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London, England, 1860-07-31 00:00:00

BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the object of clause 4, at which the house resumed, was
simply to give the commissioners a uniform authority in
dealing with all stocks under Parliamentary guarantee.
The effect of this would be to increase the powers of the
commissoners, which at present were in sonic degree re
duced.

This clause, with some amendments, was agreed to ; as
well as clause 17, which relates to the production of tic-
counts. The other clauses were omitted.

The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the house
resumed,
REFRESHMENT HOUSES AND WINE LI-

- CENCES BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, and resumed
at clause 6.

Col. DUNNE moved as an amendment the following :
Page 3, line 32, after " buildings" insert " which shall be
over the value of £10," the object of which was to exclude
from the act all tenements under that value.
After some remarks from Mr. AYRTON,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that as far as he was aware, no instructions had
been given to the police with respect to the mean-
ing of the term " refreshment houses," and he did
not consider there was any difficulty in respect to its
interpretation. In the English bill tobacco shops were
regarded as refreshment houses. The bill would extend
only to 12 or 14 towns in Ireland, because only that num-
ber had a population of 10,000 inhabitants. It had been
considered indispensable to the bills that the right of visi-
tation should be retained, and he could not consent to the
exclusion of houses under a yearly value of £lO.

After some discussion,
Mr. HENNESSY denounced this bill as a mere mea-
sure of police regulation, and unjust towards a poor class
of persons in Ireland, who would be called on to pay for a
supervision that would invade their privacy.
The amendment was negatived without a division.
Mr. HENNESSY then moved the omission of the
clause, and the committee divided :
For the clause
Against
Majority
The amendment was accordingly negatived, and the
clause was agreed to.
Clauses 7 to 12 were agreed to after some discussion.

On clause 13,
Colonel DUNNE moved the following amendment :
" Page 6, clause 13, leave out from line 13, inclusive, to end
of clause, and insert further shall annex a certificate ap-
proving of this application front two justices of the peace of
the district in which ho resides, or if such house is situated
within the police district of the metropolis, or any borough,
then from the justice or justices of the district in which
such house is situated.' "
A protracted and irregular discussion ensued, after which
the house divided—
For the clause
Against l4
Majority
Mr. BUTT suggested the omission of the words ex-
cluding persons whose houses might be suspected of being
frequented by members of an unlawful society.
Mr. DEASY said hi had no desire to retain the words
in question.
Some other amendments were proposed and agreed to,
and the clause, as amended, was adopted.
Clauses 14 to 19 inclusive were agreed to.

On clause 20,
Lord FERMOY objected to the clause which he con-
sidered as conferring an arbitrary and oppressive power on
the police. By the clause, if any person should refuse ad-
mittance to the police he might be fined £5, and deprived of
his license for two years. The noble lord concluded by
moving the omission of the clause.
Colonel DUNNE supported the amendment.
Mr. DEASY said that parties who took out licenses
under the act were aware of the conditions which were im-
posed. This provision exactly corresponded with a similar
provision of the English Act. However, he would have no
objection to limit the right of entrance to the houses when
the houses were licensed for selling refreshments.
The clause, with this latter amendment, was agreed to,
as were the clauses to 25.

On clause 26,
Mr. DEASY moved an amendment, conferring on in-
spectors of constabulary the same powtrs of inspection as
those enjoyed by the inspectors of excise.
The clause, as amended, was agreed to.
Clauses 27 to 36 inclusive were agreed to.

On clause 37,
Colonel DUNNE moved the substitution of " supervisor
of excise of the district" for "treasurer of the county."
The object of the amendment was to provide that the ex-
penses of prosecution should be defrayed, not by the coun-
ties in which they took place, but 1 y the excise.
The committee divided, and the numbers were—
For the clause 65
Against it 2l
Majority —44
The amendment was accordingly negatived.
Some other amendments Were then moved, but the de-
bate was interrupted, it being 4 o'clock.
The sitting was then suspended.
The house resumed at 6 o'clock, aid was
[LEFT SITTING.]

LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING).

WAR-OFFICE, JULY 30.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of Colonel Richard Denis Kelly, C. 8.,.
of the 34th Regiment, to be an Ordinary Member of the
Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Com-
manders, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
WHITEHALL, JULY 30.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal, appointing Sir William Jar-
dine, Bart., William Joshua Ffennell, Esq., and George
Kettilby Rickards, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Commis-
sioners to inquire into the Salmon Fisheries of England
and Wales, with the view of increasing the supply of a
valuable article of food for the benefit of the public.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 23.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Adolph
Schlostein as Consul at Melbourne, for the Free Hanseatic
City of Drcalei