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bi the House of Commons rendered it alrocei im-

pemible to administer the Wain of the nation. He excepted,
Yoked, the conservative party from this mminre, whose
unwavering, cordial, and generous support he had received
for so many years, and then proceeded to enumerate the
various political achievement, of Lord John Reuel, whose
ability and energy as an advocate of reform every 000 would
acknowledge, but whose attentions resembled more the zeal
of a lover than the judickios superintendence of a parent:

It had been the peculiar fortune of Lora John ausiell'

from the Teatime energy of his di/politic, to over-
throw many governments, not only of his opponents,
but also of his friends, Tfie consequence of such con-
duit was that hardly a year now passed without a
ministerial crisis, and if the system were persevered in it
would put an end to all government, for it inflicted injury at
boats and damaged the influence of the country abroad. In
accepting office, he had endeavoured to carry on the govoto-
mast, not by embittering, but by conciliating all parties.
lentil a party should be formed capable of carrying out
fixed sad definite policy. One of the quest.ons bequeathed
to lain by the late government wu the dmancas hormlifee
of Parliamentary Redone. He had in consequence intro-
duced a bill to asst that question. The way
that

bill had been received wee well known to their
lordships. It had not been eudered to be read a
second time, and to be amended in °empties', but had
been met by a resolation, which, according to some autho-
rities, wee contrary to parliamentary practice, and had been
swamped without discussion. Had the bill been proceeded
with in committee, he and his colleagues were prepared to
yindica,e ne principke as well as to consider proposed altera-
tion., which, if admheible, no false pride would have pre-
vented them from accepting. An opportunity hid thus
been given to the Howe of Commons to ret,le this question,
but they had preferred the interests of party to the interests
of the country. la his speech in the Hones of Commonse
Lord Polosersten hut mid that the government should be
meadammul to lump their places and do our" bidding bat
be bowl to tell Lord Palmerston they would do no one's
%Wag bat that of the Queen, as long as they retained Iwo
asidenee. Bat whom bidding were they to do ? Was It
(continued the noble lord) the bidding of the actin viscount

