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HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY

The Earl of ELLESMERE moved the second reading of
the Factory Bill in a speech of great ability, and was se-
conded by Lord FEVERSHAM.

Lord BROUGHAM then opposed the Bill at great length,
and having exhausted all the usual topics of political eco-
nomy which could be brought against the bill, moved that
it be read again that day six months. _ _

The noble lord was followed by the Bishop of London,
the Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of Oxford, and
Lord Wharnclifte, who all spoke warmly in its favour.
The Duke of Richmond also spoke in favour of the mea-
sure ; but the bill was ultimately read a second time on
a division, in which the numbers were—Contents, 56 ;
Non-contents, 11 ; Majority for the bill, 45.

HOUSE OF COMMONS

MOND AY

In reply to three questions from Mr. Ferrand, the
ArronNEli -GENERAL declared that Parliament had an in-
herent authority to delegate to any person or body of per-
sons, whom it thought fit to select, the power of making
rules and orders, which should be as binding and authori-
tative upon the people of England and Wales as an Act of
Parl anent. He gave a variety of instances of the appli-
cation of this power in our courts of common law, in the
ecclesiastical courts, and in various other institutions of the
country. By the Poor Law Act itself, the people of Eng-
land were bound to obey as law all the rules and orders
which the Poor Law Commissioners issued ; and such be-
ing the case, all persons committed to prison for disobey-
ing their rules and orders had not been illegally deprived
of their liberty.

There was then a good deal of Poor Law squabblin,
about Mr. Mott; after which _ _ _ _

,
Lord J. RUSSELL moved the second reading of the Poor
Laws Administration Bill.

Mr. FERRAND delivered a slashing speech in opposition
to the Bill, and there was an animated debate, which was
ultimately adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS

-TUESDAY

The occasion of Lord Brougham's presenting a petition
in favour of the Health of Towns Bill led to some obser-
vations with respect to the corporation of the City of
London by the noble and learned lord and Lord Camp-
bell, which created great laughter in the house.
Lord CAMPBELL observed, that the atmosphere of that
house and the atmosphere inside Temple Bar affected his
noble and learzied friend very differently. At Westmin-
ster he censured the corporation; in London he was elo-
quent in their praise. He brought in a bill one year ad-
verse to the wishes and interests of the corporation of

London, and denounced that body in no measured terms,
Yet the tinlowing year he went into the City, and made an
eloquent speech in praise of them. (A laugh.)

Lord BROUGHAM said, that of all the misrepresenta-
tions, of all the misstatements of a notorious fact that ever
had been uttered by any one, or even by the noble and
learned lord—which was going as far as any one could—
none had ever exceeded the assertion which the house had
just heard. (Loud laughter.) His bill was brought in,
but stopped, because he was told that he had not the re-
motest cnance of carrying it in the other house. Upon
that occasion it was said that they would in tune yield to
the efforts made to reform their corporation, but it
would appear that they would yield neither in time nor in
eternity. (A laugh.)

Afte; a few words 'from Lord CAMPBELL, the conversa-

tion dropped

On the re-committal of the Army Service Bill

Lord DE Kos moved an enactment, to the effect that
any soldier, within six months p: for to the completion of
his term of limited service or, if under orders for foreign
Service, within one year, may be re-engaged for six or se-
wn years, and again for five years ; which was adopted.
The Earl of ELLEN Bo RoU Gil moved the insertion of two
clauses (atter clause 4), which proposed to enact, that if
at. the expiration of either term of service, a soldier, enti-
tled to his discharge, on a foreign station, shall not be
Willing to re-engage, the commanding officer of the regi-
ment shall take meaSures for conveying such soldier to
England ; providing, that any soldier in one of the colo-
nies claiming his discharge, who shall signify his desire to
remain in such colony, shall not thereafter be entitled to
a conveyance to England at the public expense.
Lord COMBERMERE and Lord STANLEY both urged the
latter argument as deserving great consideration, and Lord
Stanley appealed to the Duke of Wellington for his opi-
__.

Ilion upon the point.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said it would be extremely
inconvenient to discharge soldiers in India, and to leave
them not under the control of military discipline, and
above all he deprecated their being sent oy sea anywhere
without such control.

Earl GREY said, after such an opinion from the noble
duke, he should no longer oppose the amendment.
The proposed clauses were then agreed to, and the
as amended, was reported to the house.
The third reading of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill was
then proceeded with, various clauses being proposed which
were negatived or withdrawn, after winch the bill was
read a third tune and passed.