The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-20 00:00:00

THE NEW LAW COURTS

Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on the sth of March
he should call tho attention of the house to the site of the
new law courts, and move a resolution on the subject.

THE LICENSING SYSTEM'.

An Hos. MEMBER gave notice that on Monday he should
move for leave to introduce a bill to amend the licensing
of beerhouses.

TUE IRISII MILITIA.

Mr. C. FORTE3OUE, in reply to Colonel French, said
it was not without full consideration that tin embodi-
ment of tho Irish militia for training had been postponed
for another year.
TAE CASE OF MR. CAGNELLS.

Mr. WINTERBOTHAM asked the Under-Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs a question relative to the case of
Ur. James Caguells, a British subject, residing and carry-
ing on business at Oporto, sentenced in November last by
a Portuguese Court to banishment for six years, for the
crime of " wanting in respect to the Roman Catholic reli-
gion," such want of respect consisting only in conducting ,
ordinary Protestant service in his own house.
Mr. OTWAY said it was quite true that the gentleman
named had been banished for a term of six years, but not
solely for wanting in respect to the Roman Catholic reli-
gion. Mr Cagnells was put upon his trial in Oporto before
a Portuguese jury, he having given up his right to be tried
by a mixed one ; and the charges laid against him was for
holding meetings in his house for objects opposed to the
religion of the country, for inducing persons to hold doc-
trines opposed to the religion of the State and for making
proselytes. The charges, to an extent, were proved, and
under the 130th section of the criminal code he was sen-
tenced to six years' banishment from the country. An
appeal had been lodged against the finding of the jury,
and until that appeal was decided he did not think it judi-
cious to make any further observation. He might inform
the hon. member that Mr. Crawford, the Consul at Oporto
had been directed to watch the case.
THE RATE-PAYING CLAUSES. •

Mr. C. FORSTER asked tho First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether it was the intention of the Government to
repeal the rate-paying clauses of the Reform Act, and to
restore the system of compound rating ?
Mr. GLADSTONE said he could not answer the ques-
tion of the hon. gentleman, without in some degree antici-
pating the statement to be made by the President of the
Poor Law Board. He might, however, say that the Go-
vernment did not propose to restore in letter and in form
compound rating, but in the bill of his right hon. friend
there would be found a remody for the grievance which
at present existed.
THE CHARING CROSS VIADUCT.

Lord ELCHO called the attention of the First Commis-
sioner of Works to the proposed viaduct from Charing-
cross to Wellington-street, Strand, which was proposed
to be made on the Thames Embankment by the Bletrepo-
litan Board of Works. The Board had given instructions
with respect to the commencement of the works, and
be therefore had to ask the right honourable gentle-
man to exert his power to stay proceedings,
at all events for a time, until it was seen that the thorough--
fare was actually required. The site of the Thames em-
bankment affords the finest site in the world for some pub-
lic building, and it was inconceivable that so eligible s.
spot should be devoted to a long row of unsightly arches
upon which the proposed road was to be made. Ho
thought it was absolutely necessary that some greater
power than at present existed should be given to somebody
to prevent further monstrosities being made in London.
At present a set of people had only to get an Act of Parlia-
ment to make a railway, for instance, from north to south
of the metropolis, then they were quite at liberty to pull
down, ant block up, and erect any bridges they
might think necessary without the slightest regard being
made to the damage that would be done to the property in
the neighbourhood. Had there Wen any such control-
ling power ho believed the great tubular moustrosity—
the Cannon-street station would never have been allowed
to thrust itself so hid sously in front of the view of St.
Paul's from the river. He found ho could not by the
forms of the house propose the resolution he had prepared,
which stated that it was not expedient to proceed with
the proposed real, but he hop,cl the right hon. gentleman
would take up the matter and submit a resolution to the
house on liond.ty next.

Mr. O. BUXTON thought that as everybody disap-
proved of the proposed viaduct it would not be perse-
vered in.

Lord BURY said that it was most desirable that
any sort of controlling power would be better
than the anarchy that now existed. No sooner was the
work of Sir J. Thwaites finished, than a railway company
would begin to dig up and otherwise obstruct the footway,
so that for about five years the public would be kept out
of the full enjoyment of the splendid promenade.

Mr. LAYARD said unfortunately he had nothing to
do with the Thames Embankment; all he could do he
would do, and that would be to urge upon Sir
John Thwaites to do his utmost to prevent
a project which would entirely destroy the beauty of the
embankment which was now so great an ornament to the
metropolis. The most effectual way of stopping the pro-
ceedings would be for the house to express a strong
opinion as to the inadvisability of proceeding with the
proposed viaduct.
Mr. W. COWPER said if the Metropolitan Board of
Works were in earnest in objecting to the proposed viaduct
it was quite open to them to have introduced a bill for
repealing the previous act.
Mr. HOPE said how the bill passed that allowed such
an objectionable work was to him quite a mystery.
Mr. B. HOPE drew from the transaction the moral that
we needed a really strong Ministry of Public Works and
Art ; and the discussion was closed by a notice from Lord
Elcho that ho would move for a committee on the subject
next Tuesday.
Mr. FAWCETT brought in a bill embodying his clause
so stoutly fought in the debates on the Election Petitions
Bill last year, to throw the necessary expenses of elections
on the county or borough, and
Mr. NOR WOOD brought in a bill further to facilitate the
proceedings in County Courts.
The house adjourned at 25 minutes past 6 o'clock.

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