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terror and alarm they might obtainthat enfranchisement which
had been taken away when nothing but sound justice and good
policy demanded its extension. At that late hour of the night
he should not go into other matters with respect to the Irish
franchise, on which they had heard so much in the course of
the debate, but that the Right Hon. Gentleman as well as.
others had made appeals to him as to his opinions upon two.
most important questions—in respect to the Repeal of the.
Union, and relation to the general permanency of the Reform
Bill. With respect to the Repeal of the Union he had nothing
to add or retract from the opinions he had already stated.
(Hear, hear.) These opinions were read by the Right Ho-
nourable Gentleman the Member fur Pembroke last. nights
and were exactly in comformity with the:opinions stated by the
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in the name of himself, and Go-
vernment in November last. The opinions thus given put
by authority in which his Noble Friend the Lord-Lieutenasit
declared that the Repeal of the Union would be fraught with
calamity, and must lead to the separation of the two countries..
These were his opinions; but hie they were so, the mores
he considered it a calamity, the more he dreaded suds
a calamity coming on the country the more he cons dered tine
just complaints of the people of Ireland.—(Loud cheers.) It
he were indifferent to the Union—if he thought that that Union
might be di•solved without much harm or inconvenience—if
it were merely a secondary question —he should hardly feel so
great an interest in opposing the Noble Lord's Bill.—( Hear. )
But it was because he liked—because he was attached to, and
bcsause he wished to maintain the Union, that he felt himself
bound as an English Mamber of Parliament as well as a Mi-
ni ter of the Crown, to see that the people were not wronged
by such a measure. —( Cheers.) Again, with regard to the
I Reform Bill, his opinions were the same as he had declared in
his latter to the electors of Stroud, in which he had placed thews
on record. With regard to its being a permanent measure,
his opinions were unchanged, as they were also with regard to
the inexpediency and danger of reconstructing the epresenta-
tion of the country. But with such a case as was then made
out to the 110115 C—with such a case, with regard to the fran-
chise in Ireland, as had been stated to them,—when it was
shown, on the one side, that the measure would lead to the
establishment of almost any kind of vote, while, on the other
hand, it was contended that it would extinguish the franchise,
he thought such case justified him in interfering with the
Irish Reform Bill. He did not shut his eyes to the danger of
encroaching on that measure, and for that reason he
should have been reluctant and unwilling to
interfere at all with the Irish Reform Act, until
it was made absolutely necessary ; it was now made necessary,
not only by the introduction of the. Bill of the Noble Lord,
but by the votes of the House during the past Session. With
respect to the franchise they propose to give, he considered
that there would be no ground or precedent for claiming such
a franchise for England. He had given the number of free-
holders in five counties in Ireland, and he should read the num-
ber in two counties in England, one of which the Noble Lord
opposite represented, and the other being represented by
his Noble Friend the Chief Secretary for Ireland. In Lan-
cashire the total number of freeholders was 16,875,
and the total number in the registry was 27,796 i;
in York the number was 26,022, and the total on
the registry was 49,529. Thus in these two English
countries alone there was a total of 67,325, and when such
was the franchise in England, when it extended to so many,
and when the franchise in Ireland was so restricted, was there
not a danger that the extreme disparity might make the Irish
discontented?—(Loud cheers.) With respect to the whole of
the question, he was not a believer in the notioa that the Irish
people would be so exasperated by the proceedings of that
House as that they would transfer their allegiance to
any foreign power ; he had no apprehension of that..
But the matter was nevertheless of grave importance..
With regard to foreign nations, was it nothing when they had
a treaty with any great Foreign Powers, or with America—
was it nothing that those communications should come from
the Minister of a Queen who reigned over a kingdom united in.
hearts and affections ? All that could be said was that there•
was discontent in a third part of the empire—that a portion C‘
it was subjected to tumult and convulsion. He would put it no
further than that. As far as that they all felt the value of main-
taining the people of this country fully united. With respect
to the Ivople o: Ireland he begged to say he hoped they would
not be led away by those representations, which he had no doubt
the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin himself sincerely be-
lieved, but he thought that that Hon. and Learned Gentleman
was under a misapprehension with regard to the people of
England—he hoped that the people of Ireland would not be
led away by the representation that the people of England, or
any great portion of the people of England, entertained any
hatred towards the Irish people. There had been many re-
ligious prejudices in existence of old, no doubt—there had
been many instances of cruelty exercised, but he did not:
think that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman derived any
benefit from those old recollections:—" Utinam meliorem debit
Deus bis quoque finem." He entreated him to disbelieve there
was any such disinclination to do justice to the people of Ire-
land. He believed that the course pursued had constantly
been to lay before that House all the grounds for
and against any measure, either for lessening or in-
creasing the franchise of the people of Ireland.—( Hear. )
The measure for increasing might be met with indifference on
the part of many, but his belief was, if it were urged in a spirit
of good sense anti reason, lie would say not without vehemence,
because he thought that vehemence might be properly used in
a just cause; but without any undue intemperance ur unjust
reflections on the people of England, that people would be
ready, and anxious, and gratified to do any acit that they would
thnk for the benefit of Ireland. The people,i,:of Ireland had
suffered many disqualifications, their corporations were exclu-
sive monopolies. These evils were felt by the great body of
the people, but in the end they had been get rid of ; and h.
believed this, that the inestimable benefits •of the Consti-
tution would confer on the people, of Ireland
the ample advantages it was calculated to give. Justice might
be thwarted, but in the end it would prevail.—( Tremendous
cheering.) And in the security of that coetiction he fear-
lessly relied on the result of a division.
The House then divided, when the numbers were

