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London, England, 1844-02-23 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1844.

The first topic brought forward in the House of
Lords was on a question put by Lord BROUGHAM,
relative to the occupation of Tahiti by the French.
The Earl of ABERDEEN had heard of that event with
great regret, but he could not yet give the explana-
tions that the House might require. We have ad-
verted to this subject in a separate article.

Lord MONTEAGLE moved for certain papers re-
specting the recent appointment to the deanery of
Dromore. The Earl of RIPON said he would not
oppose the motion. A little uproar then took place
in the House, which relieved its usual monotony.
The Marquis of WESTMEATII caused the scene, by
saying that the words " HOLT WARING" looked as
well to this underhand deanery as those of " SPRING
RICE" to a pensioned peerage. The Duke of Rtcx-
MOND came to the rescue, the Marquis apologised
and the House adjourned.
In the Commons, after the presentation of petitions,
Mr. LABOUCIIERE stated that he would postpone his
motion relative to the trade with Brazil till Thurs-
day, the 14th of March.
Mr, WALLACE also postponed his motion, relative,
to the administration of the Criminal Law in Scotland,
In answer to a question from Sir GEORGE GREY
relative to the occupation of Tahiti by the French,
Sir H. PEEL said he believed the French Admiral in
the Pacific Seas had taken possession of Tahiti, and
that the QUEEN had been deposed. He greatly la-
mented what had taken place, but he believed the
event was not in consequence of instructions from the
French Government. The English Government had
not communicated
.with the French Government on
the subject, and he thought the House would see the
propriety of waiting the result.
Mr. MILES brought up a Bill for the amendment
of the laws relative to master and servant.
On the Order of the Day being read for resuming
the adjourned debate on the state of Ireland, Sir
ROBERT PEEL wished to learn whether the debate
was to end that evening. He was unfortunately in
the position of one of the speakers, and he merely
wished to know the sentiments of the House. Several
Members called out " to-morrow night," and the ad-
journed debate commenced. Mr. Mumma O'Con-
!mu, was the first speaker, and confined his remarks
entirely to the Irish State trials, with the exception
that the traversers, notwithstanding their conviction,
would still agitate for repeal. Mr. GREGORY opposed
the motion. Mr. BELLEW supported it. Mr. LID-
DELL paid a high compliment to the administration
of the Marquis of NORMANBY, but at the same time
congratulated the Tory party on their triumph of
argument, and had no doubt also he should have to
congratulate them on the result of the division.
Mr. Hums considered that the Irish Attorney-
General had utterly failed in his explanation. He
then adverted to the grievances of the Irish nation,
and chiefly to the grievance of a Protestant Esta-
blishment in a Catholic country. He would apply
the Church property to the education of the people,
and leave every man to pay his clergyman as he paid
his doctor. Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. C. POWELL, and
Sir H. DOUGLAS followed.

Mr. SHELL then rose, and addressed the House for
nearly three hours, in a speech remarkable for its
searching bitterness of reproach as to the conduct of
the State trials. lie denounced the Tory policy
with regard to Ireland in a strain of withering
sarcasm, which elicited the cheers and counter-
cheers of either side ; and concluded with a
peroration as eloquent and impassioned as it was pa-
triotic and sublime in the highest degree. Indeed
we never heard one more fervidly spoken, nor more
generously and enthusiastically received. The House
acknowledged by their sympathy that, while Mr.
Seim felt as an Irishman, he spoke as a Briton.
The-ATTORNET-GINEUAL moved the adjournment
of ale dobato at Half-past Twelve, which was agreed