House Of Lords, Friday, M...
PARLIAMlENTARY IN'T'ELr. Tr; 7xrr rAm .utiuur. ag s1HsT negro-stavery were presented by the Bishop ot BXETER, from Exeter; by the Marquis of DOwVn5inx, fronr WVells, in Norfolk; and by Lord CAI-THORPE, from several parts 'ef Sufrolk. The Earl of BELMORE presented a petition from the Freena. sons of' Tyrone, praying thazE the law against secret societies mnight not be extended to them. IRISHI SURVEY. The AMArquis of DOWNSH IRE said he wished to take the pre. sent opportunitv to say a few words on a subject of great importance.. he meant Irefandi. Their lordships, he was sure, wvould excuse hir for calliag their attention to t at country; forit was of great imptance to the whole empire that their attention should otten b Ia r to it. The particttlar subject which lhe wished at present to asotice was the proposed survey of Ireland. He ninderstniod it to be irtendedl that this survey was to he carried on under the direction of the noble duke at the head of the ordnance. on e entirely con. curred in the propriety of extending to Ireland that great arnd long.. ,desired measnrc of a trigonometria survey, in the sanse manner as it had been effected in Great Britain. It was a work of grreat ira. portzance; but he wasi afraid it would not he prosecuted in Ireland to the extenit to wbichthe persons most interested in tlhat country, desired. IWVhat was wished for was, that besides settling the positron of the great geographical points, there should be a correct admeasurenment of the counties; an (1not only of those considerable portions of the country, but of the parishex and the 8maller subdivisions of town- land. Unless, however, the operation were carrieti on bv persors of the strictest probity, asl well as skill, it would not anSwer the purposes expected from it. The charges for the repairs of roadst and other objects were assessed in Irelanm by grand The asses:ment was nsade by a ruie called - the wnich had been established about a century ago, which if esquitable at the time, was not so tiow. Since that period, a ver great imnpTovement had taken place in Ireland, and lands which were formerly of no value had by cultivation been rendered very roduc tive. Lan.ls of this description remained entirely unassesse3, wvhile lands not half their value were often very heavil assessed. He threw out these observations to sllow the necessity of'enrploying pro- per pessons for this buitiiess, as nothing could be inore important than that the survey should be the basis of an equitable sssesqmenL The Soutlh Amerian postage bill was read a third tite and passe.-Adjourned to Al"onay' HOUSE OF LORDS. FnrTnv- - in