The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-07-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAIVIE AI T.

Tn the Mime of Lords. July 1, Esrl Grow laid ow the
Wile seine mtge papers retating to the Geheva Arbitintion,
and sa'il he hoped the prihted copies would be eistributsd
the fellow ins day.
On the report of the amendment to the Touts of Bchedces
act! Churl t 4 kill, Lod Perim, tea ie some obwre tit,
respecting Oki, ,oOeotrt, to Which he ebjected as ht
dabgetuus hy 1'10.1,114e. no ntol.l the rejection it the

0.11.111111 P.
Tbo Bi‘hop of esd•l the noble lord had ndsvide.
hendr.i tt.e object of tLe bid, • hien an to een,ov. a ',ma.
Ideal dltheulty at %tot.re,, Cos work of the to
Commis 'loner., au Lost:wee of Ph alt had Inxtared at his own

dinar&
A convent.tl n ennn..l In •hlrts, ol.jostl.n havlnz been
(Alien tn the f )01 withont *Alex, thrd l'netnitn
o.ntt .1 U the hhon'd reel:wins upro•ltion on the third rend-

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lb. Enr,peas *gnarls* norlety Ina ism read a second
Urn. wad hand to a neteet Comin,tite.
Tie Lord f haLeriler explained, the provisions of the Chan-
cery Funds Ind mortal the arC“lkti rotolh.g.
Lord enamel...ye a genend support to trty but
lb. 11nk,..f %ruin. AS chairman of the 10)51 Commission
of 1..4 w h reollepit nava the present MIL express,l his
CdoliVli II .t it Vold., confer Important beie.ftte On the
11111114.5fi tko II :a the:+tutn.
After a few observations hvm Lords Overdone and Rader

dale.
The bill wan real a sec.bd time.
Lord K imherley (in answer ti ford Oranmore', while ad-
mitting that the Yenian orcanizatimi continne,, to exist in
the I ated Slates, 'ginned his Matement that It wan prob-
ably ocier more .olieseibt than at the present moment.
The lasailloril anl Tenant ( Irebuid) Act ,In 70 Amendment
riot) bill was read • third time and passed.
The Backend.). ln,lin,ll and I 10,4,0 rs (Ireland) Bill were
advaneeil a stage, and their I. vtlihips adjourned.
In the Mouse of Commons, Sir T. hateaon said that on
Monday suit he would oak the Prime Minister whether
he was aware that the !doh Government annually inter-
fered to prevent the burning id the effigy of Vat
traitor Lundy at Londonderry, while, on the other hand,
since the recent decision on the count, of Galway election
petition, the effigy of Mr J make Keogh ha. been hunied in
various pis on. with, lit ary attempt by the Government
with the pike force under their orders b obstruct any id
these oases; also whether It Pi not the .inty of the hovers-
moot I. • stend to the veiny of Jvidge Keogh (laughter) the
same motection which they have a., carefully afforded to the
Lionly efilgy . and, finally. whether the right lion. gentle-
Man c,,niDlcrs that the Govenmient haa by Its negligence,
In falling to protect this judge from insult and outrage,
done its utmost to malotain the dignity and Ilidepende.e
of the polkial bench in Ireland.
Lord Enfield (in reply to Air. Mantle Cochrane) &Mtn) that
the Suoi Canal Company had declined to adopt a recom-
mendation made t. th in by her Ninjoetris Goyenknlent for
the postponement of the hicreemst rate of tonnage duos,
which bed been fixed to come into operation on the let of

