The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-06-13 00:00:00

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In the House of Lords, on June S. the Earl of Alaltnesbury
sail, he w.is issniry to tutorial their lordships that in con-
sequence .4 am accident to a steamer bearing despatches from
Sir R. Napier, they hvl not yet arrived in,L .is cilutitry ; he
was therefore compelled to postpone the vote of thauks to
the Britt- In tris ipa from to-mor ow until next meek.
The n cotton S:atistic* Dill ants read is third time and ma3ed;
the City id London Gas hill was rent a second tone; the
Pier and Harbour Orders Cuunrinat ,ste., Dill wail read a
aceonit time ; ..nil the Metropolis Subways hill was read a
thin! time aiul paned.
Their Lordship:, then adjounie.l.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Cavendish !tontine' TITO
notice that on Friday next, he nr.II! I call stteation t, ii
paragraph in a letter written by %I r. iinn the 2,ith
of May List, in which lie stated that the hon. mend:, for
Athlone IMr. Reraiden; was ilist a suppirt, id the Liberal
party, and whether it was lust trite that the him 1110111 Cr for
Athlone Icel. not witlistiouliog thot deeLiration, attended a
meeting of the Liberal party at Mr. I house.
Mr. e s an key Asked the Pits: Lord if the Treamry, sn }tether,
in the ca-e if a borough of stlsishn the laitinitaly has
extended nito an ailj doing parish where the small Tene-
ments Act is now in itirce, Mel in which many of the persons
about (01w enfranchised under the hill of 1067, have not
been sliarately rated on account of the Small Teneuients
Act being in ftlyna, would the Government introduce a pro-
ViSion to enable Colt persons to be placed on the register in
as to vote at the next election.
Mr. Disraeli Said a clause to that effect had been drawn
up, and he would !wing it before the House.
Slr Childers asked the Clmucellor of the Exchequer for
how many months if the present financial year it is intended
to take the remaining votes in Supply, includiug those to be
reported this ilay.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer sold they would ask for
Votes for Simply for the whole year. If votes were not taken
for that period great inconvenience would arise both to the
House 211.1 to the Government. If the Irish and Scotch
Reform Bills wets got through, and the House were to accept
the Registration Dill, it would not be impossitile that clam-
bers id the new Rinse should meet before Christmas, but if
those measures were unduly delayed, the registration would
have to lie posttonell, and the members ot the present
Mouse woutl then have to Meet again and grant supplies.
Mr. Wahle_rave. Leslie asked tine Find Lord sf t lie T, ea,,tiry
whether lie alit consider the propriety ot giving ilinct•
for amended plans of the boundaries if those hotoughs, of
which the Pelect Committee of this House have advised the
mmlitication, henna placed M the library of this House,
for the convenien e of members.

--'Ali:.-I..ii;a-eri-Waldlie—;;;ititi—gtve consideration to the
subject.
Alter other matters of no public interest,
The House then went into committee on the Scotch He-
lium Bill, the considerat of w hich it resumed with the
postponed sixth clause. restricting the electors in Glasgow,
with three member+, to the exercise of two votes only.
31r. Grail do, a, the reprepentative of that city, made an
eueraetiii protest against the clause, w watt, however,
agreed to. as were, tat°, this other is•srponcil clauses.
Sir S. Fergu.son moved a SLUM diAranchisine the seven
English bor. 11J1i of %model, Ashburton, Dartmouth,
Honiton, Lyme.itects, Tintfoill, and %% elk, in order to rro-
yid!: additional seats to be given to Scotland,..liereupop.

Mr. :corvine-Grenville mgrd the claims of the city of Wells,
on *rations grounds, to he retained as a portion of the repre-
sentation. awl propo.ed (hot it he omitted front the clause,
and the borough Evesh int substituted.
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.t:l;l7Ctirs.jus—si-o-11—e.nit.u-itt—a-11,1 the amendment was
L'lr ttktin: Ito ant made a protest azainst the dndrauchise-
ment of the 1..01 of Arundel.
The clause uas, however, ordered to stand part of the
. .

schedule A was opposed by Sir T. E. Colebrooke, and, upon
a divisio.., %as struck .nit by Pt to M votes.
The remaining selit•dulcs, as amended, were agreed to,
and the Bill was repoited to the House.
Ti,e louse then went into co ittee on the Boundary

Mr. Gorst proceeded to criticiie the report of the com-
mittee, and argued that the Home out .1 it to its I.wil lioty
not to incept the decision of the committee wilhout ample
dheus.ion.
. . . .

