The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-29 00:00:00

IN PERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—TUESDAY, MAT ES.
TM Mao van at b eclat*: Lord LAPODALIeat Speaker.
APPEAL/1 TO THR PRIVY COUNCIL FROM THE
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS (NIATTBR3 OF DOC-
TRINE) BILL.
The BISHOP of LONDON, es presenting a polities
best • *Os net heard is favour of the above hill, rid that
ke would take that opportunity of earreetieg as snot whisk
bad sp... la some of the sonsiog neweposns. ia mid&
it he! be stated that he per
the neinalissing
the bill last si-ht i eatergoissee of the thews of ism of
kis right rev. tnekna. Teis was sot so, Sir INT IMO
protest, oaths bad pot off the mead reeding PO
neat is ssins of the filer
rowan of th=
marquis the Preelisst of the Cessoll, who wished ns date
the sentimente of the goveruseat es the massre. and who
w prevented frees stsesdies is Ith plass lest sight ton
as
isdispoeitios. [TM MOP referred to was not esnothead
by ]
The Bishop of OXFORD pieensted settle. in Anew of
the ball from the clergy et the demerits of Reeling,
Teddispeo, Horsley, Maidenhead, and several ether
deaseran.
Lord WIIARNCLIFFE also presented a petition tram
the earn of Hatherfield, to aeon of the bill.
COUNTY COURTS BILL.
The Earl of 8 TRADBROKE presented a pithiest hors •
pasta not heard eosins the Comity Courts Bill.
BROUGHAM objected to the bill es it sow stood,
in norrysen. of the clause which it oontainsd giviag a
right ot appeal to the amnia eosin He regretted that
the goverment had not taken the natter into their own
bands.
LAw OP MASPIAON —l.lPd WBARNCLIFFE pre-
sented petitions isoss Stet, Nowisites, Hanmenstith, sad
oils'? passe, praying for so alteration in the law of ner.

Forms lABOVR —Alpo from a factory war Hudders-
field, is favour of the Ton Hours Bill. Teo noble lord sup-
ported the prayer of the petition, aod praised the moderation
of the *maim clam in following the advice of the noble lied
the sassobrr for Bath.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
A d4cassion arose an to the order in which the bills now
before the house should be taken, and it wee ultimately
mimed that the tread reading of the Australian
Government Bill Medd be fixed for Friday next.
AFFAIRS OF GREECE.
Dud qTANLEY gave notice that on Friday Winded
be would call the attention of the house to the affairs at
Grew.
MASTERS' JURISDICTION IN EQUITY BILL.
Lord 13ROUGHAII brought up the report on this hill,
thigh was remised sal
TRUSTEE ACCT 1860 BILL.
This bill west thyme' 'aunts&
PEES COURT OP COMMON PLEAS BILL.
Lard BEAUMONT moved the sseesd reading of this bill.
Lard LANGDALE thought josues ought to be admiais-
tared by the oilmen of the court at the expense of the Mate
without ens tree whatever belts, charged to the salters.
Lord REDESDALS saggested the propriety of pastimes.
lag the hid, which at present was in a crude state, to
order to afford opprirtur.ity for coesideriag its provisions.
Lord STANLEY thought a hill of this kind ought to
trig:nate with the govenoratat, and not with a private MIL.
bee of the toter house.
Earl GREY thought it desirable the mesenn should pose,
and 8411 it bed originated wt.h the chairman of the 0011-
shut antedated to inquire into fees and salaries.
Lord BEAUMONT remarked that by this bill the fele
were still to be paid—not to the olioen of the court, bat
into the timmary, and the treasury would remunerate the
dams a Axed salary.
The bill was thee mad • second
The house adjourned at twenty minutes attar 6 O'clock to
Thursday.

MOUSE OF COMMOSE.—TVESDAT, MAT 28.
Tk. Sra.ssita took the chair at 4 &cork.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
AUCCDVIZVVII COXIIIDRAID.—DundaIk sad Enniskillen
Railway; NUM= Union Railway; Stourbridge Union
Rain;
Tam) Rnavittro.—New North-mad Bill.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Tun Mstscisimrrax Invantennis Btu —By Mr. 11.
