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LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1846.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool.
sack at Five o'clock.
Several petitions having been preseated,
The Earl of DALHOUSIE broughhttitpwthase rtoepothret of the
Committee on railway Bills, which
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that the standing order, requiring that one-tenth ofe
amount of capital subscribed be deposited, should be
suspended with respect to such railway Bills as shall
commence in the House of Lords this session, that no
such Bills should be read a first time until one-twentieth
of the amount subscribed should be deposited, and a
further one.twentieth before the Bill should be read a
third time; and that no Bill should be received after
Monday, February 23d. The Noble Earl gave notice
that he should draw the attention of the House to the
subject to-morrow.

The Dtrl of CLANCARTY then rose to move for the
appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the

management of the medical charities in Ireland. The No-
ble Earl went into a detail of the manner in which the
various medical institutions in Ireland were supported
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number of local fever hospitals, which would enable
them to dispense with many county fever hospitals. He
would have one in every union in Ireland, and he would
also have an infirmary in every union ; and he would sug-
gest that the government of dispensaries should be vested
in a local board composed of twenty of the largest rate-
payers, and of those who gave a donation of 201. to the
institution. The infirmaries ho would leave under the
government of the authorities of the union. For the
purposes of inspection and general superintendence,
he would give authority to the General Board
of Health of Ireland as the central governing body.
With regard to the poor-law, he did not believe there
was any desire in Ireland,to get rid of the poor-law. He
contbnded that a poor-law was necessary for Ire-
land, and experience had shown the futility of the ob-
jections which had been originally urged against it.
He considered, however, that some alteration was re-
quired as to the manner in which the poor-rates were
assessed. The Noble Earl then proceded to complain
that in many of the unions, in which the members of
the Board of Guardians were Roman Catholics,' the
Protestant pauper children in the workhouse had been
placed by the guardians under the care of the Roman
Catholic chaplain, for the purpose of having them
brought up as Roman Catholics. He thought that in
every union-house there should be a Protestant chap-
laM.

After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM and the
Duke of WELLINGTON the motion was agreed to.
The Public Works (Ireland) Bill was read a first time,
and their Lordships adjourned.
The House met at Four o'clock.
Mr. FREWEN took the oaths and his seat for East
Surrey.
A new writ was ordered fur the borough of Bucking..
ham, in the room of Sir T. FREMANTLE.
The Sheriffs of London presented a petition from the
Lord Mayor and Corporation, in favour of a repeal of
the corn-lams.
Lord G. SOMERSET brought up the Report of the
Committee on Railways.
Several petitions were presented for and against rail-
way Bills.
Several petitions were presented in favour of a repeal
of the corn-laws, and also petitions for protection to agri-
culture. Petitions were also presented in favour of the
reduction of the duty on malt.
Mr. WILLIAMS gave notice, for the 19th, for an ad-
dress to the Crown with respect to the state of educa-
tion in Wales.
Mr. LIDDELL gave notice of his intention tomorrow
to put a question to the Government with respect to
their intentions as to improving the condition of juvenile
offenders.
Mr.O'CONNELL gave notice of his intention to-morrow,
in going into Committee of Supply, to call the attention
of the House to the state of famine and distress in Ireland.
On the motion of Dr. BowRING, returns wero ordered
with respect to the harbour duties in the Isle of Man.
Sir R. PEEL, in answer to a question from Dr. Bow-
ring, said that the Government had not received any in-
formation of any retaliatory measures contemplated by
Spain with a view to obtain the introduction of the
sugars of Cuba on the same terms with those of Manilla,
Venezuela, and the United States, nor did he believe any
such measures were contem plated.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to know whether the
Government had had any further correspondence with
the Spanish Government relative to the sugar of Cuba ?
Sir R. PEEL said that a further correspondence had
taken place, which he would take care should be laid
before the House previous to any discussion taking
place.

Mr. IVCDEHOUSE gave notice of his intention; on Mon-
day, to move for returns relative to poor•rates.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in answer to a question from Mr-
Hurl', said he was not in a condition to lay before the
House the grounds upon which the Judges had decided,
in the case of the Brazilian prisoners, that their case
did not come within the jurisdiction of the laws of this
country.

