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portation of Irish cattle, and subsequently there was a simile
prohibition with respect to salt meat from Ireland. He was
therefore inclined to think that there was a large pecuniary
debt due from England to Ireland.—Hear.) He trusted that
the measures that would be proposed would be of that large
character that would meet all the difficulties that existed la
that country.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH— There was no country in
the world that had a larger stake in agriculture than Ireland.
Notwithstanding all this, his Noble Friend had just said heThe 'a
trusted that Government would not adopt his advice.
remedial measures which had been proposed were entitled to
stl
respect, but he trusted that the condition of the country'
would not be put on merely vague premises. ,1
The Earl of RODEN would take the present opportunity
of saying a few words. He could very well enter Into t
feeling of the Noble Lord who had drawn such a picture or
the wretchedness of the Irish feelings. In
amount.of wretched-
ness that harrowed up the feelings. In the course of 0,08
week the whole food of the people of that country vas ""
stroyed. The people of England felt acutely the state of he t
people of Ireland, and of this he had every day's experience
blamed
prove. He must agree with his Noble Friend when he ,
the Government for having agreed to the Labour Act
The answer that had been given to that was, that Governase?
was not aware of the extent of the calamity that prevailed 1°
Ireland. He could not omit referring to one circumstallee
that was of great importance to Ireland, and that was her bet •
governed by a native. He would not be doing justice to that
nobleman if he did not state that he was doing all in his poly.. t
to meet the distress of that country. He (the Lord Lieuterli"
of Ireland) was acquainted with the Irish character, and *est
therefore, qualified to give the Home Council the requisite sad
vice, and enable them to adopt the necessary measures, °lay ,
carry them out in the most judicious manner.—( Hear, he
the
There were many other points to which the attention 0" •
House might be profitably called; and if his services in conttli
bitting towards any beneficial measures were necessary, be %go
afford them with the greatest pleasure.—(Hear, heaof
He had heard of the foulest aspersions on the charactee,
Irish landlords. He was in the habit of meeting these gentl;
.1
men from day to day, and he admired the self-devotedness
which they gave of their substance to support the poet sotfth
them. He said to these good men, "to on, and the tr," t
may yet dispel the clouds which ignorant minds have
around ou."
Earl HARDWICKE proceeded to show that it was
power of Government to send any quantity of corn to Itaß,k-•
the Irish people if they could only get shipping enough= 014, •
it. For instance, a few days ago, there was in the po Of
verpool wheat, oats, barley, pease, &c., equal to 204,903 Ow
ters of wheat, sufficient to teed 2,500,000 perions toe
period of one month. In the port of London he found 10/I
quarters, sufficient to feed 2,100,000 persons fora month.,J, ,fr
Glasgow, 245,776 quarters, which was sufficient to
..,17(
1,700,000 persons for the same period, making stewooo
t
4,1525,936 quarters, being equalto the consumptionof r.`
persons for a month, or 2,100,000 for three months.
After a few words from Lord AUCKLAND,
Lord STAN TEY said he wished to ask the Noble - m
s
the Lord President of the Council, whether besides Isfli„,
upon the table on Monday next the papers connected with.,A7ft
land, and stating the plans Government were prepared to '
for remedying the existing evil, he intended to take the rit
of the !louse upon those plans. If the Noble Marquis dlds r .1
'
would be exceedingly inconvenient. OW' '
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied in the Ileg_arip
Tne sense of the House would not be taken upon the 04'•
ment plan till it came up from the lower House.
sB'
The address was then agreed to, and the Earl of SHAFT
,ed
BURY, together with the Mover and Seconder nominated f
present it to her Majesty.
Their Lordships then adjourned. 1

