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Feb. 27.]
Licensing (Scotland) Amendment Bill." To provide for the later opening
in the morning of premises licensed for the Sale of Excisable Liquors in
Scotland," presented by Mr. Findlay; supported by Mr. Cameron Corbett,
Mr. Robert Balfour, Mr. Cross, Mr. Gulland, Mr. McCallum, Mr. Sutherland,
and Mr. Wilkie; to be read a second time upon Friday, 26th April, and to
be printed. [Bill 76]
Clerks of the Peace and County Council Bill.-" To amend the Law
with regard to Clerks of the Peace and Clerks of the County Council,"
presented by Mr. Luttrell; supported by Sir John Kennaway, Sir Francis
Channing, Colonel Kenyon-Slaney, and Sir Walter Foster; to be read a
second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 77]
Justices of the Peace Bill.-" To amend the Law in regard to the appoint-
ment of Justices of the Peace," presented by Mr. Luttrell; supported by
Sir Francis Channing, Sir Walter Foster, Mr. Corrie Grant, Sir William
Brampton Gurdon, and Mr. A. Edward Dunn; to be read a second time.
upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 78]
Spurious Sports Bill." To prohibit the hunting, coursing, and shooting
of animals kept in confinement," presented by Mr. Luttrell; supported
by Mr. Corrie Grant, Mr. George Greenwood, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald,
and Mr. Cameron Corbett; to be read a second time upon Monday next,
and to be printed. [Bill 79] ..
SUPPLY.
Considered in Committee.
(In the Committee.)
[Mr. EMMOTT (Oldham) in the Chair.]
ARMY ESTIMATES, 1907-8.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a number of Land Forces, not
exceeding 190,000, all ranks, be maintained for the service of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at Home and Abroad, excluding
His Majesty's Indian Possessions, during the year ending on the 31s
day of March, 1908."
Mr. Wyndham (Dover)
Major Seely (Liverpool, Abercromby)
Mr. Arthur Lee (Hampshire, Fareham)
Sir H. Cotton (Nottingham, E.)
Col. Kenyon-Slaney (Shropshire, Newport)
Mr. Courthope (Sussex, Rye)
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Captain Kincaid Smith (Warwickshire, Stratford-on-Avon)
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Motion made, and Question, "That the Chairman do report Progress; and
ask leave to sit again "-(Captain Kincaid-Smith)-put, and agreed to.
Committee report Progress; to sit again to-morrow.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND (DISESTABLISHMENT).
Mr. Everett (Suffolk, Woodbridge)
Mr. Goddard (Ipswich)
Motion made, and Question proposed," That, in the interests alike of religion
and the nation, it is desirable to disestablish and disendow the Church
of England both in England and Wales."-(Mr. Everett.)
Sir John Kennaway (Devonshire, Honiton)
Mr. Harwood (Bolton)
Amendment proposed-
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131
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141
"In line 1, to leave out from the word 'the,' to the end of the
Question, and add the works,' opinion of this House, the passing of any
measure to destroy the national position which the Church of England
has held for so many centuries, and to secularise her ancient endow-
ments, would grievously impede her great and growing work for the
spiritual and social welfare of the people and would be a serious blow to
the cause of religion and morality in the nation.'"-(Sir John Ken-
naway.)
Question proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of
the Question."
The House divided :-Ayes, 206; Noes, 93. (Division List No. 29.)
Main Question put.
The House divided:-Ayes, 198; Noes, 90. (Division List No. 30.)
Resolved, That, in the interests alike of Religion and the Nation, it is desirable
to Disestablish and Disendow the Church of England both in England
and Wales.
Adjourned at a quarter after Eleven o'clock,
Feb. 28.]
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
HOUSE OF LORDS: THURSDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY, 1907.
PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, That the Clerk of the Parliaments
had laid upon the Table the Certificate from the Examiners that the further
Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with.
National Trust for Places of Historical Interest or Natural Beauty [H.L.]
Also the Certificate that the Standing Orders applicable to the following
Bill have not been complied with. Barnsley, Wombwell, and Wath Tram-
ways.
The same were ordered to lie on the Table
York and District Tramways Bill [H.L]; Cavehill and Whitewell Tramways
Bill [H.L.]; Barry Railway Bill; Rawtenstall Corporation Bill.-Examiner's
Certificates of non-compliance with the Standing Orders referred to the
Standing Orders Committee on Thursday next
Midland Railway Bill [H.L.]; Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier Bill [H.L.].-
Read 2, and committed: The Committees to be proposed by the Committee
of Selection
Manchester Ship Canal (Various Powers) Bill [H.L.]; Manchester Ship
Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Bill [H.L.]; Medway Lower Navigation Bill
[H.L.]; Devonport Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Humber Conservancy Bill
[H.L.]; Middlesbrough Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Oxford and District Tram-
ways Bill [H.L.].-Report from the Committee of Selection, That the follow-
ing Lords be proposed to the House to form the Select Committee for the
consideration of the said Bills; (viz.) L. Kilmarnock (E. Erroll), L. Abinger,
L. Hylton (Chairman), L. Ramsay (E. Dalhousie), L. Sandhurst; agreed to;
and the said Lords appointed accordingly: The Committee to meet on
Tuesday next, at Eleven o'clock; and all petitions referred to the Committee
with leave to the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bills
to be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bills
..
