The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-21 00:00:00

THE REFORM BILL.

NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS.

The following were among the notices given last
night in the House of Commons:
In committee on Representation of the People Bill :
Mr. H. Vivian—Clause 1, after the word " same" (in
Mr. Colvile's amendment), to insert the words "or who
shall be entitled either as lessee or assiimee to any lands
or tenements of freehold, or of any other tenure what.
ever, for the unexpired residue, whatever it may be, of
any term originally created for a period of not less than

sixty years (whether determinable on a life or lives or
not), of the clear yearly value of not less than 5/. over
and above all rents and charges payable out of or in respect
of the same."

Mr. L. King—Clause 4, line 23, leave Out " fifteen," and
insert " ten."

Mr. Akroyd—After clause 6, line 34, Insert, " Holds on
the Ist day of July in any year, and has held daring the
two years immediately preceding, shares in respect of
which he shall have paid not less than 501. in any indus-
trial or provident society, of which the rules shall have
been certified by the registrar of friendly societies, and
during the said two years shall have received by way of
interest or dividend in respect of such investment not leis
than 40s. per annum ; or holds on the let day of July in
any year, and has held during the two years immediately
preceding, any share or shares or deposits for which be
shall have paid a sum, including the interest due or pay-
able thereon, of not less than 501., in any building society
of which the rules shall have been certified by the regis-
trar of friendly societies ; or."
Mr. Kinglake—To move a clause for repealing the 24th
and 25th sections of the Reform Act (the enactments
which provide that no person shall be entitled to vote for
• county in respect of a tenement which would confer
upon him the right of voting fora city or borough).
Mr. P. &rope—To add the following proviso to one of
the rating clammed; :—Provided that no person, whether
owner or occupier of a dwelling-house within any parlia-
mentary borough the rateable value of which shall be less
than 41., be hereafter rated to the relief of the poor in
respect of such dwelling-house.
Mr. Hubbard—As an amendment to Mr. Poulett &rope's
proposed proviso, to leave out "rateable value of which
shall be less than four pounds," and impart "gross annual
value of five pounds and five shillings."
Mr. Torrens—in ease Mr. Poulett Scrape's proviso he
adopted, to add " but the occupier of any dwelling-house
which shall not have been rated may at any time claim to
be rated to the relief of the poor, and in order to enable
him to be so rated, forms of claims shall be obtainable, frae
of charge, at every post-office within the borough at which
money orders are issued."
Mr. Hayter—Part 11.—Distribution of Seats, leave
out clause 14, and to move amendment providing " That
the additional representation to divisions of counties in
England be apportioned according to the population and
estimated rental, and that it be conferred byaddmg a third
member to divisions of counties having upwards of 150,000
population, exclusive of cities and boroughs at present re-
presented, and of those proposed in schedule (B) of this

Last evening the Hon. Neal Dow, of Maine,
United States, usually called General Dow since the Civil
War, delivered an address in the Guildhall, in the City of
Landon, the use of which had been granted on application
by the Court of Common Council for the occasion, on " the
Legislative Prevention of Intemperance, Pauperism, and
Crime." The chair was taken by Mr. Alderman Hale,
and, though the weather was unfavourable, there was a
very large audience.

The Competition of mowing machines, gleaners,
horse-rakes, hay-presses, and other descriptions of appa-
ratus used in harvesting and field operations, will this
year be unusually interesting, since there will be a large
collection at the Universal Exhibition of such implements
and machinery from all parts of Europe and the United
States of America. The Emperor has placed his farm at
Fouilleuse, near St. Cloud, at the disposal of the jury for
these experiments, which will commence on the tird, and
be continued on the following day, and if necessary on the
day afterwards.

The " pilgrims" to the " holy city" of Moscow
are already on their way. On the frontier at Crania they
were festivally received, and at Warsaw are to be enter-
tained at a grand banquet, to which seven roles have
been "invited " (at the risk of Siberia in the case of a
refusal). In spite of all their temptations (their guest,
being free o► every expense from the moment they touch
Russian soil), the "Muscovites "have not succeeded in
alluring many guests. The party that crossed the frontier
of Granirs consisted of 22 Czechs, 13 Serbs, 3 Slovenes, 2
Slowaks, 1 Dalmatian, and 1 Rutbene.

The list of balls at Paris must lead many a hus-
band to contemplate the length of the awdietes' bills he
will be expected to pay at the end of the Exhibition
season. Princess Metternich's on the 30th, at the Austrian
embassy ; Lady Cowley's on the 24th, in celebration of
Queen Victoria's birthday; one at the Russian, another at
the Prussian embassy, besides esatiabe dasasntes at the
Duchess de is Tremouille's and at Madame de Mouchy's,
are among the number.