The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-27 00:00:00

Petitions were presented against Negro Slavery, by
Lord Roden, the Marquis of Ormonde, the Duke of Bed-
ford, the Bishop of London, and Lord What neliftp,
The Earl of GROSVENOR rose for the purpose of
presenting two petitions, ore praying for Parliamentary
!fellow, the other for the Abolition of Negro S'avery. In
doing so he wished to make a few observations,
as these were subjects which the Noble Lord now on
the Woolsack had taken particular interest in, and fair
which he was the great advocate. He felt a greater in.
clination to make these observations in order to afford the
Noble Lord now on the Woolsack an opportunity,
should lie wish to avail himself of it, of rebutting
several observations which had been made against him in
that House to which he was lately so great an honour.—
( Hear, hear.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR—My Lords, I have
listened with great attention to the few observatiene
which have been made by my Noble Friend, which
are of very great importance with regard to the
interest of the parties whom they may concern, or
as they may be regarded with reference to my public
duties. Many opportunities will, no doubt, occur
upon the subject to which the Noble Lord has rifirrred,
when I shall hive an opportunity of delivering my
opinion on these important *objector. My opinion, my
Louis, is well known to my Noble Friend, and to
many of y 041" Lordships, in common with the teat of my
fellow-citizens. I trust that none of your Lordships know so
little of me as to deem it possible that under any
circumstances I can be placed in, my principles, feelings,
or wishes upon those very great questions of ex•
treme and now of urgent importance to this coun-
try—that any situation I may be placed in, shall
ever abate one iota of the zeal 1 feel on those most
important subjects. My Lords, I trust, there be but
few of your Lordships that know su little of me, even
from report, as to suspect that any thing or any cir-
eurnstancel can change my opinions. My Lords,
it is most painful for any roan, unexpectedly called upon
as I have been by my Noble Friend, and especially
as it is the first time I have bad the honour of addressing
tour Lordships in any other than an official capacity, to
have to meet a subject relating to himself, and in every
way of inferior importance to those great questions in-
volved in the petitions of the Noble Lord. My Nnhle
Friend has said that misrepresentations have gone abroad,
which have a tendency to depreciate my public character
and my public conduct. He has been please Ito say that
he has made the observations which he has done, for
the purpose of affording me an opportunity of
repelling the one, and defending the other. My Lords,
should I decline saying a word on this subject, in
deference to your Lordships, or in respect to myself, it
might wear the appearance of shrinking from the sub-
ject. My Lords, I shall never shrink fiom explain-
ing my own conduct. I appear here, my Lords, en the
most perfect equality in respect to any thing that has been
said regarding me, in any quarter. My Lords, I ant
not at all surprised at what has taken place, but
on the contrary, I expected it. With respect to the
Honourable and Noble persons of distinguished talent
and of high character who have lately fallen into
errors on my conduct, I stand upon art equality with
them. lam not at all astonished at what they hare stated.
My Lords, if I understand rightly, their sentimeata with
respect to me were conveyed in the form of great
astonishment, at my having consented to my present ele-
vation in the Councils of my Sovereign. My Lords, I
ant not at all surprised at their astonishment-4 can only
say that I share it with themselves. They cannot be
more strictly in wonder and astonishment than I am—
(Cheers)—having, my Lords, 41 a late period—l may say
at the eleventh hour—overcome my scruples as a representa-
tive of the county of York, than I was myself. My Lords,
up to the time when I stated my intention, which, by the
way, .1 never did ; but when I made that statement, which
has been called nay intention, I hail no snore conception of
the probability of nay being prevailed upon to quit the situa-
tion—the honourable situation I then was in, than I had
of !wing now in the situation I at present till.--(Hear,
and cheers.) In changing my situation, however, tray Lords,
my principles remain unchanged.—(Cheem
accepted the office which his Majesty has been pleased to
commit to my care, 1 accepted it in the full and perfect
conviction that so far from disabling toe to discharge
my duty to my country, or from rendering my services less
efficient to my country—l Accepted it, I Hay, my
Lord«, under the conviction that my means of doing good
to my country would be thereby increased. The thing,
my Lords, which dazzled my mind, was not Me gewgaw
splendour which surrounds my office, but the chance
which that hiyh office ritfords me of doing good to ray
country, if 1 were honest, and if 1 were consistent,
which 1 know to be a matter of absolute necessity, and
which 1 know, my Lords, lobe in my nature. —(Cheere.)
if, my Inrda, 1 were honest, I knew that my elevation
would afford me the means of carrying on my
humble endeavours for the good of my Nom_
try on a more extended scale.—(llear, hear.) There
my Lords, were the inducements which daszled and pre-
vailed on me to quit 4 situation which, till then, I con •
aidered one of the most proud an English subject could enjoy.
These,iamy Lords, were the objects which caused rue to
quit an proud a pre-eminence—the hope that by doing so I
should be the better able to serve my country.—(Cheers.)
The petitions, which we understood to be from Chester,
were then laid on the table.
RECENCY BILL.

On the motion of Lord LYNDHURST, this Bill was
read a second time, and todeted to be committed on
day next.--Their Lordship, were ordered to he summoned
la that day.
LAW AMENDMENT BILL.

Lord TENTERDENfr bills were, on his Lordship's
motion, read a third time and passed.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL.
The Noble Lord then gave notice that ha would move
the second reading of this Bill on Tuesday next.
Adjourned.