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ing up the contest, would the Government have acted in a
manner worthy of themselves or of their country if they
had not taken advantage of that contingency. He could
not forget that a Swedish General had said to his Sove-
reign, in the field, on certain circumstances arising—
" What may seem meet to your Highness is not for me to
inquire or determine, but this occurrence is in our favour,
and all advantages in war are lawful." Was it not their
duty, therefore, to take advantage of the occurrence that
had arisen, and to bring the contest to a termination ? Any
other conduct would have been childish and puerile, and he
was sure that neither the good sense of the country nor tke
good sense of Parliament could ever form any other judg-
ment. What might have been the transactions between
that officer and his General, whether he acted treacherously
towards him or not, or whether his conduct was right or
not, was not a matter for inquiry ; they were engaged in
effecting a pacification of Spain, and an opportunity was
afforded them of carrying their policy into effect. Then his
Noble Friend had asked him what his interpretation was of
the great Quadruple Treaty, and what was the situation in
which England stood with respect to Spain. He did
not know that it was quite fair to call on him, without
having the treaty before him, to state what were its
precise obligations ; at the same time, he had no hesitation
in stating his opinion. The first treaty was formed in the
beginning of the year 1834, on the expulsion of Don
Miguel and Don Carlo. from Portugal. That treaty was
fulfilled. Afterwards Don Carlos passed through Eng-
land, went to the north of Spain, and the fresh articles
were entered into, by which England was bound to assist in
putting down all disturbances that arose from that circum-
stance. Therefore that treaty was not satisfied by the
expulsion of Don Carlos from Spain; but he should
say unquestionably, from his impression of the subject and
of the consideration he was able to give to it, that this
country was bound to give her assistance to Spain as long
as any of the hostilities remained alive in Spain which were
produced by the event of Don Carlos going to the North
of Spain. All the hostility that existed in Spain arose
from that circumstance, and he should say this country was
bound to give assistance till these hostilities were dis.
pelted. The treaty did not bind them to further interfer-
ence in the affairs of Spain—it did not bind them to in-
terfere in future difficulties—it did not bind them to in-
terfere between parties, or in the ultimate settlement of
the affairs of Spain ; but until the object of that treaty
was effected it remained binding on this country.
Strong representations had certainly been made ; still at
the same time he thought more allowance should be made
and more indulgence shown to a Government placed in
such peculiar difficulties. He had no objection to the
production of the papers.
Lord A S HBU R'FO N, who was very indistinctly heard
in the gallery, was understood to denounce the conduct of
General Maroto. The real circumstances by which the
war had been brought to a termination were, that all the
principal chiefs were entrapped and assassinated, and the
people being left without assistance of any kind, and find-
ing themselves without leaders or guides, threw down
their arms and submitted. After making some reference
to the foreign policy of England, which he said should
always be influenced by considerations solely affecting the
interests of the country, the Noble Lord concluded by
stating his dissatisfaction at the explanations that had just
been given to the House.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY replied. It bad
been said that the reception of Espartero in the
Basque provinces was most enthusiastic ; but the recep-
tion had been induced solely by the hope that their privi-
leges would be restored to them. He had good reason to
believe that in the city of Seville, where a great meeting
had been got up to congratulate the Queen, it was impos-
sible to get up a " Viva " from the assembled multitude.
The motion was then agreed to, and the House ad-
journed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Fns. 25.
The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes to four,
and great hopes were entertained that there would be
no House. There were only thirty-five Members pre-
sent at four o'clock, hut the Speaker beginning to
count again—before he had done, half a dozen Mem-
bers rushed in, and made up the required thirty-nine.
On the motion of Mr. HINDLEY the Protestant
Dissenters' Assurance Company Bill was reed a second
time.

Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition for
some Improvement Bill relating to a town in Lan-
cashire—complaining that the Standing Orders Com-
mittee had thrown out the petition for the Bill, on
the ground that it prayed new powers, and tlerefore
being held to have the character of an original Bill—
that the regulations for such a Bill had not been com-
plied with. The Hon. Member asked if the parties
could not go on with those parts of the Bill which were
not objected to

Mr. GREEN and Mr. SANFORD thought a new
Bill should be introduced.

Sir T. FREMANTLE differed from his Hon
Friends.

Sir E. KNATCHBULL and Mr. PRESHFIELD
doubted if the Bill could go on, as the Committee had
not reported specially, but generally, that the Standing
Orders had not been complied with.
The SPEAKER was of opinion that the petition had
better be withdrawn, and that another petition should
be presented, praying that the parties be at liberty to
proceed with those parts of the Bill which were not
objected to. The present petition fo: a new Bill was
certainly informal.

