The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-28 00:00:00

COY ENT-GARDEN.-THIS DAY.

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Although the weather still continues cold, the market is
well supplied with vegetables and fruit; but trade is dulL
English Pine-apples arc plentiful, considering the season.
English Orapesare over, and foreign ones arc a trifle dearer.
The best English Pears fetch good prices. They still conies
of Beurre Ranee, Ne Plus Means, and Easter Benne.
Oranges are plentiful and good. Nuts are nearly the same
as last quoted. Strawberries to small quantities have just
made their appearance. Carrots, Turnips, Cabbages, fie.,
are sufficient for the demand, and there is some fine Corn-
wall Broccoli in the market. Potatoes are generally good
in quality. Lettuces and other /Wading are sufficient ter
the demand. Mushrooms are cheaper. Cut Flowers consist
of Heaths, Epacrises, Mignonette, Camellias, Roses, Acacias,
Azaleas, Primulas, Hyacinths, Tulips, Lily of the Valley,
and other forced bulbs.

MITTS.
Pineapples, per lb., 44 to ea rrandre, per dos., Is to I. 64
Grapes, Lisbon, per lb., lld to land per 190, ts lid to los
Apples, klteb., per busli.,2sto3s6d nevi Ile, p, dos., ls. to 3s
Pears, dessert, per d e., 24 to 6. Note, Bar., . bush., 20s to 2:s
Almonds, per peek, 3s I burl,. 12r to Hs
sweet, per lb., 2s to 31 Oobs, per 100 lb., Ns to 100 s.
Lemons, per &s., Is to 2s

RORTARLP.a.
Savoy% per dos., 104 to Is id Beet, ger doe., le. to la
French p. 10a, bed toes Parente*, per doe., 4d to is
Broccoli, per 2d. to Is Ril Levee, iier bunch. Id to 2d
heeds, each 24 to 4d shalloot, per lb. ad to I Oil
Anwar" per bundle, .‘s to Se Gortic, per lb., 61 to 141
Sneak, per beget, :s 34 to 2. 6,1 Artichoke, Jerusalem, per half
limns, per dos., 22i to 3e sieve, old to
Rhubarb, p. bundle, ed to le ld lettuce, Cob., p. aonre, 4,1 to le
Potatoes, per toe, 4 0 to smell Sainte, p. pun., 2,1 to id
per cot., le to kHome Watch, bdl., Is hi ts
per Wilt., 1.14 to 2e 6d litialwoume, per pot, to to Is 3tl
Turnips, per dust., Is Gd to 2e6d per punnet, 911 to le
Cucumbers, each, Is Id to to !Sorrel, per halt cone, tall to le%
Celery, per bundle, Gd to le Gd I Fennel, per bunch, 24 to eit
()wrote, per bunch, sd te 7,1 natury, per bench, 2d to Jd
Brume, sprouts, per half siert, Thyme, per bourn, 2d to
1• to Is d Throb),bun., 0 to 3e
eldneelt, 'crown, le to In 6d Mew, Gee MINI:. 4,1 to ed
011101111, per bunch, Id to 44 Segel, pee botch, 3,1 teed
Spaniel), p doe., lead to3e I Martoram,do., per busehdd to Ad
Endive, per Spank we, Is tots 6,1 W2wronvaptr ios.bore h .6dt016

COALS.-LONDON, Fee. 27. -CLOBE OF THE MAR,
nirr.-Chester Main, 13s. ; Dean's Primrose, 121. 3d. ;
Howard's West Bartley Netherton, 134.; Jonassohn's West
Hartley, 124. 9d.; Loogridge's West Hartley, 13s. 6d. ; Its-
rensworth West Hartley, 134. ; Tanfield Moor Butes,
121. &I. ; Wylam, 13s. ; Walls End Acorn Close, Its.;
Walls End Brown, 125.; Wads End Goefortb, 13..9d.;
Walls End Ilarton, 13'. 9d. ; Walls End Harvey Wylam,
125.; Walls End liebhurn, 13s. 6d.; Walls End Heaton,
igs. 94.; Walls End Riddell, 130. 6d. ; Eden Main, lbe. ;
lAmbton Primrose, 15s. 3d.; Walls End Bradyll, 165.;
Walls End Helton, 16s. ; Walls End Haswell, 16s. 3d.;
Walls End Lambton, 15s. 9d.; Walls End Russell's
Helton, 16s 9d. ; Walls End Stewart's, 16s. ; Walls End
Whitwell, 13s. 3d. ; Walls End Ileugh Han, lb. 94.;
Walls End Kellos, 165.; Walls End South Kellue, les
9d. ; Walls End Brown's Deanery, 144. ; Walls En,
Tees, 165. ; Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff, 211.--I3hips
market, 164; sold, 67.

