The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-06 00:00:00

FRANCE. The following are more particular details of the ceremonies of Sunday in Paris:— Th e presentation of the barrett e to M. Donnet, the Archbishop of Bordeaux, recently nominated Cardinal, took place at 10 o'clock in the chapel of the Tuileries. At 11 a grand breakfast, in honour of the new Cardinal, was given by the President. It was at tended by several of the highest dignitaries of the Church and the grand functionaries of State. At 12 o'clock a review took place in the Court of the Tuileries for the purpose of a third distribution of the new medals. The troops reviewed consisted of the 3d, 4th, 30th, and 42d Regiments of Infantry of the line, the 4th Regiment of c hasseurs a cheval, th e 7ch Regiment of Dragoon, and the 4th Battery of Artillery. The crowd was not so numerous as on the previous occasions, owing perhaps to the steeple chase, which also took place yesterday, at La Marche, the domain of the painter Ary Scheffer, near the village of Marne, about two miles from St. Cloud. Tne review was over about half-past one o'clock, and the President, attended by a numerous staff and an escort of cuirassiers and chasseurs, returned by the Rue de Rivoli to the Ely see at two o'clock. On his passag e, particularly at the Place de la Concorde, Champs Elyse`' and Avenu Marigny, he was re peatedly s aluted with cries of " Vive Napoleon !" The Moniteur contains a list of soldiers on whom the new military medal is conferred. The Abbe Coquerenu is appointed chief aumonier to the fleet. It was the Abbe Coquereau who accom panied the Prince de Joinville to St. Helens when the latter was charged with the commission to bring the ashes of Napoleon to France. "It is positively stated," says the Patric, " that an order has been sent by the English Government to the commander of the English naval squadron on the western coast of Africa to raise the blockade of the Gulf of Benin." The Pope having threatened to quit Rome in case the Prince de Canino should be allowed by the French to enter, his return to France is expected. The Constitutionnel notices with satisfaction the determination that has been come to by the Govern ment to transport to its colonies the class of male factors who have hitherto been confined in the bagnes. This decision, says the Constitutionnel, is at once a benefit conferred upon society, and an eco nomy to the State. It says :—" It is first of all certain that the labour of the convicts is onerous to the State. It is calcu lated that the employment of free workmen, in place of persons condemned to the bagne, would give an economy of one million per annum. The sup port of the convicts is exceedingly dear, as it amounts to If., per day for each man. That support would cost less in the colonial establishments ; and there at least the labour of the convicts would have the result of giving to the country, after a certain time, flourishing colonies. That consideration will have more weight at present, if the expenses of penal re form by the cellular system be compared with those of penal reform by transportation. The expense of the former is enormous. The report made by M. Berenger, in 1847, to the Court of Peers, declares that the first establishment of the cells costs at least 3,000 f. for each prisoner. It is consequently an expense of upwards of 52 millions to place in cells the persons detained at the bagnes and central pri sons. But whilst the occupant of the cell does scarcely anything for the Sate, and falls at last into moral and physical decrepitude, the convict at the penal colonies creates by his labour agricultural wealth, and improves both in mind and body. Thus the State gains colonies, and the convict the means of rehabilitation. Penal reform by transportation is consequently for the Treasury both a good action and an advantageous matter. It is stated that General Tsscher de la Pagerie, formerly Aide-de-Camp to Prince Eugene Beaubar nais, and who has been residing at Munich, is shortly expected at Paris in order to assume the functions of Senator to which he is to be named. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. The following is the official statement of the quantiti corn, &c., received in the port of London from the poi Essex, from the 29th Alarch, 1852, to the 3d April, 1 both inclusive:— Is in :e52, c te2 Colchester - 39 1 Harwich Leigh Matdon CHELMSFORD, ApitlL 2 Prices to-day were as follow: Wheat, white, 43s to 493 ; red, 373 to 424; barley, 26s to 295; chevalier •28s to 335; grinding 215 to 273; malt 55. to 565; chevalier 551 to 58s ; oats Hs to 25s ; peas, partridge, 271 to 305 ; white, 283 to 30s ; boiling, 295 to 323; dun, new, 265 to 28s; beans, tick, 26s to 3Us ; harrow ticks, 27s to 313; naazagan, 246 to 28s. COLCHESTER, ATRIA, 3.—Wheat, white 46s to 485 ; red 403 to 43s ; oats, 20s to 2 ;6; beans, mazagan 265 to 275 ; middle and mall 285 to 305; peas, white 323 to 345, grey, new 2.85 to 301 ; barley, 301 to 32s per qr. KIR.ICALDT, APRIL 3.—The following are the quotations for grain:— - Wheat. Barley. First 433 Od 313 6d Second— 42i Od 319 03 Third 363 Od 259 Od Oatmeal, per bat; of 2801b3 HADDINGTON, APRIL 2.—T' grain at our market to-day:— Wheat. First . Second 4ls 2d Third ........... 373 Od Total quantity of Wheat Do. Barley Do. Oats Do. Beans Oats. 235 6d 235 0 ( 1 195 Od imperial, ie followil Barley. 33s Od 303 4d 28 Od Beans. —3 0(1 —s Od )—5 Od 303 Od to mg are the Oats. 23s 6d 21s 6d 198 9d Peas. —s Od —5 Od 3!s 01. prices 01 raarket 34 Od 321 3d 30i Oti 501 qrs., 434 sold do. 300 qrs., 256 sold do. 4111 qrs., 374 sold do. 179 qrs., 164 sold COM. MARKEI.—yEsTxRDAY• Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : Ravensworth'sW.Hart 13s 3J Nixon's Merthyr and Walker North Tees ... ..... .. 14s Od t Pumpquart Stone Ships at ?market, 27 Sold, 25. SEAI3ORNEMAIL S. [= signifies that the mails are sent from the General Poet-office by the night—and NI by the morning—dispatch.] When made up in From what When rLACZS. 'General Poit-office port dis due. London. ' patched. • 1 America.(by B r i t • . 1 1 .. ..:LiVorPool • • !April 6 ,tiar, ,,,,3 " Cr . 6, Pt.) N April ti . . pkt)N Apii •'Liverpool -!April 14 '-' -' • • • ionthampt. , April 9 America r h s - Y U.S.pkt )M 41) , '1 14 • • •• ' Africa (West coast)... -" ' 1 onth Alexandria. ...... N 1114 e' the m o. Dover .. April 18 i Plymouth April 3 8 e h u.. ,,, ~ .. • • N 19th e•,.. 30th of m ~ __ er .. Daily Brazil " N Daily .. .. • • ' I°' Buenos Ayres .. ° month month Southampt. :April .. 11 9th 1 the Southampt. !April . 1 1 1 • • 51 9th of Ca llf) rnia(viaChare.r)m l „ k the Cape or Good Hope •;April 3 Conatantinople. ... . R , ti rith of month 14outhartipt. 'April 20 ‘, ..4t _or month Plymouth..:, April , n Central Ame.ries ,tl. -t ,?. 17 . t) . _127tti of mo , Dover 1:, 2 ' o " Channel Isles .• .. i' l ' o T i . 17 , th of mon. iSouthamPt• ' , " 'l': T ..Sat Chili .. .. .. NI i ., tt • ol v t .l.. &Fri. Southaroln. I ' !April 20 pr.ne4x, , .. m ~ N Twit,: u he roontk 'SouthaMP Greece.. .. .• •• .!. , I 7th 11 tii '17 1) ; • • • - ,Dover - ' fwice a 3 1 il 10 llarnburgh .. .. N. T u „,,, ia .. , , !.ofrno Dover .. Apr t. 'Apm z d u ii 1 Holland .. .. .. u wc„,,neirl,', day London .. T u es. Sat. Honduran :. .. . N 17th 01 the ,1. nag' , ur• Leaden .. 3.1,4,..T hal' halv,Southerupt • April 20 Ireland .. •• M.!•-• N Twice daily .. India (via 3outharnp.) It 20th of the aiont • Ci llei"e4l • • India (vinMirseilles) N , tht...l4th ..t* month P April gailyt th bover .. ' , :r A i.v pr i ii ced l6 Mediterranean (via .. M 20th of the month tleu thanapt•lA.p r il 21 1 tioutharP , t.on) Ifeditcri•meati (via m a „iii") • . • . N 8 th& 2Atao t mo nth Dover Mexico "•• •. -. 11 2d of the month. ;Southern •• A t H)r11 16 s Dover 1 Madeira •• • .. .. M 9th of the month • ISouthanZi,.. \ AS 'A v rt r , l i s is r 7th,17th,19th,•27th 1 Malta* .. .. t , & 30th of month April 10 lc a1 ..,, ,e..0 . .. • • •• N4th 15th 25th of me ' Dover • • A,,,,, ~, Papal States* .. .. .N Vith 15th 25th et rno Dover .. April" ' ' peninsular.. •.: • • 111:7th 17th 27th ef 1310:SOOtha mpt. A.. ;,. v 11 .. .. 11,1117 th of the month 'sonthemut. Apriled2r) Peru • • • • Thimany . .. .. •• Nsth INth 25th ofmoDever - 'April I, .. .. 1(117th of the mouth Southampt. April 22 West Indica West Indies (swept Havanna tic Nassau) 112 d of the month .. Sonthalupt.iMay 5 Frenc • Th packet .he mails vto ~ Ila thosraetil uee c ontrios thus marked (P) are c 01• -70, • 6. by IMPORTANT TO STOCKBROKERS AND DEALERS Son TIME BARGAINS.—At the Liverpool assizes, on Satur. day, an action was tried before Mr. Justice Cresswell, in which the plaintiff, Mr. Falkner, a stockbroker of Liverpool, sought to recover the sum of 3.6381. from the defendant, a air. Steele, who had been induced to speculate in shares; and the amount claimed was the aggregate balance due upon settlements extending over a period of nearly three years. It was stated that the defendant had verbally acknowledged the accuracy of the account supplied by the plaintiff, but had refused to give a written acknow ledgment of the debt. The various transactions which had been entered into by direction of Mr. Steele were proved by a clerk of the plaintiff, the commission charged being sa. per 100/. ea per cent.) Mr. Hugh 11111, Q.C., for the de fence, contended th.t the contract, if any had ever been made. was .void, by reason of the nature of the transactions being of a gambling character. Mr. Justice Cresswell, in putting the case before the jury, said that although debts contracted by' t gamiog were what were called " debts of bondur,7 tritd probably not one of the jury or any respecta ble:persvon would refuse to pay a liability so contracted, yet they had in the present case to deal with a strict question Of law." If they were of opinion that the transactions in which the plaintiff had engaged for the defendant were for bond . fide delivery, he was entitled to recover the amount claimed ; but if it was a mere accumulation of differences, that was gaining,' and the verdict must be for the defendant. The jury accordingly found for the defendant. DUBLIN GARRISON' AMATEUR THEATRICALS.-- "The last night of the season" was an excellent finale to the very agreeable performances of the officers of the gar rison. The attendance in the Queen's Theatre on F r id a y night, thougli not so full as on previous occasions, afforded a proof that the interest in these entertainments had not been exhausted. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of Eglinton were prevented from attending, but some members of the family of their Excellencies occu pied the box usually assigned to them. The pieces selected are favourites with the Miner and his pu b lic, the Boarding School and the for the abilities of both of which afforded much scope nhengaged the actresses had bee amateurs and the professional corps who;aque Sa o for the performances. The the National Anthei:N4ttl math c onsiderable the acts of the petite comedy the incidental treats mast c on 3 iderable effect, and amongst tour. which will always r be omitted the Minuet de la rnents of the garrison amateurs with the achieve by Captain Cast, A.D.C., gthr3ii An epilogue was spoken address was enhanced by its haZars—the value of the reciter. g been written by the R E LIEF OF THE POOR FOR. PASvr,„ 7.—We un derstand that the quantity of Passover cakes , was nutetropo 1 i t an week to the poor belonging to the va r i,Ztributed this tynomoagogibs.uw , v, : i a g a il L t sc: to at the a i i, t..i .s n t era o t t it poor, i3B. 44 45 t lass than Cironicle. ..'eish timic.o4.l.