The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-15 00:00:00

TnE St,N, LONDON, WEONESDAY, APRIL l5, 1846

CAMBRIDGE ELF,TTION COM-

MITTEE.

Continued front The San of yesterday.
Mr. Cannon (by Mr. COCKBURN) --1 am a solicitor
practising at Cambridge, and took an active part at
the last election for Mr. Gibson. I remember
Mr. Long being examined at the last election on
a charge of bribery, and he was held to bail. The
indictment was removed by certiorari to the Queen's
Bench by the defendants. I know a person named Scott.
A communication was made to me through my clerk from a
Mr. Brown, on the part of Scott. It was on Mondav,iMarch 2
Scott then made a communication to us which he said he
was authorized to do by Long. I had not desired him to
communicate with Long. I knew nothing of Scott be-
fore. He stated Long was dissatisfied with his treatment
by the Tory party, and was afraid of imprisonment.
A very long discussion ensued as to the a lmissibility of
this evidence, and the room was cleared. On our return,
witness was stating__
I explained to him it was impossible to abandon the prose-
cution then, and the best plan would be for Mr. Long to
withdraw his plea of Not Guilty, and then he should not
be brought up for judgment. Mr. Richard Foster, then
Mayor of Cambridge, is the prosecutor, and I am his
attorney. I told him if he would agree with such an ar-
rangement I would communicate vvi:h the prosecutor and en-
de,t vour to obtain his consent. Scott said at the outset, if they
disclosed the information he was in possession of, he would
be obliged to leave Cambridge. I told him I could not
make any engagement on that subject. I said I had no
objection to see him, and he came again. He said
he had seen Long, and thought he would consent to
the engagement, but he could not give information
respecting Mr. W. Swan. I told Scott I had seen 11r.
Foster, and had his sanction for the arrangement. We
then spoke of his temporary absence, and he said Long
was in very poor circumstances, and it would be ne-
cessary fur him to leave Cambridge a!ler giving his
information. I asserted the, and it was agreed
Scott should accompany him. I agreed to pay the ex-
penses. I did not at that time agree to support
his wife, but it was done afterwards. I did not
know Mr. Bigg had any communication with Camb-
ridge. I went to Portsmouth. Long made a third
statement there. I took the book and papers with me, and
he gave explanations. After the examinations I wrote down
his statement, and read it to him, and he said it was
correct. I have lost it. I supplied these persons with
about 351. altogether. Scott was purse-holder. I have
not directly or indirectly given or held out to him the ex-
pectation of other pecuniary remunerations than his ex-
penses. I expressed an opinion that if he suffered any
loss he should be protected.
By Mr. ANDREWS —I understood the sort of injury
alluded to was that he would ba obliged to leave Cam-
bridge, and would require assistance to do so. I did not
understand what kind of assistance was meant, whether
a situation, or that he would require money. It
was assistance suited to the injury that accrued
to him. I did not sai he should be, but that he ought to
be protected. When Scott said he thought Long should
have an assurance from me that he should be indemnified,
I stated that if one shilling would purchase his testimony
it would not be given. When I said protection
should be afforded to him, in point of fact I bad
no meaning at all. I had no precise meaning in my own
mind as to the protection that would be required. It was
such as would relieve him from that injury. If the injury
were such as would require pecuniary assistance, I
meant that such ought to be afforded. I never said such
protection wou'd be afforded to him, nor did I tell him
there was no chance of it. Scott said he thought he should
be entitled to something for loss of time, and I said
it should be given him. I am not sure any sum
was mentioned, but the sum I had fixed in my own mind
was two guineas a week. I thought it expedient that
some one should be with Long, and I proposed to pay him
for doing so. He has never been paid anything yet, but for
expenses. I never promised Scott 1001. for his share in
the business, nor any sum whatever, except this remune-
ration. Was not to be paid for looking after
Long, or communicatiog with me. I know no-
thing whatever of Long, and had no confidence in him.
I inquired of Brown whether Scott could be trusted, and
lie said he thought he could. I wished to prevent
Long's communicating with the other party. This
was to be kept a dead transaction. In such a case, I
did not think it necessary Long should consult his own
attorney. I had a strong conviction he would be convicted,
and thought he was justified in trying to escape from it.
Long stated he should not communicate with his attorney,
and I sanctioned it. I sanctioned his withdrawal of his
plea of Not Guilty, vrithout communicating with his
attorney. During these preliminaries I communicated
them only to Mr. Foster and Mr. Cooper, my clerk.
Mr. Foster was Chairman of Mr. Gibson's Com-
mittee. None of the petitioners were aware of
what was going on until after the interview at
the Craven. I communicated it soon after to Mr.
Ebenezer Foster. I won't swear it was not the next day.
I then became the petitioner's agent. I fixed the Crown
Hotel for " Shaw and Leicester." I had been at the
Crown Hotel several times before, but I went on
this occasion in consequence of the recommendation
of a gentleman at Cambridge, a friend of the
proprietor. It was in consequence of Long's wish we
came to London. It was partly for his sake and partly
for the sake of privacy. They had beer and cold meat, wine,
and brandy and water. They might have had what they
called for. In the course of the evening and during
tea conversation went on. I asked him to make
the statement before the wine came, but he wished
it to be postponed. I then recommended him to
take the night to deliberate upon it. I first asked
him to communicate his statement about ten minutes after
he came in, and we continued conversing on the subject.
The next morning I gave him an undertaking that judg-
ment should not be entered up. He then authorisedMessrs.
Parkes to withdraw his plea. I did not attend the Judge's
Chamber. Having got this authority, Mr. Cooper at-
tended for Messrs. Parkes to get the order. He had an
authority from them to do so. Mr. Cooper brought the
order to me by my directions to indorse the consent. I
was at Peel's Coffee-house having some broth. I conceived
I had Mr. Parker's authority for sending my clerk to act
on his behalf..

