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peeled! Why, he egad net but brew the. the effect of
seek • rule would be to piece British industry under a great
disadvantage. (Cheers.) An boa. friend of his had given
eotice that he sheath' move a clause exempting Ireland from
the operation of Ole bill. That was an amendment which,
jutica to El= he could not support ; but he
must eig that le t theses wee enough, at the present
dine, in the state of Ireland, to form good meson why no
sash messes should he pissed at cll. He had a teemmutica-
tam hem Ulster, stating that all the labour of the weavers
la that province, during three nights egad de days of the
week, was scarcely 'diciest to secure them a livelihood.
Were they, then. by legislative iaterference, to drive three
men to relinquish the occupations in which they had been
brought up, and enter upon other emplisyments, to which
then were unaccustomed? If they did so, they would cer-
tainly do anything but a kindness to the labourer. (Year
hear.) Aed this brought hiss to wit how far it was intended
that the principle of this measure should be carried ) D.d
their contemplate earning it out or not ? Was this to be a
flail measure, or were they to go further still? These were
questions which were very material, end to which he should
be glad of a reel y before they went to a division.
Mr. STANSFIELD had no &Wet that, if this bill were
varied, pant injury would be done to the workpesple. But
the mall manufacturers would also be most injuriously
effected ; indeed, unlade machinery could be very greatly
improved, this clam must, fur the most part, be ruined. He
regretted that parliament was likely to be induced, by popular
clamour, to sold another to the long list of useless restrictions
upon time. (Cries of" Question "—" Withdraw!")
Mr. HUME (who rose amid loud cries of " Oh," and
" Divide") expressed his regret that the house should display
such great impatience to pass so dangerous a measure as that
before them. He was astonished that a majority should he
found in the present parliament to put a stop to free trade in
labour. Let theta reflect on wh it would be the conse-
quences if this bill injured cur manufactures to any large
extent. Let labour be thrown loose, and who would have to
support it? The land would be the victim ; and this was a
port which the country gentlemen in that house ought
esrionely to consider; 20 or Si per cent, of additional taxa-
tion surely would be ne benefit in a country already over-
taxed. ney were bound to reflect also that there was
nothing so dangerous to Mover with in this country as
capital. Capital- could move, though land could not ; and if
capital and labour were withdrawn, land would he nearly
valueless. For their own sakes, therefore, let them reject
the bill.
The house divided—For the third reading 161
Against it
The bill then passed.
THE GREEK LOAN.
On the order of the day for going into committee of supply,
Lord J. MANNERS rose to m yes for a return of all
moneys paid by Great Britain on account of the interest of
the Greek loan, op to the Ist day of January, 1847. The
noble lord said that on a former occasion he had expressed
his regret at the influence which France had exercised in the
affairs et Greece. In the course of last week the committee
appointed by the French chambers to investigate the subject
of the lean, presented an unanimous report. They declared
that they were of opinion that the French nation ought,
without ceasing, to watch over the preservation of
the rights and interests of Greece, and to continue
with firmness and perseverance the generous mission which
they had undertaken. "We confide willingly," they said,
" to the king's government, • case which has never ceased to
be French ; and they expressed an ardent desire that the
French policy might be cautioned in the alma spirit, and on
the same principles. As regarded the loan, they Nought it
would not he consistent with the honour of Francs either to
make a demand or to utter a menace in the cam of the pre-
sent 'apneas and skilful ministry. He (Lord J Manners)
had endeavoured to chow, previously, how far the terms
"sagacious and " could be justly applied to
Y. Coletti and the finance minister of Greece; and
they had learnt since that the hotter had found it necessary
te resign 'listens'. He had no wish to censors her Majesty's
Greece, ad sent for the course they had pursued with respect to
nor h he any desire to see force or menace used to
obtain the repayment of the lean. What he desired was
that the house should express, in firm and decided has.
*nage, an opinion favourable to the independence of that
country, whose freedem this country had inaugurated, and
whose uselependenes it bed achieved. He woold only add,
that in reference to the report to which he had
referred, M. Guixot had expressed himself in these
remarkable terms: "The sentiments and intentions ex•
=in the re port are those which the government of the
IL followed, sad will continue to follow, as the rule of
its conduct"
Lord PALMERSTON said, I wish to state in the first
place, that I can have no objection to the production of the
papers for which the noble lord has moved, provided he will
withdraw his motion for the present, in order that it may
not interfere with the other business of the evening. With
regard to the general view which the noble lord has taken of
the affairs of Greece, I must say that I, in a great degree,
concur in that view. The house well knows that the inde-
pendence of Greece was achieved by the interposition
of England, France, and Rued., an interposition which was
exercised after a struggle of five or six years between the
Greek nation and the Turkish government, and which was
weans from the government of the day by the public feeling
not only of thin country, but of almost all civilised Europe.
The object for which that interoceition took place was to
place a nation endeared to every man by ancient recollec-
tions, and by the achievements of their fathers, in a posi-
tion of independence, of happiness, and of increasing pro-
sperity. I am obliged to confess, that hitherto the benevo-
lent intention which actuated the three powm has not been
accomplished. The present internal condition of Greece is
hr from being that which her well-wishers desire, and I am
afraid that the government now existing in Greece is con-
ducted on principles of peculation by those who are employed
under the crown, and that corrupt practices prevail amongst
those who ought to be the guardians of the pooular interests.
It is too true, else, that acts of great atrocity are from time
he time committed by persons in the employment of the go.
