The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-03-30 00:00:00

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Succeesive attempts, both in the House of Lords and
in the Commons, to induce Ministers to say exactly
what thwy have said and done with regard to the
" indirect claims" of the United States Government
have failed, beyond obtaining from members of our
Government that it is their intention to maintain the
treaty of Washington if possible, as well SS the honour
of the country. Lord Malmesbury, on Friday night,
undoubtedly spoke the views of a large proportion of
our colptrymen, when he asked for an assurance that
the Gnetnment will maintain "the ground of a
ref ueal to admit the inclusion in the arbitration of those
indirect claims in any form whatever ;" but this Lord
Granville declined to give, replying, to use his own
language, in "general terms." This reticence on the
part of Our Government, though it is strictly in accord-
ance with precedent, decidedly ceeates a somewhat un-
easy feelingin the public mind. The unhappy dispute
is very difficult of settlement, but that it will be, at all
events, settled without war is a moral certainty, and
that, at present is our only coneelation.
The annual report of the Civil Service Commis-
sioners, just issued, affords additional proof of the
development of the desirable system of prometion
by merit, as opposed to the old and pernicious
system of appointment and promotion by favouritism
During the year there were seven open competitions
for appointments in the public service, the competitors
altogether numbering 666. The competitive system has
receutly been extended. to some of the departments in the
War Office, and the sooner it is adopted in all the public
cffices the better. But maawhile the public may be
congratulate,' on the growth and development of this
healthy principle of selection by merit. The country
thus gets far better served than under the old corrupt
system, while a wholesome spirit of emulation amongst
young men is encouraged.
A bill is now passing through Pa; liaruent which it is
to be hoped may in due time become law—the bill deal-
ing with the payment of wages and with the "truck"
system. If the measure be allowed to pass through
the remaining stages it will effect a grand reform in
the condition of the working-classes in several districts
now afflicted with the system alluded to, besides which
it will prohibit the payment of wages in public-houses
or in any retail shops, &c., where goods are sold in
which the masters deal. There has been very little
discussion this sesson as to the eels of the truck
system, which are supposed to be well known; but
they are not well known nevertheless. Each district
that may be affected by a particular phase of the truck
system may understand that particular feature of it
which prevails in that district, but the working-classes,
as a whole--or any other class, for that matter—little
know how widely is this pernicious system ex-
tended and how injuriously it works. I have
just been conning over the report of the royal
commissioners on the truck system (on which
report the Bill alluded to is founded), and have been at
once surprised, amused, and disgusted at the curious
developments of payment in "kind," which ought
rather to be called unkind. I find that there must be
more than half a million of men, women, and children,
in various parts of the country, who are paid in truAc,
The details of the system may be said to be painfully
interesting, and it is strange that, considering what
successful efforts the working classes have made to im-
prove their position in other respects, thistruck system
has lasted at, long. The only conclusion is that the
victims of " truck " could not help themsdves— which
just shows how valuable is the measure now before
Parliament.

Third-class passengers on railways bring more re-
venue to the Companies than do either of the other
classes, but the third-class as a rule are scarcely
treated fairly. Two Railway Companies have now,
however, done this class tardy justice. The Midland
Company has announced that from the commence-
ment of April, third-class passengers may book to go
by any train on any of the lines in connection with
this Company; while the North Staffordshire Com-
pany announces that a similar course will be adopted,
two through expresses being excepted. I sincerely
hope that these Companies will find their account in
this new arrangement, undoubtedly generous as com-
pared with those of most other Companies, and I
believe that it will be found so. Third-class passen-
gem who have enjoyed the benefits of railway com-
munication, have had to submit to disadvantages from
which other classes are almost wholly free. On
long journeys this is especially the case. The
poor man or woman who has to travel 100
or 150 miles finds that the only third-class
train goes at an unconscionably or an awkwardly
late hour ; that the time is not faithfully kept; and
that he or she arrives at the destination at a very
awkward thin and unnecessarily fatigued. But
poverty has isompelled submission. All this is now to
be altered on the two lines referred to, an 1 the experi-
ment—for it must be regarded as only an experiment—
will be watched by railway companies, and especially
shareholders on the look-out for dividends, with some
little anxiety. One effect will undoubtedly be ti in-
duce people to travel third-class who otherwise would
have travelled eecoud ; and as this will make the
second-class somewhat more select, people who would
hove travelled lir,t will go second, as it is briefly ex-
pressed. Th s .1 course means, so far, decrease of
revenue. Whether these enterprising Companio will
make up, or more tiles make up, this decceas s .8J26111113
to be seen.
