The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1875-03-06 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

COMMONB.—The Home Secretary, in answer to a question by Mr. Boickow, said the Government were not possessed of sufficient information to enable them to bring in a bill dealing with police superannuation, but he 'Mould move for a Select Committee, and hoped that its report would be presented in time for legislation this Session. Sir Charles Adder ley, in response to a request by Mr. Eastace Smith, postponed the seeond reading of his Merchant Shipping Bill until the 15th inst. Mr. Disraeli announced that Her Majesty, iii accordance with the desire of the House of Commons, had appoi Mad Captain Gossett, the present Under -Sergean tat-Arms, to the office of Sergeant-at-Arms, in the room of Lord Charles Boise% resigned. Sir M. H. LI- eh, in calling attention to the Nese Preservation (Ireland) Acts, with the view of bringing in a bill on the sabject, admitted that the Acts were of a stringent character, but thought that they had been administered with great care and discretion by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was happy to state that, with regard to ordinary crime, the state of Ireland was exceedingly satisfaotory, although the nutaber of "threatening letters" were considerable. As large numbers were returning from America to Ireland, of whom it might be said that they had acquired a good many western vices and forgotten many of their Irish virtues, the Government did not think it would conduce to the security of life and property in Ireland to permit the free possession of revolvers andother arms. They therefore recommended that the existing restrictions on the possession of arms be continued, but with certain modifications. fhey further proposed to re-coast those portions of the old Crime and Outrage Act conferring certain powers on the police in proclaimed districts, and enabling thegiand jury to award compensation in cases of murder or severe injury by rrarian outrages. On the other hand they would recommend the repeal of the provisions enabling the 'arrest of persons in the street at night, and the closing of publican-Bms in p °claimed districts. Owing to the great improveinsist manifested in the tone of the Irish press, the lestrictions placed upon the newspapers would be removed, although, in the event of the privilege being abused, the Government would act with firmness and promptitude. In conclusion, he stated that the proposed to continue the Protection of Life and Property Act for a period of two years, and to renew the Unlawful Oaths' Act. Those portions of the Peace Preservation Act it wa raposed to continue, he should recommend that t' ay be retained for a period of five years. The Marquis of Hartington thoaght that, although the state of Ireland had considerably improved of late, agrarian outrages occurred with sufficient frequency to justify the Government in retaining some of the repressive legislation. He should give the measure his support. Mr. Shaw, an Irish Home Ruler, strongly opposed the bill, and added that the party with whom he was associated interded at the future stage to give it their most dete -mined opposition. The measure, aftor receiving a tirade of abuse from other members of the Nationallot party, w s read a first time. After other miscellaneous businses, the Hume rose at twenty minutes to nine.