The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-20 00:00:00

Otikfa !iaoo Wotila tcfy YOA t3,P pitfo'f
every speclee "of polities.l quaat•Leky it wa,s pos,
sable to be devised had been tried on Ireland, and now,
when the middlemen were looked upon as a curse to the
country, they sought to establish a class 'of them. This
new measure, which was a weakly one, had been assented
to by a weak Government, but whist it was powerless
' for evil. (Hear.) The Government, therefore, to bene-
fit Ireland, must reverse their policy towards her, and
rescue her from that reproach which had been truthfully
addressed to her, that "she was, indeed, a member
of the empire—but a withered and deteriorated memu
ber—adding no strength to "the body politic, but re-
proachfully pointed at by all who envied the glory of
England." (Hear.
Sir G. GREY thought
it would be far better to dis.
cuss these clauses in committee than to prolong the dis-
cussion on the question that the Speaker do now leave
the chair.

Sir J. WALSH deprecated the course proposed
by the right honourable gentleman the Secretary.
for the Home Department, believing that it would
have the effect of putting an end to the right
"of a minority to assert its opinions. Ho
deprecated the important questions involved in the raft.,
sure being discussed in morning sittings, and that was
the only reason that induced him to vote for the ad-
journment of the debate. He thought that the right
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that had
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clauses of the bill were without interest and importance.
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house. He thought these clauses were a premium to a
bad tenant to hold his landlord at bay, and to affor,l
him en opportunity of defrauding. He thought
that the propositions of the present bill set the
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welfare
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Mr. I. BUTT was anxious that the bill should go into
committee, in order that the provisions of the bill might
be considered there in its details, and if it contained any
defects they might be altered The house ought to re-
collect that the bill had been introduced by the right
hon. gentleman the member for Dublin (Mr. Napier).
The hon. baronet who had snoken last haft deprecated
ghthe t t
adoptedorni n. cile
Haotd% the bill on the ground that it
and
taadtehde provisionssohno
unalfd
the
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therefore
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nuentafpc
aosippiri
support
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the
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had
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into committee, and in that stage of the measure he
would make any objections be might have to its details.
Mr. GEORGE had great objections to the retrospeoe
tive clauses of this bill, but felt every disposition to go
into committee on the, bill for the purpose of considering
its prospective clauses, in order to render the measure as
useful as possible.
Col. DUNNE thought the bill one of most serious
import for Ireland, and he believed that the Chief Secre-
tary for the country had little confidence in the measure.
He believed that the bill bad been only introduced for
the purpose of obtaining a momentary popularity—(hear,
hear)—and be must therefore oppose the measure in its
present state.
Mr. MOWBRAY said that English members felt it
to be their duty to ascertain what were the, principles of
bills to which the assent of the house was asked. When
the house recollected the speech of so highan authority as
the right hon. and learned Solicitor-General, in which he
enunciated the principles of the bill, it became the house
to consider whether some further discussion of the mea-
sure
was not necessary. Now, although objections had
been urged to the bill, which had not been answered,
the house seemed to be disposed to sanction the further
progress
of the bill. (Hear, hear.) He, as well as
many hon. members, thought the objections to the bill
were so great and its principles so dangerous that they
would object to the further progress of the bill. (Hear.)
Mr. RICE, as an English member, quite
concurred in the objections urged by the hon. member
for Durham (Mr. Mowbray), and could not give his vote
in favour of the further progress of the bill. (Hear.)
The house then divided on the motion that the Speaker
do now leave the chair, when the numbers were—
Ayes
129
Noes
46
Majority
—B3
The SPEAKER accordingly left the chair, and the house
went into committee.

The preambleanciclauses 1 and 2 were agreed to.
On clause 3.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD moved as an amendment tint
the tenant be entitled to compensation made without
the consent of his landlord.
After a short discussion, Mr. HORSH
AN said that great inconvenience would
arise if such amendment were proposed at that stage of
the bill, as the principle of the amendment proposed was
contained in the 14th clause.

After a few words from Air. CAIRNS and Col. DUNN;
Mr. FITZGERALD withdrew his amendment ; and
Clause 3 was then agreed to.
On clause 4,

•
Mr. P. URQUHART moved in line 3 to leave out
the words " or the" and insert " in closing or."
After a short discussion, in which Coionel Dunne,
Mr. French, Mr. Cogan, Mr. Brady, and Mr. M`Mahon
took part,
_ _

•
Mr. HORSIII..kN, in moving the omisssion of Ewe
6 and 7, said that a good deal might be said on the ,iro.
priety of giving compensation, but the question invo?red.
was the right way in which that compensation was to be
awarded. The improvements for which compensation
was given ought to be such as were tangible ar:d be.
yond doubt. Bat with regard to the reclamation
of waste land it was one of those improvements in which
there. wag great difference of opinion, and as he had pre-
viously stated the house ought not to prevent compen•
sation.

