The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-09 00:00:00

Semishad. west Cornwell Beltway (Besnelo R. oto Ives and Nos-
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• inymales Wharf, and Osedreedeo sod Mthreatreett of thwyeat•
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POISLIC let
, PFIITIONS.—By Si, R. taste, from lludderolidd ;4 peahens.) is
D.. favour of the Ten 11911111 Bill. .sir J. Toot, our, from Bosco; 1
their* Poor Memosal Act Col. T. Woos, from Ipso lot, against the
Law of nelikeeent. Mr. Noma, from thedreliere of Maid& agates.
sled the rifted= CO duty en Hum Mr. Guravia., from Laneaster, fee as-
ximliatimstlnellsk and ;Mb roordawa. The Marquis el Cosh%
item Ineofelob, egging the law of heals:neat. Mr. Tie sass.,, from
alistthe the mooed at duty co Copper Om. Mr. It. Knew&
the trim th.lifswerer at the Yen Hours 1(91. Mr. rr,sas,sip (.1
In& Methee& hem pleses he the Woo Riding of Yorkshire, hi Aloes of
sem the Yen Mies lIIL Mr. W. Perm., from a place hi Lancashire, for
risk INdlligille elt•11011th srel Irith Poordawe. laid lllN24uukftsas
ith, ditties CO Ileidea, said Ike redaction of duty on Item.
the Mr. Itamanso, teem lerednethehire, amine the Poor Se- . .
snag At.. Lord Ilmenws, tram Liverpool, for alteration
fur- in the manna CO Poor &lief ill !relied; from
me therpod, for redeadeo thee cm Yes ; ta avow ell
Ad.- the sestinen se dodos on mpg ere. tom norm, from Holton. be
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Meow Ten Min VAL /tr m .lkee, hem Dorchester, against tbe 4.
et
„rii Peer leseomel AL Copt.l4llll/A.lof, tree{ Gloucester, on oubjec{ of
•ile: Irish Mr. W. 0. 814,111..\ r (two petit)ono), from Anglers,
; dele Pox Bemoval Act. Sir De Lore Erns% from °Main
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Ina rudeemden the sweetof the rommuLttion of their woolen& Alt.
waswCommended delted, In tome of Tea Hours WIL lard Les-
sasy, cote, from Mr. Mee, so subject of his thersieral. lord Kellum
~ from a plane Is Tothahre, against N. PM Iteisosal Aet. Ys.
, Mewls, dem Disesnews in Meat New dielned. constdoleine of
'01; and CO Now iselead theapeny, and for Mines Mr. Kum tax,
and ham libmagtismagnientingodow relief in Irdand. Mr. W. NV a taa....
tab- from Omentry, la Omer CO sdelselturel aeheoM. lord Ceemors,
eta, teem leitrien, in hour den Imegreelon 0111.
nod flair REAOll{o.—Tbe begnommest ef Seats. (Ireland) b,',l. (
sacOND gliADlNo.—Cestsme His IR ,
.s. COMMGTOthe—Destleme Nom. Ireland sin. Diet9lias from
'i.. Sugar Bin.
_fraa lbw la Illiverim SOL 1
Lion NOTICES Of MOTloll.—MMlnnetin ATI Aerie Lena • -Mr. M.
rem Mit:my—ln oommitWe as Oar Ms Swam, additional clauses. I
tin Thome or TRltCotoirms—Kr DS Lem tr.., on a future day, to
, of ..... tor • copy of mdmethlathwe leads to the tre=in the lab- •
~..„ ism amend oappiestif earksad Beeps in the o
D. sue Acclaim —Nit. raise read hi. 1110:111:, s toi be rub-
any initial tomorrow (1111.thq), en the sdrieet of melt a. 'mats. •
Ihe Cracow.—Mr. M. drums. an • hones day, to move an address fee .
,olio the aorreapeedenealastoresn the late Ignerpne oft undo oderry sod the
pro Alasestlet et Ruda, remedies rind. toe; of as T*aoti
of sell odor dommensta esepeeting the establishment CI
. the Imitate of Cracow.
rtes acteee.—M . Kenn on &funny day. fcr paper. Maine to 51.00‘
om- Hum LLll2Oll.—Mr. Courrr teem now (tea day) to pee a
maw question on the midget of Holyhead Harbour.
en Pnreenee ermanner.—lord Rum Irmo ton this soy ketnythf
(the 22nd) to mike a financial statatmet.
re- NAVAL CAPTAINS' LIST. 111 ..,
any Sr C. NAPIER 'aid the house would recolleet tbee
raw WACO& had been appropriated for the retired lid to the
ell. navy, and et the sone time a premise wee made tlm the
sdesirele• Ilmitehoeld tesemesedr ed., /crate repealer MI
mid GK. Now 100 naval officers bed been taken off the lisle
rays but as 60 fresh ones had been tut 00, hc wished to know by
gen what process it was intended to reduce the list to 500.
