The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-14 00:00:00

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES. 1 IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER C M PANIES' STOCK. . ______......_. From tie Official List, ?CBI - a/WED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13. JOINT-STOCK BANNS. . Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ~.--- X s. d. £ s. d. Australasia ••••• • • • • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 26 34 Britshisorth American , 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44 34 Commercial of London I Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22 colonial I 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londn and Westminstr , 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26% London Joint-Stock .•• 1 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Metropolitan - 1 25 0 0 7 10 0 Provincial of Ireland.. \ 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 49 Ditto, New. ••• • • ... 11/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 17h National of Ireland •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 18 Nat. Provncial of En. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 3554 Ditto, New. Union of Australia .• - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 Union of London. •• •• 1 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 , 10 0 0 , 12 INSURANCE COMPANIES. - - Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. - ---- X s. d. £ s. d. Albion .. ••- • • • ..... 3/. 105 1500 00,50 0 0 74 Alliance Wit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 ll 0 0 19 % Ditto Marine..... •. 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 1 5 0 0 _ 6 _l* Atlas ..• •••• • • .. .... 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 OH3 0 I bh British Commercial .. 75. per share 50 0 0 50 0 754 Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0012 10 0 6% County .......... • ... 31. 100 0010 o o 108. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle • Economic Life. • • t& 30s.bs. Eng.& Scot. Law ••• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life ••• • .. 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .. •••• - • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - 138 Guardian •••••• • • • • -5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 49 Imperial Fire ........ 61. and bonus 500 0 0 1 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life •••• .• • • 12s. 100 00110 0 0 16% Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 I 513 1 29 Law Life •• .•••• • • • • • 11. 55. 100 00;10 0 0 51 Legal and General Life - 50 eOl 2 0 0 6% London Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0112 10 0 1534 London Ship •.•• • . • • 105. 25 0 0112 10 0 153 mar i ne .. ......... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4541. per ct . 50 0 0 i 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 234 ' National Life. Palladium Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. 2s. Phoenix • • - - 205 Protector Life •• • • •• . 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 4s. Provident Life •. • • -1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life •.• • • • ...... 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5l. per cent, Stock. - 180 Sun Fire. - - 210 Ditto Life ........ • • 11. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life . DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per , of Paid. Price. Annum. ' Share. - , X 1. d. X s. d. Commercial • - East and West India 6/. pr cent. Stock. I - 140 East Country ..., , 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 - 21 L mdon - 11 634 St Katharine .... ••• • ' 5 per cent. I Stock. - 10434 Southampton •••• • • • • 4l. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 30 WATER-WORKS Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- - X s, d. ! East London .... - 215 Grand Junction -• . -3/. 10s. 41 13 4 - 90 Kent •• • • ••• ••-••.• • • ' 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 , - 65 Vauxhall •.• • • • - b 7 West Middlesex ••• • • - 130 LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company.: per of Paid. I Price ' Annum. Share. .4 a. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 165 Royal Rank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 159 British Linen Company 8/. per cent. - 100 0 0 224 Commetelaj‘Bank •• .• 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 16234 National Bank ...... • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 14 34 Union Bang 'ST Scotland 7541. pr cent. - 50 0 0 95 Western 8ank..... • • 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 82 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 734 Clydesdale Bank.. • . - 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank.... • - 10 0 0 111 4 Caledonian Bank ....• 7341. pr cent. - 2 10 0 4 34 Eclinb.&Glasgew Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 7 City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scetlnd • • Si. per cent. 110 0 0 All paid. 9% North British Insur. • . 554 1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 2733 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent.,loo 0 0 10 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 1834 Edin. &Glasg. Railway 11.105. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72 Ditto, 4 Shares 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 19 Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 2 1 33 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70 .Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. ,25 0 0 111 paid. 21 Glsg - w & Ganikirk Rail. , 5/. per cent. 125 0 All paid. 45 DundeeScArbroth Ran. [ 61. per cent. 125 0 0 All paid. 35h Straidard LifeAssurnce.lsl per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 8 CANALS. Names of . 4 Dividend , Names of . 4 Dividend' . , c omp wiles. 2 , per Price. Companies. i c -,i per Price. _en 1 Annum.' - A Annum. cn --- -- - -. Ashtn & OM; 97'51.53. pc' 70 Monmonthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 1131 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 Si. 98 Barnsley •• .- 160 121. 160 Macclesfield 100 - 15 Basingstoke.. 100{{ - - Neath .•. • . 100 171. 340 Brknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham 150 12/. - Cromford....lloo, 141. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley. • .... [lOOl 4/. - Regent's .... 33 1/. ss. 25 Derby .• •• .. 100 6/. 73 Rochdale ..• . 85 41. 54 Ellsmre&Chs,l33 41. 65 Shropshire • • 125 81. - Erewash •• • 100 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 1 Forth & Cly& 100 4/. - Do.LkFdSt 12 6/.p. c. 11 GrandJunctn I 100 71. 9534 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 300 Grand Union 100, 11. 10s. I - Shrewsbury.. 125 1.51. 230 Glamorgnsh. 1721 13141. 1210 Stourbridge.. 145 20/. 280 Glstr & Brkly,l( - - Strtfrd on Av 79 1/. 108. - Grantham • .1151 12/. 100 Severn and Huddersfield. 571 - - Wye Rail. 26 1/. Bs. 32 Kennt & Avul 39 7s. 6d. 22 Trnt & Mr-1, 50 301. - Lancaster .•. 1 47 1/. 10s. - sey, 4 sh. j Leeds&Livrp'loo l 341. 517 Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester .... 140, 10/. 105 Worcstr &l . Lelcstr &Nth, 83 4/. 60 Birming. 78 21. 44 Leughborogh;l4Q, 701. , 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 -....-....1-1 BANK OF ENGLAND. X s. d. £ s. d. Australasia ••••• • . • • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 26% Britshisorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44% Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22 colonial 151. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londn and Westminstr , 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26% London Joint-Stock •• I 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 49 Ditto, New. ••• • • a/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 17h National of Ireland •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 18 Nat. Provncial of En. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 35% Ditto, New. Union of Australia .• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 Union of London. •• 151. per cent. 50 0 0, 10 0 0 , 12 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ---- X s. d. £ s. d. Albion .. • • •••• • • • . 3/. lOs 1500 00,50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. I 100 0 0 11 0 0 19 % Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5O 0 6% Atlas ... .. •. • • British Commercial • - 75. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 54 Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0012 10 0 6% County • 31. 100 0010 o o 108. 50 0 01 5 0 0 - Eagle • Economic Life. • • t& 30s.bs. Eng.& Scot. Law ••• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life ••• • •. 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .. •• • • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe Guardian •••• • • • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 49 Imperial Fire •.•• • • • • 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 00!10 0 0 16% Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life- ••••• • • • • • 11. 55. 100 oe r 'lo 0 0 51 Legal and General Life 50 0012 0 0 6% London Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0112 10 0 15% London Ship •.•• • . • • 10s. 25 0 0 112 10 0 15% Marine••• 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4%1. per ct . 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life. Palladium Life ...... • • M. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. 2s. Phoenix • - 205 Protector Life •• • • •• . 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 4s. Provident Life •. • • -1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life •.• • • • ...... 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5l. per cent, Stock. 180 Sun Fire. Ditto Life • • ..... • • 1/. 6s. 49 Universal Life . DOCHS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per , of Paid. Price. Annum. ' Share. , X 1. d. X s. d. Commercial • - East and West India ! 6/. pr cent. Stock. I - 140 BANK OF : (From last Ni An Account, pursuant to the Act 7 the Week ending on Saturday, thi ENGL., ND. ight's Gazette.) 7th and Bth of Victoria, oap. 32, for ie 7th day of March, 1846. 'ARTMENT. ISSI7E DEP. 'Notts i55ued........ 27,979,270 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,417,040 Silver Bullion .... • . 