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

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 22, 1826.

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We were enabled to give our readers, in our tmpres-
sion of yesterday, so correct a report ofthe commence-
ment of the Session of the New Parliament, by the
Speech from the Throne, that we now take, up the
history of the day's proceedings, from the hour at
which the two Houses resumed for the consideration
of the Royal Speech.
In the House of Peers, Earl CORNWALLTS, after
a few observations, moved the Address, which as usual,
was little more than an echo of the Speech, and Lord
COLVILLE seconded it.

Lord KING moved an amendment, containing as
usual in his Lordship's motions, allusions to distress
—reduction of Taxation, Corn Importation, and Cur-
rency, which amendment was put pro firma, but was
negatived without a division. On the original ques-
tion being put, several Noble Lords expressed their
entire approbation of the measure adopted by his
MAJESTY'S Ministers, for the importation of certain
descriptions of grain ; and the Earl of LIVERPOOL
stated that this question would be brought under the
consideration of the House at a very early period.—
' His Lordship then made the important announcement
that his MAJESTY'S Ministers would, on the earliest
convenient day after the recess, call the attention of
I Parliament to the general subject of the Corn Laws,
observing, that looking to the peculiar circumstanced,
under whiCh Parliament was assembled, and to the
attendance which was to be expected at this periud of
the year, it would not be consistent with what tlo
Government owed to the country, if at a meeting of
Parliament, convened in the month of November, for
a specific object, they were to bring forward so exten-
sive and important a measure. Hie Address was
then agreed to nem con.; and the Earl of SitAnTES-
BURY was subsequently re-appointed Chairman of
Committees of the House of Peers.
In the House of Commons, the proceedings were
of much higher interest. The Addroes was moved by
the Honourable Mn, Lions:Lt., and seconded by the
Hoe. Mr. WI NN, in Speeches, manifesting great pr
fa
raise of talent, and distinguished by,mailly declaratuell
of mixing a general spirit of independence, with 4
general support of His MA JESTY's Gtwernment.
Mr. BROUGHAM commenced the attack by a speech
of considerable force, in which he- adroitly attempted to
draw off the attention of the House from subjects to
to others which it did not
which the Speech related,
allude to, by which means the Honourable Gentleman
had a wider field for the range of his imaginative
genius. The grand point, however, which he pressed
in this display of good intonation, as it was designated
by Mr. CANNING, was that the objects which Parlia-
ment were now Earticularly bound to pursue, were,
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Ist. The tranqui ity of. Irelend, by doing her justice;
and secondly, the keeping England peaceable, by;
every possible reduction of public expenditure, The
Speech of the Honourable Gentleman, had, how_
ever, one good effect, it called up Mr. CAN-
NING, who addressed the House, with the elo-
quence habitual to him, and replied to every obser-
vation made by Mr. BROUGHAM, with that con-
summate talent whiCh lift. him so far above all his op-
ponents. He satisfactorily shewed the wisdom, f
wording His MAJESTY'S Speech in those gamut
terms wlieh had been adopted, for the purpose of leav-
ing the discussion of the important subjects ot,
Parliament are to deliborate, untramMelled• lint he
manfully disavowed an intention to cut down sod
clump all the establishments of the Country;
as urged
by Mr. BROUGHAM, and slimed conclusively that it
was wiser to maintain a larger force than the ePP"e4
of Government thought neceatary during
peace, than

by its reduction to risk the occurrence of event.
which might plunge the whole of Europe into war,
the :expences of which, in one year, would be more
than equal to thirty years of the present surplus expen-
diture. The Right Honourable Gentleman illustrated
his argument by reference to the state of Portugal and
the presence of our Naval force there, the object of
which was not to interfere in the internal affairs of that
Kingdom, but to overawe other powers from attacking
our faithful Ally. He also in allusion to the question
of the Corn Laws, stated the intention of Ilis MA-
JESTY'S Ministers to confine the discussion at pre-
sent to the measure which had been adopted on their
own responsibility, but lie avowed that be considered
the state of the Law which required such an occasional
violation of its provisions as far from desirable, and de-
clared that at a very early period after their next meet-
ing, he would be prepared on the part of His Ma-
JESTY's Government, to propose such measures with
regard to the Corn Laws generally, as, in their opinion,
will be beneficial to the Country, and conciliatory to-
wards all the great interests involved in the determina-
tion of the question. This declaration was received
by cheers from all parts of, the House, and notvvith-
standing a long and, tiresome speech from Mr. HUME,
and speeches from other Honourable Members, to
which we have not space to refer, the Address was
carried by a majority of 107 to 24. The Session has
thus begun under the most favourable auspices, and
the fact has been established that the new Parliament
is not less in favour of the measures which His MA.•
JESTY'S Government have pursued, than its prede-