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proposal of the expenditure of sixteen millions
?-11 the railways of Ireland, proposed by the Noble
teerd the Member for Lynn, would, in his (Mr.
zlaaes) ju lgtrient be a mitet preferable expenditure
to the scheme of .seedit,g out two millions of able bodied
men at a cost of 151. per heed. n he would ask,
?,
t. was this money, so edvanced, to be repaid ? He
believed that any such scheme of emigration would ma-
terieally interfere with the voluntary emigration now
Plug on from that country, and would be found most
injurious in its operation. The Hon. Gentleman then
read extracts from reports from an emigration agent in
Montreal, to the effect that the emigrants to the North
American colonies had no difficulty in settling corn--
ffttablv •
e in that coUntry, and that Government
terference should be strongly deprecated. He
believed
that from 300,000/. to 400,0001. was
4titittluallY remitted from the settlers to the aid of
eir friends in Ireland, and he pat it, therefore, to the
Noble Lord whether any attempt made to check this state
of
being
and to paralyse the exertions that are now
ling made, would not be most disastrous. There
• as a vast stream of emigration now going on, and likely
t° go on from Ireland ; and if Government interference
*ere Pi:ooscd, the effect would be to check this
emigration
nee/ scheme
Besides, the Noble Lord proposed no
je/ scheme as a substitute for the present state
be emigration. He did not believe that any
miter instrument could be used for arriving at
wee
than truth, and at what was best and most practicable,
a general Commission of Inquiry. He, therefore,
jrnestly asked the Noble Lord, whether he would press
;Is motion? He was certain that as far as their wish
;et! with the good intentions of the Noble Lord, both the
it",te Earl in the Colonial office, and the Noble Lord
0),..,tue head of the Government, were most ready to co-
Cate with him ; but unless that Commission could
tos'llse funds to carry their object into effect, their efforts
testeeprove abortive. He, therefore, again entreated
Noble Lord to consider whether that was the time
ei,Press such a motion, and whether, after the intima-
h ;1 that had been given him, he ought not to postpone
VI another occasion.
r' GREGORY b ed to assure the House and her
Ilaje , egg stY s Ministers, that this motion had been con-
bed and advocated on their part, with no hostile
eeleet, in regard to the Government. For their sin-
viro. Motive was to free them from the embarrassment
to which they saw them surrounded, But he regretted
• ‘car, from the speech of the Hon. Gentleman, that
beee_rulment did not mean to support the motion. That
etToet, however, was in part compensated by the hope
th. uraged by them that the Government would give it
all the attentive consideration in the Cabinet. Of
adopte measures which it became the Government to
tio, this was the foremost, under the circum-
eoeaee• of the present time, when the whole
tip -.Ltton of Irish society was moved and rooted
from the foundation. Poverty was rampant
sato
ughout that country, and the prospect of
eontinuance of that condition was confirmed by the
thetteeranee that the capital of Ireland was inadquate for
Mon'Pulation. The Noble Lord the Member for Lynn
Aseet? George Bentinck) with a view to remedy this
seele.lcant evil, had brought forward his motion on
pr Y`, which the House had unfortunately thought
• Per to Teject. The Hon. Gentleman had referred in
kidsPeech to the Irish poor-law, which the Noble Lord
had Passed this session, and which he (Mr. Gregory)
WitePP°sed- If that measure had been accompanied
114 e a full and proper plan of colonisation, he could not
• 110,e felt himself called upon to oppose the poor-law as
stosehad done. But unaccompanied with such a
sternigdeianrtY, that law was passed without any of the
t; sent tests, usual to a poor-law, so that in the pre-
te chaff condition of Ireland, every one, who chose, might
eonill. to be relieved from the property of others. The
sequence had, indeed, been immigration into Liver-
Ind other places on this island. What else could
• Wye been the result ? Inquiry had proved that there
not food sufficient for the people ; but the people
pow" sink back on the capital of the country, and
etnoltaY must be bred in consequence. The remedy
4-4elotd ttu have been to have provided for the people who
°caed into England and Scotland, a transit into the
••"•,ar
10,'es, where population was wealth. In Ireland,
•
the was redundant in relation to capital ; across
channel, in England, capital was redundant
relation
to labour ; but in the colonies, land
11" b
so redundant in relation both to capital
Takiellle our, that therefore population became wealth.
