The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-06 00:00:00

COMMONS' SUMMARY.

The SPXAKER tool the chair at Four o'clock.
Several Railway Bills were read a second time, and ordered
to be committed.

Colonel Titona.9 WOOD presented a petition from Chelsea,
for the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws.
Several petitions of a similar nature were also presented,
as were petitions against the embadiment of the militia.
A new writ was ordered for Stafford, in the room of the
Hon. Swynfen Thomas Carnigie, who, since his election,
had accepted the oViee of one of the Lores of the Treasury.
In answer to a question from ➢lr. WitsoN ParrEN, rela-
tive to the amalgamation of railways,
Sir G. CLEuK said it was considered expedient by the
Government, that all propositions for amalgamation should
be referred to the stuns Committee.

The Right Hon. Baronet, in answer to a question from
Sir G. GREY, said the evidence taken before the Gauge Com-
mission would be laid on the table during the course of next
week.

The Railway Deposit Bill was brought in, read a first, and
ordered to be read. a second time.

The second reading of the Turnpike Roads (Scotland)
Bill was adjourned for a fortnight, in consequence of the
absence of the Lord Advocate.

A motion was made for that purpose, it was agreed that
the House at its rising should adjourn to Monday.
In answer to a question from Lord INGESTIVE,
Sir R. PEEL stated that at the conclusion of the discussion
this evening, he would state when it was his intention to pro-
ceed with the Conienittee of Supply.
The House then :resolved itself into a Committee of Supply
on the Corn and Customs Importation measures, and
Mr. W. O. STANLEY, pursuant to notice, moved as an
amendment to Sir R. PEEL'S plan, that in lieu of the duty
now payable on the importation of earn, grain, meal, or
flour, the product of foreign countries, there shall be paid a
fixed duty of ss. per quarter upoa wheat, 2s. 6d. on barley,
2s. on oats, and meal and flour in proportion.
Captain WooD deprecated the delay NI hich had taken
place with respect to this subject, believing it to be in-
jurious to the tenant farmer, and also to the poor as
it prevented some decision being come to with respect to
the law of settlement. He would vote against the amend-
ment, and against any proposition that was calculated to
protract the carrying of the measures proposed by the Right
lion. Baronet at the head of the Government.

Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN would not vote upon the propo-
sition of the Hon. Member for Anglesea.
(Lwr sirriNa.)

THE LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MARCU 6,184 G.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to
appoint—Lieutenant-Colonel Wylde, C. 8., to be Groom of
the Bedchamber, in the room of General Sir George Anson,
G.C.8., resigned; General Sir George Anson to be Extra
Groom of the Bedchamber; Captain the lion. Alexander
Gordon, Grenadier Guards to be Equerry, in the room of
Lieutenant-Colonel Wylde, resigned; Lieutenant-Colonel
F. Hugh Seymour, Scots' Fusilier Guards, to be Equerry, in
the room of Major-General Sir Edward &water, resigned.
ADMIRALTY, Manctt 5.
With reference to the successful engagement at Punta
Obligado, by the combined English and French naval forces,
as detailed in the Supplement of the Gazette of the 27th
ultimo, the following naval promotions have taken place,
dated the 18th Nov., 1843, the day of the Action, viz.:—
To be Captain.
Commander Bartholomew J. Sulivan.
To be Commanders.

Acting Commander Edward A. Inglefield.
Lieutenant Reginald J. T. Levinge.
Lieutenant Charles F. Doyle.
Lieutenant Astley Cooper Key.
To be Gunner.
Richard Rowe, Gunner's Mate.

The Board haire also directed that Walter Ross, Caulker's
Mate, shall be advanced to be a Warrant Officer, on his pass-
ing toe required examination.
ADMIRALTY ,Mar.cn 3.
Report of casualties that occurred in the squadron under the
command of Captain Charles Hotham, while taking and
destroying the batteries, &c. at Point Obligado, in the
River Parana, on Nov. 20, 1845.
steam-ship Gorgon.
Killed—None.
Wounded—T. Jerrett, boy, slightly; A. Wilson, stoker,
slightly; G. Simon, marine, slightly.
H. M. Steam-ship Firebrand.
Killed—Thomas Tilley, seaman.
Wounded—Henry Outfit], seaman, severely.
1-1. M. Surveying-vessel Ph ilomel.
Killed-George Poly bl an k, captain's cockswain.
Wounded—Lieutenant Charles Doyle, dangerously; James
Raymond, captain of forecastle. severely; John Cummings,
seaman, severely; Charles Williams, boy, severely; John
Temp:email, seaman, slightly ; Samuel Lee, quartermaster,