He must be a marvellously clever Chancellor of the
Exchequer who could introduce a Budget that would
please everybody, and no doubt there are many people
who grumble at that which Mr. Lowe has now brought
forward, as the very same people would have grumbled
at anything else he might have proposed. But I
believe the great majority of people think the Budget
this year is a good one. Something has been done
towards a free breakfast table by the reduction of the
duty on coffee, but the grand feature of the Budget
is of course the reduction on the income tax, and this
makes the whole scheme a popular one.
The public are not permitted to know much on a
matter in which, nevertheless, they must feel consider-
able interest—the revision of the Bible. Every now
and then a para,,,,raph, evidently a communique from
the Revisers themselves, appears in the London daily
papers stating that the Old (or the New, as the case
maybe) Testament Company of Revisers met such-a-
day, that such and such persons were present, and that
the company carried their revision to such a point.
But I believe two books of the Pentateuch and two of
the Gospels have been printed, as revised. As these
are complete in themselves, would it not be well to
publish them? There_must be no little anxiety, and a
natural and healthy anxiety too, on the part of most
students of the Bible to see what alterations in the
authorised version have been made by the Commis-

and L
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sioners.
Your readers will not look to me for a description of
the University Boat-race, on which so many special re-
porters have employed their pens, hut I have a word
Or tWOtt: 911 V about it. It is a pity that this great
aquatic contest is not rowed later in the season—in
Nay, for example, en account of the weatlier. True it
Is that it is not s long ago that the Derby wa.s run in a
snow-storm, sir are the great annual aquatic con.
test deferred ti:l that merry month, we might still
have a snow-storm to mar the general effect, as we had
last Saturday, but still it would not be so probable.
The wretched weather spoiled this last gallant struggle
for the blue riband of the turf—that is, as a holiday
and an exhibition. The banks of the river were a
moral and a caution ; the river itself was horrid in its
cheerlessness; the water was lumpy; the flags looked
flabby, dabby, and shabby; the light blue and dark
blue k favours" were mostly undistinguishable through
the wet; the ladies were few and far between; the
aiggere, the conjurors, and the stall-keepers were
dispirited ; and the snow, slush, and mud, in fact exer-
cised a most depressing effect on the whole affair. But
still it was a splendid race, and c.mirds of people, whom
no weather could deter, tried hard to enjoy themselves
nd the race. Ent for the miserable weather, I believe
this University boat race would have been witnessed
by greater numbors of people than ever, for the contest
seems to create greater interest every year. The result
is not at all surpsising. It is well known that Cam-
bridge has been the favourite throughout, auel that
Cambridge would win could not have been doubteel by
any one who saw the struggle during the first eight or
ten minutes. But for bad steering now and then they
could have won by more than the two boats' lengths
which separated them at the finish from their gallant
competitors. And the Light Blue not only won, but
they rowed wit's decidedly snore grace and elegance
than Dark Blue. I never saw finer rowing than that
of Cambridge this year. It was "the poetry of mo-
tion ;" the regularity of movement was equal to Signor
Costa's &Me, oreven the piston of a steam-engine, while
strength WM combined with grace and good "form."
Teke it alt >getreer this great contest is one of
which England may well be proud. After a one likes
to see gentlemen contest for a prize, censideriug how
many competitera in various kinds of onteers are
certainly not gentlemen ; while a grand feature of this
race is that it is rowed for the honour and glory of it,
and not or money. Of course there is a deal f betting
on the result, and thousands of pounds change hands,
but the race itself is rowed for even leas than the crown
of laurel which used to reward the victors in the
Isthmian games. It is the strugg.le for the mere honour
of victory which is the great charm of the contest.

