The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-10 00:00:00

LIST OF THE MINORITY

Of 10 (Teller included), who voted for Mr. Cobbett's
Amendment—" That before this house proceed further
with the Poor Laws' Amendment Bill, it appoint a
committee to inquire into the causes of the great in-
crease in the amount of the poor rates in England and
Wales ; and also, that the instructions given to the bar-
risters who drew the bill be laid upon the table of the
house."
Cobbett, W.
Egerton, T.
Evans, Colonel
Faithful, G.

Fielden, J. Robinson, G. R.
Finn, W. F. Scholefield, J.
Godson, R. LOCKED OUT.
Hodges, T. L. A ttwood, T.

THE IRISH CHURCH.

The following letter has been published in the Irish

Papers :

" MR. WARD, M.P., TO MR. O'DWYER.
" June 3, 1834.
" 111 v DEAR SIR,—I have had a difficult card to play
here, in order to do justice to the great cause which I
had taken up, and which I have endeavoured to serve most
honestly.
" It is still a question with me whether I should not
have perhaps done this more effectually by withdrawing
my resolution after Mr. Stanley's speech last night, than
by forcing it to a division ; but I could not bear the idea
of being suspected of any thing like collusion, or a com-
promise of principle.
" I must, however, entreat you to impress upon the
minds of your countrymen the fact that it was this speech
which decided the fate of the division. The certainty that
a man who held principles so incompatible with any thing
approaching to concession upon religious matters had been
driven by my original motion from the Cabinet—that his
former colleagues had broken with him for ever, and that,
as a first result of this misunderstanding, a commission had
been appointed, to which he never would have consented,
with powers as ample as any of us could desire, satisfied the
great mass of English members that the question was in
fact decided, and that it would be unfair to press for more
when so much vas already done. . .

" You know, of course, that the appropriation clauses
in the Tithe Bill are given up—another consequence and
proof of our victory, and that liberal grounds of appeal in
tithe compositions are allowed. And now, my dear Sir,
permit me to say this—we are engaged in the same cause,
and have the same battle to fight. Whatever differences
there may be as to the question of repeal, to which you al-
luded in your first letter, let them be dropped at present.
Receive the commission as a proof of sound and honest in-
tentions. Assist them to supply us with facts, to put the
grievances of your country in the strongest possible light,
and leave these to work. They will work upon the honest
and manly feelings of Englishmen ; and, however strong
Protestant prejudices may still be, I have no doubt as to
the result. You may make what use you please of this
letter, and will even oblige me by giving it publicity
amongst your friends, if you find that the vote of last night
is rightly understood. Those who voted for the previous
question did so only in the belief that the objects of my re-
solution were practically attained, and that it was, conse-
quently, unnecessary to insist upon principle.
" I beg pardon for troubling you at such length, but the
subject is one on which I feel deeply.
" Believe me yours, very faithfully,
" H. G. WARD.
" To A. C. O'Dwyer, Esq., M.P."