The Speaker vas then announced to be at prayers, and
the Committee adjourned until to-morrow (this day).

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE DAILY TAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
(From the Globe.)
When Lord Melbourne was :-.sked whether, in the
event of the House of Lords voting an Address to her
M.,jsty against the Canada Bill, he would advise her
to withhold the Royal Assent, he declined to answer
the question. For this the Post charges him with
cruelty, " in tormenting the Archbishop of Can-
terbury with a very great and pressing addition
to the anxieties which belong to the position of
that excellent and venerable ma❑ in such times as the
present." It, is truly doleful that the Premier should
keep the Primate on the rack (of suspense) by not going
out of his way to answer that which, in ordinary times,
and from an ordinary man, would have been reputed
an impertinent question. Why was Lord Melbourne
to assume that the House of Lords would do so foolish
and mischievous an act as to endanger the peace of the
empire, and risk the loss of a large portion of it, merely
to provide for churches without congregations ? These,
however, are " times to try men's souls." The Church
is und•:r persecution. People in this country meet in
large bodies, and express their opinion that its endow-
ments are already sufficient ; and, notwithstanding the
opposition of the Bishop of Exeter, they are hardy
enough to declare that the Kirk of Scotland is Pro-
testant.

(From the Standard.)
In the House of Lords last night, upon the pre-
sentation of some petitions against the Irish Muni-
cipal Corporations 1301, Lord Melbourne showed a
disposition to back out of his promise to acquiesce
in the hearing of counsel and witnesses at the bar
in behalf of the Corporation of the City of Dublin.
The promise was, however, given to Lord Kenyon,
and he is not a nobleman likely to subtrit to the
violation of it. It was distinctly given by the head of
the Administration in the name of the Government,
and a grosser case of breach of faith than a violation of it
cannot be conceived. It may be true, as Lord Melbourne
said, that the question, whether counsel and witnesses
shall be heard, is an open question for the House when the
Bill shall come regularly before it ; but it is
no longer an open question for Lord Melbourne and
his Colleagues—they are bound by his Lordship's pledge.
How the House will act, if unaffected by any sinister
influence, it is impossible to doubt. All the precedents
run in favour of hearing counsel and witnesses against a
13d1 tending to the privation of property, rights, or pri-
vilege ; the latest is that of Mr. Stockdale upon the
Printed Papers Bill—surely the Corporation of Dublin
is entitled to equal favour with Mr. Stockdale.
(From the Courier.)
The C'hroniele this morning returns to its " agitation"
about the Corn-law question, on which the last even-
ing's slip-slop of the Foreign-office also contained
some curious twaddle. The former gives a table of
exports to Russia, Germany, and Prussia, which it
calls the great " corn-growing countries," although
the Corn•law Solomon would be puzzled to show from
what part of Germany corn could flow, or has flowed
into this country, supplied to no inconsiderable extent
as certain parts of the German League are themselves
with that necessary through Holland. But let that
pass as one other only among the heaps of blunders
and want of the commonest information exhibited
by the same scribe whenever he pretends to handle
the subject. lie is clearly of the class of writers,
