The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-20 00:00:00

SVN, LONDON', TUESDAY; jUGt'ST 20,

THEATRES.

HER MAJESTY'S.
On Saturday there was one more last night at this house,
and with it, we should think, the season closes of our
Italian opera. The entertainment consisted of the Lucia
di Laminernioor, the last secne, in Anna Baena, and a
portion of the ballet of Robert le Diable. The Lucia was
perfumed in the best manner, end infinitely to the credit
of both Persiani and Rubini. The taste and fine feeling
with which they gave the very pathetic music of this ex-
cellent work was admirable. Persiani would seem to have
advanced greatly in her professional powers since her first
visit to England. Of this we are sure, that she never sang
with more purity and expression, or acted with more simple,
but strong nature, than she did on this occasion. At the
fall of the curtain she had to come forward with Tamburini
and Rubini, when the house, which was quite full, bade her
farewell in the warmest applause, and in many bouquets of
flowers flung to her as she passed across the stage. Rubini
also received a very warm manifestation of the esteem in
which he has been held amongst us. After the Anna
Bulena scene Grisi was also treated to a similar compli-
ment; but the flowers seemed to have been all previously
exhausted. Before the ballet commenced " God save the
Queen" was sung. Thus has ended a season at this theatre
in which operatic merit was much as it has been for some
years past, while the ballet was late and brief in the pro-
duction of its great attractions—Fanny Elssler and Taglioni.

HA YiVIA RKE T.
Mr. Macready performed Othello here last night before
one of the most crowded audiences we ever remember to
have seen—at least, at this season of the year. We well
recollect Kean in the character of the noble Moor, and
more recently Forrest, and mean to pay Macready a high
compliment, when we assert that he evinced all the skill
and judgment, and careful working out of details, of the
one, with no sl'ght portion of the energy and passion of
the other. The more level parts of the character which
Kean—always a capricious actor—used frequently to slur
over, Macready played with uncommon skill; his address to
the Senate, in particular, hit the happy mean between
stately declamation and a familiar conversational tone. It
was, really and truly, addressed to the Senate, and not to
the audience. In the famous third act, where lago makes
his first cautious and well-masked attempt to infuse jea-
lousy into the Moor's mind, Macready, in opposition to the
ingenious paradox of Coleridge that Othello was not
habitually a jealous man, which he evidently founds on the
words of the text in the fifth act—
" Of one not easily jealous, but being wrought,
Perplexed in the extreme,"
which arc uttered in a moment of bewilderment, when the
Moor's mind is off its balance, and are not therefore to
be taken as a formal, public acknowledgement of such an
infirmity—in the third act, we repeat, Macready, in op-
position to Coleridge's paradox, makes Othello fall at once
into the pit-fall dug for him by lago. And this is the true
reading of the character, for the Moor, it must be borne
in mind, was no haughty, self-sufficient chief, whose very
pride and vanity would render him slow to believe that
any subordinate could take liberties with his wife ; on the
contrary, he was remarkable for his modest bearing, and
lais uniform indisposition to assess his worth at too high a
rate ; and it is this very feature in his idiosyncrasy that gives
greater effect to the insinuations of lago, by compelling
him to admit at the very outset, that he is " declined
into the vale of years," and is therefore not unlikely to
have been injured by a younger man. As Macready plays the
part, the very first vague hint dropped by lago, finds Othello
a dupe ready made to his hands. With Kean, it was other-
wise. He believed slowly arid with more reluctance, and,
even after belief, returned in some degree, by fits and
starts, to his original confidence in Desdemona's virtue ;
but Macready, more strictly true to his text, remembered
that " once to be convinced, is once to be resolved." Ac-
cordingly, from the commencement of the third act to the
winding-up of the great catastrophe, his feelings know no
change, nor fluctuation. lie moves steadily and
sternly forward to his great object, with the in-
flexible determination of a fatalist. Even at the
moment of his committing murder, the grandeur and
elevation of his character are such, that we admire more
than we condemn. He is perpetrating, not an act of as-
sassination, but a solemn sacrifice, of the most august and
awful character, so much so, that it " should be a dim
eclipse of the moon," at the moment he is engaged in it—
a sublime association of ideap, which shows the overwhelm
ing importance which he attaches to the deed. Again, even
while revenging his own imagined wrongs, the disinteres-
tedness and nobility of his character are so great—his sense
of humanity so catholic, that he can spare a thought for
others, and say, •' Yes, she must die, else she'll
betray more men," and thereby become, possibly, the
means of itiflicting on others the agonies which she has
occasioned him. As regards honour, constancy, and a
nigh, sustained sense of moral-worth, which never deserts
him, even in extremity, we consider Othello as one of
the most perfect of Shakspeare's creations. Macready
developed these features of the Moor's character in a mosts
emphatic and truthful spirit, and if he were not so great a
Kean in detached passages, as a whole, he was certainly
finer. We detected no siovenliness in his performanee—no
inaccurate interpretation of his text ; he had evidently
studied the whole with attention, even to the letter. His
death-scene was magnificent. The wild glare of his red
dilated eye, when he threw aside the bed-curtains, after
having perpetrated the murder, and looked about him, was
quite appalling; and equally effective in its way was his last
convulsive effort to reach the fatal couch, and die beside his
poor wife, just when he has given himself the death- wound.
