The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-22 00:00:00

Houses they Will not he on that Moderrite Neale which the tosigetn«
cies and the necessities of the country require, that they should be.
These propoeitionii should ha attended to in their progress
through the House with the feeliugs of just jealousy, :which could
not be called prejudices ; such am, in the preseut condition of the
• country, •, were found 'to propose extravagant expellee, for what-
ever purpose, should . not he :carried—or, if carried, let it be with
the unanimous and loudly expressed ((Thugs of the people's re,
probation.—(Hear, hear, hear).--Distrese, it was admitted by
all, pervaded all -dames of this oommunity-s-not one, class or des
eeription, of person* throughout the colur), could claim, so exemp-
tion from it—the inanufactiiring, farming, commercial interests,
all felt the severity of its, pressure. It was idle to attribute that
distress to ineaseree of, recent :adoption . by this fleueeseeineasurist
which were„totally and necessarily distinct from many of the
causes of that distress, and which, so ter front aggravating it, it
is my sincere conviction materially alleviated and mitigated it.
But be•thessoises what they may, which are, in my mind, dif-
a ferent from what the alarmed situations of some persons represent
them to be, and are, in many instances, such as no legislative enact-
ment could effect or comroul ; yet the point on which all must or
ought to agree is, that the people have a right to the retrench-
ment of all noxious taxee—to the cutting down of estimates to
the lowest possible scale. They should_ tell you that they have
that right••aye..-they should mike you feel, that .they not only
have a right to dtinaud, but that you have-a duty to perform.
They will call) upon you to cut down every shilling that you can
possibly cut down of your naval, of your military, of your civil
expenditure. They will demand that not one farthing of the
hard-wrung taxation that is levied upon them shall be ex-
pended beyond what unavoidable necessity alone can justify.
Then, and then only, will they be satisfied. If you can give
them substantial relief, the people have a right to receive it. If
you cannot give it them—if the utmost extent of the measures
which you may have it in your power to adopt, will fail of
affording that sultetential relief to the • people which they are -
titled to demand of you to endeavour to: give you may indeed
tremble at the conesquences which may possibly ensue, but, at
least, you will give the people the satisfaction of knowing, that
while they are suffering under an almost unbearable pressure, you
are not maintaining a tuitional expenditure, which is at ones use-
less, extravagant, and insulting..--4 Hear, hear, hear !)—Talk of
palaces indeed ! Talk of new palaces at such a moment at the
the
! Talk of architectural beauty and. magnificence, when
the people ate in a stem approaching to starvation ! If you have
the feelings which you ought to have—if you have the feelings of
an English Hones of Commous—if you have the feelings of the
men who have sat in, this place before you—if you have the feel-
intro, the possession of which alone make it safe and sure that you
wall roodiriiii, to sit here youtiefese.....you will declare_that, while
the people are undergoing the euffermge which they at present
endure, the fairest And most becoming ornament of the country,
That which would exhibit the purest taste, architecturally and po-
litically, woold he, not new and splendid, but dilapidated and un-
„finished palacee.—(lleim)—At whatever risk of giving dissatis-
faction, in whatever quarter, and to whatever discussion what I
'have said may give rise, such are the se ntimems which on this,
the title night of the first Session of a New Parliament, I have
felt it to he my Imunden duty to express. I have felt
• it to be my bounden ditty not to allow this occasion to pats,
without avowing nay decided conviction, that under the alarming
circumstance in which the whole empire is placed, there are but
two courses fur Parliament to pursue--first, that of tranquillizing
Ireland by doing her Justice ; and, secondly, that of keeping Eng-
laud peaceable by every 'weedily reduction of the public expenili-
iure,—(Hear, hear, hear.)
Mr. Secretary CANNING--I em really, Sir, somewhat at
a loss to know what the Honourable and Learned Gentleman
requires, when he speaks of the barrenuese of information in
the Speech from the Throne, and of the necessity of amplification
under which, as he says, the lion. Mover and Seconder of the Ad-
dress felt themselves in consequeme. Nor eau I exactly under•
stand the justice of the complaint which we have heard in such
loud intenatiouti froth the Hon. and Learned Geatleman with re-
spect to the direontinuanee of the ancient usage of communicating
the intended contents of the Royal Speed' on the slay before its
delivery from the Throne. f undoubtedly recollect, that during
the early period of toy experience hi Pullmans it was the "-
tom, the night before the commencenteot of a Session, to read to
such Members as might think proper to assemble to hear it
that Speech with which time King's Ministers had advised his Mis-
jeety to open the 'Session. Various ineouvotierwee, however,
which resulted frion that practice, boric long occasioned its die-
, oteitinutowe ; tins can I NOW understand the tendency of the etina-
plaint mimetic by'the anti Learned Gentleman ; nor conjecture
u; list. adventage would have been derived from bringing the Speeelr
peemz+turely before the public. Lot it also Sir, be slieflfilleted,
that, wit:: the dim!ttititinl4llt4ti sit' a onion niestion 1)f FLO 100040
