The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-01 00:00:00

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

Lord PALMERSTON rose at half-past four o'clock,
i a full house, when most of the leading members on
both sides were present, and said—Sir, I rise to make
in a formal manner that communication to the house
which of course conveys noinformation, and which would
have been made on Tuesday if it had not keen for the
accidental circumstance that the House of Lords had
already been adjourned. (Hear, hear.) I mean that I
have to state that in consequence of what passed in this
house on Monday night, her Majesty's Government felt
it to be their duty to tender to her Majesty the resigna-
tion of their offices, and that resignation having been
graciously accepted, we now hold office for the transac-
tion of public business until our successors are appointed.
(Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances the house
will naturally feel that it would be inconvenient to
proceed with the dispatch of any public busi-
ness, and I shall, therefore, propose that this
house should, at its rising, adjourn until to-morrow.
My reason for not proposing a longer adjournment
which would, under the circumstances, perhaps, have
been the mere natural, is that I understand from you,
sir, that the hon. and gallant member for Westminster,
who is to receive the thanks of this house for his gallant
conduct in the Crimea, has announced to the Speaker
that he will take his seat to-morrow evening. (Loud
cheers.) lam sure I should be doing violence to the
feelings of the house if I proposed an adjournment that
would deprive them of the earliest opportunity of con-
veying to that hon. and gallant member the sense of feel-
ing which they entertain of his brilliant and distinguished
services- (Loud cheers.) There is also a bill which
my right hon. friend the Secretary for the Colonial De-
partment introduced a few days ago, for carrying into
effect the treaty concluded with the United States. If
there should be no opposition on the part of any hon.
member to the ;second reading of that bill, it would be
for the convenience of the public service, as well as tend
to promote the interest of the country, if the house
would allow that bill to proceed a stage to-morrow With these exceptions I hope the house will understand.
that in proposing that we should meet to-morrow,
it is simply for the purpose I have mentioned,.
(fienr, hear.) In the present state of affairs, lam
sure the hence will feel that any other business ought
not to be made a subject of debate. (Hear, hear.)
I
therefore move that this house at its rising do adjourn
until to-morrow.
The SPEAKER intimated that there was no necet-
Icity to make such a motion, as the house would adjourn
lat its rising as a matter of course until to-morrow.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY
NOTES.
Mr. KEATING asked leave to bring in a bill to faci-
litate the remedies upon bills of exchange and promissory
btyl
this
csimptle adaptatioln of the
notes, by which he might,
oun ry, accomp ish the
procedure nosy in force in
desired object.
Leave was given to bring in the bill.
IRISH POOR LAW INSPECTORS.
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whether there was any truth in a statement which ie-