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that Government had not disapproved of it. If
it was a mattter of indifference that was one
thing, but if the Government did not &sap
prove of it he concluded that they approved of
it. He rejoiced at the good understanding subsisting
with the French Government, and he hoped they would
give that Government a piece of advice—that when the
object of an undertaltiug was such that they were afraid
or ashamed to avow it, it would be well to let it alone.
The Marquis of LANSDO NE said that the Nob'e
Earl had misrepresented him when he said that he (the
Marquis of Lansdowne) had said they did nut express
disapprobation. What he had said was, that the Go-
vernment did not think proper to raise any ob-
stacle. He thought it would be extremely wrong to
raise any question at the present moment which would
embarrass the French Government, but at the proper
moment they should be prepared to demand explana-
tions from the French Government, the Austrian
Government, and the Neapolitan Government, which
had not as yet be-n demanded.
Lord BROUGHAM rose, and was
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER. to-k the Chair at Four o'e;oelr.
LORDS' AMENDMLNTS.

The amendments of the Lords to the Division of the
Living of Richmond and Kingston-upon Thames Biil
were taken into consideration and agreed to.

THIRD READING.

The Sheffield and Tinsley RoAd Bill was read a third
ime and passed.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

Sir C. KNIGHTLEY presented a petition from
Staffordshire' complz ining of agricultural distress.
Sir JOHN TROLLOPE presented a similar petition
from Ilolbeach in Lincolnshire.
SUNDAY TRADING.

Mr. C. LUSIIINUTON presented a petition from
certain of the inhabitants of Westminster, against Sun-
day trading.

7 DISTRESS IN TOBAGO.
Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from merchants
and planters in the Island of Tobago, complaining of the
distress to which they were reduced by the alteration of
the sugar duties of 1846, and praying for redress and
relief. The Hon. Member also presented a petition from
the county of Essex, praying for an inquiry into the
state of the nation; and a similar petition from Kingston-
ou-Thames.

MARRIAGE BILL.
Several petitions were presented against the Marriage
Bill.

SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Mr. C. PEARSON presented a petition from Lambeth
against the
.removal of Smithfield-market. The Hon.
Member also presented a petition from certain stone-
masons of Lambeth, praying for inquiry into the con-
dition of the people.
AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION.
Sir WILLIAM JOLLIFFE presented a petition from
Surrey, praying for protection to agriculture.
WEST INDIA PROPERTY.

Sir JOHN -PAKINGTON presented: petitions from
the House of Assembly of Jamaica, and from the West
India body in this country, complaining of the depre-
ciation of property in that colony, and praying 'for the
adoption of measures-with a ♦iew to their redress.

Mr. P.IMILES presented a similar petition also from
the House of As,embly in Jamaica.

SUNIiAY TRADING.

Sir DE LACY EVANS present( d petitions from St.
George's, Hanover square, and other parishes, iti favour
of the Sunday Trading Bill.

M.R. ROEBUCK AND MR. BAILLIE COCHRANE.
Mr. ROEBUCK said that he was compelled to throw
hinaselt on the indulgence of the House. It was always
a disagreeable thing and a miefortune for u public man
to have to speak of himself and his private affairs.—
(Hear.) This misfortui,e, for it was a misfortune,
had befallen him through no fault of his own, but
through the fault of another. In what had fallen the
other night from the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. B.
Cochrane) a reflection was cast upon a relation of his.
The state of the facts was this—during the rebellion in
Canada and the excitement which it occasioned, a free d
of his, M. Gironard, had been suspected by the
Government of treasonable intentions. A tumult
had
_l:leen:raised by upwards of five hundred people.
In order. to escape .rum the daneer with which he was
threatened he had. fled to his (Mr. Roebuck's) house at
eight o'clock on a winter's night. His fattier then
held the commanel_ of a district, and was therefore in the
:direct, employment of the Government; His Telatiou did
.that which as a subject and a 'friend it was his duty to
do. He took M. Gironard downSto Montreal, and then
found ,that a, reward 0f.500/. had .been offered for Jeis
apprelieukon, In. the House of Assembly these cite.
cumstancesliad been stated. He would say then,' what
he would have said before, that M. Gironard was a
man of the highest respectability and had volun-
tarily given himself up to the proper authorities.
5001. had been offered by the Government for the appre-
hension of Morisieur Gironard. He should say that his
relation was at that time in the direct service of the
Crown, and was a person not only trusted by every pre-
vious Governor, but by the very Governor who was in
the country at the time. He did apprehend that man,
and he (Mr. Roebuck) was bold to say that he applied
the 5001. to charitable purposes, and had not by so
doing forfeited either the repect of the constituted
authorities or of the people about him. It appeared
then that, in answer to a question in the Ilouse of As-
sembly he stated that he had received the reward,
and at the same time spoke in approbation of M.
Gironard. There was no imputation, however,
against him, for he took M. Gironard down to
Montreal at his own request, and for his
protection. He did no more than his duty to his
country. Now those were the state of facts which the
Hun. Gentleman had imputed to him as wrong. He had
at least learnt one thing from the discussion of last night,
viz. that the weak, and more especially intellectuallyweak, were always cruel.—(Laughter.)
Mr. B. COCHRANE said what he stated was, that
this man was publicly accused of rebellion, and that a
reward of five hundred pounds, which was offered for
his apprehension, was received by a person (a Mr. Simp-
son) who bad been placed high in the confidence of the
Governor of Canada. He had mentioned :precisely the
facts stated by the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Roebuck) that
Mr. Simpson had received the 500 L. and ;had made a
complimentary speech in favour of M. Gironard after
having been appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands.
He would say, in conclusion, that nothing comieg from
the Hon. Member would injure the fair fame of any
man.—(A laugh, and cries of " Hear, hear.")
Mr. BRO MERTON asked the Hon. Gentlemen
(Mr. Banker) if he was prepared to retract. the words
which he made use of last night—that he was a tool
in the hands of the Government.—(Loud laughter.)
He hoped the House would throw its protection over him
with regard to the expressions and imputations that bad
been cast upon him, which he certainly disavowed.—
(Hear, hear,) He could conscientiously say that
during the time he had been in the House, he
had always bad a sincere desire to act impartialle.
without
.regard to either side of the House.—(Hear,
hear.) The. Hon. Gentleman had thought proper to
stigmatise him as a subservient tool of the Government,
and also as a person who looked to what they wished
without any regard to what was right and proper.
Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE, referring to the motion
made by an Hon. Member the other night, suggested
that this affair should be referred to arbitration.—(Roars
of laughter.)

