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above purposes, which may be expected to be laid upon the
table of this House this session, in terms of the Act.

The LORD ADVOCATE, who spoke in so low a tone of
voice as to be scarcely audible, was understood to say, that
variou3 powers had been given to the Court, having the ob-
ject in view which hail bee n stated by the Hon. Member.
With respect to the latter part of the question he could not
say that such Acts bad been passed (as we understood).
MEDICAL CHARITIES IN IRELAND.

Colonel CONOLLY wished to ask the Government, if it
was their intention to intr.,duce any Bill relative to Medical
Charities in Ireland this session.

Lord ELIOT (as we understood), said it was the intention
of the Government to do so.
STATE OF IRELAND.

Mr. HUME said, before the Noble Lord (J. Russell)
proceeded with his motion, he world remind him of what
passed in the last session of Parliament with reference to ad-
journed debates. He would throw out the suggestion that if a
debate were adjourned, it should be adjourned lo a particular
hour, in order to allow time for disposing of the regular
business of the day before the discussion commenced. In the
last session great inconvenience arose from the accumulation
of business, and he would suggest whether it would not be
possible to avoid that evil in future, by adopting the course
which he proposes!.

Mr. ROBS said he held in his hand a petition relating to the
subject about to be brought before the House by the Noble Lord
the Member for the City of London. It was signed by 180 inhabi-
tant 3 of the town of Belfast and its neighbourhood, some of whom
were Presbyterians. whilst the rest belonged to the Church of
England. It contained the names of the Deputy-Lieutenant for
the county ; of merchants, manufacturers, shipowners. and re-
spec able tradesmen living in Belfast, of a few members of the
legal profession, and of one private gentleman. It set forth
that the petitioners were deeply interested in the welfare of
Ireland, rnd viewed its present condition with the utmost alarm;
observing that the nation was filled with discontent,
and that the conduct of her Majesty's Ministers
was such as to lead to apprehensions of civil war. The pe-
titioners considered that the discontent prevailing in Ireland
was deep-seated and wide-spread, and that, until its causes were
removed, peace could not be secured on lasting foundations.
They then went on to complain of inefficient representation;
stating that while England, with a population of about
15,000,000, had 471 representatives, Ireland, with a population
of 8,000,000 had only 105. In England they said the Church of
the many was the Established Church of the land, but
in Ireland the very reverse was the fact. In Eng-
land persons professing the relig'.on of the many were
seated on the Bench, and in nearly all important situations;
but in Ireland scarcely any Catholics were to be seen in emi-
nent situations. All these were causes of great discontent.
There were other matters of great importance affecting the
welfare of Ireland, to which the petitioners earnestly entreated
the attention of the Legislature, especially local taxation.
The petitioners prayed that the House would take the state of
Ireland into its serious consideration, and adopt such measures
as were calculated to avert the dangers now impending in that

country.
Mr. HORSMAN wished to put a question to the Right
Hon. Gentleman opposite. A return of the number of troops
stationed in Ireland during the year 1842 had been ordered by
the House; but he observed that return, which was only
placed in the hands of Hon. Members this morning, was made
out in a peculiar manner, by which it appeared that the
number of troops withdrawn from Ireland during the
last two years amounted to considerably more than those sent
to Ireland. He thought as far as he was informed that must
be incorrect. Therefore he, wished to ask the Right Hon.
Gentleman, in the first place, whether he could explain how
far that was the case or not—viz., that the troops withdrawn
from Ireland, rank and file, were more numerous than those
sent there during the last two years, as from the return it ap •
peered that since the year 1841 eight regiments were sent to
Ireland, and five regiments of cavalry, and four battalions of
infantry, were withdrawn. He asked the Right Hon. Bart. for
information, because he was unable to understand the return
which was headed '6 A return of the number of troops quar-
tered in Ireland during the years 1833-34, and down to 1840,
inclusive." In the next place, he wished to ask whether the
Right Hon. Gentleman objected to give the returns down
to 1843 ?

Sir J. GRAHAM would have preferred that the Hon.
Gentleman should have given notice of the question. With re-
spect to the returns which had been presented to Hon. Gentle-
men that morning, they had been moved for to enable the No-
ble Viscount, the Member for Plymouth (Lord Ebrington), to
ascertain the number of troops placed at the disposal of h s fa-
ther, when conducting the government of that country. That five
regiments had been withdrawn from Ireland in the course of the
time mentioned in the retum for general service, was undoubted.
There were five regiments of cavalry arAl four battalions of
infantry withdrawn from Ireland, from the Ist of September,
1841, to the Ist of March, 1542. With respect to the other
question of the Hon. Gentleman, he had to state that, on the
motion of the Hon. Member for Coventry, an order had been
given to produce a return of the rank and file stationed in Ireland
from the Ist of January, 1835, clown to the Ist of January, 184:t.