MM. Sloop Comus.
killed—Lieutenant Charles Brickdale ; William Ogden' 'boy.
Wounded-IV. Lcathercote, quarter. master, slightly; John
Daly, gunner's mate, slightly.
H M. Brigantine Dolphin.
Killed—Mr. George Andrews, clerk in charge; John Nash,
captain of main top ; Francis Collier, seaman ; John Wil-
son (2), seaman ; George Girvan, boy.
Wounded—Mr. R. Warren, second master, slightly ; Mr.
John Gallager, assistant surgeon, slightly; Mr. T. Elstob,
assistant clerk, slightly ; William Marsham, seaman,
severely ; Robert Wiggins, seaman, severely ; Richard
Rowe, gunners mate, severely ; William Brewster, seaman,
severely ; John Wilson (1), seaman, severely; Walter
Ross, caulker's mate, severely; Andrew Tait, seaman,
slightly; Thomas Hooper, seaman, slightly.
Tender Fanny.
Killed—None.
Wounded—Lieutenant A. C. Key, slightly.
_

11. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the .West•
aidinßg of

Yorkshire.
Second Regiment of West York Militia—J. H. D'Arcey
Hutton, EN., to be Captain, vice Sir G. Armytage, Bart.,
who retires, Feb. 28.
Third Regt. of Wtst York Militia.—J. Barnett, Esq., to
be Lieutenant-Colonel, Vice F. Dacre, who retires ; Cap-
tain C. Stapleton to be Major, vice Lord Feversham, wuo
retires ; W. Stainforth, Esq., to be Captain ; J. S. M'Adann,
Esq., to be Captain ; W. epworth, Esq., to be Captain ;

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-- --
X s. d. X s. d.
Australasia ........ •• 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 2634
Britslthorth American Si. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 453,
Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23
';olonial . • •. • ........ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16
Londe and Westminstr Si. per cent. 100 U 0 20 0 0 26%
London Joint-Stock .•• Cl. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0
Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 0
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 49
Ditto, New. •••• • . .. 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 172
National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 18
Nat. l'rovncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 3534
Ditto, New. ••• • - - 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Union of Australia.... , 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 26%
Union of London. -- ! 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
£ a. d. £ s. 4.
Albion .•••••• • • • • • • • 3/. 101 500 0 0 50 0 0 74
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 193
Ditto Marine. ••. • • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6%
Atlas . •
British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7%
Cleriel,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6%
County - - .... -•• • . 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Grown •. • ....... •• •• 10s. 50 9 0 5 0 0 -
!Cagle . 63. SO 0 0 5 0 0 53(
Economic Life. • • ..... [lP:orst"l 1000 0 0 250 0 0
Eng. & Scat. Law • •
European Lite .. •• • • 534 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Freemasons' ..• •••• - • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
Globe - 13$
Guardian •• • • ... ••• • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 50
imperial Fire •••• • • • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240
Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16%
Indemnity Marine... • 1/. sh. & be. 100 0 0 613 1 29
Law Life •.. ... 11. ss. 100 II 0 10 0 0 51
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6%
London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0012 10 0 1534
London Ship .... - - 105. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1534
Marino.. ..... •. • • 51. per cent. 100 9 0 15 0 0 10%
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4351. per ct . 50 0 0 20 0 3
National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 234
National Life.. •
Palladium Life ...... •
Phoenix .. .. - - 205
Protector Life.... ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 4s.
Provident Life........ 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
Rock Life............ 4s. 50 0 010 0 434
• Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 180
Sun Fire... . - - 210
Ditto Life . • . 11. 6s. - - 49
Universal Life .
--- -
DOMES.
Dividend I Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
Commercial A s. d.
~., ..... 31. per cent. ! Stock. -
East and West India... 61. pr cent. ! Stock. - 139
East Country ... 1/. per sh. 'lOO 0 0 - 21
L mdon . . - 116
St Katharine ........ 5 per cent. I Stock. - 105
Southampton •• • • .... 41, per cent. ;50 0 0, 50 0 0 30
WILTER.AITORES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. , per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- -
A e, d.
Kant L0nd0n.......... ' $l. 100 0 0 ' -
I 215
Grand Junction ...... , 21. 10s. 41 13 4 • - 90
Kent ................ i 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 1 - 65
Vauxhall - - ........ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 1 - 67
West Middlesex -- - SI. ss. pr cut. 63 12 9 ' - 130

