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GROUP XVIII.
The Committee on this Group, comprising the Earl of Lin-
coln, is the Chair. Sir W. James, Mr. M. J. O'Connell, Cap-
tain Jones, and tt.e G. S. Smyth, assembled to-day at
one o'clock, in Room No. 25.
The preliminary prc. edings for ascertaininline g
having the Counsel
been
far the promoters and the opponents of the
gone through.
The first Bill to be taken was, according to the rules of the
House,
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Mr. AUSTIN stated that he was retained for this Bill, and
had right to begin, and he should therefore decline to enter
into any such arrangement.
The Earl of LINCOLS then intimated that, according to the
rules of the Hoare, before any Bill could be entertained by
a Committee it w's necessary that a report should be made
by the Railway Commifsioners, that certain regulations had
been complied w. Now, no such report had been made, and
therefore it was at present impossible to go on. He had
written to Mr. Struts, the president of the Board, to ascer-
tain when that report was likely to be made, as it was bet-
ter to wait for the reply than to adjourn, as was their only
alternative, sine die.
After waiting acme time,
Mr. BEATING applied to the Committee for leave to argue
the objections of the company for which he appeared, before
taking the preamble.
At this moment the reply of Mr. Strutt was received, and
the Earl of Lincoln stated that the communication intimated
that the roport could not be made until Monday, and sug-
gested the adjournment of the Committee till Tuesday next.
Mr. KEATING still pressed his request, that the Committee
would hear the evidence and counsel, and deter the decision
on the ;preamble until the report was made. He thought
that application might be made for this to the House.
After some further conversation as to the usage of Parlia-
mentary Cemmittees, the Chairman sent to confer with Mr.
Kemble, the Chairman of the only other Committee that
was sitting to-day. The reply was that Group 16 was not
in the same difficulty, for they had received their report.
The Earl of LtscoLs then threw out the suggestion that
application, if made, would in all probability tail, as he ap-
prehended that if he were to make the motion, as a matter of
course, he would be stopped, and he thought, therefore, that
nothing would be gained.
It was ultimately arranged that, in the event of Mr. Strutt
not being able to assure the Chairman that they could pro-
ceed on Tuesday, that his Lordship should to-morrow even-
ing give notice for a motion, to be taken on Monday, for
leave to proceed on Tuesday.
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on Tues-
day next.

EXCHEQUER—(THIS DAY.)
This being the first day of Easter Term, the Lord
Chief Baron, Baron Parke, Baron Alderson, and Baron
Rolfe took their seats on the bench at ten o'clock. Sonic
time since it was arranged that on the first day of
Easter and Michaelmas Terms the judges should not re-
sume their sittings till one o'clock, and on Trinity and
Hiliary Terms at ten o'clock, but this morning the
Court resumed at ten, and proceeded to business.
The antient custom of the judges breakfasting, on
the first day of term, with the Lord Chancellor,
was on this occasion dispensed with ; and whatever
may have been the cause of the departure from the old
practise, it was productive of considerable inconvenience
to many who were not acquainted with the change.
There was a thin attendance of Counsel and clients at
the opening of the Court.
BROADBENT V. TEARNLET AND ANOTHER.
In this wise Mr. Martin obtained a rule, calling upon
the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict returned in
their favour should not be reduced to such a sum as the
Court should think fit, upon consideration of the
circumstances. The action was tried before
Baron Rolfe, at Liverpool, the declaration
being a replevin to recover a large sum of
money which the plaintiffs alleged had been wrongfully
distrained by their landlord the defendants. The pre-
mises were taken for a term of fourteen years, to be
computed from the 24th of June, 1845, the rent being
1,4651. per annum during each of the first three years,
and 1,2601. per annum during each year of the remainder
of the term. According to the lease, the rent became
due and payable in a particular manner, the con-
sideration of which gave rise to a question whether
the money paid by the plaintiffs was rent pro-
perly so called, or merely a gross sum on account.
Accordingly the first plea in bar traversed the tenancy,
and the second denied that at the time of distress any
part of the rent mentioned in the plaintiff's first avowry
was in arrear.
On the first part of the case the Court granted a rule
for the reduction of damages to 1,4621. I Is. 4d.
The Court rose at a quarter past three o'clock.

COMMON PLEAS.,—(THIS DAY.)
Lord Chief Justice Wild, Mr. Justice Coltman, Mr.
