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London, England, 1822-05-11 00:00:00

STATE OF IRELAND.

The Earl of DARN- LEY, aeeoeitbeliteble Earl (Liver.
pool) in his plate, considered it his duty to break silence on
• subject which was of the greatest importatice to the Em-
pire—the great distress that some of the districts of Ireland
were suffering fur want of food. It was well known that in
the south-west districts of Ireland there was a great want of
prosisime, particularly of the usual food that the peasantry
subsisted un—putatuea. It was certainly cougratulatuty
that the subject had been so warmly token up by the Iso-
nesse people of this coustry ; but he considered that the
subject ought to hive bee• taken up by the Government;
they ought to have knows of the scarcity before it was go-
iserally known, and have provided 'pilot its cousrquences.
Übe was misthekeo In thin statement, he would he happy to
be told so by the Noble Earl. He held in his hand ■ letter,
the (milieu's of which, he beloved, were published its the pub.
lie uewspapers: it was from a gentleman in the comity of
Clare, and of the truth of whicb he bad no doubt, that the dis-
tress of the peal:Autry was so great that it was beyond the
power of the country gentleme• to alleviate the dillies.;
and if Gore romeut did not interfere and give relief shortly,
their mslitt•nce would rouse too late. He wa■ of opinion
if Government hail bee. sppl;ed to, and bad out taken any
step. to prevent the dooress, their conduct could not. be too
a.wels deprecated. It was wily by the !assistance of Go.
veromeut that the famine could Ise removed, and Wit was
not removed at would beiwg on pestilence and f•str through-
out the *hole motley. The Noble Earl morbid, dby mow.
tug, " That so humble Address should be presented to his
Majesty, requesting that lie would he graciouely pleased to
direct that a copy of the currerpondence which had tekeu
place between the Government of Ireland and she Secretary
of State for the Hume Departmeut should be laid on their
Lordship.' table."
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, sass convinced be could most
satisfactorily answer the speech of she Noble Earl. He was
not one of those who would not brisk into general princi-
ples la a time of toad, bit he considered that it would be
e.entrary to soused pulley fir the Guv.runtent to interfere in
the markt I of food; it would be also wrong to interfere with
private humanity. He was willing to admit, when distress
came from local circumstance", that instant relief ought to
he erect, bootee, than the subject should be discussed iu Pars
hammed, for tie 'howled it iausild tor Miter fur Government
to art promptly on such an occasion, than to lay down • gear.
►al rule. Utifortienatoly it was hot the Brat time that this
distress foto Icd ni Ireland; tt was visited by it in the years
1816 and 5817 ; °lemma were then taken which answered
the purpose of removing the Maurits.; measures would now
and bad already been taken by the G meet m Irelaud to
remove the firearm distress, and to prevent its return until
the next harvest carne to their sseistance. lie would not
agree to the motion of the Noble Earl, at the urns time he
would out object to the correspundeuce klieg ',seduced as
SOWS as 1t was ternsitested.

The Nlassois of LANSIR)WN said, that after the publi.
city that had Wen givers to the distr.-so elsewhere he milli.
&reel it his duty to say a few words. He would a. 1.1 his tea.
Como, to the great distress of the people of Ireland
weal of (pod, particvlarly the county of Clare aid the ail.
caustics is the It uuotaiuuus districts to the somas-

