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Ititaignation. I laid them before his Majesty, and my insolvent,
tiWor, and communicated to Lord Dudley that I had done 40.
The King informed me, I think on Wednesday, the 21st.ittheetly
you had desired.to have an audience of his Majesty, and that he
intended to receive you on the day but one after. I did not cna.
hider it niy duty to advise his Majesty to receive you at an earlier
period.
It is scarcely necessary for me to observe, that your letter to tne
of the 20th was entirely your own act, and wholly unexpected by
me. If the letter was written hastily and inconsiderately
the natural course was for you to withdraw it altogethet, and the,
relieve me from the position in which, without any fault of ode;
it had placed me—compelling me either to accept the resignation
which it tendereditor to solicit yOu to continue to hold your office.
This latter step was, in my opinion, calculated to du me per.
tonally, and to the King's Government, great disservice; and k
appeared to me that the only mode by which we could be extri-
cated from the difficulty in which your letter had placed vs wee,
that the withdrawal of your letter should be your own spontaneoui
act, and that it should be adopted without delay.
The interference of his Majesty, pending our correspondeuce;
would not only have placed his Majesty in a situation ha which be
ought not to be placed in such a question, but it would have sub:
jec*d me to the imputation that the interference had Men plare
on my suggestion, or with my connivance.
1 did not consider it my duty to advise his Majesty to itatertn4
in any manner whatever.
His Majesty 'reformed me this day, that he had written toy
this morning, appointing an audience in the course of the day.
Believe me, ever yours, most sincerely.
(Signed) • WELLINGTON.

Right Hon. W. Huskisson.
Perhaps it might be proper for him to state his having
head various rumours that he had withdrawn whit
was called his resignation; perhaps it was tbouAt that
he ought to have done so; but if he had any etch ititen•
tion he would base taken another course. He was ace
dressing himself to an assembly & Gentlemen,- and he
asked what would be the state of their reeling., what
would have been his own feelings, if, afrrr ghat had
passed, he could have acted us on such a seggesteo
If he had done so,what would have been saki ? U
-.llsthat
when he was declared no longer fit to hold a I%lace in
the Government, yet that he remained in office. He
might have continued in office as a laborious smelt,
but could he any longer have discharged its duties
faithfully arid honourably, or with a due regard eitql
to himself or to his country ? He might have attended
at the Cabinet, but with st- fled :e&ings, and a strong
sense•et his own degradation; aid it he even succeeded
in repressing every struggle of honourable feeling, stilt
he could read in the very looks of others what his state/
degradation was. Then, had ed, would he be fit tobe,
peiled from every society where honour and selfarksieee
were considered necessar yto the preservation of chemise
' Power, station, or the emoluments of office were cow
all gone ;hut he still preserved his self-approbatime
honour, his public character, his personal friendso,
be could further state, that he would still alit*
attend to the interests of all classes of his fellew,
jeets—(Hear, hear). No confederacy of. power cold
take from him his birthright—for, not being a Cather
he had a birthright—(Shouts of hear, hear, from .
Opposition Benches). And, in the manly.and :honest
exercise of that birthright, he would continue to *tem
the approbation of that House and the couhtf3c,
was sorry to detain the House so long. He began
stating that he did not resign', nor did he know de,
lives for his dismissal. When the Administration
fotmed by the • Noble Duke, he (Mr. Huskissiin)
contrary to she judgment of many of his friends,
sented to take a part its it. *He did tie entirely on pule
grounds—and when he looked to the similarity
opinions with those of his friends who also took °fit
when he considered the places which were assigned
them ; when he also had iezeived certain other even
tions as to the line of pelicy to be adopted, he was beim.
Ci) !villain in the King's service, and uphold that general
policy to which he had been so long attached. Lei
it not, however, be supposed that he was blind
the influences which were opposed to these :
let it not be supposed that he Was not aware of the
difficulties with which he should have to contend. No
such thing; he was fully alive to those difficulties—
and he now asked, bad the influences to which he had
just alluded, again become predominant over the
Councils of this country ? It was not for him to giro
-any answer to such a question, but when he looked at
the manner a trifling incident had beets caught atiin
order, he believed, to pacify, some parties, it became
necessary to part with him and others—(Hear, hear.)
He owned' it would be much more satisfactory to him
if he. had been plainly told that the time had how ar-
rived when a separation became necessary ; thaesuch
was the dislike entertained towards his views—suchthe
apprehensions felt. to his measures—that .in• order, to
secure theaid of. those friends who enabled the Noble
Duke fie carry on the Administration ; if such statements
had been made to him, he repeated, he would havefelt
much better pleased—for it would have .been an intel-
ligible and manly course of proceeding. When he
compared the proceedings of the last Session with
what had occuried during the last few days, he could
not'help stating, that in his judgment some such views
must have operated to his dismissal. If no change of
policy was intended by the Noble Duke, he thought
that his letter, written at two o'clock in the morn-
ing, would not have been so very eagerly acted on. It
was stated by many of his friends, and the statement
had reached the ears of the Noble Duke, that hi, letter
was hasty—that his resignation was not meant, and yet
the Noble Duke was pleased to interpret it as a formal
act of resignation. It' that letter could be so interpreted,
he had only to refer to the letter of the Noble Duke
himself, when on a recent occakitin he had sent in las
own resignation-.-(Hear, hear, hear).—If the removal
of himself and his friends was the only apology
Week
could be offered to certain parties for ever having called
for their assistance, it would be but just to say so. He
,did not wish to notice the ebullitions of venerable met-
eiment, or he might say, venerable buffoonery—(Shouts
of Hear, hear, horn the Opposition Benches)—at annual
dinners—but despite those ebullitions of joy in quarters
where only a day or two before all was wading at the
encrease of civil and religious liberty—notwithstal,dig,
he said, those ebullitions, and the untoward signs of the
times, be did not think the triumph of that party was
either so great or so complete as they anticipated.
There never was any differencs of opinion between haw
self and his Right Honourable Friend (Mr. Peel) except
on the Catholic Question, and be (Mr. Hnskissen) did
not think that the Right Honourable Secretary could
by any strictness of discipline be made to alter or aban-
don the great principles on which they had both. s°
agreed and acted. The substantive power of the brate
should never be placed in unknown, though
hands; nor did he believe that his Right Hon. trend
would ever consider any party superior to the Comment
of England, or tbat the'first duty
Ilegislater WAS to
,
check improvement, or to stop the spread of pee"'
int:lligence in this or any other country. He never
cpuld believe that his Right Honourable Friend would:
abaddon his duty to his country—to court tbeePint'°,,
of any patty, be they whom they might. It wee"'
ran
onl;liesntin
thattel lielirenwcro,ood throw n its
(+firths; fifth or sixth station of the kingdoms Ili
4011d:--br that he would sanction the,re-introdecril
on—ter
,rut down a free Press—and stifle free ducusst
the principles of the Holy Alliance—that he fir
,o back ua ancient tiatcs'and keep up a standing army
ro cbliai:
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his state of al
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took office; eh
assigned to hi
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e was bound ei
that general A
ached. Let it
as blind to re
measures— ti
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intend. No
lifficulties th
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him to give tk
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s, it became mi
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tiny to him
!ad now 2r- pr
; thit.such tir
rs—i.ucb the tt
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i the, Noble Ai
h statements .4
alai have klt tl
ten an Intel- c
When he
>ession with to
ys, he could
such views sa
change ot q
he thought b
the morn- f tl
acted on. It
ie statement , a
lat hi, letter 11
ant, and yet lE
as a formal
interpreted, -e•
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I sent in his
the removal it
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aving called tl
say so. He
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y—(Shouts tl
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ailing at the
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sigpSof the
at part,' was
anticipated. a
setween him ft
-
Peel) except
is
iskisson) did
retry could AY
titer or aban• ti
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dome to die
ii:scniandtutirtis: d:egi dy:

