The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-21 00:00:00

ARTD3AN3' AND LAI3OITREES' DWELLINGS.

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Mr. X. TORRENS moved for leave to brim in a bill
to provide better dwellings for artisans and labourers, sad
explained the method by which he proposed to accomplish
the object. The bill would enact that wherever the Home
Seerebuy might be called on by any corporate body he
shoald direct an inspection to be made of &Whits where
=oe was supposed to ripe or overcrowding hod
so great as to endanger the public health.
After inspectice, ths local authorities should be requested
to terra an estimate of the expense of removing and re.
building, and
_thereupon the Publics Works Loan Commis-
dopers Amid grant, on the security of the rates of the
district, nee sum se would sneble the work to be done.
Mr. Looks seconded the motion, which was supported by
Mr. Masaled, sad Mr. (Wilde!' &squelches on behalf of
the government, leave was given to bring in the bill.
AN EDIJOATIONAL FBANOHISE.

Mr. CLAY asked loan to introduce • bill to *teed the
elective from:bias for cities and boroughs is Becloud and
Wales by the creation of an edutiatimal qualification. This
quint:atlas, be scrplabed, was that any man of full age
should ban the right of submitting himself to be examined
balers the Civil Services Commierlarion, mad upon sash m-
imic/Ai°, should receive • certificate, which he woniddsliver
*the town clerk, or ha ate-imorporsted boroughs to the a&
eon shagged with analogous furetieny sad that %becomes be
should he plead on the miter of voters foe soak borough.
A payment of a tea of la. would hays to be made by him
spot presenting *melt to the commissiosen as • candi-
date, sod • farther fee of Is. Bat. upon the receipt of his
certificate. The subjects upon which he would be ax-
maned and oortificated were reeding, writing, spelling, and
the rules of arithmetic.
The motion was seconded by Mr. 411160112, who mind
that the measure would have the effect of admitting the
Mr of the working classes *the possession of the franchise,
whilst he did not believe that they would be admitted in a
preponderating somber.
Lord ELMO supported the bill en the ground that II
'retained a practicable and an istalligible schema, and
whilst it would enfranchise the intelligent and worthy
members of the industrial orders was likely to be a final
measure.
Mr. HORBMAN taunted the radial party, and Mr.
Bright as their leader, with the apathy and indifferences they
and he had exhibited on the great reform queatioe,notwith-
standiog their clamorous professions out of doors. With
regard to the proposed bill, he oomplimentod the hon. mem-
ber for Hull on having redeemed hie promise, which was
more than ber Majesty's government had done, and upon
the pastries of • sofficieet statesmanship to devise •
project which would invest with the suffrage a clam of
parsons who ought to be represented in parliament,
instead of carrying out the idea of Lord Rural, sad pro-
posing an extension of the franchise that would be tanta-
mount to obscene the Hones of Commons by a mob.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—My right
boo. frisod who has just sat down ham expressed the hope
that be would bear • few words from the Treasury bench
upon this occasion, and that hope of my tight hon. friend
shall be gratified, but my words, I elan aware him, will be
very few. (Laughter.) The principal duty which I have to
perform is to render • just tribute to the speech of my
hon. friend the member for Hull (Mr. Clay). That speech
I thought was characterised by great force, great ability,
and great clearness of statement—(bear, bear)—as well is
by considerable ingenuity in handling • very difficult sub.
just, but above above all by an lorded sarserassa and
sincerity and a sense of the serious nature et the Position
in which he was speaking. (Hear, hear.) For all these
qualities I thank my boa friend, but especially for the dis-
play of those qualities in that portion of his address which
related to the moral character of those to whom he particu-
larly referred. (Hear, boar.) My right hos. Mood who has
just sat down sought to load me beyond the performance
of this task by the contrast which be has benevolently
been pleased to imagism between tits position of my bon.
friend the member for Hull, who has fulfilled all his
pledgee, and that of her Majesty's government, whom ho
thick, already, before thew ban spoken one ward, have
contrived to break their pledges. (Hear, bear.) I °moot
admit the existence of any of that mortification which he
supposes we must suffer in contemplating the triumphant
integrity sod honesty of the boo. member for Hull. I can
feel in this iostacce the satisfaction which the conduct of
a geed maw naturally inspires, but that satisfaction is
entirely unalloyed by any sting or reproach of conscience
with regard to what we have done or not does upon the
subject of reform. In the speech of her Majesty it was
stated that the government ware argued in gathering in-
formation upon the subjeet. Well, sir, our responsibility
open that part of the question may be very well tested by
two ootudderations—fist, the time at which ths cabinet
was formed, sad the state of public business after the
death of Lord Palmerston ; awl next, whether after the
tenor of the debates which took place is 1860 it was or it
was not material and important, with • view to the tars-
factory handling of ibis subject, that an effort should be
made to place parliament and the country is poessasiaa of
the beat and most accurate information which we could
command. (Hear, hear.) We came to the conclusion that
snob an effort was desirable ; and if my right bon. Mend
(Mr. Horstnan) thinks fit to challenge our judgment, and
mays that this was a proceeding intended only for
evasion or delay, it is quite competent to him
to do so, and we shall be ready to most him
when be invites the house to assent to such sn opinion.
(Hear, tour.) But if our views were just, oar duty was a 1 SECESSION or • CLAAGYMAN.—The Ipswich .gx.-
perfectly simple one. We hays prosecuted the business of press of yesterday states that the Bev. P. Guidon, of
this inquiry, sad the management and rnaniptilatioo of a Oxford University, vicar of Airington, sear Sudbury, boa
ember of particulars with reference to the situation of intimated to his parishioners his isteatioe of re:sigma( his
counties and boroughs ; and if the returns are tabs pandered living, with a view to joie the communion of the church of
worthy of this house, and are to present that accuracy and Rome. It is a family living, worth abash 5004 a-year.
precision of which the subject admits they could not be DISPATCH OF THE ACEIFILALIAN KUM —SoIITII-
•H••••d without • considerable lapse of time, and not • mo- pros; Fr& 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company,.
meet has been loot for that purpose, and the aononnosmont steamer China, Captain Bartell, sailed this afternoon with
of the time when it will be my duty to make a proposal to the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt. Aden,
the house on the subject of reform has depended and will Ceylon, India (except Bombay), Chia., Mauritius, the
depend on the day when wo shall be able to produce this Caps of Good Hope, Australia, and New Zealand. She
information. A very few days, I hops, will now elapse ,tooh ant 61 first-class and 22 second-class passengers • and
before I shall be able to state when that day hag arrived, an Insight 392 boxes of specie, vales 110,6561. 6a. fid;. for
(Chan) Eat capon thspresent occasion I hones', to say the folio:tong ports, viz., Galls loversigna, 5,000/. ;
for myself that my bosom's lord sits lightly es his therm awn; silver; Amu. 4.3611
(Laughter.) I have no sins to answer for on my own pars sou gbrmd; jewellery; 2,0661. L. BC; ba;
or on that of my colleagues, so far as any delay hitherto is silver 20,000?.; jewellery, garnets, &a., 3191. 10:;Slangbai,
cowered, and with respect to the very mild and modest dollars, 4,900/. • Hendon, dollars, 29,4651. ; gold tilted,
invitatios of my hon. fried the member for Hull, and the ...tam. Ac., . ic..„ebow, doom sea silt..
coin,
mon detailed and elaborate {crudes of some gentlemen 1,9461.154. Shaagisi, dollars, 1621. 111 s. ; Haissea's Bay,
' who followed him in debate for some•lplre.lo6 epi- ; 826 E; Sydney, jgoceiteci, ;sad for
Mon from me on the part of the government is reference Almendro, silver win, 8151, ; and a fall cargo of grand
Ito the merits of the proposal of my boo. friend. I flatter megebancise.
myself that neither the respect which I teal for those gee. r _
Berm, nor the admiration which I entertain for their ia.7.:=7•'• Alro Unoira
abilities, nor any Mier mores or mardmalion, be it what babothem Jo
boss oar Myths by illness t 61isr
it may, will mooed is extracting from nos one single weed, Aar sorrow are comatent companionailough la mar seen
(Laughter.) their tenure Is short when Holloway's remedies re meg to
Lava was them given to bring in the till. dispossess than. Them mediespaenta of be sad
heartily raccoon—dad to all Invalids as the moat sae, and
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Is • committee of the whole .hose, that is *semi e and Internally they ern
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repeal certain of the Act ef Uniforrity. changed "I' bydstefi"som....t. byThalming.enkr puithlmanly ale :ram
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In the rear. _ _ _ . _ _

