The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-06 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN POLICE QUARTERS.

Mr. Childers, replying to Mr. H. Vincent and Mr. W.
H. Smith, said he was fully aware of inconvenience
of the present headquarters of the Metropolitan Police,
and the questions of providing fresh accommodation
would be one of those matters which would engage his
attention in connection with the forthcoming investi-
gation. Until the new Chief Commissioner was ap-
pointed he could not say definitely who would constitute
the committee beyond those already named. In
answering a question upon the same subject, addressed
to him by Colonel Sandys, the Home Secretary
demurred altogether el a statement in the inquiry as
to the "increasing audacity of the criminal classes,"
declaring that it had no foundation whatever.
BURIAL GROUNDS BILL.. .

In answer to iir:itichard, the right hon. gentleman
said the Government would introduce a Burials Grounds
Bill similar to that of last session.
FOREIGN GOODS AND ENGLISH TRADE MARES.
In reply to Mr. A. Hickman, Mr. Mundella said the
authorities did their utmost to prevent foreign goods
coming into England which had marks upon them
falsely indicating that they were manufactured in this
country, and goods of this kind had been seized.—Mr.
A. O'Connor inquired if the right hon. gentleman were
aware that foreign goods, after reaching this country,
were marked with a 6heffield brand.—Mr. Mun-
della replied that he was not aware of the fact,
though he had heard statements to that effect, and
should be glad to see such fraudulent practices stopped,
both here and abroad.

PRINCE ILENRY OP BATTENEZRG.

To Mr. Labouchere Mr. Campbell-Bannerman stated
that no trace of any proposal that Prince Hensy of
Battenberg should be appointed to a captaincy in the
Life Guards existed in the records of the War Office.

QUESTIONS.

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Among the other matters brought forward were the
action of peers in elections in the lending of carriages
and servants, the condition of the coinage, postcards,
muzzling of dogs,Egypt, and the perpetual annual pay-
ments to the Dukes of Grafton and Richmond.

LO RD CHURCHILL'S BELFAST SPEECH.

When all the questions on the paper had been got
through, Sir M. Hicks• Beach appealed to the Prime
Minister to exercise his influence to induce Liberal
members having notices on the paper to give way in
order that Mr. Sexton's motion regarding Lord R.
Churchill might come on firsi next evening; and Mr.

Gladstone said he would see what could be dose, though,
when notices of this kind had been given by indepen-
dent members, there had usually been no interference
in order to secure precedence for tlem.

THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

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On the supplementary estimate for the Diplomatic
Services, which was made up of £12,500 for telegrams
consequent on the state of t ffairs abroad, and a similar
amount for Sir H. Drummoned-Wolff's special missions
to Constantinople and Egypt, Mr. Bradlaagh moved to
reduce the vote by one-half. Atter a debate, in which
Sir J. Goldsmid, Lord Lymington, Mr. La-
bouchere, Mr. Ryland, Colonel Duncan, Lord C.
Beresford, and other hon, members took part, Mr.
Gladstone discussed the Egyptian question generally,
and stated in reference to the vote that they had re-
ceived assurances of a reduction in expenditure,
while as to the mission they had not had time to obtain
information sufficient to enable them to arrive at any
conclusion; but they were most anxious to avoid any-
thing that would break the continuity of our proceed-
ings in Egypt, and he recommended the House to sup-
port the vote.—On a division the proposed reduction
was negatived by 185 to 98, and the vote agreed to.