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loose. &e. end arms, would amount to 1001 altar.
The mutual expense of the Queen's county, which yea now
7001. or 11001., could sot *monist to lest them 3,8001. or 4,0001.
for supporting its police establiaimeet; sad for • mach
smaller sum a system of police might be introduced much
more effectual and infivitely more eatisfattore to 444 mire.
try. -As this measure was more or Res of • local antare, ha
thought it would best be dieceserel is a Committee above
stairs, which would eater isle all it• defalis ; and he,
therefore, was of opinion, that the best course the Right
Ham. Gentleman could pursue would be, to move fur the
appointment of such • Committee. Os the whole be
thought the system a bad owe, and crest if the people of
Ireland were satisfied with the eiraeore, he should object to
the principle of endeavueriar to reconcile them te as so.
constitutional system of police.—(Meari hear)
Mr. PLUNK ETl' raid, it was quite clear, from the wish
which the Honourable Baronet who had just sat down
had expressed, that this question should be referred to a
Committee up stairs, as well as from the feeling of the
Heave, that a general impression existed that something
must be dime to improve the system of police to Ireland.
(Hear, hear)—He had had opportunities of conversing with
missy Gentlemen who were best acquainted with the condi.
ties of Ireland, and they considered that an alteration in the
system of police was a niessere, of all others, the moat es.
Bestial to its prosperity.--(Hear, hear.)—Whether the men.
sues now proposed, or whether a Committee up stairs would
be best adapted to its discussion, would be for the
Mouse to determine. The Honourable Baronet had !rely
stated, that the people of Ireland were dealt with in • man.
err very- diffefent from this. Theit was a set of extraordi.
wary measures adopted for extraordinary *retakes, mast pre-
deady decked, and suet reefs' in their •pplicaiirias, bet
slat they were deviations (rem the ordinary laws of the land,
and were only fit fur extreomboary emergemries. The object
of this eneeesee wa. lec provide against the seeessity of those
oeconineal relaxations of the law, those parexyseis (if he
might lige the expression), sail le effect something of a per-
manent system, which would not only have the effect of pu.
uishisig crime, but world lotrodeet a habit of obedient.
to the laws, and which, if persevered, in for some time
would have the effect of attaching the people to the laws.
The Honourable Baronet bad called this mestere en UliColl.
*Citations' one, but with all respect to his opinion, he must
take leave to state that be could ant think so. It introduced
so new law, it made so new crime, it appointed no new
officer. The only difference was this, that af.present the
Grand tortes had the apptuitnient of the constables, which
this measure proposed to transfer to the Crown. Plow to say
that the appoint meet of any officers to execute the laws use
uaronsitistiossal, did appear to him to he • doctrine wholly
at variance with the Conetitutior. The Crowe wee the
fountain of all executive appointments, and whether the
constables were directly appointed by the Crown or by the
Magistrates, who were themselves chosen by the Crowe,
le neither case was it a departure from the laws of the
calm. It was impossible fur the ingenuity of man to devise
• worse system than'lltat of the appoiutiag the mistetables by
the Greed fairies.' He would lay it dews as an *wowed
principle that the appointment of coast sides is Ireland was
• RolOsiolla job; and in saying this, be did mot mean le
east MI imputation epos belied, but speaking generally be
would say, that where the responsibility was divided be.
tweets 24 Gelatinise's, sad fell Epee sone particularly, the
same practice would always exist. The proposed plan
would give the power to the Lord Lieutenant to make these
appointment. ; he did not of course mean to say that he would
sot be liable to be imposed ono all such appututmeate wen
open to imposition, but this was as little liable as any mete-
' sure that could bedevised,, In all eases is which abase. had
been practised isl the appointments by the Lord Lieutastamt,
the evil could bt corrected immrdiately, for • nountWy relays
would be made, whereby the mode of adasisilattrieg the law
would be brought ender the revision of the Goveremeat,.
...teems at prevent, if an improper appoiatineet took place,
they must wait six moods' till the neat Assizes before the
evil could be remedied; therefore, although it might be pom
sable that jobs might be practised, sod the gaud intea.
titres of the Goveraseent defeated, yet this plait was the
least ohjeetionable of say. The Heaourable Serowe*
had said he knew • Measlier of most respectable and
iudepeisclent Magistrates in Ireland, who (*failed the duties
of their office name attentively, and he slated that it would
be a great hardship they should be deptived of their office.
