The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-05-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

In the Kansa of Lords, May 12, the Lord Chancellor gave
notice Ow he would movs the second reading of the Lend
Titles Transfer Bill, and the Real Property Limitation Bill,
Fri. lay in next week.
Earl Granville vivo notice that on Tuesday, the 27th Inst.,
he should no to the adjournment of the House until the
Moodily week following
Lord fitratheden moved that • humble addreu be pre.
sent ed to hit Majesty for copies of the correepondence
between the British and French Bortrnments on the miesion
MIMI. Beetle Foote, and of his aubsequent despatches. In
proy os mg his motion, the noble lord briefly recanitulate
the circumstances connected with tie mission of Mr Bartle
Freres.

Earl ,Iranville said It:would be more convenient to go Into
the tn j-tt when the papers were before the House. Sir
Earth. Frere had obtained most valuable information with
regard to the !Live trade. and the best mode of dealing with
It. Ile was sorry to say that mitottations for Its suppression
act,' Mar had fetid. Further instructions had been sent
ota, Ire n.plies to which he :the noble lord) would be most
happy to furnish the House with when they arrived.
Lord Stratheden dld not feel justined to withdrawing his
motion.

The Bishop of Winchester said he was against the motiqn
belisg pressed for the Government would ruin Its own efforts
by producing the papers.
The motion was then by leave withdrawn, and the House
adjourned.

In the House of C 012111201., Colonel S. Knox asked the Post.
roaster General on what grounds certain religious periodical.
are refuted the advar.tage of registration for transalsalon
abroad.

Mr. Nlonsell referred the hon. andirallant gentleman to the
Post Office Act, 1870, which required that a publication, In
order to ne registered as a newspaper, should consist wholly
in great part of news.

Mr. reresford Hope asked the Prime Minister when he
would I e able to state to the lions. something about the
Whitsuntide holidays

l.ladstone pointed out that this year the Derby week
immediately preceded Whit week. Considering that the
House wittily adjourned ever the Derby day, and looking to
the usual booth of the Whitauutide recess, he propoeed to
have a morning Bitting on Tuesday, the 27th Inst., and to
adjourn that evening until Thursday, the sth of June.

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The lions. then went into Committee of Supply an the
Civil Service Estimate..

Mr.llwyn opposed the vote of £2,279 for the talertes
and expenses of the office of Lord Privy Seal.
Mr t.ladatone defended the vote. though he hoped that
St eon e future time there alight be inch an arrangement
of Ministerial duties aa should enable them to dispense with
thla . .

divided, when the vote twat patted by 2.9 votes
to 59

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On t e British Mnsenm Vote, Mr Walpole deScribed the
princip .1 acquisitions made by the Trustees during the year
p. rtiemar, the Etruscan Sarcophagus in the Castell••l
Colle,tion—and CP.ss V. I.lr. 1131 R, de msde hi. annem
speech on the Diplomatic Service, and moved • reduction,
but dad not go!o• division.
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littrostely all the Civil Ciiervice Fatimatee were completed,
with lt.e exception of the Education, Consular, Post Office,
and Telegraph votes, which were postponed Until a tuture
evening.
Mr. Stanafeld then moved bra Select Committee to In-
quire and report whether the existing Areas and Boundaries
of Parlance, Unions, and Counties !nay be so altered as to
prevent the inconvenience which now arose from sub-divi.
sion, overlapping, Ac. As • proof of the extent of the sub
sect, be mentioned that there are 15,416 civil parishes in the
country, and he related some curious initience, of the
anomalies arising from the subdivision, overlapping, the,
of parishes. For instance, one parish Is so small as to
have its population returned as "one old woman, a pi ••, and
• donkey." Fourteen parishes have no inhabitant, at all,
Lad there is one parish consisting of 19 tlllierent detached
portions. The Committee, he anti. 'pate& would be ahle
to advise the House whether the number of perfidies should
be reduced by consolidation and whether the detached por-
tions of different parishes ehould not be united so as to
bring firm parish within a ring fence. So, also, It would
report whether the boundaries of parishes should ifot be
corrected where they extended from one county into
another, or were situated partly in a town and partly in
the country, so as to make the parochial boundaries cor-
respond with the municipal and county boundaries. Mr.
Stanateld thought that the most important and moat difficult
portion t the Committee's work would be the accommoda-
tion of parochial •nd county boundaries, and lf there should
be any alteration of comity boundaries needed, be should
confine it to administrative purposes, and leave the
political county untouched. On the subject of county go-
vernment—which be described as the "missing link" in the
chain of representative local government—Mr. Stensfeld
woke at some length, arguing in favour of County Boards,
end pointing out, among other recommendations, that they
would enable the Government to grant assistance for local
adminis-
tration, wolvthorouct.nletailliuon
n.ltoextravagance, careless admlnis-
Mr. Cross thought the country would he deeply disap-
pointed at the install lent programme of the Government.
They were in thes dilemma—either they had introduced
bills on imperpect information, or they were now sating for
• eon:unlike aa • mere means of delay Anomalous as local
boundaries might seem on paper, they had all gown
out of some valid reason, and great practical difficulty would
be found in altering them. He hoped the House would not
allow the bonndarlea of counties to be altered.
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Mr. Samuelson. secomled by Mr Rathbone, moved to
Include the Boundaries of Mtmlelpal Boroughs to the to
tor en. to he Committee.

