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Le s. DO of A. 011 !re CC iot res he JO• f 4. c.,ir that that there have been these great reductions, it :n:tifying to find that the national credit is still maintained l'th the most scrupulous fidelity and exactness. TMs is a principle to which, in all my political conduct, I trust I shall ever studiously adhere, the preservation of the na tional faith and credit. From all 1 can collect, our maim !a:tures arc in a favourable state—perhaps their profits are :lot very great—but I believe they are sufficient amply to ray the masters ; and if wages are not high, they are, I believe, high enough to enable the labouring classes gene rally to live with comfort. He then referred to that part of Majesty's Speech which respected Ireland, and observed, ;then he contemplated the western part of it, he looked with :nitro, to its condition, and could not imagine hoe the gen- Iry. and those who had estates there, could keep away from -heir estates, and from affording that relief which they ought Efford. (Cheers.) Such was its state, that it was almost !Jubtftil whether it belonged to a civilized country. The li , ;urbances were subsiding. In conclusion, he trusted the '4.foritt bill would be duly considered. The people had akcn great pains to return members, and that house ought :aost anxiously to consider the bill. (Cheers.) He then read Ire Address, which was the usual "echo" of the Speech. Sir J. JOHNSTONE (who was also dressed in military inifurm) rose to second the address. He begged to claim Jon) the house that indulgence which had been claimed by :he honourable member who mo v ed th e address , and which :he house was in the habit of extending to members situated as he was, particularly standing as he did, the representative , of the most populous county in the kingdom. The firstplint to which he should allude was to that part of the speech which referred to the situation of Ireland, and he thought great credit attached to the ministers of the Crown, for their firns and judicious exercise of those salutary laws already to 11310 , istence, without the pain of having recourse to martial law. The distress in Ireland was a subject of deep regret, bit it had already awakened the sympathy of the people of England, and he had no doubt that the House would, at an catty period, adopt measures that should prevent Ireland in future from suffering those periodical visitations which they Lad for so many years experienced. In reference to other parts of His Majesty's speech, the hon. baronet regretted that the appearance of foreign affairs, and the outrages in seine parts of Ireland, bad not enabled his Majesty's mi. nistcrs to reduce the military establishment of the country ; end he observed, with reference to the state of the revenue, that it was satisfactory to learn, that notwithstanding the re• mission of several duties,tlie last accounts exhibited an increase of the Excise revenue. lie was glad to hear that the ac counts from the manufacturing districts showed that the eon. dition of the labourer was improving. With reference to our foreign relations, he hoped that his Majesty's Ministers would continue their system of non-intervention in the af fairs of other States, as the best means of avoiding the mi :cries of war, without compromising our dignity or our ho. :tour. The benefits of such a position had been clearly ex emplified by the manner in which England bad lately en. forced certain claims against Portugal. Poland also was waging a just war against the gigantic power of Russia, but the policy of England forbade us to unsheath the sword, ex rept in defence of our just rights. The hon. hart. then al luded to that part of the speech which had reference to the cause of the dissolution of the late Partiament, and read the passage :—" flaying had recourse to that measure fur the pur. pose of ascertaining the sense of my people on the ex. pediency of a reform in the representation, I have now to re commend that important question to your earliest and most attentive consideration—confident that in anymeasures which vou may prepare for its adjustment, you will carefully ad here to the acknowledged principles of the Constitution , by which the prerogatives of the Crown, the authority of both Houses of Parliament, and the rights and liberties of the people are equally secured." These words left to the house tae free and unfettered exercise of votes. On that impor tint subject his Majesty recommended the attention of the Louse, and in agreeing to the address no hon. member would Le considered as pledged to any particular plan of reform— (near)--but, he observed, that if previous to the dissolution of Parliament any doubt existed with respect to the current of popular opinion, that doubt must now be removed on referring to the present appearance of the house (cheers). He repeated that on the question of reform he did not con sider that the address pledged that house to any particular plan. It was, however, consolatory to know. when anti quated institutions were crumbling into dost—ohat they had a Sovereign, who was desirous to obey rather than to con troul the public voice. (Cheers.) The King only desired to promote the comforts of all, and the stability of the best institutions. Nothing had been more agreeable to him than to behold the unbroken loyalty with which all Yorkshire had rushed to the poll. The people would receive with love and satisfaction the measure of reform which that house in its wisdom should adopt. They had only to ascertain what mea sure should best secure and five force to the virtue and pro perty of the country, and give stability to the throne, and all their valuable institutions. (Cheers.) That measure be was quite sure would be cheerfully