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tainly never been surpassed in that House.—(Hear'
hear.) He objected to the manner in which this ques-
tion had been dealt with by Honourable Gentlemen op-
posite. It was not fair for them to say it was "all nisi
prius" when the Greek affair was grappled with " let
us come to the main issue, and inquire what
the foreign policy of the Government generally bee
been." This was the course which had been followed
not only by the Right Honourable Member for Wil-
shire, but by the Right Honourable Gentleman the
Member for the University of Oxford, who must now
be taken as the representative of Lord Stanley in that
House—(Cheers)—who threw over the Greek que,-
tion and took his stand upon the foreign policy. The
latter Right Hon. Gentleman, however, seemed to have
thrown over the foreign policy and taken the Grecian
or nisi prius part of the subject. Now be must protest
against this mode of conducting the case for the prose-
cution, if he might be allowed to use that figure; the
gruund ought not to be shifted in this manner; let it be
confined to either one or the other, and the
supporters of the Government would undertake to de-
molish both the facts and law of the case most com-
pletely.—(Hear, hear, and Laughter.) Now, the case
resolved itself into two points—namely, the interference
with the affairs of Greece, and the policy which
Government had pursued with reference to the rest
of Europe.—(flear, hear.) Now, the Government in-
terfered with the affairs of Greece for the purpose
of redressing certain wrongs which had been sustained
by subjects of this empire, and the question for them to
decide was whether they were justified in so doing.
Now, he asserted that, inasmuch as it was impossible
to dispute in this instance that these subjects of her
Majesty had not sustained wrong, they were unques-
tionably entitled to redress from the Government of the
country in which they happened to be at the
time they sustained the wrongs, or if the Government
of the country was not in a condition to see them re-
dressed, then it was not only the right but the bounden
duty of the Government to interfere, and see its subjects
righted.—(Cheers.) That was the principle which was
acted upon by the Romans, and had universally pre-
all over the world ever since. Amidst all the dark
shadows that surrounded the name of Cromwell,
what was it that made his character so much
respected, but that the fact that he would never suffer
an Englishman to be injured by any other potentate.—
(Cheers.) But the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member
tor the University said that. Rome never exercised
such a principle till _she became mistress of
the world ; but he denied that assertion
From her earliest days, and long before she exercised
universal dominion over the world, she fought for and
enforced this principle.—(Cheers.) But, said the Right
Hon. Gentleman, a Government had no right
to put In force those measures until the
tribunals of the country where the wrong was
committed had been resorted to and redress
refnsed. Well, he accepted that proposition, but he
ventured to assert that in neither of the cases in ques-
tion, was there the slightest possible chance of her Ma-
jesty's subjects who:had sustained wrongs, obtaining any
redress in the tribunals of Greece.—(Cheers.) Tako for
instance, the first case of Mr. Finlay, which
lay in a nut-shell. (Cries of " Hear, hear.")
Mr. Finlay had property in land at Athens, and he was
desirous, when King Otho was elected sovereign, to iu-
duce him to remove the government to Athens. Au
offer was made by the proprietors of land in Athens,
and Mr. Finlay among the rest, to give their land ou
certain terms, in order to its being made applicable
to the Government residing at Athens ; but that
offer was coupled with the provision that the
land was to be set out in six months. The Government
did come to Athens. The land of many of those indi-
viduals was taken for the rection of public buiidings, but
Mr. Finlay's land was not taken. The land taken in
that way was taken for the price which the parties had
agreed to take; but Mr. Finlay's land was taken by the
arbitrary command of the King, without law, without or-
dinance, and without anything whatever to sanction it
except the arbitrary will of the Sovereign. Now,
that was a matter of fact which he (Mr. Cockburn) de-
fied any man to deny. Mr. Finlay applied for compen-
sation in 1836, and up to 1842 he continued to put for-
ward civilly his demand for compensation, but he could
not get one single farthing.—(Hear, hear.) When Lord
Aberdeen was at the °fad of foreign affairs he instructed
Sir E. Lyons to apply to the Greek Government for com-
pensation on behalf of Mr. Finlay, and to enforce by all
the legitimate means in his power that demand. The
King appointed a fresh Commission, with M. Glarkis;
and who was M. Glarkis? Ile was one of the Ministers
of the King, remarkable, according to Sir Edward Cod-
rington, as a Minister who made himself notorious for
festering and encouraging violence, of course Mr. Finlay
objected to such a Commission. No redress could still
be obtained. In 1835 that Commission was proposed,
and Mr. Finlay would have nothing to do with it.
He then applied to the Government here, and the Noble
Lord (Lord Palmerston) having enquired into the mat-
ter, instructed Sir E. Lyons again to enforce this claim.
The King proposed another commission, which ended,
after all those years of delay, trickery, and chicanery on
the part of the Greek Government, in an offer of arbi•
tration on their part. It was the Government
that asked for delay in order to obtain fur•
ther papers. (Cheers.) Talk of nisi prius!
Why at misi prizes, whatever opinion might exist on the
law, they held it a sacred duty as to the facts that they
wore not to be distorted.—(Loud cheers.) The 'Right
Hon. Gentleman said Mr. Finlay might have gone to
to the tribunals of the couutry. It was said " a little
learning is a dangerous thing ;" and above all, that was
so with respect to law. All the Right Hon. Gentleman
wanted was a little law, and if he had not been so great a
statesman, ho perhaps might have condescended to put
on the wig and gown—(A laugh)—but however skilful a
statesman and casuist the Right Hon. Gentleman was, he
(Mr. Cockburn) would advise him on all occasions not
to meddle with law. Talk of Mr. Finlay going to the
tribunals. Was the Right Honourable Gentleman
ignorant of the principle of law which said that
none could sue a Sovereign? that was an estab-
lished principle in every country in Europe with,
perhaps, the solitary exception of our own ; and
that exception took place simply in the magnanimous
practice which prevailed when a subject petitioned her
Majesty, wherein her Majesty ordered her first law offi-
cer of the Crown to indorse on that petition the
solemn words, " Let right be done." Thus was jus-
tice always administered between herself and her
subject before the ordinary tribunals of the
land.—(Cheers.) And thank God that they
had those tribunals, and that they had judges who
would administer the law between sovereign and subject
with a hand as impartial and even, as if it were between
two ordinary persons. Was that the case in Greece? No.
Let them listen to Mr. Finley's letter upon the possi-
bility of sueing the Greek tribunals. That gentleman
ridiculed the idea of obtaining any redress from the
Greek Government in that way; and at the time when
he declared the impossibility of such a thing Lord
Aberdeen was in office.—(Hear, hear.) Well, then,
the Right Honourable Gentleman had read that letter
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

