The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY.
The SPELLER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
LICENSING BEEREIOUSES.

Mr. KAVANAGH asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land whether ho would object to have the provisions of
the bill to amend the law for licensing beerhouses ex-
tended to Ireland.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he had examined the bill now
before tho House with a view to ascertain whether its
provisions could be extended t 3 Ireland, but he thought it
somewhat premature at present, before the bill had passed
through committee, to state whether it would be better to
make the bill applicable to, or to legislate separately for
Ireland.
POOR LAW (IRELAND) AMENDMENT BILL.
Mr. MACUALION moved the second reading of this
bill, and in doiu3 so the hon. gentleman said it was almost
similar to s. bill introduced to the house in 1866. The
chief object of the bill was to extend the area of taxa-
tion for rating to the relief of the poor, and thus relieve

Conciliation for the settlement of the present and future the towns from the burden of maintaining the poor driven
disputes. into them by eviction from the rural districts. Ile con-
Mr. Whalley's Bill for the abolition of turnpike tended, therefore, that there ought to be in Ireland the old
trusts has been published. The bill gives power to law of removal and settlement as it prevailed in England,
or a system of union rating.
two-thirds of the ratepayers in any parish to abolish any
turnpike trust or bridge within that parish. After the abo- Mr. BRUEN strongly opposed tins bill, and moved that
lition of the turnpike trust the road is to be maintained as it be read a second time that day six months.
public highway. Mr. KNIGHT seconded the amendment,anpedltuergfeadiltuhraet,
union rating in England had proved a complete
A return just published shows that be-
tween the 7th of March, 1861, and the 26th of August, 1835, owing
prevailed
t o h
tine
parishesabsenco of
wthhearte
evsystemery7o:flotaiiyrsupervisionedrenh sa d a
dwhichirect
tdvancos to the amount of £18,700 were made to Maynooth personal interest in keeping downth:t l
IreolLd should be placed
College by the Commissioners of Public Works. Of this Mr. KAVANAGH urged
sum £5,304 has been repaid upon the principle of an
annuity. linunlespect to its poor laws upon the same footing as En,.
111. T. C. FOIITE3CI admitted the existence of great
Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High- irrularities in various electoral divisions in Ireland,
aesses Princesses Louise and Beatrice and Prince Leopold, and thought that further information was desirable. He
left Windsor Castle on Tuesday for Slough Station, whence should therefore support the second reading of the bill
with the view of referring it subsequently to a select tom -
the travelled by special trian on the Great Western Itailway
lo Paddington. Her Msjesty was there received by the mit"' .
!Ike DO \N NING denied the necessity of further inquiry,
Erectors and an escort of Lancers, and proceeded to Buck- •
the..,ffect tf which would be merely to shelve the question
incham Palace.
for another session.
On Monday, at the Bristol Assize Court, George Mr. GREGORY thought the wholo subject should be
Radford Webb was found guilty of having committed per- de reYred until next session, as Parliament had quite
jury as a witness against Mr. W. T. P. Watkins, when that en 37.igh to do at present to settle the question of the Irish
gentleman was charged before the magistrates with cloth g Cl at rch.
an the palling day. The trial lasted all day, and the ver- Lord C. J. HAMILTON spoke until a quarter to six,
iict was given after the jury had been locked up two hours w'hain in accordance with the rules of the House the de-
tnd a half. The juige was at his lodgings when the ver- brae. closed.
list was returned ; conseqaently sentence was deferred. j ".IChle house adjourned at a few minutes before six.