He

Johnstone, II.
Kemble, II.
Lennox, Lord A.
Lincoln, Earl of
Loch, J.
Lockhart, W.
Mackenzie, T.
M'Neill, D.
Masterman, J.
Nicholl, rt. hon. J.
O'Brien, A. S.
Oswald, A.
Peel, rt. hn. Sir R.
Peel, J.
Pringle, A.
Pusey, P.
Roebuck, J. A.

acquired a settlement in Scotland. He | Hutt, W.
admitted that there was no fair recipro-
city-but he was not prepared to say that
he would inflexibly adhere to the clauses
on this point-if they went into Commit-
tee. The hon. Member for Winchester
talked about their postponing the Bill till
they deliberated further upon it.
could only say, that they had deliberated,
and had inquired; and he believed the
public voice demanded an alteration of
the present law, or rather that means
should be devised for a better application
of the present law. The subject had been
fully discussed. The Lord Advocate had
listened to representations outside of Par-
liament on the subject; several imperfec-
tions which had been pointed out were
removed. For a year they had been de-
liberating upon the measure; and such,
he believed, was the necessity for it, that
he would take upon himself the responsi-
bility of pressing it on. That responsibility
appeared to him to be light, compared
with the responsibility which would rest on
the House, if they rejected the measure.
On the House would rest the responsi-
bility of leaving the poor of Scotland in
their present condition for eight months
longer; and to the Government would be-
long the merit of, at all events, doing
their best to prevent a continuance of
that suffering which they all admitted
required relief.

The House divided on the Question, that the words "proposed to be left out" stand part of the Question:-Ayes 76; Noes 33; Majority 43.

List of the NOES.

Baine, W.
Bannerman, A.
Barnard, E. G.
Bellew, R. M.
Bouverie, hon. E. P.
Browne, hon. W.
Cobden, R.
Collett, J.
Dalrymple, Capt.
Dennistoun, J,
Duff, J,
Duncan, G.
Ellice, E.
Ellis, W.
Escott, B.
Esmonde, Sir T.
Ewart, W.
Ferguson, Col.

House in Committee,
On Clause 1.

Mr. E. Ellice, junr., said, that in the English Act he found that medical aid made a most necessary part of the relief given to the poor; and it would be a perfect mockery of relief, if the same thing were not done with regard to this Bill. He should therefore move, as an Amendment, that the following words be inserted at the end of the 1st Clause :—

"Aud the words 'relief,' 'support,' and 'maintenance,' shall be held to include necessary medical aid."

The Lord Advocate thought the 6th Clause would provide for all that was requisite as to medical relief. As he understood the proposition of the hon. Gentleman, it would be obligatory on the parishes to give medical relief; but that would be impossible, unless they had a paid medical officer.

Mr. E. Ellice wished it to be remembered, that the suggestion which he made was founded upon the Report of the

Commissioners. His object was, that the words "relief and maintenance" should include medical relief.

List of the NOES.

Graham, rt. hn. Sir J.

Hope, Sir J.

Hope, hon. C.

Hope, G. W.

Hutt, W.

Mr. F. Maule considered it to be phy. sically impossible that a medical man could successfully undertake the care of a district thirty miles in extent. The country should certainly be divided into districts; but the space which a medical man could take under his charge in one part of the country might be much greater than he could venture upon in another.

Sir R. Peel said, nothing was more important than that medical relief should be given in every practicable case; but he entertained a strong objection to giving to the people of Scotland a positive assurance that the poor should at all times be supplied with medical relief. He thought they should be cautious how they excited expectations which could not be realized. Everything that was possible ought to be done; but fallacious hopes should not be raised.

Sir J. Graham suggested, that the hon. Member opposite might propose some substantive addition to the 66th Clause, in preference to altering the interpretation clause.

Mr. Gladstone wished for a more authoritative statement of the existing law of Scotland, as regarded the relief of the poor, than they had yet heard. He should be glad to know whether general relief included medical relief?

