§ Bill, as amended by the Lords, brought up for consideration. On the amended Clause (Constitution of the Lunacy Board of Supervision in Scotland),
§ MR. CUMMING BRUCEsuggested, that the objections of the people of Scotland to the constitution of the Board of Supervision would be very much removed if the present Chairman of the Poor-law Board were to start the Board in its working, and be the first Chairman.
§ THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid, he had seen Sir J. M'Neill very lately, who had given it as his opinion that to unite the Lunacy Board and the Poor-law Board would be most inexpedient. The Government would take care that the persons appointed to the Lunacy Board were those who were best fitted for the position.
§ Clause agreed to, as was also Clause 23.
§ The remainder of the Lords' Amendments, with some alterations, agreed to.
§ Bill to be read 3o on Monday next.