Lords Sitting of 9 November 1893

NEW PEER.
The Right Honourable Sir Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Knight, one of the Lords Justices of Appeal, having been appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary under the provisions of The Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876, with the dignity of a Baron for life, by the style and title of Baron Bow en of Col-wood in the county of Sussex—Was (in the usual manner) introduced.
REPRESENTATIVE PEERS FOR IRELAND.
Earl of Portarlington (Claim to vote for Representative Beers for Ireland)—Ordered and Directed, That a Certificate be sent by the Clerk of the Parliaments to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, stating that the Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom has reported to the House of Lords that the right of the Earl of Portarlington to vote at the elections of Representative Peers for Ireland has been established to the satisfaction of him the said Lord Chancellor; and that the House of Lords has ordered such Report to be sent to the said Clerk of the Crown in Ireland: And it is hereby also Ordered, That the said Report of the said Lord Chancellor be sent to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland.

ENDOWED SCHOOLS ACTS, 1869, AND AMENDING ACTS, AND WELSH INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION ACT (CARDIGANSHIRE SCHEME).
Her Majesty's answer to (headdress of the 4th of September last, delivered by the Lord Steward (M. Breadalbane), and read as follows:
I have received your address praying that I will withhold My assent to the following portions of the Cardiganshire Intermediate and Technical Education Scheme: Page 10 (clause 48), lines 29 to 37 inclusive: pages 16 and 17, the whole of Part VII.—namely, the whole of pages 16 and also page 17, down to the end of line 27. I will comply with your advice.

ENDOWED SCHOOLS ACTS, 1869 TO 1889, AND WELSH INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION ACT (MERIONETHSHIRE SCHEME).
Her Majesty's answer to the address of the 4th of September last, delivered by the Lord Steward (M. Breadalbane), and read as follows:
I have received your address praying that I will withhold My assent to the following portions of the Merionethshire Intermediate and Technical Education Scheme: Clause 91 (b) from the word ("boarding-house") to the end; clause 91 (c). I will comply with your advice.

MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL.
Message from the Commons, That they have appointed a Committee to consist of Five Members to join with a Committee of this House to consider the Merchant Shipping Bill, and request this House to appoint an equal number of Lords to be joined with the Members of their House.

SOUTH AFRICA—MATABELELAND.
Moved—
"That the Order of the 22nd of September last, That further Correspondence relating to the British South Africa Company in Mashonaland and Matabeleland (in continuation of [C.-7171.], September 1898) do lie on the Table, be discharged."—(The Marquess of Ripon); agreed to.
THE MARQUESS OF RIPON: I think it may interest your Lordships to hear the contents of a telegram which I have received this afternoon from Sir Henry Loch. It arrived at 1.4 p.m., is dated 9th November, and is as follows:—
"Following message received from Colonel Goold-Adams:—'6th November. Yesterday Makalakas sent in representations asking for protection, stating column from east in possession of Buluwayo and Lobengula fled, also Gambo and his large impi had fled towards Gwai River, leaving Buluwayo to the right. Messengers have reached me from Jameson confirming above. I am sending message to Jameson, and am starting with my column for Buluwayo at once.' Gambo is Induna who commanded impi against Goold-Adams's force on 2nd November."

PUBLIC AUTHORITIES PROTECTION BILL [H.L.]—(No. 270.)
Commons Amendments considered (according to Order), and agreed to.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Moved, "That the House do adjourn till Monday."—(The Earl of Kimberley.)
THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY: Before the Motion for the Adjournment is put, I should like to ask the noble Earl opposite whether he has anything to tell us in reference to what is by courtesy called the course of Public Business in this House?
THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (The Earl of KIMBERLEY): I am glad to have the opportunity of saying that I think the most convenient plan will be that we should, in the first place, dispose of the Business which is now before the House. There is the Savings Banks Bill, the Scotch Fisheries Bill, and the Indian Army Bill. With regard to the latter Bill, the House will consider the Commons Amendments on Friday week. When those measures are disposed of will be the proper time to consider what the further course of Business shall be.
THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY: With regard to the Scotch Fisheries Bill, I think it would be an advantage if the noble Earl would state whether three or four days' notice will be given before it is taken, because I believe there are several noble Lords from Scotland who take considerable interest in it.
THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY: I can quite understand that considerable interest is felt in the Bill, and I will take care that ample notice is given of the day when it will be taken. I understand that, in point of fact, there is no Business for to-morrow, and I propose, therefore, that, subject to Judicial Business, the House should adjourn to Monday next.
Motion agreed to.
House adjourned at twenty-five minutes before Five o'clock, till To-morrow, halt-past Ten o'clock.