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therefore the Howe dunald proceed with caution. The subject
w a. one which deserved much consideration.
Mr. C. tiRANT s id, that the Noble Lord, who had
indulged in la her jocular remat ks on the subject, had
inquired what motives influen.ed him in bringing in
the present Bill ? These he would • shortly state. In
the last year the COmmittee of Foreign Tta.',e sat on
the Quarantine Laws. They had received many tepre-
sentations c.n the ,abject of tl e injuries sustained by the
duties and delays to which they gave/ rise ; but in their
deliberations they did not institute any inquiries as to
whether or n t the l lague was contagious? they at
once assumed that it was sn, and examined no physi.
urns, except those who maintained the doctrine of
c ntagiort, and their ex tminatinn was confined, not to
tt.e abstract question so much discussed, but on the as-
omption that contagion did exist, they were exarni ed
as to the best means of giving. relief from the inert's-
ven'ence complained of. it b.:ingitakett for granteJ that
plague was contagious; and in the ptesetit Bic no re-
-1%1 was proposed th .t had not the sanction of medical
rren who were decided contagionists. In his offieal
situation on the Committee, it Lecame his duty to in•
troduce the Bill. The considerations which had been
stated, were he thought necessary for the purpose of
preventing mistepresentation. Caution was. he tl ought,
of the utmost importance. It was a subject on which any ill-con-
sidered step might he productive of terrific results, and nothing
should be hazarded that would incur the most remote possibility
of danger. It was a subject he thought on which every inquiry
would be inexpedient. It was a question which must be left to
work its own way, and no attempt should be made to lead the
public mind. The Legislature should wait foe that unanimity of
opinion which could only be hoped for front the general prevalence
of just views.—Mr. BERNAL explained.
Lord BELG RAVE wished mere)); to protest against the doc-
trine of non-contagion.
Mr. JOHN SMITH was on the Committee, and'un-
less the change which the Right Hon. Gentleman re.,
commended were cat ried into effect, trade would mo t
materially suffer. It was a :.object attended with con-
siderable difficulties. and not the least was the variety
of conflicting testiminy given from vat ious quarters.—
He thought it worthy of observation that no expurgator had ever
taken the plague, and that Holland, with all its trade and its com-
parative freedom of quarantine, had never suffered.
Sir I. COFFIN explained.
Mr. TRANT denied that there was any foundation foe the
sweeping assertions made on this subject,at the same time be thought
th At Parliament should proceed with every possible caution.
After a few observations from a Member whose same we could
wit learn, the Report was brought up, and the third reading of the
Bill was fixed for to morrow (this day).
On the motion of Mr. C. GRANT, the Lunatic Trustees' Eill
was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow
(this day).

SALMON PISHSKIES9 BILL.

Mr. KENNEDY moved the second reading of this Bill.
Mr. ADEJICROMBY suggested the postponement of the fur-
ther stakes of this Bill to next Session.
WM. H. HUTCHINSON concurred in recommending the

postponement.
Mr. KENNEDY was aware of the interest and alarm
which had been excited throughout the country, and he
wished for an opportunity of making a statement to re•
move the alarm, and he then regretted that he had not
been able to do so, but he was willing to acquiesce in
the views of Hon. Members whom be found friendly to the princi
pies of this measure, as they only differed from him regarding time.
Mr. C. GRANT agreed that they could not legislate this Session
on the mattes.
Sir J. NEWPORT observed, that where a Bill of this
nature affected the interests of several individuals re•
mote from the seat of Government, it was the more ne-
cessary to proceed with deliberation, in order that the parties into.
rested should have time to make any suggestion they might deem
necessary. It was more easy to conciliaie in the bra instance than
after a measure deemed objectionable bad produced alienation.
On these grounds he thought the measure should be put off till
neat Session. •
After a few observations from Mr. B. COOPER, Mr. TILEMAYWI,
Mr. H. DRUMMOND' Lord Cuss, and Mr. K6NIiEDY the Rill
was recommitted; the Report was subsequently brought up, and
ordered to be taken into consideration that day three months.—
The Bill was ordered to be printed.