1,662,230 £ 27,079,270 X 27,079,270 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 12th day of March, 18 lEPANTNENT. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 13,136,440 Other securities .. .. 22,118,987 Notes ••••••• . • • • • • • 7,576,625 Gold and silver coin.. 707,965 1 £43,540,017 M. MARSHALL, Milo( Cashier. BANKING Proprietors' capital . • 14,553,000 Rest ••.•••• • • • • • • • 3,757,708 Public deposits (in ' eluding Exchequer, Commissioners, of National Debt, Say ' ings-banks, and Di- viaend accounts).. 6,502,355 Other deposits ...... 17,828,778 Seven day and other bills• • • • •• • • 898,176 A 43,540,017 Dated the 12th day of March, 18 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of March 13.) Scots.—To-day the business transacted in the West India Sugar market was good, and the rates were a shade above those previously quoted. REFINED.—To-day there was a good business transacted in Refined Sugar by the home trade, and prices closed at 64s for standard, and 63s for brown grocery lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar is held for 35s 6d to 35s 9d for first sort. Maui:rms.—There has been an increased demand for all descriptions, and the rates paid generally exhibit an advance on those previously quoted of 6d per cwt. EAST Izinta.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was in excel lent request, and three parcels offered at auction, amounting to 2,591 bags and 62 chests, were all sold at prices showing an advance on former rates of is for white, and 6d per cwt. for brown and yellow sorts. MoLassus.—West India is little wanted, and the market having been better supplied, purchases can be made upon rather lower terms ; the value of low to tine quality is 19s to 23s per cwt. SALTPETRE.—The business transacted in rough by private . contract has been upon a more extended scale, and very full rates are paid—low to middling quality bring 25s to 265, good to fine 26s 6d to 27s Gd. Holders manifest firmness, and refrain from offering any at public sale. , Founicx.—To-day there was no public sale, and the chief transactions by private treaty during the week are only 120 cheeta of brown Bahia at 19s, and 250 chests of yellow Ila vannah at 20s to 21s 6d per cwt. pir • West India t--ll'ilsere has been more desire evinced to purchase . has beensweek, and in all descriptions a fair business transacted by private contract at fully previous rates. Merchants manifested firmness, and refrained from , offering any at public sale. TEA.—Although there are further arrivals, and the stock exceeds that of last year ; still merchants have shown firm ness, and again refrain from Pepp er declared. present only 482 pkgs all Assamrairng any at publie sale ; at SPICES.— Holders of Black , rhrethaasv,:. confidence and still has a good business supply the market scantily. NY w hi e t r e e h sold m a et with more at transact transacted by private treaty. t r 4d un to en t 4 O i i , d h for ld at tention, and at auction 50 bags middling, and 5d per lb for good middling. parcelsis held with firmness. Of Cassia Lignea some been sold, but not at better prices. E ast ari d West India Ginger can be obtained upon rathe r low terms, still there has been little desire show n to operate. The market has been well supplied with Nutmegs, the quan tity brought to public sale having amounted to 89 casks, 14 boxes, 3 bags—the whole sold, but at a reduction on former rates of 2d per lb. Mace has met with more attention, and 17 cases at auction were sold at 2d to 3d Per lb advance. SPIRITS.--In the value of Jamaica little variation has taken place, but the purchases made have been trifling ; Leeward Island has been purchased with caution, but holders are not inclined to further reduce their prices. Demerara has been only in limited request at 2s 9d to 35 for strong sorts. Calcutta is not offered upon lower terms, but there are few buyers. Brandy has been pur chased with caution, the stock has been further increased, and lower rates are accepted. The business in Geneva has been to a small extent, and prices are still on the decline. . The price of British Corn Spirits is 101 6d per gallon nett . cash; and Gin 8s 10c1 for 22 per cent. under proof, and 17 under 9s 4d per gallon. Oil...R.—This afternoon at public sale 25 tons of Sperm Oil and Headmatter from New York were sold, the former at 801 to 801 ss, and the latter at 811. 30 tons of Seal taken in, mixed pale at 271105, tinged 261 to 261 15s. 10 tons of Southern Whale at 251 5s for good. Tata.ow.—This afternoon the parcels of New South Wales offered at pUblie sale amounting to 478 casks, were sold at stiffer rates : fine went at 42s 6d to 435, good 41s 6d to 42s 3d, middling 40s to 41s 3d, low soft greasy Us 6d to 39s 9d, but -66 casks of North American were withdrawn. 1-', \\ .-: 1' ci'Y . . ammo ra Granville Somerset (Chancellor of the Duchy of -....., -r — 1,, - Xane ter) left town on Westbrook, H Thursday, emet o u n e a ro v p i s s t i e t a t d o . the Lion. '. ' _____ / ti:Aj: pier, oat ,--, A ) /I "l4.V't :ICip.: • :::- , c.) . 'a : , • 24 3 S RAILWAY COMMITTEES. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. .HOUSE OF LORDS, March 13. wholly unsupported even by those most likely to be be nefited by it. He would, therefore, move that it be read that day six months. Mr. GISBORNE expressed Ms concurrence; in the sentiments which had fallen from the Hon. Member who had last addressed the House; in his opinion this railway would never be made, and if the House were divided he should not vote in favour of the Bill. (YESTERDAY.) Their Lordships met to-day at Five o'clock. REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS. Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition from the southern division of the county of Devon, praying that all duties on the importation of corn be totally and im mediately repealed. He would state that the petition emanated from a meeting called on behalf of protection, most numerously and respectably attended, but which agreed to the present petition by a large majority. THE DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY , Lord KINNAIRD presented four petitions in favour of this railway. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up the Direct London and Portsmouth, the London and York, and the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bills, which the House of Commons had passed, and pray ing their L trthhips' concurrence. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Rath farnham, in the county of Dublin, against the Bill for protection to life in Ireland, at present before their Lord ships' House. The petition was couched in very strong language, and contained some very forcible epithets, but he believed there was nothing in it which preve►ited its acceptance by their Lordships. The Noble Lord was pro• ceeding to point out objections to some of the clauses of the Bill as it now stood, when he was interrupted by a Noble. Lord, who suggested that it would be better to r reserve his remarks till the third reading was moved. He accordingly gave way to the Earl of ST. GERMANS, who moved the third reading of the Sub-Committee No. 1. THE GLASGOW, GARNXIRX, AND COAT BRIDGE EXTENSION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) This Committee, after having called on several unopposed railway Bills, adjourned in consequenee of the abeenee of parties. Capt. PECIIELL observed that he considered that this was not exactly the time for a discu:ssion on the merits of the Bill, but he asked how was. it possible those merits could be fairly tested except in a Com mittee of the House ? Sub-Committee No. 3. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) DARTMOUTH, BRIXHAM, TORBAY, AND EXETER. The preliminary proofs connected with this line were heard on Tuesday last, and the Committee now proceeded with the allegations raised by the petitioners against the Bill. The first objection made by Mr. VENABLES, who appeared for Lord Devon and others, through whose land the proposed railway is to pass, was, that the title of the Bill was incorrect, being entered on the sth of February as the " Dartmouth, Brixham, and Exeter Railway," and on the 6th of February it was changed to the " Dartmouth, Bixham, Torbay, and Exeter Railway." The replication was that the title of the petition was also incor rect, as the petitioners did not denominate the line in their petition by either of the above titles, and that therefore they could not be heard. The CIfAIRMAM said that this point was never raised be fore, and he would see the Speaker respecting it. On bis re turn he informed the petitioners that it was the opinion of the Speaker that the Committee might proceed with the con sideration of the allegations against the line, and they pro ceeded accordingly. A number of allegations were then gone into of little moment, and the further consideration of the case was post poned till twelve o'clock on Tuesday, to which time the Committee adjourned, it being a quarter past five. Mr. i'ACKE thought it would only be wasting the time of the House, and sanctioning the expenditure of a considerable sum of money to no good purpose, if the House were to pass the Bill. Mr. H. BERKELEY requested his Hon_ Feiend to withdraw the amendment, as it had not been usual during the present session to propose such an amendment. Mr. MUNDY—I certainly shall not withdraw my amendment. