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Sir R. FERGUSON consented to withdraw the
clause.
Mr. BATESON moved to add the following proviso
to clause A:—" Provided also, that where any person
chargeable to any electoral division shall have received
relief, and shall et ase to be relieved, and shall thereafter,
within the period of twelve mouths, again begin to receive
relief, such last-mentioned relief shall be chargeable on
the electoral division to which such person was in the
first instance chargeable."—The proviso was agreed to.
Mr. FAGAN moved to add the following proviso to
clause A :—.6 Provided always, that the cost for the relief
of destitute poor who shall not have resided in the union
where such relief is given for the last three years next
previous to receiving such relief, shall be charged and
an Act passedintittiled 6 An
cinhatrhgeetaebnle ngthayc,ecaorrdoifhetor
pthreespenrotymisai,iensstyof:
Act to make turth, r provision for the relief of the desti.
tute poor in Ireland.'"
After a brief desultory discussion the proviso was
agreed to.
The report was then agreed to, and the Bill ordered
to be read a third time on Mond.
y.
SUPPLY

Lord J. RUSSELL intimated that he proposed to
ske the Committee of Supply on Thurshy nest.
The house then adjourned till Five o'clock.

The Howe reAlinerl
ETI at F 1
lONSIy- o'clock.

Mr. PLUMPTRE presented a petition against the
endowment of Roman Catholic clergymen.
Mr. SPOONER presented a number of petitions in
favour of the Protetion of Women Bill.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh,
praying that the Public Health Bill for Scotland may be
delayed till next session.
An HON. AlErannu presented three petitions from
places in Lincolnshire complaining of agricultural dis-
tresa, and prayirg for a moderate protective duty.
Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from a number
of shopkeepers in Netherby, in the West Riding, com-
plaining of the failure of free-trade, and suggesting re-
medies.—(hear.)
ADJOURNNIENT OF THE HOUSE.
The House at its rising was ordered to stand adjourned
till Monday.

THE SCOTCH BILLS.
Mr. HUME inquired if it was finally settled that the
Scotch Bias were to come on cu Monday. If so it.
,rwould seem that the Government cared little for the
opinion of the Scotch Members, who generally oypostd
the Bill, or for the vast number of petitions which the
people of Scotland had pcti4or.ed against the measures.
The Scotch Members agreed in opinion that the hills
should be postponed until another session.
Lord J. RUSSELL replied :that the Government in-
tended to take the Bills on Monday. They should thi-n

s.ee if the statement of the lion. Gentleman was correct,
that the majority of th, Scotch Members were averse to
proceeding with the Bills this session.
Mr. HUME said but a small number of the Scotch
members were in town, and they would be sitting on
Committees during the early prty of Mond,y. '1 he
Government were acting most unfairly towards them.
Mr. M•NEILL could not help stigmariz'ng, the way
in which these Bills had been dealt with. It appeired
that the Govcrunient uusidered these Bills so urgently
irapartant that they were determined to put them upon
the people of Scotland whether they would have
them or riot, and would not even allow them to
be heard upon them ; and they arrived at this late
period of the ses.ion without having had an op-
portunity of discussing the merits of the Bills,
except after midnight. Surely if they were so
urgent the rople of Scotland bad a right to be
heard upon t!.c.m. And now they were to be dircusssd at
a forenoon sitting, wh, n many of the Scotch 'Members
had left town. Surely thk! Government ought to defer
to tie wishes or the pecple of Scotland, and postpone the
Bills until another session.
Mr. DUNCAN sa'd, it was remarked last night that
at the recent meeting a Scotch Members no decision
wits come to with respect to the Sc Bills. Now he could
show that out of 16 five oily voted against the postpone-
ment of the Marriage Bill, and ail save two voted
apinst preceeding with the Health of Towns Bill.
A vast nutnber of petitions had been presented against
the Bills, and scarcely any in their favour.
lie had not received a single letter or petition in favour
of the 8111, whilst he bad received hundreds praying
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for delay. That being the case, he should consider it
his duty to oppose the measure in every stage.
Mr. ELLICE, jun., said he was bound to say that
all the petitions he had received from his constituents
were against the Bills, but after the best consideration
which he could give to the Bills, he was unable to come
to the same conclusion as his constituents. He had
sent down to them a few of the reasons which
had induced him to look favourably upon the
Bills, but as yet he had received no rejoinder.
It was his firm opinion that the petitions had been got
up in the way that petitions insually were—(Hear, hear)
—that the parties signing them were really unacquainted
with the nature of the measures. The Registration Bill
would be a most valuable improvement of the present
law, and it was most disgracefc.l that such a measure
bad nut been introduced and passed long ago.—(Hear,
hear.) The Police Bill and the Health of Towns Bill
were also most valuable and important measures, and he
trusted that the Government would not give way to
any representations which were made against them,
seeing that they would confer a great benefit upon all
classes of the community in Scotland.—(Hear, hear.)
The LORD-ADVOCATE said the Registration Bill
had already passed the House of Lords twice, and he
should be able to show that it was of the greatest
possible importance to Scotland. He was per-
fectly aware of the number of petitions which
had been presented to the House against the Bill, but the
arguments which they contained were insignificant, and
were, in point of fact, not against the measure generally,
but against ono or two of the clauses.
Mr. COWAN said he was perfectly free to give
his vote either way, but, after mature consideration, he
was not prepared to support the Registration Bill with-
out material alteration. He was surprised to see the in-
difference with which petitions from all parts of Scot-
land had been treated—(Hear, hear)—but he could
assure the House that they were not only genuine, but
contained very earnest appeals against these Bills.
In answer to a question from Mr. E. B. ROCHE, who
requested that Mr. Monckton Milnes would postpone
his motion,
Mr. MONCKTON MILNES said, that his motion had
been put upon the paper for many months, and he felt,
therefore, not inclined to accede to the request.
Mr. ROCHE endeavoured to explain that he spoke for
a large portion of the constituency of Ireland, although
he could not profess himself to be their representative.
The order of the day as respected Mr. Milnes' motion
was then agreed to.
It was then agreed that the House at its rising should
adjourn till Monday.
THE PUBLIC RECORDS.
Mr. HOPE inquired whether her Mejesty's Govern-
ment had taken steps to procure a suitable receptacle fur
the Public Records which are now deposited in the
Chapter-house of Westminster Abbey, and the Norman•
Chapel in the White Tower, to the great detriment of
those very interesting end important monuments.
The CLIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that he bellevtd every means necessary for their due
custody had been taken.
THE DANISH BLOCKADE.