received by the le, and he trusted that such a measure would now ve the sanction of Parliament. Ile most cordially seconded the address which had been moved. _ _ _ _ _ The Address having been read by the Speaker, and the question being about to be decided— Sir R. PEEL rose and said, that be bad abstained from claiming the attention of the House, expecting that some other Member would have risen to address it. As that was not the case, he could not lose the opportunity of saying that he should concur in the Address. It was a source of great satisfaction in him to be able to concur in the Address' that had been moved, because be conceived that their pro ceedings should be characterized by a total abstinence from all acrimonious spirit, and that they 'Mold be able at all times to offer to the Sovereign Authority their assurances of loyalty urmixed by division. It was desirable to support the Address—to avoid, if possible, differences of opinion on the occasion of their approaches to the Throne ; and he was therefore the more particularly pleased that it had boon ob served, that agreeing is the Address would not pledge MIL Members to any specific plan of Reform. He did net men to complain of the modern mode of keeping these ip..st quite secret, till they were delivered from the Threee...es the contrary, he thought the plan a very good onet.bet lts felt quite assured that had they intended to call for any at. plicit vote, sanctioning the adoption of any principle ore.. timent favourable to Reform, they would have allowed then% by the reading of the speech at the Cockpit. after the geed old fashion (a laugh)—or at some other place, to IiONOM acquainted with its contents. He, therefore, sanadaned she Address, because he did not consider it to pledge any Mem ber to any particular principle on the subject of Reform.— As to the next point of the address, namely, die state of our foreign re'ations, he should abstain from making any remarks in the necessary absence of the Foreign Secretary, Lord Pal merston. (Hear—his lordship was not in the house.) It would he most inconvenient to bring forward those remarks now, but he could not here help remarking how great was the advantage which had existed from that state of representa tion which would have secured the noble lord's return. Ex cept the noble rord came in under schedules A or 13, how could he now secure any seat in that house ? (Cheers and a laugh.) And if he so came into the house, was it not some argument in favour of some part of the present representation? (Hear, hear.) Questions on the state of our foreign affairs were requisite, particularly after the demands of France upon Portugal. And It was the more important after what had been declared by France on the subject of Intervention : the demands of France were of the most Important character, particularly ill demanding the release or dismissal of particular individuola. That prece dent was of the most dangerous tendency. As to the other points of the speech, there was nothing to call for remark— the only other important point was an amendment. of the representation, on which subject the address pledged MOD. bent to no measure or opinion. When the subject was brought forward, he should be ready to restate his opinions ; but be should be suppressing the truth if he said he approved all the circumstances that bad led to the last dissolution of parliament.—(Loud cheers.) . He did not question the right, but he did dispute the time and manner of it. His send. meets might be adverse to the majority of tile people, but he should not be deemed less their true fricod in avow ing his sentiments. He could not set the necesSlty "of then advising the dissolution. What was the state of things ? There had been remission of taxation—but what had pre-, cedents said on that subject ? The duties on coal —on slate c" —on barifla were remitted. Ponds might have' been taken ' but practically the duties had been remitted. The dissolu tion ought not to have been advised till the intention of ths Treasury had been avowed, and rendered the subjects of sets: Again, he could not understand why the parliament had been dissolved, particularly recollecting the state of Ireland, with out applying for the renewal of the act regarding dangerous associations s. (hear.) The bon. baronet had another coon-' plaint against his majesty's government. When the gain.; non at Issue was in their opinion depending, that of iemodelw, ling the House of Commons, it was their peculiar locombiast duty not to put forth any cause of excitement by represent ing circumstances .odierwise than they really did exist.-- (Rear, hear, front the Opposition.) It was neither politic nor correct to state It' the cause of the dissolution of Par. liament wag the refit of the sopplies. (Hear, hear.) One of his Majesty's Ministers hid expressly said that his testy was justified in dissolving Parliament, beca u se th e y had refused his supplies. (Hear, hear, particularly by the ! Attorney-General, who happened to be seated in the side gallery.) He (Sir R. Peet had meson to doubt whether that was the cause which had brought Ministers to that determination :_whether it was not really in consequence of the division on General Gascoyne's amendment, or the majority of a previous evening. A noble lord had stated that it was because supplies had been refused ; but if it could appear that supplies had not been re fused, there was of course no reason furnished for the disso lution. He (Sir R. Peel) would state one reason which he had for believing that tie supplies being refused was not the cause ; namely, that a noble 10-d, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, than whom no better authority could be had in such matters , had expressly informed his constituents, in a written communication, that it was the majority of the ' previous Thursday that had caused the dissolution.