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London, England, 1858-04-30 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsac

at five o'clock.
THE ANNEXATION OF OUDE.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE, in presenting a peti-
tion from 12,000 irrhabitante of Manchester and Salford,
praying that the Kingdom of Oude might be restored to
the King, and that he might aleo be restored to the
throne, stated that it was his intention on Monday, 10th
of May, to bring forward a motion to the effect that it
is the opinion of tide house the': the principle cf annexing
native States in India, for supposed default of heirs, or
under pretexts of inal-administration on the part of native
princes, is a flagrant violation of international law, op-
posed
to the feelings of the people of India, derogatory
to the Christian character, and dangerous to British
rule, and that this house, therefore, pledges itself hence.,
for eard to abandon such a policy.
THE SECRET DESPATCH TO THE GOVERNOR-
G ENE It A L.
In reply to Earl GRANVILLE, •
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII said the despatch
alluded to by the noble earl was strictly secret, and
nothing could have been more dangerous than to have
made known the contents of the despa ch at the time
it was sent off, as it contained the instructions as to the
course to be pursued of er the capture of Lucknow.
DIVORCE ACT.
Lord LYNDHURST called the attention of the
noble and learned lord cn the woolsack to the answer he
gave to his question a few days ago. Re begged bow
to ask whether it was the intenti m of Government t•
extend the Divorce Act to Ireland
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was not the in-
tention of the Government to extend the act to that
part of the kiugdcm.
SECOND READINGS.
Oa the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills
were read a second time : --Bury and Radcliffe Water ;
Chester Gas ; Halingden and Rawtenetall Water ;
Madras Irrigation and Canal ; Malvern Improvement,
&c. ; Nottingham Gas ; Sceulcoates and Kingetan-
upon-Hull Gas, Staffordshire Potteries Gas, and Stoke
Fen' on ant Langton Gas.
BARREL ORGAN SUPPRESSION BILL.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved the second
reading of this bill. Tie nuisance which this bill sought
to deal with was one that most of their lordships must
ave become acquainted. From morning till night the
quietude of private dwellings was broken by
the continual grinding of barrel organs, or
the horrid and discordant strains from a German
brass band. With respect to the latter, he got a little
relief, for the performers tired and left the place, but
unfortunately, the organ never tired. (Laughter.) The
Police Act contained clauses for the removal of nuis-
ances, but the policemen seemed disposed to frustrate
irs action by the manner in which they acted to-
wards these men, who were imported into this
country by droves by scheming and designing persons,
to play chose horrible barrel organs., He knew
several instances where the mo't serious consequences
had very nearly ensued owing to the refusal of
one of these organ men refusing to go away
after he was desired so to do. The noble marquis said
he trusted their lordships would read the bill a second
time, and then any amendments that might be necessary
might be made in committee.
The Earl of WILTON moved the second reading of
the bill this day six woeks.
Lord LYNDHURST said his noble friend bad
asked whether he would support the second read-
ing of this bill, and he had told him he would
do so on one condition, namely, that he en re 'y
remodelled it in committee. By the bill, as it at pre-
sent stands, any pereen play.ng a tune upon a Elate
within ten miles of the metropolis, might be,
by some persons, deemed a disorderly per • a
and conecquentiy be dragged before a magistrate and •
fined 40s. or a month's imprisonment. He did not
think a bill containing such a proeision ought to be
sanctioned by their lordship'. (Hear, hear.) They
might read it a second time—(" No, no ")—but t%ey
must entirely alter it and ne:v model it in committee. He
bad a very musical friend who lived in one of those holes
called chambers in 01d-square, Lincoln's .inn. Tois gen-
tleman worked hard night and morning at the study of
his profession, and he could conceive his looking out of
the window learly some May reclining, seeing the sun
shining upon the chimney-pets— for it never shone any-
where else—and being tempted to take a walk into the
country. He might put his flute in his pocket, and walk
off perhaps to Hampsiead-heath, perhaps to Hornsey-
lane, or perhaps to Richmond-hill, and having sat down
begin to blow upon his flute—which he did most beau-
tifully. People would be attracted round him in consi-
derable numbers, but after he had played f it a quarter
of an hour or 20 miuures, a man in a blue coat, having a
letter A and a number marked on the cellar, would
come up, and, presenting a piece of parchment or
paper, say, " Read this ! " " What does it mean ?"
" Oh f the magistrate is sitting at the King's Arms,
and requires your attendance." "My attendance 1
For what !" " Why, sir, you are an idle and disorderly
person—(a laugh)—you are idle yourself, and make other
people idle by attracting them by your beautiful playing
on the flute I" " What does this mean ?" "It's under
Westmeath's Bill." " Westmeath's Bill ; why, that
must be an Irish act ?" (Renewed laughter.) "No I
Lord Westmeath's Bill. You must come before the
magistrate. He is sitting to hear the case, and will com-
mit you as au idle and disorderly person, and sentence
you to one month's imprisonment with bard labour."
