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the charges made against him when the question, founded
on the petitions, should be brought before the House.
Mr. HARDY said he was ready to submit to what
seemed to be the decision of the Chair.
Mr. O'CONNELL rose amidst cries of " Order" and
" Chair." He rose to speak to the question. He would
not oppose the printing of those petitions. He bad several
himself to present on the same subject, which he would
move to have printed with the others. He did not
complain of printing those petitions. What he must
complain of was, that the Hon. Member (Col. Bruen)
had the indiscretion—the presumption, he must call it—
to make allusions to him and the part he took in the
Carlow election—he who was not yet tried—the com-
plaints against whom had undergone no investigation—
who had not asked for investigation. Why did not the
Hon. Member follow his example ? He challenged inves-
tigation. Did the Hon. Member do so ? He sought,
he courted, inquiry, and because he came triumphantly
out of it there lay the cause of the soreness shown by
the Hon. Member Upon this occasion.
" Heret lateri lethalis arundo."
What was the reason that many of his own tenants voted
against the Hon. Member? None of Col.Kavanagh's tenants,
who were embarked in the same cause voted against him,
and why? Because he was a good landlord. He would
not now pledge himself to facts, but he was in possession of
documents which would show that the greatest oppression
was exercised by the Hon. Member towards his tenants.
Why did he not call for a committee of inquiry ? Let him
do so. Should he obtain it and vindicate himself success-

fully, no man could rejoice more than he would.—(A laugh
from the Opposition.) He perceived the sneer. Oh, that
sneer. It came from what they felt within themselves, from
knowing how they would act. The Gallant Colonel, too,
(Colonel Perceval, we believe) joined in it. He should not
have done so, for he always treated him, as he deserved to
be treated, with personal courtesy. He repeated that if
there had bee❑ calumny he (Mr. O'Connell) would rejoice
that such calumny should be defeated and exposed, and its
authors punished as far as was possible ; but at the same
time he maintained that allegations had been made which
required investigation and called for inquiry. It was pro-
per that the House should decide whether gentlemen who
had let lands at war rents, and afterwards made abatements
without at the same time giving any other receipts than re-
ceipts on account, should be allowed, after having kept a
register of the names of their tenants so situated, to seize for
these nominal arrears of rent, in the cases of those voters

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who had voted against them at the election. He (Mr.
O'Connell) thought that a landlord had no right to come
upon his tenants for merely nominal rents, because they had
exercised their right of voting. He did not mean to assert
that these allegations were true, but merely that they were
of a nature to call for inquiry.
Colonel BRUEN (after an interruption occasioned by
the noise in the House, which also prevented the Hon.
and Gallant Member from being distinctly heard in the
gallery) said that it seemed to him that the Hon. and
Learned Member for Dublin was allowed to get up on all
occasions, and throw out imputations on Hon. Members on
his (Colonel Bruen's) side of the House, but that they never
were allowed in return the opportunity of replying to those
imputations.. He appealed to the Hon. Member for
Greenock whether he (Colonel Bruen) had not expressed
his desire that the inquiry should be gone into ? He de-
fied Hon. Gentlemen opposite to prove the allegations
which had been made. There might have been misrepre-
sentations ; some one tenant might be able to show that
he (Colonel Bruen) had not asked him for the whole of his
rent until after the election ; but he denied that the alle-
gation thrown out by the Hon. and Learned Member for
Dublin could be proved. This was an old complaint. It
had been brought forward at every Carlow election for five
years past, but he repeated that it was without foundation.
The Hon. and Learned Member had stated that Mr. Ka-
vanagh's tenants bad voted for him, while his (Colonel
Bruen's) had voted against him. Ho (Colonel Bruen)
agreed with the Hon. and Learned Member in thinking
that there was not a better landlord than Mr. Kavanagh.
—( Hear, bear.) But the fact was, that a greater number
of his tenants had voted against him (Mr. Kavanagh) than
of his (Colonel Bruen's) tenants against him.—(Hear.)
He courted inquiry, and begged to assure the Hon. and
Learned Member who had lent his sanction to the charge
that he (Colonel Bruen) denied it most flatly.
Mr. WALLACE, in presenting a petition against the
taxes on knowledge, said that he should communicate with
the Hon. and Gallant Colonel, and fix an early day to
bring forward his motion for an inquiry.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped
that in accordance with the arrangement made on the pre-
vious evening, the further consideration in Committee of the
Irish Corporation Bill would be allowed to take precedence
of the Orders of the Day.
Sir R. PEEL thought it right to state that on the
third reading of the Bill a division would certainly be gone
to, and he hoped therefore that some day for the third
reading would be fixed upon in order to suit the public
convenience. Probably Monday next would be the best
day to fix upon.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that as the English Tithe Bill would be taken on Friday,
Monday must be the day fixed upon for the third reading of
the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill. Nothing but the
continued indisposition of the Noble Lord (Russell,) should
it occur, was likely to prevent the English Tithe Rill from
being brought on on Friday.
Sir R. PEEL inquired what course the Noble Lord in-
tonded to pursue with respect to Irish tithes ?
Lord MORPETH said that it was wished to put off the
introduction of the proposed measure on that subject until
after the Easter recess.
CALL OF THE HOUSE.
The Marquis of CH ANDOS moved, accordinr, to
notice, that the House be called on Thursday, the 21st of
April.
The House then went into committee on the
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND)
BILL.

