The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-24 00:00:00

I -:':•:RIAL PARLIAMENT.

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MOIL 1.; COMMONS.— lent mor 23.
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i.,11 to atten •
1,-ropriety of the intr. nine-
-7ClOrrll t .1t ll' Whitsuntide.
••.,,u of the E's••iteout.: refe-
• •• Iltidgkitiseit's intendment ..n the
third '•, • f rho ltepresottdion ~f the
4. that every 1,CC111114... :hall be rated
a- •Ite government •• and they cwild
de Tenements let. and •ds4, with
thu I , , acts, by 'la -es to lie inserted
in t ..•!-; he laid on the rable. He pro-
'.•'?.hey bad !et, the fourth clause,
they to the plan a- sw.,..ested some
time • plistisine the other clauses.
aid • 1 .•. the alts elawve. which related to
vatii. • . • dPe proptewil :d-o that, next week,
they t wine morning sittings. on Tues-
day ••• ' • .runnings, proceeding with this bill
• . • ereings. The wonting sittings he
▪ •‘: .1 ...hi commenee at two and goon till
sour:.. the sittings should he remind at
taint'• • . 'l4. aye Indice that. on Mend:iv., he
ref. anthill tortrry these suggestions
in▪
to t.c et
(Ie 1..• >aul reading of the Habeas Corpus
14m,;. :relatal) Aet Ct./die:lance
M. ' ...t• t....isplaineil that while the govern-
m: u' • of the ses-iion proclaimed to
the • , ro.igh the Queens speech mid he
the • •'.I .bat the suspension of the eon-
▪ , a.l was no hitiger necessary. they
now br . • his bill. Ile read from the evi-
dent, : • . •i.. witnt saes ut the recent trials of
Iffe,tioi • el, a spy. et:dements to the effect
that.', ; 4ovenneent informed all along of
the oho— • entispitatort. and he asked why
the bow: te,•nt did not interfere in time, and by
arrestii .4 "the leaders prevent the insurrection
bre tkilig .tit I !tilt after all, the enestien was
whelher I.3:.?;a::iviiit would so legislate as to
evils Ireland was suffering
un lot :: • iwople were now emigrating at the rate
of Ono thousand persons a-year. These
pets nr their country cherishing a bitter feel-
ring o' batred to England. He had conversed with
'Deny ~T Li,r..1.1 in America who had this feeling. He
warned government that the Irish Americana
wietld t.o .ht ;use their influence when an tipper-
(unity to bring on a war between America
and EnJoal, which must he disastrous to this
oountri -...11 he called on them to avert these
eras by legislation which would improve the
physical coudition of the people of Ireland.
Mr. It, admitted that up to 11e29 nothing
°mild Ica tine than the government of Ireland, but
a UMW!' eshintny was never uttered, or a more
gigantic fahwhood ever spoken than to say that since
that period parliament had been unjust to Ireland.
Media ,-. :tgree in the cry for an alteration of the
LPN vtitl. CP*llll to land tenure. lit Etiglimil it
was hoot i .••••ficWnt to leave the Luelltird and the
tenet make their own bargains, and why not
in , Nor did he join in lamenting the emi-
grat' th it was going on from Ireland. He
thought it .1 happy thing, for the emigrant benefited
bolli him :elf :end those lie left behind him. If there
was a feeltt:4 of hatred to England it was the feel-
ing of ighou.eit peasants, who were in misery from
a atAte of 'tongs over which the "overract tt had no
°ole asked if any one could put his linger
en :my iaw in which the people of Ireland were
tre-stetl ditterently from the people of England. He
denied that the protestant church was a grievance
to the catleilita in Ireland any more than the esta-
blished cl, itch was a grievance to dissenters in
En,::lan rf
Mr. • ..r said there was no one who knew
Ireland who woold not say there were evils in that
ootintrf to wlich this house paid no attention, and
this w:ta not confined to catholics. He was
a diuent•E of dissenters, and was opposed to all
church establishments, but if he were a Roman
catholic in Ireland he should feel very differently
towards the church establishment in that country
from what he felt towards the establishment in
England. In England when the nonconforntista
left the eh orch it was the religion of the great ma-
jority of the people, but the protestant church in
Ireland C3lllO in with a power which confiscated all
the laud, ..id was therefore naturally an object of
dislike.

Lord New said the policy of the government
Lad been exactly the reverse of that indicated by
lie. Maguire. Their policy had been not to allow
a single lean who was engaged in treasonable prao-
ticri to lr at large,. When parliament met there
was every appearance of tramuillity, but in
January there was a meeting of -Fenian' in New
York, at which it was determined to attempt a
rising in Ireland, and a number of them came by
every steamer that arrived in this country in Feb-

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Mr. B. OMBORNII did not deny the necessity of
continuing the suspension of the Habeas Corpus
Act in Ireland. If any one were to say that that
would not he n for some time to come he
world he deceiving the house. He did not say
that the house was unjust to Ireland. He believed
it was well inclined to that country ; but members
were for the most part grisly ignorant and some
of them grisly bigotted with regard to Irish affairs.
There could be no doubt that at the first cannon
that was fired on the continent of Europe or
America they would be obliged to legislate in a
large and broad sense for the people of Ireland.
Mr, C Foam:cos thought the government had
not freed themselves from blame, in announcing at
the beginning of the session that there would be
no necessity to continue the suspension of the
Habeas Corpus Act. if the house acted in tho
spirit of the speech of Mr. Roebuck they would
bring great calamities on Ireland. On the con-
trary, they should endeavour to dry up the sources
of sedition in Ireland.
The discussion was continued for some time
lover, principally by Irish members. none of
when opposed the bill, but all dwelt on the neces-
sity of improving the condition of the country by
legislation.
The bill was read a second time, and Lord J.
MANNER.% said it was proposed to take the remain-
ing stages of the bill this day.
The house then went into committee on the
Rapresentation of the People Bill, resuming the
discussion on clause 4, which relates to the occu-
pation franchise.
H. VLVIAN moved an amendment to extend
the franchise to the lessees or assignees of any land
or tenements for the unexpired residue of any term
originally treated fur a period of not less than sixty
years.
Gor.amnv opposed the amendment, because
it would give facilities for the creation of faggot
VO'es.

Mr. Emu nr said in his locality it was the custom
to build li.tcses on leaseholds of 999 years, which
was practically equal to fivehold, and the owners of
these houses, he submitted, were as well entitled
to the franchise as freeholders or copyholders. The
bill of 1832 gave the vote to holders of the annual
value of 10/. of leaseholds for sixty years.
Mr. Kendall and Mr. E. Karslake opposed the
amendment, and Mr. Ayrton supported it.
The CH t NC:IILLOR of the EXCIBIQUER said he Con-
si !trod the question decided by the decision on
Mr. Colville's tunendment extending the franchise
to 0/. copyholders. 110 therefore should not op-
pose the amendment, the franchise to be exercised
ander the same conditions as those which plated to
leaseholds of the value of 101. under the act of
1832.

The amendment was then agreed to.
Sir T. E. COLEBIWOIE moved an amendment,
requiring that the voter qualified by occupation
shall occupy a house or building which separately
or jointly with any land is of the required value,
awnely 151 ; but on the suggestion of Mr. Ellice,
the words " other building " were left out.
Lord .1. MaNatass said the principle of the
county oocitpatMn franchise was the occupation of
laud ; that was so under the Reform Act of 1832,