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Jan. 19.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter to ,„e
o'clock, and Lord John Russell entered at two precise'.
There were present on the Ministerial benches, th
Premier, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, the Lord fadOcal,
Mr. Gibson Craig, and Mr. B. Hawes. We observed
the Opposition side, Sir James Graham, Mr. OeP.A
Goulbourn, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Sir F. Thesiger, 94i,
Lincoln, and Mr. Cardwell. Colonel Sibthorp
present on the same side. Mr. E. Bankes was sestet"'
Sir James Graham.
At twenty- five minutes after two, Mr,-Pulnianise-ofe.e&
Usher ot the Black Rod, appeared at the: bar
0 ••;
House 'of Commons, and summoned the Corp
ions
attend at the bar of the House of Lords, to bet'
Majesty's Speech delivered. 0 O 0
The Speaker, in his robes, attended. by about 'a ef.
of the 150 Members present, proceeded to the Neils-
Lords:
On their return, at twenty-five minutes to three' t hip.
aod
Speaker announced the reading of the Speech'
House adjourned till a quarter to four o'clock. waer
We omitted to state in its proper place that the 'bidet,
of " Young Ireland" was ranged on the OpPositi°tlrre
while Sir R. H. Inglis, and several Members of the 4
tection party, were seated beneath the gangvval'
jeeP, '
The SPEAKER again took the Chair at Four Oil
and informed the House that he had, during °lei' bsC.,
tions, issued his writ for the election of a new r Ai
for North Lincolnshire, in room of Lord Worsil;rlv
had lately been raised to the House of Peers, as
. .
Yarborough.
NEW MEMBERS. ati
a
The Right Hon. E. STRUTT took the oaths Allhoiai
seat, on being re-elected for Derby, he %hi°
resigned in consequence of being appointed
Commissioner of the new Railway 'Board. latt','
Colot el Mugs took the oaths and his seat for 01.
frewshire, vacant by the death of the late P. M. S._teViott
Sir MONTAGU JOHN CHOLMLEY took the oat
his seat for North Linceln.hire, in the room of
Worsley.
..,EaCstapwtsoirnz
'in the room o
,R,inesrlointeT
:in,
the oaths and his seat
deceased.
MINISTERIAL MEAf jSUhRiI
Mr. TUFNELL rose to give notice, on the part of
the First Lord .of the Treasury, that he should on Tu,,;e
day next more for a Committee of the whole Housetb
con-ider the question of the laws relating to
importation of corn into this county. He re'
al,o, on the same day, move that the House do
solve' itself into Committee on the navigation 1aw5.,00.,.
EBasr. neb.r,
would also m. ve on Friday next that a Select vole.
mittee be appointed to consider the lay*. 0f sebring
merit. On Monday the Noble Lord would of .
the state of Ireland before the House, and ou .'/*busi•
we,-k he would announce the order in which the
ness of the House would be taken. Yr°
Mr. PARKER, on the part of his Right —cm- Tow
the Chancellor ot the Exchequer, gave notice that elloottis.. •
day next he would move for a Committee of the ty dal;
on the Customs and Excise laws, and on al?,e2r,,e OP:
he would move the Sessional Orders of the Wu'
the Committee on Standing Orders. t
Mr. FOX MAULE said that on an .eursY.„ Jo%
would bring under the consideration of the Veil— is
relative to limited enlistment in the army. ea -
AO;
Mr. FIUME gave notice that on an early day Pik
put a question to the First Lord of the Treate4
!afire to the intentions of Government as resPe;diPa':
Poor-law Commissioners, consequent on the preee-
of last session.
TREATY OF VIENNA. that
The HON. MEMBER also gave notice, that on -tu
ib
week he would call the attention of the House re
violation of the treaty of Vienna by the get pool°
Cracow, an he would move the suspension 01
~t-st
merit of 100,000/. per annum which this couatei ay Isent pa) s to Russia, in order to preserve that tre"
violate. t 9°l
V-
Mr. EWART gave notice that he would „girt Its
tion to the Government as to whether any repo
been made respecting the Channel Islands.
STATE OF IRELAND. earliest.
Mr. POULE SCROPE said, that at the elotiel
opportunity he intended to bring forward reS(, tvit"
that Ireland should have the benefit of similar lee 10;
Era:lend, more particularly as respected ma
vision vision for her suffering people. Ells' 0
ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COPYHOLI)-- & th
Mr. AGLIONBY gave notice that he should No
earliest possible opportunity ask a question of the a
Lord at the head of the Treasury, as to whether curer
port had been made by the Committee appointed to.. oel
tigate the claims of copyholders to enfranchisetneyoti,
also whether any proceedings had been takenuP,ob
sere
report, if such should have been made, as if 58- privy
not the case, he himself should move for leave Opole
in a Bill f.r that purpose. He also begged to gild more
that at the earliest possible opportunity he W 0,12.% they
for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law

closure of comm ms.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. of
d
Mr. JOHN PARKER brought up a retUrl3l4
imports nd exports of the United Kingdom uri

IRISH PRODUCE. „otiti
Mr. WILLIAMS moved for a return of the clti:deeel
Of corn, wl.eat, butter, and other agricultursi PrO"artej'
also the number of cattle, sheep, and swine itici„orth
into this count, v from Ireland during each ,111,-„-
the yeAr ending Dec. 31, 1846.—Motion agreed
N E«'he t ta'a
,
The SPEAKER said, that during the recess dyes
issued is writ 1. a. the return of a Member for the
ern.Division of Sussex.
MURDER OF SEIKH PRISONERS.,, ifea•
Mr. 'WARBURTON wished to ask the litgita' bee
the Secretary-at-War whether any inquiry
a.
of
made as to the truth of the rumour of the atrr 0 tp-
Smiths after the battles of the Sutlej, and, wll°
result of such inqu
ULE tell ti
airy. fter
M said, that immediately ufr
hots
attention of the Government had been drawn t°der:
ject, he directed a letter to be written to the CoolP'repory
in Chief in India, communicating to him tl'
in question, and requesting him to make minute 00133
into the subject. A letter had since been recertivb.,ell
Lcrd Gough, stating that a court of intim,' ha- orted to
stint.-d, before which the person who was rep
of tit
.have written the letter which was the foundail°llhe bad
rumour was called, and he acknowledged thate
written the letter, and stated in that, that tirja eliae
prisoner harm been shot for springing vero":e°
while the y were engaged in attacking' 0000
shah.—(llear, hear.) The rumour ill„,,rsioa °V.
was a foul calumny—Meer, 11 hear)—and ast'o-o. gar-
the British army, and he was glad that the
pu
ber had brought the subject forwaial, so that ta
of the
might be informed of the unfounded uaturs
calumny. IA got?.
, Mr. I'. SCROPE said that, seeing the Vitt in 10
Baronet the Secretary for the Home DeParlreo to the
place, he wished to ask him if he could gl,,lltion
of is
House any returns with reference to the cow' virleu*
becertain union workhouse in Ireland, abe if D
mention had recently been made ; „ 1
Ihe should move for such a return _5OO 0
drawn up. At the same time he should ask a 6111 f .which
I the Government as to the truth of the staterueuari of
was reported to have been delivered by the TheTS-
M.,unteashel at a meeting held at FerrooY, that it
day last, and a resolution drawn up to the effee_t_ilbouse
was attempted to cram more paupers into a Wvl,, sick
already c !itaining 15,000 patients ; that in the sick
ward there were from air, e to eigh :ever PtiAgatiti
one bedi and that the week before last thirty-10w 7

year.