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jeas of relief, the. Industrious Poor. Although
there was.. some doubt . upon the question, ye .it
seemed to that :tinder the 43d ELIZABETH,
thi Poor, so circumstanced, were without .a re-
medy, but that
,under the suksequent they
had one.

Mr. C. DUN.DAS said, he wished this Bill to
go into a. Committee, for the purpose of having.
this and several other doubtful questions respcA-
ing the Poor Laws clearly ascertained.

Mr, WHITBREAD remarked on the: doubt
entertained
.by the ATTORNEY GENERAL and
others, as to the construdion of Ads of Parlia-
ment respelling the Poor. He therefore thought
that the House ought, by an enaetmerit, to set
such -matters- perfectly clear. He could not but
express his surprize at an opinion thrown out by
the ATTORNEY GENERAL, that where a Pauper
was possessed Qf a .small Eledive Franchise, and
through losses and unforeseen circumstances was
obliged- to apply forwParochial Relief; that in
such case. he ought to-make a temporary •surrender
of his Franchise. But what would this-produce
but an aggravation of distress ? He had another
doubt upon. his-mind, which was, Whether, if.a
man was---summoned to- pay to the Poor -Rate,-but
was-
,afterwards exdinpted, he was to be deemed
chargeable to the Parish in which he happened to
rsside He was for the. Bill's going into a Com-
mittee, that such questions might lys: put out of
disrte.
Mr, JOHNSTONE and Mr. BRAGGE objected to
the .

A Di:isiQn being called for, the Gallery was
cleared. We understand. that the'Division con_
kistcd of an *equal number of .Members (37) on
each sick, and that the .-RE,vicgtt gave his Cast-
ing vote fru then Bill's going into a Committee.

When the Gallery Was again opened, the House
was in a Committee, Mr. GREY in the Chair,
The SPEAKER gave his opinion 'on the ques-
tion which had been proposed during the preced-
ing discussion by Mr. C. DUNDAS. He said,
the construaion of the A& limiting relief to
those who had " no means" of support, was ge-
nerally, understood to be, having no sufcient
means ofrelief, -and not that they must be abso-
lutely destitute of all meals whatever. Thus, a
man might have means, of relieving himself and
wife, or one or two children, but not, if there
were seven or eight children, and some of them
perhaps blind or otherwise afflicted •

. 119:. WHITBREAD brought 'up 'a• Clause,
"That no,person•who shall hereafter be relieved
from the payment of the Poor Rate, shall, in
consequence thereof, be deemed or taken to be
chargeable to the Parish in which he or she may
happen to reside. at the time of making this or.
4c..r." . •

The House being resumed, the Bill with
Amendments,: was reported, and the Report or.,
dered.to be. taken into consideration on Monday
next. •

Lord CASTLEREAGHbrought up the fill
for continuing, for a time to be limited, Mar-
tial Law in Ireland.
The Bin waa read, a first time, and ortirrcil to
be read a second time on Monday next, and to
be printed.
Lord CASTLEREAGH mpved, 4‘ That the
Ads of Parliament of Ireland of the last Session,
relative to the Postage of Letters, Stamp Duties,
Seè. &c, be read," which he did, he said, witli a
view of referring. them. to a committee of the
whole. House hereafter.

The AE s }yere entered'as- read, .it the usual
form, in these cases. •

• Lord C 4STLERE 4g II then said, he hitl
given 'notice of moving. this day, for leave to
bring in- a Bill for continuing, for a time tq be
limited, the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus
MI in Ireland, and he rose • now for 'that put.-
pwe. He apprehended,-'from what had paSse.d
lately on 'another sub3e4t sconneeled with this,
there. would be no.opposition to,the.Morion now,
as. be trusted there wits no, difference of-opinion
upon thesttbje6l, at least in the present stage, of
it ;. if any difference should hereafter arise; there
would be abundant
,opportunities-fora the discus.
sion of it. He then moved, " That"' leave .be
.given-to-bring in the 'Bill for the above purpose,.
fora time to bu limited,''' which was granted, and
Lord CASTLEREAGH-, the ATTORNEY andSOLI-
CiTOR. GENERALS, the CyIANCELLOR cif the
EXCH EQUER, and the N'lisr aft of the Rot.i.s,
were tiireaed tq prepare and bring in the Bill.
The two Mutiny Bills were read a third time,
and passed. . .
Mr. BR AGGE-brought up the -Report -of a
Committee for taking -into consideration certain
Ditties., the. Title of, which we could. not hear,
which was read and agrFedAo-
- B RAGGE, brought ay also the Report of
the Committee on the 'Bill for increasing the,
Bounty to be given,, in certain periods, on.the
importation of American Flour, which was read,.,
agreed' to, the. Bill was .ordered.to be engrossed,
and read' a third time 'On Monday, if then en-'
grof.seti„

A.Gcntleman from the Treasury of Ireland
brought up .certain Public Accotnio,,whi,ch- hadbeen.draereti to be: Jaid bc-foria tho House. Or.,
dered to. be laid OA the-:Table.

The other Orders of the Day were ,deferred to
Mondai•.- .

At flálf past. Seven the HQuse adjourned to
Monday next.

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