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the seizure of their property for the sake of principle, and
the minister had disgraced his sacred calling by sending his
rude bailiffs to take away their goods. The petitioners had
sent over to him two of the printed bills announcing the in-
tended auction, together with the auctioneer's bill, from which
it appeared that five hall chairs were put up for sale for
13s. and one halfpenny, minister's money. The charge for
seising was 2s. 6d., for bills is. 6d., for posting 4id., dues to
auctioneer Is, 3d., man, 74d., the bellman for crying, ls.—but
the poor widow Who owned them charged nothing for crying.
( A laugh.) He also pregented a second petition from two
Roman Catholic priests named Welch - and Murphy,
complaining of partiality in the conduct of certain
magistrates in the Court-house of Borris, where two persons
were fined for an assault ; but as they had been adherents of the
lion. Member for Carlow during the election, his agent, who
was present, as well as the Hon. Member, at the time, offered
to pay the fines for them. These statements were calcu-
lated to place the matter in a fair way for investigation,
and he should not go too far in stating that the Right Hon.
Baronet, the Secretary for Ireland, intended to institute that
inquiry, and if those statements were foutid to be correct, that
Gentleman ought not to be, and he would say, should not be
retained any longer in the Commission of the Peace.
Mr. K A VAN AGH---.1 defy you to the proof.—( Cries of
" Order.")
The petition having been brought up,_
Mr. KAVANAGH proceeded to reply to the allegations
of the petition, which he had observed had assumed a new
shape, the petitoners having deserted the first charge, which
was that he had paid the fines from the bench. It was true
he was present in the Court-house; but he could solemnly
declare, however, that no such transaction ever took place.
There were not in the county of Carlow, it was well known to
all, two more terrible characters than those referred to in the
petition.
Mr. O'DWYER in reply stated, in vindication of the accu-
racy of the allegation contained in the petition, that he held in
his hand a newspaper report of the proceedings which took
place in the Court-house, on the occasion mentioned, the au-

ihenticity of which report he had never heard was denied by
any of the gentlemen implicated. That report stated that " Mr.
Kavanagh, one of the presiding Magistrates, announced the
decision of the bench, and that Mr. Doyle, the oilier Magis-
trate, proposed to pay the costs immediately." It Ivii.cr dis-
graceful, he considered, to see a judge on the bench interfering
in the petty squabbles that came before them, and thus disquali-
fying themselves for giving that dispassionate considera-
tion to cases that may come under their investigation.
Under these circumstances he hoped that the House would
excuse him fur bringing forward a case of this description, and
he was sure when they were informed that any individual, no
matter what his rank or station may be, could be permitted with
impunity to play their antics before the people, dressed in his
little brief authority, that the sympathy of the House and
public opinion would be extended to the parties complaining.
Mr. FINN regretted that any circumstances should have
occurred to compel a gentleman of so excellent a private
character, and so good a landlord as the Hon. Gentleman
opposite (Mr. K.) was universally acknowledged to be, to
come into collision with the people or the Roman Catholic
clergy. The only remedy against the recurrence of such colli-
sions was vote by ballot; and thus not only landlords, but,
if they chose, the Catholic priests, would be prevented from
exercising that intimidation of which they were accused. Each
would then he permitted to act in his own sphere. He re-
gretted that anything should have occurred having any ten-
dency to injure the character of a gentleman so highly and
generally respected, as a landlord, as the Hon. Gentleman.
It would, he thought, be better to deprive Irishmen of the
elective franchise altogether, than to call upon them to exer-
cise it at the peril of their existence.

Colonel B kUEN held in his hand an affidavit respecting
this very case, which had been stated to the House, which af-
fidavit charged the Reverend gentleman alluded to with having
from the altar professed raising a subscription for the purpose
of paying the fines of those persons who should be convicted
of outrages. This affidavit did not come from an Orange-
man or a Presbyterian, or from any of those who at-
tempted to support the laws in Ireland—it came from a
Roman Catholic, one of the congregation of the Priest alluded
to, who had heard his Reverend Pastor offer from the altar a
premium for the perpetration of outrages. Unless these
Reverend gentlemen were restrained, Ireland would not be fit
for any Christian to live in. All that he and those who thought
with him wanted, was that the people of Ireland should be al-
lowed to act according to their opinions.
Mr. O'DWYER—The Hon. Member had thought fit to
make an attack on an Hon. Gentleman of the most respect-
able character. He entreated the House to suspend their
opinion, as he could assure them that he was ready to prove
that the whole of the allegations which had been made were
altogether without foundation.—( Cries of " Order, order,"
and " Chair.")

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The SPEAKER was understood to say that it would be a great
saving of the time of the House if Hon. Members refrained
from such discussions.

The petition was laid on the table.
CLERICAL INTIMIDATION.

Sir F. VILLIERS presented a petition from Canterbury
complaining of the interference of the Dean and Chapter of the
metroplolitan Church in the last election, and of the intimidation
attempted to be exercised by the clergy on the voters. The
Hon. Baronet stated several instances in which so many as
three or four clergymen went about canvassing together, and
he had himself seen five clergymen together canvassing the
voters, and endeavouring to prevail on them to vote against
their consciences. He thought the petition deserved enquiry.
The petition was laid on the table.
SCOTCH CIIURCH.

Mr. STEWART M'KENZIE presented several petitions
from different parts of Scotland in favour of the Scotch
Church, and praying for additional accommodation.
ABOLITION OF IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.

The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition in favour of
Bill for the Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt.

FACTORY BILL.

An HON. MEMBER presented petitions from Preston, pray-
ing for a modification of the Factory Bill.
Mr. BAINES presented similar petitions from different
persons in Leeds. The Bill, as it at present existed, had
proved extremely injurious to the general manufacturer, to the
masters, to the parents, and the children themselves. He
hoped the Government would bring the matter under the con-
sideration of the House, and that when the Hon. Member
for Ashton-under-Lyne brought forword the Bill, the
House would be able to pass some wholesome measure upon
this important matter.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND hoped that this matter
would be very early taken into consideration. He was quite
sure that if the Secretary of the Home Department was aware
of the extreme anxiety that was felt upon this subject by the
masters and operatives, he would not defer the consideration of
it till a very late period.
Mr. SINCLAIR presented Petitions from the County of
Ayr, in support of the Established Church in Scotland.
The HON. MEMBER gave notice that he should, upon an
early day, move for leave to bring in a bill (as we understood)
to enable the inhabitants of boroughs to elect their own magis-
trates.

Sir 0. MOSE LE Y presented a petition from Stafford,
complaining of agricultural distress.
Mr. BARKER presented a petition from Sheffield, com-
plaining of the mode in which spirit licenses were granted, and
praying the House to pass some measure for the better regula-
tion of the same.