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may make to this appeal, from whatever quarter it comes ; but
I am perfectly persuaded it will prove as complete a failure as
the prediction of the Hon. Gentleman last year, with respect
to the clergy not taking the money. This circular has been
transmitted to me by one of the gentlemen to whom it was
addressed; not direct to me, but through another person. I
shall close the observations with which I have troubled the
House with an extract from the answer given to it. (The
Right Hon. Secretary then read an, extract from the letter of
the clergyman to whom the circular was addressed by the
Archdeacon of Dromore, in which the writer expressed his
opinion strongly again:A the course was recommended, and
advised leaving thrz, matter to the wisdom of Government and
of Parliament.) The Right Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst
bud cheers.
Mr. STANLE Y—l only beg to say one word. As my
Right Hort. Friend has means of obtaining correct information,
and as 'indeed he says he saw the bill, I cannot doubt that
the goods of some cottier's tenants have been removed by the
Wa ggon Train. I presume my Right Hon. Friend would
IVA have made that statement unless he had clearly ascer-
tained the fact ; but with regard to the employment of these
waggons, I beg to state this :—At the time, advances had
been made by this House, which the Government was bound
to take every means to recover_( Hear, hear) from those able
to pay. It was impossible to procure carts and waggons in
consequence of the system of intimidation that prevailed in
various parts of the country. I did employ, as I was bound
to do, the carts belonging to the Commissariat, for the pur-
pose of removing hay and corn from the premises of farmers
echo were able, but who refused to pay. Positive directions
were, however, given not to press for payment in that way
where it would be a hardship, and my belief is, that there
was not, and that there has not been to this hour, any case
in which an article of furniture was taken from any person
who could come within the class called cottier.
Mr. LITTLETON—In the statement I have made I
merely went on the information transmitted to me from Dub-
in, which I shall be extremely happy to show my Right Hon.
Friend.

The House then divided on Mr. HuMe's amendment, when
there appeared--

Ayes, 71—Noes, 354—Majority, 283.
The House. then divided on the original question, when there
appeared!.

Ayes, 235—Noes, 171—Majority, 64.
The clause was then agreed to.
On our return to the gallery, we found that the House had
resumed.

NEWSPAPERS POSTAGE BILL.

On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Mr. WALLACE said that he should not oppose the Bill
at this stage ; but he gave notice that if it were persisted in,
in its present shape, he should move certain resolutions on the
third reading, to the effect that no newspapers should be sub-
ject to any postage or pence for delivery; that the privilege of
the Postmaster-General, of allowing certain publications,
should cease, and that prices current, and publications of a
similar nature, should go by mail, at a fixed rate of postage.
Mr. VERNON SMITH would not enter into the discus-
sion of the subject at present, and should only say, that prices
current were not stamped ; and if all publications of that
class were to be sent by mail, the establishment would require
to 'be much increased.

Mr. HUME protested against the power of the Post-office.
Sir HUSSE Y VIVIAN thought it but fair that votes and
reports of Committees, as well as the votes and proceedings
of the House, should be open to the subscription of those who
chose to purchase them ; and that they ought to be trans-
mitted through the Post-office without charge.
Mr. HUME complained that none of the recommendations
contained in the report of the Committee who had been ap-
pointed to inquire into the matter had been adopted.
Mr. SPRING RICE said the Hon. Member was incorrect
in his allegations; several of those recommendations had been
carried into full effect.

Lord ALTHORP said that an inquiry had been going on
for some time past, and was not yet completed, relative to the
'best way of regulating Post-office matters. When the report
was given in, he would bring it before the House, and he was
sure it would give satisfaction.
Lord LOWTHER said that if the House only looked to
the Post-officereport, it would be see that from 50,0001. to
60,0001, a year might be saved to the country by doing its
business by contract.
Mr. E WART complained that it was no uncommon thing
for private letters to be broken open at the Post-office. He
knew a number of instances.

Mr. V. SMITH would not say any thing further on the
subject or the Noble Lord's (Lowther) observations, more than
that the Government steam-packets were conducted in what
appeared to Government the best way. It was true that per-
'sons would contract to manage that department cheaper than
what was now paid for it ; but they would not perform their
contracts when they entered into them.
Lord A LTH OR P said that it was a great offence to break
open private letters, and tha every measure was adopted by
the Post-office to prevent the commission of such offence.
The Bill was then read a second time, and was ordered to be
committed on Wednesday next.
The report of the Customs' Bill was brought up and agreed
to, and a bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. P. Thomson on
the subject.

The report of the Punishment of Death Bill was brought
up, and the third reading was fixed for Wednesday next.
The Custom Acts Bill was read a first time.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned nt a quarter past two o'clock.