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cause of tranquillity and of the public interest, by holding up
the Houses of Lords and Commons as being at variance ?
Above all, if these considerations do not move you, I implore
you earnestly, but respectfully, to consider what is due to
your own honour. I implore you not to enter into a contest
—not to make an abstract declaration of opinion upon a par-
tial branch of policy. Above all, I ask you not to enter into
a collision with the House of Lords, unless you feel justified
that there is cause for that collision, and unless you have well
considered the probable result. The great poet to whom I
before alluded, whose writings are more full of lessons of
practical wisdom than the writings of any uninspired writer, has
given advice with respect to entrance upon a quaarrel, which,
although given to an individual, may be equally applied to
public men. He says,

" Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel ; but, being in,
Bear it that the opposer may beware of thee."

You are about to commit a double violation of that precept—
you are about to enter into a quarrel hastily and unwarily,
and you prove that you are about to conduct yourself in a
manner that will ensure neither terror nor respect. While
you are on the threshold of the quarrel you can still recede.
I entreat you as you value the character of the House of
Commons—believing in my conscience that you have no
superfluous authority—desiring that you may maintain every
privilege, and that your authority over the people may be
intact—with these feelings I conjure you to reserve the ma-
nifestation of your displeasure for some occasion when,
cheered by the sympathies of the people, and when confident
in the righteousness of your cause, you may be enabled to
assume a part, and to speak in accents better suited than the
resolution is, to the offended dignity of the House of Com-
mons. (The right hon. baronet having concluded, resumed
his'seat amidst loud cheers.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having replied to
Sir R. Peel,

Mr. E. TENNENT moved the adjournment of the debate.
The remaining business was then disposed of, and the
house adjourned.

HOUSE OFLORDS.-TUESDAY.

This day the House of Lords was cfiletlTOCC;ipied in the
presentation of petitions on a variety of subjects. Amongst
them were several praying for an alteration in the beer act.
The Consolidated Fund (X 8,000,000) and the General
Cemetery Bill were read a first time.
The Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill passed
through committees.

The Earl of RIPON inquired whether the information pos-
sessed by ministers, relative to the war in India, would be
laid before the house ?

Lord MELBOURNE replied that he had no objection to pro
duCe all the intelligence possessed by government on the sub
ject.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY.

A committee was balloted for to try the merits of the peti•
tion against the return of Mr. Swart for the borough o
Wigan.

A: new writ was ordered for the county of Tyrone, in the
room of Viscount Ajexander, now Lord Caledon.
The Sheriffs of London presented a petition from the Cor-
poration, for leave to bring in a bill to amend the city police.
On the motion of Mr. HAWES, all further proceedings on
the Small Debts Bill were ordeied to be suspended until the
28th instant.

Messrs. HUME, O'CONNELL, GRATTAN, HOWARD, &e.,
presented petitions from different parts of Ireland, praying
for a continuance of fair and impartial government.
The adjourned debate on Lord John Russell's motion was
then resumed ; in the course of the discussion, the following
members spoke :—Mr. E. Tennent, Mr. S. O'Brien, Colonel
Perceval, Mr. Lascelles, Mr. M. Bellew, Viscount Powers-
court, the O'Conor Don, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Sir W.
Somerville, Mr. H. Grattan, Colonel Conolly, and Mr.
Lucas ; after which the debate was again adjourned on the
motion of Mr. Barron.