if not of orators, advertised for by the Corn-law con-
federacy, in whom a knowledge of farming or of the
corn-trade is stated to be desirable but not at all indis-
pensable. Provided that a mortal column can be filled,
or a three hours' lecture be mouthed, of most outrageous
trash and impudent perversion of facts, the end is an-
swered, and the qualifications of the writer and spouter
become indisputable.

PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK, ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c. 9co•

LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
Number Dividend Price
d 1 pet C A N.A I.e. pet
Shares. Annum Paid. Snare
1,766 7 pet cent. Ashton and Oldhent.Average97l.lBs.sh. Ile
~082 41. 4,hbr-e-le-Zum.h ......A••arage 1131.5 h 72
1,260 Basingstoke lOOl sh. 5
1,005 51. Brecknock and Aber gavenny 150 i. sh. -
/3,0001- 10th. 91 Os. Birmingham, 1-16th share sv. & 711. 219
a 000 Ditto and Liverpool Junctiv9/ sh.loo 9d 26
600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton .100/ sh. all pd -
400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater ............ lON. sh. 101
500 411. Coventry 1001 sh. 630
,545 Croydon .. Average 311.2 s 10d.
2,0601 41. 10s. Dudley
600 131. Derby -. lO3l sh 1:8
10,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd 28
3,5751 41. Ellesta..rreand Chester... Average 1331.5 h. 89
231 621. Ercwasn y.... tool.Bn. Bto
1,297 301. Forth ~nd Clyde ....Averave 1401.165. th. 615
,600 10 Grand ~ unction . ItrOl.sh 161
2,0491 11. Grand Union 1001. sh 24
:1,500 .... ..... Grand Surrey
0,000/ 4./. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan 1001• 634
3 b 96
600 13/.125. od. Glamorganshire, Aver. cost 17::1. 13s. 4d. 220
749 10r. Grantham 150/.sh. 203
6,238 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 571. 6s. 6d. sh. 351
100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 10
5.328 I/. ss. Kennet end Avon, Aver. 39/. 18s .10d . sh. 26
2,8971 301. Leeds and Liverpool .................. 100/.sh. 750
5451 1511. Leicester l4O/. sh. 201:
1,897 M. Ids. Leicester and Northampton Aver 13/.108. 81
2.400 11)1. Monmouthshire - lOO/ .sh. 1 8
150 10/. Melton Mowbray 100/ eh. 200
500 251. Mersey and Irwell ...... .- . . lOOl. sh. 565
3,000 It. 10s. Alacclesfield " ...
100/. Li. all pd 46
217 171. Neath 1001.56. 325
2,400 41. Peak Forest Avei..ge about 781. sh. 91
1,118 12s. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/.165. ed. sh. 12
5,669 61, per cent. Rochdale Average 841.611. :931
500 8/. Shropshire .1251. sh. 138
800 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 150
3,60111. 41 pt.!. cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock ......... 121 10s. sh. 11
700 40/. Stafford and Worcester ......... l4O/.sh. 675
500 16/. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280}
300 Pl. Stourbridge .. -.....- ....... .. 1451. sh. 396
3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on-A{7ol Average 791. .... od. sh. 44
533 16/. Swansea 100/ sh. 265
:1,762 I/. 15s. Severn and Wve and Railway AY. 35/. sh. 42
1,60015 h. 32/. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share .. . lOO/. sh. COO
8,149
1,0005h.1 16i.
4000ish.j Warwiek and Birmingham.... 100/.sh 268
950 15s. Warwick and .siapi.sn ..... . ....... 100/. sh. 195
6,01)0 41.05. Worcester and BirminghamAv.7B/.Bs. sh. 68
5,,'00 25s Wilts aid Berke Average 07/. 10s. Bd. sh. 281
000 6s. Iv's-ie., and Essington ...............1251. sh 74
:26 IN:eneticn
My It. Wey and Arun llOl. h. 221
HOCKS.
"0" 3n c Commerc Al ..!001.5h. 66
1,4/65ish. .' C.
East and West India Stock 106
1,235,31011. 60s. p.ct. London _ Stock Chi

