The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-17 00:00:00

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Bunion, March 16.-There has been no aerial ot foreign
Ireland
visas last report, and the supply coastwise sad from
Ireland only 607 sacks of Flour, 1,218 qrs. Barley, 1,092 qrs.
of Ostamay be calla very light. But our farmers' deliveries
have been more than sufficient for the trade, and sales of
as Oats, well as any damp samples of Wheat, have
is not been verysettled ;
difficult. The weather has improved, but
vowing Wheats, winter Tares, and Beane are very forward,
the ground well covered, with an unusual breadth sown;
spring sowing, sad preparation of the land can now progress
on light soils, and but little injury from late wet weather is
to he remarked in this country on :he heavy soils. At to-
day's market there was a large supply of farmers' Wheat, I
much of which was. damp; the well-conditinned lots fetched
bat week's prices, 4lis. to 5.. h. qr., and the factors ad-
vanced prices of good foreign Wheat Is. to 2s. per qr,. but
the tale made was only retail. On Tuesday considerable
sales of good Polish Odeua Wheat were understood to ham
been made at 50s. per 4801b5., or last week's p!ioe. Meidaa
Bartel eeleible at 32.: to 364. pet 4001. bi ; gtmaieft, 264. te 1
Ss. Black Oats, 181. to 200. per qr. ;. white, 19s. to 225. with
more retail demand. Flour rename very dull, at 365. to
395. per saek for good seconds.
Devizes, March 10.-Our market to-day was again de-
supply, of the
readilyseller. Wheat
an was in rather short
s and sold very at an advance of from Is. to.2s. a
gr. ; almost everything being quickly cleared off. The sup-
ply of Barley was Also limited ; the demand was good, and
a brisk pale was effected at from Is. to 2.. a qr. above the
prices of tut. In Oat+, Beans, and Peal, there was little or
no as
to note. Wheat, white, per quarter, 544.
to 570, ; hest red, 525. to 565.; middling, 444. to 62e. ;
inferior, 40s. to 435. Barley, 26.. to 38s. Oats. 21s.
to 265. Beans, old, 425. to 604. • new, 40e. to 46e. Pees,
36.. to 46.. Flour, fine, per melt 41e. to 450.; snoods,
374. to 404.
FARNHAM, March 16.-We had a very limhed supply of
Wheat ; trade firm, and fine ample' realized from Is. to 24.
per qr over over the rates last week. Fine malting Barley from
Is. fie 24 per qr. dearer. Wheat troll 111. 10s. to 142. 10s.
per load. Barley. 30a. to 345. per qr. Oats, 20s. to 264.
Peas, 365. to 425. Beans, 381. to 445.
Osnietioeocee, March 13.-This market was well sap
plied to-day, and the samples were in better condition than
for some weeks past. White Wheat, in good condition,
sold at an advance of 2e. per quarter ; red, Is. Barley re-
mains unaltered.
GODALMINO, March 15.-There was a moderate supply of
Wheat at this market to day, and, from the required advance
of Is per qr. not being readily obtained, hut little changed
hands. Red Wheat, 445. to 48s. ; fine, 495. to
320 50,
Peas, ; white,
I,os. to 665. ; fine, 58.. to 625. Barley, 265. a.
365. to 400. Oats, 20s. to Me.
HITCH!' March 16.-The dampness of the weather
mused the'Wheat and Barley market to be dearer from Is.
to 2a. per toed and quarter for the best dry qualities ; inferior
sorts the same as last week. Other descriptions of grain a
very dull trade,
LOUTH, March 15.-We had a good business market for
Corn to-day. Well-conditioned Wheats were 2s, per qr.
higher. Beans and Barley firm, at former votations. Oats.
Is. to 2s. dearer. Wheat, 465. to Ms. Barley. 28s. to 30s.
Oats, 18s. to 21.. Beans, 42t. to 455. per quarter. Seconds
Flour, 2a. per stelae.
MAU/SION", March 16.-This day OUT market was very
dull for all grain, not exception Wheat. Farmers asked fou
44. per qr. more than last week and were very independent
about selling, so that trade clo;ed heavily. Lent corn was
at a stand. A little inquiry for seed is springing up.
MANNINOTREE, March 16.-We had a short supply of '
Wheat and Barley at our market to.day, b-ith articles fully
support ia,t week's prices. Beaus and Peas remain with-
entail, alteration from last week. Wheat. red, from 46e.
to 50s. per qr.; white, fols. to 68s. Beans, 30e. to Ms. ; old,
364. to 38s. Peas, 330. to 355. Barley, malting, 295. to 325.;
grinding. 264. to 295.
MARKET listen, March 14.-The business to-day was
rather brisker than last week. Wheat and Barley were a
little better to sell, at last week's quotations. Wheat, 445.
to 535. Barley, '2ss. to 30s. Oats, lbs. to 19s. Beans, 40s. to
445. per qr.
MTLTON MOWBRAY, March 14.-We have had a abort
supply of Wheat offering at this market which sold at Is. to
7.4.. per qr. dearer. Other anklet unaltered. Wheat, old,
1,64. to Mc ; new, Ms. to 665. Barley, 30s. to 335. Oats,
ale% 33a. to 354. ; new, 22e. to 28s. Beans, old, 555. to 60s. ;
new, 40e. to 455. per qr.
Rawer ite, March 16.-Oar supply of Wheat was the
smallest we have had for some time, which caused a brisk
trade, at an advance of 2s. per qr. The same remarks may
be applied to Barley, at an advance of 1.. per qr. More doing
is Oats; but Beans and Peas remain stationary. Averages
to the llth March, 1848:-702 qrs. Wheat, at 50s. ; 493 Bar-
ley, 325. ; 94 Oats, 18s. 7d.; 18 Beans. 38.4. 4d.
PLIMOTIM, Marsh 16.-The Wheat trade was good this
adenine, and some sales were made at Is advance on
Tuesday's prices ; but many millers he to pay at the ad-
vance. The weather is cold and unsettled.
P,OMSBY, March 16.--Wheat was Bald readily, at an ad-
vance of from 10. to 15s. per load for the bet s
more and
6s. for inferior. Barley freely, at samplesbthAu.the current prices of last week. Of Oats, the good
samples, fit for wed, sold readily at last week's prices. Beans
an 4 Peas bad many putchmers, yet such could not sell at
higher figures.
ROYSTON, March 16.-The Corn trade to-day mounted a
firmer tone. Wheat, 24. per load dearer. Flour, 2d. per
peek higher. Barley hilly Is. dearer. Wheat, per load,
28e. to 365. 6d. Barley, 275. to 35e. Oata, 17e. to 26e.
SMEYFIELD, March 14.-A small supply of Wheat, which
net a dull sale, at from 3d. to 6d. advance. Barley, Is.
lower. Other andel as before. Wheat, white, 20s. to 225. ;
red, 18e. to 21e. Rye, 15s. to 17s. Beans, new, 15s. to 175.;
old, 190. to 225. Peas, 15s. to 21s. per 'hree bushel.. Bar-
ley, Malting, 33e. to 345. ; grinding, 31s. to 331. Oats, 20s.
toAe. learnt.

