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

the Dome Secretary. and to the police, for having exerted
themselves to preveot this contest. :aid be hoped that any
Mere contest of the kind would Tr more effectually pre-
*Jutted. He 1•S• sorry to say that hr had heard of a rail.
any • •mrany having given past facilities on this occasion.
r.l. I'AkINGTON wished to say a few wool. in sup-
port of the reruosstraaose of tars hoe. friend behind (1&.
r) He really thought there moot have been some
mrsk•ke as to the meaning of those pmvisions of the Metro-
nibble Polite .4,t. There was bu question upon which
public opinion had Men more completely decided for the
lava few sears than upon the impropriety of exposing chi:l-
- to the colot.oruteatioos of a prwon. (Hear.) Thu wee
held to he upon every ground most undesirable, and it
was aleoo/utely shocking now to hear of young
ebillren being eat to prism and exposed to
all those moral dangers, for merely enjoying their
.own little sports in the strew* when there was no other
pl we for tb,ni b. play in. No doubt these sports might be
r.rixd tin too t,si ;mat an extent ; but there must he some
other means of the s king them in improper places without
sending the cloildro-a too prison. (Hear. hear
Mr. HANBIIItY asked whether the government would
lye its encsent to any propowal of the corporation of LOO-
M to Iftild over Smithfield market either fur the purpose •
of t rectin_a dead meat market, or for any other porpoise?
Mr. NEWIJEUATE asked what course the government
would adept ae to the bill now before the house with regard
to Korn catholic charities! He remarked that at the
conclusion of the last seems it was decided by the house
thst the present act, by which they were exempted from
the eosin"l of the Charity Commissioners, should cease on
Si.. Ist of July next. He wished to know what provision the I
serzumment intended to arks for that event.

Yr. Y. SCULLY rid the various topic, which had beim
obi aolv introduced into this discussion, in which they had
goo. from pitchend.tues to prise-fighting, we. an illustra-
tion of the variety of subjects that might be discussed is
Wt assembly. He thought it was • disgrace that two
human beings should have bus allowed to pommel ems
seed her for two hours aid a half without aoyone inter-
feriug to prevent them. It °odd not be said by her
Ilijesty's Secretary of State that it was impomible to stop
enh sa outrage. Suppose • morale pia, ea in the middle
of tits day, was it to be said that so magistrate could put
stop to it' If such • matter had occurred in hie country—
food honbter)--d such a brutal business had taken plass
1. IreleaC they would have had all the newspapers in
Itiogland ringtog mailer them as a nation of savages.
amoel magistrate would put • stn to it, why
should' Dot they have resider Mips magis-
trates, as they had in Ireland ? He was o d enough
to recollect whim such • speech she was now making would
have lova received with much greater derionon, mod he had
a' doubt that before long these prise.fights would not be
&Posed Ile hat been told that those geutlemen--Mayers
awl the Benicia Boy—were both Irishmen -(Loughterl— and
tAat MOtltlittiV 1,111 &nether Irishman. Well, they were •
ch,„vace to their country. He did not bring this matter for-
e ori as an atta,k the English character. He hoped that
vi eo the Home Seerttary rose he would lee able to handle
the limitsr more seriously than he hail been able to do.
Mr. SLAN EY said it a great public benefit if •
ro,sure were brought forward for providing places of re-
c,,..tsua for chohlreco. II that were done he was pith sun
that speatireous hecoreolowe would provide • large portion
of the .spews. He sugjeetel they should have an im-
partial committee to consider the subject.
Mir 0. C. LEWIS said he would first answer the oilestion
with rapid to the comomitmeat of boys for pla)iug at games
is the strata of London. Ho understood that the number
• f oursaithrots of persons who played games of chance
and .tier gars., iu the stra,to. of 1...m0100n was coosalersiole,
and that eat.ug wit., were so sonintitted there was Ito
111101111Midell1WE U•allilitt of Isos•. Then. was no complaint um
the part uf the loom. geutiniou of any illegality ; he did not
impute to the p oho, that they had exceeded their powers,
or that nay acts...trate had rommitted a boy fur any act
which did nut Ciil.lo within the definition of the statute
11-- had co: iniumuitel with the thief commiosionwr of
snetropolition poLoso ue the subject, and the information
Mat he goys to him was that there lissl leen no tuoreone ia
the 'lrwin.... with which the law on this 'natter load bees
adrooiaistered fhb the coronary, Ins instru, tams had
I. se to administer it with great lenity. Hut in
the stn-et, of Locelo.o there was great Incas.
vernier to passeimen from the playing of those games,
sail injury no.;'ot be infinted, such for retort as the lore
• as eye by what were called tip.cata. Fur the security
of itteeetemr• it ovaa aecessar7 that the Law should I,t bo
ar..lately &inmost, sad it boys were taken before magii•
,rate. there mum fie err pmaishineut for this .dam oof
~Traders The pan. Amer at prompt indicted was a short
ponad 41 inoprisrooent, but he ahoul.l think that the hest
• of dealing with these arm would loe to indict a slight
no pied paw...meat - (her, bear) aid discharge the
soo-reler inanwletely. hat he did sot wheth., r the
law would adlugit of that.