~.so repress the freedom of opinion-411ear). If such
•Wer the views enrertAined by any party, he trusted
that hi. Right Hoer. Friend would be the first to put
them down, and in doiniz.so, he would meet with the
conewrence and approval of 'Parliament. His own

course bad been c;eJr and steady ; he was a friend to

our in.titutions, because he thought them calculated to
preinnte our happiness and prosperity ; but as all human
instittninns required alterations, moderate reformation

was necessary, in order to preserve their symmetry and
proportions. These were his views, and he should
carefully watch over all those measures, which shoulJ
be promote their perpetuity. He was the avowed
friend of freedom—civil and religious freedom; he
was the friend of free trade and general improve-
ment; and whoever supported these •iews should
have his humble support, but not otherwise. He
had to beg pardon of the House for having so long
trespassed on their attention. Self was always a painful
subect on which to speak, but necessity sometimes re-
.'qutred it to be adverted to. He begged to repeat again,
that though no longer a Member of the Government, he
hoped he might still be of service to the country. He
regretted not the loss of office, other than as it took
from him the power of doing more good. He wished
to heal the wounds which were now rankling in our Co
lonies, and he regretted the loss of office, because it
would prevent his more successfully following up those
various measures of commercial and other policy which
he had long meditated, and to which he was known to
be so much attached. In conclusion he could safely,
and he might add proudly, say, that the use he made
of power did not cause him the displeasure of his So.
vereign, or take away his character in that House;
though looking at the•mode of his dismissal, he feared
that his previous labours would be rendered nugatory,
if the principles on whiCh he proceeded should be aban-
doned—(Hear, hear).
Mr. N. CALVERT and Mr. Secretary PEEL rose together, but the
former Gentleman gave way.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that nothing had fallen
from his Right Hon. Friend which should prevent him
from prefacing the observations he had to make with
the expression of the deep and sincere regret he felt,
that these explanations had at all become necessary. At
an early- period he 'was recalled to' public office, and he
wished the union of all those persons who bad before
been in office with him. From that period to the recent
day of their separation he had ever acted with a sincere
desire to confirm that union. He had hoped that being
again united all angry recollections would have been
iorgottepnr,oamndottiohnatett the
allheymipguhbtlice
scorrycliciaelly(liea
acttrosgethe Her
foi the
regretted that there should be any necessity for making
these explanations, which, in his opinion, very rarely
were of service to the character of those who made them.
—(Hear, hear, from the Opposition Benches.) He
spoke not in any offensive or acrimonious spirit when
he said so, and again repeated his regret that they
should have been deemed necessary. He requested
the same indulgence which had been granted to his
Right Honourable Friend, while he offered those ex-
planatiOns which the statement they had just heard
rendered necessary on his part. The speech of his
Right Honourable Friend refetted to two periods,
and to two distinct circumstances—the period before'
the vote on the East Retford question, and the period
since the 'event. • At present, then, he would adittesi
himself to the first period. The whole of the circum-
stances were pot yet stated to the House, probably be-
cause motives of delicacy restrained his. Right lion.
Friend from stating them; but he (Mr. Peel) now felt
it necessary to disregard all such motives, however he
respected them in his Right Hon. Friend—and to give
them fully as they occurred. if in doing so he commit-
ted any unintentional error, he hoped his !tight Hon.
Friend would set him right. He must begin by calling
the attention of the House to the difficulties and
anxieties to which any person in his situation must be
constantly exposed. By the usage and practice of
this cosestry,.he was considered the organ of Govern-'
feent'and :nothing could be more painful than the duties
which in such a character he had to perform. Every
night matters-o-sometimes twenty, sometimes thirty of a
tight were submitted to the House, it must be quite
clear that it woold be impossible for him to give all that
coni
• •
ideration which they required. Among other ques-
tions for discussion were the measures to be pursued as'
to Penryn and East Redoes]. His anxious wish was to
take no step which shotild not be considered as taken on
the part of Government; and he therefore submitted to
dovernsneat the course fitting to be adopted, in order
that he should be authorised ta state what was their
opinion, assuming that an alteration in the franchiiel
was to take place in those Borobghs. He delayed
taking part in any proceedings until the arrival of that
stage when 'both the franchises would have to be dealt
with. He presented it' to the Cabinet as a double
question ; and lisoking at the evidence which had
been taken as to Penryn, evidence having been also
taken in that House as-to East Retford, he had sub•
mined certain propositions to Government. He stated
as his opinion, that this House would not agree to giving
the franchise forfeited by Penryn to the neighbouring
Hundreds. He therefore acquiesced in the motion of the
Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) for its transfer to Man-
chester, and in the case of East Retford, that the franchise
should be extended to the Hundred of Bassetlaw. 'that
Proposal did not meet a ready acquiescence, and lie
U. inceurbent upon him to take every precaution, that
what-he did in that House would be adhered to by all
the Members of the Government. He did not think that
Wreasutes should be agreed to el,ewheje, and not i.l
the ifousi of Comcnorli--(Heaqv He never submitted to
the Cabinet what should be done in the case of our
Borough only. Alter three votes of that House, he did
think it competent to thein,as a brunch of the Legislature,
to disfranchise Penryn, that House h..ving declared, by
a majority of feinr to one, that'it should be so. Matters
haying taken such a turn here, he did not expect it
would meet the fate which some persons anticipated in
"ether place. Next came the question of East Ret•
ford. On that he did not act. incautiously, and on the
44y of the discussion he had a meeting with his col-
leagues. The matter was discussed, and he was not
authorised to consent to the transfer of the forfeited
tranchil to Bomingharn. But his Right Hon: Friend'
had said; that if only one Borough was to be disfrada
thised, he *Mild give' (hat franchise to Birmingham.
litre
,helMr. Peel could say, that this was the first
time he had heard such an expression of his opinion--
(Hear, hear). His Right. Hon. Friehd must know,
whatever inferences might be drawn • from his (Mr.
hell) seeech in the debate, that he had no autholity, ,
born Government to coincide with any such opio,
hien. "it the meeting of the Cabinet on the Sunday .J
before the discussion, he told his Right Honourable
}fiend, that thry were placed in different .itua-
tools upon this question. bet still he entirely u.l-
- that on the' tiestiOn of East' Retford,.. it
was agserd that the Members of the Government should
`use the same way—at the sane time each reserving to
himself the right of voting as be thought proper in the
I..tore stages of the pewees:ling& In the last night of
t.e debate on the bast Retford queitiso, he relied upon

the vote of his Right Honourable Colliseise. became he
ezpresed no dissent to the proposition which had been
.hat very day submitted to the Cahill-t. 11e folly

