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guardians of the Killarney Union, praying for a gene.
ral system of taxation.

CRACOW.
Mr. lIUME postponed, till Thursday next, the motion
regarding the suppression of the republic of Cracow,
which he had on the paper last night.
THE ECCLESIACTICAL COMMISSION.
Lord J. RUSSELL intimated that on an early day
he would bring in a Bill to alter the constitution of
the Ecclesiastical Commission. Before he did so he would
be able to staff.! the precise words in which he would intro-
duce the subject. He made this statement on account
of a notice which appeared on the paper.
WEST HIGHLANDS.

Mr. ELLICE said he would, on Monday next, cah
the attention of the House to the state of the West
Highlands of Scotland, and the stops which had been
taken to relieve the distress.
IRISH CORPORATION BILL.
Captain LAYARD begged:to ask the Right:E-lon. Gen-
tleman the Secretary for Ireland, if it was the intention
of her Majesty's Government to bring forward the Irish
Corporation Bill during this session of Parliament?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said the subject had been under
the consideration of the Government, and they had pre-
pared two Bills, which they would introduce at such a
period of the session as would give the Home ample op.
portunity to give it their consideration.
CONVICT COLONY AT BERBICE.
Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY read a statement
from a colonial newspaper, to the effect that the Rev. Mr.
Kelly, Roman Catholic priest, sent out by the Govern-
ment to officiate to the convicts of that persuasion, had
been refused the liberty ofofficiating without the sanction
of the Rev. Mr. BM, prison chaplain in the colony, and
that that rev. gentleman had refused his sanction. The
consequence had been that the Roman Catholics had
been without religious instruction. The lion. Member
wished to know whether this conduct had the saection
of the Government.
Mr. FIAWES said the Govan nent had had no report
on the subject, nor information, further than that which
the Hon. Gentleman himself possessed; but he had no
hesitation in saying that the Government would take
steps to ascertain the truth of the report.
CORONERS' INQUESTS.
Mr. BARCLAY begged to ask the Right Hon. the
Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it
was intended to do anything to remedy the state of co-
roners' inquests ?
Sir G. GREY said that an inquiry was to be made
with a view to a remedy.
IMPORTATION OF FLAX SEED INTO
IRELAND.
Mr. FOSTER wished to ask. the Right Hon. Gentle-
man the Secretary for Ireland a question with respect to
the introduction of flax seed into Ireland. He had
been informed by a gentleman connected with Ireland
that Government had lately been importing flax seed
into Ireland, and he had yesterday received a letter
from a firm at Limerick, stating that such was
the fact ; and as they felt that it would he perfectly
useless to attempt to compete with Government,
they wished him to ascertain that fact, and he (Mr.
Foster) wished, therefore, to learn whether it was or
was not true that the Government had imported flax
seed into Ireland?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said it was true that with a
view to improve a part of the country in which the flax
had been much impoverish the Government had im-
ported a small quantity of excellent seed into the neigh-
bourhood of Limerick. If the Government were rightly
informed the whole of the seed hitherto used in that part of
the country was American. With a view to amend the
quality of the seed they had introduced a small quantity,
not more than 600Ibs. at the utmost But he might dis-
tinctly say that it was not the intention of the Govern-
ment to introduce any more, for it was their impression,
and he wished it to go forth expressly to the public that
they held it unwise to interfere with private commercial
enterprise by the competition of Government.—(Hear,
hear.) The Hon. Gentleman might therefore rely upon
it that they would introduce no more flax seed into Ire-
land.

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE
WES [' INDIES AND AFRICA.
Mr. BARKLY wished to ask whether it was true
that a steam-vessel had been put on by Government, to
establish a communication between the %Vest Indian
colonies and the coast of Africa?
Mr. B. HAWES said that it was quite true that a
steam-vessel, exFressly put on by Government
with officers under their authority, was en-
gaged to communicate between the West Indian
colonies and that part of the coast of Africa
where neither slavery nor slave trading existed.
He must, however, state distinctly that the measure was
an experimental one. It would be immediately under
the superintendence of the Government, but it would
not extend beyond the period of one year. If there were
found natives of the country who were willing to emigrate
to the West Indies, they would be conveyed thither tree
of expense.

Mr. HARDLY wished to know what was the name
of the vessel?

Mr. HAWES replied, the" Scourge."
RAILWAY CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION ACT.
Mr. FERRAND wished to ask the Right Honourable
Gentleman the Attorney-General whether the Railway
Clauses Consolidation Act provided any, nod what, pro-
tection for the property of tenants in tail ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied, that the Act
was so much involved in doubt, that it would nut be
prudent for him to answer the question of the lion.
Gentleman.

