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London, England, 1828-02-26 00:00:00

'try into the dust, and who would b' the authors of m r•
r and outrage, if any foijowed• as -a con,egnetice of
this Act, as they predicted. The l'etit;ini had been
plinted,.ald copies sent to every Membet of the Ifo.ite,
and i• contained this warning as to what would f. )1:o•N if
the Act was no; repealed :—" Can you, as.Chri.;iar; Le-
gisl.tcrs, conieunplate two million of murders viitliont
horror and affright?"' He was confident that no such
'consequences would result from the measure, and that
the house would never hear any complaint upon the
subject from the real occupying tenantry, because to
.them it was a law of protection. He therefore 'called
upon the House not to listen to the language of misre-
presentation such as the Petitioners had used, but rather
to be guided by the reasoning and the discretion with
which the Honourable Member, who preceded him, bad
explained the real nature of the measure. He was. sure
that its principle was good, and if there were any de-
fects in detail, they could easily be remedied. He should
'Ark follOw the Hon. Member into the question of Catho-
lic Emancipation, only, observing, that enough had
'fallen from the Hon. Member to convince the House
that the evils of Ireland were certaiuly not attributable
to that source alone. _ _ _

Mr. NORTH entirely concurred in what had fallen
'from the Hon. Member lir Armagh, and believed that
there was not a reflecting and intelligent man in Ire
land who did not, approve of the principle of the Act.
There was some of its details upon which the lion.
;Member suggested amendments, and said that the last
clause (right to be repealed as speedily as possible.—
With the proper amendments, he believe.) it might be
ma .le't be most beneficial measure that ever was granted
to Ireland.
)Ir. F. LEWIS said; that the greatest ben, fit which
could be conferred on
.Itelind was that of assimilating
her establishments and institutions to•those of England.
When Gentlemen visi.ed Ireland,nothing was found more
striking than the dissimilarity between the occupying
tenantry of this country and the miserable b:iiigs who
'existed upon the land there. If, then, there was no re•
sident landlords in Ireland, was it not a great deside-
ratum that they should have a respectable occupying
tenantry, able to perform those t fil:es in society which
connected its different classe-, and I roduced hat mony
amongst the whole? He knew' many parts of Wale,
where there was not a resident Gent, 7, and where their
place was supplied by an intelligent and respectable
yeomanry, from whom the poorer classes found every
• protection and support. To raise up such a class
Ireland was the object of the present law ; and he trusted
that- whatever improvement or modification it mighit
require in detail, the principle of so excellent a measure
unsold not be departed from.
Mr. R. C,OLBORNE put it to the consideration of
the House, whether it was desirable to enter into a par-
tial-discussion of an important question merely on the
presenting of a Petition—(Hear, hear). It appeared
to him that the time of the House was w tsted when
spent in such discussions, and that it would be but right
in it to proceed with the business of the night, instead
of entering into them. If "Hon.Gentlernen were desirous
of having the merits of the Act, of which to much
bad. been said, discussed, their regular and best 'way
would be to bring the properly before the House.
Mr. Secretary PEEL concurred entirely with what
had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman who had spoken
list, and said that after what had fallen from his Right
'lion. friend (Mr. Lamb) the Other night, he had hoped
that any 'desultory conversation' or debate upon the
question would have been deemed unnecessary (Hear)..
Nis Right Hon. Friend had expressly stated that he was
ready to give the subject his most serious attentinh, and
tb attend to any information or suggL'stion which*Might
be made to him. He (Mr. Peel) did not think drat ony
better course could be devised than that proposed by
his Right Hon.. Friend, and the afore he did not regard'
the appointment of a Committee as a desirable measure.
' With respect to the Petition before the House, he would
only say this—without stopping to inquire into the
motives of those who petitioned,, or into the way in
"'Which the Petition was trained, he:was convinced that
the most dignified revenge the House could take would
be, seriously to reflect upon the Act complained of, and
tO.trialte such alteVitions as shell be found necessary, or
'Queried' fikelylo be belief-lei& to thOse whom the ma.--
sure.particuiarly cculrerrls—(Hear).
Mr. H. GRATTAN said, it was very easy'for
' Members to the and say that the presenting of a Poitioln
did not offer k eiciper Or a convenient opportunity fur
entei ing'inio tine merits of any question, but he was dt
• a different opinion. He had a duty to perform tovrarcls

Sis consti niuts, and he felt bound io take every possibl

occasion of endeavouring to set forth the grievances

they complained of, and so to procuie a teclres of thei
He maintained that the Sub-letting Act was placed

ignorance, and had had a very injurious effect. Tice
sth and 6th sections were at variance with etch other,
and it was impossible for any lawyer, however ingenious,
to reconcile the difference between them. He hoped
that a Committee would be appointed, and the sooner
the time at which it was to be appointed was made
known the better. Those who were most deeply in-
terested would then• have an opprirtunity of stating their
seasons for being discontented with the present Act.
The Petition was then brought up and ordered to be printed.

Mr. HUME presented a similir Petition from the
Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the City and Liberties of j.ondon-
derry.

Mr. DAWSON said that there were no persons dis-
contented with the Sub-letting Att. He believed, indeed lie was
certain, that considerable trouble had been taken by the Catholic
Association to create a feeling of opposition•to the Act, and a part
of money levied by that Body fur what is called patriotic purposes,
had been spent in having 1,000 copies of the Petition ptinted, and
so bad been made a matter of boast that the Petition itself pro.•
seeded from the .Citholic Association.
Mr. HUME bhould like to know whether the Roman
Catholic Association had not a right to petition? If he were an
Irishman be should feel proud of belonging to it, and he would
there express his opinions as freely as he did in that House—(a
laugh, and hear)—and he thought that any attempt to put that
Association down or to throw contempt upon in, in consequence of
an intemperance in language, was paltry aid unworthy of support.
--The Petition was then ordered so he on she table.
Mr. H. GRATTAN presented similar Petitions from the
Ronsaa Catholic Inhabitants of Kilkenny-West, and another place.
—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. V. FITZGERALD Presented a similar Petition from a
Pariah in the county of Clare.
Mr. V. FITZGER.ALD presented Petitions from the Roman
Catholic Inhabitants of. two Parishes in the County of Clare, ia
favour of the Catholic Ciaiats.

Mr. FAZAYERLEY.presented a Petition from Lincoln, praying
for a Repeal of the Doty en Receipts.—Ordered to be printed.
Lord MILTON presented a Petition from certain Malt sssss of
Yorkshire, praying for a Repeal of she Malt Act of last Sessiou.
Mr. WARBURTON presented a similar Petition from the
Maltstert of Britiport.—The Petitions were ordered to be printed.
On the asotion of the CHANCELLOR of the .EXCHEQUER,.
the Homo resolved itself lama Committee of Supply. .
NAVY EaIiMATES.
Sir GEORGt CLERK 'Aid; that it Was not his in-'
tension then to go intcs,the Navy Estimates. He merely
meant to move for such a vote of credit as would enable
' the Governrinent to-citty. on. the 'public Service, until
the Estimates were brought regulitty tinder the Con-
sideration of the House. That was the plan which had
been pursued-with' 'tigard to the Army.and Ordnance
E timates„ and he did not anticipate any objiction to its
thing followed'op'therre'sent occasion; le Wbuld not