the bill wee withdrawn.

Lord Morley, in moving the eecond rending of the Preven-
Uon of ,rlote BID, sold that It Led been found necesssry to
re-anact all the provisions of Um lishitual Criminals Act,
with such change. as had been garroted by experience.
Although not perfect, that Act hat effected much good in
it. mail provlslono—namely, regletratlon and ennerrlslon of
convicted criminals, &he putting down 4.1 paUllchouges and
beershopg of but character, and the reception of stolen goods.
IS was now proposed to Include Scorand In the
A'ter eorne remark, by Lord Cameroon, Lord Houghton
character' ..ct the Habitual CrimlLals Act as an onttre
o flirming that there never was • two In which the
crimiuol clogs were MOTS active, myetetions, or more no.
ceof al In eluding apprehenolon.
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Lord !Umber ley defended the gystem of euperesion
too-
puge4 by Lori Ilogghton, and the MU wag then reed 1
almond time.

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On the report of amendments to the Judicial Committee of
Privy Council PAIL Lord Cairns crtilelsed its
especially relative to the position of the new Juihms, end
moved an amendment. A disthasion nil the appellate Juris-
diction eim.mimd, in whieh the Law Lords took part, and
ultimately the debate was adjourned, and their lordahipi
adjourned.
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In the House of Commons, the EtherMe of London and Md-
llneo
appe.red e the her ani ro,eote,l& petition In favour
of the Muntelpal Corporations 8111.
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Mr. Cowper-Temple stated th,t on Meade), the 14
August, he would m-...ve for Nava to Introduce • hill to enable
incumbente of parishes, with the consent of the bishop of the
diocese, to admit to the pulpit of thole mash churches per-
sons not in holy orders of the Chuech of Z gland, for the par
pose of delivarirg sermons or lectures.
Mr, Taylor Intimated that on the lot August he would call
attention to the recent prosecutions under tho Act of
Charles 11. 'Sunday (rtaervance Act), and would Move that
It la expedient to repast that Act at the earliest oppor-
tunity.
Mr. Goschen, In answer to a quettion put by Lord B.
Montagu. soil that the Admiralty had receive-di • telegram,
dated eleven o'clock 0)1 morning, stating that there had
been no Increase of danger to the Agin,ourf, and that the
was llghtenlng. The w 1,41 was oast, hut froshenlrg, and the
westher floe.
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I no House then went into eniumittne nn the Ballot Bill,
which was again adj mrned until 'I hureday.
At the eveulng etttleg,

Mr. llavtisud Broke brought before the Howe the else of
Newsh Nos m. Tracing in a long speech the history of
the tresth s and other transs ctn.. between Meer J.ffier and
his deecendante and the limit India C..mpany, he moved fore
belect Committee to inquire whether these trestles hese been
faithfully observed by the !organ c • vernment, and whst e.ly
be the cielme of the present b swab Nezbia by virtue of them.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Gilpin, and opposed, ou be-
half of the India Office, by
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oao ,
Mr. Grant Daff, who also entered Into a lorg hietorical
retrospect, and, while admitting th 3 moral claim of tne
web to be maintained in • position of dignity in Bengal
Li long al he remained a loyal en' ject, Bodged that the
trestlei were all strictiy personal, and involved no MOW of
Inheritance. lie also on at length foto the pecuniary
transaction@ with the present Nawah, contending that he
had nothing to complain of In his treatment.
iso • division, the motion mu negatived by it to 64.
Mr. Fawcett proposed to put the Monte Into Committee for
the puny.° of bringing In • hill to abolish Mita In the Cul-
vertty of Dublin, but
Mr. Heron objected on the groin(' that the irn pet might
10 be dealt with by the Ciagerntnent ge a part of the general
questlcn of Irish eduestlou, and that this was not the prapey '
mode of settling It. lie was In favor of establishing •
Catholic Volveraity, with • large endowment.
Mr. Icawmu declined to go into controversial topics, but
In vrldelned tha,, besides •hollehing all relistone tests,
after the Model of the English Act, the bill would alter the
comp-1.41.h of the governing body 50 o• to give the Roman
Catholl" a fair and ,mmellate reprt nitration. Its also men-
tioned that the Dort roment did not object to Its Introdnc-
i,n, and that It was sanctioned by the "1"nr147 a4th°ll.