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the original motion 6O Against it 4O Majority for the motion —2o LONDON AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. Mr. S. O'BRIEN and Mr. MASTERMAN presented peti tionsin favour AND of this DUNDEE ARBROATH RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. W. ELLIS this Bill was read a second time. GUILDFORD AND CHICHESTER EXTENSION IRISH PACIFICATION BILL. Lord CAUPBEI/ wished to call their Lordships' attention to the 11th clause of this Bill, which he con ceived to be rather an anomalous one, and one which he hoped to see corrected before it wentdown to the House of Commons. That clause in its present shape was a most arbitrary one, because it provided that it any spi rituous or malt liquors should be found to have been " sold or consumed " in.any house or cabin, the parties therein assembled were liable to a charge of misde meanour without one word about " suspicious circum stances," so that if two or three persons assembled in a house upon a social occasion, and drank a glass of beer or a glass of gin, they would be liable to a charge of misdemeanour upon no other grounds whatever; for thik words were not accompanied by the other qualifying words, " under suspicious circumstances." In the Bill there was a slight exception in favour of travellers. The eleventh clause was most stringent and highly dangerous in its effects. Suppose that in a village within a proscribed district parties wished to provide themselves with provisions ; groceries, perhaps, or other necessaries. Now, if the grocer happened to have spirituous liquors in his house, and that he had persons at his table drinking, or that he presented his cus tomers with a glass of spirits, that person was liable by this clause to be transported. If a messenger went to the doctor's, and it should turn out, as no doubt it would in a country district, that the doctor kept an apothecary's shop, that, under the clause, would be a place of public resort, and the messenger would be liable to transportation. He hoped their Lordships would not send this clause down with the others. Then there was another clause equally objectionable. The Earl ST. GERMANS hoped his Noble and Learned Friend would take one clause at a time. Lord CAMPBELL—No doubt it would be far more convenient to do so. Sub .Committee No. 6. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) GREAT GRIMSBY, LOUTH, HORNCASTLE, LINCOLN, AND MIDLAND JITNCT/ON. The promoters of this Bill seek for powers to enable them to construct a railway from Lincoln to Wragley, with branches to Horncastle and Louth, and from Wragley to Grimsby. The total length is 56 miles, the amount of the estimate, 700,0001., and the amount subscribed, 525,0001. The engineers are Messrs. Swanick and Stephenson ; the Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Williams, Hill, and Lefroy ; and the solicitor, Mr. Frederick Carritt. The customary proofs having been given, the standing orders were decided to have been complied with. SOUTHAMPTON AND DOUCHESTER. This Bill was postponed at the request of the agents. The Committee then adjourned until twelve o'clock on Tuesday. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. This Committee resumed its sittings this day at half-past twelve o'clock. Present, the Earl of Shaftesbury (in the chair), the Duke of Richmond, Lords Hawarden and Redesdale. EASTERN COUNTIES (CAMBRIDGE TO LINCOLN) The Earl ST. GERMANS was sure that his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack had not shown any objection to consider the alterations suggested by his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Campbell). There were a class of houses commonly called shebeen houses, and the owners of which were not bound to receive tra vellers ; but rather than have any risks run, he had no objection to the proposed amendment. Lord CAMPBELL said that, in his opinion, the amendment of the Noble Earl would not answer the purpose, as it was very hard to say what houses, in some instances, were houses of public resort ; for instance, it might be said that grocers and apothecaries' shops were places of public resort within the meaning of the Bill. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said, that any person acquainted with Ireland must know that', a strong party was raised against the selling of groceries and spirits in the same house in Ireland, and that it might be hard to know how to distinguish in such cases. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, it might be hard to prove the sale of spirits in a house, but it was easy to know when it was sold, notwithstanding. Earl DEVON said that the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Campbell) seemed to have great sympathy for the class of persons likely to be affected by the Bill, but he wished to ask the Noble Lord if he entertained any sympathy for the unfortunate labourer and tenant, who were the marked objects of assassination 2—(Hear.) The Marquis of WESTMEATH would wish that the Noble Lord (Lord Campbell) would fancy himself in the mountains of Spain for five minutes, surrounded by banditti, and calling out for the protection of the Habeas Corpus Act.—(Laughter.) He (the Marquis of Westmeath) was of opinion that he would require some other and better panacea for whole bones.—(Renewed laughter.) The clause was then agreed to. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. PROTECTION AGAINST RAILWAY COMPANIES. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr. Hibble, of Greenlaw, near Paisley, Renfrewshire, which contained allegations against two railway companies, which, if true, struck at the privileges of that House in a material degree. The petition had reference to the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Companies, which had a joint line, and it was respecting this that the complaint was made. The petitioner said that when the measure was before Parliament the plans showed that it was the intention of the projectors to take the line through the lawn in front of his residence. At considerable expense he came to London to oppose the project, and it was eventually arranged that a protective clause should be introduced into the Bill in favour of the petitioner. He went home under this ar rangement, but judge his surprise to notice that when the Bill was issued the protecting clause was struck out. It was in regard to this that the petition was now pre ferred. A more gross and scandalous fraud on the Par liament and that House he (Lord Brougham) never knew, and they were bound to make inquiries, and adopt such steps as would prevent such mal-practices. Another charge was, that the parties had made use of totally different plans to those which they had produced when the Bill was passed. The Bill was passed in 1837 ; but, however long ago it might be, if it could be proved that parties had been guilty of such a gross breach of faith, or such a gross deception on the House, it was the duty of their Lordships to inquire into it. LONDON AN!) YORK RAILWAY BILL. On th© motion of the Earl of DALHOUSIE, this Bill was read a first time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 13. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter . to Four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Lord HENRY BENTINCH, who was introduced by the Earl of March and Major Beresford, took the oaths and his seat for North Nottinghamshire. The Noble Lord was cheered on his entrance from the protectionist side of the House. SECOND READINGS. ThP following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed, viz, : Weir Dock Company. Bath Wat 4 r-works. Royal Asylum of St. Anne's Society. Trent Valley Railway (Alrowas Branch). London and South-Western Railway Acts Amendment. Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction Railway. Liverpool and Preston and Manchester and Southport Railway. Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway. Willingham Inclosure and Drainage. Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction Railway. Norfolk Railway . Extension (Stowmarket, Wymondham, and Attleborough Branch). Cromford Canal. Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions. Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway. Birmingham Cemetery. Shrewsbury, Osw•estry, and Chester Junction, and North Wales Mineral Railway Amalgamation. London, Bristol, and South Wales Direct Railway. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. This fill was read a third time and passed. DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. This Bill was also read a third time and passed. SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. This Bill was read a third time and passed.. NORTH DEVON RAILWAY. An lIoN. MEMBER presented a petition against this line, and praying to be heard by counsel against the Bill. WANT. OF ACCOMMODATION ON THE LON- DON AND BIRMINGHAM. RAILWAY. Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition from a number of Noble Lords, complaining of the gross want of accommodation afforded to the public for the conveyance of coals and goods on the London and Birmingham Railway, and praying to be heard by counsel against all the extension lines proposed by that Company. The lion. Member gave notice that on a future day he should move that this petition be referred to every group which contained any project or scheme promoted or supported by the London and Birmingham Company. The .SPEAKER interrupted the Hon. Member by saying that the petition must lie on the table. NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. Colonel SIBTIIORP presented a petition from a Mr. Russell against this railway. BATH WATER-WORKS BILL. On the motion of Lord DUNCAN, this Bill was read a second time. WEIR DOCK AND RAILWAY. This Bill was ordered to be read a second time on Monday. _ _ SOUTHWARK IMPROVEMENT BILL. This Bill was read a second time. DUNDEE AND ARBROATH RAILWAY EX- TENSION. This Bill was read a second time. STAFFORD AND PETERBOROUGH UNION RAILWAY. Captain PECIIELL moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr." MUNDY opposed the motion. The line was •proposed to go from Stafford to Peterborough, but it did not go within fifty miles of Peterborough, or within twelve miles of Stafford. It was a line that had been got up entirely . for specul a ti on at t h e ti me w h en Wnr the railwania was at its height.