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liarnent, and his hope was the attention would notonly be paid
to penal laws, but if it were neces,ary to give additiutuil power
to the Government, lie trusted it would be power more congenial
to the feelings of Ireland than penal statules. The Noble Lord
concluded by declaring his general assent to the address.
he Eat I of I.lvEttrool. said Inc did not feel that any parts
of the Noble Marquis's speech called for explanation front hint.
The Noble Earl then mak ••• itt consequence of a 030111311P_Iel.
lion from the head of the Irish government, I shall MOW. betute
your Lordships adjourn, to lay certain despatdres on the table.
The correspondence may be printed to-morrow, and so soon as
copies are in the hands of your Lordship, it is the intention of
his Majesty's Government to propose measures for arming the
Executive Government of that country with power to meet the
evil ; but l have nu difficulty in saying, that the power proposed
to be given in the Executive Government of Ireland is for this
Swim of Parliament only. We should not discharge our duty
to the government resident in Ireland, as well as the loyal peace-
ful inhabitants, if we dig not give power to put down a spirit of
vengeance rani outrage."
Tile Address was then carried nem. die, and ordered to be
presented to his Majesty in the usual form.
On the motion of the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Shaftes-
bury was appointed Chairman of Committees.
The Eall of LIVERPOOL then laid on the table certain
dispatches from the Marquis of Wellesley, relating to the state of
Ireland. The House then adjourned.
WEDWESIDAY, FEB. 6.
Their Lordships ant about one o'clock, after which two of the
recently created peers, viz. Lords Ravensworth and Oriel, took
the oath. and their seats. Their Lordships were introduced by
Locus Si. Helen's and Redeadok.
The LOUD CHANCELLOR stated, that his Majesty had
cominuntied tam to inform the House that he would receive the
address they had voted yesterday between two and three o'clock
this day. Their Lordships soon after adjourned, and proceeded
in the usual state to Carlton-house with the address.

THUitbD-4Y, IL6. 7.
The House met at three o'clock, and Lord Cawder took the
oath and hi. seat.
The I)ujig of Buckingham was introduced by the Dukes of
Wellinn4to &&d Beaufort.

STATE OF IRELAND.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL gave notice, that it was his in-
tendon to move the suspension of certain standing orders of the
!loose to-morrow.
Tire Marquis of LANSDOWNE asked the noble Earl,
whether Ire proposed to suspend the orders of the House with a
s pew of passing a bill* cowg op boos mother brooch of the
legislature, the object of which ass to increase the power of the
Irish Government ? He was desirous of calling the attention of
Lie noble Earl, at the same time, to the papers laid en the table,
purporting to be a communication on the state of Ireland, trans-
mitted by a noble Marquis. Upon examination of those papers
lie understood the urgent necessity, said to exist, for passing a
measure to increase the power of the Governmenr of Ireland, did
not rest upon any representation made by the Irish Government
of insufficiency in the existing laws. The noble Marquis found
in those papers no vestige of an opinion expressed by the Lord
Lieutenant that the suspension V laws framed for the protection
of slut subject should take place.; He therefore had to submit,
that if any representation from the noble Marquis had been re-
ceived, it ought to be laid Define the House. The measure the
House would be called upon to pass was of great importance,
and the Lords ought to have the best parliamentary evidence
before them, The noble Marquis therefore asked whether the
noble Earl had any such evidence, and whether lie could produce
parts of dispatches which might satisfy the House that in passing
the proposed measure they were acting upon the opinion of the
heads of the Irish Government? He proposed these questions,
because he found on reading the patters that a greater military
force was necessary; but, except in one solitary instance the in-
surrection act was not mentioned. It might be the opinion of the
Lord Lieutenant that an increase of military force was required,
but there was no opinion that the rights of the people ought to
be suspended, and he wished the House to have that opinion, as
the best parlianientary evidence, when they were about to suspend
the standing orders for the purpose of expediting a violent re-
strictive measure.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, he had no difficulty in
stating, that the papers received from the Government of Ire- ,
land justified the measure it was the intention to introduce to
Parliament. He wished the noble Marquis to enquire whether
it was usual to ground these measures upon documents con•
raining the opinions of any at the head of Government. In
passing the measure, their was no intention to extend the dun- ;
non beyond the present Session of Parliament.
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Lord ELLENBOROUGH, adverting to the papers, said it
might be desirable to introduce some measure to meet the sail,
without having recourse to an insurrection act. Upon the me-
lancholy picture in the papers, it dearly appeared that an in•
crease of military force was most wanted, and it was remarkable,
that during these disturbances the Yeomanry had been ca11..1 out
in the North, and nut in die South of Ireland.
Lord HOLLAND observed, that the Noble Earl had said it
was not usual to lay before the flume the opinions of the Heads
of Government ; but admitting that to be true, still the House
ought to be convinced by some evidence that there was a neces-
sity for the mesusure. In the Papers there was proof of the
necessity for additional military force, but no moot of the want
of additional power, suspending ie Civil laws. The noble
Earl had described the intend: it measure to be like military law,
and lie had no hesitation in saying military law should only be
adopted in the last extremity. If military law was to be wrung
from Parliament, the noble Baron at least expected that the
opinion of the Irish government ought to be given in support of
the measure. Ile expeaial the noble Eart would supply all the
documents, recollecting that he had brought himself under the
painful necessity of recommending a frightful measure, twen:y
years atter the Union.
Lord KING supposed that the measure was to be introduced
upon the responsibility of the Irish Government, but in case no
opinions were given, there could be no responsibility.
The Earl of LI VEISPOOL then moved, in addition to his
first motion, that the Loyd* be summoned for to-morrow, to
consider the propriety of suspending the standing orders.
Lord ELL E N BOROUGH said, it was extraordinary to sum.
mon the Lords to suspond the standing orders, with reference tJ
the passing of a Bill, when they did not know: that such a Bill
wood reach the Home.
The Eat lof LIVERPOOL replied, that the order fur sum.
moning their Lordships might be discharged to-morruw, and
fixed for another day, to Case die Bill was not br:iight up.