[May 9.]

CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL-Question, Mr. Thomson Hankey;
Answer, The Chancellor of the Exchequer

PARLIAMENT BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

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THE HOUSE Questions, The Marquess of

Hartington, General Sir George Balfour, Mr. Rylands; Answers, The

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Assheton Cross

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

SUPPLY-Order for Committee read; Motion made, and Question proposed,

"That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair:

THE LAW OF DISTRESS-RESOLUTION-Amendment proposed,

To leave out from the word "That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the

words "it is desirable that the power of distraint for the rent of agricultural

holdings in England, Wales, and Ireland should be abolished,”—(Mr. Blennerhassett,)

-instead thereof

Question proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of

the Question: After long debate, Question put: The House

divided; Ayes 202, Noes 92; Majority 110.—(Div. List, No. 84.)

Main Question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair:

Motion, by leave, withdrawn :-Committee deferred till Monday next.

Summary Jurisdiction (re-committed) Bill [Bill 138]—

Bill considered in Committee [Progress 8th May]

After some time spent therein, Committee report Progress; to sit again

upon Monday next.

West India Loans Bill-Resolution [May 8] reported, and agreed to:-Bill ordered

(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson); presented, and read the

first time [Bill 167] ..

Banking and Joint Stock Companies (No. 2) Bill-Considered in Committee:-

Resolution agreed to, and reported :-Bill ordered (Dr. Cameron, Sir Andrew Lusk, Mr.

Hopwood, Mr. Earp); presented, and read the first time [Bill 168]

LORDS, MONDAY, MAY 12.

SOUTH AFRICA-THE ZULU WAR-THE LATEST TELEGRAMS-Observation,

Earl Cadogan

Racecourses (Metropolis) Bill (No. 45)-

Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2","-(The Viscount Enfield)

Amendment moved, to leave out ("now") and add at the end of the

Motion ("this day six months,")-(The Lord St. Leonards.)

After debate, on Question, That ("now") stand part of the Motion?

Their Lordships divided:-Contents 84, Not-Contents 57; Majority 27.

Division List, Contents and Not-Contents

Resolved in the Affirmative:-Bill read 2 accordingly, and committed to a

Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.

ARMY-BRIGADE DepÔT CENTRES-ADDRESS FOR A RETURN—

Moved, "That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty for a Return showing

for what number of troops the barracks at each ' Brigade Depôt Centre' throughout

the United Kingdom are at present constructed or in course of construction,”—(The

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Workmen's Compensation Bill (No. 7)—

Order of the Day for the Second Reading read

Adjourned debate on Motion for Second Reading put off to Tuesday the

24th of June next.

METROPOLIS-GRAVEL IN THE PARKS-Question, Observations, The Duke
of Rutland; Reply, The Duke of Richmond and Gordon

COMMONS, MONDAY, MAY 12.

NOTICE OF MOTION.

PREROGATIVE OF THE CROWN-Notice of Motion, Mr. E. Jenkins

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POST OFFICE (IRELAND)-TELEGRAPH CLERKS-Question, Mr. M. Brooks;

Answer, Lord John Manners

CONSTABULARY (IRELAND) CASE OF SUB-CONSTABLE JOYCE

Major O'Beirne; Answer, Mr. J. Lowther

AFGHANISTAN THE WAR-GENERAL ROBERTS' DESPATCH

General Shute; Answer, Mr. E. Stanhope

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Question,

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SOUTH AFRICA-THE ZULU WAR-SURGEON MAJOR REYNOLDS

Mr. Errington; Answer, Colonel Loyd Lindsay

ARMY-THE ZULU WAR-THE 60TH RIFLES-COURT MARTIAL-Question,

Mr. French; Answer, Colonel Loyd Lindsay

Question,

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MEDICAL REFORM-Question, Mr. Errington; Answer, Lord George

Hamilton

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SPAIN-LABOUR IN CUBA-Question, Mr. Errington; Answer, Mr. Bourke

INDIA FAMINE COMMISSION-Question, General Sir George Balfour; Answer,

Mr. E. Stanhope

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - BIRMINGHAM BOARD SCHOOLS-Questions, Mr.

Hardcastle, Mr. Chamberlain; Answers, Lord George Hamilton

TREATY OF BERLIN-THE BALKAN GARRISONS-Question, Mr. Baxter ;

Answer, Mr. Bourke

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CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (ANIMALS) ACT, 1870 CATTLE FROM THE UNITED

STATES-Question, Mr. Mundella; Answer, Lord George Hamilton ..

INDIA THE INDIAN BUDGET-Questions, Observations, Mr. Fawcett ;

Replies, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Speaker

SOUTH AFRICA THE ZULU WAR-RAILWAYS-Question, Colonel Beaumont;

Answer, Colonel Loyd Lindsay

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS-SHIPPING OFFICE FEES-Question, Mr. Gourley;

Answer, Viscount Sandon

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NAVY-H.M.S. "IRON DUKE"-Question, Mr. Gourley; Answer, Mr. W.