—(llear, There was no necessity whatever for the line, and it was THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY ETENINer MARCH 'l4, 1846. into the distress arising from the failure of the potato crop in Ireland, announcing that in almost every country where the disease in the potato had made its appearance cases of fever had increased very much of late. Under these circumstances, the Government feel it necessary to take some measures to alleviate the distress and danger arising therefrom, and I now ask for leave to bring in a Bill for that purpose. I ask for a Bill to grant to the Lord Lieutenant the power to esta blish a board of health, formed of a Commission, not ex ceeding five persons, with three A.ssistant-commissioners. It is proposed, also, that in establishing this board of health, power be given to the Lord Lieutenant to appoint in each union in Ireland a medical officer, who will at tend to the state of the inmates ; and fiona the representa tion of that medical officer, if he 'thought it necessary to make such representation, Stating the appearance of fever in such unions, that the power be given to the boards of guardians to build temporary fever hospitals, and in failing to build such hospitals, at once to esta blish some place in the union for the reception of the infected. The sick people are to have the support of medical assistance and medical comforts at the expense of the union, and power shall also be given to the board of guardians to defray all the ex penses from the poor-rates. The Bill is limited in its operation to September, 1847. On the representation of the board of guardians that the fever has ceased, such report shall suspend the operation of the Bill. With the permission of the House I now move that leave be given to bring in a Bill for the alleviation of this distress in Ireland. Mr. WAKLEY said, that in such cases as the. present he thought prevention better than the cure. The Night lion. Baronet stated that he intended to place fever hospitals in certain towns, but he (Mr. Waklev) would rather that a supply of food were given to the people, and that that wouldbe given immediatelyin no stinted measure; and he would assure the House that if anyt ing would counteract fever or pestilence in Ireland, it would be an immediate and wholesome supply of food. By the late pamphlet written by Dr. Carrigan, it appeared that no change of weather, that no difference of climate, would so much arrest the progress of fever as a liberal supply of food. He considered that the supply of food would be found much more efficient than any supply of me3icine. Mr. COLQUHOUN said, that whenin the year 1823 a very serious famine had broken out in Ireland, an appli cation had 'bees made to Parliament, but the chief want then was a supply of food. So it was in 1831, when a similar famine and fever prevailed. He though t that these evils might be fully met by a supply of food. Mr. OSBORNE thought the Government were ob liged to provide employment for the people, and if the Irish Railway Bills, which had been passed last session, had been sufficiently supported, he thought that this dearth of means would not have existed. If Govern ment assisted the rail way schemes— which in consequence of limited funds had not yet laid a spade in the ground— by advancing a given ruin, then employment might be found for the Irish people, thus saving them the neces sity of asking for eleemosynary re!ief. Lord G. BENTINCK thought, that before asking relief for the Irish people, the whole of the papers relative to Ireland should have been laid upon the table. Mr. HUME said he was in hopes that the introduc tion of Indian corn into Ireland would have had the effect of introducing a desire amongst the people for a better description of food. But he would advise the Government to be chary how they voted, lest their mis • taken' kindness might be abused by importers. Mr. O'CONNELL begged to recommend that the Government would lend as much money for the pur poses of railroads in Ireland, as had been advanced by way of deposit. He would not recommend them to lend more money than had been actually advanced, and they should lend that merely by way of loan. There was great difficulty in getting in the calls, and if they were made (as they must be unless some such course as he proposed be adopted) it would greatly increase the ex isting want. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the Government had established depots in the different parts of Ireland for the purpose of supplying good at first-cost price. The Hon. Gentleman should be aware that in the present session, several Acts had been passed, advancing loans of money to the amount of 3 or 400,0001., for the purpose of encouraging public works in Ireland ; and there was nothing that the Government could do to remedy the existing distress that they did not do.—(Hoar, hear.) Mr. WM. SMITH O'BRIEN said he was bound to tell the Right Hon. Gentleman that as far as his (Mr. O'Brien's) information extended, he should say that not a single guinea had been expended.—(" Hear, hear," from Mr. O'Connell). He should also inform him that hun dreds, nay, thousands of his countrymen were famish ing.—(Hear, hear.) He had himself seen whole families sitting down.,to potatoes, such as Hon. Gentlemen, sit ting there, would not give to their dogs ; and under such circumstances it did become the duty of that House to consider well the subject. He should say that as far as he (Mr. O'Brien) was concerned, he would not appeal to the charity of England. They had taken the revenues of Ireland, and then taunted his countrymen with being beasts.—(Cries of " No, no," and Hear hear.) But he would not dwell much longer on that subject.— (Hear, hear.) He, for one, was prepared to say that he thought the people of Ireland were able to provide for this calamity out of the national resources of Ireland, and he believed if they compelled the proprietors of land in Ireland to do their duty to the people—(Cheers)—that there would be neither disturbance nor starvation.— (Hear, hear.) He would, therefore, point out measures of that character, and he would tell them in the first in stance that they ought to introduce some measure to remove the evil of absenteeism. He would not object to the levying of an equitable property-tax. He wished to apologise for speaking in a tone which he felt sa tisfied would not be acceptable to the House, but, cir cumstanced as they were in Ireland, they could not re main passive spectators of the proceedings in the English Parliament. If the British Parliament were to legislate justly, they would compel the landlords of Ireland to do their duty, which would be quite sufficient to meet the present evil condition in Ireland. Mr. AGLIONBY feared very much that speeches of the description which they just listened to would have the effect of creating inflammatory feelings in the minds of the Irish people. The House he was sure sym pathised with their distress, and they still more deeply sympathised with them under the sickness with which they were afflicted. He hoped that something more might be done than that which had been sanctioned by her Majesty's Government. The Hon. Member for Finsbury had proposed a plan which he had shadowed forth in terms so vague and indefinite that no one under stood him, and he (Mr. Aglionby) thought that he did not seem to care whether the House understood him or not. The lion. Member proposed apparently that eleemosynary aid should be extended to the famishing Irish. If that was the Hon. Member's view, he (Mr. Aglionby) was certainly opposed to it, and was strongly of opinion that such a grant would tend more than any thing else to demoralize the nature and destroy the better principles of the Irish people. The introduction of Indian corn and maize would to a certain extent be suf ficient to alleviate the distresses in Ireland, but that was not sufficient. Large sums of money had, he understood. been voted for the purpose of proceeding with public works in Ireland, but the money had not yet been ex pended for that purpose. With respect to the Bill before the House, no one he was sure could ob ject fora a moment to its being brought in. The relaxation, however, of the corn duties would be totally inadequate to furnsh relief, neither would the admis sion of maize at a very low duty make much differ ence in reducing the distress in Ireland. Sir ROBERT PEEL was very sorry to hear the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. O'Brien) speak in such vituperative terms of the measure which had been promoted by the Government to alleviate as speedily as possible misfor tunes of the sister country. Nothing could be more strongly marked than the eager wish of the House to adopt every measure which could by any possibility tend to evince their sympathy for, and desire to relieve, the distress and disease which existed in Ireland—even those Hon. Gentlemen who had thought proper to dissent from the course which had been taken by her Majesty's Government in affording relief to the Irish people. He (Sir Robert Peel) was of opinion that the evil was not of a temporary nature, and, therefore, the Legislature were justified in providing something more than a tem porary alleviation. Upon that point the whole of the House had been unanimous, and were, also, of opinion that the relief should be instanly afforded. They had given precedence to the measure which was proposed to mitigate the evils- and distresses of Ireland before any other measure. The Hon. Gentle man, about two months„after the measure had been brought in, tells the House that he scorns and repudiates the offered bounty of English generosity, and proposes as a substitute the levying of an income-tax. It would be impossible to levy an income-tax upon the Irish pro prietors. Try it for six months, and see what would be the r i ssult. No ; he (Sir R. Peel) would say at once that unless the rish proprietors can be induced to come forward and co-operate with the Government, all that can be done will be almost entirely useless. He was perfectly certain that if her Majesty's Government were to propose the grant of large sums for the Irish people, they would be granted without hesitation by the House of Commons ; but he would advise them to take care that this generosity do not defeat itself. The moment that the proclamation goes forth that the Government will provide for the poor, the people will not be so ready to stir themselves in their own behalf, as they would probably under circumstances of a different nature. lie_ had found the English clergy most anxious to exert themselves on behalf of the suffering poor in Irelaiid. Unless the relief was afforded with caution, greater evils, which it would be difficult to remedy, would ensue. Much had been said of the advantage which the execution of public works would be to the labouring classes. As to the railroads, it was a great question whether it would be advantageous to bring at once large masses of the male popula tion into different districts, away from their wives and families, and those who were dependent on them. This was a matter which required great consideration before it could be satisfactorily entered upon. He apprehended that if the construction of certain works were deemed requisite and proper, there would be no difficulty in ob taining the necessary supply of funds. He must confess that he was somewhat surprised that an Irish Member, who had taken no part in the discussion on the