The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-07-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

THE COOLIE TRAFFIC.
In the ROITSE OP Los, July 19, Lord Stanley of Alderley
tailed attention to certain abuses ie ffi the Coolie trac, and
!isked Lord Carnarvon to state the result of his inquiries
into the Vince death of two Indian Coolies from flogging in Pro-
Lord Carnarvon replied that in one of his despatches he
:?4,1 Pointed out what he coeceived to be the principal abuses
in the treatment of Coolies in the Straits Settlements. I
ttrh,ne Wt est Indian Colonies they were well lodged and well
wl,ed• With 'regard to the case of flogging in Province
_oe oil 'regard
Englishmen were tried for the offence and
ntenced to it most lenient punishment, but he was deter-
tatined for the future to prevent by legislaticn any miscar-
lava 0! jUstice.
ot4rd Kimlierley said that it would be unjust if on account
sOttreflibuses the whole system of Coolie labour were to be
.oudetaned. In the West Ifidian Colonies the Coolies were
*lntent w-th their treatment, as was shown by the fact of
tan
Y °.-u4orn remaining and settling there.
INDIAN PRIZE MONEY.
th4e Id Longford moved for copies of a military letter from
of Jura Office to the Government of India, dated the 17th
1873, th its enclosures in extenso.
be 7r
baotion was agreed to, Lord Salisbury observing that
Z.eould do his beet to hasten the conclusion of the matter
anzdarsidered all such lengthened controversies perfect