This was a touch of pathos of the' purest and
profoundest quality, and not a heart but must
have beat to witness it. We close this hasty, im-
perfect notice of Macready's Othello, by saying that, ever'
yet, he is not, as an actor, all we expect to see him at
no distant period. The genius of some men flashes out at
once; that of others is of slower growth, and such is the
case with Macready. His approaches to excellence in his
art have been gradual, but every day he is drawing nearer to
the goal. Phelps in lago displayed considerable ability.
His soliloquies were capital, full of the right earnest-
ness and vigour ; but in his dialogues with Cassio,
Roderigo, and others, with whom he came into contact,
he misconceived the spirit of the text. He was too visibly
the villain. He should have kept his knavery more in the
back ground, and assumed the bearing of a bluff, honest,
quick-witted soldier, who has earned from all who know
him the complimentary title of " honest lago." As for
Mr. Walter Lacy's Roderigo, the less said of this singu-
larly ludicrous performance, the better. Roderigo, we beg
to whisper in his ear, though a silly, thoughtless young
man, is by no means a born idiot. He has glimmerings
of sense in his composition, but of these we saw
not the faintest indications last night. Mr. Cooper's
Cassio was respectable, with the solitary exception of his
drunken scene, which was about as bad as it could possibly
be. There was a stiffness, a hardness, and occasionally a
coarseness and exaggeration about it, as repulsive to the
eye as to the understanding. Miss Helen Faucitt's Desde-
mona was chaste and natural, not deficient in strong feeling,
yet never violating the propriety of nature. Of Mrs. Warner,
we may add, that she played the very unpleasant part of
Emilia with equal ability. At half-price, the entertain-
ments of the evening were agreeably diversified by a pro-
digious row in the gallery, as if one half of the Gods were
bent on
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lause.

NEW STRAND THEATRE.
On Saturday evening a clever trifle was produced at
this theatre with perfect success. The piece is entirely
without pretence, and owes its success to the quaint jokes
and still quainter acting of Mr. Hill, the American actor,
for whose farewell benefit it was brought forward. Mr.
Coyne is the author, and he has taken complete measure of
the " Yankee." It is called the Tourists; or a Supper
for Three, and turns on the adventures of Ebenezer F►sh,
a Yankee traveller (Mr. Hill), in the mountains of Italy,
in company with three artists, English, Irish, and French.
Ebenezer is a dry, cunning fellow, with an eye to business,
musing on the picturesque scenery by which he is sur-
rounded. Unobserved he sees Gemma (Miss Daly) the
pretty daughter of Antonio Riccia, a fierce brigand (J.
W. Ray), deposit a letter in the hollow of a tree. The
object of the epistle is to make an assignation with her
lover, the young and chivalrous Ippolito (Binge). Ebe-
nezer reads the letter, determines to personate her lover,
and succeeds a merveille, but while engaged at supper
the enraged Antonio advances and threatens to shoot
Ebenezer if he does not wipe out the daughter's dishonour
by instantly marrying her. A priest is sent for, but before
the marriage is celebrated the real " Simon Pure" arrives,
and matters are put right, and all terminates happily.
The piece is studded with curious Americanisms, which,
with the acting of Mr. Hill, produced roars of laughter.
The house, we are happy to add, was a good one.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

QUEEN- SQ DARE.
RonnEnv AT TM; FonEtax-OFFlCE.—Matida Barnard
and Kitty Griffin, two young women employed as house-
maids in the Foreign-office, Downing-street, were placed
at the bar before Mr. Gregorie, charged with breaking
open a box, and stealing therefrom a purse, containing 45
sov ere igns and 19 shillings, the property of Bridges Taylor,
Esq., head clerk and resident in the Foreign-office.