who preferred • 201. county franchise to a 10/. one, sad who
was • very late, and not an ewhaastic, convert to any re-
dui tion tolow 101. in the boroughs? Was it the bidding of
the noble lord, the member for the City of Lmdon ? Wait
the bidding of the fight hon. baronet (Sir I. Graham) who
admitted that he bad sedated the noble lord in the concoction
of this precious ansendmeet—(leatiter and chews)—and
wh r intimated that the proper frenekise in boroughs was the
manic'pal franchise, sad that he would not greatly object to
the istroduction of the vote by ballot ? (Chem.) With
regard to the municipal fraochlse, I think I may
refer in pada to a noble earl whom I see opposite
and who le every day receiving information in the committee
of which he is a member, on the subject of elections for town
council.. (Hear, hear.) For my own part I em perfectly
satisfied that the introduction of that which is now the qua-
lification for municipal voters se the parliamentary franchise
in boroughs, would throw the whose command of this
country into the hands of numbers, and of that clue which
le the least qualified by intelligence and education for the mer-
est of the suffrage. Bat, my lords, whose bidding was it ?
Whose slave were we to be ? Was we to be servants
d the noble viscount, of the noble lord, of the right hon.
baronet, or of the member for Birmingham? (Cheers.)
ts Our bidding!" Why, if the motley and heterogamous as-
sembly which calls eat the opposition in the Homes of
Commons bad been eked to tell us what they meant by
t. our biddieg," there would probably not be tee and twenty
members who would agree se to whet injunotioss said be
laid upon their submissive, humble slava, her Majesty'.
government. (Lord cheers.) It is hardly 201:01111117 to tell
the noble viscount—it is hardly nedesary kr nos to say that
so long sa we h are the honour to sera her Majesty eis
the responsible and constitutions' ministers of the crown,
and so long as we arc livnoured with her coefillence, we do
no one's bidding but the bidding of our sovereign, the bidding
of oar own amend, and of our own honour. (Loud
cheers.) "You shall not retire from office! " Why, my
lords, how does the noble viscount latend to prevent as from
renriag if we think fit? I grant you that the noble viscount's
wads hews perhaps another meaning. He may ham in-
tended to say, "You coat taiga your (Aloe, because, if
you do, it I. impossible to fled • minister to succeed you.
(Laughter and cheers.) I look around among my friends, and
Ime no chance for me. I look at the noble lord the mil...her
foe the City, wad I see no chance for him—in fact, if he had
a chance, that would not snit toy Timmer wishse." (Laughter.)
"I look at the hon. member for liirmiegham—the crown
won't adept his services ; parliament won't bare him ; the
country will none of him. He has tried the country, and
it as rejected his wild and extravagant bill and will not
have Ir." (Cheers.) I may perhaps, therefore, have put •
wrong meaning upon the noble viscount's words; and if ro,
I humbly apologies to ha. But the noble viscount went a
tittle further; and certainly the sentimeot he expressed filled
me with snraiss, coming from one that had been so log
intimate with the conatitieioisal history of thin country.
The noble lord said that parliament would not permit as to
resign and would not allow parliament to be dissolved.
I should like to know where the noble viscount found that
doctrine. I had always thought that it wee the prerogative
of the crown to ay whether and when parliament should be
absolved. (Har, hear.) And stuns the memorable year
1784, which the noble secant might have remembered—
and in that matinee it led to disutrous consequences to those
by whom the attempt was made—l know of no attempt made
by parliament to interfere with the prerogative of the crown
to dissolve prollement when and where the crown might
think fir. (Hear, hear.) My lord., I Let that I have tres-
passed very long upon your attention—(cheera)— but I
thought it dos to myself and to my colleagues—l thought it
due to the position we bold, and due also to the position le
which the country finds Hull is regard to those serious sub-
jects which now press upon its attention—that I should not
disguise from your lordships the difficult'se which at present
are acoatered by pertiamentery government—that I
should not Mania from yea the hopes and expecte-
Ma with which we brought forward—carefully con-
structed, se we believed, for the /*darned of •
difficult and important question—and that I should
not disguise from your kielehips or the country the mature of
the opposition with which we have ban met, and the cha-
racter of that vote of the House of Commons, which ben not
condemned the bill, but has deprived the government of the
opportunity of bringing it fairly and formally before perils-
meat for its aka. (Hear, hese) nue, my lords,

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ma 'Bluff won smalmossky el *Dia Ma thora was Mt
two plirsatives aim Me car sonsidesties, vis. : Wel In

sherd take upon otursirrr the norribillty oi adsishig her
rtdesP4 to dissolve this pert Ferran r scow as that
cord he dor oreistaatly with the Few &whams of those
hoesdows awl der% sr with the pawner?, of that

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sosiaat of pselismatery bushman Ideal were indispensably
mossaary to bus anated out before s dissolution could taut

piece ; Or, apes the dim bud, WWI d appeielleg to the
deliberate Jodepeted tithe eteestry, ea Wilma read the

majority cltb Homo of CtotacWo, to Wader to bor

Jodi, gratitude for h peel tumor% sad
with ,Intehte ackaowkdgment for the gradate ota-

discairian sad Warr; she las oa mU ecoms!oss

rows b) IS, handily end dutifully to lender oar
reslyttatione. My lord% w. ealnly eel emetally toelidentl
time two eltinallves, end it we hod *welted only ow ems
ewe end eentlett—if we had eenselled 'myth*: bet tne
penile, cells of duty, if we could Uwe nettlealeil tweelder-

Odom d rano lat Seat and surresiorod lima carkile-
Skate d plods roossisoo, tins to not a potions rm.
sy slisovos lobo void is lave jstally ocasiod
obi dassolkos vita I Muds Sankt Imo oosbosolvilit
ostioesess, of soliovtog orsivos Ins tho mos the Lbw;
and So rosoirlbillgoo d elks and votiziag (as I olonld
bays Ms for coy sou port) astooloal: foto prisOo Ilk.
BS, ma look *so vow osiodigoalooo of late ISO
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own private emeviaionce or oar Individual wishes ; three wee
the rritkel ores of ante shrewd, es well r the position of
affairs at bore, which demanded ear attendee, end I repeat,
that I believe the preservation of the publlo peace of Europe—
if, indeed, the peer is still to be maintained—
that the reservation of the public pear of Europe
would be sortosely endangered if any change in the wrest

