The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY.

In the House of Lords, last night, the Royal Assent, by
Commission, was given to the Transfer in Aids Bill, the Ex-
chequer-bills Bill, the Newspapers Regulation and Indemnity
Bill, and the Chester Criminals' Execution Bill. The Duke
of WELLINGTON brought up the Report on the Church Pa-
tronage of Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from
the Rev. Mr. Gurney, of Truro, complaining of the Bishop of
Exeter, in neglecting to present him to a living. The PRELATE
said that he had bestowed the livings on persons of unexception-
able characters and residents in the parish. The Duke of
RICH MOND in a reply to a question put by Lord CAMDEN
said, that if it were the wish of the house, he would post-
pone bringing on the Abolition of Oaths Bill, the second read-
ing of which stood for that evening. Lord BROUGHAM said as the
11th clause was a most important one, he thought a postponement
expedient. The third reading was then agreed to be post-
poned until Monday se'unight. The Earl of RADNOR inti-
mated the abandonment of his intention to press, during the
present session, his measure respecting oaths at the Univer-
sities, as the heads of colleges meant to revise them. The
Duke of WELLINGTON was unable to state when the Poor
Laws of Ireland would be presented. Numerous petitions
were then presented. Lord TEYNHAM moved two resolutions
for the reduction of the Malt Tax and the Duty upon Hops :
they were read,' put to the vote, and negatived. The House
adjourned at six.
In the Commons, Lord BELFAST took the oaths and his
seat for Antrim. Mr. WARD gave notice that he should,
on Monday next, move that the consideration of the
Army Estimates, fixed for that day, be deferred until
after the decision of the House was obtained on Lord
JOHN RUSSELL'S motion relative to the Irish Church.
Sir H. HARDINGE moved resolutions relative to Tithes in
Ireland. Mr. HilmE moved as an amendment, that the
Chairman report progress and obtain leave to sit again, which
was afterwards withdrawn, on Mr. SPRING RICE moving to the
effect that it was desirable that the law of Ireland, with respect
to tithe, be amended. Upon a division there appeared—

For the first Resolution
Against it
Majority for Ministers l5
The House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve.

SIR ROBERT PEEL AND MR. HUME

House of Commons, March 20, Friday Evening.

Sir,—ln the course of the debate this evening, I understood you
to make use of -expressions of which the purport was, that I was
pursuing a course in respect to the measure then under discussion
that was inconsistent with the conduct of a man of honour.

Thinking it probable that such expressions fell from you inconsi-
derately, and in the warmth of debate, I gave you the opportunity
of recalling them, by an appeal to you in the House.
I could not with propriety pursue the subject further at the time,
but I am confident that you will feel that the expressions of which
I complain are not consistent with the usages of Parliament, and
not warranted by the freedom of debate, and that you will therefore
not hesitate to disavow them as applied to me.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P. ROBERT PEEL.

HouSe of Commons, March 20.

Sir,—l expressed myself in the debate, to the best of my recol-
lection, strongly condemnatory of the conduct of the Government
of which you are the head, inasmuch as you and your party had
objected to and rejected the Bill of last Session for settling the
tithes of Ireland, as inconsistent with the welfare of the country ;
and I added, that I did not consider it honourable to have done so,
and then to come down, as you had now done, to propose a measure
every way similar.
When you appealed to me in the House as to the words I had
used, and whether I intended to cast imputations on your honour,
my immediate answer was, that I could not say what your feelings
of honour were ; but that I, as a political man, should not have
considered it honourable conduct if I had so acted.

It is, therefore, quite clear in my recollection, that whilst I made
my obserations in allusion to what I would have done, did not
impugn your honour as a gentleman in the course you had taken,
as the views you take of your political duty are doubtless as pure
as my own, or those of any other Member, although your political
conduct be the reverse of mine. _

I am not aware, therefore, that you had any just grounds for
understanding my expressions to impugn your honour as a gentle-
man. I had no intention to make any such personal charge ; and
I regret that in the heat of debate I should have so expressed my-
self to convey a meaning I did not intend.
I remain your obedient servant,
JOSEPH HUME.
Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, M.P.

We understand that the Duke of Wellington has
conferred the Russian Embassy on Sir Robert Gordon, whose
only claim to such an appointment is that he happens to be a
Tory, and the brother of Lord Aberdeen. We are much at
a loss to discover in what part of Sir Robert's conduct, during
his memorable mission to Constantinople, the Duke found those
merits which would entitle him to represent our interests at
St. Petersburgh.
Lord Stuart de Itothsay has been appointed Am-
bassador to the Sublime Porte, in the room of Lord Ponsonby,
the latter being, we believe, the only British Statesman who
has ever thoroughly comprehended the Turkish question in all
its bearings. The inconvenience of frequent and violent
changes in the principles as well as the members of our Go-
vernment, is in no department more perceptible and more in-
jurious to the country than in that which guides our foreign
relations.

Sir Edward Sugden's sudden and unexpected relin-
quishment of the Chancellorship of Ireland is found to be,
as might be expected, not a little embarrassing to the Go-
vernment. Various rumours are already in circulation as
to Sir Edward's probable successor. Among others named
are Sir Charles Wetherell and Mr. Baron Parke ; while
others speak of Sir Lancelot Shadwell, and of Sir Edward
Sugden as his successor to the English Vice- Chancellorship.
The contemplated marriage between Lord Arthur
Lennox and Miss Campbell, daughter of Lady Charlotte
Bury, by her first marriage, and niece to the Duke of Argyll,
is fixed to take place in the course of the ensuing month. His
Lordship arrived at the residence of the Dowager Duchess of
Richmond, in Portland-place, on Sunday, from the quarters of
his regiment, the 71st, at Edinburgh, to attend his Parlia-
mentary duties.
Lord Durham's health has improved since he re-
turned to Durham Castle, as he has derived benefit from his
native air and repose. His Lordship is not expected to return
to town before May.
Mr. Harvey will have a call of the House on the
7th of May, when his motion on the Pension List will
come on. _ _ _ _

Vv
Mr. Tooke, in pursuance of the intimation given by
him in the House, has amended his notice of motion for the
26th inst., for an address for a charter to the University of
London, by submitting a restriction against conferring degrees
in medicine as well as in divinity.
EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT.—A male convict
has been living fur four years as Lady's maid with a female
of rank in the vicinity of Piccadilly. The denouement arose
from the arrival of a superintendent of police at the mansion
in question, when the domestics were all examined except
one, and that one was the Lady's maid. " The very person
I want," said the officer, " for the Lady's maid is a man I"