The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-19 00:00:00

I'HE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING JUNE .19, 1863.

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aatertaislog who bad and who had not Lean vaccinated ; an
extensional the maximum age in certain districts; and
lastly, an extenaiou of the powers at present vested in the
privy council for wearing fresh supplies of proper lymph.
What be wiahed to know was, whether government was
still of opinion that something ought to be done, and if so, I
whether they meant to do it during the present or a future
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session.
Earl GRANVILLE said that the goveromeot were fully
alive to the importance of the subject, and measures for the
improvement of the law were at present under con-
siJ.•retioo.
Lord LI"rI'ELTON expreased a hope that any increased
powers that were created would be extended to Ireland.
Their lordships adjourned at 2 minutes to 7 o'clock.

1101:18K OF COIDIONS.T/lIIBRDAY, Jcxa 18.
The SPZACI3 took the cbeir a few minutes before 4
o'clock

space at the back of Burlington-house to the Royal Asa- agree with him that it was the duty of the govern-
deaiy ; sod if not, whether they proposed to appropriate ' MINA to lied empleysient for the dialysed operatives.
such spice to say other parpos. than as • drill posed for Her Majesty's government had, however, uniformly de-
voluotens ; mod, if so, to w at purpose, sod how soon closed any such responsibility. (Hear, hear.) The pro-
Mr. COWPER mid that a scheme had been fora condi- ciple of this ball, as the hon. member for Rochdale had
decable time under the ocusideratioa of the goveromeet for well observed, wee imply that the goveraaest should
greeting a new Nat West Gallery in the rear of Burlington- afford facilities to the local authorities out of their own re-
house, leaving the existing National Gallery entirely in the sources to obtain employment for the people, by means of
hands of the Royal Academy ; and until some decision bad loess borrowed for long periods and at • low interest. He
been arrived at on the part of the government he bad agreed that the wages paid the perm's so employed
thought it expedient that the ground at the back of Bur. ought to be on the same scale se that on which similar
lingtoo-house should be appropriated to the temporary use work was remunerated in the neighbourhood ; and he
of the volunteers, for the purposes of drill. (Hear, bear.) believed that • great deal of the labour might be performed
THE LLSBURN ELECTION 0011MITTEE. as task work. (Hear, bear.) The hon. gentleman com-
plained that the description of week selected was deepen-
Br. BULATER'BOOTH Ore Mr. Evans) asked the lug rivers and opening for which the workpeople
A -General fur Ireland whether his attention had were not in the least adapted. But those were not the only
been alled to the report of the Lisburn Election Commit- descriptions of labour contemplated. The kind of work
tes ; sod, if so, whether it was his intention to institute in which tbey(worild be generally employed would be very snit.
criminal proceedings against John Doherty Barbour. Ee1.,., able for them; but it bad been repreeentadto theooverorsent
or any of the other Venom, who were proved before the '644 that there were dietrictswhereoperationsofthatlund waren-
committee to have been guilty of bribery at the last elec- quired, and they bad therefore been included in the bilL The
tea! bon. gentleman also complained that Mr. Baker had been
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND (Mr. sent down to get up • case against emigration.&HAGAN) said his attention had been called to the report The truth, however, was that the government bad bad no
of the Lisburn Election Committee. He had coo- oonuntinicetion with Mr. Baker on the subject of tie report
sidered that report ; but he bad also thought it till die, it had been presented, Her majesty,s govern.
his duty to inquire into the practice of the house mein would certainly throw no obstacles in thew of soli-
in matters of this description. Having dabs so, he gration ; bat it was manifest that if they attempted to fora
bad discovered that the practice was uniform, namely, that upon the colonies person who were not of the kind required,
in the cue of a committee finding • person guilty of bribery those persons would not be likely to receive a very warm
the house had always taken the initiative in ths program- welcome when they got out to their destination. Illear,
tion. There was no instance, es far as he was informed, of bear.) He hoped that the bill, though not proposed as a
any other course. He believed, however, that • different complete remedy, would be found calculated at least greatly
course had been taken with reference to the lindiop of the to mitigate the severity of the existing distress. (Chinos.)
Royal Commission of Ingeiry, but there was no other Cala Mr. SCULLY was glad there had not been a dissenting
in which the initiative was not taken by the hones itself. voice to this intended act of benevolence, and he trusted
The noun why this doubt had mimeo might be that in that when Irish distress next came before the house no
present session an act had been pawed changing the man* English member would rise and interpose with principles of
thee, and casting upon the Attorney-General the duty of political economy. He could not overlook the fact that the
considering the report, and if he thought fit of instituting working-classes of Lancashire were not used to be perpe-
proceedings upon it. That act, however, had pa...deltic° the Way skinned alive, whereas pith... were; and that was
snding of the committee io question. He did not, there- always the excuse alleged for not attending to their waste.
foes, think himself justified in departing from the ertablidod (Haw, bear.) He had never known such • period of des-
practioo unless the house should think it necessary to order pondeney in Ireland as existed ea present, since the time of
him to do so. the great famine ; and when he ems there, from them:counts
Mr. COLLINS gave notice that to-morrow (this day) he be received, nobody was thriving but those who held
should call attention to the report of the Lisburn electioo places noder the government. (A laugh.)
committee, and move • resolution thereon. Mr. BAZLEY mid that many of the public reports were
THE EXHIBITION BUILDING. extremely incorrect, and tended to retard the efforta which
were being made for the destitute operatives in Lancashire,