£71,915,000
This would Ole a net increase of £330,000 on last year's
Revenue, and, compared eith the eetimated Expenditure
of £71,313,000, leaves a surplus of £3,6oaude for the
further reeuctiou of taxation. Now I will state to the
committee the proposals that the government have to make
to regard to the disposal of this large surplus. In the first
phew, I request the attention of my boa friend the member
for tire City of London -,Mr. Alderman Laurence) Ile wilt
remember that last year I gave a pledge to him to look into
the question of the house tax and endeavour to meet air
admaly that he pointed out. I have done so, and will
now state the Tema of my lucubration; on the subject. The
Inhabited house tax has been interpreted to mean a tax on
houses which are slept in. It may be that they are fre-
quitted all day long, but if they are not slept in they are
net tub:sidled no as to be subject to the tax, and thls is felt
as a kind tf harasi.ip by persons who do not sleep hi their
pieces of business, but have to employ a caretaker to look
atter them. They say that it is vary hated that they shimei
be subjected to the home tax became they are offfiged to
pay a molt to 10els alter their place. to order to remedy this
a i louse was hitrotabeed bite an act paused in leee, which
mmeted that if a peram should occupy any warehouse, shop,
or counting-house simply for the purpose of taking owe of It,
it should be exempt from the tax, provided that the servant
should de ell in it simply fiq the purpose of protection. But
that gave rise to the question whether the words "a person"
meet be strictly defined to be a einele individual or whether
a more liberal interpretation ought not to be given to them.
We have referred the question to counsel very learned In
the law, and they have advised that "a person" may mean
a married mate and he can hardly be wiel to be a married
man in the proper sense of the word unless his wife is living
with him, therefore his wife must also be hietuded under the
term " a person." (A laugh.) 150 111 you include the wife, It is
said, yeeum childrea cannot pewits), be separati d from their
mother, and therefore a man, his wife, and all his little
chiluren must he included under the uellnition of "a
person." (Laughter.) But then a further question was put to
the menisci learned in the law. Suppose a man and Ms wife
had grown-up daughters, ought they to be removed from the
care of their mother? and the answer was "Certainly riot "
so that in point I f fact there came to be included in the
definition of a persoo. a whole fatuity. This gave rise to a
good deal of squabbling, but a still larger queetlou arose,
and that was whether in the terms of this set, " counting-
houses, w irehouses and shops," oillees should be included.
If they are excludell, many ram of bulueuce in this house
and in the City will feel it to be a great hardship. And the
result is that after having looked unto the question we see The flea' of Lords sat en Friday morning as a Com'
no remedy for it except by exteuding the act to caeca wed mittee for Priselee,es ; Lord Redoelale in the chair. The
fixing certain limits wish respect to the value of the ocen- Lords present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chelmsford,
pation. I shall theretere propose a clause to this effect— owl ce Hee.. The subject before their Lerdshlps was
Gist where any tenement is occupied for the site purpose of Woe peer Ice, being the claim presented by the Right
trade or bedews, or any proks,lonal calling, and is bilueltited Hon. Joint Cenci., .01, Earl of Aberdeen, in the peerage of
Scotlaed, fort writ of summons to Perliameet as Viscount
by a servant or other pers Ma employed by the occupier for Gordon of Aberdeen, in the peerage of the lluitesl K Meehan.
the protection or care st am-h tenement, but which is not
otherwise inhabited as a dwelling house, it shell be exempt, Sir it, ladmer, QC., Mr. E. S. Gordon, Q.G, Dean of
from the duty as an inhabited house on couilition that the Faculty, auti Mr. liugh Cowie appeared ter the el:Meant ;
value of the part iuhatnted does not exceed £2O a year. the A tier-my-General and Mr. Charles Clark represented. the
That will cause a loss to the revenue of £5.1,050. The next crowns
subject to which I have to invite the attentiou of the corn. Sir R. Palmer, in addressing their Lordships on
mittee is that of a liquid which is slid to be the exclusive behalf of the Earl of Abe rt leen, said that the case was
beverage of 100,000,00 e of the hum. race—namely, c•lfee. one which presented no difficulty, except upon one
(Hear, hear) Coffee has great claims upon our attention.