It being now ten minutes to four o'clock, the discus-
sion was brought to a close, and the house adjourned
until six o'clock.

The House resumed its sittings at six o'clock.
CHURCH-RATE ABOLITION BILL (No. 2.)
On the motion of Sir W. CLAY the consideration of
this bill in committee was postponed till the 11th July.
PAYMENT OF ARREARS TO THE SICK AN])
WOUNDED.
Mr. STAFFORD postponed the question he hal
given notice of relative to what arrangements of any
kind had been made for payment of the arrears duo t.
those sick and wounded soldiers who have returned from
the Crimea.

REFORM OF CORPORATION OF LONDON.
Sir J. SHELLLY asked when the Government in-
tended to introduce the promised measure for the reform
of the corporation of the city of London, and whether
such bill would be founded upon the recommendation of
the commissioners appointed to inquire into that corpo-
ration

Sir G. GREY said the bill for the reform of the Cor.
poration of London was founded, in its main fea-
tures, on the recommendation of the Commissioners of
inquiry, subject to a modification of the details to a cer-
tain extent. It would not be possible to introduce
that bill to enable it to meet with the necessary
alteration it would require this session (owing to the
pressure of business), and he proposed to bring it in at
an early period of the next session.

WOOLWICH ACADEMY.
In answer to questions from hon. members relating to
the opening of appointments by commission to the prac-
tical class at Woolwich, and the general arrangements of
this institution,

Mr. MONSELL stated the whole system was tiLder
revision.

Mr. EWART postponed his notice of motion
for an address to her Majesty for a committee to
substitute an open examination on the principle of
competition in the place of that now adopted.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Mr. MACKINNON, pursuant to notice, moved for
a select committee to inquire into the circumstances of
the expedition to the Arctic Seas, commanded by Capt.
M'Clure, of the Royal Navy, with a view to ascertain
whether any and what reward may be due for the ser•
vices rendered on that occasion. He said his only ob•
ject in making that motion was to do that justice to
Capt. M'Clure to which he was so eminently entitled.
It might have been supposed that the persons in au-
thority at the Admiralty would have taken up this mat•
ter, and not left it to be dealt with by an humble indi-
vidual like himself. He did not make this motion with.
out precedent, for he found that after Capt. Ross had.
discovered Boothia, in 1834, on his return to this coun-
try it became a question whether he was entitled to any
reward. The result was, that a select committee was ap-
pointed to report upon the subject, and after devotingsome
time to its consideration, theycame to a resolution recom-
mending that her Majesty's Government should confer on
Captain Ross a reward of 5,0001. He (Mr. Mackinnon),
therefore, thought he was justified in snaking the motion
on bebalfof Captain M'Clure, considering the great pub.
lie service he had rendered in determining, once for all,
the practicability of a north-west passage, which had,
been a subject of speculation and anxiety to navigators
for several hundred years. The hon. member proceeded
to relate in some detail the measures and expeditions
centurypoundertaken
oo thist ol Cabote
sless
andihdemonsadpnort
wrelaeo9twedeai the
expeditions
de.
centuries,xitiisot
In the
ces flf
erado from
seventeentho fromtr north-west
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this
et
country with that view ; in the eighteenth century
a2c2ooemxppelidsihtieodnsonwee-hrealffittwede outhad fhoradthneo
eaxn?dedinitiothoes nfiitnteeateoenutthfo-cretnhtautry, object,fwhich
faeraweee r than--
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ing the fate of
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ablveeeryaemoOne of
of
these expeditions had failed—(hear) d ey ne of
I\i'Clure had not been able to dt'scofovftehlriefethgnieatelilitinshtteanCycaeepbtoe:ai
north-west passage,
(Hear.) Putting aside every other
consideration that might result from the discovery, on
the score of humanity it had been one of very great im-
portance. (Hear.) He could not say what amount of
expenditure was incurred in prosecuting the search:n the
byurretha those
sent in search of him, what did the house suppose it
15th, 16th, 17th, or 18th centuries, because no records
looking
this century were kept of it, and it could not now be ascertained. But
dnklin been
aninde
th
bye expenditurethe
expedition
w h i
oc
fh
amounted to ? Why, taking it from the votes, it amounted
altogether, from 1818 to the present time, to 837,000 j.
(Hear.) That being so, see what Capt. M'Clure had done.
He bad saved an immense loss of human life, anti an
enormous amount of money. (Hear.) Now that the
north-west passage had been discovered, we foundt:J at it
world be perfectly useless. (Hear, hear.) But Capt.
M'Clure had achieved his object, and he had immor•
talised himself by so doing. (War, hear.)
Mr. JACKSON seconded the motion.,
Admiral WALCOTT said the discovery of the north-
west passage had been attempted fifty-eight times, and
he was proud to think that it had at last been achieved