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_n_ THE MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL. The Home went into Committee on the Merchant hipping Act Amendment Bill, beginning at Clause 12. n this clause An amendment by IMr IIAMOND, providing that te assessors be appointed to assist in trying cases re- tiring nautical or engineering knowledge, should be tbree or m<>re in number, instead of an assessor or iseesors," was objected to by C. ADL'ERLKY, who stated that there was no ipe in which it had hitherto been found necessary to jpoiut assessors whl're they had bad a vote, They were :-i ely required to assist tile Judge with their advice. The amendment was negitived. c-rjeant SIMON proposed an amendment, requiring lat the assessors should have served at least 20 years at ii v i uailiug e5iij>, ami ten as master in either vam or sailing vessels in the British merchant service id in all cases of a uteam vessel being the subject of en- iiry, one of the assessors to have been ten years master a steamship. He pointed out that the trials for the tost part were conducted by officers of the royal navy, 1(1 suggested that, seeing the difference between the rcumstances of Her Majesty's vessels and those of the terchaat service. the desire of the officers in the latter rvice to be tried by their own peers was a reasonable Sir C. A D'D E flLE Y thought that the amendment had Jen decided by aa over sensitiveness on the part of the tercvintile officers, and was sure that they would not the Naval officsrs altogether. After some discussion, in which Mr E. J. REBS oiated cut that the amendment made no provision for 3e appointment of skilled engineers in cases where they light be required.. Sir C. ADDElvLEY stated that he would bring up ord? on the report' requiring, that one at least or tne 'sessors should be an engineer. l'h« amendment was withdrawn, as a'so ,vv*15< a} menrimeat by Mr Norwood, to give the appointment as-i'ssorito the Judge of the (Local) Court of Admir- Itv. iiistead of the High Court. r An amendments by Mr CHAliLEY, referring to the nblication of a list of assessors, and the se ection of J von of these by ballot, two names J? 8 IUC^ out out f the seven, by each of the parties, 6 remainder to be :ie assessors to try the cause, wttS a so °''Jected to and egativ^d. 3 A division v>'as taken on »n amendment by Mr IIATH- lONii to the same i-l-tuse, the ol'3ect of the amendment eing that no pi-rson who has acted as assessor in the >cal court in the case of » collision shall act in a similar ipacity in the same case when before the high court. To this, exception was taken by the Government, and je amendment was negatived by 222 against 14^. An amendment was moved by Mr HAMOND giving le court (in addition to the power of cancelling a certifi- ate on the grounds of misconduct, drunkenness, tyranny, ruelty, and neglect of duty), the power of permitting le defendant, after a specified time, to apply for a 2rtiricate of the same class as that cancelled, or of sub- ;ituting for the certificate cancelled a certificate of a )wer grade. This was assented to by the Government and adopted. An amendment moved by Mr UUAlvLH Y, to add to 1e clause a proviso th itno party other than the Board of rade shall mtke complaints to which the clause refers, nless he shall have given security to answer the pay tent of the costs, was accepted by the Government and greed to. The Clause was then agreed to. as also was Clause 13. On Clause 14. Mr G. BBNTINCK moved the omission of words giving discretionary power to the court as to imprisonment eing with or without hard labour. This was objected to by Sir C. ^URLEY, and the mendment was eventually withdrawn and the clause greed to. Clauses 15 and 16 were also agreed to. On Clause 17, which awards punishment for insubordi- ation, breach of discipline, »3<i neS"fi»ence on the part of aainen and apprentices, Mr MAClJUN.VijD moved the omission of sub-section "dealing with wilful disobedience, on the ground that he penalties proposed were excessive. The general tone f the Bill, he said, was to increase the punishment of the rorking seamen. „A1Tnm Sir VE RNON JI^IvCOlJL]^ ill supporting the >mendment, pointed out that where loss of life occurred hrough neglect, provision was made for punishment by tl earlier clause. Sir u. ADDlmLEY satd the clause only cariied Ilt the proposal of the Act of 1854, and he argued that was necessary to retain a control over seamen in cases f wilful negligence. After some further discussion, the amendment was 'ithdrawn, and the clause was agreed to. On clause 18, Capt. PI :Vt moved as an addition to that portion rela- ng to the duty of keeping a proper look-out, that when ship is in the vicini ty of rocks or shoals it should be the uty of the master to cause the lead to be kept constantly oing. Sir C. ADDEEMiY opposed the amendment, and on revision it was rejected bv 154 against 54. Mr SHAW LEFLVRE moved an amendment re- uiring hard labour to be eliminated fsom the punish- lenfc under the clause. Sir C. A Jjl^IcLE V assented, and the amendment 'as agreed to. ijS als<>_ was the clause so amended. On Hlnnsp 10 iiu'ws-inpr imprisonment of not more than 6 iks Sl^kion^^lnndred offences, Sir W. V. HAKCOUKL moved the substitution of le word" ff-,tir for the word six." Sir C. declined to reduce the punish- lent named in the clai^e. r.nd the amendment was egatived without a division. On Clause 20, which gives power of arrest in cases of esertion. Sir W. Y. HA^COURT moved an amendment to ake away the general power of arbitrary arrest in the United Kingdom- _).E, P, L L, y Sir C. 6T contended that the power pro- ssed l.y the clause was necessary. r some discussion the Committee divided and the 'Hit—negatived by 203 against 128. M .t..iIIIE" Jl'Ved the omission of the word wi lus objaot being that arrests under he cc3Ht should be upon a warrant. Tht Ludmeut was opposer( bv the Government, and Had ion was rejec.eU by 191 againbt 1:37. Mr. iHLJ'A UIOVL. a proviso to Clause 20, to the Sect the P0^'0*,0, ari'est contained in the clause Oou'id be confined iO t cases of masters, owners, &c., 'hose ships have been sUrvYed. registered, and dulv Unified to the satisfaction of tlle Board of Trade. Sir C. Al>Dklfcbi P^int«d out that the question evolved by this amenc r ^Hild lie raised in another J I'm by the ton. member for lJerby. Mr PI.IM-OliL joined; m the request that the sub- ?ct should be allowed 0Q in the shape referred > by the right non. b, nm the President of the oard of Trade, a!1Ci naent was accordingly I'hdrawn. Mr M'lVER moved that the clause be omitted. Sir W. V. HA' CODK1- that the clause would a useless to the better ciassot shipowner a, and was only anted to assist the bad I ers in coercing the •en whom they would otuerwise lose. 8 On a division the amendment was negatived by 161 ainst 121. The clause was agreed to. „ Progress was then reported, and the rlouge resumed. The Hoi^se then went ii to (.'omcoittee. The House adjournt d at. i wno'ci"ck.

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