The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. TUESDAY EVENING,

asWiatios for preventing Sunday
ha arIA. waa bet** up by its
mho hand Skil they 001111 not carry out
=telmamatstlowilkiat lafileng greald.raisassaya o Gnat ha* poor
"by.
111000 01 ass of the aims ainnseted with it, to the effect
64 Illailbsisztow bit bad ham pat down not by an act of
bat butha kat maw sod cdhar civic authorities
svogdg ik willows alshmlitkat bi • report which
he proardeill to the explatakik he Mood the kid mayor
wet to go he olds to span the kfr, and not to let ground foe
booths, wiblinest dram and other exhibitions, and that
when he (whom) weak ASPS IR 1850 there were scarcely
assure meow sangragatel on ordinary days. A commis-
f pokes, who wasamakkad before their UMW' pa'. oom-
=Wee inllloB, said tbat Swop tradiag in the artropolis wee
essnasing, sad in mum el lie peonat diskisky and this
bit attributed to the insamikg mai* al the people. He
aho rid that the worichesinwei had aroaistsd tbantmelves
together for the purpose d indssiljtkrr vikfir)u Pal
their wages on Friday, or al an hoer ow Ot*ery,
and that in some Instwitees they had accomplished that
object ; and he thought it would be better to
legisbitou until the swoon of these and similar dlfli had
been fully ascertained. The witness further added Wt
there were many poor persons who did not know cm bandy
sorting what they would be able to get to sat 4R
MO* and that it would be manifestly hard upon t=
the emit of their getting money for food, to pram* fink
pashas
tlit beams wee Sunday. Looking* wput
kWh had taken piton, it watahlia batik, the
am person oohed. to leave the strioter obarrinansa al the
day solely to the blame of public feeling, believlas that
sampakice was mews likely to the sill. The
amble lord said in entirely with the witness that
Bow* treats slasald be putdown voluntarily, and not by
tit iron bind d tag kw.

Lord CIESUISFORD said that, on a former occasion,
the principle et the bill was folly discussed, and upon a
division. at the inhume of the noble lord, was recognised
to
by
de us • jiwity. Oiler this. circumstances, bmove
felt he ought
Boom cm the mass! occasion than that the
brass should rushy NNW bite committee.

Their lordahipe then west into committee upon the bill.
Upon the Brit clause,

Lead TEYNKAII said the noble sod learned ioni prohi-
bited ibedodauptableson Sonday, while he permitted
ikalk, bread, ad trait to be sold ; and observed that if he
left out of the list of exceptions anything material which
was required by people on Sunday, the want of it would be
felt by the community until parliament met again. He
might mention that many horses were kept in a very unna-
tural state in London ; and if, for instance, bran happened
to be absolutely required for °Mathes* animals oa Sunday,
the selling of it would, under the bill, be treated as a cri-
minal act. But he also objected to the bill because it was
at mend in its application. Sunday trading was carried
as both in Liverpool and Birmingham, and what was good
for the metropolis was surely also good for those towns. He
also objected to a fine not exceeding 10s. nor less than fia.,
believing that in nine out of every ten cases it could not be
recovered without levying a distress, the result of which
would be to deprive many poor persons of all the property
they possessed an the world. (Hear.)

Lard CHELMSFORD contended that the noble lord had
treated him unfairly by saying that he wished, by the bill,
to mimes the poor trailer. He had endeavoured to explain
on the second reading that the bill was a bill not of re-
straint, but of liberty, to enable persons to keep Sunday
according to their wishes and feelings. He had a strong
impression, in the first instance, that he ought to introduce
an exception in favour of vegetables, but the representa-
tions be received induced him to give way upon that point,
especially as he found that if he did not, grocers would re-
quire a similar exemption in regard to their goods The
noble lord could not be aware of the great difficulties he
had to encounter in considering the various in-
terests of the parties affected by the bill.
He believed that in all the peat towns throughout the
country, except Birmingham, there was no Sunday trading
earned on. If, therefore, Sunday trading was confined
almost entirely to our metropolis, Wee was a very good
reason why he should endeavour to confine these regulations
to that particular spot He had introduced the bill with
no other object than to meet the wishes of thousands of
tradesmen who had petitioned their lordships' house upon
the subject.

