Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-28
aues committed in Ireland, and the en-


sweIs thereto. ,J
.Thu, The period included within the returns so called
for extends from the commencement nt The year leo'
TO The present TINE; and that ti moon made Tor '"c
production If them assen'rdfo by THIS tf"use' "
opposition 10 i, having been oEr I'D ON The part oil hef
Maissty's government
.Tbai on The 9s, day Of Alarh last. the House Of
Lords appointed select c"nlme TO inquire mo ie
state Of Ireland the iSi', IN respect 70 ce
and outrage lch have render.diile aud pr"pef'y IN
secure in That part u he rmrtr.
"Tha in cona qurncc "fthe appointment Of such COM
mre By Ike iioue oi l. rts II has n en- proposed ''
this House should resolve, that Is The opinion OF 'hs
House that il is expedrr 10 rersfvere IN those prEci
pes s. icI have guided lie Executive Government .!
Ireland of lae ;ears and which have tended 10 the ei-
rctua admins. rslion Of the law and The general I'M
provement uf tIa, part Of The United Kingdom
"Rtsoircd That II appears 10 ihIs House, ihct Inc aP
puin,lnent of committee cf inquiry by the House OF
Lords uEGrr The circumstances aud Tor The PUrp"ss
above me n,ioned does not Justify her hias5 MINIS
tiers in calling upon this HOUSE. without previous En -,
or even the production Of tie information which i:i's
| House has required max declaration n opinion
with respect 10 branch Of The public pulley OF Tue
Executive Government, s!ill less declaration Of OPP
Mon which IS neither explicit as I" lhe principles "'."
il prusses TO approve, definite as Ia the PERIOD 10
which II refers aud that it is not iltng that this House
should adopt proceeding which has The appearance OF
calling in question the undoubfd night OF the iionSe
of Lords inquire into the stale OF Ireland IN respect
10 crime and outrage more eSpeciay when The exercise
of that RIGHT by The House of Lords does not interfere
with any previous proceeding or resolution oi The l"e
Of Commons, with The progress OF any egs'hu,,
measure nssened TO Ivy The linGSe Vi Commons "a.
present under lis consideration
The first niabts debate was confined TO hree SPEAK.
ers Lord john RUSSELL Sir Robert Peel and Tue oha"
cellur Of The Ezchequer Mr.. Spring lice ne h'''I
Secreary's speech able ard unc"ipiom's'ng' u"u
has been considered by good judges Inc Iesa w L
cy Of the Tories or the aid OF the Radicals ana ne ev'hc
ed not The slightest, disposition to move owl OF i've n s
milicu path which The government nave ions manly
,.,;,r IL The pohie I--d's address was very iahy
80 afu so It was considered even by the opposition
His great opponent, Sir Peel supported his amend
ment with considerable ingenuity and al great iehsh.
He was not well replied 10 by Mr.. Spring kce, VINO
was excessively dull and heavy, though generally
good debater He made, however, Two or three good
points
The second night was entirely occupied by the small
fry among the Irish members, evincIng on po'h sues
wa Of talent taste and discrimination fersonal ABUSE,
distorted facts and violent defamation appeared Tue sa
pie of their addresses, and | was very gao wheh Tue
House adjourned. was amp compensated, however,
The following evening, By hearing The sPeechrs OF CIR
Edward Lyttan Bulwer aud Mr.. Grute. Inc iatler IS
no, fluent speaker but he was listened 10 with me most
profound attention. and this chiefly owing to hIs pn-
slion. as leader Of "1he Philosophical Radicals Ills
speech was admirable and profound and IN every way
worthy of his well known abilities. lie declared lnnt ne
could hone for no reform unless consented 10 by Sir Il.
Peel and il maered little to him which party, therefore,
formed the Government Mr. Grote then bitterly auackeu
The Wings as havingno will 10 effect other than conserVa
tive principles, and commended that il liberal ministry
could not be had would be much better TO have oeral
opposition He declared that he should vote tor the OIL
gina proposition because the government OF Lord NOR
manly had worked we'll for Ireland and he should also
vote for the amendment of MIR. Duncombe, under Inc
conviction that government can do justice 10 reana
without further amendments in the system oil represen
talon The Solicitor General for Ireland, Mr.. figolt
and the Recorder of Dublin, Mr. Shaw, iolowed the
speech Of the latter being very elective, energetic ana
III, rE,li, moi he
ming, Mr. Gibson conservative, and member tor ips-
wich, declared that the government had right to ask
The House for lis confidence and stated It TO be his IN.
lenlon not TO vote at ALL This detection created great
rejocinGs on the ministerial benches.
The fourth evenings debate commenced iangu'dy,
and the after speakers, of any noie were MIR. hume,
Lord Morpeth, Qhe Secretary for lreland ana or Jas
Graham The noble Secretary was very well received
BY The House, and his statements and explanations OF
MIR Shaw's charges told we'll. The Elk First Lord OF
the Admiralty Sir James, cleVe, but tedious, and
the only important part Of his speech was The close OF
it, in which he denounced Orange Societies and process
sions and every Orange symbol The house then az.
iourned, on The motion Of MIR. Duncombe, who is to
move the following addition to Lord John Russell mo.
tion in the event Of Sir Robert Pcels amendment not
being carried:
"1hat it is also expedient TO effect such iu'lher re.
forms in the Of The people in Parliament
as would conduce to their cnntentment, and 10 The wei
fare of the country at large.
Ills expec,ed tina, division will take place this night
or more properly, TO morrow morning, so That snal
have no chance Of forwarding TO you the result as am
compelled to close my dispatches by six o'clock Tins
evening or shall be loo late for the bag. The general
opinion here it, that the government will have maJo
rly; bu, as none of the ultra Radicals have yet taken
part in the debate and they rather slippery Sena
iors must beg you 10 look at The triumph OF ministers
doubtful. .
The Admiralty are increasing The Navy very consde'
raby In addition to three line OF battle chips conns'
stoned last week. they have added the Chders guns
the Druid az guns, and the Curacao, "a guns
The MARQUIS of Douro, the eldest Of the hero OF
Waterloo, was married yesterday TO Lady Elizabeth
Hay, daughter Of the Marquis of Tweeddae. She is
only ninecen and very beaulitul-her husband Is lh'
ty.four. ;.
1t has turned out expected regards the Canadi.
an prisoners Lnid Abnger this morning declared that
he could not hear their counsel until the 25lh.