• taxede ,He amount of money in which the country was
apMs 41, support its pauperism—looking at the immense
which had been extracted from it to enable its
• try'a borY—who have been well described as their coun-
tb_, ne and sinew—looking at all these amounts, great
good' expenditure was, it had not done a tithe of the
foe ,which the system of the Noble Lord, carried out
syst; less cost, would do. They who advocated this
tvortitilleof colonisation were not met by a denial of its
to do out the benefits which the country hed attempted
°ly Were thrust before their notice. This was the
boorle argument used by them ; this formed the
the uei all their speeches, as if one and all of
the sable
of the Government had conned
Fenifrelfie stereotyped speech to use it on all occasions.
eieerti°u had not yet been carried out on a suffi-
eharZtexleeded scale; it had not yet affected the social
tam Lade,: of Irish society, but with a population reduced
coup Proportioned to the capabilities and limits of
erlior-telltlY, a better state of morals would be induced,
cootfeee"Quld be common, which were almost unheard
`tad commerce would give the industry of the
tionsorinY full
occupation. Pe had referred to the objee-
carried 1•
aes advanced that the emigrants from Ireland
Srely
those Were who daily professed liberal principles, who
Wouldri anxious to trumpet those opinions to the world,
th net propound such opinions as these. They were in
• a habit of attributing the miseries of Ireland, the
aenttrity to life and property, which was so charac-
:rigtic of the present state of society iu that country, to
re imperfect, to the impolitic, to the unjust course of
legislation which had been adopted towards her. Surely
they did not now mean to assert that there was a
damned spot in the Irish character, the effect of which
eould only be obliterated by the destruction of the whole
Celtic race. It had been asserted that the Irish, how-
ever, viell they might conduct themselves when in an
401ated position, and detached from their fellow-eoun-
t
e_rYnien, could not retain their good character when once
, 740ciated with the rest of their turbulent countrymen.
but he had it in his power to paint out the fallacy of
%le
t assertion. He could refer to one instance, authen-
-e, 4ted by Mr. Uniack, where a body of Irish insurgents
attttled at Cape Breton, in the United States, had earned
ofeereputation of being among the best and most sober
ported the motion of the Noble Lord.
teat r* ▪ SMITH said that the Noble Lord who had
addressed the House, wished to impress Hon. Mem •
dno with the notion that he had not any plan to intro-
. heel:Lupo% this subject himself. He thought the course
mole,,.adopted was calculated to mislead the House. The
erre,: -teord drew a distinction between colonisation and
aettiellttieoti which he (Mr. Smith) could never under-
.% le, -111 ancient times colonisatioe was understood.
eater times this had been carried into effect. It was
Who Practised by the Germans of the present day,
ei4earried out with them their spiritual and medical ad-
pee,eB.• But the Noble Lord had endeavoured to connect the
Of thlP_e of this question with Irish affairs. The people
country had thrown down their money freely to
we_ yrish distress, but they were not prepared to
could heir money on schemes merely speculative. He
&tient !I°t think that the Irish population were de-
View o,l° the means of applying their labour with the
floe hi: remuneration. But let them look at the ques-
trar'eetically The Noble Lord had objected to Aus-
G 4'
It • •
ood tx Was known that emigration to the Cape of
of the
,st'Pe was not desirable from the political state
pest -ountry, and it was a fact that during the
to tbYear there were but five hundred emigrants
With the
part of the world. He did
te not iveree
Irish "ue assertion respecting •the incompetency of.the
it t° be emigrants, for from accounts from Australia
re shown that they possessed the qualities that were
off:l°lB4e for emigrants.—(Hear, hear.) In the selection
ite governors discretion was shown, and that was a most
rPortant feature in this question. Lord Grey proposed
• r,,an which was quite in unison with all his notions of
Onisation. lie proposed to build small villages and
rvns, and give them municipal privileges ;
~_4llt that plan had been declared by the
Noble Lord imperfect. Neither bad the Noble
,Lord brought Mr. Godley's plan prominently
aefore the House, probably because he considered that it
Would be impossible to raise the sum of nine millions out
'l an already impoverished set of rate-payers. But what
did the Noble Lord require ? lie asked that an inquiry
Should be instituted into the subject. That inquiry
Would necessarily be required to extend to the colonies,
as Well as to the parent country, and the result would be,
*Liat a stop would be put to all emigration for the present.