COURSE OF EXCITI
Amsterdam .. •• • •.... 12 2%,
Ditto, three months.: 12 3%
Rotterdam .. •• • ... . 3%
Antwerp • • ............ 5 77%
Brussels .• •• 25 7734
Eiamburgls ......M.B. 13 11%
Paris, 3 days'sight .. . 25 50
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 67%
Marseilles • • 25 70

NGE.-(THIS DAY

Gibraltar— •• .........•
Leghorn ........•..... 30 70
Genoa •••••••• •••• •••• 26 II
311lan •• •• •• •• .• •• .. ..
Venice.•••••.••••••••• --

Naples .... • • ...... 4044
Palermo, peroa ........ 12136
Messina .............. 122
Lisbon.... • • .......... 53
0p0rt0.... • • .......... 533 f
Rio Janeiro • •
Buenos Ares
New York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia .
PRICES OF BI7LLION, PER OR.
Foreign Gold in bars.. XS 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars • • .... 0 4 10

Bourdeaux.... ..... •
Frankfort on Maine.... 121%
Es erlin • • .. • • .. . • • • • • • •
Vienna, effee. flo ...... 12 14
Trieste, ditto • • .... 12 14
Petersburgh, gil Ebb 37%
Madrid • . 49%
Barcelona • • ........

'Silver In bars ...... • . 0 4 11%

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ATROCIOUS ASSAULT

UPON

HER MAJESTY.