Justice Williams, and Mr. Justice Cresswell, opened this
court at ten o'clock. The whole of the day was occupied
with motions and rules. The Court rose early, and no
proceedings of importance came Wore it to-day.

BANK OF ENGLAND NOTICE.
The following was issued at the Discount-office just
before the Bank closed this afternoon:—
" The minimum rate of interest at the Bank of
England is 51. per cent."
There is no limit assigned for bills, and the merchants
think that this indicates more liberality. Others
apprehend more restriction.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
THE NEW HOUSE.
The Second Estate of the Realm assembled for the
first time this evening in the Chamber appropriated for
',heir use by her Majesty, in her new Palace at West-
minster ; and certainly we feel ourselves compelled to
~ay that it is an apartment well worthy of the appro-
priation by the Sovereign for the use of her Peers—one
eminently adapted for the accommodation of their Lord-
ships, and one eminently calculated to add grace and
dignity to their proceedings. If he had done nothing
more, the interior of this chamber would immortalise the
name of Barry. We have already given at considerable
length a description of this most gorgeous apartment,
but we cannot allow so excellent an opportunity as the
tint night of its being occupied by their Lordships to
pass by without again calling the attention of our
readers to some of the principal parts of this splendid
i building.
The New House of Lords is 50 feet long by 45 feet
wide, lied it is 40 feet. high. On entering this spacious
apartment the stringer will be struck with perfect
amaz. went. The ceiling will, doubtless, first attract his
attention ; it is nut arched, but perfectly hurizentid ;
massive ribs, carved and gilt, divide it into eighteen
compartment., and each of there is subdivided into five
minor cuinpanments or panels, the ground of those
panels being arii e, enriched with heraldic devices. The
ribs are supported by corbels and by span& ils, perforated.
At each pent in the ceiiing why re the ribs intersect
each other there are p mlants, which greatly enhance
the beauty of that portion of the building ;
but there are
no depending lights—no lustres, no chandeliers swingingit
from the ro..f, to conceal elegance or cover deformity.
The length of the House of Lords extends front north t 7:,
south, and during the day it will be lighted by twelve
windows, six on either side, which nearly reach to the
ceiling, but do not approach within twenty feet of the
floor. These apertures are to be doubly glazed, the
inner portion being stained glass. One of this number
has already been fini hed, and the completion of the
windows will, doubtless, add much to the elegance of this
apartment. Upon the same level with the windows,
but on the tit rt iern and southern walls, are six compart-
ments, three on each extremity of the House, five of
which are now temporarily covered with figured damask.
They are ultimately to be filled with fresco paintings.
One of these six which stands immediately over the
throne has been completed ; the subject is the baptism
of Bthelbert. The spaces between the several windows
and compartments are fourteen in number, and they
contain 'niches which are yet to be filled with statues of
the barons who obtained Magna Charts.
Having now disposed of the upper portion of the
House, we descend to the galleries. That which is in-
tended for the admission of strangers bearing Peers
orders occupies the north wall, and contains accommo-
dation for about one hundred and fifty persons. The
throne and the reporters' gallery fill spaces of pretty
nearly equal extent, but at opposite ends of the House.
With the exception of those spaces there is carried round
the entire apartment a light gallery, consisting of only
one line of sews, and capable of containing about one
hundred and eighty persons. This portion of the builds
ing will, be appropriated to. a few ladies, and to Members
of the house of Commons. The railing which protects
these seats is a very beautiful specimen of brass work
and enamel. The only other gallery is that for reporters,
wh•ch is placed in front of that for strangers, but con-
siderably nearer to the floor, and immediately over the
bar. The situation thus appropriated for reporting is
certainly in the most favourable position that could be
assigned for that purpose, consistently with the accom-
modation of the Peers and the architectural arrangments
of the building.
The floor of the House presents to the eye of the spec-
tator three principal divisions, a hie' extend transversely,
viz., from east to west, each occupying the full breadth
of the apartment, but unequal parts of its length. In
the upper or southern division are the throne, together
with the spaces assigned to distinguished foreigners and
eldest sons of Peers. The boundary of this division is
fifteenhe central
or sixteen fk,et from the south wall. Next comes
t region, or " body of the House," which seems
capable of
spiritual sod
the middle
portion
ncaontaining the four hundred and forty, Lords
Peers. temporal. The table and woelsacks occupy
of the floor. At either side of these
are placed, on ascending steps, five. lines of benches, co-
vered with scarlet
morocco leather, for the use of the

The throne is a work certainly r
Lords has been
lace and velvet cur-
miluitrheelritkoe tahgisrepaotrtwieinndouvwftwhiethioouisegurerat magnificence.
