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the day after to aintrow. (clear.) The Speech was any
rung but a satisfactory statement of the country. There
eyrie el ievaimes unredressed, as well as violations of the
Consinction ; and they ought to he first considered. (Hear,
Ili to.) Besides those viulatiuns of the Constitution, the
Al mile' a lied been playing sill sorts of tricks with the
currency; and the salaries were by those tricks and bills
raised enormously. He was astonished the Ministers had
the shame to bring in such a bill us to raise, in fact, their
own in, oases. The change of the currency had affected all
privet.. affairs as well as public death's. If they were not
a iv. .re of tilt consequences, then they vs ere most incompetent
men. But the Ministers acre answerable for that measure.
aid its consequences. (Ileac, hear.) As to the state Of
Ireland. the Ministers seemed to forget that beyond a certain
point, suffering smith! not be endured; and that the Um on,
Mau which the gentlemen of Ireland had been duped and
cajoled, had rather been a measure of separation. Their
word had not been kept a ill that emitters. It was still the
victim of a miserable system of exclusion. Why was all
dais? Did it not become the House to afford such redress,
*ten it was said that corruption its this country was pettily,
computed to the corruption its Ireland ? So miserable was
the state of an industrious and intelligent people, that a sort
raciest war was carried 11)1 in Ireland to prevent the distils
Tit on of e biskey.—(Scotland was nut mentioned in the
5p eche and yet vies it not matter of giievanse the present
slate of the Burghs should cut attract attentioal In trer.h,
tie cause of sill their evils was the undue influence of Miniss
iers in that House, and he was persuaded that without full
nod effectual retinal there was no hope. (Loud cheers.) But,
or ull reforms, that called " economical" was the most
" wild and visionary." There were slow, in fact, but two
impoitant paitte,e-that which was for reform, and thnt
which wits for continued corrupt' . Ile would always call
for a 'dorm of that Mouse ; following the example of the
Roman, who was ever calling for the destruction of Car-
thage, he would base no opportunity of demanding a reform
of the Commous House of Parham( nt. (Hear, hear.) Ile
concluded with moving the postponement of the considoution
of the Speech till the day after to-morrow.
Mu. HOBIIOUSE secumled the anieudment, also urging
the necessity of affording time for the considertition of the
Spec ch. There was talk of reduction in the army, but did
the putted commissions prove that such reduction was
brgun? As to the desire of same persons to wish it to be
believed that there were individuals who desired to overturn
tke Government, that language would now deceive no one;
the people did not fear the revel y plunderer, they
feared the person in the shape of a tax-gatherer.—(Hear.)
The peop'e knew who were to be feared; it was the ecur-
'nous expenditure to support corruptiou.—(Hear, hear 1)—
Our foreign relations were not a subject of 1011graLliallUll;
the peace was nut what could last. The treatment of the
Gil eks, in particular, was most unjust He repeated that
to " echo" the Speech, as they were desired to its,, was a
farce; it ought to be first considered, therefore delay was
requisite. He hoped the hon. Baronet would press his
motion ; the forms of Parliament ought to be sustained.
Mr. GRATTAN was glad that Ireland had attracted
the attention which it had experienced iu the discussions
of the evening. There was a good deal of distress, of
Wissatisfaction, but there wits nut disaffection. Ireland
Watt reviled on account of its religion, and by its laws;
and was that a state of Goverunient that ought to conti-
nue ? In Ireland the race of farmers was gone, the race
of gentry was going; these were the calamities against
which they hail to guard.
The. Marquis of LONDONDERRY would trouble the
House very shortly. As to post ponement, if all the ques-
tions were to lie separately considered before they agreed
to the Address, they should name this day three months
rather than Thursday. On that day, however, should the
Address be agreed to, lie should call the particular atten-
tion of the House thaw state of Ireland. (Hear, hear.)—
On Friday. or at the beginning of tient week, lie should
direct their attention to she latter part of the Speech, re-
garding the difficulties of agriculture. (Hear,ltear.) At
the latter end of the next week the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would bring farward the Officers' Superannit-
ation,bill, when he would advert toithe savings that bad
been effected. His lordship assured the House, that the
most anxious attention had been directed to carry into
effect the foresee ly expressed wishes of the House, to
cause every possible saving; and he thought the Hasse
would be assured of such fact when they should have heard
the t hancellor of the Exchequer. This would be a mach
better course to pursue, to take the matter separately,
than to agree to the mode suggested by the Hon. Hart.
Mr. HUSKISSON should vote against the Address,
beeause lie insist in the earliest instance protest against
the adoption of severe measures.
After some further discussion, the House divided on
S.r F. Bnrdett's amendment. The numbers were--For
it, sS—Against it, 1116--Majority against it,125.
Mr. HUME afterwards ruse and moved an amendment
on the Address, assuring his Majesty that the House
would adopt all possible measures of reduction, that, in
fact, they would pursue means that should occure a rednc-
lion of taxation. The lune member supported this
intendment with elaborate details of the financial situation
of the t country, touching on those topics to which he more
particularly iutended to daect the attention of the House
during the session.
The ( HINCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply,
explain. d and defended the contemplated measures for
the temporary relief of agriculture. lint oil the subject
ot' a taiiiceen of taxation, withwit it was adopted with
due regard to existing interests, such !eductive would be
more likely to aggravate than to alleviate the sufferings
and difficulties iit the pout.
Mr. I A ICH A Ft' iidiculed the idea that a ueduction of
taxattun would aggravate the &sit rests oh die working
classes. There aas language sometimes used across the
table of dial House, that %MOM toe scouted if used ill any
other place in the kingdom.
A fit r some tin thee thectls.lollS,lll Whirl; Mr. Brougham,
Mr. Bathurst, Lurd Palette' loon, Sir E. Kitatchbull, and
others, took a part, the Haase divided.
For Mr. Hunis's amendment, 59—For the original ad•
dress, 11 —Majority for ministers, 82.
While sii.siggels were excluded, we MllllrrSialld Mr.
Brougham gas>. notice Or a motion for birthday next, on
the present site of the evaiiti y.
Atljoittutil at a quarter before one o'clock.

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CCetied t uta.t.,l Itett,e, and haling that only 314 smothers
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