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Article PARLIAMENTARY ANALYSIS. ← Page 12 of 23 →
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Parliamentary Analysis.
on the continued majorities against them , and on the final adoption of a principle to the carrying of which into effect the Ministers could be no party . The vote of Tuesday night was tantamount to a declaration of want of confidence in the Ministers , for it assumed that the House had no confidence in any measure that the Ministers might bring forward on the subject of tithes in Ireland . To the little progress made with public business , and the decisions on the last four debates , they saw that the time had come for them to withdraw from further contest . The motion of Tuesday night not merely went to declare want of confidence , but positively to recommend a change of system in the Government of Ireland . To the introduction of that change the Ministers could be no party ; they , therefore , under all these circumstances , and believing that the Government of the countrv could not continue
beneficially to act against decided majorities , felt that perseverance would be fruitless . He suggested that there should be an adjournment to Monday ; the House , however , to meet on Thursday , there being a ballot for an Election Committee , but not for public business . —Lord J . Russell briefly observed that all must admit that the course of the Ri ght Hon . Baronet had been marked with perfect honour and propriety . —The Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill were then passed , and the House adjourned at half-past five o ' clock .
7 ft . —The House preceded with the Ballot for the Cork Election Committee , after which several Private Bills were advanced a stage . The House then adjourned . I 3 ft . —Mr . Denison presented the report of the Worcester Election Committee , which declared that J . Bailey , Esq ., had been duly elected . —Sir R . Peel stated that arrangements for a new Government were in progress but that they were not completed . He afterwards moved an adjournment till Thursday .
16 ft . —The Dublin Election Committee reported that they had appointed a Commission to examine witnesses in Dublin , in consequence of the enormous expense attending the examination of them here . The report was agreed to . —Sir R . Peel , after stating that he had received a communication from his Majesty similar to the one which had induced him to move the former adjournment , moved a further adjournment to Saturday . —Mr . Sinclair inquired whether any progress had been made in the formation of a new Ministry ? Lord J . Russell said that , on the resignation of the late
Government , his Majesty had sent for Earl Grey , and that , in consequence of what then passed , his Majesty had sent for Lords Melbourne and Lansdowne . He was not yet at liberty to state the nature of the communications which had taken place , but he hoped the arrangements would be so far concluded by Saturday as to admit of explanation . 18 ft —The report of the Cork city election was presented , which declared Dr . Baldwin and Mr . Callaghan to have been duly elected . —Mr . F . Baring moved for new writs in consequence of the vacancies occasioned by the
change of Ministry . 20 ft . —Mr . F . Baring moved for several new writs in addition to those already granted . —Mr . Sheil gave notice for a future day of a resolution declaring that no person appointed to any ecclesiastical dignity in Ireland should claim a vested interest in it if subsequently suppressed by Parliament . Sir B . Inglis gave notice for the same day that he would move that the oath taken hy the Ho r . and Learned Gentleman at the table of that House should be read . —The Honse then adjourned to May the 12 th . May 12 ft . —Those Members of the Administration who had been returned , took the oaths and their seats , and several new writs were issued . —Sir G . Grey , in answer to Mr . Hume , said that the last accounts from Canada were mni-e favourahle . The Government had determined to recall Sir J .
Stewart ; and the question of the appointment of Commissioners who were to proceed to Canada was under consideration . Lord Amherst had declined to act at the head of the Commission , on the ground of the length of time
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Parliamentary Analysis.
on the continued majorities against them , and on the final adoption of a principle to the carrying of which into effect the Ministers could be no party . The vote of Tuesday night was tantamount to a declaration of want of confidence in the Ministers , for it assumed that the House had no confidence in any measure that the Ministers might bring forward on the subject of tithes in Ireland . To the little progress made with public business , and the decisions on the last four debates , they saw that the time had come for them to withdraw from further contest . The motion of Tuesday night not merely went to declare want of confidence , but positively to recommend a change of system in the Government of Ireland . To the introduction of that change the Ministers could be no party ; they , therefore , under all these circumstances , and believing that the Government of the countrv could not continue
beneficially to act against decided majorities , felt that perseverance would be fruitless . He suggested that there should be an adjournment to Monday ; the House , however , to meet on Thursday , there being a ballot for an Election Committee , but not for public business . —Lord J . Russell briefly observed that all must admit that the course of the Ri ght Hon . Baronet had been marked with perfect honour and propriety . —The Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill were then passed , and the House adjourned at half-past five o ' clock .
7 ft . —The House preceded with the Ballot for the Cork Election Committee , after which several Private Bills were advanced a stage . The House then adjourned . I 3 ft . —Mr . Denison presented the report of the Worcester Election Committee , which declared that J . Bailey , Esq ., had been duly elected . —Sir R . Peel stated that arrangements for a new Government were in progress but that they were not completed . He afterwards moved an adjournment till Thursday .
16 ft . —The Dublin Election Committee reported that they had appointed a Commission to examine witnesses in Dublin , in consequence of the enormous expense attending the examination of them here . The report was agreed to . —Sir R . Peel , after stating that he had received a communication from his Majesty similar to the one which had induced him to move the former adjournment , moved a further adjournment to Saturday . —Mr . Sinclair inquired whether any progress had been made in the formation of a new Ministry ? Lord J . Russell said that , on the resignation of the late
Government , his Majesty had sent for Earl Grey , and that , in consequence of what then passed , his Majesty had sent for Lords Melbourne and Lansdowne . He was not yet at liberty to state the nature of the communications which had taken place , but he hoped the arrangements would be so far concluded by Saturday as to admit of explanation . 18 ft —The report of the Cork city election was presented , which declared Dr . Baldwin and Mr . Callaghan to have been duly elected . —Mr . F . Baring moved for new writs in consequence of the vacancies occasioned by the
change of Ministry . 20 ft . —Mr . F . Baring moved for several new writs in addition to those already granted . —Mr . Sheil gave notice for a future day of a resolution declaring that no person appointed to any ecclesiastical dignity in Ireland should claim a vested interest in it if subsequently suppressed by Parliament . Sir B . Inglis gave notice for the same day that he would move that the oath taken hy the Ho r . and Learned Gentleman at the table of that House should be read . —The Honse then adjourned to May the 12 th . May 12 ft . —Those Members of the Administration who had been returned , took the oaths and their seats , and several new writs were issued . —Sir G . Grey , in answer to Mr . Hume , said that the last accounts from Canada were mni-e favourahle . The Government had determined to recall Sir J .
Stewart ; and the question of the appointment of Commissioners who were to proceed to Canada was under consideration . Lord Amherst had declined to act at the head of the Commission , on the ground of the length of time