It is a stimulant which in a certain degree has been set point, which related to the death of George, the sixth
up an a Weal, though I am afraid it has not been Earl of Aberdeen and third Viscount Gordon, without
a very successful one, against the injurious stimulant issue. The peerage in question was created in the
which is Bo much adopted, and to which even the eeorrnous person of George, the fourth Earl of Aberdeen in the
amount of the spirit
o l me. reve
Onnue ee, I assure the committeeby no. peerage of Scotland, in 1814 who had been a most Is
means recncies coff them is this veur a toss or •
tinguished ornament of their Lordships' ,asserably
5:.46,000, and I must say that the failure in the consumption
during the remainder of his life. Dying in Decern-
Mo been most melaucholy, as I have traced it for the last
thirty years. In 1840 the consumption of coffee in this ber, 1860, he was succeeded by his eldeat son
country was sth. Sea, per head. In 1855, when it reached its George, who before that time was known as Lord
most palmy state, it was something like Ilb. 13oz, per head- Muhl°. In 1840 the fifth Earl and second Viscount
in tsaa, so far f rsm sharing in the prosperity of almost all married, at Taymouth Castle, in the county of Perth,
other articles of great omeumptien, it actually fell to -04--
that is, less Oran Ilu. per head. Ins lea it recovered a little, Mary, the daughter of Mr. George Baillie, the present
being then Ilb. Pc. The consumption of coffee remained in a Dowager Countess of Aberdeen, by whom he had issue
statemary state during that period, while that of many other three sons--tirst, George, born in December, 1841, whose
articles rose enormously. The article often rose fourfold. The death, without issue was now in quastion ; James
constimPtion of teats 1040 is as lib.per head, and it is now elle Henry, born in October, 1845, who died in consequence
per head. There are many other reasons
hould bd lt with tend ly whisy
not article
the article of of an unhapiiy accident at Cambridge hi 1868; and
cciffee se eaer. Coffee au
John Campbell, the petitioner in the present case, born
which eau lee used at once ; it requires to go through a
certain manufaeturiug process. It requires roasting, which in August, 1847. He should be able to satisfy their
is a separate trade in itself, which makes it -less tempting, Lordships, by the proofs he should adduce in support
and therefore less able to bear financial treatmeut Then of the claim, that the sixth earl of Aberdeen died at
sugar is said to be more of a necessity wtth coffee than with oea, without having been married, on the 27th of
tea,
er becasweetuse, beingen iOf course there is a difficelt yin making bitter, it requires a larger quantity of January, 1870, and in the event of their Lordshins
aug to t. being
of opinion that this print had been sufficiently
it, which i am afraid oar people, wh 3 are the worst cooks
in the wortel—(laughter)--will never surmount. 7rhe difli- eatablished the right of the present claimant to succeed
rutty of making coffee is clearly shown by those itinerant to the viscountcy would be clear and indisputable.
vendors of coffee whom we meet in our perambulations After the facts which he should have to detail to their
early in the morning. (Laughter.) Now, the duty on coffee Lordships had been ascertained, the present petitioner
is at P 5 of t 50 per
and th 3d
cent. that i
duty The value of one phear, beery-
mind of raw took the proper proceeilings in Scotland to have
coffee i., e on s .
which Is a very severe tax when we consider the manner in himself served as heir to the estates belonging to
which other articles have been dealt with. (Hear, hear). The the family; and eventually, on the ard of daily,
revenue which celled yields is £300,000 a year ; but of course 1871. after having laid before the proper tribunal
I must class with it the article of chicory, which, as has in the country a great body of proofs, a great and
been eftenehe case in
O history, is eometimes a hand-maid and important part of which consisted of evidence
sometimes a rival. atughtert. The duty on chicory yielded
last year £127,000, so the whole arnomd of duty on coffee and taken abroad before a commission duly authorized
by the sheriff to receive it, an interlocutor woo pros
chicory, which roust inevitably share the same fate, is
£4e5,000. Now, what I venture to Prelime to the cons- noneced declaring that the petitioner had proved the
mittee is that we should employ a portion of our surplus in facts stated in his petition, and he was accordingly
reductug a portion of the duty on coffee and chicory, (Hear, served WI heir special to the family estates, of which he
hear) I propose to reduce the duty on coffee by one-half. was now in legal possession. TIM petitioner had then
The duty now on the cwt. is 2aa ; I propos et o reduce it t,,, I to b min eem oned to their Lordshi 'H pe ouse, and
14s. (Hear, hear); the customs duty on chicory le nose
268. Gd., and I propose to reduce it tee 135. 3d. t Hear, hear). Her Majesty having ref erred the claim to the Attorney-
The excise duty for revenue purposes realises a little less General the matter had come before their Lordships
than 245. ad. : 1 propose to reduce it to'l2s. ltd. (Hear.) These f..r decksion. As he Lad before stated, the sole ques.
