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was at first the intention to stop the supply on
the Ist ,Of August, but• that period was extended
to the 15th, in order that there might be no
pressure on the people. The Commssary-General
in Cork had written a letter to him
a part of which he would take the liberty of reading to
the House. It was dated the 12th of July, and stated
that considerable consignments of Indian corn were on
their way from England to that country. There were
half a dozen vessels in the port, and if their cargoes
were left much longer on board, they would spoil
from the heat. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
felt that they must be unwilling to land their cargoes, as
they could not enter into competition with the
Government, but if the Government reduced its
supplies, it would . give an opportunity for
private enterprise to pour food into the country.
Mr. O'CONNELL thought they ought to be careful
as to withdrawing the relief from the Irish people at the
present time. Before the middle of September they
might find that the measure was still as necessary for the
preservation of the people from famine as it had already
been.

Mr. HUME wished to know whether there would be
any objection on the part of the Government to furnish
a return of the amount which had been expended in re-
lief of the Irish people—in money, in provisions, and in
work. It was desirable that they should have this re-
turn placed on the table, to know whether it would be
be necessary still to go on affording relief.
Mr. P. SCROPE was desirous of asking the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer a question. It was whether
it was his intention to afford any explanation of the
mode in which the people of Ireland had been relieved.
They had been relieved partly by grant from the Go-
vernment, and partly by private contributions. Now what
he n es anxious to know was, what the amount of private
contributions were to those supplied by the Govern-
ment, in order to know whether the relief afforded by pri-
vate individuals was at all in proportion to the wealth of
these individuals or the property which they pos-
sessed? The public could not be satisfied unless these
details were supplied, in order to know whether private
contributions were at all equal to the distresses to be
relieved.

Mr. F. FRENCH said that as 100,0001. had been
placed at the disposal of the treasurers of the
counties in Ireland, in order to be appropriated,
under the present Tenant and Grand Juries Act,
No part of that he found was in existence at the present
moment. The distress was still great, and he wished to
know really whether all had been distributed, for he
could scarcely credit that it had been so.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
with regard to the question of the lion. Member for
Montrose, he had no objection to make the return re-
quired, and he was also perfectly ready to lay upon
the table of the House an account of private contri-
butions, but he was not prepared to say that he would
give the names of the contributors, specifying the
amount they had subscribed. He might remark, how-
ever, that the landed interest of Ireland generally had
come forward and liberally assisted Government in re-
lieving the distress of that country. With regard to the
last question of the Hon. Member behind him, he
begged to state that the whole of the 100,000/. had been
fully distributed, as well as 30,000/. more under the
second Act passed this session. He could assure the
House that the attention of Government had been
closely directed to the state of the crops in
Ireland. They received reports from all parts
of Ireland day by day, and the attention of Government
was constantly directed to the subj, ct. He trusted,
however, that Government would never be called upon
to take measures to avert any coming evil, but never-
theless they should be prepared to act to vigor.
Mr. HORSMAN wished to ask the Noble Lord the
First Lord of the Treasury whether, in case the sugar
resolutions passed, they would take effect without waiting
for the 8111 to pass?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to ray that
he intended to take the same course that was pursued
with respect to the corn-laws
THE SUGAR DUTIES.

A number of petitions were presented for and against
the proposed Government measure in regard to the
sugar duties. Amongst others
Mr. GIBSON presented a petition from the di-
rectors of the Commercial Association of Manchester in
favour of the proposed Government measure resp( cting
sugar, and praying that the measure may pass into a law.
Mr. lIOPE presented a Petition from Manchester
against the proposed Government scheme respecting
sugar. _ _

isir. MACAULAY presented a petition from the in
habitants of Edinburgh, in favour of the proposed mea•
sure respecting sugar.
. _ _

SUGAR DUTIES.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL having moved the (order of
the day for the House resolving itself into a Committee
of Ways and Means on the Sugar Duties,
Lord G. BENTINCIC rose and said, that in moving
the resolution which was in the Speaker's hands as
an amendment to his leaving the chair, he regretted,
while he asked the indulgence of the House, that
the motion bad not fallen into abler hands. He
feel deeply the responsibility of being au advocate of the
intererests of those gnat mercantile spt culators in the
East and West Indies,: and that other greater taus.
connected with the slaves of the African race. He
regretted that on this occasion those interests should
have a less able advocate than they had ever had
betore. He felt confident that his Noble Friend
at the head of the Government would give
him credit for truth when he said that he•
brought forward this motion with no hostile feeling to-
wards her Majesty's Ministers.—(Hear, hear.) Oil thiS
occasion,: the question of the sugar duties, and that
of slavery had been mixed up with a vote of confidence
in her Majesty's Ministers, but he could truly say that
on this occasion that, though he did not mean to say
that he could place his confidence in her Majesty's Minis-
ters, it was not his intention to mix up with this question
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

ALLEGED DEATH B Y FLOGGING
AT HOUNSLOW.—(THIS DAY.)
(Continued trom our Afternoon Edition.)
The jury re-asssembled at half-past two o'clock, and the
inquiry was [resumed, and was proceeding when our re-
porter left.