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LORD DERBY'S POLICY.
Soon after 6,
Tim Earl of DERBY rose and mid—My lords, the place
from which I now have the helmet: of addremiagyour lord- ,
sidewise oa me the aboolute duty of eudesvouring testate
y sad succinctly, with as much (rankness es is due
teas &sasses I have the honour of addressing, and with
Ise 110,11 reserve than is imposed on me, the motives which
bedewed me to accept the arduous task which I felt it my ,
duty not to refuse ; and also, u fir as I can, to lay before ,
=Lordships an outline of the course which, having un•
en that responsibility, I feel it incumbent on me to
adopt. But befoee l praised to that part of my subject, I
enema deny myself the gratidcation, in the pewees of
the noble marquis opposite, of expressing to hint, which
not being here I was unable to do at the last meeting
of the house, my grateful sense of the kind and friendly
manner in which be then spoke of me. My lord; by any
man, accepting the high office which I have now the honour
to fill, such terms of cummendation could wit but be grafi-
fying,..buc t they are peculiarly gratifying to me_ nut only iu
wa but
mya p r'vate
earliestell7l7.l I a
have coming
1 accustomed (rum
°e to
look up with respect and admiration; fur whom, as advanc-
ing yean rolled on, those feelings ripened into sincere per ,
easel friendship ; and of whom 1 am proud and happy to
my that I believe neither us the noble marquis's part, air
as mine, have the circumstances which have separated ,
one political nations in the slightest degree tended
to lawn our personal friendship. (Hear, hear.) 1 hope ,
this example, out of many, will show that amidst
all conflicts of party in this free collate" men en-
tertaining opinions far room widely different than
thee • which have separated the noble marquis and myself
may centimes to catenate feelings of personal regard, an- ,
embittered by the feelings of coetentiun and of party ; and ,
however different the views which a erase of public duty ,
may compel us to estertain, there is nothing in this
diversity of opinion which need isluence the personal feel-
fags of friendship ut English gentlemen. (Hear, hear.) ,
But, my lords, I have been given to uridentend—l trust,
however, that the noble marquis may have bees saisiateder-
stood—that the noble marquis intimated, upon the eiseasion
I have referred to, his intends. of shortly retiring hem the
active pursuits of hat political life and of these political
duties which for so lung a period be has dimities/gad with
sack signal success. My lords, if differences of opiskm
between any men could diminish the feelings of penenel
friendship between Tim and any man, it would be absoistely
Impossible that seek could he the case with the alibis mar- I
Isis, who-1 am sure I am expressing the he= s
of every individual on both sides of your
ships' house has won the esteem, confidence, and ,
I may my the affetiou, of every one of your .
lordships who have witnessed the firm, uncompromising,
dignified, and yet perfectly friendly and courteous, manner ,
is which he has discharged his duties in this house.
(Cheers.) And it may be—if the noble marquis in truth I
;attends tore ire from public life—it iney be an encourage- ,
/sent to future statesmen that they can point to his example I
and my that, atter a period of nearly fifty years spent in the i
public service, a statesman could retire with the friendship i
--the warm sad cordial friendship—of his political ONO-
aides: with the sincere respect and esteem of his political
e..nents ; and with a character unblemished by a single
Malta upm his political virtue. (Loud cheers.) My lords,
luting thus relieved my mind of the debt of gratitude
which 1 felt to be due to the noble marquis, I must proceed
to a fax more ardsous portion of the task imposed upon
me. It is unnecessary that I should trouble your lord-
ships with any &pen. *cisme of mine, or any statement
Odle dam which may have led to the downfall of the late
sidesinistration. Undoubtedly, although there had been
a general expectation that the iseignation of her Majesty's
fate Weiler. was nut far distant, I for one so little expected
bseli an event would WWI' on this particular occasion, that,
lamest of your lordships are aware, I had actually gone
down into the country to spend three or four days. I will ,
set attempt to speculate whether the particular vote ar-
✓ived at on the messiest referred to, or whether others
might beveled to • determination on the part of the govern- I
moat, which was only confirmed by that vote, to resign
lOW It was os Saturday that I read to my surprise the
intelligence of the result of the division of the House of
Cesuniens, and of the resignation of her Majesty's govern-
meat , sad as the evening of that day I bad the honour of I
resolving her Majesty's command to wait on her at the
at half past 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day.
