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me Was incorrect rasher than that I have bean inis• i
represented. The House ;yin trcc'lleet the other Even-
ing tha Honourable Member for Sheffield, referring to the
compensation awarded to Lir. Scarlett in consequence of
the abolition of his office, the Court of Exchequer re-
sisted the grant of that compensation, and asked if it
was not exactly a parallel . case to that of Mr. James
Brougham, who had received an appointment from
his brother, the Lord Chancellor, which it had been
intended to abolish, and who had not received any
compensation. The Honourable Member for Shet%
field contended that the cases were strictly analo-
gous. I rose afterwards, and contended that there
was ' a striking difference in the two cases. I
stated that in the case of Mr. Brougham, when Lord
Brougham, the then Lord Chancellor, authorized the
appointment, ,his Lordship, at the very time the ap-
pointment was made; contemplated the abolition of the
office which Mr. Brougham filled, so that there was a
great difference between the two cases. I then intended
to have said, " The question arises, was he entitled to
compensation ?" Instead of which, lam reported
I to have said, " The question arose, was he entitled to
compensation ?" which seems to convey the meaning that
the question of compensation had been raised at the
time. .Now nothine• can be further from the fact. The
question never was raised, and nothing can be more
honourable than was the conduct of the Lord Chan-
cellor and of Mr. Brougham on that occasion.--(Cheers.)
The question was never raised at all.—(Cheers.) I am
exceedingly sorry that any thin°.° should have fallen from
me on that occasion which should seem to convey the
slightest feeling of disrespect to the memory of my de-
parted friend—(hear. hear, hear)—and I regret'exceed-
ingly that shy thing should have fallen from ma to
wound the feelings of the-Noble Lord.—(Loud cheers.)

CAPTAIN WARNER.
Lord INGESTRIE was aware that it was not in strict
order to allude to what had taken place in a former de-
bate, but he trusted the House would permit him
to take that opportunity of setting an individual
right with the public. He alluded to the assertions
which had been made by the lion. Member for Halifax,
and the Hon. and Gallant Member for the Tower Ham-
lets, relative to Capt. Warner's invention. Those Hon.
Members stated that Capt. Warner had refused all in-

quiry.
The SPEAKER said it was quite in order for any
Hon. Member if he had been misrepresented to set him-
self right, and in doing so, he would be acting strictly in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the House,
but he had interrupted an Hon. Member yesterday, and
he perhaps ought to have interrupted the Noble Lord
before, who was not correcting what had fallen from
himself, but was alluding to arguments which had fallen
from Hon. Members in a former debate.
Lord INGESTRE was aware that he was not strictly
in order, but perhaps it would be the only opportunity
which might occur, and he hoped he might be per-
mitted to read a letter for the purpose of setting Capt.
Warner right with the public.—(Hear. hear.) The
Noble Lord then read a letter dated Bth May, 1840,
addressed by Captain Warner to Lord Melbourne,
in which Captain Warner stated, that lie was wil-
ling to refer his invention to a commission as pro-
posed, but that be wished to substitute a naval for
an engineer officer, because the invention was more
particularly connected with the Navy, and there-
fore - he wished to nominate Sir William Parker and
Lord Ingestrie; instead of an engineer officer, but that
as secrecy was as desirable for the interests of the
country as for his own, and as the administration
of an oath might be considered objectionable,
he submitted that each officer should give his
written pledge of secrecy, and lie stated that by their de-
cision he was willing to abide as final. -
FALKLAND ISLANDS. _

Capt. FITZfioY asked the Noble Lord the Secretary
ler the Colonies if the report was correct, that a Lieute-
nant of Engineers had been appointed Governor of the
Falkland Islands, and if he would state the reasons
which had occasioned that appointment.
Lord STANLEY said it was a fact that a Lieutenant
of Engineers, Lieutenant Moate, had been appointed
Governor of the FaPdand Islands, but as the appoint-
ment had been made by the late Ministry, he could not
state the reasons for it.
ARMS SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY.
