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HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY

On the Irish Poor Law 'being further considered in
committee,

Lord STANLEY proposed the addition of what are gene-
rally known as the "Bentinck,cia.uses" to the bill, im-
posing the burthen of the rates upon the occupying
tenants. He denied that the proposition was a landlord's
invention. The object which he had in view in making
it was to adopt the best posSible mode for carrying out
this perilous experiment. What he asked their lordships
to do was, to deel with Irish property as they would deem
it safe to deal with English property. His object was to
relieve/the pressure of the poor fates—to supersede the
necessity for pauperism by furnishing the means of in-
dependent labour. He denied-that the rates were equally
distributed between landlord and tenant, or that an equal

diz-tribution would be the effect of the proposed bill. -
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in opposing the amend-
ment, characterised it as one which would be disastrous
in every way to Ireland, hazardous to the peace of the

country, and incompatible with the successful operation
of the measure before the house. The object of the bill
was to equalise the burthen as between landlord and
tenant, and it was essential to do this if they would carry
with them the feeling of the people of Ireland in carrying
out the measure. Would they be taking the best way in

which to carry the feelings of the people with them, in
throwing, when they were about to impose a '`great and
unknown burthen" upon Ireland, the whole burthen upon
the occupier, to the exemption of the landlord?
After a 'debate in which Lords Redesdale, Hardwicke,
Malinesbury., and Clancarty supported the amendment,
which was opposed by Lords Monteagle, Walsingham,
St. German's, Wicklow, and Rosebery, and the Arch-
bishop of Dublin, Lord Stanley withdrew his amendment
Lord MONTEAGLE then moved .a clause,
operation of the temporary provisions of tr
Ist of Septembf

limiting the
e bill to the

1850.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had mo objection to the
clause being inserted into the bill for the information of
the house, reserving to himself the right of dealing with
it in a future stage as he might deem mast advisable.
The house then resumed, and the bill was reported by
the Chairman, the report to be brought-up on Friday.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS

-MONDAY

Lord J. Russell gave notice that he would on an earl
day move the continuance beyond September of the sus

iportation of

noble lord also said, in answer to a question, that he
was not prepared to-declare what course he would pursue
relative to the use of grain in distilleries. _

The house resolveditself.into committee on the Loa❑
(Discount on Instalments) Resolutions, and the Cum./-
of the EXCHEQUER- moved a resolution to the

____.et that a discount. of 5 per cent. should be allowed to
all persons who might make advances on account of the
eieht million loan on or before the 18th of June, and of

4 per cent. upon all advances on the instalments on or
before the 10th of September. The object of the propo-
sition, as well as that of the increase of the interest on
Exchequer-bills, was to relieve the pressure in the money-
market, and he believed both measures were necessary to

to aid the credit of the country, and to give relief to its

monetary transactions

Several gentlemen expressed their opinion on the pro-

position.
Lord G. BENTINCK said the measures proposed by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer were very helpless efforts to
ease the money market, and appeared to him only calcu-
lated to save himself as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
not to benefit the trading and commercial interests of the
country.
Sir R. PEEL cordially approved of the proposition of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and deprecated any con.
tinuance of the discussion on the currency, which could
not be more inconveniently argued than on the question
before the house.

The re,olution was ultimately agreed to

Lord MORPETH announced that it was his intention to
confine the positive operation of the Health of Towns
Bill at present to municipal corporate towns, and to give

up the clause authorising: the crown to appoint one-tiii:

of the commissioners in -cer

in cases

.......11...-._

Earl of HARDWICKE asked the Government if they
state the_ quantity of wheat which wai now in the

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE observed that the
question asked was such as it was impossible for the
Government to give any definite answer to. There were
no sources of information open to the Government which
were not equally open to others. As, to the import of
corn, all that he could say was that during the first four

months of the present year, upwards of three millions o
quarters had been imported into the country ; the impor.

Should that importation continue during the remainder
of the year, the whole amount imported would be nine
millions of quarters.

HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. PUSEY postponed the further consideratio

=WEDNESDAY

Agricultural Tenant Rights,Bill f ,r the present session.
Lord JOHN MANNERS then moved the order of the day
for the second reading of the Pious and Charitable pur-
poses bill.
Sir R. INGLIS strongly opposed the measure
On a division the bill was lost by •

-FRIDAY