volumene and that torture, bohemia in its chat 'env, and re-
mised in • manner which I would not shock the flea ;lags of the
holm by describing, is inflicted on the unoffending inhabi.
tants of Greece ; and I lament to my that such tirtures
have in one instance been inflicted on an lonian subject enti-
tled to British protection. We have the confession of the
late Minister of Finance, that the revenue is embezzled in
its regrew te the Exchequer, and that it is misapplied after.
wards • and it was stated in open parliament by the mme
minister, that whereas part of the revenue of Greece is de-
rived from contributions in kind, in grain, for in.
stance, from one district which bad supplied on an
average of years 180,000 measures of grain for the
tressury, not more than 8,000 were rewind last year ;
and the excuse offered wok that agents were forced on the
Mance Minister, is wen to promote the personal interest
of members of the eihmber. It was proved also, that docu-
ments laid before isselbreent as proofs to show the amount of
MUMS received bed hum falsified, and the admission has been
weirs SW the sliest stench falsification was to prevent the
appear re of a emus,which really existed notwithatand.
tag the irebessiersith lest any of the money should be taken
Sul fifths sonttry to repay the loan. (Hear.) Although the
Ddb mernetent, In connexion with the governments of
Pima nod Russia, guaranteed the independence of the
Meek states, yet I do not hold that that guarantee gives
timmirany right to interfere with the internal administration
et
Gasser beyond the point of requiring that the treaty en-
Cal°ll2 wkich she
faithfully observed.herselfd
nto. pay the
ver wienterr
doef
pion** penal maladministration of Grecian affairs, still
boa he deplasd, nor for either of the two other powers,
to perelbe to the Greek sovereign who shall be the minister,
or what shall be the administration. (Hear, hear.) In
1832, however, a treaty was concluded by which the three
guaranteed the interest and the sinking-fund of a
powersof 00,000,000 francs; and in order to provide against
that charge bring u•necessarily thrown on the three powers,
tore was taken, in the wording of the treaty, that
the mamashould, in the bet retiree, he embed
to the &amp a the obligatith entreeted with the -dine
Sis.vithe Zele "ffiliviewatalt everdtht=thP:rath:ti Athim
I threat to say that the engagement has been
orb* set at ompt ; and the return awned for by the
nab Fad will thew that between the yeer 1843 nod the
meat time o ament little short of 200,0001. has bees
ethanol by tide emery for Greece. If that advance were
reulg neserary,l Wien that the same kind of pens sue
hake mail& IA the Doltish nation to rusetios the ma.
moo tern to Mail& Grecian independence, woad
ban hi then to resolve tho application for Bridal
millhead verplaing; bat If it appear, as I think j411:64.6
the Beide oaths the been called upon to pay the
soma of *Nth tor the ran purpose if eretior the
adothithades to sem on a aster of panlaties and ow-
reptier—Oiser, bese)—red the teL ellthet a which is to
raider • path net of woe ia pour, I b think that it
boom the do* et thine who re abased with the can of
the Werth of this earsatry to raw dun app ileatin to the
gook menriert to pop theirowsialweenothidnewino.
011owt.j a Feint that then druid be soy lberiehr
he the pelothi sathearle of the amble lord. With
« the era* of Amapa inIIIMNISSIN all I can say raelg
that a for se we, the NOM masenat, are coosenied, we
have se pertlie or peponderathg Wares in Genet. I
emir at all undentead the rearm a the tam " Zs-
preneh" or " /loath "CssZalen " is Chem.
bear.) lilrhy, sir, what sibieet no either
etc Tenn have to aim at there ? (Hue leer.)
I moo the house, that if a 'minister of Greece, be his name
what it right, were to send es a bleak bit of ma, with
his moo at dr bottom of it, sad were to say, "write above
my MIN say asaiiiisaa you please to dictate," gran to
lauderl othentepe, whether politica ee
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if midi be oar hedstallti atilimpumes *sa-
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hum isle raistearee in Onsee et ea
chemise whisk is said to be the repeesseative of
Petra lamote--(bser, bear)—l rant see what parkelse
Fro eldest is to be thereby nosertared. (Hear, hear.)
Bold the Prone peeeremat Mak that it is an area%
to Now and le the licerit that It is a lthreph
then that the Cheat uthhear be the boa earth*
thrm& the Tomb pm*. why lon thy is, that se Mop
as the uthirer haft firs endither reinedild Halms.
Sonia rip lode sable/ ithy ma be this ern* that jar*
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country or to any ether enentry is Europe. All we wish
in, I tweet, that. Greece may be well governed ; and I mast
Pay, that, considering the past which this country took is
her easaiseipatioa, it is not adz ?unmet, bat it is a duty oa
the put of the government of Fingisnd to nee any good
offices which may be in her power, consistently with due
=for the independenee of Greece, to anise Greece is
wlng oat that career which, ea an inferior Mate, the is
destined to run. We easy have our opinions as to the
capacity of different statesmen in Greece; but, belt governed
ill or be It governed well, however we may lament the one
or however we may rejoice at the other, we do not pretend to
dictate on that point to the government of Greece. We
trust that the repreeentations which we have made will I
induce Greece to full! in treaty-obligations to England
we trust also that the complaints of British subjects will be
duly considered by the Greek government; but although we
are prepared to give advice to the King and his administra-
tins, yet we disclaim having any View, connected with
Greece on account of which we should wi.h to create a
British party separate to tt. feeling% from a party
properly called Greek. And, ma regarla those who are
commonly celled "the British party" in Greece, I must do
them the justice to say that I am-perfectly convinced that
the only sense in which they can properly be called •
" British party" is this, that they believe the British govern-
ment wishes sincerely and honestly the welfare of their
country ; and I feel perfectly persuaded that there are none
unonct them who, if the British government were to ask
anything in the slightest degree inimical to the interests, or
derogatory to the }townie, of hie country, would not
" repudiate the name of British party," and show that they
were Greeks' and Greeks alone. (Hear, hear.) I again my
that at another period I shall be most ready to accede to the
motion of the noble lord.
. . .