Mr: BANKES agreed with the Hon. Member for
Middlesex that this was a matter which should be re-
f-rred to arbitration. But he was not aware when he
made that remark that the Honourable Gentleman was
not, a fighting individual'— having heard him say
that he— was almost tempted to say that he re.-
spected him more now than he had done before.
Inasmuch, as his motion for adjournment had fallen
to the ground; the :remark which hey had made—that if
the ,Hun. Gentleman had persevered in his motion, it
would.look.as it he was acting subserviently to the Go-
vernment. On this occasaion he certainly did, or rather
could not, impute to the Hun. Member that he had so
acted.

SUPPLY RETURNS.
Mr. D'ISRALI, referring to his observations yester-
with.reqect to the delay in. printing returns, said
that though ten days had elapsed since a certain return
had been placed on the table, it had not yet been printed:
Now, he would undertake to get it printed and cir-
culated in twenty-four hours. The Right Hun. Gen-
tleman, the President of the Board of Trade, stated
yesterday that he had no authority over returns after
they were laid on the table ; but he had made inquiries
and he ' found that the blame did not lie on the
printer. lie, however, acquitted the Hon. Gentleman of
any blame, inasmuch as no " one was less liable to the
charge of being actuated by sinister motives than that
Right Hon.• Gentleman. Now, he wanted these papers
before they went into a Committee of Sup.
ply, and he gave notice that unless they
were in his hands by Monday, --- he should
move that • the printer and the officer .of the Board of
Trade,- responsible for the preparation of the return,
should be called to the bar, to give an explanation of their
conduct.

ADJOURNMENT OF THP HOUSE.
The House, at its rising, was ordered to stand ad-
journed until Monday.
OFFICERS' UNIFORMS AND MEDALS.
In reply to Sir DE LACY EVANS,
Mr. FOX MAULE replied that all the officers upon
whom the Order of the Bath had been conferred, were
permitted to retain their names in the Army List, and to
wear their original accoutrements; but the same regula-
tion did not refer to officers who had sold out, and upon
whom that honour had not been conferred. He was
aware of every regulation with respect to the medals.
Sir DE LACY EVANS expressed himself dissatisfied
with the reply, and intimated that he should again call
the attention of the House to the subject on the motion
for going Into Supply.
BETTER GOVERNMENT OF THE AUSTRA-
- MAN COLONIES.
' Lord JOHN' RUSSELL intimated, in reply to Mr. F.
Scott, that be did.not intend to proceed with this Bill
on Monrhiy ; he should state when on another day.
Mr. O'BRIEN begged to ask the Noble Lord at
the head of the Government whether he would have
any objection to lay on the table of the- House a copy
of the document which related to Mr. Smith O'Brien,
signed by the Uoder.Secretary of State for Ireland ?
Sir G. GREY 'said be would 'have no otjection to
lay on the table of the House the letter written m answer
to the Lord-Lieutenant's intimation that mercy would be
extended to the prisoners, on condition of their being
transported for lire.

Mr. FRENCH asked then the Hqn. Baronet the
Secretary of State for the Home. Departmcnt would lay
the letter on thP table of the House.
Sir G. GREY replied, on Monday next.;
• CANADA,.
On dia. ()icier of the day for the 'adjourned debate,
VICIAOLL rose to addgcas .thelloitse; but such
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