New-York tribune., 1867-02-23
GREAT BRITAIN.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS-PROPoSED MEASURES
or LEGISLATION on DOMESTIC sUBJECTs-THE
CASE OF THE ADO-CONFEDERATIoN OF THE
BRITISH AMERICAN PROVINCES.
The two Houses of Parliament have settled down
TO work in earnest Sir Stafford Northcoe has intro
duced measure for dealing with railway and other
companies in whose working the public are inter
esed and who may come 10 be in difficulties 1t has
been doubtless suggested by the recent troubles Of
the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The pro-
visions of the Government measure are to protect
shareholders from being sacrificed by the impru-
denoe or extravaganza of directors, and to protect
the public from being inconvenience by the seiz-
rre of rolling stock and the stoppage Of traffic.
Mr. WalpOle has introduced measure to facilitate
the proceedings of commission which the Govern
ment have appointed to inquire into the workings
of Trades Unions and the laws relatingo master and
servant generally. The Government seems TO have
acted with great fairness III the appointment OF the
commission, and cannot be charged with showing
any party bias 1t consists of the following well
known and much esteemed gentlemen: The eX-
Lord ChiefJustice Erie. Lord Lichfied, Lord Elcho,
Sir Edmund Head Mr. Daniel GoOch, M. T., Mr.
Thomas Hughes, NJ. r.. Mr. ROebuck. NJ. p, and
Others. Dir: Gathone Hardy has introduced
I'VE very important measures Poa a IN eonReef5Gn RSsfg
the object Of of his bills is TO provide improved
accommodation for the sick poor Of the metropolis
It's provisions very extensive and propose TO fnd
good quarters, good medical treatment, good food
and good nursing for all the sick who may become
ehargeabe TO their parish in London. Inc bill also
empowers the Poor Law Board TO carry out these
provisions should the Boards Of GUARDIANS neglect TO
DO so. The other measure Is OF great Importance.
At present the taxes for the support Of the destitute
poor. and which are called poorS rates are very
unequaly levied: for instance the Parish OF St.
Giles which is somewhat notorious for ITS population
of vagTants and criminals has to support the whole
Of its own paupeTs while the Parish of ST. Georges
Hanoversquare has scarcely any poor rate to pay at
all there being no poor IN the Parish. The working
of this system has been that in the neighborhood
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no rate at all The new act Is to equallze the poor
rates that every Tateable house may pay It's fair
share toward the support OF the metropolitan poor
Mr. Disraeli was TO deal with the Reform question
Oh The evening of Monday. the 1lth of February
and he proposed to do so by submitting 10 the
House OF Commons serSs OF resolutions e en- z.
intended TO proceed in the same way as, with
the approval Of both parties, was adopted IN
1858, when new form OF government was adopted
for the Indian dependercleS q Urea, bIIaln bII
In the House of Lords the 7th Lord St Leonards
laid upon the table bill for the establishment OF
courts OF COnCiliatiOn and arbitration. lie explained
that tic bill was similar 20 the one which he had in
tr0duced last session. and It's object was 10 proVlde
Tor the settlement of disputes between masters ana
YOrunen. Courts Of cOncIliatiOn already existed IN
France and had been found TO work satisfactorily
lie believed that the establishment of similar insti
tutiOns in England would tend greatly to put stop
70 strikes. The bill was read trst time. IN the
House of Commons on the same evening" Lord Stan
ley, In reply to Mr.. Lusk said that ever since the
capture of the Tornado by Spain IN August last the
rected To the case and he had been IN constant COM
municatiOn with the law officers OF the Crown
with respect TO it, According TO international Law
they were bound to submit the case to Spanish tri
buna but he had demonstrated against the unreaSOn
able length of time occupied by the preliminary IN
vesigatOn; and as soon as the tr1al was conple!ed
acting under legal advice, he had protested against
the illegal and informal character OF some OF the pro-
ceedings He was not yet able to state the result OF
that protest but hoped III short time 10 Lay all the
papers ON fbe fable. In the House of Lords on the
S6 the Earl OF Carnarvon said that he would intro
duce the bill for the COntedeIatiOn OF ihe Dlltsh
Provinces i'm North America early in the ensuing
week.
~. THE LONDON REFORM DEMONSTRATION
The proposed Reform demonstration OF the llth
was debated Earl Derby, in the House OF Lords' III
reply 10 question strongly deprecated such demon
strations but admitted that the Government could
not interfere so long as there was breach OF lhe
peace.
THE PRESS on PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
The papers were discussing the prospects OF the
Government in their project for meeting the Reform
question bv resolutions instead Of by regular bill
The Sey savs those who imagine that reform IS sub
iect which can be settled IN any manner DuI ny
Hair stand up fight between the cohIehulhS Pai'0s
will find themselves mistaken
THE JAMAICA PROSECUTIONS.
The prosecutions threatened by the Jamaica Com
mittee in regard TO the proceedings OF the oiicar
during the late outbreak in Jamaica, have al leg'n
assumed decided form Application was inaoe VI
the 9th inst. 10 Sir Thomas Henry, the Cher Magis
trata az the Bo,g-st Police Court London fOp wal
rants for the arrest of Col. Nelson ana Lieut. ~ ~
On the charge OF being guilty OF the murder OF M,
w. Gordon, who was executed by senIehs ~ ~ distnr
martial at MOrant Bay, Jamaica, during the elsH ~
bapces Ia oct 1865 tn making the application Nj