H. (Mr. Plaskett) had the pleasure of beieg atqsaiuted
with many must active sad intelligent Magistrates, and
he should be as sorry as may man that they should
be displaced, But the Rueinerable Baronet made • very
great mistake if be supposed that the Lord Lieut MIS
rem evils d to act indiscriminately, and not to exercise his own
distretiou. There could be lio more objection...le messese
than that. There was, for issuance, the county of Longford.
He remembered the period 'rhea that toutily was the most
remarkable of any in Ireland for the aon.exerstion of the
lasts, for the sapfneems of the 'Magistracy, and the prevalence
of crime; and bribe highly meritorious expellees of his No.
hie Friend who • represented that eassady (Lord Forbes),
who was such as ornament and benefit to his turn-
ery, that comity was sow the most orderly in Ireland.
It could not thee be supposed that the Lord Lieutenant
would interfere with him sad ;he salutary system he had
established for preserving the peace of his county. With
respect to the expense of the proposed plan, the House
would find, that OR the whole it would be rather ecoorimical
thee otherwise. He world just take the liberty of making a
few calculation. of the expense likely to he lectured. He
was Now gulag on the supposition that this plea was carried
into eitreuthr• is every county iw Ireland. The number of
baronies amounted to 250. If there was a chief constable
fur every barony, with • salary of 1301 • year, it would
amount to 32,5001. Ten constables to each barony, at
• salary of 351. would amount to 175,0001. Fort in.
specters, with salaries of 5001. a year, would amount to
2,0001. • sear. Ten Police Magistretes, at salaries of
8001. a eeor, would amount to 8,0001. This would
make a total expendlieee of 217,0001. Now the pre.
sent expenditure amosnued to 178,0741. and the whole
excess of the proposed plan above the eeriest would
amoral, iu point of expense, to not more than 40,0001.; and,
besides, by the establishment of asi rffeeteal miller, the ex-
traordinary force ceeem.sry to prevent illicit distillation might
he considerably diminished, so that ie fact the difference
would be very trilliag. Bet that gestation should not be
considered a matter of calculation. The proposed plan would
predace the greatest of all economy—a saving of public
morale, the people would be restored to • habit of obedience
to the laws, and • necessity would so longer exist of resort.
leg to measure. of corrtion...-(Hear, hear )—lle did sot
memo to say that Ibis was the best
proposed; he would certainly be better pleased If they
could assimilate the laws of Ireland to these of this country.
But the House must out eousider this as • permanent roes.
sore. He should hail with as much pleasure as any man
the time when the extrsordisary messuree which were wow
resorted to could be dispensed with. If • better measere
could be proposed he Ovoid be must happy to adopt it,
mid he was sure he should heartily etnrisr in any suggestion
which might tome from the Honourable Baronet (Sir Henry
Parnell), whose unremitting attention to the interests of
Ireland entitled his 'spurious to such weight.—(Hear, hear )
—He should coaclude by proposing, that the Horse do suer
resolve itself into • Committee to consider the Bill.

The Ho.. J. JOCELYN 'deprecated lbe practice of c.a.
sorted the magistracy er eesdetataiec she ramie' apneas'
until eonerinini wore effectsel wee Introduced.

General HART said he could soot sit by silently sod hear
the magist►acy of Irelattd abused; hat he considered ibe
present pollee of that country wotse than if the people lived
wader stiostial row.—(Hem, hear.)
..kIe.SPRING.RicE said he should not discharge Mollify
if he dal not speak his sentiments boldly upon t►is Mt
lie did not thi..k that his Hon. Ftimal (Sir H. Parnell)
bad take• the full view of the principle sr tbis most alarm.
lot measure. Se far limn any light baring been throw•
rime the 'object by the Rtght Hon. and Leased Gen-
tleman (Mr. Plunkett), he seemed to have exercised all
hog greet sad highly valued talents to lead the Honest.
astray, and induce them to draw inferences diaireetricatly
opposite to that to which ,bey shield come. He should
nor argue the question a. • matte► of expense, fur if
the measesee could produce all the advastages -hick it pea-
r* seed, a* expense should pervert hint from (islet it his
warmest support.--(Hear, hear.)—lf it would iutrodure •
spirit of subardieation, soul teach the people to 'tepee* the
laws, Shell, indeed, he shield he pried of his country.
Gm It uuuld he lb. support sad not the weakness of