rahaact;then to consider, not what course It was my interest,
bet what course it was my public duty to take. I had to
weigh deliberatelt and candidly all the overwhelming dill-
males of the situation—all the seta esspeneitilities of the
task which I felt I must be called sa npertens. I had
le weigh on the other side, se it Vale ass, the non
awful respeatibility, if it could be to me, that from
unigliarpsse tens myself the
=lad aneseallity, I bad int. by sty all
ot, the Queen
and the osealsy,, at the present time, without an admini-
stration, branar enterthy Is may be. I saw but little
prospect of any abet goventsmat being speedily formed.
I saw little prespeek end noble lens opposite will forgive
arierii4zatt I should have sees bat advantage of
•ig 'pia be be Binned, within a short
by the see mptlea of Ben panic duty by the
whieled jest Mini. (Boor, hear.) I felt, my
led; however myself unequal to the task, bow-
ever rest be ' that might stand In my way—
▪ ese ten rey poeitioa—dinenties teen nese
who. skein ng spin" nee manly sennend • saw
jority la 60 ether bean—l sag deliberately
sad not ovedeekiag say sae at these awideratio:s,ir Zit
that the ant duty 1 owed mg Insengss and my country
was at this tine that the gantryßend nom be Int with.
ad ea alblialhindlilL Ind eat Innen • asp eneeles•
WIC
ins et the esernibil. I was farienlag. et no
adeneerly perters the deans I a n
unmasmg k. I
at ISMs sod nine hselledin ladoneed to bee Megan,
seedeng her psalm enewesis to that Whet, my
Mange the Wit of the hftiliillll K .•
ml-
lie% Mg lens. rodnwd nigh anent aB nese with
elan I bet hit Blebs wady te sannaisete. sad I ins
=taa friagtbs ds, le ley Woe her Mindy an
ithe Satinet; end in the MINN of the Bar or
Ave age whisk lava sine eland. I lave beta able to
Wait lona Mejearg, sad hanbal =ars Ma-
jesty, • Ibt et lbw to when the wen
My kirk at the saw 111 tit
bang thus ountleated, I lasi it averesery net I should
state began lordships bandy sad without the least re-
serve the teens of pain which I feel it as be.
parative
touty Assme to wen My lans, wish
regard thereinter a this esawy. I
an we thseets baldly be an ana awn
yen lerdsidge, sad few laden in the who
Via an wanly desire to ens maintsiani the llaiigsof
aineadjeen Hem) I es we that tine le sr is.
et mg sib kinds air en who will on tank Bet every
Wag nth. goveransat *WI be veld for the peeps* of
sanwriag the rometeet new of iseerriag ante tile new
Ass of vier. (Bear) In my splint that Assn et ne.
swing pew width I enseena sew Inge le rte
Is an te be
by by the Inky eg bizegiauslau
act apereilan by swamies as
hat It is not, IS the other Imsekssagrietwprehemi, ths most
likely to be attained by these Mann theorise maw
men advocate of universal dimemomeat—( if
that disarmament he not ennead. at bast that walwll an ex-
ample should be set by this esentry of platiaa Wit in the
emidition of being depnved of the Id del4le.. (Het)
bly lords, I believe race will be best migionaimel by min
lathing with all foreign powers a ads, • iislibente, a sea-
eintory seam et evades; set in acts nen bat is words
sad expression •
_by adhatin With strict fidelity, is the
spilt an la as. to the orstioss hawed a es by
ear Wiwi Widen sad respseft as the Onset
tatiorshanum et an mati=dast ones, air=
shoolate right to regales, to their *era MB awl
the internal Mike et awn administration
hear.)Bess, My lonia, I balm that the ommilistian
ander which we have the hagglers to live is of r Mae*
sable constitutions the bud nagged le enure the happiness
sad liberty of the subjects of the Nam • sad I asehi be
glad Indeed to see our example itself theenshent
the elations of the world ; but we have no right, as a sutlers,
to interfere with the peedisher Imokeak," or
for this or that partienW hens of gomernmeat ether
nations may adopt, be it the mini absolute deepodies—he
it constitutional republie--be it ma absolute red espublic—
if it is the choice of any country, so far as it asasents its
own Internal government, it is the policy and the duty of
DeWitt statesmen and the goverament to resegaise
(Hear, hear.) My lords, I concur entirely in the
*Nervations which were made with great truth and with
great dignity by the noble earl the late beerstary toe the
foreign departments few days ago. I think, in our con-
duet with foreign nations, there is fat more dignity, if we or
any of our tilow.subjects have committed an injury or an
injustice of which a (onion power bee a right to complain
—.I think the dignified course in public as in private life is
at once to offer without waiting to Masked for it, such
✓eparations es die cireanutances of the ease, and as fares one's
conscience may dictate, may appear to be right. On the
ether hand, I am convinced that if we have reason to com-
plain of *ha • midget of any foreign country, that course is
plain and simple: frankly and temperately to state the
eumplaint we have to make, not indulging in vituperatios
end intemperance of language, but submitting equally to
the honour and justice of other countries the claim we
should be the first to acknowledge ourselves. My lords,
I cannot but thick that, acting steadily on this pnnciple.
