The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-03 00:00:00

. manner in which they had discharged their duties. In ' resolutions showed that they were fully alive to the other departments he thought there might be more amount of danger 'that existed in the country. The vigour. He meant the Commissariat department ; but, landlords of Ireland were united, without reference to after looking at the correspondence that had been political faction or creed, for the good of their country. laid before the House, there had been a great They were united not to destroy but to preserve. It desire to execute all that it was in their power was to prevent the horrors of social revolution that they to do. He was bound, however, to say that the diffi- were united. Not to involve the country in anarchy culties of Ireland were still before the House. He was and confusion, but to raise the condition of the people, anxious that every just consideration should be and to save all classes—(he used the words of the reso given to the present great calamity—(Hear)— lution on which their union was formed)—to raise the and to consider of the means to be taken to alleviate social condition of the people and to save all classes from the distress of the people, and, as far as possible, the ruin with which they were at present menaced. He to prevent a recurrence of such calamities in could assure his Hon. Friend that that union amongst future. He was anxious to adduce a few the Irish gentlemen on this subject was but a faint re facts illustrative of some of the peculiarities flection of the unity of purpose and} harmony of of the condition of Ireland which appeared feeling existing among all classes in Ireland on the pre to him to be very essential to a fair consideration of the sent occasion. This heavy visitation—this great calamity whole question. It was not his intention to enter into this visitation of Providence had softened men's hearts, any details, but he would confine himself to the broad and called forth holier and better impulses. It was de and striking features of the case. He first wished to lightful to see on the relief committees men whom early take the case of the occupiers. They had heard a prejudices—whom strong prepossessions—and whom, good deal on that subject lately. The Hon. and Learned perhaps, the influence of stern principles had hitherto Member for Bath, in his speech last night, drew a fear- kept sundered from each other ; it was delightful to ful picture of the state of the occupiers of Ireland. He to see them emulating each other in endeavouring to al (Mr. Hamilton) wished he could state that in his leviate the want of their fellow creatures.—(Cheers.) opinion that picture was overdrawn. He had It was delightful to see prejudice gradually dissipating — heard the Honourable and Learned Gentleman sug- those prepossessions gradually disappearing—and a foun gest certain means of remedying these evils. dation laid for friendship, and harmony, and good feel- It was impossible that the Honourable and Learned ing, among the different classes of the community, which Gentleman could have fully realised the enormous ex- he trusted would long survive the unhappy occasion tent of destitution prevailing amongst that class in Ire- which had given rise to them. The Right Hon. Gentle land, and the number of those persons so affected. Evi- man the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Right dence was given before the Land Commission, of which Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary for Ireland, had, on a he (Mr. Hamilton) was a Member—and that with previous occasion said, that co-operation among the The census of 1841 gave some startling results on this Irish was essential fur the successful carrying out of any subject. The census of 1841 had given to She House a measures which might be derived, or of any laws that return of the number of farms above one acre. might be made by this Parliament for the improvement There were 685,000 in round numbers, and of of the condition of Ireland. He could agree with senti these no less than 560,000, or nearly 80 per cent. ments so expressed, and he believed that co-operation, were under 15 acres, and a considerable proportion of energy, and activity, among the people of Ireland them that total being under ten and five acres. If any selves ; and, above all, a kind co-operation on this gentleman in England were asked what he would subject by parties who had kept too much consider the position of a farmer having so small asunder, were essentially necessary for the proper a quantity of land as fire, ten, or fifteen acres, of carrying out of any measure, however well contrived, course the answer would be that it was impossible any by any Government in this country. On the part of the man having so small a quantity of land could United Irishmen he thought he could tender their zea employ himself properly in the cultivation of it, and lous co operation, for they were anxious to support any that he ought to be turned into an independent labourer, measure, let it come from what quarter it might, which and put upon money wages. Yet here they had five they considered calculated to improve the social condi out of six farms in Ireland occupied by persons of that tion of that country. Me was sure, at all events, that description, these occupiers being dependent entirely on all measures would be considered irrespective of any the produce of these miserable portions of land for party consideration ; and he would say for himself, that subsistence, and being occupied in the cultivation of this he most unfeignedly trusted to congratulate her Ma land, without the assistance of manufactures or other jesty's Government on any measure they might propcse, means of sustaining themselves. The next means and which would be doubtless sanctioned by the Legis (a better means of judging of the real condition of lature. and which should be, in his opinion, calculated the great body of the people in Ireland), was to be found to relieve the present distress, and contribute to promote in the census. The Census Commissioners made a return the improvement of Ireland.—(Cheers,) and classification of the houses of different descriptions Air. JOHN O'CONNELL said it was not his intention to in the whole of Ireland, and they divided them into four have occupied the time of the House long during this debate, simply classes. The fourth class was a mere hut, the walls and for this reason—that while they were delaying the pro floors being of mud, consisting of only one room, with no window. The third elms was better than this, it was also greas of this and other measures the people of Ireland were of mud, consisting of more rooms than one, and having Perishing from hunger.—( Hear, hear.) Even the utmost wiudows. The other two were the firm houses, and the haste that the House could make in passing this measure would houses of the gantry and clergy, and of the 4th class not save the lives of those who were at that period perishing. there were no less than 1,075,000 in Ireland. (Cheers.) It was, therefore, incumbent on the House to The Hon. Member then read a number of statistics from enable her Majesty's Ministers to carry into execution those the late census of Ireland, as published, with the object measures which they had brought forward on their own re of showing how severely the famine must have been sponsibility, which they, on the fullest consideration, believed felt in Ireland. Ile stated that in the would prevent the people from being swept from the land by county of Mayo there were only 217 gentlemen's the calamity with which it had been visited, with the least houses, while there we: e 63,483 of the third class. Such was the state of Ireland with regard to the hold- possible delay. During the debate two or three character ings of land; there WV-3 no labouring population as in istics had come strongly out, to which he proposed to devotes England, paid by large capiteli .t farmers, but a popula few remarks. In the first place, he begged to bear testimony, tics:, such es he lied described, with very small holding,.; and his thankful testimony, to the commiseration which and there was not throughout the event of the cows • the House had evinced for the diatress:s of Ireland —(Hear, hear)—to the great r eadi ness e v ince d b y try mere than one per cent. of gentlemen lernong Hon. Members on both s id es o f th e H ouse t o a d o pt th e them. Wills regaid to the larallords, he begged to iib strongest measures that might appear necessary to afford relief serve that, in consequence of the system of ea.riaci•e to Ireland. The next characteristic was—he was sorry to say which prevailed there, it was with the greatest thilictelts —a t:egree of ignorance, on the part of the House, of the that any improvement conic: be effected in the cenditem social condition of Ireland ; which, after having occupied a 05 the pt•opie. These who k Lee: Ireland were awttet- seat for fifteen years in that llouse, he was not prepared to of those ditlieultiee. Leaded gentry, he had just stated, find. This ignorance pressed more strongly upon bins than did not comprise more than one per cent. ot ever the conviction, which he had always,---t hat a Parliament the population. Now that raised the question resident and sitting in a country was the only competent body of e.bsenteeisna. Ile agr, e,l with the lion. Gentlemaii to take care of the interests of that country, and what was who stated last night ihet some of theses who wire rib- beneficial to its inhabitants. Then attacks had been mate on senteo proprietor. were aereng the best laseilords of Ire- selfthe landlords of Irelaed th .. One gtentlemahhad however, him land; but they were the exceptions, not the rule, ie. very from P him ' n h e a?l t 'i very thi s little r e weight 'c tlit h i : l i o tese e " a r e ' d " st n icl He was bond to say that th • largest pro- less weight in Irelan - d. lie 3p , ke of the Honourable prietors did astir duty wel to Oh ir team:try, but Memb.e. fur Bath (Mr. Roebuck) who seem , dto take pleasure that comet not be said ot the smaller class 01 when almost every other Membt rin the House was anxious to proprietors wt.o comprised the great bulk of the avoid every topic of an irritating nature, to banish all preju absentee landl tede. The large prs•oriettsre rent in their dices, and when nothine bat considerations of humaeity had property an egoists who to aisees extent discharged the any ihtlaenee over them ; in making malignant attacks, is duties of the proprastur hanselt ; but he was efraiti raising ill-feeling, and preventing a full and fair consideration that Usti could Smut be said of the great me- of the important measures before the House. The Henouralde jority of the sm slier elites of absentee lutel- Membsr kept up a series of incessant attacks upon the Catholic lords. At any rate, t here was no orie who cunt(' priesthood, which at the present period WAS, of ail times, the deny that absu a t ee i , :n was atten d e d w i t h t h e mostiitijust, seein g th a t th e y wi r e sa c rifi c ing th e ir li ves i n g reatest a ttending evils, and ha 1 the m ist injurious elle_tts on too contorts n t.ded n,t t i o i is t v h i e nd d ic e a s t i i i ci tu n t e and any more than afflicted, an l they heeded beyho l w li e. s v a e t r : m and cunditioa of the pc sple—(H ear , h ear ) —and lir ! sb a - tacks. The Honourable Member had also attacked the cere!y believed test it contributed very mate- people of Ireland. lie said, " that they earns to the really to aggress, etc the misery caused by the calamits, House in an abject cendition to beg." He (Mr. J. O'Con under wliteli the Irish people were at present labouring. nett) denied the assertion. They did not deserve such ' There was another evil t, hick was severely felt in an aspersion upon their character. 