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G. A. COTTRELL,

Noble. Lord would state.whether the Government would give
any encouragement to that Bill or not.—(Loud laughter.)
COERCION BILL._(IRELAND.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR then moved that the House
do now adjourn, when—.
Lord.ELLENBOROUGH said that last night they had
been given to expect that the Noble Viscount would be in his
place that night, and be prepared to state the course that Go-
vernment intended to pursue relative to the Coercion Bill,
Viscount MELBO IJRNE said it was not the intention of
Government to propose to that House the' third reading of
that Bill ; the Governinent did not intend to proceed
further. With it there. In making' that Statement, however,
it was his duty to state, that it was the inten-
tion of Government to introduce a ' Bill into the other
House which would renew certain parts of that Bill.—(This
statement was received by the House with' intense silence.)
The Earl of WICKLOW then rose and said—MF Lords,
since I have had a seat in this Howse, I never have
heard an announcement from a Minister of the
Crown with greater astonishment than the one just
made;--(Trerneridotta cheering from the Opposition.), Is it
possible—is it credible---is it to be supposed, tit a minister
who but a fortnight, nay, not ten days ago—( Continued cheer-
ing)--was then at the head of the Government, came down
to this House, and stated, in the most energetic and deter-
mined manner; the absolute necessity for the preservation of
The
Ireland;thatisiobleL
tohrd w
is Bihl losihtaonudld, pats stsh.e(hCo
ahtteeem from the Opi)osilion;) Onternment,was then
Secretary for the Home Deo.rtrnent—(Cheers)—whose duty
it was' to impress on his Majesty's Government the necessity
for this measure. •The Noble and Learned T.,Ota a the
woolsack_.._( Loud cheering from OW opposition side)—
my. Lords, the Noble and -Learned Lord may smile—it will
be well for the Noble arid Learned Lord if his character is
regarded in the eyes of the country at any future time in such
a manner ,as will give him' reason 'to -smile At hit eon-
duet on this occasion. —:( Immense cheers fhrn the Opposition.)
MY Lords, such a degree of inconsistency, such a degree of
tergiyersation' of total abandonment of principle--(Cheers)--
of any man at the head of his country, I think has never been
witnessed, in either: House of Parliament.--( Heel') heat. )
Noble Lords might rest satisfied, although it might suit
their convenience to . retain their places—( Hear, hear)._
and to-throw.overboard, not only their principles., but the well-
being and peace of the country ; although, my Lords, I say this
may suit their convenience, yet I say this country, and more
particularly Ireland, will look with a degren or Itiarm to
the situation in which we are plaeeth My Lords, if his
Majesty's Government had stated during the early pro-
gress of this measure that they did not believe that a
measure of this kind was necessary, I should not even then
have been contented to have trusted the maintenance of btAce
to the same individuals ; but when we find t 6 whole Ca-
binet declaring their unanimity of opinion that the Bill
was absolutely necessary-4 Hear)—l say it is a degree of
baseness, and a degree of desertion of principle, that has not
been witnessed- in this country since the Revolution, and
which, - I must confess; will create the greatest
alarm and astonishment throughout the empire. It is only a
few nights ago that the Noble- Earl then at the head of the
Government stated, or at least insinuated, that he had been
grossly and basely. betrayed by some Honourable Member
of the Administration. Well then, I say, it is due to the yre-
sent Administration-,-composed as it is now of the same indi-
viduals—l say, my Lords, it is due to their honour and in-
tegrity, that the individual to whom that Noble Earl alluded
should be held up to universal scorn.—( Cheers.) He knew
that In an early part of the Session, with; regard to a portion of
the Irish constituency, when it was stated that an individual
had. acted like a traitor.—( Hear, hear.) We all know
what course was pursued on that occasion.--r Hear, hear.)
every man insisted .on the Minister of the Crown de-
claring to whom that allusion was made ; and the same
course ought to be followed with regard to the prestiii,
Government.--(Hear.) A statement has been made by
the Noble Earl who was late at the head of the Administration
that he has been betrayed-Lthat an individual had clandes-
tinely, and without his knowledge, communicated and
corresponded with others with respect to the Government of
Ireland, and in consequence of that the Noble Earl
was obliged to abandon his post---(Loud cheering.)—.
It is due to the honour of the Government, that the indi-
vidual who has so acted should be pointed out. I have risen
my Lords with more than usual surprise, and have expressed
myself with more than usual warmth,—( Hear,)—but when
it has. been declared by those to Whose guidance the welfare of
the country is entrusted; that 'they mean to abandon that
measure which, a few days ago, they said was absolutely
necessary there was every excuse for speaking with more than
usual warmth, as there was no chance, or hope, or confidence,
could be placed in them.--( Cheers from the Opposition.)
Lord WHARNCLIFFE could but' express his surprise at
the situation in which the House had been placed by his Ma-
hesty's present Ministers. Not only the Noble Earl lato at the'
ead of his' Majesty's Government, but the Noble Lord
on the Woolsack Thad stated that it would be unjust to
pass tho Bill in question without the insertion of those
several clauses which had been so often adverted to.
Notwithstanding this, the • Noble Viscouat had now come
down to the House, and stated that it was the opinion of his
Majesty's Government that the passing of the Bill was unne-
cessary.—(Loud cheers.) He (Lord W.-) was as unwilling as
any man could be that the House should force upon M:nis-
ters any measure of this description-4 Hear, hear, hear)—.
..but he thought that- Ministers were not only bound to tell