The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-13 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

Even if Ministers were united in seeking.' he happiness
of that country, they could not effect it, except through
the means of en inquiry by a Cainnuittce of that House,
because tbere was a strong party iu Ireland who were in-
ferreted in the continuance of the evils which distracted
that country.—(Hesr, bear)
Lard EN N ISMORE supported the motion for the re
newel of the Insurrection Act ; but lie suggested the
propriety of altering the panishitient of persons convicted
under the Ac', to meet the different degrees of guilt.—
lie was of opinion that a power should be given to the
Lord Lieutenant, on.the application of the Magistrates
of the iii.trict, to enforce Martial Law. Ile was well ac-
quainted with tste feelings of the lower classes, fur he had
lived his whole life among them ; and he could say that
the most prominent trait in thrir character was a con
tempt of danger. Any act of England towards that peo-
p'e—even the noble benefaction of all classes on a late
oceaaion, was ascribed more to fear than compassion.—
lie recommended as increase of the military power
the people were ripe fur a rebellion, and the !louse should
resort to some speedy and energetic measures to repress
them.

LIM MILTON thought the lions. ought to look
earitionsly it the speech of the Noble Lori. The Go-
vermin nt of Ireland appeared to rely on coercion AS the
gran.l panare. The evils of Ireland arose from the 4-
nor:ince of the people. in the North of I relan I the peo-
We Isere tranquil. E•ltication math, all the difference.—
I n the South the inferior claskes u ere in a state of bar-
barism, and until the peoph: could be imtrurted, muds
might be done to restore tranquillity. The way to rule
Ireland WAS by lore, not fear.

Mr. Secretary PEEL stated the propositions of his
Rig ht Hot. Friend, and the object of the ametitlinent of
the Noble Lord. In addition to those propositions, his
Noble Friend the :sherbet. fur GA:, • ad reboinmende I
the applicationof martial law. The speech of his Noble
Friend might eun•ain strong mmtiments ; dot no man
lid the duties imposed on him with wore honour and
humanity. Ile was not desirous of altering the An
under the fear that it alight become a permanent law.
He wished to consider it a strong but temporary inea-
lir should never think it right to place Martial
Law at the disposal of the Alagistrates, until all obe-
dience to civil law was lust. No Gentleman had opposed
the expediency of the measure, with the exception of one
Hun. Member. if that Hon. Member had found his pro-
perty menaced by the nightly incendiary, and his per-
son expored to the assassin, be would not have doubted
the right which every loyal subject had to call on the
tiovernmhot for protection. It had been said for twen-
ty years, mnotiree of coercion had been need and nothing
else. Ile should lay aside the • Catholic Question, and
ask whether there had been any disinclination to attend
to measures for the benefit of Ir'eland. The Right Hon.
Secretory enumerated the various measures passed to re-
here Ireland from the great inconvenience tinier which
she was placed. The resulation of her Law and Police
w.re questions of the first magnitude. These 'Olean
had not escaped the attention of the House. The revi-
sion of the Magistracy, and the establishment of Educa-
tion bail not been neglected. When he was in Ireland
Ills object was to promote ratification without any limita-
tiun on account of religious faith. Those who consider-
ed the Catholic Question a iiae Vas Awe, were perhaps
indneneed by a too strong feeling on the subject. Whil,t
the Prote-tint Religion was the Religion of the State, Le
could no; believe the conces:inn of the Cathole Question
would lent to tranquillity in Ireland. Ile was not dell-
of iutroducing any asperity, but never could eons'.
der the errahlishment of the Roman Catholic Religion, at
all likt ly to produce tranquillity amongst Protesta
He was anxious to five to Ind mil the benefit a scruptt-
lons anti an impartial administration pf justice; he
wunflnivethe La holies all the privileges to which th-y
are retitled by law, but he sound not • °twill to place
wore polities! power in the hands of those who cculd
not feel the same attachment to the present establishment
which their Prirestant fellow-subjects did.
Mr. SPRING RICE was of opinion, that something
should be dope to give employment to the population of
Ireland. Among the grievances of which Ireland had to
complain, he noticed the great increase of local taxation.—
He supported the amendment.
Lord ENNISMORE explained.