Acton, Col.
Arbuthnott, hon. II.
Arkwright, G.
Baillie, Col.
Baillie, H. J.
Baird, W.
Balfour, J. M.
Barkly, H.
Baskerville, T. B. M.
Bodkin, W. H.
Boldero, H. G.
Bowles, Adm.
Broadley, H.
Brotherton, J.
Cardwell, E.
Clerk, rt. hon. Sir G.
Cockburn, rt,hn.Sir G.
Colebrooke, Sir T. E.
Compton, H. C.
Craig, W. G.
Cripps, W.
Denison, E. B.
Duncan, Visct.
Egerton, W. T.
Emlyn, Visct.
Escott, B.
Fremantle,rt.hn.Sir T.
French, F.

Gaskell, J. Milnes
Gladstone, rt hn.W.E.
Gordon, hon. Capt.
Gore, M.

Goulburn, rt. hon. H.

Johnstone, II.
Loch, J.
Lockhart, W.

M'Neill, D.

Mackenzie, T.

M'Taggart, Sir J.

Maule, rt. hon. F.

Neeld, J.

Nicholl, rt. hon. J.
Packe, C. W.
Peel, rt. hon. Sir R.
Peel, J.
Pringle, A.
Rous, hon Capt.
Scott, hon. F.

Sheridan, R. B.

Smith, rt. hn, T. B. C.

Smollett, A.

Stuart, Lord J.
Stuart, II.

Sutton, hon. H. M.
Trench, Sir F. W.
Vernon, G. II.
Wortley, hon. J. S.

TELLERS.

Mackenzie, W. F.
Lennox, A. Lord

The Clause agreed to, as were also Clauses 2 and 3.

On Clause 18,

Mr. F. Maule moved as an Amendment

The Lord Advocate had no objection "That the words, commencing line 37, to allow the boards to take the question And the Kirk Session of each parish shall of medical relief into consideration when-nominate not exceeding four members of such ever they were called on by a parish so to do.

Kirk Session to be members of the parochial board,' be omitted."

Mr. F. Maule said, that the law did Mr. P. M. Stewart wished to remind not include medical in general relief. hon. Members that, since the recent diThe Committee divided on the Ques-vision in the Church of Scotland, there tion, that the words be inserted:-Ayes 25; Noes 62: Majority 37.

INDEX

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HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES,

VOLUME LXXXI.

BEING THE FIFTH VOLUME OF SESSION 1845.

EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS.

1R. 2R. 3R. First, Second, or Third Reading-Amend., Amendment.-Res., Resolution.-Com.
Committed. Re-Com., Re-committed.--Rep., Reported.-Adj., Adjourned.-cl., Clause.---add. cl.,
Additional Clause.-neg., Negative.-l., Lords.-c., Commons.-m. q., Main Question.—o. q.,
Original Question.-o, m., Original Motion.-p. q., Previous Question.-r. p., Report Progress.-
A., Ayes.—N., Noes.-M., Majority.—1st Div., 2nd Div., First or Second Division.

It has seemed better, instead of incumbering this Index with a reference to Private Bills, upon which
debate seldom occurs, to collect them in a table at the end, in form similar to the Paper issued by the
House of Commons. The date will be a sufficient reference to the volume. The progress of Bills
will not be carried beyond the contents of each volume; but it is not intended to omit from the table
appended to each the stage that Bills may have passed through recorded in preceding volumes.
The* indicates that no Debate took place upon that Reading.

Accidents, Death by, Compensation, l. Rep." Agrarian Outrages (Ireland), c. 1348

203; 3R.* 632; c. 1R.* 1152

ACLAND, Sir T. D. (Devonshire, N.)
Colleges (Ireland), Com. 499

Oxford and Rugby Railway, Rep. 1004
Railways-Broad and Narrow Gauge, Rep. 994

ACLAND, Mr. (Somersetshire, W.)
Colleges (Ireland), Com. 498

Adjournment, l. 126

ANSON, Hon. Colonel G. (Staffordshire, S.)
Railways-Broad and Narrow Gauge, Rep. 999
Antiquities, National, c. Address moved for,
(Mr. Wyse) 1329; Motion neg. 1334
Appellate Jurisdiction (Privy Council) Bill, c.
3R.* 126, l. Royal Assent, 1341
Army Enlistment, c. Address moved for,
(Captain Layard) 1398; Motion neg. 1412

Arrestment of Wages (Scotland), (No. 2), c. 1R.* | Bustard Children, l. 2R. 235; Amend. (Lord
384; 2R. 757; Rep. 1298; 3R.* 1314; l.
1R.* 1341