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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY.

The house met pursuant to adjournment. The attend-
ance of members was very considerable.
Mr. Benbow, the newly-elected member for Dudley,
took the oaths and his seat.
Mr. HOPE moved for a new writ for North Lancashire,
in the room of Lord Stanley, who had accepted the stew-
ardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.
The writ was ordered amidst considerable sensation.
Lord JERMYN communicated her Majesty's most gra-
cious answer to the address of the house on the auspicious
birth of another prince. Her Majesty thanked her faith-
ful Commons for their loyal and affectionate attachment.
Mr. DuNcoasne gave notice that early next session, he
would call attention to the unsatisfactory and evasive
character of the report of the secret committee of the post-
office.
Sir C. NAPIER called attention to the state of affairs
as regards Tahiti and Tangier ; he wished to know if steps
bad been taken to obtain reparation from France for the
gross outrage committed at the former of these places
against a British subject, and whether matters had been
satisfactorily arranged as regards Tangier.
Sir R. PEEL said that as respected Tahiti, the provi-
sions of existing treaties had been strictly fulfilled ; and
touching the other question, an amicable and satisfactory
settlement had taken place.
Mr. DUNCOMBE begged to know if the new writ which
had just been moved for in the room of Lord Stanley
would interfere with the conduct of affairs at the Colonial
Office?

Sir R. PEEL answered that the issuing of the new writ
referred to would not in the least interfere with the duties
of the noble lord as head of the Colonial Office.
Mr. DUNCOMBE called attention to the reversal of
judgment in the case of Mr. O'Connell and others; he
contended that something like a vindictive spirit on the
part of the British government had been exhibited towards
Ireland. He wished to know what was to be done for
Ireland ; for recent proceedings had hastened the cause
of repeal. He should move for a copy of the opinions of
the judges, and of the judgment given.
Mr. 0. CAVE expressed a hope that steps would be
taken to administer justice to Ireland. He condemned
the late conduct of the Irish Attorney-General, as par-
taking of the character of the wild justice for which the
Irish people had been wrongly characterised.
The motion for the papers having been put.
Sir R. PEEL said that, when the proper time came, be
would be prepared to vindicate the course taken by her
Majesty's government in the proceedings referred to ; but
it ought to be recollected that seven out of nine of the
judges affirmed the judgment of the court below. (Cheers.)
He had no objection to the motion of the honourable
member for Finsbury. He regretted that allusion had
been made to the Attorney-General for Ireland ; but the
present was not the time for referring to that, or indeed,
to any part of the late preceedings in Ireland.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he was aware of the inconveni-
ence attendinc, such a discussion at the present moment,
but he could' not help expressing his belief that Mr.
O'Connell had not a fair trial—that, in short, he was
tried by a jury elaborately put together for the purpose of
conviction. (Hear.)
Sir T. WILDE also said he was aware of the inconveni-
ence of entering upon the discussion of the subjects re-
ferred to, and he would not have risen on the present oc-
casion had not allusion been made to the opinion of seven
judges out of nine. It was notorious that every record
ought to speak for itself—(hear); it was notorious also
that the Irish judges did not act upon the sixth and
seventh counts.
The honourable and learned gentleman was here inter-
rupted by Sir Augustus Clifford desiring the attendance of
the Commons in the House of Lords to hear her most
gracious Majesty's speech, for which see Lord's report.
After the speech was read to the assembled Commons
they returned to the house, and Mr. Speaker read the
speech at the table, after which the right hon. gentleman
received the congratulations of the hon. members, and in
a few moments after the house was empty.

SINGULAR AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.-011 Thurs-
day a messenger of the Great Western railroad was
robbed of about £1,300, in the following manner :—lt
has been for some time his practice to take a blue bag,
with a considerable sum of money in it, from the rail-
road station at Paddington, to Sir R. C. Glyn's banking-
house, in Lombard-street. On Thursday, at about three
o'clock in the afternoon, he got upon the roof of the rail-
way omnibus with his bag, in which were wrapped up, in
a leathern trunk, 800 sovereigns and £5OO in bank-notes.
A gentleman at the station having occasion to say a few
words to him, he got down, leaving his valuable parcel on
the top of the omnibus, and the moment he was on the
ground, five men mounted and occupied the whole space.
The men got down at different places between the ter-
minus and Marylebone Church, and the messenger, upon
arriving at Lombard-street, took what he considered to
be his parcel to the banking-house. He soon found that
a very unwelcome exchange had been made, for the blue
bag, which had been made to resemble his as closely as
, possible, was filled with old pieces of lead and copper.

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