proposed measure, should come forward and say at the eleventh hour that the Irish people scorned the offer of English generosity. If the Honourable Gentleman would en deavour to stir up the Irish landlords in his neighbour hood to co-operate with the Government in their desire to mitigate the evils of Ireland, he was sure the Honourable Gentleman would be employing his time to much better purpose than in giving utterance to the opionions which he had just expressed. Mr. J. O'CONNELL said, although the Honourable ,Gentleman (Mr. O'Brien) was absent from the discus sion on the present measure, yet he was doing his duty properly in another part of the country. He (Mr. J. O'Coimell) was, however, present, and could bear testi mony, to the enthusiasm which existed in every part of the house to proiide a remedy for the distresses RAILWAY. . • The Committee resumed the hearing of this case, which had been adjourned from yesterday. After a very lengthened investigation the Committee de cided that the company had not complied with the standing orders with respect to the giving the height and span of a bridge over the river Lynn—and also, in not having given notice in the London Gazette and county papers of their intention to purchase land in the extra-parochial place of Deep-in-Deen. The Committee, however, dispensed with their compliance in these particu lars, and the Bill was allowed to pass. DUBLIN AND SANDYMOUNT ATMOSPHERIC. This case, which had been adjourned for the want of one witness, occupied their Lordshipslbut a short time. The Com mittee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. EASTERN COUNTIES (LINCOLN TO MILFORD). The Committee decided that though the company in this ease had not complied with all the standing orders, yet they would recommend that the Bill should be allowed to proceed. EASTERN COUNTIES (HERTFORD TO HUNTING DON). The Committee received the formal preofs in this case, and then adjourned at 5 o'clock to the usual hour on Monday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Trent Valley Railway—The Furness and Windermere Railway—The Dublin and Belfast Railway— The Irish North Midland Railway— Waterford, Wicklow, Wexford, and Dublin Railway—The Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Railway—The Cork, Passage, and Kinsale Railway—The Sligo and Shannon Railway—The Cork, Macroone, and Killarney Railway— The Great Munster Railway—and the Bandon and Bantry Railway, were also allowed to be proceeded with. COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE BILLS. AIRDRIE AND COATBRIDGE WATER-WORKS. This Bill was next taken ; standing orders complied with. NEWPORT AND PILGWENLLY WATER-WORKS. The Committee decided that the standing orders in this case had not been complied with. BELFAST (CONSUMERS') GAS. Standing orders complied with. Ih'ESiRUTHER ROADS. Standing orders complied with. GREENLAW ROADS. The Committee in this case decided that the standing orders had been coMplied with. LEITH PAVING. Standings orders complied with. EDINBURGH PAVING. The Committee gave a similar decision in this case. AIRDRIE POLICE. And in this the decision was the same. PORT ELLEN HARBOUR. Standing orders complied with. KILMARNOCK WATER-WORKS. Standing orders complied with. SOMERSET SMALL DEBTS. Postponed at the request of the agent till Monday, the 23d inst. MANCHESTER MARKETS. Standing orders complied with. STAFFORD ELECTION. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)- FRIDAY, 6 P.M. The polling for the rival candidates, W. Sleigh, Esq., on the Protectionist interest, and the Hon. Captain Carnegie, on the Ministerial side, took place this day. The polling throughout was in favour of the Hon. Cap tain, and at the close, the numbers were : Carnegie 733 Sleigh Majority On the poll being closed, the Mayor stated the numbers, as given above, and the newly-elected Member and his opponent subsequently addressed the electors. The whole of the proceedings were conducted in an unusually quiet manner. Mr. Acland, from the League, was at Stafford, end addressed the electors in the course of the day, in favour of Captain Carnegie. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Colonel Bowles, Colonel Arbuthnot, Major- General Sir Edward Bowater, and Dr. Prcetorius, left Osborne House at half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning, crossed in the Fairy steam-packet to Gosport, and travelled to town by a special train. The royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace from the Nine Elms' terminus in four carriages and four, at half past one o'clock, escorted by a party of Light Dragoons. The Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, were in the first carriage and four; the Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were in the following carriage; Colonel Arbuthnot and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater were in the third chariot and four; and the Marchioness of Douro, Colonel Bowles, and Dr. Prcetorius, were in the fourth carriage and four. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were received, on their arrival at the Palace, by Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Devereux, the Lord Chamberlain, Viscount Hawarden, Lord George Lennox, Captain Meynell, Captain Francis Seymour, and Lord Charles Wellesley. The Countess of Charlemont has succeeded the Mar chioness of Douro as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. Lady Caroline Cocks and the Hon. Miss Devereux have ' succeeded the Hon. Misses Stanley and Dawson as the Maids of Honour. ---- - Viscount Hawardea has succeeded Lord Glenlyon as the Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and Captain Meynell has succeeded Colonel Drummond as the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left town yesterday morning for her residence, Frogmore House, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness returned to Cla rence House, St. James's, at half-past four o'clock. Mr. Brownrigg, M.P., had an interview with Mr. Sec retary Gladstone yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Lord Thomas and Lady Sophia Cecil arrived at Far rance's Hotel yesterday, from Burghley House, near Stamford. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Benedict's magnificent opera, The Crusaders, draws overflowing houses here every night. It is by far the most perfect opera that has hitherto been produced upon the English stage. As might have been expected, it is the first night. rmh heard now to greater advantage than it was oa choruses they are!) the The l, solo performers are more perfect choruses (what massively magnificent in the music more used to the ta g usie better as the chorus-singers get vast instrument, discoursingand the orchestra is as one excellent . music from the inspiration of one master - mind. I nl o b n i e n e l a p d i d e e c d e of :nusic, whole Unity is the great beauty of this opera. It it, nothing can harmonious and inclivisable ; nothing be taken from, it without marring that t l: one ness which is its distinguishing characteristic. It is a great musical epic ; and, as the Iliad, or the Para dise Lost, or the J erusalem Delivered must read again and a g ain, and not only rea be b ut studied to thoroug hl y a pp reciate the g enius of H omer , or Milton, or Tasso, so must The Crusaders be lis tened to attentively again and again, and be studied before its beauties can be properly appreciated. At the first hearing the mind is lost in admiration at the magnificent whole. It is only by hearing it repeatedly —by dissecting it, as it were—that the excessive beauty and fitness of the various parts of which that whole is composed, can be comprehended, or that the mar vellously harmonious manner in which those parts are combined can be thoroughly appreciated.: The Crusaders is, indeed, a great opera. .M. Benediet'has - produced a work which "the world will not willingly let die." RAILWAY. Mr. GISBORNE presented a petition from the land owners on the line against this project of the South- Western Railway Company. EXTENSION OF THE CARLISLE RAILWAY. Mr. WARD presented a petition against this line. NORTH KENT RAILWAY. Colonel 10i1TTHER presented a petition from the clergy, gentry, and magistrates of Canterbury, in favour (as we understood) of this railway. MALTA. Mr. HUME gave notice that OR Thursday, March 19, he should call the attention of the House to the late in terference by the Governor of Malta with the religious ceremonies of the inhabitants of that island, and that he would move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that copies of the orders thereon be laid on the table. On the same day he should move for some returns respecting the post-office in India. STATE OF IRELAND. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that on the 26th March he should move that the House do resolve itself into Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of considering an address to her Majesty on the subject of the state of Ireland. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. It was then resolved that the House at its rising should adjourn until Monday nest. On the motion that the orders of the day should be read, Captain PECHELL observed, that there was a Bill before the House for the payment and enrolment of the Chelsea pensioners. Now he would wish that the Bill were postponed until a return of the Chelsea pensioners was made, and the number and names of the places where they were paid. Mr. CARDWELL objected to such a course as most unreasonable. An HON. MEMBER wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government at what period the sugar question would be brought under the attention of the House ?