Star.
London, England, 1813-12-14 00:00:00

spoken) Which gave the power of inflicting corporal
punishment on ate poor to persons quite unfit for such
an authority. It was his decided opinion, that upon
no pretence whatever such Clauses as these last ought
to receive the sanction of that House • and it was to,
those in particular he now meant his intended xe..
medy to apply. Some regulation indeed ought to,
be adopted' with respect to the others, relating to the
mode of assessment, rating, &c. but a remedy for
that would perhaps grow more naturally out of the
discussion on the Bill of his Learned Friend. He
.should, therefore, move that it be a Standing Order
of the House, for the present Session, that no Bill
should be introduced containing any Clanse,or Clauses
relating to the Settlement of the Poor, or the Corpora,'
Punishment of them, contrary to the law .of the land.
In order to enforce that order, he should also move,
in the same way, that no such Clause or Clauses be
proposed in any Select Committee, and, to give effi.
cacy to the whole, a third Standing Order, that the
Chairman of every Select Committee on such Bills
do report to the House whether those Orders hare
been strictly complied with.
The SPEAKER suggested to the Honourable
Mover, that a Standing Order was a perpetual Or-
der ; and that as he meant those to be only eaperi-
mental it would be better to move them in the way
.1 Resolutions, it being competent to him or any
other Hon. Member, at tile end of the Session to
move, without amendment, if thought proper, that
they be considered as Standing Orders of the House.
The CHAVCELLOR. of the EKCHEVUER
signified his entire approbation of the several peso:
lutions.

Mr. Serjeant.ONSLQW expressed his concurrence
also, as did Mr. KSNIUCK likewise.

Mr. HARVEY approved of the proposed regula-
tions, but trusted that they would not exclude such
clauses from being moved in a Committee of the
whole House, in cases where it might be necessary
and beneficial to alter the common law of the land,
as applicable to particular districts. With regard to
the power vested in the Governors of Poor-houses to
inflict corporal punishment, he apprehended there
could be but one opinion upon the subject.
Sir S. ROMILLY agreed with the Resolutions of
his Honourable Friend, and submitted whether there
was not another case to which it would. be quite as
expedient to extend the proposed regulations ; he
alluded to those clauses by which the Trustees of the
Poor were authorized to employ the poor, to let them
out, in fact, in a manner not sanctioned by the law
of the land.

Mr. HORNER expressed his willingness to adopt
the suggestion of his Hon. and Learned Friend, and
proposed to alt e\ the first Resolution by inserting
the words "or ftployment," after the word “ set-
tlement." \
1 The CHANC LLOR of the EXCHEQUER
wished the Hon. entleman to taice a little time fur
consideration befo e he incorporated the proposed
Amendment, as there were many cases in which it
was proper to allow of the employment of the poor
under the discrcticia of the Trustees.
Sir S. ROMILA,Y said he did not wissh to press
the alteration At present, after which it was withdrawn,
and the several Resolutions then passed unanimously.