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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. In the HOUSE OF LORDS, March 19, the Duke of Richmond and Gordon stated, In reply to Lord Granville, that the Government proposed that the Home of Lord* should, on the 28rd lnat, adjourn for the Easter Vacation until the 12th of next month. Replying to Lord Granville, Lord Derby explained that that afternoon the Raulan Ambassador brought from his Government certain proposals for altering the Protocol on Turkish affairs which he had last week taken ad referendum, but that Her Majesty's Ministers had net yet had time to con- sider them. Lord Derby further stated, In answer to Lord Stratheden and Campbell, that Sir H. Elliot would return to his poet at Constantinople after having had the reat required by the state of hit health. The Irish Peerage Bill was read a third ttme, and the Beer licenses (Ireland) Bill went through committee. Lord Fortescue asked tha Duke of Richmond and Gordon whether the vattle plagull had spread any further since he last referred to the subject, and called attention to the Reso- lution of the Royal Agricultural Society against the Importa- tion of any live stock from abroad. He expressed an opinion against ths Importation of tat atock from abroad. The Bate of Richmond replied that there had been no tunber-eutbreak of the cattle plague In t" Metropolitan district alnce March it, tmd no caie In Hull since March 6, and none In Lincolnshire elnce March 9. The local authori- ties were efficiently asttogupon the Orders in Council which had "been Issued. The Resolution of the Royal Agricul- tural Society raised a serious question, all it would exclave from this country 1,€€6,000 animals ef different sorts yearly. Farther Information should be obtained before acting upon stufii a Resolution, and the Government were prepared to stake an inquiry into the whole matter. The other business on the Paper vra gone through, t £ d ffaelr lordships adjourned. In the HOUSE OP COMMONS, in anevrer to Mr. Elliot, WHO asked wbether the Government Is prepared to prohibit :he Importation of live stock from European Portf, as reoom- mended by the-Council of the Royet. Agricultural Society on the 7th Inst., Loil Saadoa said that, as no fresh outbreak of cattle VIW, i bad ed, and as the accounts from abroad were favortable, the Government was to hopes that the disease was ttlDg aceceosfully grappled with. Having already takeMVeffyetrtneeat measures, they were not disposed to adopt,4ho suggestion mentioned in the question without an lnqulir. wbfcMt was proposed should be In the form of a ParltaOentary Committee. In^ply to, ifr. W. E Forstar, who asked what truth there b in ttO.RW rt fbilt Sir li. is to return. shortly as Am- bassa* to tjonstantinople, the Chancellor of the Sschequer ■aid t-Jjf .'d Derby was anxious that Sir H. EUlot should go twit! once, and Sir (Henry, while placing himself enb the disposal of the Government, did not conpet^J.at he had returned to England in the hope *he would be able to enjoy an Interval of Mat. JJJ Derby did not think It right to take advantage of Start a* and Sir Henry would remain in England, tempo- ^ements being made to supply his absence from Sevew-. uuestlocs wore put to the Under-Secretary for Fonl^S Ainrtrs as to reported outrages fn Bulgaria and other a-n. of European Turkey, and as to the steps taken by tha Government to obtain Information of the Internal con- dition of these Provinces. Mr Bourke, In reply, said that noiaformatlon had been received of outrages at Salonlca or ddrianople, but that a report of outragea btod been received from Maoedonla. Our-Consular Agents had general orders to report all that oocunad within their districts, and our Consular staff were Lbo-at to be strengtheaod. Cn going Into Supply, Mr. Butt made some observations (concluding with a motion which he did not press) on tho necessity of bringing forward the Estimates at such a period of the Session as wlU enable the Ilor" to do its duty In con- trolling and revising the public expenditure, and will dis- pense with the objectionable practloo of taking votes on account. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in replying, expressed his almost unqualified agreement with Mr. Butt, polntfcig out that the Government this year and last year had dene Us but to bring the (Estimate* on as oarly as possible but It could not secure tnelr consideration unleis It were assisted by the forbearance and self-restraint of private members In 'withdrawing motions which mtght hinder the House from going Into Committee of Supply, Mr. Hankey, Sir a. Balfour, and Mr. sRylands also medo some observations on the subject. Lord C. Beresford rose to call attention to the Increasing power of torpedoes, especially tho Whitehead. He had plaoed a motion on the paper, which he said he would not now press, "That no ecooomloal consideration should tie the hisnda of theTlnt Lord of the Admiralty, and so prevent exhaustive experiments being carried out as to tbe best means of applying or resisting these terrible weapons; also, that It Is expedient that a large number of torpedo vessels and boats be added to the navy without delay." He pointed out that torpedoes had quite revolutionised naval warfare. The Harvey torp3do was lowered from boom and exploded on striking a ship or any object floating In the water. The ground or mine torpedoos for Protecting harbours or canals wore exploded by means of wires from the shore or from a ship having a buoy connected with the mine. There was also the spar torpedo, which was exploded by -electricity. The moiss ingenious Infernal machine ever Invented, however, wac the Whitehead torpedo, to which he wished to call attention. It waa made In three chambers, the bead containing tbe charge, the balance chamber containing the secret machinery by which the torpedo was (propelled through the water, and the air Chamber, brwMsft machinery vu woi Wod. i* «onl4 ha driven at SO knots an hour. The charge was exploded by means of a piston-rod fixed In the head, and the torpedo could be find either above or below the water at a depth of alx feet. It could be set to move with perfect accuracy in any given direction, and on exploding against a ship's side was capable of making a breach of 16 feet In extent. Ee need hardly say that a veaael would shortly proceed to the bottom after that (A laugh) The torpedo could be made to sink to a certain depth, and then to proceed in a straight line to the vessel to be attached it could be made to rise to the Sulam and explode, or could be set to come up again at half-ccek, In order that It might be taken back again Mth safety on board. In fact, this torpedo could he made to do anything but speak. (Laughter.) With « three men In a small boat oould sick the In- flexible. He suggested, as the only mode of defence *Remst such a weapon, that we should provide for our ships °*warfastsslling boats as satellites to keep the torpedo P°*ts of the enemy at a distance. He urged upon the First Lord of the Admiralty the necessity of organizing a system of "ut defence torpedoes, and of practising the navy in the nt; of these torpedoes instead of leaving their ?*ttagement entirely to the Royal Engineers. The laying ??*u of these torpedoes In war would be seamen's work, and r~ *he event of war the nation with the best torpedo manage- e°t must win. (Cheers) ^(r. Keed agreed with the hon. and gallant officer that It T** now time tbe navy were practised In the laying down and up of torpedoes If they were unlnstruoted in tor- Pedo warfare they would be at a serious disadvantage In time of war. M*-Go or ley made some observations on the same subject; mid Mr. Hunt, In reply, said that the Admiralty waa fully alive to the vital Importance ol thla new arm, and had re- cently established a Torpedo School entirely separate from cently established a Torpedo School entirely separate from the Gunnery SchooL Captain Pim moved for a Committee on the condition of the !hiV1, which was negatived without discussion and without a Division and the House then went Into a Com- Mitt" of Supply on the Navy Estimates. On the Vote of £".648,Q!8 for wages to Seamen and I(Aftes, the usual desultory dliomslon occurred, ranging over the various topics comprised in the Votes. Mr. Reed r'■cussed the shipbuilding programmes of the current and passed years, and dwelt on the necessity of some further steps being taken to improve the condition of our Engineers, In which he was supported laY Mr. Gorst and Mr. deely. Mr. Letevre made some dispa- raging