to, per
Savicananson, March 16. - Wheat mold freey ; ne
heavy white made 141. 15e. per load; red, weighing 611fiba.
per bushel, 141. ; moderate, 131. to 131. 10s. Barley wee
sold readily, at from Ns. to 345. per qr. Baum sold briskly,
at 445. to 475. Peas, white, 46a. ; gtey, to 435. Oate,
Mai to 28s.
Brocatox-ox•Tane, March 15.-We have good arriv.Aa
of -Wheat coastwise. This morning we had a liberal supply
of
_grain from the farmers. Wheat met a good sale at the
full rates of this day week. Barley in fair demand. Oats
were in better demand, at about former prices. Beene and
Peas dull sale. Flour without change. The following are
the curreat prices: Wheat, per qr., of 6314 e. to the bushel,
south country, red, 53e. to 64a.; mixed, 545. to 555. ; white,
Mg. to 58s. ; old, red, 815. to 53a. ; lithe, 545. to 56e. ;
Bathe= and Yorkshire, red, 48e. to 641. ; white, 52a. to
Ms. ; Dantric, Stettin, and Honigebirrg, 54e. to 68s. ;
Mecklenburg and Pomeranian, 53e. to 565.; Holstein
Danish, and Hamburg, 52e7 to 56i. Flour, fine, per sack
of 1180111., 37,5.; extra, 38e. ; superfine,4le. Eye Meal, Si. 15s
pat ton. Barley, msltisg, 335. to 345. Oats, feed, per qr., 21s.
tie Us. • potato, 24a. to 26e.; foreign, 20c to 235. Beans,
sow, 36a. to 405. Peas, boilers, 42e. to 44e. Imports during
We past week Wheat, coastwise, 1,605 qrs.; foreign, 346.
cinalnon, March 16.-Wheat is in very short supply,
and le. per quarter dearer; the beet priee being 161. 15s. per
load. Barley in demand, and sold freely. Oata, Beane,
Peas, and Tans in Inge supply, and but little sold.
Wooer:to-row, Mirth 15.-We had above an average
supply of grain at this day's market, and a fair amount of
business done at prices a little under last week's quotations.
Wheat, 191. 6d. to 21a.. Barley, 115.6 d. Oslo, Si per three

bushels.
Limr.ntet, March 16.-Our market this day wag well
'applied : the quality was rather inferior, which was quickly
bought, at fully Sa,erday's prices. Best white Wheat, 160.
to ; red, 151 d. to 161 d. per et. Oats, still advancing,
9d. to Old. Barley, prime malting samples, 9d. to 10d. ;
minding, 84d. to 9d. First lour, 375. &l
; second, 331. 6d. ;
third. 299.; fourth, 255. per Whleal, per ton, 121. to
121, 10s. Oatmeal, 111. to 111. 103. Prime Indian Corn,
SI. f.o 81, ss. ; inferior, 71. hs. to 71. 10a Prime Meal, 81. 103.
to 81. 15s. ; inferior, 71. 10s. to 81.
EDINBURGH March 15.-We had only a moderate supply
of Wheat from the farmers at this morning's market ; the
quality being generally good it met a ready sale, at an ad-
vance of ls. to 2s. per or. on the rates of this day week.
Foreign was in better demand, and a fair amount of business
was iloac, at fully previous prices. Barley was in limited
supply, and Is. per. qr. dearer than last Wednesday. The
supply of O its being large, the trade ruled dull, and last
weck's prices were with difficulty supported. Beans remain
without alteration. Wheat, top, 60n.; average, 52.. ltd.
Earley, top, 365. ; average, 31s. Id. Oats, top, 32a. ; average,
245.,8d. Beane, top, 36s ; average, 335. sd.
-. March 15.--Since this doe week the imports to
Wheat, 630 qrs. *Oats. 300 qrs. Barley,
1,265 loads Oatmeal from Ireland
1,150 brls. Indian Corn Meal, and 375
brought coastwise from Liverpool. The
• Grangemouth are 1,794 qrs. Barley, 730
v. Beaux coastwise. The wide lIBS not
the week ; but there has been nn
for fine Wheat at full prices. Sack
brought late rates readily, there being
quantity on the market. Oats have
',slue, but have moved off slowly. Barley
inquiry, as well as Indian Corn. Beans
bought on easier terms. At this day's
A pretty well attended, there was a steady
tale for fresh Wheat, at last week's
short supply, supply, and held for lull prices ;
in advance of 6d. to le. per load was
was inquired for, and may be noted the
er articles were without alteration.
e prices: Wheat, per 2401b5., English
295. ; new, 261. to 28s. ' • red, 245. to
Is. ; Scotch, white, old. 261. to 28s. ;
e, old, 245. to 2.55.; new, 245. to 265. 6d. ;
to aos. ; Pomeranian, old, 275. to 255. ;
Danish, old, 255. to 275., new, 265. to
~ old, 231. to 2.55„. Russian hard, old, 725.
.tan, old, 245. to 265. ; United States, old,
Barley,. per 3201 b., Berwick and Scotch, new,
Irish, new, 21s. to 225. • Pomeranian,
225. Oats, per 2641 be., Irish, Wexford,
7e.- Limerick, ite., new,l7s. to 18s.; extra,
; foreign, Russian, old, 16s. to 168.6 d.;
6d. Beans, Irish, per 2601155., new, 18s.
per 2801 b., old, 15s. to 16s. 6d. Peas,
old, 19s. to 20s. ; grey, 18s. to 191.
to 20s. Flour, per 21401b5., Englsh,
4. to 435.; Irish ditto, old, 41s. to 42e. ;
404.; extra choice qualities, old, 445. to
"r barrel, sweet, old, 28s. to 295. 6d. • Va.
28s. to 293. ; sour, old, 241. to; 26*.
1801 be., Irish, common cut, new, 28s. 6d.
'OM per 2801be.,16e. 6d. to 19s. Indian Corn
lbs. I3d. per barrel.

'arterday's Markets see Aug page.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN I',
HOUSE OF LORDS.— THURSDAY, Mellen 16.
' The Lois CaatectittoLa tooBUBLNESSk his seat at 5 o'sloslc.
• PUBIC .
PETTTI ONS.—By the Earl of 1)110P, from a place in Limerisk,
upon the subject of electoral divisions in Ireland.—Earl of ',automat
from Powey, signs; the repeal of the rawirdion of
ifo: from her church °aggregation of Banff against diplo-
ma re/Lions wig the Pope of Boine.—Pdri of Foe cue. hem
R. of Lacen.Voron, on sublem of electoral visioes.—Loird
Csgrastio, from Peeble6 eomplaising of the expense ofd maintaining
prisons in Scotind.—The Bishop of Caroni, from Whitby, serainst
the lemon] of Jeiriah diaabilities; aesi a petition from same, what
dimanaigions front the sitar in
of the
LCITELTUN, from a
plane in Yokshire, egagekthe adadadok
_of the bull In Coma Domini;
Irma Worcester, illiagasro:herisive liceith of Towns Bill.—Lord
of
from of North sod South India,complainiag
of the state of Ms nmerlispilaw tlpit country,
Mtn 10101:::i.—Appeal In Cellular; Gies Bill.
