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be impartial, but it should be so regarded by
the people of Ireland. Several of the most im-
portant parts of Ireland were left unrepresented in
the selection of this Committee. Cork was left unrepre-
sented, while Limerick had two Members on the Com-
mittee.

Sir G. GREY said thatevery one who knew anything of
appointing Committees knew the difficulty there
was in forming them so as to please every
one, and that difficulty had been greatly felt
in the present instance ; he thought that some
of the representations of the Hon. Member who had
spoken last were not correct. Every attempt had
been made to obtain gentlemen of experience on
the Committee, and he thought it would be
highly desirable that his Noble Friend at the head of
the Government should be one of its members. He
believed that the doubts of the Hon. Member as to the effec-
tive working of the Committee, and its giving satisfaction
in Ireland, were totally without foundation. The Gen-
tlemen that had been chosen for the Committee had
taken great interest in the subject, and were certainly,
in his opinion, the best persons for the Committee.
Colonel DUNNE admitted that Government must
have had considerable difficulties in settling this Com-
mittee, but he could not help feeling that the landed in-
terest was not duly represented in it.
Sir ROBERT PEEL suggested to the Noble Lord
the propriety of re-considering the Committee, and con-
senting to an extension to the number of its members,
rather than exclude any interest.
Mr. SADLIER thought it worth while considering
the question of adding to the Committee the representa-
tives of the two large counties of Mayo and Roscommon.
He, however, agreed that it was of great importance that
the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Northamptonshire
should remain on the Committee, for to a knowledge of
the defects of the Irish poor-law he superadded a
knowledge of the working of a similar law in this
country.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL saw no reason to confine the
Committee to 21 Members, and he, therefore, agreed
with the Hon. Member who had just addressed them,
that it was highly desirable that the counties of Mayo
and Roscommon should be represented on the Committee.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said Government would con-
sent to an increase of the Committee if the House would
agree to the names already on the list.
Mr. MONSELL in that case would recommend that
some Scotch Member should be placed on it.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER protested that there was no
necessity whatever for such a step.
The name of Lord J. Russell was then added to the
Committee.

Mr. GROGAN proposed the substitution of the name
of Sir Lucius O'Brien for that of Mr. P. Serope, and
Lord Lincoln for Sir James Graham.

Mr. HENRY gave notice that to-morrow he would
move that Mr. Bright's name be added to the Com-
mittee. _ _

Mr. GROGAN then moved the omission of Mr. P.
Scrope's name; and
The gallery was cleared for a division, when the num-
bers were—

119
44
Majority —76
Mr. P. Scrope's name is therefore retained on the list.
The names of Sir R. Ferguson, Mr. Clements, and Mr.
S. Adair were proposed arid agreed to.
On the motion that the name of Mr. C. Lewis be in-
serted, being put,
Captain TAYLOR opposed it. He considered Mr.
Lewis to be a gentleman who entertained a very strong
bias on the subject of the ;poor-laws; besides, he was an
Engiiah Member, and could not be supposed to be very
conversant with Irish affsirs.

Against the motion ...
Fur it ...

Sir J. WALSH considered Mr. Lewis to be peculiarly
qualified to act on the Committee. He had written a very
able work on the subject, and possessed a great know-
ledge of the internal affairs of Ireland.
Mr. V. SMITH observed, that this was not entirely
an Irish question. The presence of English Members
on the Committee would enable them to furnish the
other Members of it with much valuable information
re.ipecting the working of the English Poor-law.
1, The motion was agreed to, and the name of Mr. Lewis
was inserted.

The names of Mr. Monscil, Sir D. Norreys, Sir J. Pa-
kington, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. S. Crawford,
Mr. Fagln, Mr. O'Flaherty, Major Blackall, and Mr.
Stafford were then agreed to; five members to form a
quorum.