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to see the administrative functions of the Board of Works
extended, and he assured the house he was not blind 10 the
anomalies that existed in the Corporation of London, but
could not see how these anomalies were to be got rid of, ex-
cept Ly bills being brought in in reference to them. The
real object of the hon. and learned gentleman (Mr. Ayrton)
was to distribute the £loo,oooa year income of the Corpo-
ration of London on the various districts of the metropolis.
This was a plan never before suggested, and he thought it
was one not fair to the city of London. Ho therefore hoped
the house would agree to the second reading of the bill.
Mr. JOHN LOCKE moved that the debate be adjourned.
The house then divided, when the numbers were—
For the adjournment
Against it
Majority —46

On the question that the bill be read a second time,
Mr. ROUPE LL moved that the house do now adjourn.
Sir G. C. LEWIS thought the house was agreed as to
be second reading of the bill, and he hoped the hon. gen-
leman would not persevere.

The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed pro forme, the further discussion to be resumed
1 his day fortnight.

THE CENSUS ENGLAND BILL.
On the second reading of this bill,
Mr. CAIRD suggested that two or three new points
adopted in Ireland may be introduced into the bill. The
first would be the size of the dwelling-house, and the next
agricultural statistics. He would suggest to the right hon.
gentleman that as those were matters of great importance
it would be well to refer the matter to a select committee.
Mr. BAINES was desirous to know whether it was in-
tended to conduct the census on one uniform principle for
England, Wales, and Ireland. On the last two very im-
portant features were introduced into the bill, namely, one
the religious, and the other the lay census; and he hoped
those points would be also introduced in this bill. There
was one point in the bill which he thought objectionable,
namely, that which proposed to ask every person his or
her religious profession ; and it was provided that the per •
son refusing to answer should be subject to a penalty. It
was difficult to ascertain in all cases of what religion per-
sons were. Some would object to tell, and some could not
tell, inasmuch as they did not know. (Laughter.) They
had in Scotland, for instance, 10 or 12 sects of religionists
—some of them Trinitarians, and some Unitarians.
Sir G. C. LEWIS, in answer to the question of his hoe.
friend, whether there would be an uniform system, said it
was intended that the census for England and Scotland
should be uniform. The census in Scotland was taken by
the constabulary. In Ireland there was no expense for the
numerators, and the census would be consequently taken
on a more extensive scale there.
The bill, after a few words from Mr. HADFIELD, was
read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
DUCHY OF CORNWALL BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
LIMITATION OF ACTIONS BILL.
This bill was also read a third time and passed.
The other business on the paper having been disposed of,
the house adjourned at ten minutes to one o'clock.

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