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rrilE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 1811.

The subject was then dropped.
POO R-L AWS.
Mr. E. J. STANLEY gave notice that, on the part
of Lord John Russell, the Noble Lord would, on Mon-
day, the 29th of February, move for leave to bring in a
Bill for the continuance of the Poer-law Commission for

a limited period.
REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS.
The RIGHT HON. GENTLEMAN also gave notice
that, on Wednesday, February the 3d, Lord John
Russell would move for leave to bring in a Bill
to amend the Laws relating to the Registration

of Parliamentary electors in England and \Vacs ; and
that on Thursday, the 4th of February, Lord Mor-
path would move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend
the lawii relating to the registration of voters in Ire.
land.—(llear,) The Noble Lord would also move
_ .

on the 6th of -February for leave to bring in a Bill to
amend the laws relating to the drainage -of lands in

rcland.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

(IRELAND).
The RIGHT HON. GENTLEMAN also gave notice that
on Tuesday, the 2d of February, Lord Morpeth would
move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better admi-
nistration of justice in Ireland.

EAST'AND WEST INDIA DUTIES.
EQUALIZATION.

RIGLIT HON. GENTLEMEN al.9a gave notice, on
the part of Mr. Laboucherc, that, on Tuesday the 2,1

of February, he, (11L-. L.) would move for leave to
bring in a Bill to equalise the duties on East and Wcst
India Rum—and that on Thursday the 4th of February,
Mr. Labouchere would move for leave to bring in a
Bill for the better regulation of railways.
NEW WRIT FOR MONMOUTHSHIRE.
Mr. E. J. STANLEY then moved for a new writ
far the county of Monmouth, in the room of Mr. Wil-
liams who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.

The HON. GENTLEMAN also moved that a new writ
be issued for Canterbury in the room of Lord Albert
Conyugham, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds ;
also for the borough of Walsall, in the room of Francis
Finch, Dq., who had also accepted the Chiltern

Hundreds..
Mr. KEMBLE moved that a new writ be issued
for the Eastern Division of Surrey, in the room of
-Richard Aisager, Eig..decoaied.—Ordered.
NOTICES OF MOTION.

Mr. FRES HFIELD gave notice that on Thursday
next he would move for the production of any written
communkmtioa which had taLen place between the
Lords of the Treasury and the Commissioners appointed
to invect harbours relative to the port :,elected for the
departure of the East India mails.
PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.

Mr. KELLY gave notice that on Tuesday the
9th cf February, he would move for leave to bring
in a Bill for the Abolition of the Punishment of Death
in certain cases.
Mr. EW ART gave notice that it was his intention
to move for a new constitution of the Com-
mittees on Private Bills in order to pro-
vide against improper local interest, and increw-
ing the responsibility of Members on such Com-
mittees by reducimr the number. Also, that on Tues-
day, the 9th of February, he would move for the
reduction of the duties en East India produce, including
tobacco, and to assimilate the duties upon such pro-
duce to those levied upon the produce of the West
Indies.—( II ear, hear.)
IRISH REGISTRATION BILL.

Sir T. FREEMANTLE, on the part of the Noble
Lord, the Member for North Lancashire, (Lord
Stanley), gave notice that on the 2d February, he (the
Noble Lord), would move for leave to bring in a Bill
to amend the law relating to the Registration of Voters
in Ireland.—(Cheers.)
Mr. O'CONNELL was about to give a notice, when
he was interrupted by
The SPEAKER, who said the Hon. Member ought
to put his name upon the List.
COPYRIGHT.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD gave notice that en to-
morrow he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to
amend the Law relating to Copyright.
Mr. BROTHERTON gave notice that on the Ses-
sional Orders being moved, he would move that no new
business be commenced after twelve o'clock.—(Loud
laughter.)

to raise up feelings of honest pride and ex-
ultation in the heart of every Englishman ;
he alluded to the glorious achievements which had been
accomplished, not only at Acre but on the hanks 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 aggrandizement, but for the establishment
of the independence of the Ottoman empire, the better
government of India, and to repel an insult on the
part of China, and to obtain for the merchants of Eng-
land redress. Theirobjeets also were to vindicate the

national honour, and 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, be had no
hesitation in aasc:ting, that upon the success of the
measures of her Majesty's present Government, the in•
tcrests of the country mainly depended. The course they
had hitherto pursued had been attended v. ith the most
beneficial results. They 114. d maintained the peace of
Europe under circumstances unexampled in the his-
tory of wlyinAtion. Her Majesty in her Speech from the
Throne had declared it to be her intention to use her best