Bir R. INGLIS agreed with the noble lord, that the only
ground of interference with Greece was the stipulation as te
the repayment of the loan. There were but three countries
in the world with which England had soy right to interfere
—Sardinia (ia reference to the Vaudois), Poland, and
Greece. He would have been better pleased bad be seen
England and France uniting against the beredinu7
desire of Russia to poetess herself not only of
Greece, but of the whole Turkish empire. But
whatever the differences of opinion between the two re-
presentatives of the two greatest powers of Europe, he
trusted that there was in both countries sufßc:ent expe-
rience of the blesdngs of pevae to prevent them from eon.
verting these differences of opinion in.° hostilities. Inde-
pendent of every other eonsidenttion Greece had a powerful
claim to the sympathy of every right-thinking mind, In this
noble manner in which she had effected her last bloodless
revolution. .

Sr J. lIANMER eonsidered that parliament should not
only demand payment of the debt due to Breland, bat
should endeavour to prevent the repetition of the tortures
which it had been stated the constitutional government of
Greece had inflicted within recent years upon its subjects.
Dr. BOWRING vindicated the right of Greece to an es-
sentially Greek government—Greek in its composition, and
Greek in its spirit. He lamented the nomination to the
throes of Greece of a foreign king with foreign tastes and
foreign tendencies.
Mr. P. BORTHWICK expressed his gratification at the
statement which had been elicited from the noble lord op-
posite.
Mr. HUME asked whether the noble lord near him had
any objection to state whether any remonstrances had been
made by England to the Greek government against the acts
of tyranny which had been committed by that government,
and checking their recurrence /
Viscount PALMERSTON said that, both in relent/ice to the
torturewhich had been inflicted on an loetan, and to various
cam arising oat of the system prevalent in Greece of what
was called brigao, or general robbery, the British go-
vernment had made strong representations to the Greek
government.
The amendment was then withdrawn.
COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

The house tien:Qii;t7io;liniiiiiof:upisly.
The first vote was 117,9891., to defray the expense of the
maintenance and repair of public buildings.
Mr. HUME expressed his opinion that there should be
every year a report of what had been actually done in the
past year, in reference to the erection of new, and the repair
of ancient public buildings.
Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the large amount demanded
for the alterations in the royal palaces, and to the number of
the palaces themselves, which he considered perfectly absurd.
There were eleven royal palaces, one half of which were
never inhabited by her Majesty, and probably never seen by
her. He complained also of the high rents paid for offices
for ecclesiastical aad other commissions. He thought
that all ecclesiastical expenses should come out of the re-
venues of the church.

Viscount MORPETH admitted that a great waste of
public money erase from the high rents paid for office, for
public dewtmants, but the evil was unavoidable until the
public afforded government means to provide more extensive
permanent accommodation. As to Hampton Court, when
it was considered how much rational enjoyment it afforded
the public, he felt sure that the amount required for its
maintenance would not be grudged by. the house. (Hear.)
Dr. BO WRING complained of an item of expenditure
for the Isle of Man. lie thought that the expenses of the
island should be defrayed out of its own resources.
Viscount MORPETH could only explain the item on the
suppoeition that it formed part of the terms under which the
island came into the possession of the crown.
The vote was agreed to.
50,0001. for repairs and alterations of Buckingham Palace,
during the year 1847.
Mr. HIJME objected to the throwing away of so much
money on a ►uiiding which could never be properly adapted
for the purpose intended.
Lord J. RUSSELL said, that the question the govern-
ment had met to consider, with reference to the royal reel
denee was, whether they should alter Buckingham Palace,
or build a new one on a handsomer plan. In his opinion,
the latter plan would have been the better, but then it would
have incurred an expense of eight or nine hundred thousand
pounds, a rum which he feared would not have received the
vote of the hon. member for Coventry. He was of opinion
that the alterations, as designed by Mr. Store, would be both
handsome and convenient. . . . .

Mr. WILLIAMS concurred in the view taken by the
noble lord, but koped that the sum propoced would cover all
the expenditure.
Viscount MORPETH said that Mr. Blore•e estimate did
not exceed 150,0001., and that they hope/ to save some items
even out of that sum.

Voteigeeed to.
5,5031. to defray the expenses of a palm-house in the royal
gardens at Kew.
After a few words from Messrs. Hume and Wit memo, the
vote was agreed to.
17,7091. to &fray expenses of temporary homes of par-
liament. . . . . . .

Mr. iITTME wished to know when the house might expect
a detailed account of these expenses, and also when they
were likely to get into their new house. (A laugh.)
Viscount MORPETH would use all diligence respecting
the ea:mints, but could make no promise respecting the new
building. (laughter.)
Sir R. INGL( thought that the accounts in question
should be submitted to a committee. He feared that without
soma such step on the part of the benne, they would never
get into the new building.
Dr. HO WRING thought that some such steps as had ex-
pedited the Home of Lords, should be tried by the Commons
to get the apartment intended for their deliberations com-
pleted.
Mr. 0017LBURN reminded the boo, gentleman that there

was an Arises reason why the new Louis for the lords had
been Waal before that for the einamons, in the fart that
very awash, to their own hiesaveadence the lords had (lei
withSok der thee to the enamor, rifling up thewerhse
es wetwest wholly issdeguate for the wpm rf
Ode Mks. Xs Om& It math owe desirable Dot the
weds thislip ea Nwereirgy, Sim diet by be k
teg seded
th oy ass Id. es tre•M probably be the wee, after
wards Awl
le bags west mem Is abrades& The
k &meld W
the delay be rammbsiod, were net mirth*
.
Biz DE L. DYADS resisialted that if there wee ne
hiseaveniessee, that argaziont night be carried to the
sliest st raying there wee so seed of a new Amber at A.
It they were to have a new kwars, they should know wham
it Wald be ready. He weleseeell that the writhed wee
=ais bending wow is er twelve pekoes tar ea wry
mai grotleetwa wbs would wet well, awl the weak
wee OM the paddle baileys were
Leal I. RUSSELL bawd th:laseilastolter was wit
hassei ea to the redoes
sowwwersest pressothe Mtn has
*dew doe ettesties to the nylelles of the sew yokes. It
the -lame aired that the
moil raw bathe risehl be amplthed
with alleeerdbery yowle d*, assay seeswery
kw that pupae, the leit well Where is elfsetiss.
Es, however, uswered with the right his, member kr
(=Cthiekleg that then was so mew for extra-
u in
rry, and that it was beteer to allow the Width.
10 premed gradually.
soti=to the complaiat of en How. Hums, of the kr
setellthiededes he the losiliellet ethwelthoe sew
weld be bdiered tight mow eastiellks
seem rishloTblimil as
ram lrerill ley week.
Xr. • kwer
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sow ewer
shaft bed at lesgth been Ism %Wynn the 31E'
mil Dr. WM, is regard to the wothelies et titr
Las eider that all further d ma &et
He comeeired that the Isom of wield
=2lllll, Gas °thinks by the Howe et Lori
beisg Mi leek as the giddiest, bwalgag by lie as
mimeo of that been weak se delft by swift web I
elaborate theiredise.is amber lor the Hennes
boom eale~ll_!_r Mow)
Lord KORM= bed etheffies et Widths. that
tit
„cr. is Awes barest Xr. Dewy wel Dr. Hold,
ineseithie eyseptent et as .arable slow
ere* Ow bed hitherto disc Mew, wad $ 10400
Xr. CIE esseldered the now HMSO et
Leath se well adapted the the man swialla tag
bilektilie—wtivref drrxrdhotess. of prime&
Is to_ this vote
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MAW. beett=dsd is the desseelkso et thew,
Hew et Ueda. at the Ikea whisk sew es
rtagdrirwrketwr suipsta that the pawls alwald
If teems eyeing of swim
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we prim Dr hdldbei, ho Ulm. that the tohd ea-
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were ;et wasses t• lbw the sew Nam et Lade w=
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be skewed to risk thewa le
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midi Not Wed= with the Widmer .he hew. (Hier

