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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-Discussions 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.

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Bill for regulating the Irish Church, introduced into the House of Con

-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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