. - .
dersto ql his Right Honourable Friend to have acceded
to it, and his surprise was naturally enough excited that
he should have voted against what he had agreed to
only a tew hours before In short he had the strongest
imr e,sion upon his mind that they were to vote in the
same way, until the discussion of the Lords on the
Peuryn question should be finally made known. He
was aware that on former occasions, when Gram;'ound,

A yleibury, and other Boroughs were before the House,
the different Members of the Government voted dif-
ferently ; and that on such occat,ions, when judical con-

siderations were so mixed up with the whole question,
it would be impossible to bind persons by any fixed
and given formula. But in the case of East Rettord
the matter was different. The question was discussed
—:he course to be pu6ued was decided on—and yet in
despite of the previous arrangement, his Right Hon.
Friend had felt it his duty to vote contrary to the ge-
neral understanding which prevailed in the Cabinet.

lie had hitnsa adhered to his former vote—to the
course marked out by his colleagues—and he now de-
nied fully and unequivocally that lie had ever given
any pledge as to the course he should pursue if one bo-
rough only was to be disposed of. He certainly had
heard it said that he gave some such pledge—that he
calculated on no opposition to the dislianchisement of
Penryn, or even of East Reify; d, in another place; but
this must have been so incompatible with the cautions,
which he had used in calling his colleagues together.
in discussing the matter with them, arid regulating the
course to be pursued on the night of the discussion, that
he could not bring Liniself to believe he had actually
stated treat which the lion. Gentleman had decidedly
imputed to him. He had all along entered into the
debate is if the double qmestion were.under discussion ;
he had so s ated it explieily to his colleagues;
and if a sense of public duly had induced them
to alter their determination, it could not be made
matter of astonish:tient that such a vote was considered
a departure front that course of proceeding which the
Members of the Gov, r.,nrent had a right to expect from
each o her—(Hear, hear). Whlrreference to Penryn he
had already stated, that believing its cot ruption called
for the transfer of its franchie to some other place, and
that the House would not agree to its being extended
to the neighbouring hundreds, he had acquiesced in the
transfer to Manchester ; but this he only agreed to, tak-
ing it for granted that they would have also to deal with
East Rettord, whose franchoe should be extended to
the hundred of Bassetiaw. -Ile knew not, nor could
he undertake to say, what the fate of either question
might be in another place ; but he had dealt with
them as if both were to be disposed of—he never con-
templated them as separated; and it his observaiions had
been misunderstood, no blame could be fail's, attri-
buted to him. Again, with reference to East Retford,
he believed it was competent to the different Members
of the Government to exercise freely their opinions;
but then it should not be forgotten, that when an agree-
ment was once entered into, it should have been in-
violably preserved—(Hear). He did,not mean how-
ever to say, that there were not occasions in which an
imperious sense of duty might not induce an individual
to alter a previous opinion, or deviate from a previous
artangenh-nt; but it must at the same time be quite
evident, that iu the arrangements and general under-
standing which usually prevail in the Government of
this country, such 'alterations and such deviations miust
be attended with the greatest public inconvenience. It
would be unnecessary to push the position to the ex-
treme, but its general prorriety, and convenience were
so clear, so notorious, so admitted, and so necessary,
that he need not lay further stress upon it. At the
outset he had stated that his Right Honourable
Friend did not detail the whole of the proceedings pre-
vious to the question of East Retford, and that made it
the more necessary for him to disregard all motives of
the delicacy under which his Right Honourable Friend
bad acted, and to place the circumstances in greater de-
tail before the notice of the House. In doing so, 'he
hoped he had avoided all unnecessary prolixity, but a
due regard to the interests of justice and fair dealing
had comptlled him to enter into the subject at so much
length. And having before said that he unequivocally
denied having given any pledge as to the course he in-
teneed to pursue it only one borough were to be dis-
posed of, he should not occupy more of the attention of
the House on that branch of the question, further than
to repeat, that the impression on his mind as to the East
Retford Question was, that it was at the option of every
Member of the Government to vote as he thought proper.
His Right Hon. Friend had surprised him when he said
that he would not accept the subterfuge of their being
ignorant of what passed in the House of Lords. Unless
ins memory deceived him very couch, his Right Hon.
Friend took that line of argument in the discussion upon
the question, and said that they could have no such
evidence as to what would be done by the House of
Lords in the case of the Borough of Penryn, as mould
amount to a sufficiently formal knowledge of the facts
to be adopted for their guidance in dealing with the
question then before them. He found, upon referring
to die repots of his Right Hon. Friend's speech, that
his recollection of that argument was confirmed.—(The
Right Hon. Gentleman here read a passage from Mr.
Huskisson's speech, in which he argued that the House
of Commons could not be supposed to know that the
B.il relating to the case of Penryn would not pass the
other House)—(Hear, hear.) Why, then, was not his
impression of what his Hon. Friend had said correct, and.
must he not, therefore, be surprised at hearing him now
say, that such a position was a subterfuge?
Mr. liuscissott said—" We do not know it yet."
Mr. Secretary PEEL, in continuation, said, it was'
true they did not know it yet—but if they did not, then
they were at liberty still to treat this case upon its own
merits. This was what he understood his Right Hon.
Friend to argue, and he agreed with his speech upon
that ground. Now, if during that debate hi, Right
Honourable Friend had said to him that the course
which it had taken had created the ne..essity for his
giving such a vote as he did, he could assure his flight
Honourable Friend that he would not have heard one
syllable of objection from him. That explanation would
have removed every cause of complaint, and he should
have seen nothing in it but the natural consequence of
that divergence of opinion which they knew to exist in
each other's mind : but his Right Hoh. Friend thought
proper Loewe ittiout Audi an explanation, and to write
die letter which ucc .stoned the subsequent events. He
had to,w explained reel y thing he knew respecting this
'double questicn of the two boroughs. His Right Hon.
Ffietid had told them that lie saw by the look's orsome;
'anti by the observations of others, that the vbfr %Omit
be bau felt himself bound to give was not' looktd upon
nitre s,dti,i4cti9n by a party of his colleagues in the
(;:•vernuient He was sure his Right Hon. Friend
til old dolini the justice to say, that no observation
upon the subject escaped his lips: He knew not whe-
dier be was one of those whose looks gave his Right
Hon. Friend displeasure—(A laugh).—But he knew
I that bemired from the House atter the divisions with

