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gentry. It was impossible for that class of persons to
give any assistance or to show any countenance towards
convictions for political offences withot subjecting them-
selves to be termed Orange Catholics. The people of
Ireland and their priests looked on the Protestants as
enemies, but they regarded with far deeper hatred and.
suspicion the Roman Catholics who supported them.
The gauntlet had howerer, been thrown down in Ire-
land, and now the question was, shall the law or the mob
have the upper hand. Every hour that this question was
in doubt, added to the numbers and the strength of the
disaffected ; and even men who would rally round the
standard of the Government, did they know where to
find it, were now driven into the ranks of the
disaffected—first, by reason of being left to them-
selves ; and next, because they dared not refuse to make
common cause with their countrymen. He would, how-
ever, not now stop to ask why matters had been suf-
fered to go the length they had done. He was only too
glad to see that the Government was determined to put
down the seditious and treasonable practices of the Irish
leaders with a strong hand. He was confident Ministers
would have the fullest support in that House, and also
in the other, however inconsistent with constitutional
law the remedy proposed might:be. lie hoped, more-
over, that the details of the measure would be as
concise as possible, and that Government would ask for
a short and summary power, so that there would be no
occasion for any lengthened delay in the progress of the
Bill through Parliament. He was satisfied that if the
Government was determined to restore order and the
power of the Crown in Ireland, even though their mea-
sure was not within the pale of constitutional law, they
would not only have the support of those who habitually
voted with them, but also of every member of their
Lordships' House.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he hoped
the proposed measure would be passed into a law as
speedily as possible, and if, as the Noble Lord opposite
proposed, the House would agree to suspend its standing
orders, that course would meet with the sanction of the
Government. It would be satisfactory to his Noble
Friend (Lord Brougham) to recal to his recollection
that, should there be any unfortunate delay in passing
the proposed Bill, the effect of which should be to hurry
the unfortunate people who were now excited by their
leaders into a state of insurrection, there did exist a
statute of the Irish Parliament by which, should there
be any outbreak or other manitestation of the com-
mencement of a rebellion, the Lord-Lieutenant of Ire-
land was authorised to seize and detain every individual
who should be suspected of seditious or treasonable
practices or opinions; and he took that opportunity of
stating that his Noble Friend the Earl of Clarendon was
fully prepared to act at once upon that statute.
Lord BROUGHAM said that it was a charity to the
people of Ireland to remind them of the Act in question,
and to apprise them of the determination of the Lord-
Lieutenant to act upon it, which he hoped the Earl of
Clarendon would fearlessly do.
The Earl of GLENGALL then consented to with-
draw his motion. He stated it to be his opinion that the
Government ought to call on the Lord-Lieutenants of
Irish counties to repair to their respective counties.
The motion was then by leave withdrawn.
PROTECTION OF JUSTICES FROM VEXA-

TIOUS ACTIONS BILL.
On the motion that the report on this Bill bo received,
The Earl of GLENGALL asked whether this Bill
would be extended to Ireland?
Lord CAMPBELL said he thought that such might
probably be the case at some future period.
The report was then received.
Their Lordships adjourned at Twenty Minutes to
Eight.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 21.
The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before
Four o'clock.

NEW Al E IIBER.

Earl GnosTEicon. took the oaths and his seat for the
city of Chester.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time :
Jessop's Estate.
Marlborough College Chapel.
BOARD OF ORDNANCE.

Captain PECdELL presented a petition from a Mr.
Mclntyre, of Fort William, praying for compensation
for having given certain information to the Board of
Ordnance, by which the Crown was enabled to recover
a large quantity of barrack stores that had been em-
bezzled.

TURNPIKE TRUSTS.
Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from a parish in
Kent, praying that the House should take into consider-
ation the present state of turnpike trusts.
NORTH CHESHIRE ELECTION.
The. Select Committee appointed to try the merits of
the petition complaining of the undue election and return
of Mr. Legh for North Cheshire, were sworn at the table.
The following are the Members forming the Select Com-
mittee:—Viscount Courtenay (Chairman), Mr. Sidney
Herbert, Sir De Lacy Evans, Colonel Boldero, and
Mr. R, D. Mangles. The Committee will proceed with
their labours at eleven o'clock to-morrow.