The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 25, , 1862; :

vicinity of the new Foreign-061re. He understood that
several of the owners of the adjacent houses were making
extensive improvements and alterations in order to demand
• much higher price next year, when the government might

digs for the conduct of affairs would take cars that the :
blockade should aot coatinue longer than was required by •
international law and internatioeit justiee. (Hear, hear.) I
Mr. BOUVERIE said of the three proposals before the'
house, and there were only three—no oaii who full
fairly, and impartially cousidered the subject could
doubt that a rate in aid was the proper measure to be
adopted, and that loans and advances were not to be
thought of. It appeared to him that they had had sag-
potions made and proposals hinted at which implied an
amount of alarm not justified by the state of the ore.
(Hear, hear.) Them was no doubt a good deal of distress
and suffering, and people always imagined that present
distress was greater than anything that had ever been ex-
perienced before, or could ever be experienced again ; but
would any one tell him, in spite of the exceptional nature
of the present case, that it was not posaihle that six, seven,
or eight yeses hence, some great national calamity might
arise, which might produce a distress even far greater, and
far less confined to one particular district, than that with
which tiny were now dealing ? He hoped, therefore, that
the house would accede to the measure of the President of
the Poor-law Board properly modified and amended in com-
mittee, rather than adopt the suggestions of those who re-
presented the manufacturing districts, who, he was sure,
would be the first to deplore the fact should their advice be
taken and the principle which had been proved by experience
departed from. (Hear.)
Mr. HIBBERT said he had received communications from
Oldham expressing an opinion in favour of limiting the
powers of the bid to union rating, and in favour of
loans for a limited number of years, and be bad
no doubt that similar communizations would be received
from other parte of Lancashire. it had been said
that the principle of a loan was not a very usual one, but
he believed it was one that would throw the support and
relief of the poor upon the districts by which they ought to
be supported. The principle of borrowing mousy was not,
however, so unknown to the poor law as it had been repre-
sented, for he found that there were acts in form for allow-
ing loans to be raised for building workhouses. to enable
poor persons to emigrate, and for making a valuation of the
parish. No one connected with Lancashire could fail to see
I that there was at present great distress and suffering ; and

