The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-03 00:00:00

PERIAL PARLIAMENT.

OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
nit took the chair at 12 o'clock.
'ad Kinsale Junction Railway Bill was read a
td passed.
ittee appointed to toy the Liabarn election
rd Canon, Lord Entiekl, Mr. Relater Booth,
sod Mr. W. E. Fester—wore sworn at the

FIELD presented 73 petitions, with 19,1% sig-
avow of the bill for closieg public-houses on

IUCK presented a petition from Sheffield with
urea against the bill.
,mber of other petitioms were presented for and
ill, principally in favour of it.

PUBLIC HOUSES BILL.
ES moved the second reading of this bill. He
ry diaclaimitg any wish to interfere with the
enjoyments of the working-classes. It
be necessary, he said, for this purpose,
tomes should be open for eight howl on
t appeared that in Manchester the number
for drunkenness between ten o'clock on
ht and ten o'clock on Monday morning exceeded
n all the rot of the week. He then cited the
Ir. Broughton, Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Earl
ry, Dv. Chalmers, and others, as to the injurious
asivednokiogon the character of the population.
in other articles was not allowed on Sunday,
orienting drinks was specially exempted. The
le country had been strongly manifested in
bilL Up to a recent period there were pre-
our of this bill 4,101 petitions, with 693,253
while is opposition to the biU there were up to
late 180 petitions with 148.577 signature*.
ith at least 100,000 additional signatures in
A bill had been presented that day. He then
ions, to house canvasses in Liverpool, Birken-
lby, resulting in a majority of written opinions
the bill, a vast number of the petitioners being,
working men. There bad recently been a at-
es
in the metropolitan perish of St.
Me result was as follows :—Opinions re-
favour of the bill, 25,751 ; against it,
itral, 7,617 ; majority in favour of the
e town which he represented (Hull) there were
o one io favour of the bill. Many police magis
olios supesintendente had also declared them-
our of the closing of public houses on Sunday.
ember then read the names of some of the
ants, including those of Abingdon, Bangor,
d Bedford. He then cited the opinion of Mr.
mike magistrate of Southwark. in favour of the
Tilson Patten's Act, reducing the hours for the
lasting liquors, which was in operation in 1834,
l the following year, produced excellent effects.
ember then cited evidence in support of this
A bill similar to his own had been in opera.
land for nine years, and had worked bane-
' the state of New York, and in Tasmania,
state of things existed with advantage.
man catholic archloishopnc of Cashel there
'rotary arrangement for the closing of public
Sunday, adtbe archbishop had tee-
its beneficial effects. The bon. member
alluding to threats which he had received in
of having introduced the bill, and said he would
lure any annoyance of that kind when his object
it the working classes of England. (Cheers.)
SE seconded the motion.

ERVIS moved as an amendment that the bill
end tune that day three months. He con-
the bill was wholly unnecessary. The house
to legislate for the rke of • few
but for the whole coustry. Mr. Wilson
was, he maiotained, !curled because it was
of no value, and he cited the opinions of polioe
and others, in support of this view.
,as food too stringent ; and why, then,
rue-Douses be closed during the whole
tr, her.) U this bill were pared
be private houses selling intoxicating drinks
weary, and drinking clubs would rise up in
s. In his own profession, that of the army. it
experience that it was beet that drinking
place openly and under proper superintendence.
SEY HER seconded the amendment. and con.
if the bill puled, it would be viewed by working
legislation. It would be • worse evil then
for a mass of the labouring dares to feel that
nfairly treated by that hors. (Cheer.)
1 would vote for the bill only as • permissive
SFALL supported it.
gat speaking.]