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LONDON :
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NE,SDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1837.

ot,'ltt the Stockport Reform Festival, which took place
4onda last, and a full report of which we gave
txel • )
:ustliely in a Second Edition of The Sun of yes-
el:al' I\l% O'CONNELL made a vigorous, animated
ov-htto--' livbieh produced quite an electrical effect on all
lion.h4(` the good fortune to hear it. Never was the
did h and Learned Gentleman in better spirits—never
Noe ;speak more to the point, or with more deter-
'`t e,netgY• " I am going to Parliament," said he,
oat° -nsist having the Reform Bill properly worked
Bill
Paiticularly what is deemed essential in that\r,t' h
and I will tell you what I consider most essential
staileCY Rallot. I think the present Ministry can hardly
the they ought not to stand, if they are opposed to
4 4 41°L Th his is plain speaking, such as best becomes
atesin_l
off Mr.O'CONNELL'S character. The Bai -
hoe iir'leed indispensable. It is the only safeguard we
livi:l°L.tainst the direct encroachments of Toryism:
lit 'tout it, Deform is little better than a mere nui
4;With it we may defy the fiercest assaults of the
1)
.tll ), even though LYNDHURST leads the van, and
111,4 Thanceuvres in the rear. Are we to sup pose,
ob„11) thseat this paramount remedial measure will be
so '-vod •
by Ministers in the Session which is now
bie- °so at hand Impossible They are honest
liron----therefore they will support the Ballot. They
toaagacious men—therefore they will support the
tame t' They know well that the demand for this
btit'Y is no longer the demand of a party,
gall i.Of a people. It is not the Radicals who
kiagdiit, but the intelligent population of three
tiallTts• The circumstances attending the last dee-
liraave confirmed the doubtful—lent energy to the
tyl'and made converts to the Ballot by thousands.
the 11
Lord EBRINGTON, who evidently disapproves
ped,en"Perirrient—and that strongly too—finds it inex-
_tt to use other language on the subject than that
caeillation. We say, then, as we have said for the
Ntr, three years, that the Ballot must be granted.
litY of election is a rank juggle without it. We
tails f° just as much propriety toss up, heads or
ha: 'or our representatives—decide by the. fall of a
Tory "Tiece, or a
whether we should have a Liberal
'ember as elect them in the way
cleaed. they are
Ilil?"4,t‘he question of the " finality of the
strict Reform
—CoNN EL L was singularly happy in his
ures n
Petdc, 'When a law is passed," observed the
I Rill- tnat no more children shall be born, then
016 talk with Lord EZRINGTON about finality. But
iriterde ; for so long as knowledge, and power, and
Droveti,"' elst and advance, so long must there be im-
Iletitt'"ents in the machine of Government." We can-
ether .pine a statesman, worthy of the name, supposing
Iteforwls° for an instant. To insist on the finality of
What and to bid it stop where it now is—
tay t 13
this, but to stand upon the sea-shore, and
Ilie° the advancin, tide, " encroach no further ?"
i.eat principle of all good government is, and
the whtaUst e'er he, progression—that principle by which
oceN 'le world is kept in wholesome action. What
litY taQh''ed the downfall of the Tories, but the inabi-
tneir rereeive this truth—or, at least, to apply it to
441 e
Of wn ease ? What keeps them still on the shady
th,
1"111t nf Rouse of Commons, but the same utter
, i:lter; sagacity and foresight ? " Finality," indeed ,
\l'hat can lie nothing final as regards opinion ; and
The is Reform but opinion ?
e ter
eerit• ms on which Mr. O'CONNELL proposes to
Bad itiqe
Sue
18 SUPpOrt to Ministers, are stated with force
Aiecin ,
etness• " Arc you prepared," he asks,
111,4•11ro4ee tile QUEEN in the hands of the King of
nryeto If not,,go along with me and resist the.
°4sibi ar.d support the Ministry, as far as it is
'e to ~.
• 44ri shrink.""PPort their' ; not, however, encouraging
Y 'og from just Reform, or postponing neces-
rriPr° entets, but pressingithem firmly, and with