iukr‘ present system had so far acted well ; not less than
en7:'°o persons had emigrated from Ireland in the
efe'rse of the last three years, and he thought it uncle-
etde that expectations should have been raised by the
ze,e Lord which would not likely be realised. The
eouruie Lord had brought forward his motion without in-
let:ldling them whether he intended to press it, and the
ane. ec-Seeretary of State had replied without offering
resist
sir eipaettee-
take • ‘-mERT PEEL thought that the House might
have it
Is for granted that whatever arguments could
'lvonte",cen adduced against his Honourable Friend,
Gaeontleunia:_e been brought forward by the Right Hon.
it
o, who, besides the advantage of ability and a
ble ledge of official business, had further the inestima-
The Bight of leisure by his retirement from office.
been ight Gentleman told them that those gentle-
nientiwho held out promises of a splendid system of colo-
teal o°fa when in opposition, dwindled into a puny sys-
the seceenmigration when they once got into office. Then
that the d argument of the Right Hon. Gentleman was,
Principies.3l:°l of emigration was conducted upon a bad
'Where n arsons were sent out to foreign countries,
The next
a ineans had been adopted to receive them.
would wfthdrgument was, that if his Right Hon. Friend
that Which ° jaw his motion, he would be only doing
That wftad been done by those who preceded him.
. peersthe third argument, and it only, in his (Sir
Noble Lord furnished another reason why the
Ri ht
should not adopt that very course. The
here, h",ull. Gentleman would have done well to conclude
Pleas, u‘ he proceeded to show, in a peculiar strain of
Tadr,,
what the various plans of colonisation were
neen brought forward ;
t :n, scheme of the J d
tt
arntight forward_ hie and first, he referred
u ge Advocate. The Noble Lord
Party polio motion not in any spirit of
_ but because it was now time that full in-
woure'nould be made, and he trusted that all parties
see fit that
east lam Par
•) diseredit u o")
ceded at such a motion should be
His Noble Friend desired to
thee
o • the 4ilure _p on the Government. He was aware
Simply
to she fault on the part of the Government, but
ment to eoo„,ree of eircumstanees, which were suffi-
Fenuity could balance the best scheme that human in-
tut he (Sir bye 47 brought forward on this subject.
ciehtiora'".....,l eel) was departing from the Right
"44
5 argument, The }tight lion. Gentle-

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man afterwards referred to the colonisation scheme
of Lord Grey, which he characterised as a scheme
brought into existence on a Friday, and withdrawn on
the following Tuesday. Why, he ought to have told
the House that Earl Grey was a most successful framer
of schemes. lie was a member of the Ministry, and
some of his plans were to be put in operation
now.—(Hear, hear.) A great deal was said of an-
tipathies existing between the Ams,lo-Saxons and
Celtic races. There were no such antipathies existing
and the best proof of this was furnished by the unos-
tentatious aid rendered by the Society of Friends and
others in this country. who had sent no less than 57,0001.
to aid in alleviating the distress in Ireland, and all this
done, it should be remembered, from the purest
principles of humanity. He trusted that the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government would take some
means to further the objects sought by his Noble Friend,
for the Government might rest assured that a good sys-
tem of colonisation would act in a better manner than
any such grants as had been lately made by the Go-
vernment. tie was sure that it would be better to en-
courage a system of colonisation, to give a spur to in-
dustry, and a motive for exertion, than to encourage them
to look to this country in every season of scarcity and dis-
tress. They had a large population in Ireland incurring a
heavy charge upon the land, while on the other side they
had a number of magnificent provinces which were im-
perfectly populated. Bear in mind that if they reduced
that population they improved the colonies, and added
to the importance of the parent country. Having these
two facts before them, it was not too much to ask Go-
vernment to consent to a proceeding which left every-
thing in their own hands.—(Hear, hear.) Why
should not they inquire whether or no some
progress cannot be made towards relieving Ireland,
and at the same time strengthening the colonies in their
feelings of attachment towards this country. They
proposed no scheme. They wanted merely inquiry.