— (Hear, hear.) He (the hon. hart.) repeated, that this was not prudent thus to add to the general excitement. The bon. member who moved the address had dwelt upon the satisfac tory manner with which the dissolution had been received by , the country ; and the hon. member who seconded the Address had said that there were 70 members in the house who stood pledged to the original bill. He (Sir R. Peel) did not make the allusion from any bitterness of party feeling, but he crust say that he could only attribute that expression to the Hon. seconder being a young member of the Honourable House, or he would not have so far committed himself ; for from the tenour and wording of the speech from the throne, these lion. members who stood thus pledged would find themselves placed in rather an awkward situation. By the former un derstanding the House of Lords had been told, in pretty un equivocal terms, that if they did not acquiesce in the Bill, that the time was not far of when they would be struck off (Hear.) The hoe. Baronet here read the speech, from which be inferred that the ministers meant to introduce a different Bill from what had been already submitted to the house. The passage to which the hon. baronet most parti cularly adverted waa—" Having had recourse to that mea sure for the purpose of ascertaining the sense of my people on the expediency of a reform in the representation, 1 have' now to recommend that important question to your earliest and moat attentive consideration—confident that, in any measures which you may prepare for its adjustment. you will carefully adhere to the acknowledged princi ples of the constitution, by which the prerogatives of the I Crown, the authority of both Houses of Parliament, and the rights and liberties of the people are equally secured." This could not apply to the late bill ; but he hoped that the authorities of both houses of parliament would be preserved in the new bill that was to be produced. These authorities had never been granted for their individual and exclusive, hut for general interest. The hon. bart. after animadverting on the speech shortly, expressed himself to oppose the prin. ciple of yielding to the majority of the people, who were, perhaps, the slaves of other's opinion. (Hear, hear.) Ile, for himself, would always consider it his right and his para. mount duty to express his own opinion unmindful of what was the opinion of others. He deprecated the indiscriminate use that had been made of one of the first names in the nation for the purpose of intimidation. He thought it impolitic to yield so far as to withdraw that con. troul over the people which had been instituted for their benefit, (bear, hear), and such yielding would only lead to future recurrence of the same measure. He did not speak as a disappointed politician, but he wished merely to caution them against acting in this way. He regretted as much as any one the long wars, and the consequent expenses that had been entailed on the country; but he deprecated that the spirit of the people should be transferred from objects, such as the support of the Church, and others, which had been instituted for their benefit. The conclusion of the Hon. Baronet's speech we could not catch, in consequence of a casual confusion of a stranger, who had imprudently intruded himself. Lord A LTHORP, in reply and explanation, said, that the policy which his Majesty's Government had pursued was trot only founded on fairness, but it was sound policy. The lion. Bart. had admitted that his Majesty had the undis. puted prerogative of dissolving Parliament; and they had found themselves, agreeably to their principles, warranted in the sanctioning and advising of his Majesty to dis solve Parliament. The remission of taxation to which the Honourable Baronet had alluded, and which he had said bad been done without the sanction of Parliament, and particularly the duty on sea-borne coals, he (Lord Abbott)) was ready to admit had been done ; but, In point of fact. it was only a technical objection, for the duties had been virtually removed ; and every man must have been satisfied that In the state of that measure at the disso lution,the duty must be removed. His Lordship then briefly replied to the notice taken of the omission of not having the proclamation act renewed, to apply to Ireland. He acknow ledged that they had taken the responsibility on their own shoulders. He next proceeded to reply to the charge of assigning wrongfully as a reason for dissolution, the stoppage of the supplies. He was ready to admit that an adjournment at one o'clock in the morning was not singly considered an absolute refusal of the supplies ; but he bore in mind the aspect of the debate that had apparently been studiedly thrown in to put off to a late hour the decision of the question considered to be the most important before the House. On that evening questions bad been put to him which he refused to answer—(hear, hear)—and the whole House must have known what he meant when he did so : he could not have consistently answered the questions. He was not going to state that the occurrences of that evening were the sole cause of the dissolution; but he would assert that they were strong justifications of the ne cessity of a dissolution of parliament. His lordship, in reply to the wording of the King's speech, contended that there was nothing in the wording of the speech which could war. rant an opinion that any other than the bill that had been produced would be proposed, which was strictly constitu tional. With regard to the effects on the minds of people, be said that the ministry had given them hopes, and it was that