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of giving such opposition as he might see proper in the
after stages.
AGRICUL FURAL STATISTICS DILL.

Mr. FOR3ES wished to know, because he thought
that the previous answer of the Right Hon. Gentleman
was misrepre;Pntel by the organ, through which the
public derived their intorination, whether the expense of
collecting the rates was to be paid out of the Consoli-
dated Fund, or from what other source it must be de-
rived, and whether, if farmers refused to he amenable to
the requisitions of the Bill. they would be proceeded
against by fine, or otherwise ?
Mr. GIBSON said, that on a Bill not before the House
it would be some shat inconsistent to go into the details
of the measure; but he could ~sure the lion. Member
that the whole Bill would shortly be laid More the
House.
LORD DALHOUSIE'S ACT.

Mr. NEWDEATE wished to know from the Secre-
tary of the Board of Trade whether it was the intention
of the Government to amend, in this session, the Act
commonly called Lord Dalhousie's Act?
➢ir. GIBSON thought that the qm-stion would better
be answered by his Right Hon. Friend the Chief Com-
missioner of the Railway Board.
COUNTY COURTS.

Mr. BOUVERIE called the attention of the Right
lion. Gentleman the Attorney-General to 50100 recent
decisions in the Elaity Courts. Two judges had in
cases decided that the plaintiffs could not be examin, d
in support of their claims against the defendants. This,
as far as he understood the Act, was not the construc-
tion which ought to be put upon it, and he wished the
Right Hon. Gentleman to give his opinion on the matter.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that under the
circumstances he did not think his opinion would be
worth anything. The Right Hon. Gentleman then read
the clause, which was to the elfect that the plaintiff or
his wife, in any suit, might be examined on behalf of
the defendants.
Mr. OSBORNE wished to know what was intended
to be done that night in regard to Irish railroads.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that, after the report of the Committee of Supply on the
Bill of Friday was agreed to they would then proceed
to the proposition fur malting advances to Irish railways.
He was desirous of taking the decision of the House on
'.he question, in order that advances might be made on
'rich railways.
EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.

Lord G. BENTINCIC wished to ask a question of
which he had given a notice a fortnight ago, respect-
ing emigration. He understood that the measures he
then alluded to had passed into a law both in the states of
New York and Massachusetts. In the state of New
York it was provided that each captain of a ship who
brought emigrants should give a bond for 300 dollars
that they would not be chargeable on the state, and the
state of Massachusetts 10,000 dollars for ten years. He
would ask the Noble Lord fur any information he had
on the subject.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he had not heard
of the passing of the Bill to which the Noble Lord had
referred ; but he knew that such a Bill was under the
consideration of the New York and Massachussetts
Governments, and the effect of it would be to require
security from shipowners having vessels freighted for
either New York or Boston, that any pauper passengers
slmuld not be lt ft destitute and chargeable to the
Government.

SERVICE OF HEIRS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
CROWN CHARTERS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Both these Bills went through Committee pro fbrrna,
and the reports were brought up and received.