't he Hon. Member :or Ireland, and that was the case of the absence of agents. the University of Oxford, hail justly spoken of the heroic fur- There were a number of agents engaged in the man• titude of the people under their sufferings. And these were agernent of estates, whe resided elsewhere, and who only the t ip e eo target hoof his fo b u er as its ,e e r d si b o y na the T llo e n. t itl . e i mkz . fo b r er ßLo . l visited those estates oisce a year. Then with respect to a aliso attaced the landlords () I f Ireland,he was not there to vin income. A member last night had stated that icate them, or to say that they had not done wrong, if they the whole iecome of Ireland was about 3,000,0001 had, h:r.vever, done so, the House was much to blame for their a year ; but he (Mr. Hamilton) had round een,lu c t in consequence of the course of Legislation from the report of she etesee of the estates in Ireland Viet they had pursued, in putting temptations in the way the ausoun: of incense assessed in Ireland was over of those who were unable to resist thern.—( Hear, hear.) 6,000,0001., a matter which was wall em thy of the eon Indeed there was no parallel to the distress which at present sideration of the Rinse. lie 11.•und that out of the existed in Ireland. But considering the calamities which had upon them, considering the short time that there has property that was assessed in Ireland, not less than b c 4 n n ic to look out for proper measures of relief, he considered 702,000/ were udder the ellarese of the Cs of Chap that the landlords of Ireland eenerally acted their , part fully as eery an..l the Court ef Exchequer, and that during Lilo well as the poor had borne their sufferings.—(Hear, hear.) He custody of this money, the arrears had increased front was also bound to bear his testimeny, to that of the Hon. 300,4861. to upwar.le of 400,003/ , and that the Member for the University of Dublin, to that most amount now actually held was upwards of 300,00 d/ delightful unanimity which has appeared in Ireland. They This showed what we; the condition 01 a gre t had a ll a g re e d to forget their miserable differences ; portion of the property in Ireland. Then there was arid he had been surprised and gratified beyond another evil arising from the state of the law of mort- measure to see gentlemen whom had been sundered by party gage, an alteration of which would enable unen• dissensions meting each other with the utmost cordiality, the cumbered proprietors to get rid of their estates. only contest between them being who would test show their In England, if a mortgage were f reclosed, it was enlist) to relieve the people. He was still further bound to customary to sell that portion on which the mort- observe, and glad to remark, that between the clergymen of the gage was imposed in order to satisfy the demand. m different itteeof d w e h nr h ir e tLo a n d s, t andhothueoruer to w ebree chairman,sey eral there e com corn- The practice in Ireland w a s very different; the practice ex isted the most cordial union of brotherhood, and the strongest almost universally prevailed that when a proprietor efforts to outdo each other in acts of Christian charity. The borrowed money, he borrowed it on a bond and union was amongst their gloom. and misery a gleam of light judgment. This judgment (which was scarcely known from which he augured much good. He hoped that it would in this country) overrode all portions of his property, be permanent, and that from this day forth they might date extending over every township, and it was almost the prosperity of Ireland, and that they would no longer pre impossible to get lid of the money borrowed during sent the appear of a divided nation, but of one which the operation of the judgment. Again, with re- would hot together and work together. He had been be ference to the existence of the class known trayed into a greater length than usual, but he wi s hed to say H a as middlemen, every body would feel that the was few bound words to o po s n a the at casurebefor t e b ot th: be Hn Government se. e operation of this with the previous cause co nsidered nn not committed a m i stake in endeavouring to supply had been prejudicial to the interests of Ireland. These food—he did not mean to supply food to a whole were matters that involved the condition and prospects nation, but had the soup plan even been put of every class. The Honourable and Learned into operation a far different refiult would have happened. Gentleman stated the other night that every He was fully aware of the inconvenience, as well as the ex man in Ireland was out of his proper position. Now that pense which would attend Government interference, with statement was, to a certain extent, true ; but he might reg ard to the supply of food, and also that markets would ask whether the Legislature had anything to do if Government went into the market as a purchaser. He had with it ?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) For himself; no hesitation, however, in saying that they ough t to have held he was a strong advocate for the maintenance out hopes to the merchant that he ll would bot sN e tain nto loss s s by the would of the union, but he could not conceal the truth from r a p ve plie h s ee h u e brought. He He th b o e i l i i , ye t d t that if rod had been his own mind, that the effect of that union had been to supplied in the first instance the labourers of the country draw away the landed aristocracy from Ireland to would not have been withdrawn from their ordinary this country, and that had been a main cause occupations to take employment upon the public works. why the class had arisen w hi c h occu pi e d a middl e _...(Hear, hear.) He did not, however, imagine position, a position which the lion. and Learned Gen- that any other steps could be taken last August than what tleman characterised as one improper for them to fill. were taken by the Government, but he was of opinion that The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had, in very strong the suspension of the 4s. duty and the navigation- o laws d great language, expressed his opinion with regard to the cul- have been proposed sooner.—( Hear, h w e o ar uld attend the esta- pability of landlords in the management of their pro- .h?p h es of the f great advantage whichand he begged the House not to parties. He was not prepared to deny that some land- l o se meat o f soup kitch e ns,p establishin these relief committees, for the lords, in times gone by, had been guilty of great errors in the management of their estates ; but within the last p a le m we ra re dyin , not by thousands, but by hundreds of th e o o usands. lie g did not approve of their system of twenty or thirty years a marked improvement had taken poor-laws, but under the present circumstances of the place in the h a bit s , o pi n i on, an d con d uct of th e landed country, he would not oppose the measure. The gentry in that country. Th ey were now an i mate d w i t h capital of the country and the property of the country a spirit of foresight, with a desire to economise, and a would he destroyed, still he would no more opposed that wee desire to improve their estates had become prevalent sure than if he were on board a sinking ship he should oppose among them during that period. If the remark of the the construction of a raft out of the planks of the ship. It was Hon. and Learned Gentleman applied peculiarly to the necessary to adopt any measure to meet the present state of existing state of things, he should like to know for what Ireland, and he readily grasped like a drowning man at the pro it was that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman considered posed measure, and cordially withdrew any opposition that he , the landlords of Ireland so much to blame? The Hon. 'ould otherwise have been prepared to offer to the measure. and Learned Gentleman deprecated the small holdings of her t e h w e as m a e g a e s n u e r r e a s l c o o f rni: i l e a t i . nt A o l f a e es w t a ps t oL o c v o e m r pre e h n e t nsiven T e h s e s into which that country had been divided. Ile should great quest i on o f the repeal or the union was con like to kuow whether at was ler the clearing o r the non- sidered, however it might be treated in the clearing of estates that the landlot els had beets to blame? House, as the panacea for all the evils that affected —(Hear, hear.) lbs had heard much of the the country. That subject would one day be brought most evil to wlii..•ll the tlf ei ties es..,lc is, had :- is .!n I i , t ., powerfully under the consideration of the House. He be gg ed, Wises bo s h i se ,it,„,e, nits te1e0 ...! " IL I, e re , h t h,„." „. , in i seteltteitiii, to tette his tribute of gretitude to the admirable of t h e „ N e i ti e; ~t , ,,t, ~t t h ii ,,, s , iii 1,, I, „,i , 1,,. ,1,„,,i,i ht, 1 9. , ,,,li n ist i , tl.- ,.. 11 1,1 I ii, Nle ., “!her f...7 .,, t i 1i,_, ,,, t:! , , e iy,- .. , i i a ty l tt , i t . l),ll . i iii. t ," ,''' no , w , hi "' uttc ", f , i " 1 , : :: 1" i l ' I ' 1.41 , 1. '",'"' Is',P) '":iris i l s i e . 1 ' :,.1 te•Zi l etl i b ' y the delivery' of * sit . h i :: perch, prevented tile ' it" 1"" the '''''''"" '". its l'"''''''''` '''"' t '''''' --"'"' 1 -" I" "''" ' p ss:iii is , of die iiieaeire% introduced by the Governrio-nt. and English portico mad, irchu ' d ''''''''' their ,!nn 1 5 "1" 55 e't I hered that the further discit,ion of tlie measures would he an d I l ea. often lied tiitese 1:l rill ii. ;sleeted her? Wiesti I i i i ; s i ti ; it atilikillCLeta .11 a „mu alit. .t.eti,...y spit it. she ceased to be useful for their purposes, vast numbers Lord CASTLEREAGH would tender his most cordial of blue books had been. laid upon the table of the house: thanks to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government for teeming with suggestions and warnings upon the sub- the measures which lie had introduced, in order to meet the jest of Ireland; and now they were re,sping the f d - ustsu l alar m ing state of the distress under which the people of Ire_ not attending to those warnings. With a egar to the land were suffering. He cordially approved of the measure to sanction the proceedings which had taken place under the Trea measures of the Noble Lord, he (Mr. Hamilton) was greatest Minute. To the Lord Lieutenant of the country the bound to state, that considerine that they were founded ereatest praise was due fur his exertions to mitigate the exist on the principle of iiitroducing capital into Ireland, they mg distress. He thought the general accusation against the had his concurrence. The principal objection he had Irish landlords was entirely unf,unded. The House ought to was to the proposed out-door relief to able-bodied know who those landlards were who were alluded to. There labourers, as he apprehended many serious evils would was one point in the Government measures which did not seem arise limn it, unless great care was taken in its adininia• to give so much satisfaction to the House as some other parts 'ration. night by the The explanatio n which had been given lust of the scheme, and one or two of which he was sorry to hear the Exchequert i i i g ad h, lion. Gentlemart the Cha ncellor of L the Chancellor of the Exchequer say that he did not strong objection he howTser, done much to remove th ., entertain very sanguine expectations (he alluded to the previously enter have liked that the a .q uali f i ed ineasu _wined. Ile would grant of a mil li on of money for the reclamation of the waste ponied by rca had been =cote- lands). lie thought the measure highly desirable. With re , 11, country t , )ste m of emigration, so as to enable partie s in t t • . whe hid Ir:enc.'s in Canudr spec' to the absentee landlords, he would only say that he would be the first person to oppose any scheme which proposed a nd America, 'out whe had not. f to levy a tax upon that elaa..