observations on the work of the Dookyardoduring the past year, and especially on the repair of uoeless ships, to which Mr. A. Egerton replied. Mr. 8. Lloyd, Mr. Samuda, Iotr. W. Whitworth, and Mr. Goschen also six ke, and Mr. Bunt, in the course of a general reply, explained In detail his proposal for lncrea*l g the pay and raising the *elatlre rank of tbe Eoglcetr Officers, which he did put forward as a final measure, remarking wat in a few years they might expect a further Improve- ment In their condition As to the new torpedo ship It Would be somewhere about 2,000 tons but he could give no "•formation as to the cost Att*r tbts the Vote was agreed ■?» aa was also the Vote of £ 1,178,310 tor victuals and CLOTHING Several Bills were advanced a stage, and the House ad- journed. In the HOUSE or LORDS, March 80, the Beer Licenses (Ire- land) Bill was read a ttilrd time and passed. On the motion of Lord Kxeter, an Address for certain Re- turns relating to the Alilitia ,,Lo ksgtOOd to. The Duke of Richmond and G rdon gave notice of the Second reading of the Burials Bill lor Tuesday, Ap~il 17. The Duke of Richmond and Gordon notice that on Friday next he would m -ve for,, sel, ctoo, riot ttes to Inquire Into the operation of ex, sting statutes in regard to the forma- Jfon of, and proceedings by, commissioners of sewers and oralnage and river and navigat ion boards, and to consider oy what means such bodies may be blnre conveniently and ^expensively constituted, and their p iwers enlarged, so as J9 provide more efficiently f< r stor»ge ot w«ter, the preven- uon of floods, and tbe discharge of other functions apper- "*<nlng to conservancy boards. lord Cottesloe asked Vjucoun* Bury whether he proposed, when his notice with rerp -a to the report of the Commis- on Railway Accident* cme under con«H- adon, to ^*ke any motion on the subj et The matter was well J^rthy of consideration, alti the dttcutsion wg; hable to ?! useful If it arose on some Resolution submitted for ^option. Viscount Bury replied that, as It was genr rally understood some egUlalion thouid be proposed on tbe tu> jeot, It **hls Intention to move a Resolution In reference >o It, "Oled Templetown atked Lord Cadollan whether the Re- on the Army Retirement Scheme wou!d be brought ^or« the House sufficiently eariy to allow a full dltcasalon Stalls before the slose of the Session. d Cadogan .ald that tbe Secretary for War was pre- a scheme with r<~S(iect to Promotion and Retirement Army. The tnbjeet was difficult and intricate, avd WKi~r?^ a great deal of calcuUtlou. He w*s un»ble to say by JP *be pUn would be oonplete, bnS as soon as approved Government it would be laid before Parliament. Lordships then adjourned. the HOUSE OF COMHOKS Mr. Stop ford Sackvllle asked tJ0D of n« C >mmittee of Council on Educa- wl*eth reference to the third nnbedule of the Jfe» Cj'ie, tnenta ^yreprtseiiUlo, havo oeen made to tbe Depart- ltl>ln7*to its inappitcabldty to rural >chools, and whether VjjT'^nded either to modify or wltharsw It ""•deS1^ replied th«t two representations had been *ltecM| Department on fhl» Two years ago an grantmade in 'h« New Code, In which an extra met wth ^Ten 'or needlework tor the first time, and this beenreon Ver* 8eioeral appr.iv»». Since t.bat tlnae they had by their inspectorate draw np aicbeculeln re- ^Paredt ne*dl"work • an<^ ""8 bt-lngdene. As they were *h°nldn«er *Ome opposition to If, they propjstd that It that ther« °°me into op«?a 1 n uuitl March ot next year, so •b It. Would be «mpl« nme to bav« various judgments »»ure the House th»t the D.-p%rtmHUt Work shonl^K** that tbl» Imuortaut »n1 jacl of pta'o needle- Conducive ? In s; iool>, neom# it would oe more aifchii? weliaie of tbe girls than some of thoae 'beers.) u* thing* which were at present taught. In Ewer to Mr. Former, (who put the qUeftfon In the ab- t sence of Lord Hartlngton), the Chancellor of tie Exchequer said that farther Papen on the Eastern QWWN were In pre- paration, and would be read, In a fortnight. With regard » the present position of aftaln he had nothfog to add to 1,4d Derby's statement on the previous eventeg- Some miller amendments In the draught 01 the Protocol bad been ^oposed by the Russian Govwnment, Majesty's Government bad not had time to °°n»ld^ • Subsequently Mr. Fonter