The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-01 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

DOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tan DAY.)
The SPWCER took the chair at a quarter peat 12.
Several petitions were presented against the climate-
blishment of the Irish ektuoh.
Mr. FM% cETT presented 70 petitions from diamu
eograiations in 'Brighton and other places in favour
the abolitMn of religious tests for universities.
FEVER AT THE MAURITIUS.

3lr. BARCIA Y asked the Under bursary ot State for
rte colonies whether any stela have been take, by the
Mauritius government, daft the renewed matbreek of
fever, to promote sanitary reform in the town of Port
Lois and whether any instructions have be sent, or
are about to be sent, by the home government, empower-
ing either the governor or the General Board of Health to
enierce the sanitary meamree required.
Mr. ADDERLEY said tho last information from the
mmritius, dated the Ath February, stated that fever was
O. the increase, but the chief medical °Hoer said it bad
:Men a much milder form, and a smaller proportion of
attack, were fatal, also that proper sanitary immures
bad been adopted. Additional medical *Moen were sent
foi from India.
Mr. WHALLEY called attention to the perilous pad-
:ion of the Stith Regiment in the Mauritius, and asked, for
Information on the 'abject
Mr. ADDERLEY said he believed proper precautions
id been taken to protect the regiment in question.

RELIGIOUS, km, BUILDINGS (SITES) BILL.
On the order of the day for the second reading,
:Mr. HADFIELD presented &petition in favour of the bill.
The hon. member then moved the second reading of the bill,
which he Said was substantially the same ss that passed
:lirough that house last year without a dissentient voice.
There was! 60 far as he knew, no opposition to it. The
aoble aim learned lord who bald the seals
ea:
ate government, was Pavattlill" 11,111rle • 11111
had reason to believe, was the present Lord
:xll persons connected with rehgtoust benevolent, ani
Ciaritable institutions wen intereeled in the passing of
the measure, which would only place such institutions
in a similar position to that occupied by public companies.
The Mortmain Act applied to the leavingolrealpropertyby
will ; but what he proposed was that when pertains wish
during their lifetime to invest money for religious, chari-
table, or benevolent purposes they should not be
subjected to the enormous expense of endowment under
:he Mortmain Act within twelve months after the exam-
:ion of the deed. Many deeds bad been made legal
lid binding in the Court of Chancery after
laving remained invalid for a tong period. The
present state of the laiv inflicted great inconvenience and
expense on religious and benevolent Institutions. The
bill having been lost last year in the Henan of Lords, he
:as now under the necessity of renewing it, and he traded
.t would again receive the support of the government and
-he house.
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Mr. IikADLLY said he was chairman of a committee
mortmain which sat some years ago, and he saw no
tion to the bill.
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The ATTORNEY-GENEILLL had no wish to oppose
:be bill, though be thought it desirable that for some par-
pws the restrictions of the Mortroain Bill should be
uitained. _ -