endeavours to establish and maintain the peace of Eu-
rope, and the guarantee of the other Powers of Europe
to aid and assist. in that n:rest v.-ork 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 st Acre, tlud by the arrange-
ments that had taken place the power of Mehemet
Ali had been circumscribed within its proper lim:ts.
They had the strongest assurances from the Throne

that the negotiationschtered into by her Majesty with
the great Powers of Europe last 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, v Bich had confederated soltly
for the purpose of maintaining the peace of Europe and
the safety of its political relations. It was, hots ever,
satisfactory to know, and it was matter of self-congra-
tulation to this country, 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 cl that country
another had succeeded, in whose abilities and modera-
tion Europe had reason to repose every confidence.
They might hope that Prance would yet see her error,
and would enter again into friendly relations with this

country, and renew her former intercourse with us,
The immense resources, and the many dependencies o
that great empire, imposed a •ery serious responsibility
on those who had to conduct its government ; and ii

was to him matter of rejoicing, to find in the rum
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
Canadaa—(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 passed by this Parliament in the last
Session.—( Hear, bear.) Many who were hostile to that
measure during its progress, were now doing
all in their power to smooths difficulties, and to givo 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 departinent
of the State, so far as was consistent with a
due regard to the exigencies of the country,s k A
necessity bad arisen for sending out two :power-
ful fleets to carry on operations, one of theth in
a very distant part of :the world. This necessity
had naturally entailed d 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 honor,
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 was 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 so-
cial condition, but also in the 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 th 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
to be brought before the House by the Attorney-Gene-
ral for Ireland, which he looked forward to with anxiety,
viz. a Bill for the Improvement of the Mode of Register-
ing Votes. He sincerely hoped that that Bill would be
favourably
noteiv coed; that in legislating for Ireland the
House
wouldnsider how little, but how much, it
r received
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 prosper 4 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 ekist to a
certain extent throughout that country, still he 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
he was most determinedly and decidedly opposed
• and therefore he could not view it teithout fear and
apprehension at any time ; but that fear and apprehen-
sion was a hundred fold augmented when be saw the
repeal of the Union agitated at a moment whets the
greatestconeord 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 ealamity befel the
country, which they would be the first to regret: He
felt he had trespassed on the House too long—he had
touched upon more subjects than one which her Ma-
jesty had mentioned in her Speech, and he would con-
clude by thanking the House for the patient hearing
they had afforded him, and calling upon them,
with earnest confidence, to support the Address
which he had the honour to move. (Cheers.) The
Noble Lord then read the address, which was an echo
of her Majesty's speech.
Mr. GRAN TLEY BERKELEY in rising to se-
cond the address to the Crown, was happy in having
that opportunity of congratulating the House end the
country on the foreign and domestic policy pursued
by her Majesty's Government.—(Hear, hear, bear.)--
Although attached to a Liberal policyas he was, and
a supporter of the present Government as he had been
on many
and important occasions, yet he felt con-
vinced he should not offer to the car of that House
one single sentence of congratulation that would
not meet with the views of all who heard him.
He was fain to believe that there did not exist a man
in England, Ireland, or Scotland whose breast had been
dead to the news which arrived by every Indian mail,
detailing the triumphs of British arms throughout the
length and breadth of the continent of India. He con-
gratulated the country, and he congratulated the Govern-
ment upon the Chinese war, as being so advantageous
to the great commercial interests of that country, and
here let him remind the House that among the
angry discussions of last Session, Ministers were on the
verge of losing
the reigns of Gevernment for not having
counselled a submission on the part of that country to the
indignities of Commissioner Lin, and the injuries which
British merchants bad sustained—(Hear, hear)--he
would remind the Right lion. Baronet the Member for
Pembroke ; and,
although he now heard him, that
Right Hon. Baronet could not forget that he had
been greatly instrumental in opposing the motion
when it was brought forward. Still he felt confident
that the Right Hon. Baronet was too generous a po-
litical foe, and too enlightened a statesman, not to join
him and the House in congratulating the country on its
present triumphaneposition. When operations commenced
against China, the rerentertess of the seat of war, the
novelty of tht; eileumitance6, auti 11.:• ',,A4idIOUS Llaie-
rical strength of the power against which they were to
contend,might well have raised a doubt in the minds of
some as to the issue ; but they had now ;veil that the

