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heat and most constitutional mode of expressing
the opinions of the great body of the people.
The Duke of Latwerga, alluding to the term
which the Noble Duke opposite had been pleased
to apply to county meetings, adverted to the trans.
Octimmot a Isle alerting of the county of Dublin,
whereat the Sheriff had refused to comply with the
wishes of the meeting, and trail introduced a mill.
lacy force for the porpoise of dispersing it. He
should shortly have to present a Petition to their
Lordships on the subject. when the hoe character
of the proceeding would be fairly placed before
:bun.
.111 w Earl of MAUSTON' thought it necessary
taw a few words on the subject of the meeting to
which the Noble Duke, who had just sat down.
hod shortly adverted. The Noble Duke and the
Noble Earl opposite had stated that they had no
A. bjectiou to make to county meetings where a full
salad fair hearing was given to all parties. What
tied *the Sheriff of Dublin done at the • meeting
which had been held there? Did he give a fair
ftearrog to all parties No; when en amend.
meat was proposed he would not allow the
question to be pot, but decided in dirre: oppo-
aeition to the sense and feelings of the meeting. and
afterwards sent in an armed military force to dis-
perse them, and the officer who conumatitled the
'troops seised Lord Cloncurry by the collar, and
by force turned him mit of the chair. IT county
meeting+ could be called a farce, what term could
he opplied to a proceeding such as he had mew-
t,triord ?
The Earl of CaRMAILOON said, the Noble Doke
boil stated that lie did nut object to et:sooty meet.
Jugs, when they were not convened by one _party
only, and for the purpose of carrying a question on
sae side. But lie (the Eat! of Carnervon) was at
a loss to conceive how, on occasions where only dif.
frresice of opinion existed, both parties could be
brought to join in the expressioo of their opinion.
Did the Noble Duke remember any instance of a
Requisition signed by both patties ? Was the
runnier-rrirpoisiiioas to which the Noble Duke had
tiliuded signed by both parties As to what had
',ten said about the collection of a mob at such
meeting., he could assure their Lordships that he
believed there had never been a county meeting at
which there lied been less appeararice of a mob, or
st fuller attendance of freeholders and yeomanry.
But to judge folio the Noble Duke's preference of
the Address which had been privately circulated
far signature, to a Petition adopted at a public
meeting, it would seem that in his judgneut the
only fair expression of public opinion was that
which neither party bad been allowed an opportu.
oily of disclissing, As to what had been said of
fairly hearing both sides. if the Noble Duke or his
tries Is had wished to oppose the Pktition. • fair
opportunity had been given them of attending the
meeting for that purpose, the Member for the
County had certainly been heard, and no further
interruption loot been given lain than those marks
of disspinobstion which generally proceeded from
any assembly when addressed by a speaker whose
opinions were at variance with those of the majority.
Lord ELLENROROOOH said, that lie hail heard
with regret the expression respecting county
meetings, which had fallen, from the Noble Duke;
Pend if he hail understood it in the same sense as
his Noble Friends seemed to have done, he should
bare gone along with them in the censure with
which they had visited it ; but he did not think
if,. the Noble Duke meant to apply it to all pub-
lic meetings, or to county meetings in general.
Uut he must observe that in his opinion county
meetings had, in many cases, deserved
eaiion of the term, not so much front the conduct
of those who attended them, as from that of the
persons who absented themselves. If those who
enterteined opinions different from those of the
persons by whom such meetings were convened,
iosteed of bring led away by the dread of
being in a minority. attended and stood fairly
forward to express their opinions. the result
would often be very different. II in the case
of the Hampshire meeting, for instance, the 9;000
persons who signed the Loyal Address had
Seen present, and dissented From the Petition, they
would have outnumbered the 7,000 petitioners,
and might have fairly put forward their Address as
expressing the sentirneute of the majority of the
county. If the ancient practice of lair and opeu
public discussion were restored, lie felt convinced
that the expreasion of the opiiiious of county meet-
ings would be much mere effectual than it was
found to be ut present.
The Petition was then read, and ordered to be
laid on the table.
CONGRESS AT TROPPAU.
Earl GREY said, that having been unsuccessful
in his endeavour to obtain satisfactory answers to.
the quest' which lie had pat on a former occasion.
to the Noble Earl opposite, lie could hardly enter.
Elio • hope of an answer to tbut which lie had now
to Put. The following circular Declaration of the
sentiments of the Congress of Sovereigns held at
Troppau, had been addressed to several Posers on
'the Continent, and, among others, to the Senate of
Hamburgh :
"The overthrow of the order of ablate in Spain, Poe.
and Naples, has necessarily excited the cares aud
the uneasiesss of the Powers who combated the revolution,
and convinced them of the rieeessity of patting a check on
the n.w calamities with which Europe is threatened. The
• Principles which untied the great Powers of the Continent •
to deliver the world from the military drspoiiam of a•
individual iesoiog from the revolution, ought to act ataiust
the revolutioaary power which ism just developed itself,
"The Sovereigas assembled at Truppau with this Mien-
on, venture to hope that they shall attain ibis object.
They will take fur their guides in this great enterprise the
Treaties, which restored peace to Europe, and bare suited
it. nations together.
" Without doubt the Powers have lire right to take is
ammo general measures of precaution against those States,
whose reforms engendered by rebellion is openly opp-sed to
legitimateGovernmenis, as example has already demon.
tainted, especially when the spirit of rebellioa is propagated
to the neighbouriag Mutes by secret spats. In consequence
the klesarchs assembled at Troppau have connected to-
gether the measures required by circumstance., and have
communicated to the Courts of London and Paris their in.
tentios of attaining the cud desired, either by mediation or
by force. With ibis view they bare invited the King of the
Two Sieilies to repair t• Laybach, to appear there III•
ameiliator between his miegusdrd people slid the Stairs
whom tranquillity is endangered by this state of things;
sod as they have resolved not to records* say authority
established by As seditious, it is only with the King they
ass roofer.
" As the system to bs followed has no other foondaison
dim Treatise already vitiating, they have no doubt of the
await of the Courts of Paris sad London. Mealy object