Mr. C. BENTINOK asked the First Lord of the Treasury and to Stein general benevolence in their behalf. The
whether Captain Fowke bad made any estimate of the cost decrees. in the consumption of raw material was a sure cri-
of repairing the Exhibition building and of completing the tenon of the extent of suffering which still exited. It
same, in conformity with his published design, and whether should be borne in mind that three years usually transpired
there was any objection to lay such estimate upon the table
or to mate its amount? before •a mill which bud been projected was y set
going ; so that the number of mills now ready to open, and
Lord PALMERSTON said that these plans were wholly which were commenced before the cotton supply failed,were
voluntary on the part of Captain Fowke. He believed that evidence of any inclination to make further investments.
Captain Fowke bad made an estimate of the cost of carrying He approved of the measure of his right hon. friend, but he
out his design ;bat that estimate was not in the possession
regretted that greater exertions bad not been made in the
of the government. At the same time if the hon. geutle-
man wished to move for them, he had little doubt that they lemmas the supply of cotton.
Indian and Colonial departments of the government to in-
might be obtained. Sir F. Ckti LEY rose in consequence of a remark which
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked the noble lord whether the had fallen from his hon. friend the member for Rochdale.
vote for the Exhibition building would be taken on Thum- HO boo. friend had anticipated great distress daring
day west the ensuing winter from three causes :—first, that the
Lord PALMERSTON said ea '
• be did not apprehend savings of the labourers were diminished • secondly, that
that any other bushier would ortakern the shopkeepers were no Lougee able to give credit ; thirdly,
Lord J. MANNERS reminded the right boo. gentleman that the subscription lists wore closed. With respect to the
the First Commissioner of the Board of Works, that he latter of the above three causes, be was sorry that the idea
had intimated his intention of making • short statement on should get abroad that the subscription lista were cloud.
the 'object of the disposal of Burlington-house. Perhaps He thought that on every ground it was necessary that the
the right hon. gentleman would find it convenient to make subscription lists should be kept open, and he doubted not
his statement before the vote was proposed on Thursday. that public benevolence would not be checked.
Mr. COWPER was not aware of is having said that he The bill was then read • second time.
would make a statement. What be intended to have said In reply to uestion from Mr. Comae,
was to the same effect as the answer be bed given to tbe hos. Me VI said he proposed to commit the bill on
gentleman (Mr. Henan), namely, that the disposal of Bur- Thursday out.
tingles-bonze sod Gardens was under the consideration of
the government, and that he hoped shortly to be able SUPPLY.—NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
to announce to the hones the decision of the government. The house having resolved itself into committee,
Lord J. MANNERS asked whether the right hoc. gen- Sir IL PEEL, in moving the Irish Education vote, said,
Merman thought he would be able to announce the decision as the subject bad been so mach discussed, it was not ne.
on Thunday neat? cusary that he should detain the committee with any
Mr. COWPER said that as no decision had been arrived leagthened observations, and he should confine himself to
at it would be quite impassible for him to make any state- explanations of the increase and decrease in the several
mint on Thursday next items, as compared with the vote of last year. With this
view he went through all the details of the estimate, dwell.
THE ALKALI WORKS REGULATION BILL. inn especially (with reference to a notice given by Mr.
Mr. BOUVERIE said that on the motion for going into O'Reilly) upon the condition of the district model schools.
committee on this bill to-morrow (this day) he would move Mr. O'REHLY celled attention to the large extent
to the effect that the operation of the measure be restricted tore on three school% and, among other objections, urged
so five years. that children were received into some of these schools who
PUBLIC WORKS (MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS) wen of a clams that should not be educated at the public
BILL expense ; that they were extravagantly costly, and that
Mr. VILLIERS moved the second reading of the Public they were • step to • universal system of centralisation of
Works (Manufacturing Districts) Bill. He stated that the state schools. As a beginning of their gradual abolition, be
mews was the result of en inquiry which was made into moved the reduction of the vote by the sum proposed for
the resources of the towns in Lancashire and Derbyshire, in the school at Ennisoorthy.
refereace to their improvedient, which could afford employ- After • debate of considerable length, and an eloquent
meat to the cotton operatives of the districts. Although defence of the Irish educational system by the Moos/tee-
the contributions of the benevolent and parochial unsnaps GglmL for Ireland, the committee divided :
might be adequate for the support of this body of workmen, For the amendment . ......... 38
It was desirable that they should not be kept for an iodefi- Against 122-84
site time in • state of idleuest It was therefore deter- The amendment was consequently lost.
*mined by the government to institute tha inquiry above Lord NAAS wished to ask whether the diminution in
alluded to into the sanitary arrangements of the towns in the Agricultural Training Establishment was intended to be
the north, with a view to their improvement, and there continuous!
was no intention of establishing any system of special Sir R. PEEL said that, in conformity with the Inaba.>
public works. The gentlemen to whom the inquiry had lions of the committee, • gradual reduction was intended in
been entrusted had reported that there wee an opening for this vote, and a corresponding reduction would be made
obtaining employment for the distressed operatives in the next year.
defective sanitary condition of the towns, while there was Mr. HENNESSY moved that the chairman should report
every readiness on the part of the operatives to accept progress,
work of this kind. It was estimated that a million and • Lord PALMERSTON said he hoped after the long dis-
quarter might be advantageously expended on works of im cusioo that had taken place, the house would proceed with
