The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

ALTERATION OF CIRCUITS BILL.

On ♦be motion *Ube LORD CuAsosizoa lib bill was
reek a mooed time.

FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL.

The above bill was read s. mooed tine.
GREENWICH HOSPITAL
WS) BILL (PROVISION FOR
WIDO.

The Hake of SOMERSET moved the second reeding of

Lord STRATFORD de REDCLIFFE said be should be
sorry if this bill passed the house without some
sapreisios of sympathy with the object of
it. If there we. me institution which during the
last century and a half bad done more honour to the coun-
try than another it was Greenwich Hospital. It owed its
origin to royal benevolence and royal foresight, and had re-
ceived the sanction of parliament ; but its management h.d
bola the cause of public scandal, and the expeoses of ma-
:rite monstrous
t bore a motrous disproportion to the revenue
number of pensioners and nurses.
After a few wards from the Duke of Soil muter, the bEll
one reed a wood UAW
METROPOLITAN MAIN DRAINAGE EXTENSION
BILL.

Berl GRANVILLE moved the see rd reading of this bill.
Earl PORTESCUE expressed his distrust in the plane of
tie Metropolitan Board of Wxka for the main drainage, on
the ground of their probable expense and inefficiency. and
entered his protest against the bill.
The bill, after a few remarks from Lord WesratzroLcs,
was read a second thus.
MISAPPROPRIATION BY SERVANTS BILL

km the mores of Ur Earl of Arum, this bill was read a
seoood time.
SAVINGS BANKS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL
This bill pared through committee.
STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES BILL
This bill pared through committee.
REMOVAL OF IRISH POOR BILL.

The report of ainendmeete to this bill was speed to.
GROWING CROPS SEIZURE (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
LAND DRAINAGE (PROVISIONAL ORDERS) BILL
This bill wed through committee.
PORT ERIN (ISLE OP MAN) BILL.
This bill paned through committee.
DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LANDS
(IRELAND) BILL.
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This bill was nrad; third tiaii arid pawed.
IIEARRIAGES REGISTRATION (IRELAND) BILL.
The report of sinsadmeate to this bill was agreed to.
00LONIAL ACTS GONFIRMATION BILL.

MObillpared tirOaib erenraitteo.-
The house adjourned at live minutes to 8 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THIIRSDAT, Jim: 16.
The Eirsucza took the chair M 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
On the eamideration of the Lords' amendments to the
Great Western, West Midland, and South Wales Railway
Companies Amalpmetiou Bill,
Mr. D. GRIFFITH moved that the house do disagree
to the new clause E, enforcing a revision of tolls when-
ever the dividend of the united companies stock should
equal or exceed 6 per cent. The hon. member objected to
this interference with the general law as laid down by the
7th sad Bth Vic., o. 85, which fixed the revision minimum
at 10 per sent.
M Mr. MASSEY mid that the companion were Dot opposed
to the clause, which bad been introduced by the Lords in
the interest of the public. (Hear, hear.)
The motion was, after some diemesioa, withdrawn, and
the Lot is' am/w iriest. were agreed to.
▪ The Banff, Iducduff, end Turriff Extension Railway ; the
Buff, Porteay, and &esthete ; the Dare Valley; the
Hammersmith and (Sty ; and the Uxbridge sad Rickman,-
worth Valley Bills were severally read a third time and
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