Commodore NAI'IER begged leave to take that op-
portunity of correcting an error which bad been spread
abroad respecting a statement made by him in
the House as to the inefficiency of the. arms
supplied to the -army and navy. It was r 6
ported that the arms of which he complaine.d
were furnished to the navy by the late Lords of the Ad-
miralty. The fact was, that they were supplied silken
the Right Hon. Baronet opposite was First Lord of. the
Admiralty—(Hear, hear)—and he was happy to say that
the late Lords had caused such reparations to be
made that at the present moment there were not
better arms in any service in the world.—(Hear, hear.)
He had, however, nothing to retract from what he had
said.

FINE ARTS.
Mr. HAWES begged leave to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet (Sir Robert Peel) whether it was the intention
of her Majesty's Government to act upon the recom-
mendation of the Committee which sat last Session to
consider how the fine arts could be protected. That
recommendation was, that the investigation should be
further prosecuted by the preseet Parliament.
Sir R. PEEL had read with great interest the Report
of the Committee of last Sessioa, and the very important
evidence taken before it—(Hear)—and he thoiight
that the opportunity afforded by the building of the new
Houses of Parliament for encouraging the fine arts ought
to be taken advantage of.—(Hear, hear.) It ought, at
least, to be considered whether or not the building may
be made conducive to the purpose of encouraging the
arts.—(Hear.) He thought the Committe had conducted
the inquiry in a very satisfactory manner, and the result
of their labour would, at all events, be a very great as-
sistance to any future inquiry.—(Hear hear.) He be-
lieved that there were many persons whose opinions the
Committee would be glad to receive, and manypoints of in-
quiry into which they would hare entered if their labours
had not been prematurely terminated by the close of the
Session. He should have no objection to the reappoint-
ment of that Committee on account of the manner in
which they conducted the inquiry, but as the labours
of the Committee cannot be continued beyond
the sitting of Parliament, he thought a Commission
appointed by the Crown, without reference to party,
would be the best means of carrying on the inquiry.
The building was intended for the accommodation of
both Houses of Parliament, and he thought that both
Houses should be represented in any body they ap-
pointed to make inquiries respecting it.—(blear.)
But Joint-Committees of both Houses were cumbrous
and inconvenient, and, besides, not easily resorted to.
He thought, therefore, that there would be an advantage
in a Commission appointed by the Crown, consisting of
Members of both Houses, and not confined to one party.
There would also be an advantage in making inquiries
respecting the progress of the Arts in other countries ;
which -inquiries could be made more satisfactorily and
effectually under a Royal Commission than by a Com-
mittee of both Houses, and besides, the labours of a
Commission would not be terminated by the prorogation
of Parliament. This was a matter not at all connected
with party, and the building had formerly been part of
the ancient Palace of Westminster. Prince Albert had
expressed his willingness to form a part of such com-
mission—(Cheers)--and from the great talents and ac-
complishments of his Royal Highness, and his intimate
knowledge of every department of theline arts, his
assistance would tend extremely to proniOte the useful-
ness of the Commission.—(Cheers.)
Mr. HAWES hoped the Commission' would be an
unpaid one.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.)
Sir R. PEEL
,thought that there were Members of
both Houses of Parliament who would willingly give
assistance from there love of the fine arts—(Hear)—and
it would be necessary also to have- the assistance
of persons not in Parliament, whose love of the fine arts
would be &sufficient inducement, -without any pecuniary
recompense for their services.—(Hear.)
. Mr. HAWES had only wished the public to be satis-
fied that the Commission would not be expensive.
Sir R. PEEL was happy to inform the Hon. Member
for Lambeth and the public, that there was no prospect
of any remuneration being required.