policy which had given instructions to the Admiral
commanding on the station was founded on the most
just calculations. It must be most gratifying to the
breasts of all, that a mere handful of men, schooled
to forbearance, but determined on success, had humbled
the brutal pride of an enormous empire, and forced the
Emperor of China for the future to regard the humblest
English merchant, while trading with that country with
honour and respect. Not only was the highly-trium-
phant policy of the Noble Lord likely to be productive
of beneficial results in a mercantile point of view, but
he was induced to regard them in a religious point of
view—(A laugh)—and that a dawning light was
about to break through the darkness of that idolatrous

land.—(Hear, hear, hear.) The mass of the Chi-
nese people had been taught that they were
dealing with an enlightened and powerful nation, instead
of with humble barbarians, and not only had England
been brought into greater repute by that policy, but
their commercial interests would be hereafter much

better attended to. Look at the conduct of this coun-

try in Syria—look at the glorious and brilliant career
of our Navy, and the unprecedented bombardment and
taking of St. Jean d'Acre, which was not more honour-
able to the gallant Admiral who commanded than to
every officer and seaman engaged ; and he would
not forbear from referring to the subject, although

a relative of his own was engaged in these operations.
Let them look at the simple facts. The first landing

of the Turkish troops and British and Austrian marines
was effected on the 10th and 11th September. The
Turkish troops amounted to about 6,000, the British
marines to about 1,500, and the Austrians to 250 ; the
whole did not arrount to 10,600 men. The troops of

[brahim amounted to 6,000 men, in different parts of
.he country, but the people of the country were all

. .
against him, having been driven by cruelty and oppres-
sion to desperation. They therefore flocked to the sea
beach for weapons, and from first to last received 30,000
_ _

stand of arms. A Turkish reinforcement followed the

first expedit►on, and then from 12
.000 to 14,000 Turkish
troops were engaged. These troops, he thought, had

round in Commodore Napier a man possessed of the

most dauntless courage, of the moot daring enterprise,
and gifted with a genius available alike on land and
watcr.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) Fort after fort,
and town after town surrendered to their joint attacks.
The Egyptians, whenever they could escape from their
tyrants came to make submission. The fortress of Acre,
which had defied Napoleon at the head of his best
troops, and had withstood every attack of Ibrahim him-
self in 1831 and 1832, surrendered to a British and

Austrian squadron, after an assault of less than four
hours. Never had the skill and valour of the British

Navy displayed itself to greater advantage, or with less
loss, their mortality having amounted to no more than
60 men. Compare this attack with that of Algiers, and
look at the results. In the latter had been lost 800 men,

