The Press.
London, England, 1858-03-27 00:00:00

THE DUBLIN POLICE RIOTS.

Mr. HATCHELL called attention to the occurrence
in Dublin on the 1•lth of March, on the occasion of
the entry of Lcrd Eglintoun, preparatory to moving
for copies of the report of the Dublin Police Com-
missioners to the Chief or Under Secretary for
Ireland ; of the warrant authorising an inquiry by the
Solicitor-General for Ireland and Mr. Stronge ; and
of instructions, if any, to govern the inquiry. His
object in moving for these papers, he said, was to
elicit a statement from the Government that would
satisfy the public, mind in Dublin, which was much
excited upon the subject.
Lord NAAS complained that Mr. Hatchell should
have persevered in his motion in the unavoidable
absence of the Attorney-General for Ireland. He,
however, made some observations in justification of
the course which the Government had taken, and
stated that they now intended that the inquiry should
take place in a court of law.
Mr. WHITESIDE, who had entered the house while
Lord Naas was speaking, entered upon a fuller ex-
planation in relation to the inquiry, and of the
technical difficulties regarding the form of the
inquiry which involved principles of importance.

Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD expressed his satisfaction
at hearing that this matter would be investigated
before a constitutional tribunal, a court of justice.
He complained of the very gross exaggerations on
both sides; it woul 1, however, turn out, he be•
lieved, that the greater injuries had been sustained
by the police, not by the students. After condemn-
ing strongly the mode of inquiry adopted in the first
instance by the Irish Government, Mr. Fitzgerald
accused the Irish Government of pusillanimity, of
French police principles, and, lastly, of vacillation
and weakness.

Mr. SPOONER accused Mr. Fitzgerald of having
taken an unusual and unjust course in the attack
he had made upon the Irish authorities, when he
knew that neither L-rd Naas nor Mr. Whiteside could
again address the hon-e. In order that they might
do so he moved that the debate be adjourned.

Mr. WHITESIDE then, in a very sarca,itiJ reply to
Mr. Fitzgerald, vindicated his I,wn conduct and that
of the Government in these proceedings.

Mr. FITZGERALD replied to what he termed the
personal vituperation directed against him by Mr.
Whiteside, and with some warmth defended his
strictures upon the proceedings of the Irish Govern-
ment, which he charged with vacillation and weak-
ness.

NAAS insisted that the course adopted by
Mr. Fitzgerald was a most unusual one ; that he
should have given notice of his intended attack upon
the whole proceedings of the Irish Government, and
should have brought forward his charges in a formal
manner. He maintained that the precautions taken
by the Government had been both prudent and
successful, and that the propriety of their measures
in relation to the inquiry, under the difficult cir-
cumstances of the case, had been amply vindicated
by Mr. Whiteside.

Mr. SPoDNER having withdrawn his motion to
sijourn the debat', the motion for a portion of the
papers was agreed to, and the house adjourned at a
few minutes before Big o'clock.

THE PRESS, MARcH 27, 1858.

HOUSE OF LORDS—THURSDAY.
THE ENGLISH ENGINEERS IN NAPLES.
The Earl of MAr.,JF.ssuny stated that Mr. Watt,
one of the two English engineers implicated in the
case of the Cagliari, had arrived in this country.
His comrade, Park, had been admitted to bail, and
was now enjoying the hospitalities of the British
consul in Naples. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of GRANVILLE inquired whether the pro-
visions of the new Ministerial measure for the
government of India had been communicated to the
Court of Directors. The late Ministry, he observed,
had been censured on this point, as having evinced
much discourtesy towards the Leadenhall street
Board.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH observed that the
draft of the new bi'l had been transmitted to the
East India Directors, not, however, as a matter
of right, but in confidence and from motives of
courtesy.
After some remarks from Earl Grey, the Earl of
Derby, and the Earl of Hardwicke, the subject
dropped.
Lard CAMPBELL postponed the second reading of
the Libel Bill till after Easter.
Their lordships adjourned at half-past five o'clock.