TEN HOURS' FACTORY BILL.
Mr. BRIGHT desired to know whether the Noble
Lord had any objection to lay upon the table of the
House a memorial, signed by between three and four
hundred factory proprietors in Lancashire, em-
ploying one hundri,d and twenty thousand hands.
The subject of the memorial had reference to the
Furtor • Bill lie w:s ed that it should be in the pos-
session of the Members of the House before the ques-
tion came on again for further cow,ideration,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that he would lay it upon the
table on Monday next.
RAILWAYS FOR IRELAND.

Mr. COLLETT would wish to put a question to her
Majesty's Government as to whether it was their inten-

tion to give any assistance to those railway
from whom baronial presentments had been
There had been a presentment made in the barony of
Cremoyne, in the north of Ireland, for the assistance of
a local railway, and the directors were most willing to
take the support of the able-bodied labourers from the
relief committee.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that there had been a
general rule to give assistance to those companies en-
gaged in making the earth works, and if any peculiar
case arose it would be competent for the directors to
memorialise the Government.
SESSIONAL ORDERS.
Mr. HUME begged to ask a question of the
Speaker as to the rules of the House. By a rule of the
House the Speaker was bound to leave the chair at six
o'clock on Wednesdays, and.no Member was permitted to
speak. Now, he understood that after that hour
the division of the House was declared.—(Hear, hear.)
The question was, could the report of the division b,
received after six o'clock? If they deviated five minutes
they might as well deviate fifty minutes.
The SPEAKER said, the Hon. Member was right in
stating that the House must be adjourned at six o'clock
without putting the question. But this must take place
when there was not a division, and the doors were
unlocked. In the present instance there was a division,
and the doors were locked at six o'clock. He could not
therefore, in pursuance of the standing order, adjourn
the House till after the division, and when the doors
were opened.—(Cheers.)
MEASURES FOR IRELAND—THE BUDGET.
Sir A. BROOKE wished to know the intentions c,f
the Government as to the course they intended to take
respecting the measures proposed for Ireland.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, the Honourable Gen-
tleman wished for the information of_the Irish Members
to know the course the Government intended to
take. What they proposed to do was to go into Com-
mittee on the Labouring Poor (Ireland) Bill to-night.
This was a Bill to sanction the proceedings e hick had
taken place under the direction of the Lord-Lieutenant.
With regard to the other Irish Bills, he did not think of
going into Committee at present, as there were several
amendments proposed to be made in them. On
Monday next he proposed that either himself or the
Chancellor of the Exchequer would make the financial
statement, after which he would propose the second
reading of the Railway Bill. He did not
think they would eo on with any Irish measures
that night; on next Friday, he would propose going into
a Committee of Supply for the voting of the naval
estimates; and on Monday fortnight he would bring
under the consideration of the House the Irish Bills
now postponed, namely, the Bills for the Improvement
of Irish Estates, and for the Relief of the Poor.
The Earl of LINCOLN wished to know what were
the nature of the amendments ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said they were mainly of a
technica
pro forma l e haactoeria now,.Hehd and recommitted ano obrjeecctton_ttetd o
:etb Bills b ping
committedn
Monday
fortnight.

BLACK CAT.
Mr. MUNTZ said as he had not had the opportunity
of bring forward his motion on this particular, he would
take the earliest opportunity of doing so.
DUKE OF BRUNSWICK.

Mr. DUNCOMBE postponed his motion on the in-
jury sustained by the Duke of Brunswick from the
violation of the 63d article of the Treaty of Vienna, till
Thursday week.
BRITISH MUSEUM.
Mr. HUME complained of what appeared to him to
be the irresponsibility of that institution to the public, an
institution to which they had been 'voting yearly from
40,000/. to 50,0001. An election had taken place in
that body of a person, no doubt worthy to be con-
nected with the institution ; but what he com-
plained of was, that the departments of science and
natural history were not properly represented. He had
formerly moved for a committee of inquiry, and was
opposed by the Government, but he now positively inti-
mated that he would not accede to any vote of money
unless something satisfactory was done in reference to it.
Lord J. RUSSELL said the subject was under the
consideration of her Majesty's Government.
LABOURING POOR (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion that the House go into Committee on
this Bill,
Mr. H. BAILLIE said he begged to offer
a few words, in consequence of a misrepresention
that had been made with respect to some observations
of his. He (Mr. Baillie) was represented to have stated,
in answer to a question of the Noble Lord the Member for
Lynn, that, as a Scotch representative, he would not
vote English money to relieve Irish distress. The
Noble Lord had repudiated that on the part of Scotland.
He (Mr. Baillie) also repudiated such an expres-
sion, and he would be ashamed to have ever made
use of such. The Noble Lord was not satis-
fied with having misrepresented his (Mr. Baillie's)
words, but be took the trouble tQ Weriu the