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London, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

Government should not have brought it forward; o°4
so he would very much regret the vote he Pt"
other evening, which vote he gave because he feititt;iie
the whole of arguments brought forward were 're
sustained on that occasion—otherwise the eliesstip
should not have received the sanction of his vote.
gave his vote for the protection of that party: !4`
seemed to be left out of consideration altogether '6',„
innocent people who were oppressed, and e hose 'jilted
and whose lives were safe neither night nor day in t ,0
disturbed districts of Ireland, where crime wll5 oel
common and so difficult to put doen• r"v
prove, from evidence he received that esroe
he did not like to name names, for
seu tot
very well known it was not raft) to do so—
him to dor
se
Lordships he was sure would not require ,e
that in a considerable town in Ireland there werees
sons employed in the bank, who were obliged to dto
exercise at an early hour, becauso they were 5(11100
remain
in the town after nightfall. With suchlibe
of things no other measure ought to interfere, re' to
thought the Government were bound to proenjove
present Bill, aral let no measure in the other fork
interfere with such a Bill as the one before their tit e
ships. He regretted it should be found necessary'.kt to
Government were responsible for the protection eloi,
panrodpweretry.eabnodulnivaestoof
act
tr
inlatjhesetyb'sestsubjeds iret tbo
way to inee 001
responsibility. If they said the measure was °led veit
he would support them, but if not, then he Otto 0
with pleasure against the passing of seehuilt,„sht.it
that which they proposed. He always tu-eg
much more dangerous to see Government streinlmit ee
ordinary law, than to pass a measure of a strig; to for
tare for temporary purposes, especially when it 10
the purpose of protecting the British subjedet sy it
respect to the Bill under consideration, be m 11905113
was a very stringent measure, although reonraeo
by his Noble
.Friend (Denman). If their Leottelt
looked at some of the clauses they would see ted,
person offering a bribe was liable to be transport -0110
still, as they had the authority of the highest' s„3O
the lowest, for saying, that life and property,- ael"
cure in Ireland, he could not vote against „ pooi
i 9
thought there should not have been such a betije'ril
about its passing into a law. They had the alltb,„°ore°c'
the Repeal Association, who were, he believed•,-, do°
tive than her Majesty's Government in Put'L`nr,.o3lle:
crie in Ireland, for they actually sent down 97cottdr
man,who was oalled,he believed, the .‘ Headl3„ccirssi
(from having been very successful on formerf-itor,l
in tranquillising the people, for the purrose rotors
the outrages so frequently committed, and he bad 0,4 A
from his mission and acknowledged that he -tol
nally failed. If such authority was seen to 0,
need pos
in Ireland, he _ thought their Lordships
afraid to grant her Majesty's Governments heicessil!
which they demanded, for the purpose of Pe'
the crimes and outrages which unhappily Pre Si
present to a considerable extent in Ireland. colisfihde
The Earl of WICKLOW said he was ei ightt
sorry his Noble Friend withdrew for that tehee
further consideration of the Bill, on the gr°"ere
there was business of greater imports btprelifie"i
other House of Parliament, and of so in3P; 01,63
nature as to supersede all other Ineasqlsteri'creil
present ; and he (the Earl of Wicklow)
with his Noble Friend (the Marquis of C13110ii,.;
that if the measure was not of immediate neeedeto6e.
ought not to pass at all, but should be postionemet
future occasion. His Noble Friend said he swiii 01/1,0
pone the further consideration of the Bill 1,10'04
day, and he hoped that in the interim he WOAu'reseec":ei
mind to the amendment which was propose"k.
persons found out after sunset. The
at petty sessions are to meet only. °'-,,;500 'e'ot
and a person ir ight be arrested and kept la ioolll
days and seven nights, although perfeetv br°";e
En every previous Bill persons were immediate ale,,oe
before a magistrate, but it was stated that oe',ol
gistrate would not like to take a responsibla'o'c,iloti
self, and that he would not be safe in dool
was very well known that the people were ne theiel
to visit magistrates with punishment for sini '? thtepoi'
formance of their duty. He believed a ease seoto":el
never occured, and he believed no magistrate 4 tIO
fer from such an apprehension. If there /11:;aeler fort
ground for entertaining such a belief, he
~,,w,,-edaleilerl;
attention of his Noble Friend to the nwr-tsece' 110"
the change of venue, as one of great iraP°: aothi
magistrates were in danger for doing their of ie"ttli
much more dangerous would be the po?`',;:ritif 1`)
and witnesses. lle7 believed that it was OP' er'e,
the petty sessions should sit more frequento2„.tieen' for
meet the objections which he had made% for Ode'
they to make unpaid magistrates attend riots?
formance of judicial duty. It may be saiu,ses si°oel°
diary magistrates could attend, but there ' 00,00
vision: in the Bill to that effect, and tbete la,e)ebe
power to do it. The people he apprehentr, el'?re
kept for a week, and during that period Willa 000'4
no petty sessions, but their Lordships Ic°ll- es
opportunity of discussing the measure I!
a
before them. • t ° 5•
Lord MONTEAGLE said it was J 0 ,A; theoee,
mate thing for his Noble Friend to throw rfi-Oeactietei;
gestions which they had heard, but great ma
might arise by giving the power to a sing';,,teete,ev,
and yet if they did not, how could the Teae,.',044,01
on the cases brought before him ? brOeill'4
who was innocent immediately before a At
magistrate, and taking bail for him, the ictet, tile ger
might easily perhaps prove his inrkeeetlee 1d be
sessions, and give an explanation which weoFif
sufficient without keeping him in prison. loof tV
The LORD CHANCELLOR wished t° doe ° ,
ther the Noble Lord would make it imPersdie
-
magistrate to bail the party accused ?