OSBORNE, from inhabitants of Lyndon ; Mr. KERSHAW,
boa Wistruiseter ; Lord D STUART, from Marylebrael
M. T. DUNCOMBIL from Finsbury; Mr. WYLD, bah
Cheers and Brampton; against this bill.
NAVAL ASSIST/an .SLAWICONS —By Ciyt. BOLDERO,
tree B linburck sad other places, in favour of the mastics
adopted by the bane ea the notion of that hon. lumber.
Suns Btu. (No. 2.)—By Mr. CARDWELL, from Lir
vespeol Stick Enhance, against title bill.
Ilantros Bann Bin —By Mr. CARDWELL. trout
114/s4Fw)' ; Mr. BROTHERTON, tram Stlford ; Mr. T.
EGERTON. hots p.n( s in Lancashire; Mr. IMETZ,
tress benevolent socicles at Birtninchan; Mr. OROGA.N,
Iron Dublin ; @phut this bill.
Govsanunin Ixtractios or Minn.—By Mr. WTLD,
from Charley, in favour of the appointment of an officer of
this thseription.
Factons Lanora.—BT Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, from
Finsbury; Mr. S. B. SMITH, WEI Stirling; in favour of
a tan hours bill.

Mr. W. MILES then moved, " That It is expedient that
the government, with the consent and sasistance of the
boards of guardians throughout England and Wale., should
take immediate sVps to forward the emigration of orphan
girls, inmates of the several workhouses, and doable of en-
tering service, to Australia as apprentices." It would be
unnecemary to detain the house at say length on the subject,
as it termed but a small, though a most interesting part cf
the engrossing subject of emigration, and be thought that
the sooner it was taken up as a government question the
better, inasmuch as the comforts, nay, in some measure, the
subsistence of the poorer orders of the community depended
THE MILITIA. oil the speedy settiernent of the question as to whether 'sal-
On the motion of 31r. HUME, morns ware ordered of gratid was to depend on the sale of crown lands in
the sums voted and 'amount actually expended for the Auswilia, or whet' er the gore-nment should advance funds
militia service of the United Kingdom from Is: January, for emigration. [At this stage of the hon. gentleman's
1834, to let Justify. 1850, its., in continuation of pubs- speech a monde was brought from the Lords requesting a
sonny paper. No. 231, of session 1834. conference on some bill, the name of which was not head.
NoncEs OF MOTIONS POSTPONED. A number of members were appointed to conduct the eon.
Mr. BRIGHT postponed his motion on the subject of the fencer; they left the house, and oa their return Mr. Parlor
growth of cotton in India until the 18th of June. Mr. stated that the conference was rrausged on the part of the
BOUVERIE, Mr. P. SCROPE, and other hon. members Lord' by the Earl of Carlisle. The hon. gentleman then
postponed their motions to the same day, proceeded.] Among the beet emigrants were small farmers
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. with capital. They had Leen used to having menial offices
Sir B. HALL asked when the returns which were performed by domestic servants ; but if they took female
ordered on his motion in reference to the ecclesiastical courts servants for that purpose, they left them, and the more able
a month ago woad be ready ? He was informed that a the servant was, the more likely was she to leave her master
young lady of interesting appearance and prepossessing when she arrived in the colony. He wished it to be
manners—(load cries of " hear ' and laughter)—had the understood that all the arguments he bad to bring
honour of holding the office of register of ens of those forward might be applicable to New South Wales,
ooarte. He did not impugn A. morality of the dignitary beaten no other territory was so willing to find
who had appointed her, because she had held it since she labour for proper persons emigrating. The hon. gentleman
was five years of age' but he was anxious to know when the then read from a parliamentary paper, entitled " Emigre.
return, already ordered would be laid on the table that they tin to the Australian Colonies," a number of passages
might see whether there were any other offices in the showing the great want of domestic servants In fied-
reisstical courts filled by females. soy and Port Philip. The question now arose we.