Let the Emigration Commissioners take the matter into
their hands. Let them watch the progress of colonisa-
tion in South Australia. Let them inquire what were
the original difficulties that attended that system, and
having discovered its advantages, let the Commissioners
make a report upon the expediency of applying the same
principles to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. At first
the experiment of colonising in South Austrailia failed,
but when they sent out a good governor in the person
of Captain Grey, all the difficulties attending upon emi-
gration were overcome, and the colony had been con-
verted from a state of despairing pauperism, into one
of prosperity, influence, and wealth. Why could they
not raise up a similar colony in Canada? True, the ex-
periment had been tried in New Zealandyand failed, but
the difficulties had resulted from the character of the
governors, and not from any defects in the plan. But
they could find other Captain Greys to conduct their
plans, with regard to Canada, and he did hope the
Noble Lard would not object to the motion of his Noble
Friend. Let them forget their past difficulties and
failures, and see if they could not devise some plan
which might relieve Ireland of her redundant population
by transferring them to the British colonies—removing
them from a state of extreme destitution to a situation
of comfort and affluence.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL freely avowed that he had
had opportunities of considering the difficulties of this
subject, and of weighing the information which had
been received by Government, and he therefore felt
himself bound to state all the modifications which
had taken place in the principles of colonisation, as laid
down by the Noble Lord. He would not follow the
Noble Lord into that speech which related to the number
of destitute persons in Ireland, but he would go at once
into that part of the subject which related to colonisa-
tion. Now the subject of colonisation had not been left
entirely and absolutely in the hands of the Government,
nor was emigration confined entirely to the destitute, or
poor who were scarcely removed from a state of
starvation. Government had, nevertheless, done
their best to render emigration safe ; and in the
first place, they bad established an Emigration
Commission, consisting of three gentlemen, to
whose intelligence and ability the Right Hon. Gentle-
man who had just sat down had paid a great compli-
ment, who were engaged in watching the progress of
emigration, and taking care, under the provision of the
law, and under the direction of the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, that it
was conducted in the safest possible manner.
When the emigrants arrived in Canada, in consequence
of a rate taken, those who were sick were provided for
in hospitals, while those who could travel to their desti-
nations, were forwarded by means of the fund provided
by this rate. Therefore it was not the case that emi-
grants were unprovided for. But many of them emi-
grated at the cost of their landlords, who took care to
find them sufficient to carry them to their destination.
Again, others were carried out by means of
funds transmitted to them by their relations,
and no less than 120,000 persons had thus
emigrated in the course of the present year.
But this information was viewed with considerable
distrust on the other side of the Atlantic. Measures, it
was well known, had been taken by the Government of
the United States for the purpose of placing a consi-
derable restriction on this system of emigration, and by
a letter from the Governor of Canada it was shown that
the opinion in their Canadian colonies was in favour of a
similar system of restriction against the enormous tide
of emigration. Similar dispatches were received from
the governors of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They
seemed to think that the immigration of persons would
lead to distress and misery. Thus great alarm was al-
ready occasioned. The months of May and June were
the most favourable to emigration, and the returns came
down only to the middle of May. They might
therefore calculate that not less than 200,000 persons
d ewfwoneordreue,
oaf.
about
the
oxauiot have
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tcneleftcommence
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mt
month.rshoresccoe u
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Government
s tveheren smo)p,esicountrytnnetimol.: before
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they
sation, because such an opinion would only
thebe tinientitbz
disappointment,state
States
had taken andme
asausrtehs the Governmentteoliltpowrwevent
the influxux of emi-
assubb
juetetrsietthethcaotionthieesy,
grantsshould
not
ointflhietrutpeorii•littohreiiersr,
the pauperism which they found it so difficult to grapple
with at home. No Government could provide mills and
coals to the distant part of Canada, the Government of
Canada could not do it • the progress of colonisation
would do it, do it well and successfully as it had done
to the United States. But when an Hon. Gentleman,
only looking at the evil enduring in Ireland, made gene-
ral propositions, he did not take into consideration the
attendant difficulties which would transfer the 'people of
one country to starve in another. The people should not
be encouraged to believe that they had it in their power
to .transport the people from a state of destitution in
one country to that of happiness in another. The feel-
ings of the 'colonists, for many reasons, should be re-
spected. With respect to the notion of the Noble
Lord, he had one remark to make on that very
dispatch which had been quoted, and which if
he did intend to offer any opposition to the ad-
dress, would impose very great difficulties indeed.
