The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-27 00:00:00

CONSTABULARY.

Mr. HODGES gave notice that to-morrow he should
move for leave to bring in a Bill relative to the appoint-
ment of the County Constabulary.
Mr. FOX MAULE gave notice that on Tuesday
the 9th February he should move for leave to bring in a
Bill to improve the practice and extend the jurisdiction
of County Courts, and on the same day he should move
for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the
,jurisdic-
tion of the Court of Chancery in matters of bankruptcy.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS —IRELAND.
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that if the Bill of
the Noble Lord, the Member f'or Lancashire, did
not contain a clause to define the franchise, he should
divide the House on the motion for leave to bring in
the Bill.—( Hear and a laugh.)
Mr. HERRIES wished to know if there would
be any objection to his moving for certain returns re-
lative to the funded and unfunded debt ? and gave no-
tice that he should move for these returns on the
motion for going into Committee of Supply.
HER MAJESTY'S SPEEC H.—THE ADDRESS.
The SPEAKER said that he had that day attended
her Majesty at the House of Peers. Her Majesty had
made a most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parlia-
ment, of which, for greater accuracy, he had procured
a copy, which he would then read.
The SPEAKER then read her Majesty's speech, which
will be found elsewhere.
Lord BRABAZON said that in rising to move that
a humble Address be presented to her Majesty, in an-
swer to her most gracious Speech, he felt the greatest
possible pleasure—a pleasure unnaelluoayldnelady abnyy
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the House would cordially agree with him in the Ad-
dress which be was about to propose. Seldom had it
fallen to the lot of any one standing in the situation in
which he then stood to have to direct the attention of
the House to topics of greater interest than those which
had been put forward in the Speech from the Throne,
or to congratulate them on more glorious prospects
than those which were now before them.—(Cheers.)
In entering on the discussion in which they
were now about to engage, he should endeavour
to do so as much as possible without any party feeling,
in order to show Hon. Gentlemen opposite that it was
his wish to endeavour as far as possible to conciliate all
parties. The great object was to secure the entire and
cordial co-operation of the House in the Address he
should presently have the honour to move. The first
topic to which he should allude was not touched upon
by her Majesty in her Speech, though it held a promineat

