The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-06 00:00:00

;econd time on the 14th

HOUSE OF COMMONS
On the motion for bringing up the report on the Poor
Relief (Ireland) Bill,
Mr. G. A. HAMILTON made a statement excl.]
Lon ;field, now a resident in the neighbour}
Mallow, and formerly a member of that house, fr
charges made against bis conduct, as an,lrish.la.
on a former evening by Sir B. Hall.
Sir B. HALL held in his hand two letters
gentlemen connected with that part of Irelar
him that every word he had formerly said on th

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was perfectly correct

subject

Mr. LEFRO It' hoped that the statement of Mr. Hamil-
ton would teach Sir B. Hall and other hon. members not
to make statements affecting the character of Irish land-
lords without due inquiry.
Mr. YouNG had received many letters from Ireland
complaining of the terms in which the order obtained by
Sir B. Hall, on the 4th of February last, was drawn up,
and contended that it ought to be expunged from the
order-book of the house.
Lord H. VANE thought t 'lie form of this return

after the recess, that 'it should not be made, he would

Sir G. GREY was quite aware that the discharg
duties by an Irish proprietor was not shown by the amount
of his subscription, but by his employment of the poor on
his estate, and by his residence upon it. His attention
had not been turned to this return ; but, as the grants
from the Treasury were in _ proportion to the amount of

scriptions raised in each locality, it was conformable
irecedent to call for a return of the subscriptions in
each particular case. He considered it, however. to be
objectionable to give the name of each subscriber against
each sum subscribed, and promised to ascertain whether
the return could not be made without that objectionable
portion of it.

were modified in the way now proposed by Sir G. Grey,
but he must protest against its being taken-even then as
representing the amount of private charity in Ireland.
After a remark from Sir W. SOMERVILLE,
Mr. P. SCROPE contended that the Irish landlords had
neglected their duties, and that great distress had been

the consequence.
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN thought that there was great
injustice in the remarks of the last speaker, and great
manliness and fairness in those of Lord H. Vane on the
conduct of the Irish landlords. He hoped Mr. Young
would not object to the production of the return in ques-
tion, as it was desirable to know the amount of these
subscriptions. He tendered his thanks to the Govern-
ment for the kindness, the patience, the good feeling, and
well-wishing for Ireland, with which they had carried
through this measure, and would endeavour to the utn
of his power to put it into execution in the sant(
Mr. V. SMITH suggested that the proper cour,
YoUng to take, if he did not wish the particulars of this
return to go further,- would be to move, when it v
rented, that it should not be printed

Mr. GOULBURN asked the Government for an assurance
that the return of the amount subscribed by individuals
resident in each district should not be prod
Young bad an opportunity of moving
its terms

Mr. LABOUCHERE had no hesitation in givi

assurance.

Iteration in

after a few words from Mr. TRELAWNY, the report

was received

The Customs Duties Bill was then reac

and passed.

third tim

thi_the motion of Mr. Fox MAULED the house then

On the first clause being proposed,
Sir H. DOUGLAS moved that the word "ten" be omit
ted, and the word " fourteen" inserted in its stead.
This amendment was supported by Colonel Lindsay
Colonel F. Wood, and Colonel Sibthorpe ; and opposes

Major Liyai.d, and I.`,