For the second reading
For the amendment
Majority for Ministers
The announcement of the majority was received with loud
cheers from the Ministerial benches.
Lord J. RUSSELL then announced that the Bill would
be committed pro forma on Monday night, when his Noble
Friend (Lord 11Iorpeth) would give notice of the evening when
it should be proceeded with.
The other Orders of the Day were thendisposed of, and the
House adjourned at a Quarter before Three .'Clock.

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COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.—At the meet-
ing of the Court ye.terday, Mr. Wire moved a vote of
thanks to Sir'RJbert Stopford, Sir Charles Napier, Sir
Charles Smith, and to the several Captains, Officers, Sea-
men, and Royal Marines, for the zeal and bravery
di,•-
playcd by them during the late operations on the coast of
Syria, and also that the Court should present a sword to
each of the three gallant Commanders. A counter-motion
was proposed by Mr. Peacock, to the effect that a vote of
thanks should to given to these distinguished Officers,
and be communicated to them is boxes made of the heart
of cak, as more congenial to the characters of the givers
as well as the receivers. The amendment was carried by,
a great majority ; and the thanks will, therefore, to pre-
sented in splendid boxes made of oak.
ARMY AND NAVY.—The March Number of
the United Service Journal, and Naval and Military
Magazine, contains, among other imp°, taut papers—The
Fir ifications of Paris examined practically (with a Plan)
—Mil!ta-y Mathematics—The British Colonies consi-
dered as Military Posts, by Lieu•.-Col.
land's Wooden Walls ; The Sybille—Narrative of Lieut.
Fred. J. White, R. M., of his Capture and Imprisonment
by the Cat-lists—Voyages of the Adventure and
Beagle—The Mids of Other Days, by. Jonathan
Oldjunk, Esq., R.N., No. 2—Personal Adventures and
Excursions in Georgia, Circassia, and Russia, by Lieut.-
Col. G. Potaitt Cameron, K.T.S., &c.—Lines on the
Loss of H. M. S. Fairy—Notices of Steam Navigation—.
Our Naval Preparations—Stations of the British Army
and Royal Navy in Commission on Ist of March, 1841,
&c.—With all the Naval and Military Intelligence of the
Month.
EDITED BY THEODORE HOOK, ESQ.—The

