Lords Sitting of 8 February 1850

MINUTES.
PUBLIC BILLS—1° Removal of Obstructions in Corn Trade (Scotland); Criminal Law Consolidation.
3° Registrar's Office, Bankruptcy.

AFFRAY AT DOLLY'S BRAE.
LORD STANLEYgave notice that on Monday, the 18th, he would call the attention of their Lordships to the unfortunate circumstances which took place at Dolly's Brae on the 12th of July last, and to the subsequent dismissal of his noble Friend, the Earl of Roden, and two other gentlemen, from the magistracy in consequence of these transactions. He also intended, at the same time to move for papers in addition to those already presented to Parliament. He thought it desirable to give notice of this Motion for a remote day in order that many Lords who wished to be present at the discussion might be enabled to attend; and in order that the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland might have an opportunity of being present, or of giving such information as he might think requisite to his Colleagues, as upon that occasion he (Lord Stanley) might have occasion to express his opinion of the course pursued by that Nobleman.
The EARL of RODEN: In consequence of the notice of Motion which had just been given by the noble Baron, he begged leave to say a few words to their Lordships, as he supposed that his noble Friend intended upon that occasion to go fully into the events which occurred in Ireland last summer, and in which he was supposed to be concerned. All that he should now say was, that he should feel it to be his duty to be in his place on that occasion to answer any question which any of their Lordships might be pleased to put to him, or to give any statement which might be necessary to elicit the truth. He trusted, and hoped, that, as there were many circumstances that were known only to his noble Friend the Lord Lieutenant and himself, it would be the convenience of the noble Earl to be present on that occasion.

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION BILL.
LORD BROUGHAMsaid, he would introduce to their Lordships, for the third time, a Bill on a subject of very great

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importance. It was a Bill for consolidating and amending the criminal code. That Bill had been thoroughly considered and greatly improved; and he hoped that when it was passed in that House, it would also be fairly considered elsewhere, and that no fatal alterations might be made in it, as had been made in the Bankruptcy Consolidation Bill, whereby many criminals had been enabled to escape from justice.
Read 1a.

POOR LAW RETURNS.
The EARL of ELLENBOROUGHcalled the attention of the noble Lord at the head of the department of Woods and Forests to some questions which had recently been addressed to the chairmen and vice-chairmen of all boards of guardians in England and Wales, and the answers to which would bring out in detail the real condition of all classes of the people in this kingdom. He wanted to know whether those answers had yet been received, and if they had, when they would be laid upon the table?
The EARL of CARLISLEpromised to make inquiry on the subject.
House adjourned to Monday next.