The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-21 00:00:00

CHKRCII It ATE 4.

Chi the motion tin:CaleWuuse at its should adjourn
till Monday next,
Sir J. TRELAWNY again appealed to the government
to give the Louae an opportunity of deciding at once on the
third reading of his Lill for tin abolition of church rates.
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Mr. DISIEVELI said that so faiii.; re;;;;;oereed„
and many other gentlemen on his side of the house,
there was not the slightest wi,h to offer any impediment
to the free discussion of the important question with
which the hon. baronet was entrusted, but he must protest
against any attempt to forte it on at an hour of the night
when it was utterly impossible fur a full and fair discs-
she to take pace. He appealed to the hon. baronet
who had always been • fair, though a decided opponent,
not to pursue so vexatious a course. There had been •
great exhibition of public feeling on both sides of thin
question ; the house hail nearly ten thousand petitions,
with nearly • million of signatures. As a matter of due
respect to that expression of public opinion, it was not un-
reasonable to resmre • full and fair iliscussioo. He should
he glad if the this'll reading of the bill could be brought on
upon • Friday, by arrangement with the other geutletnen
who hail motions fur that evening, and fair notice should
be given.
Mr. CONINGHAM hoped that • day would be fixed for
the discussion of this measure, to which the country was
looking with so much anxiety. . .

3117.wSOTHISRON-Effl'etil'lZT haul suggested to the hen.
baronet that the third reliant:: ..f this bill ishould be put as
the order of the day fm Friutuy ; and since by the change
that had been made with re;:ar l to the butinets ou Thtus-
days, the hon. banmet haul been depr:vcd of the I rxxstlenee
he had last Thursday, gentlemen would probably consent to
let him have precedence next Friday.
Sir J. TRELAWNY wouldaccept that arrangement, with
the consent of both parties, and with OF. unlerstanding
that his bill would ho the that u:xler un Fri la) next.
IMPRLSONMENT OF CHILDREN.

Mr. MILLER called the attention of the right boa.
gentleman the Secretary for the Home Department to the
operation of certain provisions of the Metnaiolitan
Act, with reference to the imprhioutnent of young children
for playing at games en the etre ten. P..y those pr.visiona of
the act to which ho alluded, it was enacted that all persons
found playing in the streets shouid he sent to prima
for not exceeding ono niurth, unless they could pay •
tine of not exceeding 40e. Under that act, 41
children were sent to prison in the metropolis !net year, and
bitten the commencement of this year 15 had been sent to
prison. It was creating criminals, and insetting the
intention of punishment. Instead of deterring fruit crime,
it was breaking the heart of the child and stamping hint as
a criminal for life. He was Inked up as the associate of
felons, end could never got rid of the stain which was thus
met upon him. (Hear.)
THE PRIZE•FI(IHT.

Mr. W. WART wished to ask the Home Secretary how
far the parties who promoted the late prize-fighting eontests
were amenable to the law as alders, abettors, and accesso-
rise before the fact. He believed there was a feeling in the
minds of many that these trize.fighte were favourable
to the manliness of the English character. In like
manner, in IMO, Mr. Windham opposed the bill which wait
thee brought in to abolish bull-baiting, and stated that tint
abolition of such spurts would be illitructive of the English
character; and he also said that the continuance of
bull-
baiting, pugilism, and other sports like those, were tILVIJUT.
Übl4., to the connexion between church and state. IA
laugh.) He hail no fear of any such arguments being
repeated at the present time, bet he would observe
that many of those barbarous sports, bull-bait-
ing, bear-baiting, and others, had already Lessee
extinct; and be asked whether the utauliness of
the English eiuttacter had thereby become extinct,
and whether Englishmen had not eiace then, in the Crimea
and iu hulks, showed greater courage than ever? Swint
hon. gentlemen might think it was a brave thing for two
men thus to encounter each other : but if so, then it was
Leave thing for gladiators in the Roman amphitheatre to
meet and fight with each other to the deal,. Ile might be
told that, the ardour for pugiii.ou was reviving in this
country, and that the polka took a deep interest in this
contest ; bat that war Ine art,ounieut, tot we
might take an interest iu a thing which au
did not approve of. Ho objected z, Wir being
regarded am an intern/Ai...lad contest. hush encounters
could do no gad to eitbes country, awl if au were to haws
an importation of pugilist, he hoy.cd the• Chaneell..r of the
Exchequer w...ald put the bighe-1, dut postale clew that
importation. He was grateful to the right him. gentleman