Lord SANDON moved for the following returns
Anglo-Spanish Legion—Date when the Lee-ion was
disbanded ; Copy of the mixed British and Spanish
Commission, relating to the Claims of the British
Auxiliary Legion in the service of Spain ; Copy
of Rules for the guidance of the Commissioners ;
the date when the Commission commenced the reception
of claims ; the number of claims sent in and adjudicated
upon, and the respective dates of such adjudications ;
the mode in which such claims were agreed to be paid,
and have been paid and satisfied ; the numberof Commis-
sioners, Secretaries, and Clerks engaged in such Com-
mission ; the amuunt of the expenses of such Commis-
sion, specifying the Commissioners'. salaries, and, those
of the Secretaries and Clerks ; return of the expenses,
if any, which were allowed, and to whom, in respect of
the prosecution of such claims, and how paid ; was any
and what deduction made from the claimants,
for the purpose of paying agents, or any other
expenses ; Anglo-Portuguese claimants ; the date of the
disbanding of the respective naval and military forces ;
the date of the mixed British and Portuguese Commis-
sion, appointed to examine and decide upon the claims
of Britisti subjects who served in the army or navy
during the war of restoration in Portugal ; copy of the
rules for the guidance of the Commissioners ; the date of
the installation in office of the Commissioners; the date of
the decision of the Belgian Minister on the question of con-
tracts ; the date of the commencement of the reception of
claims ; the number of days, and of hours per day, during-
which each Commissioner respectively has been engaged
in the labours of the Commission ; whether any accounts
have been examined by one Commissionei in the absence
of the other ; the number of claims received, and the
number, if any, investigated and adjudicated upon ; and
of claimants to whom notice of such adjudication has
been given ; the number of secretaries, clerks, or others
employed under the Commissioners, the dates of their
several appointments, with their respective salaries ;
the salaries of the Commissioners, and from 'what
source paid ; together with an account of all other
expenses incidental to the Commission. The Noble Lord
referred, in a very low tone of voice, to the proceedings
which had taken place with respect to these claims. He
said, after the assurances which had been given, he had
.entertained hopes that they would have been brought
to a speedy termination. Here were two Ccmmis-
sinners, two Secretaries, and about twelve Clerks,
employed, who had under consideration nearly 1,400
claims of claimants resident only in London. The Com-
missioners stated that they could not adjUdicate upon more
than 50 per month of the Portuguese claims. At that rate
the final adjudication would not be completed under two
years. When he compared the prospects at present with the
expectations which had been held out of a speedy adjudi-
cation, he must say he felt extremely disappointed. his
object, in reference to the Anglo-Spanish claims,
was to show how much more rapidly the investiga-
tion in that case had been concluded. Although

the commission had had to decide upon twice the
number of clairnseit.coacluded its labours within twelve-
months. The Fersnguese claims would not be decided
within less than two or the years ; ' he had, there-
fore, • moved for a table of returns with respect
to•both Commissions. He entreated her Majesty's .Go-
vernment to adopt some measure for bringing the whole
matter to a speedy termination. Without wishing to
excite the feelings of the House, he would ask them
to consider the miserable condition of these men, exposed
as they were to protracted suffering and disappointment.
If there was any part of the motion to which her Ma-
jesty's Ministers objected he would modify it, but at
the same time he would. be sorry to see it so modified as
not to bring out the fact that the Portuguese Commis-
sion now sitting was pursuing a course totally at variance
with that whiCh was pursued with respect to the Spanish
claimants.
Sir C. B. VERE seconded the motion.
Sir R. PEEL said that the chief remark he had to
make was, that the returns moved for by the Noble
Lord had very much the 'air of being suggested by
a claimant—by a party who had ;been dis-
appointed by the delay in adjudicating by
the Commissioners. Several of the retnrns he objected
to, and others he did. note; but he thought the Noble
Lord ought not to call for'any returns that would imply
a reflection upon the Commissioners. If, however, the
Noble Lord would withi!raw his motion for that day, he
(Sir R. Reel) would take an opportunity of considering
what information he could with propriety give.
After a few observations from Lord PALMERSTON and
Lord RANELAGN.
Lord SANDON withdrew his motion.
Lord W. PAGET, by leave of the House, begged to
postpone the .motion of which he had given notice, re-
lating to the number of the wives and children of soldiers
now serving in the army, in consequence of not being
furnished with some evidence necessary for his purpose.
Postponed sine die.
Sir R. PEEL brought up some papers relating to the
importation of foreign grain.
Dr. BOWBING then rose to move for copies of
correspondence between the Home-office and the
Poor-law Cominissioners on the subject of distress
in Bolton; with the Report of the Assistant Commis-
sioner sent by her Majesty's Government to inquire into
alleged case of destitution and death, referred to in
the debates in -Parliament, during the present Session.
After the rule laid dawn by the Chair last night, it be-
came the - duty of every Member of the House to take
care that in any case he brought before the House he
should avoid all exaggeration. He stood in the position
of having made to the House some statements which so in-
terested the sympathies of the Right Hon. Baronet oppo-
site as to induce him to institute local inquiries,
with a view to the investigation of the facts, as
stated by him, of the distress existing in Bolton.