July.
Mr Bryce said the Government did not Intend to proceed
with the Justleme Clothe salarissa and Fees BPI.
The house then went into Committee in the Civil Service
Estimates. The vote for the Houses of harhansent (Class 1,
Bubble Buildings gave rise Is, the until lamentation over the
outlay on these bedding', and the usual conflicts among the
art critics. Twenty one votes in this Claus were agreed to.
Shortly before 11 o'clock the Home took up the further
consideration of the lords' Amendments to the Ballot
Mill. The tint amendment considered irsa the ebtUisti
Inserted by Earl Beauchamp in the other House
limiting the duration of the bill to the year ISBO. Sir
Forster moved to disagree from the amendment. Mr.
berasford Hope, Mr. Cavendish Bentinek, Mr. Walpole. Lord
Bandon, and Mr. hiewilegate supported the Lords' amend-
ment, citing the precedents lit the E ection Petitions Act mid
the Esincatien Act, and undue that the Ballot, after a I,
was an experinietil, and that the longer it was diseased the
less the House of Commons seemed to like it. Sir Wilfrid
Lawson and Mr. Gladstone op, lie against the amendment,
and, on a division, it was negatived be 116 to 165
On the WM,' amendment dispensing with the declaration
to he made by illiterate voters before a magistrate id their
inability to read there was a short conversation, hut in the
end it was lies:M.lSM withs ut a division. The other
amendments, which were chi, Ily consequential and ver-
bal, were disposed of in accordance with the peeve sus
decisions, mei ms the usual question he log put that a
Committee he appointed to draw up the reasonS to be
presented to the Lords for disagreeing from their amend-
ments Mr. Charley expressed a wish that the Lords would
istand by their amendments. This gave Mr. Forster the
opportunity of expressing a confident belief that the Loris,
in the s•ischarge of their constitutional dirty, would rentember
that this woes bill c xclaively alfectsiog the election of mem-
bers of the House Consnions . that it bad been carried by
large majorities, and had occupied • lamer share of time
trem airy previous measure, arid that in di ference to their
Lordships' views, and hi order to facilitate its passage, con-
cessions had been Made, the necessity of which seas not
acknowledged by the US:O44AF.
The other orders were disposed of, and the House ad-
loomed at ten minutes past two o'clock.

