The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-23 00:00:00

WEnNEsDAT, MARCH 27.

ORDERS (Jr THE DAT.
Artisans and Labourers Dwellings Bill—second reeding;
Bead Tenure (Ireland) Bill—second reading ; Criminal
Liwßill—committee ; Church Hates Regulation Bill—
mcond Religious, &c. Buildings (Sites) Bill—as
aniviltiol, to be considered—Land Contracts (Ireland)
bill--committee.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2.4.

010/EllUi OF THE Dar.
Municipal Corporations Charities Bill—second reading ;
Bankruptcy hill—second reading; Judgment Debtors Bi -
I.KOIIII reading ; Bankruptcy Acts Repeal Bill—second
reading ; Thames Embankment and Metropolis Improve-
ment (Luaus' Bill—second reading; London Coal and
\rine Dutiee Continuance Lill—second reading; Metro-
politan Improvements Bill—second reading ; Tenants
In n pros eilieuts (Ireland) Bill—second reading ; Land
Improvement and Leasing (Ireland) Bill—second reading ,•
Mutiny Bill -committee; Court of Chancery (Ireland)
Lill—committee ; Chester Courts Bill—as amended, to be
considered :Bridges (Ireland) Bill—second reading ; Petty
Sessions (Ireland) Act (Itkil) Amendment Bill--second
reading.

Supply—Question again proposed, " That 67,300 men
and boys he employed for the sea and coast guard services,
for the year ending on the :flat day of March, 1848, in.
eludingl6,2oll Royal Marines"—Whereupon question again
proposal, •• That 6.1,:tv0 men and boys be employed for
the sea and coast guard services, for the year ending on
the 31,t day of March, 1668, including 16,200 Royal
Marines." (Mr. Childers.)

Konen or Morrows.
Mr. Morrison—To ask the Secretary of State for the
HOW Department if his attention has been directed to
certain paresges in the report of the Totnrs Election
Colllllllll+loll ; and if it is the intention of the government
to take any criminal proceedings for perjury or suborna-
tion of perjury.
Sir Colman O'Loghlen—Arrest for Debt (Ireland)—Bill
to abolish arrest for debt on memo and Seal process except
in certain cases, and to amend the law of debtor and cre-
ditor in Ireland.
Mr. Lowe—Thames Embankment (Shields petition)—
That the petition of Francis Webb Shields, C. E., be referred
mos committee to inquire into the allegations thereof,
and to report their opinion to the house.
Mr. Ooldney—On second reading of Municipal Corpora-
tions Charities Bill, to move that it be read a second time
upon this day six months.
Mr. Beresford Hope—On second reading of Metropolitan
Improvements Bill, to move that it be read a second time
upon this day six months.
Mr. Sandford—On second reading of Tenants' Improve-
ments (Ireland) Bill, to move that it be read a second
Moe upon this day six months.
Mr. —on second reading of Tenants Improve-
ments (Ireland) Bill and Land Improvement and Leasing
(Ireland) Bill to move an amendment that they be with-
drawn, and the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Bill, the
Lowing Powers (Ireland) Bill, and the Land Improve-
ments (Ireland) Bill, which was brought in in 1852 by the
peseta Chief Secretary for Ireland and the then Attorney
Solicitor-General for Ireland, which passed this house
by a large majority, be substituted.
Mr. Otway —ln committee on Mutiny Bill, to move that
chase 22 he postponed, in order that her Majesty's go-
vvroulent may bring up an amended clause in accordance
with the resolution of this house, passed on Monday, the
1801 inst., relating to dogging in the army during the
time of peace.
Mr. Corry—Navy Estimates (in Committee of Supply).
On going ito Committee of Supply,
General Dunne Tunak the Secretary of State for War,
if the clusitication of the civil departments has been de-
ei,l on, sox, to place all the civil departments on a similar
footing to allowances ; and, whether civil officers of the
Royal Engineers department are included.

In Committee of Supply,
Admiral Erskine—On Navy Estimates, Vote 4, to call
tlo• attrntion of the committee to the present state of the
Roy,' Naval Reserve, and to the increasing expenditure
On th.tt 6.4
Mr. Seely —On Naiy Estimates, to move to reduce the
Tot.. for Greenwich Hospital estimates by the sum of
1.4.'4, being the charge for the office of Comptroller and
Sohutor of the Greenwich Hospital estates.
_ _

