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should more for leare to bring in a Bill tr,) amend th‘.
Act of the 9th of George IV. t•. 84, for the better light-
ing Of towns in Ireland.
SPE IiMA crri OIL.
Captain ROUS gave notice that on going into Com-
mittee on the Customs Bill, he should move that no.
a.tion should take place in the duty on spermaceti
oil, ull:;1 such time as those vvi:o had any at present on
hand had oi-posed of their cargoes. . .
• , ONIONS.
Mr. DUNCOMBE gave notice that, on going into
Committee on the Customs Bill,
duty on ono n-seed be assimilated to the duty on other
seed. he' more that the

ANATOMY ACT.
Mr. HARDY gave notice that, on Monday next he
would call the attention of the House to the working of
the Anatomy Act.
BRIBERY BILL.
Mr. SHIEL gave notice, that on the House g"1,15,
into Committee on the Bribery Bill, he would rtioce""
its t;peration should extend to intimidation as cell l"'
bribery.

SYRIA.
Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he should, 011414211th'''
day next, ask a question of the Right Hon. Baronet wt
respect to Syria. , s
IRISH MAGISTRACY.
Mr. SHIEL rose for the purpose of putt....•
a question to the Noble- Lord, the Secretor,' for
Ireland, relative to t‘e re• appointment of Mr. St. George.'
to . the Magistracy of Galway. His Hon. Friend th'
Member for Perth had put a similar question to
Noble Lord a few nights ago, ! and the HonourabW„.
Member had now gone to Scotland. The questr!„-e
was, whether it was, in point of fact, true, as stater'
in the public papers, that Mr. St. George had bee!
restored ? It was stated that he had some )'cur'
ago written a letter containing offensive lingusge'
to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and on an oppliee.
cation for his restoration, it was intimated that the pre;
ceedings of Mr. St. George were very impropers
that it would be impossible to restore him, link/
an apology was made for the letter. He believe
ai
no distinct answer was given by the Noble Lord r,
that occasion, but it was stated that the Keit!
had not yet come over from Ireland. His Hon. Friel
had now gone toScotland, and nothing further had nikej,
place on the subject. He (Mr. S.) felt himself justilies„,
therefore, in asking whether an apology had been iour,„
and whether the Noble Lord had any objection to gib;
publicity to the apology, in retractationofa public ()frac,.
Lord ELIOT thought the Right Hon. Gentlerwr
had misunderstood him in the answer he made the othea
evening. He then stated that in 1837 Mr. St. George he,
had written a letter, couched in disrespectful languag;,;
to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was in conseque-
removed, and the Lord Chancellor thought very 134:
perly. Shortly afterwards, the Lord Lieutenant wits el",
plied to, to reinstate him. lie refused to do so, eje
less Mr. St. George retracted his letter, or 03,
an apology, or give some explanation a Is
After that the Lord Lieutenant received so Dnee,,,'.
applications from gentlemen of the county of Galati
of all political opinions,' that the Lord Chancellor
think himself justified in communicating with Air' e ';‘,
George, with a view of obtaining an apology or
planation. Mr. St. George did give an explanation
but as he (Lord Eliot) stated before, he. OOP;
it did not amount to an apology or retractatilo
He distinctly stated that before. And he thought !Ss!,
Lord Chancellor was very much influencett in restor3
Mr. St. George by the wishes so strongly expressed,
the gentlemen of the county. There was no rlsic„,
whatever, as had been implied in another P -
to to offer any sight to the Marquis of Clanricata`,,,
but taking all the circumstances into consideratiosi
that the Magistrates of Galway were of all political efii.
nions, the Lord Lieutenant did think himself is'
fled in viewing the case leniently, especially after,: /
had been suspended for five years. He (Lord Fie.
did nut feel justified in laying before the House is
the correspondence.—(Hear, hear.) At the same t ,
he wished it to be distinctly understood, that no slits;
was intended to the then Lord Chancellor of Irelanass
the Marquis of Clanricarde.
Mr. SHIEL then gave notice that he should utoq-
the papers.---(Loud cheers.)
POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
On the Order of the Day for the House going I-
Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill being
Mr. LAWSON rose to move, pursuant to notice,
it be an instruction to the Committee, that tsii9
have power to divide the Bill into two Peas
He would feel justified in giving to this Bill what Osis
be called a factious opposition. The Right Ilon•
ronet had stated that he would introduce the measiii:eness
the very earliest period after Easter that public bosfroes
would allow ; and a measure of such importance 0 tile
Poor-law certainly ought not to be introduced tit tick
end of the session. On this ground he felt that he
fully justified in the course which he was pursuing. ao
Sir J. GRAHAM said the Hon. Member seetn!,,,,ts
admit that he had embarked in a factious 0pp951.1j It
The measure was introduced on the 11th of Mayelinfor°
had now been before the House and the public 0'
period of six weeks. A very large portion of the et',"
sure was, indeed, introduced in the last session of
qt
; hament, and -many of the principal clauses underweio,
protracted discussion. The clause to which the !!' teti
Csentleiran objected was, he believed, that which litrecol:
the Gilbert unions. Nuw the persons affected bYbile,
Gilbert Union Acts amounted in all to 400.000, 15 ,
those who are under the operation of the Poor-law.„,,
amountettto-litteen millions. lie put it to the Pr.7e:
whether they would exclude the whole people of 7i:
land from the operation of the Act, for the sake
comparatively small portion of the community-;jeti
hoped the House would by the division give a tie'.
, negative-to the motion.