According to the evidence of Inspector Hughes of the
A division, the prisoner Barnard, who had repeatedly at-
tempted Self-destruction since the robbery, stated to him
voluntarily, and after being cautioned, that she and Kitty,
the other servant, had committed the robbery on the Sa-
turday Mr. Taylor left town. Kitty broke open the box,
and she (the prisoner) took the purse out which Kitty
emptied of its contents, and threw, with the piece of iron
with which she had opened the box, into the street.
The prisoner, Barnard, said what she had told the
Inspector was the truth ; she had nothing further to say.
The other prisoner asserted that what she had told both
Mr. Taylor and the Inspector was true.
Mr. GasoORIE consulted with his colleague Mr. WHITS
for a few moments, and then decided upon committing the
prisoners for trial at the Central Criminal Court. He
would take good bail for the prisoner Griffin's appearance.

to levy a rate for the support of a police. At the
same time, he was bound to mention, as was stated
in the petition that bad been presented, that there
was a kind of police at Manchester, but that pclice
was supported only by the guarantee of certain met-
chants and gentlemen in Manchester, to raise a certain
stun of money for the support of the police. It might
be a year and a half before the validity of the charter
was decided, and it could not be expected that those
gentlemen would make themselves responsible for so
large a sum as would be required for the support of the
police during that time. The result, therefore, would
be, that they would refuse to give a further guarantee,
and there would be no police whatever in the town, and
he (Lord Duncannon) was sure their Lordships would
not wish to leave a town like Manchester without an
efficient police force. The Noble Viscount then moved
that the Bill be read a second time.
The Duke of WELLINGTON was sorry to differ
in opinion with the Noble Viscount. He believed that
Birmingham and Manchester were in a similar situation,
except as to one circumstance. In Birmingham there
was no police, but in Manchester there was a very effi-
cient local police, inoedendent of the police attempted
to be raised by the Corporation, the legality of whose
charter was at this moment disputed.—(Hear.)
Seeing the present disturbed state of the country, and
that large bodies of men were going about with threats
and violence, attempting to disturb the peaceably dis-
posed, and to destroy the instruments of manufacture,
thereby injuring the capital of the country, and cutting
up by the roots its prosperity, he could not but think
that every question of police was of the utmost impor-
tance, and required to be most deliberately considered
before decided upon. With regard to Manchester,
however, there were the means at present existing of
having a more efficient police force than were proposed
to be given by this Bill. The Bill proposed that a
Commissioner should be sent down to raise a police
force, with power to raise a rate of Bd. in the pound,
to defray the necessary expenses attendant thereon.
That would realize 15,000/. ; and after the payment of
salaries there would be left out of it 13,800/. applicable
to the support of the police force. By the local Acts
the Commissioners of Manchester had the power of
raising a rate of one shilling and sixpence in the
pound, which yielded 34,000/. per annum, 14.000/.
of which, and also 4,000/. from the Poor-rates, were
now applied to the support of the police. So that the
present means of maintaining a police in Manchester
were greater than those proposed by the Bill. This had
nothing whatever to do with the question of the validity
of the charter of incorporation ; and as the inhabitants
did not wish for this interference, he hoped their Lord-
ships would not give the Bill a second reading, but sup-
port him in his amendment which he should move, that
the Bill be read a second time this day three months.
Lord DUNCANNON believed that if it should be
decided hereafter, that the charter of incorporation was
not valid—thesCommissioners would not have the power
of supporting a police force.
Lord BROUGHAM supported the amendment on
the same grounds that he had opposed the progress of
the Birmingham Police Bill. He thought the objection
to this Bill was even stronger than it was to the Bir-
mingham Bill, because here there was an efficient police,
whereas at Birmingham there was not, and. the Mayor
had asked for the means of raising one.
The Earl of WICKLOW had supported the Bir-
mingham Police Bill, and to be consistent he must
support this. He was of opinion that, in the present
agitated state of society there ought to be an indispu-
tably efficient police in all populous towns ; and if
any serious disturbance should take place in Man-
chester, for instance, in the course of the next
year, he should feel that he had shared in a very
heavy responsibility if he now refused to give her
Majesty's Government the power they asked to raise
and maintain this police.
