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London, England, 1813-07-01 00:00:00

VACCINATION BILL.

The Order •of the Day respecting this Bill,
ution vrhich their Lindships Were summoned,
being
Lord BoaystonON rOse, and in a neat speech,
of *ionic kngth, prefaced his motion for the se-
cond reading of this Bill. His Lordship expatiat-
ed on th'e %cry dangerous and destructive nature
or the Vuriolous infection, and the beneficial
elfeets of theprnetice of Vaccination, in diminish-
it g those datigers, and, wlieri 'properly, resorted
to, in a great measnre, of eradicating- them. In
Wes:rating these positions, he referred to certain
anthoritative docutnent3', especially the Report
from the Nationui Vaccine Establishment. That
the stibject it cif was fitting the solicitude of a
watchful and paternal.: legfslature, he naturally
114 be did, consppleotly, their LOrdSilipS
Willingness to entertain the proposition.. The ge-
neral principle on which the Bill proceeded, had
been long recognised by the Constitution, in the
various legislative regulations for the pi-es-el-vit.,
tion of health, and particularly in the' instance
of the quarantine laws, from: their institution in
the reign of James I. to their, present state of per-
fection undo the Act' of his Majesty, fully ninni-
rested. .Even if the invaittablysystem of Vaccina-
tion hall not been 'tli.:',covered, be should consi-
der some such regulation as he now.propose& ne-
cessary, in the•view of diininishing the dangers of
the VariolonS infection. With respect to the mea-
sure itself, .he'was nnxioni the public should un-
derstand, that in the event of the Bill's passing in-
to it law, they would enjoy the free: option of re-
curring either to the Variolons, or the I.7aCcine In-
stitution and he proceeded to observe, it was his
intention, in a Cominittee, to Move to leave out
the t;vo.last clauses, (those respecting the expo.;i-
tint) of red flags,) and also certain other :theta-
-60115, COlidi he described, in order to reilderthe
ineasnrc inure ellicar,ions, and less exceptionable ;-
and as• to the provision for making the repot ts to
the Parish Mil•i-Avrs, he had no °hiceri"• also to
omit that, as it may be disagreeable to that re-
verend body 'to he oblige:l to receive such reports
by law.
The Loan CHANcELLou admitted the import-
ance of the subject, but as his Friend
seemed to have inoculated the as printed
and upon. thet hl with such a ‘iricty of new
matter they must be at a loss to know what sort
of a Bill they ShOtitti have. to i u into a Commit-
tee upon,: 'With respect to the clausengaitist the
exposure of iofeeted wvrts
now riabie to the 'elf same .ponishment which
they would be after. the passing of the Bill,: unit
with respect to compelling medical practitioners
to make the required commun7citions and reports,
they 1101 W ab well shut up their shops, at least in
those parts of the cutintry he was. best acquainted
with—they might have 12 or 14 miles to ride to
acquaint the Minister ; then, what were the Mi.
nisters to do with the reports In other points
of view, he did not thibk the pioposed measnre
likely to have any very, saluta-ry effect ; and,
upon the whole, he thought it would he pre-
ferable for his Noble Friend to withdraw the Bill,
and to frame another more fitted for regular dis-
cussion.

Lord I.IORINGPON spoke in. explanation, and
expressed his to obey the ,suggestions
of his tUnst.Learnctl Friend, and- withdraw the
Bill , tirouilt he feari,d from the lateness Of the
period, were theimeasure to be brought fdrward,,
it must be in the next year
Lord ELLENBOROUGiI, reference to one of
the main objects of the Bill, entertained similar
sentiments with the Noble Lord. on the Wool-
sack. The protect on contemplated by the Bill
may be brought about by the known principles of
the Pt-mu-non law. Such exposures of infected
persons were now indictable, and he could assure
the Noble Mover; to be visited by no slight pu-
nishment. 1n that point of view the Bill could
do no good j propositions, of the kind sticuld n'ot
'be too-hastily entertained. Neither did he think
so highly of the beneficial tendency of the_ tra,e.
clue system as the Noble Lord. That it was con-
siderably beneficial he was aware, but then 'he
thought also, it had its attendant evils. The be-
nefits contemplated by the proposed measure were
already attainable byTtlie,exiSting laws, and .he
had to say, that if such .a Bill were brought for,
warti next Sessioti, and he were ' present, be
sbotaoppose

Lord•ittricsnALE seemed, with respect to the
tendency of the existing law, on such subjects,
to be of the. same opinion with his Noble and
Learned Friend. - Adverting then to what was
said by him, as referable to a part of the present
subject, on a former Occasion, some conversation
took place. between h:s.Lordship and the Noble
Mover, in the way of explanation, after which
the Bill was withdrawn.
The Irish 1,44;11;, :wititant,4 and Subalterns Bills, were
read a third time a-iii 11;),-; eel. • Alit' the ()thy r tliila being.
ri-
spectirely .Larthihips• adjutinted till to-
ruurrow.