§ Moved, "That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire as to the various powers now in possession of the Poor Law guardians, and their adequacy to cope with distress that may from time to time exist in the metropolis and other populous places; and also as to the expediency of concerted action between the Poor Law authorities and voluntary agencies for the relief of distress."—(The Viscount Gordon, E. Aberdeen.)
§ Motion agreed to.
§ House adjourned at a quarter before Eight o'clock, to Monday next, a quarter before Eleven o'clock.