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 5.
THE ANDOV Lit UNION.
Mr. ET WALL rose to move for a Committee of
inquiry into the working of the poor-laws
in the Andover Union. He was certain that it
was the feeling of that House that the poor-
laws should be administered fairly, impartially, and
kindly, and that the unfortunate inmates of such
asylums should be treated with kindness and in-
dulgence.—(Hear, hear.) He felt certain that there was
no hope for the poor, nor did they expect a redress of
grievances from any quarter, save from that House.
The Hon. Member then proceeded to read some extracts
from the minutes of the proceedings before the Poor-
law Commissioners at Andover, but, in consequence of
the perpetual hum of conversation carried on in ali
parts of the House, it was impossible to catch even the
purport of the extracts. He was afterwards under-
stocd to say, that the Commissioners during
their inquiries evinced the greatest anxiety to de-
prive the public of the benefit of their proceedings.
He would nut touch further upon the subject, but it ap-
peared to him that the Poor-law Commissioners took
great pains to keep the public !roar knowing the result of
their iuquiries, and if they were desirous of administering
the law in a way which would be becoming to them,
surely it was their duty to make themselves perfectly
familiar with the characters of their officers and depen-
dents. The late master of the Andover Union, who
had been discharged, had received an excellent cha-
racter from Mr. Parker, a Poor-law Commissioner.
He hoped that the Right Hon. Baronet would, in all
future investigations respecting the poor-law, see that
they were presided over by impartial persons, and by
judges in no way mixed up with the administration of the
law. He could not but feel surprise that the papers connec-
ted with theAndovercase had not been presented earlier.
The bones, which were seized with so much avidity by '
the paupers, had lain in a state of decomposition in the
workhouse yard for two or three months. There was no
such instance of ill-treatment of the poor on record as that I

one.

