The Sun.
London, England, 1817-06-03 00:00:00

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`Were cnilities Cult Iltts,l Gentiern3n for
tittolg rliti'thao nod pr, pared. him for preitling
over- the deoa ea and execrating tue.ordtf,rs of the
TiOtrve, with hominy to Isims-lt and satisfaction to
these were all et:whined in his Right
tionOurable'' (Hear, hear,• hear !)
flaking tills mach, be vvould have wished to
lave stopiiel here, and satisfied himself with the
'sloti,m with weileh he incallt to CoOchide ; but be
rourd' not disginse from himself, nOr conceal from
the Utilise, that ti rumour bail gone abroad, of
that ihere was a gecerial undetstandiug,
that roiello t lionoUrable Geittlemao, and one for
Nehoseeliatater and qualifications he elites tained
Vie" higlit'st resp,ct, was to he pot 10 nomination
oigssiot l
.sit Hight Him. Friend.—(llear, hear,
1.)--The tiobse -nntild do him the:pstiee to
all w, that ia any of the obserestious he bad
io he stud -wile avoided any allusion to this
eirtemstanee, or any observation •which might
lead to any comparison.—(llear, ,hear !)—.The
,Ilmise,•lse had sin thi.ht, trout the talents and the
respiTtishility of its Members) .contained several
iGeetlethen capable Of di.charging the arduous
Antic;: itlid maintaining the dignified elevation of
Speaker, The great difficulty was, to Make the
inOst proper choice among many who were wor,
thy :of it—inter bonus op(imunt (kcernere. Ike
cnnelnde by recommending such a ehoicx
'to the' House, and would therefore more, Thar
the flight hour,. Mr. Manners Sutton take the
Chair of this House.---(llear, hear 1)
Mr. LITTLETON seconded the motion. Fie
should not have obtruded himself on the atten-
.tion of the 'loose had he not been deeply im-
pressed arils the propriety;of the motion, tool the
eminent onidificatiotas of ,his Right Honourable
rrieml to discharge the duties of the.chair. The
only KlectauceAse felt to enforce the claim of his.
Right !Flu). Friend, arose twin an understanding
that a considerable part .of the house had fixed
their choice on on llonourahle• Metnber :whose
character ioe respected, and kvisOs.e
gttalifi-
Cullnuns he wits as willing as Orem to allow
(Hear, hear ! from the (..)eposition Benthers.)—
hnever s'eotild be called to the chair would have
tun arduous duty to r,drii, in succeeding so distin-
guished a' redecessor, '‘vhosc loss was so ottivcr-
ally regretted. Their . bite Speaker hall retired
too coon tor the wishes
.of, the liouse, whose Ito.r
Stour and, digiiity'he so much consulted tool sup-
ported ; lost Ise had not retiratl, too soon for his
own reptitation, which he &Add not
,have exalted
I.qr a longer serviee ; and he Is*Oped he had trot te•
inained too long for his health; which seas 'exposed
to diengt-r"by Isis great exertions and hiiassidtionS
roteicion to busincis ; or for the future display of
Iris talents in the civil service of his country, to
which Ise might be called.----(clear, hear l)—It
was a common and a es,:ful'Practice, while.'
jog a at.”, Speaker, to oli•inioo the 'services god to
lksetihethe merits °rids predecessor, that the
reward of praiseossight operate tts• O motive to 6-
(111911, or a goide to choice. Ilse Hoitse should
recollect, in estimating 'the no this of 'iheir late
Sin: slier,- how long, nod in What circhniston.!
ces lie filled the chair. The conduct of parties
bad so vet. been niOre violetut,
.nor their' op-
posi.Tion to,ire decided ; and yet in all their
heats his th.:eiccoss were so candid and just as
to iz,ive geno.eil amid to. exempt lurid
from even tl,; suspieion of bias or partiality..-w.,
"Wear, Iscar, hear !)---Pm log the .peri;ul when he,
presided, ti.ere were in the house, inexi.of the.
trust traqteentlent talents, as well as .the ',most
4iolesst patty spirit ; and yet Isis M.soveledge was
never demisted, nor his judgment ouestionerlswhile
lie .vindicated, lay his abilities2and integrity; the
wisdom of 'the seccessive elections by .which he
hononred. it would be, fostenate for those
who wele to.stteeeed hint, tO.retire.witlethe ono-
niosesus apPlittise ipd regret which were ti>W tes
tified towards him. The same period . had been,
diitiogiddied bygrcal naval awl militasy, exer•
Coos, 'nod by the eminent seccess of our Rims
under one inooortal ;9:H.)1(o-totters. Ii tV4S in drat
110118 e, and in the thatilti which the Speaker v as
anointed t 0 convey to those officers,Ahat the
most splenoid and precious reward of ineif gar.
vices was foond, and Inc need not put to those
officers whether ,this reward had not munch
M enhanced by the initel in which the eloquence
Of the Speaker had conferred it ; whether. they
did mat see neJw hrilli:topy, in their owo esp)oi,s
wheo described.by him, and conoected with greet
reiolts, and whether they were not animeted, by
his voice to nets ex.A.tions in the cause of Europe
and humanity.— (lieu I)—Such were the merits
of the 1414 Speaker, Who vtras to be held up as an
exatnple to his Right Hon. Fi lend (Mr., Sutton),
whose qoalifications to succeed bini had been so
justly stated, and, whose praises tool been so well
enlarged opott by the !light Hon. Gentleman (Sir
Nscholi), The House regretted the retirement
of the rotoier, and were sensible of his merits;
.
to the latter he wonld say—
, Presenti tibi tuatar:o largittur bonores.
Conciliating, as •be did, the good.will of all
parties ; retaining,- privately, the i espect and
tegord of those froth whom Ire publiely felt
self bound tti 'dace; he was well fittedoo enjoy
the 'confidence of all, The'lloese.would-witnesa
his firumess awl impartiality, it Weil as his
ledge and iittegrity, if Its choice should place him
in the situation of presiding Ores* its debates. He
therefore felt. great ;,{ensure. in sect/10111g the too-
tiOn of his Right 1.-lon., Friend, 'that the It;4lit
}l,,n. Mt- Manners Sutton the called to the Chair.
(Hear, hear !).
Ir DionillsorN :professed himself desirous to
oecnny lint .a very short space of 'the attention rtf
the Flei:Ose,l,shile lie reenthmended anothz!r Hon,
Getitienean °like of Speaker. Ile -wont()
prOpoSe for their' choice, the Hons. Mr, Cit'arles
Wyon, -a Gentleman whose ta-
Ikrus and qualiticatioos 'peculiarly titled Isiarfor the
ehair, and who,:e merits no nog COON
(ticaer:)----11e would layout of Isis consideration all
that had beets said' in faVottr Oformther Right Han
MeMber, lie wombd follow the example so pro-
veils, set hythe lion. Gentleman 'oppoite,
tout would not enter into the comparative 'merits
of the 't.wo Alehtborli • tie proptised Mr. Wynn,
iuelt ftic ally demerit in Mr. Mann( rs. Sutton, but
feeity. 'the peculiar merits of Isis Hommerible
het r!)--.-sln what had been said in
ptelise of the former be eordially joined; but if
that eologiout was aleseeved.by tint,' in What re-
spect was his Mai. Friend inferior or less desert-