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morning. Brut Strait: 29, lett. iast., V'ege the young a feral Inch 6 April or May. Warded with sk it ungenial at ti of England is al ark .Rearainer. JRATII ozo ''D regret tL t •Icenzie. 'id to ha into. AX, tovif„,3 , 3 ,Sl3 - v t , s t‘. • 0 , 40 , fi ,;.• ielm• - • s p, . 0 • 4 0 tliNe , 00 0 05 _4urk_ AWN: v%v ,kl aVk;„ IRELAND. THE STATE TRIALS. FIFTEENTH DAY. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTERS.) DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31. Mr. FITZGIBBON has occupied the court the entire day in the Queen's Bench, and speculation is busy in the hall to account for the great length to which the Learned Gentleman has drawn out his address. Among the many rumours prevalent, there is one to which credence is somewhat generally attached. It is that he is speaking against time in order that the speech from the throne may reach Dublin, and be perused by Mr. O'CONNELL, before he commences his address to the Court. How far this may be a correct representation of the tactics of the traversers lam unable to state. I merely mention it as a pretty generally believed rumour. Mr. WHITESIDE it is understood will speak to-morrow, and then Mr. O'CONNELL will proceed to address the Court on Friday, and close on Saturday night. Thus it is most probable the whole of next week will be con sumed in those trials. With respect to the fracas between the Attor ney-General and Mr. FITZGIBBON, yesterday, all parties, of every shade of politics, with whom I have spoken on the subject, agree in condemning the • first law officer of the Crown, as one of the most indiscreet of men. The affair has created quite a sensation here, and will no doubt furnish much food for comment to the London journals. FOUR O'CLOCK, P.M, ..The mail from London has not yet arrived. It is blowing quite a gale, with a heavy rolling sea, and I apprehend the mail cannot possibly reach before eight o'clock this evening. SUMMARY of the STATE TRIALS. (FIFTEENTH I)AY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. TUE QUEEN V. DANIEL O'CONNELL AND OTHERS. The Court of Queen's Bench sat today at ten o'clock, when Mr. FITZGIBBOIC resumed his address to the Court. He submitted, that if the speech alleged to have been delivered by Mr. O'CONNELL at Mallow could bear the construction put upon it by the Attorney-G eneral,it vvould amount to high treason, and that the present charge of misdemeanour would be merged in it—the less in the greater—and that, therefore, the prosecutions must fall to the ground. He commented at considerable length on the sentiments expressed in that speech. The At torney-General, in observing upon the words of Mr O'CONNELL, that they (the Government) should neve: trample upon him—that they should trample upon hi: dead body first—said, that Mr. O'CONNELL mean; that he would resist the civil authorities witl• guns, bayonets, pikes, &c. Had subsequent circum stances, he (Mr. FITZGIBBON) asked, warranted sucl a construction ? Certainly not. Where war there a more active and a more intelligen• police than in Ireland, and yet where had the: been able to discover those stores of pikes guns, and bayonets, that were to be thus employed by Mr. O'CONNELL. NO ; Mr. O'Colottu. meant no such thing. He meant that in the event of any violent measures being adopted against him by the authorities, he would be ever found at his post among the people making use of those weapOns which he best could use—the eloquence and the firmness with which Goo had endowed him. The Learned Counsel engaged the Court the entire day. The latter portion of his address was directed to show that no con spirator against the peace of the country or the safety of the throne, such as it was attempted bythese prosecutions to prove Mr. O'CONNELL to be, could or would use the language embodied in the very speeches relied on by the • Crown for their case, and he quoted copious extracts from Mr. O'CONNELL'S speeches in support of this po sition. Mr..FITZGIBBON concluded at five o'clock, when the Court 'adjourned. Mr. WHITESIDE, counsel for Mr. DUFFY, of the Nation, was to commence his address to the jury on Thursday ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE. Yesterday evening the weekly meeting of the Anti-Corn law League was held at the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden. I George Wilson, Esq., took the Chair at the usual hour. Amongst those upon the platform we perceived Sir William Baynes, Bart. ; John Bright, Esq., M.P. ; Dr. Bowring, M.P. ; P. A. Taylor, Esq., and a number of other gentle men connected with the free trade movement, from the provinces and the metropolis. The CHAIRMAN said he had great pleasure in reporting the progress of the League since the last meeting within those walls. They had had increased testimony from all sides 'of the general dislike which was growing in the public mind against the corn-law system, and that there was but one feeling of hostility to those laws by which industry and enterprise was skiekled. He then proceeded to enumerate the various places in which meetings had been held, and the respective sums collected at those places, and concluded by saying that nothing should induce the League to deviate from their un varying and steady career for the attainment of free trade and and the abolition of all prohibitory duties. Dr. Bowanta next addressed the meeting, and apologised for having to leave them so soon to attend his duty in the House of Commons, althougk he felt there would be a strong contrast between the moral darkness and narrowness of mind which per vaded that assembly in comparison with the present.—( Cheer 5 and laughter.) Before he came to the present meeting he was anxious to know whether her Majesty's Ministers would attend to the suggestions of those heroic gentlemen who called upon the Goverurnent at the soi disant tenant-farmers' meeting, to put down the meeting of the League by the arm of the law. He was anxious to see whether the meeting within those walls was to be called the Clontarf of the Anti-Corn-law League --(Lund cheers and laughter)—er whether her Majesty's Mi nisters, engaged with one set of repealer., were anxious to come into contact with another—( Renewed cheering)—or whether an Attorney-General, armed with the severe dignity of the law, wnold challenge his legal opponent to meet him in combat, armed with the weapon selected by the murderer.—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman, after a lengthened and elo quent elpositien of the evils inflicted by the corn-laws, said that there could be no doubt but those obnoxious imposts upon industry must be eventually abolished, if the Repealer, only prov:•d true to themselves; and sat down amidst loud and long continued cheering. Colonel Tuostesort dwelt at considerable length on the result of the expedition into Scotland which he had undertaken in conjcnction with several other gentlemen connected with the League, and painted in glowing . colour, the enthusiastic manner in which they had been received by the people of that country, and the amount of money subscribed by them to for ward the odject of the League. The Gallant Gentleman dwelt with his usual happy and epigrammatic eloquence upon the sordid motives by which the landowners were actuated in sup porting those laws, and concluded by saying that the time was not far distant when circumstances would bring those landlords tothe state of hopeful humility, when they would no longer stand between the oppressed people of this country and their deliverance. JOHN BRIGHT, Esq., M.P., next rose to address the meeting. He alluded at considerable length to the Pre-Corn law meetings which had been got up throuehout the country, and ridiculed them to the most extreme extent which their op. ponents could desire. He next spoke of the subscriptions which had been so liberally given by the Scottish people, and, after a just eulogium upon them, said that, from what he sa in that country, he felt convinced that those persons who were anxious for the independence of the Church from secular con trol, were, to a man, with the Anti-Corn-law League— (Cheers)—and in favour of free trade. At a meeting held at Wakefield Lord Morpeth was present, and no per son who was there but must have been sensible of the kind and friendiy feeling with which he was re ceived ; but they must also have been conscious that the moment he spoke of his late colleagues, and his hesitation is declaring at once for the principles of the League, least it might impede them when they returned to office, that a damper was thrown upon the ardour of the meeting, which his subsequent liberal and enlightened declaration could not wipe away. The Hon. Gentleman concluded a brilliant address, which occupied nearly one hour and a half, by saying that Britons would have the additional honour added to their name of being the first nation in the world which recognised the principles of free trade. The CHAIRMAN having announced the next meeting of the League to be on next Thursday, at the same place, the meet ing separated. The theatre was crammed almost to suffocation, and the rpeeclies were of that high and eloquent character which com pels us to express our regret that the great press of Parliamen tary-matter incident to the first day of session, prevents us from giving more than a sliort report of what was delivered. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTlL—Midford, of Boston, Liver ; pool to New Orleans, Lit. 57, lon. 15, by the City o Poonah, in the Downs. Pearl, London to Ceylon, 26th inst., lat. 48, lon. 8, by the Favourite, in the Downs. Conservative, London to St. Ifeletla, 20th ult., lat. 41, lon. 12, by the Jane, arrived at Plymouth. .1 ohanne Caesar, Buenos Ayres to llavannah, Dec. 9, lat. 32 S., lon. 47 W. ; Brooke, Buenos Ayres to Liverpool, 16th, lat. 31, lon. 40 ; Amelia IEII, Rio to Buenos Ayres, 17th, lat. 30, lon. 40 ; Nordan, Lisbon to Stockholm, 29th ult., lat. 49, ton. 7, by the Ocean, arrived at Fal mouth. Flora, Sicily to Ocrk, 18th ult., lat. 39, lon. 14, by the Gilbert Jaalie3ol, a rr i ve d at F:mouth. Sancho l'anza, Cephalonia to Fal;nouth, 10th instant. off Malaga; do., to do., 11th, off Cape Trafalgar; John Dal- Ltverpool to China, Oct. 14, in the Java Sea ; lig, Liverpool to Singapore, 18th, off Anjer ; Ann ion, Liverpool to China, 20th, at the entrance of the s of Sunda; Trinandia, Calcutta to London, Nov. 30 S. lon. 20 E. ; Mississippi, standing W., 21st `..41 N., lon. 31 W. `,ion has been very rapid thi3 -month, and -op3 are rather too, forward ; the grass corn is over ground, and the blades as verdant as This unusual ptecocity of vegetation is re appmhension hy the farmers, who deem , is season. We learn that the wheat crop . so supposed to be growing too rapidly.— ‘..10R MACKENZIE, FODPERTY.