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by calling Parliament together in a fortnight, to remove
all restrictions on the importation of grain. He was red
to take ou himself the issue of an Order in
Coupe:lc;
but he did not adopt that course. lle was prepared
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call Parliament together and proose the taraPa_
rary removal of all restrictions. his opinion we!
overruled, and if he did not rssign it
bled
on account of public and not of private reasons•
felt it was his duty to remain. The Cabinet iss-sseeln
on November 25 ; the events which had occur red in !n
interim had not altered his decision.' A Cot:lroise;
of Inquiry had in the meantime been appointed, IP" tise
became necessary to determine what should Za
the instructions issued to them. He then area
that he. considered the issue of those instructions
incompatible with the maintenance of the existing PT;
hibitory laws, and that he could not consent to tell
issue of those instructions without reserving to hcora ielo.
the power of proposing an alteration in the re
his position had been ate'
During the interval v,
rially changed. Hi. had been' overruled the
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billet, and the Noble Lord had written a letter,
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contents of which materially affented his posil!enA
If on tie Ist of November, the Order in Council naut,
been issued it would have been the act of the it
but his position had become materially altered bY4.
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letter of the Noble Lord. He felt after the letter ot.l'es
Noble Lord, that nothing but a united matter
could give him the chance of bringing 015.1700
to a satisfactory conclusion. Notwithstanding':" %f be -
he would not have abandoned the helm of affair; I 0
had been supported by the Cabinet. He had bee
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posed by Lord Stanley, a Noble Lord for whom he
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the sincerest respect and admiration, but who a
beery,)
contended that there was no reason for alarm.--(Cliee-eie
He (Sir R. Peel) thought there was a full justificatio
for extensive measures, and his Noble Friend wafertbis
only member of the Government who would have ,:01
duty to retire if he had persevered in his proPose'"lit
therefoi e not being supported by the Cabinet, betty
his duty to humbly tender his resignation. Her gel,.„-n.
sent for the Noble Lord the Member for the City 0,50
don. He (Sir R. Peel) felt he was then at liberty, t+ew-Se,
private capacity be would have done all he cou!cl te
mote the settlement of the question.—(Cheers.) oathe
19th of December he received a summons from herling
jesty for the 20th, for taking a final leave. Ott weilves
on her Majesty, having previously received a celtrood
cation from the Noble Lord, her Majesty in° to
him that he (Sir R. Peel) was again called 111100
form a Government. He informed her Mile
to
that the Noble Lord, not thinking it advisseSitte
form a Government, he (Sir Robert Peel)
drew his resignation, and would re-susie3°AssioSt
Cabinet ; and, consistently with that deterau°-
he did re-summon the Cabinet, and reconstituted see ais
vernment, and undertook to propose a measure °bad
settlement of this great question. He trusted be,
satisfied some of those who considered that his cu,ool.
sions were erroneous that at least his motives were ); r
Let them recollect the fearful responsibility whic
volved on him. He should have been guilty of
against the cause of agricultural protection, if,
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moving for grants of money to puechase oats a!__,
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stitute for potatoes, he had resolutely refused to reiselbs,
tection. In the state of things, which it was root
which he feared was probable in Ireland, ehoulume
how could they maintain the corn-laws? and it viel's
do to touch the corn-laws lightly. How 0' re;
consent to the relaxation of the law vi"",lfe,
gard to the import of Indian corn for instance, roset,
maintain it with regard to barley, wheat, eituh,b,
He had felt it rather hard, after all the anxiety
undergone, to be taunted as he had been. He had sPor
repeated over and over again that he was under soel'kes
serial obligations to those who had placed him in 011000
He hail seen it said that those who had placed hiln;000
could displace him. There was some difference of ePto.