It is our painful duty to announce that a cowardly at-
tack was yesterday made upon her Most Gracious Ma-
jesty the Queen by a man who until within the last four
years held a commission in her Majesty's service.
About twenty minutes after six o'clock last evening
her Majesty, accompanied by three ef the Royal children
and Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting, left Cam-
bridge-house, Piccadilly, where her Majesty had been
calling to inquire after the health of her illustrious
uncle. A crowd had assembled without the court-yard
gates to witness her Majesty's departure, and as the
royal carriage passed out of the gates a person respect-
ably dressed, and about six feet two inches high, ad-
vanced two or three paces, and with a small black cane,
which he held its his hand, struck a sharp blow at the
Queen. The blow took effect upon the upper part of
her Majesty's forehead, and upon her bonnet, which be-
ing of a light texture was driven in by its force. The
act was witnessed by a great many persons, and a rush
being made the delinquent was instantly seized.
Mr. James Summers, in the employ of Messrs. Ordway,
159, Piccadilly, was the first to collar him, but several
others hurried forward at the same moment, and one
person, unable to restrain his resentment, dealt the man
a blow in the face which drew blood at once. But for
the timely arrival of the police, he would have been still
more roughly handled. Sergeant Silver, of the C divi-
sion, took him into custody, and conveyed him at once
to the Vine-street station.
Her Majesty betrayed no feeling of alarm, and imme-
diately after the occurrence drove up Piccadilly, on her
return to Buckingham Palace. the spectators cheering
her loudly as she passed along—a mark of loyalty and
affection which her complete self-possession enabled her
to acknowledge with her usual courtesy and conde-

scension.
When the prisoner was brought to Vine-street sta-
tion, Inspector Whall, the officer on duty, received the
charge. On being asked his name, he replied, without
hesitation, " Robert Pate," describing himself as a re-
tired lieutenant of the 10th Hussars, and adding that he
resided at No. 27, Duke-street, St. James's. The evi-
dence of Mr. Summers, and various other witnesses,
having been taken, the prisoner was asked what he had
to say to the charge. Fie replied that it was true ho had
struck her Majesty with a thin stick, but he added em-
phatically, in allusion to the witnesses, " those men can.
not prove whether I struck her head or her bonnct.'i
The prisoner was then conducted to one of the police
cells, the charge being entered upon the police-sheet as
follows:—" Robert Pate, aged 43, retired lieutenant,
charged with assaulting her Majesty the Queen by strik-
ing her on the head with a cane, in Piccadilly, at 6 20
P.M. on Thursday the 27th inst.
The names of the witnesses are as follows:
James Summers, of 9, James-street, Oxford-street,
in the employ of Messrs. Ordway, of Piccadilly.
Charles William Doherty, Lieutenant 2d Battalion
I Rifle Brigade, of 10, Duke-street, St. James's.

Daniel Farrar, of 3, Barron-street, Pentonville, car-

penter.
Samuel Cor.,ling, 8, Norwich-court, Fetter•lane,
bookceller. _ _

_William Gower, 43, White Lion-street, Pentonville,
builder.

