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potation of the kingdom received relief from the poor-
rates ! and, to give some idea of the extent of the relief

led, he would just state that, since the year 1815, no
had been collected, as poor rate, t h.n two bun-
fourth of the capital of the national

dred millions—one

debt. He did not propose to give any retro-active effect
to his bill, but to enact that from the date of its passing
into law, birth should be the sole source of settlement.
He did not propose to make five years' industrial resi-
dence a claim to immovability, but he did propose to give
a great number of limitations to the power of removal as
it now existed, which would have the effect of

ie operation of the present law

I settle

s, which he conceived

ty of frequent removw:and at the

tached to their report, they had conscientiously and labo-
rio4ll discharged thek duty, and pronouncedwin each
case, in flivour of that scheme which would produce the
greatest amount of public good.
Lord -.BROITGLI AM :contended, thil „whatever eight be
said of the effect whichtbe deasienalf the Railway Board
would- have, the government practically would be bound
to support them -; and, as government measures, they
would be carried through parliament; so that, in fact,
however it might be disguised, the reports of the Board
had the force of enactments. As in the other house one
was never mistaken who predicted the report of an elec-
tion committee from the politics of the members, so he
should always regard the reports of the Board as the de-
cisions of parliament. He ridiculed the series of precau-
tions adopted to prevent the oozing out of intelligence,
but treated them, on the other hand, as indications that
the reports, thus kept so studiously secret until the proper
moment for divulging them arrived, were really considered
conclusive. He thought it unsafe that so much power
over the fortunes of a large portion of the public should
be intrusted to any except the sworn and responsible ser-
vants of the crown, who were impeachable if guilty of any
dereliction of duty; and.trusted that some better security
than now existed would be devised to give, not only pro-
tection ao•ainst malversation, but confidence that no mal-

versation-should take place.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that it would be
better if, when the decisions were promulgated in the Ga-
zette, the grounds upon which they were arrived at were
also given.
Lord STANLEY, in reply to Lord Brougham, denied
that the government would take any share in forwarding
the railway projects of which the Board had approved;
and, after a few words from Lord DALHOUSIE, their
lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY.
Mr. ENTWISLE gave notice to move, upon the noble
lord the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster bringing
up his report upon the best mode of forming railway com-
mittees, that any person having any interest, direct or
indirect, in railways or railway companies, shall be ex-
cused from serving on such committees.
On the motion of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, leave was
given to Sir William Gossett, Knt., the serjeant-at-arms
trpna:__ ••
and

—aiding the house, to appear and plead to the action
brought against him by Thomas Howard.
Sir CliAnt.Es NAPIEH. moved fur a select Committee
to inquire into the manner in which the money voted
since NM, for the construction of ships of war, had been
expended, and if the ships constructed were an improve-

. -
meet on the old s' stem The hon. and gallant commo-
dore entered into a critical review of all :he vessels of war
built or in use. since the year 1800. He blamed the Ad-
miralty Board for the appointment of Sir W. Symonds to
the surveyorship of the navy, and condemned the large
ships constructed by that gentleman. He animadverted se.
verely on the state of our steam-vessels, and declared that

we had not a single war-steamer worth a farthing.
Sir G. COCKBURN defended the Admiralty administra-
.

tion ; after which the House divided

There were

motion

Against it

Majority against the motion .... —6l
Sir J. GRAHAM obtained leave to bring in a bill to re-
gulate the appointment and payment of clerks, and other
offic;rs of the Courts of Petty and Quarter Seision of the
Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery.
The other orders having been disposed of, at half-past
eleven o'clock the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

THE BUDGET

The order of the day for going into Committee of the
Ways and Means was then rend, and the Speaker left the
chair, which was taken by Mr. Greene.