Earl i.:RANVILLE could not see why the metropolitan
districts should be subject to two laws having confficting
jurisdiction, while all the rest of the country had only one
law. How was it that the old law was not sufficient for
London, and yet was considered perfectly sufficient for the
country ''
Lord CHELIISFORD said he bad received a communi-
cation from a stipendiary mogistrato of Birmingham, who
exported himself most anxious that the present bill should
be extended to Birmingham and all other large towns, and
who stated that by adopting the spirit of the bill with re-
gard to promeding against tradesmen who kept open shop
on Sucdsys, he had produced a great improvement among
them.

The clause was then agreed to.
Os clause 2,
The Duke of SOMERSET thought that it would be •
great hardship if poor people were not allowed to buy a loaf
of bread after aim o'clock, while Dewspspers could be pur-
chased up to

The Earl of BGILLNTOUN suggested that the hour
should be tea instead of Wee for closing all shops.
The aramsdneent was adopted, and the clause as amended
agreed to.
Clause 3 was agreed to.
On clause 4,
Lord WODEHOUSE said it seemed to him a Lush mea-
sure that people haw4frult in the streets should Dot be
allowed to cry their
Lori CHULMSFO said that in the particular part of
the metropolis where these cries mostly oocurred they were
resprded by the inhabitants se one of the greatest 114111101Cee
pounible.
The Bishop of CARLISLE said, that having had ex.
of Loudon for some fifteen years, and knowing how
trithese public cries affected commotion", he felt bound
to say that ou !luny ocoa•Mas be had had to send out of
church during the administration of the Lord's supper to
stop the cries of fruit.
The clause was then agreed to, as was also clause 5.
Lord CHELMSFORD maid that his noble and learned
triad (Lord Wensleydale), who wee not now present,
wished to introduce • closes after the stb, to the effect
that the term for which a person guilty of a first offence
against the act should be imprieoned should not exceed one
month. He saw so objectiou whatever to the
clause.
FeThe e
cause was accordingly inserted.
Clauses 6,7, 8 were agreed to.
On clause 9,

The Archhishop of CANTERBURY feared there would
he greet difficulty in dealing with certain branches of Sun-
day tradiag. If they permitted newspapers, for instance,
how were they to ideal with pm-iodic:els!
Lord CHELMSFORD defended the exemption. It had
been his desire to steer a middle course betweiii those who
thought that no Sunda trading should he allowed at all
sad those who oh to any interferon,* with it.
The Earl of LLANCARTY submitted that the police
*bockl haws greater powers to enforce the hill
Lord CHELMSFORD aid the original hill had given the
police authority to seize articles exposed for wile ; but, in
conformity with the suggestions of noble lords who thought
that that would be • dangerous power, he had now
mash modiled the measure, if those who wished to en-
large the ohnarveace of Suaday (whom be believed to be a
majority of the retail traders of the metropolid requested
the police to lay an information, It would be their duty to
de so,

—The LORD CHANCELLOR thought the clause as it
deed mold sot prove objectionable. From the numerous
=be led promentat he inferred that there were
hundreds uP very respectable persons who
were most maxims to keep the Lord's day, but who toned
it impossible so long as rival tradesmen refused to close
their shops,
The clause, with the rest of the bill, wasthen agreed to.
Lord TEYN HAM gave notice that he should take the
aeon of the house upon the third reading.
BANKRUPT LAW (SCOTLAND) AMENDMENT BILL
la committee on this bill,
Lord CHELMSFORD expressed a hope that their lord-
ships would resist the temptation which the abuse of the
gamut law held nut to them to make the hill retrospective.
With a view to prevent such a step, ha would move to omit
the words "has ben or."

The LORD CtiAlCliELLOßldefendedlthe clause in
which these words oe,urridall
fte committee dirided—
Colligate
Noa-comiteats 6-1
. . _

The words were therefore retained, and the house resozn eaL
THE COMMON LODCI2I:I.C! HOUSES (IRELAND)

This bill was read • mooed time.
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON BILL.
The above bill was read • third time and pleased.
The Lemony Bill, the Forgery Bi 1, the Nalickno Injuries
to Property Bill. the Coinage Offences Bill, the Memories
and Abettors Bill, and the Criminal Statute Repeal Bill
were read a third time and pared.
The Exchequer Bills Bill and the Customs Bill were read
• third time and passed.
Their kedahipe adjourned at 20 minutes past 9.

