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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-07 00:00:00

Impetrial 43athInunt.
HOUSE OF •LORDS.—MoNDAT

aoreply to a question•from,,Lord BRooollBdt,
Thel: Ida knertntintu said the:, observing the conci-
liatory spirit of the resolutions of the American Senate
and Representatives some time back, he laitno time in
preparing a draft of a convention for the settlement of the
.Oregon question, which he sentforthwith to kir. Paken.
4,am, dated thel3th of Jcne,, informing him that by the
advice uf. the Senate, the PresidetMof the United States
.had accepted the proposition. thus transmitted to them
without the alteration or addition,a a single syllable.
He felt bound to bear tesCmony• to the friendly course
ailvvays adopted by the :French minister of the United
States in tha country, who .had by every means iu his

power. contribOted to this happy
'RESIGNATION OF M
The Dukemf WULLINGTON—I

INISTERS

,your L 1)
to her

that herMajsty'l

axe to annoy
ants have tel
s which they

nee to

their re

gnAion of the off

:have held, in her Majesty's . service. lin consequence of
that, her Alajesty has _cent:for a NO:U.:Lord, with a view
:to form an early administration of the Government

of this country, As tbe,affairs of this country are now,
any Lords, this inforrurtion will probsbly induce your
sLordships to think • that it will be desirable to suspend
the discussion of those measures which are likely to be-
come measures,of controversy in this• House until those
who have .the honour of being her• Majesty's servants,
-shall have an opportunity of forming their arrangements,
and shall be able to come.down'ttrthis. )`Muse to transnct

the public ,business. ,The Noble Duke, tbea suggested
:that the.bouse should not aitourn, but ccAtiaue its sit.
Aings from day to day, for the purpose of pataiqg the short
Sugar Bill, for tite contitkuatioa.of the sugar,taies for a
,month.

This was immediately agreed to, and several noble lords
,signified their .rezdiness to postpone motions .QW.ch they
,bad on,the paper. The house than broke up.

HOUSE CW COMMONS.—MoanAY,

The house never presented such a thronged appearance.
At twenty minutes .past•three Sir Robert Feel entered
,the house with an anions air, and,pruceeded to..deliver
Lis statement. After -stating that in conse.quence.a: the
house having refused to give to the government those
powers which were deemed necessary-for the nroteeticm of
life in ir rk land, her Majesty's servants had come -to a
ainanimous resolution, and,adopted without hesitation, to
-tender their resignation, he acknowledged with gratitude

the many oc
cordial sup;

RS on whioil

[Ouse had rendered

port. and he woo

ovoke anv.cc

been pleased to accept the resignation, andbe assured the
Louse that he did not propose his late commercial mea-
sures without foreseeing .the
,great probab4itv, whether
d or not, of the dissolution of the

those raeas
government
following st

The right hon. geetleman then made the
went :—" Sir, I rather reji.ice that her Ma.

je. sty's Government has been xelie

lniibt. b

I from any

late -vote had

been in our favour

—I would not

thPn. I

to bold Offi

by the sufferance or
cheers)—believing, as

permis.ion of any
do—that it is for the puhlic interest

ow-ex St

,sary to introduce for the public good