Star.
London, England, 1806-02-18 00:00:00

Committee to inveligite the j(i;nt account between'
Great litit.tin and IrelAnd.
THIP UNION.

Mr. ALEXANDER expreffed a with that the
Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Fox) would have the
goodnefs again to nate the tenor of his opinion with
regard to the Union with Ireland—as, in confequence
of the rumours which had gone abroad, refpetting
his obfervations upon dos fubjett on a former evening
(upon the difcti(lfion relative to a monument to the
memory of Lord Cornwallis) great agitation and un-
eafinefs had been excited. The Right Hon. Gentle-
man's farther explanation of his bbjell was therefore
neceifery to afford fatisfailion in many quarters. '
The SPEAKER obferved, that any reference to
words uttered in a former debate, was irregular.—
Upon this point, however, any Member might exer-
tile his own difcretion, but he felt it his duty to (tate
that the reference he alluded to would be wholly ir-
regular.
Mr. ALEXANDER was aware of the irregula-
rity, but the object in view was of much confequence,
and he fhould take it as a favour to have the expla-
nation required.
Mr. FOX fpnke to the following effect ;—I feel an
apology to the Houfe necefrary for flying any thing
further upon this fubjett. I thought that the woods
I before ufed, connafted with it, were perfedly clear
and explicit. When the Motion was before the Houle
for rendering honours to the memory of Marquis
Cornwallis, an Hon. Member (Mr. O'Hara) Rated,
that he could not reconcile it to his mind to (support
the Motion becaufe he difapprnved of the Union.s'hich
was carried while that Noble Marquis was Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland, and hecaufehe was apprehenfive that
from fuch fupport he might be fuppofed to approve of
that meafure. I was, however, itifpofed to vote for
the Motion, becaufe I felt the propofed honours to be
highly deferved; but yet I was extremely unwilling to
do any thing which might be conceived to imply an
approbation of the Union. I did, therefore, diftind-
ly exprefs my difapprobation of that meafure, and
particulauly of the manner in which it was carried ;
and further, that my refpell for the charafter and
merit of Lord Cornwallis did not at all proceed from
his concern in that tranfattion. This I Rated to the
Houfe on the occafion alluded to—but I did not fay
one word profpatively. At the time indeed, that the'
Union was under dircullion, I objetted to it, and I
Rill retain that objeetion, for I have never heard any
thing to convince me that the grounds of my opinion
were erroneous. I have always thought it a bad
meafure—but there are bad meafures which cannot
well be repealed I and if ever there was a meafure,
the enactment of which is not connected with its re-
peal, it is precifely this incorporate Union, for how-
ever objeBionable the manner, under all the circum.
(lances in which it was carried, it is imp6ffible to
remedy theft objections by a repeal.

IRISH CLERGY.
Dr. DUIGNAN rofe. purfuant to notice, to move
for leave to bring in a Bill to enforce the 'Widener
of the Clergy on their Benefices in Ireland. The
Learned Gentleman fubmitted his motion without
any comment whatever. But upon
The SPEAKER fuggelling that it was enflomary
fir any Gentleman who moved for leave to bring in
a Bill, to Rate the reafons upon which his propofi•
Lion was grounded—
The Learned Do/tor again rofe, and flared that
his reafons were precifely the fame as rhote which
induced the adoption of a fimilar meafore in this
Country, end therefore he did not thlnk it necefrary
to trefpafs on the attention of the Huufc by repeat.
ing them,
Leave was given to bring in the Bill.
The Bill for afcertaining the Population of Ireland
was brought in by Mr. Fitzgerald, read a firlt time,
and ordered to be read a fecond time on the 3d of
April. and to be printed.
A Bill for more eafily obtaining the Partition or
Inclofure of Land in Ireland, was brought in by the
fame Right Hon. Gentleman, read a firth and or•
dered to he read a fecond time tomorrow.
Adjourned.