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pole of serving on such Committees, if required.—
Agreed to.
Lotd JOHN MANNERS presented a petition from
the guardians of the East Preston Unidri, against, the
compulsory clause in the Pauper Lunatics Bill, making
it imperative on justices to build asylums ; also a peti-
tion praying the House to take measures that no children
under i 3 years of age be ethphiyed in factories,
BATHS AND WASHHOTISES.

On them7ti(Tnof Sir G. GREY, this Bill was com-
mitted pro forma. in order that several amendments
might be inserted in it.
MEASURES OF THE LATE GOVERN ENT.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, with the con-
sent of the House, he would draw attention to the
orders of the day, in which there were three Bilis
which he hai had the honour to introduce. He would
first mention the 13111 with r.,:zpect to llighwayi, which
stood for the second reading this evening, the princi-
ple of which had been adopted by the
House. He had observed that several peti-

tins ha•l been presented against the Bill from different
parts of the country ; and as no progress had been
made with it, he thought it would he alvisable to
postpone its further consideration until next session.
With respect to the Poor Removal Bill, which had
also been read a second time, he confessed that
he was anxious thet some pr,gress should
made with it in the present session—he alluded more
particularly to that part of the Bill which gave person,
who had resided a certain number of years in any
locality the right of not lAnil removed. There were
provisions in the Bill which it was not necessary to
sanction in the preset sesslon.—(HeaF, bear.)
This Bill was altogether so important that he did nor
think on the whole that, as an independent '.Vrember, he
should continue to take charge. of it, Certainly he
should have been willing, if it met with the wish of the
[louse aril of the Noble Lord and his colleagues,
to have endeavoured to obtain the sanction o►'

the House this session to those provisions to which he
Attached paramount importance, but upon !he whole.
with the permission of the House, he would rather
leave that: ill in the hands of her Nl,jeity's Govern-
ment, in th,! hope that they would deal with it in
respect to the public good, as they should think fit.
This Bill stood in the orders of the day of this evening,
and perhaps the Noble Lord would take it
into consideration, and would state on Thursday his
intentions with respect to it. There was another mea-
sure K hick had come down from the other House of
Parliament, which had received the sanction of that
flouse, ,;n1 to which he attached very great import-
ance, and with respect to which he had not
foam! any difference of opinion—he meant the
i3ill for enlarging the powers of the Enclosure Commis-
sioners. Such a measure was very advantageous for the
adjustment of difg-rences with respect to disputed boun-
daries with security, and without expcnse. Generally
speaking, powers were given on these points of the Act
of last session, but they were not sufficiently ample.
There were some clauses he should like to introduce.
and perhaps the House would allow him to go into Com-
mittee pro forma, in order to amend that Bill, after
which it wou,4 be presented to the House in a shape to
be discussed, when the Government and the House
would have an opportunity of exercising their judgment
with respect to it. That was the course he proposed to
adopt with respect to those measures, with the consent
of the House.

Mr. V. SMITH wished, before the Right Honour-
able Gentleman withdrew the Highway all, to
suggest that those portions of it which met
with the approval of all parties in the House
might be adopted this session ; he alluded
particularly to that portion of it which he believed would
be passei in silence, which placed the highway rates
under better supervision. He thought it would be worth
the while of the House to consider whether this portion
of the Bill could nut at least be adopted. The
Right Honourable Baronet (Sir James Graham) had
earned so much credit with respect to the measure, that
he hoped he would not forego the honour of passinz a
measure affecting so many persons, and which would confer
so much benefit on the country, especially as the course he
recommended would not obstruct any measure which
her Majesty's Ministers might bring forward.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM assured the Hon. Gentleman
that he oid not shrink from the responsibility of carrying
this measure, but when he looked at the period of the
session, and the business of paramount importance which
would have to be transacted, he did nut think it would
be advisable to proceed with the Highway Bill this
session. Besides, the portion to which the Honourable
Gentleman referred, of making the management of
highways in districts compulsory, was the essence of the
measure, and as the machinery to effect this would, no
doubt, be greatly discussed. he thought it should stand
over until a future session, but if it could be passed in
the present session he should be happy to hand over the
measure to her Majesty's present Government.
Sir G. GREY said, the opposition which this Bil
had met in certain quarters would tend rather to ad-
vance than retard it.—(llear, hear.)
Sir J. GRA.HAM—I will then move, Sir, that the

order of the day for the second reading of the Highway
b.. read this day six months.—The motion was
agreed to.