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castle and Lord Aberdeen. They were removoi from office,
and, the whole Government paid the penalty imposed on them
by the censure of the House of Commons, and resigned toge-
ther. After two intermediate attempts had been made by
ether persons to form a Government his noble friend formed
one, including three gentlemen who peculiarly belonged to
the Government of Lord Aberdeen; one of whom Lord Derby
had attempted to include in an administration to be formed by
himself. (Hear, hear.) These three gentlemen subsequently
retired from the Cabinet, and then another attack was di-
rected against his noble friend. (Hear, hear.) He (Sir C.
Wood) thought that the charges against the Duke of New-
castle, the right honourable baronet the member for Carlisle,
and the right honourable gentleman the member for Wilts,
were most unjust, and he congratulated them on the testi-
mony which the honourable and learned gentleman had on
that evening borne to the efficiency with which they had dis-
charged the duties of their departments. He always thought
that the time would come when such an opinion would do
justice to the exertions they had made in their several de-
partments; but, sanguine though he was that such would be
the case, he little expected that such justice would be done
to them by the honourable and learned member for Sheffield,
who was seldom so complimentary in his language—(hear,
hear)—and nothing but a perfect conviction of the truth of
what he said could have caused him to pay a compliment so
extraordinary when coming from him. (Hear.) The hon.
and learned gentleman, then, having entirely acquitted those
gentlemen who managed the several departments connected
with the war, went on to bring charges against other mem-
bers of the Government, who certainly could not interfere
with the management of those departments. He (Sir C.
Wood) had certainly not the slightest inclination to throw off
any responsibility belonging to him as the colleague of the
noble duke the late Minister of War and the right honourable
gentleman the late Secretary-at-War ; but the honourable and
learned gentleman must have a strange notion of the way in
which the business of Government was conducted when he
said that the colleagues of these Ministers were guilty of the
mismanagement of departments, which in the same breath he
stated to be admirably managed by those who were at the
head of them. (Cheers and laughter.) The noble duke was in
London, and according to the hon. and learned gentleman,
managed his department with admirable skill and assiduity,
but his right hon.. friend the then Secretary for the Colonial
Department (Sir G. Grey), who was absent in Scotland in at-
tendance on her Majesty, was to be censured fer not having
interfered with its management. (A laugh.) His right hon.
friend the late First Lord of the Admiralty had, he believed,
never left town in the course of the autumn for a single day,
except in the discharge of bis duty; a compliment, therefore,
was to be paid to his right hon. friend, whilst he himself, as
the then President of the Board of Control, was to be cen-
sured because he had not interfered with the Admiralty. The
then Secretary-at-War was in town, and was accordingly
complimented, whilst his hon. friend the President of the
Board of Works was to be censured for his non-interference.
(Laughter.) All of the Ministers still remaining in office were
to be censured for net having meddled with business that did
not belong to them, and interfered with departments which
the lion. and learned gentleman said were admirably managed.
(Cheers.) The hon. and gallant general who had moved the
previous question, no supporter of the Government, but an
active member of the committee, as well as the noble lord
behind him, by whom this report had been drawn up, both
agreed that the evidence taken was incomplete, and that it
was impossible to pronounce a satisfactory decision upon it.
Her Majesty's Government did not think they were justly
chargeable with shrinking from any responsibility belonging
to them, when they concurred iu opinion with these two dis-
tinguished members of the committee, differing in politics and
sitting on opposite sides, but agreeing that the proposal of the
hon. and learned gentleman was not one that should be
adopted by the house. (Cheers.)
Mr. GASKELL moved the adjournment of the debate.
Viscount PALMERSTON—I hope the house will come to a
decision to-night (Cheers.)
Mr. DISRAELI had also hoped that the house would have
come to a decision to-night, but the only reason why they
had not done so was the great delay which had taken place in
members of the Government rising to speak. But for that,
the debate would have been so far advanced that the house
might have divided, but he did not know whether, under pre-
sent circumstanees, it would be possible for them to do so.
Mr. BRIGHT hoped the house would not be put to the
trouble of dividing on the question of adjournment. He did
not know that during this whole session a question had been
brought before,it of such immense importance as this.
Viscount PALMERSTON—With regard to no person hav-
ing risen from this bench earlier in the evening, there were
obvious reasons why—(loud ironical cheers from the Opposi-
tion)—reasons why other persons might wish to deliver their
opinions. (A laugh, and hear.) If the house wished that
the debate should be adjourned, of course he should not offer
any opposition:

The debate was then adjourned.
Mr. ROEBUCK inquired to what day it was to be ad
journed ?

Viscount PALMERSTON—To Thursday,
On the motion of Lord R. CECIL, a return was ordered of
the names of all parishes in cities and Parliamentary boroughs
in England and Wales in which (during the last 15 years)
church rates have been refused, and since that refusal have
ceased altogether to be collected, specifying the population of
each parish, the number of churches in it, and whether
divided into ecclesiastical districts.

Mr. WILSON obtained leave to bring in a bill to give effect
to a convention between her Majesty and the United States
of America.

MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.—ADJOURNED DEBATE.
The or er of the day having been read for resuming this
adjourned debate, and the question having been put,
Mr. V. SCULLY moved that the debate be now adjourned.
Mr. SPOONER saw no reason why the debate should be
adjourned, and the only object of moving it was to prevent
the house entertaining the question.
Viscount PALMERSTON said surely the hon. gentleman
could not be serious in askinc, the house to resume at this time
of night (half-past 12 o'clock) a debate which, without any
great spirit of prophecy, he might predict would last a great
many hours. The hon. member would best consult the con-
venience of the house in not wasting another hour in discus-
sing a question which must inevitably be decided against him.
The house then divided, when there voted—
For the adjournment of the debate 97
Against it
Majority —9
Mr. KIRK immediately moved that the debate be adjourned
till that day three months.
The house again divided--
For the motion 93
Against it

Majority -3
The announcement of the numbers was received with loud
cheers, especially by the Irish members.
The Lunatic Asylums and Regulations Acts Amendment
Bill was read the third time and passed.
The Sale of Spirits (Ireland) Bill was read the third time.
A verbal amendment, moved by Colonel DUNNE, sub-
stituting the word " district" for the word " jurisdiction,"
was agreed to.

Mr. MACARTNEY then moved the adjournment of the de,
hate.

The house divided, when there appeared—
For the motion
Against

Majority —36
After some further conversation the bill was passed.
TREASURERS OF COUNTIES (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
TRINITY COLLEGE (DUBLIN) BILL.
This bill was passed through committee.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house ad•
journed at half-past one o'clock.