—( Hear, hear.) The employ sent to these friends. on the House the fact that the imapstrucaosP• e r i e n s e s n t t o o o l st l r r o e t l i a g i sy d sy lie coul d no t- I' l .' l s to go out, to 1,0 men' of the people tip9tl ptiblic works had been attended with seriesus results, and he thought that a just system of out ret,isi, but by a series was to be effected, not by great me door relief to the Ale- bodied paupers was desirable. of .small nr-a,ures. He believed The Hors. CECIL LAWLESS, as the representa'ive of might be small one of the largest and roost important constituencies, bsgged to measures, however high-soundtrig great measures, were the real paulles. fu • toe • say, rsotwithstanding this was his first essay to overcome the evils of Ireland. Ile airy much approved I oft" timi dity w of addressing the House, that all the measures wh ich emorniaaien of legal men of both countriee to consider wore n pr o o sv p( r e olto a s t e i d e , a i s s t o however enr, tgoodmonth; theytoo l might ate b l e re i n i a u t themse lves, e had n tse u v , , , es w , jw:v far this l aw of Icel mil might. be assimilated to that arrived at a crisis, and she must either be swept from her of Eleslantl. lii was glad to lit ar fruits the Chanc,llor of i r o e t T n Ln t, t i er self, and with her rise or fall this couritts was 11103 t p'ac'e in the scale ol nations, or become great, glorious, anal knowledge ofH e.ga abst ract ve of the Exchseitter la.-:t night, that it coos the intention (level tee ell tte 01.. loan , t ,, snal 11 t?l-eel's, wh i c h fie credit f; . ,1: a b " " " P. o u r u s - y E :o ngl s i k sh in their • • Iro !ell , •te the 1 here a• , •'Te n ni a ' t i itn m s , b e b r , s i t '') l r a ed Beth imt f not l cot:side rid 1.: , -,; z' ,:(-' u 1 tr t -' ( ' , , . labourers . • teine his view s were aiplicable to the existing state of Ireland; r :•e to wiaa;•ts Le 'visited to advert. they were was one; one °:;-'''- 1 `. )1 . . •, I alluded to a Inc•et- by that feeTt°n3r,tcharacter, and not dictated The Hon. Mernba•it lor - M,..,issi , :se Las . la. iy for the su ff ering of Ireland which jag of the landlords of Inc— . , . • I , tail its Dub :iii, whose object, they should be'. t l'• 1 -ms , dvcs as inc...l .or t li. c ttinEtGheOßY was not one of those ' it was stated, was to scenro as it science of poli•ic I e p, rsons who were so ~fistress of the I ) pi . 11 possible, notwiths , amleig ties the Government had acted unwisely a in as not to see that ' '. . . - o'srs so to the resolution which they had given in abiditg by the pledge' had only to refer the lion. t_ss la . .... - eo 'e„ — e wri‘apirt.o GREGORY leave it to the c wouldinterfere with the operations of trade, if l n" pa:tsed at tliat meeting, and ale . i.ci,, r I. ev time when the e. f ever there was a strict maximsof candour of the Hon. .11s:Inhir to eta)' w. 5... , h _ were • ,, , , tttno - tiil. thew • vide, it was when flistress was so prevalent over the whole were actuated solely by a e.es.ts o. „ , ~, . 0 of Ireland. They had by this conduct given the greateste could for themselves. Ile would state, in reply rretnent to the merchants and speculators i n I re l and. the llonouittb:e Member for o.lfori_ i , that thtse enceurs „ . He heard with great pleasure the speech of the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn, and that of the other Noble Lord, who headed that party in the other House, but he did Not agree with his (Lord George Bentinck's) sentiments with regard to the speculations. Lie agreed with him, however, that they should not allow the people of Ireland to starve. He regretted he was not in the House the other night, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the depots in the western part of Ireland were opened to meet the wants of the people. The Hon. Member for Donegal, he was glad to see, bad denied that statement, and he himself, though living within seven teen miles of Galway, could say, that until Thursday last, not a single pound of provisions was given out from the stores in that locality.—(Hear, hear.) In proof of this the Honourable Gentleman read a letter from Galway, to the effect that the depots had not yet been opened, and that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made a misstatement on that subject. When the people were dying, and when it was found that they were being demoralised by the means which the Government had carried out, then it was proposed to make the changes which were now contemplated. He could make every allowance for the difficulties of Government, but far seeing and sagacious statesmen would have adopted a very different course. The great evil of the labour-rate Act was its diversion of labour from its ordinary channels, and of holding out the prospect that the produce of 1848 would be inferior to that of 1847. The Honourable Member, after reading the _ _ prophecies of Lord Monteagle and the Duke of Grafton, with regard to the Labour-rate Act, said that these prophecies were carried out, and thought the Government pretended to adhere to the principles of political economy. In his opinion, their proceedings showed a departure from them, which he could not reconcile with their professions. Why, he would ask, did not they propose the contemplated measures sooner, when their advantage would have had much more efficiency ? Before he sat down, be gave the Noble Lord credit for good intentions, but he thought that he should have brought for ward some measure for carrying out a system of railways. But as his Noble Friend the Member for Lynn intended to bring in a measure on this subject, he would not allude to it further at present. He was somewhat surprised, also, that the Noble Lord did not propose to establish agricultural schools. A measure of this kind would produce incalculable good, and, instead of advancing one million to reclaim the waste lands, it would be expended on the establishment of these schools—the benefit to the people of Ireland would be much greater. The great principle which every Legislature should adopt, with regard to Ireland, should be to lessen the amount of responsibility with regard to the measures ; and he did not think the measures of the Noble Lord sufficiently stringent to Ilarry out that principle. He would not allude then to the poor-law, but with regard to emigration he had no very sanguine hopes of the success of that plan of the Noble Lord. Before he sat down he begged to say one word for the position of the landlords of Ireland. 'the re sponsibility of all the social evils of Ireland had been cast upon the landlords, and upon whom the slightest punishment that should be inflicted was confiscation was contended. Atter all, the same imputation might be cast on the landlords of Scotland. What was it that prevented the poplation of this country from being dependant upon potatoes, and enduring the same calamity as that which afflicted Ireland; but the existence of manufactories, as well the children as the parents of production. The early birth of manufactures had been early crushed in Ireland. Let them regard the north of Ireland. At &est the evils of Ireland were ascribed to the idleness of the lower classes, then to the injurious influence of the middlemen, and lastly it was thrown upon the landlords. It should, however, be recollected that the landlords of Ireland were, under the pressure of circumstances, that could not affect the landlords of this country, and from which he trusted they would be ever exempted. The true means of elevating the people of Ireland, would be to give to every man ia that country an outlet for his exertion and fair protection for the same. Sir H. W. BARRON was glad to see such Gentlemen as the Hon. Member who last addressed the House come forward and express himself in the way he had done. He wai a Gen tleman with whom he should feel no hesitation to act, and he was glad to see that the feuds which existed between parties in Ireland were fast dying away. It was also gratifying to see that the Government of this country was acting upon a different principle to that upon which they had too long acted, and that they bad abandoned altogether the principle of " divide et inipera." It had been asserted by that Hon. Gentleman that England paid 12,000,000/. of taxation more in proportion than Ireland. Now a more fallacious statement was never uttered in that House. He took the trouble of examining the income and expenditure of the United Kingdom, and he found that out of 51,000,000/. Ireland bore a proportion of 44,000,000, leaving only one half of the proportion stated by the Hon. Member. Now, with respect to the amount of taxation in Ireland, not more hen three million pounds was spent in Ireland. With respect to what had been said about loans to Ireland, namely, that they had never been repaid ; now, a more mendacious assertion than that had never been made. fie need only refer t o the tables and documents wiih which lion. Gentlemen were well acquainted, to prove the utter mistake of this assertion. It had, indeed, been asserted that loans had been made to the clergy, which had never been repaid, but he would beg to remind lion. Gentlemen that these loans were not made'at the request of the Irish people, but merely to carry out the vies and purposes of the Government of the day. There never had been a loan paid to Ireland that had not been repaid with usurious interest. Here, when money was lent to public companies or private individuals, the rate of interest charged was 3 per cent., while that charged in Ireland was 5 per cent. Ilew, then, was the statement of the Hon. Member for Bath sustained in the assertion he made in the House the other night, that there was a continual drain upon the people of England for the support of the people of Ireland ? In the regn of George you legislated, and made the Irish Parliament to meet i n ingland. Was there ever such a mockery of legislation as this? They were now suffering the results of the tyranny of an English Parliament legislating for frets ; and it was not until the American war reduced them to the lowest extremity that any alteration had been made. He would grant, that within the last thirty or forty years a wiser policy had been pursued. In the words of the Hon. Member for Bath, they had reduced the Irish people to the lowest state of degradation, and on them be the shame of their fault. They talked of Irish ignorance —who made them igno rant? Why, had they nut enacted that it should be a felony for any Roman Catholic to keep a sabool in Ireland? and on them be the shame of the results. They had made the people what they were, and was it astonishing that they saw the bitter fruits rising around them. They had made the Irish people what they were, and this was the reason why the power of . Sax in and English legislation was hateful to Ireland. lie re gre•ted this, for the English people were a great, a generous, and a charitable people. There was another evil. It was made a charge against the people of Ireland that the gifts of the English Parliament had bo r n misappli e d, an d th a t th e mone y which ' had been sent over for the public works had been mis applied for the purchase of fire-arms ; and representations had been made to him as a magistrate, that fire-arms had been pur chased for purposes of violence. But what was the case ? Why, on inquiry, he found that not a single firelock had been pur chased but for the sake of defence, and that the only purchases had been made far the defence of pro perty ; and at a meeting held at Carberry, where this subject was fully considered, a resolution was come to, in which he most cordially concurred, that not a single stand of arms had been purchased in the county of Cork, and especially in the neighbourhood of Skibbereen, except for the purpose which he had just stated. It was found that only fifteen guns and two pistols had been sold in that neighbour hood. He was himself the chairman of two relief committees in his own county, and be deeply regretted that statements had bean made by many Hon. Members of that House of the characters of the Irish people, for be could bear witness that no people could have borne this dreadful visitation of Provi dence better than the Irish people.