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spoke in so low a tone as almost to beicholly inaudible, was
then understood to advert to the situation of a parish in Sussex,
and to the conduct of the Duke of Richmond in respect to that
parish, in which it was proposed to make an addition to the
workhouse at an expense of .f.:2,000, with a view to the preven-
tion of bastardy. '1 he noble duke ought nut, however, to for-
get that the fminder of his family, now ennobled, was himself a
bastard. (Loud cries of "Chair," and "Order.")
The Speaker rose, and we believe, called the hon. member
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for Oldham to order. •
Mr. CORBETT said, that if he transgressed the usual decorum
of the House, he was sorry for it; the case to which he had ad-
verted was such as of necessity, he thought, excused him. The
hon. member then presented a petition from the borough of
Great Yarmouth, praying for the immediate repeal of " the
horrible poor law bill."
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Major BEA UCLERK wished to repeat a question he had before
put to the hon. and learned attorney-general. A question bad
arisen as to the power of the guardians of the poor to separate
in their workhouses the husband from the wife, and when he
had before alleged that such power was given by the poor law
act, he had been contradicted by the hon. and learned member
for Bath. He now wished to know from his Majesty's attor-
ney-general whether or not such power was conferred by the
provisions of the act?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was impossible for him to
give a deliberate answer to such a question without notice,
Major BEA ()CLERK hoped that some explanation of the ques-
tion would be given early in the course of the present session.
Mr. S. Rick inquired whether it was the intention of the hon.
member for Oldham to bring forward the question of the repeal
of the poor law act? If the hon. member did mean to do so,
and fairly to take the opinion of the house upon it, he ought to
refrain from any observations in deterioration of the measure
on the presentation of a petition, an occasion upon which it was
impossible the opinion of the house could be fairly taken on
such a subject. He must say it was not unite decorous so to
treat an important question, but he should not have troubled
the house with any observation, except to guard against the pos-
sibility of his silence and that of the government being con-
strued into an acquiescence in the charge which had been made
against the measure.
Mr. CORBETT said that he had given notice of his intention
to move for the repeal of the poor law bill for Thursday next.
He should, however, defer it until the government had some
chance of being more firmly settled than they were at present,
and he therefore now gave notice that on Thursday, the 22d of
July, he should move for the repeal of the cursed poor law act.
The hon. member also gave notice that on Thursday, the 9th of
July, he would move for a repeal of the act which imposed a
duty on malt not made for sale, and for leave to bring in a bill
to restore the law to the state in which it stood prior to the pass-
ing of the act of 23d George III; that on Tuesday, the 14th of
July, he should move for leave to bring in a bill for the repeal
of the stamp laws, unless in the mean time he heard from the
Chancellor of the Exchequer that it was his intention to intro-
duce a bill upon the subject, which upon a former occasion he
had shown to him ; and that on Thursday, the 16th of July, he
should move for the appointment Of a select committee to con-
sider an equitable adjustment of the national debt.

TILE CANADAS.
Mr. HumE said that he wished to put a question to his ma-
jesey's government of great and pressing importance. A con-
siderable period had elapsed since the Canadian affairs had come
under the consideration of the legislature, and since any ac-
counts had been received from the Canadas, the state of which
demanded immediate attention. He wished to know when the
noble lord who had been appointed to go as lord-commissioner
was to proceed on his mission, and also how far any measures
had been adopted with reference to the present governor of that
colony ?
Sir G. GREY said that in answer to the question put to him
by the hon. member for Middlesex he could inform him that
the first subject which occupied the attention of the present go-
vernment, on their accession to office, was the condition of the
Canadas, and he confessed that the arrival of the statute recent-
ly passed by the House of Assembly did not give them a more
favourable impression as to the state of affairs in that colony.
The government had felt it to be their duty carefully to pursue
the instructions prepared by the Earl of Aberdeen for the guid-
ance of Earl Amherst and the governor. The subject in all
its bearings had been most anxiously considered, and in the re-
sult the government felt that the personal situation and condi-
tion of Lord Aylmer in respect to the House of Assembly was
such that (without meaning to cast an odium on the character
of that noble individual) it was considered that it would not be
satisfactory to the noble lord himself norlikely to lead to a satis-
factory result in the colony in question if the noble lord should
remain as governor-general after the mission of Earl Amherst
had been fulfilled. The government had therefore advised the
crown to recall Lord Aylmer. 'With respect to the appoint•
ment of a commission specially to the colonies, the present
government had thought whether or not it would he more de-
sirable, and calculated to lead to more satisfactory results, to
associate with Earl Amherst, as chief commissioner, one or
more commissioners to receive information in the different pro-
vinces, and to inquire into the state and condition of each.
This was thought to be the most satisfactory means of settling
the question pending between the Canadas and this country.
With this view Earl Amherst had been invited to continue at
the head of such a commission, and to give this country the be-
nefit and advantage of his services; but the noble lord, feeling
that the mission would occupy his attention for too long a pe-
riod, and occasion too long an absence from this country, had
declined to proceed upon it. The noble lord at the bead of the
colonial department was now in communication upon the sub-
ject, and he (Sir G. Grey) trusted that in a short period com-
missioners would be appointed ready at once to proceed to
Canada. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. G. F. YOUNG withdrew his notice for leave to bring in a
bill to repeal the reciprocity duties' act.
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