±. THE SUN, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF CoIIIMONS, April 5. The SPEAICER. took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock• PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— Portsea Gas. Stockton Extension and Improvement. Vale of Neath Railway. Macclesfield Improvement. The following Bills were considered and agreed to, and ordered to be engrosed : Barnstaple Markets and Fairs. Glasgow Union Arcade. Great Munster Fair. Ilkley Waterworks. Kelvin Bridge (Glasgow) and other Works. London and Southampton Road, through Bishop's Waltham. Rhyl Improvement. Skipton and Craco Road. Sunderland Waterworks. The Huddersfield Burial-ground Bill was read a second time and ordered to bo committed. PETITIONS. Celonel THOHPSON presented a petition from the seamen visiting the port of London against the Extra dition of Marine Deserters Bill, and praying for inquiry into the subject to which the Bill relates. Mr. PE TO presented a petition from a place in Suffolk praying for the repeal of the malt-tax. Mr. COBDEN presented a number of petitions from places in the West Riding against the Millis Bill. Mr. A. STAFFORD presented a petition from North Northamptonshire, praying for the repeal of the post horse duty. Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition from Mr. William Henry Barber, formerly a solicitor, who was transported for life in 1843, upon a conviction of being concerned in a forgery, but was liberated after serving two years in Norfolk Island, praying for an inquiry into the circumstances of his case. Mr. HUME presented several petitions from Scotland against calling out the militia. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Lambeth praying for the repeal of the post horse duty; also a petition from the same place, praying for the repeal of all taxes on knowledge. EDINBURGH AND CANONGATE ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION BILL. Sir W. G. CRAIG wished to ask the Secretary for the Home Department whether the Government had decided whether the assent of the Crown should be given to the Edinburgh and Canongate Annuity Tax Abulition Mr. WALPOLE said he could not advise the Crown to give its consent to the Bill as it now stood, and he would advise that it should be withdrawn upon the un derstanding that the parties interested in it would be consulted upon the best means of devising a scheme which should meet the views of all parties.—(flear.) On the motion of Sir W. G. CRAIG the order of the day for the committal of the Bill was discharged. GRAND JURIES. Sir F. THESIGER gave notice that on Monday, the 19th, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill with respect to the summoning of grand juries in the metro politan districts, and fur the amendment of the law re spQeting them. PROPC)SED EXTENSION OF THE FRANCHISE. Colonel ROXIILLY said he saw a notice on the paper, that it was the intention of the Secretary of the Home Department to propose that p , rsons who had served two years in the militia should have a county vote, and he wished to know whether he contemplated extendine, a similar privilege to any other branch of the military service? Mr. WAL POo notice he L ic E said he gavetheother night, had intended, with refer ence to the n gh w t i ,to ake the earliest opportunity to-day, though the Gallant Colonel had put th e quest i on to him, to state that he thought the notice had been given r tither too hastily.— (Laughter from th e Opposition.) The proposition ori ginated with hitnBelf, and he thought it would have been a goal lon f Prcpo B it' or three purposes, viz., to ensure respectable people as volunteers for the militia; secondly, to insure continuous residence, so that the volunteers might be ascertained from year to year; and thirdly, a s reward for public services done by them in volunteering in the militia. Since he gave notice he hid had an opportunity of consulting more fully with all his colleagues, and they thought there were so many difficuties and objections to the plan that he had intended to take the earliest opportunity of coming down to the House and stating, as he now did, that be would not propose the alteration in question in the Militia Bill.—(Hear, hear.) In an swer to the particular question of the Gallant Colonel, he said he did riot think there was any analogy between a militia consisting chiefly of those who were civilians during the greater portion of the year, and soldiers and sailors, who remained entirely under the control of the Crown. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. In reply to Mr. WILLIAMS, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would lay the miscellaneous estimates un the table almost immediately after the re-assembling of the House atter Ester. FOREIGN SHIPPING. In reply to Mr. LABOUCHERE, Mr. HENLEY said no document bad been received by the Hanoverian Government at the Board of Trade respecting the working of the navigation-laws. COUNTY COURTS. Mr. M'CULLAGH wished to ask the Secretary for the Home Deparanent, whether, considering the in creased and increasing duties of the judges of the county courts, her Majesty's Government contemplate proposing that any augoa-nmtion should tak.- place in their salaries. Mr. WALPOLE said the House was aware that the judges of the county courts were paid 1,0001. year, the Treasury having power to raise their salaries to 1.2001. As a general rule, the Government did not think it advisable to augment the salaries, but it was open for future con sideration whether in some districts, where the labours of the courts were more continuous than others, it might not be advisable to increase the salaries. NE W ZEALAND. Mr. MANGLES wished to ask the Secretary for the Colonies whether it is the intention of the Government to act, during the present session, upon the intimation given in her Majesty's Speech, by bringing in any mea sure with a view to confer representative institutions upon the colonists of New Zealand. Sir J. PAKINGTON said he had not lost sight of the subject, and, as it was both for the interest of the mother country and the colony itself that the wishes of the colonists should be complied with, he begged to give notice that as soon after Easter as pos sible he should ask for leave to bring in a Bill to confer representative institutions upon the colonies.—(Hear.) THE NEWSPAPER STAMP. Mr, SCHOLEFIELD — w - i - MTI:1t; ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, with a view to put an end to the prevMiling uncertainty as to the right of parties to issue unstumped monthly periodicals, the present law advi,ers of the Crown have yet conferred with their predecessors on thii, subj,tet of the decision of the Judges in the case of " The Queen against the pub lishers of the Household Narrative of Current Events," and whether the liovernmt:nt is no .v prepared to state what court° it intends to pursue with reference to that decision ? Sir F. LLIESIGER said he could answer the question. The lite LIN 4 ffict.rs of the Crown, us well as Mr. Jus tice Crompton, took the same view of the question as the Learued Judge who dissented from the judgment in the Court of Exchequer, and as that judgment was highly 11119aEl6ftetOry, it was intended to institute further proceedings, with the view of carrying the matter into a court of t rror. GOLD. ER wished to ask the Chancellor of the ent with the house of RAhschild en tered into an sgre.eat and smelting of gold; and if so, ExMch:rqSaFer(,)OitNit was true that the late Government relative to the assaying if he had any o tjcezu,n such agreement, on the table eorrespondenee ratting t t o o s l u ay the agreement, and any of the House? A. Rothschild, but with Sir ther© was an agreement The CHANCELLOR R hschild; and he should There was no correspondence. of . the EXCHEQUER said not with the house of - ot . of the contract. have no objec.ion to produce a copy FINANCIAL STATEMENT. • d today, and Mr. Rump, income-tax expired he should be 's aid the what was intended to he to . know done with reg!t d t Income-tax Committee 0 it? The was now sitting—(H the Right H.un. Gen rit, hear) —and a would have had the benefit of their labo t ur eul , an opposite state on the 19th what d a The CHANCELLOR ofthe EXCHEQUER would nd h© had hoped that he financial statement, when y of Pre- osewould P d to take for his views on the matter t course he JNI Member for 0 which the Hon. e Montrose referred. He should be glad if the Com mittee had reported before that t. very ~ they had mthuastt daytak t ( 1 ) h a e t :-: not, it would not prevent him going on but,. h it his state ment.ca clot not find the Hon. Member for Montrose.__ (AL'l l ie e h ) Mr. HUME—I could not get Commi t • --'-'' aCommittee THE NAVY. Captain SCOBELL wished to ask a question of the Hon. Secretary of the Admiralty, with the • o f correcting a mistake which he had fallen itu v o le i w terence to the navy. The other night the Hon. Ge ti o r l e. man gave the House a statement of the naval fort:e of England, France, and Russia, when he placed the total ri)ll):rtthti"itciinlaomfwisitatteyeinhgatth explaincat)uhhidies force of France at 257 vessels, and that of England at 23G; and while the huge steamers of France were placed at 61, th ose o f England were given at ;i7, New, he apprehended there must be some mistake in this, and he therefore wished to have the figures oar rected.—(Hear, hoar.) Mr. A. STAFFORD said there was no mistake in the. figures; but it should be remembered that the 23c vessels which England had at her disposal vire to only those in service or fit for service. We could not, of conn:e, tell if 257 vessels which Franco had were useless, but the figures represented all they had, both gr od and bad.—(Hear, hoar.) Mr. COBDEN wanted to know if the Hon. Member could give the House the amounts which this country expended on its navy? Mr. A. STAFFORD was not prepared to do so. MINISTERIAL EXPLANATIONS. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair for goin! into Committee of Supply, Mr. B. OSBORNE said it was incumbent upon some indepe,ident Member of the House to draw the Chancellor of the Exchequer out.—(Hear, and a laugh.) :The position of affairs was very anomalous indeed, and as no other Member would undertake the task why he supposed he must.—(Cries of " Hear, h ear. " ) say 'Without desire for factious opposition , yet ho thought LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL (3, 1852. the anomalous state of things in the House justified his calling attention to this subject. He did not wish to remind the House of the declaration which had been the advent of the Government's taking office, and ob served that the Right Honourable GrentFeelan the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made the party, and had breathed life into their body, and that they had traded upon his ability. The Right Hon. Gentleman, who was now in uffico by their support, ac quired the whole of his renown by his attacks on the late Sir Robert Peel.—(Loud cheers.) He had fastened the envenomed hand of most prepared irony upon him, and he had night after night, encouraged by the shouts of those behind him, given vent to his feelings.—(Hear.) Take the case of the late Sir Robert Peel ; that great man sacrificed—nay, he would not say sacrificed, but changed his views for the benefit of his country, and the Right Hon. Gentleman never left him until he had been driven from office. In fact the present Chancellor of the Exchequer told the late Right lion. Baronet at last that he was in a minority, and had therefore no right to retain office, while before the late Right Hon. Baronet carried his corn-law measure he told the Right Hon. Baronet that as he had changed his principles, he' was bound to resign nffice.......