Star.
London, England, 1822-05-11 00:00:00

PARLIAWENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE. OF.LORDS, MAY 10.
Their Lordships met at ten o'clock, to hear Appeals.
blacas, Appellant; SNP OITICADS or SNAPS! IN SCOTLAND,
Respondents.
this was an appeal from the Cott of Session, Seadend. The
Arroaxity-Gressax and Mr. Wsesmee.w werelsaerd for the
respondents ; and Mr. WARANN, in reply, for the appellant.—
Jodgment of the Court below affittned.
Joinisrorm AND OrHama, Appellants; PUILLIPS, Respondent.
This was an appeal from the Court of Session, Scotland. The
Arroartee-Gestem. was heard for the appellant.—Further
hearing postponed.
Lord GIANVILLC Sometime and others brought up several
Private Bilk from the Commons, which were read a first time.
Mr. BAST, from the Bank, presented an Account of the periods
at which the Charter of the Kink of England had been renewed
or extended, from 1782 till 1822.—Laid on the table.

Mr. TOMwNS, from the Treasury, presented copies of all the
correspondence which has passed between his Majesty's Go-
vernment and the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land, relative to the renewal of their Charter.—Laid on the
table, and, on the motion of the Earl of Ix/saran, ordered to
be ?Tinted.
Ti*, Farl of COVENTRY presented a Petition from the
Mayor, Magistrates, Clergy, and other Inhabitants of Worcester
and its vicinity, praying for a revision of the Criminal Code, and
observed, that the humane sentiments it contained coincided
perfectly with his own.—Laid on the table. _ _

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, pursuant to the Order of the
House, presented Returns of all the Commitments and Convic-
tions which have taken place in those parts of Ireland where the
Insurrection Act had been put in force.—Laid on the table.
The Scotch Creditors Bill, the Scotch Malt Duties, and the
Irish Unen Bounty Bills were read a third time and passed.
Lord SU F FIELD presented Petitions from several Hundreds
in the County of Norfolk, praying for relief, for the repeal of
taxes, and for Parliamentary Reform.—. Laid on the table.
ard CA LTHORPE presented several Petitions from some
Owners and Occupiers of Land in the Western Division of the
County of Suffolk, praying for relief, but wisely, as be conceived,
abstaining from all allusion to Parliamentary Reform.—Laid
on the table.

The Marquis of LANSDOWN only rose to offer
that melancholy and unfortunate testimony to the
extent of the distress existing in Ireland, which he felt
himself bound to give. In addition to that truly n.
presented to prevail in'the county of Clare, he be-
lieved that more or less would be found in the adjoin-
ing counties. In the mountainous districts of the
south-west of Ireland, where the population depended
for their subsistence on the supply of potatoes, distress
prevailed in a degree which might be equalled, but
not surpassed, in the county of Clare. More than a
month ago a communication had been made to him
on the subject, and he ha] felt himself authorised to
procure oatmeal from the neighbouring counties, and
to have it retailed at lower prices. There was this
feature in the present distress, that it related to one
branch of produce only. There was, therefore, not
the same difficulty in affording- relief from other kinds
of produce as there must be if the scarcity were gene-
ral. The sufferings of the poor were experienced in
the face of an apparent plenty of all that could sup-
port life, placed beyond their reach ; and he would
1 assure all the Associations formed for their relief, that
the most efficacious mode would be to promote the
consumption of those articles of food standing imme-
diately above potatoes, but .still considered as poor
living in this country. Ireland was much indebted
to those individuals who had so nobly subscribed hero
for the relief of her population ; though he should be
sorry if this aid should check the exertions of the
local proprietors. To the latter he would recommend
to give all the assistance in their power on the spot,
convinced, as he was, that it would be more useful
than their subscribing in this country. He knew that
all could not be effected without the interference of
Government; and whilst he wished, with the Noble
Earl opposite, that it should be exercised with cau-
tion, he also trusted that it would be applied in an
efficacious manner.

The Earl of BLESINTON rove to support the
Address to his Majesty. The Noble Earl opposite
talked of what Government had done and would do,
but the accounts from the county of Clare stated that
nothing had yet been done. Yet in that county, it
appeared from official returns, that 48,597 individuals
were in a state of starvation ! This distress had not
a new origin ; it had been increasing for two years.
At that period he had written to the Archbishop of
'Tam, to request him to subscribe. towards a statue
of the late King, but that Prelate had replied that be
wished all the money which had been collected should
be applied to relief of the people. Distress was
not exclusively felt in the South and West of Ireland.
In the county of Donegal there was no want of food,
it was true, but of money to buy it. Money and Ca-
pital were the things wanted. If the people were fed,
without being provided with employment, mischief
would ensue. If it were wished to do good to Ire-
land, a large sum must be given, at least five mil-
lions, two of which should be distributed, immedi-
ately, and the remaining three applied as local cir-
cumstances and other times should require.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH"wished to know whether
the Noble Earl opposite could state at what period,
and to what extent, relief had been afforded ?
The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not answer the
question otherwise than liy stating, that from the
time when his Majeity's Government had heard of
the distress in Ireland, they had issued instructions to
relieve it, and to apply the same aid as in 1817.
The Earl of LIMERICK was diiposed to trust the
assertion of his Majesty's Governinent, that much had
been done, and still more would be done. Though
the crop of potatoes had failed in Ireland, there was
abundance of other produce; and nothing was more
easy than to .relieve the existing distress, if money
could be found to enable the poor to buy that pro-
duce. In the western and southern parts of the County .
of Limerick much
.distress was experienced, but ht
no other. Feeling convinced that his Majesty's Mi-
nisters had done their duty, he should vote against
the motion, if it was pressed.
Earl GREY conceived, that the reasons on which
the Noble Earl, who had just sat down, founded his
opposition to the Address, were, on the contrary,
those which ought to have induced bun to support it.
If it were true, that his Majesty's Government had
taken timely measures, and done all that it was in
their power to do, nothing could be more satisfactory
to the Public, and to the people of Ireland now•suf-
&ring under. unexampled disci e,s, than to see it
proved to them, that their distresses had not been
overlooked; and that whilst Ministers renewed the
Insurrection Act, suspended the Habeas Corpus, and
delivered them over to all the severity of the laws,
they did all they could to check their dreadful mi-
sery. Had such a state of things been ever heard in
any age or country, as had -scribed
lordships to• nigh t ? Starving
lance, which they could not
f'ailure of a particular crop,
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• ' had stated. had been done. As to the motion before
ar Appeals. - the House, he trusted that, as it was chiefly made fir- is :1
as: is SCOTLAND, the purpose of introducing the subject, it would not
be pressed. The Noble Earl added, that he should
feel more disposed to accede to- it if the correspond- tone,,e.Steardtbo dfor. Ththee
for die appellant.—
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