which occurred at this union. When anew bone was three%
it' to tho are, there ee. general cieseiblei fur it ; °net
man, 10 one instance, had been iertunete enough te fro
two bones, and he had to seeenFer off with them after r
manner of a clog.—(Hear, hear.) The poor peopelell,
appeared from the evidence, were a long while b ler
they could eat the filthy marrow out of the bones._
Ail the witnesses at the inquiry stated that there was.
awful deficiency er bread. Mr. Mundy stated that the
paupers were accustomed to eat potatoes whichieesr:
dug out of the ground after the first crop. -11,1,,„,
paupers were employed in carrying weights, from I),S
to 201b5., and feeling that the labour to which they
were subjected was more than their strength could Wise*"
they had applied to the master for an increase
to their allowance of food. Now this was in direct
contradiction to the rules of the Commissioners, and 1;0
were the paupers placed in such a position, that
either their health must suffer, or the rw
of the Commissioners be violated. This Witte
had been brought under his notice during the last thre:
or four years ;fur about the beginning of that tinreid
new church was begun to be built on the site of an a,
ry"
During the progress of laying the folio_
,ton-stone, a great number of bones had been ,
moved. Part of these had been sold to the us
collector of bones in Andover, of whom, the,
had been purchased by many of the farmers in be
neighbourhosd, but a large portion was carried tc_.!..k
workhouse, where the paupers were employed •to
them. It was easy to perceive the difference between ur;
human bones and the bones of horses. Nothing ar's'es.
revolting could have been imposed upon the illaraere
'The witnesses collected for the board's
collected by the master of the workhouse. Be Pug
notice was given of the inquiry, and be
Etwall) was in a condition to prove that %is
of the persons examined were constrained
these
nesses on the occasion. If such matters al l'en
were allowed to pass over, there was no knowing
the system would eed; and therefore he felt it neees7.
to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the no
ing of the system of poor-laws.—(Hear, hear.) 0
would not go into the details of the second case, tee"rsof
the object of his motion was not to disgrace the Al do
the union, but merely to call the attention asol
House to the subject. The gentleman who fot
these inquiries to be brought forward had bee!; 00,
some years the medical attendant in the lumA
He was elected in March, 1842, and receino
higher salary than was usually given. For two rick
Mr. Westlake had suspected that the aged and 501,
paupers id not receive the full allowance allotted to tbset
and in April, 1844, he suggested to the board of gustok,
that these allowances should Ise entered insoo
It might be asked, why did not Mr. Westlake 'like,
the board of guardians of what he suspected, but t 0
was every allowance to be made for his not doing sec'or
ho alleged as his reason that, until he had a strougiotO
vincin_ case to lay before them, it would be impose! 'oin.
persuade the Board of the correctness of his stoPle,,;,ol
He should rather consider it was the duty of the rirei
of guardians to look into the allegations Fre eof
against the ina.ter, and not have shown such an an ere
to avoid inquiry. Ile could quote numerous ins";bl
of hardship committed on the unfortunate panrrf to
the servants of the Commissioners—he vvould re esti,
the ca ,e of William Lawless, an old man, aged °Ye bee
six years, and twenty-one days in the workhousejpo
was charged with all those little extras of tea 110' of.
forth, to which he was entitled without anY old
There was also the case of William Norris, all loche&
nearly blind, who was set to the work of able.
..riog
men, and who chopped his own hands in endessloolt
to perform it. He would also allude to the case of
Doi
Webster, who was charged with extras which 01,00,
received, and to which she was entitled. Now, "a, sea
frauds were practised upen the poor, simple, ageo ia.
infirm paupers, they surely ought to consent tO,OO
quiry, with the view of preventing such WI bP
future. But he found that those free boa
been committed, and the paupers bad gel;
defrauded at the expense of the rate oar-
There was a certain number of paupers vibe r,/
broth on certain days of the week, but when tsela
the broth they were allowed no cheese; and tbeci et
and infirm, when they received the broth, bad %elf
beer nor cheese. He was not quite aware of
gredients of which this broth was made, for there,4ooo
many things of which the paupers in this egir.;ntie‘i
partook which was a perfect mystery. Large clu.nr,
of the butter allowed were saved by the sknit be'
the bacon pot, and sometimes they were treated 001
water, and as a luxury were occasionally alloWee .010
salt. He found, on reference to the books, that ,irl„,se_
the quarters the paupers had been put onbalf Or„,
and it had been reduced as much as oz. of urea fortis
whether it was 2 oz. or 1 oz. it was immaterialyioBol'
only object was to show tha, there was a great
r rosi
racy in the master's books, which was altogetheeeltli
over in the Commissioner's report. At everiA told
meeting of the guardians the master was boon ii
before the board an estimate of the stock of Peir°ll°
required for the ensuing week, for which a CheCl,ho be given by the clerk and entered in the oliec- eeer
New the check books were never filled up until tbeosts
after the goods were delivered and consume, :best`
was one fraud arose out of that practice which lie 001
mention. The teas and sugars sent to the Igor 011
were made up in parcels of halt a pound each' f she
was not unusual for the master to return rose.% tiew'
parcels, and get them exchanged for better descrico.)
which he converted to his own purposes.—(flegr'D sr
There was also another species of peculation. 7010
