Mr. Dominick Brownesaid, that he had three Petitions to present from the western part of Ireland, relating to the want of Food in that district; but that, in the thin attendance of Members, he would confine himself to presenting one of them, and would reserve the others for to-morrow. The hon. Gentleman stated, that the distress which existed in that part of Ireland, from the want of employment, and the apprehension of the speedy want of food, was extreme. Whatever might be the cause of that distress, he conceived that it was the duty of his Majesty's Government to take means to prevent the inhabitants from being reduced to absolute starvation. The distress had been greatly increased by the run upon the banks, which had affected, not only the lower, but the middle classes in Galway and Sligo; it having been impossible to get large and good bills discounted on any terms. Along the whole of the coast there had been a complete failure in the potatoe crop. These circumstances, added to the reduction of the duty on barilla, and other causes, had driven the people into a state of the utmost destitution. He had it on the authority, not of the petitioners only, but of the Marquis of Sligo, and other highly respectable individuals, that there was not a month's provision in hand. Unless some interference speedily took place, it was to be feared that the dreadful scenes of 1792 603 would be renewed; aggravated by that distress among the higher orders which prevented them from employing' and relieving the lower. The petitioners did not pray for money; all that they required was employment, by which they might obtain the necessaries of life. They were willing to work for 4d. or 6d. per day. He would now present the least important of the three petitions, which was from the inhabitants of Lettermullin, in the county of Galway, engaged in the kelp trade.