The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-03 00:00:00

NATIONAL FAST.

Mr. PLUNIPTRE said, that in consequence of what had
fallen from the Noble Lord (J. Russell), on the subject of a
national fast, he (Mr. Plumptre) begged to withdraw his mo-

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tion on the same subject.
CASE OF Sltt THOMAS BRISBANE MAKERSTON
AND WILLIAM MALCOLM FLEMING.

Dr. BOWRING moved that the petition of Sir T. M.
Brisbane Makerston and William Malcolm Fleming be printed
with the votes.— Agreed to.
OUTRAGES IN MAYO.—SEED FOR IRELAND.

Mr. DILLON BROWNE wished to put the two
questions to the Right Honourable the Secretary fur
Ireland of which he had given notice some time be-
fore. The Right Honourable Gentleman had made a
statement, in his place in the House, that certan illegal
combinations prevailed in the county of Mayo for the pur.
pone of preventing the cultivation of the soil. He (Mr. D.
Browne) had lately received a communication from that county,
stating that the Right Hon. Gentleman was misinformed in
that particular ; and among these communications he might
instance tne from Mr. Phillips, a resident magistrate, who
said that every person, on the contrary, was most anxious for
the cultivation of the land. Now, the question he wished
to ask was, on what authority the Right Hon. Gentleman
bad made that statement, the parties who had communicated this
information, and whether any motives were assigned as a ground
for these outrages, particularly as respected the county Mayo,
and as they were affected by the relations between landlord
and tenant. He also wished to know whether it was the in-
tention of the Government to supply seed for Ireland in suffi-
cient quantities to relieve the necessities of the people?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that, with respect to the first
question asked by the Hon. Gentleman, he had every reason
to believe that the statement he had made in the House was
essentially true ; he did not mean that it was general, but in
particular portions of the country an organised combination did
exist to discourage the cultivation of the soil. The best
answer, perh:ps, he could give would be to read a letter he
had received from a person on whose word he could place
every reliance ; and having said this, perhaps the Hod.
Member would not press for the name of his correspondent.
(falr'mheerns Right Hon. Hon. Gentleman then read a letter, dated Feb-
ruary,
which stated that an organised body were actually
stirring
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tet
er peopleteu nitns, Mayo,
against particularly
cultivating
the
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small
ssoil,
and representing that they would be better remnnerated
by labouring on the public works, which theyalleged would
continue
continue for an indefinite period. This spirit he (the corres-
pondent) was sorry to say was
gaining ground in the country. )
With respect Ito the second question, he (Mr. Labouchere)
would answer it in a way similar to the first, by *reading to the
Hon. Member, and to the House, a letter he had received on
the subject of seed from a member of the Irish Government.
HIGHWAYS
Mr. RICE, seeing the Right AlrSHon..Baronet the Secretary
wished to ask him
introduceinhisplace,
any Bill this session for
forif Government the llom e Departmentinteuded to
the management of the highways;?
Sir GEORGE GREY said a Bill was last session drawn
up on the subject alluded to by the Honourable
Member, which had since been revised and amended, and if an
opportunity offered it would be introduced in the course of the
present session.
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JUSTICES OF LANCASTER.

Mr. T. DTINCONII3E said that it was his intentioa to call
the attention of the House to e petitions which he
pre-
sented from Warrington, complaining of the conduct of Alessrs:
Lyen and S.ubbi, justices of the county of Lancaster, in the ci-
erciie of their summary jurisdiction, on the trial of four won king
men for leaving their employ, and to submit a motion thereon.-
He understood, however, that the subject had been under the
consideration of the Government, and he should like to know
from the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, the result of the consideration of the
Government.
Sir GEORGE GREY said that the attention of the
Government had been directed, not to the allegations as they
appeared upon the face of the documents
before the House,
but with respect to the irregularity complained of in a petition
recently presented to the House. The result of that conside-
ration was, that the Government had come to the conclusion
that the convictions were illegal, and that the petitioners
were entitled to take advantage of the informality set forth in
their petition.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that having heard from the
Government that the magistrates had acted in an illegal
manner he was perfectly satisfied, and would therefore with-
draw his motioa