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Viscount MELBO EJRNE—Those amendments have no,
connection with this measure.

Lord LYNDHURST—WiII you engraft the amend.
'Tints on the Bill ?
Viscount MELBOURNE—Certainly not that about
the trustees.

Lord LYNDHURST—Then I repeat, that to pass
this Bill would be to make the proceedings of this House
ridiculous ; it would be then in precisely the same situation
as if it had not resolved to adhere to the amendments.

The LORD CHANCELLOR—The subject matter
of the amendments has nothing to do with this Bill. Here
is totally different subject matter.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said the four Bills
formed together a substitute for the one Bill that had been
thrown out. It could not be expected that their Lordships
on this, the last day of the Session, would consent to puss
Bills so materially differing from the measure that ballheen
rejected. If introduced at all, they ought to have em-
bodied all the amendments.
Viscount MELBOURNE--It was never meant to leave
in the hands of the former trustees for another year the
power of administering the charitable funds ; and we will
not do it, cost what inconvenience it may.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord LYNDHURST—The Noble Lord is very intelli-
gible—the Noble Lord is very imperative.—(Divide, divide.)
Their Lordships then divided, and the numbers were—
Contents • 14
Non-contents 3O
Majority for Lord Lyndhurst's amendment -16
The Bill is of course lost.

The Municipal Funds Bill, the Municipal Jurisprudence
Bill, the Municipal Boundaries Bill, and the List of Voters
Bill were committed, and reported with amendments.

The Corporate Property of Ireland Bill was reported, and
1-ie amendments were agreed to.—Adjourned.

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS

Lord Lyndhurst outbid himself last night. He
prefaced his motion for a return of the Public Bills
originated in both Houses during the Session, and of
the manner in which they were disposed of, by a speech
in which he seemed to glory in the mischief he had
done. " Was there ever," exclaimed his Lordship,
" under our Constitution, and in our history,. such a
Government as the one composed of Noble Lords Op-
posite ? In this House they are totally inefficient...-.
they can effect nothing. Why, my Lords, we on this
side of the House are obliged to discharge the duties
of the Government—we are obliged to go through the
toil and labour of perfecting measures which come up
from the other House." And in this taunting and
sneering manner did his Lordship proceed with his
pretended review of the business of the Session. Lord
Holland read the Noble and Learned Lord a lesson
which a man of any feeling would have smarted under,
and Lord Melbourne gave him a tremendous castiga-
tion. Complimenting the Noble and Learned Lord on
his talents, he referred him to a saying of a former
Earl of Bristol of another Statesman (Lord Strafford),
to whom the Noble and Learned Lord might not
inaptly be compared ; of whom he said, that " the
malignity. of his practices was largely aggravated by
his vast talents, whereof God had given him the
possession, but the Devil 'their application." This
quotation told with great effect. Speaking of an allu-
sion of Lord Lyndhurst to an appeal to the people,
Lord Melbourne exclaimed, " Then, in Heaven's
name, why do they not do so? Why do they not
take some steps towards an appeal of this kind, or
bring an address to the Crown for our removal ?
That would be a course of conduct which would very
speedily operate as an appeal to the people's feelings,
such as the Noble and Learned Lord seems so anxi-
ously to desire, the result of which would be to con-
vince him that the country at large has no partici-
pation in the opinions professed by himself and his
party." "It appears to me," added his Lordship,
" very inconsistent in the. Noble and Learned Lord to
talk in the way he has done, when he knows all
the time that lie and his friends have not the sup-
port of the country, and that on that very ac-
count they dare not take means to place themselves
in the offices of Government, even though they
might otherwise feel disposed to do so." His Lord-
ship concluded with observing "that he had not been
particularly ambitious of the situation into which cir-
cumstances rather than his own wishes had thrown
him ; hut that, conscientiously believing that the well-
being of the country required that he should hold it,
hold it he would till he was removed." The sneering
and impudent manner in which Lord Lyndhurst, like
another illephistophiles, expressed the delight with
which he contemplated his mischievous efficiency
in baulking the hopes of the people, cannot easily be
described, His, triumph will not be of long duration.
Th@ people will know how
tt4do themselves justice,
and we are much mistaken if his Lordship's speech of
last night do not cootribute materially to forward that
work.— dtforning Chronicle.
Lord Lyndhurst terminated last night his splendid
career for this session of Parliament, by an oration
which ought to be printed at every press, and posted
under every roof, in old England. It was a summary
of the session—of this session, so memorable in the
annals of our country, and in which his Lordship has
acquired laurels, that even his most ardent admirers
had not anticipated. For luminous arrangement and
perspicuous statement, combined with the most po-
lished sarcasm and irresistible irony, we know no
effusion of the Noble Lord, distiguished as they ever
are by these striking qualities of accomplished elo-
quence, superior to this well-timed and well-executed
address. Its effect upon the House, is only the
herald of its effect upon the country. It fell upon
the ranks of the Government like a Congreve rocket.
Two Cabinet Ministers, one the Prime Minister,
rose to answer it. They spoke one immediately after
the other, as if they felt conscious that two of
their number at least were wanting to combat such un
antagonist. No words can describe the outrageous
irritability of Lord Melbourne, or the blank rage of
Lord Holland. One found words in his wrath, and
the other lost them in his perplexity. Yet the First
Lord of the Treasury, though he raged, and the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, though he
whimpered, must yield in the effect that they produced
to the solemn testiness of the Lord Chancellor. Lord

