The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--MoNDAY•

Mr. NV 4111:E17 presented petitions from the working men's
associations of Bristol and Loudon, for an address to her ma-
jesty to issue her free pardon to the men recently sentenced in
Edinburgh to transportation. He gave notice, that on Thurs-
day next he would move for a committee to inquire into the na-
ture and constitution of the cotton spinners' association at
Glasoow.

Mr. Roebuck's petition having been read,
Mr. GROTE moved, that Mr. Roebuck should be heard at the
bar, as agent fur Lower Canada, against the Canada bill. After
some observations. to show the injustice of the proceeding to
enact so strong a measure without hearing what the agent for
Canada, now in England, had to say on behalf of that colony;
the honourable gentleman concluded by moving that he should
be heard.
Mr. GLADSTONE concurred in the motion, but protested
against hearing Mr. Roebuck as the agent of the !louse of As-
sembly.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought it better that the house should
hear Mr. Roebuck as agent fur the House of Assembly, as, if
they consented to hear him on the mere ground of the interest
which he took in the question, it would open too wide a door to
future applicants.
Mier some further desultory discussion, Mr. Roebuck was
called to the bar.

Previously to his appearance, however,
Sir H. PEE,L. gave notice, that he would move in the eons-
Tnitree fur the Omission of such parts of the bill as went to invest
the convention of estates with a representative character, and
to enable her majesty in council to iepeal the bill.
Mr. ROEBUCK then appeared at the bar, and addressed the
house at great length, charging ministers and the government
of this country generally with all the evils and disturbances
which had taken place in Canada. After dwelling at considera-
ble length upon the various negotiations with Canada, Mr.
Roebuck concluded by warning the house how they alienated
the affections of the Canadians. and by that means extended
the American republic fion, the Gulf of Mexico to the pole.
The bill was afterwards read a second time, and Lord J.
Russat.L moved, that it be committed.

Mr. Hum: moved that it be committed that day six months.
Sir GaouGE GREY, at some length, defended the government.
from many of Mr. Roebuck's imputations. Sir George proved
that Mr. Roebuck misrepresented the causes of dispute between
the British governtheut and the Canadian House of Assembly,
when be declared these causes to be all connected with money,
The elective principle sought to be applied to the composition
of the legislative council, occupied, Sir George observed, quite
as prominent a place iu the alleged grievances of the Canadi-
ans, as any grievance connected viitti money, He also denied
the accuracy of Mr. Roebuck's catalogue of British offences
against Canada.
Lord FIIANC4S EGERTON supported the second reading of the
bill,'but protested, at the same time, most strongly against the
Canadian policy, and the general policy of the government.
Mr. LEADER matte a feeble speech in reply to Sir U Grey,
and was followed by Mr. E. Rica, who spoke in favour of the
bill, and Mr. PAKINGTON, who said he would vote for the
measure, not because he had confidence in the government, but
because be felt it to be his bounden duty to give support to the
crown against her subjects in rebellion. (Cheers.) For all the
widespread disaffection—for all the British blood that had been
shed in Canada, he held her majesty-5 ministers to be severely
and deeply responsible. (Cheers,)
Sir WM. MoLEswoirrn then moved that the debate be ad-
ourned until to-morrow (Tuesday.)
The motion was ageed to, and the house adjourned at twelve
o'clock.