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London, England, 1844-07-17 00:00:00

FIELD GARDENS BILL.

Sir J. GRAHAM suggested that this Bill should be
committed pro forma, and postponed till Wednesday
next. To the principle of the Bill he was decidedly
favourable, and he did not think that the course he sug-
gested was at all hostile to the measure.
Mr. MACKINNON advised the lion. Member who
introduced the Bill to accede to the suggestion.
Mr. COWPER consented.
Mr. HUME advocated the propriety of giving la-
bourers a small portion of land in the same manner as
in France and Belgium.
Dr. BOWRING instanced the good effect of the
large number of landed proprietors in Fran'!e.
It was ultimately agreed that the Chairman should
report progress, and ask leave to sit again, with a view
of having amendments introduced, when the Bill would
be printed, and the further consideration of it postponed
until the next session.
IRISH FISHERIES.

Sir D. NORREYS, seeing the Noble Lord, the Secre-
tary for Ireland (Lord Eliot) in his place, wished to ask
whether he intended to introduce, during the present
session, any measure for the protection of Irish fisheries?
Lord ELIOT said there was a measure in a sufficient
state of forwardness to be introduced during the present
session; but whether it could be passed or not, would
depend upon the opinion of the House. He was in hopes
that the Bill was so framed as to merit a favourable con-
sideration; and he showid, therefore, do his best to have
it passed into a law.
IRISH MAGISTRACY.

Mr. SHEIL said there was a sort of understand-
ing that when, the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill
was again before the House, the question of the
restoration of Mr. O'Driscoll to the commission
of the peace would be brought forward. Reflec-
tion had convinced him that that question was of far too
important a character to be discussed thus incidentally.
He, therefore, begged to give notice to the Government,
that if the Hon. Member for Belfast (Mr. Ross) did not
make a distinct motion upon the subject of Mr. O'Dris-
coll's re-appointment to the Irish magistracy, he (Mr.
Sheil) should feel it his duty to de so.
The Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill went through
Committee p7O forma, and the report was brought up.
The District Courts and Prisons Bill went through
Committee, was reported, and ordered to be read a third
time to-morrow.
The Lecturers and Parish Clerks Bill was read a
second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.
Mr. GREENE brought up the report of the Committee
on the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, which was
agreed to.

—The Party Processions (Ireland) Bill was reported,
and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
The Trafalgar-square Bill was read a third time, and
passed.

On the question that the report on the Farm Build-
ings Bill be received, _ _

•Mr. HUME complained of the apathy that had been
displayed by the Government with respect to the incen-
diary fires that had taken place in different parts of the
country. He thought the Government ought to have
instituted some inquiry on the subject. He concluded
by asking whether the Government had taken any
measures to ascertain the causes of these fires, and
whether they were prepared with any remedial measures.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM believed that information
would be afforded to the Hon. Gentleman and to the
siso ILA 21uinllh, Outtkollut
and Essex at the approaching assizes, when seventeen
persons would take their trials on charges connected with
these fire.

Sir CHARLES BURRELL denied that the agricul-
tural labourers were inadequately ;paid. Their wages
were 13s. a-week, which was a fair and reasonable rate,
according to the present value of corn. Hon. Members
opposite would be better employed, if, instead of endea-
vouring to excite feelings against the farmers and landed
gentry, they would endeavour to persuade the labourers
to avoid these acts of mischief.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS considered 13s. a week very
inadequate wages, but in the eastern counties the la-
bourers could not procure even that amount. It at,-
peered, from the excellent letters which bad appeared in
the Times on this subject, that the correspondent of that
paper brought forward evidence to prove that the
wages in Norfolk and Suffolk ranged from Bs. to 9s.
a week. Those allegivions had been subjected to the
most searching inquiry, and their correctness
had been proved ; and it had also been proved that
where the rate of wages was 'lowest, fires had
invariably taken place. Now, he would ask the Hon.
Baronet if Bs. a week was a sufficient remuneration to a
labouring man, whether it was sufficient to enable him
to maintain a wife and five or six children ? And unless
they could live on that scanty pittance, they must go
into the union workhouse. No one knew better than
that the Hon. Baronet, the feelings of abhorrence with
which the labourers regarded these unions. They would
rather enter a prison than a union.
The report was then received, and the Bill was ordered
to be read a third time to-morrow.
Mr. HUME wished to know what the Hon. Baronet
meant by recommending Hon. Members on that side of
the House to advise the labourers not to do mischief.
He (Mr. Hume) had complained to the Government of evils
which were existing in the country, and had asked them
if they meant to apply a remedy. The country gentle-
men said it was necessary that they should have a mo-
nopoly of corn, in order to keep the agricultural la-
bourers comfortable. They did not fulfil their promise,
and therefore he proposed that trade should be set tree,
which would enable the labourers to make themselves
comfortable.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (MIDDLESEX) BILL.
Sir J. GRAHAM, in moving the second reading of
this Bill, proposed to take the debate on the motion for
going into Committee, which he would bring forward
to-morrow at fire o'clock,