—( Hear.) Great complaints had been made of the money appropriated by this country for the relief of the distress in Ireland. Why, in the existence of such a calamity as this, Ras no relief to be granted ? What did they do in the case of an insignificant colony of this country— the case of Quebec, when an awful calamity befel that city? They had at once granted 20,0001. to the inhabitants of Quebec, and when a still more distressing calamity befel a more insig nificant colony—he alluded to the conflagration of the city of St. John's, Newfoundland—they had granted 30,0004 without hesitation. Was it too much then to grant 4,000,000/. or 5,000 000/. for the relief of the distress of Ireland, where up wards of two millions of people wero suffering the extremity of destitution. In such a case es this they ought to consider Cork as Bristol, and Waterford as York. They did not come to that House for charity but for that relief to which the Irish people were fully entitled. Then, as regarded the alteration of the law o f rea l p ro p er ty an d the tenure of land, he quite agreed with the suggestions that had heen put forward. With regard to the compensation to tenants for the improvement which they had made on their holdings, and he was very glad that the Government bad taken this subject into their consideration, for he believed that the tenants 'fete fully entitled to it. Then, with respect to the project for the reclamation of waste lands, he differed with the Hon. M e mber for Wycombe (M r . B. Osborne), for he believed a wiser or a more prudent course could not have been adopted. He believed that the money thus expended would not only be useful in the employment of the peasantry, but also in the attaining a 'permanent benefit for Ireland. Then, as respected the adoption of a poor-law for that country, he believed that it would be one of the greatest benefits for that country. Ten years ago, he believed he bad stood nearly alone in the advocating of this measure ; but late experience hail shown the benefits that were likely to arise from its adoption, and he was rejoiced to find that the Ministry had made it a part of their system for the improvement of Ireland. He warned the Government that unless they compelled every landlord to . upport the poor on his own property the poor-law would produce enormous mischief instead of good, and they would be doing a great injustice upon a large portion of the landed interests of Ireland. There was scarcely an estate, in his own knowledge, that could not be properly improved by the use of a little increased energy and exertion, while in his own neighbourhood there was not an estate which could not give employment. There was no subject of t,u'rw sisal would nut 1.r,.e fir ri=hod to u t k a ii n hgr e : e i.:l ; : ti l a rt_ n biztrn. t his and be trusted Government a t R I -1; T : l e' r r e er p aw r i l e aw :e a l y i o t sn' t e ' I I Ise'lrfigiejef.ne trustedort ie n ;o o In :d heweinslilainityoTii7tthiits'netmoertglic nc g y e , ne a r n a d i r h u j e k . ne l w b t r io pe n ' i l o p i l . e e legitimate way of doing so than by assisting great capitalists who had embarked large sums of money in the railways of Ire land.—( Hear, hear.) He could not sit down without offer ing his heartfelt thanks to the charitable and humane people of England, who had so liberally come for ward to as s ist Ireland in her present difficulties. Such acts as these would do more to conciliate the feelings of the people of Ireland towards this country, th an an y acts of that or the other House of Parliament. He, therefore, on the part of himself and his constituents, most cordially thanked the people of this country for the high and charitable motives which had induced them to come forward iu the present emer gency and assist his unfortunate suffering country.—( Hear.) Mr. LEFROY said, the Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down, had introduced topics which at the proper time, he should be quite ready to discuss ; but he must be permitted to say, that they should, on that occasion, confine themselves to the measures which had been prepared for alleviating the distress which prevailed. The Honourable Member who proposed that the Irish poor-law should have precedence of all other measures, must be ignorant of the extent of the sufferings of the Irish people, or he could not be so cruel as to attempt to delay mea-urns that were prepared for alleviating them; while the the country utem. . lie cared not whether th e i t Hon. Member for M o ntrose had ou u g rg ht ed tobea nothingsved the t in favour othisdelay, maintaining except a sisal L r d Lie office were continued or not , but this he knew, that no Lord. Lieutenant more deserved or commanded t h e c on fidence and esteem of the Irish people than the distinguished nobleman G With no r e e n s i p a e n c t o e t i‘ lr e m ob b s e e r rv f a o - r t w ni o l a l n o t is, at present ft, rthheosee Hon. ad had n nt t ed h r e e dL o e i r s en.el P i rotest against every measure Government had proposed fur alleviating the distress, it appeared to him that the Honourable and Learned Member's propositions were very bexaceegdeinntglel; man entertaining republican principles, uobee ming a gentleman who was a member of the British becoming m buting make 1 ed to at Senate.—( Hear, hear.) With regard to the measures them selves, he certainly did hope that they were calcoan important change in the condition' of the people of Ireland. In Committee he had no doubt many amendments would be proposed, and lie trusted Government would t a ke care to give them a favourable consideration. He was a decided opponent to Arms Acts and Coercion Bills, but he must be allowed to express a hope that measures would b e t a k en to protect the hard-working, industrious la bourer against the ruffian, who would commit assassination upon him, out of revenge for his honestly and faithfully dis- THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1847. charging his duties.—(Hear, hear.) It was said that the landlords of Ireland were beggars, but he denied that state ment. With the assistance of Government, it would be found that the landlords of Ireland were quite ready to do their duty ; but of this subject he should be prepared to speak when the proper time arrived for doing so. He would no longer trouble the House except to entreat Govern ment to encourage emigration and colonisation, and to thank the people of this country and the Governme n t for the anxiety they had evinced for alleviating the distress of Ireland. Lord CLEMENTS thought the Irish Members had been unjustly blamed for the failure of the Public Works Act, be cause it was not likely that they could be in their places when their services were required in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) At all events he would not share any of the blame. His services were more useful in Ireland at the time the Bill was passed than they would have been had he been in bis place in the House. He admitted that the statement that farmers had forsaken their farms, to labour on the Government works, was correct; but they were to blame in this respect, as they had held out inducements for them to leave their legitimate means of subsistence. The wages were, first, 2d. a day less than the usual rate, but the Government yielded to the popular clamour, and in creased the rate of payment to that demanded -( Hear, hear)--and now they come forward and charged the country . gentlemen with being deficient in firmness, and with having given relief to those who were not fit reci pients. The Government officers had not carried out the measures in a proper manner, as in many instances they had sought the advice of the resident proprietors. Captain Layard was appointed in the district in which he lived (in Leitrim), but he never consulted him (Lord Clements). He therefore blamed the Government for not having sought the advice of those who were competent by their long connexion with the country to testify to the state of the populace and the proper mode to set about dispensing relief to them. The em ployment of farmers and others who had no claim to be em. ployed on the Government works might have been prevented in this way, by the dismissal of the check clerks, wherever such a class of persons were employed, because they had ample oppor tunities of knowing the position and condition of those who were engaged. When he became a member of the relief com mittee in Leitrim, he considered that the 41. tenant test was the proper one, as parties so rated were paupers, who were unable to pay rates, and who were, therefore, fit subjects for relief. From his experience, he found that this was a fair pivot to turn.. But after the lists had been made out from the • rate-books in this way, the Government called upon them to make it out accord ing to another plan; thus confusion had been created, and even up to that time no efficient list had been made out. Many farmers who only rented four or five acres were net only above want, but in a condition to assist their poorer neigh bours. Some had six head of cattle, one or two of which they had, perhaps, been compelled to part with, owing to the want of turnips. It was, therefore, unfair for those persons who possessed such a small number of acres, from which, by their industry, they derived a good livi ng , t o b e called upon to contri bute towards the support of those who held more land, but who were less industrious. Therefore, ho said the Government were not acting a beneficent part towards Ireland by giving relief indiscriminately, and not protecting the industrious from supporting the idle, some of whom held twenty acres, into which they had never put a spade, yet they were now receiving relief as destitute persons. They let the land in con acre, and lived out of the proceeds; but they continued in in dolence and paid neither rates nor taxes ; in fact, the only thing they would do was to labour at the public works, and to receive the public money. It was incumbent upon the Govern ment to put a