the Mr. WARD said it was designed to reduce the list t t the
A numben intended to be pero.anently kept on by promoting
this only one officer for every three deaths. He could assure We
l, as hon. friend that &nee the general promotion, in whisk the
coo- navy was entith dto participate in common with the tinny,
Ibe only one post captain had been male, three deaths having
Ato occurred; with the exception or Captain Denham, who, kw
ato distinguished services CM the roast of Atritm, had been peo
now rooted by a board order--that promotion having been
tare promised by the previous board. 180 officen loosing ae-
nal- cepted the terms proposed, the list might hove he. n reduced
lion to 660, but in consequence of the general p• ometion the list I
the was now 669, iostead of 730, at which it stood before the
con- reCrensent
at m Sir C. NAPIER only hoped they would trick to the rule '
ton laid down. .•
the GALWAY ELECTION.
,
dhe Mr. S. O'BRIEN said that in consequence of a resoluti ni
but which bad been come to at a meeting of the el. store of Gel-
Zotz
gewaztieheldnohnare 2
bee3rd oft
tJoatnhuastrL, and
wn mwhierchcattaZdt.tteatita,
con- of the Marquis of Clandearde to vote in favour of the trove:la-
the ment candidate, he wished to know Isom the noble /PM at
Lion the head of the government, whether it was with his lord-
ship's sanction such co rcinn had been used ? As the II iced
risk of the ponular interest in this country, he thought the noble
who lord could have no difficulty in &tying whethi r a got ene-
y to merit functionary had a right to o cane the votes of his
the tenant. in favour of the government candidate.
tbe Lord J. RUSSELL said the hilts. gentleman had nod &
resolution which stated nothing spee(fic ; merely wok g that
Ire- coercion had been toed Meanie the tenwits of the lit ...qui
but of Clenricarde. He disbelieved it; and till tome specials
Lime allegation was made, he multi say no mere than that he
ohm did not believe any such coereiou had been need.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN said he could not believe that Lord
con- Clanricarde had given authority to any person to menace hie
. the tenants with co. rrion in the exercise of their franchre, but
said he thought it right to sae if any ouch coercion should be ,
used hereafter teed, he should f:el it no he his duty to move for a
%he committee of inquiry, with a view to found thereupon an
ch • address to the crown for the removal ,-f the noble mantels
iew. from the office which he held. .
and RUNDALE SYSTEM.
It of Lord CLEMEN IS wished to know fro n the noble hood
"a" whether it was his intention to bring in a m. alum for the Ili
__,sa2, putting an end to Or improveme A of the Rundelo system,
'"'.2 under which be (mind, by the return. laid on the table; that
7,17, no lees then 1.902,547 seres were held.
l am Lord J. RUSSELL said the government intended to in•
troduce • bill with respect to the n lationt of landlord and •
RE- tenant in Ireland, but he could not cette that it would con-
tain any poeitive prohibition agwitist the holding of land in
ono- Rundale. If the noble lord wished for a discussion on the
' the subject, it might be raised who n the bill to w lAA he en
, da- ferred was before the house, when the views of the goner...
ts ON ment would be elated.
cag. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. '
Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice, that on that day tot •
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i the night he would make a financial star meet to the holm in
hing Committee of War ma Means.
Me. SUBSCRIPTIONS POR IRELAND.
all In reply to a question from Sir R. INGLIS,
the Sr G. GREY repeated hie statement th it the government
did thought the beet mode of diatributing the subscriptions
had raised under the Queen's hth r was by placing them at die • .
1002 doposal of the British Avocietion foes tho Relief of Distress
ould in Ireland and in Scotlaud. The committee of that rodeth-
neet lion was composed of prisons of high charae:er in the city, •
elf- and it was thought that the money would be moot effectual if
placed at their disposal.
eel's DESTITUTE PERSONS (IRELAND) BILL.