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Ha eddied to Elam whether plans and estimates hod been
:La p
kia by Dr. Bea. of the oast of ventilating lbs new
or whether he—ellhe Kr. Berm who, of mons, son-
salted only his &inanition—was to be allowed to go as
wito7:lt ;lebraltt t'47lPeteiceived that Mr. Barry and Dr.
Reid, to whom the home had left some discretion would
the gisa, and that it weld be earhodeed.
"DiteirOTTEß.oll.—While tho et
sreigteetare adapted ht the new 4-a' —which be
gesseekes buseereprisae, and, at the same time, Mot MM.
sive—asherleir Mr. Barry from the charge of sassy
log only his own glorification. Mr. Barry had mined
every desire to make the beildiag suitable sad OW
mamas for its purposes, std though the sea was
Indenbtedly very great, he did not believe it lad ben Ia•
assaiel seatrary to the wish of the maim, for they had beard
sift tab
to e on that head.
with regard the style, observed that the
ellmandee of !lute, with two exceptions only, were unani-
mous in favour of that which had been adopted; but Mr.
Barry bad pledged himself that he could carry out the
whole work for 750,0001, In this matter the Woods and
Forests were to blame, as they were the parties who should
have exercised control ever the architect, but having .sanc-
tioned the innumerable deviations from the original plan,
they found control war impossible. He war sorry to my
that, notwithstanding the enormous expenditure, the build-
' lag weld be unsuitable, both externally and internally, for
the for which it was designed. There war only one
ben width the aut could penetrate to the new hearse;
we dee aaeillawe, and them it war to be shut out by
Ole 11111011111•1111 Victoria Tower. He wished to
beew what was to be done as to the ventilating and warming
&NM Mr. Berry end Dr. Reid 'gain &sorb*?
Lard MORPETH, with regard to the estimate, believed
Mr. Barry's original estimate referred to the building, exclu-
sive of the internal decorations. The Woods and Forests
bed nothing to do with deciding upon those decorations; all
=do in the matter was to check the amounts, and
to
money to be paid. As to the ventilation, he had
ilemillea Dr. Reid to prepare detailed plans, which he had
admitted to the architect; and he hoped there would be no
difficulty in carrying them out. It was unfortataate, no
doubt, that a =cement control had been given on this sub-
ject to two persons—(hear)—but he had done his beet to
obviate the inconvenience ari-ing therefrom. (Hen.)
Mr. ESCOTT hoped there would not be that enormous
iresatity of gilding mid painting in the new House of
mindCom-
se isfigured the House of L•rds.
MORPRTH replied that all the other parts of the
new banding would be Numbed in a much plainer style, end
without gilding altogether.
The vote was agreed to, as were 11,4851, for taking alma
and rebuilding the Home-office and enlarging the Beard
Tirade; and 4,4291. for Holyhead Harbour, Roads, an—.
10,8001. for Harbours of Re'uge. On this vote,
Capt. FITZROY brought forward the claims of Newhaven
as a harbour of refuge. The south coast was at present most
defenceless, both as against the incuraions of the sea
or the descent of foreign foes. The secretary to the
Admiralty bad admitted, and it had also been shown that
Newhaven was the best port for defence and refuge.
(The hon. gentleman then read extracts from the reports of
the commissioners appointed to inquire into the best sites for
harbours of refuge, in 184-5; of Mr. Rennie, in 1810 ; of Mr.
Walker and Capt. Washington, ehuwisg the value of New-
haven es s harbour of refuge, and a depot for war steamers.)
was also important to remark, that a railroed to New-
bloat was nearly completed, which plaeod it within an hour
and a bale, London, and if it was made a depOt for war
elleaMme, the supply of coal could never be cut off ; the re-
venue of the harbour was improving so rapidly,
that the proprietors were willing to agree, if
the government gave them some assistance, to
=mtee to pay over all the surplus after they had
aned the private obligations which had been incurred.
All he asked was, that the government aheuld appropriate
part of the suns voted for harbours at refuge to Newhaven,
SO so to make a sufficient depth of water for war-steamers to
eater there. The cost of the plan, as estimated by Mr.
Walker, was only 150,0001., the expenditure of which must
be spread over at least three years ; and all be silted was
that 40,0001. should be applied now or next year to this
wpm. With regard to the proposition for a harbour of
rehear at Dover, he would only say that it would cost an
Masemeus sum, and that part of the coast wee not so unpro-
tected as the south.

Mr. CURT EIS had listened to the speech of the hon.
member for Lewes, and as be had omitted to mention
the harbour of a place which he (Mr. Curteis) represented
—(!aughter)—he should not be protecting the interests of
his constituents if he did not say that, while he wished to
place no obstacles in the way of obtaining a harbour of
refuge at Newhaven, he yet hoped that the government
would remember that he had the honour to represent a port and
harbour—('aughter)—which was a very good one,sad likely to
be improved by its connexion with the South-Eastern Railway.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
Newhaven was recommended by the commissioners after

Dover, but the report stated that the latter port was of the
first importance.
Capt. FITZROY explained.
Dr. BOWRINO thought a strong ease bad been made
out with regard to the harbour of Douglas, and he wished
to know whether the attention of the government had been
directed to that port.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that

_ _ _
representations had been made as to various harbours, and
the government thought those harbours moat entitled to con-
sideration which were proved to be in the best situation u
harbours of refuge and for the defence of the coast.
In reply to Capt. HARRIS,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the harbour of Harwich was it.elnded in the Tote.

