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London, England, 1846-02-06 00:00:00

laws, but from what place could not be •acertaited in
the gallery.

TEN HOURS' BILL.
Mr. CHRISTIE presented a petition in favour of the
Ten Hours' Bill.
SMELTERS OF LEAD.
Mr. THORNLEY presented a petition from the smelt-
ers of lead on the banks of the river Dee (as we under-
stood), praying for certain alterations in the law affect-
ing their trade.

CORN LAWS.
Mr. BANKES presented petitions from Dorchester,
and a place in Dorsetshire, praying for a continuation
of the laws protecting corn.
ROMAN CATHOLIC LAWS.
Mr. WATSON gave notice of his intention to bring
in a Bill to modify the laws affecting Roman Catholics.
CORN-LAWS.
Mr. ESCOTT presented a petition from an indivi-
dual, a large landed proprietor, praying for the passing
of the measures affecting the corn-laws proposed by Sir
Robert Peel.
EDUCATION IN WALES.
Mr. WILLIAMS gave notice that on the 19th ho
should move that a humble address be presented to her
Majesty, praying her Majesty to direct that an inquiry
should be made into the present state of education in
Wales.

JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
Mr. LIDDELL gave notice that to-morrow he should
put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, as to whether Govern-
ment intended to take any steps towards improving the
condition of juvenile offenders.
POOR RATES AND MEDICAL RELIEF.
Mr. WODEHOUSE gave notice that he would move
for a return connected with the question of poor-
rates and medical relief in unions. That return he was
bound to say had been prepared with great care
and expedition by the Poor-law Commissioners. He
would wish to put two questions to the Right Hon.
Bart. at the head of the Government, if he would allow
him to do so. One of the questions was—whether they in-
tended to take into consideration the expediency of plac-
ing the whole sum of medical relief on the same footing?
The Poor-law Commissioners had intimated that they,
in the agricultural parts of the country, gave a
less liberal salary to that class of officers than
they did in the manufacturing districts. Now that
these parts of the country were brought into
unhappy collision, it seemed fit that a question of this in-
teresting character should be definitely settled. The
other question which he would put referred to the poor-
rates, and local taxation generally. It had more imme-
diate reference to a person with whom the Right Hon.
Baronet was intimately acquainted ; that gentleman had
edited works in the Spanish. German, French, and Ita-
lian languages--(Laughter)—he meant Mr. Rowbotham.
He had directed his attention in an especial manner
to'the consideration oft ie several burdens which he (Mr.
Wodehouse) had rel. rrs Now the question he wished
to ask was, whether the Right lion. Baronet had not
some time employed the , gentleman as a teacher in the
minor branches of matuematics?—(Loud laughter.)
Sir R. PEEL said that, in answer to the first question
put to him by the Hon. Member, he had to state that
her Majesty's Government, in proposing that the sala-
ries of medical officers should ho borne by the
Treasury, felt very anxious to establish a cheque on
any system of improvident expenditure under this head.
He wished also that it should be a subject of annual re-
vision in Parliament. 'A part of it would fall upon the
Consolidated Fund, and it would be partly local. The
operation of that would prevent undue expenditure, and
would secure better and more efficient medical attend-
ance.
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that ho should call
the attention of the House to-morrow to the state
of disease and famine in Ireland. He was aware that
there were already persons in Dublin making inquiries
on all matters relating to this subject, but he wished it
to come under the attention of the House.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that he had received from time
to time several communications from the Lord-Lieutenant
of Ireland on this subject.
Mr. O'CONNELL asked if the Right Hon. Baronet
would bring the communication under the notice of the
House ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said that if the Hon. Gentleman
would postpone his request until to-morrow, some
further information could
-be given on the subject.