The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-10 00:00:00

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the House of Lords, August 5. the Earl of Camperdown
second reading of the Greenwich Hospital till,
• which is to regulate the application of the
iwich Hospital.
read • second time.
amendments to the Thera Courts mid Record
.ered and agreed to.
..• of Lansdowne moved the second reeling
of
YOKO, Localisation k Fapenen Bill, and pointed
which had been presented Ginerni WlLat-
tig the desirableness of localisms the various
which opinion, he said, there had been no real
As to the establishment of a centre at °Gerd,
at owing to the the period of the year at which
arrived it *as Improbable that any Wan would
reference to that matter until after the university
hail had an opportunity of expressing ti.ir
iference thereto. its also defended the measure
deal one.
ais of ,ialisbury said he was glad that the War
ceepted his pri yosal to postpono their decision in
Oxford until after the governing body of that
ad met and considered the matter.
a remaras by the Earl ,d Lsnsford and Viscount
e bill was read a second time.
on. In moving the tecond reading of the Public
, said it provnkil that there should be no area
ocal sanitary authority, and no place in nhich
Ibe more than one. In cities and boroughs
authority wculd be the Town Connell, and
I districts the Eiard of Guardia.. The
t increase the sffintary powers possessed
1 authorities, but only substituted one all.
y authority for the several and conflicting bodies
• .metlmes exercised jurisdiction iii such matters.
I ark if medical officers if health would be thi-
ef the imperial Exchequer, whereby relief would
to the local rates, and a certain control given to
Government Board which would secure the
it of efficient officers.
tesene congratulated the country upon the pats.
nonunion antic Pulite Health bill, the Licensing
is Mines Regulation Mils in the same Session, and
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The hill was read a second time, as was also the Law
(Beers' (England lees Bill
The Local Government Board (Ireland) Bill was read a
iird time and passed.
The other bills on the paper were forwarded a stage, and
,e lordships adjourned.
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In tho House of Commons, the following notiecs were
;teen fur an early day ne‘t session:"—
Mr. Serjeant Sherlock To call attention to the claims of
he lush College at rails, and to wove for a select cum-

•riattee.

