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    - April 5, 1856.]

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    Imperial Parliament. Monday, March 31s/....

    reacted the Commons , would open the whole ques tion ; and he ( Sir George Grey ) hoped the House ¦ would suspend its decision till that measure came to be considered . He , therefore , moved the previous question . —Mr . Morris having made a few remarks in . explanation of a case adverted to by Mr . Roebuck , Mr . Wilson replied to the charges brought against him by the mover of the resolution , who said that t / he claims of his brother-in-law had "been passed over

    be elected annually , as at present ; and the qualificatioa will be the possession of real or V *™™* estate worth £ 1 , 000 , or a rating to the amount of £ W The choice of Lord Mayor will no longer be confined to the present limits hut every person eligible to be elected a Common Councilman shall be el Sble to be elected Lord Mayor . The exclusive privileges enjoyed by members of the corporation , as regards the carrying on . of trade , are to be abolished lii ougdu ~~ - ——

    ^ — - ^^^ mm tion exactly where it was before . —Mr . Mustz thought the wisest plan would be to let the present law rest , but to make an exception with respect to horizontal drums and shafts . —Mr . CHEETiiAMand Mr . Brotherton having spoken in support of the bill , Colonel Dunue moved that the debate be adjourned . —Upon a division , this motion was negatived by a large majority ; bat , as it then wanted only a few minutes to six o'clock , the debate , according to a rule of the House , stood adjourned .

    more than once by Mr . Wilson , from political or other unworthy considerations . To this , Mr . Wilson replied that the principle fixed upon for advancing ' salaries , on the occasions referred to , was the amount of work which devolved upon the respective Judges . In the selections made , there could be no favouritism , inasmuch as the names of the persons -were not appended to their representations ; and , with the exception of one name—that of a gentleman whose claims were- paramount—he ( Mr . Wilson ) knew ¦ nnf . iiiTKT . nf w 1 i < - > -hh « rnanfintivB claimants were . The

    as well as tne qu « s »< - «^*^ L- '„ . ,-. the privileges of the Watermen ' s Company . With regard to the coal duties , arrangements will be made for allowing them to expire after the mortgages upon them are paid off . The City police will not be disturbed but the City will become part of the metropolis as regards police magistracy , thus restricting the Aldermen to their civil duties . Sir James Duke assured Sir George Grey that the corporation would consider the bill fairly , but he hoped ample time would bo given before the second reading . oi i * i—

    Thursday , April Zrd . TOBTURE IN INDIA . In the House op Lords , the Earl of Albemable moved an addreo to the Crown for the production of certain documents relative to the collection of taxes in the district of Chingleput , in the presidency of Madras , which proved that torture had been inflicted on several natives , by order of Mr . C . J . Shubrick , the magistrate and collector of the district . Lord Albeinarle stated that this torture ( which had been inflWWl a . a Ule as last Julv ) , arose chiefly out of the

    ¦ whole matter was arranged through the instrumentality of numbers . —Sir John Pakingtont appealed to Mr . Roebuck to withdraw his motion . —Sir George PecheE ) Ci and Mr . Maxjns defended the motion . — Mi * . Gladstone said it appeared to him that it might lbe a great question whether , on a reconstruction of the duties of the office of the County Court Judge ? , ¦ with the addition of other functions , there ought not to be an alteration of their salaries ; but , with the knowledge that fit men could "be found to occupy that office , and who sought to occupy it , at even £ 1 , 200 ayear , it was a qxiestion which , in his opinion , ought to be kept open for discussion . —Mr . Disraeli thought that in the state of our finances it would not be wise for the House to pledge itself as to the ainouut of salarv to be paid to any public servants . —Mr .