(Rear, hear.) Well, the Right Hon. Gentleman got into power upon the maintenance of great Protectionist doctrines, which he had steadily advocated since 1846. Ile acceded to office without ever retracting one sentence of his former declarations— without being pressed by any difficulty, but having steadily opposed the late Administration, and taken advantage of every difficulty to render any Government impossible. If then the Right Hon. Gentlemen had continued in office the policy he had advocated out of office, he ( Mr. Roebuck) could have understood that, and should have said that the Right Hon. Gentleman was a man who felt himself justified, b y th e great object he had in view of overturning the policy of recent years, to take every opportunity of getting rid of the late Government, though he might be ranged in opposi tion for that purpose with a most heterogeneous company. The late Government dropped out of office and the Right Hon. Gentleman dropp e d i n—( Hear)—and up to that mo ment of being made Chancellor of the Exchequer the Right Hon. Gentleman was the great Protectionist leader.—(Hear, hear.) He came into office as a great Protectionist chief; but was it not well known that the Right Hon. Gentleman was playing a game, and that he was well aware that Pro as g one— (Cheers) —th oug h t h e Ri g h t H on . Gen tleman and his su pporters would persuade their country friends that they were really at heart Protectionists?— (Cheers.) The Right Hon. Gentleman said the Government intended to go to the country, and the country would decide. Now what would the country decide?— (Cheers.) He told the Right Hon. Gentleman that he and his superior in the Government were shrinking from, the declaration of what it was they were going to the coun try on.—(Cheers.) Was it protection? They would not say that, but they stated that as soon as the business necessary for the good government of the country was transacted they would appeal to the count r y to decide on their policy. Their policy! He want e d to know what was their policy ? (Cheers.) The Noble Lord at the bead of the Government said he did not mean to go to the country on the single ques tion of protection or free -trade, but on the general question of his conservative policy. Was it on that ground that the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite came into office?—(Hear, hear.) Was he so vague when in opposition ?—(Cheers.) Not at all • h ,t be was pl a i n eno ugh then, and accused the late Gove rnment of ruining the great interests of the count ry by the policy they were pur suing, and h e rode into office on the backs of the Protectionists alone.—(Cheers.) Before the present Mini sters Caine int o of fi ce their cry wa s protection, and their cry now was th e i r general policy. He believed that the present hesitating, evasive, shuffling policy of the Government was mischievous t o the country. Everybody believed out of doors that the Government was about to take advantage of the question of protection or non-protection; to go, wher ever they could, on each of these two questions, to different constituencies. However, the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo site must, in reality, go to the country on protection or free trade. H e oug h t to say he intended to go upon that prin ciple or he did not—that he intended to ask the support of his constituent s i n favour of his anc i ent v i ews , or that h e did not ; but h e did neither the one th i ng nor the other—he evaded every inquiry —(Hear) —and he did not say when he would go t o t h e coantry, or upon w h at . —(H ear, hear.) Again, there was another ev il ; thi s h o ld ing over t h e country a cont i nual struggle o f e l ect i oneer i ng was mis chievous not only to the material interests of the country, but to the moral.—(Hear, hear.) Men's minds were kept in doubt, and throughout the country great debates and disputes arose ; and while the raaterial interests were jeopardised the moral interests were de•eriorated.—(Hear, hear. ) There was also the greater mischief that in the minds of men out of doors it lessened respect for the great political leaders in that House.—(Hear.) They said, " Is this the public morality of the great body that leads the landed interests of this country—do they act thus for the purpose of maintaining power, thus avoiding all state ment of opinion now that they are in power, and endeavour ing to shuffle from the principles they held when out of power--is this the morality of these men?"—(Hear, hear.) Were he (kit. Roebuck) the leader of any Opposition he would bring that policy to a test at once.—( Hear, hear.) He acknowledged that there was mischief in these constant assailiugs of the Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite (on the Ministerial benches) with mere words; but did they or not were, let there feel it. If they were not, let the count r y believe th e y were in a ma j or ity in that H ouse ? I f they know its own danger.—(ll°ao But by the policy pursued opposite, and on that (the Opposition) side of the House, the Right Hon. Gentlemen bad all the benefit of a majority, and of a minority too—(Hear, and a laugh) —they had the benefit of a minority because they did nut dare to pro pose anything; and they had the benefit of a majority because the Opposition did not dare to propose any thing--(Hear, hear)—but if it were so, between the two contending parties the country drifted to the leeward, and all the interests of Great Britain and Ireland were forgotten through these miserable proceedings of party.—( Hear, hear.) Sure he was the country would neither justify one nor the other. He appealed to the Noble Lord (Lord .1. Russell), if he were to represent the Opposition, to bring this matter to a test quickly, both for his own character as well as for the interests of the country.—(Hear, hear.) Let them know whether the Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite had a majority in that House. If they had not, they were bound —they would be forced, instantly to go to the country; if they had, it would simply be the duty of the minority to work as a minority in opposition, and take advantage of the measures the Government might propound—if they pro pounded the great doctrin es o f protection, the country would know what it had to d o . —(H ear, hear.) Let them, th en , have no more of this shilly-shallyin g on one side or the other for h Gent saw no difference betw een t h em—and as the Right Hon. had, up to that time, evaded the issue, let the Noble Lord no longer follow him for leader, but bring the question to a test, and he might be sure he would have the country for his support. Mr. ADDERLEY denied that the Government held office under false pretences, but the Hon. Gentleman who made that charge declared that the Government had t olifettylse,htiocoh ?—(Hear.) It hadlt s announced a policy which was not only vague but based upon false pretences, and a sk e y d e pt, the was clWeaerlal,ndnoswtr,aihgohwtfocrrwialdrda. Parliament to pass such neces sary oap pearedunee an nounced to i bunn anotherthat p sary measures as the immediate wants of the country re quired, and then he should be prepared to go to the country ?—(Hear.) Now what could be plainer than policyTh e N b o e b v e u o r e d that? It Hon. Members opposite found that the Noble Lord was pressing measures which were not necessar sure ly, as they were i n n y, ..t tey uld at once stop them, and k v ?"3 7ajo h rt e y, as h ked, co should tbe Opposition be continuallY throwing ob s tacles i n th e way of the Government?—(Hear, h ear.) T here was no comparison between the case r of Sir Robert Peel and that of the Chancello The former surrendered his es wit rinci I h of the Exchequer.out consulting p his party, but the latter had done nothing of the sort, and he insisted tbat th e Ri ght Hon. Gentleman bad proved as consistent in office as he was out of it.—(Hear.) Tne Hon. and Learned Gentleman wanted to know what they were to go to the country u p on . W hy, it was to decide the sime e.tion wh the country should be govern e d by aConservative or ether a Whig Government —(11, ar, hear.) Mr. C. VILLIERS said allusion h Lad been made to a no divided tice which he had given for bri n House; t h e grea t quest i on t h at parties to stoat in that House and some taunts had been thrown out from th e not been brought forward. other other side why that motion had as it was possible fur him to d o tr 90 g a ve that notice as A , ter the present Govern mentG came into power, an d ne did so from a conviction that those Right Gentlemen, haying for five years laboured honourably, distinctly, and zealouslY for one purpose, and for one purpose alone (Hear, he ar)intended that for which they had so often declared, and to which every move they made i of n t tree trade. hat House was directed - namely, a reversal of the policy the At th e t i me he was giving that not i ce a discussion was taking p l ace elsewh ere , and an important speech was made by MOt terson iu the other House—the First Mini ster of thepCrroaw npond an admission, an unqualified admission, was made b - the Noble Lord on the subject of free t ra d e and a by policy, that he was in a minority i n the House of ;Commons. —(Cries of " Hear, hear. " I meat on the part of the \ Nothing but that state had induced him (Mr. Voe First Minister of the Crown .ors) to hesitate for a moment in bringing the question to a test in that house. But the Noble Lord said something further—he said be would take the opinion of the country without any delay upon that ques tion. That admission created a doubt in his (Mr. Villiers's) mind, and it then did seem to him a wise suggestion, made gratuitously by Ho n . Gentlemen on the opposite side of the House, not to press his motion ; but he proposed a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, and he begged to remind the Noble Lord the Mem ber tor Colchest er , se 0 bad risen that evening, he supposed, upon some taunt, from a feeling o f chivalry for the Govern. meat—(A laugh)--e s ft, . had not had the benefit of the Noble Lord's' oratory i that House before since the Governs meat came into offic e _ (A laugh)—who seemed impelled by the remarks of his Hoe. Friend to rise immediately and vin dicate the honour of his chief and the chivalry of his party, and who said the Government were unchanged, and were ready to try the issue either in that House or the country at large that the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, i n answer to the ques tion which he (Mr.Villiers) hail put to him, w h ether the policy the Right Hon. Gentleman had recommended in opposition be intended to enforce now that he was in power, said, "The Hon. Gentleman had asked me whether we intend to propose a fixed duty on corn, and I beg to say we do not intend to do so." That satistied him that the had nob Riht lio n . G entleman had abandoned his policy. n He ,- ar , Y object w hatever in putting the question; and if Right lion. Gentlemen on the Treasury bench would abandon their policy, he (Mr. Villiers) should be satisfied with them as be had been with the two other Governments that had preceded them, because Lord Melbourne was very much oppos e d t o the abolition of the corn-laws; and he (Mr. Villiers) had the satisfaction to see him abandon that policy. Sir It. Peel had also abandoned that policy ; and he (Mr. Villiers) was satisfied, and he was only delighted to hear that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as he had understood, had abandoned it too. He mentioned that in justification for his not having immediately brought the subject before the House; but there had been a moet extraordinary ad mission made now, by one w ho was by There no means had been an the least competent man t o form an opinion. admission that the national feeling was against protection ; therefore they had a House of Commons unchanged, and the national feeling agree i ng with the House, and, as he con tended, h favour of free trade. Why, then, should there be a di sso l ution ?