-I.l7.—;ll—nelson's amendment haring been
withdrawn. the motion for the appointment of a Select
Committee was agreed to.
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The East India Loan Bill was read a third time and
passed.
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Several other Bills were forwarded a stage, and the llouse
adjourned at twenty•flve minute. pait One O'clock.
in the Howie of Lords, May 13, the Railway and Cana
Traffic Bill was considered in Committee, and several amend-
ment,' were adopted. A division was taken on Clan.; 13. re.
tiding to the power of the commissioners to to terminal
charges, which the Duke of Richmond proposed to omit, as
abonte.rat..i operation
cue proveitee, tweintrii itehgiving
eu t corn.
oaa dlvialon the cleuse was retained in the Bill by lid to 55
The remaining clauses of the Bill were agreed to, and the
House resumed.
Lord Cairns then moved the second readiog of the 1.-ni-
•eratty Teets (Dublin) Bill. He said dal, as rellgiou, test.
were abolished in the English Universities, it was the
opinion of the Governing Body of Dublin University that
there wee no reason why they should not be abolished In
that rolversilv : and the object of the bill was t apply the
same rule to Dublin University as had been applied to the
English Univenitles.
Lord Denbigh said that if the bill was Intended as an In-
stalment of that jubtice which the Roman Catholics claimed,
of having their loath educated in the principles of their own
religion, they would not accept it as an instalment. The
Irish Catholics would not admit the principle of mixed
education, and, ache could neither vote for the bill nor for
the retention of tests, he should abstain from voting
altogether.
After remark. from Lord Grey, Lord Granville, and Lord
Grenmor e, the bill was read • second time.

'E".-1)-taa of St.il-b-eicaTin-repiTiOrid Harding., stated
that experiments had been made I) prevent the decay of ths
frescoes in the Royal Gallery, but it required time to test the
efficiency of those experiments.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

In the Moue of Commons, Mr. Crawford moved his Rego-
Intion condemning the Endowed Schools Cummissionere
Schrme for the management of Emanuel Hospital In the
form of an address to the Queen, praying her to withold her
assent from it ; and be concluded his remarks by dwelling on
the claims of the Corporation to retain the government, such
as He freedom from sectarian Intlaence, and it. seal for and
It. experience In matters of education.
Mr. B. Hope seconded the motion, on the ground that the
assurance. by which Mr. Forster had procured the passing
of the act had been falsified, and that the scheme ought nut
to be sanctioned while the Commission was on Po trial.
Moreover. this policy, be contended, would check all the
springs f trivet° beuevolence
After a lengthened defence of the scheme by Mr. Glad-
stone, the debate wet continued by several other hon.
members, and after a blitf reply from Mr. Czawford, the
Resolution was negatived by a majority of 41-286 to 131
The announcement of the numben was received with loud
cheers on the Liber .1 benches.

Mr. Cirrance subsequently moved a Angler resolution
with regard to the Barking Charity Schools, but did not
press it.
Mr. Foilsmen.) brought in a bill to amend the Merchant
Shipping Acts.
The other business mu disposed of, and the House ad-
ontmed at 25 minutes past one o'clock.