west of Ireland. where potatoes were the chief food of ib •
population. He Hof had a communication made to lion a
month ago of there distressed state; he directed oaten-
mral in be purchased in the neighbouring counties, sail
afterwards to he sold to the mareier population at • re.
I illicesl price. Although potatoes were ale e. snit food of
the peasantry, I.e souk! rerononeml to those persons who
were so liberally aulamistoog fir the relief of the pi It
10 furnish them with other articles of tood-i-eur the tact less,
they weir famishing in the midst of plenty;, hot they leer.article, of food *hick wise plac:d ow of thsir creels,
from not being stile to pu.chese them. He thought the
• lauded proprietors of frelsod would du store to cud the di*.
leelle by local attention three than by anhecriptious la film
e"unlrY, fur be considered that the distress was of garbs
Raise that it could list he removed by she aid of Gem:ra-
west ales.
The Earle BI.ERINTON said he rise for die purpose of
ooppoeting the Address which had hem mowed for by the
Noble Earl (Darnley). The distress was of to. new origin ;
it had been going on for two years; whew be teplied to the
Arelibiseop of Tu int to mbar-rate for the winonment to la's
late Majesty, the It lit Rev. Prelate sumwered, tlist he could
not, as the weals of the star: ing people of hie diocese Called
for all hi. money. If they were 10 look at the sooty of
DORI gal, tiny 'toted God there was sufficient food to meet
the Saute of the population, but the people had not Sr
money to purchase it. If the Govirnment wanted really Is
relieve the people of Ireland. they aught Cu give them is
large sum. Fore millions would not he 100 much, hilt if
they thought to assist them by giving !him f/10,0001. they
would buil themselves mistaken, At ilte mote tune the people
of Ireland would be thaukfiil to them for it.
Lord ELLEN BORMGH wished to know from the No-
ble Earl (Liverpool) the •xte:it of the assistance that had
been given, or lens intended to be etas, to the distressed
deltic's by Government.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not answer as to the
precise stem of the relief, but he knew ineottetiora had
hi en seal le the floweresmot of Ireland to give similar re-
lieras had beet, given in the y an 1816 sit 11117: sad he
also knew that persons had bees. sent to the distressed lis-
tries wills money for thew teller.
The Earl of I.IM KRICK eal4 that from whet the Noble
Earl (Liverpool) hail sa.d, It appeared that the Government
had done much, sad meant ludo more; he, therefore, relyise
upon that information, ahoolil vote asoist the station of
the Noble Earl (Darnley).—prom the knowledge be had of
obit part of the rumors:, he was assured 'bat although the
potato crop hail failed in the moutosiwores parts, perform-
lady in the neighbour!. lof Clare, yet there was no ahead-
lace of oats, and if money could be pestered by the pee-
sleety to purchase, no Nil would resale from the loiter, of
the potato crop. The NSA@ laud coucluiled with express-
ing his covittiun that ille Ministers would do their duty.
Earl GREY said, that an far frosts seeing any ream to re.
fist the molicio of his Noble Friead, the very MUMS It..
Noble Earl (Limerick) had assigned were strougly In ravine
of it. The motion of his Noble Fried would prom the
fact, if Governesst had taken t mely measures of relief. It
the G snent hail takes these tinny measures of whir,
he coneeived uuthing mold he more satisfactory to the pub-
lie sad to the wretched inliabiteets of Ireland, sufferiag as
they were under an extremity of distress to which there was
se-steely any parallel I. modern times, that while they were
passing the lasurrectiow Aei, snspendieg the Habeas Cor•
pus, audasesiag the Government with all the waseity of the
) law, the Government hail attended lo the made est dis-
Sesser Otte people. Was there ever towed in any error
country, say thing like the picture which had been exhibited
so the House that eight. They had heen told that in a
epsistry where cora was abundant, she inteerahle
wire placed in a situation worse than Tautabie—perishing
with fsseine in the midst of ebunilasee. The Noble Lord
(Blesints) had staled, that the evil had been coming on for
some time, soil that represeutatioos had been nude to his
Majesty'aGovernment ; but nothing had been done, sad Um
evil had now arrived at such a height, that remedies would
come too late, mid the* the House was told by the Noble
Lord (Lieerpoul),that measures were under the cosidtration
of Goveranaeot, and thus it was the House werealwa)•
amused, and when the country was actually reduced to de-
spoil:, measures of relief were only under eossitteratiou. Hs
would ask the Noble Earl (Limerick) what had Goverersot
door, and slits had they done it. silts at this moment in Ire.
land people were perishing with banger sad distress in the
streets and highwass This must fovea a serious charge spinet
the Government of the country, and though he fully appreciat-
ed the difficulty sod delicacy of Goversioent interline( with
the provisioning of the country, eel in eases of strong oe-
eessity it became a positive duty. Indeed, in ether mot
where • necessity kid been assumed, the Government had
not been slow iu acting on that principle. There was now
am Nauteraal cry of distress In this country, attributed to
over-ahuoileme, and thus alb ibuted whilst the wretched
peasantry of Ireland, who contributed to produce it, were
perishing in the midst of phny. He thought aothisig less
satielatiory ever was °Riled than the ease apposed to the
motion of his Noble Friend ; for, as he before observed, it
would enable the House to judge if the Ministers bad done
their duty : if they had dune it, well ; if rot, it was thei
dilly of the 'louse to interfere, it. order to wrest the Govern•
sent out of kends that lead so grossly entsconducted it.
he Earl of LIMERICK explained.
Lord ELLENROROVtIH did not know oa what grounds
the Noble Earl (Limerick) hail come to the coneluiion that
Government had done much : to fain the fact was the
object of the motion, and he iliciefore trusted bus Noble
Fitend would carry it to a ilivisi .... , as it was extremely do.
*liable to Investigate to the bottom the conduct of Go_
imminent am it regarded Ireland. 'l-he Noble Earl hail con.
Leaded that the inierfrri lice of Giiyeromeot. in Cases like
this, +serialise' the principles of political teiummy ; but he
(Lord Ellenborougli) should deplore the ?lissom of that
knowledge now so generally if it were to arrest their

