MR. A. J. BALFOUR was inaudible in the Gallery. MR. T. M. HEALY: I am sorry the Government will not accept the clause. Without it a great many tenants will be excluded. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Bill, as amended, to be considered upon Thursday, and to be printed. [Bil! 426.] POST OFFICE ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. (No. 405.) (12.45.) Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on further Amendment to new Clause (Criminal diverting of letters from the addressee) proposed on Consideration, as amended "Any person not in the employment of the Postmaster General who wilfully and maliciously, with intent to injure any other person, either opens or causes to be opened any letter which ought to have been delivered to such other person, or does any act or thing whereby the due delivery of such letter to such other person is prevented or impeded, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or to imprisonment not exceeding six months. Nothing in this section shall apply to a person who does any act to which this section applies where he is parent or guardian of the person to whom the letter is addressed. A prosecution shall not be instituted in pursuance of this section except by direction of the Postmaster General. A letter in this section means a post letter within the meaning of 'The Post Office Protection Act, 1884,' and any other letter which has been delivered by post."-(Mr. Raikes.) And which Amendment was, to leave out from the word "months," in line 7, to the word "A," in line 11.-(Mr. Raikes.) Question again proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause." Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment proposed to the Clause, in line 9, after "parent," to insert, or in the position of a parent."-(Mr. Raikes.) Question, "That those words be there inserted," put, and agreed to. Amendment proposed to the Clause, in line 10, after the word "addressed," to insert the words " or is acting for him on account of mental or bodily incapacity or infirmity."-(Mr. Tomlinson.) Question proposed, "That those words be there inserted." *THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES, Cambridge University): I hope my hon. and learned Friend will not press this Amendment at this stage. I undertake that the matter shall be looked into, so that it may be dealt with in another place if necessary. MR. TOMLINSON (Preston): On that intimation I beg to withdraw the Amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. MR. COURTNEY (Cornwall, Bodmin): I should like to leave out lines 11 and 12. I will not press the matter to a Division, but I should like the Amendment to be put. Amendment proposed to the Clause, in line 10, to leave out from the word addressed," to "A," in line 13.—(Mr. Courtney.) Question proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause." MR. KELLY (Camberwell, N.): I wish the House to remember that the other night it was urged, and urged with considerable force, that if these words are taken out we should be better without the clause. The one single protection against the abuse of a most dangerous clause is that people shall not be dragged up before the Queen's Courts on a charge of tampering with letters unless the Postmaster General has given his consent. MR. COURTNEY: I am not going to press the Amendment. MR. KELLY: I trust the Postmaster General will not give way in this matter. Question put, and agreed to. Order for Second Reading read. WEBSTER, Isle of Wight): After comTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir R. munication with the hon. and learned Gentleman the.Member for Stockton (Sir H. Davey) and others, I do not think we should be justified in pressing this Bill this Session, and therefore, though with regret, I ask that the Order | year's Act, but only from the working be discharged and the Bill withdrawn. Order discharged; Bill withdrawn. FOREIGN MARRIAGES BILL.-(No. 408.) SECOND READING. Order for Second Reading read. DR. TANNER (Cork Co., Mid.): I object. MR. WOODALL (Hanley): May I appeal to my hon. Friend to allow the Bill to pass: it is a perfectly noncontentious measure. MR. T. M. HEALY (Longford, N.): I join in the appeal to my hon. Friend, but I am bound to say this Bill shows the folly of passing Bills late at night. A Foreign Marriages Bill was passed last Session, and now we are asked to pass another Bill explaining the first. Why should not the Bill of last year have been properly drawn? This time 12 months we may be asked to pass another Bill amending this one. