The Press.
London, England, 1856-03-15 00:00:00

ASSAULTS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

Mr. DILLWYN moved for leave to bring in a bill to
amend the act 16th and 17th of 'Victoria, for the
better prevention and punishment of aggravated as-
saults upon women and children. It appeared from
returns, he said, that that act had not worked satis-
factorily, and magistrates had assured him that the
power to inflict corporal punishment was necessary.
He believed that the kind of punishment now in-
flicted had a tendency to prevent offenders being
brought to justice, because the wife, by the imprison-
ment of her husband, had to choose between starva-
tion and the w•mkhouse. What he proposed, there-
fore, was to repeal the act of 1853, re-enacting its
provisions except the second clause, substituting for
it one by which every person convicted of an assault
upon a woman or child would be sentenced to a less
extent of imprisonment, but during confinement be
once privately whipped. He noticed and replied to
objections which he anticipated to this change of the
law.

Ater some remarks by Mr. BARROW,
Mr. BOL'VERIE said he did not object to the intro-
duction of the bill, but trusted that the house would
pause before it reverted to a punishment which had
been abandoned for years, and was contrary to the
spirit of our criminal legislation.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS made some observations, and
leave was given.

ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE.
Mr. BOUVERIE, on Monday, in reply to Sir J.
Pakington, stated that measures were being taken by
the guardians of St. Pancras parish to improve the
condition of the workhouse. The plans for this pur-
pose, he added, would be laid for supervision before
his department.

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH SPAIN.
Mr. WILSON, on Monday, in reply to Mr. Oliveira,
said that negotiations with reference to postal
reductions between Spain and England were at
present in progress.
MARRIAOE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
The Earl of ST. GERMANS, on Thursday, laid on
the table a bill on marriage with a deceased wife's
sister, explaining that it differed in an important
point from the bill on the same subject be had intro-
duced in 1852.

The following arrangements have been made
during the week .

MONDAY.
The Trial of Offences Bill went through committee,
after some considerable discussion respecting the extent of
the powers of removing indictments which should be en•
trusted to the judges of the Queen's Bench.
Mr. LOWE withdrew the Partnership Amendment Bill,
on account of some technical informality, for the purpose
of introducing a new measure on the subject.

TUESDAY.
In the Lords, the Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill,
the Consolidated Fund Bill, the Drainage Act Advances
Bill, and the Delamere Forest Bill were read a second
time, and the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Bill was
read a third time and passed.

MARCH 15, 1856•

brought in by the LORD CHANCELLOS to amend
County Courts Act was read a first time.
Commons did not " make a house."

;WART moved the second reading of the Municipal
'Scotland) Bill, but the measure being opposed by
AnvocArk was withdrawn after a brief discussion.
Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill was read a second
the motion of the Loan ADVOCATE.
second reading of the Vaccination Bill was opposed
BARROW and 1)r. Mictigm., and postponed until
• Easter recess.

THURSDAY.
; Lords, the Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill,
Isohdated Fund Bill, and the Drainage Act Advance-
ill were read a third time and passed.
BROUGHAM moved four new resol i(ions, in addition
be submitted last week, on judicial statistics.
were laid on the table.
kwended) Commons Inclosure Bill was agreed to.
ossioners of Supply (Scotland) and Reformatory
(Scotland) Bills passed through committee.
__ second reading of the Draft on Bankers Bill was
postponed to 2nd ApeiL

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