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HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
Lord GLENELG, in answer to Lord Brougham, stated; that
the Local Legislatures of Nevis, Montserrat, T(Jrtola.,,and Bar-
bados had passed 'acts for the immediate emancipation of the
slaves in these,Places.—The house resol red itself.into a Com'7
mittee on the L•ish Poor-law Bill. taking up the adjourned de-
bate on the 'amendment moved by Earl Fit zwilliam, on Monday
evening, to the effect, that it shall not be lawful for the guard-
ians to receive into the workhouse any poor person, unless he
shall be blind, deaf or dumb, or deprived of one or more of his
joints; or if a man above the age of sixty years; or' if a woman
above the age of fifty years ; or if an orphan under twelve
years; and that, if a person, not of the above dsscriptions, be
admitted, any three or more of the rate-payers may appeal to'
the quarter sessions, and such rate, if the case be proved, be
quashed. The debate on this resolution occupied the remainder
of the evening. Ultimately the house divided :—For the ori-
ginally clause, 107; for the amendment, 47; majority for to
original clause, 60.
Their lordships did not adjourn till one o'clock.

Ls ROUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY.
Mr. Praed took the oaths and his seat for St. Ives.
A Committee was ballotted for to try the merits of the peti-
tion against the election for Maidstone.—A new writ was or-
dered for the borough of Dungannon, for the election of a
representative in the room of Lord Northland, who has accepted
the Chiltern Hundreds. [The object of this vacation is to make
room for Captain Deans Dundas.]—The National Loan Fund
Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
Mr. O'CONNELL deferred, till the 14th of June, his motion
for the termination of female negro apprenticeship.
The House was counted out at seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY,
Many petitions were presented against the apprenticeship
system, against additional endowments to the chuich of Scot-
land, and against the poor relief ( Ireland) bill.
Lord BROUGHAM, in presenting a numerously signed petition
for a system of general education, said that he should, as early
as possible, proceed with his bill on this subject.
The Earl of RIPoN presented a petition against granting a
charter to Birmingham, which called forth considerable dis-
cussion.
Lord MELBOURNE, in answer to inquiry from the Ear
Winchilsea, gave information similar to that proffered by Lord
J. Russell in the commons, regarding the outrages and murders
near Canterbury. . . .

The imprisonment for debt bill, as amended io committee,
was considered, and ordered to be further considered on Thurs.
day next, to which day their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

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The house, at its rising, on motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL,
was ordered to be adjourned till Wednesday next (to-morrow.)
Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to questions put by Mr.
PLUMPTRE, Sir G. SINCLAIR, and Sir R. PEEL, stated that he
had directed the liberation of " Courtenay" from the lunatic
asylum, on the intercession of that individual's father, and on
the assurance that he should be taken care of; that his
lordship did not trace any connexion between the riotous pro-
ceedings and the poor-law, beyond the circumstance that
Courtenay availed himself of the feelings raised on that sub-
ject to incite followers, and that the magistrates had not made
any representations to lead him to expect that there might be
disturbances, or that the individual in question was engaged in
agitating the public mind.
Sir G. GREY, in answer to Mr. BROTHERTON'S inquiry, said
that the government had not deemed it requisite to send addi-
tional troops to the West Indies; that correct accounts of the
proceedings in parliament were sent out; and that the powers
possessed by the executive authorities there, it was considered,
would be sufficient to maintain order.
The house then resolved into committee on the municipal
corporations (Ireland) bill,
The clauses and amendments proposed by Sir R. PEEL,
especially the £lO qualification, with " rating,'" were defeated;
after which he said he should reserve further amendments till
the report.
The proceedings on the bill were rather suddenly stopped at
ten o'clock, by Lord J. RUSSELL stating that it wuuld be better
to have the bill, as amended, printed. Agreed to, and bill or-
. acrred i" forth.. -
Sir R. PEEL said he would give timely notice of the amend-
ments he should propose, on the bill being recommitted.
The other orders of the (lay being disposed of,
Mr. F. RARING applied for leave to bring in a bill "for the
establishment of a British colony in New Zealand."
Sir R. INGLIS opposed the measure, and doubted the right of
England to establish a colon/ there.
Sir G. GERT said that the government was not pledged to
support the bill, only to introduce the measure.
The house eventudly adjourned till Wednesday next.