Melbourne writhed like a scotched snake. Lord Hol-
land gambolled like an excited elephant, but the pre-
sent Keeper of the Great Seal, the successor of Lord
Lyndhurst, was the crowning glory of this grand scene
of Ministerial propriety and administrative justification,
and to the satisfaction of all present assuredly " wrote
himself dOwn" a most grave and reverend, though not
most potent, Signior. 'Will these men go on ? We
hope so. Lord Viscount Melbourne assured us last
night, that he was Mini'ster, and Minister he would
remain, come what might. His Lordship condescended
to say nothing of the favour of the Crown, not even
of the confidence of the nation. 'We are wearied of
experiments and restless change. What this country
requires is a firm and vigorous and able Administration,
supported by the property and intelligence of the coun-
try, not by a pennyless and ignorant faction. The
Duke of Wellington last night well deßciitted the eha•
rater of the British empire) its Mit And various in-
terests, its diversified population, and its complicated
wealth, Can a Ministry, tied to the hackney-chariot
wheels of a contemptible crew of political adventurers,
the spawn of a malignant class of our society, gene-
rated man ill.seasoned and distempered time, rise to
the height of this elevated office ? Say what the
jobbing 'levellers like, England must still be governed
by men whose wealth creates a natural anxiety for the
stability of all property, and whose education and in-
telligence enable them to appreciate, and induce tlietil
to cling WI thOn
the strength
and essence of our system of constitutional freedom.
The able and seasonable speech of Lord Lyndhurst
'nay be comidered as the manifest() of tho cCiklAqt
vativp 'WV: ill its CleliV9ry assist the qo.verßinen.t
in their machinations as to the King's speech ? What
have they !Null Windsor to-44y Will the para.
graßil Omitteci • Wh4t Nyohy Chanccliar
of the E4ehequerF Lord Lansdowne was dumb last night.
This motion of the great Conservative-leader, this power-
ful vindication of the legislative career of the House of
L9rds by its ablest member. chime in
tivilhtlleiw4.4lgq4e4 baltlie'SNO;ilgl Ito
cast contumely upon the Upper House of Parliament
for their constitutional opposition t',o, an ineapa* nlid
k
unprincipled •MiniStrYi 1419441., ya! 11-1‘ as
LOrd lidridlitirst well clb,s.Me§i by.
irresistible majority, and maintained in Eho Gillet by
abandoning their prime measures at the sudden dicta-
tion of " a mutinous and sullen section," such a
Ministry are exactly the men to hold the Sovereign iu