determination." This is just the proper spirit in
which an English Government should be supported.
Give it fair play, but nothing more. If it be vigilant
and alert, encourage it ; if slothful rouse it ; if
firm i❑ its purpose to de nothing, out with it ! Mi-
nisters arc trustees for the people, and can be regarded
in no other light. They hold office only so long as
they legislate for our advantage. If further Reform—
and who shall gainsay it ?—is necessary for our wel-
fare, that Reform it is the bounden duty of Govern-
ment to concede to us. And this is a course of con-
duct that we have no doubt the MELBOURNE Ad-
ministration will pursue. All things considered, we
have no reason to be dissatisfied with, or distrustful
of, it. It has had a thousand difficulties to contend
against—an adverse Court, and an intriguing back-
stairs influence—but these difficulties exist no longer
—hence we have reason to hope that the future course
of Governinent will be characterised by a marked spirit
of zeal, liberality, and determination.

We should not omit to notice Mr. O'CONNELL'S
allusions to that " fine old English gentleman," Sir

FRANCIS BURDETT. The Baronet is a remarkably
vain and self-conceited man, and DANIEL'S caustic
sarcasm is just the sort of thing to probe him to the
quick. In what an edifying style he laid the cat upon
the " faded beau !" There was the energy of a COB-.
BETT in his every blow. Altogether, we have never
read a cleverer, juster, or more stirring speech than
than made by Mr. O'CONNELL to the Reformers of
Stockport. It combined the sagacity of the states-
man, with the unflinching resolution of the patriot.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The gallery of this House was opened to-day at a quarter
past Two o'clock, when were present the Duke of Wel-
lington, the Marquis of Westminster, the Earls of Durham,
Mulgrave, Bute, Powis, and the Bishop of London ; Lords
Dundas, Hawarden, Vesey Fitzgerald, Bexley, King, and
several others.

At a half-past Two o'clock the Lord Chancellor entered

e House and said,

" MY LORDS—Her Majesty not thinking fit to Le
personally present at this time, has been pleased to cause a
Commission to pass the Great Seal for Opening the
Parliament."

The Noble and Learned Lord, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Marquis of Cunningham, Viscount Dun-
cannon, and Earl Mulgrave, then took their seats
as the Lords Commissioners, and ordered the Usher
of the Black Rod to require the attendance of the
Gentlemen of the House of Commons. A numerous
attendance of the Commons appeared at the bar,
amongst whom were Lord John Russell and other mem-
bers of the Cabinet, the Speaker being personated
by the Chief Clerk, Mr. Ley.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then said—My Lords
and Gentlemen of the House of Commons, her Majesty,
not thinking fit to be personally present, has directed Let-
ters Patent, to be passed under the Great Seal, constitut-
ing us her Majesty's Commissioners for doing all things ne-
cessary to he done for the opening of the present Parlia-
ment, which things will be better understood from the
Letters Patent themselves, which will now be read.
The Clerk at the table then read the Letters Patent,
and the LORD CHANCELLOR agai❑ said—
My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons,—
We have it in command to say, that her Majesty will, as soon
as the Members of both Houses are sworn, declare in person
the causes for calling the present Parliament. It being neces-
s:►ry, it is her pleasare that you, Gentlemen of the House of
Commons, should repair to the place where you usually
meet, an I proceed immediately to the choice of a Speaker,
and that you present the Gentleman so chosen by you at this
bar to-morrow at Two o'Clock, for her Majesty's Royal ap-
probation. .