Lord W ARNCLIFFE thought that, even if the
charter were to be declared a nullity, under the 84th
section of the local Act, the Commissioners would
still have the power of levying a rate for the support of
the police, and that, as the town of Manchester was
satisfied with its present police, he did not see why
their Lordships should pass this Bill, therefore he
should support the amendment.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the 84th
clause of the Municipal Reform Act provided, that in all
towns placed in schedule E to which charters of incor-
poration might be granted, such charter should deter-
mine all local Acts for the collection of municipal rates.
Lord BROUGHAM contended that only such Acts
as were specifically named in the schedule should cease.
This Bill would repeal an Act which was not named in
the schedule at all.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said the 141st sec-
tion empowered the Crown to give by charter all the
powers and provisions in this Act contained, and if so,
all local Acts must determine. He had not had his at-
tention directed to the subject, or be would have
looked more into the matter.
Lord FITZGERA LD, in that case, suggested that
the BM should not be proceeded with on this imperfect
information, but that it should be postponed until there
was an opportunity of fully considering the question.
The House had a right to know whether the opinion
of the law officers of the Crown had been taken before
the introduction of the Bill.
Lord LYNDHURST believed that the Commis-
sioners had made a rate and there had been no appeal
against it.
Lord BROUGHAM said that no lawyer would
differ from the proposition, that if there was any rea-
sonable doubt as to whether a clause repealed an Act of
Parliament or not, the presumption would be against the
construction for the repeal, which must be in clear and
express terms.
The Duke of WELLINGTON trusted the Noble
Viscount would postpone the second reading of the Bill
until to-morrow.
Lord BROUGHAM suggested that the Bill might
be read a second time to-night, and the debate taken
to-morrow.
The Bill was then read a second time.
The Bolton Police Bill was also read a second time,
on the same understanding.
On the motion of Lord DUNCANNON the Bir-
mingham Police Bill was read a third time and passed.
SLAVE TRADE SUPPRESSION BILL.
On the Order of the Day being read for the third
reading of this Bill,
The Duke of WELLINGTON said, although he
did not mean again to take the sense of the House on
the subject, he strongly objected to the Bill. Before
such a measure was proposed Parliament ought to have
had a communication from the throne of her Majesty's
intention on the subject. In order to accomplish the
intentions of this Act vessels must be detained, boarded,
and searched before their criminal character could be
discovered ; and such detention, boarding, and examina-
tion for papers, were contrary to the treaties between
her Majesty and nearly all the Powers of Europe, and
might be productive of the greatest inconvenience. If
French vessels were searched, as they must be under this
Act of Parliament, it would be clearly a breach of the
treaty with the King of the French, for the very pur-
pose of suppressing the slave trade. More caution
ought to be exercised with respect to this right of search
by the vessels of this country, which must be visited on
the innocent. He earnestly entreated their Lordships
not to carry this Bill into operation.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The Earl of MINTO wished to state, in order that
it might obtain publicity through the medium of the
press, a very diabolical device to which the parties en-
gaged in the slave trade had recently resorted. He
mentioned this in order that it might be the means of
saving many valuable lives, which might be sacrificed
before official information might reach them. He al-
luded to a dispatch which had been received since the
subject was last mentioned in the House from the
officer commanding on the coast of Brazil, in which he
stated, on the authority of Sir G. Jackson, her Ma-
jesty's Commissioner, that on examination of some
papers found on board a slaver captured by the Gre-
cian, a diabolical correspondence had been discovered,
in which directions had been given to the agents en-
gaged in the traffic to poison a cask of wine and leave
it on deck, and to poison the water also, so that it might
be taken by the cruisers in the event of their being
captured. He stated this and wished it to be commu-
nicated in order that her Majesty's officers abroad might
be on their guard.
DISTRICT CONSTABLES BILL.
The District Constables Bill was read a second time
1)10 forma.
The Bastardy Bill was also read a second time, after
which their Lordships; adjourned at Half-past Seven
until to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Aucusr 19.
BANK OF IRELAND BILL.
(Continued from The Sun of yesterday.)
