HANSARD'S SECOND SESSION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, progress, I withdrew my Notice for next THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Viscount CROSS): I am sure that no one would suppose that the noble Lord had any desire to take your Lord- ships by surprise. No one, I am sure, wishes to treat the House with more consideration than the noble Lord. LORD DENMAN: My Lords, I observe that when the Honourable Colonel Cody, these words, "True alike to friends and foes." As I have many friends and foes in this House, I shall follow his ex- COAL MINES, &c. REGULATION BILL. Amendments reported (according to B On the Motion of The Viscount CROSS, | Considered the following Amendment made: - Leave out sub-section (c), and insert "The provision in this Act requiring the two shafts or outlets of a mine to be separated by a distance of not less than fifteen yards shall not apply to any mine which is provided with two shafts sunk before the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, but at that time separated by a distance of less than ten feet or commenced to be sunk before the commencement of this Act but separated by a distance of more than ten feet and less than fifteen yards." Clause, as amended, agreed to. Standing Order No. XXXV. considered (according to order) and dispensed with. Bill read 8, with the Amendments, and passed, and sent to the Commons. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. as amended Third Reading Technical Schools (Scotland) [358]; Secretary for Scotland Act (1885) Amendment [360], and passed. QUESTIONS. EDUCATION 0 DEPARTMENT MENTARY EDUCATION MR. WOODALL (Hanley) asked the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education, Whether he is prepared to modify the Regulations under which grants are made to evening schools, so as to enable children attending public elementary day schools to avail themselves of evening classes in drawing and modelling on similar conditions to those that have been adopted for the encouragement of instruction in Cookery? THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Viscount CROSS) said, he had THE VICE PRESIDENT (Sir WILmade inquiries as to the Business proceed- LIAM HART DYKE) (Kent, Dartford): ing in the other House, and he found that According to the Rules in the Minute it was not likely their Lordships would of the 8th of March, the time-table must have any Bills sent up to them until rather provide for at least one and a half-hour's late on Monday; and, as the only Busi-instruction in drawing during the week; ness then would be to receive Bills from the Commons, ho proposed that their Lordships should adjourn until half-past 11 o'clock on Monday night. and there is nothing to prevent day scholars availing themselves of evening classes for the purposes of this instruction. Modelling, as my hon. Friend is aware, is now made a second-grade subject under the Science and Art Department, and can be taught in evening classes, which are, of course, open to scholars in public elementary schools. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT—(DEPART- MR. WOODALL (Hanley) asked the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education, Whether, in accordance with his promise on a recent occasion, "My Lords" have considered. the propriety of giving encouragement to instruction in "the use of tools for working in wood and iron," by constituting a new subject to be aided by Grants from the Department of Science and Art? THE VICE PRESIDENT (Sir WILLIAM HART DYKE) (Kent, Dartford): I can assure the hon. Member that I am carrying out the promise to which he refers; but a variety of most important considerations are involved, and I am not in a position to make any decided announcement in reply to his Question. MR. WOODALL asked, whether the right hon. Gentleman would be able to announce any decision before Parliament rose? SIR WILLIAM HART DYKE: I do not think so. received; and, whether, before he grants the consent of the Board, he will allow the property owners, either personally or by counsel, to appear before him? THE PRESIDENT (Mr. RITCHIE) (Tower Hamlets, St. George's): The Guardians of the Salford Union propose EVICTIONS (IRELAND)--EVICTIONS AT to sell six or seven acres of land adjoin CAVAN-DEATH OF AN EVICTED TENANT. ing their infirmary at Hope to the Town Council of Salford for the erection of an infectious hospital. Representations have been made to the Local Government Board on behalf of some of the MR. BIGGAR (Cavan, W.) asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Is he aware that Peter Gillick, of Cordoagh, parish of Knock-owners and ratepayers of the locality in bride, and County of Cavan, was evicted on the 18th August last, and, in spite of his remonstrance to the barony constable, removed to the dunghill, where he died in less than half an hour; and, what action the Government proposes to take in the matter? THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet) (who replied) said: The District Inspector reports that Peter Gillick, while being evicted as a sub-tenant, became suddenly ill and died almost immediately after. He was not removed to a dunghill. The District