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' the page of history ;en -1 while he saved -the rein- &el ar-A)5t1.,1441i. T•• .my Lords. are this di .
taint of his valiant troops, his own life was sacra. to heir:ifeotfi in . ~..• , eye, and to be rangiest, .
heed in the cause of his country. And how did it0t,14411 IV e ,; wile said, who seconded the 1:
Moisten pay tribute to his memory ? Why, my Address, 'wince. that His Alois-sly will
Lords, in this place, insidioul aspersions mere cast pie/reed to all the papers upon the subjects a,
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dpon his character. People were employed in all referred to before you, for there is ao such assurance - x
ports of the town to cabiumiate hi. (smellier. Bur, in the Speech of the King's Commissioners, but
in spite of all the rumen, and deperieleuta of Adult- you are to lie satisfied with the asSiintasee of floe
nistration, the character of that General will always liiiig'• Commissioiters, that His 'Majesty's Mini-
be revered as outaif the shiest men this country seers will he graciously pleased to lay before ton
ewer saw. After fhb abominable enterprise, mu- anise papers, which they trust will prove eatibroce
other, equally foolish, we. carried into execution, tors.—l bare ao doubt they mean, in this se-sions
and another Geueral was sent with troops into the Na 111 the best. liteselly to vent's rile assets '
heirs of the peniniola, under similar circumstances, tion—they will lay before .t°u* such papers, cud
awl the glorious victory alluded to was pureleseed Parts of paper., 1111 d 'SIMI% of papers. as e ill
with the useless expendetare of our best blood and he satiefactory to themselves. and they issi.y . t
treasure, It war a victory of the eiteme, for lie trust will be satiametory to you ; and ilbouw, my
alone took the ri-aver . Ilut what shall I say, ray Lords, be assnred. ate the osily papers you will
Lekilki titterLtilsa .14podalnik4s, have. I trust sou are nut so toe e deluded. I was
Walcheren t- Why, I Ovid is'aideless to say one jirefeireal to love stated, hot the Kiries spew') an.
ward as the subject. Any body may be a Miuis- ticipated me, that there was not one in., in tie
ter in these days. Ministers may flow from any country, who wait not convolved that the dissesters
con vaned source; they rise up like tadpoles; they of the last campaign had not been made the objects •
may be compered to locusts; they send forth their of vigorous, immediate, and effectual inquiry.—I
pestilential breath over the whole country. and nip sin glad to see. that, by a souse of their oseu .ituaa
and destroy every faie flower in the land. The con- flour rid by a coireiehissi of their failures. the*e
duct of His Majesty's Government has led to the Mmieters who had advised His Majesty to tell his
most abdininable disasters. which are no where ex- , Corporatiensof Leedom, that Ho inquiry was elects
ceeded in the anomie of history. The country is iu ' wiry. hese sutured His Majesty not to wait till his
that state which makes peace unavoidable; it will Parlienseat .infoec rd him what the eircuurstam es
be compelled to make peace. however diisadvan. counceted with those failuree iire, but intrely, that •
tageous." The Noble Earl, after *Mewing the in- he has directed tire papers to he laid before us.-.- •
juries which must eventually berm' the shipping It is wit possible that Parlannetit can meet without
interest, in case sif a peace, when almost every ship going into en inquiry on this subject. Let not stry
in the river would have a broom fixed on the top argyoueut Ws resided. upon that part of the Speech ;
or the mast. coocludeal hi anhmitting a question fur though we' may thank His Majesty for isyiug
to the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether it was those papers before us, which neither are tier CYO to
in contemplation to make a dock for the future. re- expected to 1* to our setiefection, yet there le •
ception of our ships at Northilsei, which he re. not contained in tLe -Address one single word
commended air e judicious measure ? to the effect, that we wilt proses el - to the ' •
Lord MuLGltasi: intimated. that such a measure consideration of those lepers.. There is as pledge
had not eloped the attention of Government, but in the Address, of our sense of dist ditty we owe
could not return any definitive answer to the in.. to the cuuntre. No pledge that og will discharge
quiry of tte Noble Earl. our duty in ii different tone front that in which we
Lord Gass VILLE ruse, and spoke nearly me these discharged it last year. Nonsenf throe things are •
terms : mentioned in the Address, best is. h• a mere Linn-
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~ My Lords—lt was with very great gratification phinesaary Address of thanks to His Almlosty. list
to myself, I gave way to the Noble Earl, because ordering these papers to he laid heroic us. My
the share the Noble Earl h;,, eaa in the glorious Lord+, I beg tense to .'ate, that I consider von • iil
triumphs of his country, entolt d him to Ise heard ill discharge you, dray to your country lied eon:.
