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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 0F l0RDS' May 8. ^0 Agricultural Holdings vocotiand) BUI wan considered in Committee, after a declara- tion from Lord Huntly that the general feeling in Scotland M p =». ths,BiU w°uld be a dead letter, to which the Duke w™ i"i and Gor<1on replied that in his opinion the Bill vl Jit vpr,°J6 a very useful one> inasmuch as in the case of Yearly holdings it would entitle the tenants to obtain com- pensation for unexhausted improvements. The several viauses were then gone through, and the House resumed. On the Report of the Irish Peerage Bill, Lord Inchiquin proposed an amendment increasing the number of repreten- tative peers from twenty-eight to thirty, and providing that no new election should take place until there were three acancies, when peers might exercise three votes, with liberty *o S've them all to one candidate or to distribute them. The Pjotion was opposed by Lords Courtown and Dunsany, and sup- posed by the Duke of Argyll, Lord O'Hagan, and Lord Gran- ri • 'v Lord Chancellor objected that, if it were the mode of electing representative peers 1» H £ he ProPosal should apply to Scotland as well as Ire- as t^e constituency was exceedingly small there tias 'he danger of sacrificing fitness and peculiar qualiflca- thrr the minority principle were adopted. Eventually Qe House divided and rejected the amendment by 66 to 64 "Iter which their lordships adjourned. In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, the Committee on the Mer- "j^^ShippiDg Bill resumed the consideration of the New Mr. Plimsoll moved a Clause whieh proposed to enact that When a British reeistered ship has become unclassed it shall be deemed unseaworthy, and shall be surveyed by the Board A'ade before being allowed to go to sea again. The argu- ments urged in its favour by Mr. Plimsoll, Mr. Forster and others were in the main a repetition of the arguments on the wwapulsory survey of ships disposed of some time ago. On the other hand, Sir C. Adderley, Mr. Norwood, Mr. A. eel, Mr. Corry, Mr. Henley, and others pointed out that ^classification did not imply unseaworthiness; that the .&r<* Trade could not follow the varying fortunes of a r?lP w>th so much minuteness and that the Clause would j £ »ce too much power in the hands of the Registering Slie On a division the Clause was negatived by 235 to 116. A Clause moved by Mr. E. Smith, providing that a pas- lenger certificate by the Board of Trade should render a «>? survey under the Passenger Acts unnecessary, was ccepted by the Government; antd Sir C. Adderley promised to consider a Clause requiring passenger and emigrant ships ^ry lifebuoys, rescue Ughts, and distress signal lights. A proposal by Mr. G-orst to introduce new Clauses into the dealing with Desertion and other offences, modifying the penalties, &c gave rise to a long conversation. Sir C. C-aeney pointed out that the question of discipline had advisedly omitted from the BUI. Mr Rathbone and th«?r »hipowners urged the necessity of inquiring into "We matters, and suggested a Committee. In the end Mr. 0l *« Promised that the Government would deal with the question of discipline in the Merchant Service next Session, hereupon Mr. Gorot withdrew hia Clause .Two more Clauses were moved by Mr. Plimsoll, one relat- wsi 2 e P°wer? duties of Consuls at foreign ports, Tr»H Wa* ne8atived, and another requiring the Board of shi t° survey the provisions and medicines of any British ship sailing outwards. Sir C. Adderley objected, on the part Of the Board of Trade, to having a duty thrown on the Depart- ment which it could not adequately perform. In the dis- tm!?* on the Clause» A. Egerton took the oppor- tai! y*of anawerinK Mr. Plimsoil's charges as to the "naound stores. The instructions of the Ad- hiir«'ty. he said, forbidding the sale of any stores unfit for w:™an i»»d were precise, and he was informed that they ali»arried out at least in the Home Dockyards. Eventu- ^fHie Clause was negatived by 114 to 67, and shortly after Wiikt the Committee, which has been sitting for ten »nt« since March 23, concluded, jjn moving that the Bill be reprinted, Sir C. Adderley twrT..0C0al,,on10 remark that, with the exception of the Bill Clauies as to deck loads and foreign ships, the been Pasaed through Committee unaltered with the •wjption of a verbal amendment or two. SavL^i"0*Jn0'l0n for goinS into Committee of Supply on the of iV ,t ates' M1"- Brassey directed attention to the cost «hlJ» and exPr€sa'ng approval of the work on these current financial year, urged that the present T>0ij a nttmg opportunity for reviewing our shipbuilding pnr the resources of the mercantile marine for naval ths .p16 hon. member submitted a resolution to commfe? that 8Uch in1iiry should be held by Royal i2n- The motlon waa seconded by Mr. Hanbury- Admi; Go,°hen called upon the First Lord of the definiTt° declare plainly whether he had or had not a and po'icy respecting the construction of ironclad ships, at)nrV^erv«i that, if he had none, then it would be well to 8atrui*j ? Uo>'aI commission, and have an inquiry. Mr. Partiorn that Mr. Goschen or Mr. Childers had any r P°'icy> or had arrived at their conclusions by any "ceas superior to that followed by Mr. Hunt. ins de?ed any man to lay down a definite shipbuild- e future, and denied that there had been any tothan. *P« y pur*ued any previous Administration 'or discoveries were being made daily which fiis shi^r»5r modlfy the construction of our ironclad ships, of th« J. J1 din £ P°licy was to keep pace with the inventions hi* *?, keeP ahead of all other Powers. During W wl w,$ho, nnmber of effective Ironclads CncWi, fr?m, 14 t0 20- and 'our new cJa8g for the nrotlction of Wn' two of the Shannon '*fle tot thef 0^>nclads he believed to be the best in the presenTsfcite down*^ knowledge. No new Ironclad was to be laid this year, because our chief deficiency was in If Tou'ed 'hips for the protection of commerce. tjthere were a war to-morrow, he had not a Bingle » rmoured ship ready for commission not already *it>i f3111"8'011" These new ships would be armed cUd« ?ed40e8' and would he useful auxiliaries to the Iron- c°uld nnf the m°tlon, Mr. Hunt said that, though he he wnni^ assent to the appointment of a Royal Commission, lS7i „ ap.RolBt a Committee, such as that appointed in tion'in °ns'der whether it was desirable to make any varia- Mr n Pe stliP3 la'd down in the last few years. haviD'ff made some observations, and Mr. Braisey ^ittee ni a i1™ his moti°n, the House went into Com- andit "V^PP'y, and a vote of £ 210,230 for the Coastguard ya* aval Reserve was agreed tx i°ttrnert°^er business was disposed of, and the House ad- u at a quarter past one o'clock.

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^ BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.…

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LAMPS: WHY AND WHEN THEY EXPLODE.

CONGREGATIONAL TOTAL ABSTINENCE…

A LECTURE ON CRUSTACEA.

PEEL'S FIRST LESSONS IN ORATORY.

; ANTIQUARIES AT THE TOWER…

THE "TEMERAIRE."

KING VICTOR EMMANUEL "AT HOME."

THE HEALTH OF THE ARMY.

CARROUSEL OF BICYCLISTS.

MAY.

THE PLAGUE.

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JOAN OF ARC FETE.

SELECTED ANECDOTES.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS AS JURYMEN.

SCHOOLS OF SEWING.

WATER-CRESS.

THE MARKETS.