which bad called forth their feelings. Lord MA HON spoke in reprobation of the bill, and the conduct of ministers in dissolving Parliament. He must avow his own coitrictioo, that' no Parliament had, for worth and public spirit, exceeded the late House of CoMmons. He did' not mean to cast any reflection on the present honour able house, but he would say, that it was not assembled by the cool deliberate vote of the people. It was no " ap peal to Philip when Philip was sober." His lordship said he lOoked round him in vain now for the exalted talents of Sir Richard Vyvyan— (laughter, and cries of best)—and se vend other bon. members that were now absent, who had been excluded by a coalition which was framed on what it was supposed that the' King approved of. Ministers had succeed ed at Inc elections by the unnatural coalition of three parties —the few partisans of the present government, those who . deprecated the measure as too extensive but preferred some to the absence of all Reform, and tho se who had formed plans incompatible with the ancient institutions. This last class, the Radicals, were not satisfied; they considered the Bill a good step, but a bad measure in itself. The Mover bad concluded by an eulogy of the King. Did not the Mari- 1 bins opposite perceive that the more justice' they did his , Majesty, the more necessary would they find it to defend themselves, in consequence of 'Wee measures his Kingly power ha d been brought Into guidon, and canvassed in an 1 ; unprecedented manner. He trusted to see soon dispelled the illusion which Ministers had thrown over their unhallowed . measures by the unconstitutional Introduction of the Kieg's =MG Mr. HUMS was surprised to hear members complain that the King should have thought fit to appeal to his people, to decide a point on which the Commons were nearly divided. The complaint was unfair, because he had beard the sato. Illesbers due ministers to a dissolution. (Cheers) " I will' !down to the bustinp," it had been said, " and with the bill in my hand I shall confidently appeal to my constitu ents." He admired the candour of the right hon. baronet, in admitting that he had been mistaken in his view of the sense of the country on the reform question. The noble Lord should have been equally =did. He (Mr. Hume) had been anxious that the bill should proceed without a dissolution, but the violent opposition of the anti-reform fiction had rendered that course impracticable. He used the word faction purposely : the vast majority ,in the late elections—the majority of twenty to one in every place where a fair contest was carried on, justified that repression. MU }liters 'bad no alternative . To go on would hate lowered' t em d t i tl Y taean . p d l . 4 lP a u :inr th a e last c continuance iay s of the cribs late cpe r T. 1„,„,,,. to another °berrettas of the sale' *be (Mr. Haute) wit totes of the Radical Retention.; whom he had anithadvireed; be 'lobed to see the. . _ ' their Woes. and, by eittensfve PoPllf and the desire :f leaving ministers in a minority. Now they were left in a minority themselves, they should put up with it with better humour. Had they been so often beaten by majorities as he ( Mr. Hume) they would put up with it more easily. He would not believe as stated by the hon. bait. that any of the great principles Of the bill had been changed. He was uot, however, averse to ameliorations in the details. Members complained of the use of the Eines same. Now, that name had not been used one-tenth part so often as on former occasions when introduced to sanction oppres sive measures. The conduct of his Majesty was above all praise; he manifested a personal anxiety to meet the wants and wishes of the community, and chewed himself better acquainted with those wishes than many of the members. lie (Mr. Hume) was not for destroying the monarchical in stitutions ; he meant merely to reform those institutions, and thereby secure to them the affections of the people. The hon. member concluded by again thanking ministers for the wis. dont and decision they had shown in dissolving the late par. !lament. Mr. ATTWOOD said, Ministers, by the dissclution,had prolonged the suspension of certain taxes, the repeal of which would not have been sanctioned by parliament. A Member said hewas satisfied the people were now 's houting under a delusion, from which they would soon re cover. In many places with which he was acquainted a re action had already taken place. Mr. TRA NT rose to animadvert on the most unprece dented, unconstitutional, and toi.eitievotts use made of the king's name throughout the reform proceedings. To this circumstance Wa4 mainly owing the late success of the re formers. Many electors had told their friends, when ..an. vassing them, that they would have supported them, were they not as loyal rubjects bound not to oppose their king. He (Mr. Trans) felt so strongly on this point, that had he had the prospect of support from the house, he should have embodied his opinion in an amendment : (a laugh.) Mr. HUNT said there were two great divisions in the speech, the foreign and the domestic policy. Ministers had not been sufficiently explicit with respect to the foreign af fairs. A report, hitherto uncontradicted, has been circu lated in all the newspapers, that whilst Ministers were pro claiming the most liberal opinions and profeising not to draw the sword, they were sanctioning the transportation of British arms to Russia, to be used against the brave Poles. (Hear, hear, hear.) Two hundred thousand stand of arms were said to have been ordered by Messrs. Rothschild for that purpose from the manufacturers of Birmingham, and that the manufacturers being unable to furnish such an amount, Ministers had allowed a consi. derable quantity of arms to