—It iS at we have to announce the death of he Major was an eminent agriculturist, ye introduced the modem scientific Ross-shire, and the first who applied tjor had been ailing some months, He was universally respected for e, and his death is greatly de- IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. l. The doors of the House of Lords were opened at twelve o clock for the admission of those whe had tickets from the Lord Chamberlain. The body of the House was soon afterwards filled by peeresses and other ladies having the privilege of the entrée, who occupied all the back benches en both sides of the House. The Strangers' Gallery and the Gallery of the Members of the House of Commons were also occupied by ladies. Plumes were generally worn by the ladies, but there was not such a display of jewels as we have sometimes seen. The first Peer who entered the House was the Earl of Shaftes bury. His Lordship arrived shortly before one o'clock. The Noble Earl was almost immediately followed by the Duke of Wellington. His Grace, who was dressed in a Field Marshal's uniform, and wore the rihand of the Garter, appeared in excellent health and spirits. Lord Chief Justice indal, accompanied by Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Baron Gurney, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Baron Rolfe, Mr. Justice Erskine, Mr. Justice Maule, Mr. Justice Wight man, and Mr. Justice Cresswell, took their seats shortly after one o'clock. The Bishop of London arrived imme diately after the Judges. The side galleries were principally occupied by ladies. In that to the right of the throne, how ever, there were several illustrious foreigners, amongst whom we observed the late Regent of Spain, General Espartero, who appeared to take a deep interest in the proceedings. Among the earliest arrival of Peers were the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Abinger, Lord Campbell, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. His Excellency the Count St. Aulaire, the French Ambassa dor, arrived at half-past one ; he was followed by the Turkish Ambassador, the splendour of whose costume attracted very general attention. The Austrian Ambassador, the Prussian Ambassador, the Russian Ambassador, and the Ministers of the other Foreign Powers, shortly afterwards entered the House, and took their places under the gallery on the right of the throne. The Lord Chancellor entered the House at twenty minutes before two. His Lordship looked well, and walked firmly. He seemed to have recovered completely from the effects of his recent indisposition. At a quarter before two o'clock his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived. At two o'clock the firing of the Park guns, and the flourish of trumpets, announced the arrival of her Majesty, and five minutes afterwards the Royal procession entered the House in the usual order, preceded by the heralds in their tabards ; the Duke of Buccleuch bore the Crown, and the Duke of Wellington the Sword of State. Her Majesty, who leant upon the arm of Prince Albert, looked extremely well. Her Majesty's train was borne by the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Mistress of the Robes, assisted by other Ladies of the Household. Her Majesty took her seat on the throne. The Duke of Wellington, bearing the Sword of State, stood immediately on her Majesty's left hand. Prince Albert sat on her Majesty's left hand. His Royal Highness's chair was placed on the first step of the throne. Her Majesty having desired all present to be seated, directed the Usher of the Black Rod to summon the House of Commons to the Bar. The Speaker, attended by several Members of the House of Commons, shortly afterwards made his appearance, when her Majesty, in a clear and distinct tone of voice, read the speech, which was handed to her by the Lord Chancellor with the usual ceremonies, as foLows : Mr LORDS aND GENTLEMEN, It affords me great satisfaction again to meet you in Parliament, and to have the opportunity of profiting by your assistance and advice. I entertain a confident hope that the general peace so necessary for the happiness aid prosperity of all nations will continue unin. terrupted. My friendly, relations with the King of the French, and the good understanding happily established between my Government and that of his Majesty, with the continued assurances of the peaceful and amicable dispositions of all Princes and States, con. firm me in this expectation. I have directed that the Treaty, which I have concluded with the Emperor •f China, shall be laid before you, and I rejoice to think that it will, in its results, prove highly advantageous to the trade of this country. Throughout the whole course of my negotiations with the Go. vernment of China, I have uniformly disclaimed the wish for an y exclusive advantages. It has been my desire that equal favour should be shown to the industry and commercial enterprise of all nations. The hostilities which took place during the past year in Sinde have led to the annexation of a considerable portion of that country to the British possessions in the East. In all the military operations, and especially in the battles of Meanee and Hyderabad, the constancy and valour of the troops, Native and European, and the skill and gallantry of their distin. guished Commander, have been most conspicuous. I have directed that additional information explanatory of the transactions in Sinde, shall be forthwith communicated to you. GENTLEMEN OF THE Housz OF COMMON 3, The estimates for the ensuing year will be immediately laid be. fore you. They have been prepared with a strict regard to eco. nomy, and at the same time with a due consideration of those exigencies of the public service which are connected with the maintenance of our Maritime strength, and the multiplied do. mands on the Naval and Military establishments from the various parts of a widely extended Empire. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, I congratulate you on the improved condition of several im portant branches of the trade and manufactures of the country. I trust that the increased demand for labour has relieved in a corresponding degree many classes of my faithful subjects from sufferings and privations, which at formewriods I have had oc casion to deplore. For several successive years the annual produce of the revenue fell short of the public expenditure. I confidently trust that in the present year the public income will be amply sufficient to defray the charges upon it. I feel assured that in considering all matters connected with the financial concerns of the country, you will bear in mind the evil consequences of accumulating debt during the time of peace, and that you will firmly resolve to uphold the public credit, the maintenance of which concerns equally the permanent interests and the honour and reputation of a great country. In the course of the present year the opportunity will occur of giving notice to the Bank of England on the subject of the Revision of its Charter. It may be advisable that during this session of Parliament, and previously to the arrival of the period assigned for the giving of such notice, the state of the law with regard to the privileges of the Bank of England, and to other banking establishments, should be brought under your consideration. At the close of the last session of Parliament I declared to you my firm determination to maintain inviolate the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland. • • • -...—. I expressed at the same time my earnest desire to co-operate with Parliament in the adoption of all such measures as might tend to improve the social condition of Ireland, and to develope the natural resources of that part of the United Kingdom. lam resolved to act in strict conformity with this declaration. I forbear from observations on events in Ireland, in respect to which proceedings are pending before the proper legal tribunal. My attention has been directed to the state of the law and practice with regard to the occupation of land in Ireland. I have deemed it advisable to institute exten►ive local inquiries into a subjeo t of so much importance, and have appointed a Commis. sion, with ample authority, to conduct the requisite investigation. I recommend to y)ur early consideration the enactments at present in force in Ireland concerning the registration of voters for Members of Parliament. You will probably find that a revision of the law of re. gistration, taken in conjunction with other causes at present in operation, would produce a material diminution of the number of county voters, and that it may be advisable, on that account, to consider the state of the law, with a view to an ex tension of the county franchise in Ireland. I commit to your deliberate consideration the various important questions of public policy, which will necessarily come under your review, with full confidence in your loyalty and wisdom, and with an earnest prayer to Almighty God to direct and favour your efforts to promote the welfare of all classes of my people. _ _ _ At the conclusion of the speeeh, the Speaker and Members of the House of Commons withdrew, and her Majesty and her suite left the House in the same order in which they had had entered it. . . Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure. The interior of the House was fitted up in the same manner as it was at the time of the prorogation. Her Majesty's chair of state was raised upon a dais. On the right of her Majesty's chair was that of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and on the left that of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The dais and the steps leading to the throne were covered with a magnificent Turkey carpet. Their Lordships met again at a quarter to five. There was an unusually large attendance of Peers. The Duke of Wel lington, as usual, was early in his seat. Lord Melbourne en tered at a few minutes after five ; he appeared to be in excellent health. The Duke of Cambridge sat on the cross benches. The Earl of Glasgow, the Marquis of Winchester, and Lord Suffield. took the oaths and their seats. The Duke of WELLINGTON laid on the table a Bill for the Better R. , gulation of Vestries. THE ADDRESS. The LORD CHANCELLOR then read her Majesty's speech, from the woolsack. It having been again read by the Clerk, at the table, Lord ELDON rose to move the address to her Majesty. He said—Your Lordships have been so habitually accustomed to extend your indulgence to those who, on such an occasion as the present, rise to address you, that I feel it to be super fluous on my part to request from you that which you always so kindly grant without its being required. My Lards, while I sincerely condole with you oa the prospect of your havisg to listen to me for a few minutes, I assure you that it is with g 'eat gratification I am enabled to rive to move an address in reply to such a gracious speech as that which her Majesty has made to you. My Lords, it has been the fortune of those who have preceded me in former years, to rely on your kindness while they held out to you prospects which they trusted would be realised ; they therefore could only speak in that manner in which that person must do, who has to ask a favour of those whom he is addressing. My Lords, it is my better fortune, though by no merit of my own, that the address which I now lay before you is one containing nothing—at least scarcely anything—excepting matters of congratulation both for the Sovereign and the COllll - is a peculiar piece of good fortune fur those who were resent on former occasions, to find that the prophecies which they then made have been so amply realised. From the high character of your Lordships' House, even if any of those are now present who formerly expressed opinions contrary to the success of those measures—or who even opposed them, while they were going through the House—even they will not now hesitate to join me in approving the prudence of the mea sures which they at the time doubted, and that we shall have the gratification of giving an unanimous vote, compli mentary in every way, to the Sovereign who receives it, and as gratifying to the nation as it can be to her Majesty. There is indeed one exception among these sources of gratification which I h o ld in my hand. Your Lordships will all feel as sincerely as I do, that we are only doing credit to her Majesty's feeling., w h en we say t h at this subject, though mentioned last in her Majesty's Speech, must be one of the foremost, as well as one of the deepest, in her miss& It is, my Lords, unquestionable that the subject of Ireland must be, to any person, whether connected by local interest with that country or not, a subject causing the most s.neere and anxious feeling, and the wish that the troubled waters which have so long caused confusion in that country should if possible be calmed. 