The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-21 00:00:00

LOWER CANADA..

Mr. LEADER said that at the earliest opportunity
he should call the attention of the House to the state of
Lower Canada.

SOAP DUTY.

Mr. GILL ON gave notice that he should, on the Bth
of March, move for leave to bring in a Bill for the total
abolition of the Soap Tax.---(Loud cheers and cries of Hear.)
On the 22d of the same month he should move for leave to
bring in a Bill for the Reduction of the Stamp Duties en In-
dentures; and on the 29th of March he should move for leave
to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the Laws relative to
the Sale of Exciseable Liquors in Scotland.

THE ADDRESS.
The SPEAKER then said—l have to acquaint the House
that this House has been to the Hoase of Lords, where her
Majesty delivered a most gracious Speech, which I shall read
fur the satisfaction of the House. The Right Hon. Gentle-
man then read the Speech.
Lord LB VE SON then rose and said—Sir, I rise to move that
adutiful Address be presented to her Majesty, to return our most
humble thanks for her gracious Speech to this House ; and in so
doing I trust that this House, when it reflects how inadequate
I must be to do justice to the task which has fallen to my lot,
I assure the House that I am not using a mere form of words
when I beg that the House will extend to me the usual indul-
gence which, in this place on former occasions, with so much
kindness, it has shown towards me.—(Cries of hear,
hear, hear.) The Speech, although holding out to us
the directions which we had a right to expect, has set an
example is its tone, not to follow which would, lam aware,
be inconsistent with the feelings of this House, and I shall
therefore avoid saying any thing which might give rise
to anger in our debate.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.")
I congratulate the House upon her Majesty's de-
claration that she continues to receive assurances of
the friendly dispositions of Foreign Powers, and when
I look, Sir, to the pledges of her Majesty's present
Ministers, at a time when the maintenance of peace was con-
sidered impossible, I have to congratulate the country that
they have been enabled to redeem these pledges without any
diminution of the national honour.—( Hear, hear, hear. )
Among the many advantages which we have a right to expect,
we must not overlook that interesting fact stated to us by her
Majesty, viz., the extension of our commerce with foreign coun-
tries. In such a Country as this, one which lives so much by
manufactures, such an intimation as came from the lips
of her Majesty, of the fact of this country having con-
cluded a treaty of commerce with the confederation of Peru
could not be heard without much pleasure. Sir, it must be
admitted, that trade in this country has lately received a violent
shock—it was one of those shocks which were so natural to, and
always must prevail in great commercial countries, and it was one
which, in my humble opinion, could not have been either miti-
gated or avoided by any measures of the Government. The
manufacturing classes in this country have gone through a
period of very considerable suffering. When I look back to
similar periods in former times, and consider the scenes of
violence and destruction of property which then took place,
and contrast it with the excellent conduct during their late
period of suffering, I can not bat give my applause to
them.—( Hear, hear, hear.) It pleases me, because
it proves to me that they have a just confidence in the pre-
sent Administration, while it also proves a vast accession to
their intelligence and sense.
.Sir, I am sure that there is
no one present who will not, with her Majesty, lament the
continuance of the civil conflict in Spain. All will lament
that that civil conflict has not yet been put to an end : still
less I am sure that there is no one present who will not
join in a promise to her Majesty that they, would do
all that lay in their power to bring that conflict to an end.
—(Hear.) The cause of Don Carlos, which was proved by
recent events, is now almost hopeless. Instigated by his
friends in other countries, Don Carlos lately attempted to
march upon Madrid, but that attempt has most signally
failed—( Hear, hear, hear)--and I am now not without
hopes that, at the instance of, and by the mediation
of this country, peace will be established in Spain ere long. I
the more readily expect this, for I fully believe that France
is most anxious to do all in her power to carry out her late
policy towards Spaia in alliance with this country.—( Hear.)
Sir, that alliance I take to be of the utmost importance, not
only to the cause of peace in Spain, but that while it
continues firmly cemented it will greatly contribute
to the preservation of the peace of the world.—(Loud
cheers.) There is one very important part of the
Speech—that relating to Canada. As an individual, I most
sincerely trust that Parliament will be ab'e to form some
measures in a conciliating spirit—(Cheers)—so as to pro-
mote that good feeling which is so essentially necessary
between a colony and the mother country.—(Loud cheers.)
Sir, to those who took an interest in ameliorating the condi-
tion of our neighbouring country (Ireland), it must be
a pleasing reflection to them to see the improving prospects
which are opening up in that country.--( Hear.) The ab-
sence of all outrages,—(Loud cries of " Oh oh, oh,"
from the opposition, which were re-echoed by the
Ministerial Benches which continued for some time)—
to mark the absence of outrages—(lronical cheers from the
Opposition Benches)—the removal of the stamp of political
disaffection. I cannot, Sir, but look with pleasure at the
good feeling and loyalty shown by those who have been hitherto
accused of too warmly advocating the interests of their
country by the dissolution of the Association. They are
determined to avoid even the appearance of agitation.
Sir, I rejoice at the moderate language used by the Crown
with respect to the measures of relief that have been
so long before Parliament. I cannot, however avoid
saying, that no measure will be satisfactory to this House,
that does not meet the reasonable wishes of the Irish
people.—( Loud cheers.) With respect to Municipal Reform,
I feel that a majority of this House will hardly consent to any
measure that does not place the Irish people on an equality
with themselves.—(Cries of " Hear, hear, hear." In
the same way as to the collection and composition of Irish
tithes, I believe the laws relating to that subject require revi-