—(Hear, hear.) Sir ROBERT PEEL said it was impossible for him to name a day when be would bring forward that question. So far as commercial measures were con cerned, it certainly should have precedencti. He would be most anxious that it should be brought under the no tice of the House at the earliest period. He proposed that the reduced duties should not come into operation until the sth of July next. THE BETTER PROTECTION OF LIFE (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. O'CONNELL wished to inquire from the Right Hon. Baronet whether it was the intention of the Go vernment to follow a certain precedent which had been established in 1773. In that year the Coercion Bill was introduced into the House of Lords, and was brought down to the House of Commons, and he was authorised, he believed, by the majority of the Irish Members of the House to ask whether the precedent then esta blished would be followed out in this case. The precedent was this ; as soon as the Bill was brought down to the House of Commons, Lord North, then at the head of her Majesty's Government, moved that the Bill be printed, and appointed a day, after the printing of the Bill, for its first read ing ; and as the present is a very important case, he was very anxious to know whether that prece dent would be followed in this instance. He wished to know when the Coercion Bill now before. the House of Lords would be printed, and have a day fixed for its first reading. It was very desirable that the House should be put into possession of copies of that Bill before any discussion took place upon it. Sir R. PEEL said that there was a very material dif ference between the Bill to which the Hon. and Learned Member had referred, as having passed in the time of Lord North, and that which was now before the House of Lords. The first-mentioned Bill was a coercion Bill, but that which was now before their Lordships was a Bill for the better protection of life in Ireland. At the same time he must admit that the precedent to which the Hon. and Learned Member referred was established in the year 1773. (Hear, hear.) Lord North moved when the Bill was brought to the House that it should be printed, and the first reading of it post poned. He (Sir Robert Peel) was desirous that the pre sent Bill should be proceeded with without delay, but still as the precedent had been established, he had no objec tions against moving that the Bill, when it reached that House, should be printed, and that a future day be ap pointed for taking it into consideration. CUBA SUGAR. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that, as a question had already been asked about:the sugar duties, he should wish to ask the Government another question. It had been stated by L )rd Abinger that the Earl of Aberdeen was about to make some proposition to the Government of Spain, with regard to matters relating to England and Spain. But the Noble Earl at the same time stated that it was not intended, either directly or indirectly, to prevent the slave trade. Now, he (Lord J. Russell) wished to know whether it was proposed to admit the productions of Cuba ? Sir R. PEEL—Her Majesty's Government do not contemplate the introduction of sugar from Cuba into the ports of this country. FAMINE IN IRELAND. Mr. GEORGE P. SCROPE wished to know whether it was the intention of Government to undertake the immense responsibility of alleviating the present calamity in Ireland at an early day. It was absolutely necessary that the wants of that country should be supplied without delay. But it seemed to him that the responsibility of relieving the people of Ireland during the present season of dis tress should be undertaken by the local authorities. the boards of guardians, and the landlords of that country. He thought that the responsibility had been unwisely thrown upon the Government ; and, indeed, he conceived the course to be pursued ought to be the same as that followed in England. Now, in England—(Murmurs and interruption)—he thought he might say a few words on this subject, for he believed that a great responsibility had been thrown upon the Government which they ought not to bear; and he believed that some provision ought to be made to meet the coming scarcity in Ire land. There was no doubt but that distress was immi nent on a great portion of the population of Ire land. Now, in England, the boards of guardians had the power to give relief out of doors ; such, however, was not the case in Ireland. There the boards of guardians could only afford relief to the poor by re ceiving them in the workhouses. Here the case was dif ferent. Relief might be arlministered either in doors or out of doors. Then the evil was increased by the fact that the workhouses were only capable of receiving one per cent. of the pauper population of the country. He was not anxious to make a speech upon the matter, but some provision ought to be made for the emergency that might arise, and he was desirous that the responsibility should be thrown upon the right shoulders, for it was the business of the local authorities to make provision for the maintenance of their poor. The ques tion he had to ask the Government was, whether their measures for meeting the impending scarcity in Ireland contained any guarantee, that every individual in immedi ate danger of perishing - from want should be enabled to obtain relief from some local authority, as in England ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the attention of the Go vernment had been directed to the subject. About a fortnight ago, in answer to a question from the Honourable Member for Rochdale (Mr. Sharman Crawford) he stated then, and he said so now, that it was not the intention of the Government to propose any other measures for the relief of the poor of Ireland, beyond those introduced by the Government. Perhaps, however, he might claim the indulgence of the House, before the orders of the day were disposed of, to depart from the accustomed rule, and make sonic observations with respect to the poor of Ireland. The SPEAKER said the motion before the House was that the dropped orders of yesterday be now read. ELECTION OF ANOTHER MEMBER TO REPRE Sir J. GRAHAM th en resumed his seat. SENT THE CITY OF CORK. Mr. O'CONNELL postponed his motion on this sub ject until Thursday next. ANNOYANCE JURY IN WESTMINSTER. Sir DE LACY EVANS moved for the return showing the amount and particulars, as set forth in the present !tients of the amerciaments levied by each annoyance jury in the city of Westminster during 1841, 1842, 1843, and 1844, omitting the names of parties fined, also the trade of the party fined, specifying deficiency of weights, scales, or measures, and the amount of fine ; which was agreed to. RAJAH OF SATTARA. Mr. FlUMEmovedfo; copies of all correspondence between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Sattara, relating to the dismissal from office of Yes huunt Row Foujdar, late Dewaw of Appa Sahib, the present Rajah of Sattara, and to the recall of Ballajee Punt Nattoo to the Rajah's service ; and for a copy of a letter from his Highness the deposed Rajah of Sattara to the Right Hun. Sir H. Hardinge, Governor-General of India, dated Benares, 12th December, 1844, together with all minutes and correspondence connected there with (ordered 4th J u l y , 1845), w hich was agreed to. FEVER HOSPITALS IN IRELAND. Sir J. GRAHAM rose an d sa id—lt was my intention. on the pa r t o f t h e G overnm ent, had the House sat yesterday, t o move for leave to bring in a Bill in order t o ma k e some provisions for the treatment of perso ns infected with fever in Ireland. l In the coune of yesterday morning the Government received: from ' the Lord Lieutenant, a report from the Commisiion ' appointed to ' inquire of Ireland. He believed that the present Government owed their existence to the support of the press. The press had placed them in power, and continued to sup port them in power. The Irish Members would acknow ledge with gratitude the levying of a heavy tax on ab sentee landlords. The people were in a wretched state, and were in many places consuming the seed potatoes — so that any future crop would be entirely prevented. Mr. SH ARMAN CRAWFORD gave the Govern ment and the House every credit for their kind inten tions towards the people of Ireland. He was of opinion however that the proposed measure would be only par tially beneficial. He wished to see such a system of taxation in Ireland as would secure to the tenant-farmer protection for his capital and skill when expended on the improvement of his land. If they had that stake in the land of Ireland, the tenant would not be in the dis tressed condition in which he is now found. With regard to the proposition contained in the Bill, it did not appear to him that it would - supply a remedy for one disease alluded to, he meant the dangers which were to be apprehended from the in crease of dissentry, which the use of the maize would be almost certain to create, and which was generally caused from the want of good food, and he was certain thltt the Indian corn would produce it in Ireland. 'lf the people were accustomed to make it into bread, he was of opinion it would not have that effect. These were the only ob servations he should make, that the measure could not give that employment necessary to guard against the evils which now afflicted the people of Ireland. They should have measures which would give a stimulus to the employment of capital for the improvement of land, and at the same time give security to the tenant. It gave him great disappointment that no measure had as yet been proposed, founded on the report of the Land Com missioners in Ireland, and he, in conclusion, would earnestly impress on the Government the propriety and necessity of bringing forward a measure such as was re commended in that report. The Earl of MARCH said he should not address the House on the measure of the Right Hon. Baronet, but he thought it an incumbent duty to do so, as he dis agreed with her Majesty's Ministers on other subjects, while he cordially agreed with them on the present. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Limerick told them that he would not throw himself on the generosity of the English Government. He (the Earl of March) entirely repudiated the idea that the English Govern ment, or the English people, were at all generous in bringing forward the measure, as it was only their im perative duty to do so. But he did not like to hear certain remarks made about the want of feeling on the part of the English people. Did the Hon. Gentleman forget that in the year 1822, when great dis tress prevailed in Ireland, that there was a sum voted of 252,000/. to relieve that distress, and he would venture to tell him in the name of the people of England, that if her Majesty's Government came down to the House, and said that it was necessary that 100,000/ should be now voted to relieve such distress, there would be no hesitation in granting it.