'e our Lordships need not fear that in alluding to this subject I am going to trespass on the bounds so judiciously laid down by her Majesty ; or that I am going to make any obser vations on those circumstances whic h are now under the consi deration of the legal tribunals of that country ; but there is another part of her Majesty's speech which bears en this subject. Her Majesty states that she has the greatest gratification in being able to persist in the same course she has hitherto done, because she feels it right, in endeavouring In every mode to secure that justice, and strict justice, shall be done to Ireland. Her Majesty promised in a precious declara tion, that she would take every step to secure the peace and t t o h e m p a r i os n t a p y n o f f t u h l l e fpoeroujed,e theof t h L a e t g s c l n o t u i n v e t ry, and Union which she found established. Her Majesty also directed every step to be taken under the present laws, administered by the present executive, for the pres erva ti on o f or d er. H er Mij esty had adhered to that declaration, miller promises had been amply redeemed, and those things which hav e b een d one contrary to law have been brought before the legal tribunals to be there decided. My Lords, I am well aware that the result of these trials is a matter with which I have 'nothing at all to do. Whether these trials, or any others, may terminate in an acquittal, or in a conviction, I am sure your Lordships will concur with me in the opinion, that we should support her Majesty in carrying out her infections, and that if the present law of the land is in adequate to puierve the peaoo of that country—perfect as how UN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1844. to investigate the question and to suggest remedies ; but he much regretted the extent of time, during which public expectation was to. be kept in excitement. He thought that some declaration ought to be made ai to the specific points to which the attention of the Commission was to be directed. Something ought to be done to counteract impressions which when once made it would be dangerous to disappoint. (Hear.) He was sorry to feel himself obliged to say so much. But he thought that it was most desirable that something specific should be announced upon a subject respecting which there was so much misapprehension. He thought that in such a country as Ireland, where the means of information were much within the reach of the Government, no step ought to have been taken which couhl-.kave a tendency to mislead the public mind. He had risen sinellebecause he felt that from the situation which he had occupied hi; Ireland he ought to state the grounds upon which he did not, on the present oc casion, enter fully into the case of that unhappy country. He trusted that whatever evil might flow from present proceedings country, it was accompanied iwnitthhatth—ishgenwado—ulttihraetpeitat—turunnehpti turned the attention of the people of England to the manner in which the sister kingdom had been governed—( Hear, hear)—for he believed that up to this time the people of England were more ignorant of the actual condition of Ireland than of that of any other country in the world.--( Hear, hear.) He believed that there was no man of any country whatever who visited Ireland, but returned with the most friendly feelings ; and he therefore thought that the ignorance of this country respect ing Ireland was the more unfortunate, as it served to keep up those distinctions which were the cause of all the discontent, to allay which every expedient had been tried, except to do justice. He might differ with the Noble Lord as to the terms. Every except that of doing s trict just ce t o those who had hitherto s uppo r ted th e oth l e r r ela m r e ,d an ; s h h u a t d he been hop t a r d ietl Catholic claims would now join in removing any invidious distinction, religious or poleieal, and endeavour to place the two countries on the same footing. He had a little departed from the strict line he had laid down to himself, of not giving any opinion or raising any question in connection wih Ireland that might cause any difference, till the proper opportunity should occur. He should, therefore, say no more on the; subject ; but being on his legs, he should merely say. as to the other points of the address, that he was never one of those who despaired of the resources of the country, though he thought that the Noble Earl had rather unfortunately alluded to one explana tion of the source of the present excess of revenue over ex penditure. He should not venture on another question which the Noble Lord had introduced, and which called a cheer from some of their Lordships, and which subject had been carefully excluded from the royal speeeh—he meant the question of corn. On that question he differed from the Noble Lord, and therefore he should not enter into any discussion of it then. The speech, in reference to the affairs of Sinde, had been so judiciously and carefully worded that they might concur in it without expressing any opinion. He should only state that he should join with great pleasure in any vote of thanks to the officers engaged in some of the most distin. guished feats of arms that had been .performed in that part of the world. He should do so with the more pleasure from his personal acquaintance with the Gallant Commander, and with Colonel Pennetather, of the 22d Regiment, who was, unfor tunately, disabled by a wound at an early period of these events, He could not but feel gratified at the reference which was made in the royal speech to the late visit of her Majesty to the King of the French. He would yield to no man in his firm belief and conviction, that upon the good understanding between Great Britain and France depended the tuture well being of the relations of the various European nations. It was unnecessary for him to trouble their Lordships further on that occasion, but in conclusion he would intimate that he should, probably Gn the 13th instant, call the attention of their Lordships to the eub • ject of the present state of Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM ro-e to esrpress his great satisfaction at the fact, as the Noble Lord the mover of the address had correctly stated, of this being the first time within the experience of their Lordships, that they had been called upon to present in the language of truth to the House, an address which, from the beginning to the end, contained nothing but congratula tion. He never recollected an instance when the state of the country was such as to justify the Parliament in con eratulating the Sovereign on the fact, that no point of the political horizon was at all obscured. He rejoiced that the speech, and the consonant to the speech, the address, abstained from entering minutely into a discussion of the affairs of Ireland. However great might be iiis wish to discuss that subject, he was restrained by his seinse of justice—by a sense of justice towards the Crown—the perty prosecuting on the one hand, and his sense, above all, of justice towards the defendants, whom he was bound to pre sume, until a verdict of their countrymen should have pronounced them guilty, were innocent of the charge laid to them, from entering into that discussion, without violating that necessary principle of justice, which militated against all discussion of the subject while legal proceedings were pending. Those proceed ings were inevitable—those proceedings were taken in the dis charge of ditty on the part of the Crown. He would not enter into the question of whether it might be necessary for the Govern ment to take further steps, seeing that he could only do so hypo thetically. But that Parliament would do its duty, should the law be found insufficient to support the Constitution as by law established, he had no doubt—if the Government should be found at any time not sufficiently armed with powers to discharge their highest, their first, their most sacred duty to preserve the peace of the realm, and to maintain the Constitution committed to their care. In such ease, Parliament would discharge that high trust faithfully, and under such cir cumstances they would never be found wanting. Although Parliament would not hesitate to arm the Government with any power for the maintenance of the law, yet he would much rather see the Government armed with power, not for the purpose of displaying mere force and strength towards the people of Ireland ; not with a view of coercing, compelling, constraining, and forcing, but with a power and disposition to better the condition of the people of Ireland—to improve them in all those things in which they might be required to be bet tered—to gain them over, rather than force them to submission —to show a parental and kindly feeling which a good and beneficent Government ought to be inspired with towards all its subjects, and perhaps most of all ought to be inspired towards that part of its subjects who were in a state of comparative ignorance and distress. This was the power he would wish to see them armed with, and he trusted it would be seen that they would show pre ference of attraction over compulsion, and of a desire to be parental to all its subjects, of being , "To all their faults a little blind, And to their virtues ever kind," And placing their padlocks on the mind, and not on the limbs of its subjects. This, he felt, was the course by which the peace and tranquillity of the empire would be secured, and by which all parties in the empire would he conciliated, notwith standing publie meetings, however numerous, or the arts of men devoid of principle, or the sordid agitators, or the designs of priests, who were alternately the dupes, and the tools, and the tyrants, now of the multitude, then of the leaders. With respect to that Commission to which his Noble Friend had re ferred, he must express his satisfaction. It was presided over by a nobleman worthy of the office, but a most difficult investi gation hail been entrusted to hint. He ( Lord Brougham) did not think there was any foundation for a hope which a portion of his Noble Friend's speech was likely to create in the minds of the inhabitants of the:sister country with respect to the re sult of the Commission. Property, it had been well said by his lamented friend, Mr. Drummond, had its duties; as well as its its rights. But the duties were imperfect obligations ; the rights were perfect obligations. however he might la ment when he saw persons not disposed to perform those duties of imperfect obligation, namely, kindness, long suffering towards the poor tenants, yet any attempt. to enforce s l t t at w e n o n f l d starvation, unhin ge society—it yet h e could I wouldd not destroy nipel that th e m their right would only lead to worse evils. However much he m ight lament seeing a rich man refuse to ass i s t a person lyi ng beafnor t e o him do s too. a sacred, inviolable , and absolute right of property. He there fore could not see that much hope was to be derived in thi s respect from the Commission to which he had referred, unless means were adopted which would only lead to worse results. He could not pass over in silence that part of her Majeste's speech which referred to her friendly relations with foreign Powers. Her Majesty justly expressed her confidence in the continued friendly assurances of foreign Powers, and before all, on the friendly intercourse and good understanding between this Government and that of the French, and he would add, between the people of this country and those of France. On this subject he must be permitted to make a few observations, because to improve that precious understanding tended 'to promote the great and blessed work of peace. He would begin by expressing, what he was sure all who were acquainted with the late proceedings in France must feel, his great admiration of the able, the honest, the virtuous, and above all the unshrinkingly firm conduct of the French Mi n ister, M. Guizot. He was a man illustrious in letters and science, es well as politics, and who appeared fated in every year that pased over his head to add new claims to the respect and affection of his fellow-men in France, in Europe, and in the rest of the world—whose conduct was above all praise, especially his unshrinking determination of pur pose when assailed by a more unnatural union of factious, or the elements of fictions, than had existed since the enormity of the French Convention in 1794. Against them he had nevertheless maintained his ground, and manfully and honestly dared his enemies to attack him; but if he was to go a step further and ask if this great Minister was also a great friend to England, if he was to inquire whether they, as Englishmen, had any particular reason to commend him or be grateful to him, excepting as a friend of peace, he could not extend his panygeric to him by any manner of means. When he said he was said to be an able Minister, firm of purpose, of unshrinkin g determination, faithful to the French Crown that he served and the French people whom he loved, there he agreed with him, but if he was asked to add that he was a Minister devoted to this country arid adopting our wishes, there he must demur. He knew not the' negotiations that had taken place between M. Gthzot and his Noble Fr:end opposite (Lord Aberdeen), but he could form a pretty good conjecture that his Noble Friend had never had to deal wills any one Minister, either of France or any other country, with whom he had more difficulty to steel, lie beieg perfectly a good Frenchman, zealously attached to the Crown and people, whom he served; but what should be said of those enemies of peace who were seeking to stir up in the proud, the gallant, but sus ceptible people of France, or lie should rather say of Paris than of France, every slumbering ember of hatred to this country which they could hope to fan into a flame. That people had suffered toe much, and felt too deeply from the events of the late war not to be susceptible. In those events they had no share ; they were not to blame; in them they had shown no weak ness but in which they were led on by a tyrant and a conqueror almost to their ruin, though under That man they performed all but miracles. 