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throughout the country
tives daily being disc._
the present was involved in difficulty and d.
future was nothing but alarm ; under sucli
he must say that it was too lunch for the Noble Lord to
get up and meet the statements of his Friend with taunts:
He (Mr. Richards) felt that the Government bad net
done its duty.—( A loud cry of " Hear, hear," in a very
peculiar tone, from an Hon. Member on the Opposition
Benches, followed by much laughter on the Ministerial
side of the House.) He understood that laugh—l ut
let the Hon. MeMbers deny the statements that had
been made, instead of meeting them with laughter. Ho
thought it due to the Hon. Gentleman to get up and say
that much.—(Laughter.) He despised that laughter.—..
(Renewed laughter.) Let them deny or refute these
statements, instead of meeting them with scorn and
laughter.—(Tory cheers.) They called themselves the
friends and supporters of the people, but he could tell theta
that their conduct excited in his mind nothing but deep
disgust.—(" Oh !" and laughter.)
Major BEAUCLERK was not a supporter of his Ma-
jesty's Ministers on all questions; but he could not under-
stand why Ministers had been attacked on the present oc-
casion, because unfortunately an immense number of re-
spectable individuals in the mercantile world had failed, or
were in embarrassed circumstances. If Ministers could
give relief to them they gladly would do so—(Hear, hear)
—and if any Hon. Member on the Opposition side would
only point out the course to be pursued for that purpest,
he was satisfied it would be at once adopted. He believed
the Poor Laws had oppressed the people in some degree ;
but with respect to the failures that had taken place, it was
most unfair to bring that as a charge against Ministers.--,
(Cheers.)
Mr. ROBINSON did not participate in the apprehen-
sions of his Hon. Friend behind him, but he did think that
unless the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
had some views in deferring his Budget, it was desirable
that they should have as early an exposition as possible of
the ;,views of the Government with respect to the pub-
lic revenues and expenditure. It was in his opinion
extremely wrong and disingenuous to mix up the present
Goverament with the embarrassments at present existing.
They were, he believed, very considerable, but not of that.
alarming nature as the embarrassments that had taken
place in the year 1825 ; and he was willing to hope and
trust that the worst had passed over. He must also agree
with his Honourable Friend near him in thinking that a
vast deal of time was every night wasted in most useless
and unprofitable discussions, and if the Noble Lord and the
Government would take a more lofty tone, and give a better
direction to the feelings of the House with respect to the
business to be brought forward, it would materially
promote the public interests.--(Hear, hear.)
Sir G. SINCLAIR explained. He had no idea of
connecting his Majesty's Government with the commercial
embarrassments at present existing.—(CA, ob.)
Colonel SIBTHORP did not hesitate to say that he
looked with suspicion on the conduct a his Majesty's Go-
vernment. The House had really (lone nothing since it had
assembled, and the people were daily expressing their dis-
satisfaction at the comluet of the Government. He would
tell the Noble Lord that it would be well for him if his cha-
racter, both public and private, stood as well as that of the
Honourable Baronet below him (Sir George Sinclair.)
He had now some hopes of the Government, for it was
certainly the best and most manly thing he had ever
heard from the Noble Lord, when a few minutes before he
made such a full admission of the incompetency of the Go-
vernment.—(Loud laughter.) He (Colonel Sibthorp)
trusted that they would act upon the admission, and give
up their places—he cared not shat party filled them, but
they could not be worse filled than now.—( Laughter.)
The motion for the adjournment of the House to Mon-
day was then put and agreed to.
'TITHES-IRELAND.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD wished to ask a question of the
Noble Lord the Secretary for lieland, with respect to a
tithe sale which was reported to have taken place
lately before the gaol of Wexford. —(Hear, hear.)
The report circulated .was that -the place of sale was
surroun.!ed by 150 of the constabulary. and by a large
force of military, whose arms were loaded with ball. Under
such circumst.,nces, the people were not allowed even to
see the sale, which was altogether fictitious. He wished
to know whether the Government had received any official
information of such an occurrence ?—whether the state-
ments were correct ? and it so, by whose or what autho-
rity the military and other armed force were so employed ?
Lord MORPETII said, Government had received in-
formation ❑pon the subject ; and though he could not say
that the whole report was correct, yet he believed the

greater part was. In reply to the latter question, be had
to say that the military and constabulary had been called
out 14 the Sheriff, in the exercise of those powers which the
law gave him. •

THE VIXEN.

Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know from the _Noble Lord

the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, whether the negotia-
tions between the two Governments in the case of the
Vixen had vet ended—if so, whether any answer had
bent communicated to the owners ; and again, if so, would
there be any objection to the production of the despatches
and col respondence which had passed between the two
Gavernmetits and the owners, t.);-e..her with the opinion of

:he I.itv officers of the Crown upon the cas,,.
Lord PALMERsToN said the communication be-
tween the two Governments had ended. The result
of those communications had been conveyed to the owners,
and was to the effect that upon full consideration of the
whole case, the Government did not think they would be
justified in making any further demand upon the Russian
Government. He would not have the slightest objec-
tion to the production of all the papers connected with
the subject, except the opinion of the King's Advocate.
The opinions of the law officers of the Crown were
always given confidentially, and upon a clear understanding
that they were given for the guidance of the Government,
who if they adopted them, made them their own and became
answerable for them. It was unusual for such opinions to
be called for, and it would be his duty to object to that part
of the motion.

Sir STRATFORD CANNING inquired whether
the papers, when produced, would show the grounds upon
which this opinion had been given ?
Lord.PALMERSTON said, the Hon. Baronet would
draw his own inferences when the papers were laid upon
the table.

Sir STRATFORD CANNING would reserveto him-
self the right to comment upon the case at that time.

TRADE WITH SPAIN.

Lord SANDON, after complimenting the Honour-
able Member the President of the Board of Trade,
for the orders in Council which now regulate the trade
with Portugal, said it was well known that our trade with
Spain was in a worse condition, and had been so for a long
time, than it e% en was with Portugal before the late orders.
Ile wanted to know whether the Government were pre-
pared to pursue the same course with regard to Spain as
they had done with respect to the trade with Portugal.
Mr. P. THOMSON said the two cases were not analo-
gous. Our shipping was on the same footing as the Spanish
shipping until lately, when the Regent by an Act in Council
had altered the respectiverates. For upwards of 20 years

there were many well founded complaints with respect to tl-0
duties levied.in Spain upon English shipping ; negociations
were now going on, and he had well-Founded hopes of their
being speedily and amicably settled ; otherwise he did not
think it would become the ' -dimnity of this country to allow
the matter to remain any longer in its present state.
and the Government would be prepared to act according to
the precedent already laid down with regard to Portugal.
Lord SANDON said that the answer of the Right
Hon. Gentleman was satisfactory to him.
Sir H. WILMOT asked when it was intended by the
Government to proceed with some measure, the name of
which we did not hear.
Lord J. RUSSELL bad named that day fortnight for

bringing the measure alluded to forward.
Mr. BETHELL wished to know from the Hon. Gen-
tleman the Secretary of the Admiralty, whether it was the
intention of the Government to adopt the suggestion of the
Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth as to
having fresh coast surveys made, with a view to establishing
co❑venient harbours ?

Mr. C. WOOD said that a great, portion of the coast
had been already surveyed, and it was intended by the
Admiralty to have a survey of the remainder completed as
early as possible. With respect to establishing harbours,
he would say that he thought the Bridlington Harbour
would be a great advantage, particularly as it could be com-
pleted by a small expenditure of money.
Lord J. RUSSELL should now move the Order of the
Day for going into Committee on the Irish Poor-law Bill.
What he proposed was that they should go on with the
Committee until eleven o'clock, and that the House should
then resume, for the purpose of proceeding with the Ball
relating to births, marriages, and deaths, which, as it was
to come into operation on the Ist of July, pressed.

Lord D. STU ART—I rise to put a question to the

Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affalts. It IS well
known that the opinion of the law officers of the Crown,
given to his Majesty's Government, was, that ;!.. the Russian
Government had P.l) de facto possession br any part of the
hay in whivt, the Vixen was captured, the capture of that
was an illegal act. I wish to know whether, upon
the bare assertion of Russia that she had a fort and garrison
in that bay, the Noble Lord :has not refused to interfere
the relief of the injured parties, without obtaining any
proof whatever whether the assertion is truo or false,
although there has now elapsed a period of upwards of five
months ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that when the papers