movement in the towns, of which • considerable part this single vote.
might be effected by unskilled labour • and the construction After • few words from Mr. Moosru and Sir R. PZIL,
of those works would lead to • large and beneficial ex- The committee divided, and the numbers were :
penditure of mosey in the districts. Under the pre- For reporting progress 36
sent state of the law the towns bad net the power Against
to raise money for the works ; and if they had Mr. HENNESSY appealed to the noble lord not to go
the money it was not in their power to construct with the vote.
the works. Special and new legislation was therefore re- on
Sir R. PEEL was ready to give any information sought
quired, and the present bill supplied that deficiency, and
for on the vote.
ambled the places in question to do both, as it would apply After a few word.' from Captain Justus and Mr. Oox,
both to municipalities and parches, while in those cases Lord PALMERSTON declined to accede to the request
where the people of any loality did not desire to take the
"" .„ report„„
responsibility no themselves, power was Siva to have what firligliprelay thee moved that the thane., um
was necessary dome for them. The government would be the chair.
empowered to advance money on the security of the rates. Upon division the numbers were,
The bill did not pretend to be • panacea for all the evils a
For the motion 3l
which exist in the district, but was intended as a moue Assiut
for the mitigation and amelioration of the suffering which
prevailed in that district, as it would afford employment for Colonel GREVILLE then moved that the chairman
80.000 men. It had been received with approbation in should rer.P.refieee•
Lancashire, and especially by the Central Relict Committee Mr. B TIIICA appealed to the government not to pro-
fs Manchester. teed further.
Mr. FERRAND, after observing that he approved the Lord PALMERSTON thought it was not asking too
bill as far as it went but it did not go far enough, entered should come to a decisioc
much of the cosumittee that they
into • variety of details and reed various documents upon • vote which they bad been discussing seven or eight
relating to the state of Lancashire and the condition of the beers.
operatives. He contended that factory operatives were After some further discussion, in which Mr. REVNEBBY
utterly unfit for some of the works proposed by the bill, and Mr. V. Scutx.v urged the adjournment
of the vote,
and suggested that, instead of keeping these men and The motion for tenoning Proems was agreed to.
women at home another winter, in idleness and want, a The Charitable Uses Bill Palled through aethaelthe'
considerable number should be removed to our colonies at The Marriages Registration (Ireland) Bill was read • third
the public expense. time and passed.
Mr. HIBBERT said the bill, although it would not do The other ordeals were, disposed of, and the house ad-
the amount of good that was expected from it. was a journed at twenty minutes to two o'clock.
measure in the right direction, and he cordially sup- I
ported it.
After a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE,
Mr. HENLEY suggested that parliament would embark in
a very questionable and dangerous coarse if it doomed
money to public, bodies for the execution of works for
priests purposes.
Sir B. LEIGHTON objected to the amount given to the
operatives out of work in Lancashire, as it was higher than
was given to labourers in full work in other districts, and
prevented their going from their own district to get em-
ployment.
Mr. COBDEN said with regard to the bill before
the house, be did not think that the plan of his
right hoe. friend, any more than emigration, would
by itself remedy the existing distress. (Hear, hear.)
He did not, in fact, believe there was any one spy.
rifle which would supply a complete cure for what had come
upon us. He hoped, however,that the measure, coupled
with emigration and with the individual efforts of
the landowners and capitalists, would so far mi-
tigate the evil as to &bow that parliament had
dose its duty. (Hear, bear). His right hon. friend
proposed to supply the meths of occupation—an object
which was indeed a most important one. It was even more
important that they should direct their attention to the
ending the people labour than to find money. The money
would under any circumstances be forthcoming ; but be
agreed that to keep these poor operatives io idleness for
mother year would tend so greatly to demoralise them, that
he would almost prefer to see them take • voyage across the
Attune, even although he was curtain that when the
mills reopened they would come back again. (Hear.) It
hid been attempted to be shown that we ware not likely
to have such • bad winter as was apprehended. But he
feared there were circumstances tending to show that,
unless indeed we received cotton from AMODIO', the next
winter would be even worse than the last. One reason
was, that the means of the operatives were now exhausted.
Last winter the people had considerable savings of their own
to fall back upon ; but all those were now gone. In the
next place there was that large and munificent public sub-
seription last year which they could not expect to see re.
posted. There was last winter a third and a sorrowful
means of relief. There could be no doubt that et the com-
mencement of the distress the work-people got considerable
coedits from the shopkeers ; but he was afraid that that
could pot occur again. Thus three modes of relief were cut
off, and the disband districts would now have to face the
winter entirely upon their own resources. Coder these
circumstances, it was certainly the wisest step they could
take to afford facilities for supplying reproductive em-
ployment. Next year be was afraid that the canker
would have eaten into • portion of the community
which had as yet escaped from it—be meant the small shop-
keepers. Their object should therefore be to lighten the
burden upon the ratepayers by enabling the local authori-
ties to borrow money at long dates and at light interest.
(Hear, hear.) He hoped his right boo. friend would give
the hirusea week before be invited them to go into commit-
tee, in order that they might clearly understand the de-
tails of the hill ; and be had no doubt that they would be
able to pus it in a form that would meet with the approba-
tion of the entire community. (Cheers.)
Sir G. GREY geld the hon. member (Mr. Ferrand) was
the only member who had objected to the bilL He should
not wonder at the hole. gentleman's opposition if ha could