't!" On the motion for geing into cnomittee on this bill,
,"Its Mr. O'CONNELL addreseed the la etre, but in mlow a
""'s tone, that it was exceidiogly difficult to gather even the
tote eubstance of his semarka. He eommeored by referring to
was the government measures for Ireland. He wait undentool
Ur' to say that lie did not mincer in all that had been Paid molest
l"" the L,hour Rate Act. In the western parts of Ireland that ',
aw act bed been most efficient for its porpoe, and the words
t ' a onion ue•ed under it were all exceedingly useful. As re •
was gersed the Poor Relief Bill, he could not say that be en-
'was tirely approved of that measure, but he wets willing to give
the up every objection which he felt to out-Ocor relief, and to
support any measure which gave one additional meal to the •
th_a starving people. (Hear, hear.) The n• et bill was that foe
'a the immediate relief of the people of Ireland, He
neer was very much afraid that hon. member* were not
ord-
e sufficiently aware of the extent of the misery which
""e-__, prevailed ; that they were nut adequately impressed
~,__"... with the honors of the situation of Ireland ; and that they
"'a did not understand the suffering that cal being endured
.sa• ,P• there. Why, at chat did troy estimate the law of life? He
could tell them that an estimate had been made fi.r tie i
ta_...'" aunties of Limerick and Cork, according to which more
"",.... then 5.000 adult labourers had a'reody perished; and, with
"—_,." their families, more than 10,000 ; and the penis'
by oho,
the estimate was drawn up declared their oarriction that
five and twenty p r re rot of the population was now perish-
ni!., - Mg. He (Mr. O'Connell) ventured to state that 26 per cent.
al"a of the population of Ireland would perish by famine on i .
51'2 dream utiles. that house should do something efficacious
but What 'was wanted was not small sums, sot palmy'
donations, not individual subwriptiou I, hut a great nationsl i
say act of generosity. something on a broad scale, so as to be
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adapted to the evil ; and unless thin were conceded, they
't's* noted be rev eisible for Ave-and-twenty per omit of the 4.
,hil" population. There bad been as was undentood).tweety !
"as coroner's inquerte in a single village, and the evil, instead of
't he diminishing, was lamely increasing. One necemazy intuit
sold was pestilence; the typhus fever had broken rot and was
, _ decimating the population. The calamity would net be
"," confined to Ireland ; they thew...lves (the members of the
thse House of Commons) would no he as e ; fever would be
am- breught over by flying wretch, who came to look for food
that in this country, the disorder would rem ad throughout the
that country, and no man meld be secure ageingt ire effects. He
`"at feared that two millions of barna', beings would perish
unites they_ _ r.lieved them. (Hear, bear.) It mightad- be said, " Why don't the Irish relieve them ?" They had a
not the means. It wax shown by the reports on the table
that there were four millions of human beings in a 'tan, of
i. destitution, and on the verge of starvation. In the 47th !
k. year of the union the Irish people were being annihilated
through the destruction of the potato er, p; they were
east perishing in shoals ; they en r • perishing in huudreds, in
,_ thousands, in millions.. Re am:waled ro the bonne for an act
"`" O4 of generosity and liberality—he asked them to find the MOW=
idm of obtaining for the tee ple food, or of carving the price no
mane that food. They could not shrink in this matter. Tbey
Seed might say that the Irish I indlortis ought to do their duty.
dna- Why many of them had done their duty ; some of them had
Ital- ant, and he had no wish to shield tutor who had been guilty
f the
hens of neglect. He would gi. c the remand unlimited and di&•
,yak tatoriel power to apply what smog and what :node of relief
Mon they deemed nee miry, being repine sable, of (wow, to
sorb that home. but ',till not being lettered by strictly legal reg.-
005 rations, and having all neeemary powers to prevent Maria-
a~.m!, lion. ( Hear, hear.) H. wished to see the house confiding
ri: to the government--and he did not are from which side the
eels, government was taken—the means of resenting the people
way from destruction. Now, he had not mid one word indicating
and irritation or anger—be had not uttered one syllable of re-
nt. proach—he had not told them that the present condition of
"r:, the people was an unhappy onismentence of the art of union.
Ne, he simply implored them not to allow thousands of the
no. people to perish. Letthe government bring in any law they
W pl. sued, and make it OA string-nt as they Vetoed ;
lan' let them appoint what he would call domestic
eommisaionen by the authority of an set for every
awl
„„d county in Ireland ; lot return. he made specifying
„,,o by name every landlord, and what that landlord bad done
tail- for the relief of distress in hie own dietriet. They shoulrl
tail- have his moat hearty support it, inflicting a penalty on indi-
loth viduala who had not done their duty. Let every man's
id.aws,. property be estimated, let his means he me, rained, and let ,
es,',. a tribunal be appointed with the requisite powers. Taxation
,
gem without representation was not tniusual in Ireland. The I
tall. grand jury erten' &Minted an example ; even now the oot
ero- lector were abroad collecting the one, and ;earth.. were dies •
Mt- trainingl•the rage of the destitute for the amount charged. li
lea).
kis (Hear, hear.) He would tell the house, that though much
a a podia°, bad been exhthited in Inland. there would be en
gem sad of patience, and if periwig went on levying amid.*
Lei- the present . distress of the country, they wcutd
nth- drive the poor people to madness. It was imposeible to
sits- levy oath rates in the promt condition of Ireland. lu the
'Pets name of Heaven, by all that was *weed, he called upon the
ent).
em house for wistaria. The dead rubbed on his sight; the
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