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had been imprisoned for a space of thirty-two
'weeks on a similar charge, and had been sentenced to a
• line of only one shilling.
Sir JAMES GRAYAM said he was not disposed on
• the whole to resist the motion. But ho would remind
thc nottfe that the crime to which the motion related
'al ono which might in many cases be of the greatest
~l'"aP;nitude. He did not wish to disparage the office of
V
' broner; but he thought it would not be an advantage
if, they had the power of acting on a first impression in
= eases of manslaughter, which impression might be erro-
ile°lls. At the same time he did not think he should
have done his duty if he had not called the attention of
the House to the subject.
WAKLEY wished the Right Hon. Gentleman to
kilderstand that this was not a power that Coroners
thetnselves were anxious to possess, as it would rather
!* an inconvenience to them than otherwise. It might,
'l,„°wever, be of some advantage to the public, if they had
'sa'e poWer to commit in cases of manslaughter in the
Z.)./ne manner as Magistrates. Coroners had the power
'orderly, but by a law passed in 1824 the power was
inadvertently lost.
• Leave was given to bring in the Bill.

• GILBERT' UNIONS.
i,. Captain PECHELL said, from the determined silence
tor the Government, not only with respect to the Poor-
-140-, but the Gilbert Unions, he must move for certain
~
tocuuients, that whenever the measure came hefore Par-
liament, he should be enabled to show the Government that
the uniformity of practice said to exist in the Poor-law
tnions,' was not carried ont. He thought that the
Government ought to show them some inducement fur
throwing themselves into the arms of the Poor-law
Conunissioners. He proved, ftom a case of ill-treatment
°fa pauper named Smith, who had been brought to the
• last stage of ill-health by being kept to bone-breaking in
the bone-house of a Poor-law• Union in Suffolk, that the
treatment of the poor was harsh. The immediate matter
of complaint was that Mr. Brooker made observations on
the case, and charged those who worked the Poor-law
of being guilty of moral and constructive murder. An
4ortourable Member had said, in answer, that the charge
of Mr. Brooker was a libel, but that Gentleman in-
structed him (Captain Pechell) to say that he was ready
to meet the charge that was made against him. He
state that the charge of a " gross libel" made against
jut was uncalled for, and that , he would stake
his character for respectability upon the fact. The
honourable Member who said the pamphlet was
a gross libel, was not in the House, and he would
tot enter upon the statement he made, but he believed
the agricultural laborers would not again draw him to
the hustings. He (Mr. Brooker) stated that he would
again renew thr., charge of moral and constructive mur-
der, and tivat he would be ready to meet the charge
Made age:inst him. He begged to be understood he did
not trAke those statements on his own 't.thority ; but
he ',toped an inquiry would be instituted. fie,.w.ished to
..:now when it was probable the Right Hon. Baronet
would introduce the Poor-law Bill, because it was de-
sirable the country should know, and also that Hon.
Gentlemen might have an opportunity of recording their
• votes agreeably to the promises they made their con-
stituents. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving
"" A. Return of the Poor-law Unions, distinguishing
those in which there were no orders of the Commis-
' skaters prohibiting out-door relief."
Mr. CURTEIS said that he had a conversation with
the Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the East-
' ,oeurne Union, who requested him, on behalf of the
Board and himself, to state that they desired an inquiry.
lie begged to be understood that he did not pronounce
,any opinion on the pamphlet of Mr. Brooker, as he
tad not read it.
The motion having been put,
Sir J. GRAHAM said he did not wish to offer 'any
'oPposition to the motion of the Hon. and Gallant Officer,
and though at present he could not name any time for
the inquiry, he could assure the Hon. and Gallant
Officer that there should be no delay. He begged to
dove, as an addition to the motion, for " a similar re-
turn of unions in which such orders have been issued by
the Commissioners."
After a few words from Capt. PECHELL, the return,
With the addition, was ordered to be made.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.
Mr. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL said, as he under-
stood that the motion which he was about to make would
het be opposed, he would not trespass on the patience of
the House until the second reading. He would content
himself with moving for leave to bring in a Bill to re-
palate the exercise of Church Patronage in Scotland.
'4' 4,, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he could not allow
,01' Bill of so much importance to be introduced
Win silence. He wished to guard her Majesty's Go-
er,Vernment, in giving their consent to the introduction of
r\l„ the Bill, against the supposition that they were prepared to
legislate on that important subject.. Considering the
intention which the lion. Member had given to the sub-
-1 • ject, they could not refuse their consent to the introduc-
tion of the Bill.
Sir A. LEITH HAY said it was a matter of great
importance that legislation should take place as speedily
as possible ; and he trusted that the House would give
their best attention to the subject.
Mr. PLUMI'TRE said, having some acquaintance
‘Nith the Bill, he was enabled to state that, in his opi-
Pion, it was calculated to settle the differences which
existed in reference to the, disputed question of Church
Patronage.
Leave, was given to bring in the Bill.
COLONIAL PASSENGERS! BILL.
Lord STANLEY moved that the House go inteCom-
ittec en this Bill, and hoped the Hon. Member for
Lambeth would permit the clause respecting the intro-
luetiOn of Hill coolies for the Mauritius. to go through,
Pro forma, and he could object to it as effectually on the
bringing up of Eke Report.
Mr. HAWES assented.
Clauses to 5; inclusive, were agreed to.
Clauses 6 to 13, inclusive, were agreed to.
The other clause 'of the Bill were then agreed to, and
the Ifettse 'resumed.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BILL.
On the Order of the Day for the second reading of
This Bill being read,
Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN made .a few remarks on the
subject. It appeared, from the Hon. Gentleman's
nervations, that some apprehensimis had been expressed
b,Y an Australian Company in the City, that the regula-
ii t'ns of the Bill would diminish the land fund, and have
,o
effect of preventing capitalists from embarking their
..apital in undertakings of emigration, and that some re-
114Iations were required with respect to the Catholic
• erw
Igrante, who formed a large portion of the whole body
`4llgrating.
Lord STANLEY, in reply, gave some details of the
Pantity of. land in the Cape colony, showing, from the
tnitoense quantity of waste land—destitute of water and
,sotally unfit for cultivation, and the low price. won above
or Is. an acre that it would fetch—that it ld be
olnPossible to apply the same system of emigration to the
',4l)e as was pursued with regard to Australia. He could
rlti'e no encouragement to those great projects which he
d heard of, of 'raising two or three millions as a
lard-fund, and thus absorbing the amount that
ljlight be employed during two or three years
(' be applied to the purpose of pouring into the colony
a stream of emigration. As to the Catholic emi
gnats, he repudiated any intention of drawing any
distinction between them and those of other creeds.
Fie thought the Governor of New Zealand had
exercised a sound discretion in endeavouring to consoli-
date the elements of emigration in the northern island,
that they should be scattered over the other
Islands. The Government intended to bring in a Bill
for regulating the civil adtninistration of South Aus-
tralia, and he trusted that Gentlemen would not think it
necessary to put questiuns on those particular items that
Were under consideration. •
• The Bill was then read a second time.
."-;.X.CISE DUTIES (COMPOUNDS AND WASTED
MALT) BILL.
On the motion of Sir G. CLERK, this Bill passed
through Committee.—Report to-morrow (this day).
The House then adjourned, at Ten o'Clock.