William Phillips, 8, Euston-mews, Easton•• square,
porter.
Thomas Harrison, 42, Union-street, Eagle-road, City-
road, cabdriver, badge 4,617.
On being searched, there were found upon the pri-
soner two keys and a pocket-handkerchit f. No money
or weapon of any kind was discovered.
It may be well to state that the small stick with which
the prisoner struck the blow was not thicker than an or-
dinary goosequill—that it measured only two feet two
inches in length and weighed less than three
ounces. Of coarse such a weapon as this could not
tinder any circumstances occasion very serious injury,
and her Majesty's appearance within two hours in the
royal box at the Covent-garden Italian Opera proves
beyond all possibility of doubt that she has not sustained
much injury.
After the prisoner had been placed in a cell, Mr. Ot-
way, the newly-appointed superintendent of the C divi-
sion, dispatched Mr. Inspector Field, the chief officer of
the detective force, to search his lodgings. Mr. Field
there ascertained that the prisoner had lodged on the
third floor (an elegant suite of apartments) of 27, Duke-
street, during the last two years and a half ; that be
was a man of regular habits, and paid his bills with
great punctuality. His father was described to be a
man of large property at Wisbeach, where he formerly
carried on business as an extensive corn factor. A large
number of papers and documents were seized by Mr.
Field, but nothing has yet been discovered which could
by possibility explain the motive of the rash act.
It is a curious coincidence that Sergeant Silver, who
took the prisoner into custody, is the same officer who
apprehended M'Naghten, and knocked the pistol out
of his hand as he was about to fire a second shot at the
unfortunate Mr. Drummond.
A reference to "Hart's Army List" shows that the
prisoner entered her Majesty's service as a cornet, by
purchase, in the 10th Hussars, on the sth of February,
1841. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on
the 22d of July, 1842, and retired, by sale of his com-
mission, a short time previously to the embarkation of
the regiment for India in 1846.
The prisoner is a respectable looking man and slightly
bald. He wears mustscheos, but has not a very military
appearance.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 26.—There was a very small attend-
ance at market to-day, but the little English wheat offering was
held at last week's prices. No change in other grain.
BostoN, JUNE 26.—Wheat, red 35s to 41s Od, white 40s
to 425, extra 44s ; barley 00s to 00s ; oats 15s to 179 ; beans,
25s to 28s ; peas Os to Os per quarter.
ALFoun.—Averages for the week ending June 24—Wheat
38s 54d ; barley Os per qr ; flour, best Is 10d, seconds Is 6d.
UPPINGHAM, JUNE 26.—Wheat 38s to 42s Od; barley 20s to
21s ; oats 18s to 20s ; beans 24s to 27s per quarter. Butter
8d to 9d per lb ; eggs 25 for ls.
MELTON Mownutor, JUNE 25.—Wheat 38s Od to 41s ;
barley 23s to 26s ; oats 17s to 20s ; beans 26s to 29s per gr.
Butter lld to 13d per lb ; eggs 20 for ls.
NEWARK, JUNE 26.—Wheat, white 44s to 465, extra 485,
red 41s to 435, extra 44s ; oats, feed 16s to 20 ; beans, 27s to
283, extra 29s per qr P • Seale and Bohemian malting barley
22s to 23s Od, Danish and Russian grinding 19s to 20s ;
tares, feeding, 208 to 21s per qr ; linseed cake, English 616 s to
71 5s per ton.
CARLISLE, JUNE 25.—Wheat, 46s 2d ; barley, 24s 4d ;