of the Sove-
reign, was tains than the place intended for the seati
faithful faurle4Ca=agn s,
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Meat council
at-
tendedreign, wbhye nhsehre
prorogue or open the proceedings
of the nation. It was reserved for Mr. Barry Iglraerar
these tawdry trapping; to the wind, erectanydwemet
in their stead a throne worthy alike of t,e
meparch and the greatest nation up.)ii the earth
Though retaining abundant gorgeousness, the new
throne is distinguished by an airy, light, and graceful
,character, which harmonises with the building. The
platform; on Which :her Majosty s chair stands, is ascended
by four steps, and CollblitUtta a central compartment; ori-
either side of which, forming two wings, are minor eleva-
4ous, where c4airifor rnuee Albert lad to Irlace of

Wales are placed, the latter on the right of the Queen, the
former on the left. The frame work of her Majesty's
chair of state is carved and gilt, and studded with crys-
tals. In other respects the structure of these seats is
conformable with the established fashion of such furni-
ture, namely crimson velvet and gold embroidery. The
arms of her Majesty are emblazoned on the central chair,
those of the heir apparent on the chair appropriated to
that interesting young personage, while Prince Albert's
is adorned with his own shield, surmounted by the mul-
titudinous crests which Germans of gentle blood are
usually entitled to display.
It is impossible, finally, to conclude our description of
the throne without stating that in its most elevated and
conspicu, us parts there are five niches, in which figures
will be placed, full. armed, each in the costume of one
of the five British orders of knighthood.
The House is lightedjhy large gas turners plated on the
side walls and on candelabras springing from the fl
and the effect of the whole, when fully lighted up, is
gorgeous and magnificent in the extreme, such as to defy
description, and such as must be seen to be appre-
ciated. Ae a whole the House of Lords forms an ap-
propriate and pre-eminent feature in our great temple
of legislation, and assures us that the work of erecting
a new Palace at Westminster, so ably commenced, and
so successfully proceeded with, under the superin-
tendence and guidance of Mr. Barry, will, if his life be
spared, be brought to as equally successful a termination,
and will, when completed, stand as a monument to future
ages of the liberality of the people of England of the
nineteenth century, and of the taste and chaste designs
of its gifted architect.
It was announced that the Lord Chancellor would
take his seat upon the woolsack at half after
four o'clock. It was expected that the gal-
leries (more particularly those appropriated to la-
dies) would have been fully occupied, and that there
would have been a large attendance of Peers. The gal-
lery was opened at twenty-five minutes before five. The
Lord Chancellor was on the Woolsack, and there were
not more than a dozen Peers in the House. The
only Cabinet Minister present, with the exception
of the Lord Chancellor, was Lord Campbell. The
ladies' galleries were unoccupied, and not more than
twenty persons were in the strangers' gallery. There
was a large gathering of sons of Peers and Members of
the House of Commons at the foot of the throne; among
them Lord John Russell appeared for a short time. His
Lordship afterwards visited the galleries and the other
parts of the House. The carpet (of the old Star Cham •
ber pattern), blue, powdered with stars, was laid down,
in the course of the morning, and its light appearance
contrasts beautifully with the deep red colour of the
benches. The coup (fail presented by the appearance
of the interior of the House is gorgeous. It is indeed
a fitting palace for the proudest aristocracy in the world.
In consequence, however, of the immense extent of the
hall, and its peculiarity of construction, the echo is so
great that it is extremely difficult to hear distinctly in
the gallery what is said in the body of the House.
Prayers were read by the Bishop of ST. ASAPH.
Shortly after the LORD CHANCELLOR had taken his
seat on the Woolsack,
Lord CAMPBELL rose for the purpose of address-
ing the House. His Lordship, however, was, by an
accident, deprived of the honour of being the first per-
son to bring forward any business in the new House,
for before he could commence his address, the Usher of
the Black Rod t nneunced
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Whereupon Mr. Greene and other Members were
called in and brought up several Bills. This was the first
public business transacted in the new House of Lords.
GOVERNMENT EDUCATION SCHEME.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition in favour of
the Government Education Scheme. The petition stated
that the plan was likely to be of service to the c3untry.
POOR REMOVAL AND POOR LAW
SETTLEMENT.
Lord REDESDALE presented several petitions against
both of these laws.