Su G. GREY not having received notice of the question England in a condition to find for the colonies these fe-
could not give it a specific reply. He knew that there had male servants? He conceived that it was. Early in the
been great difficulty in getting the required information to formation of the poor law unions he assisted in the formation
make up those returns ' • bat he did not know before that done. It contained a population partly rural and partly
there was even one Oil efilled by a female. urban, of about 60,000 inhabitants, and there were then
THE SMITHFIELD NUISANCE. three workhouses one for the aged, one for the able•bodied,
Mr. MACKINNON 'eked when the report on this sub- and one for the children. Oa account of the expense, there
jest would be ready. was now only one workhouse. He was astonished to and so
Mr. C. LE WIS said it was signed and agreed to, and would many children, and that so large a proportion of them were
be ready is a few days, orphan children. The girls were sent out to menial sOrtiCO3
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. and many of them got such bad situations that they were glad
Major BEREBFORD moved that the hones, at its rising, get back into the house again. Up to the age of 16 they
do adjourn to Thursday. He thought that the circumstance were separated from the other inmates. Between 15 and le
of Wednesday being the 29th of May, added to the fact that they assisted occasionally in the women's ward, and at 16
there was not a 'mole order of the day on the paper, and they were clamed u able bodied. From the description of
that many ponds connected with that house, as well es the the persons in the women's ward, be was sorry to say that
members of it, WPM antuety anxious to have a holiday on the girls were contaminated. After the age of 16 they
the Derby day, justified him in following the precedents of conld go out on giving 24 hours' notice, and he need not
the last two years. state the sad immorality which frequently occurred in the
Mr S. CRAWFORD thought it discreditable to the house eases of young orphan girls. There was an objection in the
to adjourn over Wednesday because it was the Derby day; colonies to reeelnag pauper labour, and he thought they
but as there was no business on the paper. he would not wen right, but as far as the cases of children went, the
divide the house, as he had so unsuccessfully dons on former sue was far different. He knew that Irish pauper end-
occasions. grants had been found fault with, but he wished
Mr. nulls felt himself in the semi petition as the hon. the colonies to understand that the training of pauper
member for Rothd..k. He objected to the motion on children, up to a certain time of life, was superior
principle, but as there WY nothing to do, he had no °Nee- to that of ordinary laboneieg emigrants. They were taught
tine to take a holiday. (• laugh.) reading, writing, and arithmetic, and the ordinary domeste
Mr. BLANEY thought the motion good in principle, es duties. The hon. gentleman then read an 'abut from the
it pop a holiday to many persona, as well u members, report of Mr. C.ioper, who was ',splayed by the emigration
whose wishes ought trot to be altogether overlooked, commissioners to visit certain wakeless, and report whv
(Hear, hear.) titer the children were fit and proper persons foe emigration.
Motion agreed to. Side the date of that report, other evidence, had been ob-
Mr. W. PATTEN sail that as some of the eommittess tabled from the gentlemen sent out as commissioners to
wished to mast, he begged to move that they have leave to inquire into the state of education in the different work-
ed, notwitheheading the adjournment of the house. houses. One of these commissioners, Mr. Tofu% said that
Agreed to, As girls in workhouses were much more intelligent than
COMPOUNDING FOR ASSESSED TAXES. the boys, owing to the want of proper indasufild training
Mr. MITCHELL said that an act was passed in 1845, for the latter. The evidence of Mr. Brown, Mr. Bowyer,
giving power to compound fcr the useased taxes for fin end the other commissioners was to the same effect, prow-
years from 1846, and as it would soon expire, he wished to lug that the industrial training of the girls was well at-
tar", if it was intended to renew it t traded to up to a certain age. A return was made in
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was ander- 1848, by the late lamented president of the Poor Law
stud to reply in the affirmative as it had been band to be Board (Mr. C. Buller), in which the workhouse girls were
a great coaverienes in many binaries& classed under 16 divisions; but this did not show the number
THE LORD CHANCELLORSHIP. capable of entering service each yen. Feeling the want of
Mr. W. PATTEN said he had been instructed by the this Information, he had addressed a alveolar tut mallets to
eentrititure in salaries to ask the noble lord, assumim the 12 unions in his county, from the answers to which he
newspaper reports respecting the Lord Chancellor's gna- ascertained that there were 217 girls In the workhouses of
%lon to he well founded. tolvtler, in filling up the 66/a, these mations capable of enteeisg upon service yearly, and
he would act upon any decision which the committee ! that the guardians were willing to assist in promoting their
°)•1° to in rehoesee he the salary of the office; sad whether emigration. A subsequent return. made on the motion of
there might act be a separation of the judicial from the pelf- the hon. member for Dover (Mr. Rice), showed that the
tied office of Lewd Chancellor. (Hear, hear.) The tiont. aantber of then girls, who were fed and educated at
mittee also divvied him to ask the noble lord whether any great expense, was yearly increasing. Tne total
stipulation would be made, that the office should be filled nubs of children in workhouses was 66,323, of which
up "object to any decision which the committeemight some 4,679 boys and 3,694 girls Wen capable of entering senile.