—(Hear , h e ar.) Right Hon. Gentle men opposite Neeee all identified with a protective policy. Their chief had decided that the House of Commons was against them; but that if they took the opinion of the country, he believed it would be with them—if it was not they would resign —and yet new they were told the NoblethetiEmaiaril feeling was ag a i nst t h at p o licy.—( Hear.) The at the head of the Government said that an h autumnal ses sion should b e h eld to dec id e the question. But.t e present Government' s com i ng i n h a d seriously disturbed the hose news of the country.—( H ear ) What the country wan t e d was, when it was prosperous to be peaceful—( Hear)—the people wa n t e d to attend t o the business of the country, and it was to those men of business that the country owed its greatness, not to the squabbles of the House.—(Hear, and laughter.) Th 4 coriu m patretoga of the CirfeilUlleat no made in another place, but before they broke up for the holidays he thought it was incumbent upon some mem ber of the Government to give some outline of the policy they intended to pursue for the future.—(Hear, hear.) It was exceedingly inconvenient for the Prime Minister to be in the other House, because many of his explanations could not be rightly understood in this House; but according to a letter which Lord Malmesbury had written to Austria, it would seem that the Earl of Derby thought the best way to secure the confidence of the nation was to give a frank and honest explanation of his principles.—(Hear.) Well, now, if that were so, surely the best course for a Prime Minister, to pursue, if ho wished to obtain the confidence of his own country, was to give a frank and candid avowal of his principles to the House of Commons ; and he, therefore, called upon the Right Honourable Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give some outline of his future policy.—(Hear, hear.) Some time ago they were told that the Parliament would be dissolved so soon as the pressing public business could be disposed of. But what was meant by pressing public business? They had got a Committee on Indian affairs. God knew how long that might last. Then they had a Militia Bill. Heaven knew how long it might last, and what additional clauses might be brought before the House.—( Hear, hear.) What were the measures indispensable for the good govern ment of the country ? At a time when the agriculture, the trade, and the commerce of the country were in a most un certain state as to what measures would be brought forward, when the tenant-farmers were in a state of trepidation, the shopkeepers greatly alarmed, and the merchants dissatisfied, it was hardly fair for the Government to attempt to evade this question.—(Hear, hear.) A Noble Lord on the other side told them the other night that a new sect had arisen in this country —a new sect of Derbyites.— (A laugh.) He told them that a Protectionist was one who believed in Lord Derby ; but what would the farmers think of this definition ? —(Hear, hear.) What had been the conduct of Lord Derby on this question of protection? In the celebrated desertion case which he (Mr. Osborne) had referred to the other night, it was said— " I, as I may (that which I would I cannot), With best advantage will deceive the time, And aid thee in this doubtful shock of arms, But on thy aide I may not be too forward." —(A. laugh.) These were almost the precise terms used by Lord Derby to his Protectionist allies; and this was acting a bold and straightforward course,—this wa s t o s h ow t h e very soul of chivalry !—(A laugh.) There were, however, Gentlemen on the opposite benches who, in all likelihood, would be more inclined to think it partook more of the sly practices of the cockpit than the bold defiance of the tilting yard—( Laughter)—that it resembled more the peculiar practices of Newmarket than the bold chivalry of Bosworth tield.—(Laughter.) They had beard a great deal of oppo sition, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, notwithstand ing the almost indecent h as t e w i th which the House had voted 14,000,0001., whenever any one opposed a Bill, cried out, " Factious opposition," and complained, that he could not carry anything.—(Hear, hear.) But there might be such a thing as a facious Government.—(Hear, hear.) There might be such a thing as a Government getting into office on false pretences, and having obtained the supplies on false pretences, then turning round and making such an ex- T t the They Nvereto planation as made in another place on the 30th.—(Hear.) Take, for example, the question of laynooth. What did H to e ) ' but no answer was given as to turb the question this session, Governmentl told that iintend t t e h n e d he would defy anybody to define G t o n ve d r o nm w e it n h t did not dis turb answer of Lord Derby, what he meant.—(Hear, hear.) An Hon. Gentleman on the their intentions in a future session.—(Hear, hear.) As to other side, holding was canvassing Liverpool, 1 to the people of Liverpool understand that he state ment, he gave neve r repented anything so much as voting for the grant to Maynooth.— (Hear , hear.) How did this tall y with the re presentationsand, though there wa h s i a gh haa o y ffi cn c . e uning thrown over his of his chief ?—( Hear, hear.) Surely the Hon. del:nen did not intend to deceive the people of Liverpool? Gan (Hear, hear.) Surely he did not mean to say that he would vote for it because it was an endowment, but that he would not vote for another grant ?—(Hear.) But thequestion was, what was their distinct policy on the question ot May nooth ? Already many of their supporters were committing themselves against the Maynooth grant; but surely they could not have been informed that the Government meant to sustain that vote? Then, what had been the conduct of the Government with regard to the Irish distillers and millers? —( Hear, hear) The Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland had brought forward distinct motions on this subject at various times. Then he was very eloquent upon the injury done to the Irish distillers and millers; but he was now mute on that and every other Irish subject—;Laughter) He re membered the very effective way in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in 1846, taunted the late Sir R. Peel when discussing those eternal corn-laws. He said— "lt is a remarkable characteristic of the present anomalous state of affairs that we have at the same time a Protectionist Cabinet and a free-trade supporter." Could there be anything more opposite to the case of 1852? —(Hear, hear.) We had the same experiment repeated now with this difference, that we had a sort of hybrid animal now ' going about, not in the counties, but the boroughs, canvass ing for a Free-trade Protectionist !—(Laughter. ) 'The counties were visited on a different principle—protection, unmitigated protection, was avowed there, for they had not all come to the modification theory yet. The only sure cry was that they must support Lord Derby, and they were Free-traders in the town and Protectionists in the country.—(Laughter.) And this was called the country party, so celebrated for its attachment to high principle and the true interests of the country!—(hear, hear.) Last year a paper was signed by several Irish Members, in which it was maintained that the restoration of protection was necessary to the recovery of that country from the slough of despond into which it had fallen ; but now they did not im peratively call for a free-trade policy, but only for revision.— ( Hear, hear.) They all knew that the Irish farmer was of a most confiding disposition. But how allot the British ship owner be staggered when he was te,id by the Hon. Member for Scarborough, who always voted for protection, that now he did not wish to go back to th•Jse Utopian theories—(Hear, hear)—for the Honourable Member had become a promoter of the fashionable doctrine of modification !—(Hear, hear. ) They all knew the honour and high-mindedness of the lion. Gentleman the Chancel:or of the Duchy of Lancaster, and his devotion to protection, and, accordingly, they found him telling the farmers of Lincolnshire that he was not to be gulled by any of those modification theories, but that, like an honest man, he called for the total reversal of this ruinous free-trade policy.—( Hear, hear.) He respected and honoured the Hon. Geutleman, and he congratulated the farmers on having at least one friend left.—(Hear and laughter.) It was a melancholy fact that this protection cry had served its turn ; and it might now be called, in the phraseology of the betting-ring, th e " book-horse." They had heard the fate of a great many Derby favourites ;—the public backed them to a great extent—especially the poor people in the country — (Laughter) —but when the day of the race arrived they had frequ en tl y seen peop l e i n hi g h po sition " scratching" their horses and leaving the public in the lurch.—( Hear, hear.) So was it with the cry of Pro tection.—(Cheers and laughter.) " Who would not praise Patricio's high desert, His hand unstaiti'd, his uncorrupted heart ! His comprehensive head all interests weighed, All Europe saved, yet Britain not betrayed? lie heeds them not; his pride is in piquet, Newmarket false, and judgment at a bet!" —(Hear, hear, and laugh! 2r.) He heard the Chancellor of the Exchequer talking the other night about comprehensive views with respect to Ireland, and the Hon. Member for Waterford expressed himself satisfied with that; but he (Mr. Osborne) could not help pitying the case of Ireland, tor, whenever he heard a Minister declare that he was about to take large and comprehensive views with respect to Ireland, be only felt that that country was about to be sacrificed to a word, and that in the taklng of those large and comprehensive views the ma terial and smaller interests of the country were sure to be neglected. But it appeared that. some gentlemen connected with Ireland were actually pleased with such declarations, and seemed to have forgotten the conduct of Hon. Members opposite with respect to the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, and the complimentary allusions made to the clergy of their own country in another place on. Friday last.--(hear, hear.) But if the Right lion. Gentleman opposite was about to take large and comprehensive views of Irish and English subjects, he (Mr. Osborne) could imagine no one so large and com prehensive as would be sufficient to create among the people of this country a confidence in the good faith and honour of the Ministry ; and ha told the Right lion. Gentleman that the course he was pursuing was not one which the people of this country thought worthy of a British Minister.—((;heers.) Look at that blank cartridge of a Reform Bill—that exten sion of the suffrage wrapped up in a military cover, and now withdrawn.—(Cheers and laughter.) lie was not surprised at the withdrawal of that proposition, because, though en deavoured to be palmed off as original, it was copied from no less a person than orator Bunt, who in 18.31 laid on the table of the Home a motion to precisely the same effect.