a-it actinic on this principle alike in reference to the most
powerful and the weakest of the notions with which we are
I.rwiilit in contact, we may not only be melded to main-
t iu the lib semis of peace, but ho enabled farther to place
the country in an attitude of cerdial and sincere friendship
%fib most nations of the world. (Hear, hear) And the
more I entertain this belief and hope that the preservation
of peace and a good understanding with the nations of
Europe is in the highest degree probable, strange as it may
appear, I should he inclined to say that it is doubly incum-
bent oe the government not to neglect those preparations
which in soy judgment our predeceseors have wisely
•lopted fur planing this country In a position, by the inter•
sal organisation of its domestic affairs, to be free from all
possibility of tertian aggression. I believe our naval force
never WWI se • more effective state than it is in at the pre-
sent moment. (User, hear.) I believe for all purposes for

OM& he serviese may be required—whether to guard the
diem of lbss=• whether le guard ear distant •s-
-reolooft sad 'es ea almost heendless extent that
11•111•11.111 WPM •••Ty •••• NBA Ills every Pft
I lisbefhied the tolls eledd—l believe That the state et the
mg mow gm mei elleleat Shea DMA hie -000103.,
mil the MOW ellem I balm do se be u
Otery_s_lisin
OM. SO Wee ibMll.lllllelle relestesed ;.. Br,
lho MOM ski waked et Padellisa, llitebAsibr erialli
meld oeseMen.le Meaner , se heavy a lesdit *di •.;
gMeeks - ) Siet, naeemesess
my =la as these esiestiesee it ns
are qpnis
le whim OM duties, if mid spout to defend thew
asentry, einagefigelk that b is neendition in which
it is impeeeY•#s ground of lig'
lousy to say liweip Pa& , -) The iris of
this country see Imellb te a hop Needing army ;
has no projects./ to extend bee=
nions--aod dr lionaLgarbe 1"11= to Mat We Ss—
largeorgn *Ara asioney
military heir. (Hear Isar.) khans
to the honour and character of the lienntry—l know
'well that it this *sentry were dirmateued for •
mired with Leona. sad es
.and any
essery. 3•0•1• Al. Nair* sod else
es
sae mesa to defend .their Mile Ired.—rosass
hoover bet feel that the who* wed loyal besets that
treald rush to the serer, WS* fissiAry—l meet but
MI that, unless they were essepswed he the nest part of
dis•lined forge* they would meet a illedmeseteesion on
hems of bieeM diodveatage. (lisobilear.) Various
esesdens have eameudlindfbu when pleyeitkes beroo have been
=kei 00 moshotthg eli onothe.