duresse, -arid outrage the Constitution I We tell them
once for all, the people of England scorns them ; we
know our countrymen. It is our pride to advocate on
aft' oCettsions-their interests, maintain their rights, and
constilt their feelings. It is not Lord Viscount Mel-
bourne, with all his loose-tongued and ill- conditioned
ribaldry, that will persuade us he knows more than
ourselves of the heart and soul of the English nation.
We tell him the core. of his political body is rotten,
its foundation sand, and its days numbered.--Times.
The most remarkable feature in the proceedings
of the House of Lords last night, or perhaps in the
whole history of the present Session, was the speech
of Lord Lyndhurst, involving a rapid but a search-
ing review of the acts of. the Administration, as con-
trasted with their promises in his Majesty's opening
Speech. The address of ' the Noble and Learned
Lord upon this occasion was, by the acknowledgment
of all who heard it, and we believe will be by that
of all who shall read it, regarding as one of the most
effective appeals to the understanding that ever was
delivered within the walls of Parliament. In clear-
ness of style, condensation of thought, felicity of illus-
tration, and vigour of expression, it would be difficult
to find its equal—useless to look for its superior.
But its excellence was not merely of a literary cha-
racter—that would be but small praise---it grappled
with facts, exposed misrepresentations, and vindicated
truth. We may mention it as one of the felicitous
circumstances attending this able effort, that being
an attack, and an astounding attacls upon the MiListers,
it was not an unprovoked one. Day after day and
night after night it was the practice of the Whig-Ra-
dicals, both in and- out of Parliament, to charm the
majority of the House of Lords with faetisais oppssi_
sion. The charge was easily made i bot how llaS it
been , supported ? In the luminous history of the
Session contained in Lord Lyndhurst's speech the
whole question, or *flier the whole succession of
questions, has been distinctly and fairly met ; and if
ever the tables were turned upon a ROI Of men who
thought to establish themselves by mere dint of asser-
tion, they were turned last night upon those who hold
the Government in their, hands without knowing how
to conduct it. We will not spoil the effect of his Lord-
ship's eloquence by any attempt of our own, either to
paraphrase or contrast it. We will, therefore, at once
refer our readers to the report. They will find it not
merely eloquent,. not merelrargumentative, but manly,
straightforward, and irresistible. Both the speeds and
the motion go directly to put this issue before the pub-
lic :—Here are the two Houses--unfortunately rival
Houses—contending far your confidence ; judge us by
our acts ; they are these, It is well that matters have
come to this. Parliament is about to separate, and
rumour even whispers that a dissolution is not far off.
The whole case of the contending parties is now be-
fore the public. It is placed upon its true footing,
and the public, in determining who are its true friends,
will take the facts into account, If not satisfied to
receive them from Lord Lyndhurst, they may now
have them from the Government offices, with the wow-
tion of Ministers themselves.—Mornirm Hoold.
• (1
We need scarcely point the attention of our readers
to the proceedings of the House of Lords last night.
Lord Lyndhurst, in moving for a return which has
already been moved for in the House of Commons,
took the opportunity, as it was expected that he would
do, of abusing the Ministry, and challenging a com-
parison between the conduct of the House of whieli he
is the Belial, with that which honourably and deter-
minedlyj supports the present Government ; but b-jw
sadly •id he fail in his attack; is With the most
ardent
intentions to prove that the Ministers and.
of Commons were in fault—that it ws •
received the sanction of t's,e-E ss owing to their
conduct that so few Bills for the ' fi ofthe people had
oene t
'Che House
were utterly Legislature--his endeavours
and fruitless. Lord Melbourne's
reply w:„„ perfectly overpowering, not only as to the
personal part of the matter, but as to the general
question, and will be long remembered as one of
the most effective and eloquent addresses which have
ever been uttered in either House of Parliament.
Lord Melbourne is no Quaker—we use the word in its
original sense—when the occasion calls for exertion.
He is not only always up to the mark, but he even
exceeds the highest expectations of his most ardent
admirers. Witness his reply last night to the Belial