with reverence and respect, ailseu speaking of the selves, if you suffer th.s day to ic.iim a :Amu: mot.
calamities which haves befallen it. Not only did I lag to His 141-tirsWe Muii•b:rs. the brood isort.Plsin
give way most willingly to him, but it would have distinctlon, ',filch no man can be ignorant of, who
been infinitely more gratifying to me. to have left adverts to the eonsidi embusses which Hue out of
to men of younger mod snore active minds, the task the fails with which as are so fatally ace
of offeriog an amendment to the Address which has rlosiathd• I say, that not only *IA regerd to
just beeu proposed to your Lordships.—But that Welcheren—not merely with regal to this. West- •
anxiety is not to he resisted, which induces ed atlas k oii deck-yards and ishipe; bet, I sat. •
we to oifer myself at this early period of with respect to the canal/461M *Artier; "nil -. 7
'dm discussion: lamllol us to antitipate (he 'respect to every pert of toe ,elettrpargu. awe' .- ••.:•
probability of any circa:ins nee. which may di- is ass absolute necessity far iculasedsate, vigewaisehe
vert the course of the fiches from that which is of perseveiing, and effectual impiety. I say, 'll you
the first cousideration, and tMe eratrfeatine us which mean to moistures your own chsracter—il you loran
it is possible for me to 'give my attention on the to be handed down to posterity ims nom sensible of
i present occasion. For °chess I cannot presnme to your cousin') 'e le robe—mid if you mean to peer •
judge ; but, for [titer. my heart is full, and I most sent the rat titmice of falai:Mika. similar to Ile. to 1 i
give vent to those feelings by which my mind is which have beesslits()) ensiurid, you will gist to
men super,. There are in the King's Speech many your country • tweet, alienist% not nohnuated or
topics that ought to engage, surf must, on future implied. hut es direct, distiect, positive and tine- 7
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days, engage the attention of this House. On future quivocal pis due. that you will enter ulna those in-
class, you must examine, not only the effect, but the guinea without delay, and that you will prosecute
foundation of those calamities which are adverted to them with effect. SOmething bas been said with
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in the speech. You must consider not only the ef. reference to the character of the officer,. Ido as-
fect and foundation of those calamities, but the sere that the failures of our armaments hate twin of h
consequeoces they are likely to produce on the state the greatest magnitude, that our losses have been
and coudition of the country, and the spirit of the unparalleled,. and that .the circumstaiscia uener
people. You cannot shut your eyes to those quer which all our military enterprises have been con-
bons. It is in vain you attempt to shut them; they ducted. are of auch a dercriptiou as to rimier m-
oill force themselves upon your attention. In the quiry indispensable : But, having said that, I &slits 1.1
same manner that subject which is treated of in those who may advert to any thing which may fail t
His Majesty's speech, I mean the topic of our dif- from me, will he assured, that lam persuaded that •
ferences with America ; there will come a day every thing has been done by the Officers that could i lit
when yoU most examine a bat is mud has been the be achieved by them. That, with regard to
conduct of the Government of this country to some of the Officers, more has been dos.e than
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America. There will come a day when it will be the public has admitted ; and, with respect to ..
impossible to be borne in a courtier. which calls it- others, abut the public may seem to hare cause to
self free, that there should be laid before such an lament in their conduct, is to be attributed on:a to .
assembly as this, garbled, mutilated, and miseepres the orders of Ministers, to their instructions, to
seuted docnrnents ; not to keep back lure:mutation, their deficiencies, and not, as I trust in God, ao
but to give inforniatiou directly contrary to the fate, any of the Officers or Commanders. 1 say this,
That is a cpiestion you will have onedsy to examine. because a rumour went Arca!, in the case of Ge.