be sent from the Tower. He hoped Ministers would contradict the report, for it had caused a great sensation in the country. On our domestic policy he should he very short. The speech alluded to the disturbances in Ireland and 'Vales; the mover and se conder of the address said, they had been put down by constitutional means. Had it come to the knowledge of his Majesty's Ministers that twenty of the King's sub jects had been shot by the soldiers, and buried with out a Coroner's Inquest ? He did not say that the slaughter of the people might not have been necessary ; but if Ministers did not bring the subject before the House, he should, for twenty of his fellow-subjects should never be slaughtered and buried without a Coroner's Inquest; while he had a seat in the house, without his bring ing it under consideration. lie was accused of baing an enemy to the Reform Bill, though he had voted for it on every question ; but if the thrice would bring forward a bill that would go farther, he would vote for it (a laugh). When the bill came into committee, he would move for the exten sion of the suffrage to all householders. He hoped ministers would have no objection to state whether 200,000 stand of arms were to be sent to Russia ; and whether government allowed arms from the Tower to be sent there ? Mr. LA MB said no arms had been sent to Russia at the desire of Government, nor by any act of theirs, nor had 0a vernment in any manner interfered, nor did he know d any being exported. With respect to the killing of the men in Wales, he believed the unfortunate people had not been fired on till it was absolutely necessary for the preser vation of the lives of the Magistrates and soldiers. After the people had been fired on, th e military Commander was obliged to leave the town, and the people buried the bodies where they could not be found. One Coroner's Inquest, however, had been held, and a verdict of justifiable homicide bad been returned. Mr. SADLER said he could not be satisfied with the slight mention of Ireland in the speech. Nineteen-twentieths of the landlords of Ireland were now absentees; and while that was the ease, distress must afflict the labouring popula dam of Ireland, and must re-act on the labouring population of Ilbgbod. The benevolent of every party should come forward in favour of the people of Ireland with a poor law. (Hear.) The poverty of Ireland was ravaging Zugland. The speech only recommended deliberation, with great caution, to ascertain whether it would be possible to improve the con dition of Ireland. He should certainly bring that most im. portant question under the consideration of the house. . _ Mr. SHE'LL thought every Irish gentleman was indebted to the Honourable Gentleman for his peculiar attention to the sufferings of the poor of Ireland, both for his exertions in that House, and by his valuable compositions on the subject. There was at present one great subject that occupied the mind and heart of England. But the question of Patlia mentary Reform was linked with the state of Ireland; and he was not calling on Ministers to turn aside from the consi deration of Reform, when be implored them to consider the state of Ireland, and adapt it to a state of Reform. The Re peal of the Union was a subject which it was perhaps his interest and his wish to avoid; but, he must say, it was exciting a strong sensation in Ireland. The Catholic ques don was carried by the organizatiotflof the passions of the people of Ireland, and the Great Captain granted that mea. sure, as he would surrender a citadel to the foe. The great patriot who had acted so distinguished a part in the attain. meat of catholic emancipation. now sought to carry the publle mind with him in a measure not less exciting—(hear. hmr. The Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Sadler) had pro posed a poor tax for the relief of Ireland, and attributed the sufferings of the poor to the absence of the proprietors of the soil ; surely a tax on these persons would not be exception able. The Catholic priesthood of Ireland were 3,000 in number, and possessed great influence, sod should be brought into connection with the state, that they might be. come its bulwarks. He would propose that funds should be set apart for the education of the people, which might: be committed to the disposal of the Catholic priesthood, sad connect them with the state. He called upon the House and the Government to remember that they were called on to le. gislate'for siltation, not for a party: He called upon them to give to Ireland all the advantages of English connectiow,. and thereby render h perpetual. (hear.) Mr. GEORGE DA WSOS begged the house to nail; lect, that Lord Althorp, in answer to a question from Sir Richard Vivian, at five o'clock en Thom* before the Par liament was dissolved, said, he would not say whether Par liament would be dissolved, but that Government could not, proceed with the Reform bill in the then Parliament ; and that the adjournment of the house, which•thoy said ' delayed the supplies, did not take place till aloe o'clock the next morning; yet Government said it was that postponement• caused the dissolution. (Cheers and laughter.) He thought it was not fair to accuse the house of having caused the dissolution. There was no refusal of the sulier. net any intention of delay. (Hear, hear.) , He den ied that the elections had been ill in favour of Refonnedi without influ ence ; in many cases the grossest corruption had been used. He was glad to lear n from the'speech that relief had been afforded to the distress of Ireland, bat he heard very - lately that government had shored the greatest apathy to the tuf-4. feriogs of the poor in Ireland. He was confident the house, would have made good any assistance that