stop to such a pernicious system as this. In many parts of Leitrim the people had neglected to collect manure, so that the land could not be expected to produce crops, and therefore deficient harvests would continue so long as they neglected the proper cultivation of the land. The "rundale" system was equally open to objection, and ought to be grappled with at once. Even if the harvests were pro ficient there was not sufficient mechanical power in Ireland to manufacture the grain. He had visited one mill in which he found thirty persons waiting to have their corn ground, and so great was the suantity brought that the mill had to be kept at work during the night. He re gretted that the Government were disposed to encourage absenteeism, which had reduced the towns to a state of pauperism, as the money realised out of the soil was spent out of the eonntry, a great portion of it being expended here, so that Ireland, in a period of suffering, had a right to receive subsidies from this country ; in fact, she was almost in a position to demand such aid He had to lay upon the table of the House petitions from the farmers of the county of Leitrim, complaining that every ter. pound freeholder was obliged to go and attend in his place as a juror on a summons from the sheriff. Now he considerec it was most unfair that these men should have to attend while the absentees were never even called upon. There was an other point to which he would wish to refer—it was to the con duct of the bailiffs and agents upon estates. It was considered a very hard thing of him (Lord Clements) when, in his capacity of a Magistrate, he declined to go into a great many cases for the burning of lane —which they were all aware was a very grave offence— but he had heard that the money did not go into the landlord's or the agent's pocket, but into that of the bailiff, who, when he found that he could no longer receive the fees upon these cases himself, but would have to return an account of them, never troubled the Bench any more. He did say that th, time was come when they should oblige the absentee landlord , to look after their property, and that the time was also come when they should endeavour to form a home market as it was utterly impossible that a country should be purel% agricultural without meeting such reverses as the p rese nt. He lived in what he believed to be the very poorest district in Ire land, %here he had been toiling day and night to benefit the condition of the poor.—( Hear, hear.) He had received a let ter from his steward no later than on last Wednesday, whirl infermeed him that, in one day, no fewer than 175 person. came to his farm-yard to purchase turnips, many of them coming a great distance to obtain even so small a quantity as two stones, -and none above a hundred weight, and they said that when the eroi• was exhausted, they did not know where to go to obtain food. He was a little surprised at the answer which had been given by the Hon. Member for Donegal, with respect to the depots, along the western coast, he was happy, however, to hear, that they were about to put these depots into operation He should tell the Government that it would be most important to form inland depots. There was another point to which he woull wish to draw attention; the greater portion of the people resident in the district from which he came mainly depended on the sale of their pigs. On January th, 14th, he was informed by a person on whom he placed implici confidence, and who was in the habit of spending from fourteen hundred to fifteen hundred pounds on pigs alone, on January 14th he was not able to purchase one, and in the market of that district to which he had alluded the fair was generally wel; attended, but last month there were only nine pigs in the whole fair. Indeed, so defective had the supplies from Ireland become, that the merchants and manufacturers were obliged to use American beef, although they had a strong lao disinclination to its use. I n f act, the country—the land itself—had become greatly i mpoverished. This truth upon the country forcedh upon obnonah'ome d when he was walkin g n country to see wher e pu bli c works should In commenced, to go to a tovvrid, not er h hi noble parent's estate, where the people told h im that they had been accustomed to pay three or four pounds an acre , a nd for which he himself would have give n th at pr i ce at a forme r tim e, but for which he would be very sorry to give ten shilling s acre now. He wished the Gover nment would devise measures,an either to compel the landholders to cultivate the land t h emse l ves , or let somebody else do it.—.(Hear, hear. ) In his opinion, if there was to be any enactment to g i ve oui door relief it was not necessary, unless they wished more particularly, not utterly to ruin Ireland, but this country also. He said, and said most solemnly, that there was no life on earth to him more painful than living among the unfortunate popu lation of Ireland. He had, since he had left his duties in the House, been amongst them almost without intermission. Ile had, during the last ten years, done all that could be done by a man to endeavour to assist these poor people.—( Hear, hear. ) He confessed that he was discouraged and heart broken al seeing, after so many years of toil and labou r , suc h sma ll re sults as he had experienced. He seriously implored the House to take into consideration, as he was sure he had every reason to hope that they would do, from the kind manner in which the debate bad hitherto been conducted— the state nt the country—and to avoid making any further falso steps. Let them determine what should be the pivot on which the ad ministra • tion of that reliefshould turn ; let them show the lin e of demarcation, or else they could not expect any private or p u blic benefit either to the country or to individuals, and there would always be th e same abuses and distress. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that his Noble Friend who had just• med his seat had blamed very severely the conduct of resumed with regard to the Labour- ra t e her Majesty's Government Act. There was that in the observations of his Noble Friend which grieved, him, and also that which, he must confess, entirely re. moved from his mind an y wei g ht or un p leas ant feeling which the other arguments of the Noble Lord against the Labour-r a t e Bill an d her Majesty's Government might have prod uce d His Nob le Friend had told the House that there was no public work execu ted under this Bill which, in his judgment, was not a permanen t public Bill. He (Mr. Labouchere) thought such an observation ought hardly to be in the mouth of t h h is at Noble Friend, who, influenced by a sense of justice, had been obliged to bear testimony in favour of the measure which was at present the object of his censure. He had heard the • declaration wi th some surprise, for he believed that certainly the evil effects that he attributed to this Bill and his loose condemnation of the wor ks executed under him, had been exaggerated by many Gentlemen w ho had ad dressed the House. His Noble Friend had stated that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had pa ssed a sweeping censure on the landlords of Ireland and their conduct. He did not understand have used the t understand his Right Hon. Friend at all to a he (Mr. ex pression,La- and any expression of that descr ip tion he should by no beuchere) was sure that if he had done so , means have been prepared to concur in that statement. He official residence in had had, during his Ire land, but too many oppor t u nities of observing whom he sew the conduct of the Irish landlords, many of a, around hint at that moment. lie had remained nott e , the Irish during the last four rn oaths—months of the greate s t istinctior. in that cotton distress. Gentlemen of the greatest d were the first in exerting then"elv" t o alleviate it. He wa 's of this popular spirit on weli acquainted with many instances before he was acquainted the part of the I r i s h i n genera knew that the sub scriptions from many with the i ns t ances o f the exertion of private charity en the part of th e gen t ry o f 'reload ; but he o f t h e m had helped t he Government in its efforts for th e pu bli c , under the distressing circumstances in which they were p l ace d. He thought that admission was quite consistent with hi s sa yi n g, as truth bound him to say, that it was to certai n gen tl emen of the county which , in their efforts to meet the t remen d ous difficulties , coupled with the g eneral spirit whi c h perva d e d a ll the gentry of Ireland generally, the . Government was mos t materially indebted for assistance. There were, however, many exceptions, and some of the relied committees did net give her Majesty's Government or Parlia merit the supp or t w hi c h they ought to do in many cases. He did not mean t o sa that t h es e cases were of uncommon occur rence, for extraord inary effects were not to be expected from ordinary p ersons ; b ut suc h services had been received from certain gentlemen, both distinguished and noble, and from many persons for whom, as a Member of the Government, he felt a lasting gratitude for the spirit and co-operation they had afforded during the last four months. fie rendered his thanks sincerely to the many noble and distinguished persons who held a front position in the party always opposed to her Majesty's Government. He could not forget Lord Farnham, and Lord Lauton, and others, who hail not hesitated to come forward to assist Govern ment in any measures proposed, forgetful of all party preju dices. lie was happy to see that spirit of moderation prevail ing, without which they might pass and devise measures with out ever being able to extricate Ireland from the difficulties which surrounded her. They had had already great difficulties to contend with, and the more he looked into the matter the more tremendous anti overwhelming the difficulties he had yet to overcome appeared.—( Hear, hear.) He did not state this to decry the exertions which had been made, though he believed they would be met and overcome by the energy and determined spirit of the Legislature.—(Hear, hear.) In the course .ahich the Government had alrea:ly taken he had been sup ported—he was glad to say by Irishmen of all ranks and par ties— and w h atever the present sufferings and distr ess might be, he was persuaded that out cf the evil good would arise— ( Hear, hear)—and that this would yet carry the country through its present trials. But they would have an awful struggle before them. —( Hear, hear.) A good deal of the discussion of the last two nights had been occupied with dis putes about the spirit in which Ireland should be treated. Much bad been said which he regretted, though at the same time he thought that the very great majority of the House had treated the question under consideration in a becoming and proper spirit. He for one could not admit that Ireland should come before them as a mendicant seeking alms from England. That was not the footing on which he asked assistance for the present alarming distress. It should be granted not as alms, but as justice._( Hear, hear.) Ireland should be treated on the same principle as that which regu lates the affairs of a private family. When one member of a family is afflicted with some great, or sudden, and tremendous affliction, the other members of the family come forward to afford relief.—( Hear, hear.) In the same way the Legislature should come forward and assist the misfortunes and necessities of Ireland.