L•irr'Alps' hands when millions wire rue Mate If starraton,
II was impassible their Lordship' could forget the Art whirls
they bail passed at the rommearement of t►e Amnion : never
surely was there such an opporionity as the present of roue.
Ireland, and ieste•dof toting 350,000/. for addiiisoa I
force to he rest to that einintrs, ht shunld wrs'•t the suniiry
were laid out in addition"! food. Nn eunside, ntion
being a had precedent shosal dr►er, fur it would orof lace
the people of Ireland that the Guy. rionesit, the
said the country, felt for thews.
The Earl of ELF.SINTON explained, that when Le said
nothing was done for the relief of Ireland, be did net ■4
to include individuals; for the Committee sitting to the
City, of which he was a Member, had already sent some
arms of money to Clare and Limerick.

The Earl of DARNLF.Y replied. He could not conrerg
to trust to the 'corral declarstiou of the Noble Earl (Limo-
pool), and mist therefore press his motion to a division, &IA
las thought that, on totisider•Uor, the Noble Earl would
hims-if consider that Coles newt.' owed it to He own bodkin r
to give a more itatiasetory explanation ; and he trotted that
if it were out graded, their Lwd•hips would feel it to tn.
their duty to loing the 'object berme them giant and again.
The Duke of WELLING ro:v begged to say a feu wort..
11 appeared there ins a deficieney of the eri.p of potatoes,
bur or, tailor/ of rewind food, (toiler those tireitiustmicer„
what could Government du? It 'turgid naturally Ingoire,
sod Audiag oLat uas the s•s•e of (sets, send money to
relieve the &air. as ; and, as his Noble Friend had twee,
Government had seta mum,. Another evil to be •pprr-
heeded was the deficiency of reed foe the ensuiog season;
sad, as his Noble Friend bad Matti!, mesas had beg ta ask. i 4
lay the Government of Ireland to procure the aereasary sun.
plies fur that purpose. He could nut Pee, therefore, soy
utility in Ike motion.
Lord HOLLAND said, the Noble Duke ■nd the Rabic
Earl bad but ans•ered to one part of t►e eats. They said
gooney bad beta seat if it wen so, why keep it g set,'