Mr. Alderman Lawrence : To move that the presen
Lira of exemption from income-tax of /.100 per annum
should be extended to income& under inn, and that all
Incomes under £5OO • year should be exempted from in-
come-tax on £100; also that tile probate duty on lease-
hold property, which is also subject to succession duty,
ought either to be repealed or imposed upon freehold pro-
perty.
Mr. Eykyn : To bring in a bill to amend the Gun Licenses
Act, 1070.
Sir 11. Selwin-Ibbetson To call attention to the regula-
tions and rules which govern the conduct of public business,
to move • resolution
Lord Enfield, in reply to Lord John Manners, said that
When the commercial treaty with France expired next year,
It would be in the power of her Majesty's Government to
propose the imposition of an export duty on coal sent to
Frame.
Mr. Forster, In reply to Mr. M'Lagan, said the German
Government had issued an order prohibiting the import of
Russian cattle into Germany. 110 was just informed, how-
ever, that the rinderpest had broken eut four or five miles
from Hamburg, and that measures had been taken speedily
to stamp it out.
The House then resumed the Committee on the Licensing
Bill. rho remaining clauses of the MIL 60, 81, and 02, were
weed to, and the new clauses were then taken. The first
of these—printed In red ink in the bill sent down by the
Lords—involves the question of grocers' licence. It declares
that the licences defined by the Act shall not be required 1,,r
the sale of wine and spirits by retail, not to be consumed on
the premises, by a wholesale dealer posseising a licence
from the Inland Itexenue. Sir R. Selsrin-Ibbetson proposed
to restrict this privilege to premises exclusively used for the
sale of intoxicating liquors.
Mr. Gregory, Sir W. Lawson, Lord Bandon, and ethers
supported the amendment. Mr. Bruce strongly opposed it,
stating that the police had reported moat favourable of the
operation of the rroeers' licence: but on a division. Sir 1.1.
Selwirelbbetson carried his amendment by 95 00 63.
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The Marquis of Ilartington moved a series of clauses em-
bodying maelainery for extending the bill to Ireland. An
Incidental amendment, moved by Sir D. Corrigan, with the .
object of closing publichouses on Sunday in Ireland, was
negatived by GI to 28.
A proposal by Mr. Downing to empower the Justices In
Quarter Sessions to close publichouses during any part or the
whole of Sundays was negatived by 50 to 21,
Sir H. Selwin-Ibbetson carried a new clause providing that
hereafter no house shall be qualified for a licence Mates,
besides complying with certain structural requirements, it
Is of the annual value of £5O for publichouses in towns of
100,000 inhabitants, and i3o for beerhouses ; of £5O and £2O
In towns of 10,000 Inhabitants, and £l5 and £lO in all other
places.
Several other new Clauses were added, awl the bill was
ordered to be reported the following day.
Ou the Report of Supply being brought Up, and on the
Irish Education vote.
Mr. Bouverie called attention te the case of the Rev. Mr.
O'Keefe, the Cowan Catholic Parish Priest of Callan. This
gentleman having been censured by his Bishop and Cardinal
Cullen, and dismissed front his post for bringing an action
against a fellow priest, was also removed from the office
of manager of all the parish schools by the Education
Commissioners without their giving him the oppor-
tunity of defending himself. This proceeding Mr. Convert°
strongly condemned as contrary to the elementary principles
of justice, declaring that the Commissioners had thereby
combined with Cardinal Cullen in a system of priestly in.
timilation and to carry out the claims of the Roman Catholic
hierarchy to be independent of the lay tribunals. To mark
Ids sense of their conduct, Mr. Bouverie moved a reduction
of the vote by £l,OOO.
The NI arquis of liartington, in defending the Corerd urged
that they had acted is accordance with precedents and
practice, an. mentioned several cases in which clergymen
had been removed when they had been suspended by the •
recognized heads of the religions community to which tiny
belonged. As The question of Cardival Cullen's power
to dismiss was about to be raised by Mr. OK es Es in
a court of law, perhaps it would have been better had tl.e
Commissioners waited hr the decision of that point. The
Government, how ever, was not I repared to censure the C
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'Wagoners, nor to ask them to retrace their stop', but, with.
out conimittieg themselves to any agreement with this act
of theirs had deciced to avail the decision of the Courts of

Law.
On a division Mr. Douverie's amendment was negatived by
67 to V.
On the Diplomatic Service Vote a third debate on Mr
Clarke Jervelse's Mbsion to the Vatican was raised by Mr
Newdegate, who obtained from Lord Enfield an assurance
that this gentleman is in no way accredited to the Court ,d
Rome. Another attempt to strike his house-rent out of the
vote was defeated by It to 30.
The Appropriation Bill was brought in and read a first
time.
The other businees was disposed of, and the House ad-
burned at half past three o'clock.

In the House of Lords, August 6, the Royal Atsent was
given by commission to:the followiug blue; viz , the Countess
of Mayo's Annutty Bill, the Bishops Resignation Act (18691 ,
Continuance MIL Life Assurance Companies' Act Amanda !
ment Bill, the Coon t of Chancery rands) Bill, the Grand
juries 'Trelandl Bill, the Treaty of Washington Bilk the Mu- .
tars and Workmen Arbltrntion Bill, the Church Seats Bill, the '
ailway IROIIIOS Stock Distraint) BM, toe Judge-. halo'
-lee Bill, she Grand Juzies (Middlesex) Bill, the Victoria
Park Bill, the atstute Tay Parisian 1,11/, the Rlemantaiy
Education (Election) .lzo. 2 Bill, the Public gchools Act
(1888) Amendment BBL the Corrupt Practices at Municipal
F./action. Bill, the Factories Steam Whistles) Bill, the
Education (Scotland) Bill, and a number of private bills.
The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl of Bessborough, and Lord l'oltimore.
Lord Buckhurst gave notice that early next session he
would call their lordships' attention to the telegraphic block
system on railways. A return, he added, was ordered to be
made on this subject, but It had not yet been laid before
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_!!n the motion to go into committee on the Pawnbrokers

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The Marquis of Salisbury again expressed his opinion tha I
this bill was a step in the wrong direction. The customer
would be hampered, while he was not protected from the
temptation of pawning small quantities of goods. Ile pro-
tested against this bill creating nay vested interest in the
paanbtoking trade, for their lordships had recently seen
what had been the effect of such interest growing up in an-
other trade for which they had had to legislate.
The Earl of Morley said this bill was rather in the direc-
tion of free trade than in the other direction.
The bill passed through committee with some amend-

