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was made known to those par.ies that the-Government
4'ould not undertake that outy, immediate orders were
qatout to a great extent upon private account, which
at
at that moment in the course of execution.
in',t he must remind their' Lordships that it was not the
ii'ention of' her Majesty's Government to undertake the
:ty of brining supplies into the country. Whatever
sitfelt of deficiency, would be, no doubt, met by the
al action of trade or to bring supplies into the coun-
try Ts
• "ese would depend upon the importers, and he would
Live this emphatic warning to those on whom these sup-
tiensiidePended that the Government would in no case
—L' "cent in scme extreme exigency, interfere to
effect the importation. He would only say thus much,
inthat her Majesty 's Government would feel it their duty,
to the
event of any extreme distress arising, and he prayed
ez,Gecl that it might not arise, but io the case of any such
`retne distress arisint, in any part of the country, the
Place where that distrels arose would be relieved by the
Provision of work, by which the labourers might earn
outdoort weeps for those who were most distressed,
suttl some sufficient relief was obtained, and the'necessity
tet relief should'cease by the generally improved
of e " the country and the better circumstances
the labourers and their families. In the event, how-
ester' of anY extensive distress occurring a power was
listed to the Lord-Lieutenant which he should be
aeohrry to see entrusted to any one, however high his
lioaracter or his office, except on extraordinary occa-
sip". This power was the ability in cases of exten-
t, distress, of calling what he would call baronial
sessions, and at these sessions the means of compelling
82' strict where the distress: might occur to enter upon
iit,_/1 Public works as would relieve the distress for the time.
thee Noble Marquis then detailed the other privisions of
th with respect to giving employment for
,e, People in baronies, half baronies, and parishes.
hade Majesty's Government in 'addition to this measure
Thesebrought forward another to encourage public worksa„o
and partly by eay of grant, and partly by loan.
Otte were the outlines of the measures he bad
bon:listed to describe to their Lordships. He
A no doubt that there would be a pres-
„-nere for a time, in spite of all the efforts
Government and in spite of all the activity of
eantruerce, but eventually the consequences would be
roeflcial to the nation, and some ultimate good would
'A derived from it.
Lord MONTEAGLE would be glad if he saw his
way
clearly, even after passing through great
Itiffering and privation, to the happy results
Which his Noble Friend had pointed out. He
elnsidered that a Government dispensing food to the
PenPle, a calamity in itself great, could only be
Justified by the existence of a calamity still
tieater. The circumstances which had prompted
tßobcrt Peel— with great boldness and with
ettilter wisdom—to purchase food for the people of Ire-
that n° longer existed, and, therefore, be did not see
eentinftn•Y necessity existed for the present Government
ceed to the same principles. He said he would pro-
Part ~°f et4l-1 the attention of the House to the second
was the Bill, which was the question of labour. He
mat "IT to discuss this question, which affected soyinti-
x6rdlY the interests of Ireland, When so many of their
:hips were absent, especially so many Irish peers.
bee; u't saY, that it wag his opinion that the Govern-
ance" would be disappointed of the effects which they
euitli:Patsd from this part of the Bill. He said the (lA.-
yea s with which they had to combat were greater this
Tis r than those which had met the late Government.
eat eal -
and amity was seen only in the month of November.
Pr,'nupt means were taken to provide against it; but
cal here, in the month of August, four months earlier, a
It awnlitlY was foreseen much more extensive and painful.
fora °„n`d be unjust to the other Goverr.ment, if it was
of ti).- moment attempted to underrate the importance
bear,i measure. A letter read to day from a magistrate,
ethrethlwilpgordstateo,fAug. 3, describes the crops as bring in
states. From this they might judge
falls,gd of the coming evil. The pressure of
itilsa from the circumstances of the Irish peasantry.