    Roe-—Mr . Williams highly approved me mc <«« .. Sir George Grey intimated that he proposed to take the second reading on the 21 st of the month .-Leave was then given ; and the bill was read a first time . TIRE INSURANCES . The Chancellor of the Exchequer ( with a view to bringing in a bill ) moved a resolution for including under t ? ie stamp duty payable to Government on fire insurance offices all the " agencies" of foreign offices established in this countiy .-Af ber a slight <^ P » > this was agreed to . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer also obtained leave to bring in a bill to continue for a limited period , certain compositions payable to bankers who have ceased to issue banknotes . The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to . ™ ° , -. _ ¦ _„ n ^ , rtrnw T . II TO ( TP ! T 7 . T ., \ NT ! I ± 3 lLLi \ ioJ \ tia —/

    collection of the uioturpha , or tax on implements used in all trades and professions—a tax which he denounced as absurd aud iniquitous . —The Duke of Argyll , on the part of the Government , consented to tbe production of the papers , and expressed the wish of Ministers that the uioturpha should be abolished . —The motion was then agreed to , and the House adjourned . THE BLOCKADE . In the Ho-cse op Commons , Mr . Thomas Mitchell asked whether— " British property , to the amount of more than one million sterling , beiug now locked up in Russia it is the intention of the Government to continue the blockade of the Russian coast pending the ratification of peace ; and whether , if the blockade is to cea ^ e at once , an arraugernent has been made itussian ior

    BTXOK then withdrew his motion . HEMOVAX OP IRISH AND SCOTCH PAUPERS , ^ Mr . Bouverie moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law respecting the removal of Irish and Scotcli paupers . Under the present system , these paupers ( when they have not resided in England five years ) can be taken in a ship to certain ports—eight in Ireland , and nine in Scotland—and can then be put on . shore and left to shifb for tliemselves , . though they may be far away , from their own parishes . This was a great hardship . In England , when a person applied for relief , and it was found that he was removable , notice was given to the parish to which he belonged , accompanied removal

    UHE ( JOUBTS < J £ ^ u , . jii .-- 'T N — - passed through committee . Wednesday , April 2 nd . MEDICAL P ROFESSION BILL . Iu the House of Commons , on the order for going into committee on this bill , Lord . Robe et Grosvenob appealed to Mr . Headlani to postpone the committee , out of consideration for the vast number of amendments—amounting to marly one hundred , and some of them touching the principle of the measure—which had been proposed at a late period . —Mr . Baerow concurred in this ' suggestion . —Mr . Headlam declined to accede to the proposal . Delay would be moon . venaent , and would not be likely to harmonise the j ;« u «» Jt n ™« in ™ with resnect to the constitution ot

    to enable British -vessels to enter ports commercial purposes without risk of seizure?—Lord Paxmerstoot stated that , the armistice having been extended to the sea as well as to the laud , the blockade of the Russian ports was at an end . The second part of the question depended on other considerations , as to which h « could not at present make any statement . THE TICKET-OF-LEAVE SYSTEM . Mr Francis Scott moved for " A select committee to consider how far and in what direction recent legislation and the substitution of other punishment for transportation , has influenced the existing amount of crime" Crime was increasing to an alarming extent , and that circumstance was good evidence & uci vi —

    by a statement ot tne grounds or . Twenty-one days must then elapse before the pauper could be sent to the place where he . Had a settleftieiit Iu . the meantime , that parish might require the depositions upon which the magistrates had granted the order of removal ; and , if they saw fit , they mi ; ht appeal to the quarter sessions of the dis trict in which the removing parish was situated . That was the plan he proposed to adopt with regard to Scotch and Irish poor . A notice of thirty days must be given , and the parish on which it was served might have an appeal . He also proposed , that when a pauper wa 3 removed he should be taken to the workhouse of the union to which he belonged , instead of being tumbled out upon the quay of the nearest port , to shift for himself . ( Hear , hear . ) n im

