LONGMAN, REES, ORME, AND CO.; JEFFERY AND SON; J. M. RICHARDSON;
J. BOOTH; J. BOOKER; J. RODWELL; E. LLOYD; SHERWOOD, GILBERT,
AND PIPER; HAMILTON, ADAMS, AND CO.; G. LAWFORD; J. DOWDING;
WHITTAKER, AND CO.; SIMPKIN AND MARSHALL; T. LAYCOCK; S. W
SUSTENANCE; AND H. RENSHAW.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

MEETING of Parliament-Discussions in the House of Commons on the

choice of a Speaker-Re-election of Mr. Manners Sutton-King's Speech

at the opening of the Session-Debate of four days in the House of

Commons, on the Address-Amendments moved by Mr. O'Connell, and

Mr. Tennyson, both lost-Address proposed by Mr. Cobbett, rejected-

New Regulations for the business of the House proposed and adopted—

Case of Mr. Pease-admitted to take his seat on giving his solemn

Affirmation as a Quaker, instead of taking the Oaths.
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CHAPTER II.

Bill for the Suppression of Disturbances in Ireland introduced into the

House of Lords-Explanation of its provisions, and Description of

the state of Ireland, by Earl Grey-The Bill passes the Lords without

opposition-In the Commons, the first reading of the Bill met by an

Amendment for a fortnight's Delay-Debate of six days-Speeches

of Lord Althorp-Mr. Grote-Mr. Stanley-Sir Robert Peel-Mr.

O'Connell-Division on the first Reading-Ainendment, that the Bill was

unnecessary, moved against the second reading, and lost-Opposition to

the Bill going into Committee-Proceedings and Discussions in the

Committee, and alterations introduced into the Bill-Bill passed-Dis-

cussions in the House of Peers on the Alterations made in the Bill-Bill

for changing the place of Trial for offences in Ireland-Application of the

Coercion Act-Mr. Stanley resigns the office of Secretary for Ireland,

and is made Secretary for the Colonies.

CHAPTER III.

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Bill for regulating the Irish Church, introduced into the House of Com-

mons-Ministers refuse a delay of a week between the bringing in of

the Bill and the Second Reading-Second Reading opposed, on the

ground that the Bill, being a Tax Bill, ought to have originated in a

Committee of the whole House-Committee appointed to report on this

question, and reports against the Bill-Resolutions agreed to, and Bill

read a first time-Question, whether it could be read a second time

without a Royal Message-Debate on the Second Reading-Second

Reading carried-Instruction moved, to take away all the Temporalities

of the Irish Church, rejected-In Committee, Motion to exclude the

Irish bishops from Parliament-Ministers abandon the provision for

applying part of the funds to purposes not ecclesiastical-Debate

thereon, and omission of the Clause,-Carried-Bill passed, the Irish

Opposition Members now voting against it-Motion for a call of the

House on the day of the Second Reading of the Bill in the House of

Lords, opposed by Ministers, and lost.

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