'That they should he .&uscept ible beyond all people of ancient or modern times was not surprising, but what was the duty of honest men if they pretended to be leaders? What was the duty of honest statesmen if they thought of their country, of truth, and of humanity, rather than of their own factious purposes? It would be to guide this susceptible people to a better state of feeling—to soothe and calm those susceptible emotions, arid to inculcate every principle of peace, and to turn them away from all those exaggerated feelings of hostility. What did they do? they dil none of all this ; they even did the reverse of all this ; they stirred up every sore place, and inflamed every slumbering ember of hostility towards this country. They degraded themselves by every species of mis represetitation. both as to this country and Fiance ; and all this did not arise out of hatred to peace or dis like. or England—not from any ardent feeling of affection towards France, but from contempt for the people who cowl t be duped by such falsehoods, and out of hatred to the Govern ment of which they did not form a part. It was not from con tinued dislike of England, but from a hearty and honest dislike of the gloomy shades of Opposition in which they were placed. —( Great laughter)—and out of an ardent and zealous love, not of glory or of France, but an earnest, an ardent, and a zealous desire to be transplanted from that shade to the sunny eminence of power.—(Laughter.) These were the motives of that detestable party of intriguers, still more despicable agi tators, who had lately, for the thousandth time, endeavoured to disturb the good understanding between the two countries. But they did not know ;he people , if France. That people had far too much acuteness and too much refieetion to be duped and misled—that people knew its own glory, and felt proud ofits ancient renown—it remembered its great aehienetnents in arts, sciences, and letters—it knew that for ages it had counted by its triumphs its years of existence as a nation. Satiated, there fore, with military, as well as civil glory, the French people would not suffer themselves to be led in search of new laurels, which to them would be as useless as to his Noble Friend the Illustrious Duke opposite. As he passed much of his time amongst that people, he thought it his duty to give their Lord thips the opinions he had gathered from the purilie neesisapers. He would then refer to the ppkgraph in leer Aiaj..cly'‘ speech referring to the importance and necessity of maintaining the na tional esedit—it was a most just sentence that was eo introduced in the royal-epee& A; exact performance of all engagements into which a State might enter was of great importance to the creditor, but it was of still greater importance to the State itself, and he was delighted to think that in return for what they had received from America, this passage would cross the At lantic, and be wafted over the same waves to that country, in which it appeared that precisely the same views were not taken of that important duty.—(Laughter.) As the advocate of American interests for the last 30 or 40 years—an advocacy which had exposed him to more hostility than M. Guizot in pari materia had had to undergo—he hoped this friendly rem' nstrance would hese some effect on his clients, as they used to be called. Ile declared it was far more with a view to their character and credit, it was, far ma, - with a view to the character of republican institutions that he said this. It was more for their interests than for the debt owing by rich men to poor one:, for that seemed to bathe e Ise ; the 1,, States said in effect, we are rich, our coffers are loaded with money, yet we are determined not to pay our debts. It ea., for • the sate of America herself that he slid this, far more than far any party in England to whom the debt was owed, and with whom, indeed, he had ne aeqttaintauce, with one ex- , ceittion, anti he was very well able to plead his ' own case.—( Great laughter.) He would re late to their Lordships an anecdote which would illustrate this ' better than a long speech. He was lately in the neigh bourhood of one of tho'e great works carrying on in the centre of France—the railway thateNtie to join Paris with Orleans. On asking who the werkthen were, he was told they were English and Irish. He asked if they found the Englishmen sober? Ile reply was, not at' all. tie then asked how they found the Irish? They said ttey were excellent eeople when they didn't fight. He saieL this si as very painful, that he could never hear of Irishmen but that they were quarrelsome, nor of Englishmen but that they were drunkards. Alas said his informant, I am from Philadelphia, and at present an American is ashamed to avow his country. He could hardly think of a circumstance better calcul tied to sink deep into the spirit of the Americans, and rouse them to a sense of their duty. They would then find that, even putting it on no higher groUnd than on that of interest on both sides of the Atlantic, honesty was the best policy. The Marquis of NORMANIIY said he Brent - lit the Noble Lord had misunderstood him in what he had stated with re :. ference to the relation between landlord and tenant in Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM briefly explait.ed, and The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said he could not take so cheerful a view of the speech as the Noble Lord who spoke last. But, unfortunately, it had been said, that the speech contained nothing but topics for congratulation. That was because the mast important topic to be considered had been in the speech passed over with slight observation. He alluded to the state of Ireland. With respect to the affairs of Stride the speech was also well and wisely worded, and called for no observation. It would be necessary to look closer into the papers that had been furnished before coming to an opinion. lie perfectly agreed that, with regard to the trials now pending in Ireland, it would be in a high degnee improper for any direct opinion to be expressed with regavd to them. But this he must say, that in the speeches nu ide 'a -night, and the speech made from the Thron itself, the fa:alit he had to find was this—that they looked at these trials as if they were the oily or main po'nts of what was, in gener, 1 parlance, called the Irish question. The It ish question die not consis! of a struggle between the Government and the Repeal :association—the question was, how to improve and develope the resources of the country; and hoc to bring it into that. happy stitte, in which it was the duty of a . Government to bring every portjau of her Majesty's subjects. He told them, and it was his duty - to tell them plainly, that Ireland had listened tao long to such lenge:age to be satisfied now with such assurance.. But that was, as their' Lordships knew, most vague language Could they expect its the present state of Ireland, he did not mean in regard to any particular associations, but the state of Ireland in the large sense of the word—the condition of the people, the condition of the public mind,—di.l they suppose by such phrases as these, he eend, that they would really ame liorate the condition of the comntry ? The people of Ireland would naturally ask by what men ns were these resources to be developed? He (the Marquis of Clanricarde) had unfortu nately learned from the speech of her ellajesty, and from the speech of the Noble Mover of the address, that. the Government had not in contemplation any measure whatever for the good of Ireland during the present session. The only measure which had been alluded to was that. of the electoral traechise. 'That was a gravel subject, and one ythich requited the greatest consideration, but it was a measure which related only to poli tical liberty, but had nothing whatever to do with developiea' the resources of It eland, and the immediate condition of the country. Another nteasure had been likewise alluded to in the royal speech. He meant the _Landlord and Tenant Com mission. A Nosiest Loan—That is not the Commission. The Marquis of CLA NRICA RDEe---Yes, that was the name which had been given to it in the public newspapers, and th a t was the name which its nature entitled ' it to. On that Corn. mission he held very strong opinions.. He thought it was the most mischievous and pitiable contrivance that ever a per. olexed Ministry had recourse to. His Conviction was, that the Government had recourse to It as a mere clap-trap for de. laying the moment of difficulty, and to save them from looking in the face the real grievances with which the country was afflicted. The Commission had its origin in the agitation in this country and in Ireland regarding the fixity of tenure. Until that phrase came into common use there was not a word about a Landlord and Tenant Com mission. He would like to know what good this com mission would effect. All the information regarding the laws of landlord and tenant, and their operations, would be found in their statutes and in their blue books. There was an inquisitorial system practised by this Commission, which could not be too jealously watched, nor too strongly declaimed against. There were branch committees connected with this Cuiemission, which instituted the most rigid inquires of the landholders, and if landlord or tenant refesed to answer their queries, they were pointed out to their neighbours in a manner which, in the present state of some Irish districts, must be any thing but sate or proper. He thought the Irish landlords had been most unjustly censured, and if inquiries were made into their conduct, they would not be found worse than any other class of persona, placed under the same cireumstaimes. The misery of the people, which had been caused by centuries of misgovernment was most ungenerously and most unfairly thrown upon the landlords. It did not require the Queen's Commission to take away civil bill process, or to specify how distraint should be made. It was in this respect perfectly absurd, but it was dangerous, inasmuch as it seemed to in terfere with the right of property and many districts which had been peaceable before the Commission was issued, have since then been disturbed by outrages of the moat serious de scription.—( Hear, hear.) It was not quite right that Par-. liament should be left ignorant upon these subjects. He by no means blamed the Government, although, in doing their best to put down outrage, they had mot taken the course which he might have considered :he most wise. There were great questions which the Government must take up, and if not Par liament must take up, or it could never receive the confidence or the affection of the Irish people. Earl FITZWILLIAM said that he found a great dis crepancy between the words used in her ,Majesty's speech, in reference to the Landlord and Tenant Commission, and thelan guage of the document itself by which the Commission was ap pointed. He begged to ask the Noble Earl at the head of that Commi sum on which of the authorities he might rely for the objects of the inquiry? The Earl of DEVON was understood to say that he did not perceive the discrepancy. The Marqeis of CL A:NRICARDE said that the very terms in which the Commission was issued showed that it was* eon i-ession to agitation, made by thus. who pretended to despise agitation.z.