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its Government ; • what he had aheady slated, he
trusted, would be sufficient to ind'ice the Howe

to •idopt his proposition. The Right Honourable
Gentleman said, an application was made to Go:
vernment for such a measure as this nn the 29th
of November last by thirty-six of the MAgistrates of,
Westmeath. The Government, however, determined
11')t to have recourse to this step, if it was possible to
avoid it ; but, notwithstanding Government gave
vssible aid to !he Magistrates in the execution of
the existing laws, they were found ineffectual; and at
the Assizes in March last, the Jury presented a me-.
morial, signed by seven Noblemen, the High She.
riff, and a number of other Magistrates, praying fur
a revival of the Act of the 47th of the King. - The
Right Honourable Gentleman then proceeded to read
letters from different Magistrates, of Westmeath,
t2;ieen's County, &c. some of which were dated as
recently as the 27th of June last. He did mit Mean
to say there were any men of talent amongst those
infatuated men ; but the objects he wished to attain
were the safety of the well-dispo;ed, and preventing
the misguided ever being united under any leader of
He had no fear of sedition. He believed
there never s% as a time when so little difference of
political opinion exited in Ireland. He asked no

buspensian- rf the Habeas Corpus Act ' • but merely
for leave to bring in a Bill to provide for restoring
the Peace of Ireland, in such parts as unlawful com-
binations shall be found to exist.
Mr..ABERCROMBIE thought it would have
b'een more satisfactory if the usual course of appoint-
ing a Select Committee had been adopted. It would
then have satisfactorily appeared to the House whe-
ther the evils complained of did exist, and whether

the proposed remedy was adequate to the evil.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, there had been a
Inost anxious wish on the part of Gnverr.ment to avoid
coming to the House at all on this subject. They
had been obliged, however, to come ; but had delayed
till too late in the Session for the appointment of a
Committee. Whatever power, however, the House
Should now vest in the Elcecutive, be trusted it would
give them credit for a wish to exert it with all possi-
ble moderation. The Noble Lord also declared his
opinion that this being no conspiracy of a seditious or
political nature, there was no necessity for the ap-
pointment of a Select Committee. He thought the
appointment of such a Committee would be unfair to
Ireland, since it would give to the conspiracy a cha-
racter with foreign nations; and a consequence which
it ought not to bear.
Sir H. PARNELL was in favour of a Committee. j
Sir F. FLOOD highly approved of the principle
of the present measure. He was of opinion the no-
tot iety of the disturbances was sufficient to do away
the necessity of a Committee. He considered the
proposed measure as one of mercy, inasmuch as it
would be a warning to the deluded wretches what
would be the effects of their crimes if persevered in.
He congratulated the House and the country on the
putting doWn the Catholic Board, who, pretending to
be the friends of the Catholics, did all in their power
to bring the Catholic name into disrepute. This Bill
called upon the lower orders of people to go to bed at
sun-set. There was nothing oppressive in that, as they
were obliged to get up before day-light.,--(4 1,210.)
'there cc.; tainly was nothing oppressive in calling on
a poor man to go to bed at an hour when every ho.
nest man ought to go to rest.-:-(///ausi.)
Mr. HARVEY, Mr. SPENCER, Mr. FILZGERALD, and
Lord ...-V,cet.rn supported the iiieashre.
After a few words from Sir N. COULTIIURST and
Mr. D. BROWN, leave was given. The Bill brought
in, read a first, and ordered to be tead a second time
On Monday next.
SPIRIt TNTERCOURSE BILE.
tar. VANSITTART proposed his two ke'solu-
Coes of which he gave notice on a former night.
Mr. HUSKISSON declared his opinion that no
measures of efficacy could be adopted till the Mode
of collecting the duties in Ireland was altered ; and
the duty taken as in this country,.not only on quail-
titys but on strength Also. If the present measure
4pas adopted, it would deprive a class of persons, who
bad paid .1€400,000 duty on their stock noWrin hand,
of the opportunity of selling that stock. He should,
therefore, move, that instead of the 22d of July, the
blanks in the Bill be filled up with the Ist of October.
Mr. VANSITTART asked what spirits the Hon.
Gentleman intended his amendment should apply to
Mt% HUSKISSON said, he meant those spirits
made previous to the Ist of October.
Mr. FITZGERALD defended the Bill ; as did
Lord CASTLEREAGH, Sir N. COULAIIURST, Mr. HAVi-
TWAIN, Sir F. FLOOD, and Mr. VANsITIART.
Mr. J. P. GRANT opposed it; and Mr. HaVSKISSON
replied.
The House then divided—For Mr. Huskisson's
Amendment 62—Against it 4;3.—Majority in favour
of the amendment 19.

The House reseuneat and the Report was ordered
to be received on Mesita), next.
The other Orders of the Do were then disposed of ;
and the House adjourned at Half. past One q'Clock
till Miinlty.