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Was more desirous than he was to see the affairs of
Ireland, conducted by local officials ; and if Noble
Lords made an effort at the present time to introduce
tthe poor law of England into Ireland, at the present
3 len3peol
athey
nwouldg,
to an indefinite period, that advantage
:I!hich they were so desirous of obtaining for Ireland.
Deeply as he re,zretted the necessity for it, he
an
Iv" atill conYinced of the necessity for moving
amendment, such as that of tho Noble
Lord, which would have the effect of, at
once Preventing the introduction of a measure which so
litallY affected the whole of the population of Ireland.
n fact, to carry this Bill out they ought to possess a
'machinery which would enable them to employ persons
.116.30 were ready and willing to do their duty, but who
did not refuse to be shot at once a day at least.—(Cheers
41:14 laughter.) The whole, of course, of society, so far
as this Bill was concerned, was alien alike to its opera-
tien and to the feelings 4,f the people of that country,
_and what he would like to see was a central body
Iregulate the whole of the movements in Ireland.
f knew nothing that appeared so ruinous as to shrink
rota _
the means of carrying out relief to the destitute
ref Ireland. Ireland was not England, and if the
wnee attempted to legislate for that country as they
,Usuld for England, they would only increase the inise-
-44e f that unhappy country.
rThe Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that if the
r°,r ef Ireland were to be relieved by the property of
Ofzedi,a:ezould be necessary to have the co-operation
The Government believed that the Bill
before the Rouse would, if sanctioned, be useful in bene-
6Won.
The end improving the condition of the country.
Marquis of WESTMEATH said that when the
C'",!r-law for Ireland was passed, he brought forward a
,:"' of evidence in support of the appaintrnent of a
uninsittee to inquire into the laws.
oft Lord MONTEAGLE saw no reason why the power
liech°'4ing the relief officers should not be vested in
th guardians rather than the Commissioners, as was
cas° in England. To show the effect of out-door
or
eie
Viet' he would instance the case of the South Dublin
1110 n, where the other day no less than 40,000 persons
werr e i
here we relieved,ne v though under the old Poor Relief Act
r
never more than 2,000 persons who applied
f.
.44 arl
After a few words from the Earl of HannwicK and the
of
amendment, o
Wiext, sv, who were both in favour of the
The Earl of ROSSE believed that while the relieving
(,),Mcers were appointed by the board of guardians, or the
uelunaissioners an increase in the number of workhouses
Would be necessary.
-After a few wcrds from the Earl of CLANCARTY,
_ The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said if the clause was
,earried, he would move the insertion of the words " sub-
Ject to the approbation of the Commissioners."
Their Lordships then divided, whenth Content ............
. 53
e numbers were—
Not content ..................................... 59
The clauseiaj owr iatsy tah6erani n4teed ********************************* **
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6
The Rouse having resumed,
other the consideration of the
clauses of the Bill was postponed till tomorrow.
Their Lordships adjourned at Twelve o'clock.

