The Sun.
London, England, 1817-06-20 00:00:00

STATE Or IRELAND.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT ro•e, pursuant to his no-
tice, to call the attention of the House to the
Affairs -of Ireland. Various Circumstances hail
occurred to delay his motion till now, when it
was so late in the Session that he could not do
more than move that the House should, early in
the next Session, take into consideration the
state of that country. Sixteen years had now
elapsed since the passing of that Act, which had
bound Ireland in a Union with this country; and
it was certainly therefUle full time that the state
of that country should be taken into considera-
tion, with alloy to do away with that coercive
system which had been hitherto pursued. Early
iu this Session he 'hati-submitted to' the House a
motion on the subject of the Financial state 'of
Ireluud ; ,but the Muse had rejected that motion
on account of the Finance Committee, which had
then been appointed, having the financial state of
that country under consideration. Since that
time the Committee had presented to the house
tt Report which had fully confirmed all that lie had
repraented as to the financial state of that coun-
try. It was now impossible to say t:-at its situa-
tion was such that it must nut call fur the attention
of the House, and if the House di,l not attend to it,
things would soon conic to such a pass, that it would
be forced on its consideration. In usin-.: the word
force, he wished to guard himself against miscon-
struction. Ile did not mean any thing like nil.
sical force. He well knew how apt the vulgar,
the ignorant, and the wicked, were to misconstrue
in that way any such expression. The argument
against considering the state of Ireland formerly
was, that we were engaged in a war which re-
quired undivided attention, became it involved
the very existence of the country. There was
much farce in that argument at the time ; but
w!lat could be said now,. when we were in a state
of profound peace ? His view now was, to make
the House call upon Ministers, during the pro.
rogation, to tutu their attention to the state
of Ireland, and to submit to the House, in the
next Session, the result of their considera-
tion. He wished to guard against being sup-
posed to insinuate any thing like a disregard or
neglrct- of duty on the 'part of any individual in
fire Irish Government. Nothing of that kind
could he truly imputed to them. All that he
wished. for was a patient and diligent -inquiry into
the nature and causes of the evils of Ireland, with
the .s;e'w of radically mernes them. lie con'.
chided by mosing a Resolution, '' 'chat an Ad-
dress he presented to his Royal High-ess the
siehice Regent, praying his Royal HiLihness to
give direetVnts to his Majesty's Ministers during
the prorogation of Porliament to inquire into the
state of:lreland, and Inlay before the House such
inf,armation On the subject as would enable it
early itt the next Session to apply some effectual
remedy to the. evils under which that country I
now sufferei."

Sir tittoacw. Hitt commended the temper and
moderktion with which the Right Hon Baronet
had sunnily ed his mcrion, but could not agree to
He did not think that the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet had brought forward one single sufficient ar-
gument to iminee the House to accede to the mo-
tion, nor di.t he think that lie measure which he
proposed would have the effect expected. lie
therefore moved as an amendment, that the other
Orders'of the Day be now read.
Sir N. COLTHURST, in 1114301600.r= the mo-
tion of the Right Hon. Buronet (Sir J. Newport),
did so on the ground that it would shesv a want
rifeonfitletice in Government.

Sir J. NEWPORT replied.
Sir George Hill, Sir J. Newport, and Mr. Peel,
severally explained —Tile [louse then divided.

Ayes
Noes - • - LG
Majority - 49

The Report of tl►e Tithes Lensing 80l tvas tar-
ther considered, and the Bill ordered to be read
a third time on Tuesday next.
Mr. Btionneg !nought op the Report of the
Scotch Offices ; the amendments were agreed
to, aid the Bill ordered to be realty a second time
to.morrow.

The Hattie went into a Committee on the
Clergy Residence Bill, ,whe►► !tome further amend.
n►tntg were introduced.—The Report was receiv-
ed, read, and ordered for further consideration
on Tuesday.

The Report of the Irish Election Laws Bill was
brought tip, and the amendments were agreed to ;
a clause being proposed by Mr. BLAKE to regulate
the rights of Freemen of the Borough Totem,
which, alter some conversation, and the Gallery
being cleared for a division, was, as we under-
stood, withdrawn.
Sir J. NawvoßT offered a clause, which was in-
wiled, and committed,
Mr. D. tlsotvwa moved, that the clause relat.
ing to rendering it legal for Candidates to employ
Counsel before the Returning Officer, be struck,
out. _

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Sir H. PARNELL opposed the motion, end press-
ed a division.
Ayes - - .• - 9
Noes !. - - - 47

Majority - -
The Bill vrns then ordered to be read a tbird
time on Monday.
The Spirits Excess Act went through a Com-
mittee.
Theother Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and the House adjostrued.