March Number of Colburn's " New Monthly Magazine and
Humorist,"contains—Fathers and SonF,by the Editor—The
Friend in Need, an Extravagimaaltfter Sterne, by Tho-
mas Hood, Esq.—Might ag 'nit Right, a Romance of the
Tyrol, by the Hon. E. P ps—Maria Louisa as Duchess
of Parma— Foreign S !ling, by Nimrod—Morals and
Manners of the 16tfi and 17th Centuries—The Life and
Adventures of Chirles Chesterfield, the Youth of Genius,
by Mrs. Trollop—Pellets for Proaers—Anti-Pacification,
by Laman Blanchard, Esq.—A Winter and Summer is
Canada, by Frederick Tolfrey, Esq.—The French Press
---Don't you wish you may get it ?—Literature of the
Month.

THE BOOK WITHOUT A NAME.—The work
announced as " The Book Without a Name," by Sir
Char es and Lady Morgan, has already excttsd consi-
derable curiosity. We have heard it is composed of
most amusing sketches of society, from the fashionable
coteries of May Fair, to the equally exclusive circles of
the little great people of Pimlico and the parts adjacent,
exhibiting their prevailing (oilier in a mannearr
acats faithful,
targets at
as entertaining, andyourtraying cewitthajanhresemblance e"-
spicuous features; eso that
cannot fail to be eadily recognised.
Besides which, ve
are told, these clever writers have treated a variety of
0 in the same pleasant style •
other popular subjects
Cookery, antiquarianism, physic, and even ....
picture,
some things
available, are set up by thenLa
ANIORE,
arrows of the' • -
which they direct the a v it so eiLctually,
apparently less
attractive
of the reason.
that the work is expected to be one of the most-'
KING'S COUNTY ELECTION, T
MONDAY EVENING. —The polling commenced this
•aid from the start Mr. Armstrong led
mg, morn-
the way
hourly increasing o his majority. The Bill f Lord '
peth has raised the enthusiasm of the Mnr_
people to the hi li
pitch, as they now see they have something to hopeg eat
to struggle for, At the close on Monday g and
were declared as follows : the numbers

Armstrong ........................ 204
Bernard ........................... 129
Majority eve: the ..
Stanleyites... 75
We were shown, a few days since, some writing
paper, with maker'; name, and dated 1842. Persons
drawing up documents of importance should be careful
not to use any post-dated paper, 113 it may lead to unplea-
sant mistakes in future. We remember an instance within
our knowledge, where a man went to prove a debt of 601.
under a bankrurcv, but was unable to do so, in conse-
quence of the paper bearing date subsequent to the alleged
transaction.— Cheltenham Examiner.
On the I Ith of February, 1840, three English.
men were walking on a beaten path across the sand-hills
in Capeetne to gain the sca-side. One of them said
bonjour to a man who saw them approaching, and who
retuined the civility. No sooner had they crossed, than
he ran up and demanded their name,. Two refused to g.ve
them ; one, knowing that he had done no harm, gave his
arnc,and this man wh turned out to be the guaruian, makes
out a proces-verbal against the party for tresra.,sing on
the Etabiissements du Port de houl9gr.e, which i. duly
forwarded to the l'refet of the Department, who fines the
party, without hearing a word in his defence, in the sum
of francs ! Of thii be gets notice on the 23th of
January of this year, and is very politely requested to. pay
it at the Bureau des Domaines to avoid expenses. How
is A foreigner to know which sand-hill is opcnf or his walks,
which is not ? For ourselves, we have 19: en here off and on
for 11 years, but we had no idea it was defendued to walk
upon the Capecure sand-hills.—Boulogne Gazette,
Mr. Sheridan Knowles has, it is said, consented
to write a new play, for the purpose of introducing Mr.
Charles Ken in an criginal part, whenever be
entered into an engagement at Covent-garden a
market.
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