though that distemis was not at present so great as to
require powers beyond the machinery of the existing law, it
was of such • character that parliament ought not to sepa-
rate without making provision for emergencies which might
probably arise. From the returns to the llith July it appeared
that the number of paupers in Ashton had rises since the
Ist of January, 1861, from 1,814 to 9,739 ; that the number
in Blackburn had increased in the same period from 3,357 to
10,935 ; and the number in Preston from 3,383 to 11,407.
Recent accounts from Wigan and Preston showed that the
number of persons without employment was recrossing;
and a letter which lie had received from Rochdale stated
that out of 65 cotton mills 36 were now at a stand, and in a
week or two that number would probably be increased to
60, and the remainder would only be working about two
days • week. He was glad that the hon. member for
Rochdale had alluded to the labour test, and trusted that
the President of the Poor-law Board would seriously coo-
-1 eider whether certain relaxations might not be made in
that rule.
The Marquis of HARTLNGTON said the hon. member
who bad just sat down bad stated there was nothing before
I the house to show that exceptional legislation was required,
sad that none of the ratepayers had yet complained they
were unable to meet the existing state of things. What
they were considering, however, was the mode of meeting
what it could be plaialy foreseen must be the circumstances
some months hence. Every one who was acquainted with
the subject well know that the present stock of cotton
would not last much beyond Christmas, and in all proba-
bility the cotton workers and those dependent ou them
would then be entirely out of work, and in • state of com-
plete-destitution. He thought it highly desirable that
power should be given to guardians to borrow money to meet
any emergency rather than they should have recourse to
rates in aid, became in the former instance the burden
would be thrown on those who had participated in cu.uzu-
lecturing prosperity, while in the latter case the burden
would be partially shifted to those who had not so parti-
cipated.
air. BOVILL said the most remarkable feature in this
discussion was that nobody bad expressed any approval of
the measure. It bad evidently. been prepared in • great
hurry, because, looking at the very first clause he found it
provided that until the Ist of March the guardians might
raise the deficiency of one week. That was perfectly absurd
as it stood. Then the next clause provided that the guar-
dians might raise money from the parishes without any
limitation whatever. He also complained there was no
provision made in the bill for the varying circumstances of
the different parishes. He certainly was in favour of raising
money by haus, and be now expressed a hope that a
provision would be inserted making a portion of the rate
directly payable by the landlords, as without such an
enactment the whole burden would fall upon the occupiers.
He suggested to the government that it would be better,
with reterence to the bill, to strike out all the clauses after
the preamble, and let them place new clauses on the order
book to obtain the objects which all had in view.
After some observations by Mr. HIBBCRT and the Mar-
quis of HARTINGTON, who was favourable to the giving
power to guardians to raise loans,
Mr. BOVILL criticised some of the details of the bill,
and urinated that the effect of it would be to throw the
additional burden not upon property but upon occupiers.
Mr. VILLIERS said that when the proposition wan made
by the hon. member for North Lancashire (Mr. W. Patten)
that there should be no discussion taken on the second
reading, because the bill bed only been delivered that morn-
ing and there had not been time to obtain information, it
was generally accepted by the house as tee proper coulee to
pursue. From what had since taken place, he certainly
thought that would have been the wisest course. (Hear,
hear.) A number of general observations had been made not
exactly bearing upon the bill, but dealing with all subjects.
They had had, what the house generally bad when it was asked
to do nothing more than assert a principle—a legal autho-
rity riling and analysing the whole of the clauses. (Hear,
hear.) He thought this authority not a very high authority.
With regard to one of the clauses, the hon. and learned
gentleman had certainly confounded an order with • rate.
The hon. and learned member was also erroneous in his
statement that every speaker had condemned the bill. For
his own part, he should have left the house with just the
opposite impression, for every hon. member who had spoken
seemed to think it was a bill framed for and fulfilling the
purpose for which it was avowedly introduced, although
some amendment might be necessary io the details. He