Feelings very little altered by the vote which
Right Hnnourahle Frkutcl had given. He would
in fairness tell his 111;tht 11.monrahle Friend, that
he did think it would have b: en the mote candid
and sttaight-forwsrd course if he ha.l declared his in
tention by a single word. But he had nrver prefer red:,l
or thought of prefeiiing the sli.:htest complaint up.ut
the subject; and nothing aver g {Vt. him greater surprise
than the learning that his RiJ:: Honourable Fr end. in
consequence of that clivt•ion, had I,tind it necessary to
make a tender of his re•ignation. I-L. had had no com-
munication with the Doke of Wellington upon the sub.
ject, and he must repeat that nothing could have given
him greater surprise than the resignation of his Right
Honourable Friend under such circumstances. This
completed what be had to submit to the House upon
the first part of subject, antecedent to the division
upon the East Rettord Disfranchisement Bill; and
he approached that part relating to the transactions
which took plrice sub.equently to the vote, with feel:
ings much more p iintul than any with which he
contemplated the fits% His Right Honourable Friend'
had permitted to make observations up.in'
the Doke of Weiltilgton, in the absence—the neces.

sat y absence of his ,Noble Fr ie d, some ot them in a spirit
which he could not but dee;.ls regret—(Cheers). Kn-w•
ing as he did the character of his Noble Friend, he could
not assent to the imputations thrown out, and he would
only say that it he he.ie,ed such opinions to be enter-
trined by the Noble Diike, he stnaild not be addressina.
the House in the caracity which he then held. But he
was convinced that neither those observations, nor the
spirit in which they were made, either did justice to the
Noble Duke', opinion-, or gave a fair representation of
!he circumstances to which they ieferted. His Right
Hon. Friend had lead several ten. rs to the House, and
he must beg leave again to -read the two upon Which
the questions. m ,inly turned. First, he would call upon
the House to say whether the letter wiitten by his Right
Hon. Ft iend was not sock as conv, yeti a. formal tender
of his resignation, and left the Duke of Wellington no
alternative but that of laying it before the King? It must
be remembered that at the time when his Noble Friend
separated from the rest of the Cabinet after the question
of East Retford had bun discussed, the utmost cordia-
lity prevailed. and a disposition' had been shown to re-
move the difficulty in which any of thsm might be
placed by preVions -declarations. The Duke of Wel-
lington left the Cabinet, supposing that they were all
agreed upon the manner in which the question was to
be dealt with in the next stage. On the next morning
he teceived a letter, of which the folloWing.was a copy
--(The Right Hon. Secretary here read Mr. Huskisson's
letter, No. 1). Now he would ask.any man conversant
with political affairs, whether the expressions con-
tained in that letter did not amount to a formal re-
signation?—(Loud cheers). He knew that it was not an
absolute resignation of office, but when the head
of an Administration was addressed by one of its mem-
bers, stating that he wished to giae him the earliest op-
portunity of placing his office in other hands, and at the
same time regretted the necessity which a sense of pub-
lic duty imposed upon him, would any man say that
such a transaction meant any thing but this—" I for-
mally tender the resignation of an office which my sense
of public duty will no longer permit me to hold ?"
(Cheering) —His Right Honourable Friend had dealt
copiously with slight circumstance-, and very dexter-
ously with certain trifling expressions which he now re-
membered to have taken place previous to the occasion
which led to this voluntary act on his part. But let
him remind his Right Honourable Friend, that it
these causes of discontent did then exist, no expres-
,ion of dissatisfaction ever escaped his lips—(Cheers).
—He was told now that rumours of disunion had
-prevailed, and be found that he perhaps attached
less importance to the vote of his Right Hon. Friend
than almost any oiher man in the House. He consi•
dered it, as be had beli-re stated, to be of no rtiatelial
importance, whether that opportunity- should betaken
for making the question an open, one, or whether it
should be deterred to unfit:ter stage of the measure.—.
But his Kight Hon. Friend had dwelt much uponthe
manner in winch his communication. was madeto- the
Duke of Wellington. He had said t'lat when a letter of
that desciiivion was masked." private and confidential,"
and sent in a box, it partook of the character of a verbal
comMunicaliciti, and was generally treated as such. Was
this so? Could the Duke of NVellington act upon such
a communication as he could have done upon a 'verbal
statement of his Right Hon. Friend's feelings as to
the position in which' he thought himself placed by
his vote? If be wished to preserve a good under-
standing and to prevent disunion in his Majesty's
Council, why not go at once to the head of those Coun-
cils, and state the difficulty in which he found himself?
Would that hive been the same !lino; as sending such a
communication as WAS made to hi. Noble Friend, though
endorsed " private and confidential," and enclosed in
a bi.x ? The propriety of such a course was still more
obvious when the parties weri, residing, in the transac-
tion of official business, in the same street, and only
two doors apart. And why did not his Right Hon.
Friend, it to wi ite in the first instance was more eon-
genial to his wishes or feelings—why did he not say
that he would tike an early opportunity of waiting
upon his Noble Friend for the purpose of giving any
explanation that might be necessary ? That would
have been the natural course for any man who felt him-
self placed in such a difficulty, and had wished to re-
lieve the Dike of Wellington from the embarrassment
into which such a circumstance must inevitably throw
birn.—(l-lear. heat.) He would here say one word upon
the subject of.aesignations generally. He was of opinion
tnat the tender of a le,ignation by a Minister Oahe
Crown was an instrument which should be very care-
fully and sparingly used— (Chee. 3). He could very
well understand a Government bring so constituted as
that. there should be shaees, and marked shades of dif-
ference amongst its Members upon questions coming
incidentally before them for decision. If, therefore,
twelve or thirteen individuals were called upon to deal
with questions.involving high interests, and considera-
tions of cleat magnitude and importance, and if in so
dealing with those questions- they were to exercise
freedom of opinion and freedom of discussion, it was
necessary that some one must be at the head of such a
body who should decide between their tiifferences ;
otherwise, where would be the value of dischssion, and
to what end could it lead? Now he conceived that it
might be strictly honourable fur any individual mem-
ber of that body, upon any question not involving great
principles, to which he might stand solemnly pledged,
to yield his opinion to the majority, or to' the decision
of the Chief, and yet continue to act in concurrence
with their general policy. Such a person, he thought,
might without a shadow of dishonour; or of just suspi-
cion, continue to hold his office. But if upon any ques-
tion ht should be overruled, wherein the desertion of any
great principle to which his honour stood pledged would
necessarily be implied; then •he hail but ofiecourse to
pursue, anti that was a determined and unqualified
resignation ; but that conditional tender of resignation
ought, in his opinion, to be very sparingly used—
(Clieers)—by which an individual got rid of the respon-

