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London, England, 1859-07-19 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' Amendments to the London and South-
Western Railway Bill were agreed to, and the bill was
ordered for third reading.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Hunslet and Leeds Road, changed from Leeds and Hunslet
Road; Lawton, Burslem, and Newcastle-under-Lyme
Roads; Midland Railway and Burton-upon-Trent Bridge.
The following bills were considered and ordered for
third reading :—Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramway
Abandonment; Kensington Station and North and South
London Junction Railway ; Londonderry and Lough
Swilly Railway; Malltraeth and Corsddauggan Marsh;
Stockton and Darlington Railway.

BRITISH AND CANADIAN TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.

The adjourned debate on this bill, as amended, was re-
sumed by
Lord DUNCAN.—He said that since yesterday he had
an interview with the agent who was preparing the bill,
and he was happy to say that he had consented to striking out
the clauses which were deemed objectionable. He alluded par-
ticularly to the clause which conferred on the Treasury the
power, after the bill was proved, of giving prospective gua-
rantees to any amount. Under these circumstances he had
no objection to the bill passing.
After some conversation the bill, as amended, was con-
sidered and orderd for third reading.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.

Mr. LAWE in moving the third reading of this bill
said that he objected as much as possible to compulsion with
reference to subject like thepresent. It had, however, been
found necessary to vest the powers which the Board of
Health possessed in the Privy Council, and the object
of the present bill was merely to make the posses-
sion of those powers perpetual, for at present it
was only temporary and was about to expire. The
manner in which these powers had been exercised had been
most beneficial to the community, and he referred to the
last visitation of cholera, when the steps that were requisite
were promptly taken in virtue of these powers. He pro-
posed to confer by these powers the right of visitation, of
ascertaining the qualifications of those employed to vacci-
nate, and of inspecting. those localities where disease was
suspected to exist. As' a peace offering, he would withdraw
the clause by which persons failing to have their children
vaccinated might be sued at law ; but he could not consent
to the powers vested in a Privy Council being only tempo-
rary, as he considered it was reflecting on that body, and'
he would therefore persevere in conferring on it permanent

powers.
Mr. AYRTON strongly objected to this bill, in conse-
quence of its proposing to confer permanent powers on the
Executive Besides it was not shown who was to pay for
the enormous expenditure that might be incurred if these
powers were to continue to be exercised without control and
for an unlimited period. (Hear, hear.) With regard to
vaccination, according to the provisions of the Poor Law
Act, adequate provision was made for vaccination, and
therefore he thought, it vile unnecessary to confer these
powers on the executive.'" He'concluded by moving that
the bill be re-committed.

Mr. Williams and Sir G. B. Pechell opposed the bill.
Mr. HENLEY said that a much larger principle was
involved in the bill than was supposed by the right hon.
gentleman who introduced it to the house. He objected
most strongly to the,power of visitation, by which domestic
privacy would be invaded, and there should-be a very clear
case made out before the house consented to confer such
unpopular powers. He thought that the powers might be
continued for even three years, but not longer; and he
suggested to the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Lowe) to ac-
cede to a compromise of this description.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE denounced the bill as one of the
grossest jobs that had ever been attempted to be perpetrated
on the house. He believed that it was only a Whig Go-
vernment that would propose such a measure, as it had not
been attempted by a Tory Government. Having referred
to the act of 1848, the hon. member contended that
it was most unjust to attempt to pass this bill under present
circumstances. The measure had not been fully discussed,
there was no time in the present session to discuss it, and
therefore the proper course would be to pass a bill con-
tinuing the powers to the Privy Council for another year,
and next year they could give the necessary discussion to
any proposition for rendering their powers perpetual.
(Hear, hear.)

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

WRECK OF THE PARAMATTA.

A lamentable disaster has fallen upon the Royal
Mail Steam Company. By the arrival of the
steamer Magdalena at Falmouth, from the West
Indies, they have received news of the wreck of
their new steamer Paramatta, of 3,092 tons
(builder's measurement), and 800-horse power,
while on the voyage from Southampton to the
West Indies, with the mail of June 17. The tele-
gram received by the company states that the
Magdalena " left the Paramatta on the 2d of July
badly stranded on the Armegada Reef (near St.
Thomas's)," without giving any further details. A
despatch received at the Jerusalem Coffee-house,
however, adds the satisfactory information that the
crew, passengers, and mail were saved. The Para-
matta was completed only a few months ago by the
Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company, and great ex-
pectations were entertained of her capabilities, as
in a trial trip on the 7th of July she made 14 knots
an hour. She left Southampton on the 17th of
June, with the West Indian mail, that being her
first voyage. She was 3,092 tons burden, and her
cost was about £160,000, and unless she can be
got off the loss will fall entirely upon the company,
who ensure their own vessels. The report pre-
sented at the last annual meeting stated the sum at
the credit of the insurance fund at £200,000. The
Paramatta was navigated by -Captain E. -Baynton,
who has been a commander in the service of the
company since the year 1852.
The company's ships Conway, Wye, and Der-
went were anchored off the reef, taking out the
passengers and cargo.
The Medway would remain alongside to render
assistance, and hopes
would be got clear off.
were entertained that she

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS AT

M/STING•

A meeting was announced to take place yester-
day, at Exeter Hall, where, according to the pla-
cards, " C. Paget, Esq.,
Colonelseveral other members of parliament, were expected
to address the meeting, when much important in-
formation would be communicated Sykes, M.P., and
relative to the
middle class 'education, and the measures to be
brought before parliament for the training. of
teachers and granting them certificates of merit."
The only member of parliament present was Col.
Sykes, who, upon beiig requested to take the chair,
said that he knew nothing about the society, and
he had .only been induced to attend in the expecta-
tion of seeing the Right Hon. Air. Cowper in the
chair, having been led to believe that that
gentleman would preside. The gallant gen-
tleman finding he had been deceived left
ial-
most
mmediately, leaving only
Mr. Bentley
(the manager) on the platform. After much delay
a Mr. Wall was called to the chair. Mr. Bentley
then entered at great length into the importanceof
the education of the middle classes, and the special
mer.ts of this society ; and in answer to some I
questions put to him by the meeting he said that
the first annual meeting of the society was held
last August, at Radley's Hotel, and the minutes of
that meeting had been kept. He concluded by
moving the adoption of a series of resolutions,.
which had been adopted at a preliminary meeting.
After much discussion the following resolution, in
the place of those proposed by Mr. Bentley, was
carried unanimously:_" That this meeting does
hereby approve and authorise a committee to wait
upon a magistrate to ascertain if this society is
not a means of obtaining money under false pre-
tences." A letter from the Right Hon. W. Cowper,
M.P., after a great deal of reluctance on the part
of Mr. Bentley, was then read, disclaiming any
co-operation with the society, of whose existence
and objects he had no cognisance. The Rev. R.
Chaffer attended from- the National Society for
Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Pi:e-
cin eta of the Church, and said that, as some mis-
understanding mi3ht arise, he wished to say that
that society had nothing whatever to do with Mr.
Bentley or his Society for Promoting National
Education.