If the Noble Lord desired that the Crown should take
the subject into consideration, he could not resist the
motion, but the Noble Lord had not fixed the terms of
his motion in that shape. He had proposed that a Com-
mission should be appointed, which should make further
inquiry into the means for promoting colonisation.
Arid, first, with respect to the present condition of Ire-
laod, such a Commission is not necessary ; for on that
subject they had abundant information ; and with re-
spect to any which might be desired relative to colonisa-
tion, he considered the best which could be atlorded
would be that which could be obtained from the British
American Consuls. He remembered that one gentle-
man had proposed that a Commission should go over to
Canada, and hold public meetings, and there explain
the principles of colonisation, and obtain the assent
of the different communities. Now nothing could
be more uncertain ; of course, they would obtain
the assent to any resolution of the kind on which
only one side was heard, but it would not come
with the weight of any legislative authority.
If they really wanted valuable information they should
look to the Governor- General, and apply for his coun-
sel. Indeed no man could be more capable of giving
sound advice than Lord Elgin.—(Hear, hear.) They
should have the opinion of the Provincial Assembly.
How could that be done—not by a new Commission- ?
How could they enter into any inquiries with the Le-
gislature ? Such should come from the Crown, and
therefore he did not see the necessity of a Commis-
sion. Was this Commission then wanted to in-
quire in this country ? They were told that they had
three gentlemen who were well acquainted with the
subject in all its branches, who were members
of land societies, and were practical men.
There was another objection to these plans ; they were
so various and so opposite, that it was difficult to say
which bad the least objection. They all appeared to be
good, but when they came-to be examined by practical
men, they were found to be utterly deficient. For these
reasons, therefore, he thought it far better that the plan
should be left in the hands of the Executive Government.
He would say that the Government was quite ready to
instruct the Governor of the Canadas, to consult the
legislatures of the provinces as to the best plan of emi-
gration which it would be advisable to adopt. He was
quite ready to do that, and to lay the result on the table
of the House, and to give the opinion which the Govern-
ment entertained respecting it in a future session of Par-
liament. He supposed the Noble Lord did not mean
that there should be anything done this present session,
or that any measures should be taken which
would have the effect of checking the stream of emi-
gration which was then proceeding from Ireland. Of
all the plans which were proposed the most practical
appeared to him to be the adoption of a system of pub-
lic works in the colonies, but at the same time under the
present strain on the finances of the country, and the
great absorption of capital in the railways in this king-
dom, he thought that such a scheme was at present
most inopportune and unseasonable. Such a plan, how-
ever, though not suited to this particular period, was, he
was persuaded, the best that could be adopted, and was
supported by the universal testimony of all those who
were best acquainted with the subject of colonisation to
North America. This being the case, he was quite
ready to assent to address the Crown to the same effect
as that referred to by his lion. Friend; but he was not
ready to assent to an address for the appointment of a
Commission to inquire immediately into the subject
of colonisation, as he believed such Commission would
awo
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probably
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utterly impracticable. He thought it far better
there-
fore that the subject should be left in the hands of the
Executive Government—fully
moderation of the Noble Lord who had brought the
subject forward, in admitting his desire not to
embarrass
the Government, and that he was solely influenced by a
wish to relieve the country from the
difficulties
in which
it was at present involved.
Mr. HOPE thought the appointment of the Commis-
sion, attended with advantage, and though the subject
was surrounded with considerable difficulties. an Jai.
partial iivesitigution of the whole giuttg would enable

them to come to a satisfactory conclusion with regard to
it, and tend to relieve, to a very considerable extent, the
present distress under which Ireland was,labouring. The
Noble Lord stated. in effect, that any plan of emigration
now adopted, a utile' cheek the emigration at present pro-
coe ding. On the contrary, his (Mr. Hope's) opinion was
that ad had already left Ireland, who could do so. And
he differed with the Noble Lord, when he seemed to sup-
pose that the ohjsct of the Noble Lord (Lincoln)
was to shovel crowd= of paupers out of the country. His
intent was to employ the people when they got to the
other side of the water. It was a noble scheme, not one,
to be sure, which would entail no expense on the coun-
try, for colonisation could not be carried out without a
large outlay, but the expenditure was most profitably
made. The same money might result in permanent
good if laid out thus, which, when spent in
temporary relief, would only leave the objects on whom
it was applied, to fall again into poverty and pauperism.
