The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

and Learned Lord thought that the petition would stand
in the stead of the speech which he was accustomed to
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melee at the end o. the Session.—(Hear, and a lime.)
The petition was just as unmeasured in its :anguttee—
Ijust as unfounded in its assertions, as the usual closing
speech of the Noble and Learned Lord.—(Hear, hear,
and a laugh.) The petition would serve a 3 well as the
speech might to fu:.dsh topics for discussion at Con-
servative dinners after the recess.—(A laugh.) The
Noble and Learned Lord acknowledged that he had
received the petition early in the Session, but it seemed
that he had kept it back until this day that it might
serve the purpose of his Sessional speech.—(A laugh.)
The petition was said to come from a body of opera-
tives ; but it was clear that the operatives had nothing
to do with it. The style was sufficient to indicate the
authorship.—(Hear, hear.) He did not say that the
Noble and Learned Lord was the aut ;or. But if the
Noble Lord would bring forward any of the accusa-
tions which the petition contained, he (Lord Mel-
bourne) would be ready to meet them.
Lord LYNDHURST said that the petition was
so complicated, that he thought it safer to read it in
extcaso than to make an abetrect from it. He did not
know whom the Noble Viscount remit to point to us
the author of it ; but he could not mean to suggest
that he (Lord Lyndhurst) was the author.—( Hear.)
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that the
Noble Viscount had replied to the petitions in a very
jocose manner, but the Noble 'Viscount had not satisfied
him.—( Hear, hear, and a laugh.) He bad predicted
the failure of the first Quadruple Alliance in which
Freeze was included. He aid not now find fault with
the second Quadruple Alliance, but he must say that
in forming that alliance tp the exclusion of France, her
Majesty's Ministers seemed to hire !. 0 turn about, and
wheel about, and jump Jim Crow."—(Latightee2) ge
did not blame the Government for at last taking a more
English course ie respect to France. He would have
congratulated them if they 'pad done so sooner. lie
hoped they would not shrink hem eftat Tartly course.
He hoped they would not (ii he might use the lee gage
cf a Noble relative of his) " turn their back upon theme
selves."—e(4 laugh, and a very marked sensation, fol-
lowed by 'cries of P order.") The first Quadruple Al-
liance, c:!liela had produced nethieg, had pet the capi-
talists of this cauntry between gj and §Q millions
sterling. It had cost the country twe millions
sterling in stores supplied by the Gov,7nment—and ten
thousand lives of British subjects had been sacrificed to
no purpose under that treaty. The Noble Marquis
then read an extract from the Edinburgh klelnew,
which defended the foreign policy of the Goverement,
and ha expressed his wonder that Ministers would
allow their feelers to publish such stuff. He could
not omit to express his regret that the unsullied order
of the Bath bad been conferred upon Espvtero, whom
he could not hesitate to designate as a traitor. There
was one part of the petition which he could not agree
with. He could not agree with the petitioners in de-
precating the alliance of this country with the Emperor
Nicholas, whom he honestly helieted in his heart and
soul to be the most upright, honest, acoomplished, and
pious stateman in the world. He was glad that the
Noble Viscount was desirous to preserve peace with
France ; but he hoped he. would not allow this country
to be kept in darkness as to the intentions of the
French Government, as had been the case for months.
Lord BROUGHAM said that the statements of the
Noble Lord could not he considered out of order, whc-
ever other objections might be made to them, for the
petition took in so wide a scope, that the Noble Mar-
quis, however widely he might range, could berdly make
any remark which could be considered out of order.
He (Lord Brougham) only rose to set himself right with
their Lordships in respect to what he had said on a
former evecing, and what he believed had been misap-
prehended. What he had said was that he should most
deeply lament anything which should tend to shake, and
still more to interrupt, the good understanding between
England and France, which happily for so many' years
had prevailed—(Hear, hear)—and, prevailing, had. pre-
served the peace of the world.—(Hear.)
Lord DUNCANNON moved the Order of the
Day for the consideration of the Commons amendments
to the Irish Municipal Reform Bill.
Lord L YND HU RST said that he would not occupy
the House, by discussing, on the 6th of August, the
questions which the House of Commons had re-opened
on those amendments. All that he should do was to
oppose those of which he disapproved.
The amendments were then gone through, and seve-
ral were rejected on the motion of Lord Lyndhurst.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he
had agreed to the amendment by which their Lordships
threw out the clause relating to the delivery of gaols in
Dublin, solely for the sake of carrying this important
Bill. He was sure that in the House of Commons
great sacrifices were made for the same object.
But in the next session a measure would
be submitted to Parliament for the purpose
of giving to the people of Dublin more frequent gaol
deliveries which a recent inspection of the prisons had
shown to be very much wanted.
Loud BROUGHAM trusted that a measure would
be also introduced to exclude all judicial officers from
the other House of Parliament.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that the House
would be willing to consider any general measure which
had not an air of personality.—( Hear, hear.)
On the motion of Lord LYND HURST, a Com-
mittee was appointed to hold a conference with the
Commons on the subject of the rejected amendments.
The Pilots Bill, and the Population (Ireland) Bill,
were read a third time and passed.
The Linen Manufacturers (Ireland) Bill, and the
Postage Bill, were severally read a second time.
CLERGY RESERVES (CANADA) BILL.
The Report of the Select Committee on this Bill was
received and adopted, and the Bill read a third time and