TRE EDUCATION ACT OF 1870.
In
alteration Otlight tO be made in the Education Ac
t
the
rePIY tO Lord Stanley of Alderley, who saitd
of altB7soo,mase
Y were told tbt other night that girls could
consent o be
ords
Married at 12 years ofage;and who asked the
Duke
Mond wytl2
e.. n
r_hewoulci amend that Act by subs of Rich-
er
w
:11o.:
eatnyuye
itat7tehrimentr ur
enernoanrriedewsomien " for "children in Clause
d The ntike of Rich nd said that if the noble lord intro-
give it th • eir best attention, but he wouldMordiaithsuppeubrt'e.ct theGnoovternsamy etnhtawt
they
Th d
e National Debt (Sinking Fund) Bill passed through Corn-
their Lordships adjourneo.
w
PASSPORTS. l.n
vthe HOPSE OF COMMONS, Mr. Bourke,
,rlier, stated that passports had
'glued in the Kingdom of Italy, but owing tooa eaff.
ice
wetzistatice that had taken place lately, a corres P
nd
ihneeannswfeor Sir
formally
to
ally
S.
and that of Italy
ers that were ne
bew
cesesn going on between her Majesty's G e um
as to the pap
the r tray
wa et
era to take with them when IO I
°jag to out of
w,s___ Y places in Italy. With regard to
France, vßeerlgiuerant,
lie
, Sweden, and Germany, passports
were abolished ;
at the same time thought it desirable for the purposes
I,._.luentity, and it was extremely convenient to travellers to
°"uri.Passports before leaving this country.
STATE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.
baetesUsa_reuts ot liartington asked the Prime Minister what
ot the seswrld be taken during this week and the remainder
cetif• iptar:enil replied that it was intended to continue in
wtheed'iltsriseittp::) on% ttline 4griascultouronaellEtudoeldd,inl,g,sittillth(te io
(the
exception
o
Bill on
vr
be tak.sdaY, when the Report of the Conspiracy
2
not wouldperseveretoßill
With ' I,..and
Committee, as
Resolution had
the jail' Aesolution on going into
already been
reteetiblect r
he appealed to Mr. Barclay n
thit4;:itthe 7
Quiet gEi, Alter that' the Committee
Mr. linatchbull-Hugess.en on n thetheSeclorenrd_
These ty7Pl'ing Bill would be taken Z-aaeasnres would occupy some
must be passed
he describ and Transfer Bill and the Judicature Bill, which
Weilld b ed as of such urgency that they
mi... ,_ e Prosecuted. As to the other time, untilo
and finished.aft after
of?...ti not ssunied great importance,
prepared at this
heat •Litihty, and Mr. Disraeli was not prep
to pursue
rs_t'YQ otthe Session to announce it to be hopeless
ore
par.
o n theyt li the paper,
measuresthough
ilTal.ar,ltwould be premature to abandon them,
lieeetejthaesrehweashad often noticedertihoadtoaft
time
end t off
fully
oecaraed. Considerable p
whole tim
The marquis
to be r. Disraeli proposed to
.ask theHouhsee
_ea on Tuesdays, and with this assistancea
t reasonable
perte4s° to bring the Session to a close for the
eettztryiu a manner satisfactory to the Ministry and tke
Of the pie
tested of Hartington, who moved the adjournment
to give the opportunity for a discussion,
had
tried
n,
tpredo
to pet ge7t,p_f all against the pressure Mr. Disraeli
tint te hitr Barclayined that
hmembersiness
ave the full, and maintained
usvnents which they were in the habit of ma
trrit,aluid its probable duration, in
n:those
Li he tlite
kiaho
tfa
tathhi a
eat information as to the e
on,n order to ms
otteeL t Year." Mr. Disraeli, he thought, had treated the
this kfewlth less than his usual courtesy
keree„,,r,lnetion. • The Agricultural Holdings
biter-14g! -Marine Bills' must take a wee.ienacahnd and,
relating e I.,ave Bills, there would remain
_thne'Leßgilisls_
littiet,
1,(4)? Pollution of Rivers, Savings Banks, Indian
„taignar throng
School Testegi j'eans'
and the erg, and Sheriff Courts (Scotland)
all these Bills
through all
Consolidation, IhreisshideNsastninepalayl
coal(' il„, :Ilan Budget. It was evident that a
all their stages without sitting well
poriltteerd
srelriarks from other hon. members, 1,1% Disraeu
*kat la.. lit, in reference to Lord Hartington s cornplaina%
i
leapesslrriotice hail been given of his question, and t w
Of course he not ex-
Dect ute to answer iffhand. lici
nbut he
coidd te
41('),bs all t o
or many of the Government Bills,
n.
out
thee, vril Pledge
In a
few
sa, eh it wonld be most advantageous to press.s.
w
himself without consideration to poi t
bee44:—ProbablY• at the beginning of next week,hen
. say
whet tiii had
ima),Togreised iurther—he should be able to
ttiohoinewsubject dropped.
v rit 2 -'''' safelY be adjourned until next Session.
ORICtUiILaTt.II.tt
House
eDgloNinG3o B
. ings Bill,
a Resolution in favour of p
11,..ehiaBelaitfistesZothinantuciostonryp!
Drovim_ with regard to permanent improvements, .
ements
postponing
and of
Committee on the
t n
aritiy tnoVed
o
nsation for temporary improvements
41
! ins :el lat :11
i 1 iteoull1Yol;, 1
relations
Of taticuor Mated that the Bill would unsettle the re
new, aea
coin et improvlemn
esoutsppofrrtomof
aitprhaeotlcialscuspseodintthoef
Atr. p d aria Tenant.
breech _ease, In seconding the Resolution, made a strong
keDeserainst the Bill, ‘
and canvassed its details and the
te be eaueaP,endrilentst with a minuteness which caused h
e.orderim
4T by the speaker
'Mr. .
aer;nr r
Mr. W. Egerton, Sir T. Acland, Mr.
I:emarkAsfrom
ssheton, Mr. Goldsmid, and Lord Elcho, . -
kited ar.,atell, in vindicating the necessity of the Bill, man
was based on principles exactly the opposite
~
ereae t7'su Land Act. Its object he repeated, was 1 in
Ai.,...,,___,,athe ane
ts,ecarity of the application of capital to
favourtne of
ialttee, 1,413.°., f the 811 l he
the Dthael
ioat the majority of the House was in
Com-
te,, ached 4..."ng Out that most
urged o thef th eH oose to
speechesg land.
vll the hn Y one or other of the amendments placed
princiirPer. . If the Opposition intended to challenge the
the e„._.• 9f freedom of contract—which was condemned c_ky.
if theT,Trruent—h go into
~.e. was ready to take issue with them, ins.,
eeeei'4o,soe done at once, without further pursuing
Woiti,, , eant after all to go into Otommittee, he hoped this
a dis-
for th':` Which at
atilliblie int thjeress
t, time of the Session was not altogether
ntienc
_
--a to 76.--44, on a Divon, the amendment was rejected by
D °II the qUe'ti -
oclao, Bou that the Speaker leave the chair, Mr.
at On aUggebted that t' C ittee should adjourn
7 lid
1.;,e, reepee'rtnd LMer. Hunt floeffereludruthat progrsesesetlicx
xi.
eetope^i's tionwri
iiaartig first amendment
accept
Nene t e
v ~, Sneaker
the question. Mr.
sraealidesig
la rellia,—.Lerposed 'with a notionput adjourn the Heim.
aloting this Mr Di
har,l7uld
tnot_
eac pt this, and
a "vexatious
fo m aridit •
motion
m
was negatived by 255 to 96. Another .
nat'.edit as
blio.til 41Th—ent wee Made, on which Mr. Disraeli closed
-A,Pcilltlo.nDoonelson's offer, sarcastically congratulating the
their.victory.
btl.terfer4enegnis
. of Hartington, in defending Mr. Dodsou'es
stim,„'ntfruated that the motion that the "preamble
Ziaing 1---4,`,_." would offer a legitimate opportunity %)
s'dp.
_aser,;: "urd general discu‘sioti. on the Principle I the
-gairrea4l.lB Rouse then went into Committee an
1,14
un. the a
chair immediately.
Niala Law c • • '
and Amendment Bill was
conekier onsolidation
,the ed in Committee.
at t °tiler Ord ' -
wenve era were postponed, and the House adjourneiT
• . Minutes Past two o'clock.
=

