The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-29 00:00:00

LONDON:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1840.

The House of Lords yesterday transacted no business
of importance, and met apparently to do little more than
adjourn till Friday. Lord COLCHESTER, indeed, gave
uotiee of a motion concerning the Navy for February 4th,
and some papers were laid on the table by the Marquises
Of LANSDOWNE and NORMANDY.
In the Commons Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from
inhabitants of the Metropolis, praying the House to join
in the recommendation to mercy given by the Jury at
Monmouth, in the case of Mr. FROST and his fellow

prisoners. The SPEAKER, when the propriety of calling
the attention of the House to the petition was questioned,
justly admitted that it was a subject of pressing necessity,
end allowed a few remarks. We think he was right.
Marcy can rarely be too speedily or too largely given,
and now the public good calls for the exercise of this
r noble and Christian virtue.

In reply to a question from Mr. FECTOR, Lord PAL-
MERSTON stated that, strictly speaking, her Majesty's
agent in Spain had not taken any part in the Convention
of Bergara, which was wholly confined to the two parties
in Spain.
The 4,lnie Noble Lord, in reply to Mr. MACLEAN, admitted

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that Mr. ELLIOT had commanded the opium at Canton
to be given. up to him, making, her MAJESTY'S Govern-
men: responsible for it, and that the Treasury had issued
a Minute, stating that it did not mezn to propose any vote
to meet claims for that oplual. The Noble Lord de-
clined, however, to state what Government means to do
on the question.
'lhe grand debate on Sir J. YARD& BULLER'S motion
then began, and never, we believe, tra there, with one
exception, a more unintetesting debate on such a subject,
Si) deeply interesting to parties, since Parliament came
int existence.

1 Sir J_Gry_ ~.-
'4 ARDE BunnEE's speech, in bringing forward
his nioii.,e
-.,,, as meagre and dull, and required that apology
which ...le made for his presumption. It may possibly he
ese'rsed by his posi ion—it never can be by his talents.
lee chosen of the priesthood, he dwelt much on the poor
attempts the Nlinistvrs have made to reform the Church as
rgreat offences, and grounded his want of confidence in
ine,t, very much on the fact that Lord MELBOURNE had been
mat, uniental in intioducin Mr. OWEN to the QUEEN.
A klerlOill THONIPSON seconded the motion, and being
cone- civil with the iron works of Monmouthshire, he
itsede the pari lid interruption which has been caused there
'o iris profitable dealings, the heaviest charge against the
Ministers. Of course, the insurrection was ascribed to
them ; mid he did not forget that they had, several years
, ago, made Mr. FROST a Magis'rate. The Alderman's
' ~per ch was heavy and dull, and somewhat more vulgar than
that of Sir JOHN. Neither speaker advanced a single rea-
son for not confiding in the Ministers, which might not
1 have been picked up out of the kennel of the Opposition
i press within the last six mortis, after it had been thrawu
aw,:y as worth!, ss by the newspapers.
S.r GEORGE GREY followed the worthy Alderman, and
made a speech which constitutes the single exception to a
moat uninteresting debate. His vindication of the Go-
v,runient against the charge of prcmoting agitation wds
cJimp:- tc, and hi; retort on the Opposition, that they bad
er.c.wrag •d the incendiary Mr. OASTLER, and promoted
ch,r ion, was reesived with rapturous applause. Mr. W.
DeNcomsit roic to order for calling Mr. OASTLER an in-
,,.,,,nary. Sir GEORGE retrrted the word, and gave him
Of, 'o tee protection of his_ party. It was universally ad-
* niacti in the House that Sir GEORGE GAEY'S speech was
excellent both in matter and in manner. Every other
:perk( r through the evening was cast into the shade, and,
for fear probably of failure, no man of the least eminence
oe the Tory side ventured a reply to him.
Lord GEA N VILLE SOMERSET said a few words, hut his
Lordship, though a respectable man, and au assiduous
Member of the House, is no orator, and his speech fell
coldly on the comparatively few Members who remained to
hear it.:
Mr. Hawes replied to Lord G. SOMERSET with consi-
d .rable smartness.
Mr. CULQUIIOUN followed, and arraigned both the fo-
reign and domestic policy of the Ministry in a set speech,
1 ', 1 -;;t lb blamed the former forgot having protected trade, and
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!ti a latter for nct having given peace to the country. He made
the, Government responsible abroad for that loss of trade
I .10,4) has b:on caused by the suicidal Corn-laws, and at