-( Hear, hear.) Lord CAMPBELL did not rise to disturb the unanimity with which the House seemed disposed to receive the address; although there were many topics to which he was inclined to advert in relation to the perilous state of the country at this momeot. He would abstain at present from observing upon the manner in which the State trials in Dublin were insti tined and conducted, but he thought it was necessary to refer to the subject, and to intimate that he might think it his Lto ordships' rslah omission p f attentio n ro m the . speech, oi e a c t h anothertime. w ashm e discouraging. On termer occasion., it was usual, in the speech from the Throua , when improvemen t s of th e law wer e h t a u i t l Yt( also ) call av theirert mprovemest of the imutemplared, to state what those inapro v . men u s w ere. Last session, a Bill was introduced for the i Ec clesiastical Courts, and another for the improvement of County Courts, and these were dropped. He .supposed that if there had been any intention to bring forward any of those measures they would he mentionel in the speech. Hotsever, the ee eee s s of 1642, and that of 1613, were full of promises which the session did not realise. It might be the reverse in the present session, which might be one of performance, although it corn. menced witlioat premise.--( Laughter.) The Noble Earl who moved the adds , ss, had expressed a hope that something wo rid be done to put down the mischievous practica of'doelling. He ( Lord Campbell) must infer from that remark, that the Noble Earl had received an intimation that the Government inte.ided to bring in a ruin upon the subject after the conclusion of the State trials in Ireland.—( Laughter. ) The LORD CHANCELLt sit ssid that it was his intention early in the tires nt session to renew the Bill for the Improve ment of Ecclesiastics; Courts, and a Bill for facilitating the re covery of small debts. A Bill would a:so be introduced for the compensation of those who had been effected by the alterations in the Court of Chancery, but he was not aware of any inten tion to introduce a uteasule relative to duelling. Lord BROUSS;IIAM said that his Noble Friend seemed to be disappointed at the oerforrnanees of the Government falling short of their promise, but he would find that in this session the performance would sexy greatly exceed their promises. Lord CAMPBELL—That may easily be—the promises are none.--i( A laugh.) Lord BROUGHAM said nothing could be more gratifying. • Lord BROUGHAM said he must protest against sine ob servation which had been made by his Noble arid Learned Friend (Lord Campbell), who said—in a parenthesis—that the Bankruptcy Act of tise session before last had been a complete failure. There never was an act which had heen more com pletely suecessful.--(Laughter). lie ventured to make that statement in answer to the Noble Lord's observation., Lord CAMPBELL.—There never was an Act which proved a more utter failure.—( Renewed laughter.) Lord BROUGHAM.—If you make a motion upon it, we shall see.—( Cries of * 1 Order.") The address was then agreed to. On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON the Earl of Shaftesbury was reappointed Chairman of Committees. Their ardships then Adjourned. at Eight o'clock. HHUSE t COMMONS. Feb. 1. .„, The SPEAKER entered the House at a quarter efore Two o'Clock, at which time about- tWo 'hundre Members were present. Shortly after two, Sir Autistus Clifford, the Usher of the frack Rod, summoned the Members , to the bar of the House of Lords, by command of her Majesty. The Speaker, accompanied by the greater part of those pre. sent, then left the House, and returned after an absence of about '2O minutes. The House then adjourned to a Quarter before Four o'Clock, The House resumed at a Quarter before Four o'Clock. NEW MEMBERS. The following gentlemen took the oaths and their seats as new Menilyrs : H. Warburton, for Kendal ; Campbell, for Salisbury ; James Patti.on, for the City of London ; Dun cad M'Neil, for Are.vllshire ; ;'. Butler, for Kilkenny. HANKS OF THE HOUSE. The SPEAK ER inforu , d the House that he had received letters of acknowledgment of the thanks of the House voted to the officers and army engaged in the war in China. The letters were from Msjor- General Parker and Sir Hugh Gough, and were respectively dated from Hong-Kong. ELECTION PETITION. The SPEAKER informed the House that the sureties given for the prosecution of the petition against the return for the borough of Athlone, were aNEWpproved of. WRITS. the motion of Sir T. Fit EMANTLE, new writs were ortlered for North Wiltshire. in the room of Sir Francis Bur dett, Hart., decea-ed; and for the borough of Devises, in the room of G. H. Soth( rton, Esq., tlecea:ed. NOTICES OF MOTION.—SINDE _ _ _ Lord A `II,EY gave notice that on the 7th of February, he would move that an humble address he presented to her Mzjesty, praying that her Majesty would be graciously pleased to take intn her consideration the situation and treatment of the Ameers of Sinde, and directing their immediate restora tion to liberty and the enjoyment of their estates ; also a notice of motion for the lsth of February, for the appointment of a Select Comraitte , to conside.. to state 4.,f L uc z..ffordecl to the ,icic poor. S lATE OF IRELAND. • _ - Lord J ELL gate uotice that he would move, OP the 13th of February, that the Holm resolve itvtif into a Com toittep of the whole House to consider the ',tale of Ireland —((' hoers.) PRISON DISCIPLINE. Mr.. LINDSAY (on behalf of the lion. Member for Lea rning, on) gave notice that, on the 15th of February, he would move for a Select Committee to consider the Report of the Inspe( :tors of Prison Discipline, the evils of a uniform system of pun ishment, and the adopton of such amendments as might be des tmed advisable. ORDN NTT BO:VT.I7J. Mr.. DI VET I' gave ,notice that on the Bth of February be would_ move, that an humble address he presented to her Ma je:ty„. th - it tier l‘e g. eiuuil) pleased to dism:tss Mr. Bonham from the situation which he held in the Ordinance-office.—(l.sul?hter. ) PAWL ,7b!. MILS K ay notke, Vi.tt I,n tt'o 0. February lie'hould submit a resolutioti to the House, to the eifeet that t is Just and expedient that a provision should be made by law towards the maintenAtiee of fle , ular Roman Catholics ,xereis • ing religious functions in Irelatyl. comtiEßcy. wlrq 111P.KEY. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he should, on the 13th of February, call the attention 01 the House to the operation of the Turki,h treaty of commerce upon the commercial intrresis of this coantry. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND). Alr. F. FRENCH gave notice that, on tin+ day fortnight, he should move for leave• to bring in a Hill tor the more effec• tual rebel of the .tet , titatep nor in Ireland. RAILWAI s. Sir T. FREMANTLE, on the part of his Right. Hen. Friend, \lr. Gladstone, gave notice of a motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the Standing o.,ders relating to Railway 13,11 r. F ‘CTORY ACT. The HIGHT [ION. MEMBER gave on the part of the Home .*etiretary, of hi 4 intention to move tor leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Factory Aet. The Aram. !ioN. NlE3risait Aso gave notice shat, on th, 12 , h FebruAry, hia 11;gnt ilorL Fn nt , , fir It. Peel •souA rn•ve that. the -.hat,ks of ,he [louse be gi7en , n Sir eh ries Napier, the oflicer.,, ahii men engsg,tl in the ta: e y rations in PETI rioNs Mr. WALLACE gave notice of his imention to move that the practice of that House respecting the petitions of the people, he altered, se that petitions complaining' of grievances may be discussed as forreerly, upon presentation, ant that the order restricting such discussion be rescinded. SINDE. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on Tuesday, the 13th Feb. inst., he would move for a Select Committee to inquire into the circumstances out of - which arose the aggressive war in Sinde, with a view, as we understand, of taking further msasures to check the grasping policy which placed the armies of Lire a Britain in such a disgraceful position. Mr. W. WILLIAMS gave notice that on an early day he would move a res.lu'►on to tke effect that no public business ihouli' be commenced after midnight. The Hon. Alember gave notice also of several motions relating to the Bane of Engl.it.d, the precise terms of which were not heard in the ;fall ry. THE ADDRESS. The SPEAKER said ho had to inform the House that the House of Commons had been to the House of Lords, when her lli,jesty was graciously pleased to deliver the following speech from :he I* hrone— [ See our Lord's report.] Lord CLIVE, in rising to move the address to her Majesty, said, as the topics involved in her Majesty's speech were, in many respects, of great importance, he trusted the House would excuse him, under the circumstances. In the first place, he rejoiced that her Majesty had been gra eiriusly pleased to refer, in such satisfactory terms, to the relations of this country eith Foreign Powers, and their continued assurance of their wishes for the continuance of peace: The maintainance of peace throughout Europe was of such paramount importance and necessity to-the prosperity of the country, that unless they could look torward to it with certainty, they could have no security for the ultimate welfare of the country. Amongst the magnitude and variety of the topics to which her Majesty had directed the attention if Parliament, there was one which was most to he desired anti That wet the er itityitig declaration of the pr tspects of contiroied 11CaVe rem:Li:Ong utielouled---( Ilea , hear )-- the more so when to this was aided is similar dsclarat ion with espeet to Fistate,asti was e se, sit ia to the :nee-est sof I Lose t o great and powerful countries that t , ey should go hand in baud in the peaceful career of national intercourse.—( Cheers.) The situation of those cotiutries was so similar, that any injury in flicted upon the one, would affect the other. But he could coneeive no assurance so st rong a- that conveyed bather Majesty's sis.t to France, and the cordial reception site there received, of the friendly feeling existing between the two nations. Although future historians might not record so gorgeous au array as it: the last instance when a chivalrous Sovereign of this country visited that. country in firmer days ; yet neither in the present instance could any maids:station of ill-feeling or rivalry be re corded. The visit of Queen Victoria to France would be handed down to posterity as an assurance of international peace and amity between the two countries.—( Hear, hear, and laud cheers. ) The pease with China remained unbroken, and the negotiations - .vhich followed the termination of the war in that country hid b •en brought tie a successful termina tion. In consequence of thai the commercial intercourse would increase between ;his country and that great einpire.—( Hear, hear.) While this event offered great benefit to this country, it was not. to be forgotten that it treed this country from great and expensive wars and negotiations. He thought that the House and the country were greatly indebted to Sir H. Pot tinger. It was no difficult task to obtain such an end with a Power that held itself aloof from ad foreign. Powers. Sir H. Pottinger hail been the means of opening the commerce of that extensive country not only to England but to the whole of Europe—( Hear. hear)—and he had shown consummate skill in establishing a most intimate acquaintatice with the 'character and inhabitants of China. If they fumed to their Indian pulpit ts, the results had been most satisfactory, and her Maj• sty had informed them that the results of the operation of her srmtes there had leti to the annexation of Sinde to the British possessions in the east. Her Majesty had also stated that she had directed additional inOirmation,' explatetiory of the tran. sections in Sinde, to be forthwith communicated to the :louse. He could not refrain from expressing his great gratification at the gallantry of Sir Charles Napier and the men under his command, nor could he restrain his praise from the sepoys or native troops, who had shown themselves worthy of standing by English soldiers.