The vote was then agreed to. The house then resumed
and the chairman reported proems
RAILWAYS, &c. (IRELAND).
On the bringinri up of this report,
Mr. HUME mid he biopic' the goverameht would not
involve themselves by the proposed advance until money
matters were in a more encouraging state.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD potponed his motion for a national
rate on the income of Ireland, for the purpose of defraying
the experses of public works.
Mr. HUDSON did nut think that railway speculation had
had anything to de with the state of the money market. He
hoped the fovernment would watch the progress of this
grant, and if they were convinced that it tended to the
prosperity of the country, which he was sure it would, he
trusted they would follow it up by_similar votes.
After a few words from Mr. W. WILLIAM, the report
was received.
___ AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BILL

Tle seam Vi this biU wee-postponed till a
future day.
POOR LAW. _ _ _

Sir G. OBEY, in moving for leave to being in a bill to
amend the laws relating to the relief of the poor in Eng-
land, explained that the object of the bill would be confined
tothe administration of the laws and constitution of the body
to whom the general superintendence of the poor-law was
to be confided. In 1842 the Poor-law Comm/awn which
was ori&ally temporary in its duration, and which led been
renewed from time to time, was continued for a further
period of fire yearn, which would ex ire in the cosine of the
present summer, and the Poor-law Commiedon would cease
to exist at the end of the session of 1848. but at the com-
_

;;•.71.70tTi the preeen:t aTaaTe;iii;;;bl;l3;i; the First
Lord of the Treasury, Informed the house that the subject
W twoupiesl the attention of the grearamet, sad le dated
the geserel views entertained by the most der-
eme to the soleject. The noble lord this Meted that the
eseenweent hod determined not to pro te parliamont a
ea— of the existing Poor-law Coma', in; hat he
aloe dated that it wee the intention of the gemeemeed be
mho& bperlimeat a measure involving ea edmielvo
latanla Iles auditation of the body by whose the peer-
sto be ehedoittewl. The gememmat bed Mt, IS a
mend seadderetlea of the subject, sad halms balk re the
milord made&
_prier to 1834, of the wedded of the he-
wn whew, that the reasons which led, in 1834, te the aim-
ties of IMOD genera central authority to =A andam& the
peer-law, odd dell in force, could not be
with. (Him, hear.) They were of opinion that h at
impaled', without some central authority, to sward
.pleat the evils which had grown nil wader the
brow system, which were unitedly mademed,
sad odd& he believed no one wished to me re-
sews& It wee hit that it would not be soh to weer to.
load naehooked matt esseedrelled by way
esotrel authority. e, bear).
Cniweeeemot oleo Out it wee inmate lobe wes,
X eet of peellemest, law, that weldaest, be spelled theeeshret
under the varying dramatise. Owl .Mkt
ache. leer). They right lay dews rood
WO" but the gerummat feh that there mad he maw
audrel an heeded writ hoe dherellemor peace,la order, in ;bog thew he tells etwolier-
Wee the eg okeenetessee affirm* Mid* et the
hairy, 'Ed era, frill lime to thae, of the sae aloha
Tim or.. the gesellea, ia whit way this waslobe sow
stitsteloall what itesstere wee to be. Is likwheatbe ss
tai e *nip in the pear-law teat hosegagogireti
etrablethatthe perms tubes. Its
we to be pieced theoli be dieleeitemor=willt
amt, that they should be rememl tram hem ead
party lalloomes which re • metal* es
all am who took pert la the politicall=hdesairgestli
of the day, aid that no path& eltareeter theold be eta
thew. rare we .sell to be ore id la toms semi as w-
ri et that Bet looking be* te the openties
ofnEried ar—to the olgaelleme made la may wee to ale sb
whateetiew. ma to Ile imperitet maw la 'Mit hid
bees eut la AM bra" be etedeeed eat thet
whisk hod been made et seek Ile eireesserst lad
see beta j by eoperhose—bedse net bete filo.
sera (her hear); and he believed that the low bad
wetted la a leer estiehehey Romer the M wad
it s dillowd ensegewint bed beat mode le 1611/ Tb
psereter elartiodoeste wee
pe bee imprethrely
ellemei, sod they we Mien ded
while they were 21111111•111111 thebroloome
nee of b. • Auk whisk epeetted ea labile nee who were
White le be Gelled to esesowl la pediemed kr the 1111110111100
their Mimi *abet, owl to sorteee Iwo le Ibis to thole
wind. (air, bow) It wee et the sews thee
am. mho sue emodese et havihrested herwady, hood
tirt elm tbd;rizzere iseresowl thy oweid IBM
of tide tewheek owl hove a hie end
Item Seem et Graiew. (How.) In
Whits the admialetrotlea of the goir-law woo
deholive—it woo &Wive in It. reepweiblaqf to polimat,
aid la the lapeolbet mem pained y the etwalwkware
Itrdd4 their eels. The pitelole stir smoome saw
pewee' to tie born vas the sem en bed bus imssari
laths plot oldie eselea by his amble
*ll6l6tesetbe"l".igileeet xadhsomt.e er iriall
Tho providowtot wield be soh www tem eat
pladole. It wee prowed that the prime of the pro.
mmB lemmlaw ieseseleieaers should ems from a
"dill eq. Is be baysifte timed ; that the sows

4, 1847.

letiosid uwa
/or tha
plan elks
affsissot hulk.

..todatiMtiet.• appoint Minindmianare
ie, the peer-law, en the
Hoard if Ccestkol /sr the administrates of tke
Wk. It MN Shit the board Auld ten-
eit of lied=iwbo lieZpreadhle for the ordi-
nary 111 d ao dim would be tasse-
lled,* whir waYlb of dm cabinet. These
rs de
Sate,
of r tt?," and elitltthe Lord Privy
Chaneellnr of
dm It wooloMmeell that two sseretaries should
be
tai be
timeask
pogollooll owl one of the Sette -
Men WWI& bit sellosest. He did not
mon ho Off thirt brut should meormafty have seats in that
Itomo,lolloll moo of them shoat have a mat in it. The
pewee of the present commissioners would be transferred to
the new board, with some difference ma to the manner in
which they were to exercise their functions. As the law
stood at present, the general rules had to be submitted
to the Secretary of State forty days before they
came into operation, and at the end of forty days
these rules were to take effect, subject, however,
to be removed by certiorari to the Court of Queen's Bench,
where they might be impugned. At first it was suggested
that these rules should only be made by order in council,
but on considering the subject more fully, it appeared that
this would be giving a higher sanction to the rules than wu
thought desirable. It was now therefore proposed, that the
general rule, should not be made without the joint signature
of the president and two cabinet ministers. They would be
indieet to disallowance by the privy council, and also subject
inutipatian as at present is the Court of Queen's Bench,
mild& imp amid ma* be if originally made by order in
wromell AO promed the peer law commissioners were bound
le make an usual report to the secretary of state. As the
meretary at Mete would now be a member of the board, it
wu sot pursed that the report should be addreseed to
him, but to the crown, which report would also be
laid before parliament. (Hear, hear.) It was intended
that the beard should have the power of appointing
a certain number of inspectors, who would discharge the
duties now performed by the assistant commissioners. It
was left for future consideration in what way their duties
were to be performed. He thought that a better system
might be devised than wu at present in operation as regarded
the amistant commissioners. It wu found by experience