The Commons then withdrew.
The Commissioners then retired to disrobe, and strangers
were ordered to withdraw, while prayers were read by the
Bishop of London.
• The LORD CHANCELLOR then took the oath of allegi-
ance to the Queen, which was administered to his Lordship
by Mr. Birch, the Chief Clerk of the House. His Lord-
ship, after signing the Parliamentary Roil, took his seat on
the Woolsack, when the names of the Scotch Peers elected
to serve in Parliament were read by Mr. Rose, the Read-
ing Clerk.
The oaths of allegiance were then administered to the
peers present, among whom we noticed the Duke of Wel-
lington, the Earl of Ripon, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Earl of Durham, Viscount Duncannon, the Elul of Hope-
toun, the Earl of Kenmore, the Earl of Redesdale, the Earl
of Mulgrave, Lord Byron, the Earl of Huntingdon, the
Bishop of London, the Marquis of Westminster, Viscount
Strangfcrd, the Earl of Plymouth, Lord Dundas, Lord Fitz-
gerald and Vesey, Lord Lovat, Lord Seaford, the Earl of
Guildford, the Earl of Bandon, the Earl of Powis, Visccult
Combermere, Lord Dacre, Lord Willoughby d'Eresby,
Lord Sydney, the Duke of Dorset, Viscount Tankerville,
and Lord Holland.

At four o'clock their Lordships adjourned until two
o'clock to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

In the lobby and passages to the House of Commons,
groups of Members were congregated in the early part of
the day. The doors of the House were opened about
Twelve o'Clock, and at One strangers were admitted to the
Gallery. We observed no alteration in the House,
or the approaches to it, except an increased provision,

in some minor matters, to the accommodation of the
reporters. Soon after One, Members began to arrive in
considerable numbers. Amongst the first we observed
Mr. Wallace, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Barnard,
Mr. Planta (the new Member for Hastings), Sir Thomas
Fremantle, Mr. Handley, Mr. Potter, Sir Win. Brabazon,
the Attorney-General, Mr. Williams (of Coventry), the
O'Connor Don, Sir Matthew Wood, (who appeared
in his Aldermanic robe, and was congratulated by
the Members present upon his elevation to the baronetcy),
Mr. Sandford, Mr. Strutt, Mr. More OTerrall, Mr.
Divett, Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Mr. Briscoe (to whom several
Members went up and welcomed in the most cordial man-
ner on his return to the House), Mr. G. F. Young, Col.
Macnamara, Mr. Fyshe Palmer, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Grote,
Lord John B ussell, Lord Granville Somerset, Sir E. Knatch-
bull, Sir E. Sugden, Sir R. Peel (who looking exceedingly
well, and was received with warm congratulations by his
frienis), Mr. Patteson, Sir George Gray, Mr. Pryme, Sir
W. Molesmorth, Sir Andrew Leith Hay, Mr. Warburton,
Mr. Spring Rice, Sir Robert Inglis, Sir John Hobhouse,
Lord Darlington, and Lord Morpeth.
At Two o'Clock there were upwards of three hundred
Members present, and after that time, Mr. Shaw (the Re-
corder of Dublin,) Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Humphrey, and a
great number of others, took their places. At twenty-five
minutes past two o'clock, loud cries of " Order, order,"
" Bar, bar," announced the approach of the Messenger
from the Lords ; and numerous Members, who occupied
the floor in groups, and were engaged in rather loud
and buzzing conversation, instantly took their seats. The
House at this time seemed quite full. Sir Augustus
Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod to the House of
Lords, then presented himself at the bar, and thence pro-
ceeded up the body of the House, bowing many times,
with much formality. On arriving at the table he directed
his looks towards the empty chair, and said—" Gentlemen,
the Lords authorised by her Majesty's Commission require
your attendance in the House of Lords to hear the Royal
Commission read." The Usher then retired, walking back-
wards, and bowing until he passed the bar, whither he was
attended by Mr. Ley, the Chief Clerk, who was followed
by several Members.
A great crowd of Peers at this time filled the galleries
below the Bar.
'The Chief Clerk, having returned from the House of
Lords, and taken his place in front of the Speaker's Chair,
there were loud cries of " Order."
Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE then rose and said—Sir, in
obedience to her Majesty's commands, we are assembled
for the discharge of one of the most important duties that
devolves upon the representatives of the people, and if
upon former occasions the question of the election
of a Speaker was one, upon the result of which
the character of this House, and the success
of its deliberations, mainly depended, this is not
an occasion upon which that responsibility is in the least de-
gree diminished, or when that important function of the
Commons creates less interest in the minds of the people.
Sir, if we value the rights and privileges of this House, which
has always been the best security of the liberties of the peo-
ple, we cannot be insensible to the importance attached
to the selection of that individual, who is the organ of
their. opinions and proceedings, and the more these
privi-
leges are threatened the more incumbent is it upon us to
devolve them upon one in whose wisdom and discretion we
have the most implicit reliance.—(Loud cheering.) But
with regard to the more immediate and peculiar position
of the Speaker, we cannot but consider his position one
of peculiar difficulty, looking at the excited state of party
feeling, at the present moment, aggravated as it no doubt
has been by the recent election contests. I believe
I may say that, at no former period, was it more
necessary that the person elected to preside over us
should be one of sound judgment, and equable