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oompositioa of her Majesty's wen:neat were to take pima
at this monosat. This may not be thought justifiable so
raw& myself or my oolleagues, but this I know, that there
is no oranary In lamps in which the lovers of penis do not
look with serioas aproolisosion to the overthrow of the per
• government, end to the suggestion of a 'overawed vo-
ided one by tither of the noble lords to wham I have
referred. (Her, boar.) In determining our mums we were
net tasendhis to the inconveniences attending it—to the
Mamma= of public business, and the various evils that me
hangerable from a dissolution at this or a slightly later
period of the year ; but on weighing the lialeaces between
the two alternatives, and feeling that it woe sessatial In the
present position of affairs that the country should have the
opportunity of pronouncing en opinion., sad, if asces-
tory, of applying a remedy to the lomat uahsppy
state of things, we deemed it oar duty respectfully to
Mader our advise to her Majesty first, that she
would be graelesely pleased to semi ion se early a dissolution
of parliament ea was ooniintent with the exigencies of the
public Iminam; end ascowily, that if ohs did not spprom of
that &dries we so humbly and unanimously tendered, that
this ohs would be graciously gamed to accept our resigna-
tion of the ofikeo we remootively held. (Hoar, hear.) My
lords, hoc Majesty wee graciously pleased, and without any
hesitation—but being by ao maim Mama Ole to the aeon-
cadence of dkectiog a coarse the policy of which might be
disputed—but without hesitation, bar lliejasiy was glossed to
Intimate bar *awe that we should continue to hold the
'Mae with whisk she bad entrusted us, and asnolicasd en
sprat Wag merle to the judgment of the country upon
the vote of the Roues of COMMON. My lords, to the result
of that appeal I Irak with eanthimos; but, my lords, the
country wig greatly mistake the nature end the character of
the appeal If they imam OM It tea question whether this
or that ammo clrelkem ought be be adopted—whsther this
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or that paellealar dame shoal be sepuniel from, or this or
that reactant provieloa introdused tato, the ball. (Hear,
Mar.) My lords, we have redeemed oar pisdge by prep oire
and reposing to pa:hamlet a nromnee which we thought
would daddy the reasonable Nadia= under which we,
when we took office, undertook to adder the question of
parliamentary reform. We held smadves aboalutaly sad
altogether free from the provisions of that or say other bill—
we hold ourselers free to consider the whole question with-
out prujudlos and with regard only to the interests of the
mantry. The course adopted by the House of Commend on
the motion of the noble lord the member for London bas had
*least this effect—thot there is no single member moos-
, netted with °Moe who by his vote is pledged to say one
parriekm that is oontsined in the government bill. (Cheers.)
The plaelpies of that bill and the details are as open to dia.
senebia sad consideration by every member of the Rouse of
Osmoses as they were before the measure was submitted to
pediemet. I know that some of my Mends in the House
of Commons weep thateiemed that if they had to gob the
beatings they would have to go with this bill tied mead
their necks, and to meet their emadtuenrs upon it. My beds.
I know nothieg about the bastisp, for that is a ram where
min mama is sot pasta, much attended to, and whore
patsies end rejedito very elan carry the day; but I would
embroils to summit the bM Wore any constituency in the
ldisicee, whe wgl fairly cambia the mails or demerits of
the messure, eat Wl* them that it was a large, a liberal
eel a useful meeree of reforto—(hear, har)—one that while
It ezeseed the franolsim to many who do n it now possess it,
and admitted tray of the hatubler climes to participate In it,
did not kellsorinsinstely Introduce such a number es would
overturn all other classes of the oountry. (Hear, hear.) But
the Home of Commons has thought At to prevent even the
discussion of that measure. The amendment of the noble lord
Russell) has had this effect at all events—it has poet-
pened the settlement of the question for another year—it hes
had the effect of creating serious inconvenience to the public
interests, by the Interruption of legioletive measures, and by
the check it has given to commercial specidation, by the
apprehension which has been occasioned ea to the possible
consequences—the danger to the peace of Europe. It has
had all these effects—but it has not had the 'Beet of establish-
ing In the eights/1 degree any prieriple of parliamentary
rake= on which the opinion of the House of Commons has
been pronounced and its decision given. My lords, I say
that we do not appeal to the country on the subject of par
liamentary reform—still less upon the question of the parti-
cular provisions of the government bill ; we appeal to them
on a much larger and broader tasks—we appeal to them to
know whether the present *tote of the House of Commons,
split up ea it is into hundreds almost of petty reties,
, neither of them strong enough to conduct the business of the
country, but each of them capable of obstructing that bus
ness—whether mach a state of things will continue to maim
the support and oountesance of the people? (Cheers) We
' appeal to them as men who are conscious of bevies
faithfully and honestly endeavoured to discharge the
Important duties which have been entrusted to us by our
soverolgn—we appeal to them to know whether they
I will wi,hhold thot maddens which the levreliga

