The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-03-19 00:00:00

Mr'. Gladstone then made the requisite declaration as to
the
urgency of the business of Supply, and moved, "That
‘no state of public business is urgent." The question was
Put forthwith from the Chair, and, on a division being
taken, there voted—Ayes, 296; Noes, 212.
The Speaker then said that, as the question had.not been
carried by the required majority of three to one, it was his
duty to declare that it had not been resolved in the affirma-
tive.
In moving that the House should go into Committee of
%ply, Mr. Gladstone observed, amid disclaimers from all
Darts of the House, that as the Honse had decided on leaving
the matter in the hands of the minority, the only course was
to let the business proceed in the ordinary way; but he
trusted gentlemen having notices on the paper would be dis-
Posed to expedite the work of Supply.
Sir R. Cross and Mr. O'Donnell, who had precedence for
their notices, readily gave way, and the House went into
Committee accordingly,
„ The House then went at puce into Committee of
Pay, and before midnight forty-two Supplementary
Civil Service votes in all the seven classes and five
Revenue Department votes had been agreed to. The eight
more important Irish votes, including Law Charges and
Constabulary, were postponed. An excess vote of Z 12,109
ts. 2d. on the Civil Service Estimates was also agreed to.
Some other business was disposed of, and the House
adjouraed at a quarter to three o'cloek.

In the HOUSE OF Lours, March 15, a considerable time
Wag spent in the discussion of a private measure—the Lon-
donderry and Lame Railway Bill—which was ultimately
read a second time.

Lord Granville, 'in moving an humble address to Her
Majesty to express' the sorrow and indignation of the
Rouse at the assassination of the Emperor of Russia, paid
a high tribute to the character of Alexander 11. as that
of a benevolent monarch. He pointed out that the first
act of His Imperial Majesty on his accession to the throne
Was to put an end to a war; that he also granted
a general amnesty: and that he gave freedom to 23,000,000
agrarian slaves. The noble Earl described the late Czar as
a kind-hearted man who was always desirous of peace,
though his own inclinations in this respect were sometimes
overborne •' and he expressed his conviction that, having re-
....gard to the relationship between our Queen and his late
aialesty, the mind of the country was filled with indignation
St the assassination and sympathy with those whom it had
oast into profound sorrow.
Lord Beaconsfield, in seconding the motion, referred to
the fact that the marriage of the only daughter of Alex-
ander 11. to the second son of the Queen had resulted in
?Feat domestic felicity. He commented in terms of admira-
reo on the character of the Duchess of Edinburgh; and said
r woe must be great. The crime was one which must
Cause great pain to Her Majesty also; and Europe was at
once alarmed and indignant.
The motion was agreed to.
, Lord Granville then moved that the House condole with
the Duchess of Edinburgh at the great loss she has sustained
1.7 the assassination of her father. In doing so, the noble
I said that, though there had been periods of tension in
'flte relations between this country and Russia since the
Illarriage of her Imperial and Royal Highness, she had never
!duce she came to England uttered a word to diminish the
aff„ ection and respect entertained for her by the Queen and
'4lB Royal Family.
Lord Beaconsfield seconded the motion.
The motion was agreed to; and it was ordered that the
yuke of Richmond and Gordon and the Duke of Bedfixd, on
die Part of the House, should present the address to the
Duchess of Edinburgh.
~., Lord Spencer moved the second reading of the Peace
reservation (Ireland) Bill, and said that, though he re-
garded the measure as an important one, he did not
. Put it forward as equal in importance to the Bill for
the Protection of Life and Property which he introduced in
their lordships' House about a fortnight ago, and which was
110Vr law. Though the Bill now berore their lordships was a
.
ernporary one, its provisions would be in force for five
Years without renewal.
The Bill was read a second time without discussion, and
the Committee fixed for Thursday.
The report of amendments on the Alkali, &c., Works Re-
gulation Bilr was received after another protest by Lord
Alidleton against the insufficient character of the measure.
The report of amendments on the Rivers Conservancy and
Floods Prevention Bill was also received.

„The other orders having been disposed of, their lordships
auJourned at five minutest° seven o'clock.