(More laughter.) This was a curious bill. He did not
know whether his noble friend, who was one of the most
straightforward persons he knew, objected to the per-
formance of bands in the parks on Sundays. (Lord
Westrneate made an observa•ion which did not reach the
gallery.) His noble friend said ho did not interfere with
that; her Majesty's bands were excepted from the bill.
Toat was true; but while the Queen's bands played in
Kensington-gardens, what happened in Victoria acd
Regent's-parks P By a sidewiud his noble friend wou'd
put an end to what he considered a must excellent and
latolable establishment—the performance of bands in the
parks on Sundays. (Rear, hear.) Further, there were
many c&mpanies in the city of London which bad private
bands arlia- processions with them, but this bill
would put an end to all such proceedings. On the 9th
Nov. a great ceremony was performed, all the city com-
panics went in procesion with the Lord Mayor, accom-
panied by bands of music. Under this bill alt persons
who played in those bands would be liable to be impri-
soned for a month, with hard labour. What sense was
there in that f At present there were in London many
German bands of great merit which played in the streets
surrounded by crowds of people, who were attracted by
the beauty of their music. Did his noble friend mean
to say that if all the inhabitants of a street wished that
one of these bands should play in it they should not
have the music which they desired I Was he not
right in saying that his noble friend, in trying to
abolish ore nuisance, was creating a much more abo-
minable one of another kind I A noble friend of his (the
Earl of Wil• on) had alluded to Punch. He recollected that
when this subject of street nuisances was discussed in
the other Hou:o of Parliament Punch was by universal
acclamation excepted ; but his Pan-pipes would bring
him within his noble friend's bill, and be would be at
once sentenced to a month's imprisonment, with hard
labour. (Laughter.) There were some mews behind
his house, and he had noticed that about the dinner hour
of the inhabitants the street music was regularly detained
in the neighbourhood of the small tenements therein.
lie had no doubt that the players were paid, and if they
were it could only be because their performances were
agreeable to the humble proprietors of homes in that
district. He recollected very many years ago, when
young, having a neighbour who was learning to scrape
the violin. He was at first disposed to complain of
his neighbour's innocent pastime as an annoyance, but
on a little reflection he said to himself, "Is it wise
in me to object I" Let me see whether I cannot stand
it without distraction, If I can, what an admirable
discipline it will be to me in pursuing my mathemati-
cal studies. (Laughter.) Af er a time he ceased to
hear this "nuisance" as it was called—it made no
inipresi-ion on him. (Hear.) Again, he knew a story
of a woman who took a house near to a blacksmith's
forge. On the day of taking possession she heard the'
blacksmith's hammer for the first time, and thought it
a nuisance. She went to the landlord and sought to
get rid of her engagement. " Oh, no, Ma'am,' said
the man, "I can't lot you off ; try it for a week." A
week elapsed, and by that time she ceased to hear the
noise—it made no impression on her ; and for 10 yelsh
er.
afterwards she lived in the same house, without sue
ing any inconvenience from the clang of thea
smith's hammer or the sound of his hello:nth fivs:eianis".
Lear," and laughter.) He repeated, t
he German bands to
speo.:teihslbeapfoer. their lordships to pass thish bill in its pre-
Earl GRANVILLE preferred twho,
with stentorian
the music of those sham tv_e
lungs and badly
would be suppressed by this
and taste, Yet the former
emain a priv:leged nuisance.
bill, while the latter would r
composed ditatieer'insulted the public ear
(Hear, hear.) supported he amendment.
ect to aurergaroic change
CAMPBELL—(LLla,uojgrrhddteDr.U)
S negatived,T el E A Tll
arnedpltihede,
amendment
question having been put, the motion for
.AN o b j
carried unanimously.
EXCHEQUER BILLS (20,911,5001.) BILL.
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This bill was real a second time.
THE OATHS BILL.
The report on this bill was brought up and agreed to,
and the bill was ordered to be read a third time to-
morrow (this day).
THE CAGLIARI.
The Earl of AIRLIE rose to puffotafiarttqaureecsstrpioeowentnintiogn ttt hhh
the
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case of the Cagliari, and also to inquire whether any an-
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the
Earl of Malmesbury, dated 22d March, 1858, and in-
cluding a communication from Count Cavour to Count
Gropello, dated 18th March, 1858. The noble lord said
he did not find a complete agreement between the papers
which bad been laid before the house with regard to the
ealfiscation and condemnation of the Cagliari. There
appeared to him to be one discrepancy with regard to a
matter of fact, and one with respect to an expressions of
opinion used by the noble earl (Malmesbury) in
to that fact, and he wished for some explanation
nacot that
eubject. What he wished to establish was the
officers
the condemnation of the Cagliari, which the law
had taken place,
of the Crown bad declared to be illegal, respect
the
for strong
noble earl, that there were no groundswould
and also the expression of opinion uponthe
takingpart of the
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not speak of this as a question of policy