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that must be taken up in such an inquiry . —Mr . S . Rico , in reply to Mr . D . W . Harvey , said , it was not intended that the Great Seal should be permanently in Commission , and that no additional charge would be imposed on the public in the way of remuneration to the Commissioners . 14 ft . — Lord Mandeville moved for various returns relating to the outrages perpetrated at Armagh races , in October , which produced a long discussion . —Mr . Hume moved , as an amendment , " That it is the opinion of this House that the conduct of the Earl of Gosford does not afford any
grounds for censure , and that the imputations cast upon him are unfounded , ' which was agreed to without a division . —Mr . Hume moved for returns of the number of Chancellors of England and Ireland now receiving pensions , with the amount of those pensions , which was agreed to . 15 ft . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer , in reply to Mr Cobbett , stated that Government intended to bring the subject of the present state of the agricultural interest under the notice of the House without delay . The Marquess of Chandos gave notice thaton the 25 th instant , he should move
, a resolution upon the present state of agricultural distress , calling upon the House to redeem that interest , by the reduction of local or general taxation . 18 t 7 i .. —The new writ for the borough of Stafford , in the room of Sir F . Goodricke , who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds , was ordered to be suspended until the 22 nd June . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer , in reply to Mr . Hume , said that it was the intention of the Government to renew the Commission appointed by Lord Grey ' s Administration , with a view to the consolidation of the military and civil departments of the Ordnance . —
The House went into Committee on the Ordnance Estimates , and several votes were passed . 19 ft . —Mr . Wyse obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the promotion of general education in Ireland . —Mr . F . Buxton postponed his motion respecting the treatment of aborigines in British settlements . —A motion of
the same Hon . Member , for a presentation of an address to the throne for the suppression of the African slave trade , was acceded to . 20 ft . —Several petitions were presented for and against a grant of money to the Church of Scotland . —Mr . O'Connell gave notice for Wednesday of amotion for the adoption of Poor Laws in Ireland . —Mr . Robinson fixed the 5 th June for his motion on the Taxation of the Empire . —Mr . Poulter ' s Lord ' s Day Observance Bill was considered in Committee . —A vote was taken in Committee of Supply for the Public Service .
21 s / .-Lord John Russell took the oaths and his seat for Stroud , amidst loud cheers . ' —There was a ballot for the Ennis Election Committee ; but , the Committee could not be sworn , owing to the absence of a member , Mr . Greene . The House was therefore brought to rather an abrupt close 22 nd —The Liverpool Police Bill was read a second time , on a division , after a long and rather stormy discussion . Several petitions were presented ; and the reduced list of the Ennis Borough Committee was brought up , and the Members sworn . 25 ft . —Anew writ was ordered for Tiverton , in the room of Mr . Kennedy , who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds . The Marquess of Chandos
proposed , and the Earl of Darlington seconded , a motion , " I hat an humble address he presented to his Majesty , expressing the deep regret this House feels at the continuation of the distressed state of the agricultural interest , to which the attention of Parliament had been called in his Majesty ' s most gracious Speech from the Throne in this and the preceding session , and humbly to represent to his Majesty the anxious desire of this House that the attention of his Majesty ' s Government should be directed to the sub'ect , with a view to the immedinte removal of some parts of those
burdens arising from the pressure of general and local taxation . " Lord J . Russell moved , as an amendment , " That this House direct its early attention to the recommendations of the Committee which sat last year on the subject of county rates , with a view of giving immediate practical relief to the
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that must be taken up in such an inquiry . —Mr . S . Rico , in reply to Mr . D . W . Harvey , said , it was not intended that the Great Seal should be permanently in Commission , and that no additional charge would be imposed on the public in the way of remuneration to the Commissioners . 14 ft . — Lord Mandeville moved for various returns relating to the outrages perpetrated at Armagh races , in October , which produced a long discussion . —Mr . Hume moved , as an amendment , " That it is the opinion of this House that the conduct of the Earl of Gosford does not afford any
grounds for censure , and that the imputations cast upon him are unfounded , ' which was agreed to without a division . —Mr . Hume moved for returns of the number of Chancellors of England and Ireland now receiving pensions , with the amount of those pensions , which was agreed to . 15 ft . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer , in reply to Mr Cobbett , stated that Government intended to bring the subject of the present state of the agricultural interest under the notice of the House without delay . The Marquess of Chandos gave notice thaton the 25 th instant , he should move
, a resolution upon the present state of agricultural distress , calling upon the House to redeem that interest , by the reduction of local or general taxation . 18 t 7 i .. —The new writ for the borough of Stafford , in the room of Sir F . Goodricke , who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds , was ordered to be suspended until the 22 nd June . —The Chancellor of the Exchequer , in reply to Mr . Hume , said that it was the intention of the Government to renew the Commission appointed by Lord Grey ' s Administration , with a view to the consolidation of the military and civil departments of the Ordnance . —
The House went into Committee on the Ordnance Estimates , and several votes were passed . 19 ft . —Mr . Wyse obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the promotion of general education in Ireland . —Mr . F . Buxton postponed his motion respecting the treatment of aborigines in British settlements . —A motion of
the same Hon . Member , for a presentation of an address to the throne for the suppression of the African slave trade , was acceded to . 20 ft . —Several petitions were presented for and against a grant of money to the Church of Scotland . —Mr . O'Connell gave notice for Wednesday of amotion for the adoption of Poor Laws in Ireland . —Mr . Robinson fixed the 5 th June for his motion on the Taxation of the Empire . —Mr . Poulter ' s Lord ' s Day Observance Bill was considered in Committee . —A vote was taken in Committee of Supply for the Public Service .
21 s / .-Lord John Russell took the oaths and his seat for Stroud , amidst loud cheers . ' —There was a ballot for the Ennis Election Committee ; but , the Committee could not be sworn , owing to the absence of a member , Mr . Greene . The House was therefore brought to rather an abrupt close 22 nd —The Liverpool Police Bill was read a second time , on a division , after a long and rather stormy discussion . Several petitions were presented ; and the reduced list of the Ennis Borough Committee was brought up , and the Members sworn . 25 ft . —Anew writ was ordered for Tiverton , in the room of Mr . Kennedy , who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds . The Marquess of Chandos
proposed , and the Earl of Darlington seconded , a motion , " I hat an humble address he presented to his Majesty , expressing the deep regret this House feels at the continuation of the distressed state of the agricultural interest , to which the attention of Parliament had been called in his Majesty ' s most gracious Speech from the Throne in this and the preceding session , and humbly to represent to his Majesty the anxious desire of this House that the attention of his Majesty ' s Government should be directed to the sub'ect , with a view to the immedinte removal of some parts of those
burdens arising from the pressure of general and local taxation . " Lord J . Russell moved , as an amendment , " That this House direct its early attention to the recommendations of the Committee which sat last year on the subject of county rates , with a view of giving immediate practical relief to the