The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-07-13 00:00:00

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tnrd Granville, in answer to Liquifies, sw,
doubt the Government would be able before the
to inform Parliament of the eletielen at
arrived, and their l.rdtlnpa then adjourned.
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thr house of Commons, Mr. Ayrton, in reply to Mr.
Butler.Jolinstone, raid it was true that in 1670 teven diffe-
rent preparations for prk serving the stone were tried "poll
the Houses of Parliament, but sufficient ties hmt not yet
elapsed to enable a satisfactem .erort tb be Made as to the
result of the elperimentt ; mid he did not think it desirable
that ttm experiments should be o averted into advertise-
Mente el the parties who had been &dowel to m.ike them.

In connection with the Strike, Mr. AyrLon, in answer to
Mr. Winn, said ti at on the completions of the new Poet-
office buildings It wonild be the duty of the Board to non.
elder whether the work had been unduly dela3ed, and, If so,
whether the lenalties imin.sed by the contract ought to be
enforced.

. Mr. J. G. Talbot h.mtired *hat course the Government
proposed to take 10. th rrgard to the attneuthneute to the
h3llot tosistml mmu by the Lords.

Mr. W. Forster was net yet in a position to answer the
yne.stion.

The 'louse &gain went into committee on the Si etalltferous
Annus Regulation BilL
The remaining clauses wen agreed to with some slight
amendments, and the lieu clauses having been passed the
chairman wen ordered to report the bill as amended to the
Mow

I he Coal Mines Reirnlation Bill was considered as amended,
and various new aitiendments were introduced. The string
of new clauses promised by the Home Secretary, for establish-
ing a board of Ezarnimrs to grant certificates of competency
to managers, ste., was agreed to with some slight alteration.
A general clause was substituted for Clause 59—also on Mr.
Bruce's motion providing that no prosecutism shall be is,
stitutad ext,pt at the instance of the inspector or ith the
mnsbnt in writing of the Secretary of State.
In Clause IS, Mr. Staveley 11111 endeavoured to effect an
alteration in the hours to which the bill restricts the em-
ployment of boys up to 16. Mr. Hill wished to substitute 112
hours a fortnight for 64 hours ,a week. Sir. bruce offered to
lir the limit at 66 hours a week, but the change was strongly
opposed by Mr. Muncie% and others, and on a division the
House refused to alter the bill by 97 10 75. At this point the
further omsuleration of the bill was adjourned.

In the House of Commons, .Jtly 10 tr. Si'. Morrison
moved the second reading of the Wropoliloual Representation
Bill, which lie said ponlneel in a modified form, so as not
to offend Mir ancient prejudices, the scheme propounded by
Mr. Mill in Until the House should have arrived at a
fair apportionment of members according to population there
Would be no final peace upon the subject of electoral repre-
sentation. Equal electoral districts had 'Atte}, Sailed In Ame-
rica; they tended to destoylonal priefir in representation; they
admitted ° Garryinande ring er rearrangements which would
reduce the majority Of electors to the position of a minority :
they deprive the electors of the power to select their candi-
dates they gave immense power to the raiiroal ty ; mid he be-
lieved therefore that the only dual solution of the question
would be found In propational representation. In the case
of the populous counties he proposed that they should re-
main separate constituencies, the smaller counties he Would
group together, large boroughs returning two Members should
remain as they were, all the smelter borotighir Should be
thrown into the ccutity constituencies. Ms Olden Woul'al remedy
the utterly insufficient represeutation which was now
given to hoglisil Courtier, It would do justice to the
large .N.sroughe, as Liverpool, for instance, would return 11
members; Birmingham, ; and the metropolis 62. The uni-
rersities would be grouped together none woortitteney, re-
turning 5 members and thW l'it' of londdn would continue
to return ID special repraentatives as being the great com-
mercial and firmnrial centre of the country. The ...thatch.
racteeistit of the bill was that It substituted for the represent.
thin of houses and laud the representation of the opinions of
the people. The system of voting would be this
voter should have but out vote, which should be given
in the form suggeSted by Mr. Hire. The retorting
officer, knowing how Many voters there were in the
district, wollid determine boar many votes would
constitute a Majority. Ile would then send voting papers to
the elector* en which they would enter the names of the candi-
dates lir the order in which they preferred them. TIM re-
turning officer would put together all tin w ptpers in which a
particular candidate's name IVI3 at the top until he found
that that candidate had 8.11 absolute majority. Us would
then take tin rapers with another candidates name at the
top, and supplement them with tech of those already put
aside as might have the second eandidate's name second. In
this way he would proceed, tenting even the third and fourth
names put doWn by an elector if those he had put down
earlier Were elected, and thus each elector would herb a
choice of all the candidates, and the opinions of the Majority
would in all cases be represented, while those of the mino-
rity would not be disregarded. Death vacancies should be tilled
up by the present system of voting. The 5.3 stem which. he
laßea:tel beenataiL
olllbeen carried
e operation iith s access us bbe
sey
and elsewhere. .

Mr. T. Hughes sc,onded the Motion, hretng that as the
country was gradually becCruin,w, More democratic, it. was
necessary that -±,,re flsed and satisfactory basis of represeu
ta ion otr....tirl be settled.

rii i. Nike objected to the provisions of the bill more
than to its principle, and moved as an amen4meos " nnt
no measure dealing with the redist‘Veloh o electoral re-
presentation will be eatbife t‘..`,-t, to sills House which dies
not extend to Sec tlerd and Ireland, and which does not give
an equal ehatt of Political power to all electors."
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The Motion for the second reading of the hill WII3 poet:-
Med, cud Sir C. Dilke's amendment wee the pr.t.:s a sul.-
stantive motion, with the fo!loh!n;!, remit :—'or the
motion, 26; against, IE4 ; Majority, US. kite mutton was
therefore nweetf.ed,

Mr. reaSti moved the tecond reading of the Vaccination
Act Amendment Bill, which fie stated eon:A/del of '.h,latise
for limitation of penaltles for non..t.cdhatiou of children,
which had been recommend:Li by the Select Comnatee, and
embodied in the CoVernment, tnessure, but omitted by the
llowe of Fords by a majority of 1 in a House of 15. The bill,
hovel-et, Was eventually talked out
Mr. Worst. r, in reply to Colonel W. Patten, satd the Lords'
amendments to the Ballot Bill wo.!dti be considered on Fri•
day at two o'clock.
,and tin !!,:tizo adjourned.