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ng this measure, had failed in showing that it would put a
end to the crimes alleged, or that the present laws were ineffi-
cient for that purpose,--( Hear, hear.) The tranquillity which
prevailed during the Whig
administration arose from a steady
per•everance in w€ll-doing,
kindly and tolerant spirit. Let
3.,:d administering tha law in a
e Right Hon. Baronet follow
this example—let him feed the hungi;',
and remove some of
the glaring causes which produced so inutt.
distress and suffer-
ing in Ireland, and he might depend upon it
would have no
necessity to ask the Legislature to assist him with a a
gercion Bill.
From the oppression to which the poor of Ireland ware sub-
jected sprung the secret conclaves, the murders, the diss:'"e
and death, which afflicted that unhappy country. Then fol•
lowed the trials, the false evidence, and the revenge on these
witnesses; and these were followed by Castle proclamations
and Government assassinations. He scarcely knew whether to
pity er to blame the acts of the peasantry of Ireland; he very
much feared that their misfortunes were in a great measure
attributable to the foolish conduct of a blind Government.
Why did they not introduce into Ireland those measures which,
for centuries,_ had proved to be of service to the people of this
counts y ? He felt convinced that it was utterly hopeless to ex-
-7.:
pe,„ :that the outbreaks in Ireland could be put down by violence.
These evi
were not to be put down by violence, The Go-
vernment must sro to the root of the evil, if they wished to
give pt,swe and p.rosi:..rity to Ireland. If they wished to put
down violence by coercion; they should coerce the coercers—
( Hear, hear)--and prevent the:" grievous evictions which had
taker, place. The present Bill was harsh, and tardily intro-
duced. If there was any necessity for `ha measure, why was
it not introduced before ?—( Hear, hear. )
Mr. SOMERS moved the adjournment of the debate.
Sir ROBERT PEEL then proposed that the dei.', ate be Ou.
journed till Thursday next.
The other orders of the day were then proceed with.
POLLING PLACES (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. GREGORY moved that the report of this Bill should
be received that day six months. He considered the Bill
7mila give a direct encouragement to fraud, perjury, and
personatjon.
After a feet words from Mr. Caleb Powell, Mr. Smith
O'Brien, Sir R. ilt•?1, and Mr. H. Grattan, the debate was
adjourned.
Several orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at (hie s;clock.

PA. RLIAMEN TAItY BUSINESS.
(From the Toles !end Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

MoN'PAY APRIL 2/.
RailafotlolohweinbgroPugeit,ittiionnt7fotrhe
Bills
ordTheree
North Gravesend—Mr. Ward and Mr. Hudson.
Derbyshire. Staffordshire, and IVoreestershire—Tigolla Jpgestre,
Mr. E. Buller, and Mr. Beresford.
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STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.
The following resolutions were reported from this Committee:-
1. That, in the case of the Duirtee New Gas Bill amendments oil third red llhx, the nuleudin
shall
are of such a nature as may be
in tile cage of the Mtobraink
ywshitre Railway petition, the
adopted by the boni.t. If they
I :—That the partiescan be
ot,rders ought to be ditiperused
permitted tr., proceed with their Bill.
3. That, ht the I:!fre of the Manchester, B Ron, annnitda
standing orders
Navigation and Ralitsay Extension petition, thepes
otv.lit to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
tylth their Bill, with the eXception of that part which enables
them them to illnitC the Clifton Branch ; and that the Committee on the
Bill do examine, in the first place, how -far such order has been
complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of
the Bill.
4. That, hi the case of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Wor-
cestershire Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought to
he divensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with
their Bill.
0. That, in the case of the Great Eastern and Western Rails ay
petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed wins.
G. That, in the case of the Somerset) Small Debts petition, the
:standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill.
7. That, in the case of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, and
Direct Glasgow Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought
to he dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with
their Dill.

8. That, in the case of the Banffshire Roads petition, the standing
orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to
proceed with their Bill.

9. That, in the case of the Oxford, Coventry, and Burton-upon-
Trent Railway petition, the st nding orders ought f 0 be dispensed
with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with the:T Bill.
10. That, in the case of the Lanarkshire and Lothian Nalway
petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
11. That, in the case of the London and Birmingham Railway
(Coventry to Nuneaton) petition, the standing orders ought to be
dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with
th fr Dill.

12. 11;51t, in the case of the Northern and Southern Connecting
Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :
That the parties bt permitted to proceed with their Bill.
13. That, in the case Of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway petition,
the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
14. That, in the case of the Ecil!tburgh and Leith Water petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispCMed with:—That the parties
be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
I. That, in the case of the Hull and BarnsiOy Junction Railway
petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensNi with.
16. That, in the case of the Liverpool Improvernet7t petition for
additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dispeesod with:
—That the parties be permitted to introduce such additional provi-
sions accordingly.

17. That, In the case of the Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth Ralf,
way petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
18. That, in the case of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
(No. 2) petition for leave to present a petition for a Bill, the sessional
order ought not to be dispensed with.
If. That, in the case of the London and Birmingham Railway (St.
Alban's attli J.uton Branch) petition, the standing orders ought to be
dispensed with t—That the parties be permitted to introduce such
additional provision accordingly.
Second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, eleventh,
twelfth, fourteenth, sixteenth, and nineteenth resolutions agreed to.
--Report to lie on the table.

REPORT FROM TIIE SELECT COMMITTEE ON GROUP (No.

12) OF, RAILWAYS.
GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK RAILWAY (BRIDGE

OF :WEIR BRANCH) BILL.
Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Select Committee en Group
12) of Railway Bills, to whom several petitions against the Bills
comprised in the said group were referred, that in the case of the
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Bridge of Weir Branch)
Bill they had heard counsel in support of several of the said peti-
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill, and that they
11,;d examined the allegations contained in the preamble of tlio Bill,
but that the same had not been proved to their satisfaction.