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HOUSE OF COMMONS.--WEDNESDAY.

The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock.
The North American Association bill was read a second
time and ordered to be committed.

CORK ELECTION.

Mr. Longfield took tt;e-(Whsandhi; seat for the county of
Cork, in the room of Mr. Fergus O'Connor.

THE. IRISH CHURCH.

,Lord CasmFite.Auu presentedapetition from the inhabit.
ants of Down, agreed to at a public meeting, praying for pro-
tection for the established religion of the country. The noble
lord, after stating various obstacles that had prevented this pe-
ti!ion from being presented on an earlier day, and expressing
his anxiety that the fact would not prevent its receiving that at-
tention its great importance demanded, proceeded at considera-
ble length to state the prayer of the petitioners. The requisi-
tion to the sheriffs to call the meeting was signed by eighty-four
individuals of the highest possible respectability; among whom
were no less than seven peers, thirteen deputy-lieutenants and
upwards of thirty gentlemen in the commission of the peace.
The noble lord added, that he believed the influence of Mr.
O'Connell was all paramount at present in the Cabinet Cham-
ber. and he thought the late entrance of Lord M4lgrave into
Dublin was sufficient to prove that allegation.
The SPEAK ER put it to the house, whether it was politic to dis-
cuss petitions at such a length; he held in his hand a list of up-
wards of thirty hon. gentlemen who were waiting to present pe-
titions, but if such discussions were allowed, it would be impos-
sible fur him to call upon them.
Lord MOR PET H was prepared to reply to the speech of the no-
ble lord opposite at the moment; but as another -opportunity
would occur, he would submit to the suggestion of the Speaker.
Mr. SH A Rad AN CRAWFORD. then rose amidst loud and con-
tinued cries of question, question, and proceed. The hon.
member then at great length supported the conduct of the ad-
ministration, and complained of the unfair 'charges that' had
been made against the government, and of the conduct pursued
by the noblemen and gentlemen who attended the meeting in
.question. A long debate ensued, a report of which we must
defer until. Tuesday—in which Mr. D. O'Connell positively
denied that he had the slightest influence whatever in an
public appointment made by the present miuistry in Ireland,y
although it had been stated in every newspaper in the country
that such was the fact. Indeed hadhe that influence, he should,
perhaps, have exerted it differently to what it had been. Nut-
withitanding, however, he had no hand in the matter, he con-
tended that the appointments made by the present ministers
could not be impeached. The hon. and learned member also,
at considerable length, gave a statement of• the circumstances
attending the entrance of the Lord Lieutenant, and contended
that not one single illegal display was made,. and pledged his
professional reputation that no one act of the sort could be
proved.
Lord Moneeni then rose and said, thit notwithstanding
the laudable exertions used by the Speaker to prevent a discus-
sion on the subject, that discussion had already proceeded to
such an extent, that it would be impossible to stop it for seine
considerable time. He therefore felt it his duty to make some
observations on the subject. The noble lord commenced his
speech on the subject of the Lord Lieutenant's entree, and was
ou his legs when our reporter left.