entirely approved of the spirit in which the bill had been
received, and he certainly should receive every suggestion
which might tend to the improvement of the measure. He
was free to admit that he had discovered some mistakes in
the bill, arising from waist of accurate information previous
to its introduction; but that information was now in band.
One amendment he should wish to iutroduce would be to
make the bill operative, not when the rates amounted to
so many shillings in the pound, but when • cer-
tain increase had taken place over the usual amount.
A favourite proposition, which be had considered and was
most willing to reconsider, wee to provide, as an alternative
or in substitution of the plan in the bill, that the parishes
should be allowed to borrow mousy on mortgage of the
rates. With regard to that question there was a great dd.
foresee of opinion throughout laiumuihire, and be looked
upon the proposal himself as objectionable. If a loan
were resorted to, the distressed people might find them-
selves next year encumbered with a heavy debt and interest.
This was therefore not a matter to speak about
with confidence, nor was there any ground for denouncing
a measure which did not provide for • loan. At the same
tune, he admitted, as every one withcommon candour must,
that this was not exactly the case put by the right hon.
gentleman the member for Kilmarnock (Mr. Bouverie) of
ordinary manufacturing distress. It was extraordinary and
exceptional in every way. (Hear, hear.) He hardly re-
membered anything like it ; it cos as if general sterility
had elated the land, and when they considered how they
could best mitigate the sufferings of the people, they ought
not to be too strait or rigid in their plans, so long as they
were careful not to aggravate the evil. (Hear, hear.)
Looking to the condition of the district he thought his plan
was more considerate than that of a loan. It called in aid
the assistance of the more fortunate ratepayers, and relieved
the distressed without any obligation to repay what they
had received. He did not mean to say that a loan would
not relieve some of the ratepayers, but that was a question
for the consideration of the parties in Lancashire who were
most interested in the matter. They would have to my
whether they preferred raising money st:mice by loan and re-
payicg it annually, or whether they would adopt the mode
which the ancient law recognised of going to the districts
which were well able to afford them relief,
and which from what he heard were very
willing at that moment to of such relief. So deeply was
this extraordinary crisis felt that people were anxious to
know where they could deposit their money in order to
somewhat relies. the Reaves. The right hon. gentleman
the member for Kilmarnock was not altogether candid in
his reference to this subject. He seemed to imagine that
tl'e government were exciting readies alarm, but if he had
made inquiry for the information in the pouessioa of the
Poor-law Board, he would have found that the measure was
called for, and that he (Mr. Villiers) could not have justified
himself if he had allowed parliament to rise withont taking
its opinion on the question. (Hear, hear.) He admitted that
the law had been adequate up to the present time, but the
state of things was rapidly becoming greatly aggravated.
(Hear, hear.) The working classes bed struggled to the last
moment, and they had drawn out their last sixpence from
the savings bank. People were perfectly astonished how
much they had saved, and how fearful a pressure on the
rates had been prevented by their providence and fore-
thought. (Hear, bear.) The right hon, gentleman had
also stated that the rates were very low in the manufacturing
districts, but he overlooked the fact that those rates was
paid largely by the working men themselves. (Hear, bear.)
In Oldham two-thirds of the ratepayers were
operatives, and in other towns one-fourth, and
one-third. A large portion of the ratepayers
were also shopkeepers, who depended entirely on the ens-
tom of the working classes. It had further been stated
that 50 per cent. had to be deducted from the amount of
the rates in Staxicport for nos-collection, ands other
placer' similar apprehensions as to the deficiency existed.
This led to • very serious state of things. lie had informs.
tion without end to the effect that the gradual increase of
the pressure had been so steady that the closing of mills
was expected everywhere. This bill proposed to meet the
evil in an affective manner, which wee sot sew, and har-
monised with our general system for the relief of the
poor. It enabled distressed puisha to go to contiguous
parishes or towasbips for relief. Preston included 32 town-
ships, some of which were not vary much dlstresc3d, and
was it not fair that these should contrilistte sentothing