H. Smith

PREROGATIVE OF THE CROWN-Alteration of Motion, Mr. Dillwyn

SOUTH AFRICA THE ZULU WAR-THE LATEST TELEGRAM-Öbservation,

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND)-Question, Mr. W. Holms; Answer, Sir

Henry Selwin-Ibbetson

THE NATIONAL FINANCES AND TREATIES-CONTROL OF PARLIAMENT—

Question, Mr. Newdegate; Answer, The Chancellor of the Exchequer

PARLIAMENT THE WHITSUNTIDE RECESS-Question, Mr. Mac Iver; Answer,

The Chancellor of the Exchequer

THE METROPOLITAN BRIDGES-Question, Sir James Lawrence; Answer, Sir

James M Garel-Hogg

SUPPLY-considered in Committee-CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES-[Progress.]

(In the Committee.)

CLASS II-SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS.

(1.) £23,343, to complete the sum for the Patent Office, &c.

(2.) £20,744, to complete the sum for the Paymaster General's Office.

(3.) £8,332, to complete the sum for the Public Works Loan Commission and West

India Islands Relief Commission.-After short debate, Vote agreed to

(4) £17,420, to complete the sum for the Record Office.

(5.) £38,801, to complete the sum for the Registrar General's Office, England.—

After short debate, Vote agreed to

(6.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £377,088, be

granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which

will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March

1880, for Stationery, Printing, and Paper, Binding, and Printed Books for the

several Departments of Government in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and some

Dependencies, and for the two Houses of Parliament, and for the Salaries and

Expenses of the Establishment of the Stationery Office, and the cost of Stationery

Office Publications, and of the Gazette Offices; and for sundry Miscellaneous Ser-

vices, including a Grant in Aid of the publication of Parliamentary Debates"

After short debate, Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding

£376,918, be granted, &c.,"—(Major Nolan :)—After further short debate, Motion,

by leave, withdrawn.

Original Question again proposed

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Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £372,088, be

granted, &c.," (Sir Patrick O'Brien :) — After short debate, Motion, by leave,

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withdrawn.

After further short debate, Original Question put, and agreed to.

(7.) £19,386, to complete the sum for the Woods, Forests, &c., Office.-After short

debate, Vote agreed to

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(8.) £33,684, to complete the sum for the Works and Public Buildings Office.-

After short debate, Vote agreed to

(9.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £19,700,

be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge

which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of

March 1880, for Her Majesty's Foreign and other Secret Services "

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £14,100, be

granted, &c.,"—(Mr. Rylands :)-After short debate, Question put:-The Com-

mittee divided; Ayes 59, Noes 155; Majority 96.-(Div. List, No. 87.)

Original Question put, and agreed to.

(10.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £5,246, be

granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge

which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of

March 1880, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of the Queen's and

Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer in Exchequer, Scotland, of certain Officers in

Scotland, and other Charges formerly on the Hereditary Revenue"

Motion made, and Question proposed, “That a sum, not exceeding £5,028, be granted,

&c.,"-(Sir Andrew Lusk :)—After short debate, Question put:-The Committee

divided; Ayes 30, Noes 107; Majority 77.—(Div. List, No. 88.)

Original Question put, and agreed to.

(11.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £10,783, be

granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which

will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March

1880, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Fishery Board in Scotland, and certain

Grants in Aid of Piers or Quays

After short debate, Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding

£5,783, be granted, &c.,"-(Mr. O'Donnell :)-After further debate, Question put,

and negatived.

Original Question put, and agreed to.

(12.) £4,621, to complete the sum for the Lunacy Commission, Scotland.

(13.) £5,409, to complete the sum for the Registrar General's Office, Scotland.-After
short debate, Vote agreed to

(14.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £15,523,

be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge

which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of

March 1880, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Board of Supervision for Relief

of the Poor, and for Expenses under the Public Health and Vaccination Acts, in-

cluding certain Grants in Aid of Local Taxation in Scotland"

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SUPPLY-CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES-Committee-continued.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £13,323, be granted,

&c.," (Mr. J. W. Barclay :)—After debate, Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Original Question put, and agreed to.

(15.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £5,852, be

granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which

will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March

1880, for the Salaries of the Officers and Attendants of the Household of the Lord

Lieutenant of Ireland and other Expenses"

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £4,290, be granted,

&c.,”—(Mr. Edward Jenkins:)—After short debate, Question put:-The Committee

divided, Ayes 44, Noes 165; Majority 121.-(Div. List, No. 89.)

Original Question again proposed

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Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £5,596, be

granted, &c.,"—(Sir George Campbell :)-After short debate, Question put, and

negatived.

Original Question again proposed

Motion made, and Question proposed, “That a sum, not exceeding £5,524, be

granted, &c.,"-(Major O' Beirne :)-After short debate, Question put:-The Com-

mittee divided; Ayes 49, Noes 193; Majority 144.-(Div. List, No. 90.)

Original Question put, and agreed to.