In the Donee of Lords July 2, Lord Morley moved the
second reading of the &closers Low Amendment 13111, of
which he rep:alto-1 the provisions.
The Duke of Richmond doubted whether the bill dlit not
raise a .imetion of conflecatit n between lordi of manors mid
the care twiner', with the view of beetowiug the commons on
• third party who hed no legal dorm. As Lae bill was not
likely to lam both homes this session, he recommended that
It be ref, rreyl to • Octet Committee.
Lord Fortescue complained if the unneceseary expenses
impend upon heels of niannts hl d the oil
pert...art Precautions of the I itioro C otnn.i3stotters
against lownible wnitig and line snt aey.
Lent D ,lewerr recomineniel tho' the hill should provide
• ourriontrie remit to be pill hie field Roulet..
Lord it den la, agreed that tine bill was its some respects a
measure ,4 condo:anti°.
lord Kimberley if fended the bill. Re pointed out that
while it t.,k •vnty no rights of property from either lords of
nnen,,T. or ,t now ,tters it ntittt. honeiletal priiviaiou for both
the agrhultural out newt fl 'I
The bill was then Grid o second time.
'The lienkrup• or I re'aitli .Mneedinent Gill and the
Debtors In 1 111 h.l wet • roil a Mir I time and passed
The Commons' Amendments to Lords Amendments to the
Pallet Pill were reoeivegl, and ordered to he printed, and
their lordship* adpiumed.
In the Mime of Commons, Mr. Straight gave notice
that on Monday nest he s tut the Home Sle^n:t.try
a/folio, the lei, ern men, will iv site to gyro Oa:
fr discoselon of the laislie Pr05...a11,1 pill a. unand,,it ;
Slid. if not, whether the richt in. aentlemoi would under-
take himself to tiring it forwatd nest eemion as a Govern-
meet Impala,.
The House then went Into Committee on the Cool Mines
Regulation fell, reenniling its rinivideratiou at dense 40,
and progremlng tor r'towe 44.
Mr. Mall instle his Ire portly: motion fee a Royal Cm.
mum,' to to the 1.0.-ht, ii e.nre, Mould, and applica-
tion of the pro: it Irt S. of the Church of Eneleed.
As soon am he rose a motloeWe' made te eent.t.oet the House,
hut OP priding neserceed el, thanes there were only two
members on the Opposition hunches, Mr. Mall went
on to captain that he was acting on Mr. Weil-
- MO ICa Last year to convert public opinion to
inheseablishment. The :hot it. p towsrdi this was to
get at the facts 4,1 the finaecial cendition of the
Estahlishmeet, and he exit dilted at tanzth on the ad-
v.tages to be derived from the pow vb.. id full Informs,
thin The 'mm, hat • right to yell for this Ihformation,
hi-canine the I hutch was a rational Institution ; .4
here he drew a dietinetion between lila motion and
that of Mr. Cnbitt, who wished tin have an hanuiry
into the property of Diesenth.g Mulles. Althongh he
tam' no eldeetion to girl,: that Information; he heid
that the State had not s right to cell for it, becanse the
property was private. Among other points tiir the Com-
nelesion In Inquire Into Mr. ilell mentioned the origin of
tithes—which he believed would he Intim' to have grown
nut of the action of the State—the origin of glebe tennis,
awl the estent ol the new enelosemerda The friends of the
Church onglit to remnant rea 11l y ti thin inneniry, and though
he did wit admit ally c 111nexion between his motion and
lesestablishment he wee earelees whether the remit of the
looney sent for Dtsestahlislinleut or against it. All that he
Wished for was more light.
Mr Leethern, in seronding the motinn, confined himself
11. the I *hider Revenue.. and ,noted the old stethtics as
to their abuses.
Mr I thigh. moved an amendment directine the In-
-11111(k. to .• ecclesiastical pupae. " cenerelly, awl to is
ref. TM and re-salinetment of the earoiti il system of the
I lone h. Treating the in-Mots on iirtnelly for. Irteeatahlish.
meld, Mr II ugh., dilisted on the ergumente 111 favour of
a ,•. asetlllll between Ibuir.h nial State, contending that
only a 'tate Chereh enield can, the ttullitatteea of re-
Won to every MAU'S ....11trMtinG the vigour end
vitality of the Church with thy 11111tAti011t nt lesient end the
hi 'in-lit di ray of Inimenting noorregatioes. If State eon.
nesion was such ass Inenteen, why heft not Mewl.. overtaken
the I inurrif. mid why had Dial not mmie letter provision for
the want. of the pony A 1..,, ;seeing other ohlection• to
Inmestablfehmerd, he pointed Iv the dans, r of leering a
wealthy and entassised corporation like the Courch of Eng-
land free from any Mete centre!.
Mr Weill, In seconding the amendment, offered 1101011
snegestione for the re-strangemend of benefices and the
amendment of the law of petronsge.
Mr Illiogworth nipported the m dine, end
Mr cubit!, who had given ',Dee of hie intention to men,
tor an 'emote, in to inquire lido the property ant rerrnuoi
tmliandeg to inesentin f ladies, entered into a lengthy state-
smen{ of the large endowments held by Dissenters, awl pr'.
Wird by the legal tribunals f the ceuntry and the special
legialetion et Parliannent Ile &indented to able awl notch-
applauded speech by warning the Nuristan that they were
pureeing • seleidal fedh.y. and that long tiefore they nue-
ceede.l In upsetting the chinch of England the Free Churches
wend,' hare diaapp. ared
lir. Gladstone rennet I.ed on the cempliented character
of the issue the Douse tow bail to decide between the
nedien and the two amendeni nts, and expressed a very
decided opinion that no gr.-Mal hail twen laid for any
one of the three pr--peals. The I; overnmeut saw no
reason for settee( hi work a great piece of machinery
to aeiertele fiefs which in e general way were per-
fectly well known to ntrimment, and the &lath of
which there wee ell prewnt necessity for inquiring into.
Mr. Snell, he hot not yet reached a point at which he
was entitled to ha.v this ounitian on Disesfaolishnient eon.
iedered in • priv-tietti spirit, and tht, 1101111 C to.night ap
p. 67,4 to boo', discharging the finned .ne of • de-
isedmg inocietv rather th 111 it. ordinary duties as a
Legislature. Disertehliahment was in remote from the
wishes of the people, and the enterprise altogether so
tarsal, that he felt dispenw-1 frorn leading the Walla
into • lentith, tied IIiKIMIOI2 Of the questien on the pre-
sent oreasion. Mr. aliall's methen hat no connexion with
projects of internal rehires his ulterior object was Dia-
establishment ; awl no there wins no bacilli...l,
stone sal-I, of the Government welcoming such a design,
either now or herein: ter, he rise • decided negative to the
motion.
Inn a dieiai m sir mien'. motion was negatived by 205 to
DC Mr ll.4.fttei 'hornl t n withdraw his amenibn, nit, hut
several nteutl...rs insisted on a division, and It also was
meratived by 270 to 4i.
Tlip pipes Defers were disposed of, and the Mouse ad.
earned at five [Limit 5 le two o'clock.

