The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-20 00:00:00

PAUPER LUNATICS.

Lord EUSTACE CECIL asked the Secretary to the
Poor Law Board whether it was the intention of her Ma-
jesty's Government to introduce, during the present Ses-
sion, any measure relating to pauper idiots and lunatics in
workhouses.

Sir .31, BEACH said a bill was to bo proceeded with on
that subject in the other house of Parliament on Monday
next,

DISCOVERIES AT BOW.

Mr. SCHREIBER asked the Vice-President of the Com-
mittee of Council on Education whether his attention had
been called to recent discoveries on tho site (hitherto
lost) of the manufactory of English porcelain at Bow ; and
whether he would direct that steps be taken to acquire a
selection from the specimens already found for the Science
and Art Department of the South Kensington Museum.
Lord IL MONTAGU said it was quite true that several
interesting specimens of English porcelain had been dis-
covered at Bow. Arrangements had been made with
Messrs. Bell and Black for further opening the digging.

THE REFORM BILL.
Mr. EVANS asked the Attorney-General whether the
attention of the law officers of the Crown had been directed
to certain arrangements alleged to have been concluded,
or to be in process of being made, in several
metropolitan and other parishes, under which
the owners of small tenements were to collect and
pay over the poor rates on behalf of their tenants, and were
to be remunerated for their I routAe by a money compen-
sation in order to comply with the provisions of the Re-
form Bill ?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had to say no
attention had been given to the matter. He did not know
of any such arrangements being made.

NEW ZEALAND.
Mr. H. LEWIS asked the Under Secretary of State for
the Colonies what steps had been taken to pat the men of
the New Zealand Defence Corps into possession of the
land to which they were entitled for their services, and
what was the reason of the delay which had taken place
in giving the men the portions of land to which they were
entitled ?

Mr. ADDERLEY said the claims of the New Zealand
Defence Corps was a matter entirely for the Provisional
Legislature. When the corps was disbanded promises of
grants of land were made to the officers and men, the
claims of those parsons had been recognised, and the
carrying out the promise made to them had been pre-
vented by local circumstances, but he believed the grants
would be very shortly made.
THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL.
Mr. MONCRIEFF asked on what day it was intended
to proceed with the Scotch Reform Bill.
Mr. DISRAELI said he could not give any very pre-
cise answer. He was very desirous that the Irish Reform
Bill should receive its second reading; after that he would
at once fix a day for the consideration of the Scotch bill.
Mr. BOUVERIE said that ho supposed tho Irish Reform
Bill would have to be read asecond time before the bill for
Scotland was considered.
Mr. DISRAELI said that was so.
IRELAND.

Mr. LOWE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland when
and in what manner it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to give the house the opportunity promised by him
of considering the proposed issue of a charter for a Roman
Catholic university in Ireland.

The Earl of MAYO said the matter was entirely in the
hands of the house; as far as he was concerned he would
certainly give ample opportunity for the matter being
discussed.