CfNMITITE.-I'anisngers II& •
RTI;ANS ORDERED.— On the motion of the Earl of Davos.
Copies of the Memorials, doidabeatai sad letters referred to in die
letter of Mr. Stanley, ad•ireeeed to the clerk of the guardians of New.
castle Cribs, bearingdate the 15th of November, 1847, and laid before
this home. Copies of ell memorials or applications from any propri-
etor M any other union desiring to have his property formed iuto sa
electoral division, with the anewer thereto; and all oornepundeace
relating to such application. Copies of or extracts from the report of
Wietaat CVMOl4Ol9ller upon reference made to birn rovilorting
aoar
ny ouch application. And a return of the electoral dons Wally)
which comprise the property of a giggle person, or ot two proprietors
only, showing the extent of population thereof
CRIMINAL LAW.
Lord CAMPBELL moved for leave to bring in a
poi bill to
of
alter the criminal law, so as to give an appeal ori s
law from Courts of Quarter Session or the Judges of Asaire.
His lordship stated that he merely indicated the object of
the bill, reserving more
se-
and explanations until the se-
nd reading.—Leave given.
PASSENGERS BILL.
The order of the day for the committee on the Passengers
Bill was read, and a short discussion ensued, in which Lord
Stanley, Earl Grey, and the ERA of flarelwiek
s e took po
rno
rta.
We regret to say, that, from the converl
adopted by the noble lords, the subject matter was quite
unintalliadde in the gallery.
The bill, without amendments, passed through committee.
The house resumed, the report was received, and their lord-
- -A;aunied at a quarter before 7.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuuBsDAY, MARCH 16.
The SPRAMIIt took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PUBLIC BUSINESs. •
REPORT.—Queen's Prima Bill.
PRINTING OF. PETITIONS.
On Mr. W. J. Wool.) moving that the petition com-
laining of the interference of the Marquis of Exeter at the
Pate Stamford election be printed with the votes,
Sir It. INGLIS suggested that
petitio n the motion was unne
hree
ces-
sary. The committee on public t
times instead of twice a week. sad in the ordinary course
they might expect this petition would be in the hands of
members by Monday at the latest.
Mr. WAKLEY had fallen into the trap, and advised his
hen. and learned friend (Mr. Wood) not to be caught. lie
had been induced to postpone a motion, founded on a peti-
tion, on the ground that by doing to the petition would be
printed by direction of the committee. They, however, did
not print it at all, because it contained much valuable infor
motion, and the result was that the motion was lost.
Mr. THORN ELY, as chairman of the committee, ex-
plained that the petition referred to by the hon. member for
Finsbury, though that of an individual, referred to no indi-
victual grievance, but was a mere expression of opinion, ac-
companied by numerous explanations on the subject of the
land tax. It was too much to expert the house to publish
the opinions of individuals at the public expense. It they
wished to see their opinions in print they should publish
them as pamphlets. (Hear )
Mr. EWART complained that the public were not fairly
treated in regard to the mode in which their petitions were
dealt with.
Mr. CRIPPS called attention to the great expense which
would be incurred if other than the moat important petitions
were printed.
The motion was then agreed to.
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION—THE
NORTH-WEST PASSAGE.
Sir R. INOLIS rose to ask a question in reference to the
expedition which had been sent out in the year 1815 to ex-
plore the north-west passage. What he wished to ask was,
what step the government had, through the Admiralty,
adopted, or were prepared to adopt, to search out and dis-
cover the expedition which went out under the com-
mand of Sir John Franklin—whether they had seat
out another expedition in search—or whether they had
offered rewards to any whaler or other mariner
who in the course of Jain _ voyage, or of any ex-
tra voyage he min ht undertake for the puryose, should
obtain information of the exploring squadron : Had such
an expedition been sent forth by any other maritime nation
in Europe he was quite sure there would have been no want
of largo pecuniary funds to carry out the object or to dis-
cover those engaged in it. (Hear.)
Mr. WARD was sure the hon. baronet would feel that the
government had acted with every caution and with every
regard to humanity. when be informed him that an expedt-
tion had left early in January for Behring's Straits, where
it would be met by a second, and that both would enter
those straits together, arrangements having been mode be
the Hudson', Bay Company to aid their search. A thiid
expedition, under Sir J. Ross, would leave early in May,
and besidi s these efforts the government had of a re-
ward of one hundred guineas or more, according to the value
ofIT
of the information, to any ERellefrihat would bring
ligence respecting Sir J. Franklin's expedition.
MEDICAL RELIEF.
Lord ASHLEY rose to move the series of resolutions of
which he had given notice, and which he said were founded'
on the evidence taken before the Medical Relief Committee
in 1844. He thought it would he mere convenient to take.
each resolution separately, and he should therefore only ad-
dregs himself now to the first.
The following are the resolutions
1. That car woman cleimingm edical amistanee from the parish is
consequence of being pregnant shaft be entitled in all cares to the sld
of a medical officer with her tint child, and also with the see Med de
others which may follow, prolidettehe present a certificate few Ilke
medical officer who attend,d in her pre,iol.l,l cordinement,
that circumstances had occurred in it out of the ordinary and re=
COurAe of events, which rendered it desirable that she rhould have Ws
dieal attendance on the nest occasion of delivery.
2. d hat, in the event of its bring considercO necessary ;o destroy
the child in order to save the life of the mother, the anion surgeon •
shall be at liberty to seek the amistance of another competent
toter, if if be see fit, before the nmewary operations are periormed, and
who shall be paid far the assistance rendered, on producing to the
union or proper officer the joint certificate of the union sermon and
himself that such eonsultation deprivation w ereential, previously to
the expected legal and necessarof life.
3. That it is espedient that medical inspectors be appointed by the
sanction, commissioners, or by the Deeretary of taste, or with his
; one to each district to which an amiasant poor law comma
sinner or impittor is attached, at a salary not exceeding COOL
a year, exclusive of travelling expenses,
and exclusive of an
allowance of a clerk, P the duties should require one: that the
d on the
attii,ofl the medical Oritteicli7itte'reniTg."i"ndaf7o:
treatment of the poor
the fit-
nem of the medical mes appointed by the unions; to inquire par-
ticularly into the treatment of the irk pear in the union houses, and
to regulate such treatment ; to inquire into and report on the diets
and healthful condition ef the poor within them generally, together
with such other sanitary duties of every kind an be rued commissioners;o
them by the Secrets 7of State, or by the poor law
and particularly with respect to the number of medical officers who
might to be employed in each union, and, wader the sanction of poor
law coramistioners, to fix the sidartee which ought to be awarded' to
them ice their weeks., in each particular union, or part of a union, In
tlh district
4. That from and after the month of March next the appointment
of medical officers of unions shall be permanent during good beha-
viour, they being removable only by the poor law commissioners,
whose decisions shall be final.
