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that event occurred when Parliament was sitting, and could
have interfered to give its advice to the Crown, and that
the more vigorous measures of sending the fleet first to the
Bosphorus, and aftewards into the Black Sea were taken
when Parliament was not sitting, and during the recess.
(Ministerial cheering.) I do not, however, wish to ad-
dress myself to the particular words of the motion ; I wish
merely to state that the Government do consider them-
selves responsible for the conduct of this war, with regard
to all its operations ; and that they consider themselves
responsible for accepting or refusing any terms of peace
that may be offered them. (Hear, hear.) I have already
stated enough, I think, to show that we should look for
guarantees and for security in the event of any such terms
being proposed. But reverting to that which has been
stated in order to make comparisons between different
members of the Government, we were told last night that
there was a great difference between the language which I
held in this house and that which was held in another
place. With regard to what I stated in this house, I can
only say that I stated as muce as I thought it necessary
to state, in order to justify we in asking for a large vote of
ne.They from this house, whose peculiar function it is to
make grants of money, and to impose, if necessary, burdens
upon the people. What the other House of Parliament
had to be asked was, to give an assurance that they would
cheerfully support her Majesty in any measures which were
indispensable for carrying on the war; and I think it was
perfectly judicious on the part of the noble earl who had
to ask for that support, to content himself with merely
making the statement which was requisite for the purpose
he had in view (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) I 'do not
think therefore, that it is eitner coustitut,onal or generous
to draw in this house distinctions between different mem-
bers of the Government, and to hold up certain members
of the administration to a kind of suspicion with regard
to their public conduct, while others are not to be rendered
liable to the same odium or to the same suspicion. (Ironi-
cal cheers.) If, then, the house is not satisfied with the
administration, let it vote the terms of this address, which
would serve the purpose as well as any other, though they
are not very appropriate to the occasion, because it so hap-
pens fleet they have generally been moved in cases where
the minister has thought it his duty to refrain from giving
information as to the state of our foreign relations, and
as to the general prospects of a war. Everything that can
be stated has been stated on this occasion in order to give
information to Parliament ; and, therefore, the noble
lord (Lord D. Stuart) has done what a great histo-
rian says is one of the most common, but one of the
most grievous of errors—namely, taking a precedent
which was tit for another occasion, and applying it to an
occasion for wk:ch it is not tit. (Hear.) However, as I
have already stated, for I do not wish to prolong this ad-
dress, the house has now to say whether it will confide to
us the dispoiition of these 3,000,0001.; whether it will con-
fide to us the discretion of advising her Majesty to call
Parliament together in case it should be necessary, or to
refrain from calling Parliament together if in their judg-
ment the public welfare does not require it. If we are fit
to be Ministers of the Crown, wo are fit to have that dis-
cretion. (Hear.) If we are not fit to bare that discretion,
on the other hand, we are no longer fit to remain Ministers
of the Crown. (Hear.) The noble lord the member for
Marylebone has chosen, I do not exactly know why, to
bring the matter to this issue, and I shall abide by the
decision of the house. (Divide, divide.)
Lord D. STUART, in explanation, said the first naval
lord (Admiral Berkeley) had with some indignation repre-
sented him as stating that the fleets of this country had
been sent forth in a condition that was not fit for ac-
tion. If he (Lord D. Stuart) had said anything of the
sort it was far from his intention to do so. What he
meant to say, at all events, was, that he believed the fleets
were sent forth in a state of efficiency such as enabled
them to meet any fl -ets in the world, and give an excel-
lent account of them, but that they were not fit for the
particular service in which they were employed, and for
which vessels of lighter draught of water and mortar:,
for bombarding land fortifications were most required.
In conclusion, the noble lord intimate 1 that he was sa-
tisfied with the declarations which had been made to
the house on the part of the Government, and particularly
with the statement of the first naval lord. He would,
therefore, ask leave to withdraw his motion. (Cries of
oh, no, and divide, from all parts of the house.)
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, hut no division
took place. The amendment was negatived without a
division, and the report was brought up and agreed to.
The Bankruptcy Bill was read a second time.
CINQUE PORTS BILL.

Mr. DEEDES did not mean to oppose the second read-
ing, but objected to the clause which placed the compensa-
tion to the officers of the Lord Warden on the county
rates.

Mr. WILSON said that was a point which would best
be discussid i❑ committee.

Thu bill was then read a second time.
The remaining orders having been disposed of, the house
adjourned at a quarter past twelve o'clock.

THE LONDON GAZE PT E OF LAST NIGHT,

DOWNING-STitEET, JULY 21.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir George Grey,
K.C.B , now Governor of the Islands of New Zealand, to
be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the
Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, and its depen-
dencies, and to be her Majesty's High Commissioner for
the settling and adjustment of the affairs of the territories
adjacent or contiguous to the Eastern District of the said
Settlement.

Her Majesty. has also been pleased to appoint Lieut.-
Colonel Freeman Murray, to be Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over .the Bermudas, or Somers
Islands.

DOWNING-STREET, JULY 25.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Connor,
Esq., to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of her Ma-
jesty's Forts and Settlements on the Gold Coast, and As-
sessor or Assistant to the native Sovereigns and Chiefs
within the countries adjacent to the said Forts and Settle-
ments.