The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-10 00:00:00

ENCLOSURE ACTS.

Mr. CLIVE obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend and
espiala the enclosure acts.
LUNATICS (SCOTLAND).
The LORD ADVOCATE moved for leave to bring in a
MI to redeem the pledge given by the government on a pre-
vious evestiar. The report of the commissionen bore marks
et peat ability, industry, and discernment ; bat he regretted
thst it should have been put to a use for which it bad never
btu dadined. Its object was to afford a basis for ItTislation,
met to masa upon the conduct of officials, who had had no
=clry of esphining or justifying that conduct. From
editbeen said the other evening, one would have sup-
pled that the pauper lunatics were all under the care of the
beard et eaptreteloo, and that the board had reperomted the
co eat law to be sufficient if only properly amid out. Bat
Tory mem wee the owe. The board in its fast report,
la IM, Mated that paper lunation, could Oct be mot to
bemuse dare was not asylum Peonenedetion is
BeotLud for one in five. la consequence of that inetemest
Lord Rutherfurd, then Lord Advocate, moved to a
on which in 1848 he founded a reasedied manenre.
Zitulag Bfr John M'Neill, in his evidence before the Wad
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oellolent accommodation was provided iteam abeebdely

reek tar the law to be carried-Out • and there see-saireeTly
a ,eadon watained in the report of the comralriemere
wif-- bad net bast anticipated by Sir John in that evidence.
Per instance, he stated that he did not approve of pauper
Wadies being sent to private madbouee, at all, because it
was to the interest of such establishments to keep their
patients as cheaply and to delay their cure for as
peeper•ei period as poasible. There was nothing stranger in the
mart of the commissioners than that. (Hear.) The board
et supersinion, in their fifth and seventh reports, again called
the attention of the legislature to the imperfect state of the
law, and to the unsatisfactory condition of pauper lunatics.
It was, therefore, not just to represent then sa maintaining
that the law was sufftekat. (Hoar, bear.) The learned
led then proceeded to repeat the explanation he bad
given on • former occasion why he hod not sooner
t forward • measure to remedy the existing evils.
Ho introduced this measure as founded on the report of a
wouniesioe that had sat on the subject, and in conformity
with the opinion of his able predecessor, Lord Itutherfard.
The acts hitherto pared had utterly failed of the desired
elect, especially as regarded smallasylums. What he pro-
pereWl by this bill was to constitute a board composed of one
weamiedoner, en inspector general (who should be a medical
:i=gieeeretary, and acl erk. To this board should be
the charge of all lunatics in Scotland, with the
=at granting new licenses, and making rule. and ragn-
On some points en appeal would be given to the
Lunacy Commissioners. For the purposes of the act
Scotland would be divided into eight districts, in each
of which would be erected an asylum for the district, those
whims to be each under the management of a district board,
for the election of which the bill provided. The manage-
ment of the commiesionera in England had been meet salu-
tary, and he hoped to establish a Winder jurisdiction in
Scotland, where many of the evils that had been got rid of
in this country still prevailed.
Mr. H. BAILLIE referred to the bill of 1848, and denied
that it bad been withdrawn through the opposition of the
people of Scotland. The north of the country especially
was favourable to the bill, and the landed proprietors bad
subscribed largely for the establishment of anytime. He
thought it was the duty of the government of the day to
have forced the bill through the home.
Mr. ELLICE, jun., repeated his strictures upon the pre-
sent system of lunacy administration in Scotland, and esp.-
daily upon the communioners of supervision. Adverting to
the proposed bill, he remarked that legislation was utterly
necktie unless the government kept a careful watch to see
that the law was duly enforced.
Mr. DRI:MMOND denounced the Scotch parochial
authorities, who, he declared, invariably sacrificed hu-
manity to thrift.
After some further discussion leave was given to bring in
the bill.

HIGHWAYS.
Mr. MASSEY obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend
the law of Ingham.. Hie measure comprised n scheme by
which the ouuntry would be divided into dietricts, and the
management of ell highways and county roads subjected in
each to the control of a district board, specially consti-
tuted and empowered.

CHARITABLE USES.
lAave was given to Mr. Atherton to introduce a measure
to amend the law relating to the conveyance of lands for
charitable uses.
NETLEY HOSPITAL.
Sir I/ NORREYS moved for a scrim of returns relative
to the new military hospital at Meaty, u Lich
Sir J. RAMSDEN consented to produce, but some pro-
longed comments upon the site, construction, cost, and
alleged imperfections of the hall-finished establishment in
quesrion were offered by Mr. Stafford, Mr. Sidney Ilerhert,
and other members, to whom explanations were given by
Lad Palmerston.
EPISCOPAL ESTATES.—REFORMATORY
SCHOOLS.
Sir O. GREY obtained leave to being in two bills on.
for further wingam the set relating to the Ecclexiastical
Commissioner, ting the act concerning the ma-
nagement of episcopal and espitular estates in England; the
other to promote the eibiblishinent and extenaion of refor-
matory schools. In briefly explaining the provisions of the
latter measure the Home Secretary stated that he had sought
to avoid all interference with those voluntary efforts which
bad done so math in the erection and maintenance of re-
, bessatories in almost every part of the country.

Leave wee given to the Attorney-General for Ireland to
bring in a bill to amend the Irteh Militia Act.
The County Cesa (IrthalßtU was read a poured time.'
The Court of Exchequer (Inland) DiR was also road a
wood time.
On the motion for the third reading of the Joint Stock

Companies Bill,
Mr. WHITESIDE objected to the retrospective operation
of the measure, especially aa applying to the admits of the
Some dMcumion ensued, but the bill was finally read •
third time and pasted.
The house adjourned at one o'clnek.

WINDING yr OF A BRZAD AND FLOrR COM-
PANY.—The Sicced and Flour Company i.l l'lrruouth,
eetabliabed recently under the new ILiweed i.iobility Act.
being wound up; end the °tibial liquidator hoe found it
nenneary to make a cell of U. per share es • first inn/almost
ilishargi the liabilities incurred.