The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-05 00:00:00

IRISH ELECTIONS.

It appears from the printed votes anti proceedings
of tlw 'loose of Commons on. Friday week, that
13 Peiliiens only have been presented, eompl.issiog
of ander reining of Madera to Scrap in Partiatoest
at the late General Karelian. Among th,a number
live were from Ireland, sad were noticed is the fol.
toeing order :
Coutsvo or Coat Fatertaa.—Politims of Joke
Boyle, Esq.; also a Petits.* of Rich. lioneyee sad
other I.:terrors; also a Petition of Emanuel Iliacbias,
a Freeholder ; of ilLat Dec ; la be
taken isle cooskloration no Tepidity, tbelt3sl of Feb.
neat.

COUTTY ELECTIOIC—PeitIOU of Job.
Marcos Clements, Esq.; also a Petition of Hoa►y
John Clements, a Freeholder ; oleo o Petklon of fig,
km John Leahy, a Freeholder ; complaining of dm
Election ; to be taken into consideration tko 9.1i1 of
Feb. neat.
CORK CITY ELECTION.P•I4IOII of Metentifott
Lossfield, E.g.; also • Petition of Edward Hoch*
and others, Freemen and Electors, complaints, of
that Election; to be tit►n into considesation oo
Thursday, the 25th of February neat.

[mamma City ELIICTION.- Petision of Thomas
Spring Rice, i;-.; complaining of that Election;
to be liken into consideration on Thorsdautbe2stb
of February neat.'
DaocatrDa BOROUGH ELlCTlO‘.—Petition of
James Gernon and other Electors; comphining of
that Election; its be taken into consideration on
Tuesday, the 2d of Morels seat.

PARLIAMENTARY PROMISE BREAKERS

It Is truly amusing to consider the ',stew./ ethics
which is ',witted io Parliament, compared with the,
motility of the out of door sourly. With is to pro-
mise any thing, is to perform something ' • but In the
Holum of Commons it is quite different. If aMem-
bet there make a promise, it depends entirely with
himself whether he chonses or not to fulfil b. With
es it is,'" You shall," or, " you shell not ;" bet
wiih them it is, " I may," or, •• I me; not." Their
promise is neither Olaf. nor less thou out ."
hips ;"—'tis something—nutbiog. l he debates which
have already been published, Donis jowly snow, that
however this Perliameet may dotter from the lest is
tI some respects, we *ball base tb same morality,
the Mlle comfortable ductrissw—yes, )0S•
Wo refer our Readers to the Parliamentary proceed-
ings, wherein Mr. Davis desires to leant from the
Chancellor of the Eacheque4 " whether be intends
to keep his promise made last Seesiou, not to have
recoutse to the fuediug system fur the Wsys and
Means this year ?" Now, in our society, that is, in
plain English, imparliamentery society, if a man
soya, " L *ball de," &c. " in a smooth," we think
it quite unnecessary to ask I. a fortnight If this
person intends to perform his promiset--We'
tate it for greeted that he will; and if Isitigs not,
we set it down to his discredit. But is swot,.
when a solemn pledge is given for the performance of
mete act, after svettiggasterli to tkali fat.Slawat, sou ere (may told—" May be,"-Ir —lf
the Chancellor of the Escbequer made sack • pledge
(sad that be did be does cot deity), it wisely was Got
necessity to ask, whether be intended to abide by it ;
it ought to have been considered as a matter of course. !
What was Use asset, le ibis !muted question ?
" Oh, with respect to that," says Mr. Vaosittart,
I meet use my discretion." Pho, pho ! it is ail (edge
together. When the school master • hips idle boys,
she, cry, " I'll sieves dose soy more." So, when the
Chancellor is beset by the Opposition, or to indite
them to agree to some scheme iu hand, he siys " this
will preclude the necessity oleo; loan nest ) wt."—
To cuutioue the nosily of the child and the school.
muster; when the whipping has ceased, the little
prchio mutters to himself, `• till the neat time." !lel
1 " will never do so till the neat time." As this query
Of, ailr. Danis does nut seem to have taken 115 rise!
from say pelt of the debate, we very shrewdly sus-
pact it to have been a trick of the Ministry. We
suppose Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer might say
to Mr. Days, " I will 'batik you to ask ma such
question, es I wish to breech the awns to the
Rouse." This is quite probable, from the walled-
for winos. Its feet, there is reasonably little or
nothing to be eapected voluntarily from our present
Ministry. If the People will 'spec' good, they most
look fur it from their own eaertions ; they mart see
that their Representatives Cot only say, but perform ;
their duty.