oats,_ 22s 3d per quarter.
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, JUNE 25.—The supply
of fat beasts to-day was large, and the quality generally was
good, the season of the year considered ; the wants of buyers
was limited, no doubt owing to the extreme heat ; ,there
were several lots from our own and neighbouring coun-
ties which were well adapted to the weather. The
number of sheep and lambs was again large, but the
demand was flat. Fat and store calves were again plentiful.
Beef, 40 to 50; mutton, 40 to 5d ; lamb, 6d to 6d; veal,
4d to 4d per lb ; pork, 7s per score. Rough fat, 3s 3d per
stone of 141bs. Hides, lid to 10 per lb ; calf skins 3d to 4d
per lb.
GLASGOW GRAIN MARKET' JUNE 25.—Wheat is dull of
sale, and rather cheaper. Fine Scotch barley is unaltered in
price ; foreign meets a slow sale, at 6d per boll reduction. Oats
are 3d to 6d per 2641b5, and oatmeal 6d to is per 2401bs
cheaper. Bag and barrel flour is the turn lower. Other
articles are without change. Wheat, Scottish, 18s to 193 6d ;
English, 20s 6d to 213 ; red, 19s to 20s ; foreign, 16s to 22s 6d ;
Irish, 17s 6d to 18s per 2401b5.
DUNBAR, Jasix 25.—Wheat, weighing 611bs, brought
40s Od, and prices to —s. Barley, weighing 54ilbs, brought
21s 6d, and prices to 19s 6d. Oats, weighing —lbs, brought
20s 9d, and prices to 18s Od. Beans and peas, weighing
65ilbs, brought:2Bs Od, and prices to Os Od.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, JUNE 26.—Wheat—There
were 743 qrs of wheat in the market to-day, being 2S qrs more
than last week. Prices were 6d up on the top, and Id up
on the average-53 qrs unsold. Barley—There were in to-
day's market ;85 qrs barley, being 40 qrs less than last week.
The top price was Id down, and the average the same-31 qrs
unsold. Oats—The quantity of oats in the market was 457
qrs, being 219 qrs less than last week. The top price was 4d
down, and the average 3d down-50 qrs unsold. Beans—The
supply of beans was 83 qrs, being 22 qrs more than last week.
Prices were Id up on the top, and Is 8d down on the average.
46 qrs unsold.
Top of Wheat ... 62/lb. 43s 6d
„ Barley ... 57i lb. 248 Od
~ Oats 46ilb. 22s 8d
o, Beans ••• 66*Ib. 32s Od
RDILIZ BURG. MARKILT, Jose 26.—The number
of cattle was 564, or 42 more than last week. Topprice, 710 d;
current, 6s to 6s 3d ; middling and inferior sorts, Os Od to vs
per Dutch stone. At the close a great number unsold.
The number of sheep and lambs this morning was 4,064,
or 191 more than last week. Top price of best mutton,' 50
to Od per lb • current, Od to 5d ; middling and inferior, 3d
to 4d. Lambs, top, 18s ; current, 13s to 16s ; secondary and
inferior kinds, from Os to Os. At the close a clearance was
not effected.
CoRE, JUNE 26.—Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s ; extra 14s ;
seconds, 12s Od to 12s 6d ; households 9s to lls ; thirds, 7s to 9s
per cwt. Oatmeal 10s 6d to OOs; Indian meal 7s 6d to 7s 9d; wheat-
meal. 10s to lOs 6d per cwt. Indian corn 1404 to 150 s Od per ton.
Bran 311250 d to 3/15s per ton. Hay—Farmers 26s to 38s; average
34s ; dealers 455 to 00s Od; average OOs per ton. Straw—Farmers
20s Od to 33s Od ; average 28s ; dealers 33s Od to OOs Od;
average OOs Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6d;
household loaf 5d to 50 per 41b. Fresh butter, 7d to
8d per lb. Eggs-4s Od to 4s ld per hundred. Coals—
Newport 14s; Lydney 15s ; Landore 14s ; Best Neath
Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 38s 6d to 00s per cwt.
Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 6d per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef 4d to 40 ; mutton 5d to 60; veal 4d to
sd, pork 31d to Od; bacon 6d to 7d; sausages 5d per lb.
Hops 6110 s to 81 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 315 s per
ton. Bark—Barbary 715 a to Si 5s ; Valonia 141 to 01; French
71 5s ; Spanish 9/ per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per stone.
Hemp 33/ to 001 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 13s to 14s; red
ditto 15s to 20s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9/ Os to 101 per
ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton ; deals, first quality, 18s,
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 14s to 20s;
salted 15s to 21s per owt ;- calf skins 2id to 20 per lb.
Potatoes, white 10d to 12d ; Minions 14d to 16d ; Guano—
Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Ichaboe, 9/ per ton; Tar—Archangel.
91 per barrel.

MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 13 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.47; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.50, it follows that gold is 0.12 per
cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from
Hamborgh the price of gold is 436 per mark, which,
at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.101; and the ex-
change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.9 k,
it follows that gold is 0.40 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh
that in London. The course of exchange at New
York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 110
per cent., and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the
exchange is nominally 0.42 per cent. in favour of Eng-
land, and after making allowance for difference of
interest and charges of transport, the present rate
leaves a small profit on the importation of gold from
the United States.

SINGULAR ATTACK AND DEFENCE.—Last week
the wife of James Garth, farmer, of Whitfield Hays, near
Rochdale, went into a I eld and was there attacked by a
cow, and had her arm broken in two places, besides receiving
bruises in different parts of her body. Another cow in the
same pasture immediately came to Mrs. Girth's rescue. drove
away Mrs. Garth's tormentor into the middle of the field, and
then returned to Mrs. Garth, licked the blood from ber
wound, and stood over her as a protectress till assistance was
rendered.—Manchester Guardian.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, June 27.