Motion made, and Question proposed "That a sum, not exceeding £24,840, be

granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which

will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March

1880, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Offices of the Chief Secretary to the Lord

Lieutenant of Ireland in Dublin and London, and Subordinate Departments"

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £24,440, be

granted, &c.,"-(Mr. Whitwell :)—After short debate, Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Original Question again proposed

Moted, "That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again,"—(Mr.
O'Shaughnessy :)-After short debate, Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Original Question, by leave, withdrawn.

(16.) £13,109, to complete the sum for the Registrar General's Office, Ireland.

(17.) £18,596, to complete the sum for the Valuation and Boundary Survey, Ireland.

Resolutions to be reported To-morrow; Committee to sit again upon
Wednesday.

Summary Jurisdiction Bill [Bills 69-138]-

Bill considered in Committee Progress 9th May]

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After some time spent therein, Bill reported; as amended, to be consi-
dered upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 169.]

Courts of Justice Building Act (1865) Amendment Bill -

Order for Second Reading read.

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After short debate, Bill read a second time, and committed for Thursday.

Blind and Deaf-Mute Children (Education) Bill [Bill 93]-

Moved, "That the Bill, as amended, be now taken into Consideration,"

-(Mr. Wheelhouse)

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Inclosure Provisional Order (Matterdale Common) Bill-Ordered (Sir Matthew

Ridley, Mr. Secretary Cross); presented, and read the first time [Bill 171]

Inclosure Provisional Order (Redmoor and Golberdon Commons) Bill-

Ordered (Sir Matthew Ridley, Mr. Secretary Cross); presented, and read the first time

[Bill 172]

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Inclosure Provisional Order (Maltby Lands) Bill-Ordered (Sir Matthew Ridley,
Mr. Secretary Cross); presented, and read the first time [Bill 173]

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Inclosure Provisional Order (East Stainmore Commen) Bill-Ordered (Sir Mat-
thew Ridley, Mr. Secretary Cross); presented, and read the first time [Bill 174]

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SUPPLY-considered in Committee-CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES-[Progress.]

(In the Committee.)

CLASS II.-SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS.

(1.) £23,343, to complete the sum for the Patent Office, &c.

(2.) £20,744, to complete the sum for the Paymaster General's Office.

(3.) £8,332, to complete the sum for the Public Works Loan Commission and West

India Islands Relief Commission.-After short debate, Vote agreed to

(4.) £17,420, to complete the sum for the Record Office.

(5.) £38,801, to complete the sum for the Registrar General's Office, England.-

After short debate, Vote agreed to

(6.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £377,088, be

granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which

will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March

1880, for Stationery, Printing, and Paper, Binding, and Printed Books for the

several Departments of Government in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and some

Dependencies, and for the two Houses of Parliament, and for the Salaries and

Expenses of the Establishment of the Stationery Office, and the cost of Stationery

Office Publications, and of the Gazette Offices; and for sundry Miscellaneous Ser-

vices, including a Grant in Aid of the publication of Parliamentary Debates

After short debate, Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding

£376,918, be granted, &c.,”—(Major Nolan :)—After further short debate, Motion,

by leave, withdrawn.

Original Question again proposed

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £372,088, be

granted, &c.,' - (Sir Patrick O'Brien :) -- After short debate, Motion, by leave,

withdrawn.

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After further short debate, Original Question put, and agreed to.

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(7.) £19,386, to complete the sum for the Woods, Forests, &c., Office.-After short

debate, Vote agreed to

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(8.) £33,684, to complete the sum for the Works and Public Buildings Office.-

After short debate. Vote agreed to

(9.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £19,700,

be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge

which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of

March 1880, for Her Majesty's Foreign and other Secret Services"

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £14,100, be

granted, &c.,"-(Mr. Rylands :)-After short debate, Question put:-The Com-

mittee divided; Ayes 59, Noes 155; Majority 96.-(Div. List, No. 87.)

Original Question put, and agreed to.

(10.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £5,246, be

granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge

which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of

March 1880, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of the Queen's and

Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer in Exchequer, Scotland, of certain Officers in

Scotland, and other Charges formerly on the Hereditary Revenue"

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £5,028, be granted,

&c.,"-(Sir Andrew Lusk :)-After short debate, Question put:-The Committee

divided; Ayes 30, Noes 107; Majority 77.-(Div. List, No. 88.)

Original Question put, and agreed to.

(11.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £10,783, be

granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which

will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March

1880, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Fishery Board in Scotland, and certain

Grants in Aid of Piers or Quays"

After short debate, Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding

£5,783, be granted, &c.,"-(Mr. O'Donnell :)-After further debate, Question put,

and negatived.

Original Question put, and agreed to.

(12.) £4,621, to complete the sum for the Lunacy Commission, Scotland.

(13) £5,409, to complete the sum for the Registrar General's Office, Scotland.-After
short debate, Vote agreed to

(14.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a sum, not exceeding £15,523,

be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge

which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of

March 1880, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Board of Supervision for Relief

of the Poor, and for Expenses under the Public Health and Vaccination Acts, in-

cluding certain Grants in Aid of Local Taxation in Scotland"

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