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Alderman Waithman thought it was cot worth
while to single these cases out of the common
practice through the kingdom. Lord J. Russell.
Mr. J. Wood, Mr. O'Connell, Sir R. Peel, Lord
Althorp, Mr. Hunt, and others, spoke also at
much length. On n division there were 224 for
the Attorney General's motion, and 147 for Mr.
Gordon's.

Mr. Stanley then entered on a very elaborate
defence of Lord Anglesey, discharging him from
nny interference beyond a general wish to see the
Reformers returned, and denying his pnrticipation
in the acts of Hart and Tuyll. N7r. Hunt, one Gf
the committee,controverted r.Stanley's statements
and after Lord Uxbridge, Mr. Lefroy, Lord Al-
thorp, Mr. Wynn, &c. &c. had spoken, there
appeared 66 for Mr. Gordon's motion, and 207
against it.

The Reform Committee was then postponed, and
the House adjourned at 3 o'clock.
This day, the ICING came from Windsor Castle,
to St. James's Palace, where his 51•3 ESTY held a
Levee, and afterwards presided at a Privy Council ;
at the conclusion of which his MAJISTT left St.'
James's, on his return to Windsor.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 81i j for
the Account, opened at 81 I, went down to 81 i;
and at present they are 81 of. In the Foreign
Market nothing doing.
TWO O'CLOCK.

On the arrival of the Dutch steamer, the Con-
eel Market improved. Console, which wore the
most part of the morning at 81 alternately
buyers and sellers, went up to 81i, at which price
they are at present.
The private accounts from Holland state that the
French troops have over-run the whole of Belgium,
and it was thought there they would not be easily
got out of that country.

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innoxious as possible, had communicated to the
government a plan, which seemed to them both
feasible and judicious, and which it was tinder this
persuasinn their resolve to lay before Parliament.
The plan proposed was, to have the arms of the
yeomanry lodged in a depot—to concentrate the
different corps into battalions, and to prevent their
being called out except by the order of the Lord
Lieutenant of the county, who should act under
the direction of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Mr. O'Connell objec•ed to the plan he fob. It appeared
to him to be an aggravation of the existing system, if a sys-
tem so bad could be aggravated. Indeed, after the language
which the right hen. secretary had used, with respect to the
resolution of Government to bring forward such • plan be•
fore Parliament, he conceived that an exceedingly bad cons.
pliment had been paid to the Irish members. It it was the
d termination of the ministry to take the s.nse of Parliament,
where was the decency of assembling for the purpose of
taking their suggestions upon it, of the representatives of the
Irish people? The yeomanry force, however they might
he modified or battalioned, were a mischievous force, and
that because they were a party fora; and this, the plan
proposed by the right honourable gentleman himself, fully
and clearly admitted. 1r they were trustworthy, why take
the arms out of their hands and lodge them in a depot ? If
they were not to be entrusted with arms—if it was not safe,
from their partisan character, to leave deadly weapons In
their possession, why not at once, and in mercy to the peace
of the country, and the live. of the population, disband
them ? (Hear, hear.) He had, on a former occasion, and
in another place, stated the unequal proportions wi h respect
to the popula ion of the four provineA of Ireland which the
yeomanry bore. What, then, would he the consequence of
converting them into regiments, as had been just proposed ?
11-by, that they would be rendered more formidable and
more perthanent (cheers from the Irish members.) And what
would the people of Ireland say to such a proceeding ?
Would they not ask, when would the Government propose
that they mould have free quarters (Hear, hear) ? It was
idle to disguise the consequences which must ensue from
the adoption of such a plan. The yeomanry thus organised
would be a Cumberland fora; and while it endured there
would be no peace for Ireland. nor stability for any govern.
' nient that would dare to legislate foe that country, upon
any other than Cumberland principles and views. Tile hon.
and learned member concluded by protesting against the
project in the most emphatic terms arid by conjuring Lord
Althorp to pause before be sanctioned its introduction to
Parliament.
Sir Jouw Nawrose was the next to address the mem.
bees of the government. The solemnity of his manner has
less described as striking and sublime, while with a firm
artlealation he reminded the young man, green in years
and crude in experience, whom he was addressing, that
" be knew Ireland better than the right honourable secre-
tary did." The venerable baron, proceeded to state hie coo.
curette* in the objections of the honourable member for
Kerry—objections of the force of which a long acquaint-
ance with Ireland had enabled him to consist* himself.
The evil in the plan proposed by the government of which
he particularly complained, and against the adoption of
which he particularly protested was the permanent consti.
tution which the intended arrangement gave to a corps,
which was originated fora temporary purpose, and which
hem its factious and partisan ingredients was the worst
erdithat could be conceived, to resist the executive of
. There would be, he would conclude with saying,
no tranquillity in Ireland until the yeomanry were cont.
plet,cselzesardished.
O'Gaatsv protested against the plan submitted
le dm meeting in strong and decided terms. He was, in
dm sums of a brief but forcible address, warmly ap.
pleaded by his compatriot members.
Mr. Immune--as a resident in a part of the south of Tre-
bel ems serious disturbances broke out in 1822, and where
eppeetunity was afforded for estimstine the soperiority
or Obi police, aided by the readier military fare, over the
yeomanry, besought the government to re.-consider their
San. The hon. and learned member dwelt at some length
upon the subject, and amid the plaudits of membets,
pressed his concurrence in the objections which had been
urged by the speakers who receded him.
Sir John Burke, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Shell, Mr. Grattan, Mr.
Ruthven, and Mr. Blackney„ severally expressed themselves
to nearly the same efeet.
Lard Altborp and Mr. Stanley lamented that the propos
silica did not meet the concurrence of their Irish friends.—
Their object was, if possible, to put the yeomanly me such a
footing as would attain the end of their ammo% without

rrreledafrog feelin
They g of dislodged
tlmatd , Lein amonghough : the
.People of
member
had understood them to declare their resolve of bringing for.
ward the plan, with qt without the concurrence of the pre-
sent ministry, dig mere wet prepared at present Se aisle
delerodesiissi to that eject, or otherwise.
O'Colsoe Don, as the meeting waa shoot° disperse wished
to know of Mr. Stanley, with as little ambiguity as an answer
to the inquiry would admit, whether be meant to bring for-
ward each a proposition as that embraced in the plan
Stanley replied, that be could not give an answer, but that
every consideration would be given to the mom
The above is accurate, so far ass report pat together from
various conversation, authentically collated, and imps-daily
analysed, can admit of -v. Oee remark only of Mr.
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O'Connell'-