He had heard no complaint from the non-disireemed
or townships at their being called on to do so. and he iis
believed
there would be none. With regard to the obeervatioe of
the boo. member for Rochdale ea to loans, it was true that
loans could now be obtained, but there wens practical diftioul.
ties in the way which prevented their being reeorted to.
He prop:teed to go. into committee on the bill on Monday
nark and in the interval there would be time for bon.
members to consider its provision'. (Hear.)
Colima W. PATTEN asked whether the right hon.
gentleman gave up the starting point of the bill, which, as
it stood, was fluctuatuig
Mr. C. VILLIERS maid he had given up nothing, but he
would consider any proposition.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought that they should as
much as passible avoid all great changes, and that they
I should limit all their efforts to enabling parish's to raise
loans on a safe footing in caws of great necessity.
Mr. NEWDEGATE said, as be had had some experience
in administering the Coventry relief fund, perhaps the
house would think a few ()Nervations from him not out
of place. Those who administered that fund came to the
conclusion that the best mode they could adopt was to as-
sign a sum to each district, as it was impracticable to admi-
nister it in a maw. He was convinced that relief could
only be well administered through the local au-
thorities. For that reason he was strongly in
favour of granting loans on rates, because they would thus
render it the interest of those who bad local knowledge
to practise economy.
The bill was then reed a second time and ordered to be
committed on Monday next.
BANKRUPTCY ACT (1861) AMENDMENT BILL.
Mr. F. PEEL moved that this bill be nada second time.
Mr. AYRTON said there was an accidental error in the
schedule of the act of last session, by which the clause
which disguslined county court judges for sitting in par-
liament was repealed. He suggested that the opportunity
might now be taken when this bill was in committee to
remedy that error.
The bill WAS then read a second time.
MILITIA PAY BILL.
On the order of the day for going into committee on this
bill,
Colonel DUNNE expressed his satisfaction that so many
as 156,000 of the militia were called out for drill this year.
The difficulty with the militia now was not with the men
but with the officers, who were pecuniary loser; end he
suggested that they should be allowed lodging money.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said this had been a peculiarly success-
ful year for the militia. The recruiting bad gone on in a
satisfactory manner, and there was no necessity for adopting
any measure to encourage recruiting in the militia. He would
direct his attention to the subjects mentioned by the hon.
and gallant gentleman.
The house then went into, and the bill passed through,
committee without ameodmeut.
THE CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT
CONTINUANCE BILL.
This bill paned through committee.
THE GUNPOWDER ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (OFFICER FOR
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDS) BILL
This bill pained through committee.
THE CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION)

