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!THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH_ 12, 1842

they were at present placed. His own opinion decidedly was,
and he thought the House would concur with him, that the
advantages they had found to result from funds of this nature
edtrusted to those Commissitners was one whieh it would not
be wbe in Parliament to dispense with. He proposed that a
Bill should be introduced for a limited period, in order
that. the public might have the means of judging
at the end of a certain time whether the sys-
tem had answered or not. He ought also to say, that
the only alteration he should think it necessary to make with
respect to the mode in which these funds had been distributed
was, that public works in England, Ireland, and Scotland
shbuld have an equal claim upon the funds, provided they. were.
equally enabled to :give the security which the Commissioners
might think sufficient. He thought that such an arrangement-
would be but fair to the other portions of the United Kingdom.
It was particularly necessary upon the present occasion, because
it appeared from a paper which he had laid upon the table of the
House, that the snms already granted out of these funds
for the erection of workhouses in Ireland had not
*Jeen adequate to the c.,mplete performance of the object in-
tended. A sum of 100,0001. was non stated to be indispensible,
to be raised' upon similar security to that already taken
for completing the different workhouses in that country.
Therefore out of that fund the Commissioners of Public Works
in Ireland would have the power of making advances for the
completion of the workhouses in that country. This was a
measure of great value, and on,- in which he felt the
House was in general disposed to concur. The measure had
hitherte been attended with the most happy results, and he felt
that Ititfie results were principally owing to the admirable man.
ner n —Which those Gentlemen who had hitherto
had the administration of that department had
conducted their diities. The public was already aware of the
energy and zeal which those Commissioners had exhibited in
die-discharge of their duties, but the public ought also to know
they hicritigcharged those duties gratuitously, that persons to
whom time was of the greatest value had bestowed their time
in investigating the claims which had been made for advances
of public money, and so closely had they investigated the cir-
cumstances of each case, that they had rarely been deceived.
There was one gentleman in particular to whom, above all,
the thanks of the public were due—he meant Mr. Harrison.
-_(Cheers.) He had devoted the greater part of his
time to the public service, and had exhibited the
greatest ability in the discharge of his duty, and
it was owing to the seal and assiduity with which he and his
brother Commissioners had discharged their duties for the last
twenty-five years, that the beneficial working of the plan was
owing.—( Cheers.) He would not trespass any further on the
attention of the House, but he'would give any explanation that
might be required during the progress of the Bill. He should
conclude by moving the resolution. ' " •
Mr. F. T. BARING was rejoiced to fine thetthe,Right..
Hon. Gentleman felt as he ( Mr. Baring) had done on
the subject of those advances. He entirely concurred in what
had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman, and begged to bear
testimony to the great merits of Mr. Harrison, in the tribute to
whose merits he entirely concurred. He was rejoiced to hear
what the Right lion. Gentleman said regarding Mr. Harrison,
to whom the public were under tile greatest obligation, and who
was entitled to their best thanks for his zealous and gratuitous
services.

lUr. HARDY hoped no advances would be made upon any
works which were not likely to repay the sums advanced upon
them by private individuals, as well as the money advanced by
the Crown.

The resolution was then agreed to, and the House resumed.

QUEEN'S-PRISON RILL.

On the motion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, the House re
solved. itself into Committee on the Queen's Prison Bill.

The several clauses were agreed to without amendment, the
House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received on
Monday.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'Clock.