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IMPERIAL PA RL tAMEN T.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Telve o'clock to-
day.

HOGHTON'S DIVORCE BILL.
Sir JOHN YARDE BULLEtt moved the consider-
ation of the petition of John Swarbri-clt Gregory (pre-
sented 4th July), relative to the t.ervxe of a copy of
the Bill and order for the Committee, in the case of
Hoghton's Divorce Bill.
Dir. Gregory, the petitioner, was called to the bar, and
examined by Sir Jain Yarde Buller, in support of the
allegations contained in the petition.
On the motion of Sir J. Y. BULLER,
it was agreed
that personal service of certain documents in the case
upon Mrs. Hoghtcn, now resident in Calcutta. should be
dispensed with, and ti.at service on her procter be sub-
stituted.—Agreed to.

BEER-HOUSES.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Ham-
mersmith complaining of the spread of beer-houses.

THIRD READING.
The General Land Drainage and Improvement (In-
corporating and Conferring of Powers) Bill was read a
third time and passed.
POOR-LAW (IRELAND) BILL.
On the order of the day being read tor the House
again going into Committee on this Bill,
Mr. LAWLESS moved the suspension of the 10th
clause of the Act 10 Viet., c. 31, commonly called the
Quarter-acre Clause, for a limited period. He hat
originally voted for the quarter-acre clause, believing
that its operation was only intended to be temporary.
The small farmers of Ireland were to be pitied more
than any other class of the community; and the opera-
tion of this clause was felt must seriously by them, be-
cause it deprived the cottiers of the means of sup-
port, and threw them upon the rates for a subsistence.
The lion. Member read long extracts from Parlia-
mentary reports, and argued from them that the distress
which they. depicted arose from the quarter-acre clause.
His experience of the working of the present law, for
which he had voted, led him to regret that he had voted
for the quarter-acre clause. He concluded by moving a
clause repealing the quarter-acre clause.
Sir WM. SOMERVILLE opposed the clause.
Mr. E. B. ROCHE supported the motion of the
Hon. Member for Clonmel, considering that the quarter-
acre clause had led to wholesale extermination in
Ireland.

Mr. FAGAN also supported the clause.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL regretted that Government had
not proposed to abrogate the quarter-acre clause
altogether, instead of for a limited period.
This system of legislation was ruining the souls as welt
as the bodies of the Irish poor. The heavy curse of the
poor man was upon the deviser and framer of this
clause.

Mr. S HARMAN CRAWFpOroßspDeristayidoftlhreelaonpder.atiHone
of this clause was fatal to the
did not wish to say that there was n
limitation in administering reliefo need
of anyto
the Irish poor, but he begged the House to
remember that they were not now legislating for a common
case. The effect of the extension of this clause would
be to leave a discretion in the hands of the board of
guardians whether they would give relief or not. Mr. P. SCROPE said the result of this clause had
been to desolate many parts of Ireland;; a large por-
tion of population had withered away under the
operation of it. Along with their land par-
ties had to give up their homes as well, before they
obtained relict • if not they must die of starvation, and
many preferred this fate. He hoped that the House
would consent to suspend the clause.
Mr. MONSELL was bound to acknowledge that the
account given by the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat
down was too true. He, however, thought that Ho-
nourable Gentlemen who had spoken had all
of them' neglected to state the evil which
existed on the other side of the question.
He would suggest to the Hun. Member for Clonmell
(Mr. Lawless), that he should at present withdraw his
motion, and at some future period bring forward a
clause which should give to boards of guardians power
to suspend the quarter-acre clause in cases where it
might seem expedient so to do. He thought, too, that
the law ought to be made more clear, as different
boards of guardians interpreted the law in different ways.
Sir DENHAM NORREYS thought that this clause
operated as a great check upon oor-law lief in Ire-
land. He thought that the Hon Memberre for titroud
(Mr. P. Scrape), in his detail of the miseries of the Irish
poor, had confounded the operation of the 4/. clause and
the quarter-acre clause. Many persons had received
relief, as would be seen from the evidence given before
the Committee of the House of Lords, without giving up
their farm.
Mr. SCULLY thought it was necessary to suspend
t his clause. They were now at an extraordinary crisis
in Ireland, and the question was not whether they should
they the poor with work and wages, but whether
should furnish a starving people with food. The
vast majority of the people of Ireland were in a state of
absolute starvation, and while the people were receiving
relief under the existing law this clause only served to
keep the people idle and the laud out of cultivation.
Sir L. O'BRIEN said there was a class of persons who
had been entirely lost sight of in this discussion, and
that was the poor rate-payers, who were entitled to as
much consideration in the House as the poor? Now,
just consider what would a poor s•ruggling rate-payer,
Paying perhaps 75. 6,1. in the pound, feel when he saw
his next door neighbour holdinq a still larger quantity
of land than himself in the receipt of relief uuder the
law. Well, then, suspend this clause, and there would be
no end to such cases.
The galleries were then cleared for a division, but
none took place. On
found our return to the gallery we
Lord JOHN RUSSELL impressing upon the Com-
mittee that the object of a poor-law should be to give as
mu to
relief as possible, but it was impossible, if not un-
just thu, to say, that in no case should they refuse relief.
erefore, could give no pledge that the quarter-acre
clause should not be acted upon.
Mr. GRACE knew from experience that the clause
precluded many suffering and deserving persons from
obtaining relief.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, JULY 4
The Queen and Prince took their
usual early wldk. in
the grounds at Osborne.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the
younger members of the Royal Family walked and rude
in the Park.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party
yesterday.