He could not but own that it was peculiarly incumbent
upon him to take care that the statements were properly
authenticated. He was anxious, from being locally
connected with the district not
,to expose him-
self to the . Charge of exaggerated statements
or . high colouring. His connexion with Bolton
was of a peculiar nature. He went there a stranger,
and his election was a proof of the great distress ex•
isting in that town. He had been induced to make the
,present motion, because one of the Guardians of the
liolton tUnion, in a manner most uncourteous and
uncalled for, had ,ventured to reproach his (I)r. Bow-
ring's)personal veracity,and to represent him as unworthy
of belief. , At a public meeting which he aitended, a
statement of the,distress was made which had harrowed
up his heart, and. he was determined, if he found that
statement borne out, by the fact, to represent it in the
House of Commons, and to plead the cause of the
Oppressed poor in the, presence of the privileged rich.
The gentleman who made that statement had been one of
the Board of Guardians. He was a member of the
Society of Friends, and had fallen under the dis-
pleasure of the Honourable Member for Knares-
borough, as belonging to a body of men who
were remarkable . for " professing humanity." Now
in his opinion there never was a society which had
made itself so distinguished as the advocates of huma-
nity, and the best interests of the poor, as that of the
Quakers, and the gentleman to whom the Honourable
Member for Knaresborough alluded, was one of those
who "did good by stealth and blushed to find it fame."
He applied to the Guardians, Messrs. Ashurst and
.T.Zasebv, requesting they would enable him to ascertain
what the real state of the people was—what their con-
dition and sufferings, that he might know whether the
sorrowful tales they told at. the public meeting could be
borne out by facts. Mr. Naseby and he (Dr. B.) accord-
ingly begun to visit the suffering poor in their wretched
cellars. lie made a memorandum on that occasion
Of what he had seen and heard, and he would trespass on
the indulgence of the House while reading one of those
records which he then prepared. The first case was that
a poor man aged 40 years, his wife 36. They had ten
children, seven of whom were dead. He had been
twenty-one weeks without work. He had 2s. 6d.
per week parish relief, and some time before
50s. had been given them ; but all that money was, on
the occasion of his (Dr. Bowring's) visit, spent, and they
had pledged all they possessed. Their eldest boy was
thirteen years of age, and, when employed, got 4s. per
week. The family was in nearly a perishing condition,
and they had sold all their furniture to procure
the necessaries of life.—(Hear, hear.) In pursuing
those inquiries, they (Dr. Bowring and the Guardians)
were accompanied by such a multi ude, that he was
ybliged to give up -his object lest he should be accused
of ostentation, ang endeavouring to give a character to
his conduct far from his thoughts and feelings ; for he
was not of opinion with the Honourable Member for
Knaresborough (Mr. Ferran) that benevolence should
sound a trumpet before it. In the course of
his inquiries into the state of the distress in
Bolton the demand upon his sympathy was to
great, that he who had not the privilege of wealth, and
who would confess without shame that he had known
the vicissitudes of life, and that he had been disciplined
by affliction, which he hoped taught him to sympathise
with others—so great was the demand upon his sympathy,
that he could not pursue the enquiry to the extent he
desired. He had, however, received further statements
of facts from Mr. Nesley ; and one of those facts had
awakened the compassion and elicited the intervention of
the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government. It
appeared, from the reply given to the inquiries of the
Government, that the statement was in some particulars
erroneous. The Jury had been called together
but they did not record a verdict, because they were of
opinion that no blame would be attached to any one.
But there.could be no doubt but a man had died of want
at his loom. The Hon. Gentleman then read a letter
which he said he received from Mr. W. Cooke, secretary
and visitor to the benevolent society of Ashton, dated
September 17, 1841, detailing the case of a person named
' Pierce. The letter stated that Pierce died from want
of food ; and that the Committee of the society to whom
he (Cooke) reported the case were of thessame opinion
There was no bedding in his cellar, and he and his fa-
mily were obliged to lie on the bricks and stones ; that
was his situation only six months before he died. Mr.