Thy "OUSE OF COMMONS. May 6.
,-1,-,ty) SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
atnil:llAin3;sohni)re and Gal!oway Railway (Stnithstown to
mordered to
The followi as r,.a a third tame and p
ngErieliPlorrts wered brought time
agreed passed.
engrossed to, and
ineie._
330. p as.
born, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Peter-
. Brit,,gh and Thorney line).
Jtta Commercial Insurance Company (No. 2).
stern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway (Sale to
80:81:thurittaehitnitt.,:suteirvnerUeen.ion Railway Company).
enaepatonnd and Dorchester Railway (New Forest De-
- Wexford and Valencia Itsilway (Killarney to Valencia).
The reports on the following Bills were considered
e to :
and agreed
ion Improvement.
ornwall Railway.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
° e .ll f a
t eln
E E
IV, 0.
fSTANLEY moved the further considers-
r Sceepotr Tt °lino btrlidegSe)outh-Eastern Railway (Mid-
that h WEN took that opportunity of complaining
is evidence had not been taken before the Com-
111._Itee on the Bill, as that evidence would have gone to
.°,."47 what had been the conduct of the South-
%. tern Railway. He thought the House ought
t.. to sanction the passing of any more Bills
!Balled for by the South-Eastern Railway until
they had completed those lines fur which they had
thread obtained Acts of Parliament. Acts had been
übtained by the South-Eastern Company no less than
hears2_ec ago, for the carrying out of the provisions of
rln they had not yet even purchased the land. He
geld not see why such a company should oppose
the pposed lines for the sake of opposing
e
In, a rond leave that part of the country with-
re at any railway at nil. He would move that the
Port be taken into consideration that day six months.
The SPEAKER said that that motion must be made
en the bringing up of the report.
The report was then agreed to.
I"The reports on the South-Eastern Railway (North
iiftti.l lint(n e) and the uth-Eastern Railway (Strood to
----Qle) were agreed to.
TYNE DOCKS.
O
then the
motion of Mr. STRUTT, it was ordered that
)fla',TYne Docks Bill be referred to the Commissioners
of
Rays ; and that the Committee on the said Bill do
hot come to any decision on the preamble thereof until
the Commissioners shall have reported upon the Bills
Promoted by the Goole and Newcastle Railway Corn-
Pliny, in conformity with the resolution of this House of
the 23d day of February last.
RAILWAY BOARD.
311 r. HUME, pursuant to notice, called the attention
of the House to the report of the Railway Commissioners,
and pointed out the partiality that existed in those reports-
. Mr. STRUTT defended the course pursued by the
Railway Commissioners, and asserted that they had done
all that could be required of them.
Mr. HUDSON thought that the reports would be
greatly improved if they were shortened.
After some further conversation the sul pet dropped.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
Mr. AGLIONBY moved for leave to present e
Petition from the Imperial Gas Company, praying
.to be
heard by counsel against the Great Northern Railway
(Deviations between London and Grantham) Bill.
Mr. GREENE opposed the motion of his Hon. Friend;
it would be a departure from the rules of the House, and
he could not accede to the proposition.
Mr. AGLIONBY then withdrew his motion. lle
said
that he would do so, as he was sure there was no use
in pressing the question to a division; one-half of the
Atellse would vote against it because they knew nothing
about the matter, and the other because they saw such
influential men in opposition tc his request, of the jus-
tice of which, however, he was fully impressed.

_
SANATORY BILL.
Lord DUNCAN presented several petitions from
Bath in favour of the Sanatory Bill.
kr. HUME also presented several petitions upon the
acme subject.
MEDICAL
favo REGISTRATION BILL.
Petitions in our of this Billwere presented by Mr.
„s
C. Berkeley, from a number of surgeons, general
ractitioners and chemists, in Cheltenham ; by Mr. M.
rhiliPs, from Manchester ; by Sir W. Clay, from
ILiedlcal practitioners carrying on business in the Tower
ilittalets ; and by an Hon. Member, from Lincoln.
RAJA OF SATTARA.
Mr. DENISON presented a petition which was
a.reed to at a public meeting at Peckham in favour of
e Claims of the Raja of Sattara.
THE MARRIAGE ACT.
• Mr. E. SMITH presented a petition from Norwich,
favour of an alteration in the Marriage Act.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from a
• plaplace in Scotland against any alteration in the marriage
ce
of Scotland.
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEAVS, AND
MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND).
The RIGHT HON. BARONET also presented a petition
In favour of this Bill.
HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.

Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower
Ilamlets in favour of this Bill.
Sir ROBERT PRICE presented a petition to the
same effect.
CONSUMPTION OF GRAIN IN DISTILLERIES.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Bridgewater
complaining of the consumption of grain in distilleries.
NAVIGATION LAWS.
Mr. B. BERKLEY presented a petition from the
shipowners of Monkwearmouth against any alteration in
these laws.