In the House of Comm,ns, May 14, Mr. Bere.ford•llope
presented 31 petitions againet the Occasional Sermons Bill,
and Mr. Collin. presented 13 petition. "from all parte of
F.ugland " against that Mr• Sure.
Mr. Cowper Temple, In moving the second reading of the
I.cessional Sermon. Bill, said it proceeded on the convic-
tion now widely entertained that there was in the Fats-
bundled Church so much energy and chilly, and such a
desire te render It more useful for the great purposes for
which It waa established, that it became • special duty
of Parliament to remove from the church any restric-
tion. which had been Imposed upon it. free agency and ac•
tinily, provided that those restrictions were not Juatilleel by
any ctr mmeaance• of sound polloy. The particular restric•
lion which this bill was intended to remove was that which
prevented the admisalou of persons who Could preach occa-
sional sermons at special times, and who would not take
part In the ordinary services • f the Chcirult. C•mid It be said
that the power of preaching was se:smartly monopoliser' by
the Chu; oh of England , and that they did not require external
help: A visit to the metropolitan church.; on Sunday
would show that upon thaw topics which did not relate to
doctrine, but were matters affecting the Indlvidu•l life
and conduct of person., a pinch greater similarity of
teaching extetod than might at first sight be expected.
In uncoweerated buildings the union he sought ha i cad;
he.,. effected.

Mr. Collin§ moved that the bill be read • second time
this MI els months. There never tea., he said, • religions
body which admitted into it persons who were avowedly
hostile to it, and before the /louse altered the. law of the
Church of England there should be some evidence that the
change was desired by some considerable number of its
members. Even In Amer ca no one could preach
In a church without accenting and conforming to its
doctrines. Every communion must have some sort of
rules, mei the Anglican Communion had rules which were
'ride and tolerant. The present restriction he contended,
mu th 4 eish of the church generally, and therefore the
Hi use ought not to pus this Ida If the House acc pied
this bill, Lou, members would have to define what was an
" magic sat" !tenni°.
Mr. .1. D Lew', secoeded the amendment.

After radlecneslon, lb whlch Mr. Gladstone and other hon.
members Soot tort, •
Mr. Cowper T•mple replied, and said he would not trouble
the if, we to deckle on toe guestlon The Opposition, how.
ever, I, Gated 111 forcing a dish lon, In which Mr. Greene and
Mr. Fowler were nominated as tell, lit for the'. Aye.," Or sop
Potters of the bill. The result was the defeat of the bill
by GM vole. to 53
Mr Charley moved the second reading of the Infanticide
Law Amer dment Bill.
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Mr. Preto pposed the niii, on the gromad that the Go-
torment intended to Introduce a comprehensive measure,
of which this subject would be part.
Alter a short discussion, In which Gr. Holker, Mr. Hardy,
Ir George Grey, sir H. Jenkinson, and Mr. Hunt took part,
The AWm y.Gtneral naleibe Government would not oh.
tort to tte second reading of Oh bill. Al to their own bill,
lii get .ral Cntline might be gathered from Ida bill which
was inireonce.l lest >ear by the Recorder of London.
Mr. Plimsoll TIVVI.I the second reading of the Mercantile
Marine Rill, the debate upon which, when the proper time
arrived, was mlionnied.

The of tr rdete of the day sere then dxteed of, and the
Hoene ae.) ,nrtted.

TEE LATZST NOVELTY !—lt haS been for
some tin, the custom with many magazine proprietors
in England to give their subscribers the chance of a
prize in looney tor perseveringly taking in the perio-
dical 1 r a twelvemonth (remarks the Daily News).
Whoever. in fact, is fonnd to survive large weekly
doges of fiction, accompanied by columns of the aort of
humour eupposeci to be burira in the lively relate or
startling conuoadrum, ii permitted to run, ea it were,
for a c •ne .11ation stakes in the shape of a bank-note at
e clote- of he year. The same idea ha. now been
ad,,,Pted iy a CO,IPCIIdiVI. Company established for
doing miners in ouinibuaes. This Company, we are
told, othrir "a ret of prize,, every three months to the
persona who cn traduce the largerit nnmber of tickets
in proof that they lbwe performed tkie journey." 'I he
prizes cookat of .uin ri X.'', £2 10e., £1 10,., and four
of fie. Tale certainly will add is new excitement to the
pleasures of travelling in the earri %re of the Company ;
and if tic' movement Le imitated by the risilwayri, a few
tripe c• Brighton or Harting+, will be pleaaantly. en-
han,ed by tne expectation of come such prise as might
be expec'eri from an invoktment in the Art Uhrou or
in s club lottery lot the Derby.