HOUSE OF COMMON AND THE DERBY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 87, 1 August 1876, Page 3

HOUSE OF COMMON AND THE DERBY.

([,,.(i'l"a Paper.) ffnii.-ti! of Commons on J urn; f ! !ji n l debate on Che HUesHiHtt ft' ad;^;)V,f the Dvrby Day took p!ac«. 'introduced i>y ■'* nitnu-'li, who moved the adjournK'.uso over the Derby day. '\V Livwson oppose*l the motiofl. lie *1 that it was hj; with the j^fcnerat '■ivikt of the Honst), or that it was c,d eiMtom, as it w:ia not more ! L. f ,y years old. He objected tuoren,i principle to adjournment in t „ how-racing, because it' that ( . rt , ,' mW admitted', the Httttae might future occasion adjourn on f ','it of «• pigeon-shooting or eocfc!L mutch. 'Moreover, fit: contended Use-rsicing hart ceased So be a n«l>t© lu ,nont. D™ Cl, ' w : [e( l with gamblers and ttaefclega, ami L. w;w nu:rely an exottte for tatting. I' i nut object to intUvfctrukt raiemtata " |.„ the Derby, bat Ee catted upon L lliW to Met its face: against alt aitjiiu'.ulh in it» national capacity on nit, of u horse-race. F„ Davenport protested against lui ti.'i'UHjil '' the pertorni„fSii' W. Lawston," and recommended Id kuup t«»- 'tWipersSftce and leave the ,v alouo. ft« a< Idenl that he did not iissork, as ottnte» had done, that I'ilfroil had himself been at the town Mtf lint this ho Ait know, that when ii'm'ut fEydn P&rlc looking at the i, ruturuing froni the race, he saw a i:, ihiHl'.y fiut ch«erfut r and wearing a iii his hat, wh» looked remarkabty 'lliu Ix«>u. memifjer for Cartisls. lliutou iigswd with Sir W. Lawson ,t iras a suriouf* thing for Parliament »tu iiday that-might otherwise be deto luwt'ul legislation. Bright reminded the House that jiih it! cmitd not present betting or liiijf oa hor» races, it might set a ( .X!nn|>lk! to bltt? coontry by refusing .tliiiu by it* presence an amusement , liowuvtu* ittnoeeut it might be itself, till f.lie catise of enormous evil in t-roivt town hv the Empire. It, h>wfr r 't'xpw!Ssetl his readiness v fur two D'uvby day adjournments, v .«nry. fie would be ashamed of ishm'iui wllt> would vote that even* tluuninorily, and he would certanly |,im" for the future. For his own m was determined to go the Derby llv, because lie was a gveat lover of ,rst!; SKCoatUy, because he regarded ;,i» an anofent and nobte pastime ; iiirdly, because he was frrmty perI that he would meet a greater tvtuuliis wnstitaents at Epsom than any jllllW!. it divmioti, the motion was carried by i ll». The', result was hailed with mid counter cheers.