It were signed, would be UldOT ^(^anceiior lDg for the accompanying Papers, to wnica sne of the Exchequer replied that he could f £ e no sucft promise without communication with Lord v# /• Lord Elcho asked Mr. Courtney bring on hts motion with regaMto the Tn-^f the ef Mr. Courtney repUed that, d flu S of the negotiations now In progress to be a nw deflni ^n ol the attitude of the Powers towards tN Ottoman Empire ne did not Intend to goon with**lf T^^nii'v to uncertainty as to those negotlatior-. In reply to a *lmtla' question from Mr. Hanbury, Mr. sweets said he Intended to go on with blismotion on Fddar- Mr R. Yorke, In moving oir the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire tQtJ the constitution, ctstoms, &c., of the Stock Exchange, Illio the mode of trsrsactlng busi- ness. and into the attentions which may be dsslrable In Its usages and rules, ened at some length into the history of the body, it, gradual developmect, & and Illustrating its vide of conducUng business by nume- rous quotation* '!rom the evidence Bad Report of the Foreign LooOI Committee, and from the rules of the Exchange, he showed how the facilities which It gave for Improper practices had Inflicted great losses on innocent persons. pe complained that while the Stock Exchange Professed JO regulate speculation, It rather encouraged it by admitting low-class of persons tato lis body, and tbat of tho»e who had to decide almost Judicially ingsin certain ambiguous euterprUes«houldbe sanctioned hs4 private Interests In them which biased their Judgment Moreover, Its requirements before granting a sett.ement and tk quotation were lnsuffictontto tosure the bond fides of a scheme. Che members of the Stock Exchange aid not seem to appreciate the evils of the present system, for they had not attempted In any way to apply a remedy for the evils whlcb were pointed out 1D the Report ol the Foreign Loans Committee. Sir C. Russell, In seconding the motion also dwelt on the fact that the Stock Exchange, In spite of recent disclosures had done nothing to modlly Its rules, and also on the facilities which It gave for swindling the public. facilities which It gave for swindling the public. Mr. <'dermau Cotton opposed tbe motion, which he deemed to be Impolitic, and, while he hoped that membars would not vote for because they had lost money, he appealed to those who had made money on the Stock Exchange to vote against it. Sir E. Watkin held that Parliament had a right to inquire Into the working of a body which was nothing more than a Trades Union; and as the House had Inquired into the ope- ration of many other Trades Unions, why should It not inquire Into that one. After an Interesting debate. In which Mr. E. Stanhope, 8ir E. James, Mr. Hubbard, Jú. Norwood, and Yr. Bentlnck took part, The ChanceUor of the Exchequer remarked that the inquiry proposed was not Into the frauds themselves, but into the machinery which was supposed to be responsible for them, and while it might do no harm, it hrd not been shown that It would do any good. In fact nobody had indicated In what direction a remedy could be applied. Nobody pro- posed to do away altogether with this machinery, and rather than assume any responsibility for the rules of tbe Stock Exchange, which might be misleading to the public, he would prefer to legislate directly against any particular rule which might be shown to lead to frauds, and would make the law as stringent as possible against those who were guilty of fraudulent practices. But although he was not sanguine as to any beneficial result flowine from the appoint- ment of a Royal Commission, still, as there seemed a strong current cf opinion In Its favour, he would not vote against It. Mr. Lowe supported Inquiry Into what he admitted to be a very complicated subject, and thought It need not be in a hostile spirit; while Hr. Goschen regretted that the Govern- ment had changed its mind, because a mischievous precedent would be set of Inquiring into the circumstances of a par- ticular profession without sufficient grounds, and without any reasonable expectation of public advantage. The motion for the appointment of a Royal Commission was then agreed to, and the House was counted out shortly afterwards,

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