—(Cheers.) It was not his intention to trespass on the House at any length to-night. as he thought the general feeling of those present was favourable to the propositions of the Government, and that they would allow the Bills to be read a second time without further delay, reserving the discus sion of the details till in Committee.—(Hear, hear.) If the House would do so—if they would allow the Bills to be read a second time, he would pledge himself that they should be brought into Committee with as little delay as possible. Let them recollect the importance of these measures. He alluded particularly to the Temporary Distress Bill. It was exceedingly important that that measure should be passed with out the loss of any time but what was absolutely necessary for the fair discussion of the question.—( Hear, hear,) The House appeared generally of opinion that whatever might be said of the system of relief in operation at present, it was high time that the works commenced under it should be brought to a close, and another system introduced in its stead. If so, then time was valuable in order to liberate the labourers for the cultivation of the soil. He did not believe that much injury had been done as yet, though some effects might have been produced—effects that had been greatly exaggerated.—( Hear, hear.) The Go vernment had thought it their duty to collect information on this point, and they had caused a series of queries to be is sued in order to learn what the people of Ireland were about in cultivating the soil and preparing for the next harvest. The result of these queries showed that there was a much larger breadth of land under wheat than in former years; and that in the potato growing districts rye and beer had been substi tuted for that article to a considerable extent.—( Hear, hear.) As yet little had been done towards preparing the spring crops ; yet, nevertheless, no irremediable injury had been committed, and if the farmers had labourers now there was yet ample time to make every preparation for the coming harvest. He thought also that it must be 'obvious to the I House that they must persevere in the present system of public works unless they would leave the people to starve, or be prepared to substitute the other system. To delay the present measure, therefore, would be perpetuating the system which had been condemned, and interfere materially with the necessary preparations of the land for the next year. He threw out these suggestions for the consideration of the House, in order that the Bill might be read a second time, and then considered in Committee, thus preventing any unnecessary delay. He had no right to complain of the tone or temper in which the House bad received these measures. They had given the Government credit for having acted with the best intentions, however much they might differ on the policy pursued. Had it been otherwise, he should not have complained, considering the extraordinary circumstances of the case. But some Hon. Members had expressed themselves strongly against the policy of the Government in relation to the importation and sale of food. He could assure such Hon. Members that they had not acted as they did without mature consideration ; and, so far from time and experience having altered his opinion, on the contrary, he believed, that bad they followed the opposite course spoken of, and imported provision! into Ireland, and established depots, not on the coast alone, as they had done, but throughout the interior of the country—if they had become importers as well as distributors of food, they would have aggravated, in a most painful degree, all the horrors of famine.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Had it been practical, as asserted by that course to have relieved distress, reduced prices, and saved human life, he would not have object e d to the infrac tion of t he abstract doctrine of political economy ; but because he believed that distress would have been much aggravated, prices raised, and famine extended, he must ex press his decided opinion that the Government had pursued the only proper course.—(Hear, hear.) They had also been blamed because they had not sold the corn imported under cost price. The reason they had not done so was, because of the unfavourable influence such a step would have exercised over the retail dealers in Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) It would have done serious injury to this important class—a class respecting which, he believed, Ireland would not be safe until they were greatly extended. In order to place Ireland in a proper condi ion respecting distribution, they musthave village shops every where. It was with this view that they refused assistance to those relief committees that would not act upon the principles which they laid down, which were that they should sell the pro duce at a rate which would yield a fair profit. He was firmly convinced that the Government had acted right in adhering to what was called the abstract principles of political economy, which were the principles of common sense. ( The Right Honourable Gentleman here read a letter from the chairman of a relief committee in the county of West meath, showing that the most beneficial course had been to charge the produce at the usual rates sought by private dealers. The Right Honourable Gentleman continued by stating that this was only a specimen of the general feeling in Ireland of those who had experience respecting these matters. The Government had considered that their best course was to do nothing which would check or interfere with the retail dealer.—( Hear, hear.) It was real huma nity and real wisdom for them to follow the dictates of experience and common sense, which were also the doe trines of political economy. Complaint had also been wade why the Government had not stopped distilling from grain in Ireland. If distilling had been stopped in Ireland, there was ma reason why it should not have been stopped in Scotland and England, the effect of which would have been to have renewed smuggling to a very great extent, and enriched those who had large stocks of spirits on hand while those who had small quantities would have been seriously injured.—( Hear, hear.) He believed no practical relief would have been gained by such an arrangement. While on 'his subject, he would refer to what had fallen from the Hon. , Member for Meath, who had represented a distillery in Dublin as using large quantities of oats and other grain. la answer to that he was bound to state to the House that he had received a letter from that firm, which stated that Al the grain which had been used had been imported from abroad. Such a course would prevent many persons from obtaining labour in distilleries, while they would not succeed in saving any provisions. He was unwilling, on the present occasion, to make many observations about what had been said with regard to the measures proposed by her Majesty's Government for the relief of Ireland. He felt that these measures were so im portant that they deserved a grave and general consideration, and they could not be discussed with advantage in the general manner in which only they could be treated en the present occasion. He would only observe that it was unjtua to say of the Government that it was characterised by a desire to enrich the Irish landlords without considering the effect on the main body of the people of Ireland. Let them consider what were the wants of Ireland at the present moment. One of the greatest of her wants was employment for her population, and be knew no immediate way of providing employment unless by the agency ;if the State. The Government had offered assistance to the landowners to enable them to employ the great body of the people, and allowing that to be the sound principle recognised by England, it could be effected by loans to the landowners. It had been said that these loans were not to be repaid. On the contrary, it would be paid, and he would call the attention of those who doubted the fact, that all loans previously advanced to the Irish land lords had usually been repaid. It was not only just to the country, but to the Imperial Treasury. The circum stances under which the present loan was proposed were of the greatest consequence. It was impossible not to see how sweeping had been the calamity, the destruction of food, and what millions now lived on the surface of the soil of Ireland without the prospect of sufficient food for their subsistence, as well as at once to see of what consequence it was to give every stimulus, by legitimate and particular means, to the productive ness of the soil of Ireland. The project of draining the waste lands must be a means of producing a great increase in the crops. It was necessary to carry this principle into effect, and it would be for them to decide in what manner when the de tails of the Bill should be laid before them. He did not know that he need tresspass any further in addressing the House, except to say that he felt the greatest gratification at the tem perate spirit in which the House had treated the most import ant measure now submitted to their consideration and delibera tion. He a g reed that that s pi r it was o f t h e greatest benefit to Ireland. The spirit evinced by the House on that occasion was of equal importance to Ireland as the measures themselves. —( Hear, hear.) He could not help hoping that it would be of benefit to that country, when he saw that the spirit of union and energy were spreading themselves, and a spirit of mode ration rising up, from which they might expect the best con sequences. He was sure that the English nation was only anxious to supply the wants and wishes of the Irish people; and as long as they pursued the temperate and tolerant course which had made its appearance, they should not have to com plain of the Parliament or the people of England—either would be ready to do for her all that she could naturally ex pect.—( Cheers. ) Sir R. PEEL said, Sir I concur with the Right Hon. Gen tleman that it will be much more advantageous to discuss the measures intended to effect a permanent improvement in the condition of society in Ireland when we shall be put in posses sion of the details of the measure, more than by the present Bill, and enabled to enter into a debate upon it. At the same time, lam not surprised that those gentlemen connected with Ireland, after the scenes they have witnessed, and after the struggles and difficulties they have felt, feel, as they must do, deeply interested in the welfare of their native coun try, and deeply sympathise with those suffering from the terrible effects of the calamity with which it is afflicted. lam not surprised that they should feel themselves anxious, at the earliest opportunity, to submit their views with respect to the operation of measures of this important nature to this House. I for one not having this motive for entering upon t t,so o , h discuss eaan t t h ye o ni s ei e pdi amiyheei n t r i e n Ae s you might v, in , : y en ni d l ed so) to me re a a ., :h r, the di ffi culti es a discussion w hi c h t h ey have, feel that it is of t the present time I ale u nw illi ng much import ance t h at we should proceed at once bra prepared to grant but as I think that you are entitled to frame a full and complete liberty to her 'Majesty', ( lovernment from the responsibility of the course which they are pursuing it may be advantageou s a t once to decide that the Bill which grants oyfoutmheay entirely rtir circumstanceselyapprove of underthe which assump ti on this of that responsibility that indem n ity, an d w hi ch Parliament seems willing to accede, should b e pre f aced by a full explanation has been assu me d b y the Government.