    the Medical Council , the majority of the numbers of which , the Government amendment proposed should be nominated by the Crown ; and that was the chief amendment . —Considerable discussion folio wed which was interrupted by an amendment moved by Mr . Walpole , in favour of postponement for a week . TMs was carried by 116 to 81—Mr . Headlam complained that the Government had thrown him over by proposing their amendment at a late hour ; and he left the bill in their hands .-Sir GkorgeGre ? refused to take charge of it , or to introduce another ; and Mr . Walpolg recommended Mr . Headlam to refer his bill to a Select Committee . FACTORIES BILL . Colonel Wilson Patten moved the second reading ~ i * i , ;„ l . sn +. 1 , 0 , « W « ftt . « f which was to place the

    gearthat tne present bj -u . t , ** " ~'" -r ~~ , , effective for its object . The Home Secretary had given notice of an amendment ntmting tne ^ inquiry to the operation of the Act 16 and 17 of Victoria ; but he ( Mr . Scott ) could not consent to such a unatation . The ticket-of-leave system nad failed , and the statements to the contrary must have been founded on imperfect information . According to the latest returns , 144 of the population of England are confined in prison as convicts , or as persons charged with crime ; and , judging from the precedent of the last peace it might be expected that , on the conclusion of the Russian war , a large increase hi the criminal population will be derived from disbanded soldiers . — Mr . Lloyi > Davies seconded the motion . Sir George Gre * then moved his amendment that : ! . ! . „„ i , « oivnn ' n +. Afl +. n nifiuire into tne cttmiuiiiwo ,-

    Mr . W . Williams feared it would be periecuy - possible , owing to the difficulty of getting information from Irish paupers , to carry out tbe proposed arrangements . —Mr . V . Scully observed , that the prococlure under the English law of settlement was inapplicable to Ireland , where there was no such thing as a liuv of settlement . —Sir W . Jolliffu recommended that the bill should bo referred to a Select Committee , —Some further criticism having been offered by Mr . Floyer , Mr . Bainks , Mr . Knight , and Mr . Dia Verb , loavo was given to bring in the bill . REFORM OF TUB COtU'ORATtON OF LONDON . Sir George Grey moved for leave to introduce a bill for the better regulation of the City of Loudon . Ho trusted that tlio corporation would give the Government credit for approaching this important « ,, « o + ir . « in nn nnii-ik of disrosnect or unfriendliness

    ing and shafting of mill-machinery on the same foot-. inS- as the machinery itself . It is now compulsory on the manufacturer to fence the shafting , whether or not it is in a position likely to seize the workmen s clothes and endanger their lives . Tins subjects the | master to great hardship and to vexatious proceedings at the bands of the fiwtory inspectors ; and he as often mulcted in large amounts . Still , the present measure would not abate any of the necessary safeguards for tbe workman . —Mr . Cobbbtt moved to < lefer the second reading for six mouths , arguing that the measure was one which it would bo impolitic in - the House to pass , inasmuch us it would endanger the lives and limbs of people employed in factories by diminishing tho securities provided by the existing law for tho guarding and fouclug of mnoUmory .--L . oid John Manners cordially second *! tins amendment . I _ , r- ^ i _ _ _ . ... _ x . 1 il . n iT » no a i !!¦• . > Wl * i 1 fMl _ i vivj ^ v ^^

    a select uw ^ w- * ---- * „„ , +: * . * o a operation of the Act 16 and 17 Victoria , c . 99 , entitled "An Act to substitute in certain cases other punishment in lieu of transportation . " He wished to de-£ ae ana Ihuit the inquiry , so that the commi tee mijrht devote itself to some particular object ; but he wiS ready to insert ^ vords which should secure the po ^ er of the committee to inquire iu to all subjects having reference to secondary punishments . Mi . Seottf ! statements with respect to the grease of crime were exaggerated ; aud as rega-rds the pollce ameiUaMC . the officer , had been directed not to prevent convicts obtaining situations , rho lattet wore ouiy watched when they associated with bad character-Sir John Pawhotos /* - f VtoTof bo injudicious to abandon the system of ^ te-of leave ; and ho therefore recommended Mr . Soott to be content with the amoudmcut propofled by tho Oo sixia tuat *