FRIDAT, MARCH 29.
ONDEIIB OF THI DAT.
Muraer Law Amendment Bill—second reading Capital
Puhishiuenta within Prisons Bill—second reading.
Novices or Memoir.
Sir I:eorge Bowyer—On second reading of Murder Law
Amendment Bill, to move that it be read a second time
up..ri this day six months.
Mr. Ewart—To move, on the second reading of the
Law Amendment Bill, to leave out all the words
after " that," for the purpose of inserting these words :
It is inexpedient any longer to maintain the punishment
of death for murder."

in going into Committee of Supply,
Mr. ii'lleirne—Tu move, That the Merchant Shipping
A" "f 1".4, sod all subsequent acts upon the none sub-
-1( el, be referred to a select committee to inquire and report

to Cie Louse such amendments in the law, if any, as they
shall consider to be neceasaty for the better protection of
the public and the mercantile marine of this country.
Mr. Goldsinid—To call attention to the competition for
the sew National Gallery, and to the papers on the subject
which have been laid upon the table of the house.
sir Francis Goldsitiiil—To make a statement respecting
the ssoulition of the Mervian Jews ; and to ask the &sere-
t ny of Stitt, for Foreign Affairs, whether the communica-
tions between her Majesty's government and the govern-
ment of Servia afford any hope of an improved treatment
by the latter government of its Jewish subjects.
Mr. Iliihbard- -Tu ask the Vice-President of the Com-
mittee id Council on Education, whether it is the inten-
tion of her Majesty's government that the grunts voted to
promote elementary education be administered in strict
conformity with the principles and regulations of the re-
vised code as approved by parliament. With reference to
section '2'2 of the tevised code, whether the number of
scholars now considered adequate to maintain a school is
greater or less than the number, 30, for whom school plans
have been provided by the Committee of Council on Edu-
cation. Whether families interested in a proposed school
will be allowed to decide for themselves the suitability of
the religions denominaeon under which it is founded.
Awl. whether, in the event of a denominational school
not being acceptable to all the families locally interested.
its suitability wiul be determined by reference to the
majority wku can, or to the minority who cannot, main-
tain it.

Mr. R. Mills—To call attention to the annual grant out
of the consolidated fund of 211,1001. towards the ecclesias-
tical establishment in the West Indies, and to move, that
in the opinion of this house the several acts for granting
211,115 W. out of the consolidated fund for the ecclesiastical
establishment in the West Indies ought to be repealed,
e‘eeptilig so far as to continue their allowances to the pre-
sent recipients until their promotion, resignation, or de-
cease.

E.VTE.VSION OF THE FACTORY ACTS TO
BIRMINGHAM.

DEPUTATION TO MR. WALPOLE.

The deputation appointed at a meeting of maim-
faettrers, on Monday, was received yestezday at the
Home-office, by Mr. Walpole, to whom they were intro-
duced by Mr. Bright. There were present—Alderman
Hyland, :Messrs. J S. Wright, James Cartland, J. Atkins
(%Viiitield and Co.), W. C. Aitken, W. H. M. Blew., J. S.
Manton, and T. Griffiths, representing the metal trades of
Birmingham; and Dr. Lloyd, Mr. Robinson (Gammon and
Co. I, and Mr. Walker (Steurbridge), representing the glass
trade of the lidland Counties.

Mr. WitICHT read the resolutions of the meeting above
mentioned, and explained that the manufacturers had no
disposition to resist the regulation of the hours of Labour
for children and young persons, but they did not consider
it needful to interfere with those of adult women, who
as a rule worked fewer hours in Birmingham than
women employed in the textile districts. Feeling that
a lamentable want of education existed, the manu-
facturers were anxious to do all they could to remedy
thin omission. They thought both objects might be
attained by taking the Workshops Bill as a basis, with
educational clauses similar to those introduced in a former
bill of Mr. Adderley and Sir S. Northcote. Mr. Wright
also explained that a deputation had been expected from
Nottingham and Wolverhampton.
Mr. Ili LAND suggested that the two bills might, after
the second reading, be referred to a select committee, with
the view of combining them into a new measure.
Dr. LLovii read a memorial from the glass trade, re-
questing the reconsideration of the clauses in the Factory
Act affecting the labour of boys.
_ _

Mr. BRIGHT said he was in favour of referring the bill
to a select committee. He thought there would be much
difficulty in applying the Factory Aots to the diverse
t rules of Birmingham, greater difficulty, indeed, than was
experienced on the introduction of the original acts in the
textile districts.

Other members of the depution having spoken, Mr.
Walpole said he would give his best consideration to the
various suggestions; but would not promme to refer the
bills to a select committee. He would, however, give full
opportunity to deputations to lay their views before him,
and would be glad to receive suggestions tending to inapt
le.islation to the requirements of the different trades of
the country.