— (Cheers and laughter.) It was not to bo wondered at, therefore, that the country party should be in a ferment at this ebullition of reform zeal on the part of the Home Se cretary, and should insist on his withdrawing a proposition so unhandsomely stolen.—(Laughter.) Unless the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of 'die Exchequer was pre pared to give some information as to the future policy of the Government, neither he no:: his Ministry would stand high in the opinion of the peo;de of this country.—(Cheers.) The taunts and aspersions ',brown out upon a late great statesman could not be for be forgotten that the High, gotten.—(Cheers.) It could not Right Hononrablo Gentleman opposite and his party built th sir present reputation—such as it was—on the endeavour to ruin the reputation of that great statesman—(Cheers) —and, if they wished to have a shred of reputation about ',hem, it wa s incumbent on the Right Hon. Gentleman t' tell the House what were the measures which he thought indispensable for the good government of the country, and what was the course of policy he intended to pursue, not ,oily with regard to Ireland but this country. Lord JCY.IN MANNERS said the Government had nothing ne w to say on the topics mentioned by the lion. (.ntlernar.-I(Laughter.) They had simply to he declarations made by the Chancellor of the t Exchequer; and he denied that there was any diserepti.ncy between his statements and those made in tl by the First Minister. When the Hon. xi n e o ra placetold th n em that the country would have no confidence ' ar i : r men who used such language as the Earl o f Derby and the Chancellor of him, irom in t h o return, issoe o t that a a t tualloo Government di d be would ld shr tt; ti ll k t i h i e th r e e y gu w la e r ro busine He asked the House to judge glognalriudleebleye.t_iu(nahweheircshothey courted and were prepared these nightly interruptions to :mini:ear:lope. what was meant continue these interruptions, justice not to preparedss b y o f to the oo,n c ountry.—(llear, hear.) t ' l a ppeal to the eoLifitry7—(Hear, ea • However, Wh y not bring them to a head, and form the Government the Government would riot be deterred from proceeding with they measures wt , :tch were necessary by any taunts g as the Hon. Mcrab"S ° PPosite id not exercise the power which .n ° tu r rt r h ee e they boasted they (messed, he asked the House, i t .--Theers.) As ton_ suffer thrill to conduct, during the remainder of h session, the ri ec ,„ the . jovernment, but to the country, t _ to business of the country without M ( r. ' I°EIIIJ, OK felt himself called upon to express on a n thelpi 10110011nd o n ZrY(Cheers.) the conduct of the Government, d as k why V - , nopposed 4 - ' u " t ton as t the conduct of the Goverr m ;nt wr a s not br ° • d' • sue by a vote ought to of the Rouse. It an imme tate Is "4 t3f those who them, and he should l' .ad got into office unlpeafrelde pretences. (Cheers.) 'lley got into offic e o in office hall endeavoured The I-Ton. ;Ind Learned 8 ,- • 41 °ear false t s of doctrines, and being t: set them.—(Hear, h ear.) to him that they ~, Gentlemen then briefly re viewed ditptited and with that patronage at their disposal, the Government were about to appeal to a general election, with a view to their re-appearance before Parliament, if the coun try rejected them as Protectionists, in the character of Con vatives. He much doubted whether they would receive more favour at the hands of the country in the one cha racter than .the other.—(Hear, hear.) There had been observed in them of late many things exceedingly unlike the old Conservative party.—(Hear, hear.) So far as he knew the old Tory party that used to prevail in that House, pretty well all their political proceedings were wrong; but this was ever known to their honour, that they Were bold—that they were straightforward—that they were chivalrous—that you could rely upon them.—(Hear, hear.) The proceedings of the party now in power, during the last six weeks, could scarcely be deemed as ranking them within any such category.—(Hear, hear.) Never bad a straightforward answer been given by them to any ques tion.—(Hear, hear.) They talked of the Opposition having interrupted the business of the country; all the Opposition had attempted to do 'was to elicit from them statements of who they were, what they were, what they were going to do, and when.—(Hear, hear.) As matters now stood, there was no knowing from day to day what the Govern ment would do or would not do. On Saturday night every Hon. Gentleman went to bed, believing they were going to have a new Reform Bill, with a large extension of the suf frage, on new principles —not based on education, that was old; not on property, that was unnecessary; bat on two years' service in the militia.—(Hear. bear, and laughter.) Now, the great Conservative party came down and said they were not going to have anything of the sort; that was merely a joke of Lord Derby..--( Hear, hear.) The other night the great cause of Protection was abandoned; that evening it was again attempted to be set up. No doubt there was in the country a considerable number of gentle men Conservatives, and honourably entitled to the desig nation; but did the Government, acting as they had been acting, imagine they would be accepted by those gentlemen as their representatives ?—( Hear.) It might be equally true that the country was not indisposed for the late change of Government; the people grew tired of old faces, and liked change from time to time; but the country would by no means take to a set of Ministers who refused to come for ward like men and state what they meant to do, any more than Members of that House would in silence permit them selves to be called factious for asking a legitimate and ne cessary question, or be charged with interrupting the busi ness of the country, before they were enabled to know what that business of the country was.—(Hear, hear.) It might very well be that the Government themselves did not know what they meant to do,-but meantime the country was alto gether dissatisfied with their chopping and changing about. --(Hear, hear.) 'The House were all anxious to hear from the Chancellor of the Exchequer another of those clear, frank, open, andlucid statements by which he had lately distin guished himself, so that no one might any longer remain in the dark on the subjeet.—(Hear hear; and a laugh.) Mr. HENLEY said that the t.—(Hear, who last sat down had, in common with the two gentlenien who preceded him, asked what were the Government going to do ?—( Hear.) He might; in as qhaint fashion, rejoin by a question, what did those gentlemen want the Government to do, for while the two first querists pressed the Government to go forthwith to the country, by means of a dissolution, the last speaker asked " What do you want to go to the country for?" and urgently represented that the whole business of the country would be interrupted by a dissolution. This, in the fifth year of the present Parliament, was rather a singular course on the part of a gentleman who was one of those who went out into the lobby in favour of triennial Par liaments.—(Hear, heir.) Hon. Gentlemen opposite affected not to understand what the Government had said over and over again, but the country perfectly understood it, and was perfectly satisfied with it.—(Oh, oh.) The country had been told, in language it could not misunderstand, and which' it had not misunderstood, that the great principle which Hon. Gentlemen opposite, for their own particular purposes, wanted to make the only question would not be mooted until after a new Parliament had been assembled. This plain statement, however, did not suit Hon. Gentlemen opposite, to whom it was very convenient to raise this question, and try to make it the only question which was to be considered, as if there were no other matters in which the country was interested. If Hon. Gentlemen opposite had such a distaste for the present Government, why had they allowed them to become a Government? It was no thing but their own laches, their own indifference to the late Government, which brought about what had happened. —(Hear, hear.) If they considered that everything was proceeding well under the late Administration, that colonial mat' ers were doing well, and that foreign matters were satisfactory, why did they put that Govern ment in a position_ which render e d it i ncum b en t on t h em to resign ? Who was to blame for that result ? Certainly not the present Government. But it did not suit the Gentle men who made up the majority to leave the late Govern ment in office; they wanted to turn them out, to have another set of men in their place, and then to harass those by all sorts of interruptions of the public business, so as to develop some chance of working their own particular pur poses.—(Hear.) Her Majesty's Ministers were determined to go on'. with the indispensable business of the country, and they had manifested . what was their feeling' by proposing nothing on which there was likely to be any great difference of opinion. That evening they proposed to take a vote for the Kafir war; was that a necessary or an nnnecessary proposition l He would readily contrast it, as a matter of expediency, with the present discussion, and then ask Hon. Gentlemen opposite, which of the two most needlessly pro tracted the session, which they were so eager to terminate ? —(Hear, hear.) The best illustration of the cha racter of the Ministerial measures was, that in the five or six weeks since their accession to office they had not had a division agai ns t th em i n the House.— (Hear. ) As to the principles on which they proceeded, he would simply answer that their principles were now what they always had been ; there was no change in them. Whether any party could carry the whole of their principles did not depend on themselv es , b u t on t h e country; and to the coun try it was the declared wish of the Government to go, so soon as the measures necessary for the prosperity and safety of the country should be carried.—(Hear, hear.) They eared not how soon this should be; but it would be in full time to enable a new Parliament to assemble in tho preesnt year, and to that new Parliament the question which Hon. Gentlemen opposite wanted, but which they would not be allowed to make the only question, would be sub mitted.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. S. HERBERT said that in the speech just delivered there was one expression which he felt called upon to no tice; it was the repetition of an expression that had been used by the Noble Member for Colchester, who said that the Government had been impeded in the course of public and necessary business by interruptions from the Opposi tion side of the House. The Noble Member for Colchester said, they had taken up the time of the House by long disquisitions on constitutional principles. No doubt the question of constitutional principles had been amply discussed in that House; but the Noble Lord, when he said that Hon. Gentlemen had not been justified in making these disquisitions, might be met at once by the proposition that these disquisitions were perfectly justifiable, since the Go vernment had yi e lded to the force of the argum en t s by which those disquisitions were supported.—(Hear, hear.) They had yielded to the force of sound constitutional prin ciples, and it was altogether politic in them to yield, so as to avoid the appearance of being dragged, as unwilling cul prits, to the bar of a general election..