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bee been pleased to renew, and whether they
will entrust the preparation of measures, of par-
liamentary reform, if such meaures are to be Introduced, to
those who hat* approached the subject in a calm end deli-
berate "pint, and In a moderate sad temperate tone, oe
whether they will intrust the preparation of such measures,
end the carrying of them through parliament, to men who
entertain the wild and visionary scheme prepared by the hon.
member for Birmingham, or the hardly lem dangerous or
less democratic scheme shadowed forth by the right bon*
baronet the member for Carlisle, who areirded in concocting
the resolution of the noble lord the member for London.
(Hear.) We appeal to them further to know whether u
lovers —u all Englishmen are lovers—of fair play and plain
streightfotward conduct, they will unction the overthrow of
• minter, who were honestly and faithfully endeavouring to
discharge their duty, not In pursuance of any szussaed dif-
ference of opinion oi the part of a majority of the Room of
Common', not as the result of • fair parliamentary opposi-
tion, but in consequence of the swoose•—the nedearved,
though possibly the anticipated stoosm—of what I will ven-
ture to mil as ingenious manoeuvre. (Neer.)
Earl GRANVILLE onfeased that the days of party go-
urmand, in the old soceptation of Ike term, were passed
away. He neveethelem osetaudel that no admintatratioa
could properly fulfil their duties if they did not possess a
policy, and enjoy the confideoce of • majority in the Hums
of Commons. He vhuliostsel the liberal party from the
charge of disunion, and censured lewd Derby for attacking
absent Individuals. There we, he maintained, nothing in
the 10,4-Toulon before the bouts which jeaufied the ewer-
ties that peace would be endangered if the present admiais-
, trades wore forced to twigs. Respecting the Reform BR,
• he observed that its riareples bad been objected to by two
k former colleagues of the government, coaderanoi by • ma-
, jority of the Commons, and now It appeared, abandoned
Its own authors. The comes eddies* by the ministry, t
involving a serious respoulbirty, was, he admitted,
legitimate and oosstitutioul. But what be wished to doe