He had referred only to some of these subjects, because
they had been noticed by the Hon. Member for Lambeth,
and not because they had any bearing on the subject.
But he justified his vote on the present question as just
in support of the motion of the Noble Lord.
Mr. HUME said, it had been said by the Hon. Gen-
tleman, that very few of the colonies had a desire for
self-government. He denied that, and he would shortly
show on what ground. The question before the House
especially bore upon Ireland. Why, he asked, had they
had so much difficulty in promoting emigration from Ire-
land? The reason was that the colonies were ill governed,
and that was the only reason. He could quote an example
of bad government. Just that very day a packet of
papers had reached him from Prince Edward's Island,
and what did they think was the state of that island ?
Why, Governor Huntley, who had retained his office
for the last twenty-five years, was found in antagonism
to the inhabitants of the island. Last year they cen-
sured him in the Assembly, and this year the free po-
pular Assembly, under a free constitution, voted by a
majority of 18 to 3, for a responsible and en-
lightened governor in his place. Let them give
the people constitutional government and good
governors, and he had no hesitation in point-
ing to the good results which must certainly follow.
Responsible government in the colonies had not been
carried out, and he believed that the plan of the Noble
Lord would not be successful unless the course which
he pointed out was pursued.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said what he hoped was
that there would be a vvell regulated system ofemigration.
From his own experience he believed that emigration
to a great extent in Ireland would be most injurious, for
it would take out of the country a class that was most
valuable, namely, those who possessed a little money.
It was said that emigration would check itself, and he
believed that such would be the case • and he believed
that they would have a reflex from the shores of the
Atlantic. He, for one, would be glad to see other coun-
tries colonised by Irishmen, who would carry out the
feelings of Irish origin.
Lor J. MANNERS said, that although the Hon.
Gentleman who had last sat down had concluded with a
well merited eulogium on Mr. Godley, yet there was one
remark which ought to be noticed by some Members of
the House; that remark was, that the effect of Mr. God-
ley's plan would be to throw some two millions of starv-
ing human beings on the shores of America, or their
own Canadian colonies, without the means of subsistence.
He denied that this assertion was founded on fact.
Sir W. JAMES wished to know from the Noble Lord
et the head of the Government, whether he had stated
that a special inquiry should be instituted into this
subject ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that special inquiry
would be made, but not by a commissioner, as desired
by the Noble Lord.
Sir W. JAMES said, that the speech of the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government got rid of the Noble
Lord's (Lincoln) motion by a species of side wind.
His speech was directed to the mere words, and not to
the substance of the motion of the Noble Lord, and the
opposition which he offered was calculated to defeat the
end and aim which the motion contemplated, and which,
it was almost universally admitted, would mitigate the
evils under which Ireland was suffering.
Mr. SCOTT could not but regret that the Noble Lord
had only adopted the words of the motion ; but he
trusted that, as there was to be an inquiry, that it would
embrace every branch of the subject.
Mr. AGLIONBY felt convinced that the self-
supporting system of colonisation could be carried on
without entailing a farthing's expense, and he did hope
that system would have a fair trial.
Lord LINCOLN replied—He adhered to the views he
had endeavoured to explain in the early part of
that evening., and ho could not refrain from
thinking that the inquiry would have been
better conducted if by a Special Commission,
He regretted, therefore, that the spirit as well as the
words of his resolution had been adopted by the Govern-
ment, but he was net without hopes that good would
result from the discussion.—The motion was agreed to.
Mr. BOUVERIE moved for copies of all corres-
pondence between the chairman of the board of guardians
of the union of Warminster and the Poor-law Com-
missioners, relative to the refusal of the vicar of
Warminster to bury Sarah Garrett, a pauper
of that union. Of all correspondence between
the chairman and vice-chairman of the said
board of guardians and the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, on the same subject. Of all corres-
pondence between the Secretary of State for the Home
Department and the Diocesan of the said Vicar, upon
the same subject. The Hon Member was proceeding to
explain his reason for bringing forward the motion,
when,
Mr. HEALEY said that at that hour of the morning
he did not see the propriety of entering into a discus-
sion of this nature, and ho should move that the House
be counted.

