On Question, That ("now") stand THE EARL OF CAMPERDOWN said, part of the Motion? their Lordships the sole object of the trials about to be divided:-Contents 16; Not-Contents made at Portland was to ascertain whe14: Majority 2. ther the turret of the Glatton would be Resolved in the Affirmative: House in Committee accordingly; Bill reported, without Amendment; Amendments made; and Bill referred to a Select Committee. And, on Tuesday, July 2, the Lords following were named of the Committee : ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICH. ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE. LORD REDESDALE, in moving that an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty for Copy of Correspondence between Lord Redesdale, as President of Cheltenham College, and the Secretary of State for the War Department in relation to the times appointed for the examinations for admission to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, said, that his reason for moving for the production of this Correspondence was that it had been complained the examinations were so fixed that boys desirous of passing them had to prepare for them during their holidays. He hoped that some satisfactory arrangement might be arrived at ? THE EARL OF CAMPERDOWN said, that the desire of the Government to meet the convenience of the public schools as far as possible was expressed in the correspondence to which the noble Lord referred, and to the production of which there was no objection on the part of Her Majesty's Govern ment. Motion agreed to. NAVY-GUNNERY EXPERIMENTSH.M.S. "HOTSPUR" AND "GLATTON." QUESTION. LORD ELPHINSTONE asked, Whether, during the forthcoming trials at Portland, it is proposed to test the effect of a shot striking the pilot tower? His object was that it should be ascertained whether the human frame could stand the shock of the concussion such as the Glatton was about to be subjected to. come jammed, and so be prevented revolving, by being struck with a 600 lb shot fired from the Hotspur at a range of 200 yards. It was not intended to make a general test of the ship's vulnerable points, and therefore the experiment desiderated by his noble Friend could not be tried on the present occasion. LORD ELPHINSTONE expressed a hope that the important experiment to which his Question referred would be tried at the earliest possible opportunity. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS BILL [H.L.] A Bill to amend the Law relating to the Registration of Births and Deaths in England-Was presented by The Earl of MORLEY; read 1a. (No. 179.) BOUNDARIES OF COUNTIES (IRELAND) BILL [H.L.] A Bill to amend the Law relating to the de fining of Boundaries of Counties and other divipresented by The Marquess of LANSDOWNE ; read 1. (No. 180.) sions and denominations of Land in Ireland-Was House adjourned at half past Seven o'clock, till To-morrow, half past Ten o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Thursday, 27th June, 1872. MINUTES.]- PUBLIC BILLS Resolution in Committee-Ordered- First Reading - Merchant Shipping and Passenger Acts Amendment * [216]. Second Reading-Metropolitan Police Superan- PATENT LAWS COMMISSION. QUESTION. MR. BOWRING asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether Her Majesty's Government will be prepared to take early steps for giving effect to any of the recommendations of the Select Committee on Letters Patent, especially those which relate to the addition of non-official mem bers to the present ex-officio Commissioners of Patents, as contemplated by the Patent Law Amendment Act of 1852, and now unanimously recommended by the Select Committee? medy, therefore, which the Question suggests is not the one suited to the case. WATER SUPPLY (METROPOLIS)DEARTH OF WATER IN BERMONDSEY. QUESTIONS. the President of the Board of Trade, MR. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH asked What information he has obtained as to London, Bermondsey, supplied by one the dearth of water in a large district of of the Metropolitan Water Companies; and, what steps are being taken by the Board of Trade and by the Water Com MR. CHICHESTER FORTESCUE MR. GLADSTONE: The Lord Chan-pany to avert the dangers to health cellor has had an interview on this sub-which would result from a continued deject with the Chairman and two other ficiency in the water supply? Members of the Select Committee. He has informed me that he has undertaken to call together the existing Commissioners of Patents for consultation with him, and he will then be able to decide upon the expediency of appointing an additional number of members. ARMY-ROYAL MILITARY HOSPITAL, DUBLIN, QUESTION. MR. MITCHELL HENRY asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether his attention has been directed to the conviction of Charles Hammond and William Bailey, two of the attendants of the lunatic