The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-04 00:00:00

trine would go out of doors ; and the question would
be asked, what has been the cause of that important
change which had taken place In the Ministry within the
last few days? He hoped that whatever measures were brought
forward, they would not be founded on the sliding scale. The
principle of the sliding-scrie was the principle of protection—
the principle of protection was the principle of exclusion—and
the principle of exclusion was to embarras the commerce and
the prosperity of the country. Their Lordships should make
up their minds ; tbey should not oscillate between protection and
non-protection. They should make up their minds to one
course or the other. He was not so much opposed to the
system of protection with a view to see the prices of necessa-
ries lowered—as to encourage commercial intercourse between
those countries, whose only commodity for intercourse was
the raw material. He hoped they would act upon this princi-
ple, and not until they did so would they benefit the country.
The Duke of WELLINGTON wished to say a few words
upon the subject under consideration of the House, at the
same time his Grace begged leave to decline saying anything,
or adverting to any topic which might have th e effect of sus-
pending for a moment the good temper which had prevailed to
his great satisfaction throughout the whole of the debate upon
the Address, which his Noble Friends had proposed and
seconded; his Grace begged leave to state he did not
wish to enter into any detail of the measure which
it was intended to be submitted to that and the
other House of Parliament by her Majesty's Government.
That measure, when it was brought before the House by those
whose duty it would be to bring it forward, would show that
they
.had acted consistently with their former course. He

hoped that it would give entire satisfaction to the country, but
he did not feel called upon to say more upon the subject, and
he was sure he could not say more with any advantage to that
which appeared to be the object best suited to the wants of the
country.—( His Grace was so inaudible that it was almost im-
possible to collect even the substance of his observations.)
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM would endeavour to satisfy
the curiosity of his Noble Friend who had asked what were the
reasons which induced him to act as he had done ? Those
opinions he had formerly expressed remained the same, and
were upon those subjects unchanged. A measure had been
proposed to him (the Duke of Buckingham), to the details of
which he could not honestly adhere, and he thought it his
duty, as an honest man, and acting consistently with those
opinions, to retire from that office which he held in the C;►bi-
net.—( Hear, hear.) Since he had the honour of holding
a seat in her Majesty's Government, he had not had the mis •
fortune of differing from his colleagues on any other question.
But he differed from them upon that subject, and he should
feel it his duty to give it his most strenuous opposition when
it came before that House. But on all other measures which
they intended to propose, he should give them his sincere and
cordial support.--(Cheers.)
ADDRESS TO PRINCE ALBERT.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE: moved an address of congratula-
tion to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the birth of tha
Prince of Wales, which was agreed to.

The Duke of WELLINGTON proposed the Earl of Shaftes:
bury as Chairman of the Committee of their Lordships' House.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, seconding the nomination,
said he could not allow this occasion to pass without bearing
his testimony to the zeal and efficiency :with which his Noble
Friend had always performed the duties of his office.
The motion was then agreed to, and the House adjourned at
Eight o'Cl9ek to Half-past Three to-morrow.