ABOLITION OF THE OFFICE OF LORD-LIEU-

TENANT OF IRELAND.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY (in continuation
from our Third Edition of last night) said—Besides
it was said that her Majesty was not so tond of the sea
now as she was at the period when she visited Ireland.
Nor, considering her Majesty's situation as regarded the
nursery—(Laughter)—was it either likely or desirable
that she should be asked to cross the Irish Channel so
often as it had been indicated she would after the aboli-
tion of the viceroyalty. Compensation to the people of
Ireland for the abolition of the viceregal court had been
talked of, but he should like to know the nature of that
compensation. He understood it had never been even
talked of in the Cabinet. The effect of the abolition on
the city of Dublin would be most disastrous; it would
become a city of desolation, its inhabitants would be
ruined, and ere long grass would grow in its streets.
The Government had not dared to bring forward such a
proposition while Mr. O'Connell was alive, because they
knew he would have roused the whole people of Ireland
against such an outrage.—(Hear, hear.) They waited
till he had been called from hence, and then, in the
midet of the severest misery and distress which had ever
afflicted that country, they brought in a measure which
would complete her destruction. It was said that this
was but a trifle, but if one stone of a decaying building
was removed the rest would soon follow. The Govern-
ment now wanted to abstract the Lord-Lieutenancy,
and if they were suffered to do that they would
next abolish the Commander-in-Chiefship, and then
the Four Courts would follow. :At all events
he hoped the Government would see the neces-
sity of appointing a Commission to inquire into the
subject before deciding on so important a measure.
The question having been put,
Lord BROUGHAM said, as that question would come
before them in a tangible shape.hereafter, he would not
then enter into the details of the question, which was a
very important one. There were many parts in the
speech of his Noble Friend with which l.e agreed. The
powers of patronage vested in the Lord-Lieutenant were
not such as he ought to possess.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the Noble
Marquis having had an opportunity of bringing forward
the eubject to which his notice referred, and as the Bill
on that subject would soon be before their Lordships, he
hoped the Noble Marquis would not press his resolutions.
The Noble Marquis then referred to several authorities
to show that it had been considered one of the inevit-
able consequences of the union that the office of Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland should be abolished; but it was
essential under such circumstances that some person