Inspector further reports that the deceased received no unkind treatment, and that no blame attaches to any person in connection with his death. MR. BIGGAR: What was the result of the Coroner's inquest? COLONEL KING-HARMAN: The jury, at the Coroner's inquest, found that the deceased died of syncope of the head. PUBLIC HEALTH-HOSPITAL AT SAL FORD FOR INFECTIOUS CASES. MR. MACLURE (Lancashire, S.E., Stretford) asked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether he has received a communication from Messrs. Wood, Norris, and Wilson, on behalf of the property owners of Hope, one of the most important residential districts of Salford, praying to be heard before he grants the consent of the Local Government Board to the erection of a hospital for infectious cases in their midst when suitable and more convenient sites are available; whether, when the present Convalescent Hospital was erected, a distinct pledge was given to the residents by the Chairman of the Board of Guardians, who are now applying to erect the hospital for infectious cases, that no such patients should be opposition to the scheme, and asking to be heard before the consent of the Board is given to the sale. In a speech delivered when the present infirmary was opened, the then Chairman of the Board of Guardians appears to have stated that there was an understanding that the Guardians would not erect an infectious hospital on the site; but I am informed that there is no Resolution of the Guardians on the subject. I have instructed the Inspector of the district to attend a meeting of the Guardians and confer with them as to the proposed sale. On receiving his Report I will take into consideration the wish of the property owners to be heard on the subject. ADMIRALTY-THE COASTGUARD STA- MR. GILHOOLY (Cork, W.) asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether the preliminaries for the erection of a Coast Guard Station on Bere Island have been completed; and, if so, when the building of same will commence? THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing): Negotiations were commenced some time ago with a view to removing the existing Coast Guard Station on Bere Island to a more convenient position; but terms satisfactory to the Admiralty have not yet been arranged, consequently no provision for building a new station has been included in the Estimates. cellor came into Office, stating the re- | distributor, and rent agent; whether ligion of each; and, if the Lord Chan- the discharge of the duties of these cellor, in making such appointments, is positions interferes with the satisfactory carrying out the promise made by the execution of his postal duties; whether Government, that a proper proportion he is aware that on the 19th ultimo the of Catholics should be appointed, having mail train was delayed a considerable regard to the religion of the people of time at Ballyclare, owing to the late the district for which the appointment is delivery of the mails; whether the mails made? which should arrive in Belfast at 7 P.M. in time for the ordinary mail steamers, owing to similar delays at Ballyclare, frequently fail to arrive until 9 P.M., being thus late for the steamers; and, whether he will inquire into the delay complained of by several traders in Ballyclare? THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet) (who replied) said: The number of ordinary magistrates appointed for the County of Dublin by the Lord Chancellor on the recommendation of Lord Monck, Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of the county, during his present term of office, is 21. It is not usual to give a Return showing the religious denomination of individual magistrates, but only in the aggregate. There would be no objection to give a Return of the names and addresses of the gentlemen so appointed. The Lord Chancellor has no knowledge of the alleged promise referred to in the latter portion of the Question. He is, however, always glad to consider the names of any properlyqualified Roman Catholics that are submitted to him. MR. SEXTON (Belfast, W.): I wish to ask the right hon. Gentleman whether the Lord Chancellor has appointed any magistrate in County Dublin except upon the recommendation of Lord Monck; and whether he can state in the aggregate the creeds of the persons appointed? COLONEL KING-HARMAN: No, Sir; I cannot state the creeds in the aggregate. I believe that no appointments were made except on the recommendation of the Lord Lieutenant of the county. MR. CLANCY: Did the Lord Chancellor, since his appointment, appoint a single Catholic in County Dublin? COLONEL KING-HARMAN: Will the hon. Member put that question down on the Paper? POST OFFICE (IRELAND)—MR. THOMAS CO. ANTRIM. MR. J. O'CONNOR (Tipperary, S.,) (for Mr. FLYNN) (Cork, N.) asked the Postmaster General, If Mr. Thomas Beggs, Postmaster of Ballyclare, County Antrim, fills the positions of licensed conveyancer, petty sessions clerk, stamp THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University), in reply, said, that he had asked for a Report from Dublin on the subject of this Question, and it would be some days yet before the necessary inquiries were completed and the Report made. He was also making inquiry as to the alleged delay of the mails between Ballyclare and Belfast. ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY MOVAL - RECO. MR. CLANCY (Dublin Co., N.) (for Mr. FLYNN) (Cork, N.) asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether he is aware that a protest against the removal of the head-quarter station of the Royal Irish Constabulary from Ballymote, County Sligo, has been extensively signed by the gentry, merchants, and traders of Ballymote and district; whether Ballymote is the most populous town in the district, is centrally situate at the junction of four baronies, has 12 important fairs in the year; whether the Quarter Sessions and Petty Sessions are held there, and has been the head-quarter Constabulary station for 50 years; and, whether Sir Henry Gore Booth offered the Government a site to erect a barracks on their own terms? THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet) (who replied) said, that he was not aware that any considerable protest had been received from Ballymote against the removal of the head-quarter station. Ballymote, he knew, was a most prosperous town, and he was aware that most important fairs were held there. The reason the head-quarter station was removed was because it was impossible to procure a suitable house, or a suitable site, on reasonable terms in the neighbourhood. He quite realized the importance of retaining Ballymote as a head-quarter station; but, after having looked into the whole question, he was obliged to concur in the decision of the authorities to remove the station, as the terms offered by the landlords were in his opinion, most exorbitant. MR. SEXTON (Belfast, W.): Is it true, as I am informed, that Sir Henry Gore Booth, the landlord of the town, offered the Government a house, which they themselves admitted to be suitable. and that the sum in dispute between Sir Henry Gore Booth and the Government was only £3 a-year? COLONEL KING-HARMAN said, he could not say what the exact sum was; but its amount was considerable. MR. CLANCY (Dublin Co., N.) (for Mr. DEASY) (Mayo, W.) asked the Postmaster General, Whether he has received a Petition from the letter sorters employed in the Holyhead and Kingstown Packet Post Office praying for an answer to a Memorial sent by them to his Predecessor, Lord Wolverton, in which they asked to be put on an equality with all other travelling sorters by being paid for Sunday work; if half of the number engaged on the packet are in the second class, and have the same expenses while remaining at Holyhead, as sorters travelling from London; if the trip allowance is the same as allowed to all other travelling sorters; if the average rate of wages is the same; and, whether he will consider the exceptional severity of a marine service, and place these sorters on the same footing as other travelling sorters by granting them the usual extra pay for Sunday work? THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University): My Predecessor received the Petition referred to; but I have not had an opportunity of ascertaining the opinion which he formed upon it. The subject is engaging my attention, and an answer will be sent to the Memorialists in the usual way as soon as I am in a position to do so. MR. CLANCY: Is it likely that the answer will be as long delayed as Lord Wolverton's? MR. RAIKES: I hope not, Sir. BOARD OF TRADE (MARINE DEPARTMENT)-SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE IN THE BRISTOL CHANNELSTEAM TUG OFF THE MUMBLES HEAD. MR. MACLURE (Lancashire, S.E, Stretford) asked the First Lord of the vessels and 300 lives were lost in the Admiralty, Whether, seeing that 50 Bristol Channel during the storms of last autumn and winter, and that a Swansea firm has offered to supply the necessary coal gratis, the Admiralty are now prepared to undertake, before stormy weather again sets in, to station Head, with the view of affording help to a powerful steam tug off the Mumbles vessels in distress? THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing): I can only refer the hon. Member to my reply to a similar Question put on March 8, which was to the effect that this matter was rather for the consideration of the Board of Trade than for the Admiralty. The Admiralty have no vessel at their disposal for this purpose. INLAND NAVIGATION AND DRAINAGE (IRELAND)—THE GWEEDORE-BUNBEG CONSTABULARY BARRACKS. MR. ARTHUR O'CONNOR (Donegal, E.) asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether the attention of the Castle Authorities or the Board of Works has been directed to the fact that the sewage from the Gweedore - Bunbeg Constabulary Barracks is discharged into the public road; and, if he will take steps promptly to put an end to the existing state of things? THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet) (who replied) said, the Inspector General of Constabulary reported that it was not the case that the sewage from these barracks was discharged on the public road. There was a drain at the back through which water sometimes oozed in wet weather and was carried to the road. MR. ARTHUR O'CONNOR said, he had his information on the testimony of |