—(Hear, heal.) The Right Hon. Gentleman who last spoke seemed to fancy that he clinched the statement that the Opposition had impeded public business, by the observation that there had not been outs division taken against the Government. Now, he doubted whether, in the memory of any man in the House, there had ever before been so much necessary public busi ness transacted with so little opposition—(Hear, hear) — with not merely so little cavil, so little criticism, but with such almost entire suppression of those observations which were almost inseparable from the discussion of estimates, and this especially at a moment when public opinion was so excited as it now was on the question of our national de fences.—(Hear, hear.) The accusation then, in his opi nion, fell utterly to the ground, that the Opposition had attempted to impede public business with any unjustifiable or unnecessary delays.—(llear, hedi. ) The Hon. Member for Staffordshire had taken occasion to animadvert on the course which particular Members had pursued in 1846 in relation to free trade. He was not going to revert to that period, but this he would say. that to the latest hour of his life he should feel proud of t he course which he then pur sued.—(Hear, hear.) He had been quite prepared to meet with much obloquy and much misrepresentation; and to make an option—not difficult, certainly, but bitter to the heart—between party ties and the feelings of personal honour wrapped up in. those ties and the welfare of the country; but, he bad not hesitated—(Hear, hear)—and, if the principles which he then asserted, and for which he had undergone since a sort of political ostracism, were again assailed no effort should be wanting on his part to defend them, and to defend unimpaired. unreversed, unmodified, the blessings which he believed to have been conferred by those principles on the great body of his fellow-country men.—(Cheers.) It was said that the Government had made no express declarations of their intention on this point ; he had no wish to hark back to that subject on the present occasion, but he certainly could wish that, instead of deferring this question to be settled by the constituencies at a general election—thus leaving the most anxious doubts hanging over the, public mind on the subject for some time to come—he could have wished that the Government had come frankly forward and said, "We see that policy is im possible, and we admit, with the Hon. Member for Stafford shire, that the national feeling is against us on the question; and we will say at once that we have no intention, under any circumstances, of attempting to reverse or modify the free-traderpolicy."—Weer, hear.) It was his (Mr. Herbert's) desire to see the country governed on sound political prin ciples, and certainly, if he could add an arch to any bridge by which the Government could escape from their free trade dilemma, he would readily contribute the structure. There was always joy over a sinner that, repented, but most cape. cially when his sins were 'such as endangered great prin ciples. The Government valued, and justly valued, Con servative principles. and so did he; and he would ur gently represent to them that it was in the highest degree impolitic and dangerous to have those principles allied with a policy that was odious to the great body of the people.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to see sound, progressive Conservatism prevail in the Government of this country, and he should regard. it as a great misfortune to find a great party, comprising many men of public and private virtue, identify itself with a policy which was odious to the nation. because the nation firmly believed it to be based on injus tice.—(Hear, hear.) What was this corn-law, which Gen tlemen opposite wanted to bring back,—what was it, after all, but a system of outdoor relief to the country gentlemen?— (" Hear, hear," and laughter)—different, indeed, from a poor-law rate in this material respect, that whereas the poor law rate wm a tax imposed on property for the sustentation of poverty, the corn-tax was an impost levied on poverty for the aggrandizement of property.—(Hear, he a r.) He con sidered it most important that Hon. Gentlemen opposite, many of whom did not hold opinions in favour of protection, should be enabled, as early as possible, to free themselves from the encumbrance for ever. He was satisfied with the arrangement to which the House appeared to have come, and had no desire to occupy the present moribund Parlia ment with questions which had to be settled in the next. The Government having taken the course it had adopted on the question of protection, the only wa y i n w hi ch that ques tion could be permanently and satisfactorily settled an appeal to the country ; and he desired to have thatwapaspebayl made as soon as the public business would admit. hear.) For that appeal he was g P e are d nation e o efind (Hear, s e nrr e,qwuoiteuldPtehe that under no name, no subterfu graded to give up that which it regarded as the charter of the comfort and wellbeing, most espec i ally, of the labouring classes.—(Cheers.) be Mresr. MOORE sthis aid, the wh o l e of this vexed subject might olved into summary propo s iti on—that the Govern ment wanted to abandon p rot ection, and the Free-traders would not let them. The present Government desired to put it to the country whether it preferred them to the late Government; and he, hi r nself; considered that the answer of the country would be Whigs clearly thou ht decidedly in the affirmative. The sisted that the ap gl so too; and .this was why they in- . Pee should be whether the people preferred the Whigs or protective duties, feeling conscious that if there were a dire alternative on w hich the people of England would prefer the Whigs It was pro t ec tion. He (Mr. Moore) had never been a Free-trader t he believed that the repeal of the corn -laws had been a great injury to his country, 14t ho did not expect, And his countrymen did not expect, a return to protective duties. Protection had been recollect that her Mejesty's present Ministers had,. bad he too long the humbug of one side of the House, and tle kind of political connexion or sympathy with Sir: fleneY bugbear of the other; and it would greatly facili- Ward, and that, whatever might have been his conduct, he tate the tran sac ti on of public business if Honourable had not ac t ed un d er t h e di r ection o f th e Ad m i n i s tratioo . Gentleten on b ot h s id es wou ld mutua lly agree ne i t h er to no w i n p ower . (Hear, hear.) On the other hand, he bad choose it as a ph antom , nor se t it up as a spectre. A s for the no hesitation i n say i ng that party distinctions and feeling' Whigs, as latterly constituted, he felt convinced that public ; would not for a moment deter the Government from doing opinion would never again consent that the whole govern- I justice, and that, too, in a generous spirit to an absent ment of this country should be centered in one exclusive and I servant of the Crown—(Cheers)—to one who, .they rapacious cabal, nor that the great grandmother of any Noble I conscientiously believed, in the teeth of difficulties! Lord should be the fountain of all honour in England. As for and embarrassments of no ordinary kind, exerted the Noble Lord the Member for London, the Irish people had himself to support the authority of the Queen, and s unanimously, irrev oca bl y, and i nexora bl y d ec id e d t h a t h e , t o p u t d own re b e lli on aga i nst her.—(Cheers.) He did 1 30 " at all events, Should hever again be at the head of the feel himself called upon to act as the champion of Sir Henry Treasury bench.—(Laughter from the Opposition.) The Ward, nor to weigh in a nice balance every word or act o. Irish people were perf ec tl y sat i sf i ed to wait the i ssue o f an hi s a d m i n i strat i on, an d he was not prepared to say t hat appeal to the country, because they knew what it would ' under extraordinary difficulties he might not have been le eventuate in. They were perfectly calm in this matter, be- into indiscretion; but he had no hesitation in saying that cause they had no expectation of office themselves, and be- Sir Henry Ward had done his utmost to uphold the a utho; cause they in no way missed th e quarter-day. r it y o f th e C rown, an d t h at t h erefore he was ent i t l e d to Sir J. TYRELL could quite understand that the situa- just and generous support.— (Cheers.) Considering that the tion of Hon. Gentlemen opposite was a painful, inconve- acts complained of in the speech of the Hon. Member f or nient, and embarrassing one, because h e felt that the Govern- Montrose had received the sanction of the late Governmen t, ment having shown that they had the power and the capa- he (Sir J. Pakington) thought it would be presumptuous _ w city to bring forward measures of a well- cons i dered character now to i n t er f ere w ith t h em , an d t o attempt to treat theta which were likely to give satisfaction t o t h e country, had j ud i c i a ll y. —(H ear , h ear .) B u t t h e matters comp l a i ne d 0 , ,! committed an offence that was not to be forgiven.—(Hear, had not only been under the consideration of her Majesty ! hear.) It had been said by the late Mr. Sidney Smith that late Ministers, and received the approbation of the lat e the real cause of the quarrel between this country and Colonial Minister, but they also formed the subject of Par' America was that we gave better dinners and rode in better liamentary discussion.—(Hear, hear.) In 1860, the Hot' carriages than they ; and he believed that th e cause of M em b er for M ontrose b roug ht a ll th e c i rcumstances un der , the discontent evinced by Hon. Gentlemen opp os i te, was the cons i derat i on o f t h e H ouse, w h en h e cou ld only 0 that the Government had shown an ability to introduce wise twelve Members to vote in favour of his motion—(l o r' and good measures. He admitted that the Members of the hear) but there were one or two points which, in justice late Government were not very forward in the course of to Sir H. Ward, and in order that there might be lie policy which had been pursued by the Opposition side of misunderstanding on the part of the House or the the House; but the outsiders had been figuring away to a country, he (Sir J. Pakington) was anxious to bring tremendous extent, and certainly they had net been very under their attention. One had reference to the execution_ flattering to the Noble Lord the Member for London i n a ll o f the 21 men in the year 1849. Now the Hon. Member f or their remarks. For himself, he looked upon the Noble Lord Mo n t rose h a d omitted to say, that net only were these ma as one who had been a great Minister for many years, and taken with arms in their hands, an act which made the; he thought he deserved a larger measure of justice from Hon.• guilty o f treason aga i nst the Queen as sovere i gn protec tre _ Gentlemen opposite, now that he was not in power, than he of the lo n i an I s l ands, b ut that every one of them h a d hew seemed likely to receive. Hon. Gentlemen opposite pre- convicted of the greatest crimes in addition to rebellion.; tended to misunderstand what had taken place inab e other (Hear, hear.) There was not one of these men so convicte d House; but, as his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the of rebellion who had not also been guilty of rape,. • marde r ' Exchequer had once said, " there shall come a time when and other the gravest possible crimes. —(Hear.) It ever men_ you shall hear me," so he (Sir J. Tyrell) would venture to were justly dealt with, th ese men, upon t h e i r own con f e ssion say that there should come a time when they should under- to their priests, were properly dealt with.— (Hear, hea r.) stand his Right Hon. Friend, if they would only continue to With regard to another point, also, it should be remembers'', listen to him.