The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

H 01761 OF COMMONS. —W &DN sou; Ann,l.
Icessehutsal (nos yeetesday'• Espirsol4
EASTERS AND OPERATIVES BILL.
On the motion d Mr. icaciummox, tdi. bill ma nod •
Blasto second time, and rellemil to the Select Commitise as
rs and
JEWS AMENDMENT BILL
This bill pared through committee.
PAWN BROKERS ACT AMENDMENT BILL
This hill vas read a thinl time and passed.
5 ech The beim them adjourned M twenty missies after
oic.

PARLIAMILIITAAIT commmrsts.
THE THRATIIENT 07 LUNATIC&
The select committee appointed by the House of
Conseasne to tapirs lute the operatic% of tbe
said the tavalseent of lunation la pablic sad private
sat for a short Huse on Monday, sad examined
Dr Percival, who, after enterlag isle some details con.
&rotatory of the evidence already gores. et Pmeod Idaho°
stn er& of apinion that there should be a stricter espervt.
aim than at pretest existed over hustle asylums, sad he
thought that above all things it was accessary that there
should be what might he termed periodical visitations by the
clergy of the dietnct in which the asylum aria situated.
He was n/014 decidedly of opinion that greater care should
be takes in the esaminati..ti slimed lunatics. and that par-
sons ,medeed should have the nullitns of demanding an el.
smisstiom With rosiest to criminal lunatics it was not
justice to oasis, them lu a lunatic &atrium after they had
bees %aired, or their acuity was eatahhiheiL

At thecTonchwien et the evidence a gentleman whose name
did not transpire, demanded in • very excited state to be
examined, stating that he had been confined illegally for
Nine mouths lunatic asylum, and he wished to state the
oboterJee arid ditticultesi thrown in the way of persons
oceasaunimiing with their friends, or taking measure. to
procure their release.
iffy. Walpole (the chairman) in a very kind manner told
the gentleman that the) could not try his individual cane,
and that they had taken a great deal of evidence respectins
the general treatment of persons confined in asylums
The applicant, however, again demanded to be beard,
offering either to midterm the committee or answer any
question*, and as he persisted in his demand the committee.
room was cleared to deliberate upon the matter, but no
decision had been MUM to when the committee ad.
lotirned.

CIVIL IaRVICE APPOIIiTY/LNTS.
This oosuaittes te-suserubleii m Monday., when
the nary* wessbere were present :—Lord Stanley (chair-
man), Mr. Lowe, Colonel ttykee. Mr. Collins, Mr. Moockton
Milne., Sir W. Harter. Mr. Tits, Mr. Roebuck, 8v W.
Je.Ride, and Mr. Cliy. Sir Thomas Prenisntle was called,
and examined by the Llintrman. In the year ending Mei of
March, 1869, the number .4 "facers end darks in the Loudon
L._

mtablishmeat (customs) yr,. 5,612. Besides these there was a
huge number of extra clerks and supernumerary officer or
glutenen"—perhaps 31110 or :1011, the number varying
with the primate of huainess—so that the entire number
would be about ii3OOD, or nearly two-fifths id the entire
urn service. After mumerating the ~tom classes into
which the civil servants of the customs are divided, and the
duties they an ezpotsd to perform, Sir T. Fremantle went
ea
to eay that witltf the last two or three years a rule had
twee esiallishad to appoint clerks be competition without
any interference on the part of the goad of Customs, but
an above that elm of clerk. were promoted by the board.
As a werel rule, pn,mofion went oe in say one particular
breach ; but in certain Cane. officers were removed
from am breech to sash,,, hut that waii very rarely doer,
bemuse it isterfered with the iipeciality of each different •
department. Wince nay, Lads, no ekrk had been admitted
without a certificate from the Civil Service l'orn-
niioionerv. The .init difference between the examination
id the Civil Service Commissioner, sod that of the
Board ,4 Customs was to substitute a more strict inquiry.
The Kurd of ('.Norm only knew that caedidates were re•
commended by the Tierney ; they (the hoard) had nothing
what...et to do with the appreatineets. With regard to
venom. having certillaite* id personal slriditJ and
gen,, the iiamtiow of their naefolnew depss upon how
far their obviation had pine. Considering the usimotonou,
ditty of • custom. clerk. • very high amount of education
he rather spin.• to him than otherwiar. In rri•li
to quevtioaa he Str W. Hayter and other members of the
somonittee, Sir T Fremantle mid he hoped the Treasury
would lie akin to appoint .omit of those officers on the re.
dimilant list whom it would be their painful duty to du
thaw to other launches without competitive examination.
The conimittre thee adjourned till floridity.