Cooke further stated that he saw the family picking rot •
ten potatoes which had been thrown to the pigs, and
eating them, nor was that a single instance, fur he saw
them taking such frequently. There was a case of distress
And he thought the Right Hon. Gentlemen ought to
feel that it became him (Dr. Bowring), from the posi-
tion in which he stood, to bring forward such an
example, proving that the attention of Parliament
ought to be directed to the condition of the people.
He had stated on that occasion that occasion that there
were 1,200 houses unoccupied in the borough. Pro-
bably it was a fact that the rage for building In Bolton,
as elsewhere, had exceeded the demand ; but since he
had made the statement he had been informed
that the present number was 1,400, and he had
no doubt that many of them had connected with
them some tale of . sorrow and distress. He was
also assured that only two-thirds of the Poor-rates
could be collected; that the workmen connected with
machinery 'were engaged only half their time ; that
the masons and joiners were only one third employed ;
and that the tailors, shoemakers, and handloom weavers
were in a still worse Condition. A meeting was hld in
Bolton on Friday, at which it -was unanimously re-
solved to present a memorial to her Majesty's Govern-
ment, entreating her Majesty not to consent to the
prorogation of Parliament until those distresses had
been inquired into. An appeal was made to
that meeting whether the statements which he
(Dr. Bowring) had made were borne out, and it was
resolved that they were correct. Three reverend gentle-
men with whom he was personally acquainted had attended
that meeting, he was sure that not one of them would
deviate a hair's breadth from veracity, Mr: Baker said
ho could appeal to every class for evidence that the dis-
tress was universal ; he would make no selection; it
pervaded every class from the capitalist to the
labourer. The employers were suffering no less
than the men ; many appeared in the Gazette, and others
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ported the case of a family which had been without
food for two days. Now be begged again to repeat
that he felt deeply grateful to the Government for send-
ing a Commission to inquire into this distress. But he
entreated the Government that the inquiry might not be
a partial one. He had understood that the Commissioner
who went to Bolton had remained there only twenty-four
hours. Probably lie was sent to investigate one special
circumstance to snake one particular inquiry •, though
he thought that he had gathered that it was the inten-
tion of the Right Hon. Baronet that the inquiry
should be made much more extensive. He was
fully convinced that the more rigid the in-
quiry was made, the greater would be the
demand for the interference of the Legislature, in
order to rescue the people from the condition into
which they had fallen. The Right lion. Baronet
had made some statements on a previous night in
connection with the savings banks, and drawn from
what had occurred . the deduction that already there had
been a great alevi,ation of the sufferings of the people.
He thought the savings banks were in some degree a
deceptive test. A ',Teat portion of the depositors were
scarcityßar(m e;
domestic servants who' were not affected by seasons of
etThtehat
which his return referred, was during the elections, when
Rightthe Honourable
Baronet
a large amount of money was spent among the people. He
wouldor en
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thought the profession of the parties should in all cases
be given in reference to the sums deposited in the Savings
Banks. In theExeterSavingsßanlethe profession of parties
depositing was given, and he inquired how many operatives
artisans were depositors. Of 29,643 accounts there were
6,130 in the name of domestic servants ; 11,538
connected with trade, of whom 5,445 were
children ; • 9,952 agriculturists ; 1,320 belonging
to • the army- and navy ; and
servants and others. 1,403 public
There were
.12,604 children
1 in all, while the whole number of artizans was 2,220,
making only one-thirteenth of the whole number depo-
sited. The amount deposited was 886,0321., of which
194,1701. was deposited by domestic servants, and 86,168/.
by artisans, making one-tenth of the wwole. He was

aware that individual cases of distress were not a pro(
of its kenerality.(llenr, hear.). If lion. Member:
would look at a document lately issued, in the form of s
Report, from the Registrar-Genera!, they would fine
that the mortality in the manufacturing districts had e
late increased very much. In the metropolis in 15374
the number of deaths was 53,526—in 1838-9 tlu
number was 46,768 ; in 1E39-40, it was 45,132, showing
a decrease in the mortality of the metropolis since 1837-:.
of 16 per cent. Taking the country at large in 1837-E
the number of deaths was 335,956 ; in 1838-9, it wa.
