The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-14 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

was whether her Majesty's former Ministers,
notwithstanding the difficulties which had made
them tender their resignations, were willing so far
to act as to state their concurrence with her Majesty
in this refusal, and become constitutionally respon-
sible for that refusal.--(Cheers lied laughter.) I
see that Honourable Gentlemen opposite seem to
think this is a subject of great derision—that her
Majesty's servants have come to the decision to sup-
port that refusal. They appear to treat it as a matter
of lightness and gaiety. But I am prepared to say
that, great as those difficulties may have been, though
compelled, as I felt myself by a sense of duty, to ten-
der my resignation to her Majesty, I do conceive that
it is no matter of derision, but matter of great •
public import, that those who conceive that her Ma-
jesty was justified in what she has done, should
not refuse to resume the responsibility which be-
-I.ngs to their office—(Great cheering)—neither should
they conceal or evade the avowal of it, trusting to the
opinion of the Parliament and the country to support
them. The Noble Lord sat down amidst tremendous
cheering.
Sir R. PEEL—I can assure the Noble Lord that he
has relieved me of the greatest load of anxiety I ever
suffered under during my whole life, viz., that of doing •

injustice to my Sovereign.—(Cheers.) Nothwithdand-
ing some of the observations made by the Noble Lord, I
think it would be much better that I should rest upon what
I have stated than enter farther into the subject at pre-
sent. The Noble Lord inquired of me whether her
Majesty did not state to me that it was her intention to
act towards me with openness and fairness. Her Ma-
jesty certainly did state that I should find her act
with perfect openness and fairness, and I would make
a more important declaration than that, and she certainly
did act with perfect openness and fairness.—(Cheers'
On the whole, although the Noble Lord invited discus-
sion on some points, I think it would be better that I
should not go further.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL—Though it is pot neces-
sary, it may be satisfactory to the Right Hon. Gentle-
man for me to state that I have nothing to complain of
in the statement that he has made.—(Cheers.)
The SPEAKER then put the question, that the
House at its rising do adjourn till Wednesday, upon
which

Mr. W. DUNCOMBE rose. He wished to
know whether the Noble Lord would have any- objeo-
Lion to state his reason for proposing that the House
should adjourn till Wednesday, because, if he understood
the Noble Lord rightly, he proposed that the House
should adjourn over to-morrow till Wednesday, and
from Wednesday to Friday se'nnight. Now it must
be apparent to every one that Wednesday was an
extremely inconvenient day, as it was usually on days
on which very little public business was transacted.
He was reminded also that it was the day of the Derby.
—(Laughter.) The adjournment to Friday se'nnight
was unusually long for the Whitsun holidays, and he
wished to know whether the Noble Lord had any
reason to assign for that protracted adjournment.
He did not complain of it, bat be thought the country
had a right to know why the uniform practice was de-
parted from. If there were any further exchanges to
to take place in the Cabinet, and that was the reason for
so extended an adjournment, he thought the House ought
to be informed of it. Whilst he was upon his legs, ho
would just ask whether upon Friday se'nnight upon the
House assembling, they were to understand that they
were to proceed to the important duty of electing a
Speaker in the room of the Right Hon. Gent. who
at present so ably filled the chair.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not think the course
pursued by the Government a very unusual one. The
believed that the adjournment generally was for ten
days at Whitsuntide. Thursday was the Queen's
birth-day, and therefore it was not proposed that the
House should adjourn till that day. He should there-
fore persevere in proposing that the House should
adjourn to Wednesday, and from Wednesday to
Friday se'nnight. With respect to the other I
question, if there was no technical objection to the
election of the Speaker taking place on the day that
the House met, the House would proceed to the elec.
Lion ; but he had thought that a message from the
Crown was necessary.
Mr. W. DUNCOMBE could net see why the •
House should not sit to-morrow.

Sir R. PEEL earnestly entreated that no objections
should be made to the adjOurnment proposed by the
Noble Lord opposite, under existing circumstances.
The only question with him was, whether private busi-
ness might not be forwarded, as there were a great
many private Bills at present waiting to be proceeded
with.

Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to the House
sitting to-morrow, but it must be distinctly understood
that it met for private business, and private
business alone. The Government would not
be able to answer any questions on that day, in con-
sequence of their important duties elsewhere.