The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-28 00:00:00

MARKET BOSWORTH SCHOOL.

A motion similar to the preceding was agreed to in re-
gard to this bill.

SUPPLY-THE STATUE TO THE LATE PRINCE

CONSORT.

On the bringing up of the report of supply in respect to
the estimates agreed to last night,
Mr. MONS drew attention to the sum of £50,000 for
the national memorial to the late Prince Consort.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the contracts for the construction of the proposed statue
had been entered into by the late Lord Palmerston. It
would not be fair to the contractors to break faith with
them in consequence of the death of Lord Palmerston.
It was agreed. also that some gun metal should be sup-
plied to the sculptor, and the vote was agreed to last night.
The report was then agreed to.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Aberdeen Provisional Order Confirmation, Inclosure (No.
2), and Parishes (Scotland) (1814) Amendment.
The Railway Companies Securities Bill went through
committee, and the house resumed.
The Reformatory Schools (Recommitted) Bill went into
committee.

The amendments on the Railway Companies Securities
Bill were considered and agreed to. •

REFORMATORY SCHOOLS BILL.
Clauses 1 to 9 wore agreed to.
Ou clause 10,
Mr. POWELL moved the omission of that part of the
clause relating to the authority of the Homo Secretary.
The amendment was negatived, on a division, by 48
to 22.
Clause 11 was amended and agreed to.

On clause 12,

Mr. WHALLEY moved an amendment to the effect
that the religion of the children should be held to be the
same as that of the parents, on the ground that Roman
Catholic priests in large towns made a practice to visit
workmen's homes, and sometimes with the consent of the
parents and sometimes without, subjecting the children to
the rite of baptism.
The amendment was negatived without a division.

Mr. O'REILLY proposed au amendment to the effect
that the managers of every school should, on receiving
a youthful offender into their custody, enter his name, and
also his religious persuasion, in a book to be kept for that
purpose. The motion was negatived by 38 to 27.
An amendment was agreed to, on the motion of Mr.
PowELL, making it lawful on the representation of the
parent or nearest adult relative of any offender, for
a minister of the religious persuasion of such
offender to visit the school for the purpose of affording
religious assistance and instruction, subject to the approval
of the Home Secretary.

The clause as amended was agreed to.
Clause 13 was agreed to without discussion.
Progress was then reported, and the house adjourned at
a few minutes, to 4 o'clock.

Lord J. MANNERS, in answer to a question of Mr.
POWELL, said that the first thing to be done with the ra-
vages recently committed in Hyde Park was to repair
them ; but the source from which the money for that pur-
pose was to be obtained would have to be considered by
the Government.

Lord STANLEY, replying to an inquiry of Mr.
Oliphant, stated that the armistice between the Prussians
and Austrians had been prolonged ; but he was not in-
formed of the purport of the preliminaries of peace alleged
to have been signed by the parties.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH called the attention of the President
of the Board of Trade to the present system of voting in
public companies, by which shareholders whose occupa-
tion, convenience, or sex prevented them from attending
public meetings or polls, had no means of voting except by
proxy before they were aware of what was likely to
happen at any meeting of the company.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE admitted that the question was
deserving of consideration, and thanked the hon. member
for directing his attention to it. The present system of
voting in public companies was open to many objections ;
but it was easier to point them out than to apply a re-
medy. Ho cordially desired to co-operate with Mr. Grif-
fith to put the matter on a more satisfactory footing, and
he hoped in another year something would be done to ac-
complish that object.

The O'CONOR DON directed attention to the treatment
of emigrants on board the steamers plying between Liver-
pool and New York, and to the great prevalence of cholera
during the last three mmonths on board many of those
vessels.

Mr. ADDERLEY remarked that the emigrants who had
suffered from cholera on board ships clearing out of the
port of Liverpool were for the most part from Holland
and Germany, and in all probability predisposed to the
malady which had subsequently attacked them. As far as
he was aware, the provisions of the Passenger Act had
been complied with.
Mr. MAGUIRE said that, on the contrary, the provi-
sions of the act were notoriously evaded, and mentioned
Messrs. Wigram's ship the London as having been allowed
to go to sea without proper inspection.
Mr. GREAVES observed that Liverpool shipowners
were perfectly willing that the provision made ,by them
for the health and comfort of emigrants should be sub-
mitted to the most searching investigation. was
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ALARMING FlRE.—This morning, between the
hours of one hand two o' clock, a
consequencesfire
ttohoakt at
place onein a
time
threatened very
premises belonging to Mr. Ford, but let out
largeto rangeworkshopsf
and cowsheds, situate at No. 12, Chenies-
mews, Tottenham-court-road. The fire was discovered
by police-constable 142, of the E division, who at once
raised an alarm and sent of for proper assistance. Con-
ductors Rummens and Arnold promptly attended with the
Royal Society's fire-escapes, followed by two of Shand,
Mason, and Co.'s land steamers, two manual engines, and
three salvage carriages. Plenty of the Grand Junction
Company's water was procured, and the firemen under the
direction of Mr. J. Jerrard, with the aid of hand pumps,
managed to confine the flames to the first floor, used as a
cabinetmaker& factory. The origin of the fire is
unknown.