petered that out of 901bs. of Chedder cheese, 0140641 ea
were converted to the purposes of the union•
h.prenud to be a man named Watt who was enIP:00
at the union, and this man, when his day's w2ripeell
over, went home to his family, and said that he
the inmates of the workhouse eating raw rtateolsri
boardneighbour of the man heard the story, and it --
abroad until it reached the ears of the 001"11
guardians. The ma was summoned before the
ashen, on being spoken to, he confirmed his 5t5 estbs
Ile was then told that he wtfuld be employed ilt
bodit
union no longer, and that if he w,„,ted relief he °rota
go into the house and eat raw potat.es with the ,oer,
the paupers. He had never witnessed a mate_Aeln
divary state of irregularity than was exhibl7eoo;,,
manner in which these accounts had been kePt; virte,
had received sums varying from ss. to 125. '°",,scie,h,
attendances, for which no accounts had been r" of
Nothing was more detrimental to the charaeteroes)
Poor-law Commissioners than these frequent ebss'sbil'
cruelty and incompetency. He trusted that a eteter;
investigation would be instituted into the rua,;ot;.
he could assure the House that nothing but 86411'001'
of the important nature of these charges could, to,
duced him to undertake his present disagreeable et IP
Sir JAMES GRAHAM confessed he calcite poll
regretting that under the present aspect ;iensetbotil
affairs, se much of the precious time of the no
been consumed in a matter, which after all 'gasp tej
_s
better than a workhouse squabble.—(CheereiGentlesl
be his duty very briefly to follow the Hon•
with reference to some of the statements, ^ 4%, Pero;
been advanced with reference to the affair'4,o lfoaett
action had some time since been stated to 1," 00
which at the time left a very strong inwressile p 0751(
feelings with respect to the employment of t"ile.Al
the crushing of bones at Andover Union.
~4 salt
James Graham) had in his place expressed barn
objections to the poor being employed in that 71-01
kind of labour, and his regret that it should oielio
put in force in so many Unions. When this P sit4s
transaction had been mentioned, he had tboiiovolo
duty to call the attention of the poor-law eeeijiisegl,
to the subject. The Hon. Member who bad the 'Sot
present motion, had reterred to the report oi.r elergo,
missioners in 1833, in which they stated theijd betise
the species of labour in which the poor sh° ost
at
ploy-ed. He (Sir James Graham) thouetredielsr
labour of the pauper should not be of de6the 6"100
revolting character. So far from vindicatingA opioo
actions at Andover, his previously conceiselegiser:ds
had been strengthened. He had now the P,therse
stating to the House that by a general order oi
oetteris
law Commissioners, notwithstanding the r.ge1:14.,
of nearly 100 unions, the system of emplorn,aoMaamerol
bone crushing had been suppressed from the ida`the get/tete
and, with the exception of 10 or 12 parisbee, ,e syo,.e
order had been maintained, and he trusted .1.9.001,
would never be renewed. He begged to cell ;f4 to
Lion of the House to this remarkable fee'„tonie.di ft
abuses which had been complained of were
she
the local management. He did not poslsisi to 1?
power of controlling the management vih'estitono to
law Commissioners might think proper to job, rois
addition to other objections which Sight, it feels
the employing of paupers in crushing bon% o,ro
mode of labour exposed to many abuses•
ef tOS
it led to local jobbing; and therefore en ...sorer):
whether on account of the objectionable ir-to olucelf
labour itself, or because of the local abuses wo blot
led, this method of employing the pauper rinase
objeetionable. He had already stawteals
otent: tfireb7:ool
hat
effectual measures had been taken tot 50,5 (le
employment. But bone crushing Gentlecoelosofficii
many abuses, of which the Hon.
scribed a great number. There was the
the
state of the dietary. He (Sir James Gra ode nod
state that a material alteration had been ral.. Wet f d
dietary, and that during one day in the Wel: oisegti
been substituted. Then, with respect to till:poitsteuthe
the workhouse at Andover, he bad beenornot
this situation by the poor-law guardian!, ft./ that
tCnoemminiasssitoernersil
had
dDursienngt thein prhoigsresrseosignstioo6,o i 04,
when he had been again called t° pardraitilhe
oflice of master by the poor-law order had
and had subsequently bean removed hy4jpittios, the
Commissioners. This was not all. A. 'tificers e',401
been made of the conduct of the medical.o_. tbe
ifl
union. In this case it was not doubtful Ur,'.,interl:lo
officer hid been to blame, and had improP 11. Y
been:ioiethsteiglsaut !Abe;
theAmon
Poor-law other
Ccoomnipmlaisisnitosn:'rhsi,cohnheadwast
tri,for
to?.
of the relieving officers was not sufficient
devolved of eja
quote performance of the duties which
aTdldieiteinvnila 111 ar de
relieving
gre
officer.medie d
He believed
evaelserrarEboes;hl;ool:oli;
mentioned all the objections, with . which _, bs
and that was, the insufficient manner in.
of accounts was conducted. During the not thad
was of opinion that the audit of account's.. auditors
,of
ficient for the Poor-law Unions. Districe, ,ischargy of
• the full iota
,
been appointed, and were now in
an the f
their functions throughout England; artook
Andover, as well as other unions, now 13
comeloe had
tbenefit.
de
iThen w hHicohn.thGeenstelceomnadn
inquiry
yl sae t Aiudd noloacroteopa
Graham) tie.
been conducted. He (Sir James ,at inyes tbs
there to vindicate the mode in which
theirioo4 or
had been conducted. He certainly was .u"
04:01 of
displayed In
good judgment had not been
say
that she renic)i tbe
conducting it. He would not se out er boa
mode in which that in ,at the thole
conducted. It would aPPeer tl!oc, of bad
Mr. Parker from his situation bad roe,
law Commissioners, in sonSequ7
inquiry into the manner in wthich _ .
tv r;0240
been made, had moldered tboir ditty

