The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-16 00:00:00

PAROCHIAL OONNTABLIB.

Mr. DEEDB3 rand taw brarebry of !Mate for the Home
Department whether it was the intention of the govern-
ment to bring in any measure this session to repeal the
acts relating to the amMotenent and payment of parochial
constable., Ida., 6 and 6 Vic., o. 109 ; 13 Vic., es. 20 ; and
part of 7 and 8 Vie., a 63.
Sir G. LEWI3 had taken step to obtain the neemeary
information, and Mended to bring in a bill to make the
requi. a 'Mentions to the ensreeof the present smaion.

WINE LICENSES.
Mr. DUTTON inquired of the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer whether the wholesale wine Eames at lOC 10a. con-
ferred upou the Wiwi the power of willing by retail,
without the neeeseity ol taking an additional rebid lioense.
Sir F. KELLY also asked whether the wholesale wine
merchants, who were under their present licensee allowed
to sell wine by the Angie hi:Silo, would bare the Math
privilege under the new law.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQIIER—Then was
no intention to deprive the holders d the in.
license of any privilege they wore subtitled to aier
iating law. (Hear, bear.) The maim department led so
doubt that the ten guinea license and earvey the prhaille
selling wine by the single bottle, and as there 11111/ 110 fates.
thin to make any alteration in that respect, if there was
anything in the bill which might be supposed to io ee it
would be altered.

THE DERBY DAY.
dr. JANIS inquired whether the seldelead
that the hoer should adjourn an Wediseeday, the ~
whiek wee Azad fee the holding our meiropolitaaCireemses
Led (Nev,,heya
Lod l'ALli—l rather think we may say that
the err' the paby day would please the
howl. le adjures oqe eat day is part of the on-
nrittea kw of and I am sure her
116047.• , irk rids to ask the house to
ilignet from so • a mithen (" Hear, hear," and
lughter.) It lila nava, X ham, to leave it to some
=sneinber to propose arsh adjournment, but as I
that is not amtAe. ~ the peeper way, I shall be myself
Le= errs en Ifseeday meth that the house adjourn
y, ths 11111. (Load *en.)
HECIMICION 6110UNDS.
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Irereeesd the pored cesitury
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the nieces of wises ore Andes eel commit-
tam which had siege 11110invelaintsi the mate of the
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and eregsny • Implairemalmsel be the meth
depth aii the lime - thr math themes.
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known wen the caw ett gethent. tkete stecigi
dimwits he taken rarely, thi es lima sena
open nes meth fee hennas% 111 siVagaloall
now, it the =stun dbeetly. He essithesi that
something might sloe be dose is the way olimpsotheas in
thebosi weth now poem& He weedier my
tat be at& that In the Begmengesfr. sad
%threes, mid Vicki& path, time aught be las twin a
year, which weshi give semi Thu and comfort to the
widths dimes. Agin les thewgitt great good would
follow the leasimerat—nel the imelosere—of mamas la
the asidthro~ of pepuless inns. Then thin wee (a
LllO6lll near a begs spies of opea gresail—Lleeeles.
hinge* while was almost aids* ithebited by
=ink° were there only from ten *Week in the
till lee ia theafteenoth ; wed ha mind N it might
nal le pethitthd totherapselable portions( the hilmbitents
den seighboinhood to hare somas Mae wadi in
the aseabg red he the eveithw He the min esd
if it wearlyould
not be a Mall set for those esesawho wen so fortunate
as to peewee theatilui Nth ward the anieopolie and else.
where to have mend at least a pewits of their grosideltit
pangs Meted of high thine teethe _lio as 00 Watt
views to the pal* aad if it weer net also be=
favour wbialfirsail met plaseario both upon those who
bestowed and thus .wito received it, if those gentlemen,
when they were absent from their seats, permitted the
public by tickets to walk through their punch The hon.
gentleman concluded by moving the resolution of which he
had given notice.
Sir G. C. LEWIS hoped hi. hon. friend would not
think he was guilty of disrespect if he abstained from fol-
lborol him taigh the various topics which be had
t under the notice of the house. It was unneccessay
for (Sir G. Lewis) to make any declaration of opinion
am to the benefits which might be derived from the propo-
sition of his host. friend. The question they had to consider
was one of a practical kind, namely, how provision could be
made to carry out that proposition under the existing law,
or under soy change of the law which could be made for
that purpose. The obvious course would be that in each
large town where public recreation grounds would be re-
quired, provision should bs made for that purpose
out of the local funds under the control of
the municipal bodies. There were besides other
means for carrying out that object, such as tbe
Towns Improvement Act, the Public Health Act, and
various other measures by which the object of his her
friend might be obtained. The existing law therefore
seemed to provide means by which that object might be
accomplished ; or if not, it was always open to thou
bodies to come hithat house for fresh powers under local
acts. If, therefore, his hon. friend pressed his motion he
(Mr G. C. Lewis) should not be able to concur with him ; if
his bon. friend could propose any amendment in the exist-
ing law in this respect he should give it every attention, but
he did not see any advantage that could be derived from
acceding to the general proposition of the hon. member.
The motion was then n negatived without a division.
F MODELS.
Lord RADIX) moved that the exhibition in schools of
art of females wholly unclothed ought not to receive the
sanction of a public grant of money to the schools in which
such practice is adopted. The noble lord presented a peti-
tion prorating against the system now adopted in the
Royal Academy and in other schools of art, and coodemeed
in strong terms the immorality which the study
.of nude
figures was calculated to produce among the various art
rodents. He believed that in former days the
human figure formed no portion of an artist's study, he
was given to understand that such studies were wholly