• Win shoat was the meet new use whisk thecauntry wee
to he appealed to P (Hem) Asto pudamlstary reform the
noble earl had cast that into the sfr, baying the country to
catch it as they could, and is whatever shape it might fsll
into their bane" end in that asps he was pipet= to deal
with it, (A gets= of dimmest from the illfl Of DOM
The sable earl shook his bead ; that, however, was what he
Ratter= of the noble lord's intention from gig speech, sad
he was the more inclined to think he was right se that was
exactly the policy he adopted whoa be appeeied to the
country cc the great question of free trade sad poteeke.
(Cheers.) It was impossible, then, to pia from him may
indeed= of his policy, but ho left it to the coa-
-1 make • policy for him. (" No, ao.")
Aid to
odd understand plain English thieves the eon=
be labmiled to pursue now. He thought it would have been
mere selishakey if the noble lord, when he stated that the
prvernmini Yd abandoned the bill, end meant to appeal to
Am canally—it would have been mote becoming the jposition
ef • great minister and a gnat esteem= if be had steed
Usthe policy upon which that appeal waa to be made.
He repetted Oat that had mat been done, not ce
con= a .a 7 party motive, but if there was
dew from thus parsons of extreme democratic
be sesif bed no doubt that to go to the country with this
entienteentele of
snot
im the part of the glevernment
imp= I= sale= ed refana—thls tinowingef rig=
agent= escatry like • hell to be tang= ep mit
saes* the Sao of emeatlein each genus wadi reenentend.
(Bear, bear.) He yes perry to have detained their lordships
at anAlsagth, but be wad not avoid making them Ace-
vedo= Aer Matta( delemenie trom the noble Ott =CA
ear Italy was not prepared to hem when be oder= the
hewn
The =Aka Wlet thee nlthdrawn.
RAILWAY TICKETS BILL.
On the motion for the third readier of this bill,
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY *end to the enor-
mous power it would give to the officials smaidoetl by rail-
way companies le take persons into custody and detain them,
in cedar that they might be brought Wore the magistrates
en suspicion of having committed ea an new offence.
That offence was committed when a person who had taken •
°Detract ticket, • return, or exection ticket, sold it, or gave
It away, or chew= disposed of it to another wean, He
thought the proper course foe that:7;l:llcent to adopt in
much came was to obtain a summons t the offered's.
Lord REDESDALZ said he this bill would pus
before the dissolution of parliament, as It was Decenaralo:
the protection of railway compenies. The Railway
Act duireated it as • bend an the company if any pasengsr
refesed to leave the train whinhe arrived at the place Cr
which his ticket was tee= and thus travelled hared the
distaste be had paid for. It could not be aided that • most
deliberate fraud was likewise pnactind by • pasta p=eg a
retain ticket, riblinotly stated eat te be Cenefore and
than trenderrlng it to another pereon.
After • IA words feu La= 880114 Lod CIANWORT;
sad the Bart of Domouoitoas, the bill was rend • third
thee sad pried.
The report ea the Maislasghter Bill, with amendments,
was received, and Air lordships adjourned at half-past 7.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAT, APRIL 4.
The SPLICER took ttr chair at tour o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
THIRD READINGS.
Border Union (North Britlak) Railways ; Money Docks
sad Harbour; Mid wales Railway; Great Western Rail-
way ; Mid-Serez sad Midhurst Junction Railway ; North
Bridal and Selkirk and Garrido Railway Companion ;
North Eastern Railway (N 144 Valley Branch) ; Sirhowy
Tramroad ; and Tyne Improvement ; Bills.

SECOND READINGS.
Fiabgaard Harbour Improvement; Standard Life Assu-
mes Company ; Bills.
NOTICE OF MOTION.
THE PHOENIX TRIALS.
Kr. O'CONNELL gave eotice that he would, to-morrow,
pat a question to the government respecting the setting asidi
by the crown of mita& persons who bad has summoned to
try the cam of Daniel Sullivan is Tram.
COUNTY COURTS.
Mr. HUGHES wished to ask the Secretary of State for the
Hams, Department whether say etepshad bantam to reate
the imprisonment of persons who ware sow subjected shun*
by comity-court adges ; and if not, whether say. twee-
ventienee would ante from reachttling Ulla portion°, the order
for prima disciPliee which subjected peeks to imprisonansat
In a recusant ward ?
Mr. S. ESTCOURT sad that whilst he admitted there
must be many such mem of hardship aa those to which the
question referred, there would be great difficulty in making
any alteration with regard to the principle or regulations in
Imes Bea if the hem. gentlemancould coesisteetly with
!maintaining the order in painciple and oonaistently with lion
act of parliament suggest an/ means by which it would be
possible to mitigate the hardah'p which now sometimes oc-
curred he should give it his *aeration.
THE FOREIGN SECRETARY'S lITAMP.DUTY.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS wished to ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whetherthestatementwastrne,whichhadbeenrub-
Rely mode, that the Earl of hialmesbury had, up to the date
of this moth*, refuted to pay the 2001. stamp duty required
by the eat 65 Geo. 111., a. 184, to be paid on the patent of
appointment to the office of Secretary of State; and whether,
in comerquesce of inch refusal, the patent of eppoletenent of
the Earl of Clarendon to the office of Foreign Searetery did
not now exist unrevoked ? (Laughter.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
believed there was • point of law involved In the question of
the hop= be gentlemen, tort his noble friend had °assented to
pay, he could satislad that those who preceded
him In the office had also paid. ("Hear, hear," and
laughter.) H. believed the appointment did aot depend on
the psteet, but on the receiving the seals from her Ms sly,
sad upon that no point weld arise. With regard to the
question generally, as it was his interest end wish that all
monies should be paid into the escheqnstr, he submitted the
question to the Attorney-Germ's', and was waiting for his
report. But he should certainly not merely claim the duty
from his noble friend. V. Hear, hear," and lenhter.)

