The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-04 00:00:00

IM PERIAL PARLIAMENT.

, fIOUSB OF LORDS.—FZIDAT, MAT 3.
Ilus Haase sat at 5 Veto& Lord IAIIOIMI.II sat Speaker.
Tim Pirates' Bead Messy Bill was road a third tins sad
Mi.:lT Amid ladessaity Bill was diva road a sowead
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ad %hair brambly, adjoarant at half-post 5.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAT, MAT 3.
Tao Spumes took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Corer,' Covets BILL.—By Mr. COBDEN, from litho
Wants of Kirkby Lansdale, hi meow of this bill.
Famine Latroom—By Mr. COBDEN, from workpeople
dtasseltfie mill. Batley, Yorkshire; from workpeople is
Waterloo mill, nodal'; from workpeople is Old mW,
Maleshill; from sillowaere and operatives, Pudgy; from
maupi r. sad spiritless, Alleubrig mill, nadir, ; from eau
gime sad operatives. Uska from eosagiers
mad opersives., Alhaa a.lll, Pu!sey. Yorkshire-4er as
*WS t.nets bill.
NATIONAL A AAAAA NTS.—By Mr. BASS (4), from Derby,
mid (1) tram Burma os-Trost, for mutual reduction of
matiesal armamests.
ABOBITILATION TWILIT= Bits.—By Mr. BASS, from
Derby, for inn rastiosal arbitratioa.
INCOME TAX ON LANDOWNERS.
Camel 8181110 RP pee moths that he would oa as
oarly day call the atteutios of the Chaacellor of the Es-
&luau to the atcessity of the removal of lbs Looms tax
sew levied ea landowners.
REPEAL OF THE MALT TAX.
Mr. BUCK wished to ask the hon. member for North
Yorkshire whether he Wooded to briog in his bill for the
of the+ malt tax f
CAYLEY said that he had takes every opportunity
Made the commeseemest of the eiteslos, but was not able to
istroduee it. It was sot his board= to give It up, and he
abought it probable that be might be able to bring it under
their moire before the end of this swath.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND POLICE OF TOWNS
BILLS.

Is answer to Mr. Cowaw, a
The LOltD-ADVOCATE said that he had unfired some
i t hints with regard to these bills, and that he was 1
lineretadn izi ta adopt some of them. It was hie intention to I
semen Monday night that they should go int) committee
pro forma on the Police of Tows. Dal , sad consider it on •
mornieg saving on a Thursday.
THE ABOLITION OF
OF IRELEAN TH LORD LIEUTENANCY 1
D.
Sir G. GREY said that in the absence of the noble lord '
the firs lord of the treasury, he would dam that it was the
bantam of the government to postpone the bill for the
abolvion of the lord lieutenancy of Ireland until next Mon- '
day week.
FACTORY BILL.
Lvii ASHLEY said that ens, to the lateness of the
lien es the pinions sight it wee impossible foe him to in-
trodsce the wenn% of the tan nun facory ball. H. gave
I
notice however that be should ash • question from her
Mejeo)'s minister on that chasing. It had la en rumoured '
that her Majesty's government had some intention of prc-
posing • scheme of their own in whence to factory heti-
sees Ile thought it desirable that the country should know I
the truth of the matter is soon as passible, a general outline
either scheme ton proposed; he therefore took the liberty
of ashler the right hos. Bart. the Secretary for the Home
Department It he would be good enough to say whether '
then was any teeth in that issiour, and if so to state to the
house in general terms what her Majesty's governinest
intrude el to
r G Grgessaid, that, of course, as was his duty, he
gave • careful miceideration to the question as to what
would be most peach able and least injurious to all clans in
any amendment of the law condemn with the objects which '
his soble friend had is view. The noble lord (Ashley) had
need to the hones that he himself had experienced &Steal-
h' bat he had not anticipated is the carryieg out of his
ins object, Sind that he was obliged, after repeated attempts,
ke abonelas the intention which ha had originally enter-
tained, ot ph:posing what would Se practically a declaratory
set, with :he vise of realising the object of the law of 1844,
and he found himself isompaled t 3 propose to parliament
sew restrictions not founded in the previous bill. Under
taws amintanoes it was his (Sir G. Grey's) duty, and that
Of the hood sow to gonsider what amendment ght to be
Made with ref. Mee to the impeached Interests that would
he offend by this law. He (Sir G. Grey) stated, in ad-
d/noise the home in the motion of his noble friend for lean
M being en has bill, that he did not anticipate that it would
be peseible—it would be, at all nett, *innately dal
cony out has obj cts sucenandly, wittout Raise
some alteration in the range of 1G hours. within which time
young persons sad women were allowed to work for tea
been, and which the noble herd had left untouched. He
hit it then h s duty to lay before the house the plan which,
Ode tall cossideratioe, he thought divides% with the
spirit It. ugh sot with the letter, of the act rf 1547, and
whin, he thought, would more effsctually every out the
object which the noble lord had in view than the bill
which be himself proposed. and would be mach more ac-
oeptabla to the peat batty; when he said acceptable, he
should add that he was amend by persons is whom he
placed defi•lence that if it wen passed into a law it would
be neepfoble to the great body of 'he operatives. (Hear.)
The phis would Le :has, that they should suSetitute foe the
ealeung restrictions on the number of the hours dories
which women and ping persons should be employed, new
limitations and definitions within which they may be
anoint to work. .Ti law ae it at present stood filed the
time darts, whisk they may be employed tor ten bolus,
from hating fin in the morning to half-poet eight in the
nosing. He proposed to offer new restrictions and
taous up n the hoer* of labour. He would prance* that six
o'clock in the moraine and six o'clock in the evening should
be the hop s within which labour could be !aerially w-
ormed. That would apply to five days in the week ; and he
propow d that they should on Saturday apply an extra lied.
tation from six o'clock until two o'clock In the afternoon.
The plan would be better understood what he told them that
at present that clamor persons may he employed 10 boors is
the day for tire nye, and fight hours on Saturday, making
fit:peach' home is the weak. Anther alteration which
he proposed in the law was, that them pence'
would be liable to be employed between six o'clock a.m.,
sad six ..'clock p.m. for 108 hours for five days is the week,
only one hour and a hall tang allowed them for their meals,
Ac., making the time of labour 521 hours instead of 50.
They would then be liable to work for eight hours from 6 to
2 o'cliek on Saturday. They would, therefore, hays to work
for 601 hours in the week instead of 59, SS under the m-
int e a em. They would have the 'tentage of the half
hour before six o'clock every morning, and they would have
the whole ..using uninterruptedly from six o'clock in the
wenn for five tile, and from two o'clock in the &Ser-
ums ea Saturday.
Mr. HUME said that he could not but deprecate any such
interlaresce between ninters end their workmen. He gave
the noble lord credit for meaning well, but he would say
that the interference would be productive of injury to the
elan which he was anxious to serve.
Mr. EDWARDS differed with the principle which had
been laid don by the right hos. harvest. He thought
that It wee a departure from the spirit of the act of 1817.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
In 'sewer to Lord N_:"
fllr W. SOMERVILLE add that he could not hold out
any hope that the agricultural returns relating to Ireland
null be laid en the table before a very late period of the
year.
IRISH MEASURES.