THE IttrENT PRIZE.TIGIIT.
ti. C. LEWD 4 emit on to say that be li d also been
baked • ilti.dion by he lion. trawl the member for Dula
fras with mewl to the nicest prise-fight. Tim hon. gentle
re • west tete a grew raw. of %We's. and asked huh
whit was the 1 anon the rahj.nt. Thelma. gentleman Irbil.'
/owed hum. .:getratallstill more widely, and -sal it was utterly
iwiewaible that any event of that wet could bare uccunea
la that pat i 4 the karvioni with which he wee more int.
eristiately congseYted. (Laughter.) Nernorting the ques•
tie: is tbat sumer, he would beg leave v. call his attto•
lion to the argue...ate of those peruse who defended the
proetior of Ku.. hightiers. He • hooded that tl.ey dal
R net halt It atfonled a model of fair lighting
between toe parein. who engaged to a pwilist le en...lster
14ear, beau) that it lard •1... a certain rule. which might
1. ohnervell by the.. who fo• .glat in a le.e regular manses
• ilhoshier) that it prevent...l h might
recce frost .i.mrrets in lee thttereest a..' ',law,. which
no.rht take place in this co-bitry if they 100k..1 to the rules
that wen' lard dawn Ia tie professional 11114 ; that in that
wu• thee aiioidel the. trueltiea w lilt' h were inflietal
vs .se similar rut . were not Aliened —Doer, hear) ;
sod the. &Mooted in italiverigent to prectiae a flesh. of
lighting rery mu. 1. letter than the hovric•knife or the
stiletto, eat a !wale of fighting which he tin.l-r.t0...1 wan
• use, nu...ainoin to lishiol tamely, with ti.e clid•
aril cheer., -Lettair than tlyee fights
sei'As to.k pla e in that ...miry at fair., which
certainly were cominou 1.1 veal. no. long tone le, which
wets perhape still coutinne i there, Anil which it must he
whnitte4 were aelle•tinee 1...tu dale.; r u,, 1./ the c
pace seen than the enCoUnlar to which the hon. gentleman
referral H« would maw mower the .iceeti• o 01 his ham.
frond. lie might ty that, a. far lie the ht. Watt concerned,
there we. go. &ant whateve.. There was amt the smallest
.t... fight of this dart wee en Illegal act. It
Wel▪ der.' a bleach el the p ..ace. An assemblage of pr-
am. to sat aid abet dui Ir..ch of the iyace was as up-
hiwful asettiblage, awl any person present and taking
part in such proceeding. might be indicted for
aviadeemeaour. (" Hear, hear," soil laughter.) It was sot
Mic habit of the government of the country to institute pro-
secution, in raw. et this eat even in tillkel when tern mere
11111.-h neer comma than they were at piret 111, mei there-
fore when in.,svensents and confusion Sere much niers
Ude to at ice • but let then. bola that the authorities when
Dna tuok'place *mill institute proceedings, and bring
the mos b.r by 'abetment before the grand jury in the cab-
WEWITOPOSED MEAT MARKET AT SMITHFIELD.
Sir G. C. LEWlSpromedol W any', in answer to the quell
ti. •i which had beet, put to Lan with regard to the site of
81...thrield, that the matter wail Dot so simple aa had lien
repreeeetol. It wa. true there was • groat by Charles I. of
Use ate of linothlield to the City of fatal..,, and
according to the comb-action the grant arid that
of the Land reseed to he used as • cattle mur;«t, it
Ow
-mid revert to the marts. The City, however, oil not
admit that coogruetioa, ata.l they ihsr to! the right of the
▪ to r.--euter info po.session. I miler Owe, ,jmum.
atincts, the crown could ouly reenter by means of huge.
tiou. The site at the old market of &Withheld eousated
1..' the newt part of land granted by the crown, but alw, of
in. •1 wl..cti lees I...•teltaatai by ten City. The plan
•labh tut. gt.serulteet, haul “pproved of prorisionatly was
it. City ahould bring Ili a bill providing that a Mal
pliant of the land grantoi by the crown, together with the
clod tort of that which they theorwilrea own.l, and a
thud portion which they Were to punliase. .hoop be ors-
verbs' into a dead meet market. The ,hief part of the
land which laboured to the isown would remaia open, and
octal to the genera: we of the public. In osier to
▪ thi. plau into effect it would be beeezasar for the
corpor..a a. to iutnsiuream.:vate lath, which .d ceurre
gothreek.th tit., ordinary staa,„ both in that awl the other
h0e5...4 parliament, and it would in the used way be re-
ferred tea , oningtb—, before which a who
wee interested in the bill might be heard. Itia hon. mem.
der tor Vi'arwichshir« sand • Taman with mpirl
Homan eatielic charities. The feeler on the hill 1.-,night in
by C a hon. member for Dun Llic had dr.ispcd, but Le hail
b.n .n comnbiniestios with the hot. gentleman, who he
b larval ea.. prepared to acssa to • C1.111,1/C 111 Ole gl/
V. nome«t e. aid concur in, and he believed the hon. vane
b., Soilhi lat.Se .lastly that the order be mimed.
THE AILIIDSTRI./NG GUN FOUNDRY.
Mir DE LACY EVANS asked the Secretary for War on
what pruscipl.. it was Gat English officers of high rank had
lier. Masai yennissioa l a eta/nine the .h.raistrto.;
tuelatre at Na.dwich, anti at Whaao butane', or by whom,
a al.. id tacky aditaimioti had been given to
1..4 high rank sal distinctive

