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London, England, 1867-08-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tms EVENING.

The Lonn CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack a
five o'clock.

The Earl of SIIAFTESBURY presented a petition from
the authorities of Leicester.

Tho Expiring Lands Continuance Bill was passed
through Committee.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE AND THE
PROROGATION.
The Earl of DERBY intimated that the house would
meet to-morrow (Saturday) at 2 o'clock, in order to pass
certain bills, and that the prorogation would take place on
Wednesday next.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (ANIMALS) BILL.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH moved that the Com-
mons' amendments to this bill should be considered. Ho
said that the other house of Parliament had limited the
period of the act to one year, while this house had agreed
that it should beefor three years, but he thought that the
amendment was a trifle, and he should move that it be
agreed to.
The amendments were then agreed to.
The Commons amendments on the Railway Company's
(Scotland) Bill were agreed to.
POLICIES OF INSURANCE BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the amendment
on this bill only left it its title. The effect of the amend-
ment really was that a person holding only a partialover in-
terest in a policy might sue for and rec
the whole of its amount, and the
other parr
ties to it must sue him. It appeared to him quite impos-
sible that the house could agree to this amendment.
The amendment was then disagreed to.
CONSOLIDATION FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
HOURS OF LABOUR REGULATION BILL.
this
The Earl of DEVON moved the second reading of
aba
bill. He stated that there were an innumer ld
class of employments in which children,in women,,or
young persons were employed, e
thislJ:
Extension Bill did not contemplate, and
destined to regulate the hours of labour of young persons
r to the local
employed in workshops, and gave Factory
sAvacst
authorities, by which he meant the corporation,
or, if there
was none, the vestry of a town, to regulate in theiritricts the hours of labour.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that they
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COURTS OF RE
This bill was read a second time.
The Earl of DEVON moved that the CBhuilrlchbeTreemadpoa-
ralities Orders (Ireland) Validation ~
second time,
was agreed to.
The Fortiflwcabtlicohnßill was read a second time.
The Commons' amendments to the War Department
Stores Bill were agreed to.
The Companies' Act (1862) Amendment Bill passed
through committee, and the report was agreed to.
rLEFT SITTING.]

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 3 o'clock.
CHARTERUOUSE ESTATES BILL.
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orders having been suspended it was read a third tune and
passed.
LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY
(ARRANGEMENTS) BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and
agreed to.