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11 Me said to ho tLe opiotbs of the Nokola Matquis el the
heed of the Irish Graerersmeat that the measure was metes.
velfr bet no where did theme appear any evidence •f that
fel. He el.(' nut thick that the mane they were penning
ear adapted for the removal of the evils spinet which they
eere providing ; be did Odell the measure particularly
batik to abuse, rise which stood in the way of all improve.
.cal, sad which gave the worst of examples to the
Watts of the (vestry.
The Duke of WELLINGTON rose to makes few einem
video is answer to what had fallen from the NON* Boron
who bed just sat down, as to the fair exercise of the
pewees which this messies would grant to those it whose
bands it would he vested, mid the opinion which that Noble
Berea had elated that was weeeseary in the prevent COOP, was
the employment of a larger military forte. He begged leave
le remind their lordships that this wseasere was oat use of
peronismo, operation, ..or extending to the whole of Ireland.
The Bill enstited the Lord Lieurteesst to proclaim any dis-
trict which should be reported to him by the resident Mats-
train to be in each a state as to require this Act to be pet
is forte, if he should thiuk fit. The Lord LMutesaist,
dem, was responsible for the proclaiming of any dis-
triel—be become respussibk fur the proper application
of the powers of this Act. Re thoeght, sad In felt
eonviseed that their Lordeliips would think with him,
that the Lord Lieutenant deserved their Lordship.' cola.
deuce; sad be was convinced that he would be (wad out
at all likely to abuse that cosfideuee by proclaim's' way die.
flirt which was not is a coadttioa that rendered ssel • step
seeemary. With respect to the application of force as the
peeper remedy for the prevent evil, be believed it would he
toyed that • larger force than was at present stationed is
a
that cosetry was not required, sad that a larger force indeed
could not well be employed; our wee the evil one to whirl
liege could in all emote be applied. The dat urbteces which
prevailed ins Ireland, sod which bed increased in such a de-
gree as to call fur the isle/Cerise' of the Legislature, were
of two kiada. One was the oppopition to, and forcible re-
sistance of the erilleeiios •f the reVCOnf, where force being
employed on one side, could be met by force on the miser,
sad that branch of the disorder he agreed could only be pet
dew. by force. That was the Frei.. of dietorbsece most
prevalent in some particular districts; but is other parts
of the country there were bodies of men of different sixes,
that went about in the night attacking particular houses,
fur the purpose of rubbing them of arms. In some ins.
Menem it would be friend that bonen next dour to bar-
racks had been so robbed of arms; others had also oc-
curred wherein of several Neighbouring houses only our is
particular had been attacked, soil the arms emoted sway,
those mirrounding it having been left unmolested. This was
.species of outrage which it was impossible to put dowse by
any eseptursent of force, however ounierous, because there
was ao way of bringilig force to bear upon it. The only
way to prevent it was to utdige all persons to remain io their
losses at night, and jonieb with, severity these who wire
footed abroad at so impeNspmeehOur; and eves if the'amilitairy
force i• the roontry were Job* what It is, this law would
still be oecemey to amble the Govereeneet to de.sl with the
insurrection, for it would still be aecemary that it "Meld
have the power to artist persons found out of their houses
I. forbidden hours. Under these eircometasees, the Lord
Lieutenant hairieg called for the powers with which
this measure world! Weep( ities, the Lord Limilenast being
responsible for the application sad the exercise of those
power', and the character of the Lord Lieutenant being
acknowledged such as entitled him to the 'coslidenee of
their Lordship', if the Noble Lords opposite felt that con-
'. Admire iu his character which they professed, be did thiuk
that they could nut refuse to pass this Act.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM said, he rose to give his
fall consent lied support to these measures, from the strong
sad painful conviction of their .easily. lie gave his con-
met to this law, not because the Lord Lieutenant called foe
it, though he was disposed to plate the fullest saddest.* in
that Noble Lord ; be gave it his support sot from the tool-
deuce which he reposed is the vigour of that Noble Lord's
laird amid jartgasest, sail the propriety with which three
powers would she exercised by his Lordship, bat he founded
his support of these measures em the notoriety of the facts
which cal!ed for their adoption. The abjectness which had
bees urged &pima these measures by the Noble Lords who
'opposed thew, appeased to more thee ems view as
most extraordinary fur themselves, sad must eeterionlisary '
indeed fur the public. From the Noble Baron (Lord Hess.