hue, whish Ms ment es
always Mime ea he Mosel
military ',rotation ; but I thiuk it is salbeleaste
that there propositions have he the most peg bees
made under the premise el introdiella =Nib Or
the apprehension of issmills• ollsogno. _ when
the grounds of apprehends. beeressairesh t•Pais
by the recruit, V for precaution Ile be entirely
overlooked. Now, it appears to ese ISM le Oh Mane of
proceeding there is a double disadvantage: if nioseares are
taken for hastily organising a free which cannot be aggres-
sive, bat must be essentially of a defensive character, us the
first pima, these measure* must be attended with large and
• y expense; and in the next plane, the preparation
wield prebibly he too late to meet the danger; whilst in
the Med OM. from being Madly adapted, Use provision
thmemplue would probably be inadequate. Bet there is a
filleliber disesteeming, that the very feet of taking these
etalentiedisary precautions at Gees MMUS, the panic sad
airs which give rise to the necessity of making them ;
AWL rain, tend to excite the jeslour of those foreign
pewee against whose supposed intention it is necessary to
porfsin Therefore, the move °madder I feel of the peace
et lesespe,. this more I urge on your lordships the limper',
ties nesessay of now, at this time, and sot whea the next
apprehension may occur, taking the necessary measures,
with due deliberation and suffinent promptitude for giving,
not a large military force to the country, hut burin/motet:
organisation and discipline which, if the moment of
should arise, would command net only loyal but disciplined
forces. (Bear, hear,) For the maintenance of the thin-
quillity of this country, no regular or irregular military
force was likely to be required. On many memorable oe
canons, and epos more than ens during the last three or
four years, the people of this country have excited the
admiration and wonder of foreign nations, when they have
shown that the peace and tranquillity of England can
safely be entrusted to the loyalty of the people. I
believe it is not the ability of her rulers I
am yore it is not the multitude of her forces—that keeps
this country in a state of tranquillity and contentment ;
bat • due and frank appreciation, on the part of every
class of her Majesty's subjects, of the inestimable v.lue of
those institutions under which they lire; and their convic-
tion that not more are the just prerogatives of the crown,
than the tree liberties of the people, secured by the Bri-
tish orstitutima. (Cheers.) Under those institutions
we are set oily peaceful and tranquil at home ; but under
these institutions this 'sentry has ever been, and God for-
bid that it amid ever suss to be, a refuge fur those whom
esiefsetane et say deeeriptkei may have driven to seek the
Ashore( we beepitable therm (Cheers. With the die
tiorbsiness end diMnatime et foreign countries we have
smiths; tie de ; but wheel from them diSculties
and a•sedem, exiles sad fugitives reach the shores of
this country, they always have had a right to remain, and I
hope we always shall continue to exhibit the same frank and
rahospitality. But I say also, on the other hand, that
:bounden duty of all those who choose, dying from
misfortunes in their own country, here to find • sate and
Mum asylum—l say it is their bounden duty not to
shoe the rights given to them—not to compro-
=at all insets, the interests of the country
has reseind Om to her hospitable arms.
• imee renews against their own country,
leiskailVtlik they essiesces with comparative safety
he dia under tee of the laws. I say further, it is
sot only eft, but it is the of her Majesty's govern-
ment, withal demeediug Is a2=oiref—thaalt God, we
have no Radii ward fore—st and Wanes,
whisk is alms to the feelings he matry. l say it is
mert Indy le Imp • guard over the stenements of finch
pewees. who amr be disposed so to abuse our hospitality ;
sot I toy. I 1 wq seep hestne le their Mho country oa do
aofa theme posses am to the Ismiedge of her Ma-
s peosesiest, it le ins eight sad duty to put Mt
f weimme* in pommies of the mad to pees
them estame pod. (Meet. bear.) Fartherfarts, thaw thin. It
is ass MI alt is not la the power of the British gro
venom* is go ; and II lims peruse, wider say
eiremenetemeay sad the. sleswer reentry, attempt
to levy war *do we country, that is
by law a padiahle eilkosee sad it 1 the duty
to berassty's severessest to vial seek ea abase
with sad exemplary pasklmest. DO Met
of that Min the eye of the km se am, sipia the
bewail.. ei the esontry, obis os Os me besd we eve
Owed Is yedirm the duties of Beehive esl emir le eh
heelis pewee, we resasChe des yeepeee—l well soy of
avosies So botility, bet ef sneering the friendship, eves
of these essorke with whom we are in the closest intimacy
—we siesid ev, a for diet pupas! strain the law and ems-
stitsden of this blue tot whisk is wesembed
by the law. (Hew.) My I have avowed the priendpise
on which I think OW Brew MObe shield be regulated,
and I will net Miele boo belles with • spostion of far
purer diffieulty, eel hem oyeeMag heady apes the sub-
of one ommedel sad SheriMpelbo. Ice Md. low
the wens tad mad sewporler ef tbe Model swum
latredeeed by des Ills Ifir Z. Peek I entirely soomed of
the mike of or meow deist which at tilt time he
sod I selhely emceed of the prim*. why
r =NA lin to sonseene %
•—ele., to hewn dello ea
tie yeimkel Moho et hope he tbe peoposef Ming •
remise; het ma fro the of Mies a Nome
simply, bet he lbe puma befog Modeles ea a even
properties le the Weal to ebbe the Midas the sell ef
the duty ahairi. er al est silt, of tbe esysedlinse et
future Midi Moor. 1 endemed thet the Isimiple to
be laid dee% la shish I essiosell, sae ef die stmt pee
sable eholeies of ell the saw meeeteis whisk Mused the
bast Meier domed. ladostry. A harm wee% to a
cools esiot,
_leo been ohm* eines theityweled mad I
mom bus Mak ther, if we leek to the Meer disee.