M ASTERS .aNu OPERATIVE&
The committee rr-aseiruibied uo Tuesday. Mr.
11Iackinsou in the chair. There were also plena Lord R.
Montagu, Sir J. Paxton, lair N. NON Mr. Alderman
Cubitt, Mr. Egerton. Mr. Pollarrld.Trquhert, lir. Arks,
Mr. K. Co-tress. sad Sir J. Femmes.
Ms. Pier, master budder, wee examined as to the
=settles which pneedal the late Keit*, asd put is the reso-
lutions adopted at thou, multiage, which wez abilo.lins
the seunupers td. thus, 114. appnwed
a the ata trew Ulm. purlieus's', sad thought it would be
welcome gesemily to tail dilemma buttes, but taws& there
were cossalenible difficulties with Nord to the details.
Had so doubt if dispets• arms that tie sinters would rig-
our' to rtieactlit of *Adagios. no peat difficulty walld
be is the .election of workmen se members of the council of
hevauee then were mot rurally sufficiently
well kb...a t.. eaeli .other. There would also he a great
difficulty in the aelectioe of a chaiimen.
Mr. butler, of t 'oventry. wee next examined es the Rule
ject of various vtrikes in that city, which is his opinion
might have Lam prevented if a entsal of rosciliation had
beds is existemes

Heary Fawcett, of liradford, was sent examined. He
mid he war not practically acquainted with trade, but he
led nod a peat deal us the rinbieet, sad hid lectured on it.
He del ad approve of the comae ef eamciliation which all
the .41.er winsoss bad spoken in favoin
.I,sieph Pantos, • asember elf the committee. wi.
..t.tr bin dews., the queition. He believed, with re•
pinl to a great venall at truism whose work in of a asocial
c barn ter, courts el uh teaVaa wawa be of the greatest value
laith to mamas and workmen, lei Y UNIDO court. were not
carried on in a friendly spirit, they would bed Do use.
Therefore hi. notion was that if the,, was a ppeertmMoire hill
the proceedingi before those courts, carried on in •
friendly mint, idsould have • trial effect. At the Pot-
ion', and llacelmileld the marts broke down in camegaisnee
surf beisei called upon to np,t the question of wipes for
the future. With nprd to London workman, en& as
budder., wonn, carpenters, kc., he was perfectly satieffed
these court* would not be if any we. The no.. under so
iiimmeitanom would give up their combiustions, or trades

The chairman maid the emeitase did mot Weed to hear
aay wove milaserea Their mat meeting wield be for the
eormakratiaa el a Mill es the subleet.

GRICalr 10411-0.1112 D RICK 10a NIL
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The trial beats in the great pair-oared race,
tinder the estriein al the London Hoeing Club, for *r-
oared sheer goblets, peen by If r. Belfuur, the vice-prod-
cleat of this 7i:ire to the world, came off yerterdey,
wad way um by Mows. Herbert Playford lad
('ammaior. Venue nocampoied the rare, sad was
well i1..1 with spectator,'; berwlca whom a large number
of I'e'ie bad ionembled along the towing pith and an
liammersmitb.bridge. The distance in all the heats was
hoes rotary to Hammersmith, and the following were the
dealt:

Post Haat.— Xeres. ethirreff and Bargees:London Row-
ing Chola I ; Noah and Tyler, West Loudon Rowing Club,
0; Viaillin and Lloyd, 0.
Marrs. Nash and Tyler had the worst place, and Mr.
Tyler's rd ht hand was envelop 41 in bandages, owing to his
lavies• very Fad fester ; notwithstanding which they took
the lead, sad held it to the &wand Garter, when Bargees
and shirr*" want ahead, and ultimately was easily, Nash
fed Tyler merits s bard to win, and succeed* in holding
the second dace well.

Bocondßnal—Moars. Bryant rd Buckman, West Lon-
don Rowing 1 ; Raphsed and Leek, Kingston Row-
ing C tab, ; Ntalarhrnidt, Richmond Rowing Club, sad
Clup UAW • Logsdon Howie,/ Club, 0.
Toe winners, who had as wont statics, took the lead in
an Instant, rowod o hard that they had gut into the
best position in a hundred yards, when a fine moo coin-
ateeco.l. Ery.,ot and flocknall leading. Raphael sad Lack
meet. All three busts heing cl.se together. This Weed to
the porch, when Benet sal Bedaran pulled well ahead,
sad won by •ereral length., theritigke ekw inore between
the other pain.
TLiel —Mn.,. .1, nis and Wilson, Kingston
Bowing null, 1 ; Head ..n.l Coyest's?, London Rowing
Club, 0 ; Woodbridge eel Morley, London Rowing Club, 0.
The latter pair had the worst station, but took the lead,
and • very toe race followed. till Woodbridge sad N 0617 rowed on the hank and were left astern ; Hoed sod
Coventry were ahead to the Star, when Jervis and Wilson
came np, and a wiagnifi.ent race followed to Craven Cottage,
when Jervis sad yakWi the lend, and glilsough daftly
poised won by nix