THE MINISTERIAL STATEMENT.
[fa report of the following speech appeared in a Second
Edition of yesterday evening's Express] :
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Mr
Speaker, in rising to move the adjournment of the house,
dose in order that there may be a motion before the house,
so that if any gentleman wishes to make any observation on
the etatesnant I have to make he will enjoy that
opportunity. (Hear, hear.) Ito the Itt'etty on
Thursday night, after the vote which the house arrived
at, to move the adjournment of the house to this
day, because I thought it would be respectful to the home that
in the course which her Majesty's government might think
fit to adopt in consequence of that vote there should mot
appear to be even the semblance of precipitancy. (Hear,
hear.) After what I declared in the observatloos which I
made to the house during that debate, and after the declara-
tions of several of my colleagues, the house, I am ore, will
not be surprised when I announce that it is not the intention
of the government to proceed with that bill for the smeod-
meat of the representation of the people which I introduced
exactly five we.hs ega. (Hear, hear.) It is dna to the house
that I should state that it is not the Intention of her Ma-
jeety's government to propose any measure with the same
object. On their part I protest against the doctrine which
servos to be held by tome, that the question
of perlisinentwy reform Is to be the appanage of
any individual, or the privilege of any particular
party. (Hear, hear.) I hold that it is quite free
for • body of public men professing the opinions of her
Majesty's government, or generally any political party pro.
fearing conservative opinions, to deal with questions of par-
liamentary reform, or any other public questions, in that
manner which they may feel to be most expedient for the
public welfare, and most conducive to the public Interests.
Indeed, I would ray, not to promote any oontroverry, which
I studiously desire to avoid, but to prevent misoseception,
that the qeestion of parliamentary reform is the one of all
others whisk may be viewed in two lights. (Hear.) Tore
is the conservative view of the question, and there is—not to
use the wont offensively—the revolutionary view. (Wok-
ter.) That is to say, there is the conservative view, which, la
any change it may recommend, wishes to preserve sad oda-
tails the present character of the Howe of Commons, which
is a repreeentation of the various intereatri and chases of the
country; and there is the revolutionary principle, whir Is
attempts to change that character and to make the
House of Commons a reyrisentatiou merely of the
voice of a nuwericsl majority. (Hear, bear.) Bet
reserving to ourselves under all cheumstancea our right
to deal with that question, we feel teat at present we have
fulfilled oar pledge. (Cheers.) We have %Billet our pledge
to the house and to the country at great personal and patty
aserifice.—(" hear, hear,' and cheere)—and we are not pee.
pared to enter into any :pecific engagement on that subiset.
(Hear, hear.) The vote to which the House of 011M111.m
arrived the other night bas rendered it neceersry fire the
government to consider their position in this house. lam
bound to say, because I think it btet always to deal frankly
with the house, that before the Loos arrived at that voter
the government had seen fit to consider their mettles.
Ever since the commencement of this 114111i0II of parliament
the government found themselves frequently in minorities,
and many of them on subjects of no mean Importance. (law,
bran.) One position hes been a painful one, and we have bad
before this to consider whative it was not our duly to makes
communication to the hone, but we refrained from doing so
be three mamas: lathe Arse place, notwithstanding the army

