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House Of Commons.
" The Noble Lord is shrinking—state the names of those Members ? " —Lord AT / THORP ( across the table ) . Does the Hon . Member accuse me of shrinking ? — Mr . SIIIEL . Tell us the name of our accuser ( "Order . " )—Mr . O'CONNELL . — I retract the word " shrinking . " I feel that I ought not to use a harsh expression towards the Noble Lord I now ask the Noble Lord who are the Irish Members who have acted
as he has described ? Lord ALTHORP . —I am answerable for what I say , ancl I have no right to shift the responsibility upon others . I am perfectly ready to name the Irish Members to whom I have alluded if they choose to call upon me ; but unless they do so , I think I should not be justified in doing it ( cheers ) . —Mr . O'CONNELL . I am authorized by every Irish
Member now present ( " No ! " ) —then I ask the Noble Lord whether I am one of the Members to whom he alludes ?—Lord ALTHORP . NO . — Mr . FINN . Am I one —Lord ALTHORP . NO . —Mr . SHIEL and several other Irish Members rose with the view of putting the same question . Great confusion prevailed , and shouts of " Order" and " Chair . " Mr . HUME thought that the discussion must now terminate . He appealed to the Chair whether his Hon . and Learned Friend coulcl proceed further in the matter . —Mr . O'CONNELL saicl that after the
imputation on " more than one" Irish Member , an opportunity of clearing themselves ought to be given to those who ' demanded it . —Mr . SHIEL . Am I one of the Members to whom he alludes ?—Lord ALTHORP . The Hon . Gent , is one ( confusion ) . —Mr . SHIEL , And I , in the face of this House , in the face of my country , and in the presence of my Gocl—I say , if any individual ever communicated that I expressed my approbation of
the Coercion Bill , he has been guilty of a scandalous falsehood ( cheers ) . As the Noble Lord has intimated his own responsibility for the allegation , I shall not now dwell upon the subject further . —Mr . O'CONNELL , after what had just passed , felt it his duty to retract the language he had applied to Mr . Hill , ancl to beg his pardon for having used such language . —Mr . HILL said he was satisfied ivith this retractation . He
lamented the time chosen , one of domestic calamity to him , by Mr . O'Connell for his attack on him . ( Hear , hear . ) The SPEAKER felt it to be impossible that the subject could terminate ivhere it then was , but he was sure the House would agree with him that it coulcl only he set at rest within those walls . —Mr . O'CONNELL concurred . If he had known that Mr . Hill was suffering under a
domestic calamity he would have abstained from any remarks whatever , until such time as they might be used without the pain to his feelings which the presence of a domestic calamity ivould create . He now thanked him for accepting his apology . —A long ancl stormy discussion
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House Of Commons.
" The Noble Lord is shrinking—state the names of those Members ? " —Lord AT / THORP ( across the table ) . Does the Hon . Member accuse me of shrinking ? — Mr . SIIIEL . Tell us the name of our accuser ( "Order . " )—Mr . O'CONNELL . — I retract the word " shrinking . " I feel that I ought not to use a harsh expression towards the Noble Lord I now ask the Noble Lord who are the Irish Members who have acted
as he has described ? Lord ALTHORP . —I am answerable for what I say , ancl I have no right to shift the responsibility upon others . I am perfectly ready to name the Irish Members to whom I have alluded if they choose to call upon me ; but unless they do so , I think I should not be justified in doing it ( cheers ) . —Mr . O'CONNELL . I am authorized by every Irish
Member now present ( " No ! " ) —then I ask the Noble Lord whether I am one of the Members to whom he alludes ?—Lord ALTHORP . NO . — Mr . FINN . Am I one —Lord ALTHORP . NO . —Mr . SHIEL and several other Irish Members rose with the view of putting the same question . Great confusion prevailed , and shouts of " Order" and " Chair . " Mr . HUME thought that the discussion must now terminate . He appealed to the Chair whether his Hon . and Learned Friend coulcl proceed further in the matter . —Mr . O'CONNELL saicl that after the
imputation on " more than one" Irish Member , an opportunity of clearing themselves ought to be given to those who ' demanded it . —Mr . SHIEL . Am I one of the Members to whom he alludes ?—Lord ALTHORP . The Hon . Gent , is one ( confusion ) . —Mr . SHIEL , And I , in the face of this House , in the face of my country , and in the presence of my Gocl—I say , if any individual ever communicated that I expressed my approbation of
the Coercion Bill , he has been guilty of a scandalous falsehood ( cheers ) . As the Noble Lord has intimated his own responsibility for the allegation , I shall not now dwell upon the subject further . —Mr . O'CONNELL , after what had just passed , felt it his duty to retract the language he had applied to Mr . Hill , ancl to beg his pardon for having used such language . —Mr . HILL said he was satisfied ivith this retractation . He
lamented the time chosen , one of domestic calamity to him , by Mr . O'Connell for his attack on him . ( Hear , hear . ) The SPEAKER felt it to be impossible that the subject could terminate ivhere it then was , but he was sure the House would agree with him that it coulcl only he set at rest within those walls . —Mr . O'CONNELL concurred . If he had known that Mr . Hill was suffering under a
domestic calamity he would have abstained from any remarks whatever , until such time as they might be used without the pain to his feelings which the presence of a domestic calamity ivould create . He now thanked him for accepting his apology . —A long ancl stormy discussion