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'se when they Were persecuted by the Government.
He should' then be compelled to sit the silent specta-
tor of such attacks upon his own personal conduct,
and upon the whole Government of Ireland.
Mr. ABERCROMBY said, it was not his inten-
tion to follow his Right Hon. Friend through all the
observations he had thought proper to make—(Near,
/ear).—He was, indeed, exceedingly surprised at the
grounds upon which he had been asked to put off his
Motion. It was not his intention to introduce in his
motion one word upon the subject which his Right
Hon. Friend had called recent transactions in Dublin.
Consistently with the opiniom he had expressed at an
early period of the Session, as to the nature of Orange
Societies, he had been advised by friends, in whose
judgment and confidence he relied, to bring forward
the measure, of which he had given notice: And
his object was to trace the origin, progress, and ge•
neral condition of those bodies, and to endeavour to
induce the House to consider them as a part of the
general system of Government in Ireland; he did
not, of course, mean to allude to individuals, but to
call upon the House to express an opinion of the ge-
neral conduct of the Irish Government in connection
with them. He considered the question which he
should have the honotir to introduce to be as dis-
tinctly opposite to the case of his Right Hon. Friend
as possible. In fact, he had understood it to be the
impression on all, that his motion would rather assist
that case than otherwise. He was, therefore, sur-
prised when he had this clear and distinct object in
his mind, that his Right Hon. Friend should have
made such an appeal to him. He did not at all see
the objections which had been stated; but if it would
be a personal convenience to his Right Hon. Friend,
lie would give way. Knowing, however, that many
persons had remained in this country on account of
'the motion, and that his Right Hon. Friend's request
hid been made on behalf ot others, he did not feel at
liberty to accede to it.
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON said, there was a motion
of the Hon. Member fur Aberdeen, which had pre-
cedence of that of the Hun. and Learned Gentleman,
and suggested that it should be withdrawn.
Mr. HUME assented.

11Ir:1"I:IiNKETT rose simply for the purpose of
assuring his Hon. and Learned Friend, that if he
imagined his motion to have left in his mind any im-
pression that it was hostile to him, he was never so
mistaken ; quite the reverse.
Mr. ALIERUROMBY wished to ask the Hon.
Member for Sandwich, whether it was his intention to
waive his motion for to-monow night? If not, he
must postpone his own to Wednesday.
Mr. SL said, he should. be most happy
to comply w ith the Hon. and Learned Gentleman's
r.:rpest ; but he did not suppose that hks motion would
occupy so much time as to interfere with that of the
lion. aml Learned Member. The commercial inte-
rests would stiffer from delay, aid the measure had
already been put off twice.
Mr. AIa:IR:ROM IIY—" Then I postpone my
novice to Wednesday."
Mr. I give notice that I shall persist
in my motion to-morrow.
Th.? Older, order. As it is r:fir
withdrawn, of coure the Hon. Member's motion
%yin have prec2dence."