Mr Walpide, as the chairman a the select Committee.
vindicated the impartiality of the tribunal, and argued that
if there were difficulties surrouniliug the questioo, they hail
arisen solely from the imperfect manner is which both com-
missioners and cmuntittce hail been instructr.l to perform
their task. The committee hail hail to deal with too classes
of boroughs. the old and the new. Regarding the latter
ther e was no dispute or question, awl of the former only
thirty.three were referred to them. As to eighteen
of these, the committee either agree.l with the
cum 11l issioners, or made such modifications of their recom.
menilutions that there was 1111 substantial difference between
them. In 'let the whole controversy tow related to fifteen
of the eases I eferred to the or. 'Dee, and spoil which they
thimght that no alteration could to made in existing 1111 l
Hail not the commissioners' ieport been c alleoged
be should halve been prepared PI accept it as the best decision
to be arrived at. If the House did not accept the report of
the commirt. a all he could say was that they had lust a
great deal of time.
Mr. atoptord considered that the constnittee had not only
not carrk-.1 tint the principle of makiog the municipal and
Parliaii entary betwilaries contelminious, but had gone
beyond their halt actitios ; and he hoped the !liaise would
agree with the reconiniendations id the militiaci ion ers
rather thau ith those of the c 1111 l mittee.
Atte, a iew remarks from Mr. Bright, Mr. P. Wyndham,
and r. Nea iiegate on natters of iletai•,
Mr. Disraeli said he was prepared to give to the recom-
mendations of the ceminittee the same eonsideration awl
respect as he would to the deci.ions of the commissioners.
Mr. Gladstone remarked linit the report of the committee
was lit final ; it was the decision of a tribunal of review,
ant Os sneh was certainly etittled to -attic weight nod audios
rats. Two or three weeks had been thrown away for the
pm pose of pitting one dlttliority against another, and they
were now left to begiu the work afresh.
Atter a few words front Mr. Paull and Sir F. Crossley. 1
Mr Bernal Gahm. expressed his opinion that t e House
hail arrived at the extreme point of stultification, and there-
fore lie moved to report progress.
Mr. Disnieli assented to this step, on the understanding
that the committee should be resumed on Thmwday.
Prosress seas reported awl the House resumed.
Several lulls were formally advanced a stage. and the
House adjourned
Its the (louse of Lords, on June 9, the Earl of Longford
moved the second reading of the Arany timid:ties Bill. tool
said it was lotind necessary to nanedy a mrtain difficulty
that land arisen with regard to the iniiiistrations of the army
chaplains in certain districts. The pat ochial clercy had
objected to these duties of the chaplains, and .hey had been
uplold by a decision of the Coma ill Dublin ; and this Bill
was to enable army chaplains to continue to performs
those ministrations upon proper authority.
The Bishop of Glow:este and Bristol offered some objec.
tions to Do hill, which he thought ought to be referred to a
select conduit!, e.
Tke Earl de they and Bipon seas quite aware of the great
difficulties in dealiog with this subject, but he thowlit the Bill
before the Houle was well designed to accomplished a good
object, and he loped it would pass.
After some observations from the Bishop of Cerlisle.
The rds. op of Loudon thought that the hill would ac-
eottgakli a very desitable purpose. inasmuch as it would be
an ajvaittase .or army chaplains to he suaject to the Biallop
of the diocese in a hien they are located.
The Earl of Lonjord opposed the reference of the Bill
ton select committee, sod tire Bill was then road a second
time, and their Loidships adjourned.
In the House of Commons. there was a morning sitting
to yrocced with the Electric Telegraphs Bill which was
on the paper for second rewlitia, when a petition was
presented by Mr Hershel!. from the Chamber of Commerce,
Liven I, in favour olf the Bill. Petit'. Its in favour of the
Bill were akin presented by Mr. Henderson, Mr. P. A.
Taylor, Nir. Cowan, Mr Vance, and other hon. inettsbeis.
In moving the second reading, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer observed that it was suggested that the hill should
be fmstponed, in consequence of the state of public fatalness
and the position of the Government. If this had been a
measure that did not affect private interests and the con-
venience aud accommodation of the public, the Government
might have been disposed to yield (in the suggestion, but it
Was highly desirable that a decision should la come to,
not only with reference to the int. rests of the companies
affected, but also with reference to the general interests of
