The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-15 00:00:00

LOAD PALMERSTON AND MS ORANGE
SOCIETY.

On Saturday afternoon a deputation of members
of parlianiest onnnected with the Conservative party and
members of the Orange Association of the north of Ireland
welted upon laird Palmerston, at his pirate house, in Picca-
dilly, to peasant a memorial proteenar against the letter of the
Lord Chancellor of Ireland to the -Lord-Lieutenant of the
county Down, directing him not to recommend gentlemen to
be justices of the prace who would not eubecnbe • declare_
two that so long as they held the commission they would
not connect themselves with Orange lodges. The deputa-
tion coneleted of the following noblemen and gentlemen
n• Earl of Enniskillen, Lord /3elmore, Lord Claude Ha-
ndling., X.P.; Mr. Calms, M.P.; Mr. Whiteside, M.P.;
Mr. Nagler. M.P.; Mr. Grogan. M.P.; Mr. Corry. M.P. ;
dr Henry Verner. K.P.; Mr. G. A. Hamilton, M.P.; Mr.
G. MaearMay, M.P. ; 1
P.; Kr.
M.P. Kr Richardson,
; Kr. =ler, MP.; Kr. Davison, 1f.?.; Mr. Dobbs,
M.P.; Mr. Arohdall, M.P.; Col. Lewis, de. Sir O. Grey,
Secretary of State for the Home Department, was present
duragthe interview.

Yr. CAlintl, M.P., introduced the deputation, and, after
an eleborste statement of the case, presented the memorial,
signed by 2,700 persons, amongst whom were 12 peers and
3h member 01 parliameOt, 16/ eh:terrine°, and 17 justices.
Mr. WHITESIDE also spoke in its support.
Lord PA LninATON, in his reply, sawed them that DO one
had ever imputed to the Orange arociations r at present
,fleositoted that there was anything Illegal in their confe-
&non and be wiz quite ready to admit that the bolding of
orient poloual opinions, provided they reprinted legiti-
mate te.litical differences, ought not to be regarded se any
objection to the appointment of persona otherwise qualified to
be justices of thermos. TLe intention of the Lord Chancellor
of Ireland had no reference to any particular political
and there could be no doubt that the gentlemen who
buknoßgeedd to Orange evocation were as loyal and trust-
worthy as any other permits in the community. Bat the
misfortune of Ireland had been, for a lone series of yaws,
that Its history was full of antagonism., religious and poli-
tical, between differ% t clamor ; and these Orsup soothes
were formed in those unhappy times, and were not in accor-
dance with the epirit of the present age. Reeolutiolut were
Fsome years ago by the House of Commons. if not
t.home. of deprecating the continuance
the Omega ; and as there were oaths
and other =tants' which rendered their
doubtful they Irmo dissolved. The Orange
however, had area bees verged, and though
it ter nee now lathe err perricalar form, it tart tend to
beep_eliveaseint ressidetteres of antagonism, and people
rule net mhuit from errata it with the spirit and in-
linnilensithe forme maimiadme. The riven:mire, the
Lard-Lfamrsasat, Ned the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, were
far boa ewersame that magistrates belonging to
=l,:dirse. w be likely lobe influenced by political
in the performance of their duties, but they
hit that me suspicions might be entertained by a consider-
ed& portico teethe Irish people. The Orange Aamociaton
was reaffy an organisation more limited to the
middle to a period of anarchy, when one body of
the prpY were in the h.bit of sentiog themselves
to resits acme outrare or viohnice attempted by mother
party—than to the ago in which we lived; and the plea the
it wee required for `Self-defence" at the present dry WY MS
offensive to Or legal authorities and institutions at the
ementry, on which everybody elio.M. rely for the preNalina
af life and property. He suggested that sac& an aroniiies
Wog productive of no conceivable good, Its mmalters would
do • gracious and conciliatory act by dimolvists Y at maw