The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-26 00:00:00

NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS.

The following notices of amendments in com-
mittee on Representation of the People Bill, are printed in
the Parliamentary Notices of to-day:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer—New clause in lieu
of Clause :37—Members' acceptance] of office from) the
Crown not to necessitate vacation of seat.)—"Whereas it is
expedient to amend the law relating to offices of profit the
acceptance of which from the Crown vacates the seats of
members accepting the same, but does not render.thein in-
capable of being re-elected: be it enacted that where a
person has been returned as a member to serve in pmts.
ment since the acceptance by him from the crown of any
such office of profit as aforesaid, the subsequent accept-
ance by him from the crown of any other such office or
offices, in lieu of and in immedi►te succession the one to
the other, shall not vacate his seat.'
Mr. Dillwyn —As an amendment to Mr. Lowe's pro-
posed clause, " power to distribute votes," leave out all
:if ter "at any contested election for a," and insert "borough
represented by more than one member each elector shall
be entitled only to vote for one member : Provided always,
that in cases of a vacancy or vacancies in the representa-
tion of such borough occurring during a parliament those
electors only shall be qualified to vote in the election' for
filling such vacancy or vacancies who did not vote for the
sitting member or members."

Mr. Morrison—As an amendment to Mr. Thomas
Hughes's clause, leave out after " entitled to give," and
invert " in such counties or boroughs returning three mem-
bers two several votes, and in the city of London three
several votes."

Mr. John Benjamin Smith—To move the following
clause :—(Restrictions as to opening any inn or public-
house on polling day.) "It shall not hereafter be lawful
on the polling day of any election for any city,
borough, or county, to open any inn or public-home
for the sale of intoxicating liquors, or for the sale of
such liquors in any place within any such city or borough,
or in any town in which the polling for the county election
takes place, between the hours of 1 o'clock in the
morning and 4 o'clock in the afternoon of that
day; and any person so selling any intoxicating liquors
shall be liable to a penalty of 2UI. for every such offence on
conviction of the same before any two magistrates of any
city, or borough, or county, provided that nothing in this
act shall prevent any bona fide traveller or any person who
has been resident for 24 hours in any inn or hotel from
being supplied with such intoxicating liquors as may be
required by him for his own personal use."
Mr. Henry Surtees—To move the following clause :—(Per-
sons who have receivod parochial relief not to be registered as
voters)—" That no person shall be entitled to be registered
in any year as a voter in the election of a member or mem-
bers to serve in any future parliament for any county, who
shall within twelve calendar months next pre% ions to the
last day of July in such year have received parochial
relief."

Mr.Corrance--Aniended schedule (B).leave out "Luton,"
and insert " Lowestoft, with parishes of Kirtley, Pakt-
field, and Wesaingland, county Suffolk."

MARTIAL LAW.

The following copy of a circular despatch to
colonial governors, dated 30th January, 1867, on the sub-
ject of martial law, has been presented to both houses of
parliament by command of her Majesty

" Circular.

" Downing•street, Jan. 30, IfO;7.

" Sir,—Although I do not knot; that there exists in the
colony under your government any law authorising the
proclamation of martial law by the governor, I think it
advisable to communicate to you, for your information,
and if necessary fur your guidance, an extract cf a despatch
addressed by me to the Governor of Antigua, in which I
have stated the views of her Majesty's government on this
subject. —I have, &c.,
(Signed) " CARNARVON."
" Extract of a Despatch from the Earl of Csznarvon to
the Officer administering the Government of Antigua,
dated Downing-street, 80th January, 1867. No. 40.

" An enactment which purports to invest the executive
government with a permanent power of suspending the
ordinary law of the colony, of removing the known safe-
guards of life and property, and of legalising in advance
such measures as may be deemed conducive to the esta-
blishment of order by the military officer charged with
the suppression of disturbances, is, I need hardly say, en-
tirely at variance with the spirit of English law. If its
existence can in any case be justified, it can only be be-
cause there exists such a state of established insecurity as
renders it necessary for the safety and confidence of the
well.disposed, that, in times of national emergency, the
government should possess this extraordin►ry facility for
the suppression of armed rebellion. But whatever appre-
hensions or disturbances may exist in any of her Majesty's
colonies, it is certain that no such chronic insecurity
prevails in any of them, and in no colony, therefore,
should the power given by the present law to the go.
vernor of Antigua be suffered to continue. I think it,
therefore, necessary to repeat the insti notions given by
my predecessor to Colonel Rill, and to request that you
will cause to be submitted to the Legislature an set re-
pealing so much of the law ea authorises the proclamation
of martial law. I have only to add, that in giving you
these instructions, her Majesty's government must not
be supposed to convey an absolute prohibition of all re-
course to martial law under the stress of great emer-
gencies, and in anticipation of an act of indemnity. The
justification, however, of such a step must rest on the
pressure of the moment, and the governor cannot by any
instructions be relieved from the obligation of deciding
for himself, under that pressure, whether the responsi-
bility of proclaiming martial law is or is not greater than
that of refraining from doing so."

Mr. Gregory to-morrow will ask the Chief
Seeretaiy for Ireland whether she works sanctioned to
alleviate the distress in Nest Galway have been begun ;
and, it not, why not.

To-morrow Mr. Seely will ask the First Lord of
the Admiralty if hia opinions coincide with those expressed
by the late First Lord on the 19th February last, when he
said, "That the administration of • great department by
• board is a clumsy machinery," and " that the constitu-
tion of the Board of Admiralty is inconvenient and not
profitable to the public service ;" and, if be does agree in
opinionwith the late first lord, whether he intends consult-
ing his colleagues as to bow far in their judgment a change
may be desirable.

WINDSOR, TIVESDAY.—ARRIVAL ON THE QUEEN
or PRI'SMA. —Her Majesty the Queen of Prussia arrived
here at 1.16 p.m. Qucen Victoria, accompanied by the
Princesses Louis of Hesse' and Louisa, received her Ma.
jolty at the station of the South Western line, having
come there from the Castle in open carriages with servants
in state liveries, to await her Majesty's arrival. The
Queen of Prussia and suite arrived and slept at the Lord
' Warden, Dover, last night, where her Majesty was met
by Lord Torrington, the lord in waiting, and at 10 o'clock
this morning the royal party left for Windsor, arriving at
the Waterloo New Station at 12.Zi, by the South Eastern
line, under the charge of Mr. Knight, 'superintendent.
Here the Queen of Prussia was met by his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, who accompanied her Neje/sty to Wind-
ear, the royal train being under the charge of Mr. Williams,
traffic superintendent. Mr. Hill, traffic superintendent
of the Windsor line, was in attendance at the Windsor
terminus. An the royal train was drawn up at the station
the Queen and the princesses CaMil on the platform, and
affectionately embraced their illustrious visitor as she
demanded from the carriage. The Prince of Wales also
saluted her Majesty and the princesses. The royal train con-
misted of a saloon carriage, four fiat-class carriages, and
luggage vans, and came throughout the journey from
Dover without changing. His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, who was accompanied Lord Torrington, and
attended by Colonel Keppel. left Windsor on him return to
town by the 3.20 p.m. South Western line. This evening
their Royal Highnesses the Princess Louis Hesse and
Louise will go town to attend the state ball.
PARIS EXHIBITION.—It is understood to be the
wish of the Imperial Commission that all persons entitled
to be present at the ceremony of the distribution of the
prize's, on let July, should appear in official or other
niforms.