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London, England, 1848-07-26 00:00:00

HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.

Mr. SPOONER inquired if there would be any objet.
tion to print the new amendments to this Bill, and to fix
a day for their consideration?
Lord MORPETH replied that there would be no ob-
jection.

THE " COUNT OUT" LAST NIGHT.
Mr. URQUHART said the Right Hon. Gentleman
in the Chair had stated on a former occasion that when
an Hon. Member moved that the House be counted, that
the division bell: should be rung. Now last night no
such notice was given, and at the time the motion was
Made the library and other places were filled with
Members.
The SPEAKER said undoubtedly the bell ought to
be rung when an Hon. Member observed that there
were not forty Members present.
Mr. URQUHART intimated that when the late
Member for Liverpool—he did not know what place he
now represented—brought forward his motion, he
should move that the name of the Member who moved
that the House be counted, and the Member present,
should be recorded.
Mr. WAWN said he counted out the House last night,
and he should do so whenever ,the Hon. Gentleman rose
at twelve o'clock at night to move that the debate be ad-
journed, in order that he might inflict a speech upon
them.—(Laughter.)
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ROME BILL.
Mr. ANSTEY asked whether the Government in-
tended to proceed with this Bill, as he had aamend-
meat on the paper, and it was very inconvenient for him
-to attend to bring it on every night.
Sir G. GREY replied that it stood for Monday.
PARLIAMENT OF IRELAND—ADJOURNED

DEBATE.

On the order foeresuming this debate being read,
Melt2i. FOX said, looking at the fact that the ma.
.jority of the Repeal Members of the House were absent
and .the state of Ireland, he wished to withdraw his mo-
li°ll.--(Hear, hear.) He deprecated tho connexion
Which had recently been formed in Ireland between re-
Peal and republicanism.—(Hear, hear.) For his part
he disavowed any sympathy with them. He begged to
move that the order be discharged.
Mr. ANSTEY would not oppose the motion, and
Wished to take that opportunity of stating that he did not
at all participate in the design of the wicked men who were
stirring up rebellion in Ireland; yet, at the same time,
he was prepared to say that the peace of Ireland would
never be restored unless the demands of the repealers
Were acceded to.

Sir R. HALL said, although circulars had been sent
out to those favourable to repeal, that the motion would
positively be brought on to-day, yet the proposer came
down to the House, when its Members were prepared
to discuss the matter, and withdrew it. Then the Hon.
Gentleman the Member for Limerick (Mr. Smith
.O'Brien) had been absent nearly the whole of the ses-
sioa—(Hear, hear)—and, altogether, those who acted
.with him in the matter of repeal bad not availed them-
selves of the many opportunities that had presented
themselves of discussing the motion:—(llear, hear.) He
felt, therefore, he was justified in styling such conduct
as contemptible and ludicrous.
The SPEAKER here intimated that he had made in-
quiries of the_ proper officer, and he had been infornAd
„ttiat the division bell was rung last night when the
Itiouse was counted.
Mr. REYNOLDS did not wish to take upon himself
the responsibility of the sins of omission and commission
of every man, particularly those of his Hon. Friend the
'Member for-Limerick.—(Laughter.) Recently all the
Repeal Members that could be numbered, amounting to
niae-,-(Laughter)—met in a Committee-room, and re-
solved unanimously to bring on the motion—although
there was some difference of opinion among them on the
ntatter—(Laughter)--in the early part of the discussion
-that ensued, he being amongst those who considered that
.the motion should not be proceeded with this session.
He would say for himself and the other Repealers of
Ireland that they were not actuated by the base motives
that had been attributed to them by the Hon. Baronet.
The Repealers of Ireland, the moral-force Repealers,
:were no parties to insurrection, but were totally averse to
it. HO thought some apology was due from the Hon.
4saro.nqt for the imputation he had cast upon a. body of
tarn . whom he believed formed nine-tenths
44. the population of Ireland. He thought it
wise On -- the part of his Honourable Friend
tila Member for Longford to withdraw the measure; but
hmaking that statement he begged to assure the House,
at if no other Member did it, he would himself bring
forward the measure, in another session, in order if pos-
sible to obtain those rights for his countrymen of which
they had been deprived.
Mr. 11. GRATTAN considered that the Honourable
Earonet the Member for Marylebone was most
unkind as well as unjust in the attack he had
Wade OR the Repealers of Ireland. Much had been
said about traitors. Men had been called traitors be-
hind their backs; why not call them sobefore their face.
~
contended that the people of Ireland had a right to
nierturn Ministry after Ministry until they had ob-
tained,justice; but, in-making that statement, he did not
mean fora moment (God forbid-he should) to overturn
.115' Throne. All he wanted was to overturn the
'unitary. He believed that the repeal of the
union would be carried out of . the House if
it was not. within it.—(Hear, hear.) Talk of
!evolution—why had not that House effected a revo-
nation in Ireland? for that country, which was once
'happy, had been rendered miserable by the legislation
that had taken place in that House. The people of Ire-
land considered that the House of Commons in England
Was incapable of legislating for Ireland, and they asked
-for a domestic Legislature.—(Hear, hear.) He believed
haVeverything had beast done in Ireland for the pur-
pOse of convicting innocent persons in Ireland. The
presentldate of Ireland was this: they would neither
give to the dead a shroud or a coffin, nor to the living
the liberty of the constitution or food.—(Hear,
hears) He was no advocate for the separation
of Ireland from England. All he asked for was justice
Ada that country. The people of England ought by their
acts to inspire the Irish with love for them, but they did
the contrary. In private the Irish respected the people of
Xugland, but publicly they were compelled by the acts of
their Legislature to bate them. The whole policy of the
Legislature of this country was to make Irishmen poor, to
take from them their gold and their crops, while their
'endeavours ought to be to make them rich and
baPPY ;. instead, however, of doing this, the
'Government of England took away the scales from
...Natio° and left her nothing but her sword. He wished
to live on friendship with this noble country, but he
would rather not live at all than be the slave of any
man, or any set of men.—(Hear, bear.)
• After a few words from Mr. C. ANSTEY in expla-
nation
,
Mr. URQUHART said he was astonished to hear an
~(3111. Gentleman enjoying the historic and great name of
urattan defending repeal by justifying rebellion.
MP. R. GRATTAN—No, no.
litr• URQUHART was glad to hear that Hon. and
13-e earned Gentleman disclaim the imputation. He felt
tit'and to condemn those men who had agitated Ireland
qUestions they had not legitimately brought for-
ard that House. Being sensible that if repeal was
',tarried it would have tbe effect of placing the Orange-
h heir] of Ireland in a higher position than they at present
the he' could see a very good reason for abandOning
Measure at the present moment.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

did' ST INDIA COLLEGE.—The examination of can-
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Y 4,
Thursday,
will take plane at the East India House on
Ite;ltdaY. the .27th instant. The examiners are the
%e V- Dale, M.A.; the Rev. Robert Eden, M.A. .; and
z4-.e,. Wm. Stone, M.A. The next term will com-
glut* on the 10th September; students must returnd.aonn
ittair one of the three following days.—Allen's In
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of the company, either by public auction or private
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ait'lliZota advisable.' The motion Was seconded and
%sly oclopted.