temper--one who will know how to interfere at the proper
time, and in the proper manner, to prevent those irrelevant
discussions an'l those intemperate expressions which in the
earnestness and warmth of debate occasionally arise, and
which impede that freedom of debate upon which tilt,
success of our deliberations mainly depends.—(Cheers_.)
But, Sir, there are other considerations which ought to
influence our choice, under existing circumstances: The
House will recollect that, during the last Session, the at-
tention of Parliament was directed to the inconve-
nience arising from the delays and interruptions which
were constantly interposed during the progress of public
business, and to the still less satisfactory state of
what is technically termed the private business of the House.
The subject was referred to a Select Committee, who had
reported on certain rules with regard to public business,
but who were unable to proceed to the full extent of their
enquiry, in consequence of the abrupt termination of the
Session. I, for one, hope that enquiry will be resumed at
the earliest practicablo moment in the course of the pre-
sent Session—(Hear)—because it is my belief that the
character of this House has suffered in consequence of the

mode in which the private business has been transacted.
—(Hear, hear.) Sir, within the last few years private
Bills have increased to a very great extent, and per-

haps they have caused the most satisfactsry results
to the increasing wealth and enterprise of the community.
But when we consider the immense interests affected by
our decisions upon those Bills, and the very complicated
nature of many of those measures—and when we bear
in mind that the opinion out of doors is that our de-

eisions on those Bills are not founded on strict and

impartial justice, we must all feel anxious to do our
duty to the country, and assist in relieviag the House of
Commons from the obloquy thrown upon it. in that respect,
in carrying on that inquiry into a state of circumstances
which, I fear, has been the cause of such just imputations.
But whatever may be the decision of the House—

whether it will agree to confirm the report to which

I have alluded, or whether it will come to some

other arrangement with respect to the public and pri-
vate business, it is obvious that any business of this de-

scription must impose now duties on the Speaker ; and it
is clear that in that respect great Parliamentary precaution

and unceasing vigilance will be required. I believe I may
allude here to an experiment which was tried last Session
—I mean the appointment of a Select Committee on
private Bills.
As Chairman of that Committee I am bound to state that

during tho progress of its labours, great difficulties oc-
curred, which rendered it necessary to apply for advice and
assistance to the highest authority in the House, and that
it was to the courtesy, the promptitude, and the
ability with which that advice and assistanee was always
afforded us, that the great seccess of that

experiment is mainly to be attributed.—(Cheers.) I am so
deeply impressed with the arduous nature of the duties in-
separable from the office of Speaker, that if it were neces-
sary on the present occasion to move the election of an in-
dividual as yet untried, I should have wished that the
duty had fallen into other hands—(Hear, hear)—upon
one whose talents and experience gave him a stronger