The postponed clauses were, after a short conversation,
agreed to.
The schedules, after some conversation, were ordered to
stand part of the Bill.
The House then resumed, and the report was ordered to
be received on Friday.
COUNTY BOARDS (IRELAND) BILL.
Sir R. MUSGRAVE moved that the County Boards
(Ireland) Bill be read a second time.
Mr. FRENCH was anxious to know what the Noble Lord
opposite meant to do with respect to this important Bill?
Lord MORPETH, as the whole subject was likely to
be brought forward after the Easter recess, would abstain
from saying anything upon-it at present.
Mr. O'CONNELL was of opinion, that before the Bill
proceeded further it ought to be referred to a Select Com-
mittee. The amount of grand jury assessments was
900,0001. per annum. Under the existing state of things
the whole expendittfre of the country was at the disposal of
a certain number of gentlemen in each county in Ireland.
His opinion was, that those who paid ought to have a voice
in the election of those who levied the tax. The applica-
tion of that principle would have the most useful effect in
reducing the amount of the county rates, not only in Ire-
land, but equally in England. He approved of the princi-
ple of the Bill to a considerable extent, and would be happy
in Committee to afford any assistance in his power towards
the objects which it had in view.
After a few words from Mr. S. O'BRIEN, Mr. S. CnAw-
FORD, and Mr. LEFILOY,
Sir R. MUSGRAVE had no objection to refer the Bill
to a Select Committee.
The Bill was then read a second time, and referred to a
Select Committee.
The Roman Catholic Marriages Bill, and the Civil Bill
Courts (Ireland) Bill, were read a second time.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT AMEND-
MENT BILL.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL having moved the
third reading of the Municipal Corporations Act Amend-
ment Bill,
Mr. SCARLETT moved a clause to the effect that in
all Corporate towns two persons should be elected as She-
riffs, in order to insure the impartiality of Jurors in Courts
of Justice, and the impartiality of returning officers at elec-
tions. He had used all due diligence in getting the clause
properly engrossed, but he found, owing to some hurry or
inexperience, that some mistake had occurred, and he,
therefore, trusted to the indulgence of the Right Hon.
Gentleman in allowing him to move the clause in its present
form.

The SPEAKER said that the rules of the House were
strict, and that he had no power to render the Hon. Gen-
tleman any assistance.
Mr. SCARLETT trusted that the Right Hon. Gentle-
man opposite would relieve him from the difficulty with
which he had to contend.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL again moved that the
Bill do pass, and the motion that the Bill do pass was ac-
cordingly agreed t 6.
CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion filet the Bill be read a third time,
Mr. JEPHSON moved the addition of a clause to the
effect that Grand Juries should be enabled more effectually
to control constabulary accounts.
Lord MORPETH could not consent to the clause pro-
posed by the Hon. Member for Mallow.
Dr. BALDWIN supported the Noble Secretary for Ire-
land in his opposition to the clause.
After a short conversation, in which Mr. F. LEETWOOD
and Major BEAUCLERK took part, the House divided, when
there appeared—.
For the clause lB
Against it
Majority ... ........ —42
The Bill was then passed.