The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-12 00:00:00

LORD GEORGE BENTINCK AND THE

"IRISH PARTY."
A meeting of the newly-formed Irish party was
held yesterday at their rooms, Parliament-street, to take
into consideration the course most desirable to be adopted
with reference to the second reading of Lord George Ben-
tinek's bill. The attendance was considerably larger than
at any of the preceding meetings. Lord Monteag.e in the
chair. Several members expressed an anxiety that such an
arrangement should be made as would secure the passing of
Lord George Bentinch'e bill without impeding the progress
of the measures brought forward by the government (or the
relief of Ireland. It being .generally known that the minis-
ters have determined to resign in ease of an adverse vete by
the House of Commons on their intended amendment to the
motion fur the second reading of Lord George Bentinck's
bill, a strong feeling was expressed that such an event, at
this particular crisis, should be guarded against, while there
was, at the same time, a great anxiety not to embarrass the
noble lord the member for Lynn. After some discussion the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
That Lor,l George Bentinck oe requested to postpone to such day
as he shall appoint, the second reading of the Railway WI!, in order
that the discussion on the bill may not interfere with the progress of
measures now before the house, which are of urgent and immediate
Importance to the famishing poor of Ireland, and also that time may
be given for the exprowices of public opinion in Ireland-upon the
merits of the proposal of Lad George Bentinek.
Subsequently a renolatioa was passed, requesting Mr. W. S.
O'Brien to wait on Lord George Bentinck, and communi-
cate to him the foregoing resolution, with a request that hie
lordship would, if possible, comply with the wishes of the
Irish party therein expressed. Mr. O'Brien assented, and
proceeded to the residence of Lord George Sentinel. Oa
returning to the meeting, he stated that the noble
lord was most courteous; that having placed the re-
solution in his hands, and stated the feeling of those by
whom he was deputed, the noble lord stated that
he would not himself willingly assume the responsibility
of postponing a measure of such importance for the future
welt* ire of Ireland, as that to which the resolution of the
Irish party referred. It was his anxiety to meet, if possible,
the wishes of the Irish representatives, and, while he held
himself free, previous to consultation with his friends, from
any distinct promise of postponement, he would state that if
a postponement were possible, it could only be at the in-
stance of the Irish members publicly expressed in the house.
We understand that an arrangement was made among the
members of the Irish party to assume all the responsibility
of delay, and to unite in representing to the house the neces-
sity that existed for allowing the immediate measures of re-
lief to take precedence of all other business, and in urging
upon the noble lord and his friends their anxious wish that
he would postpone the second reading of his Railway Bill.

ROYAL SOCIETY.
Yesterday a spscial meeting of this society took
place in the men% Somerset-house, at two o'clock; the
Marquis of Nerthenaptoo, president of the society, in the
chair. This meeting had been called by the president and
council, in aMentmanne of the following requisition, which
was preeente.alr. Wharton Joao:
vin the Allen el tha Mosel Ornt4dea
User° de MO% ht wilt the
stauneN staiall= a wig gnat et the
society le esenumei, Ike the pram et id
Mgr-
nnuind leplllger the ekemesanses mar Wadi the mad of
the royalmaki=szke 1041 insellret rementended the
ender sada It mei estaalle ardesit
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Moen Olohni. dines E. Nat* land Lee, W. F. Chassidism
Jobs iteleesq, Jere Clark Maraud' Hrl. Sublet E. Grant, Omen
Galliver.—kmamy 7, 1647.
The Pnahlisnin having opened the meeting, an attempt
was made by skid gellirn a Fellow of the socieq, to sat
aside thimmies—ago kr. at the ground of the society having
delegated all es ealivie pewee to the council ; and, secondly,
that the Milne eft segaiggen could not be complied
with, the "arsine of ohomamessete" being en absurdity.
This being sd.
Mr. WEAWIEW JOKES moved the folloselution :
That It h the *Man of seadal ot the Royal
Smarty ci Laminates listeram"alKaot the award
of tie and el Is kir 1845 was made under circum.
dm°. dulrollom by Ewer ty, and in violation of her
Mejerty gems Mewls ropialises • Az., that the royal medals be
riven tor seal Dopes ants es Yoe keen peso nted to the Royal So-
ciety aid tail le lisle trerraller ; ragtag, thereof; the end
award eagle banmeidered as soil end wit.
In support et We resolution Mr. Jeer contended that the
meeting of the Physiological Commiteskwhichrecommended
that Mr. Beck's paper on the nerves of uterus should
ceive the award of the royal medal, was an t,
iner' one;
and secondly, that the awarding of the medal by e council
to Mr. Beak was illegal, Inasmuch as the terms of the great
of the royal medal required that the paper should be printed
in the transactions of the society before the award of the
medal—whereas, In this case, Mr. Beak's paper had not been
printed till eight or nine months after award had been
made. Dr. COPELAND wooded the resolution.