The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-22 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)

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The SPEALIR took the chair at half-past 12, having waited
h.,lf an hour for the presence 0140 members.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Morayshire Railway and the Putney, and Fulham
New Bridge and Pier Bilh were read a third time and
STANDING ORDERS 197 AND 227.
Mr. MASSEY moved that standing orders 197 and 227 be
supended for the remainder of the session. That, as regards
FM Ate bills already returned by the Rouse of Lords with
unrodments, such amendments be considered to-morrow.
That when it is intended to propose any amendments
thereto. a copy of such amendments shall be deposited in
the private and notice thereof given this day.
That, as regards private bills to be returned by the House of
Lads with amendments, such amendments be considered
ea the next sitting of the house after the day on which the
till shall hare been returned from the Lords. That when
it is intended to propose soy amendments thereto, a copy
of such etuesdmenta shall be deposited in the Private Bill-
Tsai, and notice thereof given on the day on which the bill
:hat have been returned from the Lords.

Agreed to.
ACCIDENTS TO PERFORMERS
AMUSEMENT. AT PUBLIC PLACES
OF
Mr. DOULTON gave notice that to-morrow he would
ask thsSecretary of State for the Home Department whether
the proprietors of places of public resort were responsible
far ths safety of the lives of the performers ; and, if not,
whether be would introduce a bill next &NM= upon the
'abject?
THE REMOVAL OF CONVICTS FROM COUNTY
GOALS.

lie. WALTER said he wished to ask the right hon.
barooet the Home Secretary a question in reference to the
removal of convicts from the county gaol of Berkshire. At
the summer assize* of 180 for • certain person
were convicted and sentenced to terms of penal servitude,
but iostead of being removed to the government
convict establishment they bad been detained in
Reading gaol. The government had made no extra
allowance for the maintenance of these convicts, and the
Berkshire magistrates felt aggrieved that their county
should have had to maintain them for a much longer period
than usual. The magistrates had sent in a bill to the
Treasury, claiming to be paid the extra sum of 2001., but
the reply was that the charge was unusual and Abet
it oodd not be paid. The question he would ask was
whether these prisoners under sentence of penal servitude
were liable to bedetained atthe pleasure of the government in
the county gaols without any adequate remuneration being
made to the counties for their maintenance by the govern-
menSir t.
G. GREY said the practice was to remove them pri-
nters as soon as possible after conviction to the con-
vict prisons which were appropriated for their reception, if
there should be room for them. Bat unfortunately the In-
man of crime had occasioned a great difficulty in making
the removal of these prisoners from the county gaols. He re-
gretted that some inconvenience bad been felt in consequence,
and be hoped it would not arise again, but if it should be
thought that some addition might be made beyond the 4a.
per head per week allowed to the counties for the mainte-
Mite of these peacoats. (Hear, hear.)

STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL
On the order of the day for going into committee on
{hie M7l.
. . . .

—Tbe—SOLICITOR4IENERAL explained its provisions to
dis boom

Sir F. KELLY concurred in the object of the bill, the
audit of which was, he said, owing indirectly to the statute
law commission. _ .

Mr. HENNESSY, averting to s remark of the Solicitor-
General, that if any amendment' were proposed the bill
most be given up, contended that the boon ought not to
bow implicitly to the authority of the law lords.
[Left sitting.]

NATIONAL DISCOUNT COMPANY (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
bald at noon, it the London Tavern ; Mr. F. W. Rosszu.,
31. P in the chair. . .. . . . . .