should be responsible for the administration of Irish
affairs.
The Duke of WELLINGTON was not disposed to
go into the discussion raised by his Noble Friend, and
particularly as the Bill on the subject would soon come
under their Lordships' consideration. But he did hope
that the Government would consider well, and inquire
into all the proper results and consequences of the step
they were about to take.—(Hear, hear.) If they looked
back to the history of Ireland for the last 50 years—
nay, for the last 10 years—they would there see a conti-
nued series of military operations going on; and, accord
ing to the constitution cf this empire, such could only
take place under the civil power. During the last ten
years he had much communication with Ireland with
respect to military operations, and it was principally
with the Lord Lieutenant he had had such commu-
nication, and also with the Commander-in-Chief.
He had held such communications with his Noble
Friend Earl de Grey on the question of the
monster meetings. Then there were, more recently still,
other operations to be carried out against parties who
adopted the usual course of modern revolutionists, viz.,
that of publishing their designs. If there were not
some such chief officer, he would ask with whom be
could communicate on such a matter?—(Hear, hear.)
Was it with the chief authorities indifferent parts of the
country? Was he to have applied to the Lord Mayor
of Dublin on the subject of those military operations to
which he had referred?—(Hear, hear.) After these
monster meetings, also, in attending her Majesty's Court,
he had seen Mr. O'Connell and his suite presented to her
Majesty as Lord Mayor of Dublin. What officer would
undertake to discuss military operations with the Lord
Mayor who had preceded Mr. O'Connell?—(Hear, hear,
and laughter.) If he had to communicate with the Com-
mander of the Forces for the preservation of the city of
Dublin on a recent occasion, and there being no Lord-
Lieutenant, would he not be likely to say, "Adopt such
and such precautionary measures; but be sure you take
care that the Lord Mayor and corporation know nothing
about the matter."—(Hear,and much laughter.) There
had been some military operations in the neigh-
bourhood of Kilkenny. Who was the mayor of that
city? Why a Dr. Kane, who, when the military opera-
tions were over, had been himself imprisoned under the
Habeas Corpus Suspension Act.—(Hear, hear, and re-
newed laughter.) And yet these were the gentlemen
who would have to be consulted in the absence of the
Lord-Lieutenant.—(Hear, hear.) He would recommend
his Noble Friend, however, not to press his resolutions
at present, although he fully thought it was dangerous
to remove such au authority from a country in a con-
tinued state of disturbance like Ireland.—(Hear, hear.)
Earl GREY said he thought it was the general under-
standing of their Lordships that it would be more conve-
nient to discuss that important question when the sub-
ject came regularly before them. He hoped, however,
to be permitted to explain in a few words the views of
the Government. There was no doubt, as stated by the
Noble Duke, that military force in this country could
not be brought into operation except under the civil
power. There had been disturbances frequently in
the manufacturing districts in this country and
Scotland, and they had been suppressed by the ordinary
co-operation of the civil and military authorities. With
respect to the appointment of resident Secretary in Ire-
land, that of course should form some of the details
which would be for their future consideration. The Go-
vernment were fully impressed with the necessity of
giving the most serious and deliberate attention to that
important measure in all its details.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM did not see much chance of a
Bill which had not yet gone into Committee in the House
of Commons coming before their Lordships in time for
sufficiently mature deliberation during the present ses-
sion. Although he was understood to agree with a good
deal of what the Noble Marquis had said, he would not
vote for his resolutions at present, but recommended their
withdrawal.
Lord MONTE AGLE said, if that proposition tended
to weaken the Government or the law in Ireland, he
agreed that it ought not to pass; but it became a
matter for them seriously to consider whether such
in reality would be the effect of the measure. He
called upon them, however, not to hand over toe
government of Ireland to a few small public bodies
there, who might be in communication with Downing-
street.—(Hear.) There was a Bill then on their Lord-
ships' table which had silently arrived at the stage of
third reading, yet i❑ every stage of its provisions the
sanction of the Lord-Lieutenant was required.—(Hear).
The Earl of RODEN said there were many in Ire-
land who would agree to that measure cheerfully if it
tended to promote and consolidate a more perfect
union between the two countries. But if it were not
made a complete measure, the office ought not to be
touched at all.
The Earl of GLENGALL asked whether the aboli-
tion of the office of Lord-Lieutenant would not weaken
the Executive Government? He referred to the insur-
rection of 1803, and wished to know how such an emer-
gency (and it might again occur) would be met, if there
was no Viceroy on the spot, to consult and take mea-
sures for the public safety?
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, having briefly
replied, consented to withdraw all his resolutions.
The Drainage and Improvemelt of Lands Bill passed
through Committee.
The Titles of Religious Congregatione Bill was read a
third time and passed.
ACCOMMODATION TO FOREIGN MINISTERS
DURING DEBATES.

The Marquis of L'INBDOWNE moved the consider-
ation of the report of the Committee upon the above sub-
ject.. In doing so, he said it was unnecessary for him
to recapitulate all the arguments which had been used
on a former occasion on that subject. The Committee
had reported that another gallery be added near the
strangers' gallery to that of the peers, for the accommo-
dation of such personages. Although it was the wish to
afford every accommodation possible, it was necessary
that the Houss should retain in its own hands the power
of making such regulations as it thought fit. The pro-
posed arrangement was, therefore, entered into until
other arrangements might be made.
The Duke of WELLINGTON concurred in the ob-
servations of the Noble Marquis that the House ought to
retain in its own hands the power of regulating its own
standing orders.
The report was, after a short conversation, understood
to be agreed to, to theeffect that the lower end of the peers'
gallery was to be added to a portion of the strangers'
gallery, to afford accommodation to the members of the
diplomatic corps.
Some Bills on the table were then advanced a stage.
CRIME AND OUTRAGES (IRELAND) BILL.
The Marquis of L ANSDOWNE, on moving the third
reading of the Crime and Outrages (Ireland) Bill, ob-
served that his Noble Friend the Lord-Lieutenant of
Ireland had said that if he had such a measure as that
to administer he could dispense with the Arms Bill
altogether.
Their Lordships then adjourned, at Ten minutes past
Eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 27.

