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In the vicinity of the House of Lords there was the
greatest excitement. In the lobbies crowds of persons
were assembled, all, froM the expression of their coun-
tenances, waiting the assembling of.their lordships with
great anxiety. In the interior of the house the gallery
appropriated to the members of the House of Commons
was filled to overflowing. The. side galleries were also
filled, and among the " distinguished per Sons" present
we observed an Eastern prince, who wore a magnificent
costume. The vicinity of the throne was also crowded
with spectators.

At five o'clock the LORD CHANCIMLOR took his seat
on the woolsack.

In a few minutes after the Earl of Derby entered and
took his usual seat, Lord Colchester and the Earl of
Ellonborough sitting on either side of the noble earl.
On the episcopal bench we observed the Bishop of
Oxford and the Bishop of London.
REFORM IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from
Charlotte Jones, praying for a reform in the Ecclesiasti-
cal Courts.

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conceive, from. Scotland and Scarborough, at a time when the
noble lord, like other members of the Government, had re-
sorted for the purpose of health to distant parts of the
country. Ido not complaint of the noble lord, or of any
of my colldagues, for doing so ; but it was not my good
fortune to resort to the country either for health or for
any other purpose—for. day by day isnd hour by hour, dur-
ing the whole of 1854, it was my duty to remain in town
to exert my humble abilities for the service of the country.
In a letter from the noble lord which finished the corre-
spondence, and which was dated the Bth of October, he
said—" You have done all that can be done; and I am
sanguine of success." (Loud cheers from both sides of the
house.) Let me explain to your lordships that, after the
proposal which I made to my noble friend with reference
to my readiness to leave the Cabinet, I did not even say
that I positively refused to change the office I held—dis-
agreeable to tins as such a course would have been on per-
sonal grounds, inconvenient as I believe it always to be to
the public service, and implying, as it does, an arrange-
ment never very obvious to the public. I made, however,
no such objection. What, then, was the reason why my
noble friend did not avail himself of the offer that I made
him ? Ho (Lord Aberdeen) did not act, as from the state-
ment that was made in the House of Commons would ap•
pear, upon his own responsibility, or from any anxiety or
regard for sue, generous and hind as his conduct towards
me has ever been. He did not take upon himself to reject
the proposal ; but he laid the proposal before the whole of
oar colleagues, and the proposal was—it is not for me to
say whether sightly or wrongly—but it was unanimoasly
disapproved of by the whole of my colleagues. (Hear.)
The last letter of the whole series 'which passed between
the noble lord and me was dated the 3d December, when
the noble lord'had apparently returned to his original idea,
for he said he should bring the subject before the Cabinet.
It was not, however, brought before the Cabinet. Peril-
meat met ten days afterwards, on the 13th of Deceml-
and it was my duty to make a long statement to your 1
ships, in vindication of tlin conduct of the Governim
,and more espeeiadly Qf 4!.l)Ftettte which .".
'M frith y sight hon. fri the Seeretary4alVar ma;
statement in the House of Commons, 'and the debate

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