Mr. V. FITZGERALD strongly denied the charge that
Eastland had wily exerted herself to inflict treasures of co-
ercion on Ireland. Ile reminded the House of the various
instances in which England had succoured Ireland in the day
of distress. T:te present measure was one the adoption of
which ceuli only be justified by the necessity of tit, case ;
but this being established, if it were thought right to call for
the Insurrection Act, be thought it would be treason to the
CoussitutiJo not to bring it int) action without d-day. If
Ireland had been a burden to England, it was no fault of
hcr's— circumstances had made her so, but for the measures
which lid reduced her to this situation, no Ministers of our
tiiae were responible. The goo t effects produced by the
Insurrection Act where it had previously been enforced, in-
duced him, convinced as he was of the necessity which ex-
isted for resorting to it. not only to vote for the re-m act-
meta of the law, but to hope that it would be passed without
Las of time.

• Mr. P. MOORE opposed the Bill. and announced it to be
his mtention to sit up, if necessary, till two or three o'clo-lc
iii the morning to prevent certain stages of it from being '
surreptitiously pressed on the House. He hoped that the
Hou,n would not pass the measure without first obtaining
infermation, of which it was nut possessed at present.
Mr. BECHER, if nothing better were proposed, would
support the mensure, being convinced that it was necessary
to put down insurrection; hut he hoped that it would be
followed by acts of a very different nature. He should,
however, dissemble, if he were not to say, that, in his opi-
11i0f1, coercion must be used. in the first instance, to prevent
men from rushing on to their own destruction. Ile should
vote for the anieudinent of the Nobm Lord, and if that should
be lost, he should then feel himself at liberty to support the
original motion.
. .

Sri F. BLAKE: and Colonel BAGWELL supported the
original motion,
The Goyim: then divided, when the numbers were:—For
the Amendment., 82—Against it, 132—Nlejority,80.
Tue original motion was then agreed to.

The other Orders of the Day were disposed nt and the
Dottie odjottrued at a tbarter before Three o'clock tail
morning.

Conoxna's Iweuairv.—Surctea,—Yesterday afternoon,
an Inquest was beld at the Windsor Castle, Francis-street.
Tothillfielil4, before Mr. Mega, Coroner, on the body of
Charlotte Miller, who cut her throat. The deeeased was a
fine young woman. in the keeping of a certain individual,
and had au infant ten months old. Verdict-- The deceas-
ed met her death, by her own act, having cut her throat in a
lit of delirium."

On Wednesday last, 'helmet Perkins, a daughter of
lir. Perkins, of the Butcher Bank, in this town, cork•
eu't-r, aged alroot 3 years, wile unfortunately smothered
1., /loath by having been accidentall)• phut up in a press-
bed. Coroner's verdict. —Accidental Lkath.—(.Yctccar-
tie

I)NNAOYUt. ACCIDENT FROM FIR 17.—Ye3IEEdly mornine.
a maid ser.ant, In the family of sfr.Turner, baker, 71, Hat-
ton-gerden, put a small pan on the tire containing turpen-
him. and bees-wax, for We Iturpowe of inciting them, in or-''
der to polish mahogany furniture. Being busy In doing
sumething else in the kitchen, she negleved to attend to it
until It bolted over, and caught fire. In her attempt to take
it off with her apron, her clothes caught the names, and in
an instant she was in a blue; her screams alarmed the jonr..
ii,yineta in the bake-house, who hastened to her assonance,
and by rolling tier in a carpet, and throwi,g a pad of water
over her. they extinguished the fire, but not before the was
shoctingly scorched. The house narrowly escaped burn-
, log. meek damage being dowel
. A Woodcock which. was shot at Sennen, in this county,
PenzAnze market on Saturday se'nnight.--:
(Curuid paper.)