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London, England, 1836-07-13 00:00:00

HERRIOTT'S HOSPITAL..

On the motion of Mr. PRINGLE, the Lords' amend-
ments on this Bill were read a third time .and agreed to.

FACTORY BILL.

Mr. WAKLEY presented petitions from Stockton,
Manchester, Watergate, and Dewsbury, in favour of the
Ten Hours Bill.
POOR LAW AMENDMENT ACT.

The HoN. MEMBER then presented a petition from Lei-
cester, praying for the repeal of the Poor Law Amendment
Act. The Hon. Gentleman stated he believed this was a
pretty unpopular subject in the House, but, nevertheless,
it was one that would have to be discussed in the course of
next Session'.

C ANTEENS.

Mr. WILKS said that he had presented a petition the
other day from a Mr. Blackburn of Tottenham, in which
he stated that he had for several years rented the Canteens
aL the Horse Guards and Tilbury Fort, and that it was his
opinion the rents were appropriated to the Military Go-
vernor of the Horse Guards aed Military 'Governor
of Tilbury Fort. The Surveyor-General on that occasion
had stated that the whole of the Canteen rents were re-
ceived by the Ordnance Department, ana that very large
revenues were derived from those rents in the country.
Upon enquiry he had found the statement of the
petitioner was right, and that the Ordnance did not
receive the rents of the Canteens.—( Hear, hear.)
Under these circumstances he begged to move for it return
of all the Canteens and suttling-houses connected with mili-
tary stations, the amount of the revenue derived from them,
and how it is appropriated.
Sir R. DONKIN said that the revenue derived from
Canteens and suttling establishments amounted to between
25,000/, and 30,000/. a year, which was carried to the public
account.
BALLAD-SINGING.

Lord EBRINGTON hoped the House would extend
its indulgence to him while he replied to a statement con—
tained in a petition presented last night by the Hon.
Member for Wigan, complaining of the arbitrary conduct
of a magistrate of the town of Barnstaple, named Metcalf,
for committing a boy to prison for singing in the streets.
Although be was aware that the petition prayed for an al-
teration in the Vagrant Act, he was not at all apprized
that it embodied any charge against an individual. He had.
since ascertained that the boy in question was a vagrant,
and that his father and mother were known vagrants.
The matter had been mis-stated to the Town Council of
Barnstaple ; but an explanation afterwards took place, and
that body, which had recommended Mr. Metcalf to
the Magistracy, expressed its entire satisfaction at his
conduct in the affair. He (Lord Ebrington) would say
that no man was more incapable of acting oppressively, or
of abusing the magisterial functions, than Mr. Metcalf, and
that his conduct had given general satisfaction to the Town
Council.

Mr. POTTER explained. He had, immediately after
the receipt. of the petition, come down to the House for
the purpose of shewing it to the Hon. Member for Barn-
staple. He would also remind the Noble Lord that the
committal had merely stated that the boy was " idle and
disorderly."
BUSINESS OF THE KOUSE.

Mr. WARBURTON had been informed that he would
be prevented from bringing on his motion, which stood in
the paper that evening, for the House meeting to-morrow at
twelve o'clock to consider the petition intrusted to him which
impugned the conduct not only of former Governments, but
of the present. He therefore hoped the Right Hon.
Gentleman would name an early day upon which it might
be discussed.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
as the conduct of the Government was impugned, he would
be most happy to have the discussion on as early a day as
the public convenience would allow. If the House
named to-morrow, he would be most happy to give
his attention to the subject. The sooner the matter was
brought on the better.

Mr. WARBURTON then gave notice that on Thurs-
day he would move that the House sit ou Friday at twelve
o'clock, for the purpose of considering the petition of which
he had given notice.