POL/cE jh t, CONSTABLES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
ti, cie protr, .
9P LORDS,
:1441 Dri3l,r_,eaditig of Jul 2G, Lord Beauchamp moved
the Police Constables (Scotland) Bill,
y'
p)eint /Kies that der the after the Ist of October no constables
t ed tin
p e Power, „ he Scots Act of 1617, cap. 8, shall exercise
ottchit,„ r
,_
eveution ffi 01 constables and peace officers under the
glar
Act of 1862. 114tkii, thelletYre oDPosed the 8111, but, after a short conver-
tthrizulpi_seebeeo: reading was agreed to.
th°ll D
P ° the Pep 0 SOCIETIES BILL.
6 rier,..,Mof the anaendments made in Committee to
e
Societies Bill,
Proposed an amendment to provide that
hild sh ane ineney payable to the parent on the death of a
D% t °lild, in th
II f, 0 a ~, e event of there being no parent living, be_
re—eod tV'Qu'Parent, uncle, aunt ,t or other relative who had
0 Parentis to the child. On a division, the amend-
Th. gatived by at 28
tip ' •=oliee fr, . o •
tb 4 were re rEPenses) Bill and the Copyright of Designs
g Per* a_ a second time, and the National Debt (Sink.
,Oe t6L'oL.I., was-read a third time and passed.
44? the ,17„Lfeetitel of Lord Roseberry, severalßeturns relating
'es aeu"s4D. al of sewage were ordered to be presented to
1414501 d earaDe
-.Aire revrdoWn asked whether it was intended 9n eancrh
.
ttsses te c 0... altiation of the metropolis for parochial P
„,-
ki.1,41. retiniu.er on the Metropolitan Water Companies addl
ettlii, it het %Powers 'without reference to the water supply;
s,lveti!ttc, tadi::°wteueli powers.were to be prevented. from aO-
- tat er 9.ompanies under the revaluation, which
force in April next.
to,cr i-Nre et
.onaltilchniond said that it was not3linettreenpdoeiditatno
"4 The °rupan,,, _ rating powers upon the
*ere e_valUati„,7.7,.l.'ut, supposing the water-ratell tntoboesleevilisetda
4 ilet,u4lpiete " 1
iwts, it would be impossible ti
Ileir u Y.Whether the rates would be Increased
Lordeht '
tlien.adjourned.
'tad ,:::,, Ater,44:4, oP CP3II.IONs, ate Mr. Hardy, in
!site. their
rn in tifel'artny
litet,-;.,releeteer, std the commission on tio
- panrosmweortno
uqle tallte that te..etinga were wvea4nlnaukminegroraust,is
co -- `',. s nec that they should take due
fandact o ryh e
waspro
ef -
r, lord or. nsiderawaotion
answer
Presentingerrtolir
4,1441)A1 elhnnilt
their report.
Whitwell, said the
*l°l4cl ... that h,sn' in 0016 OutXD, -,12. gentleman stated that the Indian budget
4141i-41.10t 441,Rirs of two millions over receipts. The
o.ret... . read hs ~ of presented this year referred to the year
sEntiektii` 6uat budget e
would be an excess of income
ked3._istem,„llre of halt am ilt It perfectly true that
lirik,deTtitkr-‘4,3.oeliati%iliot in. the budget, but in the a_ctnual.
si,°te th.. wo ~„ , there *as an expenditure of 1)
er° sista! be11.4.12,0i1e over the ordinary revenue, but so far
o,unsatisfactory, that was £.1.600,000 less than
'tZtetl,l44ii'l:a4+l-441t year. Re (Lord George) had no control
ssr ;the „sui2se, and 'until progress had been made with
Q 01, kit Ce Za ur es on the notice paper it was impossible
On ii,4ll4ket dian budget would be introduced.
litp 4,71 . AND PROTECTION OP PROPERTY BILL..
ltnents to this Pill being brought