to on the I/04re. Of these, 1,578 boys and 1,176 girls were orphans, the only
Mr. HOU IfERIE said he bad been instructed by the parties to be affected by his motion. It might be &dean-
0011nSi'lei on fees to ask whether in the event of a duesey tagseua to iselado those deserted by both parents, where the
P/66 appointments of officers consequent thereon would be parishes stood in loco pommels, also the children of widows
made on the express condition that the tenure of ales m la and oat of the workhouses. From the dbpatches of Earl
well as the fees and eact'umenta should be subject to the Grey It was dear that noble lord took a gnat in-
decision of perliement. taut in this subject ; and it was most desirable
Led J. RUSSELL said he had to state with gnat regret that it should be talon up by the government.
that Hie Lied Chancellor found the state of his EWA to Two ems ago the noble lord (Ashley) the member
be seek as to make him defile to asthma those duties for Bath, had sought government aid in favour of the
mid* he for • long period dischargedso eMciently. emigration of refuted school children, some of whom had
(Suer,, liar.) As soon, tnerefon, as Its should have since been rent out by private subscription; but he wee
give jadgent upon the vazions cases which had beet sorry to Ceara that the experiment had ant turned out very
sineely reivred to him, be woad feel it his duty to ratio well. He now invited the house to Welk at the cue of
the great seal. H. (Lord J. Ruston) heel also to state, that pauper children delusively, who, more than any other,
is filling up the office he should consider that any penes ware entitled to the public sympathy; and he anticipated no
idles it would do so satjec! to any regulate se alteration opposition from the government. Looking at the state of i
that might be
made h,
ruithhieht upon the report of the the emigration fund, to which the colony of New Boum
umaiitow. He had the same remark to make with re- Wales was indebted 120,0001., and which wee rapidly condos
mad to As committee on fees, and that say °Ann who In, he proposed that rushes should provide the outfit of the
would have to be @predated to 'offices falling_ vaunt by the chielren, and pay IA towards their pelage money the re-'
Magna' ion of the Lord Chancellor, Owedld he aegoialog meander to be defrayed out of the emigration fund. The cost
to the c,nrlitius that their tenure of Waft ll* sea al sending out *denote lest year averaged from 121. to 131.,
endleaseata, should be subject to the “anisheaMsa shakes being takes at halt price ; and looking at tin aum-
parliament rospeetiae them. As to the farther gunk, her. Show girls might probably be sent oat at int per
esfesperidiag tea judded from the political fienetbs of the of which the Wishes would Mt hell; and, leo
L•wd Chsnoellnr, he could only nheene that It was one widish snots esaigneds, the cost to the colonial emigration
had enoend the serious attention of her Majesty's genes- herd would only be 7,000 i. Having shown the want
meat. I r was, however, a question of considerable dil lculty. of demotic servants in the colosin, and the mo le of
lie had himself no doubt that the object Was a very el!. it, he men express his belief that this pl in would
doable one to attain, and he hoped to be able to propose a sea- be essimilod by halt the parishes ia kingdom,