opposed to ua, however nauterous might be the force marshalled
ea Mime beaches, we could net perceive that there was any
principle of cohesion in dews mks, or any unity of policy
or purpose tame evideat than when, in oonsequence of the
distracted state of the Metal party, Lord Derby wee sem-
maned by her Majesty to plea himself at the head of sitars.
(leat, bear.) Under these circuroatances we felt we were

bound so inns of know not Uphill to relinquish a poet
which we asesded to la the spirit of the constltution—whish
we had knowingly cocepted with ell those condition' end

oosequelme stitiched to ft.,.la the awed Oboe, the Nate a

(anti' main was vory critkai. Her 31Lointi, under our

doles, had cosentad to because the aeadt;torhetweac two

great isulitary satinerohlse, with a view, if possible, to m-
ust a war =wring in Europa. It wu therstore highly

expedknt that there should, Q possible, be no change of
ministry, and that bar itsjsaty's government amid at that
moment appear, as far as possible, to lave the grensal con-
Mena of parliament. (Ha,, bear.) Than was yet •
third reason which induced as to take this Gomm
After the frequent prolamin and premastimetione
which had taken plus on the subject of parlia-
mentary reform—remembering that for ten years it but beat
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olcaowladgedln thlahoula.
that that waged ought to ha

dealt with:and after the triple Teeelltheeedeeiel of the crows—
after the triple pledge of the houte—efter the triple valley of

dill sass to ua that it void& b •

very heavy blow to the character of pub& am Nei et pee-
!lament, if we, in our turn, seemed to evade the assenneit
which we had made, and the requirements of the country hi
that respect. (Hear, hear.) And remembering that the
Low hod pledged itself to give a canto' and patient con-
sideration to that subject, we thought that even if we did not.
cooed in our general endeavour, it was a good audbenededal
thing than an honest and earnest, even if an unsuceeesful
measure should be brought forward in the house by no.

fumed by these three powerful COG
our seats on these benches under

we retained
oes which I

admit involved a deem of mortification, and which we bare

from a feeling that on the whole we were doing our duty to
our sovereign and the country. (Hear, hear.) Bat the