Spitech, a few' boors before Its delivery, ties grown imp another
custom, who, snot materially counteract any evil, if evil there
he, resulting from suciri diastinsintance ; namely, that it is siow
usual to irmiert in the speech Any palssages which may call in the
Address for any pledge by the House of precise course which
they may deem it expedient to adopt ;
,and, tisrrefore, that, in the
present days, the Speeds requires nothing,in the Address beyond
an ordinary and courteous reciprocation of good elipoitions•
time lion. and Learned Gentleman thinks tliere,is any thing in the
Address which will prechule any lion. Gentleman who seas
atom to it .from,taking :whatever Parliamentery course he may
deem most advisable, with respect to any of the impoimitt guess
titans that may come under dixemision, he Opposes it on fait and
intelligible grounds. But, it is notorious that that is not the ,csiee;
mei that on this, the first day of time first session of a new Pm-
ibament, no attempt whatever has been mule to pledge beforehand ,
those who may tumor in the Address to the support of any
measures, which his Majesty's Minietete may think it their ditty to
propose or advocate. There really never WAS n speech from the
throne. Which, in compliance with the modern usage to . which I
have been adverting, less distinctly called for any such pledge than
the speech which is now under our consideration. The truth is,
Sir, that Parliament has been assembled at the present season,
winch,
,especielly since the Union, .is undoubtedly a very 'lO4l-
- period of tho.year, nut Cyr the purpoite of precipitating
any of those lthnortattt discuatioue which require the fullest at-
tendance and the, snot patient deliberof4on, hut because, in de,-
fwiee of thee laws
.and of they. Gmetitution of time Country, it has
been thought tight to stall Parlianwet together to proyishs an in-
demnity for hie Majesty's Goecrionent in consequence of sass,
stints .by which, although under what, appeared to them to be
great told mom tieetesity, they yiuleted dame laws, and that
Constitutimi, It is true, Sir, that without offering any Very great
insult to the laws or to the Constitution, and that withont any very
asttrevitgant stretch of Rine! Prerogative, thitnweting of Portia-
UV"; /4.1.10 t, perhaps, hi this inetanee, have been deferred. But
although his Majesty's Ministers felt the postponement might iri
two, case L'as't taken Oise :without any ,great impropriety, they
also felt that the
.preeellent of postponement utighthenniellievous.
Although they felt Assure of the approbation of Parliament for
the step which they took as men calm .1.4 who Are COOStiOnS that
they only did that to, wisieli they were prompted by en over.rul-
Mg necessity, they also felt that they should,have been wanting in
ditty to the King, and in reaper to the .Coustitution, if they did
not advise his Majesty to summon Varlianunit expressly for the
purpose of panting judginesit on the extent of the Amway- to
which they SOlOglittA, and on the grandness of the etloo
which they had exercieed—( Hear, hear, ,hear.)—On discisiee,
Sias mooch aw I have reason, in common with the House at large,
to admire the 'speech of the Honourable Seconder of the Address,
and much as I have reawrin to lie personally thankful to time Hon.
Gentlemen hit many of the sentiments which WI so ably express-
ed, ',cannot say that .I shall be diepeeed to claim the approbetiou
/tithe House ois the
:grounds touted by tar Hon. Friend. I anoi
very fur from thinklug that that is the best possible state of the
law on this importwit queetica4 which requires this occasional and
irregular inteireition sat Ids Majesty's Governmeut, I ant the
last man ht this iglu*" to argue. that such a condition of the law
is desirable; (Cr it may lie remembered, that among the motive*
which were urged by lee towartle the eouchosion, of the last
.Session of Parliament to imitate the Meow to . agree to the,
Bill for the introduction of flonthel Wt, was time expoueney
diminishing as Muth aupossible the necessity for the ermer.
else of any diemetion on the sublets no the part („f his majesty,,,,,
(30ranntent. The object, thole( , se! which t'Ve, )14w, in view
in the proposed M
id eusu,
Indemnity, us not to I
bation of Parliameet of any gener, istt
tt,
toe
ap pro
pertteuler sanction fiir a particular ul 4‘1414' aribaug Isoneari evi-
dentvssity. ift leolOrrOrs the
and nnavoidable net- ~ • s.; hlest. and
• Learned Gentleman whit!, lair.:eotiltattliletiseoltosrtheirtwybeizeseittliris
717.
CiAitart any direct intitrtat. w,
respect
to
a,
saiN.,
jesty's Ministers' inteotion tO P,011" a .....0.11 Inft
• , Asaxc of s large Par° tat tit,:
which at present agitates I 114! 'sti;fissi when personally itemise
community, lie will perhapsmutt " ad ~ss.;011 after our next
him and the HOW, that at a very e t
Oil tiosuart if his 111a4u4's ti""ro-
meeting I be preefatas - .
• s •,1 to the Cora lea:we.
luta, to props,* such wai_arsureefewcwitit retgoati
eiliatory towarde all the great hit:musts au,e0.144 4 lewd., sir, it
he
times of the quesstions—( Has, heart hear.), 4isposidoii
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will
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shell he thou/0 that his Majesity's Minister° if" the
tuyees
tai elnirst from Rio wittiest; Awl I again Pledge ks,
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...v. of hie Majeety't Government, that toasty wee., d
°liaise after our meeting again, before I will bring ur",r_
cunsiteratiou of the Meow. Such beingehe ssaffei trust tilut
shall aot.h, cmisidered as
.aaving anything tlissopecttui to the
tioao's *en Ideciare that I will trot be provoked into any pro
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