Newquay and District Water Bill [H.L.]; Birmingham Corporation Bill
[H.L.]; Burnham (Somerset) Pier Bill [H.L.]; Heywood and Middleton Water
Board Bill [H.L.]; Manchester Corporation Tramways Bill [H.L.]; Tyne Im-
provement Bill [H.L.]; Report from the Committee of Selection, That the
following Lords be proposed to the House to form the Select Committee for
the consideration of the said Bills; (viz.) E. Cathcart, V. Hill, V. Iveagh, L.
Belhaven and Stenton, L. Sanderson (chairman); agreed to; and the said
Lords appointed accordingly. The Committee to meet on Thursday next, at
Eleven o'clock; and all petitions referred to the Committee with leave to the
petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bills to be heard as
desired, as also counsel for the Bills
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RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
IRISH LAND COMMISSION (PROCEEDINGS).-Return for January, 1907. Presented
(by Command), and ordered to lie on the Table
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LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANIES.-Statements of Accounts, and of life assurance and
annuity business, and abstracts of actuarial reports deposited with the Board
of Trade under Section 10 of "The Life Assurance Companies Act, 1870,"
during the year ended 31st December, 1906
Order under Section 59 of the Act, as confirm.ed by the Local Govern-
ment Board of the following county council:
ISLE OF WIGHT.-For amending certain confirming orders relating to the parishes
of North Arreton and South Arreton
MOTOR-CAR ACTS, 1896 AND 1903.-Regulations made by the Local Government
Board under Section 6 of the Act of 1896 and Section 12 of the Act of 1903
for altering the Heavy Motor-Car Order, 1904, as to the use of heavy motor-
cars on bridges.
Regulation as to the restriction of the driving of motor-cars on certain
highways situate within the borough of East Retford, made by the Local
Government Board under Section 6 of the Act of 1896 and Section 8 of the
Act of 1903.
highways situated within the borough of Guildford, made by the Local
Government Board under Section 9 of the Act of 1903.
highways situate within the borough of Harrogate, made by the Local
Regulation as to the restriction of the driving of motor-cars on a certain
highway situate within the parish of Heversham, in the county of Westmore-
land, made by the Local Government Board under Section 6 of the Act of
1896 and Section 8 of the Act of 1903.
highways situate within the urban district of Newmarket, made by the Local
Regulation as to the registration of motor-cars made by the Local
Government Board under Section 6 of the Act of 1896 and Section 7 of the
Act of 1903-London (County)- For assigning an index mark to the
London County Council in addition to the index marks assigned by the
Motor-Car (Registration and Licensing) Order, 1903, and the Order of the
Local Government Board dated the 17th day of April, 1905..
SHOP HOURS ACT, 1904 (CITY OF CARDIFF):-Order made by the council of the
city of Cardiff, and confirmed by the Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment, fixing the hours of closing for certain classes of shops within the
riverside and canton wards of the city.
Laid before the House (pursuant to Act), and ordered to lie on the Table
POST OFFICE (FOREIGN AND COLONIAL PARCEL POST-RHODESIA AND
BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE.)-Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post
Amendment (No. 2) Warrant, 1907, dated 14th February, 1907 ..
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PIERS AND HARBOURS (PROVISIONAL ORDERS), SESSION 1907.-Report by the
Board of Trade of their proceedings under the General Pier and Harbour Act,'
1861, and the General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861, Amendment Act
BANKRUPTCY (IRELAND).-Returns of the Official Assignees of the King's Bench
Division "in Bankruptcy" in Ireland, and of the Local Courts, Belfast and
Cork, for the year 1906 ..
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1888.
I. Sixteen orders under Section 57 of the Act, as confirmed by the Local
Government Board, of the following county and county borough councils—
Brecon. For converting part of the parish of Llanwrtyd in the
Builth Rural District into the urban district of Llanwrtyd, and for
constituting the remainder of the parish a new parish named the parish
of Llanwrtyd Without.
Buckingham. For dividing the parish of Wavendon, in the
Newport Pagnell Union, into two parishes named the parish of Waven-
don and the parish of Woburn Sands.
Essex. For defining the boundary between the parish of Bartlow
Hamlet (otherwise known as the hamlet of Little Bartlow or of Bartlow
End) and the parish of Ashdon.
Flint. For transferring part of the parish of Hawarden to the
parish of Saltney, and of part of the parish of Saltney to the parish
of Hawarden.
Gateshead (County Borough).-For uniting the parishes of Gates-
head and Heworth Within to form the parish of Gateshead.
Isle of Wight. For uniting the parishes of North Arreton and
Whippingham to form the parish of Whippingham.
Kent. For transferring the part of the parish of Chatham situate
in the borough of Gillingham to the parish of Gillingham.
Lancaster. For transferring two detached parts of the town-
ship of Worsley to the township of Swinton and the urban district of
Swinton and Pendlebury.
Lincoln (County Borough).-For uniting the nineteen parishes
comprised in the county borough to form the parish of Lincoln.
Northumberland.-For uniting the urban districts of Cowpen and
Blyth to form the urban district of Blyth.
Pembroke. For converting part of the parish of Fishguard
into the urban district of Fishguard and for dividing the parish into
two parishes named the parish of Fishguard North and the parish of
Fishguard South.
Salop. For defining the boundary between the parishes of Saint
Martin's and Weston Rhyn.