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perfectly agreed in the possibility of placing tenants on the
Commission. He thought such persons ought to he placed on
the Commission, inasmuch as they were part of the great
mass into whose condition the Commission had to inquire. He
thought it would meet the views of all parties, if persons who
were neither landlords ner tenants were placed on the Com'
mission.
Mr. ROSS could corroborate what had fallen from his Hon.
Friend. He knew that tenants capable of serving on the Com—
mission could easily be found in Ireland.
Lord ELIOT wished to know if the Hon. Gentleman meant
that those parties should be paid for their service', or whether
he meant that they would serve gratuitously ?
Mr. ROSS had no doubt that many could be found ready to
serve gratuitously.
RIOTS AT ROSKEEN.

Mr. FOX MAULS said he wished t; ask the Lord Advo-
cate, whether any steps had been taken for inquiring into the
treatment of certain persons taken up for having created a riot
at Roskeen, and whether any prosecutions had been instituted
against any of them. The question which he was about
to ask arose out of disputes connected with the Church
of Scotland. A riot had taken place, and certain per-
sons were apprehended. The authorities were provided
net only with the ordinary civil force and officers of the Ex-
cise service, but also with a body of artillery. Six men were
apprehended on the 2d of October, and on the 3d, at two
o'clock in the morning, they were locked up in a place of con-
finement. There was a guard-house, which had been built fur
a barrack, the windows of which were secured by iron bars.
In this barrack there was an inner room and and an outer one'
Nothing could have been easier, nor could be more secure,
than placing these men in the inner room, and filling the outer
room with armed men ; but, instead of this, they locked the
men up in a bank sate—(Laughter)—a room, the dimensions
of which were as follow :—nine feet eleven inches and a heir
long, three feet nine inches broad, and six feet eleven inches
high. This room had been built particularly for the et"
elusion of all air or ventilation, and as a protection
against fire. In this room they were locked up seven
hours. One individual was taken so ill that he vomited
blood—(A laugh)—the cries of the other prisoners forced
the attention of his guards upon them, and one prisoner was re-
moved. The other five remained there until nine o'clock in
the morning, and the Lord Lieutenant of the county, a 10-
mane man, who had acted with the greatest prudence and con-
sideration throughout, ordered their liberation. He had been
further informed that one of those prisoners had been discharge,'
by the magistrates, there having been no proof whatever ageingt
him, and the other five were admitted to bail, and had ne;
been yet tried. Whether these men were guilty or innocent
it mattered not. If what he stated were true they were moil
improperly and cruelly treated. He wished to ask the Lora
Advocate whether the facts bore any resemblance to what he
had stated, and if so, whether he had taken any steps to punish
the individuals who had committed so great a erioe
under the cloak of administering justice. The horrors of that
place were not surpassed by the black hole of Calcutta. He
wished to know from the Lord Advocate, if it was the Wel;
tion of the authorities to bring those men who had been 1'
cruelly treated to trial, where they might have an opportunitl
of vindicating their innocence or satisfying justice.
The LORD ADVOCATE said, that he had ascertained
that the five individuals mentioned were confinett in ap
apartment of small size, but not for the whole, time
specified by the Honourable Gentleman. They wen
placed in this apartment because the authorities feen
there would be an attempt at rescue, as prisoners
lately been rescued from that place. The prisoners were
locked up at three or four o'clock in the morning, and eeni
fined till nine o'clock, but the doors were frequently opens.
during that time, and they were often asked by thelr
guards if they wished for anything. His attention
had lately been directed to the matter by a paragraph ;
newspaper. The prisoners were brought before the Sheri
and the Lord Lieutenant the following day, but to these ge,°:
tlemen they had not made the slightest complaint. He OR"
Lord Advocate) had directed inquiries to be made into file
matter, but he was not yet prepared to say what particulf
course he might pursue regarding these parties, by whose It
rections the prisoners were confined ; in fact, be bad Igo
been able to learn on whom the blame properly rested.
regretted that a milder course had net been adopted. 11,7,,
prisoners in other parts of Scotland who had been engage-
' the riots, were dealt with in a very lenient manner—they nts'A
not subjected to much trouble or expense, and they were Ve.T;
at the local courts, where the degree of punishment that COn
be inflicted was limited.

SUPPLY.
On the question for going into Committee of Supply beill
put,
Mr. BLEWITT said he hoped before the Speaker left
th
Chair, the House would allow him to correct an unfair Or
ment which had appeared in one of the newspapers with rer
pect to the question which he had asked last night on the an a.
Jett of the Civil List.—(Laughter.) It had been stated If
one of the Morning Journals that he had made a very itne.P,..„
allusion to the Queen in connection with the Civil LI"_„,1
( Laughter.) Now he could truly declare that a more 10.,
and faithful subject of her Majesty than himself did not Oro
—(Laughter from the Ministerial benches.) The House Win
perfectly aware that such a rumour as he hid alluded to yes
circulation ; and if he had been the humble instrument of PLlti
ting an end to the report, and of restoring her Majesty to
popularity--( Roars of laughter)—which she had hitherto:o%
toyed, he should feel perfectly satisfied with the result.--(11,0.
hear.) He could only say that he had not the slightest le'
tion of bringing her Alsjesty into disrepute, but be tho:B..P._
that when false reports of this kind were circulated out of d .011;
an opportunity of correcting them should be afforded in
House.—( Hear, hear. ) The re.
The House then went into Committee of Supply. - itgo
solutions were agreed to. The House resumed, and the
port was ordered to be brougbt up to-morrow.
The House then adjourned at Half-past Ten.

MIDDLESEX and SURREY GRAND

JUNCTION RAILWAY.
We beg to call the attention of our readers to t.filie
above railway—an advertisement of which aPPee'qs
in our columns of to-day —not only on account g
general merits as a junction railway, which carl°,
fail to interest the commercial and manufacturing
interest of the kingdom, but also in a military P°,ini;
of view. It appears to us that the facilities why
t
the proposed line will afford to the transit of troori
and military stores to that portion of the coast °J,
Kent in particular which has so recently attracted
the attention of the Government, will necessarily re'
commend it to the serious consideration of our pro;
fessional readers ; and we ourselves are convinced
that if the intended line should obtain the sanctioo,
of the Legislature, the defence of the coast re
Kent will . be easily secured, without incurring tfe
expenses of batteries and • lines which was at °'
time contemplated. His Grace the Duke of Weill
ton, in his evidence before the COmmittee of the 110%,.
of Commons in the last session, referring to the necOV,
of establishing a harbour of refuge between si r°r,
mouth and the Downs, readily admitted that 0;4
warfare, in the strict sense of the word, Was 4,
sufficient to protect the coast from an invading_2l.lllo
and that the system of maritime warfare ("Y tion
power of steam) was such as to render the Si''.tt 16
of a fleet in the Downs totally insecure. Nclly'„"ths
clear that, by the junction line proposed betwe';'o
Birmingham, Great 'Western, South Westerivverf
Dover lines, a supply of troops from almost
.ee ots
part of the kingdom—from the most remote don,
and garrisons—may be commanded—say `sire or
and Winchester, and Maidstone—within ti!
~. t Of
fourteen hours ; and within that time the 07relf
Kent may be bristling with bayonets! We sin c 4
trust that the line, in this national point of vieWi. fa(
already attracted the notice of Government----anecieff
our own parts, we wish the bold undertaking.oo is'
success. The atmospheric principle of locoto°tl 0 f the
we observe, recommended to the consideration .
shareholders.— United Service Gazette.

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