Ditto Bonds lOl
2,209 3/. 6,. sd, Bristol
68,324/. W. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lOB
.352,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 991
500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds -, lOll
400.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years lOO
1.500 ..... Deptford Pier 2Ol. sh. 20/. pd 10
BRIDGES.
1,600 les. Hammersmitl • 5O/. sh. 221
7,231 Southwark, Old . . ... . .Av. 63/. 2s Bd. sh. 21
1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 71 Fr cent. sol.sh. 13
J,OOO .. Waterloo lOO/. sh. 3
5,000' 6,25. bZ Ditto, Old Annuities of 81. OO/. pa 21
5,000 193. 3,1. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 18
10,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 991.
5,848 17s Vauxhall Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. 25
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
2,000 3/10s Albion 500/. sh. 501. pd 73
~, €b
per cent .
Allianceßritisn &Foreign 1004 sh. 11/. pd 141
5°.""" f and 151.1
50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 5/. pd 51
24,000 11. per sh. Ada. 5O/. sh. 51. pc! 15
1,9.00 ish. 5/. Birmingham I' ire ..• 5Ol. sh. 55/. pd 1071
20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 2504 sh. 50/. pd 40
12,000 61. percent. British Commercial 5O/, oh. 5/. pd 51
5,000 5/. per cent. Clerical & Medi .11 Life, ICO/.sli. 2110 s pd 44
4,000 21 15s County 100!. sh. 10/. pd 42;
20,000 ss. Eagle 501. sh. 5!. pd sg
~,,,, r 5 per cent./
"'"' / and 301 bs. Economic Life lOOO/. sh. 250/. pd 400
2,271 225. per cent. European Li: •
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O!. sh. 2/. pd 11
,000,000/. 6/.per ct Globe Stock 128
20,000 51* Guardian lOOl. sh. 271/ pd 33
'O,OOO a. S. Hope
2,400 51. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 500/. sh. 50/. pd 131
7,500 Os. Imperial Life lOU sh. 10/. pd 101
13,459 4!. per cent. Indemnity Marine 1001. sh. 8/. pd 25;
2,020 31 10a Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd 92
3/. Ditto Life. 50/. pd 79
10,000 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 30
s,oooLondon,los pd 191
3,900 10s. London, Ship . ........... 25/. eh. 12/. 10s.. pd 191
,000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh.
500,000/.
30,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Life 50/. sh. 2!. pd 217 s
50,000 4/. per cent. Protector Fire 2Ol. sh. 2/. pd 19b Od
10,010 4 per cent. Pr.,te.tant Dissenters 12,0/. sh. Si. pd 51
2.500 U. Provident Life lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 18
00,000 ss. Rock Life .0/. sh. I/. pd 61
89,220/ 5/. percent. Royal Exchange Stock.. 203*
6,000 5 per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 51. id 54
50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. eh. 51. pd 71
JOINT STOCK BANKS.