S. That no medical permit be appointed surgeon er medleal officer
to a saloon wiles,s he powers a diploma in • surgery. and a degree,
c(l=, or license in physic, horn one or mid r of the universities or
of physiclane or surgeons, or societies of apothecaries of the
United Empire, legally entitled to grant respectitcly such license%
dlpiewas, or degree; and that if, under any eirounstanom it should
be bend necessary to employ unqualified persons, au& unqualified
persona mast have • 'medal permission
w grantheed by the poorthr such per-
Jew com-
missioners, under their handwriting,
missive
t reasons
enissice annexed : all such permissions to be annually laid before par-
Wilmot it the commencement of the session.
6. That it is the opinion of this hew that the poor law commis-
, timers should come a list to be made out, by the proper officer in each
,thrbli of a union, of the poor who may be entitled to attendance from
' the medial officer of the union; and that all each pertain, snail be at
' liberty to ask the eminence, without previously obtaining an order
to that effect from the relieving ofEeer, overseer, or other person,
when so seriou,ly ill as to be unable to leave their homon. That the
ff_sthese applying shall Dot be entitled to such medical attendance
24 hours, unless they obtain the signature of the relieving
cer to the printei order usually innlei be him to the surgeon; but
' which printed ceder .hail in such cam be gimes by the euraww to the
we man in the firm installed), to be carried by hien or his friends to
Ina relieving oflicer for his lake mation and counter-signature, as an
seknowiedgment of the fact of stab medico! relief having been aided
for and obtained.
7. That all casual poor requiring medical attendance be treated in a
sar manner, the surgeon being at liberty to refuse further &tend-
once, if the mutter signature of the relieving officer be not obtained.
The noble lord, referring to the first resoiutien, observed
that applicant in those macs were exposed first to refusal
and Hit nto delay, and that filth were.. frequently stated to
be intentional, in the hope that the woman mhibt he driven
from her application, and that in the meantime the delivery
might have taken place, eo that the order to be issued might
not be for any extraordinary allowance, but as if the case
were an ordinary case of sickness, by which the parish would
be put to much less expense. The noble lord then detailed
some horrifying cases of mutilation and death which arose
from the necessity to which poor women under these circum
stances were driven of having recourse to the aid of incom-
petent and ignorant midwives. He admitted that midwives
might in many instances be employed with advantage ,• but
le contended from the facts before him, with which he
would not diegust the house, that in no instance
should a first case be confided to them and that in all
ether came their attendance should take place under the
eepervision and control of.o_randical man. It might be
argued by some, that an arrangement for providing proper
medical attendance would lead to immorality ; but he
thought it wholly improbable that young females would be
induced to enter upon a course of guilt merely because they
would have wedical relief in the hour of need. (Hear,
hear.) The noble lord concluded by moving the first re-
solution.
Mr. C. BULLER regretted that the noble lord did not at
once propose the whole of his resolutions, impugning as they
did the prevent administration of the pear l
aw.
lord hHe was
the more grieved at this, because the noble Hewing
Mated that they were founded en the evidence of the com-
mittee of 1844, had taken no notice of what had
been done since then by the poor law commissioners,
The aonsequence was that there did appear, in the opinion
of the noble lord, a necessity to rectify abuses which had
been long ago more efficiently rectified by the poor
without
law COM-
miuiosers. The qumtion of medical relief was,
doubt, the most difficult, both in principle and &tail, of all
the questions which came under their consideration. He
di ,t not disguise the fact that he wished he could propound
sonic new principle tif medical relief calculated to place it
on a still more satisfactory footing; but through the agency
of the poor law, or any general system, he believed It int.

deiervitlt!

suggestions
his best consideration but he confessed it
deration ;
that the object of the house ought to be to improve the pre-
sent system of medical relief through the poor law, not by
any change of the general )defective.ut by amending such
details ae might be found (Hear, hear.) This
he would say with confidence, that in the new peace law, u
contrasted. with the old, there had been no more marked im-
provemont than in the medical relief. This was evi-
dent teen in the expenditure for medical relief,
which had been constantly augmenting, and which
proved that the economy of the new pear lew had not
shown itself at the expense of the suffering poor. (Hear,
laden was 16,851,000, and the amount expended 175,1901.
1 The result was that, between 1838 and 1816, making
tea should should have Open from 136,7761. to 162,0801., whereas,
In fact, it had been to 175,1901, being 23,1101. shove the old
rate, or one-sixth more than the old mode of payment. But
this Viol nut the only increase in the expenditure for the re-
lief of the sick poor, which had been made by the admieis-
tration of the new pour law—he alluded to the grantiug tit
extra nourishment to the sick. This was almost a creation
of the new poor law, and, therefore, he had no materials to
show what the increase, under this brad, had been ; but this
he could state, that in Stepney parish, since 1844, the sum of
6464. had been the increase in the amount for extra nourish-
ment, end Sir John Walsham last week, is • report, spoke of
the Essex union, where 10/1 orders for extra iiourishinent,
chiefly for 21las. of meat, had been issued by the board
bear.) He wished therefore to call attention to the
creme Ht
that had taken place in the actual amount of medi-
cal relief, consistieg chiefly of salaries to medical officers,
from 1838 to 1846 inclusive, together with the estimated
population of England and Wales. In 1838 the population
was 15,155,000, and the amount of money expended for
medical relief was 136,7351.; in 1846 the Frew
anee for the increase of population, the increase of expendi-
of stuardians. With respect to the salaries paid to medical
officers, he confessed that, great as the increase had been, he
thought some further increase in some cases was in cessary.
There were many districts in which the present salaries
It was
were
insufficient, while in others they were quite ample.
singular, however, to remark, that it was net in the most
prosperous counties that this was the case, and hence arose
one of the great difficulties of the question. Sir John Wel.
sham, in his evidence before the committee of 1844, statedn
the siderite in Norfolk and Suffolk to he very large, while i
Northumberland and Cumberland they were uof the
nsatis-
factorily small, regard being had to the extent
districts, but if the matter was considered se per each
pauper cue, the payment in Northumberland, which
in relation to its population wu as half to that of Nor-
folk, was double or nearly treble what it was in thn
e
latter county. This was one of the great difficulties i
adminietering medical relief. The worst medical relief was
in those counties where the condition of the people was sups-
nor to that is other districts. In Cumberland, Northumher
land, Durham, Westmoreland, andCorawall, which were the '
least pauperised counties, there were the worst provisions for '
medical relief, simply because the people there were least ac- '
customed to seek it, as they, from • noble feeling of indepen
deuce, discouraged any instance of pauperism : and thence
the guardians were not so liberal with medical relief as was
the case in other counties. It was, therefore, extremely
difficult to ley down any general system as regarded the
salaries of medical officers; and his own conviction was that
this was a matter on which the poor-law commission ought
to be let free to suit every particular district instead of fix-
ing an invariable system such as had been proposed. He
took it that the safe course was to remunerate medical offi-
cers by salaries—that was a system which worked
the best, though it by no means gave general satis-
faction. At present there were various systems in opera-
tion. There was • system of dividing the district. among
several medical men, allowing them to combine pri-
vate practice with their attendance upon dick paupers. In
Nottingham and the Leighton Barnard Unions, medial
officers of adequate ability had been found who had given
up their private practice and devoted the whole of their
time to administering medical relief to the poor for a certain
fixed salary. In Nottingham the salary was 1201. per an•
num, with beard, lodging, and ether matters found. Again,
in the Wayland Union there existed a mixed plan, which he
believed worked as well an any, and which was to fix the
payment of the medical officer partly by salary and partly
by a payment for each case attended. There was also an-
ther plan, a holly different from the preceding, but which
the hon. member for Finsbury (Mr. Wskley) had told him
in a conversation on tho subject bo thought might prove
satisfactory. This was • plan adopted under the Earl
of Strulbroke, in the Blything Union. There were
co medical officers at all in that union, but the
poor applied to any medical man they thought proper, and,
at the end of the year, • sum voted by the guardians war
divided amongst th Ito so called in by the poor themselves.