reduction' will cause altogether a less to the revenue of tion in the case was as to the death without issue of the
it.Zse,ooo. (Herm) Now, there is another item in which I hope late earl. Their Lordships would find from the evis
we shall be able to give some e
relief to the taxpayer deuce that he watt a young man of remarkable virtue
Th committoe is no Marla awere that in 1e63 my right hom • e
Mena (elr. (iladstene), who was Emu Chat, calor of the Ex- and promise, exceedingly fond of maritime pursuits,
chequer, introduced a new principle into the income-tax— accomplished in many ways, a first-rate shot With the
that is, he introduced the principle that below a certain rifle, fond of lxith instrumental and vocal movie in
figure, namely, fillet), should bee centric reduction. The conk which he had attained some proficiency, accomplished
mittee is aware Dud upon Income. under £lOO no person pays in drawing and painting, generally well educated, re-
Income-tax ; and that upon incomes between 1:100 and 4200 a markable for his physical endowments, pure in mind, at-
person who is called upon to pay the tax has the privilege
of deducting £6O, on x 'deli no tax is charged—this being tentive to his religious duties, regular and careful in his
done by way of alleviating the pressure of the impost on the general conduct, and in every respect a most exemplary
poor eiallata Of income-tax payers. It seems to me that the young man. He, however, did not regard himeelf as
principle which was then introduced by my right hon, friend being constitutionally strong, and believed that a !ea-
ts au exceedingly sou m. nd ca lt has nettling to do in my faring life would be of great advantai,;m to him ; and,
opiniim with auy attempt to graduate the income tax, which moreover, he was of a singular and romantic turn of
might be said against it unless it were carefully examined.
f the world. Under these eir - ,
but it is founded mind, desirous of seein
on this very sensible principle, that it
is desirable that men should pay taxes, that in order to pay eninstances, in spite of is rank and station, he thought
taxes they wiust live, and that in oruer that they may live fit to indulge his love for a sea life and of adventure,
there shoubl be some portion of their income saved from the and adopted course which at first night might appear
heeds of the tax gatherer. (near, hear.) It is also desirable unusual and extraordinam He went abroad in the
ou the footled that theta is no elaas of the community who year 1866, sailing from Liverpool about the end of
are so lieyerely pinched by taxation as the lower class eft
Income-tea payers. - Liear, hear i Everything seems to hit January in that year, and he never afterwards re-
th a, (new. hear) They pay blooms, tax, they pay house turned to this country, lie went in the first instance
tax, and their principal consumption is very much of thtise to New Brunswick, of which his uncle, now Sir A.
articles on which taxes are and will still be retained. Their Gordan, was then governor, where he appeared to
tea, sugar, coffee, spirits, and beer all contribute to the have stayed for some time, and then to have' gone to
taxes, and they are alm heavily amereeil iu taxation in the the United States. It was in May, 1866, while stays
itispe of local rates. (Hear, hear) Ido Out tidbit that thi re
i. ~,ev class that pays so much as the poorer class of the ing at Boston, accompanied by two English gentlemen,
Income-i'l payers. Hear, hear.; I must say lam really that he last used his real name, with the exception of
,:ete letters which I have received from persons one occasion in Feb., 1667, when he drew two cheques
sinh°,'-i,keepo.d blt to „o : gentlemen who have made piteous appeals for £.lOO each, at New York, upon his banker in Scot-
to rue from time to Mate to give thou time or to exclwe land, Singalar as it might appear, haring regard to
his laree fortune and other w dal ad - ta
ttli,ttmt.,,L,,,-,clact,t,seeyttlhu.ly- Irxrwe ncojledwli,e‘preontenlapyaytheiLehatitt:iilseacA , oy t
,ta
gee,
after
of eetjree elm meet learn to be hardened against such the latter date he never drew upon his funds in Great
appeals, when one cannot tall whether there Is any real Britain, preferring to live on his own Wagee on a
came for them, and when they may possibly arise from perfect equality with those with whom he Was ass( Mated
extravagance sr improvidence. But kese is a class of per. in his seafaring life; and, indeed, in his letters ta his
SIMS wise seem to be singled out Per taxation More then any mother it would appear that he was almost ashamed
other. :Hear, hear.) And I Meek the coinnitbee will act
wisely, especially it they stab to retitle the le merit system of having so far yielded to the pressure of the moment
of taxation, by not turning a deaf ear tit omit -Witte of thie aa to have drawn the two cheques to which he had re
-
kind. (near, hear) I therefore, founding myself on the ferred. The young man qualified himself for a mari-
principle laid dean by my right hon, friend, that thet e time life by going through the course of instruction and
thould be a certain point in the ineame-tas at which you posing the regular exaniinations in the United States,
nio la ealme a man's meatus to beau ciicuaseribed that ii He tixik rei..,nilar aervice in small ships belougialg to
is ouly 1 eir to allow a certain portion of h s income frOni
American owners, first as Inata and then as captain.