Their Royal Highnesses the
Ouches of mee
Duchess of Cambridge
d the Hereditary Grand D
Strelitz arrived at Bushy House, Bushy Park, yester
terday morning, to pay a visit to
her Majesty the Queen
Dowager. Their Royal Highnesses partook
let
k of at
Bu
d, jtisni!;
with her Majesty, and in the afternoon House on their return to town.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Sir
George Cowper, left town, at two o'clock yesterday after-
noon, for her residence, Frogmore House, Windsor.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
the Botanic Gardens in the Regent's Park yesterday. _
Mr. Job and Mr. Crowdy had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday. Mr. C. Worsley had also an interview
with the Noble Earl at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Anderson, M.P., Mr. George Moffat, M.P., and
Mr. Morgan, had an interview with the President and
the 'Vice-President of the Board of Trade yesterday, on
the subject of the Light Dues.
The Marquis of Breadalbane had an interview with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Mr, C. Nash, from the Committee of Shareholders as
to Amendments in the Railways Abandonment Bill,
transacted business yesterday at the Office of the Cora- ,
raisuioners of Railways in the Board of Trade.
Sir Edward Ryan had an interview with Lord John
ttussell yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing.
street.
Sir J. Pelly had The School also an interview with his Lordship.
the Officeo
f Design
had a meeting yesterday, at
of the Board of Trade.
slatideputation from the Great Western Fisheries, con-
Mrng of Mr. Jackson Barwise, Mr. Henry Burt, Mr.
.ustuillis Collingridge, and Mr Thomas Felton, with
Wam yettda P. Metehiro (secretary), had an interview
Mr, • .e: Hi nc with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Grey, ks had an interview yesterday with Earl
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening
from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of the Falkland Islands,

—Her
—RAZIL.--PALMOUTR, JULY 4, TEN A.M•
Majesty's packet Crane, Lieutenant J. Parsons, arrived
this morning from Rio Janeiro, May 13; Bahia, 26;
Pernambuco, June 2. Passengers—Lieut. Hayden
(late of her Majesty's brigantine Spider), Mr. Hogg, Mr.
Ila Man, Mr. Mallett and family, and two Masters
Hitebins. ller amount of specie freight not ascertain-
able. She brings no news,
anticipated by a steamer later come to Pernam-
her intelligence having been
to meet the Coolumbus, arrived at Liverpool. The
bound continued remain at Pernambuco, expecting
y to be relieved.
CaoLuaA. ONv 11
PALMoUTR, Jut.'-ra3t GARD THE SHIP HAVERING.
the ship's arrival .thilio nevv case has occurred since
men reported asmc
eonnvwistel:ort, nor any death. The six
:t still continue to improve.
One of the two
re atcked severely is much
better this morning; the others man continues in the
lame state, but hopes are entertained of his reco-
very also.
MORE DEATHS PROM CHOLERA IN TUE ILRANE.
PRISON.--An inquest Was held yesterday before Mr.
Bedford, in the Millbiek Prison, on the bodies of four
prisoners who had died therein of Asiatic cholera. Their
names were James Catling, aged 16; John Donovon,
aged 21; John Mountford, aged 23; and Thomas Jone%
aged 13. The evidence proved that, when admitted,
they were all in a good state of health, but they Were
attacked with Asiatic cholera, of which they died. In
answer to a question, Dr. Baty, the prison physician,
said that the prison was unhealthy, from its being low
and so near the river. Moreover, there were Aver
and and gas-works on the opposite side of the river,
and an open ditch near the been
other cases
twenty-four cases of cholera prison. There had
lately in the prison, and
fourteen deaths. There were at the present time three
each , which he hoped would recover.—Verdict in
case " Death from Asiatic cholera."
THE Cif oLtua..--The cholera has again broken
oot.onn board the convictp at Woolwich, one death
ZIT. g occurred on Monday, and several other cases
me mg also presented themselves.