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of serving their country, by wont *ho
speculate upon the ensile of Miniver% and pur-
doe orate io Parliament that they might betray
the interests of the politic. The minority who ac-
tually voted was counted at 164 Members. It will
intseen that eight paired off; to which if we add
'Na two tellers, the result shews that 174 Members
enectioued the measure of a Reform. The Mem-
-.ben forming the majority amounted, by a like com-
putation, to Q 79; so that the House on Thursday
Aright consisted of 433 Members, giving a ma-
jority of 105 ; but if from those who voted
Arend the motion be removed all the Place-
pee, and the Members who dreaded the ex.
tiettioo of their political career and of their lie-
' iteniary hopes if the menial had been adopted, the
4nesjority of 105'nould offer to the Ministers but
je very slender subject for congratulation.
• The only speech of any importance is opposition
tie the motion 414,11114 Conn Inn's. This Right
IHonourable Gentlemen has for some time under-
taken the special pkOtection of all the errors which
time has suffered to creep into the Constitutioot
.land, with a remarkable degreeof candour and loge.
.41emousneee he never pretends to deny their exist-
lteece. This is certainly judicious, for such is the
'character of ell his speeches upon the subject, if
•)* were to advocate the purity of the Constitution,
his own arguments would militate moat forcibly
against the tenor of his reasoning. He admits the
alums, but jeetifies them by a reference tw it*
increasing iuteiligence of the people, and the eir.q,
barged morel strength of the democratic ioteresto is
the sintii.j'itithe same temper of mind Lord Lou.
DONDIRIT defended the practice of ministerial ear.
rojrigin; bot with whit class Of persons, with
what clause; of "Iliad can Arguments of
this nacre htivell)ineight ? Can it be en-
dured that the .aelitiAmenestances which ought.te
compel on improvettant in the system of stele po-
licy, and which ohght, in propriety and justice, 10
entitle the people to a eferar inspection of the
44841 of government. **it be turned into pre,'
tepee* fee perpetuating Aionemting abuses, and.'
for sinking the peopl% tai a lower point of de:'
basethent ? There le 11(74.1pelueoncistency in
o ing the enteeged latetligence end iufor-
motion of the nation, and' in 'epiiteiiiing at the
WWI tine that such nohow* se. these ewe infleencs

the public mind, and lead it to the conclusions
irhich the Ministers would wish to establish. It is
not denied that the grossest abuses aerie eaisteucei
and that they have led to serious evils; it calif
nofbe denied that upon the expediency of re‘tut
there is an almost unanimous coucurrenee elf
sentiment throughout the empire. If with this
seutisient, so strongly expressed as it has been,
the Ministers will not concur, mid rely for support,
upon the votes of a corrupt majority in the House.l
bf COMICIIOOII, the question necessarily sesames the
character of a eoollict, where the strength of power
is opposed to the force of ressou, and to the result,
of suck a conflict the country cannot flail to look
withleirtnils of the most serious appreleusiouw.
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p;selicsl measures, that orowarvilltely I* meet lbw
coritorreocie of all parties, for the rebel of the Ii s~Ti
peasantry.' insi the poor of this country, and that he
ezpeet• soon to have them weedy to submit to .
vernment. This is, indeed, a consummation r
woolly to he wished for ; and however 'unattainable
the piirpose may appear, the establishment of New
barark will not allow us to despair of success nal
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Owan's hands.

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The further consideration of the Report of the'
Agricultural Distress Committee, which stood, fie
yesterday, is deferred to Monddy, in coosequencie
the indisposition of the Marquis of L011.01111111111Y.,

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We have received Ohlliiseis Papers atil to Wed.
nestlaiy. They contain the substance of litters from
Constantinople of the litsth March, and Odessa to
• the Ist inst. in which, it is said, that an the efforts
of the Diplomatists had been unavailiag, mud that
M. DE LIITZOWS Dragoman had received orders
to inform that Minister, that the Porte
lacing nta-
nilrsted its intentions, .11 further steps were 'Jer-
iholy .eseleos, and this'. the Sultan would even be
evaded if the subject was moved my farther.
I% discredit throe's' by the German Papers, of
the highest character, upon the accounts reepectiog
Turkey in the Paris Papers, must divest these hat.
tern of any little interest which they might other.
wise possess. The following are extracts:-.-
PARIS.
We eon positively state that M. Williams, Secre-
tary to M. Zee, left Paris three days since. He is
the bearer of letters from M. Zee, addressed to the
Marquis of Londonderry, the purport of which re.
hoe. so the recognition of the Columbian Republic
by Englaticl.--(L.sest if ea ion eel
.)
A private letter from Madrid announce. that the
Cortes and the liberal party are every day acquir-
ing greater influen:e and credit. A reduction of
Nit millions of reale has been made by the Cou.
grass in the budget for foreign affairs, and as a
measure of economy, all the embassies to foreign
Courts have been suppressed, with the excepting' of
those to Paris. London, Portugal, and the United
States. All the Coosa's-General lavabo suppiesited.
.They will be eephiced by agent*, which will he
such leas expeuosee eyeless.
French Enact* on the trild—rite pet Coot. Co..
E pets, SireonelhOk Stock* 1.4656- "

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