The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-17 00:00:00

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INIPERIAL PA LIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This EVENING).

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock, at which hour there was a very full attendance.
On the entrance of Lord Campbell several peers shook
hands with the noble and learned lord. Lord Derby entered
the house a few minutes after five, and immediately entered
into conversation with the Lord Chancellor on the wool-
sack. On perceiving Lord Campbell be took off his hat and
bowed to his lordship. •
THE MINISTERIAL EXPLANATION.

The Earl of DERBY said—Perhaps, before the house
proceeded to the business of the evening, their lordships
would indulge him for a few minutes. (Hear, hear) He
hardly thought it necessary to say that, after the
decision the House of Commons had arrived at en
Friday evening no alternative was left to the Govern-
ment but to tender her Majesty its resignation, as the result
of the vote of want of confidence. The majority was
not large, but as it was taken in .one of the largest
houses on record, it was impossible not to bow to the deci.
sion. As the vote was not founded on any specific
act, foreign or domestic, but founded purely on a political
question, he was relieved from entering into any vindication
of his political conduct as he was satisfied to leave that to
the calm consideration of the country and posterity. (Hear.)
With respect to my noble friend the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs he considered it his duty to say after a perusal
of the papers he had laid on the table relative to the war,
it would be found that he had carried out as far as
possible the statement in her Majesty's speech, that
every effort, had been made to maintain peace,
and also a strict and impartial neutrality. What-
ever aspersion had or might be thrown out
against him. would be fully answered in those papers,
In accordance with the vote the Government had tendered its
resignation to her Majesty, and her Majesty had graciously
been pleased to accept that resignation, and the present Mi-
nistry only held office until their successors:were appointed.
It was a matter of congratulation that that would not
be for any length of time. He had that afternoon
just returned from thanking her Majesty for the confidence
she had placed in him, and taking leave of her as First
Minister of the Crown. Before he sat down he would take
that opportunity to refer to an event which had given him
great pain. Their lordships must feel that if there was any
circumstance that should be kept inviolable, it was the eonver-
s ation between the Sovereign and statesmen during what was
called a Ministerial crisis. His surprise and pain was
caused by seeing on Monday morning, in the columns of
the Times, that which purported to be a lengthened
account of what took place between her Majesty
and the noble earl opposite (Granville). He acquitted
the nobe lord of any want of judgment in the
matter, but there had been some who must have been in
the confidence of the noble earl who had most grossly
abused it. He would not further occupy their
lordships at this moment than to say that it would
be a pleasure to him to give the Ministry of
which the noble earl formed a part on every
occasion possible his cordial assistance and support. He
should therefore move as a matter of convenience to the
noble earl, that the house at its rising should adjourn till
Tuesday next.
Earl GRANVILLE said he regretted the circumstance
as much as the noble lord, and he hoped he would
believe that he (Earl Granville) was as much surprised as
he was. (Hear.) After he had waited on her Majesty and
received her most gracious command to form an adminis-
tration he certainly had mentioned the circumstance to a
few political friends, and he now very much regretted he
had net observed greater reserve. He begged to thank the
noble lord for the sentiments he had expressed with respect
to the Government of his noble friend.

Lord BROUGHAM implored the new Ministry to ob-
serve a strict neutrality with regard to both France, Aus-
tria, and Sardinia.

The motion for the adjournment of the house was then
agreed to.
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR BILL.

This bill was read a third time and passed.

THE COMPANIES BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tnis EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock, and there
was a very numerous attendance of members.
Mr. P. URQUHART took the oaths and his seat for West-
meath.