The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-03 00:00:00

Sir D. L. EVANS supported the adoption of the
terms " termination of divine worship," as being concurrent
with those of the victuallers' licensee.
Mr. BERNAL concurred in the opinion expressed by the
hon. and gallant member for Westminster.
Sir E. N. BUXTON was in favour of the fixed specified
hour of one o'clock.
Capt PECH ELL was in favour of a fixed time.
Lord H. VANE thought it necessary that reference should
be bad to the time of divine service.
After a few words from Sir G. Grey, Mr. J. Williams, and
Mr. Frewen,
The house divided—For the amendment 24
Against it
Mr. M. GIBSON then moved an amendment, leaving cut
the words having reference to the time of divine service.
A convers; ton ensued, in which Mr. Hume, Sir G. Grey,
Mr. Spooper, the Attorney-General, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. R.
Palmer, and Mr. G. Sanders joined.
The house then divided—For the amendment .. 25
Against it
Mr. HUME then moved the omission of a portion ordure.
4, which re.trained coffeehouse-keepers from opening their
houses on Sunday mornings. There were upwards of. 2,400
coffee-shops in the metropolis ; most of them werediterary
• newarooms, owing to the number of periodicals which they
took in ; and they had really been of great moral use. He
was therefore opposed to any interference with these houses;
the only thing alleged against them in the evidence was that
they sometimes sold spirits ; hut this won already an offence
under the existing law: He moved te leave out the words
" ready made coffee and tea."
Sir U. GREY said he had communicated ;with the com-
missioners of police on the subject, and he learned that in
some of three houses, professing to sell tea and coffee, the
worst characters were harboured from twelve to five o'clock
in the moraine. The respectable coffeehouse-keepers were
as anxious as any one for the bill.
Mr. OSBORNE thought the bill ought to berme:emitted.
Be objected to the bill altogether, as an attempt to legislate
for the rich and against the poor. To be impartial it ought
to apply to clubs and hotels.
Mr. WAKLEY said this fourth clause was an innovation.
Hitherto legislation had been confined to the save of intoxi-
cate:it liquors; new they were interfering with houses where
the poor re..orted for a harmless beverage. This was harsh,
unjust, and altogether unnecessary.
Col. THOMPSON said the clause was in contradiction to
the title of the bill. The hewer ought not, under a false
pretext, to pees enactments curtailing the liberty of their
fellow subjects.
Mr. C. LEWIS reminded the house that coffee wan sold
on stalls.
Mr. W. PATTEN said there was a strong feeling in
favour of this clause amongst the respectable dealers them-
selves.
Sir E. N. BUXTON was wiling to support the clause, as
a police regulation, the right hon. Home Secretary having
stated it to be necessary.
Mr. NEWDEGATE supported the clause.
Mr. HENLEY did not think the case sufficiently strong
to warrant an interference with houses for the sale of tea and
coffee. (Hear, hear.) Some sufficient police regulations
might be mule without commencing a system of interfering
by law with three houses.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS complained of the nuisance arising
from stalls at which coffee was sold at the corners of the
streets.
Alter a few words from Mr. HOPE,
The house divided.--For the atnencirnen• 34
Against it
The clause was Firmed t. , u were the remaining clauses.
The bill then passed.
THE LAW OF MARRIAGE.
In answer to Sir R. Boers,
Mr. S. WORTLEY said that as the subject was one of
great importaece to the community at large he would not
press its introduction at a period of the evening when a lull
and disparsior.ate discussion could not be secured. He foorel ,
upon reference to the order book of the house that it woe `1
be impossible for him to get another day during the present
session, and, under those circumstances, he would withdraw
the bill, with the full intentim however of availing himscl
of the earliest opeortuaity next session to bring
it unite the consideration of parliament. Before he
resumed his seat he wished to make one observe
ton in the way of caution. It was now perfectly
well understood, that by the existing law marriage with the
sister of a d. ceased wife was perfectly null and void, and he
trusted, therefire, that whateset might be the wishes lot
parties, they would tske the precaution of waiting till next
Ireton before they assumed the reppensibili, of entering
into such con•racts. He had himself the strongest opiaion
of the necessity of the interference of the legislature. And
he believed the whole of the commissioners entertained a
similar opinior. ((Hear j
PREVENTION OF SMOKE BILL.
In answer to a question by Mr. BRIOILT,
Mr. MACKINNON said, that as clauses were introduced
into the Health of Towns Bdl which in some degree an-
swered the purpose he had in view, he did not intend to pro-
ceed with the bill for the prevention of smoke.
WINDSOR CASTLE AND TOWN APPROACHES