Vv
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when
there being only 31 Members present, the House stood
adjourned till to-morrow.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

.From the Votes and Proceedings of the Rouse of Commons.)

TUESDAY, JUNE I.
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.

The following Resolutions were reported from the above
Committee :

1. That in the case of the Warwick County Prison petition
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
2. That in the case of the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks
petition the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :
That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
3. That in the case of the South Devon Railway 'petition,
for additional provision, the standing orders ought not to be
dispensed with.
First and second resolutions agreed to.--Report to lie on
the table.

WILSON'S ENTERTAINMENT ON
THE SONGS OF THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD.

On Monday, at the Music Hall, Store-street, Mr. Wilson I
gave a selection from the songs of Hogg, the Ettrick
Shepherd, for the first time in London, and we do not
recollect ever being more charmed with any selection.
Everybody in the Hall seemed to be of the same mind,
for the songs were all received with great enthusiasm,
and many of them demanded a second time. There is
abundance of variety in the selection of songs, which, by-
the-by, Wilson always attends especially to, and wherein
lies, apart from his exquisite interpretation of the poets
of his native land, much of the charm of his entertain-
ment. We had songs of war, lays of love, laments, and
lilts of humour. Hogg, as Wilson remarked, might be
termed the poet of the Jacobites, for to him we are in-
debted for many spirited translations from the Gaelic
Jacobite songs, and those in the present selection are
likely to become as popular as the " Wha wadna fecht
for Charlie?" " Cam ye by Athol'?" " Flora Mac-
donald's Lament," &c. What could be more spirited
and effective than "Come o'er the stream, Charlie," as
given by Wilson? How quaintly, too, he gave Bauldie
Frazer's account of the Battle of Culloden! and as a
contrast nothing could be more touching than the
Lament of the Highland maid after the battle of Cul-
loden, while she is sitting weeping over a bloody plaid,
the only relic of her slain lover, beginning " Why weeps
yon -Highland Maid?" The melody of this is very old,
and is sweetly wild and pathetic, breathing most melan-
cholily the sentiment of the poetry. Another of this
description is the Lament of the Stuarts of Appin, truly
a noble song, with most appropriate and exquisite
music. The extent of compass of some of these melodies
renders them difficult to be sung but by such a voice as
Wilson's. The melody of "The Stuarts of Appin"
ranges two octaves. The description of the border
foray, with the illiterative title " Lock the door,
Lariston," was extremely effective, and but for
its length and the number of songs Mr. Wilson
had to sing, would have been insisted on a second time.
The popular song of " When the kye come Name," was
also deliciously rendered, and merited the encore it re-
ceived. But last, though not least, we come to the gem
of the evening, " The Skylark." This concluded the
first part, was rapturously encored, and nearly de-
manded a third time. The poetry, beginning " Bird of
the wilderness," is extremely beautiful, and the melody
most appropriately suited to it. The chirrups of the
lark, in the symphonies and accompaniments, added
much to the effect. This song created quite a furore.
There were many distinguished persons present, all of
whom seemed delighted with the efforts of the minstrel,
and we would suggest to Wilson a repetition of the
songs of the Ettrick Shepherd, on an early occasion, as
being likely to be the most attractive he could give ;
and one requires to hear such songs twice at least to get
familiar with them. There could not be a better proof
of the audience being delighted, than their encoring the
last song in the programme, and not one person left the
room till everything was finished. How different is
this from concerts generally ! Many persons, who do
not like to leave their own homes in the evening, will
, be glad to karn that Mr. Wilson is to give one morn-
, ing performance in Willis's Rooms, St. James's, next
Fr,day.

TIIE DUKE or BUCKINQIIAM.—A correspondent
sends us the following :—" Painful rumours are afloat as to
matters at Stowe-house, the residence of the Duke of Buck-
ingham. The result of the circumstance is said to be a de-
termination on the part of his Grace and the Duchess to leave
England for a few years. It is said that Stowe-house will
be shut up, and the gamekeepers, &c., dismissed. We under-
stand the Marquis of Chandos will forthwith form an esta-
blishment, and take up his residence at Wootton-house."
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" Rowland's " precedes the name of the article on the
wrapper of each, as spurious limitations of the most dele-
terious character are abroad.