the public. The bill empowered the Government to treat
with the electric telegripli companies for the minimise if
the lilies, and authorised the Postmaster-General to work
the lines so purchitsed. If the bill were postponed, the
...panics would not know what engagements to under-
take, and the whole of the electric system might he in
a state of sit-lam:don In regard to the extension, and
the public would be left without the additional accom-
modation provided for them by the bill. Therefore it
was de•irable that the matter should he pushed on is
the preaent SeA,illll. Petitililts had been presented (ism. 77
Chambers sift munerce :dal mercantile lsalies, including if. 4
front the me w 001.% and from 171 oewspaper psolirsoiors.
In
favour if the measure. The telegraph companies had peti-
tioned against it. lint the Government bail endeavoared to
meet them in a fair sins it If the House should agree to
the second reading of tire bill, the Goveroment would pro-
pi se to send it to a select committee partly to be named
by the House and partly by the Committee of Selection ;
awl it would he quite open to the committee to settle the
term% of Farchase or the basis of arbitration if arbitration
should areeil to. With refeience to the opposiiiiin of
the railway c,inip tii!es, he expliiined that the Governntent
would aive 11116 consideration tan their views, awl feel at
Ins he their runty to give the fullest accommodation to the
railway c minutes. Ile calculated thut the oust
would he hetween three and f. ur rnrhlis.ns. including
tire stun necessai y for the extension id the Tines,
as svell as for the purchase of tioun. The Government
sell' in. Dian the working of the lines a surplus revenue
of .e.,j0.r0 1, which would suffice to lay the interest on the
c •pitalllll4 pay off the money raised for the purpose of making
the purchase in twenty-idue years, with the interest at the rate
of 3i per cad. The GOSer111111:11t WitlllllllSail themselves of the
caVlll.:S' 1.0111111101115 y, RS for as those fundi were available,
but woolil raise part of the capital by bowls and Nita, to
prevent them from drawing upon the fonds of the savings'
banks tin a grietter extent than W 55111.1 loe j11.111,14:115/1.
Mr 0 Leeman hail given notice of hi; intention to nore
the postponement of the measure mail that day sin months
it: it Stir r,uuth r lie prelmoaeil thss If whole tihestion of pur-
chasing telegraphs hy the Goreertiment be referreo t., a select
c.•teitnittee. The proposal if the Government would unduly
interfere with private enterprise—would. take inst of the
1.30,14 of railway companies the ineMIA by which they now
pr.,ri.led for the sat ty id their pas-engers; and in conchision
lie contended that the sulquet was ouch in the [louse ought
It t hrrhnrrnnu tlnCe a definite opinion upon without full and
careful c.tisideration.
Mr. Graves expressed his opinion that the advantages
width wiiuld atteoil the passing of the Bill would on the
whole couriterbaluinT the possible disadvantages, and he
Slams therefore in favor r of the measure.
Mr. Goselion cona•tlcrisl that the theme was not yet in
possession of sofficieut information to warrant legislation on
the subject, tuol supported the suggestion of sending the
ineesure to a select committee.
Slf 4 Northcote Cllll•thlered that the opponents of the bill
Is is laid themselves open to a charge of want of sincerity,
because, indeed of ineetiou it with the aniendineht of which .
they had at 111,51 given notice, the?. salise.pietilly endeavoured
t•i attract as m any votes 514 possi the agaillist it by Si ggesting
that the whole suOject should be referred to a select corn-
mittee.
Mr. tfrawford was of the same opinion as Mr. Goschen, that
that House ought not to kg! hate on a subject of such
Inagnitude and importance without previotta enquiry.
Mr. Liddell expressed his view that the Bill would make a
Wholesale inroad on the private enterprise of the country.
Mr. Gladstone disapproved of the tune assumed by the
seer, tar:, of state for India, awl denied that the opposit!on
had laid themselves open to Ilia acelisati.n.ofwuntofeincer.ty.;
For lilt own part, his prepoesessions were in favour of the
but he did not thin s the House was in a condifitiiionn.t4o
Ile was not I
deal with it without fitrther inquiry.
e Govern
by any vague apprehensions RA tO the transfer to th
in. at of that which bad been pnivi 111 l sly .15,w pr
I he was not satisll-.1 that any de
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complieded details arising Mit of the additions
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for Lie ...scussion o po
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The In hots Id Schools bill was read s third time and
pn s-eil.
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