—( Hear, hear.) If they looked to their domestic affairs, they were matter of great congratulation. He rejoiced at the improvement that had taken place in trade, and he was glad that, owing to the improvements that had taken place in trade, much of the msery and distress thai existed last winter had been removed. It was also satisfactory to know thst improvement in the con dition of the people had been attended with an increase in the revenue. —( Cheers.) He rejoiced to be able to state that that increase afforded a certainty that the revenue for the present year would be more than suf ticient to meet the expenditure, and that there would consequently be a surplus, which might be applied to the teduction of the national debt.—(Hear, hear.) Thus that inserovement which her Majesty had stated at the commencement of the last session she confidently expected would take plaits in the revenue, had actually taken place ; so that that revenue was now found fully adequate to meet the exigencies of the public service.—( Hear.) Passing over the financial topics to which her Majesty had directed their attention, and which, owing to their own importance, would, of themselves, sufficiently attract the attentioe of the House, he felt assured that all would cordially concur with him in expressing a wish for the welfare of her Majesty's Irish subjects, to which her Majesty had assured them that she had directed her most anxious attention. He was sure that the House would concur with him in expressing to her Majesty the anxous desire of Parliament to do everything in their power to ensure the improvement and the development of the resources of that country. —( Loud cheers.) Under ordinary circumstances, and on ordinary occasions, in moving an address to her Majesty, he should have felt anxious to avoid all topi et which might tend to create a differ ence of opinion, and on the present occasion he wished, more especially, to guard himself against alluding to those subjects ,ehich were ender the congidermion of ths courts of justic, is. that couutry. He would, therefor,, content himself with moving that they should uniteto thank her 'Majesty for having especially directed their attention to toe improvement of the condition of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He was happy to say that the reception which had been experienced by her .Majesty's Commissioner% in Irs land appoititeS to consider the • übject of the occupation of land had been must grata) mg, and aff_rded every hope that the labours of that Commission would be attended with the most beneficial results. That Commission had investi gated all matters affecting local interests, and had derived every possible advantasie and assistance from parties re siding in Ireland—persons of all parties and of every shade of political opinion, had come forward to give evidence, and to assist the Commissioners with local information without which it would be impossible that their labours could be attended with success.—(Chi ers.) diming touched upon the pi incipal topics to which her Alajesty had directed their consi deration, he would not detain them longer, but would content himself with thanking the House for the kind attention with which they had heard him—(Cheers)—and with expressing a fervent hope, that in addressing them selves to the subjects laid before them by her Majesty, the issue of their councils might tend to promote the prosperity of all classes of her Majesty's subjects.--(Cheers.) The Noble Lord concluded by moving the address, which was, as usual, an echo of the speech. . . _ Mr. CARDWELL said, in rising to second the able aadress which the Noble Lord had submitted to the House, he must throw himself on the never.failing indulgence extended to Members in his situation, before venturing to touch upon the topics contained in her Nlajesty's roust g racious speech from the throne.--( tear, ft ar. ) He should not tres pass on the time of the House, by folio:, ing t:ite Noble Lord over all the tupic in the speech, tor they had been handled by him with the ability due to matters of historical association and national interest. He regarded with peculiar satisfaction and pride all the observations which had fallen trom the Noble Lord, intending to congratulate the Crown on the renewed encouragement given to commercial enter prise and manufacturing industry and prosperity, stimu lating and encouraging the energies and the comforts of the masses of the population, and assured in its permanency, as it was by an exchequer more than fully ade quate to the necessities of the nation.—(Cheers.) His con nexion with the north of England permitted him to form acquaintance in person with this subject, and to speak with a peculiarly strong feeling in regard to it. He need not desire the House to revert to those tales of sorrow and di‘tress which last year had been too familiar to all. His heart must have been insensible, indeed, that could i have contemplated them ..sithout the most poignant f ee lings, and which might have led them to despair, if English , men knew such a word. Now a renewed demand and renewed confidence uere spreading comfort around, for they could not look to the returns in tile customs, and the large imports, without feeling that a corresponding amount of British goods found their way in return to other countries. He would not prosecute this subject further, but simply say, that every thing tended to show the symptoms of returning health. If they turned to the cotton trace they would find that the stimulus which began with the low prices of last year had steadily maintained itself, that notwithstanding some in crease in the price of the raw materia'., and some groundless alarm with regard to the suture, the demand had been brisk and continued brisk, the stocks were low, and all the indications of healthy trade presented themselves. He had no intention of trespassing upon the time and indulgence of the House by reading to them detailed statements, because he felt that the present was not the time or the occasion to present state ments which from their nature challenged dispute, and because he felt that unless he could establish a case upon bread grounds which commended themselves to the judgment of Hon. Members on both sides of the House, con versant with the subject, he had no case at all to sulastantiate. The House would, however, allow him to refer, in detail, to too particular auleects which ',sari frequently engaged their attentimi, He held itt hand a paver einaLati g from the guardians of a poor-law union. It stated that there had been a great improvement in the condition of the lower orders since 1841 ; that on a comparison of the Michaelmas quarter now last past with the previous quarter, it bad been found that the number of applications for relief had been d,rninish. d from HMO to 5,000, and the amount ex panded ,roo. :1,600/. fresides Ilia upwards of 19,04.)0/. had been received trout the mamnfacturet s' re lit; fund. There hal heels a great improventreat in the cot ton trade, and crir.sequently in .11 basirm:ses wteci; eeze tiuyu*nt urn ii, Pave Dew aqlle, Were (in tin Hui, of being erected •, several lately unoccupied mills were no's let, and a coal-mill anal a woollen-mill were being fitted up for cotton manufactories. Everything wore an ire proved aspect.—( Cheers.) He thought it must he agreeable to the feelings of the House to learn, that improvement hid also taken place among the hand-loom weavers.—(Heir , hear.) He would also refer to a letter which he hail received as to the state of Stockport. The poor-rites la , t year were 45. in the pound, in the pre eeeieg• year the. were 9, In he woiliheuse there were Hot half the number of inmates there were in the preceding years and there was not a single able-bodied pauper there.-- Hear, hear.) There were 3,000 more peopl e employed than at the commencement of 1842, with a prospect of employment for 1,000 more in three months. There w set, -al large eettoli.e,:ls at :to k, and several had been enlarged. The empty cottages were occupied, and the shops which bad been closed for years were re opening, and the appearance of the people indicated increased comfirt. They were better clothed and better fed. There was also a great increase in the amount of metney deposited in the savings' banks. Ile knew what observations were fro.: quently made when an increase of deposits in the sayings banks was spoken of, but when taken in connection with other circumstances which showed improvement, this in' crease was not altogether without its value. With regard to the wool trade there were signs of improvement, though from the dearness of the raw articie the improvement was more tarsi'. The wages o• the labourers were also increased. There were also improvements in the trade in flax, which was so close!! connected with the linen trade ; and he trusted that the linen trade would also advance, as it was th e p r i nc i pa l t r ade °', the enterprising population of the north of 'lreland. Ile hoped the House . would agree with hiss in the hope that Ireland, in developing her great and fertile re sources, aided by the application of British skill and e nter• prise, would not tail to recognise the benefits of h er connexion with England. (Cheers.) The trade in iron he was afraid to speak of too sanguinely. The excessive xcitement of past years had produced a corre• 4, ontline anti psotractee depression, but he believed that eye * there he could say that there were symptoms of re, t. miter Ineeth.—(C-ies of " No, no.") He did u°' 4.my vita. the patient was sorely diseased, but he thouelit tiler symptoms appeared of the crisis of the. ,ti-ease hav i ng p asse d. H e h ope d an d con fid en tl y an ticipated that the iron trade would still continue to improve' He halt in his hand an intelligent and importa nt revile. from his friend M r . Austin, i n w hi c h he found th at able-bodied paupers were no longer a burden on the poor .rate,, of the unions o f South Staffordshire. The furnaces who had been blown out had been rekindled, and additional bourers had been employed. Could they hesitate r, draw favourable anticipations from the appearance e` the iron market, when they remembered the great numbel of new r a il wa y s f or whi c h plans' had been deposited; or cou ld they hesitate to find consolation, when they remembered that at the commencement of the present century this country imported, iron from zevreden, while now" we were sending iron ourselves to the Baltic ? The necessary consequence of prosperity in regard to the market for cotton wool had been al s o f e lt b y th e manu f actur ers. He was n ot able to trace a n y p or ti on o f t h at i mprovemen t to the Bill wh ich pasted that House in the last session of Parliament, but he had reas o n to b e li eve th a t a lth o u g h that Bill had cre ated considerable excitement and jealousy amongst the manufac turers of machinery in this country, yet that excitement an ° jealousy h a d now b een p rov ed to be unnecessary. Could _, a more decisive test of the improvement and return to health 4 the trade of th e coun t ry b e found than in the increasing trai n in railways ? Th a t i ncrease h a d n o t been counted by In" dreds of thousands but by millions of money. He, therefer i f e t said that he had good reason for anticipating that eve" t small pulses of the trade of the country would beg ie - f to increase in vigour. He would take the liberty referring to one or two circulars which usa l l appeared at this season of the year from persons in trad e their practical customers, from men who could not be fo r . moment suspected to have prepared those circulars for .1, party or political purpose. When he looked at those circur, he could fancy that he held in his hand a manual of geegrsP i n ; o First and foremost, he would refer to China. She had ti a great—a vast quantity of the produets of this cones, try.