The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-31 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

0/..L0RD9.-•••TOMitmtr, MAT SO.
As • lA= CitimatuAin took Lis sea is ihe woolen& at
Beatnik-
Lard EAVENSWORTH promoted • amber et petitions
, ecen. fan= of sed some egged the Union Chargeability
VI&
Lord PORTMAN, in promoting • patties from 3oreenuel-
shire spinet the bill, stated that he dlered entzely bem
the view cf the petitioners.
The following prima bills wen reed • that time sad
g=l—Dobliw. Coated, and Dalyument Tramway;
Ceara Balmy ; Limenok and North Kerry Jae-
boa Ballow ,• Whitehorse Jacitiosi Railway,
_• Ober'
Carpentaria Water ; Suederlead Oarporatioa ; Illetagmbe
Bailwey Lades and South Western lailway_oleasiegtee,
fto Linda. Blackwell, rod Mineral Ezteesion
Rel we, • Kiss's Lys. Docks sad Balla ; Leaden and
Soak Widens Railway(Pi:height, t, sad Pas-
ha. Janata) Bills.
SEWAGE UTILIZATION.
Lad RAVENSWORTH bet up the report el the
emananse we the Collation a Sewage Bill, and mead
that the bill, with ameedineate, be pruned 62d referred to •
commit ee of the whole Irma en Thursday art
The maim was agreed to.
THE ABYSSINIAN PRISONER&
Lewd CHELMSFORD wished to pa a question to the
Semersary for leap Attain relative to the Abyesie
ea
tan
prisoners, and be was Mimed to do so le coesippienew of
article is the Pall-stall Ga.-eas, bat prinoially
were ho for the
elks of the relatives of Wise unhappy per, w
extremely desirous of obtaining autheetio inform/Ana.
The article in the Pall-wall Goat/ of the 25th May
was ie these terms:—" We briefly ainostooed yesterday '
that lotelligesce had been remand from kieseowah np to
the 28th of April. To-day we ere enabled to give • few
details respecting the unforeunste captives. These details
are oontmenicated in • letter from 11 x Fled, at Gast,
who writes very diecounwiegly of the preeeet aanditme and
peospeets of the prlcmen. It appears that King Theodo-
ra, afar experiencing a reverse to Shot came in haste to
Magda., procured reinforcements and guns, and returned to
that country. While et Magda& he woke harshly to the
prisoans, and before leaving ordered a change for the
worse is their treatment. Mr. Flad's letter le dated
March 16, and contains the tailoring extract from • note
mamma to him by Mr. Stern :—" As it appears that they
have quite forgotten us in Europe. pethiag monis. but to
uxtre oureelves for the wont—a miserable death."
these aireumstances he wished to ask the noble lord
what as the date of the latest intellitmeas the government
bad received from Abyssio is, end whet wee the account
then given of the condition of the primmer'. ,He also
wished to know whether Mr. Ramat still °optioned at
lianoirsb, or contemplated returning to Ada, sod whether
any steps had ben cakes to sand any other missive far the
purpose of spprosching the Emperor, mid, if so, whether it
would be secompained with promote ?
Earl RUSSELL, who was almost wholly inaudible, wee
nederstood to say that the latest samuen received by the
dorm:oast wore to the 28th of ApriL when Mr. RANI=
wrote that be had not several message" te the Emperor.
and that the rumours of additional hardships lammed upon
the prieneen did not appear to be well founded. At that
date Mr. Remain was still welting to fulfil hie mission.
Lord CHELMSFORD asked whether, if further informs-
tion reached the Foreign-aka, there woad he any objec-
tion to commusioate it.
Earl RUSSELL said he would commakate the inter-
. main, but not the bonne from whence it came.
RAILWAY DEBENTURES, Az., REGISTRY BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of Became,' the second
reading of this bill was postponed fora fortnight
COMMISSIONERS OF SUPPLY MEETING (SCOT-
LAND) BILL.
This bill wee reed a nand time.
LOCOMOTIVES ON ROADS BILL.
The nomiliatioe of tbe select committee ea this bill was
• deferred till after Whitsuntide.
DOGS REGULATION (IRELAND) BILL.
Earl Se. GERMANS moved the wooed reading of this
bill, the object of which is to impose • tax of 2s, • year
foe every dog, and a registry fee of Pd., in ceder to remedy
the evil arising from the Dumber of dop kept by small
occupiers. It was calculated that the to would produce
*OM., which would go to relieve the cempayers.
1116 Elea CORK did not rise to oppose the bill, but
approved very moth of a clause in a similar bill introduced
into parliament giving power to inspecton of police to act
as prosecutors in cases where they happened to know that
the ornate of the doge were not registered; and he gave
sake that he should more animation of a similar elan
into this bill on its going into committee.
COMPANIES' WORKMEN'S EDUCATION BILL.
This bill was reeds third USN and pawed, • Manes being.
added to it on the motion of the Archbishop of Yea&
WAR DEPARTMENT TRAMWAY (DEVON) BILL.
This bill was reported with smsedmeste.
IARSONAGEB BILL.
This bill passed through committer.
Tll6 CLERICAL SUBSCRIPTION BILL.
Oa the question that the report of sassadzesets be re-

