The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-06 00:00:00

LANDS.

Lord LYTTELTON wished to ask a question from
the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies—it was
with reference to New Zealand. There were a great
many difficulties connected with this subject,
but he hoped that the present Government
would consider it their duty to take some notice of a
measure which the late Government had in contempla-
tion, and which he believed would be of the utmost im-
portance, and the principles of which met with the greatest
concurrence. He desired to know what were the intentions
of the Government respecting that measure? The second
question which he desired to ask was with regard to a
measure respecting the Australian Waste Lands, which
was also introduced by the late Government, and laid
upon the table of the House.
_ _

Earl GREY said he hoped that the Government
would be able to pass both measures this session, late as
it was. The draft of the Bill was found in the office
when the Government came into power, and he consi-
dered it was most necessary that some Bill should pass
regulating the future Government of New Zealand. With
regard to the second Bill, the Government found it ne-
cessary to modify it in some particulars, but they fully
agreed in the principle of the Bill. He proposed to in-
troduce it on Tuesday next, and he would then move
its second reading, and desire that the House should go
into Committee pro fornzd, in order that he could state
what alterations he should propose.
POOR-LAW REMOVAL BILL.

Lord GREY moved the second reading of the Poor-
law Removal Bill. He would not ask their Lordship's
to pass it if it was to be a final measure, for
the subject of settlemant would require the most
serious attention of Parliament at a very early period.
Reserving final legislation on the law of settlement, the
question now was, should they interfere with the exist-
ing evils which wore well-known to attend the operation
of the present poor-law. By the law, as it now stood, if
a poor man went in early life into the manu-
facturing districts and passed a considerable por-
tion of his life there, he was not entitled to any
relief, should he require it. This, it would be generally 1
adinitted, was a great hardship ; and it was to meet
that case that the Bill was introduced. A strong ex-
pectation was excited when the Corn-law Bill was intro-
duced, that such a measure would be brought forward,
and it was to meet that feeling that he asked their
Lordships to give the Bill a second reading.
The Duke of RICHMOND objected to the Bill. He
thought that as the whole law of settlement was to be
considered next session, it would not be advisable to in-
terfere now with the law of removal. This was one of
the boons which was promised to accompany the corn-
laws.—(Laughter.) He was against union settlements,
as he believed that they would grind the poor to the
dust. He agreed that the hardship pointed out by the
Noble Earl was very great, but instead of any tempo-
rary regulation of the law they ought not to interfere
till a permanent measure was brought forward. As he
considered that this Bill would give rise to a great deal
of litigation, and as he considered that such an important
question should not be lightly touched, he would press
upon the Noble Earl the propriety of postponing his Bill
till next session.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH objected to the Bill.
It was not the Bill which wasntintended to be brought
forward by the late Government,
there-
fore support it.
Th
weree. n
, and he could not
theiinfttrboeduced into
Earl GREY—It is the same Bill exactly.
Earl EsLayLEtNhaßtOla
Il°teljraGtillon7 same,
-it in the House of Commons which completely changed
it from that contemplmted by the late Government-al
supplementary to the Corn Bill.
Lord REDESDALE supported the Bill. The general
principle of the Bill he was most happy to adopt, though
ha thought it admitted of further amendments.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four.
REPORTS.

The reports o the Bishop of Norwich's (North Lynn
Rectory) Estate Bill, Borthwick Estate Bill, and Lowe-
stoft Chart Estate Bill, were agreed to.
THIRD READINGS.

The Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway, and
Cheatetfield and Gainsborough Canal Bill, and the New