Lord LYTTELTON also presented a petition against
the law of settlement, and in favour of a national rate.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
Aberdeen against any alteration in the Navigation Laws.
Also a petition frora Suffolk, praying for an alteration in
the Law of Settlement.
Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition praying for
the abolition of capital punishments.
Lord BROUGHAM rose to present a petition, but
the wise in the Reuse rendered his Lordship's voice in-
audible, he said, addressing himself to the bar, " My
Lords, I shall be under the absolute necessity of having
the bar cleared, in order that the business of the House
may be proceeded with.—(A laugh.) My Lords, I beg
to move that the bar be cleared. I shall certainly persist
in that motion if my warning has no effect. lam about
to ask a question of the Government, but if they cannot
hear my question, and I cannot hear their answer, I
may as well let it alone.—(Loud laughter from the
Members of the House of Commons who were present.)
The Noble Lord then went on to state, that the pours'
rates in various parishes had been more than double
since the Ist of D. cember, and that a proportion of nine
out of tea of the persons receiving relief were Irish
paupers. Last Sunday 3,714 persons La I arrived in the
port of Liverpool, and on the next day 2,386 persons,
making an aggregate of about 6,000 persons. The ques-
tion which the Noble Lord proposed to found upon the
subject, did not, however, reach the gallery.
GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION.
The Noble Lord then presented a number of petitions
against the Government scheme of education, but was
understood not to support the prayer of the petitioners.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE made some observa-
tions in reply to those of the Noble and Learned Lord,
but not even their purport could be caught in
,the
gallery.
Lord BEAU could not help expressinglhis con-
currence in what had fallen from the Noble Lord.
If it was rendered imperative that the authorised
version of the scriptures be used in the schools to which
Government aid was to be extended, the Catholic clergy
would not permit Catholic children to attend thee..
This being the case it was necessary that some mew-
sere should be adopted to extend the Catholic children
the benefit of education. He little expected that his
Noble Friend would make the statement he had just
made, as he considered from the opinions the Noble Lord
had at various times expressed on the subject of educa-
tion, and as he knew the Noble Lord had often expressed
the most liberal opinion upon it, he was little prepared to
expect that the Government would proceed so far as to
exclude entirely one class of her Majesty's subjects from
the advantages conferred by this education grant in the
others. He saw no possibility of their being an uni-
formity of religion, and as long as that was so, perfect
toleration should be given to all.
Lord STANLEY presented several 'petitions from
Dissenting congregations against the Government scheme
of education, but added that he did not concur in the
petitioners' prayer.
STANDING ORDERS.
The Duke of RICHMOND. stud, that as a Member
of the Committee of Selection, he begged to call the
attention of the House to a case which had been re-
ported to them by the Railway Commissioners. It ap-
peared that in one of the Bills which had been sub-
mitted to them, one of the parties had an action
pending in the Court of Chancery. This appeared
to him to be a very dangerous precedent to suffer, and
he should be very far from recommending to their Lord-
ship's House to suffer such a practice to prevail; and he
trusted, therefore, that some directions would be given
to the Committee of Selection not to entertain the Bill,
or any Bill which a as affected by such a cif cumstancc.
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before their Lordships.
The Duke of RICHMOND said that he had no per-
sonal interest whatever in the matter, but thought it
right to call the attention of their Lordships to the
subject.

WASTE LANDS IN IRELAND.

The Marquis cf WESTMEATH brought in a Bill to
restrain the waste of lands in Ireland, which was read a
first time.
The NOBLE MARQUIS also gave notice that he should
on Monday next muve a resolution to the effect, that in
the present state of the law of landlord and tenant in
Ireland, and after the decision come to the other day in
the House of Commons, it was inexpedient to impose
any further burdens upon the landlords of Ireland.
Several Bills were advanced a stage, and their Lord-
ships then adjourned.

mittPe there would be a great facility given to the
labours of the Committee.
Mr. WILLIAMS was astonished that the lion. Se-
cretary to the Admiralty hat brought forward this mo-
tion at the present time. A very ►arge sum was to be
devoted to this subject, he be:ieved up Nards of a million
and a half, and he ;hought that the least that could be
done would be to wait until the report uf the Commis-
sioners had been made.
Mr. W. 0. STANLEY thought that the observations
of the Hon. Member for Coventry -were quite out of
place, for this was no new measure. It bad been amply
discussed at the time, and the Government had given
every information in reply to the many inquiries which
had then been made. The whole of the plan had been
stated, and he thought that the Noble Lord the Member
tor Liverpool had, given circulation to the most grozs
and Mjuriou. fabricationts.
