The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-25 00:00:00

PRISON MINISTERS.

The O'CONNOR DON called attention to the inefficient
working of the Prisons Ministers Act, relying chiefly on
the returns from the Middlesex prisons, and after recom-
mending that the Act should either be made compulsory,
or that the permissive power should be placed in other
hands, he concluded by moving a resolution pledging the
House to an immediate consideration of the subject.
Mr. WHALLEY strenuously opposed the motion.
Sir G. GREY agreed that in some respects the Act had
failed and required amendment, but he was not willing to
pledge the House to immediate action, knowing the diffi-
culties of the case, and hoping that when the advantages
of the Act became better known it would be more widely
adopted.
The motion was supported by Mr. O'REILLY, and op-
posed by Mr. NEWDEGATE.
Mr. WALPOLE acknowledged that, though the Act had
been carried out in the majority of cases, the intentions of
the Legislature had been defeated in manygaols where the
magistrates had refused to apply it. While admitting the
importance of affording facilities for religious worship to
these unfortunate prisoners, he thought the experience of
the Act was too short to justify an immediate interference
of the Legislature, nor could he agree in the expediency
of vesting a power of interference in the Home Secretary.
He promised to address remonstrances to the justices who
had not applied the Act, and he hoped that course would
be effectual.

After some observations from Lord E. HOWARD and Mr.
IiAGUIRR the motion was withdrawn.

On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE, an interesting return
was ordered, described by him as a valuable addition to
the general history of the country, as it would show the
net public income and expenditure of Great Britain for
each year from 1688 to 1801.

The Attorneys and Solicitors (Ireland) Bill passed
through committee.

The adjourned debate on the Compulsory Church-rate
Abolition Bill was renewed by
Mr. HUBBARD, who contrasted it very unfavourably
with the Solicitor-General's Bill,and regretted the decision
of the Dissenters not to accept the more equitable com-
promise which the latter offered.
A motion for adjourning the debate, made by Mr. Henley
was rejected by 108 to 64 ; and a second motion to adjourn
the house, by Colonel North, gave rise to a sharp discus-
sion, in the course of which Mr. Selwyn, Mr. Henley, Sir
S. Northcote, and Mr. Hunt expressed strong objections
to the Bill and urged Mr. Gladstone to drop it for the Ses-
sion. Ultimately the debate was adjourned until August 1
The remaining orders were disposeclpf, and the house ad-
journed at 25 minutes to 2 o'clock.

RINDERPEST IN SHEEP.—The first appearance of
rinderpest among sheep in the west of England has just
occurred, Mr. Parsons, farmer, Pethertod Bridge, Somert-
shire, having recently lost 150 sheep. Professor Simonds
yesterday examined the flock, and found the whole suffer-
ing from the rinderpest in its most virulent form. The
local committee order the immediate slaughter of the re-
maining flock of 450. Mr. Blake, magistrate, Ulset Farm.
had lost 15 cattle, and the remaining 38 wore examined
by Professor Simonds, and their immediate slaughter
ordered.

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