HOLTIM OF OOMMONS. —MONDAY, MAT it
The SPL►aaa took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' sumeadmenta to the Great Western Railway
Bill were considered and agreed to, with other amendments.
The Abergarenny Improvement Bill, the C.nisett DiAtriet
Water Bill, the Leeds Township Hill, and the Sovereign
Life Amu:arms Company Bill, were read a third time and
passed.
GUNBOATS.

Sir C. NAPIER pve notice tbat to-mn row (this da)) he
should cove for a return of the names of the gunboats
which had been found to have been constru :led with short
bolt,, awl of the =Mel of the builders.
Yt'If4CRIPTIONS IN AID OF THE SICILIAN

EXPEDITION.
Mr. BENNE:MY mkt that oo Friday next he would call
attention to the siatentent recently made 1y the Solicitor-
I leurral with referee°e to an advertisement which bed ap-
peared on Co .o roes. with the view of raisin.; money in mil
of the titeoli.an expowittinu. and to a deeisi-u of the Court
of tOiniiion Mean as to the legality of such a proceeding.

QUBEIVE4 BIRTHDAY.
Sir F. SMITH asked the noble viscount the Fast Lord of
the whether the have would sit on Friday next,
Wig her ]Zajesty a birthday ; and if not, whether the ad-
journment of the house would be moved on Thursday
Lord PALMERSTON said that it was unusual for the
home to sit on the Queen's birthday.
NEWSPAPERS CONVEYANCE., de., BILL.
Mr. BAINES asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether the esocad reaftual the Newspapers Conveyance
Bill would be prooseeted with that sanag
The CHANCELLOR of the EICHEQUNIS said that the
lieweppere Conveyance 818 wee net yet printed. It hod
he oseerved for the purpose of watedMft to the bonne
soma meobations to be made by the asthosities of the
Tmagenr, which the adoption of any nth bill would re-
quire. But he wee obliged to hie hen. friend for asking
the qamtion, became it enabled him (the Chancellor of the
eggs what appeared to be the convenient
allermetal le
teheivhb mimed he lie measure. The reasons os
labia thememearemea headed were departmental and admi-
airtrative regions, and a maker of the parties affected by it
were diepoeed tooontart t.remeess, and to urgethat &stamp
Ran • eggradeies lashed d• amp gm weight, upon
aeleammehelem. we memaymid by metal imeldente which
mad melee it • handehl end memmirel mita= for the
c=nenTbat opinket, homage mama by She Post-office
t,
_was yst a fair allegaillen (or vagary ; and he
sheuld not Ma to dhpeee el Semites wilibeit listening
be the adhodieme milli we for those
parties to mdm amd he the =Moe Com-
mons to item Dal Ildixtuardidx bland
Hill, the easheary to the Pretaillos, had recently been
isles! mg mmiler e very were We.., and mcdicalauthori-
Mut Mimell OM it INN 11111111111111* feritate, in order
to Yeah hie valuble movimme GM hhave leave of
abeam, he an ism then Mg mega He thought that it
would
of khd in the be igIMIGht he lie apt to state its case on
a subject of Sir Rowland
as he had been the Vie mil led d all the Poet-office ar-
rangements in tide segmhy for the lea twenty years. Under
these eircumetanme then seemed to be no alternative left
except to peetpcm• the *airy, and se Sir R. Hills recovery
at any period al the meeks seemed uncertain, be (the
Chaaadisa all the rrejliregehit it beet to drop the
bill for tide essiser Orsaiselebeenj— and to renew it after
a full patio inquiry had Deem made. He therefore begged
to move that the order of the day for the second reading of
1 the Newepapar Conveyance Belle cancelled.
The moan was agreed to.
RECRUITING FOR THE POPE
_ _ _

Mr. A. STEUABT row to ask the Chef Secretary for
Ireland whether government had termed their attention to
collections of money being made, there chiefly, as well as in
other parts of the empire, for the nee of the Sovereign of
the Papal States ; whether they believed that such might be
or mime adopted otherwise, for enlisting subjects of
het for the army of that foreign power; and
whetter, if such were illegal or irregular, government would
take arewurer to check any agents in the matter, or to warn
those who might enter into inch engagements.
Mr. CALEDWELL—So doubt the Foreign Enlistment
Act prohibits ailiWwwwt is this country for the service of
a foreign power, and the Irish government have turned their
attention to the subject, and will take all necessary mastores
for upholding and enforcing the law. (Hear, hoer.)