§ Sir E. Knatchbullsaid, that the noble Lord (Lord John Russell), in his statement of the course of public business yesterday, had not stated that it was his intention to bring in any measure to amend the provisions of the Poor-Law Amendment Act. He begged to recommend that if any such measure were proposed to be introduced, it would be exceedingly important that it should be brought before the House at as early a period as possible. He desired, also, to ask the noble Lord whether it were intended to lay before the House any general regulations of the Poor-law Commissioners under the provisions of the existing Act?
§ Lord John Russellsaid, that he should certainly lay the general regulations of the Commissioners upon the Table of the House. As to the first point in the observations of the right hon. Baronet, he could only say, that he did not think that it would be in his power to bring in any Bill with respect to the amendment of the existing law very early in the Session, as he had not been able yet to proceed with many of the bills before the House. He might now state, as a question upon the subject had before been asked, that in the bill which he intended to introduce he did not mean to make any provisions affecting, the operations of those parishes governed by local Acts.
§ Subject dropped.