The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-31 00:00:00

hope finally to escape. If resistance to this demand be persevered in
they should take care lest the great pressure from without should, in
overbearing the obstacles in its way, break down the most valued insti.
tutions of the State—(hear, hear.) He hoped that on the present occa-
sion there was not a doubt of a majority in favour of the proposition of
his Noble Friend—(loud cheers.) But it was in their having a large
and decisive majority that the main hope of a speedy and happy settle-
ment of the question depended. Therefore every Member of that house
should recol'ect the great responsibility that attended the vote he should
give. They should act purely and independently on their own judg.
silents, uninfluenced by party calculations, and unconstrained by pledges
rashly and inconsiderately made. For himself be was determined to
act on that independent principle. The right hon. Baronet opposite,
the Paymaster of the Forces, had, however, been pleased to say that
the present question was brought forward from factious and selfish
motives. The right hon. Baronet had his unfeigned pity, if from
the feelings of his own breast he judged of the motives—(loud
cheers)— by which men were actuated in their public conduct.
Su far was he (Lord Howick) from having the slightest wish to supplant
the present Government—that on dissussing the amendment to the Ad-
dress—Hon. Gentlemen would themselves bear testimony—that although
h • supported the Amendment, he expressed a hope that it would not have
the effect of removing the present Administration from office. —( Hear,
hear, from the Ministerial benches.) Since then many measures had
been suggested, from which he dissented lest they should overturn the
Ministry. He had taken that course, not because he had confidence in
the present Ministers, for he had none—(('heers from the Opposition)—
or that he had adopted the doctrine of measures and not men—(Conti-
nued cheering)—but because from the state of parties he could not see,
if the Ministry were suddenly broken up, the means of satisfactorily
constituting another Government, so many were the difficulties which
presented themselves—and he should certainly say that the obstacles
were not diminished. —(Hear, hear.) It was therefore that he regretted
the present Government had staked its existence on the question of
being able to maintain the Irish Church in its present state. He
would have preferred to see them forgetting declarations, they might
themselves repent having made in opposition, and adopting wisely the
views of their predecessors. For his part he would be content, for the
credit which those with whom he was acting would derive from aiding
in the settlement quietly and speedily of those healing measures which
all were so interested in arranging. If, however, the Right Hon. Bart.
were determined on adhering to his declarations, it was not such a
question as that they were called on to decide—it was not for him
(Lord Howick) to shrink, whatever might be the result—(Loud cheers.)
On the motion of Mr. LEFROY, the debate was then adjourned till
to-morrow (this day).
The resolutions on the Supply were reported.
'fhe other orders of the day being then disposed of, the House ad-
journed at one o'clock.