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London, England, 1867-07-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORISS—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The John Kendrick's Loan Charity Bill was read a
second time.
The West Sussex Junction Railway (Amendment) and
Devon and Somerset Railway (Amendment) Bills were
read a third time.
PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDERS IN RAILWAYS.
A desultory discussion took place as to a bill now pass-
ing through the House of Commons with regard to a
definition of the rights of preference shareholders. The
Earl Grey, Earl Granville, and other noble lords took
part.
MEETINGS IN ROYAL PARKS BILL.
The Earl of DERBY said that the pressure of important
business had been so great that they hsd not been able to
bring in a bill on this subject, but that they would very
shortly do so, and he, therefore, asked his noble friend
(Lord Rodesdale) to postpone his motion.
Lord REDESDALE, after commenting on the import-
ance of the question being settled, agreed to postpone the

motion.
CHRIST CHURCH (OXFORD) ORDINANCES BILL.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY moved the second
reading of this bill, and said that, though it was a local
question, it was a most important one.
After a few other unimportant remarks, the Bill was
read a second time.
CONSECRATION OF CHURCHYARDS BILL.
On the motion for the report of amendments on this
bill to bo received, it was agreed to.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMAONS—LAST EVENING.
The Speaker took the chair at two o'clock.
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL.
On the bringing up of the report of the committee ou this
bill a discussion took place on various matters of detail,
none of which involved any particular point of importance
in the bill, and the consideration of the clause conferring
the franchise on lodgers.
Mr. BOUVERIE made a somewhat lengthy statement,
the effect of which was that ho considered it inexpedient
to confer the franchise on persons in such a position.
The result, however, was that the amendment of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, which was merely to clearly
define that lodgers should be of full ago and subject to no
legal incapacity before they should be entitled to vote, was
agreed to.
Mr. TAYLOR moved an amendment to the clause, the
effect of which was to secure the vote to lodgers changing
their place of residence.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was
of opinion that the proposal would be inexpedient because
it went to the extent of giving the vote t 3 lodgers in sue-

cession.

The proposed amendment was rejected.
Mr. AYRTON moved the following addition to clause
s:—" Where, after the 29th day of September next, any
premises in any borough are let for a less period than one
year, or the rout reserved in respect thereof is made payable
at any shorter period than three months, the owner as
well as the occupier shall be rated to the relief of the poor,
and shall be liable to pay the rates in respect thereof, with-
out prejudice to any contract between the owner and oc-
cupierregardiug their liability as between themselves to the
payment of such rates. The person receiving the
rent of any premises from the occupier or occupiers
thereof on his own account, or as agent or receiver for
any corporation or person under disability interested
therein, shall, for the purposes aforesaid be deemed and be
rated as the owner of the premises." The hon. gentleman
said, the object in doing so was to prevent the
owner of premises such as he described of making
such an arrangement as to letting them for shorter periods
than one year, whereby he could utterly set at defiance the
rate collector. Tho adoption of the delta° in uo way in-
terfered with the actual exercise of the franchise. Neither
would affect the question of composition.
The SPEAKER decided that the question could not be
put at this stage of the bill, as it.would be putting a
charge uon certain persons. It could not be entertained
then. It ought to have been submitted to the com-
mittee.
The consideration of a number of technical and verbal
amendments to the bill occupied the attention of the house
up to seven o'clock, at which hour the sitting was sus-
pended.
On the reassembling of the house at nine o'cloc
pur'r, the
orders first on the paper wore postponed for the
pose
of resuming the consideration of the :Intended Before" Bill.
Mr. LOWTHER moved to strike out from clause 46 theo
e
concluding words, which provided that no person sh
bo entitled to vote at au election for the city of Oxford or
town of Cambridge in respect of the occupation of
chambers or premises iu asy of the colleges or halls of
either University. The effect of adopting the amendment
would be to give to lodgers in the university—say of
Oxford—the privilege of voting for the city of Oxford.
Mr. CA.RDWELL supported the clause, contending
that the university and the town bad always been separate
bodies.
Mr. Secretary HARDY was prepared to vote for the
amendment, in deference to what he believed to bo the
wish of the university.
Mr. Neate and Sir R. Palmer spoke in favour of the
clause, and Sir H. Ileatbcote against it.
The house having divided, the amendment was carried
by 145 to M. amid Ministerial cheering.
The schedule enumerating the members holding offices,
of profit from the Crown who shall not be required to va-
cate their offices on accepting another office was moved by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer and agreed to. These
officers are Lord High Treasurer, Commissioner of Trea-
surer of tho Exchequer of Great Britain and Lord High
Treasurer of Ireland, President of the Privy Council, Viet)
President of the Committee of Council for Education,
Comptroller of her Majesty's Household, Treasurer of her
Majesty's Household, Vico Chamberlain of her Majesty's
Household, Equerry or Groom in Waiting on her Majesty,
any Principal Secretary of State, Chancellor and Under
Treasurer of her Majesty's Exchequer, Paymaster
General, Postmaster General, Lord High Ad-
miral, Commissioner for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral, Commissioner of her 11fajostfs
Works and Public Buildings, First Church Estates Com-
missioner, President of the Committee of Privy Council
for Trade and Plantations, Chief Secretary for Irelief of
land,
Commissioner for Administering
the Laws for Re
the Poor in England, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancas-
ter, Master of the Rolls, Judge Advocate General, Attor-
ney General for England, Solicitor-General for England,
Lord Advocate for Scotland, Solicitor General for Scotland,
Attorney-General for Ireland, Solicitor General for Ire-
land.
Numerous verbal amendments were agreed to, and then
the bill was ordered to be read a third time on Monday
next, amid loud and general cheering.
The house having gone into committee of supply, some
progress was made with the civil service estimates.
The other orders on the paper were also disposeddisposedof,
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