The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-25 00:00:00

ROUSE OF LORDS, JULY 24.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at
the usual hour.
The Edinburgh and Leith Agreement Bill went through
Committee.
The Bishop of E XETER presented a petition from
some place in Ireland, against the Irish Corporations' Bill.
Also, a petition against the continuance of the grant to May-
nooth College. Also, a petition from Bradford complaining of
the present factory system, and in favour (we believe) of a Ten
Hours' Bill. Also a petition from Wingfield, Wilts, praying
that the countenance given by the British Government in
India to Hindoo idolatry might be put an end to. The Right
Rev. Prelate supported the prayer of the petition, and said
that next Session the subject must come under the notice of
Parliament; and presented a similar petition from the Wes-
leyan Methodists of Exeter.
Viscount MELBOURNE assured the Right Rev. Prelate
and their Lordships that measures would speedily be taken
upon this subject which would satisfy the most scrupulous
conscience.
Earl AL BEMARLE presented a similar petition from
Norwich.
The Prisons Bill, the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland)
Bill, and the Schools' (Scotland) Bill, were brought up from
the Commons.

SPANISH LEGION.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, seeing the
Noble Viscount (Melbourne) in his place, wished to say
that the Noble Viscount had stated the other night
that the Commission to settle the claims of the Legion
was in active operation ; whereas it appeared from informa
tion which he (Lord Londonderry) bad received, that the
Commission had not yet assembled ; and that it was not
known when it would meet. The Noble Viscount would
certainly not wilfully make a mis-statement, but he (Lord L.)
wished to have correct information upon this point, and to
know whether the Noble Viscount would lay before the House
the correspondence on the subject.
Lord MELBOURNE said be had stated that the Com-
missioners (as be had understood) bad arrived in London.
What papers were they that the Noble Marquis wished to have ?
Lord LON DOND ERR Y—Copies of correspondence be-
tween Sir De Lacy Evans, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Black, &c.
Viscount MELBOURNE—Suppose those papers have
already been laid before the House of Commons.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY then noticed the sub-
ject of the different constructions put by two Noble Lords
( Minto and Melbourne) on the additional articles of the
Quadruple Treaty, and enquired whether the Noble Earl
( Minto) adhered to his opinion formerly expressed ?
Earl MINTO said he still adhered to that opinion.
Lord BROUG HAM said the Noble Earl's pertinacity in
adhering to his opinion, did not lessen his (Lord Brougham's)
conviction of the palpable error of that opinion, nor increase
his estimation of the Noble Earl's wisdom. He now wished to
ask the Noble Earl, if when the contingency which was supposed
likely to arise no longer existed, there would be any objection
to lay that Order in Council (respecting Dutch and Sardinian
vessels) before their Lordships?
The Duke of WELLINGTON said the inclination of his
mind always was not to press a Government to produce papers of
this nature, and which, if he were sitting on the other side of
the House, he should no doubt resist the production of.
Lord BROUGHAM admitted the general rule as laid
down by the Noble Duke was quite correct. But he (Lord B.)
had considered a case had been fully made out for an excep-
tion to that rule. And the Noble Earl (Minto) had persisted
in his error, and who knew whether it might not be now acted
upon ? Would the Noble Earl say if the Order in Council was
signed by the Noble Earl himself alone, or by some other
Member of the Government in conjunction with him.
Earl MINTO was willing to state that if such
an Order was issued, it would not be issued on the
sole responsibility of the head of the Marine, but would
be signed by one of the Secretaries of State. But he must
decline answering positively a question relating to a condi-
tional order. Orders of the Admiralty, in fact, were not signed
by the Lords, but by the Secretary.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY congratulated the
Noble Viscount at the head of the Government on the speci-
mens of agreement and subordination which were presented in
that and the other House of Parliament by Members of the
Ministry which he bad organised. —( A laugh.)
SPANISH INDEMNITY BONDS.

Earl ABERDEEN then rose to present a petition, of
which he bad given notice, from the holders of Spanish
Indemnity Bonds. He admitted that ordinary foreign
stockholders bad no right to ask from the Government more than
its good offices with the Spanish Ministry. But the claimants
whom he advocated were on a d;fferent footing. They founded
their claims on a treaty to which this country was a party, and
of which the Government was bound to see the just execution.
He only wished by bringing the subject forward to " whet the
almost blunted purpose" of the Government—to shame them
into a due attention to the justice of the case. All that the
petitioners asked was that the interest on their Bonds might
be fairly paid.
Viscount MELBOURNE admitted that these parties had
a right to demand of the Government that they should use
their endeavours to secure a due performance of the treaty in
question. But he begged to deny that Government had not used
all their exertions to this end.
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