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London, England, 1860-05-14 00:00:00

such be illegal or irregular, Government would take mea-
sures to check any agents in the matter, or to warn those
who may enter inte such engagements.
Mr. CARDWELL said that according to the Foreign
Enlistment Act such enlistment was illegal. The atten-
tion of the Irish Government had been directed to the sub-
ject, and they were determined to enforce the law in regard
to persons engaged on enlisting for the Papal service.
CUSTOMS' ACT.

n reply to Mr. DISRAELI,
Lord PALMERSTON said that it was not proposed to
go into committee on the Customs' Act this night.
THE NEW BRONZE PENNY.

Mr. BLACK asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
when the new bronze penny would be ready for issue ; and,
if the distribution was to be made in England and Ireland
by the national banks of these kingdoms, by what machi-
nery the distribution would be made in Scotland.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
all the arrangements were made for striking the penny coin,
which would shortly be issued. The delay that had taken
place arose from what might be called the find arts depart-
ment, but this difficulty was now being surmounted. At
first copper coin would be issued only from the
Mint, but when the demand occurred for a more
extensive issue the Government would then have
recourse to the services of contractors. Arrangements
would also be made with the Bank of England, and the
Banks of Ireland and Scotland, by which they would be
rendered centres of distribution for the new coin. With
reference to the collection of the old coin, it would not be
deemed advisable to have any special machinery, because
it was considered there was sufficient inducement held forth
to persons to bring in the old coin to the Mint.
B,EFRESIIMENT HOUSES AND WINE
LICENSES BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill.
Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 15 were agreed to.

On clause 16,
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS moved, page 8, line 1, after
"Act," insert "and that shall be kept open after nine of
the clock in the evening." He explained that the object of
his amendment would be to exempt refreshment houses
from the visitation of the police unless in cases where they
were kept open after nine o'clock. He contended that
houses which closed before the latter hour should not be
treated in the same way as night houses, from which they
were totally different.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
saw no reason why the class of houses in question should be
exempted from the same visitation to which public houses
were exposed under the existing law.
Mr. E. JAMES said that the practical effect of the
clause would be to invest the police with a very arbitrary
power in respect to those refreshment houses. It was a
fact that the police levied black mail at the west end,
and on the unfortunate females who frequented them.
Mr. HARDY considered that this bill would ultimately
have to be revised.
After some conversation the amendment was withdrawn,
' and the clause was agreed to.
On clause 17,
Mr. AYRTON suggested that, according to the bill,
there was nothing to define what was the constituent of
foreign wine, in order to enable the dealer to discriminate
between it and any home compound.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
it was impossible to give any such definition as the hon.
member (Mr. Ayrton) seemed to desire. With re-
gard to discriminating between what was foreign
wine and what was not, it was a mere matter
to be determined by taste or chemical skill. What was pro-
posed by this particular clause was to prohibit persons sell-
ing wine without a license.
The clause was agreed to.
The remaining clauses to 20 were also agreed to.
(LEFT SITTING.)

SP ORTING NO TES.