15,001 6 per cent. Agric. and Cum. of Ireland 25/. sh. 101. pd
5,000 Australwia 4O/. sh. 401. pd 57;
10000 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 5Ol. sh. 10/. pd 13i1
(0,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50!. sh. In!. pd 231
31.000 spercent. London and Westminsterlool sh. 201. pd 221,
60,000 51. London Joint Stock 50/. oh. 10/. pd 12i
3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 100/. sh. 204 pd 50
25,000 Liverpool 100/ sh. 101. pd 211
50p00 71 per sent. Manchester and Liver./ 50h.h. 151
pool Distrizt ' Pd 12
20,000 7 per cent. Manchester 1001. sh. 251. pd 27
20,000 Provincial Bank of Irelandloo/. sh. 251. p 4 43.1
50,410 National Bank of Ireland 504 sh. 174!. pd 161
10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 100/, sh. 351. pd 35
10,000 ...... .. Ditto New lO/. oh. 101 pd 101
10,000 Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 10/. pd 30
6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. 5/. pd 9

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 14.
Mr. Speaker reported the Royal Assent to Exche-
quer Bills (Public Works) Bill, Printed Papers Bill,
Birmingham and Wyrley C trials Union Bill, Crown
Point (Leeds) Bridge and Road Bill, Greenock Im-
provement Bill, Glasgow Bridesvell Bill, Calton of Glas-
gow :Police Bill, Tweeddale Patent Drain Tile and
Brick Company Bill, General Steam Navigation Com-
pany Bill, Newton Abbot, &c. Small Debts Bill, An-
dover Road Bill, Macclesfield and Congleton Road
liagbourne Inclosure Bill, Allerton Inclosure Bill.
Trio LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'Clock.
On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY,
the Taunton Market, Shrewsbury Roads, and other
Bills were read a third time and passed.
The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a pe-
tition from Poole in favour of Church Extension.
The E IA of CHARLEVILLE presented a petition
from the Coroners of the county of Clare for an amend-
ment of the law relating to the office of coroner.
The Earl of ROSE BERY brought in a Bill to
enable the heirs of entail in Scotland to grant perpe-
tual leases for the building of churches.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented
several petitions against the Canada Reserves Bill.
The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions from
several Clergymen against the Canada Reserves Bill.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from
Carlisle in favour of medical reform ; and a petition
from Norwich, praying for a measure to prevent
piracy of patterns.
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented petitions
from several parishes in the county of Southampton,
against any alteration of the Corn-laws.
The Earl of CHARLEVILLE inquired.if the No-
ble Marquis (the Marquis of Normanby) had received
any information respecting the disturbed state of the
county of Limerick, and the outrages committed upon
a gentleman of the name of Hill, to which he (Lord C.)
took the liberty of directing the attention of the Noble
Marquis on the 30th of last month ?
The Marquis of NORMAN BY said that, having
perused all the accounts which had been published re-
specting the occurrences to which the Noble Earl had
drawn his attention, and having compared them with the
constabulary reports—making allowance for some de-
gree of exaggeration—he must say that the statements
of the Noble Earl were well-founded. Some outrages
of an agrarian character had taken place in two
parishes of the county of Limerick—land had
been turned up—and a threatening letter of a
very atrocious character had been sent to Mr. Hill,
reminding him of the death of Mr. Fox. But
as the event which was so alluded to by way of threat
had taken place four years ago, he (the Marquis of
Normanby was inclined to believe that the county had
been in a peaceable state since that time. As soon as
the reports of the outrages in January last reached the
Irish Government, rewards were offered and an increased
constabulary force was sent to Limerick, and peace
had since been effectually maintained.—(Hear, hear,
hear.) He had come down to the House several
evenings, with the intention of giving the Noble Earl
(Charleville) that explanation, but he was prevented
from doing so by the whole of the early part of the
evening being occupied by the di.- -- adt•

