The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-06 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL CHANGES.

Lord KING, in preseutinff a petition-from a Unitarian
Congregation of Ashton, in favour of the Catholic Claims,
alluded in strong terms to the Ministerial changes which
were tiow so frequently making. He regretted that the
Noble and Learned Lord opposite (Lord Eldon) amidst all
the changes which bad taken place was not returned to that
~eat, pointing to the Woolsack; and, that he was also pre.
eluded from sitting along with the allied forces on that seat,
pointing to the Ministerial Bench, was also a cause of deep
regret to him. Without alluding to the " One cheer more,"
yr to any other circumstance that might tend to prejudice,
he would only express his regret for the circumstances
which he had mentioned ; for if the Noble ',ford had worn
a. pair Of epaulets upon his shoulders instead of putting on
the " full bottomed wig," he might have found himself at
least shipped again upon the opposite benches ; but now the
Major-Generals who looked forward to promotion under a
military commander, would not feel themselves inclined to
yield such a concession, looking as they appeared to do, upon
all such peaceable avocations ae a solemn buffoonery.—
(A kugh.)
'The Earl of ELDON, after declaring that be had not,
Me least desire of opposing the petition presented by the
Noble Lord, and which he hoped would meet with due at-
tvution from their Lordships, assured the House that be
bad quite relinquished the idea of ever again occupying
that scat (pointing to the Woolsack) either as a military
ornament to it, or in any other way whatever.- As to the
allusions made by the Noble Lord to the effusions of bois-
terous merriment, he should merely say in reply, that Noble
Lords and Hon. Gentlemen ought to have tried to ascer-
tain the truth of such rumours before they had undertaken
to lay the imputation, for if they had made the inquiry
they would have found them to he untruo With respect
to the removal from office of any.of his Majesty's Ministers
GI: of himself, the Noble Lord had himself interfered fully
as much as he had. And he (Lord Ellen) would take this
opportunity, of declaring, that no part had ever been taken
b Jilin either in the dissolutions of Ministers or the for-
mations of new Administrations. He wished not to
totddlelin such matters--he was hoe for the purpose along
ut Being his duty to his country—he was here alode to ful-
fill the solemn pledge, by which he was bound to that
,ountry,and he would therdure repel with indignation
and contempt those taunts which had been thrown out in
language that had fallen from the Noble -Lord opposite.—
( Repeated cries of hear, from all sides of the House.)—
Though his life had been a long one, yet he thanked God
that he had never disgraced the character which that
life had supported. Ile had not disgraced it himself, and
he would never sit,by mid allow it to be disgraced by any
other man.
Lord KING presented two other petitions to the same
effect from Ireland, which were laid on the t
Lord HOLLAND presented a
.pctition from Rochdale,
praying that their Lordships Would make no further changes
in the laws affecting the currency of the country, and also
against any additional tax on the .importation of foreign
wool. The Noble Lord presented petitions from Hoxton,
in Warwick ; Dorchester; Chipping. Norton ; und wur..
ttington, in favour of Catholic Claims.
The Duke of MONTROSE presented a petition against,
the Roman Catholics from Glasgow.
On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON,
Stamp Allowances Bill was read a second time and order,:
to be committed to-morrow.
LUNATIC ASYLUM BILL.

Lord MALNIESBURY rose to move the order of
day for receiving the report of the Pauper Lunatic

Bill. In compliance, however, with the request of Lord
Eldon, he consented to postpone his motion. The respect
which he had at all times entertained for the Noble Earl
was certainly not diminished by what he had heard that
night. And althotigh he apprehended considerable danger
from delay, he would consent to yield to the wishes of the
Noble Earl, and postpone his motion till Wednesday next.
The Noble Lord then moved the order of the day for the
House going into a Committee on the County Lunatic
Asylum Bill. The several clauses of the Bill were then
read; and an amendment made by Lord Malmesbury for
the introduction of a clause for the regulations of Chaplains
attending the several Asylums ; also a clause making them
liable to be visited by the Principal Secretary of State for
the Home Department. After some further verbal amend-
ments the Noble Lord moved that the report should be re-
ceived on Wednesday next.
The Tralee Harbour Improvement Bill ; the Hotel
Licensing Bill; and the Covent-Garden Market Bill, were
read a first times

Lord SHAFTESBURY moved that a Committee should
sit on any Private Bill till ten days after the second reading.
Mr. Mitchell attended, in obedience to their Lord-
ships, with the original Record from the Court of King's
Bench, to make an amendment in a writ of error. On
the motion of Lord Shaftesbury he was permitted to make
the amendment.
The flonse adjourned at half-past six o'clock.