§ Mr. Leaderwished to know, from the right hon. Gentleman (Mr. Stanley) opposite, whether he would be prepared at an early day to lay the population returns of Ireland before the House, and whether, in the mean time, he would have any objection to lay on the Table a comparative abstract of the returns of 1821 and 1831?
Mr. Stanleysaid, he was afraid that the returns to which the hon. Member referred would not be ready for some time. But if it were a satisfaction to the hon. Member to know the whole amount, he would refer him to a paper which had been presented, showing that the whole amount was 7,734,000, being an increase of 13½ per cent. on the census of 1821; while the average increase of the population of England during the same period was between fifteen and sixteen per cent.
§ Mr. Leadermoved for the abstract, which was ordered.