calved
Lord, CHELMSFORD said he wished to call Wristlet to
the last paragraph of the declaratioe to be made is reference
so theme of the Book of CAWOOD Prayer. He objeeted to the
words "woe other, except eo far as shall be ordered by law-
ful authority," and he would leave the declaration as it stood
at the end of the words, "Is public prayer end adminis•
lattice of the Sacrameets I will use the form in the same
book prescribed." This was a neon= of peace, and be
should very much regret that any dimeasion should be
crested by the insertion of words in the declaration which
might arouse scruples. They would get rid of all difficulties
try exeludieg the words to which he objected.
Earl GRANVILLE said he should be very unwillieg to
make any change in the form of deolaratioa as it had bees
framed by the commissioors after due and careful con-
sideration. Perhaps the noble and learned lord would sot
pees' his objection, but allow the matter to stand over
until the third reading.
Lard CHELMSFORD serrated to that GOON&
Earl STANHOPE wished to point out that the words
objected to were cot inserted to provide for any alteration
in the Liturgy, bat to meet the case of special prayers,
such as thanksgivings for good harvests. The lawful
authority was the Queen is Conacil, and there could be no
reel ohjeselon to the words. a
The Berl of ELLEN BOROUGH suggested that the word
" occasionally" before the word " ordered " should be in-
IrerL. and that would meet the difficulty,
rd REDESDALE was of opinion that the words
" noire other" were very important, and ought to be
retained in the Maus.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said the words were
intended to afford relief to the consciences of some of the
clergy. He could assure their lordships that the declaration
had men most sorupuloasly considered by the commis-
simmers.
After a few words from Lord LYrrsuros, which did not

xeSar ihe silery,
The LO- D oHANCELLSR said there could be no &M.
entity in acquiescieg is these words, if their lordahips ob-
served what was the existing lawful authority. At pre-
mit there was no lawful authority, except that of perlia-
meat, to make soy chugs in the Book of Common Prayer.
Bat there was &lawful authority, via., the Queen In Cons-
eil, which could add to the Liturgy special prayers for
thankagivimis. The exception objected to extended to this
lawful authority. There could be no difficulty in allowing
it to mosaic as a part of the deolaratios.
The Archbishop of YORK, as a member of the commis-
doe, said that when the words were added this commis•
sioners thought they were doing good service to tender coo-
sciences. He acknowledged that no mention was made of
the power of the Cease io Gonoeil to add something to the
liturgy upon particular coossioos. But it was very desirable
that there should be power to do that. He hoped that
parliament would define what the words lawful authority '
meant.
Lord CHELMSFORD intimated that the matter could
be further considered upon the third reading of the bilL
The Bishop of OXFORD said that in reference to clause
9, he bad given notice of an amendment, es it appeared to
him that this clause would be a sew thing in legislation,
and it sou not strictly mentioned in the report of the coos-
missiocers. Up to this time of the declarations and sub-
scriptions made by theolergy, some rested upon the authority
of the convocations with the lament sod liceese of the crows,
and some rested upon the authority of acts of pediment.
The declarations rested epos the authority of sots of par-
liament, sod the subscriptime upon canonical enactments
of the convocations with the assent of the crown. They
were now trying to bring these two chines of enactments
sod these two authorities into one band. But it this ninth
CILLUNI amid be agreed to, at would be • new limitation of
the power of the convocations, with the assent of the crown,
end therefore be would propose, if her lisjeety's government
had no objectlon,to add the words "saving and excepting the
rights of the convocations of the two provinces in any way."
If there was any real objection, he would not pre. hi
amendment.
Rail GRANVILLE thought the clause es framed was
meanly in accordance with the views of the royal tom-
misoiosers, and he hoped the right rev. prelate would
withdraw hie amendment.
The Bishop of OXFORD assented.
Oa the motion of the Bishop of Lulea.", a verbal amend-
ment, se we understood, was agreed to in the same clause.
The Bishop et LLANDAFF reminded their lordships
that the bill before the house was one dined entirely of
relief sad eoneiliation. Government, is imuieg • mosimiatioo,
had no doubt hees iditnaced by the °pixies ermined in
the Hoses of 00111111110aa and *lumbers, u to the multi-
plicity of oaths sod webeeriptions required to be taken. He
agreed is tie recioesesesdatiess of the report of the commis-
einem, bat regretted that os ea* point, deeply
affecting the thumb, no reoommeadation had bees
mode by them—he referred to the each of soprio
rimy. New, be proposed to omit freer that
oath the words relative to the spiritual &litho:By of the
Pope .within this realm. He had no objection to the re-
iseithisi of the ward "jarielictiee,' which had a well.
40111143 meaning. bat he objected to the multiplicity of
words need, which many Under easseiscoes, sad leagued as
well as unlearned wee, fogad it dillealt to eeeribe to.
The oath was objected to on two grourrie—firet,at beam, it
convoyed to many Elias an ides which arembd that which
wan not true ; sad mooed, MOWN tie words were mot
altar and neambigsoss, as the words of *very oath eught
be be. biotite( meld be cleans thaw that by recast legie7
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