part in the Address he was about to move. It was a
subject not more prominent in this Address, than in the
oearts and affections of all her Majesty's subjects It
was a subject on which his feelings irresistibly carried
:am along, and it gave him the greatest pleasure to feel
it was a subject on which he could indulge the full, un-
i estricted expression of that pleasure in common with
every other gentleman in the House, and every loyal
subject out of it. The event of such national importance
to which he alluded was the birth of a Princess Royal
of this country.—(Cheers.) On this point there could
be no diversity of opinion ; and he felt he did but do
justice to all 'Hon. Members when he stated his con-
viction that his did but express the feelings present in
their hearts, in asserting that that House viewed with the
most unbounded delight and joy that auspicious event.
When the House met last year to address the Throne
on the declaratjon of her Majesty of an intention to
contract marriage with his Serene Highne,s Prince
Albert, they did so in fond anticipation that a step,
which was so fully approved of,and met with such univer-
sal approbation, would, through Divine Providence, be
attended with all the blessings and domestic comfort
and happiness by which it was the ardent de-
sire of all her subjects that her Majesty should
be surrounded. If then they did, as undoubtedly
theyi did, derive inexpressible joy from the anticipa-
tions and fond hopes they were led to entertain,
how rejoiced should they be to behold the accom-
plishment
of all those fend wishes, and how gratefully
they should thank the Almighty Giver of all Good
that he had deigned to hearken to and answer
the nation's prayers to protect her Majesty through
all the perils she had undergone, and to give
to the country a direct heir to the throne,
who, he sincerely trusted would have her mother's vir-
tues, and would preserve unimpaired the Constitution
of the country.—( Hear, hear.) He now turned from
the many pleasing reflections the subject he had
adverted to produced, to a subject calculated
to raise up feelings of honest pride and ex-
ultation in the heart of every Englisianan ;
he alluded to the glorioue achievements which had been
accomplished, not only at Acre but on the banks of
the Indus and at China. The latter triumph might
not be so glorious as that of Acre or the banks of the
Indus, but it was not less important in its results. Those
achievements had not been undertaken for the purpose
of territorial aggrardizement, but for the establishment
of the independence of the Ottoman empire, the better
1 government of India, and to repel an insult on the
1 pert of China, and to obtain for the merchants of Eng-
land redress. Their objects also were to vindicate the
national honour, anti to place the commerce of the
country upon a more sure foundation. It was pleasing
to reflect that in all these undertakings her
Majesty's efforts had been either crowned with
success or were upon the eve of being so. With
respect to the political state of the country, he had no
hesitation in asserting, that upon the success of the
measures of her Majesty's present Government, the in-
terests of the country mainly depended. The course they
had hitherto pursued had been attended with tile most
beneficial results. They had maintained the peace of
Europe under circumstances unexampled in the his-
tory of any nation. Her Majesty in her Speech from the
Throne had declared it to be her intention to use her best
endeavours to establish arid maintain the peace of Eu-
rope, and the guarantee of the other Powers of Europe
to aid and assist in that great work would allay those
fears which had been excited in consequence of what
had taken place in some parts of the Continent—
( Hear, hear.) The settlement of the Eastern ques-
tion had been rendered certain by the glorious success
of the British arms at Acre, and by the arrange-
ments that had taken place the paws:. of Mehemet
Ali had been circumscribed within its proper lim:ts.
They had the strongest assurances from the Throne
that the negotiations e tered into by her Majesty with
the great Powers of Europe lest year were on the eve
of being brought to a successful termination. It was to
be sincerely lamented that in the course of events France
had thought it necessary to withdraw her assistance from
the other great Powers, which had confederated solely
for the purpose of maintaining the peace of Europe and
the safety of its political relations. It was, hoe ever,
satisfactory to know, and it was matter of self-congra-
tulation to this couritry, and to her Majesty's Ministers,
that the righteous objects they had in view, and which
it was their determination to secure, had been attained
without the assistance of France, and even in spite of
her opposition. To the former Minister of that country
another had succeeded, in whose abilities and modera-
tion Europe had reason to repose every confidence.
They might hope that France would yet see her error,
anti would enter again into friendly relations with this
country, and renew her former intercourse with us.
The immense resources, and the many depeudencies of
that great empire, imposed a very serious responsibility
on those who had to conduct its government ; and it
was to him matter of rejoicing, to find in the mea-
sures and principles of our colonial policy that love
of justice, and those principles, of liberty, on which
a free country should ever act. (Hear, hear,)
It was matter of congratulation to look to the prosperous
state of our colonial possessions, and especially of the
Canadas—(Hear, hear)— to see the rapid progress of
internal improvement in those provinces, and the great
advancement of their commerce. It was most gratifying
to observe the temper with which the Canadians had
received the measure for the union of the provinces
which was parsed by this Parliament in the last
Session.---( Hear, hear.) Many who were hostile to that
measure during its progress, were now doing
all in their power to snmothe difficulties; and to give it a
fair trial.—(Hear.) For his own part he felt quite as-
sured that at no distant period that country (Canada)
would become a great, commercial, and powerful nation.
(Hear, hear.) Amongst the intentions which her Ma-
jesty intimated to Parliament, none would be received
with greater pleasure than her declaration of the neces-
sity for maintaining economy in every department
of the State, so far as was consistent with a
due regard to the exigencies of the country. A
necessity had arisen for sending out two power-
ful fleets to carry on operations, one of them in
a very distant part of the world. This necessity
had naturally entailed a very great expense upon
the country. But expensive as those armaments
were, the expenditure was of small importance, com-
pared with the maintenance of this country's honour,
and the protection of our fellow-subjects and allies
in all parts of the world.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")
In reference to that part of the Speech which alluded to
the administration of justice, we understood the
Noble Lord to say that the present state of the
Court of Chancery was a crying evil, and com-
plained of from one end of the country to the other.
Of' course upon that subject there would be great
diversity of opinion, but he did trust that Parliament,
in whatever alteration it might make, would, as far as
possible, remove the evils which were complained of.
There swag another subject reterred to in the Speech
from the Throne in which the House must feel a very
deep interest, the expiration of the power of the Com-
missioners under the Poor-law Net during the present
year. He felt satisfied that Parliament and
the country in general held the Poor-laws in very
high estimation. Its advantages had been felt throughout
the kingdom not only in the improved social condition,
but also in the improved moral condition of the
peasantry, and, he felt perfectly certain, to make the
best possible provisions for continuing these benefits.
Another subject alluded to was the state of Ire-
land. Much good had been done in that country
by the present Government, and had they power
much more would be done. He hoped Parlia-
ment, before long, would receive more thankful
fruits of their anxiety to bring forward measures for the
improved condition of that country. There was a Bill
o be brought before the House by the Attorney-Gene-
ral for Ireland, which he looked forward to with the
deepest anxiety, viz, a Bill for the Improvement of
the Mode of Registering Votes. He sincerely
hoped that that Bill would be favourably re-
ceived ; that in legislating for Ireland the House
would not consider bow little, but how much, it
could do for its benefit. He implored the House to
consider how fair and just the demands of Ireland were.
She required and asked for nothing more than to be put
on an equality with the people of this nation. She de-
manded nothing more than equal civil privileges. Let
the House grant these, and they would make her a
peaceful and happy nation—withhold them, and he
shrank from the consequences.—( Hear, hear.) He
implored the House to grant this common justice,
and they would then be able to solve the enigma
which had been asked in this House so frequently in
legislating for Ireland—they would be able to make her
contented, happy, and prosperous—not only a source
of strength, but also of commercial wealth.
He was happy to bear testimony that Ireland partici-
pated in the general prosperity that pervaded every
part of the empire. She was improving in wealth and
industry, and great benefits were perceptible from the
care that had been taken to disseminate throughout the
country the advantages of education.—(Hear.) Al-
though party spirit and religious rancour did exist to a
certain extent throughout that country ; still be believed
that strife was yielding to order and law, under the
friendly and benign influence of the Government. These
certainly were matters which agitated and disturbed the
public mind in Ireland, and this was one that created
great grief in his breast—he need hardly say he alluded
to the repeal of the Union. To that measure
ho was most determinedly and decidedly opposed
and therefore he could not view it without fear and
apprehension at any time ; but th st fear and apprehen-
sion was a hundred fold augmented when he saw the
repeal of the Union agitated at a moment whet, the
greatest concord and union were required among all shades
of Reformers to maintain that power and that position.
which they now had. He implored those who advocated
that measure to pause ere some calamity befel the
country, which they would be the first to regret. He
felt he had trespassed on the House too long—he had
touebed upon inure subjects than one which her Ma-
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