The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-26 00:00:00

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fIOiTSE Oss s_TieebS stueest 25.
The Earl of SHAFTF.SBUR tt)..ii his seat upon the
Woolsack at Five o'eleck.
Meesengses from tie t••. s. brought up
Bills, tied prayed their lees. es' concurrence.
THE LA kr, GOVERN NT PATRONAGE.
The Earl of RIPON te dto occupy their Lord
ships' attention for a 11w minutes were he alluded to *
subject which bad lately been referred to in their Lort.l-
- House. He greatly reeretted that he had not been to
severs
the House when it was under consideration, or it vvould_
not have been necessary for him now to allude to it, hut:
feeling that it personally concerned hierself, he felt it.ie
he his duty to request their Lordships' attention al%
he briefly explained the circumstances of
matter, so far as he himself was concerneu
He had come to town to-day for the purpobe of entering
into a full explanation of the whole of the circuta--;
stances connected with this subj. ct ; but the situ:Ale_
in which the matter now stood, and referring lud
what was said by his Noble and Learned Frier' f
(Lord Lyndhurst) the other night. in vindication
himself and him (Lord Tiipon), he did not know that,'"
was necessary for him to trouble their Lordshil's
pursuing that course, and he would willingly ebei 511`id
from saying anything to their I.ordships if he told
reconcile it to a sense of what he owed personsllY
their Lordships. But this he was confident of, that
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did then upon his honour as a gentleman, and if tbat"tso
the last word that he should utter on this side of tst
grave, he did absolutely deny, in the mess
unequivocal manner, that there either is .0
was the slightest foundation for the imputation that "ts.
cast upon him.—(Hear, hear.) It was not an imrt!,,,
tion that affected him merely in his political cansli4,
but it was one which mixed up a more grave and stt.tes
ous accusation, namely, that of trafficing in a PT of
of ecclesiastical patronage—(Hear, hear) —enhe pp
endeavouring, by a most scandalous intercof
of advantages, to obtain for a friend of his a liviegder
which he was desirous of possessing himself. That the
position of ecclesiastical patronage was a mattersf a
'
responsibility—(Hear, hear)—and did not coneru.,7o
mere temporal advantages of those whom them in:heir
of a parish presided over, but related to no
eternal interests, no one could doubt w
and to stiPPil'
that any man of any feeling who had a sense of
:and
was right would be guilty of such dishonourable, nr.
scandalous traffic, he thought was impossible, an ' 5-1
ticularly in his case, in which his conduct was as Pr° WO
clear as the sun was visible at noonday.—(llear.)
what feelings—if this charge were true—with Wht.4oo
ings, he would ask, could he enter the walls " tbs
parish church, in which parish was his residenee'btela
whole of which belonged to him, except that portionlite
was the clergyman's glebe ? What would be biS tend
except those of shame and degradation when bee 101 l
the walls of that church? a sense of shame nrAte of
to be conceived than described, if he was gem'
such dishonourable and scandalous condect•peot ;
rested his vindication, then, upon this ease
he stood upon his own character—(Loud e°7ibeit
which for upwards of thirty years had been opeattiwaeste
Lordships and the country, and if that was not l.fir
to defend him against this attack, neexplanation;pl
ment could do so.—(Hear.) But one most extrt„estgel
circumstance, in his opinion, attending this ac r
Te, idie?
was that no notice was ever given to him of the 12
to bring any such charge. He knew, indeed, hi
dent, that a question was to be put upon 5,,:00 ;bt
L matter, but as there was no truth in the allegtalii
had been made, be did not apprehend that it, "-Kit
necessary for him to say anything tijoe Va.
The accusation was preferred before be
attend to it himself or to instruct any friend I, bear
it for him. He was as much astonished when bfeocia
the accusation, as if he had been accused eedil
committed murder. He said that such a Pre,°csll..„l,,,i"
was neither usual nor courteous, and, 0,1)°,,-,
was not just ; and. it was the last toe Stich
should have been chosen to make ;bomei
grave accusation in such a manner, and in folcurtiniC
without giving the individual accused say Or dsl ref;
at once vindicating his character. This ape. 'sr
seeded from some unknown and unnamed Pe, „rofepi
was said to be eminent in his profession. What role s'
Was it the law—the church? Did he honour het
es
with his name? What was he? Who le° did elf
knew not, and he cared not. de eot hos
know what be was, but he couw,,„osc. red
knowing what was more to the Pu',,rojaoteee
had stated in the newspapers, and bad ~),orge
to make a written statement, on which thi'„h- boo if
founded. What did he infer from that? '„,e-f' st wag
dividual had no intention to advert to the e:Vbere „Deo
it had not been for the written paper. for Ono)
that paper? Ws he not entitled to asit e
which had been founded an indictment on ".00 01 1 0
been arraigned and found guilty in the opial_ boa la
one individual? He said, again, that
oss,,
right to ask where was the paper ? Did ito. Itve
vid whoseuai
chandsed uwpaosni t t /0 u
alloV
iats ?it
Bedtlhdoe
johtbabidd
If it was not, on what grounds con _e ae styeards oe
proof, or as the ground of a flalg tg ;bet s,
when he was not permitted to know beo"
goof n t esn3t,
In order to show the degree of credit to ardiet,!i
Tameless informer was entitled, it was stateo.,.e4
was a person who was closely connected with
.11 tc!',l
sstema, thaantdpapaelrsOweriet. walst was
aunuju;:tl:ll t‘p,i
of Nocton. Now, what did be know about it 'evcc,
could he know about it, or any circumstance eeoo,lo
with it, which induced him to apply to another
fir is
It was a remarkable thing, that there had beeo,--
ts'
living during the last eighty years only bectine;cs,
The last incumbent resided there thirty-one g 0;,1
the other forty- eight years. He (Lord RiecvhoP.a.ip'
certained with regard to the individual aloe l'eo
there at the former period that he could not
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plained, because be (Lord Ripon) had reel," iffeeO
his son, and with respect to That person it,'ye
Bible that any information could %oat ''rgo
obtained or possessed by any Pers°ll 'the °,
which could have been made the foundation of to te
He did not believe that any person who bore 001!)e/3 0
of Hobart—which was the name of the last Woos of
would ever be guilty of giving such hit°. fetigs
would injure his reputatione--would la hoe Os
giving such information as would hoki_4oo,,lo
public reprobation. He did not 17,,, 1110%bel
any one of the inhabitants of the parish Yaws°.