of the fallen . angels. The Duke of Wellington at-
tempted a reply—but it was feeble and ineffective ; no
proper reply could, in fact, be given'. The denuncia-
tions of Lord Melbourne were as irresistible as they
were just, and left his opponents without ground to
stand upon or matter to bring forward in defence. He
dared the Tories to take efice.—Mornina Advertiser.
The speech delivered last night by Lo'r'd Lyndhurst
will, we venture to predict, create a greater sensation
throughout the country than anything which has oc-
curred in either House of Parliament for a very consi-
derable period. Aware of the power of the Noble
Baron, and aware also of the nature of the materials
which lay ready to his hand, we ventured to anticipate
that in reviewing the Parliamentary proceedings of the
session now about to conclude, his Lordship would in-
flict upon the insolent and imbecile assailants who have
dared to impeach his conduct, and that of the honour-
able and patriotic statesmen with whom lie is associated,
a chastisement more severe than was ever before admi-
nistered, before the face of the public, upon men calling
themselves Ministers of State, and pretending to the
character and qualifications necessary for the Govesiss
ment of a nation. But we had no idea, we confess., at the
merciless and excruciating flagellation thigh we', about
to be inflicted by the vigorous Ai4)) of the Noble Lord
upon the miserable enlprits who lay prostrate undei his
lash, We heartily thank Lord Lyndhurst, and our
feelings of gratitude and adusisation will be shared by
the nation at large, fAt the very efficient manner in
which he has pesfosmed a very disagreeable, but a very
necessary rash, When men distinguished only for
hypocrisy, meanness, profligacy, and folly, usurp those
important functions in a State which ought to be the
trial and the arced of wisdom and of virtue, an invalu-
able service is rendered to the whole community by
him who , strips the impostors of. their fraudulent
disguise—exposes them, in all their naked defor-
mity, to the public gaze—and visits- them with that
severity of punishment, whitish their presumption and
their wickedness, have so well deservel Such a
service. wag rendered, last. night, by -Lord Lynd-
hurst, to the British nation, in a manner which will
long dwell in the grateful memory of the pub-
lic, and which will not, we imagine, be forgotten to
the latest hour of their lives by the wretched delin-
quents whose conduct had furnished occasion to the
crushing animadversions of the Noble Lord. It is
wholly unnecessary for us to advert to the various topics
upon which Lord Lyndhurst insisted, with unparal-
leled eloquence and overwhelming force, since we can-
not doubt that every syllable of his matchless address
will be attentively perused and carefully treasured up in
the memory of all who take the least interest in pub-
lic affairs. There it one proof, however, of the con-
temptible cunning, the unprincipled meanness, and
the sordid attachment to place, which have actuated
the whole conduct of the present Ministers of the
Crown towards the House of Lords, which cannot
be too frequently presented to the public, and which
we, therefore, think it our duty to recapitulate
here. In contempt of the very elementasy, prin-
ciples of the British Constitutions Ministers and
their adherents, to Gratify mtaiti undisguised revolu-
tionists, vYlicAt V. 410.51 are necessary to keep the present
Mminrstration in power, have stigmatized and reviled
the House of Lords for antekttlitig or rejecting several
Bills sent up to their Lordships from the House of
Corrusoliks, Ministers and their adherents have sedu-
lOtisly inculcated the notion, that it is a great crime
ill the House of Lords to deal with measures which
majority of the House of Commons have approved, in
such runner as the independent discretion, and the
conscientious conviction of their Lordships may re-
quire., Surely, then, it must be a much wocus
crime bn the, part of Ministers msstilate. their most
important n,rwiio\is 4 a,baudon altogether In
haca-
-9,11; g)Ai value, iq the Church and to, the State—
measures which Ministers themsOveAxi
deliberately
introduced, wiliots 4attl *Et sAmc4ii"ed by'the
esssdial akspsobatima majority, not of
one
to cip, kitikl without any other motive, or even
peetenee, than the necessity of retaining the sup-
port of a cabal of reckless and mischievotts, cil4ers
in politics, who, for the moment, tx:_p,n,px sets m the
House of commons but whoo, otvisrik`cto.r, and matufeat
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Is44ll‘aiment, abut of both— and