BILL.
Mr. F. PEEL said this bill had been framed in accordance
with the rcoommendation of the select committee.
The bill was then read a wooed time.
THE POOR REMOVAL BILL.

On the question that. the bill be read a third time,
Sir H. BRUCE was urging objections to the bill, when
en hon. member (there being only about twenty members
present) moved that the house be counted. After the
lapse of the usual time, during which members came from
the library and dining-rooms, the Speaker counted the
house, and finding 40 members present, the bon. member
proceeded to say that if this bill were passed, the poor
Irish residing in Lancashire and Cheshire, and thrown out,
of employment in consequence of the want of cotton, would
be sent back to Ireland. He would conclude by moving
that the order be discharged with • view to the bill being
recommitted.
Sir G. GREY opposed the motion. The law as it stood at
present limited the power of removal of the poor, and be
believed the apprehensions of the hon. member would not
be realised.
Colonel DUNNE hoped theta further opportunity would
be given to consider this matter. The house was in too
apathetic a state to consider serious questions, for all that
the few members who remained desired to do was to go
borne.
Mr. MONSELL thought it was the duty of the govern-
ment to take this subject into their serious considera-
tion, and deal with it in a different manner than this bill
provided for.
The amendment was then withdrew., and the bill was
read a third time andpassed.
THE COPYRIGHT (WORKS OF ART) BILL.
The Lords' amendments were considered and agreed to.
POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) (No. 2) BILL.
The Lords' amendments were considered.
Mr. HENNESSY moved to disagree with the amend-
ment on the quarter-acre clause.
Sir R. PEEL thought it would not be judicious to resist
the alteration.
After some discussion, the house divided :
Ayes
Noes ll-50
So the amendment was agreed to.
Sir R. PEEL moved to restore clauses relating to county
infirmaries namely, clauses 3,4, 5, and 6. which the Lords
had rejected by a majority of only two, whereas this house
had adopted then. by 96 against 69. lie considered that
the weight of authi.rity was in their favour, and he hoped
the bowie would join in supporting them. (Hear, bear.)
Colonel DUNNE thought the Lords were right in reject-
ing the clause..
After some discussion the motion that the boom, disagree
with the Lords' amendment was put and carried without a
division.
The verbal amendments introduced by the Lords into the
bastardy clause were agreed to.
On the questiou that the Lords' amendment with refe-
rence to the religion in which deserted children brought to
the workhoine should be educated, be agreed to,
Mr. HENNESSY moved that the amendment be rejected.
He considered that the clause proposed by the govern.
meet, providing that the religion of the finder of
a deserted child should fix the religion in which it was to
be registered and reared, was a great improvement on the
law heretofore io force, namely, that the child should be
educated in the religiou of the state.
Sir It. PEEL said lie could not agree to the motion. One
point had been gained, namely, that under one clause in
the bill, which had not been altered, baptism would be con-
clusive as to the religion of the deserted child, and it
would be brought up in the religion in which it was bap-
tised.
Sir G. BOWYER denied that it was heretofore the law
that deserted children in Ireland should be brought up in
the religion of the state. Mr. Blackburn. and Mr. Brewster
gave it as their opinion that a child ought to be brought up
in the religion of the state, but they bad not stated that such
was the law.
Mr. VANCE said that the honourable sad learned
baronet was no doubt a pound constitutional lawyer,
but he preferred the opinion of ex-Lord Chancellor
Blackburn, the present Lord Justice of Appeal,
and of Mr. Brewster, the leader of the Irish bar,
who had each given it as their opinion that according to the
law a deserted child maintained by the state should be
brought up in the religion of the state. That was a far
better province than the clumsy principle proposed by the
bill as it originally stood, that the child should he reared in
the religion of the policeman, or whoever else might happep
to find it.
The house divided :
For the Lordenmeadment 75
Against
The amendment was then agreed to, as were the remain-
ing amendment..
HARBOURS TRANSFER BILL.
The Lords' amendments were considered and agreed to.
JURIES BILL.
On the consideration of the Lords' amendments to this
bill,
Sir G. GREY moved that the house do not agree to the
Lords' amendment, which exempted the veterinary surgeons
and pharmaceutical chemiste from serving as jurors. If
this exemption was made in favour of the pharmaceutical
chemists, other classes of the community would be putting
in claims for a similar exemption. The chemists did not
stand in the same category
.as the physicians and surgeons,
who could not transfer their skill =A science to others, if
suddenly called on to attend • patient. But the chemist.
had assistants who were competent to compound medi-
cioes. (Hear, bear.)
Sir H. STRACEY was sorry to find that the right bon.
gentleman objected to the Lords' amendment with regard
to the chemists. They were • small and a chartered body,
and he thought they ought to be exempted, from the nature
of their employment.
Mr. HODGSON agreed with his hon. friend that the
pharmaseutical chemists should be exempted.
Mr. COLLINS was opposed to soy further exemptions
from serving on juries. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. NEWDEGATE thought the duties of the, vete-
rinary surgeons entitled them to exemption.
After a few words from Mr. Form,
The house divided :
For the Lords' amendment
Aftaind 53-0
The announcement of the numbers was received with
laughter.
The SPEAKER said that the house having Mk up the
bill to the Lords in a certain shape, and the Lords having
amended the bill, then the house having divided on the
question of whether or not they would agree to the Lords'
amendments, and the numbers on such division having been
equal, he should give effect to what appeared to hint to be
the intention of the house, and give his vote with the
aye.. (Cheers.)
The remaining amendments (with one exception) were
agreed to.