Oovernment might have given to the distress of Ireland. Sir JA 31 ES . GRAHAM said he was happy to Owens the altered tone of 'the right hon. bart. (Peet.) from' the kW speech he had heard from him in that house. ( Hear, ba)' He distinctly admitted that on the evening of Thursday, die' conversation alluded to by the right hon. gent. did take place; but he still Contended that the motion foe a_djoum., meet carried by the . opposttion, had the effect d &Maytag , the supplies, and left no alternative but dissolving the Rand liar:neat. He would appeal to the private WNW 111 SU gentle Men osite, whether it was not their intends.. Ott that evenft to stop the Ordnance estimate. (Ho, no.) At all events the delaying that report Was conclusivel on the determination of Ministers to dibble, immesh-, El ; and it was found that there was an expended sum of : niece estimates which had.been sulllcient for hi supply . lime a 'Oar, Mae.) He 'asked the boon:Whether - this Willsootlea war not seSdmt to justify the erpteroleo, that. tine delay of the Ordnonee sichneteslll t uroed the Oleo-, of • • g i tite ( ! s el e ti ' I o l f " : llitreibl i n = to Z " v. g, ago sent' service, : vi e:lain in tir dleecdcsi to ' nsitionnistireficeiin relief. was was ,this re l l4.oesii‘ pot be otborwiee ) a s r 74, he had ?: waked on Govennoent is in.' r itn liwat dim ot do state of disable In itebalik Laid Wel.' boom aid bin Lord Althorp would be in town the nest day, and a day sitoall not be lost in affording relief; and the next day he received a letter from Lord Althorp, stating that measures were taken for the relief of the distress. The subscription that morning amounted to 23.0001. and he be. lieved the greatest suffering of Ireland was now relieved for the present. If no other man in the house brought the state of Ireland before the house, with a view to prevent the re. currenee such distress, he should do it himself. They were not worthy the name of Christians if they did not take measures to avert such misery. (Hear.) Lord STORMONT said the right hon. baronet (Sir Jas. Graham) appeared to suppose that he had attacked his cha racter. The hon. baronet said, " There were some days who pecked at characters they could not soil." He wished to ask the right lion. baronet whether he meant that he was that day?—(Great laughter). He had cheered the right hon. baronet, but not to impeach his character. He would admit that he had voted for the adjournment to delay the supplies. (Hear, hear.) He had now given a fair and manly answer, and he would ask ministers whether Lord Whameliffe's notices of motion in the House of Lords wax not the cause of the dissolution ? (hear.) He believed when they heard of that notice they went to the King and asked hint to dissolve. The conduct of ministers respecting the ease of the hon. member for Waterford (Mr. O'Connell) was highly exceptionable. That Hon. Gentleman had been found guilty, and in consequence of the dissolution no ern tence could be passed on him. He wished to know from Ministers how they meant to act where election returns were petitioned against on account of violence. At one election a High Sheriff gave as a toast, at a public dinner, where the son of the Prime Minister was present, " The sovereignty of the people," before the King's health. Ile thought all persons at that dinner were subject to blame. There might be some who thought the sovereignty of the people should precede that of the Sovereign ; but that is not our else, we, who are persons of property, and education, and infinence—(great laughter ) — are not of that opinion. Lord HO WICK said, at a public dinner the day after his election, the High Sheriff did give as his first toast, " The People, the source of all legitimate power." But he did it with the strongest expressions of loyalty to the King, whom he highly praised as teigning only for the good of his people hear); and when he gave the King's health, which was the next toast, at no Pitt dinner was it given with greater applause. (Hear, hear.) Mr. STANLEY said his Noble Friend's explanation must he perfectly satisfactory; but he must say that the discussion of after.dinner toasts was not the most dig nified method of employing their time in • Session of un paralled importance--(Hear, hear, hear.) He could assure the House, on his honour. that the prosecutirss of Mr. O'Con nell had nothing to do with the dissolution of Parliament, It was the anxious wish of Government that Mr. O'Connell should have been called up for judgment ; and it was not till after the opinions of the Attorney and Solicitor-General ' of England had been given, that it was illegal to call up Mr. O'Connell for judgment, it was only then the prosecution was abandoned.—He thought it of great importance to prove to Ireland that Mr. O'Connell was not above the law ; but the question of a dissolution of Parliament was of too much im portance to be postponed for the purpose of punishing Mr. O'Connell. (Hear, hear.) He could assure the house that In the memory of man there never were elections in Ireland so perfectly free from Government influence. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the distress in Ireland,Government had hog been causing provisions to be sold at a cheap rate, as the NW means of relief. (Hear.) Sir ROBER T BATESON said, he could assure the House, that for the last 50 years in Ireland the Government had never interfered so shamelessly as in the last elections for Ireland. (Hear. hear). Sir CH A R LES WETHERELL said, the King's Speech was the longest in the records of Parliament. It Included every thing : it begun with Parliamentary Reform, and it ended with cholera morbus. (A great laugh). The Govern ment had exerted themselves to produce excitement. The Lord Mayor of London had instigated illuminations, and also wrote to the British Museum to illuminate • indeed he might be called the Cabinet lamplighter. The R eform Bill was an unworthy stratagem to irritate the already irritated feelings of the public. He alluded to the occurrences that had taken place at Rye at the election, and said he supposed that that place had come under the terms of the speech, being uncon nected with political feeling. He supposed they might come under the recognizance of the political lamplighter. He was determined, so long as he was able to give expression to his feelings, that lie would to his utmost power, to the cast of his existence oppose in spirit, in detail, in winker In part, either of the two bills that had been presented to that house. He reprobated the practices of the late election generally, where be said that narmberselected were compelled to repeat the cuckoo note of the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the He said that agent implied a subordinate situation, and he considered that the noble Lord who had brought in the bill was no more than an agent of Lord Grey, as he (Sir Charles Wetherell) was an agent to oppose it. He hoped after this to hear no more of the " cuckoo note of the reform bill," or of the clamour of members for rotten boa roughs. He considered that the pretext alleged for the dissolution of parliament was merely one of Lord Brough am's jokes. He could not for a moment suppose that the Lord Chancellor would state what was not true—(a laugh,) but he would class it es a parliamentary figure, similar to that of the cholera morbus. When the bill was pro duced, he pledged himself to prove that the principle of the Bill was more democratic than that law which abo lished feudalism in France.—(Hear, hear.) Elections had been conducted in many places in England on the ja cobin principles of the sovereignty of the people. If ever again this Jacobin bill was introduced into this House, so sub versive of the Constitution of the country, he would oppose it with all his might. He considered that the cry of ?Wm:. lion of taxation was only a tool for candidates for the hus tings if any tax was gone some other must be borne. If the coal tax was buried some other must be generated. He could tell them, in attempting these measures they had not merely introduced a cholera morbus, but they had in. troduced a paralysis into every branch of industry, by what he was inclined to call the humbug Bill of Reform, which had shaken all public confidence. But it hail now fallen to a discount, and there was good cause. Parliamentary reform iu England required an index • in some places it meant abo lition of tithes, repeal of mewled taxes, or was coupled with sonic other such measure, which bad never taken place be. fore. He defended himself from the charge of illibetallty in opposing the timber tax, and said that it had been d e l. berately given up by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by a humbug adjournment: Mr. BROWN eulogised government for the wise manner in which they had acted towards the disturbed districts in Ireland. --- 141aToe AIACNA MARA said the measures of government had had the most beneficial effects in the county of Clare. Mr. AL O'CONNELL said the disturbances had gveatly diminished in that county. Armes few lords from Col..nel EVANS— The Address was reed' by the'SPRAKER, put, and agreed to 114116 0011. Lord ALTHORP gave notice of a resolution for Thurs. day next, respecting private Bills. In answer to a goes. lion from Alr. Home, he. said the House would meet to morrow at three, and the public business collimate! at fdur. Is answer to a qui:like from Sir R. Peel, be said the eke. tiara etitions would be proceeded with with all possible The House adjourned at Half-past One. Trio CnoLa d'Vz-Ttle • ieformation obtained from Riga to-day, respecti ng the 'progress of thb; cholera 'potful' in the plate, is rather more favour-I nble. The following is an extract of a letter from i thence : " Rio*, JUNE 6.—We gave you to un- . derstand by our last, that the epidemic was on the wane, and that fewer cities of Mortality have taken place. This we are happy to sly is now con-. firmed on all sides, and the medical men go so: far as to say that in two or three weeks it will have left us altogether. One of our doctors. (who is considered among the first in the place) has expressed his opinion that the cholera is likely to be the scourge of the whole of Europe. this or next season, and that no country, not even. Ore,t Britain. will escape. It may, therefore, .be Well to he on your &aril . ; live,temperately, avoid- . Ing all sorts offiult,vegetalifes, or 'salted milk ahil fish, and every thing which is acid. /Should 'the dikease reach you, the effectual antidote agisiust the symptoms is a wine-glass full qf geed .brandy miaid with 40 drops of laudantim; . ithich every one onillt to have" about them *ay to swallow' °d i the fiat' twinge of that stentach.* Neatly tray • otie held new carries Abele thlngs dont th'eni, both 'as al preventive and a specific." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS AT KI:ECZEWO, Jima IC I am under the painful necessity of announcing to you, that the Imperial Russian Commander-in- Chief, General Field-Marshall Count Diebitsh Sa• balkansky suddenly died this day, at half-past one o'clock, at his head•qua:teri at Klecuwo, near Pul tusk. Until his sudden attack he had been in perfect health, and on the preceding day, he was remark ably cheerful at table, when suddenly, at two o'clock in the moruin;, he was suddenly attacked by the destructive malady which bore the unques tionable symptoms of cholera ; the violent attacks of sickness overcame his powerful constitution, after a painful struggle ; and with rnakly compo sure and tranquil resignation, he closed his bril liant and active caroer. The army mourns in him a distinguished general and a kind guide, who interested himself for a!1 those under his command, treated his conquered foe with a noble feeling peculiar to himself, and sought to lighten the heavy burdens of war, to the inhabitants of those districts whither his glorious career conducted bim. This afflicting detith }pposars toafforil an additional proof that the abore-named malady 4evnds more upon the state of the atmosphere sod individual disposition, than upon contagion ; for, titherto, not a single case of sickness had manifested itself at head-quarters. The General of infantry, Count Toll, iastr.ritly mowed the command of the army. BERLIN, JUN E 14.—According to the last se counts, the head-quarters of Count Diebitech were at Pultusk, on the 9th inst. A sufficient number of troops had been concentrated about Wilna, and a satisfactory and speedy result was expected, from the vigorous measures adopted to defeat the at tempts of the Poles against the Russian pro+. inces. FRONTIERS Or LITHUANIA, JUNE 7.—A Pri vate letter from Riga, of June 6, says: The ac counts given in Foreign Journals, of rigorous mea sures against the patriots, are wholly unfounded. Baron Pahlin has hitherto employed only mea sures of persuasion, has every where dispersed the bands of patriots that he met with, and has every where been received with unfeigned joy by the more reasonable part of the inhabitants, who desire nothing more ardently than the restoration of tranquillity. Hitherto only a single Jew, who was found to be a spy, has been hanged nt !Shut,. Our troops are in Schawl, Roschuma, Ponioni, alid several small towns, and are in comepunicatiun with each other ; troops, or rather single bands of patriots, infest the open country, and plunders every thing that tempts their insatiable rapacity.— Prussian State Gazette, June 16. BRUNSWICK, JUNE 15.—A proclamation has been issued in the name of his Highness Duke William, convoking an assembly of the states of the Duchy, to meet at Brunswick 30th September. STOCKHOLM, Jurrs 10.—The King has been so much better since the 7th, slut no more bulle tins have been issued. It is thought his Majesty will go to the country seat Rosenburg, as soon as the weather is warmer. VIRN NA, June 9.—Twenty three Counties of the kingdom of Hungary have sent addresses in the Latin language to the Emperor, in favour of the Poles : they deplore the unjust war waged against a nation with which they are so closely allied, which saved Vienna from the Turks, and preserved the throne of the House of Habs burg : they alledge the necessity of setting bounds to the constantly increasing power of the Northern giant ; and beg his Majesty to consult with them in the assembly of the States, already announced, respecting the state of the Poles, to whom the imperial family and their country is so highly indebted, and who are now fighting with incomparable valour, but with disproportioned force. They also beg that the prohibition to ex port arms, ammunition, and scythes, may be re voked.—Hamburg/ Papers, June 18. MANSUR°, JUN Ei7.—BORSEN HALLE, FOUR o'CLocx.—Tbe supply of wheat during the week has been very limited, and very little brought for exportation. During the first seven days of June,. 194 cargoes of corn passed the Sound-80 bound for British ports. R D Wheat, Sills and Bohemian ... ... 140 165 Do debt& White .. 130 150 Do Red 110 130 - - --- Mecklenburg ... ... ... tin iii Rye. Danslg ... .. ... lll2 Do Upland .. .. H 100 Do Mecklenburg ... .. ... 90 09 • During the week, 498 lasts of wheat havie boeu imported, 228 exported, and theie remains stuek on hand 3500 lasts. Very little doing in the money market. End of J: . Anglo Danish Loan, Three per Cent ..... 514 Anglo Promisor .1. .1 de* Harnburgh Coo ... FAA Bands . ... Ananias Bank Shares ... 1 Austrian Metalliques 4141 i New Austrian . Pour per Cent. • • lei The efforts of the public authorities in Dantzig to suppress the cholera hiving Oared inethaaki, the Prussian Government hive ordered a onion to be drawn round the city. A part of the ad joining country will be included within the coition, by which M'eat&ii the Ulation Of the 'city wilt not be atiogirtfier' tip within ifs wills, and the population et a ' the ildjOhting country, who usually depend for the ea/wit did, produce on the towns' people, will not be at once tleprh;ed of their bread. In Riga, the total neni ber of persona attacked by titters, to the' Cult, area about 1;300, of whom about 700 had diet]:-://iiiia.. • ! burgh Reporter. EXCHANGES ON LOiDOI. Hamburg, June 17.-13 8; 2 m. 13 7t. &din; Jane 11;3 Stockholm, June 10, 90 L- 13 10. Petersburg, June 3.-114. Almnst every Wench of de Sheffield trade is exceedingly brisk, !thigh is the more satiefactory, is Abe present season tif,the year 'mustily veirlell, pie 'Being orjcrs hare been eieficuled, anV Ostead of rat tiinfilbr ii/Oot ifit‘eiWeafni *MO 'l4e ially oectikwif believe the shelidier tait furors and merchants are bat bolytinhiadokblittbat the demands for veep are so Nbuntlan . 4 that * eveat dithculty is in supylptig hhein. The tniM b s4isges n seierallepaitmenls)weileielj 02 . ented lOWA biliNaiMai Wee In the Oda etimeibesitiipeoftietWtilqiilutiiit -1 lug to from 10 to 30 per cent.—Sbefteid Irk. ffetitotions fried of their abbess. sod, by ao eitooolve dorm, restored to their Amour pull. Ml obi t b... Uttar u admitted by the right' boo. buouse r hoebh bad, haeo,the public peatexdture, sod use, trialube we. pima amid be no ro ths r Arnhem.' Sae altas lard -.. • ills .urreligesheW ll 6 l . l l o 4 kokullor Maio an •b a tno _ Ito, tiogiy toms tr i . i i ts '. -*4 IW Z. this late Whop i. bean esseMporry. i • 1 1 i i 'I I I 1 1 ti