eiei sesem. time h weeimi Int beliervisMothwish
is one. hi
yelatef Oardple ea wiees, he rdemide end mild
odds (tseer, how) Tear lemlebire will forgive meif
I commy set in detail, but If I merely semest the system
while preeells with regard te the mom in this cosatry
with that which I have beard heeded es the high free-trade
tariff of the United States ef Affersio. That tariff Mess
on almost all imports duties ems er lees extensive, duties
is acme respects to a great and oppressive extent ; bet fa
ahem every instance levies these duties principally end
avowedly ea those articles which mainly enter into ear
petition with the produce of their own oil, mad the podia"
of their owe industry. My lards, we appear to ato have
proceeded recently on a different principle, for while we
admit, with entire freedoms, all those articles which do so
ester foto competition, we load with as inordinate amount
of taxation • certain small amber of articles of immense '
extent of consumption, entering directly into the necessary
consumption of the masses of the community. And I beg
your lordships will not lose sight of this feet, that when the
whole supply of any article is furnished from • foreign
country, the whole amount of the duty imposed on the
import of the article falls necessarily. on the consumer
in the shape of an mimeses of peso. But where you
impose a duty upon articles ot w • a portion is supplied
at home, and only a portion from abroad, there the mea-
sure of the duty is not the mama» of the increase of price,
but the increase of price is duly in proportion to the small
amount of foreign produce which may be excluded oy the
imposition of any duty whatsoever; and which may sow
sequently diminish the ripply, end thereby, to a artsia
extent, enhance the price. Between those two principles I
think the American system is the easiest defended, and Is
least burdensome to the consumer. My lords, at the Mme
time I don't shriek from expressing again, as I have on
former occasions, and repeating in office what I have stated
out of office, that in my individual opinion I see no ground
why, from that general system of imposing duties on
foreign imports the single article of corn should be made a
solitary exception.lstate this u my opinion, but at the same
time I have always said, and I repeat again, that it is
a question which can only be solved by a reforms to •
well understood and well expressed opinion of the intelli-
gent portion of the community. (Cheers.) Any possibility,
any idea of dealing with a system so vast as the &uncial
policy of the country, including in its range ass ealy dir-
ties oa foteiga imports, the customs dotes, bet do the
incidents and pressure of domeedielllnd bend
say any scheme so large and eateadee Ursine to be
irmilig
with by a government, strong not oily in the
dear of the country, but of parliament, and orbited be
carry, with the concurrence of parliament and of the
country, measures adopted and matured with that degree
of deliberation, are, and foresight which it is impossible'
any administration can give to the subject when called on
suddenly to deal with public affairs at the commencement
of • parliamentary session. I have said I know the
position we are in. I have said that in the other house
we are in a minority. I know not whether we
are seabed to command • majority in favour of our view.
in the hem which I have now the bosom to address; but
I say the mss motives which induced me to sacrifice all
other enesiderations to avoid the responsibility of leaving
the meetly without • government, weigh in my mind with
equal terse te Induce me to think that the public interest
meld set be eserelted, at this period of the year and in
the eirememere of the world, in unnecessarily interrupt-
ion he • mossiderable period the sitting of the other house
er pertheneat. My lords, aware, then, that fur the purpose
of torturing and c irrying out the policy which 1 consider to
he advantageous fir the interests of the country, while I
err frankly tad freely what that policy will be, and what
ray *Wow are, I contest, my lords, that, situated es we
ere, we ham a much humbler, but, at the same time, art
Liss ighipseling duty to perform. I avow we cannot car
ma • parliamentary =lf, and I avow that, In
ire ha 9y that con , I felt it sty duty