Lord SANDON utterly denied that such had been the

case.
Mr.W.O. STANLEY—Well,those fabrications had been
circulated with facility among the Members of the House,
The Committee was for nothing more than to enable the
Crown to purchase land at Holhead.
Mr. WA RD was quite willing to postpone the motion
till to-morrow, as well sts the other matter connected
with it.
The motion was accordingly postponed.
USE OF GRAIN IN BREWERIES.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the
inhabitants of Leeds to prevent the use of grain in
breweries and distillerEies.
DUCATION.
Lord EMLYN presented six petitions from various
congregations of Dissenters in Pembrokeshire against
any further grant for educatiocal purposes.
Petitions against the Government scheme of education
were presented by Mr. Mitchell ; by Mr. Duncan, from
Dumfries ; by Sir G. Staunton, from Portsea ; 25 peti-
tions by Mr. Barkley, from inhabitants of Bristol ; by
Mr. P. Bennet ;by Mr. Christie, from Weymouth 13
petitions by Sir B. Hall, from different parishes iu
Wales ; by Mr. Aldan, from Leeds ; and by Mr.
Muntz, from inhabitants of Birmingham.
ABUSE OF CHARITABLE FUNDS.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, numerously
signed by inhabitants of Pontefract, complaining that
the sum of 1,2001. per annum arising from lands, and
6001. per annum arising from other sources left for the
purpose of sending scholars to St, John's College, Cam-
bridge, had been grossly abused, and praying the House
to inquire into the management of the funds.
Mr. P. HOWARD presented two petitions in favour
of the Bill that was lost yesterday.—(Laughter.)
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the town of
Sheffield, agreed to at st meeting where 5,000 or 6,000
persons were present, against the Government scheme of
education ; also a petition to the same effect, signed by
100 Dissenting ministers in London and Westminster.
Mr. WILLIA NIS presented a petition from Coventry
to the same (ff. et.
Mr. BANKES presented a petition from a place in
the county of Carnarvon against the Holyhead Harbour
Bill ; also a petition from Dissenters in the county of
Dorset, against the • Government scheme of education,
and a petition from Saltash, against the Poor Removal
Act of last session.
Mr. W. 0. STANLEY presented a petition from
Aberystwith against the Government scheme of
education.
Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition from the
merchants and traders of London, praying for the con-
solidation of the bankruptcy aA insolvency laws.
Mr. F. FRENCH presented a petition, signed by the
High Sheriff and other landed proprietors in the county
of Roscommon, against out-door
Mr. M. GIBSON presented three petitions from Man-
chester against the Government scheme of education.
Mr. P. SCROPE presented several petitions from
Stroud against the Government scheme of education.
Captain HARRIS presented a petition to the same
effect.
Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from Edin-
burgh to the same t. ff ct.
Viscount NEWRY presented a petition from the
county Down praying Government to give a system of
railways to Ireland.
TRADING IN SEDUCTION.
Mr. GREGORY presented seven or eight petitions
from various parts of the country in favour of the Hon.
Member for Birmingham's Bill against trading in seduc-
tion.
Dr. BOWRING gave notice that the motion which
he had been compelled to put off that day, in consequence
of the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he
should brine forward that day fortnight.
FREE TRADE IN JAMAICA.
Mr. HUME gave notice that, on that day week, he
should call the attention of the House to a petition
signed by 4,000 people froin Jimaiva, praying for free
trade, and en additional supply of labour to that island.
WARDEN, &c., OF THE NEW FOREST.
Mr. TRELAWN moved for returns of the names of
the warden, verderers, regarderers, surveyors, deputy
surveyors, masters, or keepers of walks, lodge keepers,
and of such other officers who have residences within
the New Forest, by whom and when appointed,
their fees, emoluments, and perquisites, the
name of their places of residence, and the
quantity of land attached to their residences,
during the years 1844, 1845, and 1846 ; of the names of
the courts held within the New Forest, the usual time
and place of holding them, the names of the judges,
stewards, and all other officers of the said courts, by
whom and when appointed, the amount of the tees, per-
quisites, and emoluments of the said officers, during each
of the said years, and the annual other expenses of hold-
dig the said courts ; of the number of acres of which
the New Forest consists, the extent of land en-
closed, and the extent 'unenclosed, and the number of
acres under tillage; of the estimated number of deer
kept in the New Forest during each of the said years,
and the number killed in each of the said years, statiug
the estimated number of d(er kept and killed in each
walk of the forest; of the number of licens• s grant. d,
or in force, for hunting or shooting in the forest, in the
said years, by whom such licenses are granted, and the
otal amount of fees paid, iu each of the said years, fur
he same.—Agreed to.