Mr. G ISBORNE said he rose to make a practical
suggestion. There was a clause in the Bill—if ever they
arrived at it—( A laugh)—it would be a long time first—
there was a clause, however, which gave the Bank of
Ireland a monopoly of issuing notes within a circle of 65 miles
round Dublin. Now, there were doubtless many Members
who, though disapproving of the way in which this opposition
had been conducted, and agreeing with the Government
in the general principles of banking, were not prepared to
support the Chancellor of the Exchequer in every one of
the provisions of the Bill.—( Hear, hear.) And it struck
him that when they came to this clause, they might dis-
cuss the question of so large a monopoly to the Bank of
Ireland as within 65 miles round Dublin, and it was pro-
bable there would be a majority against it, thus terminating
the contest which had caused so much irritation and vexation,
a contest which a call of the House would be a very un-
satisfactory mode of settling, seeing that Members were
now scattered all over the world, and the " call" would
prove very ineffectual. It was absurd to say that because
the Bank of England, with its management of the whole
of the National Debt, and its immense establishment, re-
tained the exclusive issue in such a large circle, that
therefore the Bank of Ireland should have it.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
he would not have interfered in the present discussion had
be not been directly called on by the Hon. Member for
Carlow. And he had refrained hitherto from interfering
because he felt that he could not possibly argue the gene-
ral question without repeating what he had said over and over
again, and the continued repetition of whic had d
much (and naturally) contributed to the present thinnessoubtless of

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Mr. REDINGTON trusted a course similar to the
one in opposition to this Bill would be adopted whenever a
Bill of this nature was brought forward at this period of
the Session. He wished to know why the opinions of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on this subject were so dif-
ferent to what they were last year. There was no body of
men in Ireland in favour of this measure. The people of
Ireland had no love for Chartists.—( A laugh.)
Mr. FINCH objected to giving any body of men the
exclusive privilege of banking, The feeling on this subject
was so strong that the people would never be satisfied
unless an entire change of system were had. Therefore
he thought it impolitic to extend the Charter of the Bank
of Ireland five years! to make it co-equal with the Bank of
England, as they would have a greater difficulty in ma-
naging with two establishments than with one.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUR said that
that the present Act was not intended to be permanent,
but only to extend to four years ? Notwithstanding the
hints that had been thrown out, he would assert that he
was as anxious as any man that the measure should be at-
tentively considered.
Mr. EASTHO PE thought it would bo expedient to
shorten the time from four years to two.
Mr. HUTTON, although he had hitherto voted in
favour of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, felt bound to
oppose the Bill going into Committee, considering the late
period of the Session.—(Hear.)
Colonel HOWARD said that nothing should prevent
him from giving every opposition in his power to the Bill.
Mr. PRYME felt bound to oppose the further proceed-
ing of the Bill.
Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL said that as their object
was delay, he should move that the debate be adjourned
till 4 o'clock.
Mr. ELLIS had heard nothing to induce him to
change the opposi:ion he had hitherto given to the Bill.
If even the House got into Committee on the Bill, he
should move that Newry he excluded from its operation.
He should consider himself justified in adopting every means
in his power to defeat the Bill.
Mr. O'CONNELL hoped the House would adjourn
till 4 or 5 o'clock, as it was impossible to proceed with
business at the present hour.—(Great laughter.) He
wished the proposals that had been made, would be taken
into consideration by the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer. It was a mockery to say the matter might be
compromised by limiting the duration of the Act to
three years. There was no earthly reason why
Drogheda should not be exempted from the Act.
The Right Hon. Gentleman talked of the support which
he had received from the other side on this question. But
did they ever support him in any liberal measure towards
Ireland ?—( Cheers.) He was very unfortunate in his
boast in this respect. He (Mr. O'Connell) totally re-
jected the compromise in point of time, and regretted what
had been said on the subject of Drogheda.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. D. BROWNE wished to ask the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, whether he was aware that there were not
more than three Catholics in the Bank of Ireland, and how
he, as a supporter of Catholic emancipation, could de-
fend the system of exclusion and monopoly practised in
the Bank? He also wished, as a supporter of her Majesty's
Government, that some Member of the Administration
would express their opinion so as to satisfy the country
why they supported this measure, for as cone of them had
done so, they were most probably ashamed of it.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did
not consider this question as a religious question.—( Hear,
hear.) The Hon. Member had asked whether, amongst
the servants in the Bank of Ireland there were not.
only three belonging to the Roman Catholic persuasion.
