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ERIAL PARLIAMENT,
HOUSE OF LORDS, April 30.
Eaclllteit T"..,,FiviteD 0 Ft. triA. c ELLon tvok bis seat on the Wool-
s_ k.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMON 3.
Nessengt,rs from tha Commons brought up several

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POOR RELIEF' (IRELAND BILL. •
tltreero rd STANLEY hoped the Gus-Cm-went would give
for attention the system of rating. under this
be feared that the effect of the
present clause would
ineßit',
n glee the power to the tenant, when rated en a
Ou Lett sdna, of charging half poundage on the gross
be These difficulties arose from their interfering
ere the landlord and tenant to establish separate
..sts, which he thought ought to be left alone.
Marquis of NV
in-
ofe tu move an alien-do:writ. on
ESTMEA.TH said it was his in-
this Bill. The object
lit, was to facilitate proceedings in the master's office.
nad thrown out a proposal for the consideration of
ft-i!est 'ad
par`'
Learned Lord on the Weolsack, that he
!nuuld prepare a clause to allow of viva voce evidence
afrida.vite
After a desultory conve•sation the subject dropped.
TG°V Ell NMENT PLAN OF EDUCATION.
uhhtirr
eßishop of ONFORD presented a petition from
Plan
in Oeurdetiire, in favour of the Government
of education.
.r POOR BELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.
thc:),VDEsART gave notice, that in Committee on
on ;"1, it Was his intention to move some amendments
the second elau-e, relating to the power given to the
r‘iur-lavi guardians to hire or to build houses for the re-
e.e,P,tiun of the able belied poor; and also regulating the
*e"ef to be afforded to such persons.
BEPRESENTATIVE PEERS OF SCOTLAND.
sf.irhe Earl of EGLIN'TON rose to move t. hat a
tioneetteorn.inittee be appointed to take into concid
k e existing laws and regulations which relate to
rtme elections of the representative Peers of Scotland, to
aeider what steps sheuid be taken to prevent persons
tothem y,.:
voting at such elections who are not entitled to do
B°l and to report upon the proceedings which took place
a
election of Lord Gray, on the 17th of March last.
said he regretted that the duty had devolved
I,oll`-rltuinl to bring this important subject before their
an-ZuiPs ; and that it had not fallen into other
1„,Q11—•*;_, It might not be necessary to remind their
tr:4„, aulPs that by the terms of the Act of
—°ll sixteen was the number of representative
Peers to be seat to the House of Lords, and to be
cleated out of the whole number of Scotch Peers. In
Me certain proceedings' took place, upon which
"lira founded the following firms at any election
of a representative Peer. The Peers of Scotland
Were assembled by proclamation. After the commission
dad been read by the Lord Clerk Registrar, the names
On the union roll were called over, and all who answered
voted and gave in th'-ir proxies. But it must be evident
that the clerk had no means of testing claims, d therefore any vote tendered under a title
on the un an
ion-
roll by a person, though he way have no rght to do so,
plait be recorded. A resolution was passed. restrict-
ilfe_the power to we proxies to
th, s •ns and grindsons
°,l-Yeers. but that was rot suffieiet4ly s.ringent. In
1$ a Committee wis appointed on the sunjeet, and re-
lutions passed by it which were referred to a Commit-
tee of Privileges, but the subject dropped out of memory.
r!`f would not cite any instances of this abase, nor go
uta_
.the subject at any length, but would conclude by
f_Tnag that a Select Committee be appointed to in-
into the into the laws and regular iens relating to the elec-
tion of °f. Scottish Peers for the Hous,!, of Lords, and into
e Proceedinzs that teek elace on the election of Lord
Grey on the 17th of March last.
w.
Lord BROUGHAM said that tha gentleman to
hil,'_(nle rote objection was oaten had no means to este-
n'oish his title unless it was called in question.
taitteenj.ection however,He had
to the appointment cf the Com-
Lord CAMPBELL would teke leave to ad 3 a single
ward to what had been already
cellse had come to his knowledge to prove the d -
said on this eubject.
Leetive Stu r h proved his position.
e o
washte law w •ac s
to a ,earfre usbvidual told that he was enti.led p
4nand he immediate)
y abandoned his habits of industry,
his family Wei-6 brought to utter ruin. Another
—spilt had also come under his observation.
‘0.4.41e LORD CHANCELLOR then put the motion,
il;,ertitnittaesta we
a
gned to ; and e eers to comprise the
re nominated,th andP next Monday, at two
clock, fixed for the meeting of the Committee.
__The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table
ut the House various returns, by order of her Maj, sty.
40S.nnereral Bills were then forwarded a stage, and the
—"a adjourned at twenty minutes past six o'clock.

rt., ROUSE Op CUMMONS. April 30.
4ne OF
took the Chair et Four o'clock.
LORD,' AMENDMENTS.
The Lords' ain Kim to the Cheltenham Water-
Iterks Bill Were agreed