MUTUAL SURRENDER OF CRIMINALS (DEN-
HAM) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
NIGHT POACHING PREVENTION BILL.
The hams went into committee on this hill.
Oa deem 1,

Sir S. NOILTHOOTE said that be /11/11111 friends had pre-
pared
prints of the clause u it would stand if their amend-
ments were adopted, and that any member was welcome
to a copy.
Mr. FORSTER said that he bad been furnished by the
courtesy of the boo. baronet with a print of the clause as it
was proposed to be amended. But the fact of say printed
copies baring been made was a sufficient, reason why boo.
members generally should be furnished with them, and be
thought that a good reason why the chairman should report

rogram.
The committee then divided, and the numbers were :
For reporting progress 29
Against
Mr. CONINGHAM serried his surprise that the
government should support this bill. The country would
not fail to see now where the noble lord got his majority in
that house ; but he would warn the noble lord that he
would not long be able to follow the same course with im-
punity. (Order, order.) He moved that the chairman
leave the chair.
Mr. CLAY had voted in the minority in each of the
divisions against the bill hitherto, but he did not think it
or a measure that should be met per fas.aut nefas, and if
it was to be opposed by every form of the house, he oould
not again go into the same lobby.
Mr. CONINGHA hl withdrew his motion.
Sir B. LEIGHTON proposed in clause 1, line 17, to leave
out from " to apprehend any each person" to the end of
the clause, and insert " also to stop, search, and detain any
cart, boat, or other conveyance, in or upon which there shall
be reasonable cause to suspect that any such game, guns,
parte of guns, nets, or other engines are being carried, and
should they find any game or any such article or thing as
aforesaid upon such person, cart, boat, or other conveyance,
to seize and retain the same ; and such constable shall in
such case apply to some justice of the peace for a summons
citing such person to appear before two justices of the peace
acting for the county or borough within which the seizure
has been made, and if the person so charged shall fail to
satisfy the said justices that he obtained such game lawfully,
or that he had such gun, parte of gnus, nets, or engines in his
possession for a lawful purpose, the said justices shall, on
oonvictioe, order the person so convicted to forfeit and pay
any sum not exceeding 51., and shall forfeit such
game, guns, parte of guns, nets, and engines, and direct the
same to be sold, and the proceeds of such sale, with the
amount of the penalty, to be paid to the treasurer of the
county or borough where the oonvktion takes place ; and no
person who, by direction of a justice, in writing, shall sell
any game so seized, shall be liable to any penalty for such
sale."
Sir D. DUN DAS thought the word " boat" must have in.
advertently crept into the amendment, and be would suggest
that it should be struck out, and that the word " reason-
able" should be omitted also.
Mr. COX moved to leave out from the word " also" down
to the word "carried"
After some discussion, the committee divided :
For the amendment 45
Against it
word " boat" was struck out.
.c. COX moved the omission of the words "or other
Iveyance."__

Mr.
conveys, _
Mr. CONINGHAM said that when such extraordinary
powers ware given to the police., one might imagine they
were passing an Irish coercion bill.
The committee divided :
For the amendment
Against it
Some other verbal amendments were introduced. _

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Mr. HENLEY moved to insert word. requiring that the
offender should be taken before two justices "at petty
sessions."
Sir B. LEIGHTON agreed to this, and it was agreed that
the amendment should be introduced on the report.
Mr. AYRTON objected to that part of the clause which
threw the onus upon the party charged of proving that he
obtained "such game lawfully," or was in of
" such gun, ttc., fora lawful purpose," which he said was
opposed to the first principles of law.
Mr. OOLLINS said this legislation was not exceptional,
for in Yoekshjzethere was an actin operation which oorroella
persons who had yarn in a certain state of manufacture in
their possession to show that they had become lawfully polo
seised of it.
Mr. WALTER said that until they made game property
they could not proceed to legislate in a sensible manner.
The provisions of acts of parliament applicable to goods of
any description could not apply to gene. (Hear.)
Mr. D. GRIFFITH reminded the boo. gentleman that
this clause applied to dead game, and it was therefore pro-
perty. (No, no.) Well, it was property under some mr-
curcitances.
Mr. HENLEY thought the old principle that • man was
to remain silent until he was proved to be guilty ought to
be retained, and therefore he should vote for the amend-
ment of the hoc. and learned member for the Tower Ham-
lets, which threw the burden of proof on the prossenter.
Mr. W. E. FORSTER said that as • wotsed manufac-
turer he hail seen the evil of the legislation referred to by the
hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Collins.) He did not mean to
say that he had known serious injustice actually
perpe-
trated, but he bad seen how extremely easy it woulieo
commit wrong if they once departed from the principle of
our common law, and threw the onus probansii oti the party
accused. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. CONINGHAM believed that game preservers
were great encouragers of poaching. (Hear, hear.) Was it
not a fact, that they frequently bought pheasants' egg. and
young pheasants from poachers? (Cheeses)
Mr. NEWDEGATE hoped hon. gentlemen on his
(the opposition) side of the house would be satisfied with the
great step they would gsin if the bill pared in the form
proposed by the member for the Tower Hamlet.. They
ought not to wish to alter the law of evidence, even for the
sake of preserving game. (Cheers.)
Sir S. NORTHCOTE said that although he thought the
amendment would, if adopted, weaken the measure to•
considerable extent, he was not prepared to vote for the
retention of the words objected to, and he hoped the hon.
baronet would not press for their retention.
Mr. DEEDES said he considered it would be well not to
make the measure very stringent at first, and he hoped
therefore that the bill would not be endangered by any
effort to have the clause adopted in its present form.
The committee divided.
For Mr. Ayrton's amentment lO2
Against 45-57
Mr. AYRTON then proposed the insertion of words to
the effect that the suspected person should he proved to be
guilty before he was imprisoned. The house decided by
large majorities in favour of the principle of the bill, and
that being the ease his object was to make it Si consistent
as possible.
Mr. P.A. TAYLOR moved that the chairman report pro-
goes. He had received many ooromunicetioos from his con-
stituents, requesting him to use all the forms of the house
to defeat the bill. (Oh, ob.)
Mr. NEWDEGATE said the answer to the honourable
gentleman was that the bill was one for the repression of
crime. (Hear.)
Mr. CRAUFITRD said that the original bill had been
so much altered that, if pawed, it would leave the law
almost as it stood at present, with this exception that the
police of the country ware to be employed in the preserva-
tion of game. He did not think they ought to pass a bill
merely for such a purpose. (Oh, oh.)
The committee divided :
For reporting progress 3l
Against
Mr. W. E. FORSTER moved that the Chains's leave
the chair.