yet this was considered as one of the greatest exploits o
the British Navy. What, then, remained to them bul
congratulation. By sea and land their arms were
successful. The policy of his Noble Friend
had made this country the arbitrator of foreign
nations in spite of the attacks of France, and the cry
at home. The Government had done their duty, and
were it the last act of his Noble Friend, he might
fairly exclaim--
"To-morrow do thy worst, for I
Have lived to (ley."
—(Laughter.) In alluding to the Foreign policy of
Ministers, he should refer to our relations with Ame-
rica. He could not do better on this subject than quote
a brief sentence or two, with the permission of the
House, from the Message of the President of the
House of Congress. The Hon. Member here read a
passage from the Message to the following effect :
" With all the Powers of the world our relations are
those of honourable peace. The excitement which grew
out of the territorial controversy between the United
States and Great Britain having subsided, it is to be
ae
hoped that a fourable period is approaching for its
termination. From the nature of the points in debate,
and the undoubted disposition of both parties to
bring the matter to a conclusion, I look with
confidence for a prompt and satisfactory conclu-
sion of the negotiations.—(Hear.) The spirit of that
passage proved that the Government of England had
done their duty in relation to that question. There
was: a recommendation in the President's Message to
which he also wished to refer. That recommendation
had for its object the diminution of the legal traffic in
slaves, and he would wish that the advice were
taken by England, wherever her dominions ex-
tended, and that she should endeavour to eradi-
cate the evil ,wherein it existed. That trade
had now assumed a darker form than ever from the
injustice which it did to those who honestly conformed
to the law. Wherever that trade prevailed it should
be abolished with even-handed justice. Let him,
therefore, express a hope on that topic, that the time
was not far distant when her Majesty's Ministers would
bring forward a complete,generous, thoroughly-provided-
for effective measure, unrestricted to any particular re-
gion, for the importation of free labourers not only to the
Mauritius, but to the whole of our West Indian colonies.
But to return to subjects of congratulation. We had
now the full flush of important victories upon our
mind, grateful to the people, honourable to the
Government, and glorious to the country.--=( Hear,
hear.) He would now glance at some points
in our civil and domestic affairs—and first to
the new poor-law system. The introduction of that
system was one instance amongst many of the erro-
neous feeling with which alterations of an old law is often
received by a large portion of the people. The new law
was, there could be no doubt, in the first place, de--
cidediy unpopular, and it frequently happened
that the most unfit men were made the instru-
ments of carrying it into effect.—(Hear.) He
knew instances in his own county of the
improper and oppressive administration of the law on
its first coming into operation. In one case he knew
relief to he refused to an aged couple—both upwards of
eighty years of age—who refused to go into the
workhouse, and who had never before applied for
relief in the whole course of their industrious lives.
Now however the proviiioes of the law were carried
properly into effect. The poor were now feeling and
acknowledging its advantage s. There existed now no
doubt that the Poor Law Amendment Act was pro-
gressing in the most satisfactory manner. In his own
country the rates were reduced twenty per cent., as
compared with the three years preceding the passing of
th.t Act. On the sth Of lanuary 1836, there were
in that county 846 able bodied men receiving
parochial scliaf. Oa the sth of nanuafy 1841, there
were but 26.-4 Hear, hear.) In spite of letters, writ-
ten from the felons cell, to stir up discontent and to
render the law odious. In spite of these and other sub-
tifuges resorted to by persons who sought only by such
means to screen themselves from responsibility, it could
not be denied that, generally throughout the coun-
try, the , great mass of the people showed an im-
proved ditpositloo to look to consequences.—(Hear.)
He might safely say that the Snow ball of the Chartists,
rolled in the first instance—by to disaffected people
who had bathing to lose hut everything to gain, by
confusion had had melted away before the wise men-
Buses of her Ma jesty's Ministers and the returning good
sense of the people, Incendiarism was forgotten, and
the day labourer could now retire in peace to his
cottage. He begged pardon of the House fOr having
trespassed so long upon its attention, but a Sense of
duty, and a feeling of gratitude to :the Goveenment
which he bad so often supported, and at other times so
freely opposed, hall led him to make these remarks.
He would now express a hope that her Majesty's
Ministers, having been so successfully using the art
of war, would for the time to come sedulously
cherish the greater blessing of peace, widely and gene-
rously extending such civil and religious benefits as
might prove blesslnge to mankind whatever their state
or station, their creed or colour. Impressed at he was
with the propriety of the Address of his Noble Friend,
with respect to the reasons of congratulation both on
account of our domestic state and our foreign af-
fairs ho hoped that at such a thrice happy period
when all bitould be stmshine, concord, and uninter-
rupted happiness, thay *bold unite in a congratula-
tory Address; expressing their sincere loyalty and af-
fection, and their deep sense of gratitude for the
general prosperity *high, tinder Divine Providence,
the Government policy had preheat:le
Mr. GItOTE rove and said, In offering to the
Llotise a feW rattails uliSOo the Address 'which
had been s reposed for adoption, hd should not
think it necrssary to exardne in detail the Speedi de-
livered from the Throne, nor to touch upon all, nor ,
even upon most, of the topics which it brought before
them. He need hardly say that in their expression of
congratulation which it had been proposed to offer to
her Majesty with reference to the birth of
the Princess Royal, he most sincerely concurred,
He was sure that upon that point at least there would
be no difference of opinion in the House. The Speech,
t ,ken as a whole, appeared to him not to be very rich
in promise. It dwelt principally upon foreign affairs—
topics certainly of great importance, but he must also
remark, that even with regard to foreign affdrs the topics
which it omitted to notice, and which must be
present to the mind of many who heard him we: c hard')
of less importance than those to which it referred. There
was one topic amongst those noticed in the Speech
which was preeerninent above the rest in interest and
importance, and which had excited discussion and en-
gaged men's minds to a very remarkable degree since the
House last met. lie alluded to the Syrian expedition.
its causes and its consequences. Upon that topic he
should entreat permission of the House to address to
them a few remarks. In approaching the subject it
was his first duty to say that he thoroughly and heartily
concurred in the remarks which had been made both
by the mover and seconder of the address
in commendation of the gallantry, the efficiency,
and the naval skill and decision -which had been dis-
played by our army and fleet on the Syrian coast. No
one could feel thet more sincerely than he did. But
while he perfectly co!neided with the Noble Mover of
Atiemrs opplautling tic merits of our officers and
our planate], he was sorry to say that he could not coin-
cide in applauding the spirit in which that expedition
had been cougeiveo, or tse
.purposes it was intended

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