, .
that the existing number of assistant commissioners was toe
small. (Hear, hear.) They were at present limited to nine.
It was now proposed to incresge the number from 9 to 12
inspectors. Such were the principal proviaiena of the bill
now proposed. It was one which must be considered as ex-
perimental, and it was, therefore, proposed that this commis-
sion should only last for five years, which would necessarily
bring the subject under thenotice of parliament again. He
had now stated the principle of the bill and the reasons
which induced him to propose it. He purposely avoided all
matters which might lead to discussion. If the house al-
lowed him to bring in the hill, he proposed that it should be
read a second time that day fortnight, which would afford
ample time for hen. members to consider its details. (Cheers.)
The right hon. gentleman concluded by moviog for leave to
bring in the 611.
Mr. FERRAND wanted to know whether it was the in-
tention of the government to appoint any of the present com-
missionen to the new board, because, if it was, it would be the
duty of some member of that house to bring the subject for-
ward with a view of deciding whether, after the ex-
posure of the Andover union committee, any of
those persons was competent to fulfil the arduous
duties required of a poor-law commissioner. (Hear, hear.)
He also wished to know whether it was the intention of the
government to leave the unions of their present use. Some
of them were so extensive that the poor had to walk 10 and
12. and in some cases 30 or 40, miles, to make application.
(Hear, hear.) This was a great hardship, and ought to be
remedied. He also wished to know whether the present
district auditors were to remain in power. They
were more cruel and insulting than even the commis-
sioners themselves, and ought to be speedily get rid
of. He should also like to know whether the law
under the new bill would be put in operation with all the
cruelty and °premien of the present law,because if that was
the intention, it would raise an agitation in the country
far greater than that which carried the ten hours bill. He
rejoiced that the new general rules were not to be signed by
the Queen, the sovereign and mother of her people. The
proposed alteration in the board waa also for the better; but
he strongly objected that three cabinet ministers should have
the power of making regulations for the poor. which were
to have the force of laws. With such • proposition
in the bill, the right honourable gentleman was not
going to rest on a bed of rase,, even in carrying the measure
through parliament. Of al! parties, none was so unpopular
i¢ the country as the whips, and for them to make laws for
the poor was one of the most preposterous propositions ever
propounded to parliament. (Laughter.) All he could ay
was that on this day fortnight he would be ready to give
the bill his most strenuous opposition.
Mr. W. MILES thanked the government for the present
proposal, because he was of opinion that the existing system
had not worked satisfactorily for the last three years. He
thought that in the first instance it was necessary that a
great degree of authority, not subject to the interference of
parliament, should be confided to those entrusted with the
sup, rintendenoe of a poor law. Now, however, the law was
understood throughout the country, and circumstances were
I altered. He did not agree in what had been said by the hon.
member for Knaresboreugh respecting the district auditors.
He thought that, in many instances, attacks were made
aeainst the law which the law could very well bear. He re-
collected that the hon. member who had just spoken had
cheered over and over again the sentiment that it was per-
fectly impossible that a law could be put into effect in the
same way in every ease i that the law must vary, and that it
would produce hardship in some cases while it produced
benefit in others. What they wanted was an expansive
law they did not want an unbending rule. The right hon.baronethad given them a promise that the law would be
flexible, and that the responsible body would be able to meet
' the circumstances of each case. That was the poor-law
which they were so much in want of. He expressed a hope
that the commissioners may not be named as twelve in
number, but that it may be left to the council to recommend
the number required in their annual report to parliament.
He thanked the government for the bill which they proposed,
believing that it would be met with the greatest satisfaction
throughout the country. All the government wanted was '
energy, and a sincere desire is carry oat this systee of
I poor-law, to make it a perfect and of measure.
' Sir W. JAMES said that, notwithstanding the difficulties
which existed in this case, the government, in his opinion,
had taken the best course that was open to them. He
thought that the remark that fell from the right hoe.
baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department,
that the poor-law bad not worked well since the year 1844,
was one which very few in that house would not admit to be
true. With regent to the president and secretary having a
lent in the Howe of Commons, it met with his full concur-
rence ; end it must have struck every member of the house
on a late debate, when the right hon. member for Dorchester
had to pus to and fro from his matte the president of the poor-
law commission, how much better it would have been if the '
latter had a seat in that house, to enable him, in a manly
and straightforward way, to meet the many attacks that
were directed against hint. He thought also that the
government had acted wisely in Increasing the number of
assistant commissioners. _ _ .

Mr. HUME mid that he was not at all satisfied that
the government were about to adopt the wisest
course. He objected to their adding two members
of the privy council to the board of commissioner". They
were thereby adding to the difficulty of throwing the re-
sponsibility on any individual. Her Majesty's government
would do much better by establishing a local inspectirm by
an increased number of men who were capable of attending
to their business. He thought that it would be better to have
one responsible individual, with one secretary to assist him,
than having a board. By throwing the responsibility on •
proper person, they would have a greater chance of having
matters well conducted. He did not know who the head of
this proposed board would be, but he hoped that no one
belonging to the present board would be placed in that
. .