—(Cheers.) Mr. SHAW said that he thought the Right Hon. Baronet had cast some imputation on the character of Irish landlords. He deplored as much as any one pos sibly could, the injuries arising front absenteeism, but it was useless to talk about a remedy until there was first given security to life and property in Ireland. With respect to the observations made by an Hon. Mem ber, that it would be better to keep the oats in Ireland for the Irish people, he could not help saying that he fully egret d with him in keeping the food at home, which they were accustomed to use, but he could not help saying, for he felt it, that there_ was great sympathy shown to the people of Ireland on the present occasion. However, he thought it most un fortunate and unfair that the question of Irish famine should be mixed up 'with the question of the corn-laws, for he thought it had done great injury. There had been very great exaggeration in the statements put for ward respecting the failure of the potato crop, and though he did not mean to impute to the Government that they made use of that failure for the purpose of carrying their measure relative to the repeal of the corn laws, yet he believed they had been led away by strong reports in the first instance, and took it as a part of the ground for introducing the measure, and found it after wards difficult to abandon that ground. He did not mean to say that there was not scarcity, and even un usual scarcity, but at certain periods of the year there was always scarcity and distress in Ireland : but he was under the impression that that scarcity and distress was exaggerated.—(Hear, hear.) He took, particular pains to inquire, and he ,found that in the greater portion of Ireland there was an average crop, but there was a considerable scarcity this year notwithstanding, for he was aware that great suffering existed in Ire land ; yet he would persevere in saying that that suf fering was considerably exaggerated. With regard to the particular measure before the House, he would not make the least objection to it, although he believed con siderable apprehension existed on the subject of increas ing the present poor-rate, but he would give his support to the measure. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the statement of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Kilkenny respecting the sympathy of that House was not such as he could agree with him in, for he (Lord J. Russell) was quite sure that if there was one measure more than another which would meet the wants of the Irish people, that measure the Government and the House would adopt, if it was calculated to remove the distress which unhap pily prevailed in Ireland. He heard statements with re spect to the distress of the manufacturing dis tricts when 150,0001. was raised to remove it—that a great deal of mischief had been done by granting alms without a proper inquiry, and that many persons had become paupers owing to the want of proper consideration and care being observed in dis tributing the money. The distribution of relief was re gulated by Mr. Christie, who was the gentleman chiefly consulted ; and he (Lord J. Russell) should.be disposed to attach great importance to that gentleman's opinion, and should be glad to he informed what were his re ports as to the extent of the failure, as he thought it would be very satisfactory. . It seemed to him that the measure of the Government was prudent and beneficial, but still he thought they should have had the opinion of a person so competent of judging. He quite agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury, that the Irish people should look more to great public works—such as, the formation of railroads— for the relief of Irish distress, than to any temporary aid, for he was quite sure that great works of the kind would alone afford proper relief. He trusted that the board of guardians were ,adopting in every parish, measures for the relief of distress—he meant the district committees, that they bad a communication from on the subject. Sir J. GRAHAM said that the report of the Commis. sion was a report drawn up by the Committee of the Government Commission. Sir R. PEEL slid that it would be seen in a few dap what her Msjesty's Government were disposed to do, and that they had not been led away by any strong re ports respecting the failure of the potato crop. Lord HAMILTON could not conceive that the Go vernment would be so base as to use the awful state of Ireland as an argument for a repeal of the corn-laws, and he hoped he might say that he represented a county where there were resident landlords, who he was bound to say, acted fairly towards their tenantry. He would have risen sooner, when he heard a sneer about the landlords of Ireland from the Honourable Member opposite (Mr. J. O'Con nell), as if he represented the Irish landlords. Why did he not remain in that hall, where he was so fond of abusing landlords, as no one asked him to come here ? It would be better to make an honest application of that fund which had been extracted out of the miseries of the Irish people than to come there to make attacks upon the Irish landlords. - Mr. SHAW rose to explain that he did not say that the Government were induced to propose the repeal of the corn-laws in consequence of the state of Ireland, but the papers which would be produced would make no impression on him. Sir R. PEEL said that the papers which would be laid on the table might have no impression on the Honourable Gentleman, but all he could say was, that he had no doubt but they would make a great impression on the House ; and though the Hon. Gentleman had said that the Government were deceived respecting the state of Ireland, he had not the manliness to withdraw that statement.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BERNAL very much regretted the discussion which had taken place. They were all, he was sure, sympathising with the people respecting the distress which prevailed in Ireland, and he heard with much regret the remarks which had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Shaw), and he begged of him to suspend his judgment until Monday ; but he (Mr. Bernal) did not want to suspend his judgment until Monday, and be could not conceive why any Gentle man should be so malevolent and wicked as to endea vour to make a political question of such a measure. He would appeal to the sober feeling of his Hon. Friend opposite, and beg of him to throw aside all unworthy sentiments in speaking on a question like the present, for the Hon. Gentlemen who composed her Majesty's Government wculd not be so base and wicked as, for the sake of party purposes, to make use of a cause which did not exist. The Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department stated, from a report he had received, caused by a general inquiry into the state of the population in Ireland, that typhus fever was in creasing; and were they to stand still under such cir cumstances, and wait until employment supplied the people with money by the erection of public works and the formation of railways? Could they show him that any portion of the poorer classes of the Irish people had money in their pockets to enable them to pur chase the provisions which were indigenous to Ireland? If there were a dearth in any district in England, would it be sufficient to say to the starving inhabitants, wait until we have railroads, and then yon will have relief administered in the shape of wages. They must not now stick fast at economical doctrines—something must now be done—and that done quickly. Every one was aware that the public works, for which Bills had been granted, could not be proceeded with for months after the passing of the grant. They must, therefore, have recourse to extraordinary remedies where extraordinary diseases exist. They surely were not to let the people rot in pestilential hospitals. The Right Hon. Baronet said that the endeavours of the Government would be of little avail unles they were seconded by the persevering efforts of the landlords. Well, then, what had they heard ? That the efforts of the landlords could not be depended on If such were the case—and was there reason to doubt it ?—where could the unfortunate and starving pea santry of Ireland look to for relief ? For himself he would say, he would g ive his most earnest support to any measure which would have for its object the pre sent salvation of Ireland.—( Rear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob served that although he did not wish : to detain the Hous e , he would bee - to be allowed to correct the im p res sion that there had been on unnecessary delay on the part of the Government in giving operation to those Bills which 'had IslieadSi ricsiyed the sanction - of ths- Government. I ed He .could only say that the Bill for givi n g ineress , fe authority to the Board of Works had only passe d 5 . e a days since, and three days ago authority had who been e.. to the Board of Works in Clare and Meath, oe tress was supposed most to exist, to put the Act in ? c oo ation, and if there was any delay it proceeded only r the necessary choice to. be made of some substaata" work. Mr. POULETT SCROPE observed that if anYd li t' o g t would justify an Irish or an English Member i t L up the question of the repeal of the 'EMI: the was the fact of his Seeing, year after year, that ; Le , Irish people were not treated as the English by t li f gislature of the country. What was the case °„ t he people of England? They had a first claim ur' eo . produce of the land. In England, as long as h s w ro sll the isted, he could not be allowed to starve ; ee . re obe landed proprietor could take a penny of his :In roa d poor man should be saved from starving. I t beta such was not the case, and equal justice had ne done. Now, with regard to the 'proposition of th e too el Member for Limerick, that the land of Ireland Suand be made responsible for the wants of the peoP le '„ s ia that they should not come to seek eleerausrariVast from England, he could by no means assent to it. f th e he would recommend would be the adaptati on ° of poor-law system to the proper organisatioatbei in-door and out-door relief ; for surelf fonts were not to wait until a man was. Prssidef. from fever before they would grant bi t° deb' If fever were the produce of famine, theii flrresiieef Beteyour should be to remove the cause. If tb to be afforded, it ought to be so before stet' unhappy individual reached that state °I e on' ration, when famine was its nec ess f Y easK comitant. It was u-ged that there might ee wbicb of imposters seeking that compassion and suPPL,,,,,, o sta they did not require. They would discover an I le be' by giving him a hard task of labour—but he eo n , or seech them not to refuse food which was absolateilbeeo eessary to maintain health. An absentee -tar 11%01 tai proposed. Now he considered that the best could be applied would be one levied on the Pr i u n e ci r eele t ; the poor -rate, inasmuch as it would be one on t' t he of Ireland. He was one of those that consiiler; fltst property had its rights as well as duties—and the their duty of landed proprietors was, not to pet al ell 1° "" tenants to starve.