The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-21 00:00:00

OFFICE OF BECRETART TO THE POOR LAW

'Hoban.

Mr. AUGUSTUS !GUTH awed-" That tbe office d
ciao et the menituke, rendered espable el witting or Totiag es
a lamber of the Commeas Hoene of Parliament by the
4th claim el the Poor-kw Aot, ktel7 vacated, ought to be
eboliebed."

—Mr. COX eseoaded the motion.
Mr. VILLIERS) opposed it, anateediag that the office of
Parliameetary Beeretary to the Poor-law Board (meetly
held by Mr. Gilpin) was one which ought tact to be
abolished. and that late Mr. Baines, when heed at the
department, bed given evidence before a select taanunittee
that the oak). weld not be diosentinued with doe regard to
the public servioe. If the principle involved in the motion
were to be allowed, all the other andereaeareteries sad
viseproddente ought also so be done away with. He ise-
Bored that if the undersecretaryship were dog. away with '
soother commissioner would have to be appointed.
The motion was supported by Mr. HiBBERT, who argued
that it was never contemplated by the Act of 1847 to have
a president and cemetery with mate in the novae of
Cloramone.
Mr. GILPIN said there was ample work for the gentle-
mos who might 1111 the oaks which be bad just resigned.
end, whatever oblation might he urged to the pregame of
the !secretary in the Boa.. of Common, if it were amerted
that the Poor-law Board was overweighted at this insereent
it was a total mistake.

Lord PALK/110170N thought there was no more reason
why than shoald not be out noder-smmtary toe the Pone-
law Department than for any ether department. lt wee en
°Ales that was neosesary for the public service tad the pro-
per working al parlismeetery responsibility.
Rome observations were also made by Mr,
Willoughby, sad Mr. Newdegate.
On a &mien the motion was rejected by 193 to 17, or
nearly 11 te L
THE POOR LAW.

r. Lysll, sir H.

C. VILI.IBIitI aeoved far leave to bring is a bill to
provide foe the better distribution of the charge for the
relief el the poor is anions. Raving described the Mato of
thing whisk had led to the enactment of the Poor Lew
Akita 1834. the right boa. pntlemais sketched the opera-
ties of the mow law sod the enteudmeate suneequently M.
trodused, pelage( oat that with all the advantages atten-
dant CS the sikeinistration of the system, it had neverthe-
less hiss the parent of serious evils by the overburdening
of sense perishee, the emonmaseseel that it gave to
proprietors of ethers to ari“ away the poor, and thee
create what we knew se elms parishes ; sad the Wanks
relish was inflicted ea the poor themeless es well as the
ettby the law of removability. To remedy them evils
irke asked leave to harasses provided that the solo*
end should hermit& bear the maintemsee of all the poor
@rabbi the make. es that the charge shish be cowmen-
'Mill with the sissinistretice. It world also repeal the
Manse In the sot of that provided for the reten-
tions of the Familial mates parbaesun ; tweeter the power of removal
trees creams to gesedima, and abolish removability from
parish to is the mesa rake.
Mr. BY did not object to the introductions of the
bat hoped angriest time would be gives to members
to consult their constlineab before it want to a second

Turr.LOCIEZ had expeeted that ease belies would have
bees takes d the emeleMese yawed by the wastraittee, bat
im took it for panted that lie right boo. Mead, whoa be
issught is hie eamal peer bill, woad treat al the meek.
ties. OM tke balm is easeideriag the gumbos d Deakin
the ;rate moextearive with the mks, would pay direst
t the rto equimemsts ad he raelrepolia.
I roles the three yews irremovable bill wee Mira
dosed, he seened es ameedment, mid Ohba to the
boa the desastabassa whit regard to leiikellair