Mad) he had expected to Isem Neoax olijectisias egoism! the
priatiple of the exiensiou of military law end the employesest
of military force ' • bet it was with the utmost astoliiihmeat
that he had beard from that Noble Lord arguments in one"-
shies to the extension of the powers of the low, the rite.
cite of which was to be placed is the bonds of the civil ma-
eistraey, sail the prefereme given by him to the employment
of more military force. He well remembered en a former
occasion to have heard the loudest cumplainta, particularly
from the Noble Baron, of the too .frequent, and as it was
eossidered, uniteeessary sad uneoustitotionxl employ.
meat of military force is Ibis country, and he confess.
ed himself et a loss to reactive ou what grounds kt
woe that the Noble Lord (road uphold one species of force
in one county, sod • different use in the other—one
coaminition fur EaglaNd and *mother for Ireland.—
Nothing could be more erroneous its priuciple, nothing
mare redness' in practice, If indeed it were at all pracrica.
hie, than the argument against these me , which had
beta &melded on the local prejudices of the Magistrates ;
for, if Magistrates were not to Ise trusted with the
powers which were requisite for the euppreselon of outrage
and insurrection, from the Geer that by local circumstances,
earl the particular action of private feelings and opinions,
they might be infincared by prejudice is its exercise, is
so ease could say extraurdisery measures be put in fore
for pouter doe. rebellion. For at all times the same ob-
jeetion would wive; in every country the Magistrates suet
be liable to prejudice, most be subject to the peculiar
itr-
presstoes which local eireuissiseees are calculated he pew
duce, mum be is a greater or less degree under the lll-
&tact of. personal (echoes sad private opinions; yet
they, sad they only, are site peewee by whom rebelbun
COO be put down, and in whose hands the powers OMNI",
foe effecting its 'tippet...on esti be placed. He thew&
that the moment that Iselasid aboeld be in a stale of
place sod quiet--the moment that tranquillity woe
removed—sit would. be . the duty of the Government and
their Lordships to inquire more particularly into the
mature of the disease, to probe deeply it search of
its teems, to get, if possible, at the very root of
the evil, and to apply an effective, hellhole, and alterative
remedy. But in the mess time be felt that some strong ap-
plication was necessary, in order to reduce the violent IiPoP•
toms which had manifested themselves, that cueccive men.
isms were oeireseary to restore gone sad allay the agitatioa
that at present existed, and os those grounds he gave his
support to the motion.
Lord CALTHORPE said a few words in explanation.
The Marquis of LANSUOWN said, that in his view of
the 'abject seder discusatoo, two questions pretreated them.
selves foe the emiaideration of the House.: roma which was,
whether their Lordships should pees the Bill thee before the
Haase at all; sod the other, upon which little had indeed
been said by his Noble friend neue hint (Lord Holland),
what was the period of thimbles which their Lordships
essiki skip to it. With respect to the • former and more
e,eiporient question of the two, it was certainly with no
"'lilts of satisfaction—it was certainly not without a con-
tideisble share of that hesitation which every man felt and
717 man might to feel, before he proceeded to give his vote
.fur asp measure by which the liberties of the country were
16, be wholly, or at least in great part,-suspended ; bat it Was
veil a atroogand painful feeling and conviction of the moot
!Tit mid imperious necessity that he stated that be felt
himself bound to give hi. vote io f f this Bill—
(Hear! hear! hear!)—and, though it was with mach psis
that he did it, he felt much relieved by the cossideratios that
would be carried into operative ender the directions and
sa Ipo usability of the Lord Lieutenant. Relents, to
▪ responsibility,mei.. that the application, sad mach .f
the detain is the execution of these Bills depended us the
commitr of the individual who was to be iatritsted wish
lielliked:oad here he could sot help again repeating what be
tile
hid Oh& further night in • thinner House than he now had
leer of addressing, that he could net bet express his re-
" selecsiou which had been made, for • sekeliesa he
teseiseed there must have Mita, (rum the dispatches of
the Node Marquis
414_ • at thalwead of therGoversweent is behold,
met which had hers Will Pro their Lordship' labk.