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He (Mr. Cardwell)!i c h rejoiced at that part of her Majesty's speech n" showed the great line of policy she had, and intended to, li f : r d sue towards China. He was sure that they etesserld 3 iesslorious example to that country, and would eho'Ve I ° o 4 thatetbe best source of wealth and competence was unlite n competition in commerce. The Noble Lord who had 10 1, the address h a d refer red to what had taken place in Frs oc c o He trusted that th e ti m e was not far distant when the t f ' b o between 'that country and England would be such es ° e ee irtlei of reila other Hear.) It W 4 f the utinoet indl' nr ot :ewe that commercial interests between different cellilt r o s should be fully considered, but it was necessary that the 0 . 0 4 market should be considered.—( Hear, hear.) All pac t '• men pointed at that as the only safeguard of the British 1 0 1 0 1 facturor. if the statements the Noble Lord and himself be, made of the revival of trade were the right ones, which he 00 lieved to be the case, the House would excuse him if he n ts , turned to matters of congratulation in other respeceo He was well aware that in all Governments v would be a difference of opinion. The present Goi l ei o ,o went had, in the late outbreaks that had taken placer ~ of able, by a temperate severity, to vindicate the mele" the law, and had ensured the good feeling of the POP The House would be glad to learn that a 'Bill which so d passed last session with their unanimous concurrrence, tiej, from which the most beneficial remits had been sti rebs t jilted, had already produced the most giatifying results! I:0, was not the place in which to speak of individual munifieter• of the sacrifices which had been made by those who possessed of patronage, but the House would be glad to that there were already 150 applications from. er e, ferent districts before the Ecclesiastical Commissio tot and that in consequence of the Bill of ' session, means would be afforded to half a million cio persons, to enjoy religious advantages in corMe:, teith the Established Church. Theme was another subje Ties, which their deliberations in that House had be ets le s t unanimous, but he was happy to say that the earn to anxiety which had been exhibited by the House_ _ th grapple with the subject of education had called I°,`„ a spirit and excited an energy on the subject in 1% . minds of the people at large. If they had not bee; able to make united efforts they had at least made simultanea, efforts for the dispelling of ignorance ; and from the can did spirit with which the subject had been discussed in that 1-10111 and which had, he hoped, excited a corresponding spirit of doors, he trusted that the result would be the establishment • system of education which might meet with the cordial conceal, rence and support of all moderate and reflecting o c t i t e He believed that the people were sincerely grateful !,_„„ Giver of all good for the return of that prosperity, the bles s' lugs of weich they appreciated still more from ,ivi recent experience which they had had of adre,"tito and they looked upon 'that prosperity as but a type of tied to which Britain was destined to attain hereafter. They the extent of tier resources; they counted up the the and the fleets of her commerce, which was bounded only O to s habitable globe, and they felt that this anticipation of f,re and greater prosperity was something 'mere than the, d)r.,, dream of an enthusiast. A century had e th ers elapsed since the empire of the East had been opened t° Lo ad by the genius of one of the Noble Lord's ance stors.-- - ( oo reS cheers.) In the lifetime of their fathers their. manu ra ;E tere l were yet struggling in their infancy. When they ecin s e • eict; these things, and reflected on the accelerated motio n - so ul° progressive improvements gave to the wheels of time, they for not but feel assured that there was a high destiny in .7 f ee this country, the extent of which the boldest could tr'iitee% ture to predict, and which yet those even o° 11 „ 0 might reasonably expect to see accomplished. This eni t - es per dream; it was merely an anticipation of what they snifl k h ic h the 1 to see realised from that union of energy and prudence 1 1 _i_ rse ter, believed to be the fortunate peculiarity of the national en' By the charter enjoyed by Britons it was their birthr: t he; dto be denied any of the advantages to ,be derived fr ° d en own well-directed industry and prudent conduct, sl o i s tisn o i were not to be hazarded by crude and precipitate leg_ t i o e They desired to be guarded by the reeollec fit past successes against any rash and hasty interfere ne other interests, whose sympathy it was wise for a d bee s ' e be cultivated. They knew that when trade 11 a c ree . , brought to a happy maturity, as in this country, tbetlocee' e differences between different interests was 11 ' de be__ in the extreme—that from that inauspicious hour th e i. rt;, of orie would begin, and assuredly prove the bane of . tie 0 ( dent men, such as these, otould not hazard, by 1101 1010 e at/ and speculative theories, their well-grounded p .the to er prosperity arid success. Adulation had likene d Le pisi l d chant of England to the Princes of Tyre ; bu t 1 : 10 , rejected the comparison, for Tyre was a deserted r_ or thr , , he had learned that purely commercial place., horeetiol'ffe may have risen for a time into wealth fano, have soon suck again into poverty and desolsool) bettor, merchant here knew he never could b e tis h C° te off than under the advantages he derived from the pr i co t siP r ij stitution ; he liked far better that confidence 1 0 °_, ito , which steadiness and sobriety attached to his pur" tos tel i , "which were the sure signs that his efforts would h_c eof ftr_v t , into the full fruits of a great and widely-sP r t hsnll' et , perity.—(Cheers.) lie could not but return his tie r the House f or th e i n d u l gence he had experienced e dhem s a passing a t so great a l engt h, a l t h oug h h e had precinedis lor t b et from many s u bj ects , t o w hi c h, f or t una t e ly, the N" getl l 4 o his ()peeing s p eec h, h a d so a bl y a ll u d e d. The ll°" e ' at ern' formally seconded th e a dd ress , amid resumed his loud cheers. 0 0 The SPEAKER having read the address, ,,v, toone,_uait n e cl oo i . t a r Mr. HUME, who commenced in a very scarcely audible in the gallery, said he c ould n. u t st q ad are p ,r ,f with the Honourable Gentlemen who ba d s poi e efit the House in the glowing tertns in which they u a bce r) the removal of distress from the country—( Hear, he a t at the same time he must acknowledge, Bo a t , ae a so with great satisfaction, that they met fermi; time under more favourable auspices to t ses,tl ed the state of the population than they did in the I , ' 000 0° 0 0 and he thought there was also ground to hope for got to 0 , improvement. He could not but thi n k th at t he pr er s ly old of proceeding with respect to th e a dd ress was ext re ' n otne lj ee e tineable ;it was impossible under the present g a pe see oo e that there could be due deliberation.—( Hear.) se ed ne e; consisted of twenty-th ree di st i nct passa ges, im port a .ol of them containing matter of considerable t l it to and yet they were called upon, vti th t °u e y oug to even a copy of that s p eec h i n t h e i r h an d s , what h h o poee r octo have had before th e y came t o t h e H ous e, to vote Il e b speech co n t a i n i ng suc h var i ous an d comp li ca ted topi"orproc It formeroccaeons protested against the present Nu t t: c olt er n ers ee ing. Mary years ago, attempt, had been mad e , d a r e' , o bject could not be supposed, a hasty effusion like the° r t he 5 . 0 sal up by two Hon. Members, who knew as littlemo;jesty 'goo' as themselves, could be looked upon by he r 116 dto other light than as a farce. Twenty-two yeerf oci f e roel in el Baronre, who hail lately oeprted this life, st•_ u res ent° r etO t conjunction with his aesociate in the 1,,e toelf. 'Westminster, and submitted to the etieet reasonable alteration in the existing Pr a giee n t: o rte that four and twenty hours s hould be that the o°.fi eider her Majesty's speech, in order 2..00. ho ot to it might be entitled to clue estito" t yro s ee' ) after sw e ll, they were calltd to deliberate eis i e sty , He had no doubt that some parts of her , t' s. nm e _, 04 , might have given offence to individuals. He ec t i l" : e; ell' however, on that which was omitted in the sr t i o n. 1 ' „ e els t aatiste . bei s ee one paragraph in it which gave him gree , re b s tio . perry that which referred to the exetence of friendiy e _f er i t y of,, r o t er_ ties country and France. He, was awareihowr was to the manufacturing and cornmercia e een ro '! ett oo , country, and he would be therefore preper , c to the co Goo than the words of the address with regar, }ter itisiestlLooe. between the two countries. The policy 0, . sn eing vs ' e C u nderst vernment in bringing about a gee- be "" °r e otol ltl e France and England, was likely t: of t he , roo te,,. ducive than any other to the interi:isktoy to be S' The prosperity of the country was more 1 any ° ther ' the weep!be by an intimate union with France than .see of ,ht to .of both those countries remained united the _1 , 3 1, ` ouss4 sho r ties would be securee, and all the adventages lon re'u seY. t • • expected from peace—dimintitien of lax , at to oreed rho expenditure—would follow. He ." a loser coto did not enjoy all the advantages w hiehae wever , re "of iejv termurse would confer ; but her "" h e t p art eie with t m ew , ' , gear. , expression of his satisfaction to the "• t he Majesty's speech which related ce entrie'' terte s . o e, Hens subsisting between those e , in ,t e stiug y do er! i t;, The tecooder of the address had pale _ e le siro d the " ig d advantages which we may derive, e t " it d c w h e ins , When ooo ide t t l e o from our commercial negotistiona behin d hi t hq " liesioureble Baronet anti gentienici _voo, the %Id the Obineio bad late y 11$ a~ ~~ i~~^ THE is my confidence and reliance upon the present laws in this country to maintain the public peace, and to protect the liberty of the subject—l would, under present circum stances, feel no hesitation in supporting her Majesty's Ministers, or any Noble Lord, on either side of the House, in giving to her Majesty increased powers for the preservation of the peace and integrity of the empire. lam sure thatevery Member of your Lordships' House will concur in any rseeasure which may be necessary for the happiness and prosperity of Ireland. Her Majesty has this day pointed out to us one or two of the subjects to which it is desirable that we should direct our attention. The registration of voters is one of which, I am sure, your Lordship acknowledge the import ance. Her Majesty has referred to that subject in her speech, and I trust that when it is brought forward your Lordships will give it every consideration, and do everything in your power to promote the happiness of that country. Her Majesty has also called our attention to the laws relating to landlord and tenant. On that subject, a Commission of Inquiry has been appointed, and your Lordships will agree with me, that the utmost reliance may be placed in the sagacity, justice, and ability of my Noble Friend at the head of the Commission, and of the gentlemen who are associated with him in the inquiry. lam sure they will spare no pains in thoroughly investigating the subject, and bringing before you all the information which it may be in their power to collect. Her Majesty has told us now, as on former occasions, that the most amicable relations continue to subsist between her Government and foreign nations. In her recent visits to the Sovereigns of neighbouring countries, she has had opportunities of confirming that friendship. It had been the source of great gratification to their Lordships to see two of the greatest warriors of this age con ferring happiness upon their country by social in tercourse ; and much greater was it now to see the Sol ereigns of the countries meeting in the same manner. and with the same friendly feelings. But he was not, when he said this, at all throwing any other nation into the back ground. He had only to notice the French in a more more prominent point. Circumstances had thrown this great nation