our own provinces entirely destitute, and without the means of obtaining their livelihood by employment. He knew that Mr. Godley was in the position of a gentleman who, by force of argument and reason, had brought the Government to consider a question which they had long been disinclined to take up; but from the moment he had brought forward his plan, they had never said or written one word which would allow of such an inference as that the noble Lord had drawn. The charge of the noble Lord was completely unfounded, and he (Lord J. Manners) could not allow it to pass unnotieed. SIR W. JAMES said, he did not quite collect whether the noble Lord intended any special inquiries to be made beyond those ordinarily made through the governors of colonies. LORD J. RUSSELL said, there would be special inquiries upon this subject, but not by the appointment of a Commission. SIR W. JAMES said, he thought that after many hon. Gentlemen had for months directed their energies to this subject, they had a right to demand an impartial inquiry into it, and he therefore regretted the course taken by the noble Lord. MR. AGLIONBY only wished to allude to two points that had arisen during the debate, on which he thought the observations had been unjust, and not founded on fact. The hon. Member for Northamptonshire (Mr. V. Smith) had spoken of Mr. E. G. Wakefield's scheme of colonisation as a failure both in Australia and New Zealand; but in neither case had it had fair play; it was met with opposition from the authorities, and it was attempted to crush it in the bud; but it would yet be triumphant. He believed they would see it as a system of self-supporting colonisation, working without any expense to the country. He was confident a good scheme of emigration, in harmony with the Government, and under its superintendence, could be carried on by spirited individuals without a farthing of expense to the nation. The EARL of LINCOLN replied: Had the debate remained in the position in which it was left by the hon. Under Secretary of the Colonies, I should have thought it necessary to explain why I could not accede to his request that I would withdraw my Motion. But as the noble Lord at the head of the Government, instead of calling on me to accede to that request, has acceded to mine, and consented to the Motion, it is unnecessary for me to trouble the House with any observations except one. The noble Lord has stated, in acceding to the letter of the Motion, that it is his intention-I do not use the word in an offensive sense-to evade the spirit in which it was introduced. Of course, it is not in my power to interfere with the mode in which the noble Lord may tender his advice to the Sovereign as Minister, when the Motion is carried. If the noble Lord is pleased to advise Her Majesty that this inquiry should not be made through the instrumentality of a Commission, I can no more interfere with his decision than, if he had appointed a Commission, I could interfere with the names placed on it. All I can say is, I adhere to the views I explained in the early part of the evening; I still believe the inquiry would be much more efficiently and beneficially conducted by such a Commission as I propose; and should certainly expect more favourable results from it, if the spirit as well as the letter of the resolution had been carried out. At the same time, I am not without hope that even this discussion may lead to some good, and that the Government may be induced by it to turn more deliberate attention to this subject than they would otherwise have done. Motion agreed to. THE WARMINSTER UNION. MR. BOUVERIE rose to move for copies of all correspondence between the chairman of the board of guardians of the union of Warminster and the Poor Law Commissioners, relative to the refusal of the vicar of Warminster to bury Sarah Garrett, a pauper of that union; also, of all correspondence between the chairman and vice-chairman of the board of guardians and the Secretary of State, and between the Secretary of State and the diocesan of the vicar, upon the same subject. The hon. Gentleman was quoting some portions of ecclesistical law bearing on the question, when The House was counted out at One o'clock. INDEX. INDEX ΤΟ HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES, VOLUME XCII. BEING THE FOURTH VOLUME OF SESSION 1847. EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS. - 1R. 2R. 3R. First, Second, or Third Reading-Amend., Amendment.