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had received any official account of the entry of the Lord Lieutenant into Ireland . —Lord Melbourne said he understood that there was a very large procession to meet the Lord Lieutenant , and that he was received with great enthusiasm . If , however , there had been any breach of the law , he was sure the Lord Lieutenant was so determined to administer impartial justice to Ireland , that he would not for one moment shrink from punishing the offenders . Processions were customary on the arrival and departure of Lord Lieutenants . —The Marquess of Londonderry felt convinced that the
procession was got up by the direction of O'Connell , and that if the Government did not take some notice of it the most injurious consequences would follow . —Viscount Melbourne deprecated such processions , but it was impossible to prevent them ; they took place as much on one side as on the other . With respect to the report of the Marquess of Wellesley having resigned his situation as Lord Chamberlain in consequence of his not approving the policy intended to be adopted towards Ireland , he had the authority of the Noble Marquess to state that there was not one word of truth in the report
that had gone forth about his resignation . —Lord Brougham very pointedly declared that the Marquess of Wellesley had not resigned from the motives imputed to him , hut from far different reasons , and advised the Noble Marquess ( Londonderry ) to be , in future , more certain in his information . 19 ft . —Several petitions were presented for and against the proposed grant to the Scotch Church . —Lord Brougham entered at great length into a vindication of the New Poor Law Bill . —Adjourned to Thursday . 21 sL—The Marquess of Londonderry gave notice that on Tuesday
next he would present a petition from 50 , 000 Protestants of the North of Ireland , respecting the danger of the Established Church . His Lordship alluded also to the procession which accompanied the Lord Lieutenant , and hoped that the parties engaged in it would be proceeded against according to law . Viscount Melbourne expressed himself ready to enter into
the subject of the petition whenever it was presented , but thought it extraordinary that , having been signed six months ago , it should never have been presented until now . As to the procession in Dublin he could distinctly state that nothing contrary to the Act of Parliament had taken place . —Lord Brougham brought on his motion on the subject of national education . After a lengthened speech , his Lordship moved fourteen resolutions to- carry his views into effect , which were ordered to be printed . 22 nd . —The Earl of Roden alluded to the recent procession on Lord
Mulgrave ' s arrival in Dublin , and expressed a hope that the same indulgence would be shown to the Orange processions . —Viscount Melbourne considered that the recent occasion afforded no precedent for what might take place in future . —A long discussion on the subject ensued , in the course of which some : allusions were made to the Marquess of Wellesley ' s resignation , to which his Lordship replied that he did not feel at liberty to state the cause of his resignation ; but if their Lordships thought it a matter for inquiry in tho regular way , he would give all the explanations that might be required . He , however , reserved to himself his own opinion , which at the proper time he would declare in that open , independent manner , which he was able to do , being now entirely unconnected with any connection that could trammel him .
25 ft . —The Duke of Cambridge took the oaths and subscribed the rolls of Parliament . —The Earl of Roden asked whether Viscount Melbourne w ould lay before the House the despatch of the Lord Lieutenant relative to his Excellency's entrance into Dublin?—Lord Melbourne declined to do so . —The Earl of Roden repeated the statement which he had made on a former night , condemning , in strong terms , the procession of which he complained . A conversation of some length ensued , which terminated in a declaration by Lord Melbourne that he would be prepared to meet any distinct motion on the subject , but that on such an occasion as the present he would not enter into the discussion .
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Parliamentary Analysis.
had received any official account of the entry of the Lord Lieutenant into Ireland . —Lord Melbourne said he understood that there was a very large procession to meet the Lord Lieutenant , and that he was received with great enthusiasm . If , however , there had been any breach of the law , he was sure the Lord Lieutenant was so determined to administer impartial justice to Ireland , that he would not for one moment shrink from punishing the offenders . Processions were customary on the arrival and departure of Lord Lieutenants . —The Marquess of Londonderry felt convinced that the
procession was got up by the direction of O'Connell , and that if the Government did not take some notice of it the most injurious consequences would follow . —Viscount Melbourne deprecated such processions , but it was impossible to prevent them ; they took place as much on one side as on the other . With respect to the report of the Marquess of Wellesley having resigned his situation as Lord Chamberlain in consequence of his not approving the policy intended to be adopted towards Ireland , he had the authority of the Noble Marquess to state that there was not one word of truth in the report
that had gone forth about his resignation . —Lord Brougham very pointedly declared that the Marquess of Wellesley had not resigned from the motives imputed to him , hut from far different reasons , and advised the Noble Marquess ( Londonderry ) to be , in future , more certain in his information . 19 ft . —Several petitions were presented for and against the proposed grant to the Scotch Church . —Lord Brougham entered at great length into a vindication of the New Poor Law Bill . —Adjourned to Thursday . 21 sL—The Marquess of Londonderry gave notice that on Tuesday
next he would present a petition from 50 , 000 Protestants of the North of Ireland , respecting the danger of the Established Church . His Lordship alluded also to the procession which accompanied the Lord Lieutenant , and hoped that the parties engaged in it would be proceeded against according to law . Viscount Melbourne expressed himself ready to enter into
the subject of the petition whenever it was presented , but thought it extraordinary that , having been signed six months ago , it should never have been presented until now . As to the procession in Dublin he could distinctly state that nothing contrary to the Act of Parliament had taken place . —Lord Brougham brought on his motion on the subject of national education . After a lengthened speech , his Lordship moved fourteen resolutions to- carry his views into effect , which were ordered to be printed . 22 nd . —The Earl of Roden alluded to the recent procession on Lord
Mulgrave ' s arrival in Dublin , and expressed a hope that the same indulgence would be shown to the Orange processions . —Viscount Melbourne considered that the recent occasion afforded no precedent for what might take place in future . —A long discussion on the subject ensued , in the course of which some : allusions were made to the Marquess of Wellesley ' s resignation , to which his Lordship replied that he did not feel at liberty to state the cause of his resignation ; but if their Lordships thought it a matter for inquiry in tho regular way , he would give all the explanations that might be required . He , however , reserved to himself his own opinion , which at the proper time he would declare in that open , independent manner , which he was able to do , being now entirely unconnected with any connection that could trammel him .
25 ft . —The Duke of Cambridge took the oaths and subscribed the rolls of Parliament . —The Earl of Roden asked whether Viscount Melbourne w ould lay before the House the despatch of the Lord Lieutenant relative to his Excellency's entrance into Dublin?—Lord Melbourne declined to do so . —The Earl of Roden repeated the statement which he had made on a former night , condemning , in strong terms , the procession of which he complained . A conversation of some length ensued , which terminated in a declaration by Lord Melbourne that he would be prepared to meet any distinct motion on the subject , but that on such an occasion as the present he would not enter into the discussion .