•roe/
family had been so long connected would d°,4 ats.,oll
respected himself ; they loved his family ;iedtlt
therefore believe that any one of these 11e: 09
bad furnished this information.—(Hear') tt?, ot9,
ta
unnecessary to enter into any deD f bwof ty
charges ; but, conscious as he
innocence. conscious as he was of the Pt colt, of,
aspersions which had been attempted to u-st,
him, conscious of the total want of the ti_ll. 0006,,
aspersions from the beginning to the end, la 0 11,S,
them. His character had been attaelt,7l4old,
injury had been inflicted on him, but be info.° fill
Lordships that he would rather be the °icearri I tit
person's accusations he would rathefetio 00'0,
him to the grave the sense and eh,,e 01°11'4
injury, than be the anonymous author of t brollg
Messengers from the other House then
DID im
several Bills.
ND) be V
POOR EMPLOYMENT (IRLA-f thee,/
Lord LANSDOW NE, on the orderbois Bills
of ,4
read for going into Committee on sf. it. I-0 reeo`o
would then enter into the provisions 0 ,o 0
on
neir
thLeiorrdsLhoiprsdAtiops, thetail;loel,unioeutof
ocforrwvieobilt,(ottel
Bill had originated. He said they sseso.co,l
in that volume all the various Piot., ir
of the distress which existed in different
Ireland, from a disease in, and the failuso.„ s PoS
potato crop. The late Government, seeing nekeeff,
and most properly in his opinion—origleteil rt?'
sures for the relief of the people afticasii.ds4
these circumstance;. But notwitbst7thory t
ti
efforts which had been made b the late vg", Opt:.
new prospects had opened up of such dislrie;illolof
Majesty's Ministers did not think they cool° the II 01,0
Haunt to separate without providing %sec' 101'4
gency. The late Government were ju-..e, tb°stol
steps they had taken under the circunistan(,circete
existed. In the second place, Besides, to
that occurred was quite novel. oeas.goetil?
be scarcely suppsed that the ordinary ed rP
the want of ft, d could be immediately titidteavpiil
resorted to. The measures that had been to t,109
effect of preventing that upward tendeneSceerehtlefi
of the staple food of the country which I t
such circumstances as the present. :11,ce ,?
call their Lordships' attention to 's Irelel
during the last month they bad been 0 oey
had heard renewed accounts of the di'treaof 'e thee
and wets induced to recommend for the !tiro asoli
Houses of Parliament such remedial noasjoin% oo?
ture of this calamity might require. Iris let° teat
Majesty's Government, as well as t"eoltY tbst
ment, felt the weight of the respoOls—red esSi
thrown upon them. They censluct'o ere'd
thVivid be culpable in them, the uS o;or9
ey proposed any measure which c",,°&1„1. toe' terfoi
interfere materially with the supply °"„iel e.,°110)
the ordinary channels afforded by cononde:h-ipo,
This he need hardly state to their L"r -000 °,,tieeooi
very conversant with such subjects, wasotseersoellif
delicate operations in which any s the iletilfS;
any Parliament could engage, beeati',.-tiscio'Dieb,,S.,
consequence of interfering with the ti" ugh tO
Yl
food would be to dry up the channels thrtittroptloteal
was ordinarily supplied, as well as WV. reguisiSiV
fere with the ordinary principles Wine s,d 01. to to
demand for labour, by making the deity
of dim ar
one quarter was liable to the possibilitY sive qr„lP
that demand in another, and more el'ighil,ur A 11161
la
the demand which originated f°,r, Tho). „ca
bs
cultivators and proprietors of the solo these sole.
fore, been endeavouring to avoid both t" the to eP‘,slll,
in the measures that were now pieced (lee was PIS,
respect to the supply of food, wasnefroiltietj
distinctly to state that there introduce. e lifr
e
tion, under any circumstances, to e
titer
the country under its agency, becau. Wig° sti
and just reliance, from all the knowas the 0, ,00
had obtained on this subject, and fro"Ssetato,,,so,
which had already attended privete sPe; oroo"o0r/
information acquired as to the extent.s%irigalibere)
that particular quality of food upon she said a
pt?
lation had been brought to bear--he &oval )
a confident reliance that as the iv of 01e5 tirj
SO would the supply, and that the noes;stint'seeiloStS
had already reached Ireland would. , did 6
ed it the) the
other supplies, which, it was hop et that is
gether remove the danger of scar!.a )11s thet
would at least to a great degree diu.n. 15)"iad
Upon that . subject, therefore,
_inept 111,
tive to state that the GoYer"" ales oolt,
of cora or ,pe
become the imperteis . the tat e • sis
had reason to know t
the G°‘"ll',,il.--eoe,,;i4
to isibly again have recourse from the
undervv•ere stubsepeatitdpeverletbtrustitoutimtbaFtiovai:lbbal:sptel:iel:til'::i
and become importers of grain; bat