• 114.-1-"teeeeesesewsesseeeeee- wesweeetweseeweeeeeeteemeee
144
e" hem his situation. He (Sir damce i.arhani).
the net the elighttet wkli to keep Deck one parteee ef
thy fee- fence which heed been taken on that case, and
acted that it was highly desirable that all pacers ceii-
t4r'ied with this tbqeiry, ehuuld be laid on the table.
~ PERI:AND, belore the question was pu', eieh"d
ori ,Ht al heifer he could eecoed the amencluieet to the
;gine! resolutiee,
:the SPEAKER having• :a plied in the affi reeitiv,-.
ele ~`' WAKteleY said lie' Kan 1.,11' the shawl., .11,),,,,..
tre'rilio,r the amendment also, because he thought it ex-
with? desirable that the House should be furnished
It a tlen particulars respecting this important matter.
j,J..P ared to him that the better plan would be to ad-
ireT: tared
debate for three weeks or a month; and there
toeit„r,4eens for the adjourement of the debate of which
sot') r'
-°n. Members were not aware. There was now
,13,terreittee sitting, of which he was a member, which.
p,orl.ialturing into the appointment of district officers in
tilty coW, UrilOnS. The Commissioners had as much as
the ,-Ihd aecomplish in furnishing the Committee with.
the -*ee'sary documents ; and he felt sure that if
etkri3pPosed Committee were appointed, it would be
letej Posed
for the Poor-law Commissioners to
kti t° thei Ho (lir, Wakle)) had never
kth4Zteea ease which required a.more searching scrutiny
le ke °II' now in question; and he felt sure that the
the Commie r who had moved for the appointment of
Irteatitee would be of the same opn.. The
Itieoidt,ribtahtiiitt
was
merelyßight Haon. Gentleman opposite had,
" workhouse squabble," was
Por:tl Y creditable. He (Mr. Wakley) admitted the im.
deliberleet;°f the matter that had been brought under the
4hste, ration of the House. He would hot undertake t.o
geesecoct the
Progres of public opinion on the point in
tete than It involved the consideration of something
'404,-*TI,It workhouse squabble. The powers of the
.41beei: Ca workhouse
which had been characterised
eoe h: extraordin y and even unconstitutional, had
retbleraetet!oteiroenrehialdabretrhtr4oeusgphatcheeoeefeelothyeeHarcstu. House with teke to ri,
e, rs he, wee manner in which the Poor-law Commis-
the ;4 exercised' their functions. He considered it
t,l4teiee ,:'„etitY of the House to inquire in what way the
1341etlea-"ers had fulfilled their office. It was therefore
ate
dr*ngtircie_ore than a workhouse sq, uabble. The Right
Cetaken „wan had stated thet scveral improvements
cat antlaee, and that, amongst others, the amount of
ell et
' "ad been increased. But did he know that
tisliiit%wi, the increased is not sufficient? It was
e°l4leikle Which had led to the dismissal of an assistant-
NI 4.011er who le inteeter 2 0 had performed his. duties in a satisfac-
-1.4 feu . /or a long period previous to the inquiry.
the co*llesioners complained of Mr. I arker, and Mr.
%he eele„4lPlained of them. M`Dougal, the master of
-4,rges -h' ,eotnplained that the most outrageous
ettl-,e, e at been made against. him. He had
ei 'ele 2d
(red the opportunity of defending himself.
4 1441te in August the Right Hon. Baronet undertook
tei,lnde4lthrtes on the subject of the boneee•cmruplsahiiinags
the with • There had been also further
e" coed reference to the treatment of the paupers, and
erot i act oe
lee P tie, d 'the governors of that workhouse.. He
t&_liceed of the manner in which that inquiry had
vi•-•"aliblet*eted with reference to throwing all the mi.,
Ilittlesttell,', aner providing funds, and the expense o
te,vad tes' "1341 the medical officer of the workhouse.
eti,"ther
~llPPear before the public as the accuser of
We're re;„•"eer, and upon him was thrown
.the
till' the,Onsibility and expense of the examination.
he; le eree ever such a shameful thing known before,
&-., Its -..., cer 'is to appear before a Court which was
4,lttry•e,,t`YeePeaking,-a tribunal ? There was no judge,
rk...eneet-ata no witnesses allowed to be called for the
he.'••* this • e (Mr. %Vestlake) did not, however,. flinch
