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THE LONDON JOURNALS.

WitLY RXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS,
MAY 12, 1826.

[THE TimEs.]
We recommend very earnest attention to the debate
' iu the Lords last night. We have {not room for detail ;
but we must mention that Lord Liverpool' declared
that Government had, so late as Yebruary last, refused
to admit into our negociations with Prussia respecting a
commercial treaty, any stipulations on the subject of
our Corn Laws, considering that as purely a domestic
question. It will be seen that the very important pro-
ceedings which took place fully confirmed the notice
which we gave in Saturday's and Monday's Journals
respecting the opposition which was to be expected,
the force and component members of that new oppo-
sition, the latter of whom, in fact, we named ; some

very slight deviation only from our statement occur-
ring, and that for causes which will be mentioned
below. The Dukes of Newcastle and Northumber-

land voted in the minority against Ministers ; so did
Lord Salisbury ; Lord Hertford was present, but
went away without voting at all. Lord Lauderdale,
who had the Duke of Itutland's proxy, to be used
against Ministers, was seized with a sudden fit of ill-
ness, and both his own vote and that of his proxy were
thus lost to the landed interest. Lord titzwllliam,
with that manliness and straightforwardness which dis-
tinguish all his actions, and which those who refer
to the debates in the House of Commons will see

nobly emulated by his son, supported the intended
plan for the relief of the starving poor ; feeling, what-
ever may be the conduct and whatever the motives of
Ministers, that it becomes the landed interest in a
great crisis to keep in a small degree that promise of
supporting the Government with their fortunes which
was so lavishly made when it was probably never ex-
pected to be exacted. Altogether the discussion was
most interesting : the House was fuller than we believe
it has been since the proceedings against the Queen ;
and the division was as follows :
For 'Ministers

present 96
proxies 70
-166
For Lord Malmesbury's Alotiou present 49
proxies 18
-67

Majority for Ministers - - 99
This is considered what it indeed is—an immense
•triumph of a lack-land administration over the landed
interest. We rejoice at it for the sake of the
people ; but it is our duty to add, that the
efforts which have been made on this occasion to
give Ministers the superiority are more than sttrpris-
mg—they are even disgusting. Who would be a
Minister, we say, on such terms ? The chief of the
firm is known to have written a circular to all those (if
we may persevere in using metaphorical language)
*rho kept cash at the house, declaring that he would re-
sign, unless the measure in agitation were carried ;
• that he thought it essential for the good of the concern
and of the country ; and that lie could not remain in
his situation, if his views were thwarted. His threats,
though much regarded, might have been ineffectual;
but the great Sleeping Partner—what was to become
of him, if the firm were dissolved ? He has no
regard for any of those associates in the establish-
' went, and two of them he most particularly hates";,
but be is in no condition to form a new company.
compassion for his case, therefore, induced his rela-
• • tivea to absent themselves,..from the discussion and di-
vision last night, though it is notorious that the next
in seniority and succession to himself was present on
the former occasion (last Tuesday evening) when the
question was expected to he discussed, for no other
purpose than to vote against the operations of the
acting managers. But why do we say compas-
sion : the great sleeping partner board of the in-
tended opposition to the partnership concern, and
• iwlignation swelled his noble bosom. " Why, my
brother is not at the head of the concern yet,
• what right has he to interfere ?" Fear, therefore,
probably mingled with compassion in producing the
absence of last night. We have spoken above of the
hatred which exists against two particular members in
the administration of the concern. Hatred without,
• arid treachery within, their situation is not eligible
the affair of the extravagant salary to one of them
failed through treachery. We understand the two
bated gentlemen are called " The Two Consuls," by
•the personage of whose dislike they are the objects.
"I am consulted about nothing—l am no longer what
I ought to be." It would be curious at some future
• • era of our history, if posterity were to discover a stone
with this inscription

COSS :

9NORDIO CANINGIO ET GIJIZLMO HUSKINSONtO

AIEMCATLIP.A. I.III2IIALIS
FKUIiTRA OBNITENTy Rlrax
NATIONZS

Fllitl INCIPIRDAT.

[MORNING CIIRONICI.L]
The motion of Lord Malmesbury last night in the
liouse.of Lords, was looked forwar4 to with very great
?interest ; for it anticipated the question yet before the
• House •of• Commons respecting the Bonded Corn, and
the restricted power of impantation during the recess.
No small doubt was entertained respecting the ulti-
mate success of the measure in the House of Lords,
and therefore the anxiety as to the issue of this
motion was far from unnatural. We confess we
were of the number of those who thought the House
of Lords would reject the measure. Our readers
will, however, see, from our report, that the motion.
was lost by 166 to 67, leaviiig a majority of 99.--s
Various rumours were afloat yesterday connected with
• this question. It was stated in very respectable quarters,.
that 11.4ordLiverpool had threatened to give in his re-
signation instanter, if foiled in this measure ; and that
Noble Lords had, therefore, to make up their minds
either to support Ministers "or to vote their removal
from office. It was even rumoured on 'Change, that
the illiberal part of the Ministry had made overtures
to the Whigs, and that it was in contemplation to form
a new Ministry, composed of High Tones and Whigs,
as if the latter, who have supported Ministers in all
their liberal measures, could possibly unite with that
• part of the Administrction secretly opposed to these
measures. Whatever may be thought of these ru-'
moms, it is pretty clear that Ministers Made more than
• usual preparations for the combat_ of last night ; for
•- the Bishops were nearly all brought into the field by
them. The array of holy men was really most for-
midable, and we have ng oubt that an analysis of the
votes would shew that •their services were, well directed.
The part of the measure which was most objected to,
seems to us to be the least objectionable. Should
corn rise to a price which could not he exacted with,
'fit endangering the peace. of the country (and we all
know that the opin
1011 very general with well-
od men, that there a anger of a deficient
apply), it seethe proper that Ministers should be.