- REPORTS.
aihe reports on the fo•lowing Bills were brought up
Cale greed to, and the Bills ordered to b., engross, d:—
onia
Junctionh
sr, i 1 Railway (lunches from the Clydesdale
Mineral
Railway to the Doug,las and Lesmahagow,
and h
Fields to _trat..aven).
Railway (Branches to Wilsontown, to Fauld-
Cal:doe,.! and to Biggar and 13roughton).
of ;an Riilvvav (Ext...nsion of Motherwell Branch
'Ydesd
Miner 0 Junction Railway, to Auchinheath
ne4sl Field, with Branches to the Wisha.w, and
Colt
rier Railway, Canderside and Hamilton).
South Bay and Canterbury Junction Railway.
k,‘Eastern Railway (Croydo and Bromley Branches).
"Clith-EaVern Railway (Alaid.tone to Chart).
"'"'uth-Eastern Railway (Nlid•Kent and Dirtct Tun-
bridge).
South-Eastern Railway (North Kent Line).
oonth-Eastern Railway (Str,od to Maidstone).
Mr. R. 110DGSON, on the bringing up the reports
from the Committee on group No. 1, as to the South-
Eastern Ralway Bills,
_moved that the mintves of the
Committee be print.d with the reports.—Agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. GREENE, it was ordered that
the Leeds Waterworks (No. 2) Bi l be iefi-rred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Priva'e Bills, who shall report,
whether any other s anding orders apply to this Bill
then those which were proved to have been complied with
before the Examiner upon the petition for leave to bring
In the Leeds Waterworks Bill ; and that the Examiner
hale leave to sit and proceed neon Tuesday next.
THIRD READINGS.
The following 1111 s were read a third time and passed :
440ndon and South-Western Railway (Widening, &c.)
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway.
IRISH DISTRESS.
ki2Mr, HAMILTON presented a petition from Dublin,
theby 4,976 persons against the measure adopted
gish. Government for supplying food to the distressed

LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
Sotrt• T DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the
alte.,--"Yz for the Protection of Lunatics, praying for an
igt in the law relating to lunatic asylums.
in s.:• RUME presented a petition from a kirk session
•-•votland, against clauses in the Marriages Registra-
°ll (Scotland) Bill.
Sir D JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL.
Won' 1-P• LE MARCtIANT presented a petition from
reener in favour of the Juvenile Offenders Bill.
Sir C. VESSELS OF WAR.
*0111,4 NAPIER gave notice that, on Monday next, he
J move for copies of the log-books of the Rodney,
e,,'ig9l Cambridge, and Ganges, from the Ist to the
tttiecenaber, 1840.
"e
r• HUME gave notice that, on Monday, he would
tat copies of reports. of oldster-shipwrights on cer-
n vessels.
1-I,..‘rDMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE.
047, • 13. ESCUTT said that he would wi,ti to ask a
9 c"tion of the Right Honourahlc Gentleman the Secre-
ffor the Home Department ; it related to a para.
rttPh which appeared in the Tim-•s newspaper, copied
i°lll the Hampshire Independent It was stated that the
ttts Recorder for Winchester had resigned previous to
Easter session, and that no recorder was appointed in
"is stead, in consequence of which the trials of the pri-
soners Were postponed indefinitely. lie had no know•
ledge of the subject but that which he had gathered trorn
the Times, and he was anxious to know whether a record.r
had been appointed, and if not whether he had any
Means to remedy the injustice which must accrue by such
delay?
Sir GEORGE GREY said that he also had seen the
paragraph alluded to in the daily papers. The sessions
commenced on Easter Monday, and the resignation was
received at a late hour on the 31st of March; so that there
'vim no time to appoint a successor. He had not been
informed that any inconvenience had t:iken place; but he
Would make inquiry respecting the matter.
FACTORY BILL.

An How. MEMBER said he would wish to ask the
l'eeretary for the Home Department whether it was his
intention to introduce airy amendments on the Factory
Tie
as had been suggested by the factory inspectors.
first of those suggestions was with reference to
t 11.6 education of children and the granting of certificates;
Seeond was with reference to the silk mills, and the
11111 Was the necessity of guarding the machinery in mills.
Act
Ron. Gentleman had said nothing respecting the
otekt relating to the silk mills ; and with regard to the
toler two points he said that it was his intention to
se.'l2llF forward some Bill in the course of the present
th—,.'°ll. He thought it extremely important that all
pe,.? Points should be settled together ; and as all
the'"ea seemed to be agreed that a private settlement of
Question should be come to, he was desirous, that the
te4lt Hon. Gentleman should state what course he in-
.ed to pursue.
of GitEY said that with regard to the two points
harieh the Hon. Member bade made mention, be had
/441:1Irtie communication with those parties who were
the 411;1,113, interested. With regard to the education of
ill tVeit'ren in print Works, there was a way of effecting
Withal' Was desired without any alteration of the law.
eulti,j,egerd to the casing of machinery in mills, ditfi-
That 1; bad arisen with regard to it, and he did not know
be late" 113 advisable or necessary that the law should
vestd.vu to that respect. There were large powers
it 1,0111(1 tile inspectors, and before any steps were taken
Ceived. be advisable that their report should be re-

„,
, the POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS. 1
I .e
g °-
re motion that the order of the day fur the Ho i.
bZing into Committee on the Railway s, Pier', and Har-
rl (Ireland) Bill, be read,
:11 :der tr,_
on, tbre' nRRAND said that he was anxious to trespass
0 attention of the House for a very few moments,
...-"rQ to the
make one or two remarks upon the extta
ter:ZrY., to
of her Majesty's Government with
.ove -_ new Poor-law Commissioners. It was
uearly four months since he
's lmmencement of the
into that
rtzt. Ression, and her Alajesty Government had not
they itlei.44 House the cew Poor-law which
brin n °ruled the House they would in this bessimia
4841 under :
.ta notice. On the 20th of Augli-t
ilovin 4 COranlittee of that liouie rep.)rted, in the tol-
Nort Ps their opittiun as to the conduct of the
Vf Co • .
teito. . Luraussioners :---They stated that, upon. a
^ of the Proceedings of the toor-lew Comma-