wards of the Royal Military Hospital, Dublin, of the manslaughter of a patient under shocking circumstances; and, whether, having regard to the opinion of the Jury, that too much is left to the charge of subordinates, he will arrange for an inquiry to be made by the Commissioners of Lunacy into the management of the Hospital? MR. CARDWELL: The attention of the authorities has been drawn to this unhappy case, which occurred in the lunatic ward of the Military Hospital at Dublin. The two staff surgeons in immediate charge of the hospital and of the lunatic ward, and the non-commissioned officers concerned, will be removed, and His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief has called upon the General Officer Commanding in Ireland to place the establishment on a better footing in respect of supervision and discipline. The ward is a place of observation for a short time, and confirmed lunatics are removed. The re said, that the first intimation which the Board of Trade received of the deficiency of water in Bermondsey was from the in the public Press. The Board of Trade report of the proceedings of the Vestry immediately wrote to the vestry clerk, and on ascertaining that the report was correct he would have sent the same day an Inspector to inquire if he had the power to do so. He found, however, that under the Metropolis Water Act of last year, as it came from the Select Committee, he had power to appoint an Inspector to make inquiries as to the quality, but not as to the quantity, of water. In this case there was no question of quality, because there was no water at all. He therefore fell back upon a previous Act, under which the Board of Trade had power to inquire. into the quality and quantity of water, not proprio motu, but upon the requisition of the ratepayers. They informed the Vestry of that fact at once, and, having received the requisite authority, they sent an Inspector, who was making inquiries that day, and he (Mr. Fortescue) hoped to be able to give a full answer to his hon. Friend's Question to-morrow. Afterwards such powers, whether any Department | rity of any district has the power to is charged with such powers; and, fur- order the burial of any animal which ther, whether any Department is re- has died of foot and mouth disease, or sponsible for seeing that the local au- to prevent the carcases of such animals thorities in London perform their duties being thrown into inland rivers? in the protection of the public health? MR. STANSFELD said, that neither the Local Government Board nor any other Government Department had, as far as he was aware, the power to prevent the use of water from surface wells or other dangerous sources either in the metropolis or elsewhere. With regard to the last part of the Question, no Government Department was authorized to exercise any general supervision over the sanitary authorities in the metropolis; but under the Act of 1858 the Secretary of State might, on complaint, direct that proceedings should be taken for the abatement of nuisances committed by the local authorities in the execution of any works or in the disposal of sewage. MR. W. E. FORSTER, in reply, said, that as to animals thrown into the sea arrangements had existed for the last seven years by which all carcases washed on shore were buried by the officers of the Board of Trade at the expense of the Veterinary Department. This expense in 1871 was about £147. As to issuing an Order for preventing the carcases of animals from being thrown into the sea, he doubted whether it would be of much advantage, because it was exceedingly difficult to prove who had thrown the animals overboard. He had no reason to believe that diseased animals were thrown overboard, though no doubt the carcases of animals which had died from suffocation or exhaustion were so disposed of. Whenever a vessel arrived an Inspector of the Veterinary Department ARMY REGULATION ACT-AID TO THE made a return, showing the number of the Secretary of State for War, What local authorities may now apply to the Secretary of State for any Military force to aid the Civil Power; and, by whom can the Yeomanry Cavalry be called out to aid the civil power? MR. CARDWELL: First, the Sheriff, MR. CARDWELL: First, the Sheriff, or any magistrate, may apply to the Secretary of State; secondly, by the Act of 1804, 44 Geo. III., c. 54, s. 23, the Yeomanry may voluntarily march on being called upon in pursuance of any order from the Lieutenant or Sheriff of the county. The Act of last Session has transferred to the Secretary of State the powers of the Lord Lieutenant, but has not interfered with those of the Sheriff. animals taken on board, the number alive, and the number dead. In the quarter ending March in this year 14 cattle and 564 sheep had been thrown overboard. The local authorities had animal which had died of foot and mouth