into a situation in which they had occasion to act upon nearly similar principles by which England was guided. The subject which her Majesty next mentioned was the subject of our intercom se with China. The circumstances connected with the whole of the- war, and the consequent negotiations in that country, could not fail to strike their Lordships as being most ad vantageous to this country. But the liberality of her Majesty was such, that she was anxious that other nations should also share in those advantages, and the conduct of this country in that instance, was marked by the most kindly feelings, even towards those nations who had acted in such a manner as to call for no forbearance on the part of this country. With re spect to that part of her Majesty's speech, in which she alludes to Sinde, he should abstain from saying more than that he was sure their Lordships must feel sincere gratification at the bravery and conduct of the military engaged in the operations there. He should not refer to the policy of that country, because he understood it was her ' Majesty's intention to older certain papers in connection with ! this subject to be laid before their Lordships. The subject of ' the estimates came more properly under the consideration of the House of Commons, and he should therefore only say that her Majesty had directed that the strictest economy should be observed under this head. But this expen diture, it should be remembered, must depend very much upon the state of the country ; and it had been necessary, during ihe last season, to keep a large force in Ireland, dering the disturbances and egitaton there. These dis turbances were most painful to contemplate, but he should read a letter from a young lady, the daughter of a clergyman in that country, descriptive of the state of the country. He felt bound to state that that letter was never intended to be read before their Lordships. when it was written. He would read in a few words the contents of a letter which was of a very different character from those usually quoted in that House. It was not written for the purpose of answering any questions which had been put in that House, in order to make up a case, hut it was simply a narrative of dis tress that cannot be pictured in words. The writer mentioned that in the part of the country in which he lived there was the most peaceful tranquillity, but that it was not the case in the neighbouring district, where many people nightly fortified their houses in expectation of a nightly mas sacre. She stated that her father frequently received bless ings from the poor people in walking along the roads pro nounced in a very striking manner, and these tee from persons with whom he was totally unaequainted, almost seeming as if they thought that something dreadful was about to happen to him, and that he needed those blessings. Such was the description of a clergyman among his own parishioners. It was not the actual evil of which he complained, but the apprehen sion that evils were about to ensue, from the alarming state of the country ; the real source of the misery was that he could not receive blessings from his own parish ioners, without an apprehension in the minds of himself and of his family being created that there was too much reason for those blessings, and for invoking Providence to protect them. He would now proceed to speak of the other subjects in her Majesty's speech. Her Majesty spoke of the improved state et trade, and of the manufacturing districts—that they were in a considerably better state than they had been some time ago. He felt the truth of these observations though there might be some few exceptions which he was un willing to notice specifically. Among the blessings for which they had reason to thank Providence, and which had been men tioned by her Majesty, was the improved condition of the people and the increased demand for labour : that wag a cir cumstance which would give them the greatest possible satis faction. A great blessing had been conferred upon them by Pro vidence in the very favourable harvest of last year. There was another subject, which, though not distinctly mentioned in the speech, he would say a fow words upon. Her Majesty had not alluded to the corn-laws, and it was not therefore neces sary for him to enter upon the question at any length, but he hoped and believed that the protection which the agriculturists now received would be long continued to them.—( Cheers anst " Hear," from the Ministerial benches.) For several successiie years the annual produce was falling short, and it was ex tremely gratifying to find that the prospects which had been held out by her Majesty's Ministers last year had been realised. Another very gratifying circumstance was, that the revenue had increased during the last quarter, and during the last year, and. from this beneficial results might be hoped and expected. Among other sources which had added considerably to the revenue was the income ' tax, which had been most successful in operation. Their Lordships had great reason to feel that the country fully appre ciated the sacrifice which their Lordships had made in consent ing to this tax. Their Lordships had shown an interest in the welfare of the country, and a desire not to oppress the working classes, which must secure for them the gratitude and affection of the country. This tax had enabled the 'Government to go on without con tracting any further debts during peace—to make the necessary financial arrangements. The Bank Charter was then renewable, and their Lordships should devote as much of their attention as possible to those financial questions which had come more immediately under the attention of the House of Commons. Among the measures which were passed last year, and which may be considered as tending greatly to the happiness of this country were these measures connected with Church endowment, and other questions bearing on that subject. Her Majesty called upon their Lordships to unite with her in thank ing Divine Providence for the blessings which the Church had conferred upon the country. The Church had made all the exertions that it could have made, and it was gratifying to perceive that in those matters upon which the Legislature had interfered—that in terference had been eminently successful. Within the last few days it had come to his knowledge that a gen tleman from the North (Dr. Hook), the vicar of Leeds, who had been his own school-fellow, had done all he could to carry out, in the full spirit, every wish their Lordships could enter tain. He had given up one half of his income, and retired into a smaller house than he before occupied. He had engaged to do everything by which a district, so large as Leeds, might be formed into twenty or thirty different parishes. We proposed to make such exertions, that every poor man might have his pastor, and every poor child his school—this was highly creditable in itself, and must draw down blessings. on his head. 'there were other circumstances connected with national education which were highly gratifying. Within three months 114,0001. had been raised, a 'circumstance which spoke highly for the people of this country, and which must draw down the blessings of Providence. There was another subject which had not been mentioned in the speech from the throne, but which was of so important a nature that he was unwilling to pass it over. Their Lordships would recollect the dreadful occurrence which took place last year, of an officer, high in her Majesty's service, falling by the hand of his brother officer, who was nearly related to him. He feared there was little prospect of any measure being carried to prevent a recurrence of this evil. He perceived that the officer was obliged to leave her Majesty's service—or what was tanta mount to it. He was sure that if any measure could be brought into that House to prevent the recurrence of such a calamite , as that which he had alluded to, it would be thankfully received by the country, and the service would not be deprived of many excellent officers. It was hardly possible to conceive anything more distressing than the condition of a man returning to his own home—to the sister of the woman whom he had made a widow. Eve. if their Lordships would not pass any measure, the expression of their dissatisfaction would be very thankfully received by all classes. He should not trouble them with further observations, and would conclude by moving that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, in conformity with the address which had been read to their Lordships. Lord HILL felt great gratification in seconding the address. It must be very pleasing to their Lordships that her Majesty had received assurances of continued peace - from foreign Powers. His Lordship then alluded to the state of Ireland. He said he hoped the landed proprietors of that country would as-ist the Government, in probing to the bottom the hidden grievances which now afflict it. After a few further observations, his L3rdship concluded by expressing his sincere hope that the union between the two countries might be preserved inviolate —that the Protestant institutions might be strengthened in Ireland, to restore tranquillity. Lord NOBMANBY said that the Noble Mover of the ad dress had not confined himself to the mention of Ireland which had been made in the speech from the throne, but had ex pressed himself with what he feared must be termed an indis cretion in reference to the present trials going on in that country. As he (Lord Normanby) was of opinion that it was the wisest, most becoming, and must dignified course to preserve silence on the subject, he would not at tempt to follow the Noble Earl, although he felt the deepest interest in the condition of the people of Ireland. His former connexion with that country had endeared them to him as warmly as if the accident of birth had strengthened the ties of affection which bound them to him. [The Noble Marquis then ma le some allusion to the conduct of the Noble Earl's grandfather, in respect to the claims of the Roman Catholics, which was not distinctly heard in the gal lery, but excited considerable laughter in the House. ]-lle was happy to say that although he differed Caen no man more in his political opinions than from the great-grandfather of the Noble Earl—(Laughter)--he begged pardon, the grandfather— in whom the Noble Duke opposite had found so in convenient an ally in the campaign of emancipa tion--(Loud cheers)—yet there was no person from whom he had experienced greater respect, or inva riably grew er personal kindness.—( Hear, 'ear.) There were some topics connected with Ireland, upon which the speech did not touch, and upon which he did not intend to detairi their Lordships, although he !tumid have wished that they had not been altogether omitted. There was one subject, however, which was referred to rather more freely than usual in a speech from the throne, be meant the registra tion of voters, which was mentioned in connexion with its effe , t upon the limitation of the franchise. If the Government brought forward in relation to that subject the measures which the exigencies of the case, and the circumstances of the country, required, no one would more cordially support such measures than he. There was an other subject on which he wished to say one word, and which he still felt considerable difficulty in approach ing. It was the appointment of the Commission to inquire into I the laws relating to landlord and tenant. There was no one who attended to the proceedings of that House but would ad mit that he (the Marquis of Normanby) took no light view of the subject of that inquiry, and that he was the person who wrote ore magistrates had charged hi mwith in taking which m erroneous views. Yet the opinions which h e expressed in that than a l e tter one of their Lordsh ips letter were echoed in the last session o f Parliamen t by the ttte highest member of her Majesty's Government. He would, however, have much preferred that the Government had in formed itself upon the po:nts in which it was necessary to alter the relation of" landlord arid tenant, and had then brought iin a Bill to effect a specific remedy. The speech lOW them that the Commission bad full authority ! e ,