th„w'tY without example. In a case like the present
anA would not be continuing the union they were so
"nt°,ll.l to preserve, if they were indifferent to the pre-
forwolstress. Should it be said that they should come
els ard and meet distress in the Scilly Islands and
Of rebtfre, and not feel for the sufferings of the people
taini 'nu? Ile relied upon the law to ensure the ob-
ng of the benefits they contemplated. He confidQd,
th g'retoly in the influence of the Board of Works, and
ti: selection of some of the officers was the most judi-
%lib" that could be made. Without the aid of private
be ,3,niPtione, the grant to the Board of Works would
fieha,',n• He spoke the sentiments of a large and in-
the"ll portion of the gentry when he said that
the'', did not require gratuitous assistance, and that
b„," considered any assistance which was not supported
i‘illrivate subscription would be a very dangerous ex-
pre se, "lent. But they were endeavouring to render theird
Pone,l measure palatable by founding it on the of
that W valuation. Why, it was admitted on all hands
had
ii.that valuation was most notoriously unjust, and
whieluieen made in many instances for certain purposes
the were completely outside the contemplation of
it Was t 4 of Parliament. He considered, therefore, that
they ; a most unhappy choir'; but he considered that
it nw,a.l., a more fatal objection to it, and that was that
Irela-nn(ivt diminish the out-door relief administered in
very • ne put it to their Lordships, would it not be
his 4,4 hard to make the expenditure of a gentleman upon
netittate the measure for his taxation, and to make the
,t4aatiot others the standard of their more alleviated
ill Win' This was the principle which the present
of relief Ind introduce into the operations of the system
erB,, e Earl of WICKLOW could not allow a subject
,34 " much importance to pass by without saying a word
tvvo upon it. H., thought Government had shown
much good sense in the plan they had proposed, and he
promised their Lordships to use his best endeavours to
secure its success. He regretted exceedingly that so
heavy and sudden a calamity had fallen up es the sister
aingdom, but he was sure of this, that the steps Go-
vernment were taking would insure a sufficient Supply of
food and employment for the people. He disapproved
Of the plan for placing the constabulary force under the
control of the Government, because the 50,0001. which
it would remove from the burdens on land would in no
Way benefit the people, while the relief itself was so
St
all as to be hardly perceptable to the landlords of Ire-
d.—(Hear.) There were several points to which he
bad wished to refer, but at that late hour he should re-
frain from doing so, contenting himself with sincerely
11124'Iting Hon. Gentlemen for the anxiety they had ma-
lested to do all in their power to remove or alleviate
the prevalent disease and distress of Ireland.—(Hear.)
The Duke of GRAFTON attributed much of the ells-
Leese
was
roeifetreedland to the bad cultivation of the land, and
clfter a few words
see Government evince a disposition to
get rid of the evil.
words from the Marquis of LANS-
TY}";. in explanation,
Bdl passed through Committee, and was reported
Wtth out
tit° amendments. It was ordered to be read a third
e to-morrow.
011 th STEAM NAVIGATION BILL.
was e motion of the Earl of CLARENDON, this Bill
read a third time and phased.
The SMALL DEBTS BILL.
BOoiehp TILE EARL then presented a petition from the
be co-4.,:A°1 Attorneys-at-Law, praying that they might
likaalired eligible to be elected as judges under the
13eb_ta Bi

Th. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.
to 433 Bill went through Committee, and was ordered
p read it third time to-morrow ; as were also the
.a blic Works (Nos. 4 and 5) (Ireland) Bill.
411,e Constabulary (Ireland) Bill.
The
Leases (Ireland) Bill.
13ate Private Bills Bill, and
4 New Zealand Government Bill.
EJECTMENTS (IRELAND), AND THE
DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILLS. •
These Bills were read a third time and passed.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS BILL.
Thisßill was read a second time, and ordered to be
:unnitted on Thursday, when its provisions would be
I!„,,Ploined by the Earl of Clarendon.
PAWNBROKERS, AND THE DISTRICT
LUNATICS ASYLUM BILLS.
These Bills were read a first time, and were ordered
to be read a second time to-morrow.
Their Lordships adjourned at Eight o'clock.