Some medical men held that this system was open to abuse,
but he believed that in the Blything union it worked well.
With these various plans, anti though as a general principle
be thought permanent salaries were the best, he should be
sorry to force on the guardians of any district the observance
of a practice contrary to that to which they had been accus-
tomed, and which they had adopted and found beneficial is
practice. The great object was to secure adequate medical
services with fair remuneration, and, as was his duty, he
should endeavour so to apportion the animal grantot 70,0001.
uto at:tin it. There was another matter connected with
medical relief which was of grave importance ; h., alluded to
the present mode of supplying the poor with medicines. That
mode he thought was unsatisfactory. Ile thought the throwing
the ch arge of providing il rugs upon the medical ofti :et was open
to abuse, but now he coufessed his powers of remedying were
inadequate to ilia powers of perceiving the evils of the system.
However in, process of time he hoped, by the assistance of
the residents in the various districts, by the union of pri-
vate charities, by the aid of the inspectors, the clergy, and the
guardians, some better plan of dispensing drugs than at pre-
sent existed might be devised and adopted. At present,
however, he had no plan to suggest himself. He feared he
was dealing with the house in a very crude form, hut he
hoped the house would excuse him. It was matter of great
diffienity to form a sound judgment on thee* questions, and
would require the experience of as many yens as he had
lee, mouths in his present office. lie threw himself upon
the indulgence of the house ; if he had advanced crude opi-
nions let him be shown them, and it would be found his do-
cility would be exemplary. (Hear, hest) Another MO-
nlaint which had been made was the made in whirls
the medical officers were unduly fettered in respect to
their administering relief to the poor ; but he thought
this complaint arose from a reference to the cases which oc-
curred in the first year of the new poor law. Ilia opinion
was, that in the matters of medical relief very little ought
to be left to the discretion of the relievin: officer, who was
-totally incompetent to pronounce an opinion whether or not
a man was sick, His only duty was to decide the question—
" pauper or no pauper," and the medical officer only ought
to be entrusted with the discretion of attending euch per-
sons as he held to be sick, such discretion being subject to
the approval of the guardians at their next meeting. But
is truth the complaints which had reached him had not been
siiinst relieving officers for refusing to allow medical men
to attend, but against medical officers for having neglected to
attend. He now came to make a few obeervations on the
remaining resolutions laid on the table by the noble lord the
member for Bath—resolutions by which the noble lord
had, he thought, raised an unfair impresaion against the
working of the poor law, inasmuch as they put forth
evils which had long since been remedied. He would take,
in the first place, the fifth resolutiou. The evils there stated
had already been provided for by articles ICS and 169 of the
consslidated orders issued by the poor law commissioners ;
the only difference between those orders and the resolution
of the noble lord being that the first are legal, whereas the
latter was contrary to the existing law, inasmuch as it would
let in as medical officers in this country Irish and Scotch
practitioners. With regard to the 6th resolution propounded
loy the noble lord, if he would turn to the 75th and 76th
articles of the consolidated orders, he would find that the
commissioners had not stiuted medical relief as the noble
lord's resolution proposed to do. Hence, is these two re-
spects, the resolutions cast an unjust slur upon the poor law,
while they would not provide for the evils so effectually as
the orders issued by the commissiouers. The noble lord sad
confined his argument on tie present occasion to his
first resolution, which related to wurnen claiming
medical relief from the parish in cons, quince of their
being pregnant. In this respect he (Mr. Buller)
had hoped the orders of the commissioners would hues
satisfied the noble lord. The resolution of the noble lord
invited not only every pregnant interim' woman, bat every
pregnant unmarried woman, to claim relief at the time of
child birth—(hear, hear); and this would lie a scandalous
injustice upon the poorer classes of rate-payers, who were
already eufficientl) crushed down. If this wino yielded to,
and if indiscriminate relief was to be given at the time ol
child bearing, it would be idle to keep up any guards
to the rate-payers whatever. At menet the iti2al article
of the consolidated orders provided alit eiery pregnant
womau who was a pauper, or who obtained as, order from
a person legally authorised, should be attended at child-
birth by the medical officer—after birth, in came of difficulty
Of danger, and that the medical or should be paid for
each attendance and medicine not lees thee 10, nor more
than 20s. • and in case of difficult labour tha medical officer
may attend without any order, subject to the future decision
of the board of guardians as to whether the woman was a
j proper object for medical attendance. This he (Mr. Buller)
I thought was as far as liberality could go with due regard to
the interests of the rate-payers. He should not go further
into the questions raised by the resolutions of the noble lord.
He had suited the geaeral principles on which relief should
be administered, and he had given his reasons why he op-
posed the resolutions of the noble lord. He regretted to do
so on this the first occasion of his addressing the house since
he had been appointed to the office he held, but it was for
the housesto decide ; and he hoped the house would decide
against a resolution which he believed would be most den.
MOUS and prejodicial to the country. The right hon. and
Turned gentleman concluded by moving the previous
question.
Mr. WAKLEY regretted that the right hon. and learned
gentleman should have made so bad • commencement as to
oppose the change in favour of humanity which had been
offered to the house by the noble lord the member for Bath.