—( Great laughter.) that it was in Zante that th e e l ect i ons were un f avou rable Mr. P. HOWARD complained that the Government had to the Government. But when the Hon. Member f 0 , 1„ not indicated what the nature of their policy was to be. Montrose complained of the int er f erence on t h e part o f SI: The late Sir R. Peel previous to taking office addressed a H. Ward with the rights of 'the lonian people—when h i letter to the electors of Tanaworth, in -which he gave a complained that a meddling and mischievous policy most distinct explanation of his whole policy—colonial, interfered with the enjoyment of those rights veki cl ; home, and ecclesiastical. Earl Grey also, when he accepted he (Sir J. Pakington) had no hesitation in 593' 114 office, gave an equally distinct exposition of his political had been unhappily conceded to the lonian peo ple • views. In fact, an outline of the policy to be pursued had al- he ought to have remembered the testimony borne by ways preceded a change of Government. The present Go- lonians as to the fitness of the people for self-governmen t " vernment, however, had left their home and colonial policy a He would just read to the House the evidence of a distill' complete riddle, while on ecclesiastical polity they had ex- guished lonian as to the fitness of the people in former pressed no opinion, but by the indirect answers which they years for selt-government. From 1800 to 1807, the lonian s had given they had opened up a most fertile ground fur reli- had a tree or republican form of government; but having gious strife. enjoyed, or rather, he should say, suffered their free ge; Mr. NEWDEGATE regretted that when the Right Hon. vernment for two years, they found the following state 0 : Gentleman the Member f or Wil ts hi re spoke of his readiness things prevailing. What said the witness to whom 13° to construct an arch in any bridge that could be built be- referred? Why, that " Fortunately, ample official IDs' tween himself and those from whom he had separated, he terials were extant to prove that before two years.had should have followed up that declaration by the phrase that elapsed of this golden age, all the Seven Islands had been the corn-laws were a system of out, door relief to the land- guilty-of treason and rebellion against its local Govern:, owners of England. A s t h e acting chairman of the acting ment. Horrors, resembling those of the old Corcyrsell'i committee of the Cent ra l Protection Society, he could say factions, described by Thucydides, were of frequent 0' that the whole of those societies throughout the kingdom currence. In Zante alone assassinations have been tee 'ne; had placed their confid ence i n the Earl of Derby because leteroas, as one for each day in the year—a fair averag they believed that that Noble Lord was sincere in the opl. for a population of less than 40,000. Alarmed an d die' nions which he had always entertained, expressed, and acted gusted by this situation of their affairs, the lonian Senat e ° upon, and because they believed that he was the Minister sent, in 1802,- a deputation to the Emperor of Russia t s who was most likely to bring about a happy understanding implore his immediate interference, as the only means 0 ' between themselves and those sections of the commu- putting an end to such scenes of bloodshed and anarchy, al, nity who entertained opposite opinions upon the sole result of that power which he bad left in their hands' question of commercial policy. He (Lr. Newdegate) and The negotiation was entrusted to Mr. Neranzi, and he We' his friends abated not one jot with respect to the question *directed to impress on the mind of his Imperial Majes t y o of protection— no t one jot; and when the Right Hon. Gen- that,' in a word. the inhabitants of th e S even I s l an d s , We tleman said that the corn-laws were a system of out-door have thus attempted to establish a republican constitution; relief for landown ers , perhaps he would allow him to inter- are neither born free, nor are they instructed in any arts ?:, pose the opinion of a great and unprejudiced statesman - }l.f. government, nor are they possessed of moderati o n so as l e niers. That abl e statesman said, " We ought to encoee live peaceably under any political system framed by the': rage free trade i n France, because it has brought 4,000,000 own countrymen.' " Another witness, Count Saltiness' , ' _", acres of waste la n d i nto cultivation ." but he added, that it gentleman of the highest possible ch arac t e r, thus spoke !: was a most unwise change which the late Sir R o b er t Pe e l the p resen t fit ness o f th e peop l e of the lonian Islands I ' : had made i n England in 1846. "It was a change," he govern themselves. In. an. official communication he 281? said, " which had been made in deference to the violence of --" My Lord,—The present state of the lonian 'elands 1 !: an ignorant agitation ;it was one not calculated to promot e indeed, most lamentable. It was not the will of Heave:. the real intere s t s of the country, but carried out for the that the reforms effected in the constitution should: l': sake of preserving the aristocracy and the monarchy f rom granted by such gradual steps as would have enabled l ine the violence of a m i sguided policy. " This was the un- people to receive them in a proper spirit—(Hear, hea r ' biassed opinion of the representative of a country which hhd from Mr. Hume) and to make a wise use of them. Intro' gained enormously by our adoption of free trade.—(Hehr, duced too suddenly, and at a most inopportune time, t h e ~ hear.) He (Mr. Newdegate) had not wished to detain result was such as might have been anticipated. The y the House, but when such doubt had been cast upon the awakened the most extravagant:expectations, inflamed nsill u sh soundness of Lord Derby's opinions, and upon the con- by nature too easily inflammable, offered to the British sistency of those who supported him, he had felt bound— nation, by which they were conceded, instead of (hang er having that day presided as chairman of the committee 'of proofs of the most flagrant ingratitude, and plunged the': the Protection Society —to express his views to the limise islands into a state of the gr e at e st confusion and disorde r dn this subject. - (H ear, hear.) It had been said that Lord Y our Excellency's well-known abilities and paternal care Derby would lose th e con fi dence of the country by protract- were unabl e t o prov id e a remedy for these evils; nor have 6 ing the se ss i on . and not immediately announcing a definitive t h e goo d i ntent i ons and the remonstrances of the executive policy. He (Mr. Newdegate) did not believe it. The power proved more successful. The present system tall Hon. Membe r for the' West Riding had let them into the from every man, however well-intentioned, the power of secret of his poli cy . H e h a d stated that two things were Promoting in any way the good of his country, and con e !. essential to the vi o l en ce an d success of the agitation which quently renders unavailing my labours as President oft o e ; he intend e d t o create. Th e fi rst was , that there should be a Senate." Such was the testimony borne to the aptitude !7 fixed, narrow point of attack, such as a ss. duty; and the the lonian Government for self-government at the prove; other was, certainly as to the exact time of a dissol u ti on, time. In reference to the charge made against Sir H. War dand he promis e d the members of the League at Manchester of having transported and imprisoned certain editors an that if he had those two things he would endeavour to all- conductors of public papers, he (Sir J. Pakington) felt tel e minate the violence of the agitation at the precise time of he would - be doing that gentleman a great injustice if l e ', the election. Now, if Lord Derby had any respect—as he allowed these observations to be made without offering som e knew he had—for the opinion and peace of the country, he explanation. One of the first and most ill-advised of te . , would refuse to comply with the terms which had been die- unhappy concessions was made by Lord Seaton before' o, tated to him by the Hon. Member for the West Riding. - left the lonian Islands. That Noble Lord proposed a 11 . e s Sir R. INGLIS said, that the Right Hon. Gentleman the law giving freedom to the public press under certain preca e , Member for South Wilts (Mr. S. Herbert)—in proof that rio How namely—that any offence committed against proper:S; unnecessary impediment had been thrown in the way of on the part of these papers should be submitted to a tria public business—had reminded the H ouse th at t h e G overn. j ury . C ommon offences were not so triable at all. °A'a 'tient, who had now been six week s i n o ffi ce , had in no v i ew i ng the peculiar opinions of the inhabitants of the lon t single instance met with a hostile division; but he was Islands, he thought that such offences as these ought t i t sure the Right Hon. Gentleman wo u ld no t d eny that public the last that should be submitted to these tribunals. Thee business had, to a great extent, been impeded by o th er means l aw h a d not b een in operation three months when Lord —in one instance by speeches for eight hours, another for Seaton had himself, w ith out resort i ng to tr i al b y j urYo r , six hours, on questions which might have been disposed of in solved by what was ca ll e d t h e h i gh police power to impr iser half an hour. And who were those who brought forward two editors for a scandalous libel. What followed in Sir el ' . s s a t i i nc n so g to rsl allib,ewl a s hned i n rtehs wereoer t th o se questions ? They were the very gentlemen who were Ward's time? He had no hesitation in sayi ng that Sir P: ‘ ,.. so eager that the Members of that House should be sent to Ward had acted most properly in punishing those gross' fia tik g e:e ran Lw t o , errd f , n i d sibee d att i a s o g na u g, their constituents with the view to a new verdict on the question of free trade.