The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-16 00:00:00

IRISH POOR.

Mr. F. FRENCH intended to ask one or two questions
of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for Ireland ;
first, whether a malignant fever had broken out in the
Cavan workhouse, and whether that was to be imputed
to improper drainage ; secondly, he Wished to know if
it were true that the poor-rates in Ballinasloe had been
obliged to be levied with the aid of a military force ;
thirdly, if the poor-law guardians in the unions of Lis-
towel had applied for an armed force, stating that it
would be impossible for them to collect the rates without;
and fourthly, if it were true that the poor-rate collector
for the county of Roscommon had been lately murdered?
He believed he might also ask whether the Right Hon.
Baronet would hold out any hope that the Irish Poor-
law would be in any degree amended during this session?

Sir T. FREMANTLE said that he Believed it was
correctly stated that some persons in the Cavan
workhouse had died of fever, but that he believed was
not to be in any degree ascribed to any defect of sewer-
age in the workhouse. With regard to the employ-
ment of military force in the collection of poor-
rates, it was quite true that a military force had
been employed to protect those persons who were
employed in the levying distresses for those
rates. The remaining question he was unable to answer,
and he could hold out no expectation that the Irish
Poor-law would be in any degree altered. It had
worked well hitherto, and they were determined to give
it a fair trial.
CLERK OF THE PEACE BILL.
Mr. DICKENSON begged to give notice that upon
the second reading of this Bill he would take the sense
of the Committee on the clauses regulating the amount of
the salaries of the clerk of the peaces clerks.

attention of the
petitions from members of the Royal LOELyL Eb Ge
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whch have been created by the charter of
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lege of Surgeons of England, complaining of the unjust
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to move for the appointment of a Select
Committee, to inquire into the operation of that charter,
and into thesyst,em ofgovernment pursued by the Council.
He did hope that the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, would not object to
the appintment of this Committee, as the subject was
one to which not only the profession it affected, but the
public in general looked forward too with great anxiety.
Sir J. GRAHAM hoped the Hon. Member would not
persevere with his motion, for he could not see of what
utility the appointment of such a Committee would be.
Colonel T. WOOD hoped the Right Hon. Baronet the
Home Secretary would not object to the appointment of
the Committee, for if he did he could not see how
the Bill would become law.—(Hear, and a laugh.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL hoped that, under all the
circumstances, the Hon. Baronet would state, on the
second reading of the Bill, the alterations he proposed
to make.

Sir J. GRAHAM said he would have no objection
to state the nature of the alterations he had to make at
that time ; but he thought the most convenient course
would be to allow the second reading of the Bill to go
forward without interruption, and state the proposed
alterations in Committee.

Mr. WAKLEY said he was surprised how the Right
Hon. Baronet could object to this motion. Petitions