After the speech of the right hon. and learned gentleman
' he (Mr. Watley) was at a loss to know why the hon. mem-
ber opposite (Mr. C. Lewis) was out of office as a poor law
commissioner, for it seemed to him that the country was
only to have a change of men, but not measures. It ap-
to him that the right hon. and learned gentleman
Md beolutely got a sinecure appointment, for he eulogised
all that had been done by his predecessors, and promised no
change or modification devils an long and so loudly com-
plained of. He would tell the right hon. and learned gentle-
man that the medical practitioners were not only discon-
tented but exasperated, and their treatment at the hands of

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the commission operated injuriously to the poor. The reso-
lutions new undea consideration merely went to make it
compulsory that the poor woman should have medical at-
tendance at the hour of her greatest physical suffering, and
it would be easy to provide by a clause in a statute
punishment for those guilty of any fraud upon the guardians
in this respect. It was most important that women should
be attended at childbirth by competent medical men, or the
remit might be a ricketty, diseased, and crippled race. This
was the source of a vast 'meant of pauperism. The number
of relieviag officers was so small that they could not sake an
adequate number of visits to tbe recipients of relief ; but the
medioal officer, ea important rate-payer, and who had an
interest in reducing the parochial burdens, wee not likely to
give incorrect infer:caoe. As the law stood, guerdians
contracted with medical officers, who were thus ever.
wheluted with orders by their relievig officer. It gene-
rally happened that the patients were' n a state of absolute
exhaustion from want of food ; the medical officer accord-
ingly gave order* for food ; but where the relieving officer
w had to alk 20 miles in a week, as had often happened in this
very county, there was not much chance of these orders
being attended to, which must be confirmed by the relieving
officer before they could be acted on. Thus the relieving
officer was actually placed above the medical officer in
mittens of richness and health. If a medical officer was
liberal in granting these orders for food, he fell into dis-
favour with the guardians ; but the orders on the medical
officer might be multiplied without end How were our pri-
soners treated ? The surgeons of the prisons and infirmaries
might order not oily nourishing food, hut wine, to any ex-
tent; and this without any check or rebuke from the visiting
meerstrates, or from the home Secretary, who was also a
poor-law commissioner. It was true the medical officers of
unions had the power of doing this ; but Certain returns to
be weed for shortly would show in bow many Mel that
power wee exercised. Not a single argument hart Iseen
urged against the adoption of this resolution, and the right
hon. and turned gentleman would never have misted it,
had he been acquainted with the miseries of the poor
creatures to whom it referred. They were frequently desti-
tute of the most common necessaries of foods andclothing,n
but, the head of the family greeted employ, y
be treated as paupers. lie r that the right hon. and
!seined gentleman appeared to be acting on the system of
his predecessor,. whereby the country would be deprived of
the benefit of his speendid talents, u applied to this subject.
Mr. HUME, While desirous to afford every possible com-
fort to women in the state described, could not but fear that
the adoption of the noble lord's resolution would make mat-
tees worse, by striking at that feeling of independeace which
it wee so important to encourage, and weakening habi
thrift end foresight. (Hear.)
Mr. C. ISULLE'R, in reference to something that had
fallen from the hon. member for Finsbury, said he had sent
copies ofe noble lord's resolutions to all the members of
the late th
poor-law commission and *even out of nine of
theme gentlemen objected most unqualifiedly to the repo upon
before the house; and Sir J. Walsh objected to it, unlees the
slave of females to receive the proposed relief was accurately
defined. (Hear.)
Mr.IIENLEY would not support the resolution. believing
that sufficient facilities piloted for obtaining relief by the
class referred to, if really deatitu.e.
Sir W. CLAY hoped that, instead of the motion being
met by the previous qeestion, it might be withdrawn, on an
undertaking by the right hon. and learned chief commis-
sioner to introduce its provisions in a new order.
Viscount EBRINOTON said he entirely sympathised with
the motives of the noble lord, though he differed from the
results at which he had arrived.
Capt. PECHELL alluded to the disclosures e
new corn-
fore the
Andover committee, and expressed a hope that th
mitrionerA would make it their bovine's to visit the different
unions, and superintend the administration of relief. (Hear.)
He thought it would be an advantage if the resolution was a
little modified, but he should support it u it stood, believing
that money could not be better applied. He thought the
step proposed by the noble lord wae due to the poor, and
it should have Its support.
Sir H. VERNEY felt satisfied that women ought to have
the power of calling in a medical man M. cases of danger.
He was not afraid that persona would have recourse to me-
dical aid witeout necessity. lie hoped the noble lord would
not only press his first resolution but his seeond one like-
-wise. thought the present resolution was the first step
in a right direction.
Mr. ADDEKLEY thought that this was an attempt to
effect a doubtful good by incurring a certain risk. The ob-
ject in view could be better attained by the various institu-
tions which existed in the country—such as lying. in hospitals
and friendly societies.
The house divided—For the motion 37
Against
Lord ASHLEY then proroeed the second resolution, but
withdrew it on the intimation of Mr. Suttee., that the object
of it could be accomplished by an order of the poor law com-
missioners, and:that he would. not fail to attend to the sub-

ject.
Lord ASHLEY then proposed the third resolution. It
wan well known that great abuses existed iu many work-
houses —that the wants of the poor in sicknem were not
I always well attended to--that the state of the houses was
often a source of disease, all of which would be removed by
the appointment of medical inspectors. They had appointed
medical inspectors in other departments, and it could not be
of more service in any department than in connexion with
the poor in the workhouses.
Mr. BULLER said he felt himself obliged to oppose the
resolution of the noble lord, not that he denied the utility of
a staff of medical °films such as the noble lord proposed,
but because he believed such a costly and complicated ma-
chinery would not be the best means of vig at the end
he had in view. The object of the poor law board was to su-
perintend the whole adminiatration of the poor law, to
to see en-
torce uniformity of action as far as possible, and
that the provisions of the law were exactly carried out.
Now he believed that the appointment of medical officers,
such as the noble lord promised, would only hamper them
in carrying. oat those objects, (Dear, hear.) The salaries
of the medical • inspectors themselves would cost Use et
6;0001. a year, and with the travelliag expenses and the ex-
penses of clerks added, he did not think the cost could be
less than 20,0001. He did not, think the house would grudge
that amounts if they believed that these medical inspectors
were likely to pose a realbenefit, but he was sure they
would only encumber the operationsof the central authority.
He would not pledge himself against the appointment of
one medical. iqapeetor, because ~ he often experienced the
want of the advice which such au officer alone could give
on subjects connected with the medical department of the
poor law. But to perform efficiently the work which the
ntble lord referred to in his reaolution would require not one
but 620 medical officers (Hear.) Ile was always of opinion that
it was an essential part of the poor law that its administra-
tion should be left In the hands of local bodies, the central
authority at Somerset-hove exercising merely a superin-
tending power. He assured the noble lord he was not indif-
ferent to the objects he proposed, and if he allowed hint to
work out the end in his own way he could promise him that
eventually the result he desired to arrive at would be
attained. IJoless the noble lord accepted his assurances, he
must meet this question as he had done the last.
Mr. WAKLEY feared that the want of medical aid, of
which the hon. gentleman had complained, was likely to be
long felt. He feared be was in a bad way. (A laugh.)
The fact was, his place ought to have been filled bye medical
man. (Ironical cheering.) Nothing else would do. The
hon. gentleman not only admitted it, but showed it. All
his vivacity and logical ability was gone. Never had any
man made a poorer display than he had made that night.
He knew not who the advisers in the poor law commission
office were, but it was evident they had a hatred of the medical
profession. Nut one of their appointments was filled by a
medical officer. A newspaper editor was appointed a poor
law commissioner the other day. but not a single medical
man ever got a place (Oh.) But some day or the other
the medical men would " visit" their oppressors—(a laugh)--
and he hoped they would pay them out. He much regretted
the motion was opposed, and he hoped it would be carried. ,
Mr. HENLEY did not at all approve of the slow methodo
of effecting these changes which was proposed to them
hon. gentleman.
