The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-10 00:00:00

MEDICAL POOR RELIEF.

Mr, PIGOTT moved fora select committee to inquire
into the mode in which medical relief is now administered
in the different unions in England and Wales, and to as-
certain whether any additional facilities might be afforded
the poor in obtaining medical aid.
Lord J. RUSSEL', said that, no doubt, the medical re-
lief of the poor formed a very important branch of the
general poor relief of the country, and therefore he should
be very sorry to advance any objection to the committee
moved for. At the same time, it would not bo right to
encourage an expectation of any great benefit to be derived
from separating medical relief from the general poor-law
relief. If public relief, paid out of the rates, was given to
the labourer, whether as a pauper or without the name of
a pauper, it was not a matter of any difference. On the
part of the Government, he should not object to the ap-
pointment.
The motion was agreed to.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE.
Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR, in moving for leave to bring in
a bill to make fraudulent dealings with regard to bills of
exchange felonious in certain cases, said that it was unne-
cessary for him at any length to state the grounds on which
he asked leave to introduce the present bill, as the house,
from its experience of the number of cases that had been
brought before the law courts of late years, from the case
of Capt. Scott to that of Sherwood V. Meiklam, was aware
of the mode in which sharpers were accustomed, in these
bill transactions, to impose on young men. At the conclu-
sion of the case of Sherwood v. Meiklam, Baron Alderson
said, "I think I could cure this system in bill discounting
matters by making it a felony. It is perfectly disgraceful".
It would be a most beneficial act if any gentleman would
take the subject in hand, and bring in a bill making such a
transaction a felony. It is no less than stealing a man's
money. If such an act of Parliament were passed, the good
effected would be incalculable, and the parties would be at
the bar of the Old Bailey:, He was certain, after this opi-
nion of the learned judge, if the house, without doing any
violence to existing statutes, would allow him (Mr. S.) to
deal with these fraudulent practices by an act of Parlia-
ment, it would be conferring an important benefit on the
young men who were the victims of such transactions. He
submitted to the house that it was competent, by a sim-
ple piece of legislation; to deal with the evils that now
existed. He proposed, therefore, to bring in a bill for that
object, his sole desire being to remove what he believed to
be a stigma uponthe criminal jurisprudence of the country.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, there could be no
doubt that a most nefarious system of imposition and
wrong was practised by the unwary by a class of persons
who called themselves bill discounters, but who were, in
fact, bill stealers ; and any remedy for this evil, likely to
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Leave was then given to bring in the bill.
The Militia Bill was read a third time and passed.
NEW WRIT.

A new writ was ordered to be issued for Hertfordshire
in the room of Mr. Halsey, deceased.

The house adjourned at half-past U o'clock.

Mr. DENT paired, in favour of Ministers, with Sir T.
HERBERT against.
Mr. HUTCHINS was accidentally shut out of the division
and prevented from voting in favour of the increase of the
malt-tax.

REPRESENTATION OF 9 AlIBRII?GIC. On Thursday
evening, according to previous notice, a meeting of the
Liberal electors was holden at the Town-hall, in order
to decide upon which of the acknowledged three, out of
the four candidates for their suffrages, they would select
to go to the poll. The existence of the Hon. Mr.
Campbell, as a candidate, appears to be ignored alto-
gether on the part of the Whigs ; but that gentleman
sent a note refusing to recognise the proceedings of the
meeting as in anywise affecting his position. The chair-
man (Mr. Alderman C. F. Foster) briefly stated the
course to be adopted. At seven o'clock the doors were
locked, and the audience passing out received cards in-
scribed respectively, "Adair," "Mowatt," "James ; "
two of these were deposited in a box in the ante-room
by the voter, and the numbers were declared on Friday
"morning as follows :—Mowatt, 236 ; Adair, 167 ; James,
49. A bill was forthwith issued, declaring that the
choice of the meeting had fallen on Messrs. Mowatt and
Adair. Each candidate at the last meeting pledged him-
self to abide by the result of the ballot. The number of
Liberals polled at the last election was 737. Mr. Camp-
bell has trown himself into the arms of the Conserva-
tives, who will support him in default of more congenial
candidates.

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.-011 Friday, the
21st ult., as Mr. Haughton Grubb, in company with
some friends, was hunting rabbits on the lands
of Caller Abbey, two of his dogs (terrier hitches),
having got into a burrow, were unable to return, and
after waiting for some time in expectation of their escap.
ing, Mr. Grubb procured some labourers, and proceeded
to try and dig them out. Upwards of one hundred bur-
rows were opened, and still no trace could be found of
the missing animals. However, on Wednesday last, a
boy imagined be heard them in a particular spot, and
proceeded to clear away the earth, when both dogs
crawled forth, having been immured without food in their
subterranean quarters for eleven days and twelve nights.
They were at once taken care of, and are now fast re-
covering from the effects of their lengthened confinement.
deed,. and
This instance of en durance in the dog is remarkable in-
-2:4 desery;es to be recordea.—;-Tipperary Free
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