—(Hear, hear.) Ile did 11 e d tb impeach the landlords of Ireland, but he deft,, tang House to deny that there were many individual goe, where landlords in Ireland did not do their elatYi n o„let were they to distinguish 'between them ?. 1 ,1 1 e islel e e ' they well h im ne p w ose t d ha t t he th d er u e ty w b o y ul l d aw h , e b m ec a a n u 3 s . e the ' jel l ell e ' . men would' not do their duty unless com in p In Ireland the po +r-rate did not yield more ,tibaed foe! pence in the pound, whilst in England it yjou t ddr, three to four shillings, so the Irish proprietor s c ; 0 complain of being overcharged, manhe propose" " o rtee c carried out, As there would bey other oPP,herilr e ll iol ce t 'n o d t °s ; ties of discussing the question, he would not fer l d i e? taro the House, but he could not avoid rea k ?,, g ste ° „into feeroliservations, as he held very strong the subject. the ° • thet r Mr. BANKES said that it appeared to him 5 4 0 e, was now forced upon the attention of the Tlon i sc o f eve r : tion, which must have occurred to the min u e , oel e - a * gentleman, that when the Government were - tw ate sion of all these important facts, it was their in a d ' duty to have called together the Parliament es% f leP t month of November. If such a course bad 1)& 11 bele' this difficulty could not have occurred,. and 't r ial 51er f the present time the full effects of these henc - 0 0d to ° sures would have been in operation; andt i lll f ese° s to diminishing the fever, they might have ha" lose th is hope of preventing it altogether. He wa s 3t e know what answer the Government cou'el question? They acknowledged that thtilhettl -c e ; in possession of that information vi rr duced uneasiness and disquiet in e fi llst, the and surely the natural means to hav e „o P l ete was e to have called together the Parliarne- ta re - a , earliest possible period, and thus the meal's. i the existing distress would by th e/ 15 0 0 13 ret: be circulated through the country. Pi e r 00 having heard the speech of the Recorder fo r I,r that the comments on it had been mus t sr:01030o words were " that having been last week in °ti ght bet felt it a relief to his mind to state that he t ;,. - atedeere extreme accounts of distress had been exaget - bose:aei that he did find the distres to be very great." he e 'elf, the sentiments of his Right Hon. Friend , an . 0 is) 1 0 to know, did he betray an,y want of feeling 1 se te be r " that he it felt a relief to his mind to be abl e t° afe 3 d e truth?" With respect to the speech ofithe isr e t ,oo rented. be I a Ie permanent for Finsbury, it had also been mu ch eigg es ter rbmyanneont°Ser means said onlythat his e a it o would • I porary. He' said, you intend to give th eta P what food will do. , l, Sir VALENTINE BLAKE egre t 'coneurran e - " sure brought forward by the Right Hon. ' ° „ s „. addition to the measures in contemplation 1 , 1 . '" o roe, i• e, of the destitution of Ireland, he suggested T e r : oe . of purchasing estates, and apportioning tue",:tsl•tel' small lots among the people at a reasonable rt re ptee st this were adopted, he considered that the g f p oet/ vantages would accrue, and the recurrence ° no el. „ t og present so prevalent would be entirely prove" fjo Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN rose to explain; or not make any strictures on the speech t •io Member for Tyrone. He wished merely. ti76,eliebTof said would be distinctly understood. I ll y pe e gt,ee , common with those Of his countrymen , exasperated with the sums of money wi ne a ? granted for the relief of the poor of Ire's°, 11110 • f what was the whole amount of this re lle los ae tt loi amounted to 100,0001. All the rest yea s ,; oo e n ill e P sum which was annually drawn out of t ` - ‘i e aw"h tl e r absentees amounted to four or five million-0V and the quantity of cattle, pigs, bacon, &celioe t o the every year exported for the purpose of erg " 1 1 0 b e to make up this sum was incredible: t would allow these four or five mil li° the e ° , spent in Ireland, he would allow if ; 0f take back the grant of 100,000/. du ce; et: f ment had met in November last, and Prrels l. tl i sures for the relief of the destitution in 0; 41 0 0 e when they had met they had taken the c° ,„ e ttledi t) serious consideration, instead of hurry t he lie' 1 coercion Bill, they would not be now und er t , on of discussing such a measure as the pres et n ot Mr. MILES said, that if 100,000 1 . Wa, 5 , 1 ; 3 t to meet the wants of Ireland, he believe(' ward ere House of Commons was ready to come P h r grant of ten times that amount. What ' 4 : 4 it . " of, however, was, that while they were tu - w ere P o e t le e 051 e c ° of measures for their relief, immense nuroh e e l e 0 111 ;e0e br i k e i o n n g e . rem T e h d e y r h o u p t le ma w n a y n r te e d m e e m di p e l s o ; y a m n e d n , t o ; tThooteii" for Weymouth stated, every means that I ' oo o o to adopt, every channel by which relief c f eirraor; municated, should be made use of, for aid etrt/' )° , o averting the impending misery. lle e $ i t ever place entire reliance upon the ,n d e d i r e e of Government. A great deal d 4t eelo ctl 'al ll :, local boards. The ,assistance of Irish g e . n rg e to tl te se' l 'i clergymen and priests, would also be reetn,he 01 3 0 0-, exertions of the Government, and to self h e he s l e ing famine. As they had returns on the ta i , t ete, like to know if the return he moved for ear i l e tora o fti: sion was among them? He had moved f i n a re tallirt b g a highest price of potatoes. If they ban °at it P,,.f kind for the last seven years, it would u e e elsn" adjunct to these papers. The people n f f ientli e r ti j i c oo been said were starving in the midst 0 i f av e be ur o t were exporting that which they should befo re I so ell e o f own sustenance. Now, if they bad en e d itioe,e report to which he alluded, it would be c on r rro barometer by which they could gauge I , b bet te , o ° o the people of Ireland, as there could be, prie e t e,ip rion to judge of its extent than these to h s ote a re give. Another return which he would ll i zs oo l te st the capacity of the poor houses of Tre e w ere 0 , ap`of inmates, and the number of pauper; " or e n ° We' id sent receiving relief in them. They , d be to ect hospitals, and he hought it ee ote es, 0,5 it r re they knew the numbers in t the union ho s su bject to 00:1 enable'them to have clearer views on th, e . s eta 130 1 .0° sent under discussion. He thought it o !i l i t goat 0 these few remarks, and he hoped the ° :•1 1 would give the returns which he reetlirer., 0(1 1 Sir J. GRAHAM, who was scar ce e ( e rn 10 t be understood to say that the first r ece to 0 0 el the Hon. Gentleman referred —in referreuthose bet io of potatoes—was to be found among,7 y ea se e 01, table. It did not extend over a period they to ' A ft r'„, was comprehensive enough to enable. ;0e1,701,1 potatoes had attained a very great Pr ic , e w ith I s , f e r ie r spect to those which were not affeetee_tht th that if they were kept for another In" tar e, ' bee' l a ence to the number of inmates, whi ch „„.,ber °f ee lie e t i 1 11 be utterly - destroyed. As to the latter the rico were calculated to contain, and the ne - vin g e/ol who were at present actually r ece t i e ee i t " e them, he had no objection to Prn, ioo , the Ore reference, however, to the present goe s ' did o , ° ll lire' be quite useless. The Hon. Gentleman_ Po t lot to understand the object which the Pres, o to o!! view, or he would not think it nec essar c y_'' vv iob t er Y o j turns which had no immediate connexiane t eot n o rita to e tch alo h a:osi Mr. FITZGERALD was hapPY. jesty's Government were introduclvst ‘tberf,,:ietited the present. He thought, however, 1:1` ee sdoPoe too great a delay in bringing them 11) n r _roo ought to have met in October last, a ., n aary to e „ r te, those measures which were nee!' we ll v i biog i ,e ll , impending evils. It was then Pealed, and 11 0, 4 o , that the crops in Ireland had La_ihsse, been as yet done to alleviate the dl sti ti: r i n g, 0 0 . " . 0 the people in that country ed were. (" 1 7; 21 , e be now the month of March. No hoe, god sl""ii or h ear 0 y e°l ' greatly afraid that they had see s n s 4. 00 the distress which at present pre" l bo ele d b portion of it. There were no (!,. hbotirSd, ea a state of destitution in his wet' nets ro pOSV 00 9 t be ° P in ,3 would give it his cordial support; som e of C e Mr. VILLIERS was surprised 71 „ bat go o _ th, was glad that the present measure was P of the Hon. Member for Somerseo. disastrou!, c : 48; man appeared to think not s v „,, e ty',. e t, 0 113 e o portation into this country of " ra' ;er, 7110" ald be a &c., from Ireland. Let whichlon.c., e vil nr° n. 'oe 4 this here , f eel to that Hcn. Member these, c a o ew e r ir elf rid of. Let them get artiFie e sf t he _P e ol e eff apprehension which he entertain ff effects which their importation cau.sotdof theold o of cs r he removed. There was another pol d L B y AlY re pp bet's to which he would briefly e tm earill r oe ofekeit ing out his benevolent intend° s a4 coa l ic would restrict the manufacture:l;24a of . : n ee ana t bse countr. He (Mr. Villiers) inor. would just ask any man to lo lc 2' were /W er e o'o4 500,000 or 600,000 of the Irish pe?,ll' se euntq e . eib e ,ad r employment by the rnanufatrires o i t t tf t ; ,re ore a ts G $P ssbfj theories, an d don land. Let him reflect that titer% who Oa r fo r disposed of these two theo a n d the t hf' ro by the Hon. Member for Limerior .f Stroud ee uief° e. forStroud. The Hon. Member or Ireland . - not wonder that the gentlemen .0_ Somerset, he would now come tot k he sell e 00 0 ' t heel and demanded. a- repeat of the mu n•