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Loid GEORGE tENTINCK assured the government that
the advocates of the Protection policy had no intention
of making Ireland the battle-ground of party. They felt
that the nresent government had

laistratimi of Ireland at a time of extraordinary d

and ther

was due to the governmen

to examine its acts with indulgence. The -miseries of
Ireland demanded sympathy, and it was the resolution of
the Protection party to give their calmest and best consi-
deration to any measures that might be oronosed for the

alleviation of the calamity.- But while clispo_
lenient eye upon the conduct of the government
not prepared to admit that the measur-
already taken were such as he could t,,
impossible to view the poor employment a,
effectual remedy; whilst upwards of 400,000 pe—
were constantly employed, the works they wrought upon
were worse than useless. As to the non-interference
with trade, such a maxim of political
.economy might •be
good in ordinary times, but when an unexampled calamity
afflicted the country, the harsh rules of such dogmas
should be relaxed, and the government should not ha-
hesitated to do so. It was perfectly unreasonable to'
expected merchants and retailers to have sprung
once in Ireland in numbers sufficient to have
ample and cheap food for the p, Lord r
tinck emphatically disclaimed

I to cast a

they had

It was

forded as an

11 idea of a coininlet

supposed to exist between the Protection party and par-
liament, relative to the existing 4s. duty on corn ; the
Protection party acknowledged no such compact, and
therefore the government were free to propose the re-
moval of the 4s. duty if they thought fit. Should the go-.
vernment propose the temporary removal of this 4s. duty,
the Protection party would not oppose it ; but it was their
firm persuasion that its removal would give no benefit to
the consumer. The Exchequer would lose the duty, and
every farthing would go into the pockets of t
chants and forestallers. Should the g
think fit to'propose the admission of suga
breweries and distilleries, the Protection party would offer
it no opposition, although from such a measure they had
little expectation of benefit. Should a tempt
ference with the navigation laws be propose(
y would not oppose it, though the
hail come

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if they wis

rigid princi

of politica-1 economy

wherever they am

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jesty's ships in carrying these supplies into the ports of
Ireland. An experienced captain had informed him that
there were eight ships of the line now available, which in
forty-eight hours could be got ready, with which, in ten
weeks, 80,000 quarters of grain could be brought into our
ports. These, and four such voyages between this and
harvest, would be no mean supply, and would go far in
reducing the price of grain to a moderate rate. Lord
George Bentinck expressed his deep regret that anything
should have occurred between the governments of France
and England to interrupt the amity that existed between
them. -He did not believe the people of England sympa-
thised. at all with the foreign minister on the question
that had arisen. The commercial partt of the country
would have been better pleased it the noble lord had

turned his attention to the Spanish carrying trade instead
of to the Spanish marriages. As to the grr
made in the Royal speech against the great sovereigns
with whom we fought the -e

rave charges

A •
George Bentinck expressed his regret that such condem-
nation had been thought necessary. The idea of brand-
ing the occupation of Cracow as a manifest' violation of
the treaty of Vienna was preposterous. How many times
had the treaty of Vienna been violated ? What was the
severance of Belgium from Holland ? Lord George, for
himself, declared he felt no sympathy for the people of
Cracow, the pear able portion of whom were themselves
delighted at the change. On the part of the Protection
party, the noble lord gave notice, that unless the govern-
ment should bring fdrward some comprehensive measure
of general utility for Ireland, he would himself do so.
Sir R. H. INGus said the only error, if any, which he
could see, was that of excessive concern on the part of

the government and of the people of England for the state
of Ireland. Scotland was exposed to similar privations, the corn and navigation acts.
and had endured them with a most admirable degree of Lord G. BENTINCK said he was satisfied with the ex-
-patience. (Very general cheering from both sides of the planation, and would take the sense of the house upon
house.)
the question of the permanency of the bill on one of its
Lord J. RUSSELL said that had government adopted future stages.
the principles advocated by the Irish members, they must Mr. B. Escorr commented on the cordiality which ap-
have taken upon themselves the responsibility of support- peared to subsist between Lord George Bentinek and Lord
ing the whole population of Ireland, in which case, by John Russell, and which appeared already to have led the
competing with private capital in the market, they would former to have made a sham fight for the reduction of the
have grievously increased the evil. He commented malt tax—thus selling the farmer, notwithstanding the
shortly, but severely, on the course pursued by Austria score of dinners at which he had been an honoured guest,
towards Cracow, and concluded 'by an appeal to the sym- and the establishment of an anti-malt-tax-league, of which
pathies of all parties in favour of the Irish people. he was the president, he believed, for he (Mr. Escott) had
Sir R. PEEL alluded to the Montpensier marriage, and never been invited to join it. (Loud and ironical cheer-
said he apprehended that the correspondence published res- ing from the opposition benches.)
pecting it were only partial, and that the noble lord would Lord G. BEisirrsCu said he hoped that the long friend-
place before the house much fuller information. He ship which had existed between himself and Lord John
deeply regretted the recent occurrences at Cracow, which Russell,,wo.ul. 4 continue for many years, however strong
were a virtual departure from the treaty of Vienna. for —. ...i

e was no ustification. With res
, -- mignt be their political opposition. (Cheering.) He
jpect to Ire- would assure the honourable member for Winchester that
..ell knew the embarrassing position in which the any league of which lie (Lord G. Bentinelc) was a presi-
dent would never invite him (Mr. Escott) to join it, unless
government was placed, and he was therefore prepared to
extend to it every allowance and consideration. lie was it was' theirwish that it should be betrayed. (Loud cheers
also prepared to give his cordial support to any temporally from all parts of the house.)
measures proposed by the government for the purpose of Some smart sparring took place between Mr. FEARAND
rescuing the people from a state of starvation. and Mr. Escovr, which terminated the discussion, and
Lord PALMERSTON replied, after which the Address was the resolutions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ,were
agreed to. !greed to.

which ti
land, he