vote to which the hone; srrivcci on Thursday

rendered it impossible few us any longer to be
quiescent. That was • vote of censure on the government
(loud cheers, and t. no, no")—it was intended as a vote of
censure—it was acknowledged es sock by Its principal pro-
moter, and as such it wee accepted by her Majesty's govern-
ment; and the house having arrived at the vote, we fell
that the government of the Qmeeaerss deprived of all autho-
rity. I may be permitted for one moment to offer to those
gentlemen who sit on these benches the deep expression of
our gratitude for the manner in which they supported us
during the late struggle. (Hear, hear.) I am perfectly
aware that no minister can bring forward • measure to
'mad the representation of the people, from its vast and
various character, which can meet with the general and
entire concurrence of his supporters. I know well that
many amongst those with whose confidence we are
honoured made no little sacrifice In supporting us
on that occasion. But I em sure they did so bemuse,
whatever were their opinions on matters of de-
tail, they telt convinced that nothing but •
meow of duty, nothing but • belief on our part that the
memos* we proposed was advantageous to the country, was
strict consonance with those conservative principles which
• einbold—nothing but • conviction of that kind on their
port 'odd have induced them to give us the generous and
never to be forgotten support we received on that occasion,
(Hear, beer.) During flue debate as eminent member of
the house said that the rule of party was over In this country.
If that be true I should deeply regret it, because I have been
always of opinion that if party rule is over, parliamentary
rule will soon cease. (Hear, hear.) I am quite convinced
that in a popular assembly, so numerous as the House of
Commons, the re eon be no guarantee for its independence
and authority hut political connexion antonpt three wises
sympathise generally on the same points of public stains
(Hear, hear.) I do not at all agree with the right hone
patlarwan who gave that opinion during the late debate, and
I think I can appeal with some pride to the conduct of the
con•ervative party oa that occasion, for I think they showed
• high spirit and conacionaness of duty as • great poltical
connexion, which will be appreciated in the country, end
which will redound to the credit of the house. (Hear, hear.)
What has occurred is an event which it would be affectation
to soy has come neon us altogether unexpectedly. It is, in-
deed, a result which more or less we have contemplated from
the moment we scoegeed office under the severe and Mara
ocuditions on which we agreed to carry on the &Haire of the
country. Last year the blow was averted by the support we
received from • large party opposite of gentlemen who sit
below the gangway. On this occasion I think it I. my duty
to tender the thanks of the government to them for the sup-
port which during the lest session we received from them.
(Hear, bear.) It was a support given without 'elicitation—
it was a import given without conditions—(bear, her)—it
was a support given by gentlemen who on all constitutional
questions emtatteined opinions diametrically opposed to thole
which we profess. Thmefore I believe it was a support
given because they appreciated the peculiar position
, In which the house was placed by the state of putim.
Thmelime I am bound to believe it was a support given from
a pare sense of public duty. (Hear, hear.) Having offered
the thanks of the government to theme to whom it was due,
if I might fora moment refer to something pereonal to my-
self, I would offer to the house gererally, and especially to
all gentlemen opposite, my thank/ for the courtesy and kind
feeling with which they tupported me in my attempt to carry
on the business of the house. (Hear, hear.) That has hap-
pened to me which probably has never before fallen to the lot
of any public man. I have been twice called on to lead the
home without the advantage of a numerical majority of
suppor'ers. The ask of cooductUg the business of the
house is under no circumstances • lightens—(bear)—but the
harden was necasearily aggravated by the circumstance to
which I refer, and I feel that however imperfectly I may
have done my duty, even that imperfect fulfilment could not
have been accomplished had it not been for that courtesy and
general good feeling which I hero experienced on all
occasions, not only from friends, but from those
1 who sit cpposite to me in this house. (Hear, hear.)
Having touche I even these points, it becomes my
duty to inform the house of the step which her Majesty's
government have thought it their duty to take. I had to ask
spelt, first, whether that evidence of want of cohesion
en the benches opposite to which I bare /'ready alluded still
aided.. I had to ask myself whether there is there that
unity of policy and purpose en questions domestic and foreign
which was so celestially wanting when we seceded to power,
sad which was the came of our acceding to power. I hid to
ask myself whether there Is any evidence of that unity of
feellag being restored and that politi, al cohesion being esta-
blished. With regard to the late division, a resolution of
censure was certainly carried against the government. But
this was remarkable, that the two most eminent Widows, on
that occasion, of the opt coition indicated that at the moment
that resolution, which almost anybody might have voted for
—(hear, year)—wee carried, they should both of them re-
commend exactly • eantrery policy. (Hear, hear.) The noble
lord the member for the city of London doctored that the
moment that resolution was carried he should exert his
utmost energies to defeat the measure of the government,
as :melees and pernicious ; but tbo noble lord the member
for Tiverton declared that as goon as that resolution was
carried he should, on the contrary, support the measure of
the government as a memoirs containing • great many good
things, and am one which it was of the utmost importance
that It should pats. (Hear, hear.) After the division was
called, a scene Wok place which was certainly no evidence of
unanimity of feeling on the part of the opposition. An hon.
gentlemen rose and proposed to append to the resolution of
the noble lord • recommendation of vote by ballot.
Every attempt was made to peevert a division
taking place ; but when the proposition was made, it
Is a fact, • (Bohlen t rok place notwithstanding the meet
active exertions, and at ha at one-third of the majority
supported • policy which certeinly was not recommended by
either of the noble lords. Under these circumstances, eir,
not seeing on the part of hoe. gentlemen opposite more abi-
lity to form an administration than last year when they fell
it necessary to retire from them honcho"; and seeing that the
opposition consists of • number of sections which, no doubt,
can at any time combine to overwhelm the Quen's g Imm-
inent, whoever may form it ; and seeing that in the prehent
state of affairs there le no eecutity, bat almost every
certainty, every February, of a minim. Hal aids with,
perhaps, all its consequences; believing that this state of
affairs Is prejudichd to the repute of parliament, and Injurious
to the beet internees of the country ; believing it to be of the
utmost importance at this moment that the authority of