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sibility which belonged to himself, and placed it upon
another--(Loud cheers.) He did not believe that his
Right Hon. Friend had intended for him-self any ad-
v.nitage of that kind; he believed that the letter con-

taming his tender of resignaliun was 'written hastily,
inconsiderately, and, he must say, unvvi,ely. In every
point of view it was caieul‘ted to produce great etribar.
rasimert, and to shake the union and the strepitt of the
Government a. tl.e time. If, alter the Duk-
Col had received such a letter, he hid answered that he

differ e.i from hes Itt.Hon.Fl iend,and saw no necessity for
his tesigna:ron, u h it would the world have of such
a transaction ? Why, that Huskisson hiving sent
in his resignation, the Duke of Wellington h.,d consi-

deed his services so important that the government

could not go nn without them, and that he had been
olicited to remain—(klear,hear.)—This, in his tipinion,
was an embarrassing situation in which the Dnlce of
Wellington ought not to have been placed; but, being
placed in it, it was impossible that he could have pun:
sned.,atlCother course than the one which he adopted.
His Right Hon. Friend had dwelt much upon the cont.
municatioa haviwg been endorsed " private and con-
ti,,einial." Why, what was the practice will iegard to
the use of that superscription ? So commonly was it
used in the transaction of public bu•kesa, oat in the
every-day discharge of his duty, when not writing an
official letter, he wrote the words almost as a matter of
course. But be that as it might, no endorsement, no
method of conveying it, could alter or affect the cha-
racter of the communication—(Haar, hear, hear).—
He would say, that upon a subject of such great public
interest, no man had a right to make a secret of such a
communication by the inscription of any words upon
the latter in which it was. conveyed. Again he would
'say, that the nature of the communication could not be
changed by the manner in which it was made, and it
was to its character alone that they must look. The
communication referred to a vote- given by hir Right
Hon. Friend as a Minister in the House of Commons—
riot to any disunion in the Cabinet—and to a duty which
the writer felt to be owing to the Duke of Wellington; as
head of the Administration. What.was his Noble Friend
to have done with it, or how was he to have treated
it? Would he have been, authorised in concealing it
from the Crown, whose Secretary his Right Honourble
Friend was, that he had made this tender ot resig-
nation, because the words " private and confidential"
were written upon his letter ? He believed that Isis Noble
Friend was incapable of feeling himself. so easily re-
lieved from the duty, which he owed in the highest
quarter, neither did he tkiolc that the circumstance
would have relieved him from the duty of communi-
cating tie fact to the rest othis colleagues. He begged
the attention of, the ,House to the terms on which his
Noble Friend eapressed the embarrassment caused. by
the unwise step of his. Right Han. Friend—(The Right
Hon. fecretary then read the letter of the. Dake of Wel-
ington, No. 6). He admitted that his Nobler Friend 'was
perhaps not in the habit of weighing and deliberating
his eipressions so much as persons accustomed to civil
life. But he was confident that in the brevity and energy
of his expressions there was no intention of offence:—
He must say that the letter of his Noble Friend
contained a correct description of the position of his
'tight Honourable Friend, and of the embarrassment in
which he had placed Vle Government. His Wet Ho-
nourable Friend had spoken feelingly upon the subject
of the feelings of public men, and .upon the miscon-
structions ta which he should have been exposed if he
had withdrawn his letter. If his Right Hon. Friend
felt so acutely for his own situation, let hio, also make
some allowance for the feelings of thers—(Cheers)
Lttt him remember to what the Duke of Wellington
would have been exposed, and that w ithopt- any fault
of his own, if' he had taken a differer.t coune ? _Would
it not have been said, that he had been obliged -to soli-
cit a Minister to continue in office ?—((:he_ers.) —Let
his Right Honourable- Friend make .allowance for
this; and let it be iernemberednlias his Noble. Friend
had r o alternative but,,ejthernss solticit the :coutiopance
of his Rieht Honourable.Fiiepd .in office, or to:ariace
the fender of his resignation .before, :the :chrome.. : -He
thought that it sr nuld have bee.n.a perteetlyhenourable
course in his Right I ion. Frieridn;l his letter w2s.weiti en
!astily' and without due consideratioo,to :mac said:sonand
'to have beg-gt2d that the circumstances might bebiaried
in oblivIon; and to him it would neer: be a matter.al:re.
gret that such a course was not adopted, Ile ;must here
'say', that in the ob,ei vaaions, which Ile had addressed to
the 'House, words had been -put •ioaattte month. °I. the
Duke of Wellington' by ;his Right lion. Friend, which
fie had fiea'rd with the deepeit regret. In a message
:which had been conveyed to his Right .Hon. Friend, he
had complained of the Noble Duke.making use of the
expression that he was " a man of sense." He had,
as every one must have, the most unbounded Confi-
dence in the honour and the unimpeachable veracity
of the Noble Lord lately at the head of the Foreign
Department ; and in a communication he had with him,
he was assured that no impression way left on his mind
that any sarcastic meaning was intended to he conveyed
in the words "a man at sense." Ile could easily under-
stand his Noble Friend might have felt the difficulty of
saying what he wished to be done, but that what occur red
to his mind, or the course that would be pursued by a
man of sense, was that of wishing the whole matter to
be consigned to oblivion. Although he might have en-
tertained that feeling, he might have been afraid to
suggest it, because it would have been open to a perverted
construction of dictation on the one hand, or a de,ire of
compromise on the other. He understood from the
Noble Lord then at the head of Foreign Affair', that the
observation was not calculated to convey off nce, and
he was very much mistaken it Iris Noble Friend did not
add something to this effect And my Right Hon.
Friend knows that I am not the nn.n to rept ir - any thing
inconsistent with his honour and teintatieir."—(Hear).
He believed that something to that effect was added ;
that his Right Hon. Friend ki ew him (the Duke of
Wellington) not to be the man who would require him
to do any thing to degrade or lower himself in the pub-
lic estimation. This was highiy important, as elucidating
the reeling out of which had originated the expression
at which his Rt. Hon. Friend had taken umbrage. His
Right Hon. Friend then complained ot his being limited
to two o'clock op the Sunday. But at ter the delay which
bad taken place under the particular circtinistances of
the case, it was easy to understand that his Noble Friend
bad felt that the time was come when it was necessary
to fill up the gap which had been left in his Majesty's
Councils. But his Right Hon. Friend said that the
Noble I)ukc returned his letter unopened, because it
was not delivered by two o'clock. Now,lie knew what
the true explanation of this circumstance was, andhe
entreated the House to attend to it, as showing the
motives under which his Noble Friend had acted, and
the situation in whiali he had been placed. He would
appeal to every man of horwur, however his mind might
have been prepossessed or prejudiced, and when he had
stated the facts he would leave them confidently to the
judgment of the House. The reason assigned by his
Noble Friend for not opening the letter was this :—He
received the communication after he had been with the
King, and a successor to his Right lion. Friend had

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been named; and not knowing whether his Right Hon
Friend was aware of those circumstances, the Duke of

Wellington thought it possible that the toter might
refer to past transactionr, and contain that which would
not hare been written if his Right Hon. Friend had
known them, and therefore that it would not be just
in him to open the letter and know its contents—