4'4. hi Inquiry which was thus unjustly laid upon ttillips. vvs Witnesses were procured at a great expense
elptyllt,,p gone into, and, proceeded with to a great
tt ie ea Mr. Porker then considered it was neces-
kre Order that the master (Mr. M'Dougal) might
efl *4l evid
tee 43's le ence, to postpone the farther. inquiry for
tt b• 4e 'came up to London, and was immediately
hlled arki, bY the
Q;003-tto
go on with the inquiry, notwithstanding
44'4 eireu- °I. five days to prepare the evidence. '
kw 44, tastance,, is it likely that the public willL be'
eCoelree:lneidering thepower exercised at the Poor-
etle e44stoners'-office a power never before granted
te:te oe ir °f then—superior to any power of either
01,44111 arliarnent, which enables them by a rule or
%rent p tenspend the operation of an Act of Par-
-1,,Y 014 . 've strould be jealous of that power. Not
til'Piei„ It quiry shculd be made, but even the bare
teeuell°.f that Power being misapplied should lead to
to 'ligation that House. If, however, there
kti Ile
homed .no inquiry —if we are to remain
Lo.ie
.. Without instituting any Committee, the
Ny N the boards of guardians will not be so
Natisfied. The public will see how the paupers are
assinh.ow they have been suffering in that work-
INte
pt .„t-e the passing of the Poor-law, from the want of
'lle alteration of the dietry sufficiently proves
ke„ tie hoped the Right Honourable Baronet would
to withdraw his opposition to the present
tk#6o, and to appease the feelings of the suffering poor.
N% reflect upon their feelings if they found that this
b, shut their door against investigation of their
lett:ll..ee He did not wish to go into any of the
tl4:4ltotis against Mr. M'Dougal, because he had not
itli h°PPortunity of rebutting them, which lie said he
'Se:" done, had he been allowed to do so. lie. will
1414 ave an opportunity if this Committee is af-
tett,* e him
If the present motion was an appeal from
LleZt, he would not support the motion. It is
ol eiete,:eer, 0".
The inquiry was not complete, it was
et ioL at, tgeetleman who had not power to do justice
tf steighi Darker was the last person to be sent down
k)ltrt It Iv! have been sent down to make that in-
he t° be :,"td to inquire into his own conduct, it was
)4,- agacected, therefore, that he would make a re
Vite orel! biniself. He was a gentleman, who, by
kelltlvas e his self,
was supposed to have known all
'o,„ta in: ..g on in Andover ; ho was sent down to
iti' filet stleation, and he was the culpable party.
:(4,ititit'egr,,°undo therefore, he considered that another
Ike ebieft%°ltld be made.
N' ir
,il-IE considered that the Right Hon. Ba-
N the -‘alee Graham) did not always look back
halt tatter in so light a manner as he had done
Vbhle, gie did not always consider it a workhouse
kttii-4ritee4,4eerned, froma pamphlet published by
Silt 00•,,,%,,,tu,at he received a letter from one of his
;410e 11.-07,,ssioners, in which he states that he had
•v-elh,,i"' !lon Baronet, the Secretary of State,
il•tillfepr,"essed his. opinion upon the subject as being
ode it -114 Matter cbut now he thought fit to
.de-
VAtd4 matter';
wo'rkhouse squabble. The subject
11 Itt4n„ eilvieet• 'Union had been before the public for
174;1 tit."' oad assumed many shapes, but from first
Lett net te It had always been a desire on the
L'kerktee,,,.';'ght Honourable Baronet and the Poor-
-011,-k4O seVl°heis to keep back all unfavourable
I:koL'littl-de,et• • In refusing a Committee of Inquiry
Lllii;e4eylllo,4',lght Hon. Baronet was only acting in
1.4,.Ft11-e ;‘tiak his former conduct. With reference
M '44 t-
14) which the Right Hon. Baronet refers in
Cqk'telle4itit' he (Mr. Christie) would ask why were
Clem leeeeePers produced before this ? It was more
1:%-"Iteeriil. since they were moved for by an Hon.
ci:istlie I,T. The Right Hon. Baronet has kept
kkitrtihr 11.ttek to the last m.oment, and he then
IPlot ilk. tug proposes to substitute these papers, in
tjtke h.ed. rt which the Hon. Member for. Andover
_ll C% utb did not wish to be unparliamentary,
1/4'utit'vre I-7 II; thought that it was nothing more