In the Muse of .01111T1141/1. Joly 3, Mr. C. Forster moved
that In the ow of the r.r. ar ,00thern and Western hall-
way (North 4% all (stendon) 1111 certain standing orders le
Suspended, and that the bill as &mewled by the committee
be considered. .

Mr rim oppneed the motion, anti an animated tlitenssion
in PlAidi Lord ilehmr, Mr e.gan, Mr. Vance, Mr.
Maggire, NIT s)nan, Colonel W. Patten, Mr. I:nien anti Mr.
pelakto,ty tm,k part. Ultimately the motion was agreed to,
awl the bill was read e third time and passed.
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Mr. A. Peel moved a number of media tons permitting the
pr, to .ters I e yof the Trimness Metropolis) Polls Wro-
th:vett In this •sr the MA which are now before
Parliament to annwiel any further prove. dines therron, in
Orli, r .1 wait the souse hill, if they shall think fit, in
She nest session 4.11 Parliament.
After some nmarks from colonel Patten, Mr, So! stir
Booth, Mr. B. II pc, sml Mr Henley,
Mr. A. Peel said Instrtuthms had been given that the
Standing Ord,* should be anhele,e4l, nom to give effect to
the reconimendstlons of the joint committee of both
Houses. It wee lientrable alp,, that the provisional order
should he no amended as to show elearly what schemes
affected the centre and what the suburbs fd the Metropolis.
The rtundutlons were egreed
Mr MrintZ Prrsn.t.d. petition from 13,000 inhabitants ot • .
Birmingham against the too early closing of ouhlic-houses.
Sir r. Nike morel tbe scoot reading I,f the Commons
Protection, AC., Lill, and soul that a large portion of
the land of England had become vested in trustees for
public purposes, that such lands were net administered
svith due economy and profit, that owing to the absence
of constant mperviston large portions ef eantrion lands.
common right., and rights of way hed been with, from
the public and yerverted to private numb end that, with Corn.
Noel management, such lands would afford means for great
public improvement. The bill took bd. Its example the man-
agement of the Greenwich Hospital Estates. It provided that
the administrative bodies Of public lands In each district

shoal e'ent an overseer whose duty it would be to onmpile and
make known • new domesday book of lands under hissuper.
soden, to admiuister toe estates for the benefit directly of
the corporation to whom they were entrusted, and indirectly
of the public: to snake public rept:rts to a public officer, and
to consider the public wants of drainer°, etc. The officer
w.mld he paid 1.. y per centage on the rents paid over to the
corporations It was proposed also to repeal the laws of
rnortmain. The measure was of an experimental character,
ac 1,11104 a 11. n of riddle Way beta een those who
wished a larva quantity Cl fatal in public hands. aud those
who he'd that every acre should be in private hands.

..Ir. Morrison stConded the motion.

iiregory moved RR an amendment that the bill he read
a second time that day three months, anst r, marked that no
erideta, had been given in support of the allegation that
piddle estates were w.t administeted with wivatiutge to the
A discussion followed In which several hon, members took
part, and ,us diVllllOll. there were—for the re, ond
17 : weld, it, 1.4 I majority, 117. 'the bill was therefore re-
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Mr. Bliley, in moving the second reading of the Sale of
Liquors on Sunday Bill, said there was an almost universal
demand, in which even a large proportion of ke,pers ni
puidie•honses Joined, for the clueing of publie.bonsev
beershops on Sunday., which this bill endeavoured to meet.
'that snob • measure, could be worked with sneeess was
proved by the fact that it was in operation in 'Melbourne,
esnada, New Zealand, and elsewhere, slid that good results
followed.
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Mr. Heiden moved al an amendment that the bill he
read • second time that day three months. It was a piece
of class legislation a litch would affect the labouring classes
alone and tilt were passed it would create a bitter feeling
on the taut of the holiest, well-conducted artizan
Mr. It Morgan said that the evil with which the bill was
intended to deal was the great temptation hell out to work-
ing men it, indulge in Sunday tippling.
Mr. R. N. Fowler supported the bill.
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Sir I) Corrigan supported the second reading of the bill,
whilst Mr. II 11. samuelson, Sir Lawrenee Pails, Mr. Cobbett,
Mr 1) ilrymple, and Mr. Bruce °plies.% the measure. The
was tAlke•t out by Mr. Locke, and became a lapsed
order. The remaining orders were disposed of, and the
House siljourotd.