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA•
=NT. —Yesterday in the Commons the Soottish North
Eastern and Dundee and Arbroath Railways Amalgamation
Bill, and for arrangements as to capital, confirmation of
agreements, raising further money, and mitering tolla,
the committee. The South Yorkshire Company's
pawed
was withdrawn, is consequence of the committee de-
clining to grant certain clauses sought for in connection
with the coal triac arrangement& Mr. Hope Scott ad.'
dressed the committee on behalf of the London and North
Western against the Welsh sod Midland Counties Junction.
sad the committee adjourned to this day, when the case of
the Wolverhampton and Bridgoorth Railway will be heard.
In the Lorda the bill for the Tranmere Docks was
and the case of the Letterkenny Railway for new lintr46
arrangements with Londonderry Railway opened. The
bills pared in Mr. Massey's committee included the Madras
latioa, Launceston and South Devon Railway, Buckley
Raway, Ringwood and Christchurch Railway, &coon and
Merthyr Tydril Railway, Vale of Meath Railway, Anglesey
Costal. and Watford and Rickmaneworth Railways.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
Yesterday morning an adjourned Whsrncliffe meeting of the
shareholders of this company was held at the Ruston-square
station for the purport of considering a bill now pending is
parliament for authorising • lease of the Lancaster Canal
Navigation to the London and North-Western Railway
Company, and for other purposes; Mr. Moon in the chair.
The chairman said a large portion of the rent of the canal
was guaranteed by two companies, and the directors had
sold the south level to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Com-
pany, and the remaining portion, which was ungnannteed,
was more than eovervd by the value of the laud which the
company required. The amount guaranteed by the company
to the canal proprietors for the purchase of the aril was
31e. per share. It had been thought advisable to purchase
the canal, as there was • large quantity .1 land at Preston
which the company required. The transfer of the canal had
been sanctioned by parliament ; therefore it was within the
charter. A resolution approving of the bill was carried.

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SEVENOAKS RAILWAY.—A Wharncliffe meeting
of the shareholders of this company wu held yesterday at
the offices, Victoria Station, Pimlico, Earl Amherst in the
chair, for the purpose of considering the propriety of auc-
tioning a new agreement between that and the London,
Chatham, and Dover Company. The chairman stated the
object of the meeting. sod ex plalsed that when the original
agreement was sanctioned the Sevenoske was a single line.
The present agreement was for a double line, and also to
authorise the working of a small portion, a mile or so I.
length, between the South Eastern Couipany's station at
Savenoaks and the London, Chatham, and Dover station
at the um* place. He moved a formal resolution approv.
ing of the agreement, which was carried without any dis-
cussion, and the meeting then separated.

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