Mr. M. J. O'Connellasked the noble Lord, the Secretary for Ireland, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring in a bill during the present Session to regulate the medical charities in Ireland?
§ Lord Eliotwas sorry that he was not able to give a positive answer to the question of the hon. Gentleman. He had no hesitation in saying, that in his opinion, a bill was much wanted, and acting upon that opinion, he had directed the Poor-law Commissioners to prepare a bill founded on the report of last year. He was not then aware that this report was open to objection, but he now (bund that considerable objections were entertained to it by the medical profession; he had been in communication with those gentlemen, and without expressing any decided opinion, he hoped that the difficulties would be removed, and that he would be able to lay on the Table during the present Session a bill which would be satisfactory to all parties. In the state of the public business, however, he could not say when he would be able to proceed with such a bill.