to Ites`et, eggie em the part of the Right Hon.
04n 43 h`Lear, hear," hem Mr. Ferrad.) lie did
OCutlttleWere the papers Cone enough t()exto
lin_
kN ha p' 4,11 d he wished by these means
tee,ttll th areament and the country that he was
tlNhoti tat could possibly be done to promote an
e thilt-ele :t....•4‘.eubject. The simple facts of the case
tilt 4th L.311r. Commissioner Parker was sent down
k‘l4l,ho :i August to make inquiries on the subject
o;tiseelliov'ecrushig, and other alleged misconduct
"8 tgt r union. He sent up a report of the de-
Vtlte "on that occasion. On the Bth August
Bee, called
nee on the Right Hon. Baronet at the
kitlSt: t 4 eheo a conversation took place there
tytiOitt,-Caotte Secretary, Sir Edmund Head,
til'but 4 seer,- Immediately after that conversation
,elltrvie. Baronet came down to the House, and
14,1, tetl
.loki. asistant Commissioner Parker had. corn
klthte uial that he had made inquiries with re-
ettlil tlearlemPdanaerrrsewof the Andover Union having
of putrid bones. He (Mr.
Ikl\:•tbet.ll4lePed that the report of Mr. Parker went
f
eats t'h,lt,l'd Contemplated a greater number o
k'4l Qie-ts`ing to this horrible practice than the
t 4 the had b 'laid by the Right Honourable
ik'thelt h"Ill tahl "j
House. He says in his re-
tte te tile te;hi.,lttmeaotrestobfethew.orkhouse had eaten the
L*ll`eige, bonen had been found attached in a putrid
Nt -,` etres. and other stinking meat. He also stated
toe 'O4 oe+lYlta necessary to be
.taken, in order to
11.4tidAII ire "la Paupers,who was in the habit of thus
ll re') 4%1'3 Hulas considered to be in an unsound state
\
44 %, whote'lng near the bonehouse or the hog-tub.
beto!,,,,ekt, t W„ere described as. men of depraved ap
N.'et ee yt t_kidition to other inmates ofh the work-
-1 kAthe 4'cl that they had been in t . habit of
tttNk C' all:?eat and breaking the bones, in order to
kiV)-I‘Ntieliw from the bones, which were broughth
itleji3pk:ltelnehlYbyresh state from the tabthlees
pofahtliee
titlywL A,1,1%, a itauts of Andover and
exce
_.
fh.,t,yet ,the nothing of this report, with the P
PtlyN, ta eotild obtain from the sources of daily
iA 'ln •-•they had just reason to consider them
it. 41; ri4 .14t-kst*, had placed in his
et 41, 4,,,t, eetory. Mr. Parker
teltlf Jit e) Aat is memorandum of a conversation
t
I,te, ,t 1 ce,,, .• a .
11, rotsO r) to, iNtween the Right Honourable Baronet
ti tiVteellln egPther i'iior-law Commissioner ; and
PtiOtt,;,'Ner t-c: his (Mee Christie's) general statemeese.
,
Ntyeettii rer4 th,, m,m,--morandum to the Horan.
it te '44 * Metal wear on to read the m.ern
kek 114 ells fr bee
t ktitPlee Nteree°lll which' it a! geared .
d that Sir James
e4thdt ennee.-`" to Me ye -ker that he did not 1ik....
ileNee tts,,'' of to -• "' t. etishinee He said vittt.-Nt,tieot 41 4 poor in elme'n.
Fitt-Bee row' ,edilY put an end to, there would be
11, th ef...ltt eh 'n the Reuse on the salver..
would
It was
11',,/,,°. u,"'tk Ould the inquiry be cemtinneel it .
tt 10N-rah -- trede
„......,„,,
.eoe the next six
INitti 0,, e,_ ree_r for the A iM... , Mr. Parker,
itlrahatt7 ence to the repute of
‘N, Noll: NE" Thad stated that the repore must not
thitit tied. 411, mson that state. Mr. Nichol, oele of the
',ll, tas *les 44fie expressed an opinion to thee same
evete,„ 'Ater le Sir James Graham undertook- to
1 iel'4ll3',,,,tpnzieibutelere the House, in the most favour-
I', "le 7" to 1-• The Honourable Member went
tr„i it'reen.,4•4Posit;e"ofit could be derived from bringing
i 14i, te•mt:Uld'e-:°,11 of witnesses taken upon the second
let%ht.,ee'l (otel the-°11 had taken place upon the subject.
i.keti.ilitv`ltlet,..slveet *ll Productive of no beneficial results,
'le'' h,* e -`4llle sat
to no parties whatever.
lit 44.14 -114 e 4 the Right`n Gentleman should
ti‘llug tettith 4,0 fee; , Hon. .
~,.t: h„- tt„ hm been decided by the tribunal esta-
N to Mere' h.„,l;e- ,ease .of the master was a pecu-
4, pt. , km ia, Petitioned the House, detailing
' ha pre
stati sig. that if he had been allowed
' le e his ' c'
C'ttld b ( fence against the alleged
-ItVe , leeeet able to have met them