Capt. PECHELL thought this was a step in the right
direction. He agreed with the member for Finsbury, that
the medical body were moist scandalously used.
Lord D. STUART thought a great part of the evils en-
dured by the poor in this country were attributable to the
inadequate payments to medical officers.
After a few words from Mr. Auneater and Mr. E.
DENISON,
The house divided—Ayes
Noes
The previous question was accordingly carried.
Lord ASHLEY then moved that frenn and after the lit
of June next the appointment of medical officers of unions
shall be permanent during good behaviour, they being re-
movable only by the peer law commissioners, whose de-
cisions shell be final. The noble lord quoted the evidence
of a numerous body of medical witnesses and others
w, to show
that the efficiency of the medical offioen of unionswould be
greatly improved by their being independent of the boards
of guardians, and of annual election. The chaplains, the
clerks, and other officer+ of union., were permanent officer.
—why not the medical attendants ?
Mr. P. SCROPE supported the resolution.
Mr. C. BULLER was lorry he could not accede to the
proposition of the noble lord. He expressed his regret that
the hon. member for Finsbury should so entirely have mis-
conceived the tenor of any remarks of his respecting the
medical profession. He had the fullest appreciation of the
humanity and honour of that body. As to the immediate
resolution, he considered that annual election was the most
efficient means of securing due attention to the poor on the
part of officers whose services were remunerated, not accord-
ing to what they did, at so much • case, but by a fixed salary.
The result of the success of this resolution would be that the
commissioner could never remove a medical officer, however
deficient in seal, ability, or attent:on, so long as he refrained
front the commission of any specific offence upon which hold
could be taken. Again, he thought it would be most
p un-
wise to lace in his (the chief commissioner's) hands—he
holding office on a political tenure only—the power of re-
moving 3,000 medical officers throughout the country. He
concluded by moving the previous question.
Mr. WAKLEY did not think the right hon. gentleman's
answer at all conclusive. One object of the Poor Law • Bill
was to introduce uniformity of administration. Well, one
half the appointments were permanent, and now the right
hon. gentleman opposed a proposition to render the other
half permanent, and so to males all tiniform. It was
impossible for the medical officer to discharge his duty effec-
tually while he was dependent on the guardians. If he
offended them—it he ordered more wine or other things to
the poor than concurred with their views—he was not re-
elected. (Hear, hear.) How was Mr. Westlake treated—
the gentleman who exposed the abuses of the Andover Union ?
He was so persecuted by the guardians, that he was obliged
to resign hie situation. This would not have been the case
if be had been independent of the board. It had been
the same In the Croydon and other unions.
Mr. WALTER bore personal testimony to the incapacity,
in some eases, of p crash doctors, without making any specific

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charge, who were allowed tle remain to the injury of these
parishes to which they wore attached. He had also seen se-
veral cases where the parish doctors laboured under greet
disadvantages owing to adi on the part ct the
guardians to allow proprr nousishmout. lie therefore
thought that the medical men should be permanent.
Lord D. STUART suggested the omission from the MO-
lution of the words " durieg good behaviour."
Dr. BORRINO, Mr. HENLEY , and Mr. BROTTIBITOII
having made a few remarks,
Lord ASHLEY said he would not object to the propreedif
alteration of omitting the word " during good behaviour '
it made the resolution more acceptable to the government.
Mr. C. DULLER objected to the alteration. lie should
not wish to have the removal of the medical men thrown
upon him.
The house divided—For the resolution 36
—62
Against it 9B
Lord ASHLEY consented to withdraw the remaining

resoTutions.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR rose to move for leave to bring in a
bill " to alter and amend the act 9 and 10 O-
Vic.,
friendly P
cicties." lie said, be trusted that the government would
allow him to bring in the bill, seeing that the subject had
been advocated in petitions signed by 203,000 person', all of
that class most likely to be interested in its operation. His
object was to legalise a social plu, of which he had been the
founder. The principle of the plan was this. 100,000 per-
-1 sons had embarked funds in it under his guidance, and each
, sass who subscribed 21. 12s. per annum was entitled in his
uitaraneatoattwreo, acre' of gcrapouitaind,af witha cottage worth 1001,
La raienr
maliscriptions entitled the subscriber topropgortionably greater
advantages. However, a technical objection had been raised
which shut out this association from the protection given by
the law to friendly societies. The principal objection made
was that the system was a sort of lottery, and that no man
could be insured a farm fora subscription of 21. 12s. Another
objection was that two or three or even five acres were not suf-
ficient to support a =an and hi
amily B y
. ut the had it on
the records of the house, in thef Gregory clause, that a man
holding a quarter of an acre was considered to be self sup-
porting, and not entitled to workhouse relief, and that was
his answer to the insinuations which had been thrown out
against the feasibility of his plan. (Hear, hear.) lie
hsd purchased 2,000 acres of land in Hertford-
shire, on which he Lad located 36 families, and 45
on. another tract in Worcestershire, and in neither
cage had there been an instance of drankenness or riot since the
location. His opinionlwas that five acres were amply tufa.
Milt to support a fainf.y. He asked for the support of the
landed interest, seeing that the landed proprietors of this
country paid 6,0000001. annually for the relief of the poor.
Besides, and he begged attention to that fact, it was the first
attempt to bring the land of the country into the
retail market—the only means, as he believed, of tutor-
inlg the land te its true value. It was well under-
stood and generally admitted that the man who had
a small holding, and who cultivated it himself, could
afford to pay a much higher rent than the man who held a
large farm, and cultivated it by the expenditure of his
capital. Any one who had travelled through Belgium would
remember that tracts worth 1001. had been sold for 0001.
when subdivided among peasant proprietors. The fact was
that the man who had a small farm, with his homestead in
the centre, could do as much with a boy and a wheelbarrow,
as could a farmer with six men and four hones when
living at a distance. What was there in the capabilities of
Great Britain to prevent the labourers of this country from
effecting that which the Belgians accomplished with a worse
soil ? lie had no other object in view than to legalise the
plan which he had carried out successfully in the county of
Cork on his awn property, and in the counties of Hertford
and Worcester, on the estates purchased by the company.
That i ouipany had a capital of 180,0001., of which 60,0001.
was vested in Exchequer Bills, the whole of which
at present
ttraeseiliataaestoe
mil!
fahris
thrlci'i aitya . whheich came
company should be protected against his acts and those of the
officers of the company. The enrolment of the company
under the statute he sought to amend bad been refused, on
a technical objection raised by Mr. Tidd Prett, on a dictum ,
of Mr. Justice Wightman ; and though the statute in ques-
tion
lion was intended to extend the benefit of the law to such
societies, they were, under this dictum, in a worse I
situation than before the amending statute pared.