(Loud cheering). This was the delicate and roman-
tic sense of honour under which the Dike of 'Welling-

ton acted towards his Right Hon. Friend. And could
they class that with the act of a man who returned un-
opened a letter horn motives of neglect or of hostility ?
—(Cheers). He did not know the terms in which the
letter was rrurned, and he theielote could not say what
ground his Right Hon. Friend had for the misapprehen-
sion into which he had fallen. But when his Noble
Friend explained it to him, the observation he made was
that there should be no concealment of his views and no-
. tions,and that nothing should he left unexplained. He
believed that the Duke of Wellington considered the first
letter of his Right Hon. Friend not as an absolute re-
signation of his office, but as a formal tender of that
resignation ; nor did he think that any subsequent
communication from his Right Hon. Friend altered its

.character. He did not, it was true, treat it as a resigna-
tion, but as a tender of his readiness to resign. His
Noble Friend, therefore, found himself placed, without
any fault of his own, in a position from which his Right
Hon. Friend who had placed him there should have re-
lieved him; and that he did not do so would always be
to him a matter of regret. His Right Hon. Friend had
concluded his speech with some observations, and the
Hon. Gent. who opened the discussion had expressed si-
milar sentiments to the effect that advantage had been
taken of a casual error on his part, to deprive the King
of his services. If. he was not perfectly satisfied that no
such injustice had been dune his Right Hon. Friend,
nothing on earth should induce him to remain a Mem.
ber of the Government in which he had been so treated.
His Right Hon. Friend had asked whether the time'had
not come when some aristocratic influence had stpu•

lated for his removal as the price for which they wets
to lend their support to the Government? His answer
was, that that time had not come—(Cheers). He did
not believe that any snch aristocratic influence had ex-
isted, and he was perfectly sure that if it had, such a
proposal would have been repelled in the manner it
deserved—(Loud Cheering). His Right Honourable
Friend had appealed to him, and declared his eon.;
lidence that he was not prepared to lend himielf
to measures intended to operate as a check to every
improvement, and to serve exclusive interests at the
expense of the general we late of mankind. He knew
nut. upon what his Right Honourable Friend rested that
confidence; he hoped it was upon his knowledge and
experience of his former conduct, and of what he had
aheady done. He would only repeat, what he took
occasion ro declare in an early part of the Session, that
be thought the affairs of this country were not to be con-
ducted upon any extreme
_principles of Government
either one way or the other; and that, let them call it
what they pleased, that was the wisest policy which
looked re the reconciliation olconfl,cting interests and the
general advancement of all. He would again repeat, that
be would never lend himself to any preconceived tarn-
nions, call them principles if they would, as his guide
in the measures the Government might be called upon
to undertake. As to Mr. Canning 's policy, or Lord
Liverpool's policy, he knew no; what they were
He was resolved to deal wiih every case upon its
own merits, and with reference to the circumstances
of the times under which it presented itielt. That was
the understanding of the Government, and the separa-
tion which had now taken place was not the conse-
quence of any difference in policy or in principles. It
an opportunity for a diffejence was wanted, was it
likely that his Noble it lend, in the present state of the
Session, with the Supplies not passed, would think of
breaking up his Admiaistration at such a period ? Was
it coasistent with any part of his conduct? What
course had he followed in filling up the vacancies that
bad occurred during his Administration? From the
first moment of his being called to the head of the Go-
vernment, he had attempted to make it united, and to.
infuse into it a spirit of moderation end prudent tem-
per which should lay the foundation of its stability—
(Cheers).—This was the course which had been pursued
by his Noble Friend. For himself, he did not wish to
disguise from him the difficulties in which the country
was placed, but to regard them with an intermediate
feeling between the rashness of presumption and the
hopeless apathy of despair. He felt no public grounds
upon which he was justified in refusing his last services
to his Sovereign, so long AS he should be pleased to com-
mand them. Careless of the calumnies which on all sides
he knew would pursue a public man,while the confidence
of that House and of the country was not withheld from
him. he would devote the last hour of every energy he
could command to the maintenance ef that post in a hich
be had been placed by the favour of his R:iyal Master.
—(The Right Honourable Gentleman delivered the
• latter part of his speech with impressive energy, and
sat down amidst The loudest cheering).
Lord PALMERSTON bore testimony to the accuracy
of has Right Hon. Friend (Mr. S 'cretin y Peel) in repre-
senting the ciaciini•tanLes which preceded the division
upon ti a East Helm d question. He denied that any
desite of fomenting n in the Cabinet was the
CAW!' of the votes which his Right Hon. Friend and him-
self ti It compelled to give by the character which the de
hate assume-d. It was admitted that the letter of his Right
Hon. Friend was written at a late hour,under the influence
of gi eat bodily exhaustion and mental escitement,and he
thought that a most extraordinary degree of rapidity was
exhibited in laying it before his Majesty. When the
proffered ex:.lanations of his Right Hon. Friend were
neglected, he considered that a> dosing the J'OOT against
all reco .ciliation, and as he had been induced to remain
in the Government, on the secui ity cf. hi. Right Hon.
Friend being there also to protect the principles to which-,
he was attached, the only coutte ire felt lett open to him
was to folios the esainrle of his Right ikon. Fa iend's
resignation. He could see GO dispos ticn in any of
the facts coniiecied with the transact on, of a wish to
retain his• Right Hun ura'sle Friend in office, or any
ttring which could not eatair he reconciled with a wish
for his. retirement.. Thi werefOld that the principles
of the Government were to undergo no change. He
should be extremely glad if this proved true, becaoae
he was sure it would be greatly for the advantage of
the country that they should pet severe in the course
and description of measures, which, for the last four
years, had conduced much to her internal prosperity,
and raised her character and influence with foreign na-
tions to a pitch which had never been exceeded, it
equalled. He trusted there would be no change; but
they had already heard mysterious sounds on the
breeze, which he hoped would not prove ominoui, but
pass by like the whisperings of the empty uind. It was
not, however, in .6 One cheer more."—(Hear, hear,
hear)—that the people of .England would look to see
their security for a ccatittuance of the pclicy of the late
Government But giving one cheer more to tt e ascend-
ancy of di4cosd, into a union with the arbi
tuner

ttary plinciples of the Continent, he liop:d that the
Government would not endeavour to maintain itself ; but
he trusted it would maintain, not only in this country
but in every part of the world, the ascendancy of those
wise, liberal, just and honourable principles, which had
of late been acted upon—(Heat). it was only by that
course that tie Government could ensure to itself the
support of that House, and the confidence of the coup•
try at law —(HeAr, hear).
Mr. HUSKISSON explained. He had come down
to the House with the intention of voting with his Right
Hon. Friend (Mr. Peel); but when he came down to the
11,,use, he found the question had assumed a wholly
different shape, and he had no option left as to the line
of conduct he should pursue: The Right Hon. Gen-
tleman then alluded to the letters which had passed
between the Duke of Wellington and himself, and said,
consistently with his honour lie could do no more than
he had done, and by this he meant not to impute to the
Duke of Wellington any wish upon the part of his
Glace to get him to make any retraction inconsistent
with his honour, for he felt assured that no man could