—(Hear, hear.) responsi bility, yet still, when the executive Government,. however justifiably it may be, undertakes to supersede the ordinary ope ration of the law, I doubt wither it is not for the public ad vantage that all the circumstances connected with that assump tion of power by the Executive should be fully stated. I ad vise Hon. Gentlemen to consider whether, in taking the liberal power, they should not explain the circumstances under which the ordinary law is superseded, and whether it will not be for the advantage of those who may hereafter refer to this assumption of power—that the indemnity granted by Parlia ment should be placed in the preamble. or appendix to the Bill, and to set forth the particular letter read by the Noble Lord. I am prepared to vote at once for this Bill, giving an indemnity to the Government. With respect to the details of the Bill, and as it is intended to make a total alteration of the system under which relief is now granted. I also at once give my consent to it. I think the evil of the present system very great, and I think that the sooner you apply the remedy the better. I cannot help thinking that there is great danger consid,ringli o w nearly we approach that periud when the peasant ry should i not be employed in labouring at productive works. So far as concerns the h arves t of next year it will enable the Government to make a material alteration in the pre sent system by permitting labour to be applied t o the cultivation of the soil.—(Hear, . hear There are .carcely two months when, without reference t o spring corn, labour o ught to be most actively empl o y e d. I know that labour is sometimes nut applied in Ireland, partly from the condition of the soil, and partly from the superior moistness of the climate. The sooner, however, that yo u make an alteration in the present system with regard to the ; cultivation of the soil, the better it will be for the country. I am rather surprised that the Right Hon. Gentlemen underrate, the danger arising from tne application of labour to public works. Did not the Right Hon. Gentleman remember that, in August last, he resisted the operations of the late Govern ment, and said when only between 60,000 and 70,000 were employed on the public works, %hat great inconvenience arose, from the labour being diverted into the ordinary channels How much more must that inconvenience be now? I thought that the conduct of the Irish landlords deserve praise; and the active benevolence of the ladies has suf. fered every,. sacrifice., aniiks privation, to mitigate the evils by ..which they are surrounded.—( Hear, hear-) I applauded ,thesconduct of 'these who, like the Noble Lord (Lord Clements) resisted :the temptations of a resi dence abroad, and although their attempts to be nefit the people , „were not successful, still the failure does not , take from them. the credit due to them. The Right -,flonesurable. Baronet .the continued to say— They were deservirigof, the greatest possible amount of praise for the exertions Which thes,,had . nsed, sit ua t e d as th ey were i n such critieal circumstances:. With respect to the Govern ment, he was quite,centent,ke-five them the fullest discretion in carrying,outthose,nreasnrea.which they considered necessary, in order to: meet thelexistiriL . distress of Ireland ; and he was also quite content NI iie'therpindemnity for the line of policy which they had. 'adopted-toive,rds Ireland. He believed that any attempt to regelate, the.discretion of the Government, by any legislative details,'.wonht,he futile ; he thought, therefore; that the fullest- I..discretion ' 'should be allowed to them. He would—not,- at present. enter • into any discuision on the more ' , permanent measures proposed for Ireland ; by far the most important of•them were not yet before the House. He considered that : ).;Bill which should enable the nominal possessors of: ; estatee.to sell their property were of more importance, as bearingypou the permanent condition of Ireland, than any.which had-yet been brought u n d er th e con -1 sideration of the:-House by her Majesty's Government, and he thought that they would only prejudice the discussion of an important measure by.lion..Members explaining to the House their respective ~ .views upon the subject.—( Hear, hear.) With respect to the preposecicultivation of the waste lands, he hoped the Noble',Lord.at the- head of the Government would pause before he proceeded :to invest the public money in the cultivation of the.. soil._ The. Honourable Member for Wycombe. had ~ steted: that the • quantity of waste grounds to be cultivated,. omeunted to 4,600,C00 acres, and the proposed grint of 1,000,003/. would be of little or no avail for the-purposesconteloplated by the Act. He wished to call the attention nt theiWoble Lord to that concluding portion of his speech - in. iihich, addressing the - Irish Members, he told them to endeavour-'to help themselves. The Noble Lord should act upon - his .'own adVice ' • but the Government of which the: N0b14,. Lord was at the head, s'iould teach the landed proprieters to act independently of the aid of Govern ment.— ( cheers..).. Let,thent be just towards Ireland ; but he would have the .Government remember that they were only encumbering f:lrelind and‘ .paralysing her services if they taught her-to depend too much upon the assistance of England. The cultivation of her . soil , must depend upo n th e energ i es o f the people - •themselves, •and not upon any assistance which the Government could offer.-.--( Cheers.) Let the House con sider for a'.moment the expenses of superintendence of works performed by-the:' Gov f krtirnent, ,and how imperfect those works were done by, Gavereatent agents. Such works could only be properly performed bythe enterprise of the people of Ireland theeaselves, who would expect to reap some return for the out ' lays and trouble whichlt required, and who would watch over the expendifure." of "every 'penny.—(Gheers.) That was the way in which-the permanent • improvevrient of the land was to be obtained.- LeC them-facilitate as - much as possible the drainage of lam} the:proprietors—but that was a measure equally affecting England - as well as Ireland. But the Government :Joust ::pet attempt the cultivation of the --bags 'and waste- lands of Ireland. The Governmentraghtdepend upon it that if those lands, when reclaimed, were to 'be profitable ' private enterprise should b e employed for the - purposef.'of hinting them profitable ; but if they were not to be•profitable, then it was only throwing away the money of the State fisr the Government to interfere.— (Loud cheers.) His remedy was to give the Government indemnity and idiscretionery power. He wished not to be considered is nctuatecrb;t;sestrfeelingsof hostility towards the Government, 'nor by anyleelites of party, but it was not in the power of , Menibers House properly to perform their duty, Unless they fraiikly avowed their opinions. —( Hear, hear.) He. hoped, therefore, that the Noble Lord would .well consider his steps before he entered upon any-such lakle-tris he had proposed to himself. He was quite sure the" Noble Lord had plenty of other duties to performlTiltasi that ef'undertaking to become the im prover of IrisS frogic:-L-( Laughter.) If he attempted that, it would only' involve him 'in t 1 greatest of difficulties. He would merely express a hoile, With reference to the poor-laws, that when the subject should-11e brought before the House, the fullest and most ample - consilieration would be afforded to it. He hoped for the , sake of - Ireland, that the present debates would not bendleitirneerbeeendAo-night. Mr. STAFFORD.: O'BRIEN, as a Member connected with both''countries, imaged to state that he most cor dially agreed in the, opinioriS,Which had been expressed by the Right Hon. Baronet who had last addressed the House, with reference to the eondtiat of those officers who, under the most trying and diffiault.eircumstieees hadbeen appoint e d t o t h e onerous duties-of - tarrying out' the provisions of the measures proposed by .her Majesty's 'Government to meet the existing distress of Ireland. The - Rieit Hon: Baronet who had j us t sat down had given the .Not a Lord 'some wholesome advice upon the subject of waste lands, and he wished to add to that advice that it was not-tlie Members who first suggested this subject:- to Goveinntent.—( Hear, hem) If this Bill were peissidr,withr.tita hlessingnf God, he believed their chances of, the next , hfi.rv'est in Ireland were as good as ever they were;:butnothingeo.old bt done witheset t heefforts anel exertions 0114'4 Trills landhirds, .and in resuming his seat he mast again •eiihorethetii tri-bi''Snore persevering than they had hitherto been.:4l-I:ear. bear;.) - The Bill'-vias then;teal;:n' second time, and ordered to be committed isr Thursday. DESTI-MTEPERSONS (IRELAND) BILL. Lord JOIHN , RUSSELLiti moving the second reading of this Bill, iutitnated that, as .- this Bill was for the immediate relief of the itasVing - pedrie e Ireland, for whom work could not be obtaintttl, and was IlieFrfore exceedingly pressing, he proposed to haie ecuunritted.;tin Thursday. " Mr. BOUVERIE".Cohfet slot allow the Bill to be read a second time wkhont calling . attention to the serious nature of its provisio nil Goveriirlient - had admitted that the plan of employingethe people had entirely faded, and therefore this Bill was to provtifelood for-the people out of the consolidated funds. There*asiio mart in the House or the country who would grudgeth4 - monerforthe relief of the Irish people, but itmust be-remenib - ered drat there wAs likely to be a deficiency of the fond of:the, Irish Tipiiple for some years to come yet, and he wanted_te 4tnow'if the House was prepared on all oc casions to •matte up the deficiency out of the Consolidated Fund? At=-all eveir-s - , if - the House was, he was sure the people of this.cotiniry woe not; the consequences must be eventually frightful: --('leiir.;; hear.) ' Mr. GOULBURIN" saiT-the.Bill gave the Government in definite pniver to draw . tipiin , the Consolidated Fund for any money that rniglth - be-reqUired for the relief of the poor of Ireland. Now he-;thiUight 'the more constitutional way would be for Government to caltuplin - the Home, from time to time, for supplies for this 'pari-linlar purpose, however l arge th e y • might be. The Bill was thedread a se'6ond time, and ordered to be com mitted on Tinrsd , ..y. • : - • PCOOR ItELIgVORELAND) BILL. This Bill was read it 'aiiotitt time, and ordered to be com mitted on Monday next.'. - • CHELSEA'-PENSIONERS' BILL. The ET repett on tithe, _ ffilc *' ought up. — is r.4IOrTM TIES .BILL. The seeorid4Bdirt'edtqfitißill was postponed till F r id ay . The House - then adjOtirned at Half-past Eleven o'clock. TUESDAY MOOT'S GAZETTE. -'" WHITERA.I: JAN. 30, 1847. The Queekhas beat Ple:ste - ct to direct letters patent to be passed under the Gigat §eal4Sf the United Kingdom, consti tuting and - appOinting His Graet the ArctibiabOS. of Canterbury, The RighillorintirableArtt ,Cottenham, His Grage.the Aittiblaltop- , df York; The Mo"AlitinoUrableifie'llyarquis of Lan s d o wne, li The Righeolonrfll3l6 the Earl of Chichester, The RightllOnenrabletbe'Earl of Powis The Right Honourable Enrd John Russell, The Rightltev.