The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-10 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAB,LIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THIS DAY.

The Speaker took the chair at twenty minutes pasi
twelve o'clock.

The Lords' amendments to the Navan and King's-cour
Railway Bill were considered, and agreed to.
Tho Kilkonny Junction Railway (Abandonment of KU-
purcell Branch) Bill was ordered to be read a third time.
Tho Rathkealo and Noweastlo Railway Junction Bill
was read a second time.

The Lords' amendmentslo the Great Eastern Railway
Bill, as amended by the Commons' Committee to which
they had Iron referred, were agreed to.
SALE OP LIQUORS ON SUNDAY BILL.

Mr. NE\VDEGA'I'E pre,:onted .a vory bulky petition
from Birmingham against this bill, and iu doing so rc-
feired to the loss sustained by that boroumh in the death
of Mr. Seholefield.
EDUCATION OF THE POOR BILL.

M. 11. A. BRUCE moved the second reading of this
bill, and asserted that the previous efforts made in this
directiOn had been insufficient. In this bill ho had acted
on the principle that provision should be mado fur one-
sixth of the population, and at this rate there would be
1,200,000 children to provide for. The progress of popu-
lation was far in excess of the increase in the number of
children attending national schools, and this showed the
necessity of some action being taken. In the la go
towns especially was it seen that education was not keep-
ing pace with the population. There were very few
reliable statistics on this subject, but he would select
thoso on which most reliance could be placed with re-
spect to a large centre of population. First, taking the
metropolis, it appeared from information collected in the
diocese of London that there were in that diocese a popu-
lation of 2,129,000. Supposing that one-sixth of the popu-
lation should be on the books of schools, the number
would be 362,000. The returns, however, showed that on
the books of Church schools thero were the names of
129,00, and on the books of non-Church schools 53,000,
giving a total of 182,000. There were thus another
180,000 whose names ought to have been on tho books.
From London he would go to Manchester. The population
of Manchester and Salford in 1866 was 483,000. Applying
his rule there ought to be 80,000 at school. The actual
number was 55,000, but deelttctin,g 7,ooo'As belonging to
the easier classes, there wero 34,000 who wore not at
school. Some calculations had been made, which showed
that out of 110 children 52 wore at work or school, and 58
neither at work nor school. Passing to the case of Birming-
ham, here again a most minute inquiry had been made,
and it was found that between tho ages of five or ten the
attendance at school was 46 per cent. of the children, and
between the ages of 10 and 15 only 9,000 or nearly 29 per
cont. Examinations had been made of the children working
in the factories, and the ignorance was found to be vory
great. With regard to Bristol, ho would quote a report of
Jr. Stansfield, who stated that out of 890 young persons
examined by him, 425 were totally ignorant.
Lan ErEAKINGI.

H OUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his soat on the woolsack a
five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway Bill was read a
third time.
The Patriotic Fund Bill was read a second time.
On the motion of the Earl of DEVON, the Galway
Harbour (Composition of Debt) Bill was committed.
THE FATE OF MAXIMILIAN.

In ansvar to a question from Lord STRATFORD ]Y

REDCLIFFE,
The Earl of DERBY stated that they had received
positive information that the unfortunate Maximilian
had been shot on the 19th of June last.
He was one amongst the first to deprecate so unnecessary,
so barbarous, a murder as this.
After a few remarks concerning the captives in Abyssinia
the subject dropped.
The Blackwater Bridge Bill was also committed.
The Public Records (Ireland) Bill was passed.
The report of the amendments on the War Department
Stores Protection Bill was received.
The Charitable Donations and Bequests Bill was read a
third time.
The Real Estate Charges Act Amendment Bill was read
a second time.
On tho motion of Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY
the Railways (Guards and Passengers Communication)
Bill was read a second time.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, having moved the
second reading of the Railway (Guards' and Passengers
Communication) Bill,
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM raised objections to some
portions of the bill, and recommended its reference to a
Select Committee.

