There was an amusing episode in Tuesday's debate. After Mr. Stafford O'Brien's moving appeal to the Minister for a
... fortnight—one little fortnight for the agricultural interest to take heart and counsel in, Mr. JosErH Hume started up, and, requesting the Minister to make no such concession, received by way of reply this smart rap on the knuckles. Mr. Hume implored the light hon. baronet not to dclay the relief to the country which his measures were calculated to give, lie hoped there would be no ...