oy t.. iscussions introduced by
the Noble Marquis opposite ( Westmeath).—( Hear,
and a laugh.) Whenever similar accounts reached the
Irish Government, every exertion would promptly be
made in all cases to repress disorder, and bring the
delinquents to punishment.
The Earl of CHAALEVILLE said he had re
ceived a letter from Mr. Hill after lie left the House
last night, in which he complained that although the
Government had granted him the protection of the
police, he could not obtain it unless he took and paid
for four or five men. He was informed, upon the best
authority, that such a demand was altogether new and
unheard of, at all events, until the time the Noble Mar-
quis filled the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
He would ask what the police was intended for, and if it
was not the first duty of the Government to afford
protection to respectable and loyal men. Such a pro-
tection might be paid for by landed proprietors or
wealthy individuals, but to a farmer even farming his
own land it amounted to an impossibility and a denial
of all protection. He trusted that it the statement
proved correct, adequate protection would be afforded
without such a penalty being attached to it.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that the Noble
Earl acted under a misapprehension. The general rule
was, that persons could not claim the exc:usive
service of the police, without remunerating them for the
period in which they were at their command. That
force was established for maintaining the general peace
of the country, and not for the peculiar protection of
any individual who might fancy that such protection
was necessary.
Lord ASHBURTON presented a petition in favour
of Church Extension.
The Earl of FINGALL begged leave to correct an
error which had crept into the report of what
he said last night. He was made to say,
that out of thirty-two guardians in the %illage
of Kells. fifteen were ex officio guardians. Their Lord-
ships were aware that only one-third of the guardians
could hold office ex officio, therefore the number of ex
officio guardians could only amount to ten. What he had
stated was, that in thirteen electoral districts there had
been no contest, thereby showing the good feeling
which prevailed, and that seventeen of the guardians
were Catholics, which he did not consider an unfair
proportion.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY was most
anxious not to consume the time of their Lordships on
the last night of sitting ; he would, therefore, content
himself with putting those questions to the Noble Vis-
count, a copy of which he handed to him last night.
The Noble Marquis then read the questions, which re-
lated to the conduct of Lord John flay respecting the
Convention of Bergara.
Lord MELBOURNE said Lord John flay had no
precise instructions to act in the manner he did, but he
acted on the knowledge he had of the views and inten-
tions of her Majesty's Government. The British Go-
vernment were no parties to the treaty of Bergara, and
though they had no doubt the Spanish Government
would perform that treaty, they were not bound to see
that they did so.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented peti-
tions from Protestant Dissenters, praying for the abo-
lition of Church-rates, and of Ecclesiastical Courts, and
that no further grant should be made for the purpose
of education in the State religion.
The Marquis of BUTE presented several petitions
from Scotland, in favour of non-intrusion ; also a peti-
tion from the Presbytery of Ayr, stating the Licencing
Spirit Act 9 George IV., which prevented the sale of
liquors during divine service, was then construed not
to prevent it at any other time, which they considered
illegal, and prayed the House to prevent.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented two peti-
tions from a place in Derby, one against any alteration
in the Corn-laws, and another praying that workhouses
might be exempted from the payment of rates.
The Earl of CLARENDON laid on the table of
the House a paper relating to the Spanish Legion.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved for copies
of any evidence taken with regard to the Corporation of
Dublin by the Commissioners of Inquiry.
Lord MELBOURNE thought that the Noble
Marquis was not sufficiently definite as to the nature
of the papers for which he wished to move.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that was not
his fault. No papers had been laid on the subject be-
fore the House, a-id he could not determine the spe-
cific nature of the evidence which he was anxious to ob-
tain.—(A laugh.)
Lord DUNCANNON.—To what period does it
refer ?