he was afraid in that respect. He owed no of 0P
ally man, or to any body of men, forded 9°l
compelled to undertake the cares of office. He it
undervalue the support of friends, but he would let of
distinctly understood in what the value of offleteedb
sisted. Not in patronage, that was ill-conspenss
the extent of discontent to which it gave rise. 11:001
objects in seeking office he had none; he had seriA,
sovereigns. Under Geo. 111. his office was subnitO
During the reigns of his successors he had 12400,
highest offices. Each of those sovereigns had tne
too favourable a view of his services; And to eaohLor
only stated distinctly that there was but one .1-el
it was in their power to offer to him--; t,i° ,) or,
him the simple assurance that he had been a xeiosir,
a faithful servant. High office gave its posseil falr,
power of' rendering high services • that was its rosin ,
He had always endeavoured to do so, and he Ss
think that his deeds had been at variance with is
vative policy. It had not been inconsistent 1it,,"1/11,
policy to revive the spirits of the Indian itrWiftil;
preserve the peace of the world by the allisecesisr,
France, and to substitute the rivalry of peace /01:, fsgi
or to study to relieve the people of this coun:J(lA
the burdens which pressed upon them. It was forrA
task to reconcile a proud aristocracy with s otr
Parliament—(Cheers)—but he thought it was le toll
with Conservative policy to endeavour to reconolAC
two in such a manner that the feeling of ,P,104
jealousy should be lost in that of physical eve
To be relieved from the responsibility and ditliet lawd
his situation was what he ardently desired. Ph-iltr
as honour required he would remain at his poSt/rdt
would not do so with trammelled and crippled autPre ti;
He would not remain at the helm if the hell:tali'? oes
permitted to traverse. He did not wish to be Min°
England, but while he was Minister he would bol do!.
office on no servile tenour; he would only hold it t°„),
vide for the public interests, and to consult the r
security. aOOl
Lord J. RUSSELL then entered into an an exPitiaL
of the causes which had prevented him from for;1115
Ministry, and read the correspondence (which noty
found in another column) which had taken place -
subject.
The House was subsequently addressed udopol,
DisRAELL Lord NORTHLAND, Mr. MILES,
SIBTItORP, and the motion having been agreed
House adjourned at Half-past Ten o'clock.
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The Madrid papers of the 15th contain no news 4%.4010
The discussion on the Address in the Chamber of v-ca,
was again adjourned. On the Bourse the Three Pot .
closed at 34. The other stocks were not quoted.

I, seclii
The principal topic in the Paris papers in t-.° 0111
M. TRIERS, in which he denounced the policy of P:itstoA
with regard to the annexation of Texas, and the bsr- Or.
power in America. The ex-Minister, as might Olt,
expected, declared himself in favour of the UnitSiooti
manifested his determined hatred and jealousy of .
• ter° 'di
and seemed willing to sacrifice the best in hip
France to the advancement of the American reP°,,
the humiiiation of this country, while at the same "'opt
he called himself " a declared partisan of English .1 b, lir
We have space for only a few paragraphs of his oPeecb,
• to Of
they will suffice to show that the American affair is
to j
cheval de tataille for the session. After recOal .4, o,r
vast increase of population in the United St°t:toil
their present power, he says :-" I can easily Arm
that this extraordinary and unheard-of prosperilt fotvi
give umbrage to England, but for my part I c410•°°:00$01
sake of my country be at all uneasy at the develoPedt
the power of the United Stares. It has been 4°4
the annexation of Texas to the United States distute
balance of power in America ; it is, I must eonfess,alifej
au f
timel ever heard this equilibrium spoken of ; I C_ ~.¢ll.
o°' /
prehend a balance of power in Europe, which is no a 0,
the independence of all the states composing it ; att tor
ever this equilibrium has been disturbed it has be.° PAY
to seek to re-establish it ; but I will ask, what have Ale r..,
with America in that respect ? The Ilonour.bili
GUIZOT is afraid that the Spanish race 1r itoe:
annihilated by the Anglo-American one. Oh let 0.,
that time comes, when the United States shall 1-111 tr
0 01
England, 100 ships of the line and 200 frigates, iv TO
shall no longer profess the principle that the flag e° to J
merchandise, then the European equilibrium may gA°O5.