Captain PECHELL concurred in what had Oat
front the Right Hon. Baronet. However, the hlist
! Hon. Baronet would find that the Hon. Member To
Knaresborough (Mr. Ferranti) was not the only Pert',
who was determined to offer this Bill the n oat cousre
and zealous opposition, and who would take advantsbas!
all the forms which the House permitted to obstruct
protract the discussion of the Bill, in order to couiPei7v
Right Hon. Baronet to separate those parts of theesac
, which had been urged upon his attention for that
pose, and in'doing which the Right Hon. Baronet 7dii,
exercise a sound discretion. He would read to the he
• Hon. Baronet :a resolution on this subject, which
been adopted by the people of Brighton, in public
the
ing assembled. It was to this effect—" That dl°
members of this borough be earnestly requesesot:
carry out the recommendation of the Committee to 4,0,
against the Poor-law Amendment Bill on every oce;cot
and to oppose by every possible means which Paeli,set
allows every measure which will have for its ob..rwer,
continuance of the Poor-law Commissioners in tell?
'That resolution was passed last night after the l':,issto
Bence received in the borough relative to the dil„1„iog
, that had taken place in that House before b titio
'6
into Committee on the Bill. It would be his just' Joail(
! for following up those proceedings, and he :toe!"
not be diverted from the course he proposed to 111 tac'
by any insinuations that might be thrown out as t°
tious . opposition to the Govei nment. • Is'
Dr. BOWEING was one of those who certioni;siefi
think that the original organisation of this Col"111,",-.001.
ivould have established a central control which topii
have proved of great effeciency and usefulness, n° istot
for the protection of the rate-payers. but of the 0014
and distressed population. No man had been ever;
strongly impressed than himself with a feeling of tefilt•ilvi
mous abuses of the old law,and of the necessity oleP{ 'Of!.
something like a remedy to tbs. He confess of
he watched with extreme anxiety the working' )10,:
Commission ; he had had a great desire to asceril by 1,,
fir it had effected the great objects contemphtte "!'
The Right Hon. Baronet was aware that 'on the 11' '
"134,;
casiou when this measure was discussed, 'he (I)l%poicce
ring) had done every thing to put the desired.
into . the hands of the Government, and ststelit
opposed and voted against every motion 0,10.1,
forward which tended to place any impediment
°1
way. He agreed with the plan of the r,i ttot
Commission as originally concocted. He believel.orkee
was framed with a philosophical and e
view, and with a real desire to administer ot°,
wants of the suffering, and to protect tilwe 4,f
payers ; he had certainly hoped that the Pool'llt 00.4
missioners would have given effect to their Eerehsile
powers in a kind, and generous, and, of tae
spirit. He had occasion to see the Workingaeg,,iit
Bill in the borough he had the honour 16 of f+
and he had brought before that House, not one
many cases of severe distress. He did netisogloo
the conduct of the guardians, nor did he rost--g
accusation against the proceedings of the is lif,ts
Commissioners, but he had thought it his ellitYorthilt'oe
under the consideration of the House, a stetedsb'il:,o
which was disgraceful to the state of society au polds tt
tion of this country. The investigation then greo4iello,
well and kindly meant, but - the manner in i'
fsevos
had been conducted had given the greatest dissettbe !Po'
Neither the guardians the rate-payers, Xs'
theinselves, wire satisfied. The Rupert i'we-erl6 pti
sistant Commissioner had made had givens' ens rc
satisfaction. A feeling had spread that fispl
of truth and justice had not been am' issilor
the proceedings of the Poor-law Cow lee Yoe(
He had entertained a hope that the ror,"r:sistlotil
missioners, knowing that their Assistani-ul IstetPos
the
had travelled out of his way to impugn -- dad el
which had been made relative to the dreawhieti the
existing in the district—statements s tO ire
since been given in evidence statera"en oppv3o
truth of which several Honourable GentleT e . 1,0(4'00
had borne witness—he had hoped that ,t" 0-1
Commissioners would have put a brid`e tsirif
gentleman and would have ordered hill' a ti, 70id
tvithfunv to state the evidence subinitte lie be
so as tai further the ends of truth and justiicet;
ire d!
confess that he had been disispliej„ltriadetslieh
Poor-law Commissioners—grievously "li in '4,110
(Hear, hear, hear) From the inanicleir,,,o
the Commissioners had acted in 1•1° e '!!
be
neighbourhood from '.he statementri boureoLo3, •
rho
existing towards them in that ilei;7a teio'•
telt bound to say, that in that localitY, hasitesjle
they had acted without discretion eriostaea•ato
He was desirous of fully debating the bum-elf
destroy time
wished to discuss every clause. Be was or<
I:init the debate, but lie could not lend ~,true
it
forms of the House for the purposes ofs°olol-4.ltu•orso4
(Cheers.) He was willing to discuss eve?, use th%ioess'
was net fair, nor could it be successful t
uhlisha_nro've
of the House for the purpose of obstructing:lo 10
iisTarneo
He was willing to discuss every clause, his f- 4,i
the measure. So 'far they should hav „Kies
but he could not go with them in that s'fach ts,shifit,
position which was called factious,
_o""otjecielsii•
, itself of certain forms of dsbate for :west eon AD,
after all must fail, and wing en instrloYe4 •'t
weir°
did not think du the whole should be enly
a 0,7 -p
erasion like that. feted hit
Mr. O'CONNELL said, that haver„oat, he sirsitatio
the Government upon every motion s „:01
loss
come forward on that Bill, for roason,r,Lvlos
vialgS ocanat of the Asia aOO raison