Mr. SANDARS, in accordance with his notice,
begged to ask the NAIL) Lord the Secretary for Foreign
Affsirs, if it be a fact, as is publicly stated, that the
British Consuls (or Vice-Consuls), Mr. Peterst n, of
Stettin, and Mr. Krause, of Swinernsonde, have been
dismissed from their respective offices, and, as is alleged,
for having certified to facts in certain documents de-
claring the inefficiency of the ainish blockade.
He dld not see the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign
Department in his place, and was therefore somewhat at
a loss to know to whom to put his question.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that his Noble Friend would
be in the House on Monday, when, no doubt, he would
be &We to give a sufficient reply to the question.
STATE OF THE POOR POPULATION OF IRE-
LAND.

Mr. SLANEY gave Botice that early in next session
he should revive his motion for an Unpaid Commissioners
to report on the state of the poor population of Ireland.
THE PRO TECTIONISTS.

Mr. HERRIES gave notice that on the motion for
the Committee of Supply he should draw the attention
of the House to the advisability, if not to the necessity,
of imposing a fixed duty upon the importation of corn.
AFFAIRS OF HUNGARY.

Mr. HUME had given notice to the Noble Lord the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, that he should ask him a
question as to how our relations with Austria now stood,
and on the treaty of Vienna. The Noble Lord, however,
not being then in his place he would take leave
to put the question to the Noble Lord at the
head of the Government. He wanted to know whether
the changes that were now going on in Europe, or the
interference of Russia in the affairs of Hungary, were
likely to put an eud to the Treaty of Vienna. In what
situation was this country to consider itself in regard to
these changes? It was of vast importance to know how
the country stood in the matter. We had been put to a
good deal of expense in bringing about the treaty, it
seemed now unnecessarily, and now that we ought to
reap the profit of the outlay it appeared that it was to
be snatched from us.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL in reply to the question of the
Hon. Gentleman said, as be understood the matter,
there had been no interference whatever with the treaty
of Vienna, in our relations and claims established
by it, nor was it at all interfered with by what was now
taking place on the continent.—(Hear, hear.) The
Russian Government had been called by the Government
of Austria to assist theta in suppressing the insurrection
in Hungary.—(lleac, hear.) That was the explanation
which had passed between our Government and
the Government of Austria, Russia did not intend in
any other way to interfere with the affairs of Europe,
nor would their assistance to Austria disturb the treaty
of Vienna.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. lIUME observed, that it was alleged that a cer-
tain egret tntnt had betn entered into between Prussia
and Austria, by which certain portioNs of Europe would
be conceded to Russia, which arrangement would greatly
interfere with the 'fruity of Vienna.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL was not aware that any such
agreement had been made or was even contt mplated.
Mr. OSBORNE—WiII the Noble Lord state the
grounds for his calling this an insure, ction in Hungary?
Lord J. RUSSELL-1 hat is fluidly a question that I
can be called upon to answer.
Mr. OSBORNE—Then I big to give the Ncble Lord
notice that I will take an early opportunity of bringing
the subject under his consideration.
Tho sulk et then dropped.
MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
' Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the wafer of the day
relating to this 13111 be postponed till Monday.
' Mr. F. MACKENZIE moved as an amendment, that
it be postponed till this day aro mouths.