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir R. WEBSTER, Isle of Wight): The difficulty has not arisen from the drafting of last of it. DR. TANNER: If it is the wish of the House that the Bill should be read a second time now, I will not stand in the way. Bill read a second time, and committed for Thursday. CONVEYANCING AND LAW OF PRO- Clause 3. It being One of the clock, the Chairto the House. man left the Chair to make his report Committee report Progress; to sit again to-morrow. Mr. Speaker adjourned the House withAnd, it being after One of the clock, out Question put. House adjourned at one minute after [INDEX. INDEX ΤΟ HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES, VOLUME CCCLV. SEVENTH VOLUME OF SESSION 1890-91. EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS. Bills, Read 1o, 2o, 3o, or 1a, 2a, 3a, Read the First, Second, or Third Time.-In Speeches, JR., 2R., 3R., Speech delivered on the First, Second, or Third Reading.-Adj., Adjournment. -Admy., Admiralty.-Amendt., Amendment.-A., Answer.-As., Answers.-Att. Gen., Attorney General.-Ch. of Exch., Chancellor of the Exchequer.-Chf. Sec, Chief Secretary. -Cols., Colonies. c., Commons. Com., Committee, Committed. — Con., Considered, Consideration.-Dept., Department.-Fin. Sec., Financial Secretary.-Fn. Affrs., Foreign Affairs.-l., Lords.-Ld. Adv., Lord Advocate.-Obs., Observations.-P.M. Gen, Postmaster General.-Pres., President.-Pres. Bd. Ag., President of the Board of Agriculture.-Pres. Bd. Trade., President of the Board of Trade.-Pres. Loc. Gov. Bd., President of the Local Government Board. —Q., Question. - Qs., Questions. R.P., Report Progress. — Re-com., Re-committed, Re-committal, Re-commitment.-Res., Resolution.-Sec., Secretary.--Sol. Gen., Solicitor General.-Treas., Treasury. When in this Index a is added to the Reading of a Bill, it indicates that no Debate took place upon that stage of the measure. The subjects of Debate, as far as possible, are classified under "General Headings:"- e g., ARMY-NAVY-INDIA-IRELAND-SCOTLAND-WALES-PARLIAMENT POOR LAW-POST OFFICE -METROPOLIS-CHURCH OF ENGLAND-EDUCATION-LAW AND JUSTICE AND POLICE-Labour, TRADE, AND COMMERCE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD-BOARD OF AGRICULTURE-BOARD OF TRADE. A BERCORN, Duke of Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Purchase of Land and Congested Districts ABERDEEN, Earl of ACLAND, Mr. A. H. D., York, W.R. Education-School District of Whateley, Elementary Education Bill, C m. 6, 47, 5o, Factories and Workshops Bill, Com. 1000, ADDISON, Mr. J. E. W., Ashton-under1001, 1002 Public Health (London) Bill, 2R. 537 Purchase of Land and Congested Districts (Ireland) Bill, Com. 86, 127, 130 Lyne ABRAHAM, Mr. W., Glamorgan, Rhondda Adjournment-Motions under Standing Supply-Inspectors of Welsh Coal Mine", 740, 746, 747 VOL. CCCLV, [THIRD SERIES.] Order No. 9 Return ordered July 20, 1745 ADMIRALTY (see NAVY) ADMIRALTY-First Lord (see HAMILTON, ADMIRALTY-Secretary to (see FORWOOD, Adulteration of Artificial Manures and 355. Q. Mr. Channing; A. The Pres. Bd. Ag. ALLISON, Mr. R. A., Cumberland, Esk- ADVOCATE, The Lord (see ROBERTSON, AFRICA (SOUTH COAST) Rights of Queen's Ships-Simon's Bay, Sc., Table Bay Guns and Cape Town Garrison, Q. Mr. Labouchere; A. The Sec. for Gungunhana Envoys, Q. Mr. Labouchere; Suaziland-Concessions, Q. Dr. Clark; A. Transvaal-Importation of Dynamite, Q. Mr. AFRICA (WEST COAST) dale Law and Justice-Bidwell, Austin Biron, Allotments Act Q. Mr. Cobb; A. The Pres. Loc. Gov. Bd. Opobo, Disturbances in, Q. Mr. Whitley; A. ANSTRUTHER, Mr. H. T., St. Andrews, The Under Sec. for Fn. Affrs. July 2, 208 Spirits, Importation of, Qs. Sir G. Campbell; AGG-GARDNER, Mr. J. T., Cheltenham Agricultural Department (see Board of Agricultural Holdings Bill c. Order for 2R. read; Bill with drawn July 20, 1852 &c. ARMY-Auxiliary Forces-Volunteers-cont. Wimbledon Review 355. The German India Gilgit and Chitral, Indian Troops in, Q. India July 21, 1900 Hindustani Regiments, Q. Mr. King; A. Ireland Camp for Rifle Practice, Q. Mr. Clancy; Miscellaneous ARMY-Cont. 42nd Highlanders, Q. Mr. J. Wilson (Lan- Nepean, Mr., Q. Major Rasch; A. The Sec. Recruiting, Q. Sir H. Havelock-Allan; A. Committee, Q. Mr. Hanbury; A. The Sec. Rifle Ranges-Roxteth, Q. Mr. Cobb; A. The Scotland Enlistment in the Highlands and Islands, Army (Courts Martial on Gambling) ARRAN, Earl of Purchase of Land and Congested Districts ASHBOURNE, Lord (Lord Chancellor of Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Bill, 2R. 859, 863; Com. 1866, 1868, 1869, Chelsea Hospital and Public Exhibitions, Assistant Surveyors (Ireland) Bill Crimean and Indian Mutiny Veterans, Q. Discharged Soldiers, Employment of, Q. Orange Lodges, Qs. Mr. Rentoul, Mr. H. B. Soldiers in Uniform, Qs. Viscount Wol- Courts Martial on Gambling, Address for Officers as Directors of Companies, Q. Mr. Ordnance and Manufacturing Departments Inspection of Warlike Stores, Q. Sir H. Table Bay, Guns for (see sub-heading [cont. c. Ordered; Read 1o July 15, 1327 ATKINSON, Mr. H. J., Boston Friendly Society Circulars, Postage of, 1187 Parliament An Irregular Question, 1751, 1752 Salvation Army at Eastbourne, 1188 Chief Secretary's Offices, 1793, 1796 Attorney and Solicitor General (Emolu- Returns ordered July 9, 710 ATTORNEY GENERAL (see WEBSTER, Sir ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (see |