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London, England, 1857-06-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMON .—:This Day.)
The SPEAKHR took the cha;r at twelve o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Campbell's Divorce bill was read a second time
GIUSTINIANI'S OATH BILL. _

Mr. MONSELL moved that in the case of Giusti-
niani's Oath bill, the standing orders be suvended in
order that the bill might be read a first and second
time and then referred to a select committee. The hon.
member explained that the bill was in effect to natural ze
the Princess Giustiniani, and to enable the noble lady
to take the necessary oaths before her Majesty's Minister
at Florence instead of before the House of Lords.

The standing orders were suspended, and the bill
was rev] a first and second time, and was referred to a
select committee.

PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented in favour of an alteration of
,he oath taken by members of Parliament ; in favour of
,he Industrial Schools Bill ; and in favour of an altera-
tion of the Superannuation Act.

REGISTRATION OF LONG LEASES (SCOT-
LAND) BILL.

The house then went into committee on this bill.
The preamble was postponed.
Oa clause 1,
Mr. DUNLOP explained the nature of certain amend-
ments which he meant to propose.
The LORD. ADVOCATE said he had-been waited on
by the Faculty of Advocates, to oppose the bill, but he
felt he could not comply with the request of the deputa-
tion, as ha felt the present bill was one calculated to con-
fer great good. He did not entertain the same fears
with respect to this bill as these learned gentlemen, and
therefore he should give it his cordial support.
The clause was then agreed to.
The remaining clauses, in which a few verbal amend-
ments were made, were agreed to, and the bi'l was re-
ported ith amendments.:
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Shirley and
Capta'n J. C. Viv.an, on account of 'Reese and domestic
affi►ctior.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS BILL.

The house then went into committee on this hill.
The preamble was postponed.
On clause 2

Mr. GREGORY moved an amendment in the clause,
which was to enable Justices of the Peace to obtain
evidence as to the religion of a child. He proposed to
insert in line 16, after the word child, "or in case of an
orphan, then the guardians or nearest adult relative,"
to the claust,.
The amendment was withdrawn, and the clause was
agreed to.
Clauses 3 and 4 were agreed to.

On chum 5,
Sir G. GREY drew the attention of the hon. member
(Mr. Add,rley) to this clause, which empowered the
magistrates, on a child being taken into custody for beg-
ging and vagrancy, to send him or her to prison for 7
days without any proof that an offence had been com-
mitted. He objected to giving the power of remand to
a magistrate without it was clearly proved that the law
bad been transgressed.
Mr. ADDERLEY proposed an amendment.
Lord E. HOWARD thought that some provision
ought to be introduced to prevent the child of a poor
man being sent to a reformatory, and there detained.
It would be extremely hard, suppesingthe parents of the
child were about to emigrate, that they should leave the
country without the whole of their children.
Sir G. GREY said the clause gave the magistrates
power to order the child to be given up to its parents on
satisfactory proof being given that they were about to
emigrate.
After a few words from Mr. MOORE,
The clause, as amended, was agreed to.
On the question that it stand part of the bill,
Mr. DE VERE objected strongly to the clause.. By
it every child found begging was subject to penal
punishment.
Mr. ADDERLEY said the hon. gentleman who bad
just sat down was under a misconception with respect
to the object of the bill. It was not a penal measure, but
one to provide tutelage and protection to them. Instead
of the measure being a very harsh one, it was, on the
contrary, .no of great kindness.
Mr. BUXTON said, if the act was one of kindnesslo
the child it aas quite the opposite to parents of the
children. By its provisions. a child, who for the first
time might solicit charity, was liable to be taken int )
custody-by the police, and, supposing, it was under 12
years of age, sent to one of the Industrial Institutions
for seven years.
Sir G. GREY said street begging was one of the
greatest nuisances that at present existed. If the prin-
ciples of the hon. gentleman who hal last addressed the
house were adopted, the police would have to look on
quietly and allow crime to be committed.
After a short discussion in which Mr. Briscoe, Mr.
Maguire, Mr. Liddell, and other members took part,
Mr. DUNLOP said he did not think the clause was
oppressive or unjust. It was open to the parents of
the child taken into custody and committed to one of
these iustitntione, on giving security to the amount of
20s. that the offence of begging would not be repeated,
to'have the child restored to them.
Mr. HACKBLOCK suggested that the words "being
a !ell-known beggar or vagrant," should be added to the

Mr. BAINES—The numerous objections that bad
been urged against this clause convinced him that it was
necessary to give this clause further consideration. The
object of the bill was, good, and it was the duty of the
house to make it as perfect as possible. He suggested
that the clause should be postponed.
Mr. HENLEY objected to the clause.
Mr. ADDERLEY said he should have no objection
to alter the clause to meet the views of hon. members.
After a short discussion, the clause was negatived.
[LEFT SITTING.]

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day).

THAMES,

ROBBERT OF TEA IN THE LONDON DOCK.—John
Clark, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged
with stealing 3lbs. of tea, the property of the London Dock
Company, on their premises.
Thomas Bridges, a gatekeeper in the employ of the Dock
Company,' said the prisoner was leaving the dock yester-
day and looked very bulky, He stopped him sad asked
him if he had anything about bite,. to which he replied,
" nothing at all." He searched the prisoner, and on strip-
ping him found on his person 31bs. of black tea. It was
c.lotained in papers, ingeniously concealed between his
shirt and his body.
The prisoner, in defence, said he picked up the tea.
Mr. Selfe—No doubt of it, and that is the very thing
you ought not to have done.
The Constable said there wad a large quantity of tea
spread out on the tea floors, and the prisoner, who was an
occasional labourer, bad access to them.
The prisoner begged hard for mercy.
George, a dock constable, said that the prisoner had
been convicted, and sentenced to eight days' imprisonment
for plundering wine.
The prirsoner—l was never here in my life until this day.
Mr. belfe —You are adding a lie to your dishonesty.
You have been here before. I sentence you to six weeks
iMprisonment, and hard labour.,