The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-26 00:00:00

opinion that they had acted with tamper and discretion.

Mr. ADDEBLEY, amidst loud vin of" qaestion," again
introduced the subject of Western Aminlia, and asked the
noble lord whether her Majesty's supremacy in that cllony
bad not been endangered by the manner in which the bill
in reference to it had been left last session.

Lord J. RUSSELL aid he really believed the bon.
gentleman must be of opinion, as suggested by the
hon. member for Middlesex, that distance gave enchantment
to the view, so determinedly did he recur to the subject of
Australia while that of Ireland was the one under discussion.

.1;411.) He must decline answering his question, how-
ever, until the 'fairs of that colony were properly before the
house. (Hear.) The question then before it was whether
it was fitting or not that they should go on with the consi-
deration of this bill. The hon. member for Buckinghamshire
gave the house an historical account of the measure
which was no doubt very amusing, but which was also open
to much criticism. He, and the noble lord the member for
Tyrone, bed told them that it had been introduced last
session for the purpose of being withdrawn ; and that there-
fore no one had thought it worth while to study it. The
deduction would be fair if the premise were correct—but it
was not. The bill was not introduced with that intention.

The original intention on the contrary wee to have proceeded
with it,and that intention was only altered by the interference
of other meanie, e. There was therefore no reason, when
the bill was introduced, why those who felt an interest in it,
or whose duty it was to study it, should have abstained from
doing so. Ile admitted it was possible to delay the
bill ; but he suspected that those hon. gentlemen would
receive no further consolation—(cheers)—and that the
Rouse of Commons, in spite of their efforts, would enable
the people of Ireland, at the nest general election, to appear
at the hustings in much larger numbers (Dull.
tied to elect parliamentary representatives. (Hear, hear.)
If such should be the opinion of the house, and if such
opinion might be gathered from the majority on their
divisions, he thought it would be much better for boo. gen-
tlemen opposite not to shrink front the measure, but fairly
to go into it, to propose whatever restrictions they. thougnt
necessary, and to abide by the decision of the majority, as
in other cases. Such a course would add more to their
reputation than the one they were now pursuing.
Mr. W. MILES asked only fora moderate delay.

Col. RAWDON regretted extremely that the fear he ex-
pressed on Friday of this measure being made a party ques-
tion had been realised that night.

Mr. HENLEY denied that they were making a party
question of the measure.
. .

The committee then divided—
For the motion that the chairman leave the chair 70
Ageinat it
Majority
—ll4

On the gallerj beiiig re-opened,
Capt. TAYLOR was on his legs—He said he believed
several ben. members had left, not only the house, but had
gone into the country, in the bele( that the bill would not
come on to night. lie could not understand how the busi-
ness, originally intended for that evening. had bean changed,
unless it is. that 40 Irish m• mbers had voted against the
government on Thursday. (" Oh, oh.") Ile would move
that the chairman do report no progrne, and ask leave to
sit again.