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London, England, 1854-03-29 00:00:00

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL.

Mr. CRAUFURD gave notice that on the motion
for going into committee on this bill, he should move as
an amendment that the bill be committed on that day
six months.

SCOTCH EDUCATION BILL.

In reply to a question,

The LORD ADVOCATE stated that it was intended
to proceed with the second reading of this bill on Thurs-
day next.
An HON. MEMBER gave notice that he should move
that the second reading be postponed until the Ist o'
May.

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
On the motion of Mr, BRADY, an address was ordered
showing the number of pr&ctitioners in medicine. accord-
ing to the census of 1851, for each county of England
and Wales, according to the registration division, and
for each county of Scotland. and of the islands in the
British seas, stating the heads under which they appear,
whether as physicians and surgeons, or apothecaries ;
also, the number returned of druggists, aurists, oculists,
dentists, &c.; and also, the respective ages, in quin-
quennial periods, under each head.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND
DUBLIN.

Mr. H. HERBERT rose to move that an humble Colonel NORTH stated a case which had occurred at
address be presented to her Majesty, that she will be Banbury, in Oxfordshire, in which a Miss Fitzallen sought
graciously pleased to give directions that immediate to be relased from a nunnery in vain, as a writ of habeas
measures should be taken to give effect to the re- corpus would not apply. She however, subsequently con-
commendation contained in the report of the se- trived to effect her escape.
lect committee of this house, appointed in the Mr. H. DE UMMOND had not liked the terms of the
last session to examine and report upon the pre- motion, nor the speeches for it, nor the speeches against it.
T.he latter had evinced misconception, or wilful perversion
sent state of communication between London and
Tinaadgerveernttil)f these
But o4lieght of
Dublin ; namely "that a class of. steamers be provided I
et
o meaning,inter wasiththteiriee
ihnatdrnnaelver been any intention
with adequate accommodation for passengers, and with establishments, and no genetlemanm
greater capabilities as regards speed than those at pre- summoning any lady before the committee.
sent employed." The hon. member quoted a letter from reasons now existed for—this inquiry as when the &ser°
Sir Cusack Roney, stating that of late years immense advan- astical Titles Bill was passed. The Roman Catholics had
tages in respect of rapid communication between Eng- not retracted a word of the aggression then made, anl
land and the United States and England and the continent, were equally determined on bringing the country
had been effected; it was only as regarded Ireland that the spiritual and temporal dominion of the Pope o underte
toa advocate the claims of the Pope. The object of the
the rate of increased rapidity of railway travelling was .Membersd avowed that they were sent here by the priemsts.
them
enveiglet girls with money into the convents,
pmriesotslerseve hthier mow7eerythaewy asyoufgrhotm,
not seconded by rapid transit across the channel. He
priestsa
ud for
ewes
ts
(Mr. Herbert) thought there had been an unreasonable re-
duction of the sum which had formerly been allowed for lwa toiuvleas .b
eLet
our liberties ? ThesePe institution had been
the purpose of communication between the two capitals
per-
of the United Kingdom, the importance of which was verted to infamous purposes, according t
en-
undeniable. joyed by the priests. He pledged -
le permitted...
ifhimself to pro
Mr. VANCE seconded the motion. case against these establishments,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it Captain BELLEW supported o the andpo wvee theirr
wherehis re
amendment ..
cora.
would be his duty to object to this motion. Within the Mr. CROSSLEY defended the appointment of the
last few years there had been a considerable saving of pub- mittee.
lie expenditure in the carrying of mails between this
said the
assailed Lord John Russell, and
scopuntry would quite understand the value of his
country and Ireland, and with increased comfort and
lordship's
advantage to those travelling by those packets, these vpe'r
induced the
institutionsrotestant zeal. The fact of the existence of
This change, which was treated by the two hon. mem- , in violation of the law, had chiefly
hers who had addressed the house as if it were a measure wmression
aopie to believe that the time had
bettercome for his
directed solely against Ireland, had sprung from a re- laced to ; II( no speech could have been
i 1 T i .
invite fruiter aggression than that of ,orn • oin
ccumnendation or a committee 01 this house, who sing- Rip,seli.
Bested that the contract system should be substituted Mr. C. voltrr I,:seu 1,,, ii 1),(1 tu,,,,t the liott.e would
for the previous system, which had been Inund rescind its [(wilier resolution:'. 'Even admitting that there
enormously expensive ; and that very contract system hail been ;rounds for it, which lie would not do, lie would,
which had been applied to Ireland was to take effect as a Protestant, ask Protestants to consider whether the
also on the Ist of April next with respect to the Dover evils which would arise from this inquiry would not. coun-
packets. He did not at all undervalue the importance terbalance any possible good it could effect.
w'l.,l,iiswienrqutill
of the communication between Holyhead and Dublino was uncalled-for by the Roman Catholics,operation,
b
, i and it did not
but he said that a sum of 120,0001., or 150,0001., only parties concernteadcien
pe I toitsthe'-ltonian Catholics of Eng-
anything at allapproximating toit, should not be incurred ti present
unit. lieeelTlnlyd spectacle
the Protestants of England should
for the mere luxury of the easy and middle classes be legislating for them, not merely without their consent,
in travelling by those packets at a moment when the 1 but against it.
country was placed in a position which would demand ; Mr. SPOONEiv said the real question_upon which the
all her energies, and all her resources in matters of 1 inquiry was founded was thatrlas tutoorlinl(si.nedeutnhdemue influence
honour, and the welfare and independence of the empire. i was exercised upondlnf f 3 iv y a continuuance of that in-
For these reasons he hoped the house would not con- into nunneries, an
sent to this motion. fluence they were induced to leave their property to these
Mr. F. FRENCH advocated the granting of the -a. by a large majority on a former evening against the
convents away from their relations. The inquiry was car-
, motion. rstreng-th of the Government, and no grounds had been
Mr. COWPER said a great deal of misunderstanding brought forward to warrant the house in retracing its
earned to exist oil this subject. he thought the
- - public Btepa and discharging the occaraittee. The fact lira', that
.