Mr. Healy on Tuesday outdid himself. He accused the Irish
'Government of conniving at the discharge of murderers, and letting them loose to prey upon) the country, and the Speaker did not stop him. Then he accused Mr. Trevelyan of smiling at the death of a prisoner in jail and when Mr. Trevelyan, in some excitement, sprang up and said, "it is an absolute false- hood to say that I laughed," the Speaker, interfering, regretted that he had not sooner stopped Mr. Healy. Thereupon Mr. Healy accused the Speaker of ignoring Mr. Trevelyan's breach of order, and said, insolently, "You have settled the point of order to your own satisfaction." The Speaker rebuked Mr. Healy with great temper and dignity, but he certainly made three slight mistakes. He should have called Mr. Healy to order long before he did ; he should have called Mr. Trevelyan to order for using, in his justifiable indignation, an unparlia- mentary expression ; and finally, he should have named Mr. Healy, and not merely warned him that he ought to name him, and should have asked the House to suspend him in com- pliance with the usual rules. Mr. Peel will, we hope, make an admirable Speaker, but he must not be too reluctant to use his authority thus early. It is a natural reluctance, but the time is out of joint, and whether it be a "cursed spite" or not, he is one of the men "born to set it right."
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