The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P ARLIA3IEN T. Viscount PALMERSTON said the Neapolitan Mi-
nister at this court had pointed out to him that he (Vis-
HOUSE OF LORDS, March 16. 1 count Palmerston) had made an inaccurate representa-
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool- Lion of a conversation they had had together, in which
sack at Five o'clock. he (Viscount Palmerston) had understood that the invi-
The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL presented several pc- tation to Lord Mieto had been given by letter. It now
titions against the rate in aid. turned out, however, that the wish expressed that Lord
Petitions with a similar prayer were presented by the Minto should be sent to Naples was not contained in the
.Irl of WICKLOW and Lord MONTEAGLE. letter, but a wish that he should be 30,5 had been ex-
Messengers from the Commons brought up the second pressed by the Prince Castelcicala, and it was in cense-
report of the Poor-law Committee (Ireland), which was quence of that wish that Lord Minto had received his
ordered to be printed. credentials and proceeded to Naples.
REV. J. SHORE. . Mr. URQUHART was proceeding to press further
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Sad- questions, when he was interrupted by loud cries of
bury, praying their Lordships to adopt measures for the '• Order," and was at length stopped by the SPEAKER., who
immediate release of the Rev. J. Shore, and to adopt intimated that the Hon. Gentleman could not address
measures to prevent ministers seceding from the Eats- any other questions than those of which he had given
blisbed Church from being prosecuted for such secession notice.
for the future. Mr. URQUHART then begged to ask when the
OVERSEERS IN CITIES AND BOROUGHS. Nobe Lord would lay the papers on the subject upon the
Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of the table.
Overseers in Cities and Boroughs Bill. This measure Lord PALMERSTON—This day week.
was mainly intended to remove certain doubts which had THE POOR LAWS.
arisen as to the construction of the existing statute re- Mr. BAINES, in reply to questions of Sir J. Pa-
gulating the duties of those officers. kington, as to whether he intended to introduce any
The Bill was read a second time and ordered to be measure f r an alteration of the law of settle-
committed on Monday. ment, said that Mr. King was at the present moment
The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from the engaged in diferent parts of the country in obtain.
West Riding, in favour of the Clergymen's Relief Bill ; ing information, and part of it had already been re-
also a petition. praying for the introduction of a corn- ceived, but the Board were not yet prepared to make
preheneive Public Health Bill. any further alteration in the law. Further, he might
Their Lordships then adjourned. say that it was his intention to bring in again during
this session the measure which he had introduced during
the last, but he did not intend it to touch the mode of
rating.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN wished to know when the
Bill to which the Right Hon. Gentleman had referred
would be introduced. He was anxious to know whether
it would be introduced before Easter or not.
Mr. BAINES said that the measure would not be
introduced before Easter.
POOR LAW BOARD.

HOUSE OF CO,WMONS, March 16.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

TURNPIKE BILLS.

On the motion of Mr. NV PATTEN, it was ordered
that the time for the second reading of Turnpike Bills
in England and Wales should be extended to Monday,
the 23d of April next.
BLACKBURN WATERWORKS.

The Blackburn Waterworks' Bill was read a third
time and passed.
CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS.

Mr. II UME wished to know whether in the course of
the present year they might expect any reduction in the
large amount that was now appropriated for the support
of the Poor-law Board.
Mr. BAINES said that if the Hon. Gentleman would
give notice of his intention to put the question on a cer-
tain day, he would give him an answer.
Mr. HUME said that he would put his question on
Monday next.

The report on the Scottish Amicable Life Assurance
Society Bill was considered and agreed to.
UNIVERSAL RAILWAY COMPENSATION.
The House then went into a Committee of the whole
House 0 consider a resolution which was to be the
foundation of a Bill to enable the Universal Railway
Casualty Compensation Company (imposition of a per-
centage duty) to effect a composition with the Stamp-
office.
Mr. Hems and Mr. HENLEY thought it requisite that
some information should be given to the House before
proceeding further.
Mr. SPOONER said that the object of the measure
was to pay a per-centage on the amount of insurances
affected in lieu of the stamp duty on each separate in-
surance, which there would be great difficulty in doing
unless through a measure like the present.
The SPEAKER (upon being called upon) said it was
absolutely necessary that a Committee of the whole
House should consider the resolution. He had therefore
advised the adoption of the present course.
After a short discussion the resolution was agreed to,
and a Bill founded upon it was ordered to be brought in.