The Sun.
London, England, 1833-02-12 00:00:00

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footsteps. They open the Pandora's box and let out a
flood of evils on unhappy Ireland, whilst even Hope is not
found behind.—(Cheers.) I recommend this to your
most serious consideration. Remember, also, that Ireland
is not capable of being reduced to a state of fear. Despair
knows no fear, a nation goaded to madness by long
suffering laughs to scorn the bayonet and the cannon.
Give them something to lose—surnething to make life
desirable, and then it is possible to make them fear.—
(Hear.) Under present circumstances, then, I urge you
rather to soothe than to exasperate such a nation. I have
heard the Irish people accused of idleness and indifference
to ditties. No remark is more unjust. I have known
these upright and valuable men walk hundreds of miles,
and cross the sea to labour bard in England. They ex-
hibit enterprise, industry, and economy—a most remark-
able combination of remarkable qualities. They save
their earnings during the summer, in order to carry them
back to their families. A nation thus enterprising, fru-
gal, and industrious, ought never to be accused of any
kind of idleness or unwillingness to work. It is the duty
of this House to place labour in their hands. They
should inquire into the cause that has for one hundred
years past denied them the opportunity of labouring in
their own country—that has, as it were, broken their
right hand, and deprived them of its use.—(Cheers.) It
should be ascertained why it was, that whilst they had the
power of obtaining by the labour of their hands more of the
comforts of life than they or their families could consume,
they had no opportunity of using to advantage the power,
and disposition which nature had bestowed upon them.
One remark more— (Question)—only one remark, on the
foreign subjects of the address. I wish that his Majesty's
Ministers, instead of exhibiting their courage in Ireland,
had turned their vengeance on the tyrant of Russia.
—(Order, and loud cheers.) Why have they not used
one single word of ,commiseration towards unhappy, he-
roic Poland?—(Hear.) I assure them, that if they do not
think of it, the people of England will think of it. His
Majesty's Ministers seem to forget that such a nation as
Poland was ever heard of ; but I trust this House will
not ; and I am sure the people of England will never con-
sent that such a nation as Poland shall remain in its pre-
sent miserable condition.—(Cheers.) I will trouble the
House with one other point.—(Question, and hear.) His
Majesty's Ministers appear to have found friendship where
they expected hostility, and hostility where they expected
friendship. The Right Hon. Baronet, the Member for
Tarnworth, has given them his support. lam not sur-
prised at it—but I am surprised how they could imagine
that he, or any of his party, would ever become their
friends. He has fallen from his high and palmy state for
neglecting the wrongs of the English people and shutting his
ears to their prayers for relief ; and the object probably next
his heart is to see those disgraced who have been the occa-
sion of his fall—(Order, order)—to see them identify
themselves with those very principles which have led him
to destruction. I ant surprised that the Ministers have
not acted on the principle of tinted Danans, whatever
measures he supported, ought at least to have excited their
suspicion, and have made them pause, lest they should be
acting contrary to their honour and their welfare. There
is one other remark that I wish to make—only one.—(A
laugh.) I wish his Majesty's Ministers would learn to
distinguish their friends and their enemies. They know
that the aristocracy are against them—that four-fifths of
the gentry, the whole of the clergy—three-fourths of all
the professions, are opposed to them, and that their only
real support is in the good opinion of the people. To the
honest and industrious people they should look for strength
and popularity ; and their conduct in disregarding the
distresses of that people, and in acting in a manner
far from consonant with their wishes, excites both
my surprise and regret. If the Noble Lord thinks
it not inconsistent with his duty, I hope that he
will consent to the adoption of a very short amendment—
an amendment which will carry balm into the wounded
hearts of thousands of the industrious people of England
and Ireland, which will light up their bosoms with joyous
hope, without compromising that justice which Ministers
appear determined to uphold. I shall not vote in favour
of the amendment of the Hon. Member for Oldham, but
I feel that I cannot support this address.—(Hear.)
Mr. H UNIE rose amidst loud cries of "Question, ques-
tion ;" " Divide, divide." As soon as he could be heard,
he was understood to say, that however much he might
regret and feel himself bound to oppose the system of coer-
cion which his Majesty's Ministers seemed determined to
pursue towards Ireland, yet that the House bad already
once divided on that question, and the amendment before
them was substantially the same, he hoped the present
amendment would not be pressed to a division.—(Hear.)
Having already divided with his Hon. Friend the Member
for Lambeth, and he not being called upon to support this
amendment, thought nothing bad occurred in the course of
the debate which in the slichtest degree altered his opinion.
—(Continued cries of " Question, question.")
The Earl of ORMELIE rose to reply, but amidst the
repeated cries for a division, be was quite inaudible; and,
after attempting to speak for a few minutes, he gave way
to the wish of the House.
The House was then cleared for a division, and the
result was announced to be—

For Mr. Cobbett's Amendment
Against it 1.23
Majority for Ministers —3oo
On entering the Gallery, we found Mr. ATTWOOD
proposing his amendment, viz., that instead of the words
" to promote habits of industry and good order among the
labouring classes of the community," there should be in-
serted, " to promote such improvements in the condition
of the agricultural and manufacturing classes, as may secure
good order and happiness among them."
The SPEAKER having put the question,
Lord ALTHORP said, that the original words did not
imply any tendency towards disorder or idleness in the
labouring classes, not even though legislative remedies
should prove ineffectual to remove their distress. He would
th-refore, support them, as in reality less liable to be con-
strued in an offensive sense to the people than those pro-
posed by the lion. Gentlemen.
The amendment was then negatived without a division.

Mr. ATTWOOD then proposed, as an amendment in
the last paragraph, that before the clause commencing
with the words " salutary precautions," there should be
substituted the following words We pledge ourselves
to adopt such measures as may seem best calculated to re-
move the grievances, relieve the distress, and re-
dress the wrongs of the Irish people. But should such
measures prove ineffectual for putting down crime, and
should disturbances continue, we will be ready to adopt
such other measures and salutary precautions, &c."
The amendment was negatived without a division, and
the address agreed to without further opposition.
The SPEAKER announced that he would conic down
to the House this day at 11 o'clock, to wait his Majesty's
pleasure touching the reception of the address.
The LORD ADVOCATE give notice that he would
bring in a Bill for regulating the Corporations in Real
Scotch Bur4h.
The House theta adjourned at a quarter to or.e.