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pet/brat; • • 1111, of kilobit.' Mid heineoleuce : •
and if they could not carry their religion Intl* the
cottage of the poor maw, they still eraddleser there
colopessiod sod preteens' '. Bitch conduct it was
that served to nelitrolvie the oils of the system ;
but uotwithstanding the Virtusel of the majarity,
individuals could he foetid Whasepower to vex kiwi
harms, in consequence of die 'inure of this pro-
petty, etceeeled any thing 'aiming in other ports
of Europe. The Noble Earl !Liverpool) thought
this system had not the assiti share in pro-
'clueing the present disorders of Ireland ; with-
out meaning to impite to it the whole of Shit
evil, he 'mild shire the Noble Earl. that •in
Maui intimates 'coursing' and outrage hid arisen -
out of the tithe iyalkni done, in places, undisturbed
before. lo *cotitrmatioss of this. his Lordship re-
retied te the resolotemei if ties Magistrates of K 11.
manakin, which Mood that the diatorbencea there
had ilith, ' 'is Inanity hi as increased valuation Of
tithes by ~sot. Nrlisr Iseppened she tit far*
tbe fidget'. An additiiii of 7i per 'cent. had been
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made to what the Archie altered to lone them at', .
it, 1803. Ii was hardly noceesery to sheer that. lii
system winch nave great peelers to tithe-fortifies
sad tithe-proctors (often the lowest end inset &-
toeing) of mankind), could not exist without Gimlet
and mast necessarily produce these bitter consk-
quences under which the Codniry now groaned.—
In mentioning the abolition of this 'lsom in other
parts of Europe, their Lordships would not 14
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pose the costae there pursued was *Headed to be
recommeoded as in elample to fallow. In the
guivereinents Which had been called revolabonall,
as well as those contra-distinguished ty the notate
of legitimate, the abolition of the tithe 'system had
been attended with a character of spoliation which
he should be sorry to see attached to soy pm-
cresting of the British nation in which the Go-
vernment was concerned. The only principle
that could with safety be looked to, was daring
ample justice to all parties ; and if no other
good were extracted from •o alteration than the
saving of the great expense in. the ruinous mode
of collection, end the consequent • ' aiinn; that
would he a assist important object. He would
rewind their Lordship), that It wee am with the
coitecientious rector or Isy-irapropristor, that from
motives of benevolence took two-thirds or one-half
of whet they were entitled to, but they were to deal
with the absent clergyman, who *as ind Mersin to the
duties of his station and the distrtsies of his flock.
If it weie sutended with no other consequences, it
world be worth their Lordships' while to ioterpeers
and not to let the hemline moo stand in the situa-
tion of renouncing his profits, whilst own of an-
other description exacted to the loot farthing. On the
nature of the remedy, sb far from the Noble Duke.
to whom allusion had been made by the Noble Eert
(Liverpool), having rosined an opinion that nothing
mold be now ow themsbjeet, hefted comnieved of a
plea, sod he (the Marquis of Lanedowe) behoved
he was gumbo' lord in stating that that plan, or lame-
thing similar, might with advantage be adopted.
The mode suggested of substituting laud for tithes
he had formed no opinion upon, and without mean-
lug to say that it would be applicable to Ireland,
yet he might be allowed to say 'het even Shot sub-
stitution. objectionable as it had been found in
England in enclosure cases, yet that objection did
not exist Ireland. Neither would another objection
made in England. of the possession of land diverting
the clergyman's attention from hie ditties, apply to
1 the south of behind. where his flock was out nu-
merous, and the clergyman was looked to more na
' a resident proprietor and magistrate. He had heard
with great sutisfactioo that the Noble Earl oppeaite mot
the Noble Maiquis at the head of the Irish Govern-
ment hod turned their attention to bringing before
their Lordships a plan for the commutation of tithe,.
Ile had never adopted an opinion so insulting to the
Marquis Wellesley ao to believe this subject could
have escaped his attention; in that belief he felt
relieved from the necessity of bringing the subject
before Parliament. lie had also herd with satisfae-
thus from the Noble Earl opposite. that he did not
consider the present agitations a bar to the consi-
deration of the sailsject. Relyiog on that amoraisee
from the Noble Earl. he felt inclined to abstain
. himself, and would also express • wish and hope
that others would abstain from pressing the subject
mow ; but at the some time Parliament would net do
its duty if they saffeted much time to elapse with-
oat investigating this subject. Obstacles and die-
t'ailties there might be. but there could be no diffi-
culty or obstacle comparable in magnitude with
the evils which were now subverting the very
elements of civil government iu that distracted
etiontry.
The Fail of LinCIIIC• joined most sincerely in
the applause which had bees bestowed es the Noble
Doke, for the manner in which I* had brinight for-
ward the subject. He agreed with the Noble Bail
(Liverpool), that the disturbances del not altingeih,-
originate in the tithe system, though that systr.n
bad mainly contributed to the evils »wile at pre-
sent afflicted that country. Bet there was another
glaring mischief that hod a share also i he allude.)
to the abominable mode n which the Excise Laws,
as to :distillation. were carried into effect. The
mode was sufficient to harborer' the casualty, and
disorganize the army. who were scattered about
ender the orders of the Excise officers, nekton.:
seizures from the peasantry. As a Protestaot, he
must compliant that the tithes ware a bounty elk
Catholicism. for the prams* would note rolly mei-
nect the oppressions of the tithe proctor with the
l'rotestaot religion : how little that was to the
advantage of the latter, be need not my. He au.
happy that the present question was not to be kept
in suspense, as the evil of Oust was apparent so
every our.
'llse Earl of BLICINTOIIII said be had an inten-
tion to Custer fully on the questios.; lie merely
wished to make one obseivatioa ea to the north ne
Ireland. Hut previously hansom teoseek,,aliet with
, . respect to the obsereessono as the COndlint of ttc_
glnsgy, though he did see mew to impose any ill
ete tees to individuals, yet-besting remark that iii