HOUSE OF COMMONS—Feb. 4. ROMAN CATHOLIC DISABILITIES.

New Zealander, Volume 6, Issue 443, 13 July 1850, Page 3

HOUSE OF COMMONS— Feb. 4. ROM AN CATHOLIC DISABILITIES.

Mr.Anstcy gave notice that on Wednesday he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to relieve the Roman Catholici from all disabil.tus under wh eh they at present lay. AG ICXJTORAL DISTRESS. Mr. D'ls aeli gave notice that, on the fi at Order of the Day he should move for a committee of the whole Home to take into consideration tuch provisions of the Law for the Relief of the Poor of the United Kingdom as may mitigate the distress* of the •gricultural classes. (This notice was received with great applause by the Protectionist memb rs ) THE BOUNEAN PIRATES. In reply to Mr. Home, Lord John Kußsdl sUted that he had no objection to produce all the information in possession of the Go. vemment relative to ihe operations for the suppiession of piracy on the coa-a of Borneo. THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. Green, in reply to Mr.Ewait, stated that though

the new House of Commons would be ready by Easter, the necf siory refreshment-rooms would not be ready before the adjournment of the next session. GREECE. Lord Palmerston, in answer to Mr. Gibson, gave similar assurance with respect to Greece as Lord Lansdowne gave in the House of Lords. This subject occaiioned a short discussion, in which Sir R. Inglis md o.heis took part. THE ADDRESS. On the motion that the report on the Address be brought up, Mr. Facke addrened the House in a long speech, in which he supported the Protectionist view ot the agricultural interest. Mr. Hume followed; and, whilst supporting the bringing up of the report, endeavoured to draw from Government some notification of their policy with regard to measures of reform both in Ireland and England. A debate, almost exclusively upon Irish questions, followed, in which Mr. Grattau, Sir J. Young, Mr. Spooner, Captain Bennett, Mr. Honsell, Col. Dunne and others, were engaged. Lord John Russell sad a few words in reply to an observation from Colonel Dunne respecting the measures of last session for the relief of Irish dis'resf. The report was eventually agreed to, and the Address o'dered to be tonveyed to the Queen by such members of the House as belong to the Privy Council. The House then disposed of the other Oiders of the Day, and afterwards adjourned.