cla;m on the attention of the House. But when it be-

comes my duty to propose that the same gentleman who
so ably presided over our deliberations last session should
take the Chair, no:apology is necessary from me.—(Cheers.)
But the high talent, the peculiar aptitude for the duties
of hla position, will be amply sufficient to
acquit 'me in bringing his name before the House.—
(Cheers.) lam restrained by his presence from speaking
in terms most in unison with my own feelings of the value
of his public services. I rather would appeal to those
gentlemen who, having been Members of the last
Parliament, have witnessed his dignity, his urbanity,
and, above all, his strict impartiality—(Cheers)—
and to them I put it whether the conduct of that gentle-
man as a protector of our privileges, as the moderator of
our debates, or as the regulator of our proceedings, has not
been such as to secure for him the respect and ad-
miration of all parties.—(Loud and repeated cheering.)
I feel that I am not giving way to any feeling of personal
regard, when I confidently expect, that in the various qua-
lities essential to the office of Speaker, and in the faithful and
conscientious discharge of his important duties, my hon. friend
will not fall short of any of those distinguished persons who
have filled this station.—(Cheers.) On these grounds, it
is with peculiar pleasure I move that the Right Hots. James
Abercrorriby do take the chair.—( Loud cheers.)
Mr. STRUTT then rose and said—Sir, in rising to se-
cond the motion made by my Hon. Friend, the Member for
Hampshire, I atu well aware that any Member who
ventures to second the nomination, or proposes to
the House any person to fill the high and important
office of Speaker, takes upon himself a serious re-
sponsibility. Any person who has any acquaintance
with the history of this country, or who has paid any atten-
tion to the course of events in France during the last half
century, can have any doubt that the most important re-
sults may arise from the rules that regulate the debates of
an assembly like this, and the manner in which they are
enforced by the Chair. When I say I feel no doubt or
hesitation in seconding the motion proposed, it is not because
I am disposed to undervalue the importance or responsibi-
lity of the office of Speaker, but it is because I- am con-
vinced we can no where find in this House any. Metnter
likely to perform the duty of that dike with
more honour to himself and advantage to the country
than my right Hon. Friend, the Member for Edinburgh.
—(Hear, hear, hear.) During the last three years the
House has had the experience of the manner in which
those duties have been performed, and I feel confident that
any person who has watched the course that that Right
lion. Gentleman has pursued during that period, must
have observed his faculties of mind fit hint for the discharge
of the duties of that office. Inflexible impartiality and at-
tention, accessibility at all times to all persons who may
wish to consult him respecting the course of the business
of this House—strong good sense and determination, joined
to a knowledge of the law and practice which regulate our
proceedings, also joined with that determination which he
has at all times evinced to support the just rights and privl
s of this House—these, Sir, are qualities for which the
R ght Hon. Gentleman, the Member for Edinburgh, is
em vent, and I think we are most fortunate in having such
qualities combined to such a degree in one individual. • At
the time the Right Hon. Gentleman first entered upon his
duties, he did so under circumstances of peculiar ;
it was at a time of the greatest political excitemetA, and he
was elected only by a small majority of this House ; yet I
am certain I am speaking the language not of mere com-
prment, but of strict truth, when I say his conduct in the
chair his been such as to secure for hitn not only the
cone ence and the respect of those who supported
him, but of a great body of the Members of this
House. There is only one other topic on which I will
speak, and I shall shortly allude to that, because my Right
lion. Friend, who was much better qualified to do so, men-
tioned it in his address ; I mean with respect to the im-
provements which the late Speaker introduced relative to
the private business of this House. It is universally ad-
mitted within doors and without, there are great objections
to tl:e present system of proceeding with the business. It
would have been perfectly competent for our late Speaker
to have allowed matters to take their course without
any interference on his part, or without giving en-
couragement to propositions of Reform made by others.
By this moms the choice of a Speaker will cause less in-
terruption in business, and consequently cause less trouble
to the Members of that House.—( Hear, hear.) The
Right Hon. Gentleman' has pursued an excerent course,
and had effected much improvement in the way of conduct-
ing the business of that House.—( Hear.) All parties will
agree to this opinion.—(Cheers from each side of the
House.) If the Right Hon. Gentleman was again placed
in the chair, lie will proceed in those improvements
and those measures of Reform, with respect to conducting
tile business of that House, that must be satisfactory to all

