The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-27 00:00:00

PROTECTION OF FEMALE CHILDREN.

Th. Bishop of OXFORD then moved the second reading
of this bill. 'nicest...tins law gave protection to young girls,
And made their +eduction between the ages of ten uoil twelve
misdemeanour. He pmposeil by this bill to extend the a.e
for one year, an as to give the protection of the law to girls
from ten to thirte-n ye..rs of age. By the old law of Eng.
Land a girl of that age was considered marriageable : and
therefore it seemed something of a contradiction in this
bill in extetelin4 the protection to reach that age.
This evil practically was a very great one. It was just at
that age that girls were woit forth from union workhouse,
and other places, wire they were still perfectly ignorant
ri that to which they might be tempted, or of the life that
11.01 d lie before them. He thought the law would there-
fore do well to extend its protection to them, as female
Andres, until they arrived at the age when they would be
It to ha eat free from it.

Lord GRAN WORTH felt that such cases has bad been
alludes' to by his right rev. friend were indeed very deplor-
Ale, but his &sisal whether they could fix any age at
which there might sot lie some awes from which the same
argsunent riii4ht be ilriwn. It appeared to him extremely
&nimble to avoid these ibscussious on a subject which was
extremely uaplemant.
After a few words from Lord DENMAN.
Earl GRANVILLE said he agreed with the noble and
learned lord that this discussion was both undesirable ail
unneceseary, and he would, therefore, move that the bill he
read a second time that day six months.
Their lordships then divided, when there were for the
amendment 4S, against TT, sad the bill was consoquently
lust.

THE CARE OF MR. TIIINBULL.
The Nand tin of NORMANDY said be had just been in-
formed that Annie nol•IP lorth who wished to be present A
the Italian debate, would he out of town next week. He
would, therefore, go on with Italy on Friday next, and po,t-
pt.ne the cue ..1 Mr. Turnbull till Tuesday next.
Their lordshipt adjourned shortly before six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—ThemDAT, Fsa. 26.
The SPLAfill took the obols at 4 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINEW
The following 1.1111 were rend • wood time :—Birrning•
ham Impr,v.-rnetit ; Couway aid Llanrwst Railway :
Llandalt anil Craton Llistriet Markets ; )hocks der and
Willa:rt.,. Road ; 'Saint Oemges Harhour ; Stockport I)is-
trict Wadwr ; Stratford-upoo.Avott Railway ; Cowes and
Newport Railway Extealanaa ; Omit Dover RAW; and
Werlird Harbour l'iiinniiisinaers, Billy.

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NOTICES OF NOTION.
NAVY DITINATES.
Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY, in committee oe, to ea atten-
tion to the charge. in the collection of public motel, and
to move that a limit he axed.

)I.LIERY INSPECTORS.
Mr. N, for Friday next, to call attention to the
increase in .silliery accidenta, and to ask whether gentlemen
who were appointed colliery inspectors, bad been previously
submitted to • competitive examination, especilly if Mr.
J. T. baker, insioctor in South Stsaffonlabire, lied undergone
each emuninatiom _

THE EALLOT.
Mr. If. BERKELEY=semt, uatil after Easter, his
notion respecting the

INCOXE TAX.
Mr. I 'RAWFORD, to take an early opportunity of can-
ing etteation to the collection d what was coned the dcnbie
income toe, namely, that which was collected both is Rod•
Leal end in to lie, on incomes which wen earned in the
former country.

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM
Mr. T. DUNCOM BE, fue Tuealay fortnight, to move :
"That it is the opinion of this bogie that inimealiately after
the puLlitatiou of the velum* of this year it will be the duty
of this house to lone Id further time in giving mare coin.
plot* effect to the Reform Act of the last reign, and the
subsequent recemuicaJations of the Crown fur reform in the
rrpowent.itt.n of the io,ple, and thereby to sutisfy the just
ospeetetiona of the is ople."

HEALTH OF TOWNR.
Mr. SLANEY, for an early day, to propose improved
sonitary arrangerneet, io towns, aod, on Friday next, to J.lt
the Chief comma...loner of 'Woods and Forest. whether it
was mt•nl,d to permit the public to use the river prone.
wade of soilioniet acoonliog to the recommendation
of a committee of that house.

I %N; PRIZE YON EY.
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WilOD stated that the Delhi sod Luclinow prize
money would be ilistnbuted when the rolls were sent home
from India. With reference to the shares 14 troops
stationed elsewhere in India. the opinion of the Indian
government had been sited as to their churn, and the .u•
seer had *4 yet arrived.
mixri) tARIAGEI3.—BIVKRIFITCY.

Mr. V. stir LLY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether her Majesty's gmeramest cootemplated introducing
a bankruptcy anal ineolvency bill for Ireland, similar to their
Euglish measure. The hoe. member also caked the Chief
Secretary for Ireland. bad his attention been directed to the
judgment delivered last blichsteluim Term by the Irish
(Mutt of toomion Pleas in the case of Dareys, minors, or to
the proceedings in the rise of Thelwall against Yelyerton,
Dom pending in that court ; and does the Chief Secretary
intend, either by a selorste hill, or by an amendment of his
hill for the re,rictratb'e of births, death., and marriages io
Iribid, to propose any repeal or slteratiou of those enact•
melts which render void a marriage celebrated by a catholic
priest, arid render it felony in the officiating clergyman?
HOWELL said that, by an act passed *into yeas
since, the iankruptey sad insolvency courts in Ireland had
been consolidate so that in that particular no alteration in
the law w. 'ILI be required. With regard to other altera-
tions in the law, when the house hail easetiosed these
. Images in England, it would then be his duty to consult
Cie Attornee•tleneral for Ireland as to the expediency of
extending them to Ireland. With regard to the question
of mixed marriages in Ireland, his attention had been called
to the cases mentioned by has hon. fnend. No doubt gmit
iteouveuience arose front the present date of the law,
and he was no advocate for an• state of the law
which shouhl place the Homan catholic clergy under any
peculiar dimbilities. Ills hon. fnend most, however, re-
member that in tat& when an act was passed to regulate
marriages to Ireland, Roman catholic, were in deference to
their own feelings exempted from the operation of that
act, and therefore remained liable to the penalties attached
to the illegal celebration of mixed marriages. To alter the
law of 'marriage would be to open a widerqueetion than that
to which his hoe. friend had directed his attention. He
had been most anxious to separate the marring., question
from the rezistratios of births, deaths, awl marriages, and
hoped shortly to introduce a bill p►eserving the distinction.