Mr. HENLEY bad that when any change was
made in the poardaweerstaeton, those rules which'
Wag experience bad paved to be peel, would have been
made law by ad of pagiusest. No pester evil existed
than that of the per baby essitantlissasesahledeted to the vary-
tog regulations of a herd. He the proprietty of
constituting the bead of sagebers of** Any
one who had semplant Is sake weak, miler seek a sys-
tem, be natty the rheas weight el geharaset Wham ;
end say dirge of a maim Minn woad be tressed
ohms ups ha goverareset. Bs thought he pails would
Loh apse he bawd es the aim gag; ever apia under a
new bee. The great to be prised wee, after all, du
responsibility. In tie Udmurt inquiry, and all the other
inquiries hitherto they hal Geerbeen able to lay their
band on the individual in halt, ear, hear.) He otr-
to the legislative and 'vs authority
vested in the WY 'SAM. The evils connected
with irreeputibleswe Pahl seer be bend, be cured by
the prepred elteraties. He ewsplabied that me power was
mated to amp' he Pegg of relief h err ahoy it WU
net .A.. ad. la gag wiped the systems would be Ma-
dded, opsrallsg oath* the peer. The espeehdag
power Weld be Nee Iles adopted to pretest the peer them to
says the the-hag the egrets et lariat espadhare.
riLord H. Sandastbieg wee Wart peseellaps.
sme than that the rose she druid set be la
every part of the eoemtey emd he dew net temoveso
was to De stahed, la mg
body a gamed pewee elwaselvelVolbplelisa. He
in the °Poise that it were eladetely easessery Ilia
tion of the its ermine druid be candidly einsidered ; but
be thought that psalm ehishl be dealt with mess=
with the law ell settlesseeasupt.ea_
sibi(Helityar,, bum
111111 41) lie
on the hill, amoiderai ae a while, with pest haw. As
regarded the questint of Mei
reasarklec.. ist the paha plated at thelB beal. d the beard
waddles se Ises ragendbie Visa say hember samaralear;
rennet was he the aisiarge of bis
functions.
lir. SAMOA said the question which the house would
have te hal& whea the bill cane ea to be digered was,
whether the giggerder kind ef habil whisk was hew pe-
rm& Wee het hit erehl be egiblithed. (Heer.) He
held net pat mph diet a ape simple Pea bad sot
ladi ti bar MahetWu Was. He saw so
hrowskofedatuittes-
lbe t .add H theiber neder.eseretery
bed bessapplabli hrhe =er Deplagral, there would
bare best me hineafily la steryfas eat ewe an
latent. Be did net sea* the -gereeauest of •8114:E:
bog to create saw pet urge, but he ealk a light
hem esessore waald seemly bo sessided by the public.
Ihr gee thought ea lesseseehry westlea of MOM not
rea.
gay wee there ne es=6:11111.14. leg a
tsp. He agreed la he of the Mlthltraegbar hr
Montrose to the of es& hinds. The OM if
the India board was sat at an la plat ; hr he obeita-
Wan wen Melly diedgnar. goon rid it would be very
Meth to ware a area he the his. gentleman who was to
11l the ellso el sowelery ; eta la hat an., the poor-law

Witt Owego.

TM mine kr the MadMit=lre Plate, Monte Video, Perms,-
Malik% mai yrea, will be made up an the
=einadie Mit My.
The moils for Arlin, ppm% name, Madeira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar,
will be made no erithe awriwg of the 7th May.
The mesiand eland We Mareeilles, to the Mediterranean,
Egypt, Aden, Cerium, WY, Imp, M., will be mode op on the
e mobs.' etas tut Map.
The Wee it
max, emiedletg atm for Menlo,, Honduras, and
the Minueemb. MN be made up se Um maim of the rah May.
TM wills ber IMO\ Were Matelee. Monsuda, and the Hutted
Shim, Mil be mob up ea Me eumbeenbe lith May.
The esweleari mails ter Thaler Mel4,oresee, the lonian Wanda,
rsrept,Aibm,Oeylon, Isala,MseramtichiCblm, sas boutlinnsposm,
will be imam up ea the taerampeelhe May.
The mils for New Meek Wass, Via Dfeeee4 Led, and New
Zialeadwill be male up on Me mmimy et dm Slat May.

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must be at t dike by Two o'clock on the day at publication.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 4.
La the Howie of Lords yesterday, the Marquis of
LANSDOWNE, in answer to the Earl of ST. GERMANs,
intimated that the subject of rating of tithes under
the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill, should receive the
fullest consideration before the measure passed.—The
Marquis of Weems Earn, in an explanatory speech,
moved a resolution to the effect that the existing laws
of landlord and tenant in Ireland—more particularly
in consequence of the imposition of increased burthena
and new responsibilities on land—were such as to
render revision and amendment indispensable.—The
Marquis of LANSDOWNE, having objected to the mo-
tion on the ground of its conveying a general censure
on the laws without pointing out a remedy, while it
would be highly inconvenient to enter upon so diffi-
cult a subject for legislation at the present period of
the session, suggested the withdrawal of the motion,
which was withdrawn accordingly.
In the House of Commons, Lord PALMERSTON, in
answer to Mr. Oftooma, replied that no information
had been as yet received relative to the fate of Mr.
GRAHAM, who had been left on the coast of Africa.—
Mr. F. MAULS., in answer to Mr. BOUVERIE, stated,
that officers in the army or navy employed on the
relief committees in Ireland would not be exempted
from being called upon for foreign service, in conse-
quence of their prevent oompations.—Lord J. RUSSELL,
in answer to Lord LINCOLN, said he could not fix a
day for the second reading of the Health of Towns'
Bill, until Lord Mosier= had had an opportunity of
seeing certain parties and considering their objections,
when possibly it might be desirable to expunge some
partsof the bill, and &sr others.—Lord PALMERSTON,
In answer to Mr. Boirwwwx,observed that the en
aunts of the quadruple alliance did not apply tfoltee
existing state of things in Portugal, inasmuch as that
treaty had reference only to a disputed succession,
which was not the came in the present instance. The
British government were most anxious to bring about
an accommodation between the contending parties in
that country, and every effort would be made to effect
so desirable an object —Mr. FIELDEN having moved
the third reading of the Factory Bill, Mr. TREIAWNY
moved that it be read a third time that day six
months, Mr. LEADER seconding the motion, who was
followed by Mr. LABOUCHERE, Mr. STANSTIELD, and
Mr. Hums, in opposition to the measure, and Mr.
Gatiminircm in its favour, when the house divided, the
third reading being carried by a majority of 63, the
numbers born 151 to 88.—Lord J. MANNERS, in
moving for a return of all moneys paid by Great Bri-
tain on account of the interest of the Greek loan Ep
to the Ist Jan., 1847, expressed his deep regret at the
influence which France had exercised in the affairs of
Greece, and was desirous that the house should ex-
prfte, in arm and decided language, an opinion
favourable to the independence of that country.—
Lord Pcmotitsros, after detailing the means by
which the independence of Greece had been
aehieved,—the peculation which had been carried
en by the Greek government, in order tO
prevent the appearanee of a surplus in the public
amounts, lest any of the money should be taken
out ct the cionntry to repay the loan, maid he did
not me that inured, France, or Russia could inter-
face with the Internal administration of Greece be-

~.

yond the point of requiring that the treaty nap.
menta by which she bound herself to pay the m°o
of the loan should be faithfully observed. As
regretted to say that the treaty of 1832 had been st
at nought, and the return moved for by the notdo
lord would show that little short of 200,00C1. had
been advanced by this country to Greece. After sons
further observations u to what were termed the
" &mien," *. French," and " English" potties at
Greece, the noble lord said on a future occasion Iss
should be happy to accede to the motion of the noble
lord.—After some further observations from several
hon. members, the motion was withdrawn, and the
house went into committee of supply on the miecello.
neow, estimates ; the principal subjects of discussion
being the new Houses of Parliament and harbours of
refuge.—Sir G. GREY moved for leave to bring in a
bill for the administration of the laws for the relief ti
the poor in England—the principal object of which
is, the formation of a board similar to that of the
oard of Controul, the president and one of the mew.
hers to be eligible for seats in parliament, and the
Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Sett
one of the Secretaries of State, and the Chancellor al
the Exchequer, to be ex qfiei,, members of the bound.
After some discussion, the bill was brought in and
read a first time.

