The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-10 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF LORDS. —NOWZOLT, Maws ff.
Ix the Room of Lonna yesterday the LORD I
Casscrucus introduced bills for the improvement
and consolidation of the laws of bankruptcy, for
the abolition of arrest on final process in civil
actions in England, and to make valid certain
orders which have been made by the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners.
The Public Departments (Extra Receipts) Bill,
and the Registrutionof Scotland Bill, passed through
committee.
The house adjourned at a quarter to 6 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMOS.• —Mornme, Marten 9.
Irr the House of Connors, Mr. W. Burr, the
new Chancellor of the Exchequer, took his seat on
Lis re-election for North Northamptonshire. -
Mr. G. HARDY, replying to Mr. H. Lewis, pave i
a lengthened explanation of the precautionary
measures taken by the police in consequence of the!
information received by them of the intention to'
liberate the Fenian prisoner Burke, by blowing
down the wall of Clerkenwell prison, these mea-j
'sures being the placing of more policemen in uni-
form andin plainclothes on watch round the prison.
:The police, it appeared, imagined that the attempt
would be made by undermining the wall, and it
never occurred to them that it would be made
-openly in the way it was.
The CHASCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
second reading of the Fines and Fees (Ireland)
Bill, the object of which he stated was to transfer
*o the consolidated fund the moseys received for
fines and fees levied in certain courts in Ireland
sod the accumulation thereof. These moneys
previous to 1851 went as a contribution to the cost
of the constabulary, but in the latter year the cost
of that force was thrown on the consolidated fund,
and from that time to 1858 the amount was accu-
mulated and invested. Since 1858 they had been
applied to the paying the salaries of the petty ses-
sional clerks.
- Colonel Desire objected to the measure on the
ground that this was a local fund, which ought to
be applied to local purposes.
Mr. Gregory, The O'conor Don, Mr. Bearden,
Sir P. O'Brien, Mr. Lavison, Mr. lenley, and Mr.
O'Beirne spoke against the measure ; and Mr. Dis-
raeli and the Attorney-General in its favour.
•••• A division was called, but it was not taken, and
the second reading was negatived.
On the second reading of the Representation of
the People (Scotland) Bill,
Mr. HADFIELD moved that it be read a second
time that day six months. The bill contemplated
adding to the numbers of the house, a proposition
which ought not to be passed over sub silentio, and
to which be strongly objected. At the same time,
he must say that Scotland ought to have more
members, but she ought to obtain them by the dis-
franchisement of small boroughs in England. It
was time that England and Scotland were legislated
for as one community.
Sir W. Soot? contended that Scotland was en-
titled to more members than was proposed.
Mr. B. COCHRANE agreed that Scotland ought to
have more members than was proposed, but thought
it unwise to reject the bill.
Mr. Sirotterr said he had not been sufficiently
educated in the science of reform to be enamoured
of household suffrage. Ho did not like the bill,
but he regarded it as a necessary supplement of the
English bill of last year. Ho believed this bill
would come out of committee in a 'shape that
would prevent the conservative element m Scot-
land from returning one member.
. Mr. 111‘Larizre appealed to Mr. Hadfield not to
proceed with his amendment. Ho thought they
ought to read the bill a second time, because it
extended the franchise, but he objected to some of
its provisions. Ho did not think they ought to I
apply the rating principle to Scotland; and, in
order to prevent the creation of fictitious votes,
they ought to insist on residence in all cases as a
qualification fur tho vote. Ho quoted statistics to
show that Scotland was entitled to an addition of
twenty-five members.
Mr. 141`Lsoss could not agree with the redistri-
bution scheme propounded by the government.
His great object was to got as great a number of
members for Scotland as possible, but he thought
the house would stultify itself if it departed from
the arrangement made last year.
Colonel STEER and Mr. GRAHAM also enforced
the claims of Scotland to more representation.
• Mr. MONCRRIVF inquired whether government
adhered to the proposition that they had made
with regard to the number of voters.
-e Sir J. Fzeousson said the number of seven was
not tired upon any particular principle, but it was
open to any member to show that any particular
borough or county ought to have additional repre-
sentation.
- Mr. REARDEN objected to Scotland having more
members, and submitted that Ireland had a better
claim to increased representation.
141 r. 1). GRIFFITH observed that Sir J. Ferguson
had " let the cat out of the bag," and admitted
that the government was formed of squeezable
materials. Ho objected to the HICERNO of the
number of members.
Mr. Limo expressed his belief that while the
old whip and some radicals would like to throw
the bill over, the moderate liberals of Scotland
were disposed to uocept the bill, provided that ten
additional members were given.
Mr. Exues questioned the correctness of Mr.
Laing's estimate of public opinion in Scotland. He
did nut wish to keep the question open for another
parliament, but he would rather do so than accept
the present measure, with its redistribution of
seats. . - •

Mr. KIENAIRD and Mr. CRAMPED expressed
their concurrence iu the views of the last speaker.
The LORD AI.VOCITE defended the details of the
bill, and with regard to the number of members
remarked that to give Scotland 25 additional mem-
bers it would be necessary to take 13 members
from Englalid and 12 from Ireland. •
Mr. Serjeant GASELZE said they were altogtthcr
on a wrong tack. They had never recovered the
mistake of rejecting his motion last year to dis-
franchise boroughs with a popula. iou of less than
6000., There eught to have been one bill for
England_t Ireland, and Scotland.
Mr. HADFIELD withdrew his amendment, and
the bill was read a second time.
The Sea Fisheries Bill passed through committee.
The Railways (Extension of Time) Bill was read
a third time and passed.
The Metropolis Subways Bill was read a second
time.
Sir W. Herr re-introduced his bill of last session
for the better regulation and the supervision by the
Board of Trade of the accounts of railway and
other joint stock companies.
Mr. S. CAVE brought in a bill to confirm certain
orders made by the Board of Trade under the
Oyster and Mussel Fisheries Act, 1886 relating to
the rivers Blackwater (Essex) and Ramble.
• Sir 13.1401/21100T3 obtained leave to bring in a bill
to enable guaranteed Indian railway companies to
raise money on debenture stock.
The LORD ADVOCATE introduced bills to improve
the system of registration of writs relating to heri-
table property in Scotland ; to ide the
statutes relating tothe constitution and complstiou
of Whisk heritable property in Scot, seml to
make strain changes in the law of 1e)
luting to heritable rights ; and a bill to mod the
peceedure in regard to ecclesiastical buildings and
glebes fn Scotland.
The hors adjourned at 26 minutes to 12 o'clock.

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