all parties. These will be, he was persuaded, not only sa-
tisfactory to the House, but advantageous to the public.
I will, therefore, conclude by seconding the motion of my
Hon. Friend, as the result of it will tend to the dignity of
their House, and to the maintenance of its various and im-
portant privileges.—(Cheers.)
Sir It. PEEL immediately rose and said—l rise, Sir,
merely for the purpose of stating that it is not my intention
to oppose the motion just made and seconded by the Hon.
Gentleman opposite. It is very difficult to lay down any
rule as to how we ought to proceed with respect to propo-
sitions of this nature. Much depends on the time, the mode,
the circumstances, and other matters under which the
proposition is made. We must look, I sly, to the circum-
stances, and to the temporary considerations which refer to
a proposition of this kind.—(Hear.) I, therefore, consider-
ing the present circumstances, and looking to the conduct
of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Abercromby) whilst in
the chair, do not mean to oppose the motion for his re-elec-
tion.—( Hear.) Considering also the effects of a small ma-
jority which may or may not place again the Right
Honourable Gentleman in the chair, I think it fit not
to oppose the present motion.(Hear.) I consider, also,
that my opposition may be misconstrued, and all these con-
siderations put together make me, and the party with which
I have the honour to act, acquiesce in the proposition of
the Honourable Gentleman opposite.—(Loud cheers.)
There has been something said—some observation made
with respect to the. proper mode of transacting
the business of this House. With respect to the
improvements introduced by the Right Hon. Gentleman,
as regarded the transaction of the business of that House,
I have paid attention to that subject, and to the nature of
it, and agree in the opinions expressed by the Hon•
Gentleman opposite, and I hope that the Right Ho-
nourable Gentleman (Mr. Abercrombie) will still con•
tinue to pay attention to the sub;cct, in order that our
business may be rendered more perfect—may have greater
facilities for the Members of this House—may tend more
to the preservation of our privileges, and to the good of

the public at large. These are the considerations that
make me concede to the proposition of replacing the Right
Honourable Gentleman in the Chair. I abstain from
all allusions that may he made to the contest
for the Chair that took place in the year 1835, and I would
willingly consent to the proposition that has just been made,
and again observe on my own part, and on the part of those
with whom I have the honour to act, that I think that the
re-appointment of the Right Hon. Gentleman to the Chair
not only give satisfaction to the Members of this House,
hut to the country generally.—(Cheers.)
Mr. ABERCROMBIE then rose amidst loud cries of
Hear, hear," and addressed the House in so low a tone,
that it. was with difficulty we could collect a single sentence.
We. understood him to say—Gentlemen, I owe the recom-
mendation of my lion. friends to their kindness, rather
than to any merit of mine, and to the favour of the House
and not to any thing which I have done, since I had first
the honour of a seat in this House, I must attribute the
reception which the mention of my name has met with.
If, whilst I had the honour to fill the Chair, I have been
able to effect any thing, it was to the prompt and cordial
support I received from all sides of the Holm I owed
that success. On the particular subject to which my
Hon. Friend, and also the Right Hon. Baronet opposite
(Sir 11. Peel) has alluded—l mean the mode of doing
the private business of the House—l am relieved from
the necessity of saying the few words which on
that subject I might have been disposed to say,
by the observations of those Hon. Gentlemen. I think
certainly that in the circumstances in which the Hau3e
is new placed, a more important duty could not devolve on it
than to place itself in a becoming position with the peop'e,
by endeavouring to secure to that portion of the public
whose private rights and pecuniary interests become the
subjects of our deliberation—a just and impartial decision.—
( Hear, hear, hear.) As the inquiries into this subject were
not brought to a close in the last Parliament, I
conclude that the House will again be called on to con-
sder them, and as the questions connected with it are such
as the attention of the Speaker ought to be espe-
cially devoted to, it must be obvious that in the event
of any alterations being introduced in the existing regula-
tions, or any new rules being found necessary, the bene-
ficial result of such changes must depend upon there being
a proper understanding between the House and the Speaker.
This is so strongly my opinion, that while I would feel the
possession of the confidence and good will of my friends-4
entreat the House to be assured that there is nothing I
should more deprecate than to be placed in the Chair with
any feeling of distrust, that I would not receive the steady
;:upport of the whole House. With that feeling I submit
myself to the consideration of the House.
No one else offering to address the House,
_ _