Sir R. PEEL, in answer to a question from Mr.
PATTISON, said that, generally speaking, it was in-
tended that the reduction of duties in the tariff should
take rlace immediately upon the passing of the resolu-
tions to that effect.
The RIGHT HON. BARONET also stated, in answer
to a question from Lord JOHN RUSSELL, that he pro-
posed, that after the resolutions had passed and been re-
ported, that the reduction of the duty on corn should
take place immediately.
Sir IL PEEL, in answer to a question from Sir 11, W
BARRON, if any alteration was to be proposed by which
the landed interest in Ireland might havo the benefit of
the British market for Irish spirits, said that it was not
intended to make any such alteration.
Mr. WATSON moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the
further repeal of pains and penalties upon Roman
Catholics.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that a Bill similar to that
proposed by the lion. and Learned Member, had been
laid on the table of the House of Lords by the LORD
CHANCELLOR. It wag, therefore, a subject for the con-
sideration of the Hon. ani Learned Member whether,
under such circumstances, he would persevere in his
motion.

After some observations from Sir R. INGLis and Sir J.
GRA ZIAM,

Lord JoirN MANNERS said, if his Hon. Friend per-
severed in bringing in his Bill, he should feel it his duty
to support it, believing that it was not only not beneficial,
but injurious to the Church of England, to retain those
pains and penalties that had been adverted to by the
Hon. Baronet the Member for Oxford.
Mr. O'CONNELL deprecated the continuation of a law
that punished virtue and devotional exercises.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought it was the duty of the
House to have the law with respect to Roman Catholics
placed upon some reasonable footing, which it certainly
was not at present.

Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in two
Bi Is, one to amend the Act 1 and 2 of Vict. 114, and
to remove doubts that have arisen as to the interpreta-
tion of certain clauses in that Act, and also a Bill
to provide for the abolition of the exclusive privileges of
carrying on merchandise, and of exercising trade in
burghs in Scotland.

Mr. BAKES then moved, pursuant to notice, for
returns of all applications for tho stewardship of the
Chiltern Hundreds, which, after a short discussion, was
agreed to.

Mr. CHRISTIE moycd for copies of any papers or re-
ports by Mr. CHADWICK and Mr. PARKER on the
subject of bone crushing in union workhouses.
On the suggestion of Sir J. GRAHAM the motion was
withdrawn.

On the motion of Mr. S. O'BRIEN two new writs were
ordered for Dorsetshire in the room of Lord ASHLEY
and Mr. STURT, who had accepted the office of hrr
MAJESTY'S Chiltern Hundreds.
The House then adjourned.

The calm which reigned so lang in the Anglo-Indian
camp at Ferozepore, has at last been suddenly disturbed by
a violent inroad made by the Seikh army, amounting to some
30,000 men, with 70 guns. The Governor-General Sir
HENRY HARDINGE had previously given orders to abstain
from all offensive operations, and to wait patiently till events
in the Punjaub should imperiously demand his interference,
or the Seikh troops by acts of violence should compel him to
have recourse to arms. He had not long to wait for such a
result after his arrival on the banks of the Sutlej, for on the
12th of December 10,000 Seikhs, with, 27 guns, crossed
the river, about twelve miles above Ferozepore, and
invaded the British territory. On the 13th the Go-
vernor-General issued a proclamation, in which
he declares that "notwithstanding the disorganised state of
the Lahore Government during the last twoyears, and many
most unfriendly proceedings on the part of the Durbar, the
Governor-Gem ral in Council has continued to evince his
desire to maintain the relations of amity and concord
which had so long existed between the two States, for the
mutual interests and happiness of both. He has shown on
every occasion the utmost forbearance from consideration to
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last moment he had entertained hopes that these friendly relations would be maintained, he had shown
every
ditposiy-
tion to cultivate the friendship of the ruling party; and, as
a proof that he would give no pretence for
aggression, he had
blamed Sir Huon GouGis for advancing certain divisions of
the army towards the frontier, and ordered their recal. But
in spite of hls prudent arrangements and his cau-
tions forbearance, the Seikhs kept assembling forces en
the right banks of the Sutlej ; he was therefore
forced to issue orders for the advance of troops to reinforce
the outposts, and not without reason, or before the time, for
the force which we hare mentioned, under the command of
LALL SINGLI, paramour of the QUERN-MOTHER, without any
provocation, suddenly invaded the British territories. The
first consequence of this movement is rather important, and
may enable us to form some idea what will be the
results of ultimate success en the part of the
British Government. The whole of the possessions belonging
to the reigning Prince on the left banks of the Sntlej have
been confiscated and annexed to the British territories. The
British army was immediately ordered to concentrate with
all possible dispatch; the Seikhs were kept in check by Sir
JOHN LITTLER, who commanded on that station,
and Sir HENRY HAEDLNGE, who was at Umballa
at the time,
a place considerably to the east of
stationed been Loodiana and Feroze
Ferozepore, hastened. to the scene withofpaocrtei.onHe
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