—(Hear) New, he (Sir R. Inglis) m to os t t he re h v i e g r h ed po , i t:: way he had den' begged to say, with regard to the intentions of the Govern- spected, and honoured in this country.. Sir 11. Ward did 10t ment on the subject of a dissolution, he required nothing lta' more than the original statement, in another place, of the power, before he sent the authors of them to be tr ied hY -- Prime Minister. His belief was, that so soon as the mea- jury. No, he first subjected the offenders . ...,. to a trial by Jqv h ' sures which, in his judgment, were essential to the public until he found it utterly vain to expect justic e fr om Ale' service and the defence of the country were passed, the Noble tribunals. He then resorted rightly ~,,e Lord meant, as an honest man, to appeal to the country,— high police power with which he owa and properly to L!' to , (Hear, hear.) Now, that being the case, he asked the House . punish those men whose offences Iver s invested, in by any whether, if the course wag persisted in of occupying eight other means. Sir H. Ward, however, not accessible abandon to hours on one evening, and six hours on another, and three to those high police powers if the offered to s , hours, as ou that occasion, with unnecessary discussions, the a fair and a just law that would enableassembly would only P*7 o Government could be expected to advise the Crown to die- deal with these libels in the usual the Governmene t s , solve Parliament at an early period ? (Hear, hear.) , refused to peas this law, and a noblemmaanner. The Assembly forwarde d The subject then dropped. a petition to this country against Sir H. who had ~, not allow THE lONIAN ISLANDS . one of th e ma j or i ty who would Ward was actum to attue hi betide' Mr. HUME said it would be in the recollection of the the high police power. Sir H. Wardthe HOuse that, at the termination of the last session, he gave Hon. Member for Montrose for • also blamed was. ses dissolving the Parliatue" notice of his intention to bring the general state of the Now, the Parliament was Oa lonian Islands under the consideration of the House at an prorogued, because he had notnet dissolved, but ~, the power to dissolve. early period of the present session. It would also be recol- He prorogued it because he found lected that some time ago he moved for certain papers oh conduct the government of the it utterly impossible 1 . e .. the subject. It appeared, however, that, as yet, the Go- semblY• That was in the Country with such an Il e summer of 1850. In the won t . vernment bad found it impossible to produce those paperi t of December in the ait and therefore he thought it would be unfair to proceed with was again proro uedsarnf3 year the House again met, and t the motion of which he had given notice for to-morrow to pass a vote to g anne u whY Because they were abou t (Tuesday), in the absence of the necessary documente..... ignore the authority x he t lonian Islands to Greece, and a l (Hear, hear.) He should consequently postpone that motion left it to the House of the Queen. He (Sir J. Pakingt ,ol3 l until after the Easter recess, in the hope that the documents any blame attached to say whether, under the circumstanc e ': would then be forthcoming; but he could not allow thepre- recent events to Sir H. Ward. In reference to the sent opportunity to pass without saying a few words on the Hon. Me that had occurred in the In Islands, tat subject. One of the questions which it was intended Member for Montrose, in alluding to them, did pe e to seem to understand the constitution of these islands. T h e ; bring before them that evening was the expense ofthe Hon. member . said .that Sir H. Ward had made cedes" - •"Kafir war, although no notice had been given them of he alterations amount which was to be demanded. There could t ' f in the electoral law which required confirmatio u be ne from the next meeting of the Ass emblyandthat not having doubt. however, that the sum would be , e e it a very large one, received such, these elections w ' and that had been incurred in consequence sole of the Assemblwas undulcost't ere illegal, and the press o iuted. He believed that thee gross mismanagement of the authorities at the Cape, aided was a misconception .of the constitution of the lonian and abetted by the Government at home. (Hea; h r ) Islands. Those t It was in consequence of the serious and expensive — ' ist e a a kel under a eculiara e er v a e t r io t n h s at in the electoral law were tne" - which had been committed at the Cape of Good Hope m that h • h P h • power el • w lc aut orise , uring the recess of was given by the constituti oll ' the Assembly, - the he was annious to urge upon the Government the necessity passing of certain laws that were considered of urgeht fleas' of taking into their timely consideration the situation. of city. Now, although such acts or the lonian Islands, so as to prevent us being involved in a reversed at the next meeting might be either confirmed it of the Assembly, yet similar unnecessary trouble and expense in that quarter. must be understood that all t i t The Hon. Member then proceeded to refer to the severities rity of such acts were Inge done under the autho which were exercised by Sir H. Ward on the occasion of the stitution, and conse held valid by the con riots which took place in Cephalonia in 1849. He coin- electoral law were valid, the alterations in f or plained that martial law was unnecessarily proclaimed on Montrose had not the sli laind therefore the HOD. Member fot ' that occasion—that no fewer than 44 persons were sentenced assembly was not dul g test right to say that the pressing to death by those courts-martial, 21 of whom were actuall tures in the y constituted. One of the main fee' executed, besides a large number subjected to military assembling then(pe • Constitution was, that upon t he of flogging. He (Mr. Iftime) thought it his duty to bring Lord High Com ' new Parliament it devolved upon the e the subject before the House in 1850, and on that at least five Membersmissi to constitute a senate, by takieb occasion the division was 15 in favour of his motion for assembly. Inthe out of the Members elected for the inquiry, and 84 against it, thus marking a very strong most valuable t first assembly of e a new Parliament the opinion in favour of- the state of things which then existed. the upper Ch Die were thus taken away to constitute The House was then called upon to give Sir H. Ward a fair tem, but • ata ber. This, no doubt, was a defective syl' trial. Well, how had ' he proceeded since? In consequence Ward tookstill it Ras no fault of Sir H. Ward. Sir It' of a motion for inquiry into the proceedings which had taken other five Members out of this assembly, and th e place at Cephalonia the Lord High Commissioner dissolved ea ss from a spirit of disloyalty, refused to the natal; the House of Assembly. and prevented them from proceed. be nary oaths prescribed. It was necessary that there shoo la ing. In six months afterwards another Parliament Gentleman twenty-two present to constitute a House. Th e Boa. called, but was actually dissolved by proclamation beforewas entleman must be aware that one of the great difficultie s met. After summoning another Parliament, the Lord it with which Sir H. Ward had to contend arose from the Commissioner sent down to Zante and other laces re Proposition of a loyal address being moved to her Majesty the candidates whom he wished to be elected') a d a list of un the openin got the session, and in answer to her Mil: every individual connected with the Governmentndirecting ,tety's speech The very gentleman who drew up the draft peril of losing their offices, to vote for those ,at the if the address was me of the factious minority who oh (Hear.) The liberty of the press had b ole men only.-- Jected to the supremacy of the British Crown. Th e el e , tinguished, and all the editors and publi een entirely ex. were only summoned on two successive days, .but `''*e. without trial.—(Hear.) The new Pa re writers banished absenting themselves they prevented the assembly Winn 3d of March, and such was the di r lament met on the made, and they thereby rendered it impossible to have the nical proceedings of Sir H. Ward had i‘guat Which the tyran- loyal address to the Crown voted after the eat of th e speech - cumatance unparalleled in the hi , that a cir- Lor e . , • oor such 'circumstances - the story Lord High Commissioner governments had occurred, viz, of representative having considered the course ich he ought to tak possible to get a quorum of '22 to , that it was found im- s o, . e, felt it to be his duty to prorogue the session in the face hear.) The consequence had Make a House.—(llear , Hon. Member for M of such factious opposition. prorogue hear.) Assembly had been ain been that the House of Government to re ontrose said it was the duty of the cal Sir H —having previously been - Prorogued for six months Ward. Such however, vi el , . r es not the opinion of her M •H. ' out of two years. H believed orogued for eighteen mont ajesty s Government —(Hear, hear./ It was their b • e chef that readings which had taken that the tyrannical pro- _ . . eseenee traordmary difficulty. Sir , under these circumstances of eV and Hungary did not place of late years in ira anxiously endeavoured to support the authority o f the Islands. —( gear h unfortunate inhabitants of the . loman cessions to the same time had offered to make' an y con' hey to allow , ear ) He thought it a moat unwise po- popular rights which he could with reasonab le Sir 11. W ' in the lonian Islands Prudence assent `paid to remain He, therefore, thought that Sir 14- after what should Ward was entitled to . had occurred. The Government at once to - fair and frank support from her Mr recall him, a d t commissioners in jestrs Ministers, whom nat the same time send ou and they will be pre ared to meet tbe lasY had confidence to inquire on the spot as to the motion of the Honourable Member p • - 1 causes of the prevailing discontent. - (Hear, hear.) for . Montrose in such, a way as they think the • • They justice of the case demanded. I Sir J. PAKINGTON observed, that he thought he had were of opinion that Sir I endeavoured bo° 1 nestl and some reason to complain of the course pursued by the Hon. e . y fearlessly to dh• I. Ward had endeavoure eed • o is duty to his Sovereign e , Member for Montrose. Some little time ago the Hon. "is country. and that he their was, therefore, entitled to Member moved for numerous papers on the subject of the support.—( Hear.) I lonian Islands, which he (Sir John Pakingtore) consented to Mr. F. PEEL said, ,although' • with he differed in opinion e produce, intimating, however, that, as a considerable portion the Right Hon of them would have to be sent for from the lonian Islands, that had b * Baronet in regard to the political change° time must necessarily elapse before they could be fur- • • been n* within the last few years in the con - much ait ution of th e • I nished Notwithstanding the absence of the papers, the lion. had full lonian 'elands, yet he must say that ,I 3e , Member gave notice of a motion for a Commission which the Hon Y and satisfactory replied to the ebservatious ° should go out to examine into the affairs of the lonian from the Member for elontrose. He was glad to collec'! Islands. Suddenly, however, the Lion. Member seemed to Ma' i speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman that h e _ e f, change his mind, and, to his (Sir J. Pakington s) surprise, thejes*" Government would not support the motion for he found him contending that the occasion for taking a vote of .aPpoimment of a Commission to inquire into the. cau , e-e„ on the Kafir war was a fitting one for treating of the; insurrection in Cephalonia in 1849, and in the preee uw affairs of Cephalonia.— (A I - nigh.) At first the Hon. Mem- : situation of the lonian Islands. Having given his attention bar appeared to be dealing with the Cape and the Kaffir 1.(i) the subject, it was certainly his opinion—although s ! c „ war, but at last he settled down in the lonian Islands.— * Ward might have erred in some things—that 110 ' 11 " (Hear, hear, and laughter.) As the lion. Member had not entitled to the gratitude of the lonian people themselve s, concluded with aoy motion, he Sir J. Pakington) sh as well as of that House ; for he was persuaded, th at have hardly known to what to reply if at ' an a &cat h a d not . ould to the ability and energy w hi c h c h ameee i ee d his ' been made on the conduct of Sir Henry Ward, and an • administration was owing the perservation of peace end nion expressed that he ought to be recalled from hia opi. order in Cephalonia in 1849, and the continuance of these That subject having been touched upon, however, he sbpost. islands under the protectorate of this country. The Hon. feel that he was shrinking from his duty if be did not f:' 11 1 state the views of the Government with regard d documents,friaMontrose. had dwelt principally upon twf , e t. r y eaccused ad v: f n . cing firs charges against Sir H. wars , (Rear, hear.) In the drat place, however, the- Ro use I whore hll • - - Hon. gred " Cee " in the insurrection 1 ep alma. . The Gentleman • said that Sir )1 War