Lord MONTEAGLE said that he w°,9l I,
it incumbent on the magistrate to take hai"leini
Earl ST. GERMANS said- that till, 511°Jore
time to examine the amendments, an"„ cew
able to present them for consideration '9'" es'
bi !
evening. ,a 84'''(•
Lord BROUGHAM said that it aPPenr:pett°,,ote
the Bill then stood, that a person might be :00' 0
Bay for taking a stone out of a wall or it
hedge, provided he had been before Pecseces e
Lord DENMAN said that in committee tdss !iteKitl
require a great deal of consideration, ano
-p
eyr
go before a Committee, then they would ba to 1)rel
modify it. The Government were hennesed stije°
intimidation, which was at present prae''''cioo, reosi
jurors and witnesses from doing their bet• fe":1
thought there was not the slightest analogise thetiiiPoe
two cases—that of the necessity of cheelV Teed sot,and protecting witnesses frem intimidatien'ojo
yd
wish it to be said, because he had intl./A' Of
amendments of the Bill that, he was, there bays
•
cate for unlimited privileges. doeebt oP"e
Lord BROUGHAM said he bad nt,0,411 De
Noble Friend would alter his Bill, a1te"....41'
dangerous thing to prophecy—(A. Wei
time he did not object to the measure.
The House then adjourned.

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ROUSE OF COMMON. S, Ot,
eaigdCtltfOhroeßiniNedwDthhaUattThtalhEdeSfa.rieleran 510 ot;s;is4,:iit
pt
,
in fact, to be of a temporary character, °fell ‘`.103
were about to do. They were
therefore, the agriculturist to understslid` l;t3 Ito pfd
to or
ggoing7,,Te u ioav#
off maize or Indian corn altogether.
perti C 3 of Indian corn were little tutu'-oril
country. A bushel of maize or India° c
to a bushel and three-quarters of barleis'ible ',olog
bushels of oats ; that was as nearly as ~ Phlre co
e:i 0,014,
Live quantity of the three grains. agl3
doubt that maize or Indian corn would 7,locl"ri 9
country and Ireland, as largely as barle)4oe
at present. The y could compete with f°;ct '0,0014
pro luction of barley and oats, but in re,ear'l
corn they could not. Mr. Cobbett, soule_y 1)% tie;
duced into this country Indian °,01; 0044
to the temperature which prevailea pool
it was impossible to bri ng_„ it, of P„glie
Some years since he tried it in the yv es„„"arine.re"°ll'
after having cultivated it in the belt eye: :937'10A
only succeeded in ripening it once in thl4o PiAt
in the case of this article it was itnl)°,ss'of
to compete with America. The whole e iv
„ 0_2,4
southern states of that country sl'i; apoooP-11,
growth of that article ; and if we I°° co 113,15, cybeo,
tity of wheat consumed in this count*: IP'persclo
the United States, they would find that uotterii,
the consumption was at the rate of one% 0110 be,
and in America only three-and-a-I)3'n'. ~,:btletoter"'
was the reason of that difference ? -1"-Theso 0a1,0(
it
labour was better paid in this countrkaaisaJ
also prefer breed made from ateril"
bread made from wheat. It 'IT sr'f,l`:
what extraordinary on account °„tioey'itetticiirl
made by him of the gred t 'nue 4loo,o°`r
in America last year. He found that Yrtoncco ,
his authority h had mistaken in one oas ';1,05e,
grooo Jo' g
for bushels ; the quantity of wheal,' 0 000 V de,
quarters, and of Indian corn 700,004,ef0re,„
about 87,000,000 quarters: When, tb:coatitNosf
at the immense quantity grown ia th°"oily ofte
when he considered how much rnor° e todi taotoieg
vated than any other cereal Orusidere° °sec'
great use in clearing land, he c°n,, soh wits pir4
ought to reflect before they allow e' JP) g li,
to lc imported into this conatrY,',oetlkyot 110.#
anxious indeed to have heard S'ory,
ing the dressing of this India° ~nt. Psifig st It
not to be enlightened by the Governor eael°s
self received a letter from a gentleta3r% state, , at #
small package of Indian corn, and ";,. cellf,`,oteip
duty paid in America was only eh° 13 uort emo reg
the quantity he enclosed, when a 'floc gr'
added to it, would be as much. ns,
.30 userotiAce
would eat at one meal. The Ateorlt-' vrers rerel'orts
sometimes molasses, and also salt in its pr, p
for an article which was used by t_h°s%„uariet. of I`,
wheat they only paid eight shillings sZaitiolieoto,
excellent, light, good bread, with the,' awe% fenill‘f
Blitish flour. The article would avoid Pof
use for the feeding of cattle, but WO; ih Oa, %efo.,,
nerally used for human consul:W.7,4ot 1,,c1,„i
would throw out of the 17° be „eetv,`e, cb
quantity of wheat ; ani4 °5l f 'ie!, ill
:.aid, it would have the effejt: b° the oitt, tVif
English farmer from competing v",,,L e fare
was in vain to talk of stimulating, right tc'clac'to
facts before him. He thought .3 the intr.taocejot,
statement, in order to show that ht in-41001)o If,
Indian corn was not a matter of sligid be 50_0 , olio
English farmer, whose interest w 0 have to rligegtlef
fered with. The Americans wont" v
to Pa, r town doilf'ttit4
per quarter, but if they had eve!',,,t) woo, be ift-oti;tle
it would be impossible for the rill; woulto ticiot '49
competition with them. Our WWII itrreoucts t
with that description of corn ; sut'tnar_ja De..c 04;
would be introduced into the Englishlol sco'seiotio'Ai
produce of the farmers of this co 1 _coe
0.00 AO
ores, and the land would, of conrse,.., r prpy
teriorated. He, therefore, enter''_, dovin
the present measure, and he would o"