There is also another question. a pretty serious neral Moore, to the effect, that all the iesponeatilav
question—whether you have in this country any of the operations of his army halongedau him, and
Government at all ? - Whether there b any thing not to His Majesty's Ministers. 1 was told, and , •
which any man believes, in the present dreadful the public were spuriously told, that, whatever ill
situation of society, to he capable of maintaining success had attended the military operations of t'..e il
the authority, or supporting the necessary power army under. General Moore, the came was only •
of Goverament ? That is a tomtits° you must to be found in the discretion exereisrel by the Of-
one day examine, unless you ran make up your ficer commanding the t army, which discretion, we ..
minds to surrender all thutight and regard for the were also told. had been absolutely entrusted to
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piddle interest and safety of the country. But him. I own 1 did not believe the aitstrtisis at the ' , .
ecru these questions, great nod momentous us time it was made. putesitice it was made, how hies it 1
they are, sufficient any Doe of them to have occu- heel' contradicted? I hope no man who hears me has
pled the care and attentious of a whole Sessions of failed to read the interesting history of the compress. • r
Parlientent.grester, God knows, each of them. than of the army under Gen. Moore, published by art • : ..-:;
any of the questions which have at any former pe- gallaut Officer's relative. If there is a man who hiss ) ,
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nod occupied the attention of Parliament ;
.411 not read it, he is incapable or judging what is ilia these. in my mind. sink to nothing in comparison true character ref the Government under wh,cli he f!
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with the duty which you are this day called upon lives. Whoever humus read it, of he has the feehtigi f
to discharge. I say, this day. because I mean to of a Briton in his heart, what mew: be his ireclisess.
content, and I shall skew you before I sit down, non when he contemplates sir. h a General es
that tint; duty is not a duty you can put off General Moore going upon an Exoritition, the very
under any specious pretences whatever. You are plan and object of which wee rot (ego from Isis owe
called upon now. at this very moment. to do justice better judgniese. Going Ao the South, whirs hit
to your country and yourselves—to do justice to knew he ought to be iu the North— Guitar to meet •
the memory of those who have fallen in your coon- co-operation. w)tere he knee he had no OVUM/ ns
try's cause. You ere culled upon to des justice to expert co-operation. Fraure to roorstivrs tin I.
the memory of those who have perish,•lll inglorious. Lustiest of that gallant soldier, subject sot to toe
ly, in euterpriati, the utmost maces as of which could orders of a superior officer, but to the ordeal of a
have produced uothiug likely to be sitended with diplomatic *grub of whom I must arty nothuug else,
advautage. Ewa-N.1.62.N who h, lost, rid of sneered- than desire you to recollect in whet /11,1191•• It was
1144 or even partially testeceediog, Issue utterly mud he executed the powers entrusted to him. If the in.
camplet,ly faded : for that is the true th.trauter of. jured spirit of the gallant General could hover over
them ; that i• the new Iris retinas' of those campaigns as, how would it repro4cis us for es t riipulinK the c.i... pe,„.,,,1 ey HI, aj,i,sty•s M , jaers, which have !amain, of that comp den, mum which he bilLto so -
wastrel the sit-mirth uf the come ea-. Early once( the other cause than the power by a hiill 111 • y
fUI 11 h'Srr ••4••041'...... jO • 1•1411 our area.., lute lwet. Hauled. If puree are wets ;Too stn., is it i. pii.e.coo-
mord, bate totapktaly, totally, cud irrttrierably blt to doubt, sub reeptst to tl.c Si•abith cautiwitt.,, ;re;
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1910

knee. To guard the ,only of Ilix Majesty's &millions,
slid to defeat the desizus Ntill It um meditated agniii,t us
and uur allies, will moue the utiuiwt efforts of sigilduce,
fortitude, and perseiersuee.

In every difficulty and danger, His Asjesty confidently
trusts that he hhall derive die must • ffectu.il support, nailer
the continued Liebsing of Providence, Gum the um,
dun, of his Parliament, the valour of his forces, and the spit it
and determination of his people.

The Miniois of Loom. town, the Earl of Harrow.
Ity, •nd tite Marquis of Downslure, took the oaths
•od their beats.

The Hari of I.tvgarost presented /1 Bill for the
better regulation of selret vestrors, which *skis laid
OD the table, andufterwards read tlp- first NH,.
Soon after ire o'clock the Comulitaioner.' Speech
was read to the House by the Lose AA CL A LOD,
and afterward!' hy theylotpk,