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Ments.
The Attorneys and Solicitors' Act (1b60) Amendment Pill,
the Income Tax Collection Public Departments No. 5) Bill,
the Turnpike Acts Continuance, itn, Bill, and the Pt 110.5
Commutation Act (1871) Extension Bill, were read a second

time.
The Greenwich Hospital BM, the Military Forces Loesliss-
tion (Expenses Bill, the Public Health Bill, and the haw
Officers (England Fees Bill passed through committee with.

out amendment.
The Local Government Board (Ireland) 1011 and the Royal
Military Canal Act Amendment Dill were read a third time
and passed.
On the report of the Municipal Corporations (Borough
Funds Bill, lent Redesdale proposed ameudments to pre-
vent members of deputations of local governing bodies from
charging their expanses upon the Borough funds, and also to
prohibit Town Councils from promoting bills for effecting
the compulsory sale of gas and w.der works. These amend-
ments were resisted by the Government, and were not
pressed : but another amendment of the Chairman of Com-
mittees. prohibitnig members of the governing body opposing
or promoting a bill from appearing as agents er couesel be-
fore Parliamentary Committees, was agreed to.
The other bills on the paper were forwarded a stage, and
their lordships adjourned.
In the House of Commons, the following notices Of Motion
Were given for an early day :
Mr. Goldney : To call the attention of the Ilouse to the
large amount of property held by corporate eleemosynary
bodies, and the detriment to the State caused by such pro-
perty being exempt from succession and other duties, awl to
move fart select committee.
Mr. Powell : To Introduce a bill, in pursuance of there-
commendation of the Royal Sanitary commission, for the
amendment of the law in relation to the powers and duties
of local sanitary authorities.
Mr. W. H. Smith To ask leave to bring in a bill to amend
the Elementary Edneation Act, 1870, anti to transfer to
Boards of Guardians the power of paying school fees given
under that Act to School Boards.
The appropriation Bill having been reads second time,
the rest if the sitting was occupied by the Indian Budget.
Mr. Fawcett had given notice of a Resolution condemning
the income Tax, to be moved by way of amendment to the
ordinary motion for going into committee on the East India
Accounts. But Mr. Grant Duff, instead of waiting mail the
House was in Committee, Made Ids statement in moving
the Speaker out of the Chair. Mr. Fawcett protested
against this course, bat the Speaker decided it was imite
regular, and
Mr. Grant Duff, after slew preliminary observations, pro-
ceeded ti lay be4ore the House some of the principal fads of
the financial position of India, Meiling his stathment, as
usual, into three epochs—the II actual year," ending March,
1871, the " reguiar Eatimete " year, meting March, 1072, awl
the "Budget Estimate' year, ending neat March. With I
regsr4 to the test period, while the actual Revenue I
had exeeeded the Estimate by £1,0113,015, the expenditere
had fallen short of the Estimate by 4.1,032.0)0, showing
an Increase of Reeve,lc nose the preceding year of
£e12,100, and a dimiuution of Expenditure of £851,000.
For the regular Estimate year 1571-72 the Revenue was
£50,013,e41 and the Expenditure £17,231,356, and the Widget
Estimate for the ceming year put the Iteverme at £48,771,000
and the Expenditure at £48,534 000, leaving a aurplus of
about a quarter of a million. The decrease in the revenue
was due chiefly to opium and assessed taxes. After some
explanations with regard to the Cash Balances, Mr. Duff took
a wider survey of the financial condition of the country, corn.
paling the Revenue ensl Expenditure with former epechs.
For Instance, since the year 1001, the Income drawn hem
India amounted to 4509.000,0 A, and we hail spent there
4570,600.000. But for this excess of Expenditure over in. ,
come of seven million.. Inds had obtained thirty-seven
millions and a half of pronerty—vis , seven millions
and a half In public road., eight millions In canals, a million
and a half in harbours. six antis half millions in civil helm.
lags, eleven millions in Military buildings, and two millions
and three.qoarters in State railways. Next he mentioned
several area asstauces illuetrating the progress of the country,

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