The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-12 00:00:00

PRISON YINISTERS BILL.

The boom having resolved Heelf into a enmities open
the Prison Ministers Bill, retooled the oeseideration of its

Ou the 3rd clause,
Yr. PACKS& moved to omit the words which declared
that the sum to be awarded as a recompense for the use,
vices of a minister appointed under the bill shall be deemed
"• per i of the expenses of the prison to which he is ap-
pointed, and be paid out of the foods legally applioable to
the payment of such expenses." His object was, be mid,
to prevent the same being a charge upon the county rates.
After a long dila-0,610v, in the coque of which it wee
suggested by Mr. HENLEY that the sums might be made
payable out money voted by parliament, the committon
divided, when Mr. Pangs's amendment was negatived by
192 to 126. _ _ .

biller proposed amendments of this (the main) clause
were also negatived.
A division took place upon the clause itself, which was
corned by 166 to 71.
Th. ""r claahlm wore Weed to, with a few ameod-
meets.

THE CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENITE BILL
The Customs sad InLiald Revenue Bill was recommitted.

Lord E. CECIL moved a now cLme to TvnTdytlW
ia-
conveniences which, he mid, were a:periwigs& by persons
assessed to the income tax under 1501. a year by the pis-
mot mode of appeal, by substituting another mode of hearing
:peals. He aoczced his motion with remark.' arm
e vexations at • the collection of the tax.
The CHANCELIA3 of the EXCHEQUER professed
his readiness to listen to and mires any we'l grounded
complaint against an officer employed in the collection of
the tax ; bat be obierved that the revenue must have vigi-
lant officers in the collecting of a tex, so often eva=ady
that he believed the induces of excess were ex
rare. With reference to the proposed clause, he seggeated
vas ioov objections to it. adoption.
The clause, after some further discussion, was with-
drawn.

The house then went into committee upon the Inland
Revenue Ihll.

Clause Cimpoling an excise duty on club Homes,
noticed.
9, reducing the rates of duty on stage carriages
liessimcd to carry not more than eight persona,
Mr. AYRTON moved to reduce the mileage duty on such
carriages from id. a mile to Id., and to impose a duty of
eg. a mile on stage carriages licensed to carry more than
eight passengers. He dwelt upon the unequal meager la
which railway cowponies and omnibus and stage carriage
proprietors were taxed, and upon the injustice of a distinc-
tion from which the former derived so peat an adrintage.
His pl wee intended to lasses this inequality.
'The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the first
effect of the proposed alteration world be a ion of revenue
of 20,CC31. a year, and us this part of the revenue (the
satire amount of which was 775,C3i. a year) emulated of
several associated branches, the reduction in one would give
rise to other claims. He discussed the argument. urg-d
by Mr. Ayrton in sum ort of his proposition, same of which,
be said, were wholly fallacious. He reminded the com-
mittee that this was a quention which concerned the generrl
condition of the finances of the counts r, observing that if
thin claim were conceded he knew of many other claims
quite as strong and quite as just that would he pat forward,
and hoped the how* would assist him in maintaining the
moderate surplus of revenue.
Upon a dirsion, the amendment was negatived by 81
to 35.
On claws 21,

AffiTON asked for some explanation.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid the
clause removed certain restrictions on occeeioaal licenses.
At present they were confined to sunset ; but if • publican
got an oceesionallicenes ''or a hall or &dinner, • Bone* re-
stricted to sunset would not be of much use to him.
Clause 22 remedied an error which be bad been led into by
over 0311filie•011 is the statement. of the hon. gentleman.
Before the act was passed lest year the law permitted pub-
licises Weal liquors at faun and races ; but that power was
taken from them by that act, and this 'clause was to
restore it.

Yr. IaETON said the law of occasional licenses was im-
perfect, because it did not provide for the uniform adios
of the justice& Any two justices acting individually and
not in petty seesions might sign a certificate. He thought
that if the law were placed on the same footing u that of
Scotland it would be a fair compromise.
Mr. HUNT said he thought the signature of one magis-
trate ought to be sufficient.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be was
of the same opinion. He bad received no statement what-
ever of any shun in coseequence of these ocusairmal license*.
Mr. PINLAT sated if the clause affected Scotland?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that
it did not
_ _ .

