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LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

BAVIS

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

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General Aspect of Affairs.-Meeting of Parliament-King s Speech. - Debates on the Ad-

dress,

CHAP. II.

STATE OF IRELAND.

Brief View of the Disturbances in Ireland for the last sixty years.- Present Disorders in the

Soutbern Counties--Renewal of the Insurrection Act, and Suspension of the Habeas

Corpus Act in Ireland, proposed.-Debates on these measures in both Houses of Parlia-

meni-Bills passed.--New Administration and State of Parties. -Bills for indemnifying

those who had seized arms, and for regulating the importation of arms and gunpowder into

Ireland. State of the Country under the operation of the new Acts.-Convictions and

executions in the West of Ireland under the Special Commission and at the Assizes.

Partial cessation of the outrages. --Sir John Newport's motion on the State of Ireland.-

Famine in Munster and Connaught.-Causes of the sudden appearance of this dreadful

calamity, and of its being confined to the Western Counties. - Measures adopted by Go-

teroment for the relief of the sufferers.-General subscriptions for this purpose throughout

Every part of England and Scotland.- Application of these subscriptions, and appropria-

tion of the surplus.-Effects of the famine on the general tranquillity of the Co try.

Constabulary Bill.-Provisions of this Act.-Debate on the measure, which is warmly op-

posed by Mr C. Grant.-Bill for enabling ecclesiastical persons and others to grant leases

of Tithes.-Marquis

of Lansdown's Motion on the state of Ireland, and his views on the sub.

ject of Tithes. --Mr Hume's motion on the state of the Established Church in Ireland. - Sir

J. Newport's amendment.- Renewal of the Insurrection Act.-Alleged ground for the ne-

cessity of that measure.-State of the Country.- Policy of Lord Wellesley. His unpopu-

lanity with the Orange Faction.-Outrage at the Theatre.-Legal Proceedings.-Addres-
ses of Congratulation,

CHAP. III.

MEASURES FOR THE RELIEF OF THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

Retrospect of the proceedings of last Session respecting the Petitions of the Agriculturists

praying Parliament for relief.-Diversity of opinions concerning the causes of the existing
distress.-Motives by which Ministers were probably influcnced in giving the pledge con-