Mr. .ABERCRO'2,IBIE was led up between the pro-
poser and seconder, and took the Chair amidst loud cheers.
He then said—" Gentlemen, to be placed in this Chair
under any circumstances, must be admitted by any Com-
tnoner to be a distinction of the highest character—to be
replaced in this Chair, after filling it three years, by the
unanimous vote of the House, is an honour which I shall
ever cherish and esteem as the greatest honour of my life.
I resume this chair with the firmest desire and determina-
tion of doing all that lies in my power to merit the confi-
dence of the House."—(Cheers.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose and said, Sir, in
rising to move the adjournment of this House, I beg to
congratulate you on being again elected, and unanimously
on this occasion, to fill the office of Speaker. Unlike to those
who, in considering the number of precedents upon which the
proceedings of this House are conducted, and the rules and
regulations which have been framed in the course of cen-
turies the course of the Speaker might be considered as
one attended with much difficulty.—(Hear.) I, Sir,
think such persons- would not take a just view of that
question. The various situations and aspects of political
decisions, and the continuance of discussions upon those de-
cisions which no foresight can have provided for, but beyond
even this, the subject to which my Honourable Friend
for Hampshire has alluded, namely, the state of the private
business-=--the increased number of transactions in which
this great commercial country is brought before the
consideration of Parliament—and the complaints which
from time to time have been made of the manner in which
that business has been hitherto transacted ; that subject.
alone calls upon the Speaker to exercise a very
great judgment to give effect, and very great prudence
to assist with his advice the deliberations of the ricuse upon
questions of very great difficulty, and which would require
great investigation and judgment.—( Hear, hear, hear.)
Sir, I feel quite confident that your election
without opposition, as I confidently anticipated, will tend
very much to the settlement of those questions, and an
improvement in the manner of conducting that portion
of the business of the House, and if you are enabled
in that way to serve the public, I may congratulate your-
self that while this House has conferred on you the very
great honour of presiding over its deliberations—(Hear)
that you by bringing before it those improved regulations.
will make that House still more useful, and endeared to
the country at large, and that you will thus return to
the House, by an increased character and an aug-
mented reputation, the honour it has this day conferred
on you, and upon which I, with the utmost sincerity and
cordiality, congratulate you.—(Great cheering.) I beg
to move that this House do now adjourn till two o'clock to-
morrow.—Adjourned.
Tne people waiting outside, appeared somewhat sur-
prised at the Commons breaking up so suddenly. Amon g
the crowd of Members issuing from the entrance, they re-
cognised Mr. O'Connell, and loudly cheered him. Imme-
diately afterwards the Hon. and Learned Member was joined
by Mr. \Vakley, and a number of persons followed the two
Members through Parliament street—the crowd increased
to such a degree from their eagerness to catch a glimpse
of the great Pacificator, that he was compelled to stop for
severlminutes, the cheering being renewed and repeated
I with encreased enthusiasm.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

We hare received the Ne York Mercantile Advertiser of
the 21st of October, with the sales of stock and the prices of
the exchange, which are as follow :--
" Some vies were made yesterday for the London packet,
which is still detained by the weather, at 15,1 to 15% per cent.
prem. ; nothing has I.n.!en done as yet for the packet of the
24th inst. We quote bills at ten days' sight on London at
15 to 15 per cent. prcm. ; on France, 4f. 90c. to sf. ; sove-
reigns, 5 dols. 14c. to 5 dole. 13e. ; Spanish doubloons, 16 dole.
85 cents. to 16 dols. 90c. ; Mexican dollars, 6i to 7 per cent. ;
American gold and half-dollars, 51- to 51 per cent ; treasury
drafts, 2 per cent. prem."
The Rio Janeiro Price Current received to the 18th Sep-
tember, gives the Exchange on London 281 to 29 ; Stocks,
88. The Rio Janeiro packet, the Opossum, has brought
230,000 dollars for merchant account.