No election within the memory of man has excited
so little general interest as that which is now ap-
proaching. We all remember the eagerness wit►
which the chances of every doubtful contest were
discussed in 1841, and the rumours, hopes, sad
prophecies which crowded the columns of the news-
papers. At present, we should not only be embar-
rassed for want of materials, if we wished to occupy
any large portion of our space with electioneering
topics, but we should probably undertake a tank
which would be little rewarded by the interest which
it would excite in the public. As the time draws
nearer, we shall no doubt have to record the move-
ments of different constituencies ; but for the present,
in most parts of the country, there seems to be a na-
tural inclination to postpone as long as pcesi-
ble the annoyance of preparations for the election.
There can be little doubt that the new parliament
will contain a large majority, who will be
generally disposed to support the present government,
though many of them will reserve to themselves
liberty to withdraw their political adherence, if mea-
sures of which they may disapprove are subsequently
brought forward. As both the government and
parliament will act with greater boldness and free-
dom when the dangers of giving offence to consti-
tuencies are over for the time, questions will probably
soon arise which will cause a broader demarcation of
parties than that which at present exists. In the
mean time, it is desirable to draw some advantage, if
possible, from the intermission of party controversy;
and we know of no better result which could arum
from the comparative indifference of electoral bodies
to the colours of their candidates than inereased
can-
ton in scrutinising the pretensions of the candidates
themselves.

It is very natural that, in the excitement of a mn-
test, attention should be paid rather to the opinions
which a candidate professes, than to his qualifications,
either for forming soand opinions, or for giving effect
to them in parliament. All parties concerned have
their minds made up for the time about all points.
Every possible political question is supposed to come
under one of two heads—the lump of opinions which
candidate A holds, and the lump of opinions which
candidate Bis pledged to. That the fortunes of the
country may depend on a right decision of ices
question which neither A nor B have ever thought of,
is a contingency toe remote to be calculated on; bat
when it arrives, the honesty and capacity of those who
have to decide it is much more important than the
colours which they may have worn at the last election.
There never was a time when it was more difficult
than it is at present to anticipate the nature of the
political controversies which may lie before us. Colo.
nial, imperial, social, and commercial questions may
arise, which may occasion entirely new divisions of
party, and render existing watchwords quite inap
cable. What they will be cannot be foreknown, bat
it may be safely laid down that the right solution of
them will never be furthered by the honesty of a scamp
or the brains of a blockhead. . . .

...
Few will deny that the county constituencies have
shown themselves peculiarly indifferent to the intel-
lectual qualifications of their representatives. Thq
have for the meet part openly avowed the principle
of selecting members of parliament lessfor their know-
ledge and political experience than for their load
pm-eminence in number of acres or of ancestors, or
for their power to meet the necessary expenditure el
• contest. We have seldom found it possible to *e-
vince a county voter that the dulness or polities!
ignorance of a candidate formed any serious objection
to his claims. " His vote is just as good as say
other," is the usual answer, "and. it would never have
done to pass over Mr. C. of I).," or, as the case may
be, "Lord E.'s eldest son." We are lot, however,
without hopes that the condition of the protectionist
party may have opened the eyes of many who have
hitherto looked in the choice of a member ex-
clusively to family and party. The awkward, blander
ing, and presumptuous individual whom the country
party has selected as its leader, has, we believe, given
general dissatisfaction to those who in a moment d
hurry and confusion placed him at their heed. We
are well aware that even among themselves there am
many who, both as speakers and politicians, axe
greatly superior to the " great statesman" of the
Standard. But the choice, under any circumstances,
of so incompetent a chief,must have been a mortifying
confession of the general want of ability among a
large body of the representatives of the land.
It is certainly not from a wish to strengthen the
BENTINCK party in the next parliament that we wish
to see among them a large infusion of fresh and more
vigorous blood ; but we look upon them as having be-
come rather a class than a party, or, if still a party, as
certain, in a short time, to be dispersed and
absorbed by other political bodies who, possessing
more definite purposes, will enjoy a stronger vitality.
Although, from habit, the protectionist party may
support the navigation laws, or take a particular line
on West Indian and other isolated questions, it is
quite certain that the interests of themselves and their
constituents will henceforth lie in the opposite direc-
tion. No human being is farther removed than a
country gentleman or a farmer from quixotic and self-
denying theories- When be is no longer protected,
1 there is little reason totem his zeal for protection in the
abstract. The party which still, from habit, clings
together in parliament, will find that there es
no longer anything corresponding to it in the emery.
The classes who always have resisted, and always
will, in the long ran, resist, innovation, are at present
unueually indisposed to resist the removal of abatis.
If Mr. Fox's " foolorneter," who always repressed
the prevalent opinions of the nation, was now alive,
he would talk, except perhaps oa the no-ponmy
question, like a statesman and a philosopher.- It b
with persona who are capable of taking a hint beet
the "ooh lometee that we wish to see the places d
some of the more ignorant aad obstinate membered
the opposition supplied at the next election. If that
still are constituencies who wish to resist all imposes-
ment, it would be desirable that they should slot
representatives who can at least understand the
measures which they oppose. In political dimming
it is even more true than in literature, that "shag
no-meanings puzzle more than wit."
From the more able representatives, however, If
the constituencies which now supply the cements 0
the protectionist benches, we anticipate more that
negative good. There will probably at the open*
of the new parliament be found a moderately stress
minority, who will nominally take the place of the
present Barerisrit party ; but we fully been
that the most capable and best-informed of the
body, will be virtually free from party nee, &a
inclined to more modern and practical ways d
thinking. In the eale_inty that the Mid*
BENTINCK party will be Man up in two rat
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