The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL.

At the regent of lir. Watreeth;
Mr. O'H AGAN aremoted to poutpone the sewed reeding
411111 M%

—The -Limy Ms (Shares of Doomed) Bill was read a
mooed time.

BEER HOLTSES (IRELAND) BILL.
On the order for the sewed reeding of this bill,
Mr. G. HARDY remarked that the bill proposed to
Cass to Ireland different legislation with regard to beer-
from that which prevailed is England.
Sir R. PEEL explained that the evils resulting from the
increase of beer houses in Ireland were of the most serious
character. Is 1861 there were only three hear Meese in
Dublin, and now there were 273, several of them being also
houses of ill fame, and from the state of the law in Ireland
the polies were helpless to check them disorders. Coder
these circumstances, the horns would not be moaned to
hear that the crime of drunkenness had slarmisgly ineressed
in the Irish metropolis. In 1861 the total number of alp.
victions for drunkenness in the Dublin police cowls was 8,361;
in 1862, 11,269 ; in 1863, 13,227 ; of whom nearly one half
were females ; and this year the returns gave a rate of
upwards of 16,000 fee the year. This was greatly to he attri-
buted to the spread of these beer-houses, which in addition
sold the most deleterious compound of coming isdms, cop-
pores, our vomicaN salt, and waxer, diffused in a strong
"dash" of Liffey water. (A laugh.) tinder these circum-
stances he trusted that the house would not object to giving
ernment sod the police some means of controlling` these
which were room numerous proportionably in
Cork, • sad the other great towns than in the metro-
polio
Lord J. MANNERS regretted to hear of the spread of
intoxication is Dublin, bat would be sorry to obstruct the
growing taste for beer amongst the Irish people. He trusted
that when next the melt tax come under discussion, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer would not repeat his state-
meet that the Irish people were in so way interested in its
1 (Hear.)
7:!.BAGWELL complained that whisky was quite as
much adulterated as beer in Ireland, in consequence of the
(crone duty.
Mr. & BOOTH hoped that IMO improvement would be
made in beer-house legislation for this country. He
believed that io those evil influences, and the sale of dale-
%dem compounds, the English beer-houses would bear a
oompar non with those of Ireland.
Sir G. GREY observed that in England the police had
power to enter the beer-houses.
Colonel DICKSON regretted very much to learn that
houses of ill-fame had increased in Dublin subsequent to
the arrival of the hon. baronet in that city. (A laugh.) He
did not mean to oppose the bill, but be hoped that nothing
would be done to check the growing tests for beer instead
of whisky amoopt the people of
After so observation Mr. LoBongLD,
. .

Mr. HENLEY objected to barn, one liw for Engkod
and swelter (or Ireland. It appeared, however. that
drunkenness was iocreseing more in Dublin in proportion to
the population than it was Is Liverpool.
Mr. HENNESSY asked whether the government eastern.
plated bringing brewer who sold beer in large quantities
not to be cossumed on the minims within the naps of the
sixth clause.

Sir R. PEEL said evidently not. The beer-shopkeeper
was bosomed to mall beer not to be drunk an the premises,
but in consequence of the want of supervidoe the law was
ended. It was proposed now to Mine the 3/. 3e. license,
and another at If. Is., and the pollee could thee go in and
see that tippling did not take pleas. With raged b the
observation of the hon. member for Cloormel, he should be
delighted if the Irish people could get good beer, but it was
impossible for the house to legislate ea to the quality of the
article. (A lamb.) A great quantity of Yr. Be.'. ale was
sold in Ireland, and he hoped there would be an extension in
the oonsomptioe of Burton bear in that country.
Mr. PEACOCKE could find noiclanse in the hiS for pre-
venting adulteration.
Sir R. PEEL said the object wam sot to pievent adultera-
tion, except by raising the character of the beer-shop
keeper through the supervision provided by the bill.
Yr. PEACOCKE observed that in England polio' super-
vision bed certainly sot had ►hat effect. The evidenos given
before the adulteration committee went to abow that the
beer in London was much adulterated.

Afters few worth from Lord C. HAMILTON,
The bill was read a sewed time.
LIMITED PENALTIES BILL.
This bill paned through committee.
CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS BILL.
This bill wont through oommittee.
CHIEF RENTS (IRELAND.)
Resolutions with respect to stamps were sped to in
committee, and were inserted in the shape of clauses in the
Chief Rents (Ireland) Bill, which then pared through com-
mittee.

BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES (SCOTLAND.)
Sir J. HAY moved that the house rhould go into com-
mittee, is order that the chairman might be directed to
move the honor that leave be given to bribe in a bill to
authorise the Governor and Company of the Beak of Eng-
land to issue their note, in Soothed, and to make inch cotes
a legal tender there.
The honor went into committee, and the reeohitiou wee
by Sir J. BAT and agreed to ; and the house
Eaviolg d
reaumed, leave we. given to being in the bill.
GAME (IRELAND).
Sir H. BRUCE obtained leave to introduce a bill to alter
the daye for 'booting pine in Ireland, the object being to
meimlate the law in Inbred with that of Reglead and
Sootlund.