The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-11 00:00:00

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Earl GRANVILLE, with respect to the question of
the noble earl the other evening as to the business
the Government intended to proceed with, said the Go-
vernment intended to abandon the Lien on Freights
Bill. He much regretted that course, because it
was a most important measure, but if they
thought proper to insist on the bill going forward he should
be ready to proceed. With respect to the other bills he
could not speak positively, but as regarded the Landlord and
Tenant Ireland Bill, it was most certainly the intention of
the Government to go on with it.

Lord REDESDALE said he had been told by a person
intimately acquainted with the proceedings of the other
house, that if they continued the consideration of the esti-
mates at the present rate, they would get through them:in
about two years. (Laughter.)
After a few words from the Marquis of CLANRICARDE,
Lord REDESDALE protested against the needless
waste of the present session. Her Majesty, he said,
had shown that she considered them excessively
slow, and instead of waiting for the close of the ses-
sion, had taken her own holiday, and had gone off
to Scotland. The question was not how many days re-

mained for their lordships, but as many noble lords had

left town, it would be seriously prejudicial to the public
service if important measures were pressed forward at the
present time.

After a short conversation, in which the Duke of Argyll,
Lord Monteagle, and Lord Denman took part, the subject
dropped.

POOR. RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.

Lord WODEHOUSE moved that as regards the Poor

Relief (Ireland) Bill, inasmuch as the Poor Law Commis-

sion in Ireland will, if not renewed, expire at the close of
the present session of Parliament, the circumstances
which require legislation on this subject appear to
this house to be of such real urgency as to render
the immediate consideration of the same necessary. The
noble lord took the opportunity of referring to many clauses
of the bill, and remarked that, with regard to clause 4,

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-which prohibited a man occupying a quarter of
an acre of land from receiving outdoor relief,
ha did not think that it would be desirable
at the present period to press that enactment on their lord-

ships if they had any objection to it, but he thought it very
desirable that the third clause, which referred to placing
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infants out to nurse, should be retained in the bill.

Lord MONTEAGLE said ho had great objection to the
third clause, because it was in effect breaking the tie be-
tween parent and child. He thought the clause ought to
be withdrawn, at least for the present.
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The Earl of WESTMEATH said if the clause referred

to by the noble lord were withdrawn, the affair would
become a job. He thought a proper place ought to be pro-
vided in the workhouses for the reception of infants.
Lord REDESDALE said he objected greatly to certain
clauses being placed in continuance bills, and next session
he should move a standing order to meet his objection. He
could not think that either the third or fourth clauses, which
created quite a new system, were such as ought to be
proceeded with on the ground of urgency. He had no ob-
jection to the second clause, and he should move an amend-
ment to secure the 'continuance of the act till next session,
but excluding the third and fourth clauses from the bill.
Earl GRANVILLE did not think that the bill was
technically what was called a continuance bill.
The question was then put, when their lordships divided,
and the numbers were—
Content
Non-content 34
Majority for the amendment —4
The bill was then read a second time, the objectionable
clauses being omitted.
CHANCERY EVIDENCE COMMISSION BILL.
On the motion of Lord St. LEONARDS, this bill was
read a second time, the Standing Orders having been sus-
pended.