    towards that great and anciont body , which was ontitlod to every oon » ideratio « , both on tho ground ot its antiquity and on that of tho many services it has rendered at various poviods to the ciuiho of civil and religious liberty . Tho object of tho mosxsuro was not to diminish tho dignity of tho corporation , but rather to strengthen its iniluo-ioo by romodyiii B its dofoots , and by bringing it more into harmony with tho roquiromunta of tho age . Tho bill was mainly grounded on tho report of the commissioncro nppointod in 1853—a report which , it was but riglit to nay , wan crcutlv facilitated by tho wllliugnosH to give iuforma- I

    J \ lV JMlLNEll UtluaOJN BVippuvuo . ..... -, .. , ho thought , would place tho operatives iu a hotter position . Judges , as well as inspectors , differed m their construction of the prqsont lmv ; but this bill provided that the law should bo cavnod out by tlio impartial decision of arbitrators . —Slv Qboiwh Gbky said thoi-o wan no doubt tliat the present law waa uncertain ; hut , on tho otl . cr haacl , tho _ pr poao < moasuro would doprivo the operatives ol then-rigUUul urotootlon . If Colonel 1 ' atton would ooiwont to such I modifications of tho bill , which he ( fcir Oeorw undertook to nminge with him , as would plnoo all tho I .,, . .. _ . .. _ ... i .: „ ,. ! . * -. / liavnifi't uiulur tlio < toiu

    ¦ vernment —Mr . Labououbiiis » u uu « -m «« . — TS & sszppsz & sgS + h « v oan be sent , and whore , they arc uaeliu . sax . I , ShS 5 BY wwx nded tho House that a considerable part of tie acl ^ -namcly , that which authorise * he SoVonmout to grant lioonaoa to person , t «« Bg , rtod ^ e -i ^ rr cr ^^ tSS h ^^^^^^ rB ^ tho criminal returns show no doorcase of crime . lie HIO uuuiAuu . 1 » " .,,.:., i .. i . ; .,,, ,,. > nlr 1 Un . vo that ¦« ¦

    tion ou tlio part of gontlomon oounoctod with tho I corporation . The corporation will continuo to oon- I sieb of Mayor , Aldonnon , and Common Council . Tho number of wards will bo reduced from 20 to 16 j ouch ward to return an Aldonnnn and five Coxnmon Ounoilmon , making 90 , instead of 282 as tvfc prosont . Tho Aldormon , infltoad of being olootod for life , will bo olootod for six years , ono-half to rotiro ovary three yearn . The Common Oounoilmon will

    , BOCtlLof thenotfth Mid 8 th of Viotorln , ho sliould fool it his duty aot to objoct to tho Hocond ron-img ot uw W 1 Lord STAML . I . V , on tho part of Colonel ^ t « n aijj lon biu own behalf , oousentod to adopt tho mod f o « tl > u » proposed by Sir Qoorgo Gray . Ho rophod to obj ™ tiona offeroSl to tho till .-Mr . lUuur oomyl * med Jmt Sir aeorgo Qmy ' n ppoposltlonB-would leave tho quoa

    llwunr it tllUt 110 IIOIIUI lUfciirJ «* u » "M ««••« e ( S They muHt rathor look to oducatiou , proven-Enwuri , improved police rogul « Lionfl imd roforiato y »« titutionH , f « r producing « o do « u-ah 1 « . a roault ( Hear hear . ) A miu-kod impvovouiont had followed on To iuopilon of the loteBlr Robert Joel ' s Improveaiout ot our criminal code ; and tho effort * ^^ piuoo bcon maUo for tho improvement of pi-won disci

    - April 5, 1856.]

    - April 5 , 1856 . ]

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  • Leader (1850-1860), April 5, 1856, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05041856/page/5/