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London, England, 1866-05-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVEN/2,1G.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PETITIONS•

Petitions were presented by the Archbishop of Ca^rEa-
BURY, the Duke of ARGYLL, Lord TEYEHIM, and other
noblemen, against the Sunday Licensing and Hawking
Bill, and by Lord CHELMSFORD in favour of the bill.
Petitions were also presented against the abolition of
church rates.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Finchley-
road Estate, Taylor's Estate, 'Wigton Water, Birmingham
Water, Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway, Banffshire
Roads, and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Extension
of Time), &c.

The following bills were read a third time and passed:—
Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway, Holderness Embank-
ment Reclamation, and Tynemouth Improvement.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY drew attention to
this subject, and referred to a letter he had receiced from a
clergyman of the Church of England on the subject of
spiritual instruction in public schools. Ho inquired of the
noble earl (Granville) if the conscience clause would be
satisfied by children being exempted from instruction in the
doctrines of the Church of England.
Earl GRANVILLE said the conscience clause would
not be satisfied unless the prominent doctrines of the
Established Church were taught in the different public
schools of the country.

The Archbishop of CANTERURY said that the answer
of the noble lord would go far to remove scruples enter-
tained by clergymen of the Church of England in reference
to this subject.
The Bishop of ST. DAVID said that he was in favour
of the compulsory enforcement of the clause. He re-
gretted the breach that had occurred between certain
members of thS Church and Council of Education, but he
hoped it was not too late to heal that breach.
Earl CALINARNON strongly opposed the compulsory
adoption of the clause.
The subject then dropped.
ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS (IRELAND)
BILL.

Lord CHELMSFORD moved that the house should go
into committee on this bill.

The LORD CHANCELLOR objected to the principle of
the bill.

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Lord CHELMSFORD denied that there was any valid
objection to the bill, which proposed to deal with an ad-
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government of the benchers of the Irish bar.
That body insisted on the attorneys in Ireland being
mem-
bers of these inns, and imposed heavy f
, and from the
year 1794 down to 1860, there wasnees
no less than £87,000
paid by the attorneys in Ireland, :for which there was no
adequate equivalent. There was no pro
the proper legal education of attorneys
in
connectionproiion vs for
with
these inns, and he adverted to the statement of Judge
Longfield and other Irish lawyers in support of his asser-
tion. In 1858, for the first time, a professor and aminer were appointed in consequence of a memorial
from the attorneys, and these received only £l3O, which
was all that was applied to their benefit out of the sum of
£87,000 received by the attorneys in Ireland. The attorneys
and solicitors in Ireland merely wanted to be placed on the
same footing as their professional brethran in this country
by being placed under the regulation of the Lord Chan-
cellor and the Master of the Rolls with respect to their
fees and other pants. The noble and learned lord
then read an extract from a letter from Sergeant
Armstrong, stating that this bill --Should re-
ceive his support, and notwithanding the objec-
tions of his noble and learned friend on the wool-
sack, he would press his motion for going into committee
on the bill.

The bill, with somo alterations, then went through

committee.

RAILWAY FINANCE AND LEGISLATION.

Lord REDESDALE brought under notice the subject
of the financial arrangements of railway companies, and
observed that the system upon which certain works had
been carried on for many years past had completely broken
down. In 1864 finance companies were formed with the
avowed purpose of finding money for contractors. Some
of these institutions had since collapsed, while others had
been thrown into difficulties. To check rash railway
speculations, therefore, he recommended that in future all
new railways should b. got up upon a subscription con-
tract, one effect of which would be that new schemes would
have to be well matured before they found favour with the
public ; and of course in that case the money would have
to be provided beforehand. He also suggested that the
subscription contract should be for two-thirds of the sub-
scribed capital ; that a deposit of one-eighth should be paid
upon every share ; and that no shares should be transfer-
able until three-tenths of the amount had been paid up.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY admitted the im-
portance of the question, but apprehended that the sugges-
tions of Lord Redesdale would impede the construction of
railways altogether. Ile hoped their lordships would not
commit themselves to any resolution on the subject with-
out mature reflection and the concurrence of the House
of Commons.

Remarks were also made by the Marquis of Clanri-
carde, Lord Overstone (who approved of the object
which Lord Redesdale was endeavouring to attain), Earl
Fortescue, and the Earl of Belmore, after which the matter
was allowed to drop.

The Labouring Classes' D wellings Bill was read a third
time and passed.

Earl RUSSELL intimated that on Friday next he should
move the adjournment of the house for the Whitsuntide
holidays until the Monday week following.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.

Mr. Bernal Osborne and Viscount Amberley took their
seats for Nottingham, and Mr. Finlay also his for Argyll-
shire.

GALWAY ELECTION.

The_ report of the Galway Election Committee was
brought up. It reported that Mr. Moore and Mr. Blenner-
hasset were duly elected.