The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Auousr 20.

The SPEAKER entered the House in his State Robes at
twenty minutes before Two o'clock. Prayers were then read
by the Right Hon. Gentleman's Chaplain.
Mr. HUM E moved for several returns relative to grants of
land in Canada.—Agreed to,
Mr, HUME rase and said, Sir, I am extremely unwilling
that this House should separate, without offering some obser-
vations as to the view I take of the situation in which we are
placed, by the extraordinary proceedings that have taken place
in the other House of Parliament. I cannot but reflect on the
many tedious hours we have sat in this House, the many im-
portant measures we have endeavoured to pass with the view
of effecting a reform of. the different establishments of the
country, and of producing that satisfaction which we have pro-
mised to our constituents, arising from the improvements of
our institutions, according to the plan and the expectations
held out at the passing of the Reform Bill.—( Hear, hear,
hear.) It is mortifying to see two Sessions pass in the
second Reformed Parliament without scarcely one-tenth of
those benefits which we had a right to expect, and to which
the people were entitled, according to the expectations that
were held out and the fair promises that were made. When
the Reform Bill was granted, it was either intended that be-
neficial results should follow, and hopes were held out—
Sir F. FRENCH— I rise to order. We have heard some-
thing about last words ; but the Honourable Member for
Middlesex is determined to have the last word, and that
that word should contain a libel on the House of Lords. I
wish to know whether the Hon. Member is going to make a
motion, otherwise this proceeding is quite irregular. No an-
swer car, be given to the observations of the Hon. Member.
There can be no reply.
Mr. HUME The Honourable and Gallant Gentleman
is so much in the habit of associating with those who libel
that he supposes I cannot rise without speaking a libel. Ile
will, however, excuse me if I tell him that he has interrupted
me without reason. He is an old Member of Parliament, and
he ought to know that he has no right to ask me whether I
shall conclude by a motion or not. I
was about to say--
Sir F. FRENCH—Sir, I again rise to order—(Cries of
" Order," and " Chair")—l appeal to you, Mr. Speaker--
Mr. HUME—The Speaker has no right to interrupt me.
You, Sir, may complain if I sit down without making a motion.
You may complain that it is against the rules of the House.
But it will be time enough to consider that when I have con-
cluded the observations I have to make.—(Loud cries of
" Chair" and " Order.")
Lord J. RUSSELL—I think the Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Hume) is not quite right in his last remark.—( Hear, hear.)
The Hon. Gentleman should state that he is going to make a
motion, in order to render this proceeding regular. If there
is a motion, the proceeding is regular. But it is not fair, as
was the case last night (so we understood), a long
speech, and then to say that he i 3 not going to make a
motion.—_(Hear, .
Mr. H UME—It is my intention to move, that there be laid
on the table of the House a return of the number of aleys and
hours which this House has sat in the furtheraope 4 the duty
intrusted to them. It has been said, that at the commenec.,
ment of the Session, great hopes were held out that now the
Session is about to close, all those high expectations are for-
saken ; that those who were parties to those promises have
done nothing but sleep through tl.e whole Session, and
have been guilty of disappointing the hopes of the commu-
nity. Sir, it appears to me that impudence would be the pro-
per character to give to such a charge as that.—(Cheers.)
But the people of Englarid will be the jedges—( Heari 11(1%)
—and I offer these observations in answer to Ikliat was a
libel on this House, that we liacl nelaletlO'g "tY'
had forgot tai
that for which we as2emblcil, gild }hat we are now shout to re-
turn to our copititOeiits without fulAllinp utAr OkktieS, Sir,