The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-01 00:00:00

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TALENT.

HOUSE OP LORDS-(YESTERDAY.)

The LORD'CILINCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
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at five o'clock.
Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from the
proprietors of a patent flour mill, praying that the merits
of this economical invention might be inquired into,
and that it might be applied to the use of the army and
navy.
The Earl of CLARENDON presented a petition from
certain Presbyterian clergymen in Ireland, in reference
to the present system of National Education in Ireland.
The noble earl took the opportunity of stating that con-
siderable apprehension had been excited in Ireland, by a
speech made by the noble lord at the head of the Go-
vernment in the course of the last session, that some in-
tention existed in his mind to introduce some change in
the existing system of national education. He was bound
to say that no such apprehension ever existed in his
mind, and he believed that by this time it had been en-
tirely removed from the minds even of the petitioners,
chiefly in consequence of the speech lately made by the
noble lord the Secretary for Ireland.
The Earl of DERBY said that the attention of him-
self, and of his noble friend at the head of the Irish Go-
vernment had been directed to this subject during the
recess, and the deterinination which had been come to
was that it would not be expedient to make any change
in the present system.
FREE TRADE.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that he
should, on a convenient day, move the adoption of a re-
solution with respect to free trade similar to that which
had lately been adopted in the other house. He had
been in hopes that the Government would have under-
taken the duty ; but, as they had not done so, he should
take it upon himself, thinking it due to the honour of this
house, as well as to the 'magnitude of the question
itself, that the matter should be submitted to the deli-
berate judgment of their lordships' house. He would
not now definitely fix the clay, but if Monday would suit
the convenience of noble lords opposite, he would be
quite ready to take it on that day.
The Earl of DERBY said that after the announce-
ment which he had made the other night that no public
business would be brought before the house, many noble
lords had left town ; and if the noble marquis persevered
in his motion, he thought sufficient time ought to be allowed
for them to return. So far as his, own convenience was con-
cerned, Monday would suit him perfectly well. He
was perfectly willing to adopt such a resolution as
would definitively acknowledge the free trade system ;
but he was not prepared to call upon noble lords who,
being willing to adhere to the free trade system, were
not disposed to acquiesce in the original policy of the
measure of 1846. Some such resolution as this, he
thought, might be acquiesced in by all sides of the
house—" That this house thankfully acknowledges
the general prosperity of the country, and recog-
nizing the evils of frequent change in the financial
system of the country, is prepared to accept and ad-
here to the commercial system recently established,
and would view with regret any attempt to disturb it."
He would, however, be quite willing to confer with the
noble marquis on the subject, so as to avoid that wran-
gling about words which had been so little creditable in
the other house.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said he cer-
tainly was not prepared for the hesitation shown by
the noble earl to adopt the same resolution as that
which had been adopted in the other house.
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The Earl of DERBY suggested_ that the noble
marquis should defer placing his notice on the paper
until Thursday, when perhaps some arrangement would
be come to as to the words.