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pose of serving on such Committees, if required.—

Agreed to.
Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition from
the guardians of the East Preston Union, against the
compulsory clause in the Pauper Lunatics Bid, making
it imperative on justices to build asylums ; also a peti-
tion praying the How-.e to take measures that no children
under 13 years ~f age he employed in factories.
BATHS AND NV ASHHOUSE'.:_;.

Oa the maion of Sir G. GREY, this Bill was enm-
mit7ed pro forma, in order that several amendments
might be inserted in it.
MEASURES OF THE LATE GOVERNMENT.

Sir .T A AES GRAHAM said, with the con-
sent of the House, he would draw attentii.o to the
()fiers of the day, in which there were three Bills
which he had had the honour to introduce. 112 would
fir.,t mention the Bill with respect to Highways, 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-
ns had been presented against the Bill from different
parts of the country ; and as no progress had been
;de with it, he thought it would be a ivisable 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 that some progress should be
made with it in the present session—he alluded more
particularly to that part of the Bill which gave persons
who had resided a certain numCer of years in any
locality the right of not being removed. There were
provisions in the Bill which it was not necessary to
sanction in the present session.—(Hear, hear.)
This Bill was altogether so important that he did not
think on the whole that, as an independent Member, he
should continue to take charge of it. Cert,inly he
should have been willing, if it met with the wish of the
House and of the Noble Lord and his colleagues,
to have endeavoured to obtain the sanction of
the House this session to those provisions to which he
attached paramount importance, but upon the whole,
with the permission of the House, he would rather
leave that Bill in the hands of her Majesty's Govern-
ment, in the 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 which bad come down from the other House of
Parliament, which had received the sanction of that
House, and to which he attached very great import-
ance, and with respect to which he had not
round any difference of opinion—he meant the
Bill for enlarging the powers of the Enclosure Commis-
sioners. Such a measure was very advantageous for the
adjustment of differences with respect to disputed boun-
daries with security, and without exptnse. 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 would 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 Bill, 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 pawed 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 not 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 passing 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 lion. Gentleman
that he did 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 not 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
ever 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 oresent Government.
Sir G. GREY said, the opposition which this 811
had met in certain quarters would tend rather to ad-
vance than retard it.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir J. GRAHAM—I will then move, Sir, that the
order of the day for the second reading of the Highway
Bill be read this day six months.—The motion was
agreed to.

POOR REMOVAL BILL.
Mr. DUNCOMBE said he understood formerly that
when those great measures of "commercial reform" had
passed, the Poor Removal Bill, and Highway Bill, and
another measure for the purpose of giving some sort of
compensation to the tenant-farmers, which was said to
be a portion of " those great and comprehensive mea-
sures" (Laughter) would be proceeded with as
quickly as possible. The Government of that time were,
in fact, pledged to the passing of those measures as a
parcel of them.—(Loud cheers from the protectionists.)
The proposal of those three measures, in short, was pro-
posed as a sort of inducement to the country gentlemen
to permit the passing of the great and comprehensive
measures of commercial reform.—(Hear, hear.) And
he said at the time that the promise was made
that he entertained some suspicion as to the
good faith of the Governmrnt with respect to those
measures, and that the people of the manufacturing
districts had just cause to complain of their conduct
with regard to the Poor Removal Bill.—(Hear, hear.)
The Right Honourable Baronet (Sir James Graham)
and the late First Minister of the Crown, said they
agreed with him that the honour and faith of Parlia-
ment were pledged to those measures, and that they would
see to their being carried and conducted to a safe and
successful issue, so that they and " the great and,
comprehensive measures of commercial reform'
might go on part passu.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.;)
Well, what was the course to be taken now with
regard to this Highway Bill ? The Right Honourable
Baronet had now thrown it over, and now when they
came to the Poor Removal Bill, that he presumed was
also to be thrown over by the Noble Lord ; and the
Right Honourable Baronet said now that it was not im-
peratively necessary that these measures should be passed
if the consent of all parties could not be obtained. I
the pledges of Ministers were to be thus broken, he (Mr.
Duncombe) wanted to know what the public and the
labouring classes would think of the pledges of the Minis-
ters of the Crown?—(Hear.) On a former occasion when
the Irish Coercion Bill had been brought forward, he
had contended that the Government should, in the
first place, proceed with the other measures, and he then
prophecied what would take place with regard to them
—(llear, hear.) What the Noble Lord was 4g •
to do with the Poor Removal Bill he knew not:131:11,
he thought that he would not be far wrong in
saying that that Bill would not pass this session of Par.
lriment. Those who were responsible for it—those
who had introduced it had deserted it. The Noble
Lord was not responsible for it. He again remarked
that the labouring classes had been hardly dealt with b)
the late Government with, respect to these measures.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that before the Noble Lord ad-
dressed the House he begged to speak in reply to what ban
Ellen from the Hon. Gentleman who had jus.: sat down
witi
respect to a breach of faith to refererce to these measures.
He hoped the House would suffer him to trespass on then
time tor a few minutes while replying to those remarks.
[he Hon. Member had said that these measures hats
been thrown over.—(Hear, hear.) Now, it was the in-
tention
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he said that he was perfectly willing to admit
they would, in his opinion, have been great experiments.
With regard to the question of the residence of the poor
claiming relief under the Poor-law Bill, he believed
there existed a great difference of opinion. But with
regard to the charge of a breach of faith by
himself or his former colleagues, he could assure
the Honourable Gentleman and the House, that it
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:Ind believed that the Noble Lord and the Honoitra,ble
Gentlemen opposite would proceed with them.—( Hear.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL—After what has passed, I
think it will be necessary for me to state to the House
what are the intentions of her Majesty's Ministers with
respect to the Poor Removal Bill, and I hope it
will tend in some degree to remove the despair
of my Honourable Friend the Member for Finsbury.—
(Gear, hear.) It is our fixed intention to proceed with
it, but with respect to the provisions as to the
residence of the poor there is certainly some
doubt. I can assure my Honourable Friend that
it is our determination to proceed with the Bill without
del,iy.—(Hear, hear.) I certainly voted with my Hon.
Friend the Member for Malton as to the instructions
to be given to the Committee, because of the existence
in the minds of many of no great doubt
as to the expediency of the provisions with regard to
the residences of the poor.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")
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Majesty's Ministers having very lately accepted
office, and not having all of them assembled, in
const quences of the necessity of vocating, their seats arid
attending on their elections, I do not think it would be
wise to state the particular measures which we
Propose to carry out, or in what respect we pro-
pose to alter the Bilis at present before the House.—
(Hear, hear.) I will make a statement on Thurs-
day with reference to what period I propose
to bring forward the Sugar Duties Bill. I am
quite aware of the in:: ury which would re-
sult to trade and commerce generally should this
question remain unsettled, and I will, therefore, when
I fix a day, give notice for a further continuance of the
sugar duties for a short period, as the measures