The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-22 00:00:00

KENT COAST RAILWAY BILL

On the motion ihactiiabalVread; third time,
Lord CHELMSFORD opposed the motiou, on the ground
that by it the powers of the Board of Trade over Ramsgate
harbour would be virtually taawderred to a private com-
pany, but ultimately the boll was read a thud time mid
patied.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

Lord EBURY presented a petition rgned by 74 fellows
sod students of the different colleges at Cambridge, stating
that in their opinion the provisions of the Act of tloiformity
requiring a declaration of conformity to the church of Rag-
land were injurious to the interests of the university
to which they belonged. Up to the year 1856,
the universities of Cambridge and Oxford were governed by
the university statutes, dated in the reign of James 1., by
which each graduate was compelled to declare that he
belonged to the church of Ragland on taking his degree.
By an sot passed in the year 1856, that bonier was broken
down which prohibited the noacoaformide from availing
themselves of the great prises which the universities held
out. In the years 1860 and 1861 the senior wranglers were
nonconformists; but except they made a declaration of
osaformity they were ineligible for fellowships. That was
the grievance of which the petitioners complained, and
far which they prayed redress.

HARBOUR TRANSFER BILL (AMENDMENTS).
This bill was reed • third time and weed.
PIER AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRILkTION

BILL.
This bill posed through committee.
ENCLOSURE BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
OOMPANIES, &c., BILL.

The LORD CiiiNCill..oll,l7l;in;;ing tbe mooed read-
ing of time bill, said that bills baring similar objects with
the meant cam in view had been introduced in the years
1858, 1859, and 1860. It would not, therefore, be necessary
for him to say more than that those objects were to conso-
lidate the law with regard to the formation of joint stock
eomimnw and to afford facilities for their winding-up.
The bill was reed a second time.

POLICE IMPROVEMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill wee reported, with amendments.
INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES BILL.
This bal was reported, with amendments.
PARKHURST PRISON.

Visoort DUNGANNON wished to call the attention of
the government to the state of than' which existed in Park-
hurst Prison. dome time ago one of the warden had been
assaulted in Parkhurst by one of the convict., and he re-
mained for some time in a dangerous state in cargos':we of
the injuries ho received. As far sa be could ascertain, no
punishment had been inflicted on the man for that assault.
About wiz months ago another warder had been assaulted by
renal convicts, in consequence of which be had to resign
his situation. and soon afterwards died, leaving a widow and
children. No steps had been taken to punish these men,
and the period of their metros having expired they were
let loose upon society. Application was made on behalf of
the widow and children of the warder to the directors of the
prison for compenntion, but that application was made in
vain. He thought this was a state of things which required
to be amended, and he hoped the noble earl would give a
satisfactory answer on the subject.
Earl GRANVILLE was understood to say that he was
not then in a position to give the noble lord such an answer
r would be satisfactory to him, but would make further in-
quiry oa the subject.