COURT OF CHANCERY.

Mr. HUME wished to ask a question of the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government, a question of
which he had given notice. It was respecting the Court
of Chancery. He had moved on a former day for copies
of the evidence, and the report made by the Commis-
sioners who had been appointed to examine into
the proceedings of the Court of Chancery. Since
the time of the appointment of the Commissioners,
however, it would appear that no absolute report bad
been made, though certain recommendations had beet.'
made by them. What he wanted to know from
her Majesty's Government was, whether any al-
teration in the plan recommended by the Corn.
inissioners hat been come to, regarding the
.
abolition of the Master Chancery, and the other
officers connected therewith, -'and the appointment of
two judges instead. The Act of 4 and 5 Victoria
gave the Lord Chancellor the power of making
the changes, but five years had elapsed and yet no-
thing was done. Last year but one a resolution on
the same subject had been come to, and though two
years had elapsed since then, nothing was accomplished.
He wanted to knew from the Noble Lord when the
changes would be made ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said, in answer to the first point of
the Hon. Member, about the abolition of the Master
in Chancery, the Lord Chancellor had considered the
matter, and the result was the duties of the Master in
the Exchequer bad neen added to those of the Master
in Chancery.—(llear,. hear.) This arrangement ren-
dered the original one, recommended now, unne-
cessary. The Honourable Member might thence
infer that it was not the intention of the Govern-
ment to fill up any vacancies that might arise.
He trusted, also, that with respect to the intentions of
the Lord Chancellor, changes of a beneficial character
to the interests of the suitors would be introduced into
Chancery processes very shortly.
Mr. IiUME suggested whether, as no official report
bad been laid on the table of the House, any objection
could be raised to the Lord Chancellor's collecting the
information required, and so bringing it in a tangible
shape before the House.
Lord J. RUSSELL did not think that any objection
could be urged against such a course.
JEWISH DISABILITIES.
Mr. SPOONER, said that as the answer of the Noble
Lord to the question of the Hon. Member for Tavistock
with respect to the civil disabilities of the Jews was
very generally misunderstood, be begged to repeat the
question. He wished to ask whether it was the intention
of the Government to remove those disabilities which
prevented Jews from occupying seats in that House?
The answer of the Noble Lord was, that it was
not the intention of the Government to bring in such a
measure, but he stated that he did not mean to say that
he should oppose the bringing in a general measure in
reference to the subject. He wished to know whether
it was the intention of the. Ministry: e?.b!ing in a mea-
sure involving the repeal of these disabilities.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Hon. Gentle-
man was quite right in sayinghad been misunderstood, although at the same
that former answer
time it appeared that the Honourable Gentle-
man had collected its substance very correctly.
He did not mean to say that
.the Government
would bring in a specific measure, but It a general. mea
sure were introduced with respect to a
.. change in the
oaths, he did not consider that any opposition need be
given to such a measure. All he could say was, that it
was not at all probable that measure would. be introduced
by the Government in the course of this session, but
neither would he pledge himself that such a Bill would
not be introduced.—(Laughter.)
EDUCATION.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to ask the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government the questions
of which he had given notice, with respect to the minute
of Council on the subject of education, which had been
laid on the table of the House in the course. of the session.
The first question was, whether in the =flutes of coun-
cil, it was intended that, as heretofore, noaid should
be given to schools that are not in communication with
the one or the other of the two societies—the
nd
National School Society, or the British and
Foreign School Society ; a the. Noble
Lord's answer should be in the negative,
it was not the intention of the Government to give to
other schools as well, then his next quesoned followed,
occasioned by a statement made by a reverep c m ember
of the Church .of England, at a publi
that Government aid was to be confined to
those schools in which the authorised version
of the Scriptures was used. lie wished, h.erefwas to ore, to ask
the Noble Lord whether any such litation be
introduced.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, in answer to the Right
Hon. Baronet, in the first place, that there
nts
.had been no
to the e !ht
alteration in the minutes of council of 1846 which had been
laid on the table of the House,
should Ibe made except to schoffect ols tn.a connexion
with the tretiogel of the Witt Sad lo ,school