Clause 72 was then agreed to.
The remising clauses ware agreed to, sad the house re-
sumed.
THE STOCK CERTIFICATE TO BEARERS BILL.

This MI was road a third time rod Versed•
THE ASSURANCES REGISTRATION (IRELAND)

BILL

On the order for going into committee,
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the government could
not posuibly he to per this measure through the bones
without their obtaining the saidatioice of gentlemen belong.
ing to Ireland. It was not now intesded to persevere with
this bill afte- the manner in which it had been received by
the house, and in Ireland. The bell wee introduced in
ammonium of a representation which proceeded from the
Law Society in Ireland, in 1860, bat since the introduction
of the bill the same society had resolved that they would to
the utmost of their power oppose it. Under the circum.
steams be would move that the order be discharged.
The order was dinobseged, and the bill withdrawn.
THE CHURCH BUILDING AND NEW PARISHES
ALT AMENDMENT BILL.

Oa the woad readies of this bill,
TIM SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that be had brought
forward this measure on the representation of numerous
influential gentlemen who thought that some change was
required in the existing law on the subject. He had also
had the Make of several gentlemen of eminence, who all
agreed that some measure of the kind was necessary, and
wboapproved of the one which he now begged to submit to
the house. He bad not intended to enter into any peril-
calms respecting this measure, as he had feared it would be
sized up with the church rate question, and it had been
his aerious desire that it should have nothing to do with a
question upon which the house seemed very meet divided.
The bill was simply to provide means by which churches
might be built, leaving the working out of the acts of in-
dividuals to the gamed law. The bill would be referred
to s select committee, and would no doubt undergo a full
and searching examination.
Yr. HADFIELD complained that this bill was in viola-
tion of a distinct ruiderstaading that nonconformists should
not be liable to church rates for the repair of the new parish
churches.

—fir COREY promised that an instruction should be
given to the committee to coosider the point raised by the
hon. member.
The bill was then read a mooed time.
The SOLICITORGENERAL moved that it be referred
to a Idea amanita's.

The motion was agreed to.
SALE OF MILL SITES, Ac., (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read s second time.
DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT OP LAND
RELAND) B
nil. WI was read (I
• occood time. ILL.
POOR REMOVAL (Np. 2).EILL.

Mr. HERBERT 'roved the icsoied raiding of this bill.
Mr. VILLIERS mid there was no objection to the prin-
ciple of the bill ; he would, however, move certain amend-
ments in committee.
The bill was thai reed a emend time.
MARRIAGES REGISTRATION (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was rirawarnitted pro form& for the purpose of
being printed.
PARTNERSHIP LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion of Mr. &ROL/MELD the following
select committee au the Partnership Law Amendment Bill
was aerainated : Mr. Scholelield, Mr. Thome. smug, Mr.
Buchanan, Mr. CS.% Mr. William Forster, Mr. George,
Mr. Milner Gikeoc, Mr. George Grentell Glyn, Mr. Kirk-
man Bedpan, Mr. Malian, Mr. Moffatt, Mr. Murray, Mr.
Potter, Yr. Vance, sad Weguelin, with power to sued for
parsecs, poplin. Asa remoras.
The hoses adjourned 12 o'clock.

Twi LASH MUILDZIL AT A LDERSHOTT.--The murder
of hir. Harry Holboo,rdlleashot, appears to be roe of those
unfortusate come le which the elide of *ties ere likely to
be defeated. Reward bills offering 1001. for the coeviotion
of the murderer or murderers have now bees booed more
then two mouths, but, although the polies have bees unre-
mitting in their °airtime, sot the slightest else likely to
lead to the apprehension of the guilty party or pieties has
been discovered. The deed wee without doubt committed
under cover of the night, and, se the body bad been some
days in the water when discovered, the chasm of unravel-
ling the myetery surrounding the mina was emeidenibly
diniiaished, and it is feared that nothing further will be
elucidated.

Boa TEL RACIR. —Gentlemen's overcoats of the
low mixture' s:0 to Os had at Lora Basalltoo and Lhoptoosa
(Taßora), 106, BMW, oppoolf• Ridet-Itolk—(Adiunissomat.)