The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-10 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAULI A M ENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-

PAN', Jri.v ".

I:. the Hoi -4: o. LOl, , At,rd-I the Earl
DICRRN stated, in reply to Lord STRATFORD :di
JUN%) tn E, t hat he had retraced a telegram
Which -,how ea that tier: esidd longer be any
doubt as to the fate of the
Jac was shot on the lttth of June, in spite of every
attc save hiss:. Th. tone v
ratty was 'tenant to till forei!-n pow. rs. the United
Ettte.. utclu,ted. They ref ustai to give up the
134.41 . The French :Meister was pre-
parng a depart with his leiptioir. but though
ioonolested ht was aprch.lisivc that he
sni• lit be daaineil as a hostage f the giving up of
frh.l.pntv. his lordship added that it was scarcely
vecessary to say that he shared .n the feeling. of
all their lordships with regard to tf,is most unne-
cessary, cruel and barb:irons murder, which must
haw excited horror in every civilized country.
He declined to give any opinion as to whether
their lordships should (Apnea their feelings with
regard to this event by any pnbl.c act.
Lord STRATFORD De Rs: ntstt rsc said hissentiments
em the matter were tio strong, that although he be-
lieved the government was prepared to do all that
was right in the matter, he sh,uld feel himself
bound to propose some rololution on the subject.
The Railway Guards and Passengers Communi-
cation Bill was read • second time and referred to
a select committee.

Several other bills were forwarded a stage, and
the house adjourned at 3:► minutes after tip o'clock.

HOUSE OF 00MIEONS.—TetsDAY, JILT 9.
AT the morning sittim: of the Novae of Cou-
ato:no the house, soon after it met, resolved itself
into committee on the Representation of the People
Bill.

Mr. L...lie moved a new clause, requiring the
overseer, in case a rate made on or before the iith
of January shall remain unpaid on the let of June,
to send notice thereof to the occupier.
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Mr. thicitetv reminded the c 'ttee that this
clause was rendered necessary by the words "which
Piave been demanded having been inserted in the
third clause of the bill on the motion of Mr. Den-
man. He suggested that the clause should be
withdrawn and brought up on the report, in order
that corresponding alterations alight be made in
the third clause.

Mr. DILN MAN expressed hie satisfaction with the
clause.
Mr. Itsasow submitted that the clause was not
mecessary, inasmuch as it was the duty and prac-
tice of the overseers to collect the rates long before
the time fixed by this clause for giving the notice.

Mr. W. E. Foiorrea mentioned -a
case in Bradford
in which a rate having been made in October was
not commenced to be collected till the following
May, in consequence of which hundreds would have
been disfranchised but for the political agents
sending them notice.
Mr. HARDY suggested that a general notice to
be given by advertisement in the papers would be
sufficient.

Mr. GLAIPSTONE did not think a general notice
would have any effect.

.Ifter some further discussion it was arranged
that the clause should be read a second time, and
some amendments moved by Mr. Hardy were in-
serted, it being understood that the clause thus
amended should be further considered on the
report.
Mr. W. COWPER moved that the borough of
Hertford should comprise the towns of Ware and
Hoddesden, and
Mr. DINISDALE supported the motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the dia.
eu3sion only showed that the power of the boundary
commissioners was not understood. Thia was a
matter fur their consideration.

Captain H , who had a notice on the paper
to add the towns of Shepton Mallet and Glaston-
bury to the city of Wells, said he was quite satisfied
with that explanation, and should therefore nut
bring forward his motion.
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Sir G. GREY asked if it was meant that the
boundary commissioners had the power of en-
Urging boroughs.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied in
the negative, but observed that the cue of Ware,
which was only half a mile from Hertford, would
tome within their powers.
The motion was withdrawn.

Several other clauses on the paper were then
withdrawn, amongst them being one by Mr.
Schreiber, that a second member be given to the
borough of Cheltenham ; one by Mr. Woodd, that
the borough of Knaresburough do consist of the
parishes of Knareaborough and Pannal ; and one
by Mr. H. Lewis, that two additional
=embers be given to the borough of
Slarylebone. A new clause moved by Sir E.
During, that the county of Kent be divided into
three divisions, each division to return two mem-
bers, and which he brought forward, as he stated,
not for the purpose of getting more representation
but that the county might be more equally divided,
was negatived, as was also a similar clause by Mr.
Henniker-Major with regard to the county of Suf-
folk. This was the last of the new clauses of
which notice had been given, and the committee
then, amid sonic cheering, proceeded to the con-
sideration of the schedules.

The new schedule A, which comprises the
boroughs to return ono member only in future
parliaments, was agreed to after a short discussion,
in the course of which Colonel Dyott complained
that injustice had been done to Lichfield as com-
pared with Tamworth. Mr. Wyld made a
against Bodmin being included, and Mr.
protest Griffith moved that Bridgwater be included,
which motion was negatived.
Schedule B, which comprises the new boroughs
to return one member each, was also agreed to
without alteration, after a motion by Mr. Cos-
stsNrit to omit Stockton and insert Lowestoft,
a motion by Mr. H. 13asusioNv to add Ro-
therham and Doncaster, and another by Mr.
BuLDEN to add Keighley, were negatived.
. . . .

The remaining schedules were likewise agreed to
without alteration, and the preamble of the bill
passed through committee, and it was arranged
that the report should be taken at &morning sitting
on Friday.
The sitting was then, at a quarter to 7 o'clock,
suspended.
At the evening sitting, Mr. M'KENNA called at-
tention to the great and, as he alleged, dispropor-
tionate increase of taxation in Ireland as com-
with the increase of taxation in Great
tarrietlin. Another disadvantage that Ire-
land laboured under was that the charges for the
conveyance of cattle were greater than on the con-
tinental railways, and consequently the Irish
graziers were at a disadvantage.
Mr. Pomaftn-Uitutruzar seconded the motion.

General DIINNZ enlarged on the same subject.
Mr. Monasi.i. did not think that the case
brought forward by Mr. M'Konna was supportable
in argument, and said that if they would refer to
the real grievances of the country they might do
some good. They might as well expect the Bay of
Biscay to be smooth while a south-wester was
blowing as expect Ireland to be tranquil until they
dealt with her as they had dealt with Scotland
with regard to religious questions. He thought
Ireland should pay the same taxes as England, but
abe should demand equality in all other respects.

Mr. HUNT said it was true that the taxes raised
in Ireland had risen from 10s. Id. a head in 1841
to jfs. sd. in 1801, but he argued that that was
rather a proof of the increasing wealth of
the country. Of the increased amount of taxes
received from Ireland 2,000,0001. was due to
the duty on spirits. A committee sat on the
subject in 1865, which reported that it had
not been shown that there is any increased tax now
in operation which interferes with the exercise of
her industry except the excise duty on spirits. He
showed that the grants to Ireland in aid of local
taxation, and the public loans, were much greater
in proportion than to Great Britain, and said as
Ireland, moreover, paid no land or assessed taxes,
and no taxes on locomotion, she had nothing to
complain of.
The discussion was continued by Mr. Whalley
(who denied that the people of Inland cared for