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of being elected again unless he votes through thick and
thin 4 upset the Ministry. We may have a dissolution
this Spring, and if either party should be wicked enough to
fase the No-Pepery cry, Heaven only knows what the
sult may be. One thing is certain; the Irish Catholics
Will send none bat Catholics, and they will hold the balance
of Power in the House, and if they were sixty Quakers
stead of Irish Catholics, they would dictate terms to any
Ministry, This unsettled state of parties makes it more
"portant that we should raise the banner of relicious
®Quality,”
“Feb. 25. (To J. Parkes)—The Ecclesiastical Titles
Bill ig the real cause of the upset of the Whig coach, or
father of the coachman. Jeaping from the box to escape an
“Pset. This measure cannot be persevered in by any Govern-Bent
 so far ag Treland is concerned, for no Government can
°Xist, if fifiy Irish members are pledged to vote against them
"der al} circumstances when they are in danger. A dissotion
 would give at least fifty members to do that work,
“ad they would be all watched as they are now by their
“Onstituents, Probably a bishop or two would be sent up
' town to keep them in the true fold, and see that they
4d not ga11 into the hands of the Treasury shepherd.
“This mode of fighting by means of adverse votes in the
House ig far more difficult to deal with by our aristocratic
"lors, than was the plan of O’Connell when he called his
Monster meotings. They could be stopped by a proclamabion
 or put down by soldiers, but neither of these modes

1851.
Br, 47.

5 ! Ministers were defeated on a private member’ Bill to lower the county
Urtaching to 10l., whioh they opposed. On Feb. 22 it was announced that
Lond Joy, Russell had vesigned. Lord Stanley was sent for, but gave up
the task, The Poclites were the difficulty. Without them there could be
i 8trong Government, They declinad to join Lord Stanley from differ.
“heey 28 to commercial policy, and their vigorous disapproval cf the Ecale-"hatical
 Titles Bill prevented them from joining Lord John Russell. After
% short interrepnum Lord John snd hia solleagues returned to office.