AFFAIRS OF GREECE—ADJOURNED DEBATE.
(Continued from our Third Edition of last night.)
After some further observations from Sir J. WALSH,
Sir HARRY VERNER said that the speech of the
Noble Lord would be attended with a beneficial effect
to British interests throughout the world. Englishmen
would find themselves entitled to claim justice at the
hands of foreign nations, and protected while they did
well by the vigilant eye and strong arm of their own
government.—(Hear, hear.) Now with regard to his
policy with respect to Greece. The poor young King
found himself powerless to suppress the turbulence
which prevailed in that country. The government was
in the hands of a set of unprincipled men, who thought
of nothing but how they might keep themselves in
power. From correspondence which he had in his pos-
session, it appeared that the Noble Lord had been long
and constantly solicited to take the Greeks in hand.
Greece had been weak, and other countries had profited
by that weakness. The Noble Lord had accepted the
good offices of France, but the diplomatist employed
had not truly and fairly carried out his in-
structions. The Ambassador of France in this
country, M. Drouyn de l'Huys, had so far
as was known, acted an honourable part. lip
had stated that he lamented having spent five hours
with the Noble Lord, and been unable to bend him from
his purpose. Now, why did not the Noble Lord bend
from his purpose? Simply because be thought that by
doing so, he would not be upholding the honour and
dignity of the country. The policy of the Noble Lord
certainly did not suffer by comparison with Lord Aber-
deen. The conduct of the latter in Rio de la Plate was
not fortunate. He rejoiced that this bold and general
vote of approbation had been proposed by the Hon. and
Learned Member for Sheffield. The conduct of the
Noble Lord was most worthy, and not deserving of the
censures heaped upon him. He had eminently served
the best interest of the country. He thought they ware
called upon to affirm a great principle in their diplo-
matic affairs—that foreign nations should not have the
power to displace our Minister, and that Englishmen
should be protected abroad. He should cheerfully vote
for the resolution, feeling that the honour and interests
of this country abroad were safe in the hands of the
Noble Lord.—(Hear.)
Sir R. H. ;NGLIS said the question at issue was not
immediately respecting Greece, nor any particular trans-
action relative to that country, and therefore in his opi-
nion if the motion of the Hon. Member for Youghal bad
been brought on he believed he would then understand
what was the real question. Ho dissented from the
proposition of the lion, and Learned Gentleman the
Member for Sheffield (Mr. Roebuck), who wished by
his motion to obtain from that House a vote of confidence
in favour of the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston), in which
he did not by any means agree, for he did not consider
that the conduct of the Government, and more especially
of the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston), was worthy of
the approbation and confidence of the House. He again
considered that the house of Lords were legitimately
exercising their functions in examining into the con-
duct of any Minister, and that such a course was
open to them as well as to the House of Commons
and he could not avoid expressing his astonishment that
the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell), who held at his com-
mand the authority of the Crown and of that House,
should have expressed himself with respect to the House
of Lords in the manner that he had done. If it were a
money Bill, he would fully concur with the Noble Lord
(Lord J. Russell) that the House of Lords should
onot
interfere, but on such a subject as the present, chell.
i-
sidered that both Houses had a just right to give e
opinion. He should say that while the Noble
Lord had
given his support to free opinions in Sardinia,
h() did
not support the principle of the Protestant religion in se-
veral other places. He meant to say that in Tuscany,
and even in Sardinia, the system of proselytism was nut
admitted; arid to what was the expulsion of those Pre-
tebtants who exerted themselves to instruct the people of
those countries attributable, but to the apathy of the
Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston), in conjunction with
the Government with which he was connected.
There was ono circumstance that he was
- glad to have it in his power to state—namely, that the