The discussion of the Irish Poor Bill in Committee occupied
the Commons for the greater part of last night. Altogether, thirty five clauses were disposed of. The Liberal Members expressed much dis- satisfaction with the 24th clause, which makes the Magistrates es officio Guardians of the Poor. Ministers and the Tories strongly supported the clause ; which, Mr. O'CONNELL declared, would of itself prevent the good working of the measure : five amendments were moved with a view to qualify its evil consequences, but they were all rejected: three of them were pressed to a division, and negatived by majorities of 61 to 28, 58 to 23, and 50 to 32. These numbers show that this most important measure is receiving attention from less than one.sixth of the House. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice, that on Thursday next be should move for a Select Committee to inquire into the mode of letting
Church-lands by Bishops and Ecclesiastical bodies, with a view to ascertain whether an increased value cannot be given to such property without injury to the lessees. He also stated, that until the evidence to be given before the Committee should be in the hands of Members, the Church-rate Bill would not be brought in. For this session, then, we may say vale to the Bill.
That very silly person, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, came down to the House last night bigger than usual wills a mighty discovery. By an
Act passed ill 1833, it is declared that writs for the elections of Mem-
bers of Parliament shall be forwarded by the Postmaster-General by wail or post ; but Sir JAMES GRAHAM had information from Glasgow, (which he said he could not believe,) that the writ for that city was ab- solutely forwarded by express! How could that be, and whose fault was it ? A discussion ensued ; and the country will be startled at the disclosure, that Mr. EDWARD JOHN STANLEY, Secretary of the Trea-
sury, actually directed the Post-office people to forward the writ with the " utmost expedition," and they sent it by express to Glasgow. The Postmaster- General must be impeached, for forwarding the writ with too much celerity; since, unhappily, the act imposes no penalty for this crime. The whole affair is to undergo inquiry on Tuesday next; to which day the House was adjourned, as on Monday the birth-day of the poor old King is to be kept.
Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice, that on Tuesday next he will call the attention of the House to the state of the nation.
The Lords last night did mischief. The Dublin Police Bill was in Committee ; mid they rejected, by a majority of 28 to 17. the second
clause, which authorizes the Lord-Lieutenant to extend the operation of the bill to a circle of eight miles round Dublin. Lord DUNCANNON then abandoned the measure. Lords FITZGERALD and ELIA:Nei:MOOCH grumbled, but Lord DUNCANNON would not go on. The Lvumiensr game is begun. No Government measure with which party politics have any connexion is to pass.
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