Mr. CAVE seconded the motion.
Sir G. LEWIS, amid cries of "divide" said he had him-
self no special knowledge of the practice of the department
to which the motion of his noble friend referred—(laughter)
—and therefore could not my how far it was necessary for
the Howe of Commons to take any steps in the matter.
Hs believed that the government, as such, never Interfered
with the detailed regulations of any of these schools of art.
He was not aware, nor indeed could he induce himself
to believe, that the study of the undraped human
ague was allowed to produce any corrupt in-
fluences, or bed been followed with any prurient views.
Be apprebimeded that all ancient artists whose piottu'es and
etalu . they so ninth admired, for which they pre such
=prises, end which were regarded as the &gad
I. all departments of art, studied in this particular
vv. It was pcesible that the change of teats ra modal
time right render this study impossible, and undoubtedly
to art saes it was deeirable that such motions should be
eaeiyed by the House of Connuom, but be thought that
in the MOM time it was desirable that it should not proceed
, to a vete on the sul4ect.
' )fir, ADDERLEY said that the noble lord had made a
ms at basturate statement In respect to the facts of the

Mr. Afhlia moveith;t—a;.lTuOigiTaidTe: be pre-
sented to her Majesty praying that the would be graciously
pleased to issne • royal eornmasiourZuZature sad report
how far it might be desirable and e to substitute
an equitable system of asereamen in lieu of the present
mode of maintaining the turnpike reads and bridges in Eng-
land and Wales by tolls.
Sir J. PAXTON seconded the motion.
Sir G. Limns observed that the general incidence of the
tax was fair, and when it was proposed to abolish the pre-
sent system of turnpike tolls, isnlstituting an nainnumint on
the land, it was right to consider the financial state of
the turnpike thuds. The toll revenue was stationary ; but
the debg and interest, as well as the cost of repair, were in
gradual process of diminution. No strong case could be
established against the present system but if the house
desired to abolish turnpike tolls, a plan might be easily de-
vised, without the necessity of • commission.
After a few remark" by Mr. PNUIP?a, the motion was
negatived upon a division by 78 to 12.
GUN AND MORTAR BOATS.
Sire. NAPIER moved fora return of the names of the gun
and mortar boats with the short bolts, and the names of the
builders ; and of those which were now 6t for service. He
could not, be said, see why the Admiralty should screen the
contractors who had built verde which were dangerous to
human life. Probably Oleos:intruder himself knew nothing
of the insertion of the short bolts, which might have been
put in whilst he was sitting in his Atha but still contractors
who carried on business so careksaly should be published
and exposed. It might he hard to publish their names, but
it would he much harder to drown a hundred and fifty men,
who after going to sea lb full confidence in the strength of
their vessel found her go to pieces in the first gale of wind.
On the former occasion the noble lord made no objection,
and be (Sir C. Napier did not see any reason why he should
now change his opinion. It would in his judgment be
wicked to conceal the names of those contractors. He
wanted to know also how many of those boats wars fit for
service ; 164 had been mentioned in another plane, of which
two bad been broken up. He believed that the whole
would be found to be in a bad state. Sixteen, they were
told, had been repaired, and he mated to know why at that
time the inspectors of the navy did not examine them and
report the result to the home. It was said that the Admi-
ralty were going to prosecute; if so, let the house have the
names. lie knew the names aid would head then, out.
The builder of the Caroline which Lad lOU short bolta
was Mr. Green, and if it was not Mr. Green,
let the noble lord tell him who it MIA This
story of the gunboats was a seri earious thing, for he
very much fearedthat many of the larger vessels of recent
construction were as bad, and it was of importance that it
should be known whether the sail of the line we had
were efficient or not.
Mr. BEIPTINCK seconded the motion.
Lord C. PAGET hoped the gallant officer would not sop.
pon that the Admiralty had any wish to screen any parties
who had not performed their contract., or come short in
their duty to the government. So far from wishing to do
so, before even the circumstance wan made known in that
house, or made public in the Demmer", they had taken
measures to wedeln how fax they had the power of pros