The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMK

HOUSE OF LORDS.—Fairwr, Mai 24.
Is the House of LORDS yesterday, Lonl REDR4
WA,. laid on the table a bill for the h..t!,!r manage-
anent of the royal parks. The eLiosts were the
Dame as thaw in an act obtained by Sir Francis
Crossley for the regulation of the park at Halifax.
The Earl of DICRBY said the matter was under
• Ibo consideration of the government, who had to
look, on the one hand, to the enjoyment of the
ear!.s by thu public for the purposes of recreation ;
and on the other, to the rights of the crown as
er, and the danger of riot and disturbance.
• Aft-r R few observations from Lord PORTMAN,
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. TLu bill b;sis read a first time.
Lord ltmor..maim moved the second reading of
the Consecration of Churchyards lila, the object
w!lich, he said, was to diminish the expense of
tion-...:cmting churchyards.
Tile Archbishop of Caxrenstriiv approved of the
&Neer of the bin, but objected to the mode of at-
awning it
' Vu a division, the bill was read a second time by
63 to It.

The Labouring Classes' Da•w Ilingi Acts (1866)
Amendment Bill, and the British Spirits Bill were
owl a second time.

Tho Earl of Dsaar said it would be necessary
!bat their lordships should meet this day for the
'pirpose of receiving the Habeas i;orpus Suspension
Continuance Act from the House of Cumulous, and
leading it a first time.
Tim house adjourned at five minutes after six
O'clock.

ROUSE OF OOMMONS.—FraMY, MAY 24.
IN the House of COSMO:01, Mr. HODI:KINSON
gay..) notice of his intention, when the clause of
which notice had been given by the Charmilor of
the Exchequer respecting compounders was before
the lieuse, to move an amendment to the effect
that no person other than the occupier shall be
rated to the poor rate within the precincts of. any
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parhamentary borough, any local act notwithstancf-
fug ; but that the provisions for collecting any
rate made previous to the passing of this act shall
oontinue in force for that purpose, the tenant being
entitled to deduct the amount he shall actually pay
from his runt.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH Ese ER, in reply to
ft question from Mr. Baxter as to when the Scotch
Reform Bill would be proceeded with, stated that,
with the exception of matters of state exigency, it
was the intention of government to proceed with no
business whatever till the English bill had pissed
through o.niniittee.
Sir J. PA KIN OTON stated, in reply to Mr.
Owen Stanley, that considering the strong feeling
that existed on both sides of the house respecting
the clause in the 60 George 111., cap. 00, by
Which tic army is made a penal corps for militia
deserters, he thought the best course would be to
repeal that clause.
On the order of the day for going into com-
mitteeof!upply,

Lord WILLIS Hay called attention to the
despatch of the Secretary of State for India re/a-
live to the claims of the Maharajah of Mysore, by
which hedirecta that the territory than continue
to be governed on the same principle as at present
until the young Rajah becomes of age. The Ma-
harajah, he stated, was raised to the musnud by
virtue of the partition treaty of rilsJ, but that
treaty he contended was not a dynastic but a per-
sonal treaty. It granted the territory to the
Maharajah, but conferred no rights whatever
on his heirs. It would be folly, ho considered, for
the government not to take advantage of the treaty.
Ho thought they should do this, and endeavour to
wake Mysore the exemplar of what a native state
aught to be, and this they could do by gradually
introducing native agency in the administration of
the government.
Mr. Ssommrr considered the despatch as one of
the most honest and straightforward that had ever
emanated from the India-office. He strongly con-
dciaaed the practice of annexing native states.
Sir H. Itawunson said if the partition treaty
wan a personal treaty, the effect of it would have
been nothing more nor loss than our making a life
/king, which would have been a monstrous pro-
seeduigrerEgnant to the feelings of the Hindoos,
and nn led in our history.
• The • 'on was continued by Colonel Sykes,
oho condemned the policy of annexation ; by Mr.
Laing, who pointed out that the policy of suc-
cessive Governors-General of India had been over-
turned by a statesman who by the exigencies of
party in this country, becamei Secretary for India,
and who had not been a fortnight in office when he
arrived at this decision, and who advocated the
annexing of native states ; and by Sir T. E.
Colebrooke, Mr. H. Seymour, and Mr. Stanfield.
Sir S. Noarticora said ho had within the last

alflour received atelegram from Bombay stating
that the report which appeared in the newspapers
•wo days ago of a mutiny of native troops in India
Was untrue, and was caused by a letter written by
personwho was insane. Then, referringto the clues-
si. in before the house, he defended the course he had
pursued, contending that he had acted in the
spirit of the arrangement made by Lord Wellesley.
His predecessor left matters open till the young
rajah was 18 or 20 years of age. That, he thought,
would be exceedingly mischievous. When the Rajah
died things would have been thrown into confusion,
and the young Rajah would have been brought
sip, not as a King, out as a pretender.
Lord • CRANBORNE said the Council for India

was in a most anomalous position. It had-the '
power to veto any despatch or order of the govern-
Went in which the expenditure of money was
'involved. He thought that these matters should
not be removed from the control of the house. He
Concurred in the policy enunciated by his right hon.
friend when he stated that he did not intend to
Change theadministration of Mysore, and he warned
the house of the danger of prematurely attempting
to settle anything in a country which was in a state
of rapid transition.
Mr. M. Gicaow called attention to the state of
the law respecting the securities% hich are required
from the proprietors of newspapers and certain
Other publications. He said, though the newspaper
stamp had been abolished, the old laws respecting
newspapers were still in force. The law requiring
registration was constantly evaded, in order that
the proprietors might not be called upon to give
securities, but lately proceedings had been taken
against the East London Obserrcr, a local paper
Which had been in existence ten years, against tho
proprietors of the Owl, of the Hurnsey Hornet, and
the Bee-Hire. He asked why these proceedings
>pad been taken, and suggested that they should
stopped, and that the law should be altered
so as merely to require registration.
The Arroawir-firivalut said no new prose-
cutions had been instituted by the present govern-
anent, but the Board of Inland Revenue had insti-
tuted proceedings against the East London Obserivr
for refusing to enter into recognisanoes, and a
a ointry paper for refusing to register, on informa-
tion which was laid before them. He declined to
Bring in a bill to amend the law.
Mr. ATZTON complained that the Board of
Inland Revenue put the law in force at the instance
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id private partitai. Why should they call on the
proprietor of a newspaper to enter into securities
that he will keep the peace before he had coin-
-- emitted any offence
Mr. C. Foirritsi us called attention to the inex-
wdiency of delaying the introduction of the Irish
Reform Bill until after Whitsuntide. He only
vatted that the bill should be introduced before
Whitsuntide in order that the people of Ireland
might have the opportunity of considering its pro-
visions before the second reading came on.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
delay was unavoidable. The bill would be intro-
duced as soon as possible after Whitsuntide.
The house then went into committee of supply
em the civil service estimates, and the remainder
cf the votes in class 3 for " law and justice" were
to. 1,700,0001. was also voted to pay off
agreed
Bends.
The Habeas Corpus Suspension Act Continuance
Bill passed through committee, and was then read
• third time and passed.