The Sun. — 1846-04-04 (London, England)

WILLIAM MAXWELL. ALEXANDER. and others, sworn witnesses upon it. After some discussion strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, in consequence of the opposition to the motion being withdrawn. The motion was consequently agreed to. Mr. PLUMPTRZE gave notice of his intention, after Easter, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Act for the Endowment of the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth. Sir R. Pcxr, in answer to a question from Mr. J. Courrr, said he would state on Monday for what period he should prop.);:e the House should adjourn for the Easter holidays. Sir. J. GIiAHAII. moved the resumption of the adjourned debate mrl the first reading of the Irish Life and Property Bill.  Mr. O'CONNELL then moved as an amendment—" That while the House deplores the existence or outrage in Ireland, and is sincerely anxious for its repression, :t is or opinion that such outrage will be aggravated, not removed, by the arbi¶rary, unjust, and unconstitutional enactments of this Bill, audtbat it is the duty of Parliament to adopt such measures as will tend to eradicate the causes which produce these crimes, instead of resorting to laws which will harass and oppress the innocent, without restraining the guilty, aid which, being restrictive of public liberty, cann,:t fail to augment national discontent.' He was happy to bear the Right Honourable Baronet at tl e head of the Home Department, on moving the first reading of the Bill the other night, actrnit that the murders and climes that had been perOtrated in Ireland were not of a political, sectarian, or religious character. In Ireland, if any coercion Bill was required, it was upon the landlords, and not the peasantry. His motion was directed to remedies; he did not deny the murders that had taken place. It was too true that great crimes had been perpetrated in Ireland, and if he thought this Bill would remedy the evils, no one would be wore ready to support it than himself; but believing that  it would have a contrary effect, he should give it his most determined opposition. The Bill gave the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland arbitrary power and unlimited authority. If instead of proposing such a Bill as the present, they were to make an alteration in the law of landlord and tenant in Ireland, give to the people of that country a greater franchise, and more representatives, and compensation to tenants for improvements, allow an extension to the Ulster Tenant Act, and impose an absentee tax, they would then do some real good for Ireland. Captain °MILNE seconded the amendment. He believed that the measure was not calculated to answer the objects it had in view, but that it would increase the misery of the people of Ireland. The House was afterwards addressed by Mr. Sidney Herbert, Lord J. Russell, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Seymour, Mr. Butler, and Mr. R. A. Fitzgerald. On the motion of Mr. CAREW, the debate was adjourned. The remaining orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past One o'clock.  The speeches made in both Houses of Parliament on Thursday, on the motions forvoting thanks to the army of the Punjaub, will add, in no small degree, to the satisfaction which the people of the United Kingdom already feel for the great victories and their important results, obtained in the short space of seven weeks. The motions were seconded by two Whig leaders, who to their credit allowed no political jealousies to interfere on such an occasion, 111 and who, by their generous language and hearty concurrence in the measures adopted throughout the campaign, showed that they had no sympathy with those journals which had outraged public feeling in denouncing the conduct of Sir H. ITAXDINGE, and totally misrepresented the sentiments which animated the Whigs themselves. All parties concurred in the views taken both by the Earl of Ripest and Sir ROBERT PEEL, and rarely, on any occasion, has such unequivocal, such sincere, and spontaneous commendation been conferred on the gallant defenders of their country. About the skill and bravery displayed there could indeed be little ground fur differese,s, but what pleases us most in the _marks made is, not the high-sounding phrases which recount the deeds of the victor, but the deliberate and manly encomiums bestowed upon him for his justice, his moderation, and his conciliatory conduct, while the boisterous cheering of his victorious troops was still ringing inbis ears. No insult was offered to the chiefs who had so unjustly invaded the British territory, no harsh conditions imposed upon the