The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PA
HOUSE OF LORDE.—TBISESDAT, JULY 5.
The Earl of fieurnmenite (Deputy Speaker) took his
seat at Ai o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
SECOND READING. Binbrooks Saint Gabriel ud
Binbrooke Sant Mary Inchoate (amendment and extension
of acts, alteration of awards, settling titles to lands, ite., and
defining parish boundaries) Bill.
THIRD READlNGl.—Coatileton Incliner' Act Amend-
ment Hill.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Boss Hoveze.—By Lord BROUGHAM, from Hammer-
smith the Ent of WICKLOW, from Chelsea and other
places, for the sbolition ot Heenan to beer hums.
Suzann Sieve Taram.—By the Marquis of BREAD-
ALBANS, from several plum, he tho sappronlon of this
trade.
SABBATH OBSIZTANCS. —By tio
foe a Mbittarquer observanceis of BREAD.
ALBANS, from mural plasm, of
tie sabbath.
Reuoions Tun (finoviurn). —By the Marquis of
BREADALBANE, from various fres church synods in
B:otland. complaining of religious tests imposed on profgasors
in Scotch universities.
OATHS TALEN AT ELECTION OP IRISH REPRIBMITATITS
PZEINS.—By tbe Earl of WICKW, from the Earl of
Clammy. oomplaining that he we' precluded from voting
at elections of Irish peon from conscientious objections to
the oaths necessary to be taken to enable him oci to vote.

RELIGIOUS TESTS.
The Marquis or BREADALBANE, on presenting the
petitions from Scotland on the subject of religious testa, laid
professors were now obliged to be members of the established ,
church of Scotland, which only represented one-third of the
population of the country.
The Earl of HADDINGTON must deny this statement.
It was certainly meet incorrect.
Lord BROUGHAM concurred in the statement of the
noble earl.
The Marquis of BRE ADALBANE had excepted the dif-
ferent dames of Presbyterians.
THE FRENCH INVASION OF THE ROMAN
Lord BROUGHAM pee notice that on Monday week
he should submit • proposition with respect to the interven-
tion of the French in the Roman States, as the contest, be
was happy to find, was now substantially over. He bad felt
that it was not his duty to do so while the war lasted ;
but, as that was now over, and without any damage being
done to any of the great monuments of ancient art about
which the whole civilised world naturally felt so anxious—
and of this he had been informed by letters from Paris that
morning—as the war was now over, he should bring the
subject before their lordships, that en opportunity might be
given of expressing an opinion as to some important points
of international policy.
AUDIT OF RAILWAY ACCOUNTS BILL.
Lord MONTEAGLE brought up the report on this bill,
which was agreed to.
ASSAULTS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Earl Oxitavlitx, this bill was read a
second time.
SHERIFF OF WEVTMORELAND BILL.
Oa the motion of Lord CAMPBSLL, this bill was read a
second time.
Their lordships adjourned at half-past 5 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Truntsosy, JULY 5.
The flressta took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
THIRD READING.—General Land Drainer) and Im-
provement Company (Incorporation and Conferring of
Powers) Bill.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BRITTEN GUIANA.—By Mr. HUME, from the elective
member, of the Court of Policy in British Guiana, complain-
ing that they were compelled to support a civil list amount-
ing to 39,0001 a year, when the circumstances of the colony
would not admit of such an expenditure, and praying the
house to interfere on their behalf with the Colonial Se-
cretary.
Parrxerfor Or Worst( Su-L.—By Mr. WYLD, from
Bodmin ; Mr. T. BARING, from a platy in Hampshire ; in
favour of this bII.
PUBLIC HICALTII (Dunttx).—By Sir H.WILLOUGHBY,
from Dub:in, prAying that some sanitary act might bo payed
for that city.
ATTORNEYS' CIDaTIFICATE BANKES, from
Dorsstshirc, praying kr a remivaion of this duty.
AFFAIRS OP ITALT.—Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, frma St.
Andrew's, Helix rn, praying the ►once to adder's the Crown
in favour of the Roman republic, end against French inter-
vention and the other crimes committed against the people
of Italy.
FRIENDLY Soctrrive BILL.—Mr. B. OSBORNE, from
several parishes in Middlesex, against this bill.

POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.
The house having gone into committee on this bill,
Mr. LAWLESS moved the suspension of the 10th chine
of the act 10 Vie, c. 31, commonly celled the gesticuans
clause. There was no class of persons in Ireland so much
to be pitied as the small farmers. After all the struggles
which they had made to retain their little koldiegs, they
now found themselves unable to wait until the harvest, and
i who, unless the law were relined In their favour, would be,
oat of sheer necessity, compelled to surrender their little
farms, in order to entitle themselves to the relief essential to
their existence, whereas if they could hey' relief in the
meantime, without sacrificing their farms, the harvest might
bring them round. The hon. gentleman concluded with
moving the insertion of a clause suspeadieg the clause re-
fined to.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE objected to the proposed clause,
considering that to extend in this way, more especially, the
principle of out-door relief would open the door to very
great shun.
Mr. ROCHE said that the operation of the clause pro-
posed to be 'mended had added very materially to the sof-
teethes of the Irish pooch. It was a clause which effectually
prevented the man who had fallen into otherwise, perhaps,
only temporary difficulties. from ever retrieving his position.
(Hear, hear )
eeMr. FAGAN observed that the evictions which, without
legal process. practicadv took place under the quarter•ecre
clause, were scarcely less numerous or less fatal in their
effects than the s victims' which took place by legal process.
(Hear, hear.) Guaulians in many districts had not only
withheld relief fern small owners who bad refused to sur-
render their holdings, but had withheld it also from their
starving femili.s.
Mr. J O'Cosetam. and Mr. S. CRANFORD supported
the motion.
Mr. P. SCROPE said he had been one of the small mi-
nority who had voted against the quartemicre clause, fore-
seeing the result which had followed frem its operaion, its
absolute destruction of the cattier farmers of Irel,nd. in any
period of rlist-ese. Hundreds, thousands, of these un-
bang rersons had perished under rate operation, and many
more would follow them to the grave unless the clause was
repealed. Ilsene the passing of the act
iin question, there
were nearly half a million of small farmersn Ireland hold-
ing lend under five acres; where were these men and their
families nowt Dead, or in workhouses, prostrate alike in
physical condition and in spirit. It should be borne in miud
that the wretched cottier, before he could get relief, bad to
give up, not only his lead, but hie house. He trusted the
committee would consent to suspend the clause, or thousands
who had sown their little holdings would
the fruits. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. MONSELL suggested that it might perhaps meet the
views of hon. gentlemen to introduce a clause enable, the
commissioners to suspend the clause in cases specially re-
quiring the relaxation.
Sir D. NORREYS considered the quarter-acre clause
the only means left, in connexion with a poor law,
to preserse the independence of the yeomen of Ireland.
It would be quite impossible to rase an adequate rate for
the relief of all applicants, if the check imposed by the
clause were removed. An it was, the cheek was waived by
guardians in a lane number of eases, which seemed to call
for relaxation. There were returns showing no fewer than
4,666 cases in which this relaxation had been made, without
insisting upon the surrender of tl e recipients' bolding.
(Hear, beer.)
Mr. SCULLY concurred in the expediency of introducing
a clause enabling the commissioners to suspecd the clause in
particular instances.
Sir L. O'BRIEN said there was another class of persons I
in Ireland, whose interests were not to ha set aside, the
small rate payers—(hen, hear)—and he contended that this
class wecld ne justly ',greyed if this clause wire set aside.
The gallery was cleared fey a division. but on re entering
the house we found that the debate had been proceeding,
and
Lord J. RUSSELL was intimating that be could not give
any pledge on the part of the government, that the quarter
acre clean should not be acted upon, except as at present,
in cases of very resigns niece ity.
Mr. Gases supported the motion.
The eommistee divided. The numbers were—
For the molest l2
Against it
Sir J. WALSH then moved the insertion of the following
dense :

And be it enacted, That from eed after the persia. of this act
it shall and maw he lawful foe the Tens-law COMMlwissors. and they
are here fy required to divide the elect vat dishing of the enteral
mioos to Ireland Into sod Nam many retinae's% es te them
shall seem At; and whet all mid 4M4ork of me Molorol &Mina
shall have been duly mile by Ms odd orwskokoor, rook mot ratio'
district shall eenstite • a own* mow IMMO Me Mkt of dr
poor now reed nt 'Mb tie sine, Mad Vs Wafer eralelitials perm
shot ha sodded to retid'rdortW odor sw soft Mookislorft
lid be tbo destitute Mw }f Mks& moo mil mot Moo sod as r-
oma of %be min UM* aq taiisse.amad as abrubbk bka=ast:
bp legal dolop for rad ood nob *Opal
into Tate* dbilriets ha MA fratitearos bo ea oo
*lort dt all the purism of Modea gooremo and of
tioormatotlea ..afro Mood of swears altoo so within which
moo doe 100 Moab t pro Mod &Imo, anal l aggegag each mum
litiggia the amogniovors MA, so for to streamliner will permit,
Megisszprol toqo Mpoil lees tho reword properties within such
divigek seas *bra the prepetty of sack proprietor in
weds elleforpJ avielesitistrettiCi. Wn. Uthey oh& so think fit)
late • sepatrinr retie, If seal property shad ansonfat to rated
Islas WV.* minuet ern eft • and d the rated vsl us of any such
import./ oho I notimam othe 41.3 aunt, it -hall be !Awful for the
NM
or ousiosioner, to unite such aed so many of th^ allotaine pro-
port; ea• to thrm teem At, so es to lone a separate endow dia.
Wet ter the purposes of this eat : and provided al., that en ra'ln;
Mirk; to be bsaod oadot tM,Wsity of Mo sots sheU sated to