The petition was accordingly withdrawn.
THE CROYDON RAILWAY.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET presented a
petition from the Croydon Railway Company, praying
for leave to go on with their Bill notwithstanding the
unfavourable report of the Standing Orders Committee.
The Noble Lord then moved that the petition be
printed with the votes, and that motion being agreed to,
he gave notice that he would to-morrow call the atten-
tion of the House to the allegations of the petition, and
move that the Bill be allowed to go on.
On the motion of Lord JAMES STUART, the
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Bill
was read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
Oa the motion of Mr. SANFORD, the Chard
Canal Bill was read a third time, and passed.
Mr. GREEN brought up the Report of the
Standing Order Committee on the Exeter Water
Works Bill, on the Eastern Counties Railway Bill,
and on the Tunstall Market Bill, on all of which the
Committee reported that the Standing Orders had been
complied with, and leave was given to bring in the dif-
ferent Bills.

On the motion of Mr. H AYTER, the Tweedale
Patent Drain Tile and Brick Company Bill was read a
second time, and ordered to ba committed.

Colonel BUTLER presented a petition from a
parish in the county of Kilkenny, praying for the Ex-
tension of the Elective Franchise and Corporate Reform.
Mr. GREG presented a petition from Manchester
against the Design Copywright Extension Bill.
Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition signed by 682
inhabitants of Lyng, near Ashton-under-Lyne, praying
fora total repeal of the Corn-laws.

Sir C. STYLE presented a petition from a parish in
Essex, praying for the release of John Thorogood, and
the repeal of Church•rates.

Mr. STRUTT presented a similar petition from
Derby ; and also one entreating the House to pass
some Bill for the summary conviction of juvenile
offenders.

Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from Man-
chester praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws.
The lion. Gentleman also presented a petition from
the Calico-printers in and near Manchester against the
Designs Copyright Bill.

BROtiIERToN presented a petition to the
same effect from the Designers of Patterns of Man-
chester.

Mr. BELLE W presented several petitions from
parishes in the county of Louth, praying for an Exten-
sion of the Suffrage.

Mr. ELLIOT presented petitions from Jedburgh
and Hawick praying for a Repeal of the Corn Laws.
Mr. F. DUNDAS presented a petition frnm some
parish in the Isle of Orkney, praying for the :abolition
of patronage in the Scotch Kirk.

Mr. PCUMPTRE presented several petitions pray-
ing for Church Extension, a system of National Educa-
tion founded upon the doctrines of the Established
Church, and against any further grant to the College
of Maynooth.
Lord COLE presented petitions praying for Church
Extension.

Mr. BARNEBY presented a petition with a similar
prayer from a place in the county of Wore ?Ater.
Mr. GRANT presented four petitions from places
in Invernesshire against the intrusion of ministers against
the wish of the inhabitants of the parish.
Lord J. STUART presented petitions with a
similar prayer, from Hamilton and Cumnock.
Mr. HOPE JOHNSTONE presented similar pe-
titions from places in Dumfriesshire.

Lord G. SOMERSET presented a petition from
the Salesmen of Newgate and Leadenhall Markets,
praying the attention of the House to tho present
system of carrying cattle upon railways.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented petitions from
several parishes in Westminster, praying the abolition
of the Corn-laws, and an extension of the Suffrage.
CASE OF FROST.
Mr. LEADER presented petitions from the Glasgow
Operative Masons' Association ; from East Bromley, in
the county of Sussex ; from 1,500 freeholders of Mary-
lebone ; from several hundred inhabitants of the
borough of Tewkesbury ; from 3,000 electors and
rate-payers of Brighton ; from Chichester ; from
Leamington ; and from 5,000 freeholders of the
borough of Portsmouth, all praying a free pardon
for Frost, W illiams, and Jones, and all of them praying
for it not on the grounds of mercy to the prisoners—not
because they sympathized at all in the attempt made
by them—not because the petitioners supported rebel-
lion and violence—but as they every one of them state.
because a point of law had been reserved in
their favour, which nine out of the fifteen
Judges decided was a good point, and six out of the
fifteen decided had been taken at a proper time. Peti-
tioners stated that in ail cases of doubt the prisoners
were entitled to the benefit thereof, and he (Mr.
Leader) ❑eed not state that he most heartily concurred
in the prayer of the petition for these reasons.
Sir C. B. VERE, Lord HEKNIKER, and Mr. B. Wlr,. '
IRAItAM presented petitions in favour of Church Ex-
tension.

Mr. G. W. WOOD presented a petition from the
merchants of Manchester engaged in the manufacture
of English goods for exportation in favour of the Copy-