He never had a thought of asking such a question
but these facts had come within his own knowledge In
Drogheda one of the managers happened to be a Roman
Catholic. One of the officers on the establishment in
Dublin was the brother of Dr. Murray, and one of the
directors was Mr. M‘Donnell, who voted for the lion.
and Learned Member for Dublin at the last election.—
( Hear, hear. )
Sir R. INGL IS said that he hoped when the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman, the Member for Dublin, next
proposed day sittings in the House lie would re-
collect that he bad made a motion that the busi-
ness should not be conducted by day. The Ho-
nourable and Learned Member had also stated that
his (Sir R. Inglis's) political piety had induced him
to support her Majesty's Government.—( Mr. O'Connell :
" Ilonesty.") He thanked the Learned Gentleman for the
term, and would tell him what induced him to support her
Majesty's Government. His early education and all his
principles induced him to support the Government of the
Crown, whenever he could so conscientiously.—( Laugh-
ter.) During the present Session, he bad supported them
as often as the Hon. and Learned Member.—( Hear, hear.)
It would be impossible to carry on the business either by
day or night, if conducted in such a manner as it had been
on this occasion. One day they had a speech hot, the next
day it was served cold, the day following it was hashed.—
(Laughter.) They had the same arguments, not merely
day after day, but morning sittings and evening sittings,
in every variety of form.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) He
thought the number of Members present quite sufficient
to discharge the duties which they were called upon to do,
and he trusted the House would not be forced to a division
again. The Ministry had committed themselves to this
question, and he hoped they would not shrink from their
duty.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. O'CONNELL explained. lic meant that this
was an improper time to discuss the present measure.
The Hon. Baronet said he had supported the Government
as often as he (Mr. O'Connell) had done. He never knew
the Government do wrong when they were not sure of the
Hon. Baronet's support.—(Laughter.)
Mr. GISBORNE said the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer had shown a disposition to meet the opposition in
point of time, but that was not satisfactory to she Hon.
and Learned Gentleman. Then there was the distance
on which he thought the Right lion. Gentleman was not
inaccessible to compromise. The whole point, then, that
remained was as to the town of Drogheda ; and
he did not object to its having a free banking but
free circulation.—( Hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman
must be aware that the one was completely involved in the
other.

Sir W. SOMERVILLE believed that the four years
which the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed to re-
new the charter, quite sufficient to destroy the prosperity
of Drogheda. For years before the establishment of
the branch bank of Ireland in Drogheda they had only
the circulation of one bank, and it never interfered with
the circulation of Dublin. He thought 20 miles in Ire-
land compared with 65 in England as much as could be
reasonably expected in point of distance.
Mr. KEMBLE said, if there was any probability of a
compromise the House had better adjourn until four o'clock,
and not divide at all.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
two questions had been put as to circle and as to time.
Now, as to the extent of the circle, he felt that he could
not maintain his exclusive principle of metropolitan issue,
If a competing bank was allowed in Drogheda. He was
then charged with an intention to do Drogheda some par-
ticular injury. When, as in fact, he refused to make any
alteration as to Drogheda lest it should be imagined that
there had been a desire to do the town a particular injury.
With respect to time, he had before stated that he wished
to make the arrangement with the Bank of Ireland, con-
temporaneous with the arrangement with the Bank of Eng-
land—( Hear, hear, hear) that is four years certain,
subject to any further prolongation up to ten years
more, unless Parliament interfered to prevent it. Ile had
stated also that it had been admitted by the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet the Member for Tamworth, that, previous to the year
1844, it was necessary that the whole banking question
should be maturely considered—and that it was necessary
that this consideration should be given two Sessions at
least before that period. And it was a proposition on
which he might hereafter express an opinion whether thee
absolute renewal of the Charter might or might not tatatekd
place two years before the four years.
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Bank of Ireland—though he mig
the proposition he had made withoubt thbeeatceennsehnet old
woof the
persevere in the struggle till defeated.
Mr. CALLAGIIA Nstaeiadt athbeethwaeden bafinr
nagppersetlaiebnlidsehd_
that this was a mere con
ments, and he was therefore unwilling to take a part in it.
He was confident that the Chancellor of the Exchequer
would have been able to convince him that he might do
what he was inclined to do to support the measure. But
in that expectation he had been disappointed. Hear,
hear.) The Right Ilonourable Gentleman had utterly
failed to show any reason why the exclusive circle of issue
he required should be returned, and why the Bill should
yHowefaatrls7 session.—( Hear,
have beenAo
otherwise
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we thedi ene
2 be
sotehotilts.leiptde.r_reiaol(dl
notagooldf reason.
It it was the principleexclusiveness,
hhlten hear.) the
which ought not to be supported by a
Government.
adTmr.ihaginhytlipouse then divided, and the numbers were—
ForLibeorfal
the amendment 22
For the motion 55
IVlajority