which ne tax should be teeett—l protest: to extend the
thud at whim such abeternent is allowed, aid to extend the In the COMM of his voyages he gained considerable
anti-mita the abatement itself. (Hear, hear.) In other worls maritime experielice, aud tamed i riencahips with per-
whst I veuture to propose to the committee Is that we sons engaged hi the same pursuits, but he always main-
should extmet the limit of MC:MICa from £2OO to Inc mee Lined the same character as being a man evidently
calculated by I ..5 intedigeoce and education to occupy
of £300; tali comideriag how much dearer the emit of living
has necome, or at ally raw how much the v.- lue of mouey hre.
a different sphere from that in which he ch • t y
dlnthashed, I propose to extend the summit of the abate.
while Lwe
a all.
meut from £6O to LSO. (Hear, hear.) The persons who are pear, e everywhere preserved the propriety of
Canaribmorigers are digging King Amasletbee grave \ affectisi by the relief which now exists are 273,00 In his conduct and the purity of his morals. He paseed
Assumed as early as the 22nd of May, 1a66, and by
number. The additional persons who will be affected by is G. H. Oatiorne, a name which he appeared to have
proposed exteuaion are 187,00, making the total
correspondence with
with a vengeance, and finding him a successor. A rumour niauninlie.rhaotivteers..ontactsrpm.delieve:4.4ol.,Oceteylhee,
yrsealreThaws
akr:s.tol
was
Ihini ehi nhteo CVona't a ektn.oWiletir epaitlulte'eamcont7r
has been started at Madrid that Prince Bismarck keeps a revenue will be £310,000. I will proceed now to the last
departure
tute reunaitildinigBi6n9,thitt.i.ecouwnhtLy fairomele.
sharp eye on the present critical state of affalra them and has ProPosal wlfich I have to make to the committee, and twill
not relinquished the hope or yet including spina among tha not waste many words upon it, because, no doubt, the nom.
tim"' meoofthheift,
anpanages ol the House 01 Hohenzollern.

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Mr. Macho, moved that it was expedient that whatever
coast defences were required for the security of the port of
Leith and the metropolis of ticotland, and of the great corn.
mercial harbours of the rutted Kingdom, should be imme-
diately proceeded with.

Sir R. Austndher seconded the motion.
Mr. Cantwell suid that the Government proposed to ra-
ped very large loins for the defence, Set, of our great
military and naval arsenals, and afterwards of the great
commercial ports of the country. It was, to doubt,
important to defend all our great harbours, and that
would mesibly have to be done by a illdiCkolls appli-
cation of-naval defence aid of torpedoes. It would be
Impossible to proceed othowise thou by degrees, all after
providing for the dockyards and arsenals, It would
he the duty of the Government to take into consideration
the case of Liverpool, and afterwards those of Waseow and
the other great commercial ports. lle did not think that
lidiriburgh was in much danger of invasion, but if it should
be the Govemmeut would not be found wanting m their
duty.
After some remarks from Mr. Kinnaird,
Lord Riche suggested that the inhabitants of these ports
might in something for themselves, and. that a rate iu aid
might he found desirable.
Alter some remarks from Mr. Miller, Sir J. Elphiestrine,
and Lord St. Lawrence, Mr. 70 aetle announced his intt Utica
to divide the noose, hut after a division had been called,
, the motion was negatived without proceeding to a division.
Mr. C. S. Rend :Attained leave to bring in a bill to moo-
late the eniploy molt of children in agriculture In Englund
taut Walt 6.