The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-30 00:00:00

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duct of the present Ministry, the Noble Lord had stated
his own abstract opinions alane. That remained
to be decided by the public out of doors, to which
he, with the Mlle Lord, was ready to defer
The Nettled Lord then attacked the Government as enc-
mics to the Church, yet he could not produce one single
measure which the Government had ever introduced which
tended to injure that Church ; no, but they could produce
many measures passed by that House by her Majesty's pre-
sent Government on the subjoct of the Church, every one of
which tended to confirm and strengthen the principle on
which it was founded in the hearts of the people. The other
topic which the Noble Lord had alluded to was the omis.
sion of the word Protestant. He (Mr. F. M.) would
leave that to be decided between the Noble Lord and the
Right Hon. Leader of his party. 'Fbo question was mooted
on the first night of the Session by the Right 1/or. Ba-
ronet the Member for the University of Oxfcr3,
and although the leader of the party opposite addressed
the House, he never once alluded to that point ; and
although the leader of the party, in another place, had
introduced the word into the Address, whether it gas that
they were afraid of a majority against them, or whether it
was that they were afraid of making an unfavourable
opinion out of doors—they did not vet:titre even to suggest
the amendment in that liouse.—(oll, oh.) The Noble
Lord then alluded to the speech of the Noble Lord the
Secretary for the Colonies, and alluding to some speeches
of h's made at Liverpool, be claged him with bring there
upon a tour of agitation. Was a 'Secretary of State to be
debarred from visiting one of the greatest commercial capitals
in the kingdom—not in his public capacity, but as a private
character, without being charged with being on a tour of
agitation. Was it to be said that a Minister of the Crown
was to be debarred from hearing with his own cars, and
seeing with his own eyes the statement of that country, the
internal affairs of which it was his duty to con;roul.
All the rest of the Noble Lord's ;speech had referred to
the affairs of Ireland. The diener-table of the Lord
Lieutenant had been again served up--( Hear, hear, and
laughter)—and various ether matters had been mentioned
its connection with Ireland ; but he should leave these
matters to be discussed by other Honourable Mem-
bers more immediately connected with that country.
—( Hear.) The principal reason of his rising was
to make some remarks which he thought called for by
what fallen from
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meat in. this country: The. first point of attack on that
had
internal policy
subject against his Noble Friend had been the appoint-
ment of Magistrates under the Municipal Corporations
Bill, and to that point he should first address
himself . They perfectly well knew that when the English
Municipal Corporation Bill was first introduced into that
House it contained a c:atize in which the opinions of the
Noble Lord were openly and boldly stated, that it WAS
proper to give to the Members of the Town Council power
of recommending to the Crown the persons who should
be appointed to fill the offices of Magistrates of those Bo-
roughs. That clause was struck out, and eventually the
Bill was passed without it. But did not his Noble Friend ,
state to the House that he should still continue to act or,
that principle.—(Hear, from the Opposition.)—Did not
his Noble Friend say so. All he asked was an answer ha
the affirmative, and since it was admitted that the Neale
Lord had said so, he should say no more shout it.
But after the passing of the Municipal Corporation Bill
it became necessary to appoint illagistrates for these
various towns. They had heard much of the,
manner in which the Noble Lord had betrayed She
trust which the Crown bad reposed in him---lt was
easy, however, to deal in generalities but it was not
so easy sometimes to lay one's finger on particular in-
stances of abuse. Such had been the ale on the pre.
sent occasion. The House was net perhaps aware of the
number of Magistrates appointed after the passing of s.a.e.
Municipal Bill by the N late Lord. That number enioaered
to 1,000, and cut of that 1,000 appointed to adrainister
jdtice in the different 'municipal towns of the coun-
try, not one single complaint had even been
made in the House save the two which . ha. 4
been alluded to in the ecure of the debatee
Ile first regarded an unhappa man now under senteoee
of
death—the next was that of the Member for Birrnioghttea.
With both of those cases lie would prod to deal. Out of the number of Magistrates appointed, more he should
observe had been removed for misconduct, save the un-
fortunate individual to whom, he bad referred :
and out of the entire number, twenty-three only
had resigned their Commissions, and those 23 had dose
so for the most part, because they found that their
duties as Magistrates interfered with their business.
(Hear, hear.) He thought that if it bad been proved,
persons who were to adruiiiistorj
or if the fact had been true that his Noble Friend
had not paid proper attention to the apointment of
they might derlve a proper and I:is:alder:li: ithor'hslti
in a way which the people could confide in, and from which
%horn complaints would have found their wain the
there were eneraiea enough of Government legalc eth e benchesllaw.
convinced that no topic could be more satisfactoryyen wasto
them. lie was, therefore, justified in saying, that
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justifyisto
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say that it was early todHohuese
Mahe general complaints without
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appointmentpec ttot the
that individual (his Noble Friend) was influenced by the
opinion of the Town Council, and of respectable indivi-
duals by whom that person must have been known.
That was the fact, which he thought showed that hi s
Noble Friend had pursued a liberal and proper course,
calculated to excite, on the part of the people living in
those municipal towns, a greater respect for the luw, be-
cause that law was, persons whose impartiality
was undonbtcd, when those appointments took
place, a recommendation came from the town of Newport
containing the names of twa gentlemen 'Mr. Brewer and
Mr. Frost. His Noble Friend received shortly after a
statement in &ejection to Mr. Frost's appointmtmcnt.
and conuslted these in whom he placed dependance and
the Lord Lieutenant of the
,connty, with respect
to their opinion, whether Mr. Frost might or might not,
with propriety, be made a magistrate, the answer was there
was no reason why such should not be the case, and
consequently on such authority his Noble Friend appointed
the two gentlemen recommended by the Council, the one
being Mr. Brewer, a strong political opponent of her Majesty
Government—and the other, Mr. Frost, of whom,
notwithstanding the insinuation to the contrary, he must
say that. so long as he performed the office no instance ap-
heard of his having strewn partiality to any person, or
having acted in any manner contrary to justice. But
Mr. Frost betook himself to other courses, and mixed
himself up with political meetings of the Chartists, where
speeches by himself and others, whichas soon as this came to
the ears of the Government, at once appeared to render
Mr. Frost unworthy, if guilty of such charges, of retaining
der Majesty's commission. It might be objected to h;s
Noble Friend that he did tint dismiss Mr. Frost on the
first intimation of this. That miget be the justice of
Honourable Gen,lerrien opposite - but it was the practice
of his Noble Friend on such occasion, and make inquiry,
and give the parties an opportunity of being beard be-
fore they were condemned, such an opportunity was given
to Mr.:Frost on the 16th January, 1839, and as he did not
answer that inquiry satisfactorily, be was removed
in consequence from the CommisSion of the Peace.
(LEFT SPEAKING )

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