*tid the Lord Bishop of London, The Rightlieveren4tlevLoril Bishop of Durliam, The RiglielVs 4 o4ollll6/1011. Bishop of Winchester, The Right.RA'reretiliiied . "Bishop of Lincoln, The Rigbi Reverend flinAi Bishop of Chester, The Itigl4 - 11onOurable fir George Grey, Bart., and The Right fronoliml4 Sir Vharles Wood, Bart., her Majesty's Cpritiutsion ers. fur considering the state of the several hisitopriCilii EnglOctund Wales. The Qtteenitats bc(tn ,, pfease4 to appoint Charles Knight Murray, Esq #heisier-atIEAIN - -, to be Secretary to the said Commission. ';'*! - DOWNIN`b-iSITEET,. FEB. 2. The Queen...lgiT s been._pfe*ed to appoint Henry Edward Fox Yonag;_l 7 l(q.i4o he. - Liel,tf - .-Governor of the eastern dis tricts of the'aii,dy,6f the Cap: of Good Hope. Her Maje.ifrir44&aWibgpfuleased to appoint H ug h Ed wards, E , q.,.tVitaiiiiiStrdke, and Joseph L. Bindon, Esq., to be coronei;fOr,lhililtifictot'Antiolia. Her Al alesltYlraS,fn - Fthei.' . teen preaSed to appoint Willi am Walter Itale*h , l(e..E reigg.r O to be Auditor-G enera l o f Ac counts for thSlzug'sof Matifit — ins - (10 COMMON' PLEAS. lIILAP.Y TER* IN rity:'.CENTit YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN 1 / 4 iite4ClA. Mondav, the Ist day of February, 1847. This Court will, cm"tiondak, the 15th d a y of February instant, hold a ,itt lug, and will proceed to give judgment in certain of the matters standtbk over for the consideration.of the Court. • THO. 11 ILDE. FftlE - 00)NANCE, FEII. I. Royal intent of 'Artlf,le'ry-Secend Captain John Far naby Cator be - Adjittant; vice Needham, promoted, April 7. Corps of`-llov:il.Eiv-zirw-:i.s--Capt. and Brevet. Lieutenant Colonel Raltilcc: j 4itrAftlers'6n , tt) he Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Gosset, ref iracr on fi.,111 -- pay4: Second Captain and. Brevet- Major JarnA' Lynn . to be Captain, vice Alderson First Lieutenant IL A. White to be Second Captain, vice Lynn; Secoritakenten'ant E. .Nicholson to be First Lieute nant, vice WM tl - .; • .isn I,v (I t - Prd.Lientenant of Argyll. The A ~ Marti:lit of °rue 4 o Le „ IOSI, 4, " • " . . 41 •,. • ~ via.l:l.-car„ JAN. IS. The Lord Chaneellerlag m lpomted Henry Guy, o f th e c i ty of Carlisle. : (l , nt., to he a . t_Ster Extraordinary i n th e Hi g h Court of Cluincerr- ' WHITEHALL, JAN. 2i. The Lora -Chancellor tias appointed George Drounsey, of Carlisle, in the c(iunty of Ciljuberland, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary In the 14:On - court of Chancery. B.AK BANTU SUPERSEDED. John and George 1 - 144, grocers, Wisbech St. Peters, Cambridi,' e. . IiA.N.KRUPTS. Leah Moss; tobaccouist, Liverpool-buildi ngs , Bi s h opsgate, London, to aurrcitder Feb. 10, at one, and March 16, at twelve, aLtlie;-COart ,rO(43,alikruptcy. Pennell, official as signee ; Carpentmllktiorp i pvitrt, Cit Charles trederick Lavina-grove, Wharf. road, Feb, 12.. rand March ,),-( 4 at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. . Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Po cock and V-OPle, Battllolo4lNsvlctose• John Prior, tnilor, aint. , ;,j3l4zey, Cornwall, Feb. 18, and March 11, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, E,-Keter ,Canyon, St. Austell; Bell and Co., Lincoln's-fields ; Exeter. Thomas Bailey, printer, .:Wolverhampton, Feb.: 11, and March 11; at...eleyen,..,at..tbe Birmingham District Court. Christie, q ,, ,jgrige,,Bifmingbam.; Foster and Gough, Wolverliampton, • John Kirkinatt;-,wine merchant, Nottingham, Feb. 19, and March 5, at, clevep,..-at, the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, .Nottingham ; Brown, Notting ham. Thomas Sitipwortb, milter4 Belton, 'Lincolnshire, Feb. 17, and Marchlz,, at. ten ; -,a,t .tho,Loeds District Court. Kynas ton, official a.ssiguAe,Aittit; Bell, Bedford-row, London ; Blackburn, Leeds... : • henry Johnson, merebat i, Sheffield, Feb. 12, and March eleven,! 5, at elevet# ; the Leeds.,-D4stsict Court. Freeman , assignee, Ltecli; .I)np can; ikeatlierst one huildings, Holborn,, London ; : Edward .Shill,.Shill,.Shill,anothecaryi Dureley, Gloucestershire, Feb. Bristol District 16, at two; vc,,aucl,,Metah 16, at..eleven, at th Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Henderson, Bris ; Bishop.J.Aucoln!s Inn-Aeldm, London. • ••-i DIVIDENDS-DECLARED. N. J. Reed, brewer, Marlborough, Wiltshire—first div. of ss. 10d. in the poundoan.litethlusd&Y, Feb. 3, at.the office o f . Mr. Hutton, Bristol.. T. Howell,. tavern, keeper, Queen's Head-passage, New gate -street—a . div; of ls. 9 1 1. in the pound, on Thursday, Feb. 4, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. Sardinson, Weston, and March, Wood-street, Cheapside— a div. of 1 1 ,6 d. in the pound, on Thmday. Feb. 4, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. J. Plowman, ironmonger, Oxford-street—a div. of ld. in the pound, on Thursday, Feb. 4, - and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yardo Moorgate-street. S. Whatley, grocer, Lisson-grove--first div. of Is. 2,4 a. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whit more, Basingball-street. W. H. Cox, boat builder, Belvidere-road, .Lambeth—firg, div. of 4s. in the pound on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basingball-street. J. Ricketts, grocer, Gosport, Southampton—first div. tf 2s. Gd. in the pound, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, and two follow ing Wednesdays, at the office of 1' r. Turquand, Old Jewry.. J. T. Carter, apothecary, Berner's-street, Oxford -street —first div. of Is. Gd. in the pound, on Wednesday, Feb. 39 and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Tut' quand, Old Jewry. _ DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street . C. Deane, coach bulkier, Southampton, Feb. 2 3 , at two J., 11. Nail, builder, Joan. street, Tottenham-court-road , Feb' at half-past one. In the Country. J. Humfrey, coal dealer, Tamworth, March 2, at twelve, at the Birmin g h a m Di s trict Court— andl J. Clay, woollen manufacturers, Yorkshire, Feb. Antti eleven, at the Leeds District Court-J. Hiley, builder , ni junta Birmingham, March 4, a t e l even , a t the Birillinf r ' a g District Court—J. 'Weston, merchant, Liverpool, Feb. -1 1 . 1 0 twelve, at the Liverpool District Court —IL Cow ie ' 8- ' l l owner, Liverpool, Feb. 23, at eleven, at the Liverpool Distianc Court—J. C. Kemp, merchant, Liverpool, Feb. 23, at e i r e : at the Liverpool District Court—W. Looey, cooper, l, ";i - e , haven, Cumberland, Feb. 15, at twelve, at the Newc as .) e , upon-Tyne District Court—J. Hall, innkeeper, Feb. 25, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dist° Court. to CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. 0 , J. Morris, leather seller, Crown-street, Finsbury, F eb.- 5 , J. Rumsey, manure dealer, Dean-street, Shadwell, Feb._,a2 J. King, soap-maker, Kingsland-road, Feb. 23—W• C tn.. dale, jeweller, Hull, Feb. 24—W. Broadbent, cloth mer,c" o . Delph, Yorkshire, March 2--A. Huddleston, farmer, 01 :„," j, ham, Yorkshire, Feb. 25--W. Hayes,shipwright, Liverr - 23 Feb. 23—J. Hindmarsh, woollen draper, Liverpool, —C. Thomas, grocer, Llivior, Montgomeryshire, F I e ,• "p i Tantum, tobacco dealer, Nottingham, March s—ll. r• jun., March 16—H. Bartleet, builder. Redditch, Wor e . l t e gr, earlib.ct shire, March 16—H. Cochrane, merchant, hunch Dire, Feb. 25—W. Barker, Royton, Lanc, 3 l, - 23 Feb. 22—J. H. Bedford, artists' colourman, Bristol, r„ e „...."' —T. ThomaP, draper, Ibstock, Leicestershire, Feb . „`;....1:- Hare, linendraper, New-street, Dorset- square, Feb. "h' : ,„ o . C. Lloyds, painter, Liverpool, Feb. 23—E. Hodgson, ire monger, Richmond, Yorkshire, Feb. 23. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. , e ndr J. Cobb, sen., and J. Cobb, jun., b u ild ers , Shropshire—J. Geiger, B. Morris, and S. Morris, snuffnl o , d facturers, Half Moon-passage, Whit ec h a p e l— J. Bresc, e ,„'„,..J. W. Hall worth, builders, Lawre nce P oun t ne y-l a ne, Buckertield and E. Radford, saddler s , A s hby-de-la-MI /a ll, 11. A. Bramley, R. Bramley, T. W ar d, an d W. T bre n .et ls cotton spinners, Appletreewick, Yorkshire (so far as r e b4rtl, W. Threlfall )—G. L. Johnson and L. S. Coxe, Barge,; ) s d City—ll. White and J. Walker, groce r s, Reading--‘1 0 „e. M. H. Ricards, coach makers, Great Newport-street , e , t so , acre—T. D. Ileadlam and R. Rawson, Liverpool--- - " . 1 4 ' and E. Whitefield, leather manufacture s, -Y'-;n1 Nok:s and J. W. Smith, metal BirtnlDL.3, —J. Oates and J. Newton, Gainsborouph, Il Wilkinson and J. H. Cartmel, drapers, Liverpool—C. G I ; d Jr. and T. R. Hofland, artists, Preston, L ancas hire —T. a c or Norton, drapers, Lincoln—T. and J. Hollingsworth, tabli,to, nists, Liverpool—J. and W. A rms t rong , d ra pers, P re ;o,, Lancashire—S. Middleham, sen., and S. Middlehata, o s, Dewsbury, Yorkshire—F. Kennedy and C. Asprey, New Bond-street—W. E. Bell, H. Hunter, and J• general commission agents, City (so far .as rega rds or Hunter)—B. Welch and J. fillips,glass merchants.P,.eeie gate-street Withont—H. Brown and J. Saville , c i ; s ter, ' monpers Bradway. Ludgate-hill—D. Clark, G. B° c and R. Sheraton, drapers, Sunderland (so far a 3 r e 'b e lLlt R. Sheraton)—M. Mansfield, S. Mansfield, and J. M i li g atte whitesmiths, Burton-upon-Trent (So far as regards U. field)—D. and B. Jevons, grocers, Tipt o n, Stafford.th ire SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. 2 , at A. Scott, or Watson, Forfarshire, Feb. 9 an d Marc h twelve, at the Star Inn, Montroae. Feb. 6 W. Landell, farmer, Coldingham, B er wickshire* and March 1, at twelve, at P. Bath ga t e ' s Inn, Aytoil!'„ J. R. Hood, draper, Edinbu r gh, F e b. 9 and Mar eo 3 7 twelve, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinh, ....•••••••••0110.M., v id A POPULAR TREATISE on the HEALTH, LIFE anu of the TION LODILY FUNS. 5 ( eAl' NINETEENTH EDITION price 2s. 6d. ;. 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G 1 ,014 By SAMUEL LV Tne MERT, CONSULTING - 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London: _ Matriculated Member of the University of Edinlivislus,, An tletv Member of the London Hospital M e di ca l S o ciety, Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., kc. CONTENTS or vita TREATISE. I t s ITln df 7/ CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy of M arr i age , with -- Vol° and Obligations, and on Infelicitous an.l U n productive GenetPcst CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the, 0:0 Organs, their ftmetions, structures, and secretions, previn_lthy act the Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their 115",, t , on w ill —CIIArTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various fone, t 'oe Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of ss tb of the Stomkch, Lungs, and Brain, and general vve . 3-c ,of . jou .;eOS , :Mental Faculties. CUAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorne"wess"co and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Lee"' d Mental Debility, and Premature D e c a y.—C narr eas 5 „„i 3 O , 0 1or" the Disorders arising from indiscriminate Excess, (fleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of Zhe Urethra. an sli f REVIEWS OP WORIC. ce`'" "The author of this singular and talented work is a fled .131 i cal man, who has evidently had considerable e%Floilies the trr vtment of the various disorde rs arising from th e ajw it, l6 frailties of early Indiscretion. 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