Already they had expended 3,0001. in provisionally
registering the company. but it would coat many
thousands more to effect complete registration. It
was under these circumstances that be came to the house for
relief, and he was willing, alter the introduction tf his bill,
to submit it to the Attorney-General before he asked for a
second reading. He was aware that it had been objected
to his plan, that it resembled the Irish small farm
system. So it did, with this difference, that here there'
was no want of tenure, while in Ireland the holder
of a small farm had no certainty of tenure. To provide
against the other evil that had; been anticipated—
namely, of too minute a subdivision of the land, a clause was
inserted in the leases, whereby any subdivision of allotments
was prohibited. He had many other topics connected with
the subject to bring under the notice of the house, but as he
had already, to thank them for the tolerame extended to him,
he should abstain from saying more than to assure the right
hon. baronet that if, by the refusal to pus the ire
t should
be driven to complete the registration of the society he should
not be stopped by that obstacle, but would persevere
in the plane by means of which he had created such lively
hopes in the minds of the labouring climes who had con-
fided in him. lie had met with no opposition from the
landed classes, but from the manufacturers he had been met
by the most deadly hostility. The hon. member concluded
by moving for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws re-
lating
to friendly societies.
Mr. WAKLEY seconded the motion.
Sir G. GREY said he would set follow the hon. member
throught the various topics of his speech, but he must
observe, that he had not been able to get any definite or
clear idea of the plan which he had described, or of the
nature of the bill which he wished to introduce. One thing
he must, however, say—namely, that there was no such in-
disposition on the part of the house to afford all the facilities
that were required to place the investments of the savings of
the working classes, as the hon. member appeared to think
misted.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR said that he had attrfleited no each
"Mabee to any party.
Sir G. GREY was very glad to find he hail misappre-
hended the hon. member. With respect to the law on the
@abject, he believed that all the Attorney General meant
to is was to oppose any society which was based on a lottery.
Bet he would not raise a discussion upon that point at the
present moment. All be would say VMS that he would never
give his sanction to any lottery - scheme. He would not
oppose the introduction of the bill, with the distinct under-
standing, however, that he expressed no opinion upon its
merits.
Leave was then given to bring_ in the bill.
PETTY BAG OFFICE BILL.
Mr. ROMILLY obtained lease to bring in a bill for abolish-
ing certain offices in the Petty Bel in the High Court of
Chancery, and for rulating the Petty Bag Office.
I POOR HegOUSES (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD obtained leave to bring in a bill to
extend the powers given by former acts for. purchasicg or
hiring land in connexion with, or for the use of, poor houses
in Ireland, in order to afford the means of applying the
labour of paupers to their own support.
TREATY OF ADRIANOPLE.
Mr. ANSTEY moved that the order of the day for the
resumption of the debate on this subject should be dis-
charged. (Rear, hear.)
Lord ROTHAM condemned the practice of founding
serious charges against a minister of the crown on a mere
motion for papers.
Lord D. SI CART said he was anxious to have addressed
the house on the main question, but he would not oppose the
discharge of the order.
'f he order was then discharged.
ELECTION RECOGNISANCES BILL.
Oa the motion of Sir Vl. IiVATHCOTE the order for fur-
ther proceeding on this bill was discharged.
The house adjourned at a quarter after 1 o'clock.

ELECTION COMIIITTEES.—YESTERDAT.
DUNDALK.—The arguments of counsel on the ques-
tion of alieney took up the entire day.
Bewnietr.—Evidence was given to show that the
treating alleged against Sir Thomas Winnington, was given
by him to a body of 500 navigators who were employed to
protect his voters from bring kidnapped by his opponents.
ATLESBUILY.—The evidence given went to prove
the agency of a person named Ball, as connected with Mr.
Deering.

GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS.
COMMITTEE STRECK YESTERDAT.—DERBY.—MT.
Childers, chairmanStaunton, Sir E.
C. W. Macnaghten, and S:r H. R. F. Davie.

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MAILS •
Ile over land mails for Gibraltar, Malta,Oweena the lithe been
Ignit, Aden, Ceylon, India, Floe ....-Kong, and China, Ms icAbsiziT, ..'
still be made up on the morning of the 20th Meek.
The mule for New South Wales, Va. Dieusen's Las I, sad ise.
TAl"Theat.iwilll. fb'sr'"det he West Coot Conetthe of Africa Armlet 2Mltllivirartil be lee
up on the evening of the 31st March.
The malls fur Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, Calia, and Gibraltar
will be made up oar the morning of the 17th Mare.
The West India Matta, including Bermuda. Rhone, Hamm. 4
llonduras, New Orleans, Vera Cr., Talent°, and Mu to Moo, mg ,
Chace Panama, West Coast of South America, and .4i, .18,,,a.,
Nicaragua, will he made up on the morning of the 27th March.
The awls for the Brirmis, the River mate, meow vo.o, Parma, • *
et:ocil":iatk.°"Mndcfoirra,Mandtleirl'Buenosj."'Lri.7"will be rim7t7.:37.... '‘
...o of the Itli net.
The overland el oweV mails, Ms Marseilles, to the Ni-Mtemme. 1
llgypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, ace Kong, se., el. be rnole up ones „
MeMata of ties Ith Mull.
The mails for British North America, Bermuda, aso 0,8 0.0.1
Staten will be made up on the evening of the IS •h April.

1 lOtksoow, March lb.
the Clyde are 720 qrs. V
2,86)0 sacks Flour, and
and 1,010 brls. Flour, 1,
it qrs. Indian I orn broul
principal arrivals at On
ll qrs. Oats, and 100 qrs. 1
been active during tl
steady retail demand I
i /our has not tonne,
i
• 1 a considerable quanti
I maintained their value,
has met rather more ini
I i and Peas have been ben
market, which was peel
i i though lot active sale
iI i rency. Oats were in sl
and upon Oatmeal an
established. Barley WI
turn dearer. Other
The following are the I
1;
white, old, 275. to ;
1 Ili 27e. ; new, 255. to 271
Irish, red and white, i
Dentate, old, 28e. to
i new, '27s. to 281. ; DIA
271. • Odessa, soft, oft
to its.• Canadian, o
265. to 27a. Barley,
, „
l 22a. to 235. 3d.; Iri
1,
&c., new, 21s. to 22s
. . Ike., new, 16s. to 17..;
I . g2Lred, now, 188.65 ,
16s. to 163.6 d
to 195.. Egyptian, pi
per 28011ss. white, of
Canadian, old, 19s.
's
perms old, 42e.
I i Ili Inc, ?Rh, Ms. to 40$
460. • Oa Prieto, per
• .
..• weeliitf; sweet, old,
1
• Wane, per 21301 bit
• ties. Iniangom,
• .1.19•44 14s.d 6d. to 15s'
.
• • ,11.,
• • ?for Vote
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litEkkeh YRlAskir.
• . „Moll tidielllloY 11$ present.
paintllia de tau gur was, ttaiiif theisaganted a hisser and
more
mettLeitesa re dta reliefs that relief must not
th
be ad meigh Meal agency, ea be e
charge upon local funds, but that some system
of central administration funds be devised, which
would be supported from the of the country. Many,
suggestions been made to him which were deserving ot
• . h,,c he confessed it did seem to him