no power to order the burial of any disease; but if cattle were proved to be unfit for food they might be dealt with under the provisions of the Nuisances' under the provisions of the Nuisances' tion of an Order with respect to throwing Removal Act. In considering the question of an Order with respect to throwing animals overboard at sea, they should also consider the question with regard to tidal and inland rivers. ARMY-THE 9TH LANCERS-CASE OF SANITARY REGULATIONS-CARCASES Tribe, of the 9th Lancers, is still ex cluded from the society of his brother officers; and, if so, what steps it is proposed to take to give effect to the decision of His Royal Highness Commanding-in-Chief, in the matter of the late inquiry into the alleged charges against that officer? OF ANIMALS.-QUESTION. MR. C. S. READ asked the Vice President of the Council, If there is any power under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, or under any existing Order in Council, to prevent the carcases of animals which have died of disease being thrown into the sea or into tidal MR. CARDWELL: A further comrivers; and, if no such power exists, plaint from Sub-Lieutenant Tribe's whether he will issue such an Order as "friend," Dr. Tomkins, has been adwill make such a practice a punishable dressed to me, and, being a matter of offence; and, whether the local autho-discipline, has been placed under the consideration of the Duke of Cambridge, | frayed by the Treasury; and, whether who has determined to institute an in- he is aware that the printed Abstract of quiry into all the circumstances of the Sasines had only been sent to the sheriff case by officers of the Staff at head- clerk of Renfrewshire up to the end of quarters. 1864; and requesting his attention to Copies being regularly furnished up to the end of each current year; and that Index of Names at the Register Office should be copied and sent to the Counties, as well as Abstracts? RUSSIA MURDERS OF ENGLISHMEN IN THE CAUCASUS.-QUESTION. MR. EASTWICK asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether any communications have been made to the Russian Government re specting the recent murders of English men in the Caucasus? VISCOUNT ENFIELD: The case of Colonel Roundell, who was travelling from India to England via Persia and the Caucasus, and who has not been heard of since the 19th of September last, when he was supposed to be on the road between Erivan and Tiflis, has been diligently inquired into by the Governor of Elizabetopol, in the Caucasus, and the Grand Duke has given orders for every possible search to be made. Lord Augustus Loftus has also been in structed to ask for a continuance of the inquiries which the authorities in the Caucasus have already undertaken with readiness and zeal. In the case of Mr. Swinson, a civil engineer, who was murdered and robbed near the town of Poti in December last, instructions were sent by telegraph to Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at St. Petersburg to request the Russian Government to make the necessary judicial inquiries. This was promptly done. Mr. Swinson's servant was arrested on suspicion; a searching investigation was made, but no proofs could be substantiated as to his guilt; and up to the present the police have not been able to discover any clue to the real assassin or assassins. SCOTLAND REGISTER OF SASINES, EDINBURGH.-QUESTION. MR. GRIEVE asked the Secretary to the Treasury, If his attention has been drawn to the amount of the Fees charged by the Keeper of the Register of Sasines at Edinburgh, and to the fact that the gross amount levied is about double of what is required to maintain the office; and if the Treasury will take immediate steps to reduce the fees to such an amount as will defray the expenses, and no more; whether he will consider if the whole expenses should not be deMr. Cardwell MR. BAXTER: In reply to my hon. Friend, I have to repeat what I stated when questioned on the subject by my the other night in Committee of Supply, hon. Friend the Member for Lanarkdirections had been sent to the Lord shire (Sir Edward Colebrooke), that Clerk Register to prepare a scale of fees so reduced as merely to cover the expenses of the office. That has been done in accordance with the provisions of the Land Writs Registration Act; but there alteration which would involve a loss to is no intention of making any further the State. I am not aware of the circumstances referred to in the latter part of my hon. Friend's Question, but have written to Scotland for information. INDIA-BANK OF BENGAL.