assistance of that of America. If we still possess.' cof 'aio
and Louisiana. I can imagine that the developine°, Pr'
power of the United States might give us uneastn'?,o
imagine that it disturbs the English, who possess,
~Paioir
ri
the American continent ; but as we have given upir.Bo do
the question no longer in any way concerns us." 1.1)01 ri
receives the strongest approbation from the Radicaela to
publican papers, and even the Presse, so oppos 19
Drums, praises it, because the Presse is hostile to 'AI Al
On M. TRIERS resuming his place, the Chamber awdeir
and on Wednesday M. GuazoT made an able reply ill 0
of his policy. ittoi°ls4
The following appears in the Times, but as no 0 iiielii
made to the melancholy intelligence, or to a telegr.bet,
patch from that quarter in the Paris papers, we c°_tSoi
trust it is either without foundation or greatly exagnocoopit""
" Letters from our private corrrespondent at marseillo 00
that a division of the French army in Algeria, wider tn,e,A, 40,t
of General Levasseur, and consisting of 2,500 men, inceeit,
making a razzia in the province of Constantine, been ove,;o'
snow storm on the night of the 3d inst., when the greater P
division perished from the intensity of the cold."
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On the Paris Bourse the Stock and Share Markets cle-eiollo,r
nesday at reduced prices as compared with those of the pre' fitV
The Three per Cents. at 82f. 95c. ; the New Loan, 83f.; die..lsor
Cents. 121 f. 35c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,252 t. 50e,;:,, .
~,,,;
1,020 f. ; Havre, 740t'. ; Avignon, 985 f.; Vierzon, 702 f. 547 g, ne
Beaux, 641 f ; Boulogne, 560 f. ; Troyes and Montereatt, „fr
Basle, 255 f. ; Great Northern, 752 f. 50c. ; Spanish Three Y-
-38 . ..... 901;
The following are the quotations for other lines: „mil
Paris and Lyons, definitive, 625 f. ; the Paris and Stresbr,:stV
tive, 549 f. ; Tours and Nantes, definitive, 572 f. 50e, ; ;410 (10;
Avignon (Talabot), 511 f. 25c. ; ditto (Lecointe), 507 f. ; _ote'
pagnie Meridionale), 503 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette (snmr;
502 f. ; ditto (Espeleta), 507 f. ; Charleroi (Kysaens), 47" oote
(Delamarre), 53f.
LTONS, JAN.O 19.-Paris and Orleans, 1,260 f.; Paris andy e
1,032 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 757 f. 50c. Al 111%
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS - cosy
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Jeri. 22' 01, 05
Boulogne and Amiens, 12%-Bordeaux, Toulottee;_„,ol>,
(Mackenzie's), 2-Ditto (Espleta's), 2-Calcutta and rnitut,
boor, % p.-Ceylon, 1 1, -Dutch Rhenish,
Great Northern of France Constituted, 15%-Great in.flog, oor:
solar, % -Great Paris and Lyons, 2%-Great Western !: 0,,g,
Luxembourg, 24 -Orleans aid Vierzon,
dcatut, 11% -Over Yssel, 1 dis.-Paris and Lyons (bad
AA
Ditto (Ganneron's), 3% - Sambre and Meuse, sgi , P:.-
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We understand that a most elaborate map of ex, of epi
projected railways has been prepared by the Bo9,ruovarolfity
with a view to its being recommended by the ‘1 vs, of ;0'
to Parliament, to take a comprehensive Tie 0,10011.,;$0
state of all parts of the kingdom as to railwaY c'3 , ce''
tion, and to a selection in the present session of of
number of lines which are most needed. , frota, fir?
We understand that Dr. Nieholl's retireinellb.,,t of ye
office of Judge-Advocate-General is solely on ace°At'a l°loll
vate reasons, the Right Hon. Gentleman illten„,,,"' Wer:isl'
abroad for some time with his family. Mr. Jern—
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who succeeds him, is returned for Buteshire by the
or card
fluence (Lord Bute's) that returned Dr. Nicholl f
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DIED. _
funeral ecru'
On the 18th ult., suddenly, whilst preaching a ,tor• til
the parish church of Si• ,N too, of w !,i,.1, pi„,., he wia... '

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