-Res., Resolution.- Com. The* indicates that no Debate took place upon that stage of the Bill. ARKWRIGHT, Mr. G., Leominster Arms, Sale of (Ireland), c. Returns moved for (Sir W. Verner), 462 c. Question (Major Layard), 528;-Soldiers' 7. Recom. 1019; Amend. (Marquess of Lon- BARING, Mr. T., Huntingdon Loan, The, Discount on Instalments, Com. 633 BERKELEY, Hon. F. H. F., Bristol BARKLY, Mr. H., Leominster Robb, Captain-Portugal, 527 British and Colonial Spirits-Customs Acts, Birmingham and Oxford Junction Rail- Com. moved for, 1102 Distilling from Sugar, 1167 Excise Rectification of Spirits in Bond, Com. West India Possessions, British-Free Trade, BOWRING, Dr. J., Bolton Decimal Coinage, Address moved, 13, 19, 23 Revenue, Public, Res. 128, 151 Wines, Duty on Foreign, Com. moved for, BRIGHT, Mr. J., Durham City Cotton, Cultivation of (India), Com. moved for, Registration of Voters, 2R. 398 British American Land Company Bill, BROTHERTON, Mr. J., Salford Passengers' Act Amendment, Rep. add. cl. Rating of Tenements (No. 2), 2R. 53 BROUGHAM, Lord Bank of England, 364 Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway, Ap- Clergy Offences, 2R. 1096 Factories, 2R. Amend. 905 Food, Supply of, in the Country, 676 Poor Relief (Ireland), 2R. 124; Com. 435, 436, Portugal, State of, 362;-Intervention with, 1285 Railways, The Kentish, 1095 Representative Peers (Scotland), Election of, BROWN, Mr. W., Lancashire, S. Decimal Coinage, Address moved, 22 Loan, The-Discount on Instalments, 608 BROWNE, Mr. R. D., Mayo Dublin Improvement, 2R. 379 BUCK, Mr. L. W., Devonshire, N. BULLER, Mr. C., Liskeard Burgh Police (Scotland) Bill, CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Right Customs Acts-British and Colonial Spirits, Decimal Coinage, Address moved, 19 Destitute Persons (Ireland), Com. 1345, 1351 Distillation from Grain and Sugar, 952 Excise Rectification of Spirits in Bond, Com. Fisheries, Irish, Com, moved for, 777 Landed Property (Ireland), Lords' Amends. Loan, The-Discount on Instalments, 528, 599 CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER—cont. Loan Discount, Com. 864, 887 Monetary Pressure, The, 212, 213, 528 Passengers' Act Amendment, Rep. add. cl. Poor Law Commissioners, 955 CLERK, Right Hon. Sir G., Stamford Loan, The-Discount on Instalments, Com. 639 Poor Removal (England and Scotland), 2R. CLIVE, Viscount, Shropshire, N. 550 Public Works (Ireland), 1248 Railway Bills in the present Session, Com. Railway Commissioners' Reports, Res. 948 Railways, Piers, and Harbours (Ireland)-The Supply-Harbours of Refuge, 338, 339;-Ca- Taxation, Direct, 1262 - Wines, Duties on Foreign, Com. moved for, CHAPLIN, Mr. W. J., Salisbury Piers, Railways, and Harbours (Ireland)—The Railway Speculation, Restrictions upon, Res. Pious and Charitable Purposes, 2R. 710, 714 c. Address moved (Dr. Bowring), 13; Motion COLCHESTER, Lord Naval Prisons, 2R. 1099 COLLETT, Mr. J., Athlone Bishops, Additional, 1298 COLLETT, Mr W. R., Lincoln Piers, Railways, and Harbours (Ireland)—The Railway Speculation, Restriction upon, Res. Colliery Explosions, 7. Petition (Earl Fitzwilliam), 1 Colonial Representative Government, China-Hong-Kong-Anglican Church at Colonisation, c. Question (Dr. Bowring), 1365 CHRISTIE, Mr. W. D., Weymouth CLANCARTY, Earl of Irish Clergymen in England, 685 Poor Relief (Ireland), 2R. Amend. 75: Com. CLANRICARDE, Marquess of, Poor Relief (Ireland), 2R. 104, 107; Com 501; cl. 9, 505; cl. 11, 519; cl. 20, 556, 592, 594; Rep. 801; 3R. 1046 CLARE, Earl of Landed Property (Ireland), Com. 372 CLARENDON, Earl of Factories, 2R. 931, 936 Poor Relief (Ireland), Com. cl. 2, 453 CLAY, Sir W., Tower Hamlets Clergy Offences Bill, 1. IR. 491;* 2R. 1095 |