-QUESTION. MR. M'ARTHUR asked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether the Government of India have taken the necessary steps to prevent the Bank of Bengal from again engaging in dealings in Sterling Exchange, in violation of the terms of its Charter? of State in Council has not yet received MR. GRANT DUFF: The Secretary full accounts of the irregular dealings on the part of the Bank to which the Question of my hon. Friend alludes; but, whatever they were, I can assure my hon. Friend that the Viceroy has adopted measures to prevent their re currence. ARMY-THE AUXILIARY FORCES-THE COLONEL C. LINDSAY asked the Secretary of State for War, When the Regulations for the future guidance of the Auxiliary Forces will be issued, and on what day they will take effect? MR. CARDWELL: As I promised on Monday, the case of the surgeons will be re-considered. It never was intended to apply the new Regulations in any case in which the corps had not had due notice of them. Every commanding officer and | conduct his position on the Bench had every adjutant had a copy sent to him become inconsistent with the interests of in the beginning of the present month, the public and the honour of the Crown. and inspecting officers have received in- He wished to know whether his right structions not to apply the article with hon. Friend was using his influence to regard to inspections to any corps in- get this as well as the other Motions spected before the 6th of July. postponed till the evidence was printed? IRELAND-GALWAY ELECTION INQUIRY -MR. JUSTICE KEOGH.-QUESTIONS. MR. CALLAN asked, Whether the right hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government will be prepared to allow precedence over the Government Orders of the Day to the Motion on the subject of the Galway Election Inquiry which has been fixed for Monday, July 8? MR. GLADSTONE: I cannot state that on the particular evening, or for the particular Motion to which the hon. Gentleman has referred, we shall be prepared to propose that Government Orders of the Day be put aside. I am aware of the great importance of the subject, and the Government have already signified that we shall think it our duty to facilitate the discussion of that subject when the proper time arrives. But until further progress has been made with the production of the evidence, and some reasonable time has been allowed for the consideration of the whole or the principal part of that evidence, we do not think it would be desirable to ask or invite the House to enter upon the discussion in question. I hope the House will quite understand that my answer does not imply any disposition to obstruct the due discussion of the question at the proper time. Under the circumstances, as there are Motions on the Paper for to-morrow standing in the names of my right hon. Friend (Mr. Horsman) and the hon. Member for Tralee (The O'Donoghue) I may venture to express a wish that they will not be pressed at a time when I think they would be premature. COLONEL WILSON-PATTEN said, the Motion which stood for Monday week was of a much more serious character than the Motions which stood for to-morrow. It declared that Mr. Justice Keogh had abused his position as a Judge of Election Petitions by delivering a 'violent partizan speech, thereby creating great scandal and shaking the confidence of the people in the administration of justice, and that by reason of such misVOL. CCXII. [THIRD SERIES.] MR. GLADSTONE said, that on July 8 the Government had the control of Business in their own hands. As to the other two Motions, he had made a request which he hoped would be acceded to. MR. HORSMAN said, his Motion had no reference to the evidence, nor should he refer to it. But he had found that, however he might limit his remarks, it would be impossible to prevent other Members from referring to the evidence. He thought the most convenient course would be for him to drop his Notice altogether, and leave the question to be discussed on the Motion of the hon. Member for Tralee (The O'Donoghue). THE O'DONOGHUE said, he had no intention of withdrawing his Motion. But felt that it would be more convenient to postpone it until the voluminous evidence was in the hands of Members. SIR JOHN GRAY asked whether, as the right hon. Gentleman would not postpone the Orders of the Day on Monday week, he would fix some day on which this question might be brought on? MR. GLADSTONE replied that if it was not in the power of any Member to find a convenient time for the discussion the Government would take care to provide a day. THE O'DONOGHUE wished to know whether the facilities which the right hon. Gentleman spoke of giving with regard to the Galway judgment had any special reference to the Motion of the hon. Member for Limerick (Mr Butt)? MR. GLADSTONE said, his answer had reference to no special Notice of Motion on the Paper, but to the subject generally. PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS BILL. OBSERVATIONS. MR. GLADSTONE: What I am about to say has reference to the course of Business for to-morrow. It may be for the convenience of the House that I should describe in a few words the course L |