This suggestion was resisted by Lord STANLEY of
ALDERLEY and by Lord CAIRNS, who remarked that a re-
ference to a Seleet.Committee would be tantamount to the
loss of the bill for the present session—an event he should
very much deplore.
Ultimately the bill was read a second time and ordered
to be referred to a select committee, upon the understand-
ing that evidence should be limited to the improvement of
the measure, without opening the question of the particu-
lar mode of communication to be adopted.
The sitting was closed at 20 minutes past six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock, when, the
house having resolved itself into committee, the further
consideration of the bill for the amendment of the Repre-
sentation of the People was proceeded with.
Mr. LOCKE moved the following clause :—" (Notice
of rate in arrear to be given to voters.) Where any poor
rate duo from any occupier in respect of any promises
within a borough on the fifth day of January in any year
shall remain unpaid on the first day of Juno following, the
overseers whose duty it may bo to collect such rate shall,
on or before the 20th of such mouth of June, give a notice
thereof in the form set forth iu Schedule (X) to this act to
every such occupier as would on payment of such rate be
entitled to vote in the election of a member or members of
Parliament for the borough in respect of his occupation of
the said premisos ; the notice shall be deemed to be duly
given if delivered to the occupier or left at his last
or usual place of abode, or with some person
on the premises of which the rate is payable,
or the notice may be sent by the post, free
of postage, oc the sum chargeable aspostage
.for the
same being first paid, directed to the occupier at
his place of abode as described in the rate book ; any over-
seer who shall wilfully withhold such notice with intent
to keep such occupier off the list or register of voters for
the said borough shall bo doomed guilty of a breach of duty
under the Registration Act."
The clause was read a second time, and a variety of
amendments were moved by Mr Hardy. A discussion
followed, during which Mr. Gladstone thought the most
convenient course was to adopt the amendments with the
understanding that they would be open for discussion on
the bringing up of the report.
Mr. SCHREIBER said ho had an amendment to move,
that for a second member for Cheltenham ; but, after the
declaration which had been maeo on a previous occasion,
that there were no means in the possession of Government
of complying with the request, ho should withdraw the
motion.
Mr. W. COWPER moved that the borough of. Hertford
should comprise the towns of Ware and Hoddesden.
Mr. DIMSDALE spoke strongly in favour of the pro-
position, and said such an arrangement would be agree-
able to all parties.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the discussion of this question showed clearly that
members were not aware of the power of tho Boundary
ouniiiitssioners. They bad power to deal with such mat-
ters, and, if necessary, to enlarge the borough of Hertford ;
they would recommend, and Parliament would take care
that that recommendation was carried into effect.
The clause was withdrawn.
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to the borough of Wells.
Mr. HARVEY LEWIS said, after the declaration of the
er, he should withdraw his
Chancellor of the Exchequ
motion for the giving two additional members for Maryle-

bone.
Sir E. PEKING then moved the following clause
That the county of Kent bo divided into threo divisions,
each division returning two members.
The proposition was negatived without a-division.
Mr. CORRANCE gave notice that when the schedules
were
taken into consideration he should move that Lowes-
toft bo inserted instead of Stockholm.
The announcement of the chairman (Mr. Dodson)
that there were no further clauses to movo elicited
a loud cheer, and the committee then proceeded to a con-
sideration of the schedules of the bill. Tho four original
schedules having boon struck out of the bill,
Tho CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER moved that

the following boroughs return one member only in future
PJrliaments:—Honiton, Thetford, V 40113, Evesham, Marl-
borough, Harwich, Richmond, Lymiugton, Chippenham,
Bridport, Stamford, Chipping Wycombe, Poole, Andover,
Leominster, Tewkesbury, Ludlow, Ripon, Huntingdon,.
!guidon, Buckingham, Newport, (Isle of Wight), New
Malsen, Tavistock, Lewes, Budmin, Great Marlow, Devizes,
Hertford, Dorchester, Lichfield, Cockermontb, Bridg-
north, Guildford, Chichester, Windsor, Knaresborough,
and Andover.
The new schedule having been read a second time, and
ordered to stand part of the bill,
Schedule B, which enumerated the following new
boroughs to return ono member each, viz., Darlington,
Hartlepool, Stockton, Gravesend, Burnley,• Staleybridge,
Wednesbury, Middle.:borongh, and Dewsbury, was
agreed to on the understanding that Mr. Ayrtou's motion
to strike out Darlington for the purpose of inserting "Sur-
rey, Wandsworth, Tooting, Streatham, St. Mary, Batter-
sea, Putney, and so much of the parish of Lambeth as was
not included in the borough of Lambeth," should be
taken on the bringing up of the report, as it was desirable
that the bill should pass through committco that evening.
(Hear, hear.) .