affotd to be more liberal than his Grace in matters

where personal honour was concerned. 1
Mr. BROUGHAM said, he would abstain from any
comment on the explanations which had been given by
the Right Honourable Gentlemen and the Noble Lord,
because he conceived those t xplanations were called for
in justice to those individuals, and for the satisfaction of
the country. But, however, important those explana-
tions were (and he did not mean to undervalue their
importance to the parties immediately concerned, or
to the public), there was a question of much more
importance—the nature of the Government Vat was
formed after their retirement. That the Covet n-

ment was changed, in the main points, as far. as the
character of the individuals who composed it, and
in its general construction, no man in the country
would now attempt to deny. Upon that, also, he wouli
abstain from ent, ring at present. He was willing to
wait and watch, finding that if vigilance was necessary
at the beginning of the Session, it was not less necessary
at the present moment. What ihe measures of the
new Government might be, it did not become him,
or any other Member of the House, at that moment
to say ; but he derived great confidence froth two
pledges, one given that ifght, though not in an avowed
form, by the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Peel), and the
other in the character of the noble person at the head
of the Administration: in his good sense and discern-
ment—he would go no farther—but in these he saw a
prospect, that that noble person would bring forward
measures of economy and retrenchment to satisfy the
people of England, and of conciliation to pacify those
of Ireland—(h ear)—without these he saw no ground on
which he could possibly expect the support of Parlia•
ment—(Hear, hear.) The other pledge to which he had
alluded, and which he had said was rather implied
than avowed, was in the continuance of the Right Hou.
Gentleman (Mr. Peel) in office. He took that as a sort
of pledge that no change whatever was intended in the
general policy of Government—be that change ever so
much desiderated by one party, or ever so strongly
suggested by another—be it ever so forcibly pressed in
Parliament or out of doors. No change then, be took it
for granted, would be made in the foreign or domestic
policy of the country—no deviation from those sound
and liberal principles which had recenily obtained 'the
support and almost the admiration of all who had the
best interests of the country at heart.—(Hear, hear).
Mr. Secretary PEEL said that no diffgretrce of principle led to
the separation between himself and his Right Hon. Friend; and
for his own part, his conduct would be such as it had hitherto been.
Mr. NICHOLSON CALVERT then moved the Order of the
Day for the House resolving itself into a Committee upon the East
Retfurd Disfranchisement Bill. _ _

The House having resolved itself into a Committee, some verbal
alterations were agreed to.
Mr. HUSK ISSON moved an Amendment, that the Resolu-
tion should simply declare the corruption of East Retford, leaving
it tven to the House how to deal hereafter with that borough. He
said he could not see why the right of voting should be transferred
to Bassetlaw. Hr should therefore feel it his duty to press his
amendment to a division.

Mr. C. WOOD expressed a hope that, after what bad passed,
the House would never consent to transfer the franchise to the
Hundred of Bassetlaw. If any balance were to be kept up between
the agricultural and commercial interest; the transfer now ought to
be to commercial towns; the agricultural had received seven votes,
while the commercial interests had not had one—(Hear). He was
against opening to the Hundreds, for it was introducing neither
citizens nor burgesses, but a " mongrel" species of Members—
(Hear, and a laugh). He abuuld vote for negativing the question
I now before the House. _

Mr. STANLEY observed, that what had taken place in the
early part of the evening, arose on the question that the Speaker do
leave the Chair; the explanation as to Ministerial and party mat-
ters had transpired; and as they were now in the Committee, he
trusted that they wou4l not longer mix up such matters with the
important political question now in Issue—(Hear, hear.) He then
contended that a case bad been made out for the complete trans-
fer, because only eleven persons in East Retford had escaped proof
of corruption ; and yet the Member for Herttordsbire was fur con-
tinuing to all of them their votes. That was not acting upon any
sound principle—(Hear). The House must consent to leave out
the words—they must leave the question open: the borough of
East Retford ought to be blotted out front the book of represents-
tion—(Hear, hear).
Mr. G. BANKES expressed astonishment at the declaration
that corruption bad been proved against all but eleven members ;
he considered that the evidence bad by no means proved so much
corruption; and he thought the House would inflict injustice if it
proceeded merely on suspicion. He was therefore fur the more
moderate proceeding.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN and Mr. F. LEWIS addressed
a few observations to the Committee.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the gallery was cleared
for a division, when the numbers appeared—
Ayes 258 I Noes 152 I Majority 106.

Mr. Secretary PEEL (on our re-entering the Gallery) was act
dressing the House, and submitting that in voting for throwing
open the hundreds lie redeemed his pledge. He thought it would
be better to have the Bill printed, and then to decide what course
should be pursued. He was prepared to punish the borough, and
to disfranchise each individual who had been guilty of corruption.
Further he thought they ought not to go. At the same time, if
Penryn were thrownopen to the neighbouring hundreds, lie should
then vote for the transier of the franchise of East Reford to some
comosubcial town—(Hear).
• Lora HOW ICK said, if the Bill were to include die.Hunslreds,
bow could they go luck ?
Mr. PEEL replied, that the Bill could be recommitted.
Mr. HOBIIO USE observed, that this mode of proceeding was
rather like a dance in " Fool's Paradise." He was worry that the
Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Peel) had not been equally explicit
about the two Bills before; it would have used many inconve-
niences elsewhere. If the franchise were nut to be transferred, he
would rather that East Itettord should remain in its present cor-
rupt state.—(Cheers).
Mr. TENNISON said, be would not withdraw the Bill; he
would divide the House to eternity, previously to allowing Basset-
law to be introduced—( A laugh).
The gallery was again cleared for a division, but none, we unyler-
stood, took place.
Mr. PEEL thought it was vexatious thus to proceed; by calling
for divisions all busmen might be interrupted.
Mr. TENNISON said, he would never allow the word Bis-
setlaw" to disgrace his Bill; if be did, he should think that he stood
disgraced in the eyes of, the public. Why press the bringing up
of the clauses now, if they were to wait the fate of the Penryn Bill.
The gallery was once more cleared for a division. The numbers
were (on the question of adjournment)—
Ayes .
Noes .

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221

Mr. PEEL considered this •ote was deckive that the Bill ought
to t e further considered. He should therefore agree td reasonable
postponement.
Sir J. SEBRI G HT would prefer seeing the Bill thrown out, to
opening it to the hundreds; the public would then understand what
they did.
Lord NUGENT spoke to the like effect, and suggested delay.
Sir. Secretary PEEL said, there was no occasion to force the
disqualifying clause.