amendment to clause 4, the
Bplained, to make the clause
.ch of contract on the part of
)art of any persons who did not
4 made. The clause related to
Part of woramen engaged in the

had already been fully discussed
lause settled. He opposed the

been already thoroughly threshed out in cemmittee on the
Bill, and the clause agreed to in Its present form. He op-
posed the amendment.
Mr. W. E. Forster felt unable to vote for the amendment
as it stood.

Mr. Meldon said the clause in its present form would apply
to persons who played practical jokes.
After some further discussion the House'divided—For the
amendmebt, 91; against, 219 ; majority against, 128 The
amendment was therefore rejected.

-
31r. Plimsoll moved an amendment to Clause 13, bringing
merchant seamen in ships lying in British waters within the
clauses of the Act. He pointed out that, while in every 553-
sion the working classes were having their condition im-
proved, and their health, safety, and privileges cared for,
the condition of merchant seamen was far from satisfactory.
There were now two Bills before the House abolishing
breach of contract, and he failed to see why exceptional
legislation should be retained with regard to seamen only
whilst they were in British ports and under British law. If the
protection of the Act were not accorded to seamen, he de-
spaired of being able to secure their safety from being sent
to gaol for refusing to go to sea in unseaworthy ships.
Mr. Cross could assure the hon. gentleman that he was
well enough aware of the state of things between seamen
and their masters, but he put it to the House whether that
state of things should be discussed on the Bill with3ut suffi-
cient notice being given that such an important amendment
as this would be brought forward. If the amendment were
pressed he should move the previous question.
Lord E3lington opposed the amendment as irrelevant.
The discussion was continued by Mr. Lowe, Mr. Mac-
donald, Mr. Mayer, and Mr. Sullivan, and the amendment
was withdrawn.
Clause 14 was withdrawn.
Some other amendments of a minor character were agreed
to, and the Bill-ordered for third reading on Thursday.