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London, England, 1814-07-29 00:00:00

DEPUTY USHER OF THE BLACK ROD.

The LoanettarcoELLoit stated, that Mr. Quartile,:
the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, had dis-
charged his . duties to that .House, in the
.most
meritorious rt**nnet•, since ,1787 3 that his -father
had 'filled the same fr0nc.1754 to, 1787 ;
.so that
lie and his father bad performed the duty, in the
most meritorious manner, for-nearly 60 years.—
The income of the situation had not- been increas-
ed, and lie anticipated the-unanimous concurrence
of their Lordships in the motion he was about to
jirorose, which was, that an buinbit Address be
presented o the Prince Regent, requesting that
lac would be graciously, pleased to confer some
mark of his favour on Mr. Quarnie for his long
and meritorious services in that House.---The mo-
tion was kagreed tonc; ,2 dis.

' IRISH SEDITIOUS MEETINGS BILL. '
Their Lordships, pursuant to' the Order of the
Day, resolved into a Committee on this
Earl STANHOPE re-urged his former objections
to-the principle.and leading_ provisions of the Bill;
hut on these he would not trouble their Lord-
ships with any amendment; but confine himself
to his prOpoMtion.for limiting the duration of the
Hill to•the end.ot the next Session of Parliament ;
an intertal•which seemed amply sufficient in the
view even of thoSe who supported. the measure.
The Noble Earl expatiated .on.the wretched con-
dition of the Irish peasantry, which, •he con-
tended, was principally induced by the injurious
system that prevailed, with respect to the leasing
nt I,.nds, through a numerous succession of *mid-

dle men.
Earl of Lirfrttroor. ably answered the ob-
jections of the Noble Lord, not only to the trea-
sure, but with reference to the existing- situation
of the lor‘'er orders of the people in Ireland. The
passing Gf the Bill, he thought, would he pro-
ductive. of the most beneficial effects. With re-
spect.to the consideratiou of its, revenue, or on
the score of taxation, few countries,:in Europe
had so little to complain of as Ifeland; and every
thing arising out of Government, as a Govern-
ment, bore with peculiar lightness on the people
of Ireland ; and he expressed his decided 'opinion,
that there was. never -a Go'vernnient so popular
and respected as the present. What was com-
plained of,. arose out of very different causes and
considerations, and particularly that . which the
Noble/Edrl had chiefly dwelt upon. It arose out
of
.the disarkantageous state of property and of
society in Ireland. .Out of considerations which
could not be obviated by legislative regulations,
or by any Measures, at once ; but its ameliora-
tion . (for which -no man wished More than him-
self) must be the work of time and care,--of a
gradual improvement of' the system, by introduc-
ing the benefits of education, and reforming the
labits of society in that country---considerations'
hich would -,;o much further than any thing else
in effectuating that w-hick was so much desired. -
Earl STANnopE, in a short explanation, said,
that law could alter or prevent that which he de,
precated with respect to the injurious system of
letting lauds, in Ireland.
Lord IUtioEsbALE spoke at some length upon the
subject. He argued ia support of What fell from
the Noble Earl who, sp„%e, second in the discuS-
sion ; contending that the inconveniences
plained of arose out of the state of prOperty and
eep-tooted habits of society in that part of the
United Kingdom, together with the long establish-•
ed system of letting long leasesiu that KingdoM,
in consequence of which, many persons too fre-
quently intervened between the original proprie-:
tors and the actual occupiers of. the land. On
these topics he expatiated, and also declared his
conviction, that the,remedy must be the work of
time, and a gradual change in the habits, dispo-
sitions, tanners, and system of society in, Ireland.
Ile knew of-persons of large properties who Wish-
ed to transfer much of these, and in some in-
stances themselves to that country, bue-they were
deterred by the contemplation of its disturbed and
unsettled state, and before Ireland-could expect
any great advantages in these respects, its inhabi-
tants must be brought into a• state of peaCe and
quietness ; and he knew from his personal experi-
ence, while there ina high official situation, that
tuna could be done by spirit, exertion, and perse-
erance.'

Earl STANHOIT spoke shortly in reply ; and
thought, notwithstanding all that fell from the
Noble and Learned Lord, -_that lie had said little
or nothing in. answer to what he had said.
The question was • then put, when Earl Stan-
Lope's proposed amendment for limiting the dura-
i ion of the 13111 to the end, of the next Sessior3 of
Parliament, was negatived without a division.
The Report was then received, .and the bill
ordered to be. read a third time to-morrAw.—'
Adjourned.