The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, August 24.
Their Lordships met at Four o'clock.
NEW PEER.
Lord HOLLAND to, k the oaths and his seat.
EXPLANATION.
Lord LYNDHURST said, that in consequence of an
erroneous report of what he had said on Saturday—no
doubt from the inaudible manner in which he spoke—
but nevertheless, from whatever cause, there was an
erroneous report in the newspapers, and especially in the
Standard, a misconception had arisen. The result had
been, that he had received a letter, written by the
Right Hon. Baronet lately at the head of her Majesty's
Government, part of whicn was quite of a personal na-
ture, and to which he would advert presently. Before,
however, he said anything as to these misconceptions,
he would advert to what the statement really was.
Before, however, touching even on that, he might observe
that in consequence of that misrepresentation he had
had a communication with the Right Hon. Baronet,
not, however, with any view to seek his concurrence in
the course which he now pursued, or with any idea of
asking his advice as to that course, but simply that he
might make that Right Hon. Baronet acquainted with
the course which he had decided upon adopting.
In his last statement he confined himself simply to what
he said and did himselt. He had no opportunity of
communicating with the Right Hon. Baronet, and he did
not consider that without such a ,communication he had
any authority whatever to state how the Noble Lord
received his statement, or what answer he made.
He confined himself simply, therefore, to the
statement he had made himself, and the part he acted it;
that transaction. Having referred to this, he would
now refer to the letter which he had received from the
Right Hon. Baronet; The Right Hon. Baronet thought
it right to state actually what took place between them.
and he (Lord Lyndhurst) was quite satisfied and pleased
that he had been disposed to do so, because their Lord-
ships would find that, so far as he (Lord Lyndhurst)
was concerned, the statement of the transaction was a
correct one. That letter confirmed distinctly and clearly
everything t. at had fallen from him. The Right Hon.
Baronet said this You are reported to have
said, that after the dissolution of the late Governmete
he (Lord Lyndhurst) communicated with several
friends of the other House, in order that former
differences might be forgotten, and the Conservative
party be reformed, and in order not to be subject to any
misrepresentation, he communicated with some of the
members of the late Governm4 nt, and that the proposi-
tion which he made to the Noble Lord had no reference
to any particular mrasure." Ile had already stated to
their Lordships that his object was not at all to obtain
the concurrence of the -Right Hon. Baronet, and that
he did not wi.h even to obtain from him any
advice as to the course which he was about to pursu,
The Right Hun. Baronet in his letter said, that his
(Lord Lyndhurst's) 'eking office under the new
Government that might be formed from the
coalition was quite out of the question, and that
he (the Right Lion. Baronet) bad declined being any
party to the proposed combination. The Noble Lord
said he confirmed the statement of the Right Hon.
Baronet.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII said, in the absence
of Lord Brougham, he had been requested by that
Noble and Learned Lord, who had observed that the
appointment of Mr. David Pollock was said to have been
to make way for a friend of his, to say that that Learned
Lord had recommended Mr. David Pollock for the ap-
pointment after having heard him practise before the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Counil with great
ability, and that it was only after the vacancy had cc-
curred that a friend of that Learned Lord's, had been
selected for it.
NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL.
The NOBLE EARL presented a petition trove Air. W.
Brown, merchant, and late of the Legislative Council of
New Zealand, agains the Bill brought in by the Go-
vernment.
Earl GREY stated that upon his accession to office
he had found the draft of a Bill prepared on the subject
of the legislation of New Zealand. The subject was
one which deserved the greatest consideration upon
the part of any Government entrusted with the affairs
and management of that distant colony. There was a
distance of between 400 miles between Auckland, the
present seat of Government, and Wellington, the most
populous town in the island, which rendered communi.
cation between those places very difficult, and made it
desirable to establish in the island a Legislative
Council in each of these places. There was a
difficulty, however, connected with the existence of such
a state of things which shou!d be overcome, which was
the discrepancy which might exist in the amount of du-
ties levied at the different places by different authorities.
From the latest accounts, he believed that there would
be no more difficulty in extending legislative represen-
tation to one part of the island than to the other. As
the Bill was, he should be inclined to propose that the
clause which referred to it should stand.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the
Drogheda Steam-packet Company, against that 'clause
in the Steam Navigation Bill which enforced the neces-
sity for carrying paddle-box boats.
Lard MONTEAGLE presented similar petitions from
the London and Bristol and other steam-packet corn
panies.