Mr. Barron. The Speaker. Mr. Barron. Kent having expressed his readiness to withdraw it, I think he ought to be permitted to do so. Mr. Barron. Many Honourable Gentlemen opposite have gained their seats in this House by their violent declamation against the College of Maynooth; and their endeavour now to withdraw a motion against the grant to that college, which they themselves originated, is both cowardly and base.-[Loud cries of "Oh, oh!" "Chair!" "Order!"] The Speaker. The Honourable Gentleman has applied the terms "cowardly" and "base" to the actions of Honourable Members on the other side of the House; in doing so, he has shown great disrespect for the House. I therefore call upon him to withdraw the expression. Mr. Barron. Sir, as you declare that to be unparliamentary language, I am of course bound to withdraw it, and bow to your decision. But I cannot conceive any thing more base, than for a body of men [cries of "Order!"] -I am now only supposing a case - to come forward upon the hustings in Cambridge, Kent, and other places, and give utterance to every species of base calumny to falsehood the most unfounded, and invective the most detestable and uncharitable against a class of their fellow Christians, denouncing Maynooth College as worse than a den of thieves, and as the very acme of infamy, and every thing that is disgraceful to the constitution of these countries. I can conceive nothing more base than for that same body of men to bring forward a motion in this House, and then shrink from a division upon it.-[Cries of "Order!"] pher. Mr. Christopher.—I rise to order. I submit Mr. Christo whether the "supposed case," as the Honourable Member affects to call it, does not distinctly apply to Honourable Members on this side of the House? [Cries of "Oh, oh!" from the ministerial benches.] The Honourable Member spoke of certain persons on the hustings attributing to them language which I am sure no gentleman would use; and he then alluded to certain Members of this House as shrinking from the performance of their duty, evidently coupling them with those to whom he had previously referred. Such language I consider to be highly improper.[Cries of "Hear, hear!"] : Mr. Barron.—I am exceedingly sorry to find Mr. Barron. that the Honourable Gentleman applies to his friends around him the case which I was attempting to put to the House. If he thinks it applicable, I need say no more on the subject. I think it would be more prudent for Honourable Gentlemen opposite to follow the advice of the Right Honourable Gentleman the Member for Tamworth, who has done himself so much honour by the course which he has dared to take upon this question, and for which he will doubtless gain credit out of doors. I hope the House will divide upon the motion, in order to show to the country those who have kept, and Sir G. Smyth. Colonel those who have violated, their pledge on the hustings. Sir G. Smyth.-I cannot consent to be a party to the withdrawal of the motion; and if I stand alone, I will divide the House upon it. -[Loud cries of "Divide, divide!"] Colonel Perceval. I hope the Honourable Member for Kent will be allowed to withdraw the motion; and for this reason, that I believe my honourable friend was not aware, when he brought it forward, of the existence of the Act of Parliament which sanctions the grant. I, for one, do not wish to set aside* an Act of Parliament in this manner, and shall therefore feel compelled to vote against the motion, although I am opposed to the grant.-[Renewed cries of "Divide!"] The House divided:- Noes 121, Ayes 42, Majority 79.+ * It will be seen, from a foregoing part of this work, that to withhold this grant would neither be setting aside an Act of Parliament, nor acting contrary to its 'letter or spirit. It will but be leaving the College to be supported by the funds of those by whom it was originally intended that it should be supported. +AYES. Archdall, M, Bateson, Sir R. Bell, M. Bruce, C. L. C. Buck, L. W. Chute, W. L. W. Duffield, T. Dugdale, W. S. Du Pre, G. Egerton, Sir P. |