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The committee spin divided :
Ayes
Noes

. 108-70

Mr. COX appealed to the hon. baronet who bad charge of
the bill to cot:went at that late hour (a quarter-put 1) that

the chairrnin should report progress. -
Sir B. LEIGHTON believed that if the committee would
apply itself to the subject, the bill might be got through in
a quarter of an hour. (Hear, bear.)
The amendment wee thee inserted, and upon the question
" that the clause as amended stand part of the bill," • divi-
sion was taken with the following result :
For the clause
Against it
Clause 2 was negatived at the suggestion of Sir B.
Lam HTON.
Clause 3 was agreed to, sod the bill with amendments
was ordered to be reported.
The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the
house adjourned.

SUFFOCATION IN FLOOR.—Yesterday morning an
inquest was held by Mr. Payne at the Bell Tavern, timer
Thames-street, respecting the death of William
aged 19, a miller's labourer, who was suffocated beneath a
mem of flour at the City Flour-mills, Thames-street, oe
Tuesday last, under the following shocking circumstances.
Mr. W. Edwin, solicitor, appeared for the friends of the
deceased. It appeared from the evidence that it was the
duty of deceased to reoeive the dour and prevent any stop-
page in the shoots when it was sent down from the dressing-
fluor at the top of the steam mills in question. On Tuesday
he was receiving abound in a chamber or "parting," and the
Boar accumulating to the height of six feet from the floor,
be directed a perms to open the shoot uoderneath, so as to
allow a portion to he carried off. This was doue, and deceased
was carried down through the shoot in the midst of an im-
mense mass of flour, and the first that was known of the
occurrence was his lifeless body being dug from out of the
pile of flour on the lower door. His mouth sod nostrils
were stuffed with flour, and death must have been instanta-
neous. It was supposed that he stood too nearly over the
shoot, in consequence of there being nothing to indicate the
position when the floor was covered with the flour. Mr.
William Waite, the foreman of the mills, admitted, is mow
• examination, that two men had been previously guff=
but not under the present propriston. The jury return
a verdict of "Accidental Death," and recommended that
proper guards should be eonstructed to provost the recur-
rence of such lamentable accidents. Mr. Ridley. one of the
proprietors of the mills, said that he should give instate-
tious to the engineer to carry out the recommendation.
LONDON AND 800111-WINTINN RAILWAY.—It
will be remembered that reesatly complaint', have bee*
made relative to the carriage socommodation on this
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arising from the disgraceful cutting and ry clone to their
new carriages, which they threaten to withdraw from the
Tina if the practice be continued, besides offering • mend
of 901. for the discovery of the offeaders.