Hums Races n Handicap of 5 Boys. mob, 3 ft, with 50
added ; wtnoore extra. Two miles civet mix flights of hur-
dles, (31 subs.)
Mr. Baylis's Clairvoyants, by Ds Clare—Ravellle's dam,
yea, 9st (White) 1
Mr. Copeland's Queen of Trains, 6 yrs, 10et.... (J. Knot)
Lord Paulette Ace of Hearts, 6 mss,, 9st 716
The following also tan : Cluuch Ko hunt, Patience Haskell's,
Contralto, Love Letter, lositoksa, Dermoteathors,Beatinoar, and
fly by Night.
leetting 6to 2 eseb agst Clairvoyants and Ace of Hearts, 10 to
1 eget Queen of Trumps, 190 to 9 eget Beek:Maw, 109 to 8 agst
ilenenoar. Won by a neck ; a bad third.

OXFORD ♦HD CAMBRIDGE BOAT RAcz—ln spite
of the late unpropitious state of the weather, and the great
quantity of lend water ant through tbe heavy rains, both
crews, bowleg been finely determined spot), ere now in
active training over the usnel long courses. Some slight
alteratiomi have taken lees in the Cambridge boat, and
the crews are now Sc follows:

OXFORD.
R. T. Rates, Merton,
F. Crowder, Braaenoae.
W. Freeman, Merton.
Y. Wdlan, Ileac%
J.P. Henley, OrieL
W. W. Wood, I.7nivendty.
H. P. S& anus. Christ (meth.
M. Brown, Trinity.

IL C. Underklll.
J. IL Selwyn. and Ttinity.
J. NHL Cants.
H. lortiscse.
J. W. Bourke. WV:Z.
D. 1. Steavenson, Trinity Hall.
N. Watiaty,B4 John's.
W. Y. Griffith; ard Trinity.