THY. REFORM BILL
Mr. E. JAM!** sokr.l thw !a...rotary of blot• for For.igo
Affaie olo•thii. la It, er..ot of the 11.40 rm Bin loin; nod
• movool tome dons; :law pro lout orioiom, it woo fl.e totes-
taws a h., m.i.4y. IrefetrltolOOt at 4.: t..
tho hill. or to or,. to aay tuolsoo to r fil• owl bill to
kct commits.,

bwsl J I:LANEI.I. -I hog to goy the hop and !!araed
ireatiensen the aelehrie rot kart trainee my %Leaks for put•
h."( e 9.4,4 oat • hfris wall bah to clear tip. crane that the
yet rameat mem to purtue with regar.l t the Reform,
p•astoe.to nova .4 that hill luta I.sken place partly is
ews..lo'4l.', .4 there berm./ Iwela very 1..4 4elaste. rot the
,a 1 he a. re..l the ar0tm..,,,,l -part:y its etolle•Fier,e
414 • r voirittt rt, tehe.h ...wen. to ha... lw. ti tAkeo by rn..ny
hoe melt, that thus itehate ..mull ..„t ruff 66,ev
•nd the oruleat 31.1.i:1ty .4 the soy. rument t.. Lane
W s the ,11m.*m.45 ea the racorel
prelim .4 Ow holm, were detertaaweL age the h„ird.ye
th.Lm. ..ppre tbo ....melodies .4 th...khate It is
ter t, t:wr. aay :salt or apathy .m the part .4 the
nt that Illse aimed the poriatinhenoort .4 the a 4•
oelaste irie the lowed roadie,: However. that
.telate come es 1411111 011 M.. 4 Ly
twat I tru.t there will mart be .ay very m icit pro.
lowed fortiori' .61CIA•Wpa al ow the aecutal reatliay .4 the