Mr. BARING aalird, why not the Committee be postponed?
Lord NUGENT said, as there was the Home Secretary's pledge,
to he placed in their present situation, should the Peoryn Bill be
thrown open to the Hundred, he saw no good to continue to press
divisions--(11ear).
Mr. TENNISON said, the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Peel)
knew well th.4t it was determined in the Cabinet that the Peoryn
franchise was to be given to the Hundred. and he wished to se-
cure the same decision in the present case.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said hr did not know that any thing was
determined in the Cabinet respecting Penryn ; on the contrary, he
knew that no such thing was determined in the Cabinet. His opinion
was, that the Penryn 13111 would be rejected in the Lords.
Mr. BARING urged an adjournment.—(Cries of 0 Go on.")
The question being put, the resolution was agreed to without a

The clause for transferring the ele:tive franchise to Bassetlaw,
was then agreed to without a division.

The House resumed.
The Report was brought up, and ordered to be taken Into consi-
deration this day se'nnight.
The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House
Adjourned at Ong o'CLocz.

rj I 11: 14,1 VEINING ST.A It.

LON DON.

TUESDAY. JUNE S. 1828.

STOCI. FNefiANCM, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Consol market appears lively this morning, as Consols
opened at 86i have been done at 868, and at present may be
goosed at 861 for the Account, and 86i 1.
It is said that letters are in town from Vera Crut, dated the 2d
of April, stating that the Sylla frigate had sailed, but no mention
is wade of money coming to pay the Mexican dividend.
In the Foreign market little is doing at present.
FROM THZ Boss's HALL, Moir 30, Font o'CLoct.

Considerable sales, by some of our leading capitalists, have not
prevented our market from having an appearance of firmness
during the greater part of the day. To-day and to-morrow the
accounts for the end of May will have t? be settled. The funds
at the present moment are leas firm than in the early part, owing
to an opinion that the engagements which have taken place in the
neighbourhood of Silistria, have been muck less favourable to the
Russians than they are represented.—Austrian Metalliques, 91.
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
The Causal market remains steady at present at 861 j.
It is said that the nest Quarter's Revenue is going on in a Bon
rishing state.
In the Foreign market Portuguese Stock has considerably im-
proved.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 2081 71 India Bonds 97 9
5 per Cent. Red. 851 6 South Sea Stock 96
5 per Ct. Cons. 661 1 3 i Old Annuities
34 per Cent. 94 New Ditto 861
51 per Cent. Red. 931 ji £lOOO Rube+ Bills 63 1
4 per Ct. New 1021 3 £5OO Ditto 63 1
4 per Cent. 1826, 10.5 £lOO and £2OO Ditto 63 1
Long Ann. 10.5-16 Advertised 61 2
India Stock 250 Consols for Acct. 861 f j

FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'Cl.ol K.
Brazilian Bds. 5p Ct. 601 I Portmg. Bds. 5p C. 574 81 9
rolombiatt Bond.. 6 per Ct. 191 1 DoAcct 573 /18718} 81 91
Do.Bosids,lB24, 251 I Pros.. Bonds, 1822, 5 p Ct.lol
Do Acct. 233 1 1 Ru55.8d5.1822,5 per Ct. 901
tunish ltd.. 3 pCt. 601 IDo Acct. 901 3
Do Acct. 601 Fr. Renter. 5 p C.103f 50c 103 f
Greek 80n.1‘,1825, 5p Ct. 171 Exchange, 25f 25c 30c
Mez.8d5,1825,6 pCt. 371 81 French Rentes,3 p Ct. 70f 50c
Do Acct 371 81 8 Exchange 25t 25c
Peruv. Ms. 6 p C. 255 5 Russ Metallic, 5 per Cent 90
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SIIMIF.S, TWO O'CLOCK.
!MARL PAID.
ZOO 275 175
35 20 85 87
25 5 81
50 45 10/
100 221 161
100 26 71 8
400 ZOO 321 45
100 18 27

Bolanes
Brazilian

Ditto National
British Iron
Colombian
Mexican
Tlripurahua
Australian

The explanations whicb wok place last night in the
House of Commons will be read with the deepest in-
terest by all those who either feel for the character of
public Men, or reflect upon the consequences which the
conduct of individuals have upon the welfare of the
,country. We have not space to enter into the subject
of these explanations at length to-day, but we think
'it will be clear to every man of common sense
and plain dealing, that the Duke of WELLINGTON
could not do otherwise than consider the first letter
of Mr. HVSKISSON as a virtual tender of his resigna-
tion, and that the subsequent letfers and ptoceedings of
that Right Hon. Gentleman exhibit too eager a desire
to remain in office, notwithstanding his difference of
opinion with his colleagues, upon a question on which
unanimity in the Cabinet had been agreed upon. With
every respect for his talents, we are bound to say,
that we consider Mr. Husittsson has not proved an
exception to the general observation we have made,
that all public men who deem it necessary to make ex-
planations, invariably lose ground in public estimation:
and when we bear in mind the injury to his fame sus-
tained by his junction with those whom he designated
in such strong terms in consequence of their (Tv.
sition to Mr. CANNING'S Government—by his at-
tempts to explain away in the llouse of Commons his
speech at Liverpool—anal by his want of consistency
in the vote which has led to his resignation—we can-
not believe that the Duke's Government has lost strength
by the loss of this Minister.
On the other hand, the confidence of the nation in
the Ministry daily increases; and the conviction that
unanimity subsists in the Cabinet, will more than coun-
terbalance the inconvenience which may at first be
experienced, by having transferred an able tactician
from the Ministerial to the Otvosition benches.

The French Papers which arrived last night makes()
mention of the actions fought between the Turks and
the Russians, and only give accounts of anterior opera-
tions but the official article, copied from the Vienna
Court Gazette, must in the present state of affairs be
iegarded as of considerable importance.

The following extracts of letters was posted this morn•
ing at the North and South American Coffee House

OPO RTO, M& 17.

To•day Don Pedro and the Constitution were pro-
claimed by the Ist Regiment, 18th and 12:h Cavalry,
11th Rifle Corps, Artillery, &c. accompanied by thou-
sands of the inhabitants, with great joy, and all accom-
plished without bloodshed.
MAY 24.—About 2,000 troops of the line entered
Oporto on Wednesday, and fine fellows they are; the
most Constitutional and resolute part of them have
already marched to join the force sent against
the old General and Police soldiers, who ran off,
and are now collecting all the Trasmontanos and militia.

I underbtand half the troops of the line are already
in favour of the Oporto Junta, and as these ate matter

to be Jecided by tl.e bay unet, tl.i. ought to give
more confidence. I trust .these disorders will now be
decided without any foreign help. Had Doti Miguel
never come to this country, we should have been free
floret all these serious changes. Coimbra, Vixen, Btata,
and alt the neighbouring towns, have proclaimed Dog
Pedro.

The Junta is composed of honest men; the city e 2,
joys quietness, and every one is glad to see a new fact
put upon matters.

The following are extracts from the Papers received
by the German Mail this morning; they do not furnish
ally additional particulars of the progress of the wit
between Russia and Turkey :

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