331,007; and in 1839-40, it was 350,101, making a genera'
increase throughout the whole of the country of nearly
4 per cent. But what was the return from the manu
facturing districts of Lancashire ? In 1837-8 the
number of deaths was 22,932 ; in 1833-9 the number
was 26,606 ; in 1839-40 it was 31,918, showing ar
increase of forty per cent.—(Hear, hear.) Thus,
whilst in the agricultural counties there was ar
increase only 01'20 per cent, there was in Lancashire, which
was a manufacturing country, the increase hat
been 40 per cent. There wore certainly pestilential anti
mortiferous diseases in those districts, but these wci
the consequences and companions of distress.—(Cries 0.
Ilea-, hear." In the agricultural districts th,
average of distress wr.s 130 in the 1,000 ; in the metro
polis it was 161 ; in the manufacturing districts of Lan-
cashire it was 190.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He states:
those facts not through any desire of fomenting
a bad feeling towards the aristocracy, or of inflaming
the popular passions, or fanning the flame of popular
discontent. If he had sought to pander to the mul-
titude, he might have taken a different course
upon the Poor Bill, and done everything in his power to
prevent that which he thought was right—namely, ti
leave the measure in the hands of her Majesty's Govern
ment. But he only stated this, that the Corn-law am
the Poor-law could not be maintained together.
He concurred w_th those who thought that the
Poor-laws ought not to be interfered with in it:.
details in order that her Majesty's Govern
ment might not turn rcund on them, and ac-
cuse them of having taken that measure which
had such imperfections out of their hands, and
thrown from their shoulders the responsibility
of that measure. He must again thank the Right Hon.
Baronet for the Home Deparixnent, for the personal
kindness he had shown him in this matter. He
(Dr. B.) heard that there was some technical objections
to the production of the papers moved for. He, how•
ever, felt that it was due to himself to have said all that
had fallen from him on the present occasion. He felt
that no apprehension of his (Dr. Bowring's,
having suffered himself to make unauthorized statements,
would induce the Right Hon. Gentlemen to refuse those
reports, The Hon. Member concluded by reading his
motion.
Mr. BROTHERTON seconded the motion.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that he should glagly have
seconded the motion of the Right Honourable Member,
were it not liable to a technical objection.
He found it necessarry in the course of the communica-
tion which he had instituted into the case of
distress alleged on a former occasion by the Hon
Member, to embody certain extracts from the speech
of the lion. Gentleman ; and those extracts could not be
laid before the House. But he wonld suggest to the
Hon. Gentleman that he might amend his motion by
adding to it the words " or extracts," and he (Sir J.
Graham) would in that case lay befor the House all the
papers relating to the subject which could be produced.
He must say that he considered it the duty of. Hon,
Members, before making statements in the House,
to. inform themselves accurately on the subject;
because it was :one thing to make statements it
that House harrowing to the feelings, and calculated to
excite the House and the country ; and another, after
an interval of time to investigate those state-
ments, and follow tqem np step by step ; and
it' Eat the conclusion of such an investigation
they were to attend so strictly to privilege. Hon. Mem-.
ber ought to feel the urgent necessity of caution in the
statements which they made. He, would suggest to
Hon. Members who had to make any statements re-
lating to the administration of the Poor-laws
to have the kindness to communicate to him in
writing the statements of faCts on which they wished to
have an investigation made, and lie would cause such in-
vestig'rtion to take place, and then. when the Hon, Mem-
ber made such statements they could at once be met.
In the cases mentioned on a former evening by the
Honourable Member for Knaresborough, relating to
certain cases in a Union in Yorkshire, and in the
cases mentioned by the Hon. Member for Rochdale,
on thosam'e evening, he had adopted that course with
those lion. Members, to furnish him with their state-
ments in writing, and had assured them that those cases
should be investigated, and the statements gone into
point by point.—(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Mem-
ber for Bolton seemed to complain that the Assistant
Poor-law Commissioners had only remained in. Bolton
hours, and therefore contended that he could not tho-
roughly have investigated those facts. He was not 'aware
of the length of time which the Commissioner had
remained at Bolton, . but it was certainly re-
quisite that he should use no unnecessary de-
lay, but the Commissioner had seen the relieving
officer of Bolton. The Board of Guardians of that
Now, with respect to the statement of the wife of Pierce,
he begged the House to listen on the one hand to the
statement of the Hon. Gentleman, and to the report of the
Assistant Commissioner on the other.
Sir R. PEEL rose, and was
(LEFT SPEAKING-)