Colonel DUNNE observed that there were five or ais no-
then of bills on important subjects relating to Ireland. Ue
wished to uk the Secretary for Ireland how many he es-
/meted t be able to promed with that night.
Sir W. SO dERVILLE wan sure that the hoe. and
gallant gentleman omld give a better answer than be.
Manghter.
DIS fItEsSED UNIONS ADVANCES AND REPAY

MLN r oP £DVA.~ICBB (IRELAND) BILL.

The house thin proceeded to consider the amendment
made to this bill.
Mr. CLEMENTS moved the insertion of a clause am-
Iftom to sae win* wee discussed at great length when the
bill wm la committee. The propmed provision enacted
that rate levied in envy townland for the purpose of
repaying advances under the act should not exceed sizpence
ta the paean! on its net annual r,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the
dame, on which, alter some discussion among the Irish I
member', a division took place, when the amendment wee
negatived by 128 to 91-37.
The bill was then maned to.
PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS, &c., ( IRELAND) BILL.
Ti. order of the day for the consideratioa of this bill, as I
mewled, ha. ing hems read,
Mr. CLEMENTE moved that the bill be recommitted ler
Mei purpose of introducing an amendment for providing
meat of the clerks of the peace and clerks of unions, for the!:
eeniess in manezios with the making out of the lists of
esters. He the the clerks of the poem were as much
entitled to be paid so the town clerks.
After mime further conversation the amendment wan
withdrawn.
Mr. Y. POWER moved that the following clause be added
tbe bill :
" Be It en,eteet, that is all eases of agreement between the
kadicenl and occupier, or He came of joint occupancy) the
occupier of lands, tenement, or hereditaments, within as
minty in Inland, by virtue of which agreement the landlord
is or shall be rated for pow-rates at the masa vales dill.
and upwards„the occupier, or (is ease of joint °mummy)
the occupiers of such premises, shall have all the rightist
registry and voting as if he or they had been noel ; and,
should the landl.ed, under each areumatano a, refuse re
aegket to pay the said rates, the payment Owed by the
occupier, or (ta the else of joint *mummy) by the occupiers,
shall entit,e him or them to a right of registry and voting,
sad also to a right to deduct from the teat the full 1/101111t of
each rates."
Ms. 11.1iTCHELL —Tnere could be ao mica that a
tenant, oese.pyise under suck circumstances, should be de
mind of the right of voting, not only es to the county fran-
chisee bat also en that of the Isnrough ; but he thought the
dome e• it wand would not fairly tarry oat the object of the
Ina. MM./Of ; mid, therefore, he should bars to propose at-
tain verbal amendments.
Lord BERNARD c nsidend the clause would give nee
es meth Menaveeimos and litigation, and that it would en-
emirate {winos' votes.
Kr. OHOGAN upp wed the el MIN on the ground that if it
wen passed it would be imposaible to know who the voter
wen
pal). PIUItItRYS thought the question ores whether the
party wee is occupation ut property to Me required value. In
that are tee occupier would spoiler on the ran books, and
Vapid the rates wee a matter of no importante.
Meer mane immunen the clauas was withdrawn.
Oel. CHAT tEETON mewed the insertion of the follow-
igs oboe: " That flio don of won madly called' son-re-